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TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In a message on Wednesday, Larijani hailed Syria’s military gains against Daesh terrorists as the fulfillment of a pledge from God that righteousness defeats wickedness.
The end to the siege of Deir ez-Zor, gained through unity among the Syrian Army and the resistance forces, marked a big defeat for terrorism and extremism, he added.
The Iranian speaker also expressed the hope that all Syrian territories would soon get rid of Takfiri terrorists and that calm and order would once again prevail across Syria.
On Tuesday, the Syrian troops and allied forces broke a three-year on Deir ez-Zor. They had been advancing towards the city on several fronts in recent weeks, and on Tuesday reached the western outskirts of the city after Daesh defenses collapsed.
According to SANA, the advancing forces had joined up with fellow soldiers at the previously besieged government-held air base known as Brigade 137 on the city’s western edge.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh, currently controlling parts of it.
According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country’s pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.


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By 6:30 a.m. we had checked out of the hotel. Once we had lugged our bags down the full flight of stairs from the lobby to the street, it took only a few minutes to reach the bus stop across from the Ballsbridge Hotel a little farther down Pembroke Road. During the next fifteen minutes while we waited for the bus to arrive, we were joined by at least twenty other people carrying duffel bags and trailing luggage, all headed for the airport.
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How far would you go to uncover the ugly truth? At the center of the new Tom McCarthy-directed and co-penned film Spotlight is the investigation into one of the most powerful institutions in Boston — the local Catholic Archdiocese — and the rampant abuses of power and cover-up of sexual abuse cases among the clergy.
Though director Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of Shadows was released in 1969, it didn’t premiere in the United States until 2006. Starting today, Army of Shadows will play for a one-week engagement at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills, and if you’re a Melville fan, it’s an event you don’t want to miss.
The film, [...]
While strides have been made over time concerning the acceptance of same-sex relationships, the new film Carol takes us back to a time when the world was not as understanding. The movie stars Cate Blanchett, turning in Oscar-caliber work as the titular character, an upper class woman who upon first look seemingly has it all [...]
The story of British super spy James Bond is one of the longest running film franchises in movie history and it’s understandable that some may want to put it out to pasture. The latest Bond film Spectre finds the Double-O program in a state of flux. The most recent M (Judi Dench) was lost in [...]
Filled with narrative potential and blessed with a stunningly eye catching production design, Crimson Peak reaches for the cinematic brass ring but just misses the mark. Fans of director Guillermo Del Toro and Gothic drama enthusiasts should feast on the film’s loving attention to detail and its deliciously haunting atmosphere, but its failure to achieve [...]
Based on Emma Donaghue’s novel, Room is a thriller-family drama hybrid that hits all its creative notes with subtle aplomb, as it’s powered by beautifully rendered work from co-leads Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay.
Audacious to the core and infused with bravura filmmaking, Steve Jobs is a biopic that will immediately cater to tech geeks and iOS enthusiasts. Jobs’ prodigious contribution to the world, right down to the tactile way we interact with our phone and laptops, is undeniable, but making an entertaining movie about the [...]
In the seminal book A Bend In The River, V.S. Naipul writes that “men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.” For FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) her world entails an unfailing search for justice, as she believes there is a sense of purpose to her [...]
99 Homes weaves a spellbinding tale of survival that’s set in the Sunshine State. It’s 2010, and the foreclosure crisis is devastating families who can’t make their mortgage payments. Nattily dressed to the nines opportunist Rick Carver (Michael Shannon) evicts people from their homes and is paid handsomely for his troubles. Evictions are never an [...]
Based on the posthumous novel by Robert C. O’Brien, Z for Zachariah presents a post apocalyptic world sans zombies or a rubble filled metropolis. Instead, we are introduced to Ann Burden (Margot Robbie), a young woman who lives in a verdant valley sans any family members or friends (they’ve all moved on to greener pastures). [...]

