MADS-complexes regulate transcriptome dynamics during pollen maturation
1 Department of Molecular Plant Genetics, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg, 50829 Cologne, Germany
2 Department of Biology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
3 Business Unit Bioscience, Plant Research International, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
4 National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (Langebio), Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV-IPN), 36500 Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Genome Biology 2007, 8:R249 doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r249Published: 22 November 2007
Differentiation processes are responsible for the diversity and functional specialization of the cell types that compose an organism. The outcome of these processes can be studied at molecular, physiologic, and biochemical levels by comparing different cell types, but the complexity and dynamics of the regulatory processes that specify the differentiation are largely unexplored.
Here we identified the pollen-specific MIKC* class of MADS-domain transcription factors as major regulators of transcriptome dynamics during male reproductive cell development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Pollen transcript profiling of mutants deficient in different MIKC* protein complexes revealed that they control a transcriptional switch that directs pollen maturation and that is essential for pollen competitive ability. We resolved the functional redundancy among the MIKC* proteins and uncovered part of the underlying network by identifying the non-MIKC* MADS-box genes AGL18 and AGL29 as downstream regulators of a subset of the MIKC* MADS-controlled genes.
Our results provide a first, unique, and compelling insight into the complexity of a transcription factor network that directs cellular differentiation during pollen maturation, a process that is essential for male reproductive fitness in flowering plants.


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The following is a list of Medicinal Mushrooms combined into two lists. The Main list which is compiled of the more traditionally used Medicinal Mushrooms and the rest which is lesser known Medicinal Mushrooms. A lot of these Mushrooms are also considered Edible Mushrooms and can be found as listed as Edible as well.
Please do not use any of these mushrooms to treat any ailment without consulting your medical doctor.
The Big 13 Medicinal Mushrooms
The Rest of the Medicinal Mushrooms

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Chicken Schnitzel with Cranberry & Blackberry Relish
Our Austrian themed menu wouldn’t be complete without a Schnitzel. Tenderised breast of chicken, crumbed and pan-fried till golden brown and crispy. Served in the traditional way of buttered potatoes with gherkin, dill and sweet red onion and salted cucumber and almond salad. Lingonberries (mountain cranberry) are usually served but a relish of blackberry and cranberries go perfectly. Side of lemon to squeeze over.
This dish has chicken, potatoes, gherkin, egg, milk, flour, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, paprika, olive oil, vegetable oil, cucumber, mustard, sugar, dill, parsley, red onion, cranberry, blackberry, red wine vinegar, almond and clove.

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1000 Holograms on Your Desk
“Either this is madness or it is Hell.”
“It is neither,” calmly replied the voice of the Sphere, “it is Knowledge; it is Three Dimensions: open your eye once again and try to look steadily.”
-Edwin A. Abbott, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Anyone who has read this blog knows that I’m not a fan of prognostications. In a collision of complex systems like what we are all living through right now, predicting the future is especially pointless.
That’s why I’m happy when I don’t need to make a prediction when something long promised in science fiction futures arrives in the present.
That just happened today with holograms.
For anyone who watched Minority Report the first time and wondered when they’d be able to make their own holographic home movies; for those of you that work or play in 3D; and even for anyone that bought the iPhone 12 Pro because it has a LiDAR scanner, today you can get your first personal holographic display, Looking Glass Portrait, for the radical price of $199.
This is meeting a moment when millions of phones can already capture depth maps sufficient to generate a holographic image every time they snap a Portrait mode photo. Compute is so cheap that with clever techniques even lightweight computers like a Raspberry Pi can be coaxed to run holographic media. And 3D modeling and 3D design are becoming so standard that it won’t be long before the “3D” distinction fades away (just as we no longer have to say we work on computers with “color graphical user interfaces”).
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, when 2040 rolls around, I know I’m not going to be spending 12 hours a day in 2D videoconferences. And I won’t be viewing 3D information on flat screens. In all of the chaos of 2020, it’s a welcome diversion to know that the holographic future is arriving, and I’m delighted to be an investor in a company like Looking Glass Factory that’s making it happen.
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Migraine and Psychiatric Comorbidity: From Theory and Hypotheses to Clinical Application
Version of Record online: 25 OCT 2002
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Volume 42, Issue 9, pages 934–944, October 2002
How to Cite
Sheftell, F. D. and Atlas, S. J. (2002), Migraine and Psychiatric Comorbidity: From Theory and Hypotheses to Clinical Application. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 42: 934–944. doi: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02217.x
- Issue online: 25 OCT 2002
- Version of Record online: 25 OCT 2002
- Accepted for publication July 5, 2002.
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French president Francois Hollande said the United Kingdom had to suffer the repercussions of its decision to leave the European Union to maintain the fundamental principles of the institution, according to the Financial Times.
"The U.K. has decided to do a Brexit … Well, then we must go all the way through the the U.K.'s willingness to leave the EU. We have to have this firmness," Hollande said, adding that failure to do so would result in a situation where other EU countries would be tempted to follow suit, the FT reported.
"There must be a threat, there must be a risk, there must be a price," Hollande asserted, according to the report.
The full FT story can be read here.
Hollande's comments followed British prime minister Theresa May saying in a speech during the Conservative party's annual conference earlier this week that the U.K. would leave the EU by 2019. May also said that the U.K. would become a "fully independent, sovereign" country, suggesting that a "hard" Brexit was to be expected.
Hollande's reported comments followed similar sentiments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who according to media reports said on Thursday that the U.K. must accept the EU's four principles of freedom of goods, services, capital and people, if it wanted unrestricted access to the continent's market.


