On Friday Governor Mitch Daniels issued a statement putting to rest the speculation over whether he might sign House Bill 1210. I expect that his strong words may have shocked Planned Parenthood, which had spent thousands of dollars in radio advertisements urging people to call the governor's office to urge him to veto the legislation.
The Governor didn't merely say that he would sign the bill. He made a point of addressing the scare tactic that claimed the Schneider Amendment to the bill would prevent poor women from receiving non-abortion services through Medicaid funding. Here is what the Governor said:
"I will sign HEA 1210 when it reaches my desk a week or so from now. I supported this bill from the outset, and the recent addition of language guarding against the spending of tax dollars to support abortions creates no reason to alter my position. The principle involved commands the support of an overwhelming majority of Hoosiers, as reflected in greater than 2:1 bipartisan votes in both legislative chambers.
"I commissioned a careful review of access to services across the state and can confirm that all non-abortion services, whether family planning or basic women's health, will remain readily available in every one of our 92 counties. In addition, I have ordered the Family and Social Services Administration to see that Medicaid recipients receive prompt notice of nearby care options. We will take any actions necessary to ensure that vital medical care is, if anything, more widely available than before.
"Any organization affected by this provision can resume receiving taxpayer dollars immediately by ceasing or separating its operations that perform abortions."
The statement also pointed out this key fact, which counters the claim that not funding Planned Parenthood severely limits services offered to women. This law will affect 7 entities in Indiana, which have a total of 34 locations in 21 counties throughout the state. In the 21 counties where these 7 entities currently operate, there are approximately 800 Medicaid providers, which are eligible to provide Medicaid clients with health and family planning services.
(Later this afternoon the US House of Representatives is expected to vote on HR 3, the "No Funding for Abortion Act" which moves hundreds of millions of tax dollars away from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.)


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Angelina College will host its annual psychology conference April 28 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Community Services building, room 104.
The schedule is as follows:
9 a.m. – Jaime West, prevention coordinator, Family Crisis Center of East Texas will speak on sexual violence prevention
10 a.m. – Chapter Officer Wolf – Bikers Against Child Abuse (Lufkin Chapter)
11 a.m. – Sarah E. Pelfrey, Tessa A. Thoman, and Emily A. Sanches of SFA’s Psychology department: “How Weight Bias in the Wizarding World Affects Muggles”
1 p.m. – Robert J. Hurt of SFA’s School of Social Work will speak about providing advocacy with ICT
2 p.m. – Open Discussion, “Through the Psychology of Protest”
For more information about this event contact Benetha Jackson at email@example.com.

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The Doctor and Jeremy have landed on Sedna. The Doctor has been here before, and recognises, to his dismay, the style of the architecture as being Siccati. He realises that the Siccati attacked their own colony world on Neptune when he visited with Sarah.
The Doctor needs to meet with the leaders of Sedna, the Arrangers, to get them to call off their attacks. He and Jeremy are informed by their guide, Aquati>Ntism, that they must each make a work of art to present to the Arrangers if they wish an audience with them. The Doctor paints a picture, and is very proud of it, while Jeremy makes a misshapen sculpture. To the Doctor's surprise, Jeremy is chosen to appear before the Arrangers. While the Doctor attempts another work of art, Aquati takes Jeremy to see the Arrangers.
Jeremy, however, gets lost and finds himself in a cavern, in which there is a huge egg-shaped device suspended over a shaft. Jeremy realises it is a bomb and heads back to find the Doctor and tell him of his discovery.
The Doctor and Jeremy are brought before the Arrangers, but only Jeremy is allowed to address them. He asks them why they are attacking their colony, and one of the Arrangers, Trompel<Oeilism, explains.
The Siccati, who value art very highly, travel through the galaxy turning planets into works of art, and then leave for another world. That is what the bomb is for — to transform Sedna into a work of art. The colonists on Neptune are supposed to be doing the same thing, but they wish to stay on Neptune. Jeremy proposes a competition — each planet will create their best work of art; if Sedna wins, the Siccati on Neptune will finish their work, and if Neptune wins, the Siccati there will be allowed to stay.
The Arrangers agree, and choose Jeremy to be their adjudicator. The Doctor is disappointed that he wasn't chosen, but decides to be the adjudicator on Neptune. Jeremy chooses the Neptune work of art as the winner, and they learn that the Neptune adjudicator also chose it.
Jeremy asks Trompel why he was chosen, and she explains that his imperfect art was exciting because it wasn't perfect. She then states that she is dying and would like Jeremy to take her place as Arranger. Jeremy declines, and he and the Doctor leave. On the way, however, they must make a stop on Neptune so the Doctor can take his turn as adjudicator.
- The Doctor and Jeremy wear ADJs on Sedna.
- The Doctor thinks van Gogh would have been proud of his painting.
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- The Doctor mentions that he once encountered the Siccati on Neptune. (PROSE: Neptune)
- The Doctor notes that an attempt to pilot a planet by mining its core with a bomb has been tried before. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)

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Germany's annual report on drugs and addiction was released this week showing a overall decrease in drug-related deaths, but alarming data on prescription drug addiction and youth drinking.
Two-thirds of the 1.4 million Germans addicted to prescription drugs are women
Drug deaths are down in Germany, but prescription drug abuse is up, and youths are starting to drink earlier and exorbitantly, according to a new government report.
The 2007 study on drugs and addiction, released on Thursday, found that the number of drug-related deaths in Germany dropped to 1,296 in 2006, the lowest level in 17 years.
The study also revealed that there were 30 fewer drug-related deaths last year compared to 2005, a large decrease from the 2,030 deaths recorded in 2000.
Deaths caused by drugs like cocaine and heroin are down
Despite the good news on those fronts, Federal Drug Commissioner Sabine Baetzing said drugs continue to be a serious problem that should not be ignored.
"The containment of drug and addiction problems remains one of the most important political and societal challenges in Germany," Baetzing said in a statement.
The number of first-time users of hard drugs like heroin and cocaine also declined in 2006.
Soft drugs a problem
While the report documented some successes against hard drugs, it also highlighted Germany’s continued problems in managing addiction to so-called "soft" drugs like tobacco, alcohol and prescription drugs. According to Baetzing, the use of soft drugs is becoming more and more acceptable in the German society.
"The relaxed view of everyday drugs like tobacco, alcohol and prescription drugs in particular leads to immeasurable, often silent and unnoticed suffering for those addicted," she said.
Some 1.6 million Germans were classed as suffering from alcohol dependency in the report, which said one in five people aged between 12 and 25 were regular consumers of alcohol -- drinking more alcohol and starting younger than ever before.
German youths are starting to drink at younger ages
The problem of excessive alcohol consumption among youth hit the headlines recently when a 16-year-old died in Berlin after a night of binge drinking at a club. Some reports claim that the boy drank upwards of 50 shots of tequila.
Lawmakers are now considering whether to revisit the possibility of raising the drinking age for beer and wine from 16 to 18 years old.
"The affair is extremely serious, the data is alarming," said Mario Czaja, a conservative Christian Democrat (CDU) lawmaker in Berlin.
The report went on to document that between 1.4 and 1.9 million Germans are addicted to prescription drugs, two-thirds of whom are women.
Karin Mohn from the German Center of Addiction Research said in the report that prescription drugs are too quickly prescribed to women for social and psychological symptoms.
Commissioner Baetzing wants more focus on soft drugs