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The 'granite city' of Aberdeen is home to our most northerly restaurant which occupies the first and second floors of the well-loved former Esslemont & Macintosh department store on Union Street. With cosy booths and big open windows, it's the perfect place to watch the world go by while tucking into a bowl of pasta or some antipasti plates. Our upper floor is also a great venue for an event, dinner or big celebration, and works for parties of up to 130. Give us a call!
We only use fresh, carefully sourced and seasonal ingredients to make all our beautiful, rustic dishes.
You can take a look at our vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and healthy options by checking the boxes below. Just make sure you check the nutritional and allergy details, as some dishes may require small changes - you can find these by clicking on the name of a dish you want to look at. Always speak to your server if you have any dietary requirements or allergies.

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Eels have just released the second track from their upcoming record The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, which is out April 22.
A poignant reflection of past mistakes, “Mistakes of My Youth” serves as an admonishing tune to 20-something year olds that still face youthful imprudence. Mark Oliver Everett urges that he won’t keep repeating yesterday, which echoes the equally nostalgic first single "Agatha Chang," released last month.
At this rate, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett looks like it's going to be a delightfully devastating piece of music. Get your tissues ready, folks.
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GADSDEN, Ala. — Two men are facing charges following an overnight standoff in Gadsden.
Early Tuesday morning, Gadsden police arrived to a home on White Ave. and say a female victim ran from the home without her four children, leaving two suspects inside the home.
After several failed attempted to contact the suspects inside the home, the Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) was called in for assistance.
Police say both suspects were taken into custody without incident around 3:20 a.m. The children were then reunited with their mother.
Isreal Cortez Cameron, 25, is charged with obstructing governmental operations and 3rd degree domestic violence.
Keanu Kristopher Mims, 22, is charged with obstructing governmental operations.