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Tinnitus Cure Diet
Want to know more about “tinnitus cure diet”?
In this article, we’ll be going over exactly that topic.
What Is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is the mindful perception of a noise in your ears or head, not triggered by external noise.
Tinnitus is not a problem, it is a symptom of an underlying problem, such as a nerves problem, hearing loss, or an ear injury.
Frequently related to hearing loss, the fact is greater than half of individuals dealing with tinnitus do not have measurable hearing loss. Because there are numerous causes, tinnitus can be related to a selection of health issue.
The American Tinnitus Association approximates the following:
-50 million Americans experience tinnitus to some extent.
-16 million have symptoms severe enough to need treatment.
-2 million are so seriously crippled, they can not function on a day-to-day basis.
This disorder can take place in one or both ears, range in pitch from a reduced holler to a high squeal, as well as may be constant or erratic.
Tinnitus is a symptom connected with lots of types of hearing loss and can likewise be a signs and symptom of other illness.
What Causes Tinnitus? Tinnitus Cure Diet
Tinnitus can be set off by a selection of various causes, as well as it varies considerably from person to person.
Several of the causes cause irreversible tinnitus that may call for treatment, while others lead to short-lived tinnitus that vanishes on its own.
Common reasons for tinnitus consist of:
* Obstructed ear network with earwax. Earwax protects ear network by capturing dust and also slowing the growth of bacteria.
When excessive earwax accumulates, it comes to be as well hard to wash away naturally, causing hearing loss or irritability of the eardrum, that may lead to tinnitus
* Ear infection.
* Hearing loss associated with aging. For great deals of people, hearing worsens with age, typically beginning past age of sixty. It is hearing loss that causes tinnitus.
* Direct exposure to loud noise. Loud noises, such as those from hefty tools or lengthy exposure to portable music gamers such as MP3 players or iPods might likewise start tinnitus.
* Ear bone changes or otosclerosis. Tensing of the bones within your center ear may impact hearing and also bring tinnitus.
This condition is attributable to defective growth of the bone as well as in great deals of situations is acquired.
* Medicines that causes tinnitus.
In all situations, tinnitus involves the brain‘s auditory cortex, which is accountable for hearing. Certain afferent neuron and neural circuits are “tuned“ to a certain pitch, like keys on a piano.
When we experience hearing changes, our minds try to compensate, establishing the cycle of tinnitus into activity.
What are some of the Tinnitus treatments?
Tinnitus Cure Diet: Sonus Complete
Sonus Complete is a health supplement by Gregory Peters that is especially designed to give alleviation to people who suffer from consistent buzzing in the ears.
All active ingredients included this supplement are 100% all-natural that makes it risk-free to consume without concern of adverse effects.
The formula is based upon 3 major classes of elements which include berries, vitamins, as well as oils.
Vitamins comprise a major element of this nutritional supplement. It contains Vitamin C, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, as well as Vitamin 12.
• Vitamin B3 aids in enhancing the flow of blood to the internal ear which is found faulty in tinnitus. The raised blood circulation minimizes the swelling and also pain and additionally experiences the tension in muscle mass around the ear.
• Vitamin B6 and also B12 work to improve the high quality of hearing when they are present in a sufficient quantity in the body.
• Vitamin C magnifies bone health and wellness. It aids in iron absorption and also raises erythrocytes in the blood.
The berries included the formula to produce Sonus Total have an intense helpful influence on the body. These berries are recognized to be made use of for many years by Chinese in conventional treatments.
• Hawthorn and Hibiscus Berries are combined. This mixture targets the anxiousness and also anxiety degrees as well as calms the brain while setting off a rapid recuperation from the constant buzzing.
• Bearberries likewise called Uva Ursi, ease inflammation, and also increase resistance. They deal with juniper berry, vitamin C, as well as environment-friendly tea to prevent amnesia.
• Juniper berry functions as a driver with bearberries to boost the health of the mind.
• The antioxidant effects of olive oil play a essential duty in soothing the signs and symptoms of tinnitus. It assists protect against loss of memory and also decreases the buzzing heard to a excellent level.
These components made use of in this supplement additionally aid in the improvement of tinnitus
• Garlic essence helps cause a calm rest given that lots of people experiencing this suffering suffer not being able to sleep correctly due to the consistent humming.
It also helps to regulate the dizziness which typically goes along with a tinnitus strike.
• Green tea remove possesses antioxidant homes that aid in reinforcing the neural connections of the nervous system and also helps relieve mind haze triggered by tinnitus.
That would be all regarding tinnitus cure diet, hopefully that was able to help you out.
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Deterred by the chill of English weather, we’re sometimes deprived of the simple joys of being outdoors and taking in the sunlight. The Victorians had a wonderful answer for this problem: the conservatory.
Although a conservatory looks like a greenhouse, it differs from a one in that a conservatory is also a living space. Conservatory floors are often finished or glossed and while plants may fill a large part of the space, they are typically grown specifically for decoration. They most often also have seating areas, lighting, fountains, televisions and other modern technologies. A sculpture here or there is a popular touch as well.
If you choose to build a customized conservatory the price can end up being pretty significant so setting a budget can be important as a simple build could start at £350 per square foot, however depending on the features it could rapidly approach a much higher amount. If you decide to get really elaborate, the design work of the room could cost more than £30K.
Speaking of which...What types of options do I have?
Realistically, you could have any type of feature added or customized that you can think of. For example, you may desire items like simple glass framing or maybe copper and glass roofs. You could also have unique roof lines built and detailed architectural accents added to best suit the rest of your home design. These types of rooms serve as extra room for relaxing, studying, dining, or hosting parties and other special occasions. If you wanted to keep the traditional sunroom concept then you could even use it as a pool house, a winter garden, an orchid sanctuary, or even a greenery filled dining room.
The Tech Specs
A conservatory is an additional structure which is most often constructed onto the side of a house that allows for enjoyment of the surrounding landscape. It provides shelter while protecting its inhabitants from harsher weather conditions.
They are generally constructed of few different types of materials such as bricks, breeze blocks, wood, uPVC, and most importantly glass. Some of these sunrooms are designed for scenic view, while others are made to focus more on collecting sunlight for warmth.
Newer rooms are most often constructed of aluminum framing with tempered glass as the main portion of the structure. The physical system of the room is normally constructed of aluminum insulated panels or glass. Skylights may also be added into the insulated panels. The outside of the roof is usually created using shingled roofing material.
Feel free to contact us directly if you would like to discuss your construction needs for your home. We know this can be an exciting step for you so will handle your needs and concerns with the same care that we would handle our own. Please contact us directly at 0208 854 1025 or via e-mail in the box below.
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Citywide Banks Inc.
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Citywide Banks is a growing dynamic organization with many locations offering uniquely different banking and financial solutions for businesses and personal clients. As a performance driven company, we strive to create a culture of excellence with high standards, and high values while providing outstanding growth and involvement opportunities for employees. Join a team that makes "Great Things Happen!"
The Market President manages overall lending deposits and treasury management department activities that extend credit to bank customers. Plans and implements sales of business banking products targeted toward the small-medium sized business. Monitors and maintains profitability.
1. Serve as member of management team
2. Analyze and screen loan requests for commercial loan team. Present to the Board of Directors for approval when the proposed loan is beyond lending authority.
3. Manage large or complex commercial loans as needed, and counsel loan customers on loan management and beneficial financial strategies.
4. Obtain new business/commercial banking relationships in accordance with Bank targets.
5. Compile and analyze market research data to develop a list of prospects.
6. Oversee all stages of business/commercial banking prospects, including coordination of duties for credit analysts, administrative assistants, cash management and others.
7. Lead by example, communicate vision with a passion and maintaining the focus on mission and purpose consistent with the Heartland model.
8. Open positive communication within the bank.
9. Maintain a positive work culture.
10. Delegate responsibility to subordinate staff.
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Wolvey Parish Council
About your Parish Council
Your Parish Council
The Parish Council is the first level of
government. In this Parish it is non-political.
The Parish Council is NOT the Parochial
What does the Parish Council do?
It is the job of the Parish Council to
represent the interests of the whole community, and Parish Councillors have
a responsibility to be well informed about diverse local views.
The Parish Council is empowered by
Parliament, including having authority to raise money through taxation ( the
Precept) and to spend that public money.
It is consulted on all planning
applications in the Parish
It pursues Warwickshire County Council on
is responsible for community safety
It provides public seats and bus shelters
It ensures rights of way are protected
It maintains updates and refurbishes
village street lighting
It fulfils its duty to biodiversity to
improve the natural environment
It is responsible for cutting grass
verges in the village
These are only some of the issues that
concern your Parish Council on a regular basis.
For the future, Central Government is to
encourage Parish Councils to deliver more services and to play a greater
part in their communities
Solve neighbourly disputes
Act as an extension of the police
Make decisions on planning
Override District, County, National or EU
Always give you what you want- we may not
be able to, or we may consider it not to be in the best interest of the
village as a whole
Structure of the Parish Council
There are seven Parish Councillors who are
elected every four years, and are volunteers.
seven Councillors, there is one Chairman and one Vice Chairman.
The Clerk to the Parish Council is a paid
position, but with no voting rights, and is an employee of the Council.
How to become a Parish Councillor
years the Council is dissolved and all seven Councillors have to be
reappointed. At this time anyone who lives in the Parish aged 18 years or
over can put themselves forward as a potential Councillor. If there are more
prospective Councillors than places there is an election (poll) - in the
same way as all elected representatives are selected. If there are only
enough nominees or insufficient there is no election and all are
automatically appointed. If, during the course of a four- year cycle a
Councillor leaves , for whatever reason, the vacancy will be published and
after a due section process a replacement Councillor will be co-opted.
Council meets twelve times a year (usually the third Monday of the month).
The public is entitled to attend and listen to discussions, and 15 minutes
are set aside at the beginning of the meeting for the public to address the
meeting. The Parish Council deals with a wide variety of issues and is well
represented on County and District matters by the respective Councillors who
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Thousands vote, one killed in Mahwit [Archives:2006/1009/Local News]
TAIZ, Dec. 20 ) Thousands of Yemeni voters headed to polling centers to cast their ballots in complementary elections and to fill vacant Parliament seats in Constituencies 47 and 166 in Taiz and Hodeidah respectively.
Media revealed that elections in some districts weren't successful and witnessed armed clashes. The most serious incident was in Malhan's Al-Shamasenah district in Mahwit, which left one person dead and five others injured.
Electoral committees embarked upon their tasks in 153 local and parliamentary constituencies at around 8 a.m., with voters rushing to polling centers from early morning.
A total of 670 nominees – 181 for the governorates and 489 for districts – competed for local council memberships, while eight nominees competed to fill two vacant Parliament seats in Constituencies 47 and 166.
Complementary elections for governorate local councils involved 26 polling centers, while district complementary elections were held in 126 local constituencies.
There were 299,763 eligible voters, including 95,413 women. The electoral process was conducted by 696 committees, of which 302 were women's committees. Additionally, there were contradictions regarding the number of polling centers where elections were halted, as well as numerous violations recorded at many voting centers.
According to the Supreme Committee for Elections and Referendum, elections to fill vacant Parliament positions in Constituencies 47 and 116 were conducted without any problems.