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Best known for her drug and alcohol induced shenanigans, former child star Lindsey Lohan has recently been living a quiet private life. The ginger haired babe seems to have grown bored of her privacy so she started sharing provocative selfies in an effort to attract attention. Lindsey posted photos and videos of herself in a revealing colorful bikini that showed off her cleavage and proved to her viewers that she is not out of the game yet.
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress and singer whom we are sure most of you are acquainted with thanks to the ups and downs of her career. In the latest set of paparazzi photos, this redhead celebrity is caught wearing a one piece swimsuit reminiscent of Bay Watch in which she shows off her little ass and appetizing tits. As a bonus, there’s a leaked lingerie selfie photo from her bathroom.
Controversy Lindsay Logan started as a child superstar and had the whole career in front of her, and ended up going to parties and consuming drugs. And when she was no longer considered as an actress, she tried her hardest to prove herself but failed and then started posting hot nude pictures of her on the internet. Here you can find some of her juicy photos.
As far as Lindsay Lohan goes, this set of pictures is as classy as it gets for this Hollywood redhead. She made the mistake of not paying her tailor enough or just paid for her carelessness, so she ended up at a dinner party with a dress that couldn’t hide her natural big tits. Paparazzi took advantage of her situation and took these pictures of her nipslip.
It looks like once famous Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan just can’t catch a break with the paparazzi. This time she wasn’t only wearing a revealing bikini, she was caught in a fight at the beach as well. This dude put her hands behind her back, and made her bend over, which resulted in her big tits almost falling out of her shirt, as well as a great photo of some side boob.
It seems like redhead actress Lindsay Lohan can’t stay out of trouble, or out of sight of the paparazzi. This once stunning honey is showing off her body during a summer vacation again. Wearing a one piece swimming suit, and fishing on her boat, you seen see her saggy big tits, as well as a flabby ass. Time hasn’t been nice to this once hot Hollywood star.
Famous redhead Lindsay Lohan wasn’t prepared to go thrashing around in the water with the outfit she chose for the beach, but this paparazzi was ready to take candid photos. In this celebrity gallery, you can see Lindsay fooling around with her boyfriend, showing off her big side boob before getting out of the water and giving us a good look at her ass and the swimsuit stuck between her buns.
Hot ginger actress Lindsay Lohan is no stranger to controversy. While turning her career into a train wreck, this busty babe made this sex-tape. This short and dirty video shows this hottie, with hair dyed blonde, leaning over and sucking her boyfriend’s big dick at home. She shows despite her life being in shambles, she can always rely on finding comfort in a fat dick.

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The #1 Australian bestseller from the author of The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls 'A novel that sets the standard for psychological thriller writing. Rarely in fiction have the past and the present collided with such force and in such a distinctive and compelling voice' Jeffery Deaver
What if the person you thought you knew best turned out to be someone you never knew at all?
Andrea Oliver's mother, Laura, is the perfect small-town mum. Laura lives a quiet but happy life in sleepy beachside Belle Isle. She's a pillar of the community: a speech therapist, business owner and everybody's friend. And she's never kept a secret from anyone. Or so Andrea thinks.
When Andrea is caught in a random violent attack at a shopping mall, Laura intervenes and acts in a way that is unrecognisable to her daughter. It's like Laura is a completely different person - and that's because she was. Thirty years ago. Before Andrea. Before Belle Isle.
Laura is hailed as a hero for her actions at the mall but 24 hours later she is in hospital, shot by an intruder, who's spent decades trying to track her down.
What is Andrea's mother trying to hide? As elements of the past return and put them both in danger, Andrea is left to piece together Laura's former identity and discover the truth - for better or worse - about her mother. Is the gentle, loving woman who raised her also a violent killer?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Karin Slaughter’s standalone thriller shares the small-town charm of her acclaimed Grant County series. But Pieces of Her’s quickfire pace makes the book feel like a southern, female take on Jason Bourne. Andy is out to lunch with her genteel mother, Laura, when they’re witness to a shooting. Laura’s shockingly quick response sends Andy on a collision course with her mum's secret past—and on the run for her life. Detailed flashbacks into Laura’s fascinating backstory careen alongside Andy’s beat-the-clock search for answers, leading to an explosive "like mother, like daughter" payoff.
At the start of this gripping standalone from bestseller Slaughter (The Good Daughter), down-in-the-dumps Andrea "Andy" Oliver and her mother, Laura, a gifted speech therapist, meet for lunch at the Rise-n-Dine in her hometown of Belle Isle, Ga., to celebrate Andy's 31st birthday. When a gunman opens fire in the diner and kills two women, Laura confronts the man and shows remarkable courage in putting an end to his spree. In the ensuing media frenzy, Andy realizes how little she knows about her mother, who turns out to have been involved in some shady activities in the late 1980s, as revealed in flashbacks. As Andy tries to track down the pieces of her mother's past, her curiosity puts others in danger. Readers will be fascinated by Laura's backstory if sometimes frustrated by timid Andy's woes. The plot takes a while to build momentum, but once it does, it speeds to the satisfying payoff. Slaughter reinforces her place at the top of the thriller pack. Author tour.)\n

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Becoming consciously aware:
As we sit and breath into our heart to connect and speak to it.... it occurred to us that ... taking into consideration that we are all connected and as below so it is above... we are connecting to the most divine heart ... divine source God, this is highest form of the hearts love as fields, that is omnipresent in the universe on all levels.
The heart felt love is another big field, that is part of the universe and when we connect to ours’ we are connecting to all the others as one like the other elements we all hold, these are the intuition, intelligence, imagination and emotions, and ego, we can add heart love to these, as they are all fields in the universe outside of the holographic simulation of illusions.
Man is the great thinker connecting to greater picture, with the divine connection to the orchestration of the universe through their thoughts and heart felt love.
We have been given a brain as well as all the other elements, that enables us the think, question, and search, it is the part of us that has the abilities to learn about these outer areas, of the place in which we live, and on the outside of the earth.... the universe.
The brain, is the part of us that holds all the things we have learnt and things we have inherited, and it has the capacity to reconstruct anything that it deems relevant for its continuation, it is backed up be our ego that is also a big field.
As humans, we have been manipulated by the others who wish to control us.... teaching us to use this brain in ways that are only for the growth of them and the third dimensional holographic illusion, so that they can gain in every way.
Once we step outside of this man made simulation, and see how things are on the outside, we can live happily in the illusions of the world, as well as be aware that we are not being manipulated unless we want to.
This is becoming consciously aware of our life path. It makes life very easy, when we do not have to engage with the dramas of others, and we can explore the more radical thoughts, that rise in our Brain and Heart untainted by outside judgments from others.
We are here to flow with every thought, no matter how ludicrous it might seem at first, opening up to every aspect of life without the blinkers on.
Some people will ridicule us for making public some of these ideas... but again, when we are not engaging in the dramas, we are not so badly affected by these statements.
We are outside of this as much as possible, but there are still times when we have to jump right into anything that seems distressing, so that we can carry on learning, there is never and end for learning and searching for new ways.
What else is there within our physical constitution that we are uncovering so that we can expand more and more?
Our skin bones and organs give us the ability to walk about on earth.... its these inner thoughts, and emotions that have been a mystery... the main ones are the ones we have mentioned previously, we have been taught to use these negatively, by the ones who control, we learn from a very young age how to get our own way be watching others doing it.
And because we are new, naïve, souls we cant know what is right or wrong and this is the lesson we are here to experience on earth, in our life path. There is no blame... everything is correct and everyone has their own path to take.
But to understand the bigger picture will help a young soul to decide how to use their heart felt love, with the co-operation of their brain and heart, in instead of just following blindly.
These pieces of data put everything we have and are into question and that is the point... learn to question everything in life.
Two things have come into play over the last days, this in data about the energy fields of earth and how they are changing due to the incoming radiation, plasma, and light rays, from the outer universe through the central suns of the local galaxies.
We can feel how these are disrupting us as human souls.
Talking from an ascension point of view backed by the sciences, the world pandemic has had its multi dimensional effects on the state of Gaia’s fields and energy and of the population as a collective.
The fear that was holding everyone in the third holographic dimension was not doing the same on the multi level of light, instead it was giving the worlds population time to sit and ponder on their loved ones and feel the love that was needed to help the human race.
And as is proven by science that collective focus does’ alter the earths basic energy and frequency vibration, and collectively the whole universe.
The next thought that comes into our mind is about the changes we are being given, the inspiration that is about the bigger picture to share ... we do not think many people can understand it all, and sometime we cant either, but never the less we are compelled to carry on with it, as it feels like the right path to take as this time.
We wonder if.... by expanding our perceptions of the outer regions into the greater picture, we have helped to alter these basic frequencies... What we mean is... we have realise that we... the humans are the ones who have the ability to reach out into our minds, thoughts, and our hearts to recognise that there is so much more than we ever thought; not just our self but universally, collectively and consciously.
With the thought that we are all connected by the fields of light that are everything, going right up to the divine god head, including out inner elements, our thoughts, feelings and love, it is just part of the universal fields and we can and do have that kind of influence in the way we affect this bigger picture.
Everything we do, think and act out in our everyday life, is part of this Hugh... energetic... universal collective consciousness... of everything, so every time we sit and love our self or another we are adding to it, by using our god given divine spark of light and now we are even more ready to expand this into the greater good of all things with the light we hold in our heart, brain, cohesion.
Be love: Be happy: Be light. 🙂❤


