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Yamaha's new MusicCast WXAD-10 is a new compact and cost effective way of getting Yamaha's brilliant MusicCast platform into old or new homes.
The WXAD-10 has high-performance wireless network capabilities that let you stream digital music content from your smartphone or tablet, as well as music libraries from your computer or network storage, plus a variety of online streaming services and Internet radio — for accessing any music you want. Plus, with the MusicCast features, you can share music with MusicCast-enabled devices in other rooms of your home.
MusicCast is a new revolution in network audio, use all your MusicCast products together or separately, it’s completely up to you. Control it, all from one app, designed to be intuitive, quick and simple to use. Use a soundbar, a wireless speaker, an AV Receiver, HiFi audio whichever suits you best, mix and match then expand your MusicCast system as time goes on. All new from Yamaha, the MusicCast system brings everything to everywhere for everyone. The dedicated MusicCast CONTROLLER app lets you use your smartphone or tablet to easily and conveniently select desired songs and streaming music services, control the volume (available only for stereo mini-plug connection), and more. You can also use the app on your smartphone to remotely control all your MusicCast-compatible devices in other rooms.
The WXAD-10 supports a wide range of high resolution formats, including WAV, FLAC and AIFF in 192 kHz / 24-bit resolution, as well as ALAC in 96 kHz / 24-bit resolution. Moreover, the unit employs a special circuitry design that minimizes and optimist the signal path, and utilizes high-quality parts and technologies — including the renowned Burr-Brown DAC, original PML condensers used in Yamaha’s AV receivers, and Yamaha’s own original technology which combines network modules to achieve jitter reduction. As a result, the unit thoroughly draws out all the sonic merits of high-resolution sound sources, effectively reproducing even the subtle ambience of concert halls and delicate expressive nuances in the sound.
The key device that determines the sound quality of network audio is the Yamaha Original Network Module, which contains a high precision low-jitter clock that improves the reproduction of high resolution sound sources. Pure audio clock generation without an added jitter constituent caused by the clock generator sharply lowers the creation of jitter noise in playing network and Bluetooth® sources, and achieves further S/N improvement. It faithfully distinguishes delicate differences in the sonic characteristics of high resolution sound.
Catering for a host of 'regular' streaming applications with support for Deezer, Juke, Napster, Spotify (and also high resolution services like Tidal & Qobuz) and also the convenience of Airplay too, it is the perfect solution for a host of multi-room audio applications. Being a network audio device also means that it will of course communicate with NAS drives seamlessly as well - meaning that existing music libraries and a host of file formats can also be enjoyed and controlled.
Equipped with RCA and stereo mini output terminals, the WXAD-10 can be connected to a wide range of audio products — whatever components you currently have. Use it with a shelf stereo system, Hi-Fi component, home theatre system, or even a soundbar. The possibilities are endless. The WXAD-10 is designed to be paired with a designated stereo amplifier or even multi-channel amplifier (such as a Russound D850i or Parasound ZM650 for instance for larger multi-room installations) as it carries no on-board amplification. But as such, it can be used as a highly flexible and cost effective multi-room streaming platform for new builds or retro fits.
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Yamaha WXAD-10 MusicCast Network Audio Streamer - Features & Benefits:
Use with non-MusicCast amp or receiver to enjoy streaming music or a true MusicCast system
Compatible with all types of music sources and services, such as streaming services
MusicCast App for easy operation. The app lets you control other MusicCast-compatible components
Small & cost effective high quality streamer
MusicCast for audio enjoyment in every room
Control app for easy operations (MusicCast CONTROLLER)
Connectable to any audio device (Amplifier or multi-channel amplifier)
High-quality sound, compatibility with high-resolution sources
High-quality sound in-house-design network module
Yamaha WXAD-10 MusicCast Network Audio Streamer - Specifications:
Ethernet interface: 100 Base-TX/10 Base-T
Internet radio: airable.radio service supported
PC client function: DLNA Ver. 1.5 (DMR function) supported
Supported file format: WAV (PCM only), MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF
Wireless LAN standards: IEEE 802. 11 b/g/n
Radio frequency: 2.4 GHz
Available security method: WEP, WPA2-PSK (AES), Mixed Mode
Bluetooth version: Bluetooth Ver. 2.1+EDR
Supported profile: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) + AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)
Sink: SBC, AAC
Operation mode: Sink or Source
RF output power: Bluetooth Class 2
Maximum communication range: 10 m (33 ft) (without interference
Variable line output connector: 3.5 mm stereo mini jack
Fixed line output: RCA Jack (L&R).
Power consumption: 2.8 W
Standby power consumption:
Network standby off / Bluetooth standby off: 0.2 W
Network standby on / Bluetooth standby off: Wired 1.6 W / Wireless (Wi-Fi) 1.7 W
Network standby on / Bluetooth standby on: Wired 1.6 W / Wireless (Wi-Fi) 1.7 W


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Wrapped in Black: ThirteenTales of Witches and the Occult
Read in November, 2014
I am a big fan of Sekhmet Press and their WRAPPED Series. Wrapped in Black is the third anthology in the series and the focus this time is witches and the occult. I will admit, witches aren’t my favorite characters to read about. I rarely find myself drawn to a book because it’s about witches, like I am with books about vampires or time travel. But Sekhmet has yet to disappoint me with their anthologies, so I was very happy to read this one!
WRAPPED IN WHITE: Thirteen Tales of Spectres, Ghost, and Spirits
After reading Wrapped in Red, a vampire anthology released by Sekhmet Press, I was very excited to hear about Wrapped in White: Thirteen Tales of Spectres, Ghosts, and Spirits. As a lover of ghost stories, this was a wonderful collection. The perfect kind of tales to read around a campfire. I was very pleased to see two of my favorite authors (Allison M. Dickson, author of STRINGS, and Patrick C. Greene, author of PROGENY) had contributed to the anthology. I also discovered some authors I was unfamiliar with who had some amazing stories in the anthology.
Here’s the breakdown, in TOC order.
Daddy’s Glasses by Allison M. Dickson
This is Dickson at her best. Great imagery, amazing character development, and her remarkable skill at grabbing the reader and never letting go. There’s a reason she’s one of my favorite authors, and this story is the perfect example of her talent.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- First-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose 18,000 to 366,000 in the week ended July 12, U.S. economic data showed Thursday.
The four-week average of those claims fell 4,500 to stand at 376,500, the Labor Department said. The four-week average smoothes out distortions caused by events such as holidays, weather and strikes.
Continuing claims fell to 3.12 million for the week ended July 5, down 81,000. During the same period in the prior year, continuing claims reached 2.56 million.
The four-week average of continuing claims climbed by 16,500 to 3.14 million -- the highest level since February 2004.
“'The four-week average in claims remains above the 375,000 level that we associate with borderline recession conditions.'”
For the week ended July 5, initial claims were revised to a decrease of 56,000 from a prior estimate of a 58,000 decline. Recent results were skewed by the Fourth of July holiday, according to analysts.
Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote that the recent increase in initial claims "was very muted" because temporary job losses in the automotive sector have been smaller than expected.
"This is probably because production has already been cut significantly, so there has been less need than usual for incremental shutdowns in the past few weeks," Shepherdson wrote.
Among unadjusted initial claims for the week ended July 5, Michigan had an increase of a bit more than 20,000 as layoffs in the auto and transportation-equipment industries took hold.
The insured unemployment rate declined to 2.3% from 2.4%.
In light of weak consumer-sentiment levels, it would be surprising if the labor market improved early in the month, wrote John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros of RDQ Economics.
"Although claims were below expectations for the second week in a row, we note that the four-week average in claims remains above the 375,000 level that we associate with borderline recession conditions in the economy," according to RDQ.
Also Thursday, the government reported that new construction on single-family homes fell by 5.3% during June to a fresh 17-year low. See full story.