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This modification is a crucial issue for Native Americans-- assimilation is both a solution and danger to their culture. I want to see how much I can make the page communicate those nuances and shifts to the reader.
View freely available titles: Here, after all, is where the people live their lives and it is this sense of life being lived, of life timeless and ongoing, changing and evolving, contradictory and continuous, that Silko expresses with grace and power through her melding of oral tradition and the written word in Storyteller.
So I play with the page and things that you could do on the page, and repetitions. She follows a strong impulse in running off with Silva; desire moves her to leave the familiar, secure world of the pueblo and her family to walk a new and daring road. In the first Yellow Woman story, a young woman awakens to find herself beside a stranger who has, we guess at first, abducted her from her village.
This is not to say that, because the traditional stories are abduction stories, Silko is dealing in rape fantasies. These stories about goings-on, about what people are up to, give identity to a place.
Concerning simplicity, one particular branch of American literature, in my opinion, is the master of creating beautiful literary works without having to write too complicated words.
She meets and has a brief affair with a mysterious man and then returns home. She lives in real time, in a world dominated by automobiles and trains and the bustle of modern life. One of my most vivid preschool memories is of the crew of Laguna women, in their forties and fifties, who came to cover our house with adobe plaster.
It is the Native American Literature that have successfully hypnotized literature readers into a new world of natural beauty through simple narrative words. A Novela novel by Silko. She may be stubborn and persistent, but it is her strong will to not see, to not change, that helps to save Tayo in the end.
This message is reinforced time and time again, via his peers and family. Marmon they bring to it a profound and varied beauty as well. Each story is part of another story which is linked yet to another one, and all these stories are connected back to the very origin of creation.
It took a long time to explain the fragility and intricacy because no word exists alone, and the reason for choosing each word had to be explained with a story of why it must be said this certain way.
I'm sure a lot of poets and authors are grateful for this because this really pushes the boundaries of creating something new, wonderful, and with clever, big words.
Throughout, she is a detached observer pondering a disappearance that may or may not have taken place. The words of the story poured out of his mouth as if they had substance, pebbles and stone extending to hold the corporal up, to keep his knees from buckling, to keep his hands from letting go of the blanket.
Native American studies have been integrated into many high school and college multicultural programs.
He does not fear blood, but he sheds it for commerce, not for community. Throughout the days of the story she is seen eating only potatoes and apricots—she eats no meat. In the dark he could cry for all the dreams that Rocky had as he stared out of his graduation picture;he could cry for Josiah and the spotted cattleall scattered now, all lost, sucked away in the dissolution that had taken everything from him.
My friend Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, the poet, spent some time at Laguna Pueblo a few years ago, and she sat in on a kind of a session. Maybe we hadbetter send for someone else" The white Army doctors advise Tayo to use only western medicine: There might be other people who are working out of a different cultural tradition but still working with oral material and working in their own art to bring the two together who would be interested.
The Casa Blanca Village outside of Albuquerque is a shopping center that specializes in Pueblo handicrafts, providing a source of income for the Laguna Pueblo. Rocky is caught within a double bind, where he is seduced by the seemingly penetrable white world and encouraged by his mother to enjoy it.Description: Analysis of Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko essays In the novel, Silko explores the gender roles of four women and the significance to the development and actualization of Tayo's character.
These four women are Tayo's birth mother, Auntie, old Grandma, and Ts'eh (a Montano). Reading Questions for Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Pages Pages Pages Pages Pages This is by far the most dense and complex of the books we will be reading and discussing this semester; we are taking it slowly but it.
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an analysis of gender roles of women in the ceremony by leslie marmon silko. Leslie Marmon Silko was born March 5, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She attended the University of New Mexico, and graduated with honors in with a B.A. in English. Her books of poetry include Storyteller (Seaver Books, ), and Laguna Women Poems ().
Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood Atonement, Ian McEwan Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe Units, major works, and/or supplemental pieces are subject to change each year or within each year, as dictated by teacher preference or opportunity.
Thematic units are as follows and are in the order in which they are taught. In Ceremony, preserving tradition is essential to saving the Native American community. Both for Tayo and in the ancient stories, forgetting tradition brings massive drought and disaster. A key role of the medicine men is to preserve tradition, as is symbolized by the crates of artifacts they store.Download

