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|Publication number||US6947005 B2|
|Application number||US 10/780,214|
|Publication date||Sep 20, 2005|
|Filing date||Feb 17, 2004|
|Priority date||Feb 15, 2001|
|Also published as||US20040160377|
|Publication number||10780214, 780214, US 6947005 B2, US 6947005B2, US-B2-6947005, US6947005 B2, US6947005B2|
|Original Assignee||Integral Technologies, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (17), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (9), Classifications (45), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application claims priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/447,825, filed Feb. 14, 2003, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
This Patent Application is a Continuation-in-Part application of filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/309,429, filed on Dec. 4, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,870,516 also incorporated by reference in its entirety, which is a Continuation-in-Part application of filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/075,778, filed on Feb. 14, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,741,221 which claimed priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Applications Ser. No. 60/317,808, filed on Sep. 7, 2001, Ser. No. 60/269,414, filed on Feb. 16, 2001, and Ser. No. 60/268,822, filed on Feb. 15, 2001.
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to antennas and EMF/RFI absorbers or the like molded of conductive loaded resin-based materials comprising micron conductive powders, micron conductive fibers, or a combination thereof, homogenized within a base resin when molded.
(2) Description of the Related Art
U.S. Pat. No. 4,134,120 to DeLoach et al. describes antennas formed from fiber reinforced resin material.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,771,027 to Marks et al. describes a composite antenna having a grid comprised of electrical conductors woven into the warp of a resin reinforced cloth forming one layer of a multi-layer laminate structure of an antenna.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,249,261 B1 to Solberg, Jr. et al. describes a direction-finding material constructed from polymer composite materials, which are electrically conductive.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,531,983 B1 to Hirose et al. describes a dielectric antenna wherein a circuit pattern is formed of a conductive film or resin.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,320,753 B1 to Launay describes forming an antenna using silk-screen printing of a conductive ink or a conductive resin.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,617,976 B1 to Walden et al. teaches, without providing details, that an antenna could be formed of conductive plastics.
Antennas and EMF Absorbers are an essential part of electronic communication systems that contain wireless links and electronic manufacturing capabilities. Low cost molded antennas and EMF absorbers offer significant advantages for these systems not only from a fabrication standpoint, but also characteristics related to 2D, 3D, 4D, and 5D electrical characteristics, which include the physical advantages that can be achieved by the molding process of the actual parts and the polymer physics within the conductive networks formed within the molded part.
Antennas and electromagnetic absorption are essential elements in electronic devices and wireless transceivers. Such applications as communications and navigation require reliable sensitive antennas and proper chip set and electronic component isolation either by shielding or as in with this material isolation via EMF absorption. Antennas and shielding (chip/component isolation) are typically fabricated from metals in a wide variety of configurations. Lowering the materials and or fabrication costs combined with added performance for antennas and/or absorbers/shielding (shielding as known when made from metals) offer significant advantages for many system design applications utilizing antennas or electromagnetic absorbers (as when made from conductive loaded resin based materials).
It is a principle objective of this invention to provide a case or shell for wireless communication device(s) and/or transceiver(s) using next generation moldable antenna(s) and/or electromagnetic absorber(s), which can be designed and fabricated from conductive loaded resin-based materials. Antenna(s) and absorber(s) when molded may become part or all of the structure of the body or case of the device, or used in unison in all or part of the circuit board design, manufacturing and assembly of these devices.
It is another principle objective to provide a package for electronic circuit devices using next generation electromagnetic absorbers, which can be designed and fabricated from conductive loaded resin-based materials. These absorbers can be molded or extruded and may become part or all of the structure of the package, or used in unison in all or part of the design, manufacturing and assembly of these packages.
These objectives are achieved by molding the antenna elements and or electronic device and or EMF chip isolation design that may be required within the wireless communication device(s) or electronic device(s), from conductive loaded resin-based materials. These materials are base resins loaded with conductive materials, which then makes any base resin a conductor rather than an insulator. The resins provide the structural integrity to the molded part. The micron conductive fibers, micron conductive powders, or a combination thereof are homogenized within the resin during the molding process.
Any type of antenna can be produced from the conductive loaded resin-based materials. Examples of common antennas are, dipole antennas, monopole antennas, planar antennas, inverted F antennas, pifa's or the like. These antennas can be tuned using mathematical equation multiples to achieve a desired frequency range.
The conductive loaded resin-based materials can be molded, extruded or the like to provide almost any desired shape or size. The molded conductive loaded resin-based materials can also be cut, stamped, vacuumed formed from an injection molded sheet or part, over-molded, laminated, milled or the like to provide the desired antenna or absorber shape and size. The electrical characteristics of antennas fabricated using conductive loaded resin-based materials, depend on the composition of the conductive loaded resin-based materials, of which the loading parameters can be adjusted to aid in achieving the desired antenna and or structural and or electrical characteristics. Virtually any antenna fabricated by conventional means such as wire, strip-line, printed circuit boards, or the like can be fabricated using the conductive loaded resin-based materials.
The following embodiments are examples of antennas, ground planes, and electromagnetic absorber isolation, fabricated using conductive loaded resin-based materials. In some of the examples the ground planes can be formed of either conductive loaded resin-based materials or in combination or unison with metals such as circuit boards traces or the like contained within the device as a counterpoise. The use of conductive loaded resin-based materials in the fabrication of antennas, ground planes, and electromagnetic absorber packages significantly lowers the cost of materials and manufacturing processes used and the ease of forming these materials into the desired shapes. These materials can be used to manufacture either receiving or transmitting antennas and any combination of antennas and/or absorbers. The antennas, ground planes, and EMF absorbers can be formed in infinite shapes using conventional methods such as injection molding, over-molding, thermo-set, protrusion, extrusion, compression or the like of the then homogenized processed conductive loaded resin-based materials.
The conductive loaded resin-based materials when molded typically but not exclusively produce a desirable usable range of conductivity of between from <5 and up to >25 ohms per square. The selected materials used to build the antennas or EMF materials, are homogenized together using molding techniques and/or methods such as injection molding, over-molding, thermo-set, protrusion, extrusion, compression, or the like.
The conductive loaded resin-based materials comprise micron conductive powders, micron conductive fibers, or in any combination thereof. These are homogenized together within the resin, during the molding process, yielding an easy to produce low cost, electrically conductive, close tolerance manufactured part or circuit. The micron conductive powders can be of carbons, graphite's, amines or the like, and/or of metal powders such as nickel, copper, silver, or plated or the like. The use of carbons or other forms of powders such as graphite(s) etc. can create additional low activity level electron exchange and, when used in combination with micron conductive fibers, a micron filler element within the micron conductive network of fiber(s) producing further electrical conductivity as well as acting as a lubricant for the molding equipment. The micron conductive fibers can be nickel plated carbon fiber, stainless steel fiber, copper fiber, silver fiber, or the like. The structural material is a material such as any polymer resin. Structural material can be, here given as examples and not as an exhaustive list, polymer resins produced by GE PLASTICS, Pittsfield, Mass., a range of other resins produced by GE PLASTICS, Pittsfield, Mass., a range of other resins produced by other manufacturers, silicones produced by GE SILICONES, Waterford, N.Y., or other flexible resin-based compounds produced by other manufacturers.
The resin-based structural material loaded with micron conductive powders, micron conductive fibers, or in combination thereof can be molded, using methods such as injection molding or overmolding, or extruded to the desired shapes. The molded conductive loaded resin-based materials can be stamped, cut or milled as desired to form the desired shape of the antenna elements. The composition and directionality of the loaded materials can affect the antenna(s) characteristics and can be precisely controlled in and during the molding process. A laminated composite could also be in the family with random webbed micron stainless steel fibers or other micron conductive fibers forming a cloth like material which, when properly designed in metal content and shape, can be used to realize a very high performance flexible cloth-like antenna. Such a cloth-like antenna could be embedded in a persons clothing as well as in insulating materials such as rubber or plastic. The random webbed conductive fiber can be laminated or the like to materials such as Teflon, Polyesters, or any resin-based flexible or solid material polymer. When using conductive fibers as a webbed conductor material as part of a laminate the fibers may have diameters of between about 3 and 12 microns, typically between about 8 and 12 microns or in the range of 10 microns with length(s) that can be seamless.
Refer now to
As shown in
In one example of this antenna the length 24 is about 1.5 inches with a square cross section of about 0.09 square inches. This antenna had a center frequency of about 900 MHz.
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Antennas of this type have a number of uses.
The antennas of this invention, formed of conductive loaded resin-based materials, can be used for a number of additional applications. Antennas of this type can be embedded in the molding of a window of a vehicle, such as an automobile or an airplane.
The conductive loaded resin-based material typically comprises a powder of conductor particles, fibers of a conductor material, or a combination thereof in a base resin host.
Package elements, antenna elements, or EMF absorbing elements formed from conductive loaded resin-based materials can be formed or molded in a number of different ways including injection molding, extrusion, or chemically induced molding.
Referring now to
Similarly, a family of polyesters or the like can be formed using woven or webbed micron stainless steel fibers, or other micron conductive fibers, to create a metallic, but cloth-like, material. These woven or webbed conductive cloths could also be laminated to one or more layers of materials such as polyester, Teflon, or other resin-based material. This conductive fabric may then be cut into desired shapes.
Antennas formed from the conductive loaded resin-based materials can be designed to work at frequencies from about 2 Kilohertz to about 300 Gigahertz or any other allocated radio frequencies. The geometries scale linearly with the frequencies of application, the higher the frequency the smaller the dimensions. Antennas formed from conductive loaded resin-based materials can receive signals, which are horizontally, vertically, circularly, or cross polarized.
The conductive loaded resin-based materials could also be formed as probes for oscilloscopes and other electronic instruments in place of metal probes.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|U.S. Classification||343/789, 343/872, 343/873, 343/702|
|International Classification||G06K19/077, H01B1/22, H05K1/09, B29C45/00, H01Q21/00, H01Q1/32, H01Q1/36, H01Q1/38, H01Q1/40, H01Q1/12, H05K3/10, H01Q9/16, H01Q1/24, H01Q9/04, H01Q9/30|
|Cooperative Classification||H05K3/101, H05K3/107, H01B1/22, B29C45/0013, H05K2201/09118, H05K1/095, G06K19/07749, H01Q1/364, H01Q9/16, H05K2201/0281, B29K2995/0005, B29C45/0001, H01Q9/0407, H01Q9/30, H05K2203/0113, B29L2031/3456, H01Q1/1271|
|European Classification||G06K19/077T, H01Q9/16, H01Q9/04B, H01Q1/36C, H01Q9/30, H05K3/10A, H01B1/22, H01Q1/12G, B29C45/00E|
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Interior graphics will celebrate the Pacific Northwest region’s unique connection to the natural environment, with a large-scale logo created out of locally sourced, reclaimed lumber planned for the lobby.
Essi Salonen has created an evaluative framework and recommendations for best practices in Design Collaboration. The project is her thesis for the MA Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, London.
The legibility of the colored lift cores was central to the winning wayfinding strategy. The innovation was the use of color as a wayfinding tool to correspond with vertical circulation rather than the usual solution, which would have been to color code levels within a multi-story building.

