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Alien Artifacts: Bundle (AA + DIS + BT + PROMO)
Alien Artifacts is a science fiction card game in which you play as an interplanetary corporation, sending your research vessels into uncharted space to expand your knowledge and power. Build your ships, research new technology, and explore the galaxy for anything — or anyone — you can exploit. The remains of an ancient race are there to be conquered.
Alien Artifacts provides a full, empire-building experience in under an hour. Create synergies between your cards – increase your resource production with more planets, build a powerful fleet of ships, and develop different technologies to build powerful combos. With almost 250 cards in the box, you have many scoring strategies and great replayability.
There are two ways to play every card. You can place cards on the Logistics side to gain ongoing bonuses, or the Operations side which provides a one-time opportunity. If you place them on the Logistics side, Ships allow you to play more cards in the round, Technologies gain you unique abilities, and Planets produce one type of Resources. Remember, each of these cards can be used a totally different way! Playing cards on the Operational side give you an immediate boost: Ships allow you to attack the Alien Systems or other players, Technologies provide powerful end game scoring bonuses, and Planets produce additional resource cards and sometimes even Victory Points!
Game length: 60 min.


10 on the 10th
Mer is hosting her first 10 on the 10th today, and true to form, I can't figure out what to post ten of! You wouldn't think this would be so hard would you. :) Thinking, thinking...
A few weeks ago, I was telling my husband that I was shocked and slighly appalled that we were missing certain songs from our music library (we are iTunes folks all the way). Specifically, the lack of 80's music was glaring ... and as I am a child of the 80's there were certain songs that I felt that (over time) must be added or our children would be scarred for life because they had never heard them and they would miss that link with their mother's past. Okay, slight over-exaggeration, but still. :) So, in no particular order, and most definitely probably forgetting something that will strike me as soon as I push the post button, ten songs that I LOVED in high school:
1. You're the Inspiration, Chicago
2. Only in My Dreams, Debbie Gibson Oh, yes, I loved Debbie Gibson and so wanted to be her. :)
3. Invisible Touch, Genesis
4. Anything by Huey Lewis. Power of Love? Hip to Be Square? Huey was so cool.
5. Soldier of Love, Donny Osmond.
6. How Will I Know?, Whitney Houston. Big voice, big hair, big song. I knew that one backwards and forwards.
7. I'm Forever Your Girl, Paula Abdul.
8. Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley.
9. Kyrie Eleison, Mr. Mister.
10. La Bamba, Los Lobos. I realize this song wasn't technically an 80's song, but it was rereleased then and I felt pretty cool being able to sing a whole song in Spanish. Go me. :)
To link up your list of 10, visit Mer's! (Any songs that would have been on your list? And if you were only 3 in the 80's *coughlexiecough*, please don't make me feel old!) :)


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Bryan's style is dazzling and powerful, and he captures the essence of the diverse subjects he chooses to portray. From exciting sports events, to glitzy street scenes, to glamorous portraits, Bryan has a unique perspective and a skillful eye for detail, color, movement and composition.
Based in Laguna Beach, Bryan has had his work commissioned by such major corporations as BMW, Merrill Lynch, CBS Television, and Pepsi. His art is displayed in many museums around the world, and he has been the "Official Artist" of such events as the 2003 Olympic Swimming, the 2001 Toshiba Classic, and the 2001 Newport Beach Film Festival. Bryan has also had many one-man exhibitions and his work is owned by many private collectors.

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A note from Nala:
“Happy August, everyone! My name is Nala, and I’m Bug’s baby. I’ve hijacked the blog for this month because I have something important I think you should know about. You may have noticed the nice red plaque on the wall as you leave the building with the letters AAHA. This is really important in a veterinary hospital because it means that they have taken the time and effort to work to the highest standards and are inspected regularly to make sure they are maintaining those standards.
If you know someone who is going to a clinic that is not AAHA accredited, please tell them what you love about TotalBond at Bethel and why they shuld look to change.
OK, I promised Mom I would keep it short, but please ask the staff at Bethel if you want to know more about AAHA accreditation. All I can tell you is that my human mum doesn’t take me anywhere but AAHA-accredited hospitals when we move, and there is a good reason for that!
Hope to take over again soon!”
About AAHA accreditation
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is the only organization to accredit companion animal veterinary hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. Unlike human hospitals, veterinary hospitals are not required to be accredited. In fact, only 12-15 percent of animal hospitals in the U.S. and Canada are accredited (including TotalBond Veterinary Hospital at Bethel). And, nearly 60 percent of pet owners believe their veterinary hospital is accredited when it actually isn’t.
Every three years, an AAHA consultant comes to TotalBond at Bethel, evaluating us on our adherence to approximately 900 standards of veterinary care. Those standards cover everything from our medical processes and safety precautions to how we store medications and keep records.
AAHA accreditation is completely voluntary, and animal hospitals that choose to pursue accreditation work hard to stand out among the rest, providing the highest quality medicine and service. When you choose an AAHA-accredited animal hospital for your pet, you can rest assured that the hospital actually meets the highest standards of veterinary care (they don’t just say they do!).
The AAHA standards
With approximately 900 AAHA standards of care, we can’t list them all here. But, here’s a peek at a few key standards and what they mean for you and your pet:
- Pre-anesthesia examination — If your pet is going to receive anesthesia for a procedure, we’ll conduct a thorough assessment of her major body systems, including her cardiovascular and respiratory systems. We’ll also examine her eyes, ears, mouth, and other areas of her body so we can get a complete picture of her overall health and create the most appropriate anesthetic plan to keep her safe.
- Multi-parameter monitoring during anesthesia — During a procedure requiring anesthesia, we’ll rely not only on our physical observations of your pet, but we’ll also use equipment to monitor her blood pressure, respiration, temperature, and heart rate.
- Emergency supplies — Should an emergency arise, we have important supplies appropriately stocked, clearly labeled, and readily available. Time is critical during a potential health emergency, and this preparation and organization saves lives.
- Control the spread of infection — Our hospital has policies in place that help to prevent the spread of disease, including frequent and proper hand washing, the use of antibacterial agents, and thorough disinfection of patient areas.
- Humane handling — No matter how great your pet is, she may still despise getting her nails trimmed or her temperature checked. We want your pet to be comfortable during an exam, so our team members are trained in proper restraint techniques and treat all pets as if they were our own.
Seems like these should be standard practices in every veterinary hospital, right? We think so, too. That’s why we’re committed to practicing only the highest quality medicine and remaining AAHA accredited. Come in to feel the AAHA difference for yourself.