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Chapter 9 The Transport Layer! The Internet Protocol has three main protocols that run on top of IP: two are for data, one for control! The data protocols are complementary. Introduction 3 Network Layer вЂ“ supervises host-to-host packet delivery вЂ“ hosts could be separated by several physical networks вЂўdata-link layer provides node-to-node delivery, transport.
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proach to solve actual design issues from practice by multidisciplinary teams in a stu-dio setting. For design and engineering students an opportunity to develope your un-derstanding and skills in the challenging world of transport and water infrastructures Hypothetical-lenses to explore design issues and to define design objectives & criteria IID-Framework: aspects and interrelationships of. Services Provided to the Transport Layer В· The network layer provides services to the transport layer at the network layer/transport layer interface. An important question is what kind of services the network layer provides to the transport layer. В· The network layer services have been designed with the following goals in mind. 1. The services should be independent of the router technology. Chapter 3: Transport Layer The transport layer has the critical role of providing communication services directly to the application processes running on different hostsin the network. We examine the possible services provided by a transport-layer protocol and the principles underlying various approaches toward providing these services. We'll also look at how these services are implemented вЂ¦.


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Greenspan Says U.S. Deficit Is 'Scary'
"We're involved in a dangerous game," Greenspan said, according to Bloomberg News.
The U.S. needs an austerity program, Greenspan said. The former Fed chairman said that cutting budgets is a better way of reducing the deficit than raising taxes.
Still, Greenspan reiterated his support for letting the Bush tax cuts lapse. During the Bush administration, he was a key proponent of enacting the cuts.
Greenspan, 84, served as chairman of the Fed from 1987 until 2006.

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This week, the average price for a gallon of gas reached yet another all-time high of $4.37. Adding to the bad news, the average price for a gallon of diesel fuel has also reached a new record-high of $5.55 as of this writing.
No wonder, according to a new poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports on behalf of The Heartland Institute, 82 percent of likely voters say they are either “very” or “somewhat concerned” about rising energy and gas prices under the Biden administration.
Since Joe Biden entered the Oval Office, the cost of energy (especially gasoline and diesel fuel) has absolutely skyrocketed, and this was occurring well before Vladimir Putin arrayed his troops on the Ukrainian border.
Consider. When Biden entered the Oval Office, the average price for a gallon of gasoline was $2.42. By May 2021, it had spiked to $3.08. In December 2021, it increased to $3.40. In February
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|Named after||Josiah Willard Gibbs|
|Name in Saurian|| Warrjaim (Wr)|
|Systematic name|| Unhexquadium (Uhq)|
|Location on the periodic table|
|Element above Gibbsium||Darmstadtium|
|Element left of Gibbsium||Keplerium|
|Element right of Gibbsium||Becquerelium|
|478.9781 u, 795.3618 yg|
|Atomic radius||111 pm, 1.11 Å|
|Covalent radius||122 pm, 1.22 Å|
|van der Waals radius||181 pm, 1.81 Å|
|s||475 (164 p+, 311 no)|
|Electron configuration||[Og] 5g18 6f14 7d10 8s2 8p2|
|Electrons per shell||2, 8, 18, 32, 50, 32, 18, 4|
|Oxidation states|| 0, +2, +4, +6|
(a mildly basic oxide)
|First ionization energy||684.1 kJ/mol, 7.090 eV|
|Electron affinity||18.6 kJ/mol, 0.193 eV|
|Molar mass||478.978 g/mol|
|Molar volume||10.455 cm3/mol|
|Atomic number density|| 1.26 × 1021 g−1|
5.76 × 1022 cm−3
|Average atomic separation||259 pm, 2.59 Å|
|Melting point|| 1007.67 K, 1813.80°R|
|Boiling point|| 1668.56 K, 3003.41°R|
|Liquid range||660.89 , 1189.60|
|Triple point|| 1007.63 K, 1813.74°R|
@ 1.8744 Pa, 0.014059 torr
|Critical point|| 4875.47 K, 8775.84°R|
@ 401.9154 MPa, 3966.609 atm
|Heat of fusion||9.116 kJ/mol|
|Heat of vaporization||176.136 kJ/mol|
|Heat capacity|| 0.05757 J/(g• ), 0.10363 J/(g• )|
27.577 J/(mol• ), 49.638 J/(mol• )
|Abundance in the universe|
|By mass|| Relative: 2.07 × 10−29|
Absolute: 6.93 × 1023 kg
|By atom||1.13 × 10−30|
Gibbsium is the provisional non-systematic name of a theoretical element with the symbol Gb (sometimes Gi) and atomic number 164. Gibbsium was named in honor of Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903), who pioneered chemical thermodynamics and one of the founders of statistical mechanics. This element is known in the scientific literature as unhexquadium (Uhq), dvi-platinum, or simply element 164. Gibbsium is the heaviest member of the nickel family (below nickel, palladium, platinum, and darmstadtium) and is the eighth member of the kelvinide series; this element is located in the periodic table coordinate 7d8.
Atomic properties Edit
Hence its atomic number, gibbsium contains 164 protons, in addition to those that makeup the nucleus, there are also 311 neutrons that help stabilize the nucleus against the repulsive forces of protons. Nuclear ratio, which is the neutron/proton ratio, is 1.90. Since protons carry positive charge, the atom should have a charge of +164, but actually it is neutral because it contains 164 electrons, which carry negative charge of same degree as protons. This element has completed a 7d orbital, even though it is the third-to-last element of the d-block series on the periodic table; however it additionally contains two electrons in the 8p orbital due to relativistic effects.
Like every other element heavier than lead, gibbsium has no stable isotopes. The element is at the center of the “second island of stability". The longest-lived isotope is 475Gb with a half-life of roughly 6½ hours, which is unusually long for elements as heavy as this element. Madelungium is at its peak of the "second island of stability." Despite this longevity, it undergoes spontaneous fission, splitting into usually three (rarely two) lighter nuclei plus neutrons like the example.
The second longest lived isotope, 479Gb, has a half-life of just 47 seconds. The third longest lived isotope, 477Gb, has a half-life of 17 seconds. The fourth longest lived isotope, 473Gb, has a half-life of 9 seconds. All of the remaining isotopes have half-lives less than 2 seconds while majority of these have half-lives of less than 80 milliseconds. Also there are few metastable isomers, couple are long-lived, the most stable being 475m1Gb with a half-life of nearly four months and 471m2Gb with a half-life of more than a month.
Chemical properties and compounds Edit
Gibbsium has four possible oxidation states: 0, +2, +4 and +6 with +6 the most dominant. With the electronegativity of 1.73 and first ionization energy 7.09 eV, gibbsium shows some chemical activities like zinc and mercury. In aqueous solutions, Gb2+ (light red) is the most stable cation, followed by Gb4+ (light blue) and Gb6+ (peach).
Gibbsium(IV) oxide (GbO2) is an olive green powder in contrast to gibbsium(VI) oxide (GbO3) being a dark purple powder. Gibbsium(IV) sulfide (GbS2) is a sky blue amorphous solid while gibbsium(VI) sulfide (GbS3) is a pink amorphous solid. Gibbsium can readily react with halogens such as fluorine, chlorine and bromine. Examples of gibbsium halides are GbF4, GbF6, GbCl4, and GbBr2. Gibbsium(II) bromate (Gb(BrO3)2) forms when bromide and oxide react together with excess oxygen at high temperature.
- GbO2 + GbBr4 + 5 O2 → 2 Gb(BrO3)2
Gibbsium(II) fulminate (Gb(CNO)2) is a brownish red powder when a gibbsium oxide combines with cyanogen. The fulminate can react with excess hydrogen sulfide to form gibbsium thiocyanate (Gb(SCN)2), which is a pale pink powder.
- Gb(CNO)2 + 2 H2S → Gb(SCN)2 + 2 H2O
Gibbsium thiocyanate can be decomposed to gibbsium cyanide (Gb(CN)2) and is then treated with dilute sulfuric acid to form gibbsium dithiazyl (Gb(SN)2) and an exotic acid called percarbonic acid.
- Gb(CN)2 + 2 H2SO4 → Gb(SN)2 + 2 H2CO4
Alternatively, Gb(CN)2 can be treated with sulfur dioxide to form a dark brown powder Gb(SN)2.
- Gb(CN)2 + 2 SO2 → Gb(SN)2 + 2 CO2
- Gb(SN)2 + S4N4 → Gb(SN)4 + S2N2
Gibbsium can form coordination complexes in addition to Gb(SN)2 and Gb(SN)4 by bonding to ligands in the 0 oxistate, like Gb(CO)4 and Gb(PF3)4. Gb(CO)4 is an organogibbsium compound along with examples like tetramethyl orthogibbate (GbC4H12O4).
Physical properties Edit
Gibbsium is a soft, brownish gray metal with a density of 45.8 g/cm3, 1.3 times higher than the lighter cogener darmstadtium (34.8 g/cm3). Unlike other members of the group, gibbsium forms hexagonal crystal lattices. Gibbsium has poor conductor of heat but fair conductor of electricity.
Due to its similar electron configurations as group 12 elements even though this element is a group 10 member, the physical properties of gibbsium would resemble group 12 elements more than to group 10 elements. For lighter group 12 elements, melting and boiling points decrease with increasing atomic numbers, but due to the element's ability to covalently bond with each other due to hybridization of electrons in the 8p1/2 orbital, it actually has the highest melting and boiling points of any other zinc family elements. The melting point of 735°C is in stark comparison with mercury (−39°C) and copernicium (−112°C). As a result, gibbsium is solid like family members zinc and cadmium. Due to their phase points, gibbsium requires more energy to melt and boil this element than any of the other family members. One mole of gibbsium requires 91⁄9 kJ to liquify, and give off that same amount when solidifying. One mole of liquid gibbsium requires 1761⁄7 kJ to vaporize, and give off that same amount when condensing.
The triple point is almost identical to its melting point, but at a pressure of 1.87 pascals. Triple point is a point on the phase diagram where all three states of matter are allowed to exist. Liquid gibbsium would be nonexistent at any temperature below the triple point. On the other side of it is critical point, a minimum where liquid and gas would be indistinguishable. For a copper family member, gibbsium has the highest critical point temperature (4602°C), but the second lowest in critical point pressure (402 megapascals).
It is almost certain that gibbsium doesn't exist on Earth at all, but it is believe to barely exist somewhere in the universe due to its brief lifetime. Every element heavier than iron can only naturally be produced by exploding stars. But it is likely impossible for even the most powerful supernovae or most violent neutron star collisions to produce this element through r-process because there's not enough energy available or not enough neutrons, respectively, to produce this hyperheavy element. Instead, this element can only be produced by advanced technological civilizations, virtually accounting for all of its abundance in the universe. An estimated abundance of gibbsium in the universe by mass is 2.07 × 10−29, which amounts to 6.93 × 1023 kilograms, which is a little more mass than Mars in elemental abundance.
To synthesize most stable isotopes of gibbsium, nuclei of a couple lighter elements must be fused together, and right amount of neutrons must be seeded. This operation would be impossible using current technology since it requires a tremendous amount of energy, thus its cross section would be so low that it is beyond the technological limit. Here's couple of example equations in the synthesis of the most stable isotope, 475Gb.