domain: artistic


Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said faulty engineering on old wells is responsible for bitumen leaking to the surface of an oil-sands project, and the company did some of the work itself.
CNRL believes bitumen made softer through steaming reached the surface unintentionally by travelling up old vertical wells and escaping when it hit defective spots in the casing or cement. Under pressure, the bitumen squirted into natural cracks in the rock layers and moved upward. Casing and cement are used to prevent hydrocarbons from spilling out of well bores. Bitumen is leaking at four sites on CNRL's Primrose project, and one leak has killed beavers, frogs, tadpoles, shrews and birds.
The leaks underscore how newer oil-sands technology, which the energy industry touts as key to carbon reduction and a smaller physical footprint in the oil patch, can cause unanticipated problems. While CNRL has collected 6,300 barrels of bitumen emulsion in its cleanup effort, the four leaks are still releasing a combined 20 barrels of oil per day.
Now experts are wondering whether Alberta's current extraction methods could lead to more leaks.
"Throughout Alberta there are many old wells, which were drilled, which were not completed for thermal operation," said Ian Gates, a professor in the department of chemical and petroleum engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. "That is – thermal cement was not used and thus, when an operation steams where these wells are located, there could be a failure of the non-thermally completed wells and thus flow to surface behind the casing of these wells."
Steve Laut, CNRL's president, said while the investigation is ongoing, his Calgary-based company may have cemented and cased the wells that are now leaking. CNRL in investigating a handful of potentially problematic wells, including former gas and water-source wells, Mr. Laut said Wednesday.
"We're pretty confident we know it is a well-bore failure, but just exactly what the mechanism within that failure is, it is too early for me to give that detail," he said. "Some of them will be our wells. Some of them will be other operators in the area before."
Amoco Corp. is one of the companies in the area prior to CNRL, Mr. Laut said. "In over 30 years of using the current steaming and extraction method in the Primrose area, there have been few bitumen emulsion seepages to surface," the company said in a statement.
Two leaks started on May 20, one on June 8, and the final on June 24, according to Alberta Energy Regulator spokeswoman Cara Tobin. The regulator did not issue news releases on the first three spills because they were "small" and had "no public impact," she said. They were disclosed on the incident reporting section of the regulator's website. The fourth leak was announced in July in an AER press release because it involved water. The other three were mentioned in that statement because they were "related," Ms. Tobin said, adding the AER encourages companies to inform the public. CNRL, which did not address the spills until after the AER issued its release in July, said it believed the regulator was keeping citizens informed.
"In hindsight, we should have come out with more information sooner, but we thought that the regulator was providing that information" Mr. Laut said.