text: Supplementary MaterialsSupplementary Shape 1, Figure 2 41598_2018_19965_MOESM1_ESM. T cells activated with allogenic DCs (allo-DCs), nor were they suppressive could selectively induce the apoptosis of pro-inflammatory Th cells including Th1 and Th17, but not Th2 cells27. Zuniga and with anti-CD40 antibody, and IL-10 expression and production as well as Tim-1 expression were assessed by flow cytometry. T and B cell purity is shown in Supplemental Fig.?1a. Gal-1?/? B cells showed a reduction in IL-10 expression and production as well as Tim-1 expression compared to WT B cells (Fig.?1aCd). To further support the association between Tim-1 and IL-10, we assessed IL-10 expression by Tim-1+ B cells from either Gal-1?/?or WT mice and, as shown in Fig.?1e, IL-10 expression by Gal-1?/? Tim-1+ B cells was also significantly reduced compared to WT Tim-1+ B cells. Open in a separate window Figure 1 The lack of Gal-1 expression in B cells reduces IL-10 and Tim-1 expression DAPK Substrate Peptide upon anti-CD40 stimulation while TNF- expression is increased. B cells were isolated from spleens of B6 & Gal-1?/? mice by magnetic sorting and activated with anti-CD40 for 48?hrs. After collecting the supernatants, PMA, Ionomycin and brefeldin A were added for the last 4?hours of culture. B cells were then stained with anti-CD19, anti-IL-10, anti-Tim-1, and anti-TNF- (ICC) Abs, and the supernatants were used to measure IL-10 production by CBA. (a) Representative FACS plots of IL-10, TNF- and Tim-1 expression by anti-CD40 activated B cells that were isolated from WT B6 and Gal-1?/? mice for 48?hrs. Histograms showing, (b) IL-10 manifestation, (c) IL-10 creation, (d) Tim-1 manifestation, (e) IL-10+ Tim-1+, (f) TNF- manifestation on non-stimulated and activated B cells from WT B6 and Gal-1?/? DAPK Substrate Peptide mice. Outcomes displayed as mean??SEM, 4 independent tests with 2 mice per group. Figures had been determined by Mann-Whitney check, *P? ?0.05. TNF- continues to be documented to market the creation of additional pro-inflammatory cytokines from the immune system cells, to market tissue harm34C37, and continues to be reported to inhibit IL-10 induction38. We analyzed TNF- manifestation in B cells purified from Gal-1?/?and WT mice and discovered that Gal-1?/? B cells indicated significantly higher degrees of TNF- in comparison to WT B cells (Fig.?1a and f). Used together these outcomes claim that Gal-1 insufficiency in B cells shifts the total amount between regulatory and pro-inflammatory cytokines towards an inflammatory response. Gal-1 manifestation by B cells is essential for his or her acquisition of regulatory function to prolong allograft success Having demonstrated the need for Gal-1 for IL-10 and TNF- manifestation by B cells for his or her capability to inhibit Compact disc4+? T cell allo-immune reactions, as assessed by TNF- manifestation. B cells isolated through the spleens of Gal-1?/? or WT mice had been co-cultured with Compact disc4+ T cells isolated from WT mice in the current presence of irradiated allo-DCs for DAPK Substrate Peptide 48?hours. Just B cells isolated from WT however, not Gal-1?/? mice could suppress TNF- manifestation by Compact disc4+ T cells (Fig.?2b). Moreover, unlike WT B cells, Gal-1?/? B cells were not able to induce IL-10 expression by CD4+ T cells (Fig.?2c). In addition, under the same culture conditions, we confirmed that B cells isolated from Gal-1?/? mice expressed lower levels of IL-10 and higher levels of TNF- compared to WT B cells (Fig.?2d and e). Rabbit polyclonal to Prohibitin These results suggest that Gal-1 expression by B cells is required for the generation of IL-10 expressing regulatory B cells that can suppress allo-immune responses both and and (Fig.?4a). Gal-1?/? T2 and T1 B cells were unable to suppress TNF- expression by CD4+ T cells compared to WT counterparts (Fig.?4a). In agreement with our previous publication10, MZ B cells failed to suppress even when isolated from WT mice, however, in accordance with their decrease in IL-10 expression (Fig.?3f), the lack of Gal-1 expression appeared to cause the MZ B cells to enhance CD4+ T DAPK Substrate Peptide cell TNF- expression (Fig.?4a). We confirmed that Gal-1?/? T2 and T1 B cells had lost their regulatory capacity by testing their ability to inhibit MHC class-I mismatched skin allograft survival following adoptive transfer to B6 recipients. Neither Gal-1?/? T1 nor T2 B cells were able to prolong skin allograft survival, while their WT counterparts were able to do so (Fig.?4b). These results indicate that Gal-1 expression is required for regulatory B cell function, particularly for T2 and T1 regulatory B cells. Open in a separate window Physique 4 The defect in the DAPK Substrate Peptide regulatory function of B cells from Gal-1?/? mice is due to the defective function inT2 and T1 subsets. (a) B cells were.


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We can offer both part time and full-time hours.
You must have a minimum of 3 months care experience, ideally complex care experience, but we also offer free complex care training towards your professional development.
We can offer you:
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- A caring and compassionate attitude
- The ability to commit to regular (flexible) hours
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Interserve Healthcare is a leading care provider who puts care at the heart of everything we do. We support a range of clients varying in age and care requirements which can include mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and clients with more complex clinical needs.
As a Care Assistant duties will vary dependent on each client’s individual care plan. These may include personal care, assistance with moving and handling, support with community outings and medication administration.


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The flat anchor is suitable for tanks and basins with a capacity of up to several hundred thousand litres. The speed of rotation of the anchor will adapt to your agitation needs for heat transfer or suspension.
It is commonly used in settling tanks where it is necessary, for a specific time in the water treatment process, to keep solid particles in suspension in a liquid being treated. For other applications such as solids/liquid dispersion, dissolution or dilution, it is preferable to use an agitator equipped with propellers or turbines, as required.
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The legislators, Ajit Kumar, Raju Singh, Suresh Chanchal and Poonam Devi, have reportedly said that they will move Patna High Court against the Speaker's decision.
Read: Law which doesn't stand valid in J&K: Anti-Defection law explained
The report says that the 4 legislators, accused of cross-voting in the recently held Rajya Sabha elections, were ruled not be given any benefits available to former MLAs. The decision was taken after a due process of hearing in the Assembly called the 'Speakers Court'.
The MLAs protested against the decision. "No cross-examination was done. This is completely happening under the control of Nitish Kumar...he wants to become PM...What happened in Jharkhand with their party will happen in Bihar too," Poonam Devi was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Earlier this year, the Assembly Speaker had disqualified four other JD(U) legislators.
Now, with the disqualification of four more MLAs, the JD(U)'s strength in the state Legislative Assembly has come down to 111. The BJP has 88 members in the House followed by RJD (24), Congress (5), CPI(1) and Independents (5) in Bihar assembly.


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Mislabeling cheaper fish to substitute for a more expensive variety
Some guessing games can be fun to play. But not when it comes to identifying the food we eat.
Oceana, a nonprofit marine advocacy group, released the results of its nationwide retail seafood labeling investigation on February 21, 2013. From 2010 to 2012, the group conducted the largest seafood fraud investigation to date- covering 21 states and collecting 1,200 samples from 674 restaurants and grocery stores. By using DNA testing, the researchers were able to determine the true identity of the fish. Their results were stunning.
The investigation found a pattern of using cheaper fish to substitute for a more expensive variety. For example, Tilapia at $3.00 a pound was sold as Red Snapper for as much as $12.00 per pound. Cheaper farm raised fish was sold as the more expensive wild caught fish. This was a common find with salmon. Snapper and tuna were repeat offenders, being mislabeled 87% and 59% of the time (respectively).
Seafood fraud cheats the consumer out of their money and can put their health at risk. King mackerel, a fish the FDA warns as having high mercury levels, was passed off as Grouper. Escolar, which can cause serious digestive problems for some people, was frequently sold as white tuna.
More than one third of the samples were found to be mislabeled. Fraudulent fish were found across the country and at various establishments. Sushi vendors were the worst, with a mislabeling rate of 74 %, while grocery stores were the best with a mislabeling rate of 18% .
A full 90 % of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported; only 1% of which is tested for authenticity. Congressman Edward Markey (Mass.) calls the frequent mislabeling of fish an “epidemic”. One suggested measure for controlling the problem is mandatory traceability- from boat to plate- of all imported seafood.
Until new regulations are in place, there is very little consumers can do to avoid mislabeled fish, especially if buying a fillet. Purchasing whole fish will help identify the product. And it would be wise to be wary of deals that are “too good to be true.”
Stricter enforcement will protect the consumer, help to ensure legitimate fishermen stay in business, and help keep our oceans safe from over fishing.