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Harvick Is Freaky Fast At Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. – New team, no problem for Kevin Harvick.
Harvick dominated Sunday’s The Profit On CNBC 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Phoenix Int’l Raceway, scoring his first victory as a member of the Stewart-Haas Racing operation.
After starting 13th Harvick was on a mission, charging up through the field and into the top five by the time the first caution flag waved on lap 35 for a competition caution. He restarted fourth and slowly sliced his way to the point, taking the lead from Joey Logano on lap 74.
Once he was out front Harvick was unbeatable, only giving up the lead during pit stop cycles for the remainder of the day. He led 224 laps of the 312-lap event and beat second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the finish line by .490 of a second.
“Oh man. This just solidifies so many things and so many decisions,” said Harvick, who won in only his second start as a member of Stewart-Haas Racing. “It has been so much work. To see the time and effort that these guys have put in. But man, what a race car.”
About the only thing that could slow down Harvick on Sunday was the caution flag. Between lap 247 and the end of the race, the caution flag waved four times. Each time he restarted alongside Daytona 500 winner Earnhardt, but each time he was able to get out front and pull away from the field.
The last caution flag of the day waved on lap 297 when Kurt Busch’s engine expired. The race restarted on lap 304 and despite brief challenges from Earnhardt and Logano, Harvick showed no sign of slowing down.
“The 22 (Logano) was able to time the restarts there and I knew what was going to happen was he was going to take a shot down low,” Harvick said when asked about the final restart. “I tried to do the best I could. Just really happy.”
The victory makes Harvick the second driver to essentially assure himself a spot in the 2014 version of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, joining Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. as early championship contenders.
Earnhardt said that he was faster than Harvick at the end of the race, but ran out of laps.
“We got running side-by-side there for second and just let Kevin get out there a little bit too far,” Earnhardt said. “I thought we were running him down there those last few laps but we were just too far away. A great job by Kevin and his whole team. They did a great job all weekend. They were fast.
“We ended up where I thought we should have finished. We were a little faster at the end, but they were stellar. Impressive as heck all weekend,” Earnhardt said.
Logano was the only other driver besides Harvick to spend any significant time at the front of the field, leading 71 laps early in the race before Harvick took the lead. He ended up fourth.
“On the back of Kevin’s car it says freaky fast,” Logano said, referencing the catch phrase of Harvick’s sponsor Jimmy John’s. “They weren’t lying.”
Polesitter Brad Keselowski finished third, followed by his Team Penske teammate Logano in fourth. Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson were next in the running order. Ryan Newman, defending race winner Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Jamie McMurray completed the top 10.
The race was slowed by the caution flag eight times.

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Beyoncé and hubby Jay-Z found themselves in a little bit of a hot seat over their recent vacation to Cuba—even prompting President Obama to get in on the conversation, assuring the media that he did not grant them special privilege to visit the otherwise forbidden country—but in typical form, Queen Bey lets it all roll off her back.
The singer took to her Tumblr this weekend to post some shots from the couple’s time there, including a couple close-ups of some adorable navy and gold-striped sneakers that caught our eye. It turns out they’re Tabitha Simmons-designed espadrilles, and we found where you can shop them!
The “tie-inspired” shoes are available at Nordstrom, but will cost you a pretty penny at $395. Or, for a more wallet-friendly option, you can head to J.Crew starting tomorrow to shop the pre-sale of other adorable shoes also designed by Simmons. Another option: head to J.Crew now to shop a very similar style at a much nicer price of $158.
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On late Friday afternoon, two Austin Transportation Department officers, accompanied by four APD police officers, sauntered around The Capitol Factory, an Austin coworking space. The officers were looking for Christopher David, CEO of the Craigslist-style listing service for various services, Arcade City. They did not find him.
Cheyenne Krause, Austin Department of Transportation press contact, told Motherboard: "Our Ground Transportation Regulation went to the offices of Arcade City to issue a citation to an individual who represented the company. The individual was not at the office. We got additional information and left. We have not issued a citation to the company as yet."
Arcade City's best known service, which the company markets but does not claim as its property, is a Facebook group called Arcade City Austin / Request A Ride, where people offer and request rides. It boasts 26,000 group members. The startup says its app, planned for August, will incorporate blockchain technology inspired by Bitcoin.
In May, Uber and Lyft left Austin amid a dispute with the city. That created an opportunity for Arcade City. David immediately moved the headquarters of Arcade City from New Hampshire to Austin.
As David, a controversial entrepreneur accused of abandoning numerous ventures, told Motherboard: "The city is currently freaking out about a Facebook group." However, rides are facilitated through the brand's name on Facebook, and Austin's city council enacted in June penalties for ridesharing services which failed to comply with city ordinances.
David learned officials sought him only after Joshua Baer, The Capital Factory CEO, tweeted a video of the officers.
The officers were looking to cite Arcade City for operating a ridesharing service sans operating authority from the city—a Class C misdemeanor and up to $500 fine.
A spokesperson for the city said police were requested should the corporate representative—David is the only one located in Austin—decline to sign the citation. As David doesn't believe transportation network company (TNC) regulations apply to Arcade City, officials had reason to suspect he might refuse.
David affirmed: "We are not a TNC, and we don't want to be a TNC."
Currently, service providers and consumers in the Facebook group choose their own price. The city said if riders do not charge more than the federal reimbursement rate per mile—54 cents—the rules do not apply to them. The company suggests users discuss prices in terms of "donations."
Surprised by Friday's visit, David claims Arcade City has sent two letters to the mayor's office seeking clarification, one of which the company sent after the city impounded in June at least one Arcade City driver's vehicle.
"They had someone working with them who created a fake Facebook profile and made a ride request in the group," David said. "The rider lured a driver into the sting with two cop cars, who cited and impounded the driver's vehicle. That's the only other contact we've had with the city."
Police claim they impounded four Arcade City cars. David said they impounded only one—Cheri Hawes' car. Two guys requested a ride. When Hawes dropped them off, the police were waiting.
"I was very upset," Hawes said. "I asked him 'Please do not impound my car. I'm not going to be able to pay these fines, let alone my car getting out of impound and it is my source of income'." They cited her for not having operating authority as a ridesharing service and impounded her car.
Arcade City foresees its drivers handling licensing and compliance on their own. In this case, Arcade City users crowdfunded the driver's expenses.
David believes the city is angry Arcade City won't willingly accept the regulatory structure.
"Their rules don't apply to us, and we are happy to have that conversation, even if it's in court," he said. "The city, trying to intimidate us, has been underhanded and sneaky."


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Published: September 28, 2022
Genre: Crime Fiction
KKECReads Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Melinda Woodhall is the author of the new Veronica Lee Thriller series, as well as the page-turning Mercy Harbor Thriller series. In addition to writing romantic thrillers and police procedurals, Melinda also writes women’s contemporary fiction as M.M. Arvin.
“Time for beginnings…or is it endings?”
When Bridget thought things were going to slow down and that she would find some normal, the worst thing possible happened. It’s going to take every resource available to prevent bodies from piling up and to keep Bridget from becoming a victim.
This was suspenseful from the beginning! I love that I never know where this series is going until I am holding on for dear life, hoping to survive the free fall.
I enjoyed how psychologically and emotionally dark this book was. The levels these characters were pushed to was incredible. The depth, the detail, and the reactions were spot on.
This series gets better with every book. The character development is unreal, and I love that everything expands as the series is released.
I loved the finality with certain scenes, and a definite closing of some chapters, but I also loved the crumb trail for the next book(s) in the series!
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San Francisco voters had a chance to weigh in on the 8 Washington St. project, which sought to develop a parcel on the northern waterfront where there is currently a private sports club and a parking lot. The voters who did show up for Tuesday’s election defeated the project, casting doubt over the 134-unit condominium building’s future.
Just hours after the polls closed, when it became clear that Propositions B and C would be defeated, a group that is against the proposed Warriors waterfront arena announced an event Wednesday in which it called on city leaders to rethink that project.
But 8 Washington and the arena are disparate projects with the mere link of both being built along The City’s waterfront. The Warriors’ arena plan needs to be evaluated and judged on its own merits.
The Warriors are seeking to move from Oakland to San Francisco and build a sports and entertainment venue on Piers 30-32, which sit on The Embarcadero just south of the Bay Bridge — far from the northern waterfront where the 8 Washington project lies. The Warriors’ project also includes a parcel across the street, at which there is a plan for housing, a hotel and retail space.
Overall, the Warriors project is a mix of an entertainment venue, retail, housing and hotel — more of a mix than the housing and retail that’s in the 8 Washington project. The Warriors’ plan also has the potential to create more permanent jobs and hotel occupancy taxes.
There are neighborhood and community concerns about the impacts from the Warriors’ project, especially concerning transit and traffic for the already busy South Beach neighborhood. That discussion is already happening and should continue as the arena proposal moves through the planning process.
Using the outcome of Props. B and C against the Warriors’ arena is oversimplifying the two projects down to tall buildings that are on the waterfront. In reality, the placement of the Warriors arena on a pier that sits in the water at a location of The Embarcadero drastically changes the conversation. So does the fact that there is an active use for a portion of the 8 Washington site, while the piers where the arena could be built are empty and about to crumble into the Bay without the upgrades the team would make to them.
The outcome of Props. B and C likely will generate a larger discussion in The City about major developments along the waterfront. Despite the chatter, though, it was not a clear referendum against building anything else, especially the Warriors’ arena.