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Lil Durk Ditches College Homecoming Concert Mid-Performance Because Crowd Was Underwhelming – Watch
Lil Durk wasn't feeling the response at a recent university homecoming concert, so he took his talents and exited stage left.
Over the weekend, Durkio performed in Washington, D.C. for Howard University's annual homecoming, which made a return after being canceled last year due to COVID-19. Based on a video circulating online, Durk cut his show short due to the halfhearted participation he received from the crowd.
In the footage captured by TikTok user @_quisee, the Chicago native expressed before walking off the stage, "Aye, look, we was supposed to do more songs, but this shit sound so bogus. I don't even feel this shit for real."
He added, "But I appreciate y'all for fucking with us one time in this muthafucka, man."
The former 2014 XXL Freshman, who has been on a colossal music run this year, is clearly used to lively and active crowds, hence his recent co-headlined Back Outside Tour with Lil Baby, which hit 23 cities, reportedly grossed $15 million in ticket sales and sold over 250,000 tickets altogether.
Durk also hit the stage in New York City for Meek Mill's Meek and Friends concert in October in support of the MC's new Expensive Pain album. The Voice performed "Sharing Locations" alongside Baby and Meek on Saturday night (Oct. 23) at a jam-packed Madison Square Garden.
Aside from that, Lil Durk also snagged his first No. 1 album this year, The Voice of the Heroes, with his partner-in-rhyme Lil Baby. The rap duo moved 150,000 equivalent album units, 4,000 of which were pure album sales.
Take a look below to see the clip of Lil Durk leaving his Howard Homecoming concert mid-performance.

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In only nine episodes, WandaVision made a huge impact on the television landscape when it came to conversations around representation, grief, trauma, and justice. WandaVision took a unique approach to the ways that reality itself can play a role. Reality figured into story development, a character’s emotional journey, and how much the audience trusts—or doesn’t trust—the story we’re being told. If you’re already missing the reality-warping power Wanda brought to Westview and the pile of feelings she brought with her, here are eight books we recommend to get your fix.
Reverie by Ryan La Sala
Pitched as Inception meets The Magicians, this irreverently queer YA fantasy begins with sixteen-year-old Kane Montgomery. He’s lost his memory following a fire and an accident. And he ends up in a chaotic world of alternate realities, chaos magic, drag queen sorceresses, untrustworthy memories, and immersive world-building. Reverie combines the wonder of newly-discovered magic with the terror of being unable to know whose account of your own life you can trust.
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Technically a memoir, Machado’s account of the years she spent in an abusive relationship reads more like a novel than an autobiography. In the Dream House uses the much-maligned second-person point of view to create a haunting, speculative horror of a narrative. The writing is at once terse and laden with meaning. Queerness and race play critical roles too.
The Anatomy of Dreams by Chloe Benjamin
The only thing scarier than a lab-partners-to-lovers romance is one with a side of ethical malpractice. In this contemporary thriller, students and lovers Sylvie and Gabe embark on an experiment with their headmaster, Dr. Adrian Keller, a medical researcher making groundbreaking strides in the field of lucid dreaming. It’s all in service of alleviating PTSD. Six years into their work, Sylvie begins to see the cracks in the experiment. From then on out, it’s a tangled, uncertain fight to figure out what’s real and what isn’t, who she can trust and who she can’t, and even when she’s still dreaming.
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The only sequel on this list (Harrow the Ninth is the second book in the Locked Tomb Trilogy, following Gideon the Ninth), you do need to read Gideon first to know what’s going on in Harrow. But this dark, twisting, gothic space drama is a mind-bending look into just what we’re willing to do to avoid the terror and grief that comes with real, heartbreaking loss. Fans of WandaVision will definitely be able to relate. Harrow the Ninth also takes the award for “best use of shameless meme references.”
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
This award-winning epistolary novella is told from the perspective of two rival agents on either side of the titular time war. Instead of a traditional novel, the story comes through snippets of code, poetry, tea leaves, recovered pottery, and letters. The reality-bending piece of this is less about the literal lack of a clear realistic narrative and more about the puzzle pieces the reader needs to put together to understand the story—and to begin to see the intimacy unfolding between the two time-traveling agents.
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Don’t let the short page count of this novella fool you. Piranesi packs a punch despite the slim binding. This strange, unique literary masterpiece tells the story of the titular Piranesi, who lives in a House (intentionally capitalized!), with just one other person: a man called The Other. Also in the House: a labyrinth of halls, rooms full of statues, an imprisoned ocean. The world of Piranesi is mystical and strange and wondrous and terrible like a tidal wave is terrible. It has to be read to be believed.
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
When newly-divorced Kara moves into her uncle’s house, she goes exploring and finds a mysterious bunker. And in the bunker, she discovers a scrawl of words: pray they are hungry. She soon discovers portals to countless alternate realities. But instead of promising adventure, they seem to be full of creatures that hear thoughts and sense fear. This paranormal horror full of reality-jumping will grab you from page one and keep you guessing to the very end.
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
It’s hard to complete any list of reality-bending book recommendations without at least one book by one of the longest-reigning kings of surrealist and speculative fiction. 1Q84 is an epic undertaking, more easily understood as three novels packaged together rather than a single novel. This mystical, vaguely eerie narrative takes place simultaneously in a fictionalized version of 1984 and in an alternate reality that the Aomame, the main character, calls 1Q84. Aomame spends the novel trying to get back to her own reality. And in classic Murakami fashion, we’re never quite sure that she does.

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NOWAK, ABRAHAM (28 Aug. 1890-22 Jan. 1977) was a leader in the JEWISH community and served as rabbi of two conservative Cleveland congregations.
Born in New York to Harris and Jennie (Yarzumbek) Nowak, Abraham was educated in the New York schools, earning his bachelor's from the City College of New York and his master's degree from Columbia University. He then went on to the Jewish Theological Seminary for his rabbinical studies. He was ordained in 1913.
During WORLD WAR I, Nowak served as a military chaplain. Following the war, he moved to Hartford where he married Ann Segal (d. 1943) on 22 June 1921. They raised two sons, Wellville and Peter.
In April 1923 Nowak was called from Hartford to Cleveland to serve as rabbi for the B'NAI JESHURUN Temple, then located at Scovill Avenue and East 55th Street. Under his leadership, in 1926 the congregation moved to a new temple on Mayfield Road, just east of Lee Road, which became commonly known as the Temple on the Heights.
In 1931 the congregation elected him to a new term, but soon thereafter he found himself at odds with the temple board. The dispute between the board and members of the congregation who supported Nowak escalated, and eventually became public. In 1933 Nowak decided to resign.
He then helped organize a new congregation, known as the Community Temple (Temple Beth Am), with temporary headquarters in Coventry School. He stayed with the new congregation until 1936, when he accepted a call to Beth El Synagogue in New Rochelle, NY (1936-1943). During WORLD WAR II, Nowak again served as a military chaplain. Nowak died in Brooklyn, New York.

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Camille Chew, Space Girls
When you want to draw a thing but you’re just like
danny phantpm tokyo ghoul crossover
bloodied and bruised but at least i’m still smiling.
Black Butler - Book of Circus - Opening Theme “Enamel” by SID
Tokyo Ghoul - Opening Theme
what have I done to myself..
This can be applied to animation, storyboarding, commissions, or just art in general.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW REAL THIS IS
Come on, Smile. Smile!
Stuff happens when I’m bored at work.
Extreme frisbee anyone?