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text: Manchester United will take on Leeds United in Perth next July during a pre-season tour of Australia that will also see them take on A-League side Perth Glory.The Red Devils have confirmed their entire first-team are set to make the trip Down Under to kick off their preparations for the 2019-20 season with a match against Perth Glory on July 13 before meeting with Leeds on July 17.Perth’s Optus Stadium – which recently won Project of the Year at The Stadium Business Awards in London – will host both games. Article continues below Editors’ Picks Man Utd ready to spend big on Sancho and Haaland in January Who is Marcus Thuram? Lilian’s son who is top of the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach Brazil, beware! Messi and Argentina out for revenge after Copa controversy Best player in MLS? Zlatan wasn’t even the best player in LA! Sydney fans will could also get a taste of the action with unconfirmed reports Leeds will take on the Western Sydney Wanderers at the brand new Western Sydney Stadium in Parramatta on July 21.Manchester United last travelled to Australia to play the A-League All Stars at ANZ Stadium, Sydney in 2013 and have toured Down Under four times previously – including a trip to Perth in 1975. It will be the first time the Red Devils have played against Leeds since a 3-0 win in a 2011 League Cup match.Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, is excited to bringing his side back to Australia after nearly six years away.“Our pre-season tour is an integral part of the squad’s preparation for the forthcoming season and after what will be a forty-four year absence since we last played in Perth, we are delighted to be returning to Western Australia to play not just one, but two games against Perth Glory and Leeds United,” Woodward said.“As well as preparing for the season ahead, the club will also have the opportunity to engage with our loyal fans in Australia, who last got the chance to see us play in Sydney in 2013.”Tickets for the games are set to go on sale November 29.


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In 15 years, NHPC earns Rs 194 billion from Kashmir projects
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has earned Rs 194 billion over the past 15 years from the seven power projects it is running in...
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has earned Rs 194 billion over the past 15 years from the seven power projects it is running in the Jammu and Kashmir, a revelation that has now snowballed into a major political issue in the state.
It has given a fresh impetus to the longstanding public and political demand that NHPC return a few of its power projects in line with its original agreement with the state government.
The numbers were revealed by NHPC in response to an RTI application filed by the non-governmental J&K RTI Movement.
“The NHPC has earned Rs 194 billion from the sale of power generated by the hydroelectric power projects based in J&K,” NHPC said in its reply. The Corporation has generated 1,15,636 million units of power from these projects.
The J&K Government alone has paid Rs 41 billion to buy 19.7 per cent of the power generated by the NHPC-run power projects in the state.
The NHPC's power projects in the state are Salal, Uri-I, Dul Hasti, Sewa-II, Uri-II, Chutak and Nimmo Bazgo.
The revelation has fed to the politics over power in the state which panders to an entrenched public grievance about the exploitation of the state's water resources.
“The RTI reveals the grave injustice done to J&K", the Kashmir Centre for Social Development Studies, a civil society group said in a statement. The group said the NHPC has grown immensely over the years. "From an initial Rs 200 crore in 1975, its investment base has enhanced to over Rs 38,718 crores as of 2010 with an authorized share capital of Rs 15,000 crore”.
The National Conference which is otherwise blamed for gifting away the projects to NHPC also took a position. The opposition party said the figure is “self-speaking” about quantum of losses J&K suffered at the hands of NHPC. “We tried our best to get back these projects from NHPC during our tenure but did not succeed,” NC spokesperson Agha Ruhullah said.
The return of the power projects from NHPC has long been an emotional political issue in J&K and draws from a deep sense of victimhood originating from Indus Water Treaty, seen as unfair to the state.
The treaty signed in 1960 gave Pakistan lower riparian rights over J&K’s three rivers – Jhelum, Chinab, Indus - while India kept its Punjab rivers –Sutlej, Beas, Ravi. Under the treaty, Kashmir can only build run-of-the-river projects on its rivers to fulfil its energy needs.
From NHPC’s projects in the state, J&K gets a meagre 12 percent free power as royalty which works out to be as little as 200 MWs at peak time. J&K’s own peak power generation is around 780 MWs while its demand is 2150 MW in summer and around 2300MW in winter. This has rendered JK a perennially power-deficient state with the situation getting more desperate in winter.
Adding to this grievance is NHPC’s projects in states Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and the North East where the electricity generated is equally shared between the power corporation and the states.
Return of the power projects was one of the major demands made by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti while she was holding out against the centre over the three months. Incidentally, the two parties have already agreed in their Agenda of Alliance that the steps will be taken for the return of a few of these power projects to the state.
The Agenda of Alliance says that the PDP-BJP regime would “explore modalities for transfer of Dulhasti and Uri hydro power projects to J&K as suggested by the Rangarajan Committee Report and the Round Table reports”.
It also called for the revision of all “royalty agreements”. But so far, nothing has been done. BJP has been silent over the issue adding to unease in the state.

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Long before the arrival of horses to North America, native people hunted bison on foot, stampeding these massive animals over steep cliffs so they would fall to their deaths. This method of hunting was dangerous but the rewards could be enormous. A single jump could feed, clothe, and shelter the people for a whole year. Much planning went into this perilous endeavor.
Sanson Buffalo Jump
At Wind Cave National Park there is evidence of such a buffalo jump on the Sanson Ranch. Researchers studying the jump area found tools such as a flake knife and scrapers used to prepare bison meat. Evidence suggests this jump was used at as early as 4,000 years ago. There is still more to be learned about the Sanson Buffalo Jump, but one thing is certain: extreme courage, preparation, and cooperation were required to stampede the bison over the cliff's edge.
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The buffalo jump at the Sanson Ranch was used as early as 4,000 years ago. Learn about how archeologists with the National Park Service study this site.
Setting the Stage
Once a site for the jump was located the native people began preparing the scene by piling rock cairns in a "V" shape with the point ending at the precipice. When the herd of bison was near the jump, the people, showing great bravery and organization, would take their assigned positions.
Preparing for the Winter
Archeological evidence at several buffalo jumps suggests that most jumps were conducted in the fall. Bones of mature cows and yearling calves are the most often uncovered at these dig sites. The fall, after the "rut" or mating season, is the time this herd structure is common.
Riding the Plains
As in all situations, change is inevitable and change in the method of hunting came with the horse. Horses were obtained by the native people early in the 1700s. Their use for hunting and as beasts of burden spread quickly among tribes across the continent, including the tribes of the Great Plains.
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JAKARTA – Despite the pandemic, the total value of zakat collected in Indonesia this year is expected to increase thanks to digital payment channels.
National zakat body BAZNAS has been working with more than 80 digital partners including fintechs for payment services, e-commerce, social crowdfunding, and AI.
The agency expects zakat collection via its BAZNAS Central to increase by 30% and exceed the 400 billion rupiah ($28.4 million) target this year, up from the 290 billion rupiah collected in 2019. Its forecast is more than 12 trillion rupiah for the total national collection, from 10.2 trillion rupiah last year.
Irfan Syauqi Beik, Director of Utilization and Distribution at BAZNAS, told Salaam Gateway he estimates that more than 30% of zakat payments made this year so far were transacted digitally, more than double the 14% in 2019.
He cites three drivers: increasing awareness within communities to help each other, more public trust in zakat management agencies, and the ease or comfort to pay the obligatory alms seamlessly using technology.
“We all know the pandemic has brought so many negative impacts such as layoffs, GDP contraction and so on but surprisingly zakat payments are rising,” said the BAZNAS official.
“There are still groups of people that can survive economically, doing pretty well in certain industries and increase their zakat payment.”
The baby boomer generation paid up to 500 million rupiah in zakat during the pandemic,” said Irfan.
Millennials, who pay comparatively smaller amounts of 200,000 to 300,000 rupiah each, are increasingly paying zakat online.
COVID-19 movement restrictions have not only increased zakat payments through digital channels but also upped their distribution. BAZNAS distributed 636,895,452,954 rupiah (approximately $43 million) to more than 5 million beneficiaries by the end of August.
BAZNAS has been leading the innovation in zakat management in the country since 2018, including its online COVID-19 information center focused on zakat-related matters. It has also flexed its social media muscles, implementing large-scale campaigns for both local and international audiences, notably during the pandemic.
The national zakat agency this year also started distribution amid the pandemic for programmes categorized as health and socioeconomic emergencies.
Health emergency projects include the distribution of masks, hand sanitizers, and personal protective equipment, as well as disinfecting public places, washing carpets in mosques, and distribution of food packages.
Under the socioeconomic emergency programme, social funds are channelled to beneficiaries in need including in the form of cash for work, cash assistance, and cooked food.
“Also, following the rise of poverty cases in new forms due to COVID-19, we expect future distribution to handle local poverty. The programmes are expected to cover the cities where the respective authorities have implemented local lockdowns,” said Irfan.
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Georgia now has new Energy and Vice Prime Ministers. The decision was made by the Georgian Prime Minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, at Wednesday’s Cabinet session.
New Energy and Vice Prime Ministers
By Tea Mariamidze
Thursday, July 13
The posts of Energy Minister and Vice-Premier became vacant after Kakha Kaladze, the Energy Minister and the second Vice Prime Minister, quitted his posts in order to run in the Tbilisi Mayoral election as the candidate of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Kvirikashvili announced that Deputy Energy Minister Ilia Eloshvili will serve as Energy Minister, describing him as a professional and an experienced person, who has worked as Deputy Minister since 2012 and briefly as Energy Minister in September-November 2016.
The PM wished success to Eloshvili in his future activities.
“He is experienced in both the private and public sectors as well as in international programs…I think that he will be a very successful Energy Minister,” Kvirikashvili claimed.
For the post of the second Vice Prime Minister, Kvirikashvili named Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Mikheil Janelidze.
The Prime Minister noted it was very important to outline the foreign direction in the top priorities.
"Mikheil Janelidze took very successful steps in foreign direction issues and by his appointment to this post we underline the importance of foreign relations for Georgia,” Kvirikashvili said.
He added that Janelidze played a very important role in the successful completion of Georgia’s visa-liberalization process.
“I believe that making foreign relations as one of our top priorities will be very important for successful implementation of Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations,” the PM added.
The Georgian Prime Minister now has three deputies. The first deputy is Finance Minister Dimitri Kumsishvili, the second is Janelidze and the third Education Minister Aleksandre Jejelava, who was appointed to the post on February 2017.