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Couple things: Terrell Owens is 40 but can still ball and watching DJ Khaled do anything was hilarious. Wish DJK played the full 40 minutes
Kevin Durant has left the building. Believe he earlier walked around the bowels of Barclays with Roc Nation's Michael Yormark.
Photographers are literally flocking around Rihanna not sure anyone cares about KD http://t.co/51zpooeEzb
Rihanna is here. She just walked to her courtside seat. The game just stopped. I can see why.
At Barclays Center for Roc Nation celebrity B-ball game. Courtside crew features Harden, DeRozan and Durant.
Another reason to go on living: at red carpet event in Brooklyn. In next life I might know who the hell these people are
Coach K dropping hints about Plumlee over Drummond? "There will be a guy who doesn't make it that has better stats than somebody else."
I am amused by the number of people who seem to think I have some control over Team USA's cut process. Just saying what I think will happen.
Unlike last year, there's no planned players-only August workouts for the Nets. D-Will organized it in Cali last year.
Asked Derrick Rose about East being a race between Bulls and Cavs. He mentioned another team to watch out for: Charlotte.
Of those five guys, I think both Plumlee and Cousins make it to give Team USA four true bigs, making one of those wings the final cut.
From there, it seems like the final spot will come down to one of the following being sent home: Korver, DeRozan, Parsons, Cousins, Plumlee.
After being around the team this week, seems like Lillard, Drummond, Hayward will likely be the first three cuts.
I'm on a mission thts all I have time for right now!!!
He then says he's close to having that eight guys decided.
Krzyzewski says that he has to "compliment eight guys with four guys." Says "once we know those right" other four become easier to decide.
Krzyzewski singles out DeMar DeRozan as someone who has played well "whenever there's been live action" including scrimmages, games.
Coach K says "everyone is able to play" tomorrow night.
Derrick Rose is on the court practicing today http://t.co/Dh6S0BhfCl
Derrick Rose on not playing tonight: "There’s nothing to worry about. I don’t have anything to worry about."
Rose said "of course" he could've played tonight, but that he and team are taking the long schedule team has under consideration.
Both Derrick Rose and Tom Thibodeau downplayed the significance of Rose sitting out tonight. Everyone seems to agree he'll play Friday.
Coach K: Mason Plumlee didn't play today because he wanted to give Andre Drummond a chance.
USA coach K says Derrick Rose will play Friday against Puerto Rico.
Plumlee has done nothing but impress so far
Doesn't look like Mason Plumlee is going to play tonight. Wouldn't read anything into it -- in a negative way.
Chris Brown is at the Garden sitting next to a woman who is not Rihanna.
MSG crowd needs to check Twitter. Wants Derrick Rose. Will not get Derrick Rose.
The crowd here at MSG keeps chanting for Derrick Rose. Unfortunately they won't be getting their wish tonight.
I've covered the NBA for three-plus years now, and still haven't gotten a chance to see Derrick Rose play live. Hoping that changes Friday.
Garden crowd is chanting for Derek Rose. He's not playing tonight.
Also of note for hoops fans: one of the top incoming freshmen in the country this season, Karl Towns, has just checked in for the D.R.
Francisco Garcia and James Harden – teammates with the Rockets – having a little fun with each other throughout this game.
Team USA is winning 28-17 after one quarter, but you wouldn't know it being here. Dominican fans very, very excited about their team.
Jack Michael Martinez to the official just now: "I'm tired of (Cousins) pushing me."
Cousins picks up offensive foul for just chucking his defender out of the way. Needs to keep his head there.
DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, Klay Thompson, DeMar DeRozan and Damian Lillard all have checked in.
Tim Hardaway, Jr. and Kemba Walker are here taking in tonight's game.
With Derrick Rose sitting tonight after not practicing the past 2 days, you have to wonder how he'll be able to handle compacted WC schedule
Biggest thing to come out of Adam Silver's pregame press conference tonight: General Martin Dempsey has a lot of opinions about basketball.
Mason Plumlee's pre-game workout was briefly interrupted when he tripped over the Knick City Dancers, who are, in fact, dancing.
First player on the court for Team USA: Mason Plumlee http://t.co/hT4lmZbaiB
Brook said he was very happy to finally be out of the walking boot and said he began running last week.
Saw Brook Lopez this afternoon at a Coca-Cola healthy living event at Barclays Center. Looks noticeably lighter; says he's at 270 pounds.
Korea plays Japan today in little league so little league is my 2nd-favorite sport now after short track speed skating.
Ticketmaster with a KG photo and a Lionel Hollins callout to in promoting the pre-sale of Nets tickets: http://t.co/zPtwWYgu2R
Valet bicycle parking returns as a thing this weekend at Barclays Center.
This season, Robertson had given up just two runs in 11.2 innings in non-save situations before tonight's one-out, three-run performance.
Dude hasn't blown a save in ages and he gets booed? Maybe those boos were directed at Beltran for not getting that runner in.
Anything that travels that far oughta have a damn stewardess on it
Dick Bavetta, NBA referee since 1975, is retiring.
Dude's name, the visual, it's all so perfect for Barclays' "bike valet" service at this weekend's Arcade Fire shows. http://t.co/lK9ekT86vp
Hello Kitty bobbleheads this weekend at Yankee Stadium. I once saw Hello Kitty throw out the first pitch at Dodgers Stadium.