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Rumble Sky Wattle Dreams Statement Earrings
Three varieties of Australian wattle, with native leaves and sprinkles of gold leaf, encapsulated in clear as glass resin and finished with silver plated rings and 925 sterling silver posts and 925 comfort backs.
Rumble Sky uses international standards of 925 sterling silver that is lead and nickel free.
An absolutely spectacular pair of earrings. They are a real and gorgeous snapshot of our incredible bush landscape in Australia.
Circle measures 6cm x 5mm.
Handmade by Serinda Jade,
Made using locally found and preserved native flowers. Sustainably picked.

domain: design


WMV is a common video file format developed by Microsoft and designed to store or transfer video data. It takes its name from the abbreviation of the name of the Windows Media Video technology itself, with which the file is encoded. Codecs for WMV format are installed automatically along with any version of the Windows operating system. Playing WMV files is possible on almost any media player. Such files may contain both Windows Media Video video data and Windows Media Audio audio data. The format also supports the use of DRM protections to prevent copying.
3GPP is a multimedia file format that is primarily intended for storing audio and video files, as well as their transfer over 3G networks. This rather sophisticated technology was developed by the consortium Third (3rd) Generation Partnership Project, whose name gave the abbreviated name of this format (3GPP). The developer created this format so that the third generation of mobile phones can use smaller files. Another task is to unify the format of audio and video files for compatibility with various mobile devices. 3GPP files can be played not only on 3G phones, but also on 2G or 4G phones.


text: Purchase this magnificent once in a lifetime offer. Over 8,200 Fine Works of Art, painted by over 150 of our World's Greatest Masters. See below all the details. All for the low, low price of $9.95 (plus $3.00 shipping and handling). Consider one artist alone, Vincent van Gogh. You can purchase his works on disk for $1,700.00. Wayfarer Art's DVD has over six-hundred of Van Gogh's works, the bulk of his prime works, and but a small percentage of this great offer.


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At the center of the square is the Fuente de Cibeles, showing the goddess of nature of the Phrygian religion, Cybelle, leading a carriage led by a couple of lions. The fountain was designed by sculptor Ventura Rodríguez, and took 5 years to complete in the days of King Carlos III. The statue of the goddess was created by Francis Gutierrez, and the lions by Roberto Michel.
If you wondered, as befitting the most beloved square, the fans, the residents of the city and even the players themselves, celebrate the triumph of the popular soccer team, Real Madrid. From here the square also gained its popularity and became especially popular among local residents.

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Partner | Department Head, Real Estate
Diana is an attorney whose corporate/commercial transactional practice focuses on commercial real estate, banking and finance, environmental law and M&A. Prior to joining KRB, she was a Partner at a top-tier Canadian law firm.
She has been providing strategic advice to clients for over a decade with respect to their secured lending and commercial real estate transactions with regards to a variety of asset classes, including industrial, commercial and multi-residential, as well as in various industry sectors including manufacturing, pulp and paper and renewal energy. Diana’s banking and finance practice focuses on real estate lending, acquisition financing and the financing of the commercial operations of her clients via traditional and asset-based lending structures. Her real estate practice focuses on acquisition, divestiture, development, redevelopment and repositioning of real estate assets, and on the negotiation of complex leasing matters.
Diana’s clients appreciate her practical approach to risk management in a transactional context. She has key experience in advising her clients with regards to environmental, transactional and compliance risk and regularly advises on matters relating to brownfields liability and redevelopment.
Diana’s corporate/commercial practice centers around structuring joint ventures, partnerships, co-ownerships and other business relationships for her real estate and other corporate clients and drafting and negotiating their commercial agreements.
Acted on behalf of a notable residential, commercial and industrial real estate developer in respect of the construction financing of a 64-story mixed-use development totaling over 600,000 buildable sq. ft. located in Montreal’s Downtown core
Acted on behalf of a client in respect of its acquisition of over 3 million sq. ft. of vacant land located in Montreal East, representing an integral part of said client’s land assembly for a future development project and industrial park, including the construction of a new roadway, which required extensive negotiations with the City
Acted on behalf of a major Canadian chartered bank in respect of the granting of credit facilities to a special purpose vehicle comprised of three local real estate development groups in connection with the equity take-out and construction of a build-to-suit, single-tenant fulfilment centre located in Vaudreuil-Dorion and leased to a big-box retailer
Acted on behalf of a privately held diversified company with subsidiaries operating in a variety of industries across Canada and the U.S. in respect of its acquisition of an industrial property located in Saint-Laurent, which transaction required a complex environmental due diligence exercise and risk assessment analysis by virtue of the former owner’s operations
Acted on behalf of the wholly-owned subsidiary of an eminent Montreal real estate developer in respect of the acquisition of a Gatineau shopping centre and excess land representing over 161,000 leasable sq. ft.
Acted on behalf of a notable real estate developer in respect of lease negotiations with a sports and leisure retailer for the third phase expansion space of their existing warehouse and distribution facility
Acted on behalf of a prominent Montreal real estate owner and developer in connection with lease negotiations with a leading manufacturer and distributer of coffee makers and beverages in respect of premises totaling nearly 50,000 leasable sq. ft across 3 floors
Acted on behalf of a leading network of 18 recognized hearing care clinics across Quebec in connection with its acquisition of the assets of a competitor, helping to further secure the client’s reach across Quebec as well as their status as an industry leader in the provision of hearing care
Acted for an institutional real estate player in the negotiation of a long-term extension of a lease for premises in a landmark Montreal property for in excess of 250,000 sq. ft.
Acted for an out-of-province acquirer of a portfolio of properties in the City of Sherbrooke from BTB Real Estate Investment Trust for an aggregate purchase price of over $30M
Acted for a real estate developer in connection with multiple project financings aggregating over $100M
Acted for the owner/operator of a landfill gas-to-electricity plant located in Quebec to a Canadian subsidiary of an Australian energy company
Acted in connection with the sale of a 75% indirect interest in 8 hydroelectric generating facilities in Ontario in a transaction valued at $640M
Acted for several chartered Canadian banks in connection with structuring and implementing real estate debt financing and corporate debt financing
Acted for an out-of-province acquirer of a portfolio of properties in the City of Montreal from Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust for an aggregate purchase price of over $28M
Acted for Canada’s top physiotherapy equipment provider in its acquisition of a major player in the healthcare and physiotherapy supplies industry
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Port St. Lucie should consider these options on Floresta
I attended the Floresta Corridor Master Plan meeting and feel compelled to share my vision.
The corridor as planned is 80 feet wide and varies three to four lanes with medians, turn lanes, bike lanes, sidewalks and five roundabouts between Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Prima Vista.
The medians planned would cause many local residents returning home to do U-turns, and the 80-foot width would consume the front yards of current Floresta homeowner easements. This would reduce their property values.
Why not go to three lanes with a center turn lane and no median?
Keep the sidewalks, eliminate the bike lane (the few cyclists can ride on the new sidewalks) and reduce or eliminate the roundabouts.
Then, plant oak trees that would canopy the corridor over time. This would give the corridor a timeless look, preserve a lager front yard for Floresta Drive homeowners and give PSL something very few towns have: a beautiful corridor.
It might even increase property values along Floresta Drive.
Larry Leet, Port St. Lucie