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CA Air Resources Bd. Moves To Curb Big Rig Truck & Other Heavy Duty Diesel IdlingReturn To Front Page
(July 23, 2004) --The CA Air Resource Board has adopted a diesel air toxic control measure requiring big rig truck and interstate bus operators to shut their engines down
after five minutes of non-essential idling.
In a written release, the agency stated:
The new regulation affects the more than 400,000 heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses registered in California and all out-of-state trucks and buses operating in California. The regulation will eliminate 166 tons of particulate pollution per year and about 6,600 tons per year of smog-forming nitrogen
oxide emissions from the state's air. As a result of the new measure, California truck and bus operators will each save about 125 gallons of diesel fuel per year, or collectively over one
million gallons each week. Bus operators may idle for ten minutes prior to entering passenger service in order to prepare their vehicles for customer use.
...The new measure is similar to the ARB's school bus idling measure adopted in 2002 that prohibits any unneeded idling. The new measure allows idling for up to five minutes but like the school bus measure limits idling within 100 feet of residences and will take effect almost immediately. The penalty for violating both measures is $100 per violation.
Diesel operators often let their engines idle for long periods of time because of fears that their vehicles might not start well when cold or in bad weather. However, newer engine and fuel technologies have eliminated that problem. As part of the new regulation's enforcement efforts, the ARB will institute a public education program to help diesel drivers better understand the newer technologies and how they can improve vehicle operations.
...In addition to the school bus idling measure, the ARB has also adopted rules that limit emissions from urban transit buses, garbage trucks and portable engines. In conjunction with USEPA, the ARB has also approved standards for low sulfur diesel fuel set to take effect in 2006 and stringent tailpipe emission standards, which become effective in 2007.
ARB research has shown that diesel exhaust accounts for 70% of the toxic air contaminants that Californians are exposed to daily. The ARB identified diesel exhaust as a toxic
air contaminant in 1998.
The agency's action follows groundbreaking 2002 legislation by Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal (D, LB-SP-PV) which put statutory limits truck idling in Port areas. Assemblyman Lowenthal's legislation (AB 2650) was opposed in its initial form by the Port of LB but backed by the LB City Council, and eventually amended to eliminate opposition. The 2002 bill limited the allowable time trucks can idle in port terminals to 30 minutes and imposes penalties on terminals when trucks can't make pick ups and deliveries within that half hour window.
The CA Air Resources Board is part of the CA Environmental Protection Agency.
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|Centrifuge vial prior to opening. Reconstitute in sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/ml.
|Stability and Storage
|The lyophilized antibody is stable for at least 2 years from date of receipt at -20°C. The reconstituted antibody is stable for at least two weeks at 2-8°C. Frozen aliquots are stable for at least 6 months when stored at -20°C.
|Produced from sera of rabbits pre-immunized with highly pure (>98%) recombinant Endostatin. Anti-Human Endostatin specific antibody was purified by affinity chromatography employing immobilized Endostatin matrix.
|Recombinant Human Endostatin
|COL18A1; KS; KNO; KNO1
|Endostatin, an endogenous non-glycosylated inhibitor of endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis, is an approximately 181 amino acid (aa), 20 kDa proteolytic fragment of the C-terminal non collagenous domain of type XVIII collagen. It is produced and/or trimmed by metalloproteinases such as MMP2 and MMP9, and cathepsins S, B and L. The Nterminal ~27 aa of Endostatin appear to contain the majority of its activity. This region contains three zinc binding sites that are thought to be critical for its anti-endothelial and ant-itumor effects, as well as multiple cleavage sites that, when used, can modify its activity. Human Endostatin shares 84-87% aa sequence identity with mouse, rat, bovine and equine Endostatin. Endostatin inhibits endothelial cell growth by inducing cell cycle arrest in G1 phase and initiating apoptosis. It is also thought to downregulate angiogenesis by blocking VEGF-induced endothelial cell migration. It alters the effect of FGF basic on adhesion and cell motility. Endostatin can interact with Transglutaminase 2, heparin, and integrins α5β1 and αv β3, all of which may be secreted by, or expressed on, endothelial cells, and can influence adhesion or migration.
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Texas Secede Tshirt
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Tee-shirt storage is important to keep your TheGraphicRabbit tee shirts looking their sharpest. T-shirts can be put on a coat hanger to keep the tee shirts wrinkle-free and hung on a clothes rack or bar in the closet. The tee shirts can likewise be folded properly and placed into a drawer or kept on a closet shelf.
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Types of Graphic Applications
There are several kinds of t shirt graphic applications consisting of silkscreen printing, dye sublimation, heat press printing, direct to garment printing, and other similar treatments. Silkscreen printing is one of the most typical and popular methods for applying graphics to TheGraphicRabbit tee shirts.
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Answer: The TheGraphicRabbit t-shirt’s are generally sized well.
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Answer: These tee shirts are usually cotton or cotton and poly blends. Refer to the Texas Secede Tshirt item description.
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Answer: Yes, TheGraphicRabbit tees are good quality. For their graphic tees, they print their designs on high-quality blank t-shirts.
Question: How should I wash a TheGraphicRabbit t-shirt?
Answer: Place your TheGraphicRabbit tee in the washing machine or as directed by the shirt’s tag. Cool or cold water is generally recommended. Wash with like colors and dry. Beware using hot water while washing or high heat while drying since the greater temperature level can cause the material to shrink.
Question: If my Texas Secede Tshirt tee is too large, can I shrink it?
Answer: You can try shrinking your tee-shirt by washing it in hot water and drying it on high heat. This helps the t-shirt material shrink.
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Answer: Not normally. T-shirt fabric can shrink when heat is applied to the material, however the fabric can not be enlarged or stretched effectively.
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Answer: Place like colors together while washing t-shirts. This includes darks with darks or mediums and lights with other lights or white colored clothes.
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Answer: Non-chlorine bleach can be used to lighten or revitalize the colors of your Texas Secede Tshirt tee. Use as directed and research how to bleach a tee shirt if you require directions.
Question: How long lasting is the t-shirt material?
Answer: You can potentially expect the t-shirt to last for a very long time if taken care of adequately.
Question: Are the shirt’s seams and hems double sewn?
Answer: Check the tee shirt product description. Many shirt hems and seams are double or triple sewn and can have zigzag stitching too for added resilience.
Question: What kind of shirt fit is the Texas Secede Tshirt by TheGraphicRabbit?
Answer: Check the t-shirt’s product description. Texas Secede Tshirt might make various tee shirt fits of the Texas Secede Tshirt tee.
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Designed by 2By2 Gaming, this online slot game has made the gamblers mad in pure ecstasy and sheer excitement. With around five reels, the game has a good number of thirty pay lines. As the name sounds, this slot is based on the cosmos, the invasions from the outer space and the strange UFOs which will help you in winning some big prizes.
In addition. the graphics of the game is cartoon-styled, making the game more interesting and fun to play. In the game’s symbols, the alien wild is the highest paying symbol where you can win a 1500x multiplier just by landing two of these symbols on a single line.
In this slot, you will have three different bonus rounds- the wild invaders where the reels will become stacked. The second round is the alien picking bonus symbol where you will be taken to a completely new screen. There, you will have to choose from five different aliens and win different prizes.
And lastly, there is a cosmic free spin feature where obviously you will get the free spins. Here, you can also have the third reel stacked with the wild.
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October 14, 2022
What Are Your Legal Options After Being Sexually Assaulted?
Georgia state law affords victims of sexual assault the legal right to hold attackers responsible for their actions. It is important to note that civil action is not reliant upon criminal charges, meaning that you can pursue a sexual assault civil claim even if your attacker has not been arrested or charged with a crime.
At Bey & Associates, we understand the sensitive nature of cases like these. We ensure that every client we work with understands their legal options after being sexually assaulted. You can schedule a free, confidential consultation with one of our attorneys to discuss what your rights are after a sexual assault, and we have also compiled the following information that may address some of your preliminary concerns or questions.
Georgia’s Civil Statute of Limitations for Victims of Sexual Assault
A statute of limitations is the amount of time legally afforded to take civil action. Your lawsuit does not have to be completed within this time period; you need only file within the limit. In Georgia, the statute of limitations for civil sexual assault cases is two years from the date of the attack, assault, or incident.
In certain situations, it is possible for the statute of limitations to be legally suspended, a process known as tolling. Your attorney from Bey & Associates will let you know if there are any exceptions that apply to your situation and if it is possible to toll the statute of limitations, giving you more time to build and file your case.
Statute of Limitations for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
In Georgia, the statute of limitations is different for survivors of sexual abuse that occurred in childhood. For any sexual abuse, molestation, or other acts that occurred prior to a victim’s 18th birthday, there is a statute of limitations of five years from the age of majority. Age of majority refers to the age at which a person becomes a legal adult, which in Georgia is at the age of 18.
You have the right to take action for childhood sexual abuse even if you never told anyone about what you suffered at the time. The personal injury lawyers at Bey & Associates understand that many victims of childhood abuse endure intense psychological trauma that makes it difficult to tell a parent, teacher, or another adult about what is going on. We do not allow attackers to exploit this or bully our clients into silence once more.
If you are ready to take a step toward securing a sense of justice, contact Bey & Associates to meet with an attorney in a no-cost, confidential setting.
Filing a Civil Lawsuit After Being Sexually Assaulted
You have the legal right to file a civil lawsuit against your attacker. A civil case is different than a criminal matter, which requires evidence beyond a reasonable doubt to secure a conviction. When you file a personal injury lawsuit for a sexual assault, you need only provide a preponderance of the evidence that your claim is true. In other words, you only have to demonstrate that your case is more likely true than not.
For many victims, a civil case is their best bet to secure a sense of justice for what happened to them. A sexual assault is a highly traumatic event, and many victims are quite understandably not in a psychological or physical state to preserve evidence. Undergoing a forensic exam (also known as a rape kit) often subjects victims to additional trauma.
This should not be a barrier to your right to file a lawsuit. At Bey & Associates, our attorneys regularly provide unrivaled legal guidance to victims of sexual assault in the Atlanta area. When you work with our law firm, you can expect that we will:
- Explain your rights under Georgia state law, and ensure that you understand all of your options.
- Provide legal advice and guidance should you decide to move forward with a civil lawsuit.
- Investigate your sexual assault claim and build the strongest possible case.
- Determine if there are any other liable parties, including schools, workplaces, or hospitals.
- Evaluate your losses and damages to determine how much compensation you are owed.
- Negotiate to secure maximum compensation on your behalf.
- Prepare for court should negotiations break down, sending your case to court.
You didn’t deserve what happened to you. Bey & Associates wants you to feel empowered to take action.
Compensation You Are Entitled to in a Sexual Assault Case
Civil lawsuits typically afford victims the right to recover compensation for two types of damages—economic and non-economic damages. Compensation is intended to address your financial and non-financial losses, including those that have affected you both physically and emotionally.
Although no two cases are alike, many sexual assault civil actions seek compensation for the following types of damages:
- Mental anguish or psychological damage (such as post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Medical expenses
- Therapy bills
- Pain and suffering
- Lost wages
In some cases, punitive damages might also be warranted. Punitive damages are not awarded to compensate a victim for any specific loss but rather as a means to punish the at-fault party for their behavior. Judges often award punitive damages in an attempt to deter the same behavior in the future.
Termination of Parental Rights
If a sexual assault or rape results in the victim becoming pregnant, Georgia state law allows for the termination of parental rights. Once parental rights are terminated, your attacker would have no legal rights to custody or visitation of your child.
Protecting Your Legal Options After Being Sexually Assaulted
Bey & Associates is committed to protecting the rights of Atlanta residents who have been sexually assaulted. We recognize that we are often meeting with people who are going through some of the worst times of their lives, and we strive to provide legal guidance that is sensitive, kind, and understanding of this.
Your free consultation will be in a confidential setting with an experienced personal injury attorney. Contact our law office by calling or filling out our convenient online form today.