The Russian state-owned shipbuilding firm USC has confirmed it will take full ownership of the Arctech Helsinki shipyard from its current owner, the Korean company STX. Arctech had been in financial difficulties.
United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) already holds a 50 percent stake in Arctech, and will now take full control when it buys out STX, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
USC’s head of communications Aleksei Kravchenko confirmed the purchase to Yle. The timetable is not yet confirmed, but Kravchenko believes the deal could take some time. The purchase price is under 20 million euros, according to Kommersant.
USC is not concerned about the yard’s financial situation, according to Kravchenko. He says he believes it will be easier to secure orders from Russian businesses and government agencies once production is under full Russian control.
Arctech specialises in Arctic seafaring knowhow, and employs around 400 workers at its site in Helsinki’s Hietalahti harbour.
The news was reported first in Finland by Kauppalehti.


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This behind-the-scenes portrait of David Lynch, shot over the two years it took him to piece together Inland Empire (2006), is as skewed, prismatic, and free of fluff as the man himself. The rumor is that Lynch was directed by Lynch (with fake credits), but either way, it gives us a rare peek at what really goes on behind that golly-gee-willikers mask. We see him throwing tantrums on the set (”We’re freezing our asses off!”), fussing over the details of his art with the hands-on devotion of a medieval craftsman, and winking at the daily performance that is ”David Lynch.” B+
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I really like your drawings!! They are very good!! Congratulations from Spain.Keep going!
It never ends...Nice Rich!
These look awesome Rich
I love the way you've done the face in the top picture - very cool!
Hey Rich!I found about you on the Clubhouse board and I just love your work.I was wondering if you take commissions as I´m leading this projet for what I hired this sculptor to make sculpts of this tv show for a limited ammount of fans (like 20 or 30) and I would like a cool artist to do some drawings (only sketches) of the characters portrayed on the sculpts so I can include a copy of each drawing (there are 2 characters) with each sculpt as an extra item.I´d have to pay it all myself so I can´t afford too much money but if you are interested just give me a quote or contact me and we will talk (you would have to draw only the sketches of 2 characters in your "cartoon/comic" style).My email: email@example.comSorry to contact u this way but didn´t find your contact info :(Thanks!
your digital work keeps improving rich. keep it up !!! have to say i recently got a tablet, definitely something you need to get the hang of it in the start.http://earaji.blogspot.com
That one-line is ridiculous; great work Rich!
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“Dating Online” is an indie film about on the web online dating and it fits the brief totally. The film is an ép?tre to the ease of online dating, with cute pups and passionate comedy correspond. The film stars wonderful names just like John Cusack and Diane Lane. If you’ve ever imagined dating an individual through the internet, you should definitely see the film. We now have compiled a directory of a few of the the majority of enjoyable movies on the subject.
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Re: Alfa 159 with 20' wheels
acceleration is directly proportional to the rolling circumference of the tyre (not the wheel). a bigger circumference means you are effectively making your final gear ratio longer so your acceleration suffers. the real world difference depends on many things, especially the torque the engine produces. unless you have a turbo diesel you need to consider the effect his will have, i've seen the difference it makes on many cars, some suffer very badly and even lose top speed as well as acceleration (15-20mph loss according to GPS if you stick 17s on a 1.2corsa)
the overall weight of the wheel & tyre will affect acceleration as well, more weight means reduced efficiency. generally the alloy weights more than rubber, so bigger wheels with lower profile tyres will weight more overall.
a wider tyre will have increased rolling friction, this will waste petrol and reduce the speed at which aquaplaning occurs. the vehicle weight is an important factor, a heavier car can have wider tyres.
this is why i always stick to the smallest wheels i can live with, in the case of my 156 that is 16" with 205/50/16 tyres. i would prefer 205/45/16 but it would sit too low, i already have problems with speed bumps. i would rather drink my own wee than stick 18s on. if i had 17s it would have to be on 205/40/17 tyres, but they are too firm so it upsets your handling, especially over rough sufaces when cornering at speed.
looks are bottom of my list, acceleration and handling are top. but as it turns out i prefer a smaller wheel for looks as well, the maxpower look doesnt really do much for me. wheels should be the right size for the car. huge wheels make the car look too high even with lowering springs.
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Although no motive has been found for the murderous high school rampage allegedly committed by 18-year-old Devon Erickson yesterday, he posted many messages on social media indicating his hatred of Christians and love of the LGBT agenda.
“You know what I hate? All these Christians who hate gays, yet in the bible, it says in Deuteronomy 17:12-13, if someone doesn’t do what their priest tells them to do, they are supposed to die. It has plenty of crazy stuff like that. But all they get out of it is ‘ewwwwww gays,’” Erickson wrote on his Facebook account.
Erickson and his apparent accomplice, believed to be transgender, took out their allegedly frustrations against society at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado yesterday, murdering 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo and injuring several other students.
#Kendrickcastillo el jovencito que murió como un héroe, se enfrentó a los pistoleros de #STEMshooting en #HighlandsRanch buscando salvar la vida de sus compañeros .. Dios lo tenga en su gloria 😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/V6DFiNzt8R
— maria paula ochoa (@ochoamariapaula) May 8, 2019
The deranged liberal posted messages on his Facebook account indicating severe mental illness: “I’m covered in ink and addicted to pain.”
John Fenton, a works as a CBS Denver news producer, reports that the alleged killer wrote nihilistic, satanic messages on his car before committing the killing.
— John Fenton (@higuysimjohn) May 8, 2019
About a possible motive, the Denver Channel reports that it “went beyond bullying and involved revenge and anger towards others at the school.” They also mentioned one of the suspects had been “involved in legal and illegal drug use and had been in therapy.”
Erickson was a registered Democrat and he frequently posted videos on social media praising liberals and poking fun at the Left’s targets. He shared an Occupy Democrats’ meme praising Obama and a video of NBC’s Seth Meyers roasting Donald Trump.
He clearly adopted common liberal victimhood tropes to make excuses for his own personal problems:
— Paulsy 🕷 (@Paulsy01) May 8, 2019
Erickson and his alleged accomplice are currently in police custody, with a shattered community struggling to come to grips with what has happened. The alleged actions Democrat-supporting, anti-Christian killer and his transgender accomplice have rocked the community, as left-wing violence soars to unforeseen heights.
White House Submits to Fake Biden Transition After Left-Wing Terror Campaign Against GSA Chief
America is now a Soviet-style terror state.
President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Monday night that he would be submitting to the phony transition of “president-elect” Joe Biden after a successful terror campaign was instituted against General Services Administration administrator Emily Murphy.
…fight, and I believe we will prevail! Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
Murphy was the focal point of a targeted harassment campaign by left-wing extremists who were activated by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). He sent a threatening letter to her shortly before President Trump capitulated.
It's because these people threaten and harass normal people.
And people elected these folks. https://t.co/O0n4box0jX
— Mike (@FuctupMike) November 23, 2020
Big League Politics has reported on the campaign of terror that is being instituted nationwide to prevent elected officials from standing against a third-world style election rigging marred with abnormalities:
Earlier tonight, Big League Politics reported on two Republican members of the Wayne County board of canvassers who refused to certify dubious election results in Detroit.
Michigan Republican Party chair Laura Cox released a statement praising the decision shortly after it was announced.
“The people of Michigan deserve to know what happened in Wayne County on Election Day and the days following. I am proud that, due to the efforts of the Michigan Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and the Trump Campaign, enough evidence of irregularities and potential voter fraud was uncovered resulting in the Wayne County Board of Canvassers refusing to certify their election results,” she said.
“This action will allow more time for us to get to the bottom of these deeply troubling irregularities. The people of Michigan deserve fair, open and transparent elections, and we will continue to fight for just that,” Cox added.
However, the Republican members of the Wayne County board of canvassers – Bill Hartmann and Monica Palmer – quickly capitulated and reversed their decision. Even though they were both present when thousands of mysterious ballots showed up in the dead of night after the election, they stabbed the whistleblowers in the back anyway by rubberstamping the sham.
The elected officials in Wayne County who folded under the pressure had their children threatened in order to induce their compliance, as Democrats resort to Soviet-style measures to take absolute power.
“I voted not to certify, and I still believe this vote should not be certified,” Hartmann wrote in his affidavit. “Until these questions are addressed, I remain opposed to certification of the Wayne County results.”
“The comments made accusations of racism and threatened me and members of my family,” Palmer said in her affidavit.
This is how the Democrats are enforcing the theft of America. If President Trump cannot overturn the steal, the U.S. Republic will be no more. It will be replaced by a globalist technocracy enforced with Soviet-style terror, probably forever.
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Last weekend, I saw the great exhibition "Archimedean Point" by the Hungarian artist Attila Csörgö in the Kunsthalle Hamburg: "Csörgõ’s work explores the margin between art and science. The artist conducts thorough experiments with precise machines of his own design and optical apparatuses that reinforce his likewise epistemological and playful, humorous approach. His interests lie in optical illusions, metamorphoses of space into surface as well as hypnotic plays of light that touch upon mechanical movements and other inventions, where he combines imagination and a curiosity for various physical and mathematical phenomena." For a describtion of the work by the artist himself, view the interview (Part 1 and Part 2).
Dodecaherdon=Icosaherdon (1999) is a kinetic construction, based on geometric correspondances between platonic solids. The dodecaherdon is transformed into the icosaherdon and reverse
Möbius Space (2006-2010) an endless panorama photograph on a möbius strip, taken by a special camera.
Spherical Vortex (1999) is the path of a flashlight bulb made by connecting three seperate whirling movements of different velocity.
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The most drug-resistant cases of gonorrhea detected in the United States to date have occurred in two unrelated people in Massachusetts, state health officials said Thursday.
These cases mark the first time that US isolates of the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, Neisseria gonorrhoeaehave shown complete resistance or reduced susceptibility to all drugs recommended for treatment.
Fortunately, both cases were successfully cured with powerful injections of the antibiotic ceftriaxone, despite the bacterial isolates showing reduced susceptibility to the drug. Ceftriaxone is currently the recommended first-line treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
But health officials said the cases were a warning. “N. gonorrhoeae becomes less sensitive to a limited arsenal of antibiotics,” they said.
For years, global surveillance data collected by the World Health Organization has shown that gonorrhea is becoming increasingly resistant to our entire range of drugs, including first-line drugs like ceftriaxone. Although surveillance is patchy globally, a study of WHO data for 2017-2018 published in 2021 found N. gonorrhoeae isolates with reduced susceptibility or resistance to ceftriaxone occurred in 21 of 68 reporting countries, or 31%.
Resistance to alternative antibiotics was even higher. Of the 61 countries reporting data on another antibiotic, azithromycin, 51 countries (84%) reported resistance. And of 51 countries reporting data on the alternative antibiotic treatment, cefixime, 24 countries (47%) reported resistance. For ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic widely abandoned as a treatment for gonorrhea due to resistance, all 70 reporting countries found resistance.
“In many countries, resistance to ciprofloxacin is extremely high, resistance to azithromycin is increasing rapidly, and resistance or decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone and cefixime continues to emerge,” the WHO said in 2021. “Without new treatments for gonorrhea, there will be people with gonorrhea infections that will be difficult to treat and cure.”
The agency wasn’t exaggerating. Last year, the WHO added that reports of gonorrhea treatment failures are piling up. “During the past decade, confirmed failure to cure gonorrhea with ceftriaxone alone or in combination with azithromycin or doxycyline has been reported in Australia, France, Japan, Slovenia, Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,” the WHO reported.
One of the isolates reported from Massachusetts yesterday demonstrated reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone, cefixime and azithromycin and resistance to ciprofloxacin, penicillin and tetracycline in laboratory tests. The second isolate appeared to have a similar profile based on genetic data, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported. This strain of N. gonorrhoeae has been seen circulating in Asia-Pacific countries and has been detected in recent cases in the UK.
Along with the worrying trend of increased resistance is the fact that gonorrhea cases are high globally and are increasing in the United States. In 2020, the WHO estimated that there were 82.4 million new cases of gonorrhea worldwide. In the United States, there were nearly 700,000 cases in 2021, up more than 25% from 2017, according to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In many people, gonorrhea has no symptoms. In others, it’s so mild it can be mistaken for a minor bladder infection or yeast infection. Over time, however, this can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, severe pain, and fertility issues. Health officials stress the need for testing and surveillance to treat infections early before they become serious and have a chance to spread.
For the two Massachusetts cases, health officials are currently working on contact tracing. With no clear link between the two cases, officials say it is likely to be more widespread than currently known.
“The discovery of this strain of gonorrhea is a serious public health concern that DPH, the CDC and other health departments have been working to detect in the United States,” said Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke, in a statement. “We urge all sexually active people to be tested regularly for sexually transmitted infections and to consider reducing the number of their sexual partners and increasing their use of condoms during sexual intercourse. Clinicians are advised to review the clinical alert and participate in our expanded surveillance efforts.”
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America based Ghanaian video director and socialite Twene Jonas has lost his emotions on the political leaders and the president of the nation once again.
In his latest video which he calls a call to order has him calling bams to the first gentleman of the land names as usual.
This time around, Twene Jonas’ grief is based on the fact that President AkuffoAddo hired a private jet of $15,000 per hour during his most recent travel out of the country.
He lamented bitterly about how the President travelled out of the country on that high budget when there is a Presidential Jet that he can use and save the said amount for any developmental work.
Lack of infrastructure especially in the educational system and pending salaries was what he hit on hardly.
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Lion Ambassadors to Host Annual Lantern Tour
It’s Halloween! What could get you more in the mood than touring around campus under the stars with twinkling lanterns guiding you? The Lion Ambassadors will provide just that with a Penn State history twist for the community this evening.
The Lion Ambassadors will be host its annual Lantern Tours tonight, Oct. 31. The historical nighttime tours, starting at 6:30 p.m., take off from the steps of Old Main and lead the group through campus. The tour features prominent people from Penn State’s past and present, giving you a glimpse into the life of a Penn Stater ranging from its founding in 1855 to present day.
While you wait for your tour to take off, food, music, and entertainment will be provided. Participants also have the opportunity to climb to the top of the Old Main bell tower. Think of all those Instagram possibilities.
The event is free and open to the public, so check it out if you have some time (families are welcome, too). Happy Halloween, Penn State!