The main entrance to the Allentown Parkway, Park Drive, off 15th street,… (DOUGLAS KILPATRICK / SPECIAL…)
After three-quarters of a century, the wear on the iconic stone wall ushering drivers into the Lehigh Parkway in Allentown has started to show.
The city has cut traffic to a single lane for the next three months and detoured runners and walkers indefinitely as it solicits a plan to repair a crumbling section of the wall erected in the wake of the Great Depression.
A 120-foot section of the wall is "leaning out," said Rich Young, the city's director of public works. "We had a consultant take a look at it and the consultant said it's in 'failure mode' — in jeopardy of collapse."
That doesn't mean the city expects a sudden collapse, but that precautions were needed to cut down on further damage, Young said.
The city narrowed the road, opting to keep one lane open for incoming traffic. A marked detour will direct drivers to exit by way of Lehigh Parkway South, the same route drivers take for the seasonal exhibit, Lights in the Parkway.
As a further precaution, the trail adjacent to the Little Lehigh Creek that runs below the driver entrance is closed until further notice.
Meanwhile, consultant Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, which has an office in Bethlehem, is putting together a plan showing how the city could repair the section of the wall, which is about 13 feet high.
The stone wall in the Parkway was constructed as part of the Works Progress Administration, a federal relief measure signed into law in 1935 and designed to combat the poverty and joblessness of the Great Depression.
Under the WPA, the 700-foot-long wall was built to support the road that runs above it. At its highest point, two decorative turrets frame a staircase that allows people to reach the park from the road.
Much of the park system in Allentown can be traced to WPA work.
Last fall, Michael Molovinsky, a preservationist and former mayoral candidate, and a group of like-minded residents implored the city to spend time and money restoring historic structures. A city spokesman said improvements are done on a priority basis and the Parkway wall was on the list.


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Not the first time London HQ has featured on TV
Pinsent Masons’ London HQ has played a supporting role in season two of hit drama Industry.
The BBC series follows several hot-shot grads trying to make it as investment bankers as they attempt to outwit one another and dominate the trading floor.
Famous for the frequency of its graphic sex scenes, the show has been labelled the “BBC’s banking bonkathon” by the Times, the “BBC’s filthiest show” by the Sun and “porn posing as prestige TV” by the New Statesman.
Pinsent Masons’ London gaff, however, featured as the backdrop to a tense meeting set at the City branch of a German bank. You can see the firm’s logo on the wall in the screen grab top.
Over the years, insiders have boasted to Legal Cheek about how popular 30 Crown Place is amongst TV producers, citing the glass lifts and the client area on the 15th floor as the biggest draws.
The gaff has been used by film and TV production companies since 2008 and has appeared in TV shows such as Luther, Holby City and Temple, the firm confirmed to Legal Cheek, although it remained tight-lipped about other scheduled shoots.
A spokesperson for Pinsent Masons said: “Our London colleagues are fortunate and proud to be able to work in a building that makes a great setting for a number of high profile films and TV programmes. While 30 Crown Place is available for use by production companies, it goes without saying that filming never interrupts the working day and that business comes first.”

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Fine Art New York City Trip, 2014
With Matthew Leifheit, photo-editor at VICE magazine. Each year, the Fine Art Department spends a week in New York City meeting with artists, gallerists, curators, magazine editors and alumns.
In the studio of RIT alumn Pari Dukovic, staff photographer at The New Yorker.
With Denise Wolff, editor at Aperture.
Christian Patterson's studio.
James Casebere's studio.
At James Casebere's studio.
RIT faculty Willie Osterman, showing Craig Blankenhorn's portfolio at Camera 5 Studio.
With Todd Hido at his opening at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
With Rick Wester (RIT Alumn) at Rick Wester Fine Art.
With Brian Clamp, at ClampArt Gallery.
At the studio of RIT alumn Walid Raad.
At Printed Matter.
In the studio of RIT alumn David LaSpina.
With Tom Claxton, photo-rep at Webber Represents.
With Christopher Gianunzio, photographer and curator at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center.
With Erik Landsberg in the archives of the Museum of Modern Art.


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Yesterday I went over a few of the programs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers for homeless and at risk of being homeless veterans, namely the National Call Center, Homeless Veterans Resource Guide, HUD-VASH program, and the HUDVet list. Those resources, while not a comprehensive list, were primarily directly housing related. But homelessness doesn’t happen in a vacuum and getting out of a homelessness situation doesn’t just involve a roof over one’s head. Today, I’m going to focus on some of the other programs VA has, such as employment and health related programs, which attend to homeless needs beyond housing.
Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Program: This program is also often called “Veteran Industries” and is available at over 150 VA locations across the 50 states and Puerto Rico (list of locations and contacts available here). The CWT program consists of five main programs designed to allow veterans to earn income in temporary positions while they attempt to reenter the workforce.
– Incentive Therapy: This program is for veterans with a severe mental and/or physical impairment. It’s a pre-employment program that builds veterans’ job skills and independence by having them work in VA centers. A veteran can participate in this program for up to one year and will earn half the federal minimum wage (tax free).
– Sheltered Workshop: Generally lasting four to six months, veterans participating in this program will build objects by the piece at a VA clinic. The work is subcontracted from the business community and veterans are paid by the piece. The program is designed to help veterans with severe disabilities develop appropriate work skills in a “simulated” or controlled environment.
– Transitional Work and Vocational Assistance: This is similar to having a temp job. It allows veterans to earn tax free, hourly payment (but no traditional employment benefits), build skills and connections, while giving companies an opportunity to try out the veteran and see if he/she would be a good fit for their company without having to pay payroll tax on that veteran. Veterans in this program may also find themselves working at VA-facilities, doing such jobs as groundskeeping or non-sensitive clerical work. A VA program manager will liaise with the employer and ensure any ADA or other needs are being met.
– Supported Employment: This program is designed to help veterans with severe mental illness, and other significant “barriers to employment,” obtain employment which integrates their therapy and provides any required accommodations. This program is done in conjunction with the veteran’s clinical treatment plan. Income from this program is taxable.
– Transitional Residence: There are 30 of these programs across the country. They are designed to get veterans ready to live independently by providing them a variety of services, from mental health counseling to resume writing workshops to temporary employment and skills training. Veterans participating in this program live in a VA-owned property (sometimes a VA-owned house), work a minimum 30 hours a week, pay a portion of the money earned from the compensated work therapy program as “rent,” shop for and make their own meals, and clean their own rooms.
Homeless Veterans Dental (or Dental Class IIb) Program: Started in 1992 and based out of James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, the program provides one-time, necessary dental care to homeless veterans enrolled in VA healthcare and participating in certain other VA homeless veteran programs, such CWT-Transitional Residence program, for at least 60 consecutive days.
Health Care for Re-entry Veterans (HCRV) Program: This program is designed to help incarcerated veterans, especially those at risk for homelessness, receive pre-release assessments, job referrals and other employment services.
The VA has many other programs, including surveys to help get feedback from current and former veterans on what’s working and what isn’t, as well as other programs that help offset costs for non-VA entities who help homeless veterans, such as shelters and substance abuse rehabilitation facilities. What I’ve provided here is just a few basics. If you’re homeless (and for VA, that definition often includes individuals who are living with family or crashing on a friend’s couch), look into these programs – they really work. I connected one of my former students, who was struggling with health issues and trying to go to school while he and his young family were living with in-laws, with a homeless veterans outreach coordinator and, within a few weeks, they had their own apartment.
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Johnny Cash is putting out a record. Great. There goes our spot on the Americana Chart. Again. Now I certainly don't want to disrespect the departed nor do I have anything against Johnny Cash. Loved his music all my life. Met him once on Waylon's bus after a Highwaymen show. Listened to him and Willie talk about cooking rice recipes in the microwave on a tour bus. Pretty surreal...but anyway it seems that first Townes, now Johnny still come out with a new record every couple of years. The dilemma I see is that all the artists who are out here schlepping around amps from one city to the next and writing new songs are vying for the same spot on the ever so coveted Americana Chart not to mention the new Americana Grammy category.
Seems like there should be a sub-category in each genre for that. Like maybe: A.Living B. Not living (Hint: There is no C).
Just a thought.