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Title: Guilty Pleasures
Release Date: 26th March 2019
Label: The Sign Records
Long ago, in the year 2014, I wrote “This masked Rock and Roll outfit was formed in 2002 by John Steen (The King), Ulrik Bostedt (Speedo) and Tony Samuelsson (The Vicar). These guys spent a year in Colorado during a High School exchange year and celebrated their first achievement as a band resulting in the band’s first EP ‘Marvellous’. The guys tasted blood and released two EPs in the following years”. Four records and an LP, going by the name of ‘The Hills have Eyes’, later I am honoured to review their new output, ‘Guilty Pleasures’.
MÄRVEL did not forget a bit of their craft, still producing pure Rock’n’Roll magic. ‘Guilty Pleasures’ is a cover album and to my deepest regret I don’t know most of the songs they interpretations but that doesn’t restrict the fun I had listening to the stuff they ennobled with one hundred percent compassion for the source material. Songs like ‘Sultans of Swing’, ‘Burning Love’ and ‘Ten o’clock Postman’ really stay with you for quite a while because of the groove MÄRVEL infuse into those classics. My favourite as a big fan of MONSTER MAGNET just has to be ‘Powertrip’; of course the original cannot be upgraded but I like the MÄRVEL perspective on this all-time favourite of mine.
Conclusion: If every cover ever done would be of this class I sure would buy more cover outputs, check it out and support MÄRVEL.
Rating: 9 / 10


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The dining room has an attractive ground floor space with plenty of dark wood panelling and a cosy bar. The wine list, as one might hope when the owner is a sommelier, had some good growers, and the pricing was not fierce. The excellent Brumaire dessert wine at £26 for a 50cl bottle (retail £10.85) was a nice example of this. Starters were £6 - £12, main courses £14 - £20, desserts £7 - £10.
We were seated in the basement, with four tables next to the wine cellar. My starter of pumpkin soup with bacon and croutons was surprisingly watery, with rather soggy croutons (12/20). Much better was a salad of warm scallops, sweet and correctly cooked, with tender charlotte potatoes and a truffle vinaigrette (14/20). Egg cocotte was served with pan-fried forest mushrooms and parsley emulsion, a mix that I am not sure really worked (13/20) but easily the best starter was breaded frogs legs, cooked beautifully, with a fairly intense watercress puree and scrambled eggs (15/20). Bread was pleasant, either white, brown or cereal slices (14/20).
My main course of pave of rump steak had plenty of flavour, served with a good gratin of Jerusalem artichokes (15/20). Pan-fried John Dory was cooked too long, with a breadcrumb crust and pleasant bak choi with nice “vin jaune” clams (13/20). Roasted mallard was wild duck, cooked well with lightly spiced caramel, glazed turnips and a confit of lemon (15/20). A meringue with passion fruit sorbet was an odd affair, with lovely sorbet yet terrible, chewy meringue (perhaps 12/20 overall). Coffee was fine.
Service was rather eccentric; one waitress spoke not a word of English, our main waitress just a little. It was all friendly enough, though when we asked about whether the waitress would recommend the pigeon or the duck the response “the duck since the little bird, it should be alive” was not quite the response I was expecting.Book

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A methodology for assessing human mitral leaflet curvature using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography.
OBJECTIVES: Using 3-dimensional echocardiography in conjunction with novel geometric modeling and rendering techniques, we have developed a high-resolution, quantitative, 3-dimensional methodology for imaging the human mitral valve. Leaflet and annular geometry are important determinants of mitral valve stress. Repair techniques that optimize valvular geometry will reduce stress and potentially increase repair durability. The development of such procedures will require image-processing methodologies that provide a quantitative description of 3-dimensional valvular geometry.
METHODS: Ten healthy adult subjects underwent mitral valve imaging with real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography. By using specially designed image analysis software, multiple valvular geometric parameters, including 2- and 3-dimensional leaflet curvature, leaflet surface area, annular height, intercommissural width, septolateral annular diameter, and annular area were determined for each subject. Image-rendering techniques that allow for the clear and concise presentation of this detailed information are also presented.
RESULTS: Although 3-dimensional annular and leaflet geometry were found to be highly conserved between healthy human subjects in general, substantial intrasubject and intersubject regional geometric heterogeneity was observed in the midposterior leaflet, the region most commonly involved in leaflet flail in subjects with myxomatous disease.
CONCLUSIONS: The image-processing and graphic-rendering techniques that we have developed can be used to provide a complete description of 3-dimensional mitral valve geometry in human subjects. Widespread application of these techniques to healthy subjects and patients with mitral valve disease will provide insight into the geometric basis of both valvular pathology and repair durability.
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Ryan, L. P., Jackson, B. M., Eperjesi, T. J., Plappert, T. J., St John-Sutton, M., Gorman, R. C., & Gorman, J. H., 3rd (2008). A methodology for assessing human mitral leaflet curvature using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 136(3), 726–734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.073
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I was a kid in the 1960s, when protests were a popular communications tool. Whether you agreed with the protesters message or not, you agreed they had the right to express themselves in a fashion that is at once peaceful and disobedient.
It's tough to balance these two states of being. The Democratic Convention of 1968 demonstrates this. Peaceful intent gives way to conflict. We watched it on tv, read about it in the newspapers, talked about it around kitchen tables with the neighbors.
When my parents sat with the other adults in the neighborhood, lamenting the loss of their generations' social construct, they would eat and drink. There was soda and beer, potato chips and dip, sandwiches and snacks. No matter how much they agreed or argued, they ate.
The Protester Diet
Well, it's déjà vu for me, watching the latest, greatest protest hits on television. While I empathize with some causes, and others not, I find myself wondering what they eat.
Of course, energy bars and bottled water come to mind. Tuna packets are also popular, as are foil wrapped bean burritos, dried meats and trail mix. Stick a few on-the-go foods in your riot-gear ready backpack and you're ready for battle.
While perusing the numerous sites that enumerate the items needed to protect yourself against local authorities and the weaponry they carry, I came across this article from The Guardian regarding the intended Women's March on Washington in January of 2017.
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Food: every participant is allowed to have one 12in by 12in by 6in plastic container or gallon bag for meals. The FAQ also mentions food trucks, and DC of course has plenty of restaurants.
This is a clear and practical approach to feeding oneself while protesting the election of a capitalist to the White House. You can take a break from the hate and dine at Mirabelle.
Long term protesting requires a food supply. Food Not Bombs recognizes that need and has created a sort of inverse catering industry.
From the website:
We also provide food and logistical support to often marginalized people and social movements by feeding striking workers and their families, people participating at protests, and organizing community projects.
They collect food from food sellers and disperse it, food that would have been thrown away. It's still good; it just can't be sold. They collect the food and use it to feed people. So if you need some way to feed a large group of social warriors, Food Not Bombs are your kind of people.
Protesting is a growing industry. Sales for items like scarves, baggies, backpacks and fume masks must certainly be on the rise. It is a distinctive look this particular brand of soldier is going for, and I'm certain the fashion industry is watching.
I try to imagine what sort of foods will come from all of this. The Depression brought us a multitude of vegetable dishes that continue to occupy menu space. Will we see Food Not Bombs–branded energy bars in the convenience stores where we fill our cars with petrol?
Branded water bottles seem a natural outgrowth of this wave of civil disobedience. Water distributors could offer custom labels: A message on a bottle.