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BANGKOK – Cambodia’s Koh Ker temple archaeological site has been officially added to Unesco’s World Heritage List during the ongoing 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The ancient temple, also known as Lingapura or Chok Gargyar, is located in Srayong commune of Preah Vihear province’s Kulen district. According to Unesco, the Koh Ker site spans 1,187ha.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, in a Sept 17 congratulatory letter, described the listing as a historical event, noting that the temple was built in the 10th century by King Jayavarman IV.
The temple was accepted to the list by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos) professional association as one of the world’s top architecture sites, he added.
Mr Hun Manet noted that the acceptance of the temple to the Unesco list was the result of great joint efforts.
He said the process was long and complicated in terms of documentation, including reviews by domestic and international experts, and this was compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Mr Hun Manet, Cambodia had prepared the application for registration in 2018.
Following many stages of review and evaluation, then Prime Minister Hun Sen officially requested that Unesco register the temple as a World Heritage site in January 2021.
International experts, including from Icomos, evaluated the temple in 2021 and Unesco accepted the application in March 2022.
“This achievement is another source of national pride on the international stage. It stems from the continuous heroic and steadfast efforts of the government, and was made possible thanks to (Mr Hun Sen’s) win-win policy,” said the letter.
Mr Hun Manet thanked all relevant parties for their contributions to the outstanding result.
He instructed the authorities at all levels to safeguard the temple and follow the guidelines of the World Heritage Committee in terms of development in the area. All land encroachment, construction, deforestation, hunting and illegal excavations must be prevented, as they affect the value of the temple complex.
To celebrate the accomplishment, Mr Hun Manet instructed state institutions at all levels to beat drums or gongs and cheer at 7am on Sept 20 in all locations, including pagodas and schools.
To date, four tangible cultural properties in the South-east Asian nation have been placed on the World Heritage List.
The other three listed properties are Angkor Archaeological Park, which was inscribed in 1992, the Temple of Preah Vihear in 2008, and the temple zone of Sambor Prei Kuk in 2017. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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Oregon Officials Tout Big Waves, Wild Foam, Along Coast
(Oregon Coast) – It's all fun and games along the beaches – until it gets even more fun. Huge surf displays and the wild and wacky foam that often come with them were some of what Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) officials were spotlighting when they released a recent recreation report. (Above: Fogarty Beach)
ODFW officials said large waves were really putting on a show this last week and will continue to do so. Some waves topped 30 feet, according to some witnesses.
“The big curlers hurl everything from large logs to small Japanese floats onto the beach making the days following a storm perfect for beach combing,” ODFW said.
ODFW also stressed beach safety even more. (Above: big waves at Pacific City)
“Don't become so entranced by what you find that you stop paying attention to the ocean, however,” ODFW said. “A large wave could do more than just get you wet if it drags you out to sea or causes logs on the beach to shift and injure you. For your safety, don’t turn your back on the ocean and stay off beached logs.”
Sea foam is another major benefit to storm season. It shows up in impressive displays on flat, sandy beaches like those of Seaside, Cannon Beach, Lincoln City or Newport – and not just the rocky spots. But big rocky shelf areas like Yachats or Depoe Bay can make foam do even wilder, crazier things.
“Strong waves and wind injecting air into the ocean and the presence of dissolved organic matter can form sea foam,” ODFW said. “The organic matter is mostly made of dead phytoplankton. The protein from the phytoplankton gives the water enough surface tension to form bubbles.” (at right: Cannon Beach foam).
Surf and winds cause the bubbles to pile up in suds-like masses that are often blown up onto the beach by winds.
ODFW noted some people think this sight of suds is worrisome, but it is a perfectly natural process that helps the ocean purify itself. (Above: monsters waves at Yachats)
“Viewed under a microscope, sea foam contains the extraordinarily beautiful glass-like skeletons of the phytoplankton,” ODFW said.
Sometimes, if the wind is blowing right, it sends massive sea foam chunks onto Highway 101, looking like small snow flurries. Under extremely rare conditions, at Devil's Churn near Yachats, it can actually fly upwards, looking like snow going the wrong direction.
Massive foam at Lincoln City.
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CLEVELAND — The Federal Trade Commission reports that the number one fraud happening right now is in online shopping. In Ohio, it’s a close second.
Some scams cost victims $100 or more, others end up losing thousands. This fraud adds up and is costing consumers millions of dollars.
That's why News 5’s Jonathan Walsh has organized the News 5 Consumer Call Center today from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with representatives from the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General’s Office, the U.S. Postal Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Apprisen, and Cuyahoga County.
These representatives will be answering your questions, responding to your comments and addressing your concerns about scams and other problems surrounding consumer issues, just in time for holiday shopping.
Beginning at 4 p.m., you can call 216-241-7678, until the call center closes at 6:30 p.m.

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Our Hackers Group at CoderDojo Athenry made great progress last week on Project SABRE (Small Autonomous Battling Robotic Entities), in which two teams (Team DJARS and Team MEASAM) are building battlebots to compete with each other.
Here is a first test of the driving and steering of one of the bots, operated via a 2.4 GHz remote control with DSM2 protocol and an LemonRX receiver interfaced with an Arduino:
(The two teams worked together on the driving/steering code, which they will share.)
Team MEASAM’s bot has a flipper weapon, and they managed to get the actuator operating via the remote control last weekend also:
Meanwhile, Team DJARS have been working on their vertical spinner/grinder, which they are now controlling via a relay switch using the remote control also:
This project is proving to be a great and engaging learning experience!


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As I mentioned earlier, I won’t post about every one-year deal reached for arbitration-eligible players since they are quite common. However many of the multiyear contracts reached deserve a mention.
Matt Holliday, a Scott Boras client, signed a two-year, $23MM deal today with the Rockies. When the deal is up after the 2009 season he’ll be a free agent. That Holliday required this amount for two years shows what a fine deal the Rays struck with Carlos Pena. I wonder if Boras recommended against the contract Pena signed.
Perhaps Holliday’s extension indicates that the two sides have similar enough thinking that a longer-term deal could be reached before he reaches free agency. Hard to say.