Getting your boiler serviced
Even the most reliable boiler on the market needs some love.
Welcome to my 5-minute guide to boiler servicingHow Much Does A Boiler Service Cost?
A boiler standard service will cost £65 including vat and that includes cleaning out a magnetic system filter (if fitted). Your service package will include a full inspection as well as flue gas tests. However, if there are problems with your boiler, the cost of parts and labour to fix your boiler won’t be included in the price.How Often Should I Have My Boiler Serviced?
We recommend getting your boiler serviced every 12 months. In fact, most boiler manufacturers won’t honour their warranty unless your boiler has been serviced by a Gas Safe Engineer every 12 months.
So, if you’ve got a reasonably new boiler, you’ll want to ensure not only that you get a regular service and a certificate or a entry in the service book.What Is Included In The Service Once a boiler service is completed, Customers will get the following information in their boiler service certificate: Details of flue gas tests Magnetic filter cleaned Gas Safe number, engineer’s name, company name and address Issues uncovered from the inspection and advice on what to do next Details of any issues that are cause for immediate safety concerns Parts Inspection
Many boiler repairs come about because an appliance hasn’t been checked properly. Boiler engineers don’t have to check all parts in a boiler. But, by doing so, you may be able to prevent a large repair bill and prolong the life of your boiler.
Checking parts included in the list below.Heat exchanger Pump Condensate trap Fan Expansion vessels Gas valve Fan pressure Combi & System Boiler Pressure Check
Your boiler is checked for drops in pressure, and boiler leaks. Leaks kill boilers quickly. If you have a leak, you want it found and fixed quickly .
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Clean any magnetic filter and add extra central heating inhibitor if required.
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There is debate in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick (NB) about whether to develop facilities for liquid natural gas (LNG) or hydrogen, in order to serve the energy demands of Europe. While there are advantages and disadvantages to each option, ultimately environmental concerns may determine the result.
The potential for economic development through exporting energy was highlighted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his recent visit to Canada. Scholz is looking for alternate sources of energy to replace dwindling supplies of Russian natural gas. Russia has dramatically reduced the supply of natural gas to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in response to western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.
LNG and hydrogen are being promoted in two different NB ports. In Saint John, located on NB’s south shore, there is strong political support for the expansion of a terminal to ship LNG across the Atlantic. In contrast, the port of Belledune, on NB’s north shore, is prepared to expand facilities to produce hydrogen for export. David Coon, leader of the NB’s Green Party, opposes exporting LNG because that will increase the production of greenhouse gasses.
While hydrogen is the greener option, the technology for developing hydrogen is not as tested as the technology for LNG. Therefore, LNG may be the best option for meeting any immediate energy needs. Edward Greenspon, President of Canada’s Public Policy Forum explains: “Gas is in the here and now, and it’s proven.” Hydrogen “is looked on favourably as a fuel of the future, but it has a lot of hurdles to cross on the way to that future.”
However, there are significant practical problems, even in the short-term, in exporting LNG from Canada to Europe. The most obvious, as noted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during Scholz’s visit, is that the supply of LNG in western Canada is a long way from the ports on the east coast which would result in significant costs to transfer it by pipeline. Furthermore, there is no liquefaction terminal on the east coast, which is required to cool gas into a liquid form to make it safe for export overseas.
As a result, Trudeau sees no business case for incurring such costs and concedes that Canada may be able to help with immediate energy needs only by contributing to the global energy supply, thereby freeing up others to provide energy resources to Europe.
With no short-term option for supplying LNG directly to Europe, the greener hydrogen option looks like the best way forward for NB. German environmentalists are pressuring Scholz’s government coalition, which includes the Green Party, to reject any Canadian energy that emits carbon dioxide. Therefore, with an eye to the German market, the Belledune Port Authority has proposed a facility that will use renewable electricity to create hydrogen through electrolysis of water, which leaves only oxygen as a by-product. This “green” hydrogen is being touted as a long-term solution to replace fossil fuels. It produces no emissions when created by renewable energy sources and can be converted into ammonia, which is dense and can be shipped long distances.
The Belledune option meets environmental concerns, which are increasingly central to business imperatives. Gone are the days when it was assumed that what is good for the environment is bad for the economy. More contemporary thinking is explained by Alex LeBlanc, CEO of the NB Business Council: “The market signals and drives are clearly shifting. Businesses understand that sustainability is not simply a corporate social imperative. It’s a business imperative that directly impacts their competitiveness and resiliency.”


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It has been a monumental last few days for Larry Walker and the Colorado Rockies. Now the franchise’s first-ever Hall of Famer has yet another honor to add to his list.
On Tuesday, Colorado governor Jared Polis announced that January 27-31 would be known as “Larry Walker Week” in the state of Colorado. The honor follows the announcement that Walker will become the first Rockies players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in late July.
In a tweet, Polis also gave credit to members of Colorado’s House and Senate for coming together on the creation of “Larry Walker Week.”
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This follows a moment in the Canadian Parliament where Walker’s induction was honored as well with resounding applause. Walker will become the first Canadian position player to be included in the Hall of Fame. He will also do it after a groundswell of support that happened for him in his 10th and final year on the writers’ ballot.
Walker’s induction was a big moment for Canada and Colorado both. Having the Rockies first-ever inductee into the Hall of Fame brings hope that future voters will look at Todd Helton and others who played at Coors Field in a favorable light rather than scoffing at their accomplishments because of the games they played at altitude.
Just how important was Walker’s induction for future Rockies? One of our writers, Kevin Larson, took a look at that in this article.
Many Rockies fans have already said they will be journeying to Cooperstown to witness this moment in franchise history. We will be there as well, bringing you the latest as Walker officially gains baseball immortality.