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Franciscan prayer, lived to its full, is to set the human heart on fire. It is to transform one’s body into a body of love and one’s actions into actions of love. In this transformation is the fire that can set the earth ablaze––the fire of light, peace, justice, unity and dignity. It is to see the wounds of suffering humanity and bind them with mercy and compassion. It is to see and feel for all creation––to love by way of self-gift. It is to live in the mystery of Christ, the mystery of God enfleshed.
—from the book Franciscan Prayer

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It was the storm long feared in a city situated on the vulnerable Gulf Coast, with many areas built below sea level. Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with enormous force.
The city had faced deadly storms previously, including Hurricane Betsy in 1965, which caused extensive flooding and killed dozens of residents. But sinking land and coastal erosion, which lessened the protection provided by the city's levees, made New Orleans more vulnerable in 2005. "There's no doubt about it," said one levee manager, quoted in the New Orleans Times-Picayune in 2002. "The biggest factor in hurricane risk is land loss." That story predicted: "It's only a matter of time before South Louisiana takes a direct hit from a major hurricane." Three years later, though the direct hit was to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the time had come.
As Katrina surged toward New Orleans, local and federal officials commented on preparedness for the storm. "This is a threat that we've never faced before," said Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans, who declared a state of emergency, Sunday, August 28, and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city. "If we galvanize and gather around each other, I'm sure we will get through this." Added President George W. Bush: "We'll do everything in our power to help the people and communities affected by this storm."
The category four storm that hit the city on August 29 breached the 17th Street Canal levee, causing floodwater to course through many New Orleans neighborhoods. The failure of other levees would leave about 80 percent of the city submerged. Despite the evacuation order, hundreds of thousand of people remained in the metropolitan area. Thousands of them took shelter in the New Orleans Superdome but were stranded there for days without adequate food or hygiene. Meanwhile, reports emerged of crime and looting as well as residents awaiting rescue from their flooded homes, leading to complaints about the response of emergency management officials to the disaster.
Race and Poverty
The hurricane destroyed some grand houses in New Orleans and devastated some of the poorer and predominantly minority areas of the city, such as the Lower Ninth Ward. In a city with a majority black population, most of the televised faces of the hurricane victims were black. Commentators, including Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, contended that race played a role in a slow federal response to the disaster. Others pointed to poverty as an overriding factor in residents' inability to escape the storm damage. "Poor people, disproportionately African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans ... have little capacity to get away from bad things," said Rep. Melvin L. Watt of North Carolina, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
By the first anniversary of the storm, some things had returned to a semblance of normalcy. New Orleans continued its tradition of a Mardi Gras celebration the year after Katrina. Businesses reopened, particularly in areas popular with tourists. And music was again heard in a city famed for jazz. But the effect of the losses in New Orleans were overwhelming. The hurricane caused the deaths of more than 1,400 Louisiana residents, most from New Orleans. It flooded 140 square miles of the city and damaged or destroyed 160,000 homes in the area. A year later portions of the city remained blighted and about 240,000 New Orleans residents were still displaced.


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Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)
10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (27.4 x 20 cm)
Gift of Charles Bregler, 1941 (41.142.2)
This view, perhaps one of the earliest photographs by Thomas Eakins, shows William H. Macdowell, the Philadelphia engraver (later Eakins' father-in-law), the artist's sister, and two boys on a casual outing to Clinch Mountain, Virginia. The sitters rest on a rough-hewn bench in the shadow of a quarried rock wall that serves like a neutral studio backdrop or curtain for the summer tourists.

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Texas Tech Basketball Programs Making Major Moves
The Texas Tech Basketball programs have gotten a big boost this week with the announcement of the Dustin R. Womble Basketball Practice Facility. Kirby Hocutt announced a $10 Million gift that made the facility possible.
“We are so thankful to the Womble family for their unwavering commitment to our basketball programs,” Hocutt said. “We believe this gift will create the momentum needed to raise the additional funds necessary to break ground on what will be a truly remarkable facility. We can’t thank Dusty and Leisha Womble enough, and we look forward to having their name on this incredible facility in the years to come.”
The Dustin R. Womble Basketball Practice Facility will feature two practice courts, a strength and conditioning weight room, men’s and women’s basketball coaches’ offices as well as sports medicine and nutrition areas.
“My collegiate years at Texas Tech prepared me for a successful business career. This gift is my opportunity to say ‘thank you’ and to give back to the university that has provided so much for me and for my family,” Womble said. “Prior to today, many great Red Raiders have laid the building blocks for athletics success. Now is our time to step up and further that vision Kirby has articulated in our Campaign for Fearless Champions."
The Dustin R. Womble Basketball Practice Facility will host the day-to-day operations of both the men's and women's programs and will provide both teams with 24-hour access throughout the year for student-athletes to practice and train.
“I speak for everyone in our program in thanking Dusty Womble and his family for this generous gift to Texas Tech University and to Red Raider Basketball,” Tech men’s basketball coach Chris Beard said. “This facility is a difference maker in our program and for the future of Texas Tech Basketball. It will be a tremendous asset for our current and future players. The facility will be a huge asset in both recruiting and in player development. I also want to thank all our past players and our coaches for their investment in our program. We all appreciate Dusty Womble and his vision for the future of Texas Tech Basketball.”
This facility isn't just for the current students who will enjoy the benefits when it's completed the recruiting bump this should provide is enormous. Just like the indoor facility for the Red Raider Football team and the Track and Field program has provided some instant gratification, especially for the Track and Field units, the Dustin R. Womble Practice Facility will provide Texas Tech an opportunity to have something elite to offer its recruits.

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Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator representing Benue North-East, Senator Barnabas Gemade and onetimemilitary administrator of Katsina State, Chief Joseph Akaagerger are at each other’s jugular over the outcome of the just-concluded primaries of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the state.Akaagerger, who represented the zone between 2007 and 2011 in the Senate, hails from Konshisha Local Government Area of the state together with Gemade, who recently defected from the PDP to the SDP to retain his seat after he accused Governor Samuel Ortom and other chieftains of the party of short-changing him in the 60:40 sharing formula.But the two brothers, jostling for the same seat, were at daggers drawn since the party’s primaries which would have produced a flag bearer for the Senate position were held last Saturday in the area.While Akaagerger accused Gemade of allegedly sponsoring snatching of electoral materials, he had also called for the cancellation of both the national and state assembly primary election in parts of the constituency over reported irregularities.But Gemade in a swift response described his younger brother’s utterances as “a pedestrian way of lying.”The former military administrator, at a news briefing in Makurdi yesterday alleged that the entire exercise was shrouded in malpractice as snatching of electoral materials by hired thugs, violence, vote-buying, among others, were the order of the day.He also alleged that all returning officers posted to the seven local government areas in Benue North-East district including Katsina Ala, Kwande, Konshisha, vandeikya, Ukum, Logo and Ushongo, consisting of 84 wards after collection of election materials all left to Gemade’s house in Gboko and handed over the result sheets to him.“Election results are possibly coming out from that house. In Benue North-West, in some local governments, where elections never held, results were recorded in favour of candidates loyal to Gemade.“Consequently, we pray for immediate cancellation of the purported primary conducted on September 29, 2018 because they are a charade and a sham.”But speaking with journalists in his Makurdi yesterday, Gemade said the allegations were nothing but falsehood and should not be taken seriously.“That is very far from the truth and it’s a pedestrian way of lying. That statement is a big lie and it’s nothing but lies. I do not understand why Akaagerger continues to be a loud trouble maker.“The SDP primaries were successfully done in five local government areas without any hitch whatsoever and in two local governments, it did not take place out of his (Akaagerger’s) action. In Konshisha Local Government, where election did not take place at all, he was there personally with four of his boys all slinging gowns and they held the electoral officer that went there hostage with the electoral materials till today and prevented him from distributing the materials to the wards where election was to hold.”Gemade described Akaagerger as a desperate politician who does not want to accept defeat in all elections he had contested against him (Gemade).


WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTHI) - One Southern Indiana man is behind bars.
The Washington Police Department arrested David Redmond.
Redmond faces several charges, including armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery resulting in bodily injury.
Those charges stem from an incident that happened outside of Griffith Elementary School on January 3rd.
Authorities are still looking for a second suspect.
That person is LaKing Clay.
Clay will also face charges for conspiracy to commit armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery resulting in bodily injury.
Authorities say anyone with information should contact the Washington Police Department at 812-254-4410.
- Washington, Ind. man booked for armed robbery charges that happened near an elementary school
- Two juveniles charged with arson after Washington, Ind. house fire
- Two men charged for downtown armed robbery
- 'Star Books Cafe' opens at Terre Haute elementary school
- Vincennes man arrested in connection to armed robbery at restaurant
- Police search for man wanted in Family Dollar armed robbery
- Police search for armed robbery suspects
- Suspect arrested in connection with two residential armed robberies; could face charges for gas station armed robbery
- Gary, Ind. man accused of stealing truck and donation box from Sullivan auto dealership
- Terre Haute man sentenced to 30 years for attempted murder and armed robbery charges


SAGAING Region will extend sunflower cultivation projects in the 2022-2023 Financial Year to secure local consumption of edible oil and reduce the imports of the oil.
Sunflower cultivation is cost-effective. Growers can adopt the intercropping system as well, so they can add more acres.
There was a total of 2.1 million acres of paddy with 1.8 million acres of monsoon paddy and 300,000 acres of summer paddy in the Sagaing Region in the 2021-2022 Financial Year. Additionally, the edible oil crops including peanut, sesame and sunflower covered 1.46 million acres in Sagaing Region.
During the current 2022- 2023FY, the sunflower acreage will increase up to 390,000 acres of edible oil crops in the Sagaing Region.
That project will cover 11 districts including Naga Self-Administered Zone, mostly Yinmabin District with 100,000 acres, Sagaing District with 79,000 acres and Shwebo District with 74,000 acres.
Yezin hybrid-1 and Sin Shewkyar-2 sunflower varieties will be cultivated due to their high yield. The seed production fields will be implemented on 2,000 acres in Sagaing, Myinmu and Myaung townships under the Union government plan. Another 2,000 acres will be placed under sunflower plants in Monywa, Shwebo and Yinmabin districts under the regional government plan. The seeds produced from those fields will be directly distributed to the growers.
The Sagaing Region Agriculture Department is endeavouring to provide necessary agricultural inputs, have adequate irrigation water, carry out ploughing operations in time, and meet a target of 390,000 acres of sunflower in the region in cooperation with the related departments. — Myo Win Tun (Monywa)/GNLM


In 1977, the US military issued a request for the design of a military vehicle capable of transporting men and equipment around the globe. The Italian firm responded with the Cheetah concept car. Lamborghini ended up losing the contract but chose to use this base to make a civilian version. With its all-wheel drive, its extraordinary look, its 5.2-liter V12 engine powered by its 6 dual-body carburetors, the LM002 is unlike anything else on the market. It would quickly hit the limelight, starting with Sylvester Stallone, who loved cruising at the wheel of this 2.7-ton machine on Hollywood Boulevard.
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It's easy to make tea. But what if you don't have vessels, a stove or ingredients? Dr Arka Subhra Ghosh, 35, is aiming to solve this conundrum, not about tea, but about genetic defects.
Ghosh loves questions, science and comic books, though maybe not in that order. And he believes that if one has "cool tools" like Batman or Iron Man, all answers are just round the corner. "Science fiction of today is science of tomorrow. Even stuff like Captain Kirk's 'Beam me up, Scotty,' in the hit sci-fi series Star Trek, will happen soon,'' he says with conviction.
Inspired by the anything-is-possible spirit, popularised by Aamir Khan's character Rancho in the film 3 Idiots, Ghosh left his job at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore and moved lock, stock and barrel to Bangalore looking for "answers". A PhD in Gene Therapy from the University of Missouri-Columbia, US, Ghosh is setting up an ambitious lab called Genes Repair, Regeneration in Opthalmic Workstation (GROW), to research genetic defects. Said to be the first such lab in India, it will be set up at the premier Narayana Nethralaya eye hospital, with an initial investment of Rs 3.5 crore. Ghosh would begin with research on eye-related genetic defects like dry eyes, coning of the retina (keratoconus) and eye cancer (retinoblastoma). "The aim is to develop gene and cell therapy as a platform for not only ocular diseases, but other genetic diseases and cancers as well,'' Ghosh says.
According to him, gene therapy technology is simple: "We use a benign virus or a nano particle like a courier. We take out the virus's own genes and fill in the shell with the material we want to send to the defective gene. When this courier reaches its destination, it will provoke the gene to generate the required proteins and correct the genetic problem.''
Narayana Nethralaya vice-chairperson Dr Rohit Shetty, the brain behind GROW, tells India Today, "We hope to raise philanthropic grants and take forward gene therapy, which I feel, will find solutions for genetic defects faster than stem cells. There is not much awareness of gene therapy in India and we need to change that.''
When Ghosh and his fellow-geneticist wife Anuprita went to study to the US in 2002, they were firm that they would bring back the Western scientific culture and apply it to India. He is now putting together a diverse team of doctors, scientists, chemists, engineers and stem cell researchers to make the lab a direct link between doctors, who deal with actual problems and scientists, who find solutions. "Once our laboratories are set up, we will be able to collaborate and compete with other laboratories worldwide in the field of molecular medicine,'' he explains.
His son Advin, 7, is not told that rainbows are God's way of sprinkling love on the world. "I explained to him the refraction of light that causes rainbows,'' Ghosh admits.
Ghosh's father, Prajit, a retired nuclear scientist, gave his son the love for science. "I didn't top my classes in school. I am just an average guy." Just like every superhero often claims.
Cracking the Gene Code
Geneticist Arka Ghosh looks up to superheroes for inspiration in his bid to cure genetic defects.
Dr Arka Subhra Ghosh
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20 years into the US war in Afghanistan, the troops are going to leave, and the CIA is going to stay. The question right now is how that’s going to happen, and where exactly the agency is going to be basing its operations from.
There is no question that the CIA will be spying, and carrying out strikes in Afghanistan, but after decades mostly doing things out of US bases in Afghanistan, they’re going to need to find a new base, and there is no obvious choice.
Officials are describing "last-minute" efforts to find bases to operate from, which probably shouldn’t be so last-minute since the pullout has been a deal in place since at least early 2020, and could be seen coming well before that.
Pakistan is seeing consideration, as the CIA used to have a base there for their drone war. The US and Pakistan aren’t on such good terms now, however, and Pakistan reportedly wants to be able to sign off on who the CIA is attacking from their territory.
There is also a report that the CIA could try to find a host in a former Soviet republic north of Afghanistan. The upside is that those nations would be less inclined to try to manage CIA assassinations, but diplomats say they expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to oppose the idea.
CIA Director William Burns says that whatever happens, the end of US troops in Afghanistan will diminish the CIA’s ability to act there. The US clearly isn’t going to give up, wanting to maintain its ability to conduct strikes around the world, but it’s going to be complicated.