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But coach Dome Torrent said the left-footed 28-year-old, who arrives after his contract at Aberdeen expired, has a special quality, and versatility, to be a difference-maker for the rest of this year and beyond.
“He has quality, he can play on both sides, he’s a good player 1-v-1,” Torrent said after training Wednesday. “He’s a fast, fast player and the most important thing he has quality to play in different positions.”
Torrent confirmed he wanted to sign Mackay-Steven in December, but he was still under contract at Aberdeen and NYCFC would have had to pay a transfer fee. Understanding the strong possibility Mackay-Steven, who came up through the youth ranks at Liverpool and Fulham and also played at Dundee United and Celtic, would let his contact expire, the decision was made to wait for the secondary transfer window in July.
“It’s good news for our club and he has quality,” Torrent said. “Our club is always looking for the talent to improvement our squad. He has talent, he has quality and he’ll help us a lot in this season and especially in the future.”
With the Scottish Premiership ending in May, Torrent warned Mackay-Steven will need time to adjust to his new surroundings, and likely the July and August heat and humidity in New York. He cited Heber being in a similar situation when he arrived from HNK Rijeka in Croatia.
But Torrent said Mackay-Steven’s ability to play either wing or even feature as a No. 8 or No. 10 in a 4-3-3 formation gives NYCFC the necessary depth to deal with the fixture congestion in the second half of the season.
“It’s impossible to play [Ismael Tajouri-Shradi], Jesus [Medina], [Alexandru Mitrita] every three days, seven games in a row,” Torrent said. “It’s almost impossible because you risk injury, sometimes the players are really tired.”
Torrent said he believes his team is “really close” right now, which begs the question: Will there be another addition when the window opens?
“Why not,” Torrent said. “The club is always looking for talent, the best player to improve our team. If it’s possible to sign another player because we decide we need another player to finish not just the season even for the next season, why not?”
But Torrent was quick to point out, it wouldn’t be a signing for the sake of a signing.
“If we decide to [sign] another player, it means he has quality because it’s not easy to improve the quality right now of our players,” Torrent said. “I don’t want to sign one player because we need 20 players or 19 players, we need to sign the right players If he’s able to improve our team.”


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When it comes to parenting, communication is key. But for some parents, it can be challenging to communicate with their children. They do not know how to talk about serious topics with them. Also, they may not be sure how to get their children to talk to them. Fortunately, there are some ways you can improve communication with your children.
1. Start by talking to them about everyday things
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One of the best ways to show your children that you’re interested in communicating with them is listening to what they have to say. Let them finish their thoughts before you respond. And if they’re having a difficult time putting their thoughts into words, don’t rush them. Just let them know that you’re there to listen when they’re ready to talk. Whether it be choosing the best charter high school for them or the best club to join in high school, you have to listen to them. If you decide to support their decisions, let them know clearly.
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It’s crucial to be serious when needed, but it’s also important to lighten up sometimes. Children can sense when their parents are stressed out, and it may make them less likely to open up to you. So try to relax and have some fun conversations with your children. They’ll appreciate it, and it will make communication easier overall.
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If you get mad or raise your voice at your children, they’re going to be less likely to want to communicate with you. Yelling can also scare them and make them feel like they can’t trust you. So if you find yourself getting angry, take a few minutes to calm down before trying to talk to your children again.
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Don’t give up if you feel like you’re not getting through to your children. Keep trying and be patient. They’ll eventually warm up to the idea of communicating with you. And once they do, it will become a lot easier for both of you.
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Your children need you to be there for them. So if they’re ever in need of help, make sure to give it to them. This will strengthen the bond between you and your child and make communication easier all around.
9. Communicate when they’re ready
Don’t push your children when it comes to communicating with you. If they want to talk, they’ll open up when they’re ready. So just let them come to you when they’re ready and try not to pry too much into their lives in the meantime.
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If you feel like your communication with your children has gotten particularly bad, you may want to consider seeking professional help. A therapist can give you advice on better communicating with your children and making it easier for them to talk to you.
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Don’t be too pushy when it comes to communicating with your children. Let them open up on their own and listen when they do. Don’t force them into talking more than they’re comfortable with or pressure them to discuss things you want to discuss.
13. Give them some time alone
Your children may not always want to hang out with you and talk to you whenever you feel like it. If this is the case, give them some space and don’t try so hard to get in touch with them all the time. This will make both of you happier in the long run.
14. Try not to take things personally
If your children are having a hard time opening up to you, it may not have anything to do with you personally. They may just be going through a tough time and need some time to themselves. So try not to take things too personally and just let them communicate with you when they’re ready.
These are just some tips on improving communication with your children. Every child is different, so what works for one child may not work for another. Just be patient and keep trying until you find something that works for both of you. And most importantly, remember to be there for your children whenever they need you. They’ll appreciate it more than you know.