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Hungry Bean Café is located across the road from The York Sydney Serviced Apartments by Swiss-Belhotel and offers charge-back facilities for all guests. Hungry Bean Café is one of the best cafes in Sydney CBD! They not only provide scrumptious coffee and food, but also a marvelous atmosphere for either for a serious business meeting or a fun time gathering with your family and friends.
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The Music of Strangers
A joyful film about celebrating cultural roots and identity through music, “making sure culture matters”, Morgan Neville’s The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble documents a remarkable artistic experiment involving the collaboration of several instrumentalists and vocalists from various countries, combining musical styles and forming cultural hybrids. Organised by the renowned Yo-Yo Ma, their concerts were performed before nearly two million people in 33 countries, creating six albums.
Opening with Leonard Bernstein introducing internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, we discover a man who is very personable, genuine and down to earth. Describing his music career as something he “fell into”, he is a philosopher, a seeker of truth: “I am always trying to figure out who I am and how I fit into the world.” Candidly describing feeling “paralysed” each time he has to travel and perform, he ponders life’s dualities: “There is a fight in all of us between believing in the power of the human spirit and dreading the power of the human spirit.”
Examining how music in various ethnological landscapes is affected by history, revolutions and wars, the documentary’s global journey spans nations including China, Iran, Syria and Spain. Chinese musicians declare that their country had “the most ancient rock & roll”. Brilliant pipa player Wu Man speaks of revolution squashing art in China as the “Party tells you what to do”. A victim of wars in Iran, kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor was persecuted and had to leave. Yet he is philosophical, believing that the simple joys of living are so beautiful nothing more is needed. Syrian clarinettist Kinan Azmeh laments that the other nations are oblivious to suffering in Syria. Spanish bagpiper Cristina Pato becomes involved in her roots: “Being part of this experiment taught me about honouring my cultural identity.” That we are not our political identities is concluded, and that – although no one escapes tragedy – art links us to hope.
In its entirety, the ambience of The Music of Strangers is very positive and the jubilance of the artists is palpable. Uplifting instrumental genius combines with excellent direction and cinematography. Yo-Yo Ma’s love illuminates this enterprise and, as stated by a friend, he “wants to change the world and he happens to have a cello with him”.
The Music of Strangers is released nationwide on 18th November 2016.
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Debutante director Anil is wielding the megaphone for this project, with the popular Punjabi actress Shruti Sodhi, playing the female lead. The film is targeting a release in the first half of 2015.
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Hoard of the Dragon Queen
It’s 1489 DR. A year has passed since the defeat of Nezznar…
Phandelver is thriving now that the Lost Mines have been reclaimed. The Forge of Spells is under close study and our heroes are enjoying the spoils of their adventure. Peace has returned to this small part of Faerûn.
However, peace never lasts.
In an audacious bid for power, the Cult of the Dragon, along with its dragon allies and the Red Wizards of Thay, seek to bring Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells to Faerûn. To this end, they are sweeping from town to town, laying waste to all those who oppose them and gathering a hoard of riches for their dread queen. The threat of annihilation has become so dire that groups as disparate as the Harpers and Zhentarim are banding together in the fight against the cult. Never before has the need for heroes been so desperate.
Will you unite the people of the Sword Coast against this new threat and foil the Cultist’s plans, or will you fall to the tyranny of dragons?

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Its being a long time we heard from “Asem”. He finally brings to us his new banger dubbed “Best Rapper Alive” which was produced by “MikeMillz”.The question is. Is he really the best rapper alive? No time wasting. Download now and enjoy this new piece from the Ghanaian Rapper.