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I am all for gun rights, and I am all for having people in office who are going to fight for those rights. However, I do not believe that this is how you try and get things changed in your favor:
This is strong-arming, and the people in this office had every right to feel intimidated.
Kory Watkins of the group Open Carry Tarrant County, visited Texas lawmakers on Tuesday to speak with them about House Bill 195, which looks to overturn the state’s ban on the open carry of handguns.
While speaking with Congressman Pancho Nevarez (seated in video), things get a little tense in the office, and the group is eventually asked to leave.
It’s evident that Nevarez isn’t going to change his mind on the topic, and the whole exchange ends up doing nothing except making gun owners look bad.
Sticking your foot in the door so it can’t be closed? Are you a 3rd grader?
These actions by a small group of people set the entire cause back years. Even Eric Reed, the outspoken founder of Gun Rights Across America, agrees that these tactics are unnecessary and damaging to the cause.
Reed spoke with CJ Grishsm, leader of Open Carry Texas. Grisham stated,“Kory Watkins has set back the progress of the last 18 months in getting legislation passed to recognize our rights to keep and bear arms. He is a malignant cancer to the gun rights movement in Texas.”
As a result of the encounter, the House OK’d the use and installation of panic buttons.
Watkins and his group are the same folks who forced Target to make a decision on open carry inside their stores, giving Mom’s Demand Action some ammo to support their own agenda. At that time, Watkins was a member of Open Carry Texas and has since started his own thing.
A few people can have a big impact on any cause, and the impact can go either way. In this case, Watkins and Co are destroying the public’s perception of the responsible gun owner.
Do you agree or disagree with my assessment of this incident? Chime in below.

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Aluminium toxicity in people on dialysis
Aluminium toxicity in people on dialysis is a problem for people on haemodialysis. The dialysis process does not efficiently remove excess aluminium from the body, so it may build up over time. Aluminium is a potentially toxic metal, and aluminium poisoning may lead to mainly three disorders: aluminium-induced bone disease, microcytic anemia and neurological dysfunction (encephalopathy). Such conditions are more prominently observed in people with chronic kidney failure and especially in people on haemodialysis.
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About 5–10 mg of aluminium enters human body daily through different sources like water, food, occupational exposure to aluminium in industries etc. In people with normal kidney function, serum aluminium is normally lower than 6 microgram/L. Baseline levels of serum aluminium should be <20 microgram/L. According to AAMI standards aluminum levels in the dialysis fluid should be less than 0.01milligram/L.
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This vegan microwave pastry cream comes together in less than 10 minutes in one bowl! Fill your donuts, éclairs, mille-feuilles—even cakes or tiramisu with this simple dairy-free & egg-free crème pâtissière.
🍦 Vegan Microwave Pastry Cream
This may be the easiest recipe I've shared on this website since its inception. You can make it with a few accessible ingredients in one microwave-safe bowl within a couple of minutes.
The other day I ran into an intriguing detail in the Quaint Kitchen's article on pastry cream. Tatyana, a trained pastry chef, made hers in the microwave... genius!
It's safe to say I will never use a stove to make pastry cream again.
- Sugar: For 100% vegan pastry cream, pay attention to the kind of sugar you're using. Many refined sugars are processed with bone char to take on a bright white color. In the U.S., the sugar will definitely be vegan if it's organic, “unrefined”, or made from beets.
- Cornstarch: We're using just enough cornstarch for the custard to set while still being creamy.
- Nutritional Yeast: Yes, this sounds weird. But trust me, its flavor really makes up for the lack of eggs. I promise you won't taste it in the custard at all.
- Vegan Butter: My favorite butter plant-based butter for baking projects is Earth Balance. If using unsalted, make sure to add another pinch of salt.
- Vanilla Extract: We need vanilla for its flavor. You may also use a scraped vanilla bean or vanilla bean paste instead.
- Plant Milk: I like to use unsweetened, unflavored soy or cashew milk in most baking projects. They are creamy without imparting too much flavor (looking at you, coconut). If using sweetened milk, make sure to adjust the amount of sugar.
- (optional) Ground Turmeric: This is only to color the custard a bit yellow/orange. Be careful not to go overboard because turmeric has a really strong flavor! Alternatively, you may use a vegan food dye.
Add all dry ingredients into a microwave-safe bowl and whisk.
Gradually add the soymilk then add the vanilla extract and whisk again.
Add the vegan butter, then microwave in 30-second increments, thoroughly whisking each time. Continue until the mixture is thickened and smooth, about 6-7 minutes.
Transfer to a wide container and cover with cling wrap, pressing it over the surface to prevent skin from forming. Let cool at room temperature until lukewarm, then pour into a piping bag to use.
If using the pastry cream later, refrigerate it in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. Once out of the fridge, it will be much firmer. Smooth it out by vigorously whisking, or by using an immersion blender.
This custard won't have a good texture if frozen and thawed.
You'll notice how there are no fancy photos of the process this time. I really wanted to convey how incredibly easy it is to make this pastry cream!
❓ Pastry Cream FAQs
Make sure to heat the cornstarch to its gelling temperature (180°F/80°C). If it still isn't setting, you may have used too little starch—so add another tablespoon and repeat.
Weighing your ingredients will ensure you don't run into this problem.
If you didn't whisk the dry ingredients adequately or didn't thoroughly mix the custard at appropriate intervals, the pastry cream may have come out lumpy.
An immersion blender will get rid of the lumps in your custard without compromising on flavor.
If your custard is runny, you likely haven't used enough starch or haven't heated the mixture to gelling temperature.
Yes, pastry cream can be overcooked. Too much heat will weaken the bonds provided by starch and make the mixture runny again.
You may have used too much starch, especially if you haven't weighed the ingredients. Add a bit of liquid and reheat.
Pastry cream will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for about 3-4 days.
It is not recommended to freeze pastry cream made with cornstarch. Upon thawing, the custard will seep out liquid and split.
If you haven't used cornstarch, follow these directions to thaw frozen custard.
Yes, you absolutely can make pastry cream without using eggs. Just use cornstarch instead—this is how many of the classic custard recipes are made anyway.
Yes, making pastry cream in the microwave is the easiest method.
Did you make this vegan microwave pastry cream recipe? I'd love to hear about it! Please comment and leave a star🌟 rating below. This helps me run Aegean Delight and I always appreciate it 🙂Print
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Running the AMD Ryzen 5 chip at the base clock speed of about 129.79MHZ along with a 25.5X multiplier also saw a record-setting quite unbeatable.
While all these high-end CPU offerings seem awfully expensive, AMD's cheaper and lower performance offerings - Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 processors - will be available later this year to rival Intel's Core i3 and Core i5 chips.
The Skylake-X series is said to contain three 140W processors with architectures containing six, eight and ten cores.
As for the 14nm-based Coffee Lake-based processors, Intel will initially release several K-series Core i7/i5/i3 processors and its Z370 chipsets in August, and will release more CPUs as well as H370, B360 and H310 chipsets at the end of 2017 or early 2018. A 12-core Skylake-X processor will be launched in August.
Kaby Lake-X: Kaby Lake-X's exact features and capabilities are somewhat unclear.
While this is no surprise due to the more cores in Ryzen 5, a leaked review revealed a more shocking truth. These new chips will be the successors of Kaby Lake, and will be the third consecutive launch using a 14-nanometer manufacturing process, after Skylake and Kaby Lake already use it. How the Kaby Lake-X would differentiate itself from the X270 variant is unknown, but rumors of a 112W TDP suggest higher CPU clock speeds at a minimum. For example, the prelim benchmarks of AMD's 3.6GHz Ryzen 1800X CPU compared to a Kaby Lake 4.2GHz Intel Core i7 7700K CPU is slightly weaker.
Coffee Lake: Coffee Lake is a refinement of Intel's 14nm+ process (14nm++). But now the launch will happen months before the original date in August 2017. Why buy a Kaby Lake-X at all? So far, reviewers have proven that the chipset performance is on par with Intel Core. Back on April 04, when Apple announced that they were working on a new modular Mac Pro, Phil Schiller also noted that "Apple has "great" new iMacs in the pipeline, slated for release "this year", including configurations specifically targeted at large segments of the pro market". Either way, we'll know soon.