Town axes police chief post
CINNAMINSON - A civilian will be the next leader of the township's police department.
Despite concerns from residents, the Township Committee decided to proceed with a plan to do away with the police chief's position in favor of a civilian director of public safety.
Township officials said the move was necessary because it didn't have anyone eligible to replace Acting Chief Steven Fowles who plans to retire May 1.
"This is a short-term fix, but I don't want to handcuff the guy (appointed) by putting a time frame on it," Deputy Mayor Donald Brauckmann said prior to the committee's unanimous vote to eliminate the chief's position and replace it with a public safety director during its meeting Monday night.
The civilian director of public safety job will be "responsible for the proper and efficient conduct of all public safety functions, including emergency management," according to the ordinance adopted by the committee Monday night.
While the ordinance was amended in relation to some of the powers of the public safety director, the ordinance introduced earlier this month during the committee's work session indicated that the director will supervise and direct the work of the department.
In addition, the public safety director will administer and enforce rules and regulations and special emergency directives and discipline of the force and its officers and personnel, according to the ordinance.
The director will also be able to "exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the force."
Brauckmann said the committee will seek out a seasoned law enforcement officer to fill the position.
Several residents told the committee that they already have the right man on the job, referring to Fowles, who's served nearly 26 years in the police department.
"It's like we're trying to re-invent the wheel," resident Steve Hassis said. "You just want a guy in there that's going to answer to you five (committee members)."
Fowles said he had to retire because the township planned to take away his family's benefits if he took the job as chief of police.
"I've got three young daughters. I need those benefits," Fowles said.
He said the benefits would have been reduced from 15 years for his family after he retired to 10 years of single coverage, which was unacceptable, so he refused to take the chief's test last December.
"You're forcing a guy to retire over benefits. That's very sad." Marie Birbeck said.
The council did not say when the public safety director position will be filled.
Salary for the civilian director of public safety is being advertised at $50,000 to $85,000 a year with no benefits.
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Our success in the Guardian & Observer Travel Awards has been recognised and once again we have beaten other well known names to win Best Large Tour Operator for 2013 – for the fourth year running.
We gained a customer satisfaction score of 98.33%, a higher achievement than last year, reflecting our ongoing commitment to providing great holidays for our guests. We also achieved a fantastic score of 99.32% in the Best Short Break Operator category, taking a close second place.
Hearing the news of the awards Chief Executive, Brian Smith, said: “To win this prestigious award four years in a row is a huge honour and we thank Guardian and Observer readers for giving us such a great accolade. It makes a fitting finale to our Centenary year.”
Our latest award adds to our Which? Recommended Provider award achieved again earlier this year.
We would also like to congratulate winners of the other categories which include Japan as ‘favourite long-haul country’ and Austria, Croatia and Turkey topping the ‘favourite European country’ category – all current holiday locations for HF Holidays, offering some of the best scenic destinations in the world.
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The formula and production method of water reducer for concrete
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Chile's government is considering phasing in a proposed ban on glacial mining to limit projects high in the Andes by some big copper companies. Chile's constitutional assembly has approved a proposal to ban mining in glaciers, protected areas, and areas vital to protecting the country's water system.
Chile's mining minister, Marcela Hernando, said about 20 mines had been identified in protected areas, some close to glaciers, including Codelco's El Teniente and Andina projects and Anglo American Plc's Los Bronces project.
The new measures for glaciers and other protected areas will put about a fifth of Chile's copper water reducer,water reducing agent ,concrete admixtures prices are predicted to increase in the next few days.
The application of various concrete admixtures can not only improve the performance of concrete, but also promote the development of new concrete technologies, promote the application of industrial by-products in cementitious material systems, and also help save resources and protect the environment. , has gradually become an essential material for high-quality concrete. Among them, the water reducing agent is a kind of concrete, and the water reducing agent is a concrete admixture that can reduce the mixing water consumption under the condition that the concrete slump is basically unchanged. Most of them are anionic surfactants, such as lignosulfonate, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde polymer, etc. When we add the concrete mixture, it has a dispersing effect on the cement particles, which can improve its workability, reduce the unit water consumption, and improve the fluidity of the concrete mixture; or reduce the unit cement consumption, effectively saving cement.
The specific operation method of the water reducing agent formula for concrete:
1. Maleic anhydride is prepared into a 5-7% solution according to the required amount and recorded as the head material.
2. The initiator is prepared into a 5-10% solution for later use.
3. Add the required amount of APEG or TPEG, heat to liquefy it, and then add the headstock.
4. Nitrogen replacement;
5. When the temperature rises to 75-85°C, the initiator is added dropwise, and the dropwise addition is completed at 80°C for 1.5-2 hours.
6. After the dropwise addition of the initiator is completed, keep the temperature at 80-90° C. for 4-4.5 hours to complete the reaction and cool down.
7. When the temperature drops to 40-50℃, add 50% KOH solution to neutralize to PH: 7-8.
8. After measuring the solid content, add the measured soft water according to the required solid content.
9. After the solid content is determined to be qualified, discharge the material.
After the above experiments, we can get the basic formula of water reducer for concrete:
Concrete water reducer formula 1:
Hydroxyethyl acrylate: 25g, acrylamide: 5g, allyl polyoxyethylene ether: 175g, sodium persulfate: 10g, neutralized by sodium hydroxide.
Concrete water reducer formula 2:
Allyl polyoxyethylene glycol ether: 40 g, acrylic monomer: 30 g, 10% ammonium persulfate aqueous solution 40 g, neutralized with triethanolamine.
Concrete water reducer formula 3:
Allyl polyoxyethylene glycol ether: 100 g, methacrylic acid: 70 g, acrylic acid: 20 g, 10% aqueous ammonium persulfate solution: 50 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
Concrete water reducer formula 4:
Methacrylic acid: 25g:, allyl polyoxyethylene ether: 175g, sodium persulfate: 10g. , neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
Concrete water reducer formula 5:
TPEG: 180 g, hydrogen peroxide: 0.63 g, thioglycolic acid: 0.56 g, ascorbic acid: 0.3 g, acrylic acid: 182.3 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
Concrete water reducer formula 6:
APEG: 180 g, hydrogen peroxide: 10 g, thioglycolic acid: 2.07 g, itaconic acid: 10 g, methacrylic acid: 21.23 g, neutralized with sodium hydroxide.
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Meet Kristoffer Von Hassel. He’s managed to successfully bypass the Microsoft XBox Live Login screen. He’s also only five years old.
His parents realized after Christmas that he was managing to login to his dad’s XBox Live account and playing games he was not suppose to be.
In video shot by his father Robert Davies, Robert is heard asking Kristoffer how he was doing it.
Kristoffer showed Dad that when he typed in a wrong password for his father’s account, it clicked to a password verification screen. By typing in a number of spaces, followed by hitting enter, Kristoffer was able to get in.
Kristoffers’ father, who works in computer security, was one extremely proud father. “How awesome is that!” Davies said. “Just being 5 years old and being able to find a vulnerability and exploit it.
They both disclosed the vulnerability to Microsoft and it has been soon patched.
This is one smart kid.