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Tesla (TSLA) making all-time highs on news of a deal to put hundreds of charging stations at Unicom outlets in China. Electric cars accounted for only 0.2% of all car sales in China during the first half of this year but Tesla and BMW are making substantial bets that's going to change. Obviously this deal will help. Full Humble/Brag/Disclosure: I'm long Tesla and the chart is flirting with me.
Splunk (SPLK): Shares are Up 17% as the data analytics software maker posted a surprise profit of one cent per share, ex items. Guidance was solid but the real story here is the ride these shares have had since tickling $100 level last spring before plummeting more than 60% by the start of Summer. It's easy to start coveting the big gainers in bullish tapes but don't forget the risk. Splunk back from the dead but, wow, bumpy ride.
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Body found on Brazilian beach in search for Rye Hunt: Uncle gives DNA sample to determine if dead man found wearing blue shorts is the missing Australian backpacker
- Rye Hunt, 25, has been missing for 17 days after leaving an apartment
- Police are 'well convinced' he drowned when he tried to leave an island
- A body has now been recovered and his family are waiting for DNA testing
- He left Galeao International Airport after rowing with his friend on May 21
- The Hobart man is believed to have been taking drugs before he vanished
- His family said he took MDMA but now think he took hallucinogen NBOMe
A body found in the search for Rye Hunt has been sent for DNA testing to confirm whether it is the Australian backpacker, who went missing almost three weeks ago.
The Tasmania miner was last seen leaving an apartment in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, on May 21 following a row with his friend Mitchell Sheppard at Galeao International Airport.
Brazilian police released photographs of the body discovered in Marica on Monday. The photos appear to show a man’s body wearing blue shorts and nothing else.
Hunt was seen in CCTV footage leaving Galeao International Airport on May 21 wearing blue shorts, a green basketball top and dark-coloured sneakers.
There was no immediate confirmation about the identity.
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A body has been recovered in the search for missing Australian backpacker Rye Hunt, who disappeared nearly three weeks ago
Photographs released by Brazilian police appear to show a man’s body wearing blue shorts and nothing else
He was last seen at Galeao International Airport on May 21 wearing blue shorts, a green basketball top and dark-coloured sneakers
On Monday Hunt's uncle Michael Wholohan went to the Rio Police Forensic Institute of Genetics Expertise and Research, in Lapa, to give a sample of DNA.
'We found a body in Marica, which was sent to forensic experts and will be checked for DNA comparison,' Detective Elen Souto said in a statement on Tuesday.
'It could be the missing Australian tourist who disappeared on May 21st this year.'
It comes as Hunt's family released a statement claiming Brazillian journalist had sent photographs of the body via text to family members asking whether it was the missing tourist.
They said the were 'disgusted' that photos of the body had been 'sent directly via text to family members by Brazilian journalists, asking us to confirm the identity.
'It goes without saying that this crosses many professional and personal boundaries,' the statement read.
After Hunt's disappearance authorities called off a 72-hour sea search when a fishermen reportedly spotted a body floating off Rio's coast in clothes similar to those worn by Mr Hunt when he vanished.
It's understood Mr Hunt's personal belongings, including his clothing and laptop, have been returned to his girlfriend Bonnie Cuthbert and uncle Michael Wholohan, who are in Rio to search for him.
The body discovered in Marica on Monday has been sent for DNA testing to confirm the identity
He was then led into an apartment that he rented after leaving the airport
On Monday Hunt's uncle Michael Wholohan (left) went to the Rio Police Forensic Institute of Genetics Expertise and Research, in Lapa, to give a sample of DNA
Hunt’s girlfriend Bonnie Cuthbert (pictured) travelled to Rio Di Janeiro shortly after his disappearance to search for the missing man
It's understood Mr Hunt's personal belongings, including his clothing and laptop, have been returned to his girlfriend Bonnie Cuthbert (right)
The news comes after another Brazilian fisherman recalled seeing Mr Hunt, saying he appeared to be injured and 'upset' on Cotunduba island on May 22, just one day after he disappeared.
'The boy stared at my craft. He had several cuts the body. My girlfriend and I were scared because he was a strong man,' the fisherman told O Globo.
'He went down near the water and made gestures asking for water. I asked him not to jump in the sea. I grabbed a bottle of mineral water 1.5 litres and threw. He drank it all at once.
'We talked very quickly in English, asked where he was from and how he got to the island. He said he was from Australia and had swum there. I found it strange, since Cotunduba is difficult to access.'
This week, his family revealed Mr Hunt may have taken a highly potent hallucinogen before he disappeared in Brazil more than a fortnight ago.
His girlfriend and uncle now believe he may have inadvertently taken the highly potent hallucinogen NBOMe - rather than MDMA as previously thought.
Police are 'well convinced' the 25-year-old tried to escape Cotunduba island (pictured) but 'failed' the one kilometre trek back to Copacabana
'We believe Rye may have unknowingly consumed a different illicit substance while thinking he was consuming MDMA,' his family said in a statement
Mr Hunt left the airport after getting into an argument with his travelling companion Mitchell Sheppard (right)
'Reports from those around Rye in the lead up to his disappearance [described] irregular and out-of-character behaviours, such as extreme paranoia, anxiety and fear,' the family said on Tuesday.
'Based on these effects we believe Rye may have unknowingly consumed a different illicit substance while thinking he was consuming MDMA.'
'We now believe the illicit substance to be a highly potent hallucinogen and psychedelic often referred to as NBOMe.'
The intoxicating psychedelic, also referred to as New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), is a synthetic drug designed to produce a similar effect to LSD, according to the Australian Drug Foundation.
The powerful drug can be taken in the form of blotting paper, clear liquid, white powder or a pill.
The dangerous synthetic drug is known to cause side effects such as paranoia, hallucination, memory lapses, difficulty in communicating, aggression and even death.
Mr Hunt, from Hobart, was seen getting into a taxi at Galeao International Airport after an argument with his travelling companion and booked into a Copacabana apartment.
His belongings were found inside an apartment Mr Hunt rented in Copacabana shortly after leaving the airport
His girlfriend Bonnie Cuthbert travelled to Rio de Janeiro in a bid to find the missing man
Mr Hunt is understood to have been 'snorting lines' before his disappearance
It's believed the two Australian backpackers had earlier taken drugs at a party in Lapa.
Dr Monica Barratt from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW told Hack the new drug has come out of China and is linked to several recent deaths in Australia.
WHAT IS NBOMe?
N-methoxybenzy or NBOMe are series of drugs that have hallucinogenic effects.
There are a number of versions of NBOMe available which can cause different reactions.
The hallucinogen, also known as a psychedelic' can affect all the senses and is capable of altering a person's thinking, sense of time and emotions.
While some may feel happy and relaxed after taking the synthetic drug others have reported feeling confused, paranoid, panicked, agitated and prone to aggression.
'NBOMe is a class of strong hallucinogenic substances that have been newly created in the last five years,' she said.
Dr Barratt said it should be taken in far lower doses than party drug MDMA, with the strength being difficult to determine if it has been mixed with other powers or drugs.
Mr Hunt is understood to have been 'snorting lines' before his disappearance.
Mr Hunt's family on Tuesday appealed for police and locals in Rio to continue their efforts.
'[We] determinedly continue to search for Rye,' they said.
'The local Brazilian community have been receptive ... and willing to talk about our search.'
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NEW YORK (Dec. 19)
The national executive committee of the American Jewish Congress, composed of more than 75 representatives from all parts of the country, today adopted a resolution calling upon the New York State Board of Regents to rescind its recent proposal that every public school day begin with the recitation of a prayer.
The resolution asserted that the Regents’ proposal would result in introducing into the public school system influences and pressures which would threaten the existence of the non-sectarian public school. “Although the prayer recommended by the Regents is described as non-denominational,” the resolution stated, “experience has shown that, sooner or later, non-denominational religious exercises acquire sectarian additions and deviations. What is non-denominational to the majority is frequently sectarian to the minority.”
Pointing out that children of different faiths pray in different ways, the resolution urged that “these religious differences should not be brought into the public school where all children must be deemed Americans, without divisions according to race, color or religion.”
Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the American Jewish Congress, who just returned from England, reported at the meeting of the national executive committee that anti-Semitism in Britain has “declined perceptively in recent years” and that a friendly relationship is growing up between Britain and Israel. Reporting on his conversations with British Jewish leaders concerning the recent German offer to make reparations for Nazi crimes against Jewry, Dr. Goldstein said agreement existed that no discussions with Germany can take place “unless there is evidence that Chancellor Adenauer has in mind something really commensurate with the magnitude of the damage done.”