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I’ve been to see a fair *few* of the Queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race perform at Menergy at AXM over the years…
But oh my days…
Hot off the heels of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 8, the world’s premier Britney Spears impersonator descended into Glasgow’s AXM and pulled off one of the best gigs I’ve ever been to at Lady Munter’s Menergy!
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Having seen Britney Spears live in London a few years back, it’s obvious Derrick Barry has studied the legendary Miss Britney’s craft down to a T! She moves the moves like Britney! She serves the face like Britney! She got the lip syncing even better than Britney!
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The newfound free time of retirement is a perfect excuse to experience something new, and escape the confines of your home country. If you want to meet new people, see new sights and do new things in a still familiar environment, you’ll want to retire to the United States.
Moving anywhere is a significant undertaking, and this is particularly true if you haven’t lived abroad before. Here are just a few factors you need to consider then before settling into a new life Stateside.
Choose a location
Many of the articles you’ll find online for places to retire to are designed for U.S. citizens. While lists such as the esteemed International Living rankings include a variety of excellent retirement destinations, they neglect perhaps the most appealing choice for many European retirees: the United States itself.
When you’re looking for a city and state to retire to, there are a variety of factors. In terms of their geography, you’ll probably be interested in what the weather’s like (probably sunny without extreme temperature variations), what local amenities are like, and how accessible the location is for travelling further afield.
WalletHub’s 2016 ranking of the 150 largest cities in America is an excellent tool in the hunt for your perfect home. The scores are based on a variety of relevant factors, including cost of living, healthcare provision, quality of life and available activities. It’s not a hard and fast guide – 150th placed Providence is still great for sailing, for instance – but it’s a good basis for further research.
Taxes and costs
While there are rankings for the quality of healthcare in different U.S. cities, you may not be prepared for the cost of healthcare when you retire to the United States. Acquiring insurance can be trickier for retirees with pre-existing conditions, while drugs can also be significantly more expensive than elsewhere in the world. Recent estimates for healthcare costs over the course of your retirement in America sit at $260,000.
One of the benefits of moving to America however can be the leniency of state taxes. Many of the most popular states for retirees are (unsurprisingly) those with no income tax, and lenient property taxes. If you’re intending to acquire dual citizenship, however, it’s worth considering America’s unique approach to income tax.
While you may be exempt from local income tax in your state, U.S. citizens are still required to file tax returns to the IRS, regardless of where they are in the world. This can mean paying two installments of tax, adding an extra burden of cost. While the U.S. holds double taxation treaties with over 50 nations, this will not cover all taxes levied in those countries.
Obtain a visa
Unlike many nations, the United States does not have a dedicated visa scheme for retirees. However, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t other ways to retire to the United States both over the long term and short term, and even to eventually gain citizenship.
Retirees who only want to spend a part of the year in the U.S. at a holiday home are in luck: the B-2 Visa allows non-U.S. citizens to visit for as much as 90 days at a time for holidays, assuming you have a permanent residence elsewhere. A B-1 visa meanwhile allows visits of up to six months for business reasons.
A more permanent option is the EB-5 ‘Immigrant Entrepreneur’ visa. While this scheme is in the process of being renegotiated, it presently allows investors of $500,000 or more to gain a guaranteed route to citizenship. Specialist companies can put you in touch with a government approved Regional Center, where your investment will be paired with an appropriate local business. This method allows couples to receive green cards after as little as five years.
Those lucky enough to have relatives in the U.S. already can also benefit from the Family-Based Immigrant Visa. The family member must be willing to sponsor you, however, meaning that they bear the financial burden for your residency. They will also have to pay the application fees, and you may face a lengthy wait before your mandatory interview with U.S. customs officials.
Retakes and redos
When you retire to the United States, you’ll inevitably need to reapply for a number of things. As far as your driving licence goes, you have a bit of leeway. When you first move or travel to America you can apply for an International Driving Permit (IDP), which allows you to use your existing licence for up to a year.
After this point however, you will be required to retake your test and acquire an American driving licence. This may require a bit of practice, as tests have changed significantly in recent years. That’s not to mention potentially driving on the other side of the road.
The good news is that you’ll probably have experience driving a manual, or ‘stick shift’ car. While these are much rarer in the U.S. – most people drive automatics – they also tend to be cheaper, particularly for rental.
Another important consideration when you retire to the United States is finding a new doctor. It’s prudent before you leave to collect your medical records from your current surgery. While data protection laws prevent these from being transferred outside the EU, there’s nothing stopping you from carrying them. You can obtain a full printout from your GP, although this may incur a nominal fee.
Think about family
While you may want to leave your country of origin for somewhere sunnier, you probably don’t want to sever all ties. A chief advantage when you retire to the United States is that houses are significantly cheaper than in Europe, and usually much bigger too. This makes them perfect for hosting family on semi-regular visits – if your location can accommodate this.
Most major cities will have access to air travel, even if this means taking a domestic flight to an international terminal. Cars are cheap to buy and run, so living a way out from the city isn’t necessarily an issue, but accessibility could be important. This is also prudent to consider in case you are unfortunate enough to be taken ill, or require police assistance.
Of course, we are lucky to live in an age of instant communication across continents, so living in a remote village or out on the plains needn’t be debilitating. Research the internet speed, reliability and provider in the area you wish to move to, as this varies drastically across the U.S.
Be sure to look into the different technologies you can use to communicate with loved ones, too. Popular examples include Skype, for phone calls, video chat and messaging; Whatsapp, for messaging; and the iPhone’s Facetime feature, for video chat. These are perfect for international calls and messages, as they utilise your internet connection, and do not incur extra charges that you might see with international phone calls.

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Celebrated chef Ken Oringer of Toro and Boppa in Boston, Mass. and Earth at Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Me., is one of 31 chefs asked by to choose their favorite burgers, in honor Zagat’s Burger Week. “My favorite burger would definitely be the burger at White Manna in Hackensack, NJ. These legendary burgers are smashed on the griddle – very old-school,” Oringer said.
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So, at last the Heirlooms are fixed and will be live on patch 6.1! Are you one of those that have lost Heirlooms some were on some char so you have to buy the same one again over and over? Well, have no fear the Heirloom Tab is here! Now (patch 6.1) you can see all your heirlooms in a tab instead!
- You can now purchase the Heirlooms for gold!
- The Heirlooms scale from 1-60.
- The new Heirlooms can be upgraded to lvl 90 and lvl 100!
- YES, you can have same Heirlooms on different chars at the same time, just click the heirloom to create one for that character.
- If you enchant any thou, it will only be enchanted for that Heirloom on that char its on BUT
- You can still mail the Heirlooms to between your chars
- New World of Warcraft commercial video
- FULL GUIDE: Mythic Dungeons in Season 4
- How to upgrade from a digital pre-purchase to the physical Dragonflight Epic Edition Collector's Set.
- Dragonflight Pre-Orders Now Available!
- Dragonflight Release Date
- Raid nerfs for all difficulties
- Best covenants for each class in 9.2.5
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Want to see a crocheted swimsuit? This is cute.
Carol Ventura does fantastic tapestry crochet - and if you like cats, this is perfect for you.
A new edition of the Essentia newsletter (Black Purl) for your reading pleasure.
This looks like a really cool exhibit if you plan to be in the Pittsburgh area anytime before the end of June, 2008.
Here's a cute pair of earrings from Roxycraft:
Since in some places it's getting warmer, here's a lovely lace top to crochet.
Lady Linoleum always has wonderful offbeat handwork on her blog. I love the lobsters on this shawl, but I love how lobsters _look_. They just make me laugh. I have no idea why.
Lobster Bake Shawl
Looking for a new fence for the yard? This is a beautiful fence (not crocheted, but I still thought it was cool). Really cool.
Lots of free reading this week - a new issue of "Crochet Insider"
This looks like a great place to check out crochet toys:
Starch?! I didn't know anyone used liquid starch anymore, I thought my mom used the world's supply on my petticoats and my dad's boxers.....
Cute little caterpillar pattern:
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The most hotly anticipated motion comic of the season is here! ASTONISHING X-MEN Motion Comic Episodes 1-5 are now available on iTunes with Episode 6 on sale Wednesday, January 6!
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Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Eisner award-winning take on Marvel's Mightiest Mutants comes to life with the help of comics legend Neal Adams in the ASTONISHING X-MEN motion comic, adapting the acclaimed "Gifted" storyline!
In this final climactic episode, Ord makes his last-ditch attempt to leave Earth with the power to destroy mutantkind forever. With Benetech crumbling and mutants rioting, it takes the combined efforts of S.H.I.E.L.D., S.W.O.R.D. and the X-Men to stop him! And even if they halt Ord's mad quest, what will happen to the X-Men afterwards? Marvel Motion comics: watch and hear your favorite comics, authors and artists come alive. You've never seen Marvel move like this.
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Until then, check out these clips from Episode 6 of Astonishing X-Men, Gifted:
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Description• Uprated 4.2 engine.
• 5 endurance speed records
• Aluminium body
Established in 1968, Lynx Motors started out restoring, maintaining and race preparation for repair original C-Type, D-type and XKSS’s. They went on to produce spectacular ‘tool room’ examples to a very high standard.
Original Lynx D-types are known to be the best in the world when it comes to representations of the Jaguar D-type, with accurately hand constructed panel work and authentically detailed interiors. The Lynx D-type, however, could be designed and styled to meet the needs of the driver with different versions available, whether this be for a short nose variant, with full-width screen and fitted with a 3.8 XK engine for example. Best of all, they are supremely usable.
This particular D-Type example has its own remarkable history having gained five National Endurance Speed Records on the banked test circuit at MIRA thirty years ago. Amazingly, these records still stand.
The all-Scots driving team included none other than Grand Prix legend Innes Ireland, Rally queen Louise Aitken-Walker and Hill Climb Champion Kenny Allen.
CKL are thrilled to offer 57 SAL, Lynx’s 17th D-type order and the legendary Lynx D-type which claimed those National Endurance Speed Records in 1987. The car is still in its record-breaking specification and remains completely usable either on the road or track.
57 SAL is an aluminium bodied ‘Long nose’ D-type, fitted with an uprated 4.2 engine which utilises D-type valves, cams and triple 45DCOE weber carburettors. Transmission is an all synchro 4 speed gearbox.
This car is beautifully patinated and remains in the Ecurie Ecosse Blue livery in which it set the records. It has two-door bodywork, a blue leather interior and full-width screen.
UK Endurance Speed Records taken at MIRA:
• 100 Km 138.11 MPH
• 200 Km 136.28 MPH
• 50 Miles 137.75 MPH
• 100 Miles 135.89 MPH
• 200 Miles 131.98 MPH
• 200 Miles 132.91 MPH
• Speed in 1 hour 136.58 MPH