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The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said Nigerian youths should be educated on the significance of June 12.
The country on Wednesday marked the maiden Democracy Day, previously held every May 29, to honour the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.
The election was widely regarded as the freest and fairest since the country gained independence on October 1, 1960, but the then military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, nullified the election.
Abiola was subsequently jailed and died in custody on July 7, 1998. His struggle and death were said to have birthed democracy in 1999.
Since then, several Nigerians had called for the celebration of Democracy Day on every June 12.
Eventually, on June 6, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12 as Democracy Day, the maiden edition of which held on Wednesday.
In a statement, Sanwo-Olu said it was through formal education on the importance of the day that the upcoming generation could appreciate and immortalise Abiola.
Speaking at the maiden 2019 Democracy Day at De Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja, the governor, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said children and the youth must be educated on the significance of June 12.
Commending Buhari for recognising June 12 as important to the country’s history, Sanwo-Olu said the June 12 presidential election and its annulment were a process and not an event.
“It is a process which acknowledges that the burning desire and the power of the people in choosing their leaders is clearly deep-rooted and non-negotiable,” he said.
Earlier at the residence of the late Abiola, the governor praised Nigerians that sacrificed their time, resources and lives to make the essence of June 12 acknowledged.
In his lecture titled, ‘Hope 93: Democratic Prosperity and Political Stability,’ a professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, said for Abiola to be immortalised, the political class must have a renewed sense of service and make the country work again.
He said, “Abiola reflected an economic justice. In the last two years, the stock market lost N1.8tn because people no longer want to do business in Nigeria. Why do we allow our country to be seen as money-losing machine?
“Nigerian elites should see to how the country can work again to prevent the anarchy that is coming. Do we need a new NADECO (National Democratic Coalition, formed on May 15, 1994 by a group of Nigerian who called on the then military dictator, late Gen Sani Abacha, to step down for Abiola) to liberate us?”
In his speech, the Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Yisa Aremu, said the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day was a triumph of democracy over military dictatorship.
Speaking on behalf of the late hero’s family, his son, Abdul-Amin Abiola, thanked Buhari and Nigerians for making June 12 a reality.

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It was 36 years ago yesterday, Feb. 12, 1973, that the Air Force began an eight-week airlift mission known as Operation Homecoming to repatriate 597 US prisoners of war from North Vietnam. The US had just signed the Paris Accords about two weeks prior that ended the US involvement in the Vietnam War. As a condition of the accord, the POWs were released. C-141 transports began flying the freed POWs out of Hanoi on Feb. 12, while C-9 aircraft flew smaller numbers of them out of locations in South Vietnam and Hong Kong. During the first phase of the operation, the returning servicemembers were flown to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Later, they were transported to bases in the continental US. The operation concluded on April 4, 1973. In 2006, the Air Force placed the “Hanoi Taxi,” the first C-141 that flew into Hanoi into the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, after one final flight with about 100 former Vietnam War POWs aboard. (For more, read this week’s Airman’s Roll Call and Air Force Magazine’s Honor Bound.)
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft will be operational in the late 2020s, several years before the Next-Generation Air Dominance family of systems, Air Force officials told the House Armed Services tactical aviation panel. The CCAs will first be “shooters,” then electronic warfare platforms, then sensors, in that order, they added.


Operators West End Cultural Centre, Big Fun Festival, Winnipeg MB, January 29
Published Jan 30, 2015Making their Winnipeg debut as part of the annual Big Fun Festival, Dan Boeckner's (Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs) new project, Operators, may be his dance-focused creative outlet, but it was the slowed down, guitar-centred tracks that really stood out. Using a hardware-based setup that included a Tempest, Moog Minitaur, Electron drum machine, a Novation synth and various effects, Boeckner, Macedonian multi-instrumentalist Devojka and drummer Sam Brown have all the tools to lay down a serious groove, but those moments were only fully realized a few times during the set.
That's not to say that songs like "Find the Light" or "Lesson Plan" don't benefit from the looseness that you only get with a human touch, but it felt at times some of Operators' tracks could use more bottom end or more underlying textures to fill out the sound. Of course, the lack of forceful bass so integral to dance music could have more to due with the venue's sound system than with the band, but somehow, something felt missing.
With only one EP out, the group decided to unveil new material, giving the audience a glimpse at where the band is heading. Although Operators have only been around since the summer, their music feels like Boeckner is tapping into the indie-dance vibe that was so prevalent in the mid 2000s. That's not a bad thing, but it will be interesting to see how this project unfolds.


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On July 22, 2014, Andrew Weil, M.D., sent a letter to University of Arizona president Dr. Ann Weaver Hart to express his support for Dr. Sue Sisley, the medical marijuana researcher recently fired by the university after receiving approval to conduct MAPS-sponsored medical marijuana research for veterans with PTSD. Read Dr. Weil’s letter to President Hart.
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Scholars suggest a middle way for 2017 chief executive poll
A group of scholars believe they have found a way to give the public a strong role in putting forward chief executive candidates in 2017 without breaching the city's mini-constitution.
The plan, from a group of 18 academics, is the latest attempt to ease tension between pan-democrats, who want the public to pick hopefuls, and the local and central governments, which are insisting only the nominating committee stipulated in the Basic Law will have that power.
Under the plan, a candidate who received signatures of support from two per cent of registered voters - approximately 70,000 people - would see their name put to the 1,200-strong committee as a possible candidate. Political parties and committee members would also be able to put forward candidates, who would need the support of one-eighth of the committee to go forward to the election in which the public will choose the city's leader for the first time.
The committee would also be made more democratic with the abolition of corporate voting to select its members, they propose.
The academics include Dr Brian Fong Chi-hang, vice-chairman of think tank SynergyNet; former Legislative Council president Andrew Wong Wang-fat, who now lectures at Chinese University; and Community Care Fund head Dr Law Chi-kwong.
Fong said the relatively high threshold of 70,000 voters would give committee members a strong sense of the public's support for a particular candidate.
Public recommendation would not dilute the committee's power but would help members perform their duties, said another of the scholars, University of Hong Kong law lecturer Eric Cheung Tat-ming.
Cheung said the proposal, like those by former chief secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang and by two HKU legal scholars, was intended to build a system rooted in "political reality" but which would allow a range of candidates to run. "It might not be the most ideal proposal but it would offer Hongkongers a genuine choice," he said.
Basic Law Committee member and University of Hong Kong law professor Albert Chen Hung-yee said the proposal was worth consideration, saying public recommendation respected the committee's nominating power more than public nomination.


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on the 1st of June in ward 24, villagers were forced marched
to a meeting at their Chief's homestead. They were told that
it was a community meeting meant to discuss developmental issues
only to discover that it was actually a Zanu-PF caucus meeting.
The meeting was chaired by Mr Mutandwa, a Zanu-PF official who
highlighted during the meeting that all those who fail to vote
for his party will be evacuated from the area after the elections.
Every villager present was forced to chant the Zanu-PF slogan.
Since the meeting, villagers have been living in fear.
ward 4 on the 20th of May in Savi village, Mr Liveson Pikelele,
a Zanu-PF member brought out a revolver gun at a funeral in
the village and threatened to shoot Mr Machihani for supporting
MDC-T. He was restrained by other community members present
but he went ahead and threatened to shoot anyone at the funeral
who supports MDC in the area. During the incident, he was shouting
that all MDC supporters are sellouts bent on destroying the
country hence should be killed. The matter was reported to the
police but nothing has been done yet.
ward 23 and 26, many people in the area failed to register as
voters in the first round of the mobile voter registration exercise
that ended on 19 May after they were scared away by suspected
Zanu-PF youth. The youth demanded that aspiring voters produce
Zanu-PF cards first for them to enter the registration offices.
The matter was reported to the police who indicated that they
are still investigating the issue.
2nd of June in Mwenezi ward 3, suspected Zanu-PF supporters
went to Mrs Murashiki's homestead where they harassed and threatened
the victim with death if she fails to convince her husband to
step down from representing MDC as a councillor in the pending
elections. Mrs Murashiki was affected by the incident to the
extent that she threatened to leave her husband unless he drops
from contesting. Mr Murashiki in turn was forced to report the
case to the police who promised to look into the issue.
24th of May in ward 1, five Zanu-PF members assaulted Willard
Dombo for supporting MDC. The victim was attacked while coming
from work and as a result of the attack, he sustained several
bruises all over his body. The case was reported to JOMIC, which
intervened by calling all parties concerned for a meeting. During
the meeting, members from JOMIC managed to resolve the issue
and encouraged people from Harare South to live in peace and
desist from attacking each other.
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in Chief Nyashanu's area, David Mwabvira was abducted and assaulted
by a group of Zanu-PF members led by Mr Tekedai. They accused
the victim of moving around the community chanting MDC slogans.
The case was reported to the police but no arrests have been
29th of May in Chief Nembire's area in Mt Darwin West, Zanu-PF
supporters were blocking MDC activists from going for their
primary elections in the area where they threatened anyone who
goes for the elections with unspecified action. In ward 25,
Zanu-PF activists moved around houses of prominent MDC supporters
forcing them to defect to Zanu-PF or risk been evacuated from
are moving around areas in Mutoko intimidating and threatening
villagers into voting for Zanu-PF in the upcoming elections.
The soldiers have held 5 meetings in and around Mutoko where
they have made it public that if Zanu-PF loses in the area,
all the villagers will be punished. The soldiers did not specify
the form of punishment the community would face. On 24 May,
Rodgers Chinomona a major at Joke Barrack, Smart Gurure and
one only identified as Tsungai (all soldiers) are leading the
teams that are threatening and harassing villagers. Community
members are now leaving in fear of their lives.
no reported cases of political violence in Beitbridge.
ward 3, no violations were recorded.
ward 13, no cases of political violence were reported.