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Days of moist, cool weather helped firefighters get a handle on
a destructive wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that had
scorched 3,900 acres and at least 29 homes.
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Days of moist, cool weather helped firefighters get a handle on a destructive wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that had scorched 3,900 acres and at least 29 homes.
Easing winds and lower temperatures helped keep the blaze from spreading and fire crews now have the blaze 60 percent contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention.
“It’s really not moving at all,” said David Coursey, a department spokesman.
The fire was expected to be fully surrounded by Tuesday, fire officials said. The blaze still threatened 550 homes and 20 commercial buildings.
While some evacuees were being let in on an hour-by-hour basis to survey the damage, hundreds of residents remained under evacuation orders following the outbreak of the fire in the mountainous region about 15 miles south of San Jose.
Five firefighters have suffered minor injuries.
In a community meeting at a church Sunday afternoon, residents eager to sleep in their own beds Sunday were given bad news. Officials said a quick turn in weather could re-ignite the blaze, and that they would have to wait until Tuesday to return home.
Meanwhile, nearly 3,000 personnel worked to cut fire lines through centuries-old redwood forests as a swarm of helicopters and air tankers doused flames from the sky.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties to allow access to state funds. The firefighting effort has cost $6.1 million so far, Coursey said.
Smoke from the wildfire has left a haze over the San Francisco Bay area that was expected to linger through the Memorial Day weekend.
Investigators are still probing the cause of the fire, which broke out just as the state’s unofficial fire season got under way in mid-May. The blaze erupted following the state’s driest two-month period on record.
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In this video, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger commends firefighters on their efforts.
In this video, Schwarzenegger is briefed on the fire.
In this video, we take you on an aerial tour of the fire.
In this video, firefighters battle the blaze and CalFire staff give updated statistics on the Summit Fire.
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A Texas woman was convicted murdering a pregnant woman and kidnapping her unborn baby by cutting her straight from the womb, according to KSLA. It reportedly took under an hour for jurors to find Taylor Rene Parker, 29, guilty of capital murder.
With this verdict, Parker faces either death or life in prison without parole for attacking Reagan Michelle Simmons Hancock, 21, at the victim’s home on Oct. 9, 2020. Authorities said she cut the woman’s unborn child Braxlynn Sage Hancock out of the victim’s body and tried to pass the baby off as her own when crossing paths with a Texas state trooper.
“I know sentencing doesn’t start until October 12,” Hancock’s aunt Jamie Mason reportedly said. “Just pray for the family because it is still hard time until we know for sure what she is going to get.”
Authorities described a blood-soaked crime scene. Parker sliced Hancock from hip to hip using a scalpel and pulled her uterus out. Hancock, who was approximately 34 weeks pregnant, had struggled with her killer. Authorities described defensive wounds on her hands. Among other injuries, one of her fingers was dislocated and another was almost cut off.
Investigators determined there were more than 100 stab wounds, with at least 39 on her head. Her skull was fractured in five different places, likely struck with both the blunt and clawed end of a hammer. She was also likely beaten with a four-pound jar, full of pink and blue sand from her wedding, investigators said. Authorities initially overlooked the scalpel, as it was lodged in the victim’s neck.
“This was not a quick death, was it?” Bowie County Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp asked Texarkana Texas Police Department crime scene investigator Marc Sillivan, according to KTAL.
“No, it was not,” Sillivan reportedly said in response.
Braxlynn later died. Less than an hour before Hancock’s mother found her dead and called 911, a Texas state trooper pulled Parker over in DeKalb, Texas.
“Taylor Parker was the driver and was holding a new born infant in her lap,” court documents said. “[T]he umbilical cord was connected to the infant, which appeared to be coming out of the female’s pants, as if she had given birth to the child.”
Parker was performing CPR on the child. EMS took her and the baby to a hospital in Idabel, Oklahoma.
But hospital staffers eventually figured out that Parker had not given birth to the infant.
Prosecutors said Parker lived a lie for 10 months, faking pregnancy in order to keep her boyfriend. That boyfriend said she and he scheduled a hospital appointment for October 9, 2020 in order to induce labor for their child. They even scheduled a gender reveal party.
Texarkana Police Det. Kevin Burkleo reportedly testified that call logs and geolocation analysis showed Parker was searching and then physically visiting a number of OB/GYN clinics and maternity stores, and also bought a fake baby belly that was “consistent with continuing a fake pregnancy.”
Prosecutors said that Parker performed a trial run of the murder the day before the killing.
[Mugshot of Parker via Bowie County, Texas; screenshot of Hancock via KSLA]
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Anyone have one of the replacement rams heads that have the light up eyes? Where did you pick yours up?
The thought of a snortin' snarlin' ram with red eyes does seem cool.StandardByker88 said:why not just drill out a stock one and add leds? that way its the right proportions [i heard some arent the same exact size and stuff].
on a sidenote/custom not: why not put something else cool? like a skull head? im actually going to cast one out of silver and use it soon. then cast a new modified mounting plate out of silver. i can also make them out of aluminum, tin, lead, copper, brass. if you want one, ill make it for a small amount. [prolly about $25 plus shipping]