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After the dramatic crypto crash of stablecoin, Terra, in this highly volatile cryptocurrency market, it is time for Bitcoin to create tension among crypto investors.
Bitcoin (BTC) is the topmost cryptocurrency in the entire market with high volatility.
But this behavioural pattern cannot stop BTC from attracting millions of crypto investors to drive profits in the crypto wallets.
Bitcoin is facing a drastic crypto crash and has reached the US$20k level since its high-time record hit of US$68k in November 2021.
This has created a storm in the long-term crypto investors but buys the dips investors are highly interested and reaping the benefits of the decline.
Crypto investors are aware of the global cryptocurrency market cap has fallen down the US$1 trillion mark. The aggregate value of all tokens summed up to US$896.97 billion on June 17, 2022.
The current BTC price is US$20,859.20 with a market cap of US$397.28 billion and a volume of US$32.60 billion.
It is unbelievable for crypto investors to experience this drastic crypto crash from US$68k to US$20k.
This is the first time since December 2018 that the Bitcoin reading of the indicator has dropped down the 30 thresholds.


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Jamie Lee Curtis reveals she has gotten more screen time in movies like 'Knives Out' because she never goes back to her trailer: 'It's my secret sauce'
Jamie Lee Curtis told Insider that "Knives Out" director Rian Johnson "ended up using me in shots he wasn't going to use me in because I was on set."news.yahoo.com
Janelle Monáe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'
As much as Janelle Monáe has been a natural, full-body entertainer and a red-carpet head-turner, it has sometimes seemed since her two 2016 big-screen debuts in “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight” that Hollywood hasn’t known quite how to fully harness the wide-ranging talents of such a self-propelled, mold-breaking Black female artist.
New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'
This week’s new entertainment releases include Mariah Carey in concert on CBS singing Christmas songs, a free stream of the beloved 1965 animated special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and megahit "Top Gun: Maverick” lands on Paramount+ on Thursday.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
This week’s new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendale’s male strip clubs.
Rian Johnson unpeels 'Glass Onion,' his 'Knives Out' sequel
Three years after premiering “Knives Out” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson has returned to the scene of the crime to debut his whodunit’s much-anticipated sequel, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”washingtonpost.com
Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'
Steven Spielberg premiered his much-anticipated “The Fabelmans” to thunderous applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, debuting his most autobiographical film and one the 75-year-old filmmaker said he’s been building toward his whole life.
Over 200 million Americans fully vaccinated, urged to get boosters as COVID cases rise
The latest wave of COVID-19 infections is leading to more hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S., and there are rising concerns about the emerging Omicron variant. CBS news correspondents Nikki Battiste and Debora Patta report from New York City and South Africa. Then, University of Virginia critical care and infectious disease physician and medical ICU director Dr. Taison Bell joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest coronavirus news.news.yahoo.com
Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about
FILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)It’s one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didn’t like the film that made him a legend. Please.”Born in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.
‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year
This image released by Netflix shows, from second left, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Delroy Lindo in a scene from "Da 5 Bloods," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar’s jazz themed “Soul” and two of Chadwick Boseman’s final films: the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods,” both of which are Netflix films. AFI also selected Warner Bros.’ Black Panther Party film “Judas and the Black Messiah” which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1. The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” the Disney+ phenomenon “The Mandalorian” and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.”The selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for “Hamilton.”In lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.
New writer/director duo tapped to develop 'Star Wars' film or TV project
are developing a "Star Wars" project for Lucasfilm, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dillard directed the 2016 horror film "Sleight," and followed that up in 2019 with "Sweetheart." He recently directed an episode of the upcoming Amazon series "Utopia," and is in pre-production on the Korean war film "Devotion." Related: Baby Yoda 'Star Wars' toys launch unstoppable campaign of cutenessOwens served as a writer and story editor on Marvel Television's "The Defenders," "Luke Cage," and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." THR does say specifically that although Owens has a connection to Marvel, this project is unrelated to Marvel Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige's "Star Wars" film, as well as "The Last Jedi" writer/director Rian Johnson's promised trilogy.space.com
Apple won't let bad guys use iPhones in movies, 'Knives Out' director Rian Johnson says
Rian Johnson, the writer and director of "Knives Out," revealed that Apple will permit film productions to use its products onscreen, but with one very big caveat villains can't have an iPhone on camera. "Not 'cause it's lascivious or something, but because it's gonna screw me on the next mystery movie that I write. "Apple, they let you use iPhones in movies, but, and this is very pivotal, if you're ever watching a mystery movie, bad guys cannot have iPhones on camera," he said. During the scene, Jamie Lee Curtis' character Linda Drysdale can be seen with an iPhone, prompting Johnson to reveal the behind-the-scenes secret. However, the ultimate bad guy in the film, Ransom, played by Chris Evans, does not have an iPhone in the film.cnbc.com
Reviews For The Easily Distracted: Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
Title: Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerDescribe This Move Using One Watchmen Quote:LAURIE BLAKE: Youre not supposed to take someone elses Nostalgia. Reaction to these narrative choices were, to put it charitably, divisive among Star Wars fans, and hosed presumptive director Colin Treverrow's plans for Episode IX so thoroughly that he dropped out. It isn't so much that Rise of Skywalker isn't good. I stood in line for Empire and Return of the Jedi (second to last day of 8th grade for that one). And from what we've seen of Disney's plans for the Star Wars Universe, safe is about all we can count on from now on.houstonpress.com
Critics blast 'The Rise of Skywalker' as disappointing finale to a Star Wars saga
John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" coming to theaters Dec. 20th, 2019. "'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' suffers from a frustrating lack of imagination, but concludes this beloved saga with fan-focused devotion," the site says of the film. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, the owner of Star Wars, in 2012, the company decided it wanted more creative control over the future of the franchise. It announced that the only canon elements to Star Wars were the six feature films and the animated series "Clone Wars." Meanwhile, Atom Tickets said the film is currently selling nearly four times the amount of tickets as "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" and "Solo: A Star Wars Story" combined for the presale period.cnbc.com
Everybody Relax: We've Got The Best Movies Of 2019 Right Here
2019 is almost at an end, meaning we've all had another year to ponder our own insignificance and the utter meaningless of existence. Cinematically, this year saw comic climaxes (Avengers: Endgame, Dark Phoenix) and nightmarish "live action" remakes of beloved animated properties (The Lion King, Dumbo). It therefore makes sense that he'd want to try his hand at something more character-driven, and he's assembled quite the murderer's row for this purpose (pun intended). ), it makes sense given the context of everything leading up to it. It's a movie that lays stark the divide between the wealthy and pretty much everybody else.houstonpress.com
Things To See: Knives Out
Title: Knives OutDescribe This Movie In One Plan 9 From Outer Space Quote:LT. HARPER: One thing's sure: Inspector Clay is dead murdered and somebody's responsible! Enlisting Thrombey's nurse and confidante Marta (Ana de Armas) as his assistant, Blanc questions Thrombey's family. "Critical" Analysis: Knives Out is a throwback to the whodunits of yore, recalling the ensemble films based on the works of Agatha Christie and Rex Stout, with one notable exception: it's not really a mystery. Michael Shannon and Jamie Lee Curtis are excellent as Thrombey's two surviving children, Walt and Linda. Long on caustic banter and genre tropes if short on genuine mystery Knives Out is a lot of fun, and actually wouldn't be a bad choice for a family holiday movie trip.houstonpress.com
What do the critics think? A round-up of reviews for Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out'
That's the premise for Rian Johnson's latest film "Knives Out." The flick, which has been billed as a comedic whodunit, has been warmly received by critics ahead of its Wednesday release. "Knives Out" currently holds a 96% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with many praising the films' use of old murder-mystery tropes, its suspenseful storytelling and its stellar ensemble. Analysts currently project the film to make around $20 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, once it reaches 3,300 theaters on Wednesday. Here's a rundown of what critics have said of "Knives Out" ahead of its opening:cnbc.com
'Game of Thrones' David Benioff and D.B. Weiss reportedly no longer working on 'Star Wars' trilogy
David Benioff and D. B. Weiss attend the "Game Of Thrones" season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019 in New York City. "We love Star Wars," Benioff and Weiss said in a joint statement to Deadline. Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything." It was also recently announced that Marvel's Kevin Feige would also be throwing his hat into the Star Wars ring. "We hope to include them in the journey forward when they are able to step away from their busy schedule to focus on Star Wars."cnbc.com
Rian Johnson Reveals the MVP of His All-Star 'Knives Out' Cast (Exclusive)
"It all came from me being a big Agatha Christie fan ever since I was a little kid," Johnson tells ET's Ash Crossan. You have, like, a weird, eccentric detective; you have a big, fun cast of suspects. While the entire cast was stellar, Johnson saves special praise for the incomparable Curtis. Following Knives Out, Johnson has at least one project in the pipeline: In November 2017, Lucasfilm revealed that Johnson, who helmed The Last Jedi, will create a new trilogy of Star Wars films. RELATED CONTENT:'Knives Out': Daniel Craig Investigates Star-Studded Whodunnit in New Trailer'The Last Jedi' Director Rian Johnson Apologizes for THAT Porg Scene (Exclusive)
'Knives Out': Daniel Craig Investigates Star-Studded Whodunnit in New Trailer
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Calamity comes out with guns blazing–literally. Skip the backstory and never mind adding many new characters, this third book in the series is mainly about action and wrap-up. There are multiple high-octane action scenes with Marvel Movie-style battles and author Sanderson is focused on getting to the end. This book did feel rushed, especially the last explanations and conclusion. True, not all books need a tight bow on them, but the reader had the feeling that the resolution details were skimmed over, perhaps to not break momentum or because the author was in a hurry.
However, that said, Calamity still wraps up a solid young adult series and fills a huge hole in the young adult demographic. It has good banter, no love triangles, and is a great guy (or girl) read. Even though the author seemed anxious to end the book (and it was somewhat abrupt), he couldn’t resist sticking his toe in the door and keeping it ajar so that somewhere in the future another Reckoner book could come to life. Not his best work, but this one is still a page turner and an exciting read; Sanderson’s books are always a pleasure.
Profanity/Language: 16 mild obscenities; 1 derogatory name;1 scatological word; 1 anatomical term.
Violence/Gore: Throughout the book there are references to deaths, etc. in the first two books of the series (non-detailed); extended fight scene humans v. drones with injury with blood, description of blood deliberately spread around, shooting, destruction of property; creep lab scene with descriptions of body parts in jars; threats of harm/death; characters come upon a city that has been completely destroyed, massive deaths assumed; character kills another with superpowers; extended scene in which humans and individuals with superpowers battle using powers and guns–many deaths, blood mentioned, destruction of property, sever injury (descriptions mostly brief); character gathers a sample of blood and flesh; characters report that they had to kill two people, no details; extended multi-page scene in which human and individual with superpowers fight be hitting, shooting, etc. resulting in a graphic death (1 sentence description);multi-chapter fight scene among individuals using guys, explosives, superpowers resulting in serious injury, deaths (~ to Marvel superhero violence); fight with a superhuman being using explosive, powers, etc.
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Bayern Munich chief Hasan Salihamidzic AGAIN denies German giants are interested in signing Cristiano Ronaldo… as options for wantaway Manchester United star to leave Old Trafford narrow after he rejected £250m deal from Saudi club
- Bayern Munich have reiterated they are not interested in Cristiano Ronaldo
- Hasan Salihamidzic says the player was and is not a topic for the club
- Ronaldo not an option to replace Robert Lewandowski in Bayern attack
- Portuguese star turned down lucrative offer from unnamed Saudi Arabian club
However, Bayern Sporting Director Hasan Salihamidzic has moved once again to deny the club want to bring the 37-year-old to the Allianz Arena.
Hasan Salihamidzic says Bayern Munich have no interest in bringing Cristiano Ronaldo in
Cristiano Ronaldo is keen to leave Manchester United but is running out of viable options
‘I have a lot of respect for Cristiano Ronaldo, his successes and his career. But once again: That was and is not a topic for us.’ Salihamidzic told SPORT1.
The latest rejection is a further blow to Ronaldo and his desire to leave Manchester United in the summer transfer window. With Bayern the latest club to pull out the race.
Chelsea and PSG have both also distanced themselves with moves from the striker, while the early interest from Napoli and Atletico Madrid seems to have also waned.
Ronaldo posted a photo of himself in the gym wearing United training shorts on social media
Earlier this week Cristiano turned down a proposal to join an unnamed Saudi Arabian club, that would have made the United number seven the highest paid footballer in the world.
The club had made a £25 million bid to United and were set to offer Ronaldo a staggering £250m in wages over the next two seasons if he agreed to move to the middle east.
However, his desire to still compete for major trophies in a top league during the twilight years of his career means a move to Saudi isn’t an option.
Robert Lewandowski is saying goodbye to Bayern Munich after agreeing a deal with Barcelona
While Ronaldo may not be heading for Bayern, they may still need to recruit in the forward area after finally agreeing to sell Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona.
The Polish hitman has made no secret of his desire to move to the Spanish giants and a £42m fee has been agreed with Barcelona. With Lewandowski set to fly out to the club today to finalise the deal.
The German champions have already forked out £35.1m to bring in Sadio Mane from Liverpool, while also adding Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazraoui to their ranks ahead of the new Bundesliga campaign.