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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has today met with high profile leaders Donald Tusk, President of European Council, ahead of the 12th edition of the European Development Days (EDD) which will run from June5-6, 2018 in the Belgian capital, Brussels, official sources have said.
“President Kagame is now meeting with Donald Tusk, President of European Council, ahead of the 12th edition of the European Development Days,” President Kagame official source said.
This year’s EDD will be hold under the theme: Women and Girls at the Forefront of Sustainable Development: protect, empower, and invest. Development partners use the occasion to brainstorm various ideas and share experiences in their relentless quest for solutions to world problems.
The role of women and girls in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is high on the agenda this year.
The meetings present an opportunity for Rwanda to exchange on bilateral matters, regional and global issues, the sources added.
Besides meeting other leaders Neven Mimica, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development; Antonio and Antonio Tajani, Speaker of the European Parliament, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/VP of the European Commission and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EU Commission President Kagame is expected to speak during the opening ceremony.


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Social media giant Twitter said Friday the platform mistakenly suspended accounts after a raft of “coordinated and malicious reports” aimed at journalists and anti-extremism researchers under a new policy enacted last week.
The company noted that it corrected its mistakes ahead of an internal probe to ensure that the new policy, which allows anyone whose photo or video was posted without their consent to request it be removed, is being “used as intended,” the Washington Post reported.
Not long after the new policy was announced on Tuesday, “a group of far-right activists and white supremacists began urging their followers to file reports against accounts that are used to identify neo-Nazis, monitor extremists and document the attendees of hate rallies,” the Post reported.
Twitter spokesman Trenton Kennedy said in a Friday statement that the platform was overwhelmed by a “significant amount” of malicious reports leading to “enforcement teams” making “several errors” following those reports.
The spokesman did not provide any details regarding the number of reports that had been filed but did say that “a dozen erroneous suspensions” took place.
“We’ll have more to share on the review later,” Kennedy added, according to the Post.
In announcing the policy earlier this week, Twitter officials said it is aimed at preventing “the misuse of media to harass or intimidate private individuals.” In addition, the platform said there would be exceptions made in instances where photos and videos are deemed to contribute “value to public discourse,” which has led critics to claim the left-wing company will arbitrarily enforce the rule against political opponents, which conservatives have complained about for years.
The Post noted that some of the suspended accounts, including one reported by the paper that Twitter officials said was made by mistake, involved public photos of people deemed to be newsworthy.
Others have criticized the policy’s vague wording including so-called researchers who have argued it could bar the use of the platform by amateur reporters and “open-source” investigators who have pursued “members of hate groups and suspected rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,” the Post added.
Twitter also noted that the new policy attempts to extend “right to privacy” protections, as have some nations, to accounts around the world. But Kennedy said that the change won’t apply to “public figures or individuals who are a part of public conversations and discourse online or offline.”
The Post reported that as of Friday, it was not clear if all of the suspended accounts had been reinstated. Some of those who frequently track conservative activists told the paper their accounts remained locked.
The new policy came as Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey announced he was stepping down this week and was being succeeded by Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal.
“Sharing personal media, such as images or videos, can potentially violate a person’s privacy, and may lead to emotional or physical harm,” Twitter noted in a blog post on Tuesday.
“The misuse of private media can affect everyone, but can have a disproportionate effect on women, activists, dissidents, and members of minority communities.”
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T. Reed Stephens, representing a Florida hospital that faces a False Claims Act action in federal court, said his client is taking the lawsuit allegations very seriously, but thinks the suit should be dismissed. The hospital contends it is a state agency and, under the 11th Amendment, cannot be sued in federal court by the plaintiff, its director of physician services.


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At a Glance
Tami Hoag has several mystery and thriller series under her belt, with the most popular, in my opinion, being Kovac and Liska, involving detective Sam Kovac and his partner, Nikki Liska.
The first book in this series, Ashes to Ashes, was also my introduction to this amazing author. Currently the Kovac and Liska series includes five books, with a sixth one hopefully coming out soon.
So far Tami Hoag has written over thirty books which have been translated in over thirty languages over the years.
Here are the Tami Hoag books in order for her several crime mystery and thriller series.
Kovac & Liska Series
1. Ashes To Ashes (Kovac & Liska #1), 1999
2. Dust To Dust (Kovac & Liska #2), 2000
3. Prior Bad Acts (Kovac & Liska #3), 2006
4. The 1st Victim (Kovac & Liska #3.5), 2013
5. The 9th Girl (Kovac & Liska #4), 2013
6. The Bitter Season Kovac & Liska #5), 2016
Oak Knoll Series
1. Deeper Than the Dead (Oak Knoll #1), 2008
2. Secrets to the Grave (Oak Knoll #2), 2010
3. Down the Darkest Road (Oak Knoll #3), 2011
Elena Estes Series
1. Dark Horse (Elena Estes #1), 2002
2. The Alibi Man (Elena Estes #2), 2006
Deer Lake Series
1. Night Sins (Deer Lake #1), 1995
2. Guilty As Sin (Deer Lake #2), 1996
Broussard and Fourcade Series
1. A Thin Dark Line (Broussard and Fourcade #1), 1997
2. The Boy (Broussard and Fourcade #2), 2017
Other Books by Tami Hoag
Still Waters, 1992
Cry Wolf, 1993
Dark Paradise, 1994
Kill the Messenger, 2004
Cold Cold Heart, 2015
Tami Hoag (website) was born in 1959 in Cresco, Iowa, with the name Tami Mikkelson.
She grew up in Harmony, Minnesota. After graduating from high-school she went to work at the La Crosse Tribune circulation department, after which he held several jobs, among them as a photographer’s assistant, training horses and selling bathroom accessories.
She got her first novel published by Bantam in 1988. It was a romance novel, and several others followed suit.
Eventually she decided to switch her focus from romance to mystery and thrillers, genres in which she is writing even today.
When she is not writing, Tami Hoags is taking care of her horses that she rides sometimes even competitively.

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I used to like this patch of yard, rose arbor, benches, views. It fit me fine after all the stuff that kept dying from too much water, or too much wind, or too many pests on this patch of dirt. One year was slugs; then moles; then, baby deer who managed to crawl under the fence and spend the night trapped inside with lots of tender shoots to keep them busy. I found them in the morning, two tiny rabbit-like mouths, having eaten anything tender, their mother waiting for them outside the fence, watching them the whole time.
This area would be under water most winters, but the Cecil Brunner rose kept growing, and soon an arbor was purchased to contain its exuberance.
The rose was a cutting given to me by someone I barely met, a would-be gardener like m. She too had come to the sea to spend her last years, easily frustrated by the winds, the deer, the constant rain, the little sun, but still attempting to garden by the sea.
She didn't tell me that she was gravely ill. Nancy died the following spring, and this rose, growing beyond her pot, and her border, kept reminding me that life was incomprehensible in its cruelty, and most generous in its beauty.
After every winter, roses were pruned and staked, dirt rototilled; new plants and amendments added. In the winter of 2011 the whole place was blown over, arbor destroyed, broken in many parts, bushes and trees uprooted, tender roots waterlogged.
As I write this post, my rose is dead. It did not survive the summer transplanting of 2012, when so many people moved, tilled, built.
It had survived so many storms, such intemperate events, and had continued to bloom under so many difficult conditions. I'm hoping the cutting I took might survive this winter.

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