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By Sharon Feldman
- 1-1/2 beef flank steak
- 2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 fresh poblano chile peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut lengthwise into ¾ inch strips
- 1 large red onion, cut into ½ inch wedges
- 1 medium yellow sweet pepper, cut lengthwise into ¾ inch strips
- 1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, coarsely shopped
- 1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon oregano, crushed
- 1 clove garlic, minced
Season steak with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Heat a heavy 12 inch skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add poblano peppers, onion, sweet pepper and a large pinch of salt. Cook 5 minutes without stirring. Cook 5 minutes more, stirring once, or until vegetables are lightly charred and tender. Remove from skillet; keep warm.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet. Add the steak. Cook 12-15 minutes or until medium rare (145 degrees F), turning once halfway through. Transfer steak to a cutting board. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
For Cilantro Chimichurri: In a small bowl combine cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, oregano, garlic and a pinch of salt. Stir in 2 teaspoons olive oil. Slice steak; serve with pepper-onion mixture and chimichurri.

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| || The Pheasant Inn|
Situated on the outskirts of the village of Shefford Woodlands, The Pheasant Inn boasts a traditional restaurant and a cosy bar with an open fire. This pet-friendly inn offers free Wi-Fi and free private parking.
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Set in Hungerford in the Berkshire region, Meadowview has a balcony. The accommodation is 16 km from Newbury, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. The apartment features 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen...
| || The Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns|
The Bear Hotel is a historic inn set in the charming market town of Hungerford in the heart of the North Wessex Downs. Situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the property is only 15 minutes’ drive from the M4 motorway.
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| || Three Swans Hotel|
Set in a former coaching inn, Three Swans Hotel boasts traditional charm and period features. It is 100 metres from the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a restaurant, bar and outdoor eatery.
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Experience everything you'd expect from an international hotel company in this elegant country house that rests in the Kennet Valley. Free high-speed WiFi is available throughout the property.
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Award winners of the Good Hotel Award, The Queen’s Arms offers elegant accommodation in the Lambourn Valley, an area known for its horse-racing heritage. Within 20-25 minutes’ drive of Newbury and Swindon, it provides free parking and WiFi...
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| || The Dundas Arms|
Situated in the village of Kintbury, The Dundas Arms features free Wi-Fi, and a country pub and restaurant. This Georgian property is nestled between the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Kennet.
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Offering free Wi-Fi and free parking, this Days Inn is located between junction 14 and 15 of the M4, close to Swindon and Newbury. Next to a Starbucks, it features rooms with flat-screen TVs.
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| || Crown and Garter|
Situated in the picturesque village of Inkpen, the Crown and Garter is a traditional English pub with stylish rooms, a restaurant and bakery. It opens onto a lovely garden.
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Situated in Lambourn, 25 km from Swindon, Orchard House features a shared lounge and free WiFi. The units provide views of the garden and come with a washing machine, a fully equipped kitchen with a microwave, and a shared bathroom with free...
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Westcourt Farm is a family house in the village of Shalbourne, just 140 metres to the village pub. Marlborough is 14 km away whilst Hungerford is 6 km and Andover is 19 miles. Free private parking is available on site. Every room is equipped...
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Some artists make a huge impact before shrinking away, take the Sex Pistols for example. Others permeate the industry and seep into every corner of it, a skill mastered by the late Leonard Cohen. While some artists manage to do both without blinking an eye; enter Tom Petty. The acclaimed performer has his roots firmly implanted in the foundations of rock ‘n’ roll and you need only look back at his searing debut album with The Heartbreakers for all the proof you need of his rock hero status.
The late, great Tom Petty is one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century and beyond. His skills both lyrically and his expert ear for a tune have made him one of the most revered acts in rock. But how Petty became not only a rock star but the leader of The Heartbreakers, all can be found in the songs on their self-titled debut LP. Petty may well have gone a traditional route in achieving his status but it wasn’t with The Heartbreakers that he tried to play the music business game.
Petty’s earlier band, Mudcrutch, was the group he had initially earmarked for widespread success. A group which also included Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench managed to secure a deal with Shelter Records in 1974 and it saw them move from Florida out to the west coast and set up shop in Hollywood. As you may have already guessed, touching down in La-la Land left the group in disarray and they followed another rock trope to the tee as they squabbled over egos and girls before breaking up before they could ever break out.
Dejected and without a band, Petty did manage to sign on as a solo performer but struggled to mingle effectively with the Los Angeles session musicians. The coastal warfare was rife and Petty’s swampy sound wasn’t in great demand amid the soft-rock revolution in California. Luckily, it was when he caught up with former Mudcrutch member Tench and laid down some licks that he found his band.
In Petty’s mind, the keyboardist “really handpicked the Heartbreakers. They were all Gainesville guys who had moved out to L.A., so I was invited to play the harmonica,” Petty told Billboard in 2005. The session band included drummer Stan Lynch, bassist Ron Blair, Campbell on guitar and Petty on harmonica: “I went by the Village Recorder in Santa Monica, and I was like, ‘What a band!’ And being the cunning businessman that I am, I said, ‘You know, backing up Benmont’s fine, but there’s no reason you couldn’t have me in the band and I have a record deal, so you could circumvent the whole try-to-make-it thing and go in with me,’ and we were off.”
As the band began to work on a few jams at the session little did they know, within a year, the group would be riding high with a debut LP that would shape rock for years to come. The Heartbreakers were born to rally against “disco trance music,” according to Petty, and produce “the kind of rock that used to come blasting out of the AM radio when every song was a new Creedence or a new [Rolling] Stones, and all you wanted to was crank it up.” The debut album was the first blow struck for the group.
Go to any rock dive bar in America and chances are, on their jukebox, they will have at least one track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ debut LP. When you consider the musical landscape of the time, there was a good chance that this LP could have fallen through the cracks. As it was, it became a foundational moment for Petty’s career and rock in general.
Naturally, the album is full of youthful energy and a captivating pulse, something perfectly encapsulated on ‘American Girl’, arguably Petty’s most beloved release. If debut albums are meant to be the distillation of everything it took for a band to reach their record contract, then this one is proof of just how in love Petty was with rock ‘n’ roll. In fact, he wrote a song about that too.
Now, however, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were writing the songs to fall in love with.