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After missing half of the regular season due to injury and with a playoff game on the horizon this weekend, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis decided to announce his retirement from the NFL after a remarkable seventeen-year career, in which he was voted to the Pro Bowl a dozen times.
And while Sunday’s game, in which the Ravens host the Indianapolis Colts, might be the last one Lewis plays on the field, he’ll be joining a new team soon enough.
The linebacker has agreed in principle to sign a multi-year contract with ESPN. While no official announcement will be made by the network until after the Ravens are eliminated from the playoffs, or Super Bowl XLVII, whichever comes first, he could be working for the Worldwide Leader as early as this year’s NFL Draft.
Ace sports media reporter Richard Deitsch, who first broke the story today, reported that Lewis, accompanied by representatives from a talent agency, had held meetings with networks that hold NFL broadcasting rights during the regular season that just ended last week.
This likely lends creedence to Lewis’ seemingly abrupt decision to call it quits in the NFL this week.
What led Lewis to choose ESPN over the other networks is their willingness to allow a work schedule that would be flexible so that he can watch his son, Ray III, play football for the University of Miami, which the elder Lewis attended for three seasons before foregoing the final year to be drafted in the first round (26th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Ravens.
CBS and Fox, which air weekly NFL pregame shows on Sundays, may have required Lewis to attend meetings on Saturday afternoons while most Hurricane football games are being played, as Deitsch points out.
But Lewis’ landing at ESPN was a foregone conclusion, and here’s why: in addition to the above, ESPN would have dug deeper into their war chest for such a vibrant personality, one that Deitsch says was highly coveted on all five networks’ radars. They could easily outbid NBC and CBS, who could use Lewis in certain aspects for their upstart cable and sports radio networks.
Then there’s the NFL Network. While Lewis would no doubt fit right in with the crew in Culver City, there’s reason to believe that, as long as Roger Goodell is commissioner of the league, which operates the network, Lewis would never be hired at NFLN, due to his involvement in that post-Super Bowl stabbing in 2000. True, he was never proven guilty, but given Goodell’s gung-ho nature on violence, inside the NFL and out, he likely would never agree to oversee a deal to bring Lewis to NFLN’s airwaves.
And so, rather than be reunited with Brian Billick, a Fox NFL analyst who is a regulsr contributor to NFL Network, he will instead team up once again with Trent Dilfer, the quarterback of the Super Bowl XXXV-winning Ravens team.
By the way, Disney selected Dilfer, and not Lewis, to utter their iconic “I’m going to Disney World” phrase in their annual Super Bowl ad.
And Disney currently owns ESPN, just as they did back in 2001.
I suppose Dilfer won’t be taking any words out of Lewis’ mouth this time around.
So with ESPN bringing Lewis on board, possibly for their “Monday Night Countdown” program, the question is, which of the ensemble cast of ten will be affected, if at all? In addition to ESPN talent Chris Berman and Stuart Scott, you have a six-pack of former NFL figures (Dilfer, Tom Jackson, Steve Young, Mike Ditka, Keyshawn Johnson, Cris Carter) plus league insiders Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen. And that’s not counting the “Monday Night Football” boothmates of Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden (if he decides not to resume his coaching career).
We’d have to think that, of the aforementioned ex-NFL athletes and coaches, Carter and Johnson are the most vulnerable, and Carter just recently re-upped with the Worldwide Leader.
Johnson? The last thing he made news for was for starting his new wine label.