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How is it possible? 15
Is the answer schizophrenia?
In what way do you feel like ■■■■? I usually feel like ■■■■ too
I feel nothing and feel like sh!t at the same time.
I feel stupid. 15
I feel like sh!t because of meds
I feel stupid with or without meds.
I wonder if I have mental disability.
Do you feel like that?
I feel like I can’t learn anything overly complicated yes
I see mentally disabled ppl able to work and be married. I can’t either. Schizophrenia can be worse than mental disability.
It’s probably partially the drugs. Low dopamine = Low ability to learn.
Yeah schizophrenia is the most debilitating disease we are the most unlucky people in the world to get it and such a small percentage of people get it too
I have the same problem
But without meds I am stupid too because of paranoia. High dopamine? How to have normal dopamine levels then?
Well thats the problem isn’t it. All our Ap’s block dopamine. so…lose/lose
We are screwed with and screwed without APs
well good That you feeling.sometimes i cant feel anything.oh maybe because im depressed too.yeah its just a feeling hey.
Sometimes I feel depressed too, I get suicidal. I tried to kill myself 4 times in the past, 2 times were nearly successful.
I will ask my psychiatrist for antidepressants to stop depression at least. It will be better to just have schizophrenia negative symptoms.
I take an antidepressant. Although, I’m not sure it does anything. My pdoc prescribed them when I said that I didn’t enjoy anything. Said “it sounds like depression”…but I still have a hard time enjoying anything but food so…like i said…not sure if they do much.
I took Wellbutrin, it just made me worse.


ADRIAN BAUMAN.-Shaping the Corona Story: mass communications in the COVID-19 pandemic.Apr 6, 2020
The Covid-19 crisis poses an unprecedented challenge for mass communications in Australia, and has posed new challenges for campaigns to persuade the population to change behaviour to reduce health risk
. Why the Covid communications challenge is different
In times of crisis, governments need rational and credible communications. COVID-19 is a particularly complicated situation. The usual political spin is unable to keep up with rapidly evolving information about this virus and effectively communicate government policy responses to limit its spread. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is acute and pervasive. Epidemiological evidence is evolving/changing at the same time that policy responses are being developed. This poses the challenge of simultaneously adjusting policy solutions whilst also clearly articulating these changing responses to the public.
The first tranche of Covid-related mass media communications in Australia delivered national messages to increase hand washing, maintain ‘social distance’, stay-at-home, and self-monitor potential coronavirus symptoms. The campaign saturated mass media channels, online and social media, as well as being disseminated by politicians and media outlets.
As the epidemiological and clinical evidence changed, expert opinion also changed. Should we close schools incrementally, immediately or not at all? Should we implement broader short-term shutdowns or phase in restrictions over time to reduce movement in the community? A further complication was that any policy response would take a minimum of 1-2 weeks before evidence if it worked. A fortnight incubation period is a very long time given the degree of public anxiety and need for policy responses. The rapidity with which we should implement the shutdown has been hotly debated by experts, by the media and the general public. But views have evolved, and incremental restrictions have been imposed.
The mainstream media have turned unresolved issues and government’s evolving policy responses into major news items. Australian media has promoted stories that inspire fear, love , loathing and heroism. The media sanctifies healthcare workers or people doing local and neighbourly acts of kindness, and vilifies people still attending barbecues or beaches or other congregations of individuals. Above all, the media relies on expert commentators who in Australia seems to possess a plethora of individual opinions promoting a myriad of social, economic and health solutions, some of which are unrelated to the current crisis. This deluge of infotainment is divisive, and is worsened by polarised or fringe views disseminated through social media. This is different to the situation in countries where the national ethos is more collectivist or compliant, and government and expert scientist views readily accepted. Such countries quickly achieved widespread social distancing.
There have undoubtedly been some missteps in the communication process, and some examples where communications became politicised or jingoistic. There is no uniquely “Australian response” to Covid. However, an added concern has been our federated system, where different communications emanated from the national Australian government and from state governments, and experts across jurisdictions disagreed. This contributed to message confusion and delayed the implementation of solutions. Despite these early mistakes, State and Federal Governments and experts seem to be improving their message consistency over time [as observed in early April].
Previous mass media campaign successes in Australia are not sufficient
Australia has an excellent record in promoting public health messages through mass media campaigns. Campaigns supporting seatbelt legislation, anti-smoking campaigns, and those opposing drink-driving have been remarkable public health success stories over the past three decades. However, these campaigns had both a mass media communications element and a regulatory, policy or enforcement component. For example, with tobacco, taxes were increased, regulatory measures to limit smoking in public spaces were introduced, and a clear consistent enemy, the tobacco industry was identified and universally condemned. This has led to major decreases in the prevalence of smoking in adults and young people, and decreases in road trauma related deaths…. but these successes required decades of sustained social marketing and regulatory responses! The immediate need with coronavirus is for overnight behaviour change at the population level. If we achieve at least 90 or 95% of the whole population practising social distancing well, the rates viral transmission may be attenuated. For previous well-funded campaigns, we might have persuaded 1% of the population to stop smoking or be screened for bowel cancer – small, cumulative successes.
The Covid campaign aims to rapidly raise community awareness of coronavirus, increase community fear (a persuasion strategy to enforce social distancing, that may have indirect side-effects of increasing community anxiety) and to change individual and societal behaviours almost overnight. This is an extraordinary social marketing challenge. The campaigns will need to balance fear-arousal over time. How long can people remain ‘alarmed’, and the contrary argument, what degree of alarm is essential to motivate recalcitrant members of society to rapidly change their behaviour ?
Governments have focused societal well-being and health as a primary goal, with economic survival packages as a concomitant policy. We should give credit to Governments and to our public health workforce (in addition to our frontline clinical workforce) for delivering flexible communications to the community and to patients regarding emerging coronavirus risks, providing ever-changing information to the public, and for implementing rapid policy changes. Some countries have done much less well in the communications arena.
One remaining area of contention is the speed of implementation of regulatory and enforcement actions. The communication language has remained gentle, “encouraging” people to stay home, but should be stronger, “people must stay home”, and providing enforced negative consequences for those that still aggregate in larger groups or travel for Easter holidays.
The end of the epidemic is not the end of the need for mass communications
Finally, the marketing challenge will continue for the rest of 2020. Even if the epidemic of new cases shows a plateau and then declines within 3 to 4 months, the community risk will not be over. After the initial epidemic period, ongoing communication efforts will be essential to persuade people that life will not return to “business as usual”, and maintenance of some societal restrictions will be likely for a post-epidemic transition period. People, possibly fuelled by inappropriate media stories and social media notions that the “epidemic is over”, may relapse quickly back to previous behavioural patterns. Hence, the need for clear communications and a regulatory framework beyond the end of the formal “epidemic”. This challenge is beyond current Government attention, as their overwhelming priority is containment strategies that may prevent our health system from being overwhelmed. But the mass communications required during this extraordinary period are unprecedented, needs to remain flexible, apolitical, evidence-based and sustained. For a long time.
Adrian Bauman is Emeritus Professor of Public Health, Sydney University