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Doctors and dentists are saying Queensland councils, including Mount Isa’s are condemning local communities to “a dental dark age” by failing to fluoridate their public water supplies.
AMA Queensland and the Australian Dental Association Queensland have united to call on Mount Isa City Council to reverse a 2012 decision and immediately commence fluoridating water supplies.
“It is a travesty that this council abandoned fluoridation before the long-term benefits for the community became apparent,” AMA Queensland President Dr Dilip Dhupelia said.
“It remains a safe and very cost-effective way of preventing tooth decay in both children and adults.”
Mount Isa Mayor Joyce McCulloch said that in 2012 Mount Isa was moving towards the introduction of fluoride in accordance with the act before the legislation was scrapped by the then-Newman Government.
“Council at the time held a public vote, with around 900 votes registered, and although the majority voted against having fluoride added to the water supply, the non-compulsory vote required more than 50 per cent of registered voters to take part for the result to be binding,” Cr McCulloch said.
“The decision was then taken back to a council vote, and it was voted unanimously that fluoride would not be added to the water supply in Mount Isa.”
Poll: Should Mount Isa flouridate its water
Yes 50% (10 votes)
No 50% (10 votes)
Don’t know 0% (0 votes)
Total Votes: 20
ADAQ President Professor Laurie Walsh said it beggared belief that so many north-west Queenslanders were being denied such a simple and inexpensive preventative health measure and unfounded myths had no place in any debate about fluoridation.
“Fluoride is a naturally-occurring substance that is found in rocks and filters into water sources – its introduction to drinking water came after researchers noticed lower incidence of tooth decay where fluoride was present in the water supply,” Prof Walsh said.
“Any suggestion that fluoride doesn’t work or causes cancer or chronic illness ignores decades of irrefutable evidence of it being safe as well as effective.”
READ ALSO: Flouride debate flares in Mount Isa (2012)
A three-year UQ study found a 19% reduction in tooth decay in children aged five to nine in Logan-Beaudesert after their water supply was fluoridated.
“Combined with good oral hygiene and nutrition, study after study has shown fluoridation reduces the incidence of tooth decay by as much as 40 per cent,” Professor Walsh said.
“It’s time for Queensland’s councils to heed the overwhelming scientific evidence that supports an immediate return to fluoridation for the good of the community’s oral health.”
Dr Dhupelia said 72 per cent of Queenslanders had access to fluoridated water and it was vital the rest of the state had access to the same preventative health service.
“Fluoridation proved straight forward when introduced a decade ago, and thankfully many councils have seen sense and maintained it but delivering this basic preventative measure to the greatest possible number of Queenslanders should be a top priority for local governments,” he said.


New York Yankees World Series Odds Amid Covid-19
The emergence of the Houston Astros’ sign stealing scheme over the offseason forced much of America into a position they probably never thought they would be in: that of being sorry for the New York Yankees. Getting robbed of a World Series appearance aside, this edition of the “evil empire” is a bit more lovable in other ways too, thanks to a crop of young stars primed to help carry the baseball torch into the next decade. At the same time, New York reminded everyone of their financial capabilities this offseason too. Let’s examine the Yankees World Series odds and outlook for the 2020 season.
Odds courtesy of MGM Nevada Sportsbook
Yankees 2020 World Series Odds Breakdown
New York Yankees World Series Odds: 25 to 1 (+250)
AL East Rank: Shortest
AL Rank: Shortest
MLB Rank: Shortest
For the second consecutive year, the Yankees enter the season considered to be among the favorites (and the outright favorite at MGM) to win the World Series. The only teams even within shouting distance of New York’s +250 championship odds are the Los Angeles Dodgers (+300) and the Houston Astros (+600). The Yankees have been in the thick of postseason play the last several years, but when you don the pinstripes, titles are the expectation, and New York has failed to hoist the Commissioner’s Trophy since the 2009 campaign.
Yankees 2019 Season Review
Preseason World Series Odds: 60 to 1 (+600)
Season Record: 103-59
AL East Result: 1st Place
AL Result: 2nd Place
Postseason Result: ALCS (Lost to Astros)
The Yankees entered 2019 tied with a pair of American League ball clubs for the shortest World Series odds at 6-1. The defending champion Red Sox sputtered and failed to make the postseason. The other preseason favorite, the Astros, would once again prove to be the Yankees doom in the postseason, eliminating them in the ALCS for the second time in three years (although that first one sure does have its footnotes). All things considered, it is quite impressive that New York won over 100 games and advanced as far as they did last year. The team dealt with the injury bug all season long, with various big-name stars sidelined as a result. Aaron Judge. Gary Sanchez. Giancarlo Stanton. Aaron Hicks. Luis Severino. Dellin Betances. The Yankees injured list was full seemingly all season. But when others were called upon to step up and fill the void, they delivered more than expected.
Yankees 2020 Season Outlook
Offseason Roster News
Just when it seemed like the injury woes would continue into the 2020 campaign as starter Luis Severino was ruled out long term after undergoing Tommy John surgery, GM Brian Cashman decided to go shopping. Not only did he sign free agent starter Gerrit Cole to a record-breaking 9-year, $324 million deal, but in doing so, he took him away from those same Astros that have been the Yankees’ postseason kryptonite. The team also re-signed closer Aroldis Chapman to a three-year deal. Other than Didi Gregorius, no other major losses took place over the offseason. Starter Domingo German is suspended for the first half of the season however, according to MLB’s domestic violence policy.
The weak link of this Yankees team if there is one is the starting staff. Even with the addition of Cole, there isn’t much in terms of reliable depth behind him. New York will be relying on the aged J.A. Happ, James Paxton and Jordan Montgomery to hold the fort until German’s return. While none are necessarily bad options, none are exactly safe either. If the Bronx Bombers can generate offense early in games and hand leads off to the bullpen, the comeback proposition for opposing teams will be daunting. Chapman rounds out a pen that includes Chad Green, Tommy Kahnle and Luis Cessa.
The key news to watch during the extended coronavirus delay to the MLB season is Aaron Judge’s injury status. A fractured right rib has been granted extra time to heal, perhaps even in time for the eventual Opening Day. Add a healthy Judge to the aforementioned power bats of Stanton and Sanchez, along with table setters D.J. LeMahieu and Brett Gardner and breakout star Gleyber Torres and the Yankees are once again an offensive force on paper.


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One of the pictures I brought back from Helsinki. Yes, I returned safe and sound – though Anton and I nearly drowned in the rain (it seemed to come from all sides – even jumping up again from the pavement…)
We didn’t see that much of the city, given the plague of rain, tiredness and not having seen each other for weeks on end…
It was wonderful even though. We returned to Germany last Thursday, went to his prom and are currently in Berlin.
I’ll try to catch up with Helsinki and the pictures I took here so far 🙂

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I’m always thinking about what’s next.
I’m turning 26 next month, and I keep thinking about all the old memories and people I left behind. I miss them, sometimes, and I wish I hadn’t always been in such a hurry to leave it all behind. I mean, now, I’d give anything to have that freedom that comes with a much younger age. As a boss lady I can’t really have box wine nights every night with friends, or skip work because I want to catch up on Pretty Little Liars. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, but I can’t help but crave those moments when adulthood wasn’t actually here.
Enter the debut EP - Double Loser from Daddy Issues. The very first time I heard this Greensboro, North Carolina foursome, I felt that exhilarating freedom creep back in again. Their first single, “So Hard,” might have been about getting a long-distance lover hard, but it unleashed some of that youth I temporarily tucked away.
“So Hard,” the triumphant and sexy surf rock anthem, joins the previously released “Lethal Dose,” and two unheard singles,“ Sex on the Beach” and “Let’s Go to the Mall.” Opener, “Sex on the Beach," is sensual and dazzling, a gentle melody about a moonlit rendezvous, made all the more meaningful with a breezy instrumental backing and the hauntingly beautiful chorus. "Let’s Go to the Mall,” is a theme song for the punk Cher Horowitiz in us all, as the girls go over their plans for a day of cutting class in style, declaring, “fuck you, we don’t care." That attitude sticks with you long after the album has played out, their girl-gang garage rock allowing us all to temporarily declare a huge “fuck you” to the adult world we sometimes need to escape. I might have to head back to my desk on Mondays, but at least there’s always an escape in Double Loser to turn to.