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Two days after the discovery last week of the brutally-tortured body of Chris Msando, the chief official responsible for assuring a clean Kenya election, and five days after the revelation of a Kenya Army plot to use “regime-friendly” elite Army units to intervene to deliver the election to the embattled incumbent leaders Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, ambassadors of western nations issued a jarring statement expressing full support of the electoral arrangements in place.
There was no reference to the Msando killing, the well-documented concerns about the electoral body’s impartiality or of the Army plot. Instead, they “commended the IEBC (the electoral body) for its preparations for the elections… and urge all Kenyans to give it the space to fulfil its vital role.”
But what rattled independent observers the most was the statement’s next line: “We welcome the Government of Kenya’s commitment to provide [electoral officials] with additional security.” The government is of course the principal suspect in the killing of Chris Msando, especially as it had not accepted the American and British offer of FBI and Scotland Yard support to investigate his death.
No less troubling had been the Army spokesman confirming that the documents revealing its intervention plans were authentic, albeit being quoted “out of context.” The plans included surrounding and cutting off power, water supplies and electronic communication (used for voting) in Nairobi’s teeming Kibera and Mathare slums, where support for the opposition is high.
All agree that this is the most fraught and decisive election Kenya has ever held. The country is one of Africa’s few democracies which has been under the unbroken hold of the same political, economic and security elite since independence 55 years ago.
But after the 2007 explosion of violence over the rigged election and unattended grievances, this elite has failed to hold the system together. The 2013 election was again rigged to ensure that power was not transferred to a broad popular movement that opposition leader Raila Odinga has helped nurture to restore more equitable development.
The extraordinary democratic and economic transformations Kenyans had achieved have been swamped by the disasters of an utterly corrupt and dysfunctional Kenyatta-Ruto administration.
Social media-led democratisation and deepening economic and ethnic woes amid the youth have further unraveled the little consensus that sustained some level of optimism. Amid an overall healthy seven percent growth rate, but one now falling, the vast majority of Kenyans have experienced progressively sharper levels of deprivation, as well as spiraling business failures, unmatched in our history.
With such setbacks, Kenya's young in particular are leading the birth of a new liberation, one that has been slowly disrupting the sectarian ethos that has long been considered unbreakable. That sectarianism reached its nadir with the now-renowned “tyranny of numbers strategy” in the 2013 election, when Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto joined campaigns, convincing their respective large communities that this would deliver the presidency to their ethnic group.
But ordinary Kenyans belonging to these two “ruling” communities have discovered that they are no better off in this diminished economy than other Kenyans. That has been a powerful source of recognition that ethnic loyalty to one’s leader does not protect against adversity.
In the midst of all this challenge and opportunity, western envoys have seemingly opted for the status quo by refusing to point out very large and visible weaknesses in the polling arrangement. Up to a point, their caution is understandable. They publicly came out in the 2013 election against then-candidate Uhuru Kenyatta because he had been indicted by the International Criminal Court. They were then severely burned once he was elected President and launched a fierce campaign against the West, successfully rallying other African leaders to his side and undermining the International Criminal Court.
Despite its travails, Kenya remains a key regional lynchpin of stability and potential prosperity in East Africa. Its also a key western ally in the war against terrorism, embodied in the region by Somalia’s al-Shabaab. It will continue to play these roles if today’s election is free fair and credible and Raila Odinga wins. He is Kenya’s only political leader with passionate support beyond his own ethnic base, and hence has the strength to take on the cartels that are destroying Kenya. He is at the same time a very pragmatic leader who proved his mettle as Prime Minister in the Grand Coalition Government with President Mwai Kibaki.
It is vital that the many electoral observation teams pay close attention to every aspect of voting and tallying and be prepared to call it as they see it. As the 2007 and 2013 elections showed, it’s not possible to rig without it being abundantly evident to Kenyans that fraud is being perpetrated.
From all indications, Raila Odinga is likely to win such an election as his support has been surging according to the polls, and as of two weeks ago he had turned a 27-point poll deficit at the beginning of the year to either a small deficit or lead. Polls apart, the opposition NASA alliance has substantial following with leaders of most communities now supporting it.
A Raila Odinga win would give expression to the deep yearning for change that the vast majority of Kenyans have repeatedly expressed.
Salim Lone is spokesman and adviser to the Opposition’s presidential candidate Raila Odinga


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When the NAACP's restructuring plan is finally unveiled, it may contain a formula to abolish four key departments that for years have been instrumental in the organization's civil rights crusades.
The changes at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are intended to help reduce a $3.8 million deficit. Last week a union leader said the Baltimore-based national organization will lay off 22 employees and close three regional offices to save $2.5 million this year.
Details of the restructuring plan were to be announced Friday, according to NAACP officials. As of yesterday, no plan had been released. Acting Executive Director Earl T. Shinhoster was in Atlanta over the weekend, officials said, and could not be reached.
Joseph E. Madison, a national board member, said board members agreed that "there would be no sacred cows" when determining where to cut.
"It's going to be painful, no question about it," said Mr. Madison, a talk show host in Washington, D.C. "It means we're going to have to depend more on local chapters. They won't be able to depend on the national."
He said the cuts would be temporary while the organization reins in spending, which he said became excessive in the past two years.
Sources familiar with the plan said the NAACP will close its education, labor, religious affairs and military affairs departments. Work handled by those departments will be shifted to other employees, whose duties will be redefined.
The education, labor and military departments receive complaints from African-Americans who claim discrimination. Employees at the national office investigate complaints and seek remedies to those problems from schools, employers and military branches.
Education and labor department employees also have supported affirmative action programs, such as the University of Maryland's Benjamin Banneker scholarships for African-American students. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down that program last month.
The religious affairs department helps mobilize supporters in black churches, a traditional source of the NAACP's support.
The NAACP, whose offices are in Northwest Baltimore's Seton Business Park, plans to retain its highly visible Washington office and its housing, economic development, legal and corporate affairs departments.
The national office has struggled despite a leadership shake-up in which the Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. was fired as executive director last August and former Chairman William F. Gibson was ousted in February.
Rodney Orange, president of the Baltimore NAACP, said his office receives about 30 discrimination complaints a month. Under the changes, his chapter probably will have to follow up on complaints it sends to the national office, he said.
"I think any time you have a reorganization, particularly of a national, nonprofit organization like the NAACP, it's going to impact upon the local chapters," Mr. Orange said. "The local chapters probably will have to do more investigation."
Mr. Orange said the NAACP has run into problems at a time when complaints of employment discrimination are rising in Baltimore.


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Change Your Mind Shawl was born out of a happy accident because I couldn’t decide on what pattern to create or colors to use. Sometimes momentary indecision can lead to a creative breakthrough. Instead of ripping out my work, I just kept going. It’s rare when I don’t plan out a design beforehand, so it was fun to let the creating happen as I knit. The simple garter stitch makes for a soothing project while the eyelets and color changes add just the right pop of fun.
Change Your Mind Shawl is an elongated triangle shawl that uses 3 colors of fingering weight that fade from dark to light. The fading sections use rows of eyelets to create both a lace pattern and a shift in colors. This shawl is a great way to use 3 special fingering weight yarns from your stash. And if you change your mind about the colors, you can always make another one!
Length down center spine: 30”/76 cm
Wingspan: 64”/163 cm
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-Or similar fingering weight yarns in 3 fading/gradient/coordinating colors of choice, 1 skein of each color, approximately 357 yards/326 meters per skein; total 1071 yards/978 meters of yarn

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Former George Bush Press Secretary Ari Fleischer has left his contributor role at CNN and will be appearing on Fox News.
“Ari is no longer a contributor with CNN,” the Network said.
The funny thing is, FTVLive talked to two people that work at CNN and they didn't even know that Fleischer was affiliated with the network. Although many may have seen Ari walking around the network and thought it was Jeff Zucker.
Fleischer’s sent out a Tweet saying that he would be appearing on Fox News’ “Hannity” and Fox Business’ “Cavuto.”
We expect you will see him pop up on other Fox News shows in the future.