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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Reveals His Routine, WWE SmackDown Social Media Score
- Friday’s WWE Smackdown scored 74,221 in social activity, which put Smackdown #3 on cable TV behind “Wimbledon” coverage on ESPN according to Trendrr.TV.
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted a message on his Facebook page revealing what day is in store for the former WWE champion is.
7am: Hit the iron.
10am-10pm: Shoot HERCULES.
11pm: Tequila w/ my lady.
12am: Gorilla lovin.
12:02am: Fall asleep. (kidding.. Rock ain’t no 2 minute man)
4am: Fall asleep. Bam.
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Olympic Gold Medalist Jamie Anderson displayed her gold medal to the audience of The Ellen Show. The shiny piece of hardware was her prize for working so hard and winning at the Sochi Olympics. As American fans watched in delight, the athlete won the first Olympic medal in the Olympic women's slopestyle event. The talented athlete made the long trip back to the United States and her first stop was at the Burbank studio to talk with Ellen DeGeneres about her Olympic journey. Tuesday's show offered America a first look at the medal and a chance to meet the athlete off the slopes.
Of course the world wanted to know if Jamie Anderson is looking for love. Is she single? Is she dating? While Ellen DeGeneres got the athlete to share more about her personal status, the fans learned that the star definitely got to meet a few good looking athletes in Russia.
“I got some digits,” said Jamie Anderson about her experience of meeting someone on The Ellen Show. Where were all the good looking people from? “Norway, Canada”
So what’s next for Jamie Anderson? The athlete was surprised by getting to meet some of her family on the show, but there is no doubt she is going home to enjoy some quality time. The Olympic gold medal winner is probably pretty tired from a long flight and needs some relaxation.
Take a look at the video clip of Jamie Anderson talking about her moment during the new Olympic sport. It sounds totally cool!


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More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called its study published Thursday the largest to look at how Americans took the drugs that killed them.
CDC officials decided to study the topic after seeing reports from California suggesting that smoking fentanyl was becoming more common than injecting it. Potent, illicit versions of the painkiller are involved in more U.S. overdose deaths than any other drug.
Some early research has suggested that smoking fentanyl is somewhat less deadly than injecting it, and any reduction in injection-related overdose deaths is a positive, said the study’s lead author, Lauren Tanz.
But “both injection and smoking carry a substantial overdose risk,” and it’s not yet clear if a shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces U.S. overdose deaths, said Tanz, a CDC scientist who studies overdoses.
Illicit fentanyl is an infamously powerful drug that, in powder form, increasingly has been cut into heroin or other drugs. In recent years, it’s been a primary driver of the U.S. overdose epidemic. Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly in 2022 after two big leaps during the pandemic, and provisional data for the first nine months of 2023 suggests it inched up last year.
For years, fentanyl has mainly been injected, but drug users have increasingly smoked it. People put the powder on tin foil or in a glass pipe, heated from below, and inhale the vapor, explained Alex Kral, a RTI International researcher who studies drug users in San Francisco.
Smoked fentanyl is not as concentrated as fentanyl in a syringe, but some drug-takers see upsides to smoking, Kral said. Among them: People who inject often deal with pus-filled abscesses on their skin and risk infections with hepatitis and other diseases.
“One person showed me his arms and said, ‘Hey, look at my arm! It looks beautiful! I can now wear T-shirts and I can get a job because I don’t have these track marks,'” Kral said.
CDC investigators studied the trend by using a national database built from death certificates, toxicology reports and reports from coroners and medical examiners.
They were able to get suitable data from the District of Columbia and 27 states for the years 2020 to 2022. From those places, they got information on how drugs were taken in about 71,000 of the more than 311,000 total U.S. overdose deaths over those three years — or about 23%.
The researchers found that between early 2020 and late 2022, the percentage of overdose deaths with evidence of smoking rose 74% while the percentage of deaths with evidence of injection fell 29%. The number and percentage of deaths with evidence of snorting also increased, though not as dramatically as smoking-related deaths, the study found.
It’s complicated to map out exact percentages of deaths that occurred after smoking, injecting, snorting or swallowing drugs, experts say. In some cases a person may have used multiple drugs, taken different ways. In other cases, no drug-taking method was identified.
The study found that in late 2022, of the deaths for which a method was identified, 23% of the deaths occurred after smoking, 16% after injections, 16% after snorting, and 14.5% after swallowing.
Tanz said she feels the data is nationally representative. Data came from states from every region of the country, and all showed increases in smoking and decreases in injecting. Smoking was the most common route in the West and Midwest, and roughly tied with injecting in the Northeast and South, the report said.
Kral described the study as “mostly good” but said it has limitations.
It can be difficult to ascertain the how and why of an overdose death, especially if no witness was present. Injections might be more commonly reported because of injection marks on the body; to detect smoking “they likely would need to find a pipe or foil on the scene and decide whether to write that down,” he said.
Story at a glance
- McDonald’s said it’s been tweaking the way they make their signature burgers in about a dozen large cities, and plans to roll out the changes nationwide.
- It starts with new buns, that McDonald’s said are “softer” and “pillowy” before they are toasted until they’re golden.
- Other changes include more sauce, cooked onions, and meltier cheese.
Kral also noted that many people who smoke fentanyl use a straw to inhale vapors from the burning powder, and it’s possible investigators saw a straw and assumed it was snorted.
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