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On the stone wall of a charming building that served as a train station in the early 20th century, an enamelled sign displays the name "Coren-les-Eaux" in white letters on a blue background. Two kilometers away, at a rest area on the A75 motorway, a sign installed by state services in 1997 bears the same designation: "Coren-les-Eaux."
The name of this mountain commune, with a population of 450, refers to a spring of iron-rich water used in Gallo-Roman times. Officially, however, the town, located in the Cantal department in France's central plateau, is simply called "Coren."
On June 18, the 11 members of the municipal council passed a resolution, its third in four years, allowing the town to display its full name, in the hopes of putting an end to an administrative nightmare.
The problem is that the Ministry for Territorial Cohesion has obstinately refused to approve the change. "The prefect of Cantal has even written to me to demand the removal of the name 'Coren-les-Eaux' from the website, from Wikipedia, from our signage and the directory of town halls of Cantal," said the exasperated mayor, Patricia Rochès.
And if the town does not comply? "The state would then hire a company to remove the signs and send the bill to the municipality," she said indignantly. In other words, all visible signs of the name "Coren-les-Eaux" must disappear, although the mayor sees them as proof of the municipality's true name.
To justify its refusal, the ministry refers to the rigorous criteria of the Commission Nationale de Toponymie (CNT), an advisory board made up of officials from various ministries and linguistic experts. This body (which bears the same initials as the Commission Nationale de Travail without sharing its anarchist philosophy) has, since 1987, been the gatekeeper of France's "toponymic heritage" – and particularly the names given to French communities and their inhabitants. Every year, 10 or so of France's 35,000 communes ask to change their name. About eight of these requests are approved.
A matter of usage
Regarding Coren-les-Eaux, Pierre Jaillard, president of the CNT since 2004, said that "the historicity is debatable." It is a "common error of perspective," according to him. "It happens that a usage seems to be established locally, even though it only goes back two or three decades and the archives say the opposite," he argued.
Ms. Rochès contends that in the Cantal department the usage goes much further back than that – as evidenced by the former train station station built in 1902 and decommissioned in 1941 – adding, furiously: "Couldn't they have given me a call before making this absurd decision?"
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Madison GOP picks Scherban to challenge Heinrich for 101st House seat
MADISON -- Overburdened taxpayers and jobs will be the focus of a local lawyer's campaign for state representative.
Scott Scherban, a resident since 2002, got the Republican Town Committee's endorsement to run for the 101st House seat held by Democrat Deborah Heinrich.
Scherban, 39, is in his last term as an elected member of the Board of Assessment Appeals. He and his wife are the parents of twin boys and a daughter.
Eileen Banisch, Scherban's campaign manager, said spending and lack of representation for small towns in Hartford also count among his main concerns.
"The thing that jumped out to me most was taxing and spending, and borrowing and spending and I hope to put that to an immediate halt," said Scherban. "The deficit is going to be around $70 billion over the next few years and there are going to be tough decisions to make."
Banisch said his fiscally conservative ideas will appeal to Democrats and Republicans.
"Hartford mandates a lot from the state of Connecticut," she said. "We have to comply. It's a burden on taxpayers' backs; it's coming from people who are already paying state taxes and now they have more to pay."
Scherban is also focused on creating jobs by helping businesses thrive.
"Connecticut is notorious for being unfriendly to businesses and people seem to trust that Hartford is going to create jobs," he said.
"I want to foster an environment that allows the private sector to create jobs."
Banisch said Heinrich and the Democratic majority in Hartford put the state in debt, so people want a fresh outlook.
"We haven't seen her do anything for (the small towns)," said Banisch. "She does a lot for the city."
Heinrich is vice chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee and serves on the Public Health and Education committees.
"One of the things I've been very focused on is accountability in the state government," she said.
"When I got to Hartford, I realized that the budget process needed a lot of improvement, so I put together a bipartisan group of colleagues to work on it.
"I don't think the people in the town care if the person is a Democrat or Republican," said Heinrich.
"What they want is someone honest and hardworking who can make it happen."
Scherban said that he has gotten an overwhelming amount of support so far. The next step is "120 days of hard campaigning and hand-shaking," he said.
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- Renters who are damaging the property
- Renters who are otherwise violating the rental agreement
Although the facts and circumstances are different with every landlord and renter, the problems in these categories are generally resolved using one or more of the following options:
- Evict the renter with an unlawful detainer action
- Sue the renter in Conciliation (small claims) Court
- Negotiate a resolution with the renter so that legal action is not necessary and the renter leaves the property.
In other words, you can either work out the problems directly with the renter or ask the Courts to work the matter out for you. Landlords who are familiar with Minnesota law often represent themselves in Court. If your property is rented under an LLC, the Court may require you to have the LLC represented by an attorney since you are not personally the landlord of the property and the general rule in Minnesota is that businesses must be represented by a lawyer.
The legal complications involved in obtaining Court action with a bad tenant relate to interpreting the language of your rental agreement or lease and applying Minnesota Statutes to the situation. Minnesota Statutes sometimes preempt language in a rental agreement, so even though your renter signed the agreement, that language may not be enforceable because it is prohibited under Minnesota law.
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Covering all the problems faced by today’s women. The film shows characters facing the problem an Indian Women has to deal with.
· Sarah-Jane Dias as Frieda Da Silva
· Tannishtha Chatterjee as Nargis Nasreen
· Anushka Manchanda as 'Mad' Madhurita
· Sandhya Mridul as 'Su' Suranjana
· Amrit Maghera as 'Jo' Joanna
· Rajshri Deshpande as Lakshmi
Performances by all the actors here were brilliant. I have only one complaint and that is about the overlapping of dialogues. To make the scenes more realistic the actors resorted into overlapping each other’s lines but I think that backfired because the audience is not used to it and was finding it to difficult to understand.
Nothing to boast about the direction was pretty much mediocre. The same as mentioned earlier the overlapping of dialogues was a bit irritating.
Not many great lines written in this movie. The dialogues didn’t have much to do with the character built up of each actor.
Not a single scene in this movie was worth editing out.
The movie covers all the problems and issues faced by a women in todays INDIA.
These problems are spread across 6 characters. However the only problem with the story is all these problems are already known by the audience today ,what people need id solutions. The script doesn’t provide a single solution instead just cribs about the issues.
A better feminist movie is needed in the society today. This not the one which portrays the solutions to any issue. Plus the poor direction.
My rating is 2/5.


"There's nothing to compare it to because we don't have health care in this country", he went on.
As he and other Senate Republicans craft their own bill to replace Obamacare, U.S. Sen. With the growing public awareness of the potential impact of a federal repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Fein feels there is a chance the bill could finally pass.
Consumers would be able to deduct the cost of their health insurance premiums from their taxes.
World Court Orders Pakistan Temporarily Not To Execute Alleged Indian Spy
Pakistan was also accused of denying Jadhav a fair trial in violation of worldwide human rights laws. New Delhi says that he was kidnapped from Iran, where he ran a business.
But those gains may end if the American Health Care Act - the Republican-sponsored bill to repeal and replace the health law known as Obamacare - creates spending caps for Medicaid, according to the consulting firm Avalere Health in a separate report this week. Medicaid is the safety net for millions in America.
While President Donald Trump and House Republicans were celebrating on the White House lawn, millions of Americans were worrying.
The New York Health Act would ensure that every New Yorker has access to health care. The ACA's Medicaid expansion provision, which is optional for states, took effect in 2014.
Toronto Raptors star Lowry to opt for National Basketball Association free agency
In Game 4, Korver was the X-factor for the Cavaliers , hitting 6-of-8 from three-point range en route to 18 points off the bench. They are clicking on all cylinders as role players Kyle Korver, Channing Frye and JR Smith are going to be key down the stretch.
The Kaiser Family Foundation's Larry Levitt, Karen Pollitz and colleagues used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to calculate how many people had some sort of pre-existing condition that was used in the past by health insurance companies to refuse coverage or to charge much higher premiums. Insurers in states with these community rating waivers could charge higher premiums to enrollees based on health status, and who have had a gap in insurance of 63 or more consecutive days in the past year, according to the analysis.
The bill does require states to provide a way for people with pre-existing conditions to obtain coverage, and it allocates up to $138 billion over 10 years to fund such programs. DC. exchange that was set up for all members and their staffs, no matter the state they represented. Children enrolled in Medicaid receive vital health care services - from primary to specialty care - that help them reach their full health potential.
She wrote that insurance is a free-market business where you can select a policy that covers only your needs, not everyone else's needs. In some states - Tennessee and Iowa, for example - there are areas that risk having no insurer at all. A large number of those with pre-existing conditions now get their insurance through the ACA.
Tottenham Hotspur 'family' will stick together next season: Harry Kane
Pochettino continued: "It is a good perception from the player, but the players are the players". We are building a very exciting project and there is no reason for players like Harry to leave.
"(Insurance companies) are sort of rethinking whether they want to be part of the law at all".