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June 2021: Year-End Report.
With abundant generosity of spirit and grace, we made it through the most trying times of our history at the food bank.
The Covid crisis has created the largest number of families ever to ask us for food assistance. Paradoxically, we were blessed with the largest number of resources ever received and an influx of compassionate volunteers, allowing us to serve all who came to us for help and presenting them one of the largest food baskets in the region.
Our successes are not like the underdog victories found in the scriptural texts such as David defeating Goliath, or Moses defeating Pharoah, or even like those in popular culture, like Rocky defeating Apollo Creed.
We are more like a resistance movement, sniping at the heels of a powerful enemy, economic injustice, systemic poverty, and fast rising food prices.
Even if we dare to suggest the Covid crisis is now an endemic rather than a pandemic, we have reason to believe the aftermath of its economic toll will remain long after we are unmasked.
Below is a small sample of our encounters this year:
For all the above and more, that is why we serve those in need and why we are so grateful for your kindness and support this year.
Have a Blessed Year.
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In the process, she lost 15 pounds and her doctor took her off diabetes medication. Her eye doctor also noticed a surprising improvement in her vision and overall eye health.
Yep, Running Might Keep You Younger
Yep, Running Might Keep You Younger
By Karla Bruning
If I say I want to do a half-marathon, tell me no!" my mom joked during her first 10K to celebrate her upcoming 70th birthday. She'd completed her first 5K just two years earlier.
That my mom was tackling any race at her age—for the first time in her life, too—is impressive. But I wasn't the least bit surprised. My mom always moved at warp speed. As a child, I could never keep up with her gait, even when I surpassed her height by 5 inches. But time has since padded her frame and slowed her stride. She's had to rebound from weight gain ushered by the onset of hypothyroidism, a diabetes diagnosis, and two major surgeries—including one to repair a hole in her eye. But she's stayed active through walking, water aerobics, swimming, and weight training. She targeted that 10K as a motivational goal.
She's not alone. While running participation has stagnated among millennials, the sport is still growing among older adults. The number of frequent runners 65 and older has grown 56 percent since 2010, with a 23 percent rise among runners 55-64, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. And active masters are reaping the health benefits.
“Just because you're 40, doesn't mean you're 40 years old biologically," says LarryTucker, Ph.D., an exercise science professor at Brigham Young University. “The more physically active we are, the less biological aging takes place in our bodies."
Highly active adults have a nine-year advantage over sedentary folks when it comes to biological age, Tucker discovered in a 2017 study examining the relationship between physical activity and cellular aging. His research, published in the journal, Preventive Medicine, found a direct link between activity and telomere length.
Telomeres are the cellular equivalent of our biological clock. They cap each strand of our DNA, like the plastic coating at each end of a shoelace. As we age, those caps get a little shorter. It's like burning a candle wick. But we can speed up or slow down how quickly that wick burns.
“Telomeres don't shorten at the same rate," Tucker says. Obesity, smoking, poor diet, and type 2 diabetes can speed up the process. Other factors that researchers suspect could affect cellular aging include depression, stress, and poor sleep.
Using data from the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Tucker calculated the physical activity levels of nearly 6,000 adults ages 20 to 84, looking at 62 possible activities from walking and running to mowing the lawn and raking leaves. Perhaps most surprisingly, he found little difference in telomere length between sedentary people and those who were moderately active. The most active people were still seven years younger biologically than those in the moderate category.
So just how active do you need to be to erase almost a decade from your biological age?
“It takes lots of activity to truly reduce biological aging," Tucker says. “Get out for at least 30 minutes a day, but an hour a day is even better. If you can't run, then walk. When you can't walk, bicycle. And if you can't bicycle, swim. In other words, you just have to keep finding ways to keep moving. That's forever. At 70 and at 90, too."
But your sweat sessions don't have to be vigorous.
“You can be highly active without doing highly intense activity," Tucker says. “Start with something and do it every day. No matter what age a person is, they are going to derive tremendous benefits."
For Sandie Hall, 70, that something was walking.
“When our oldest son ran a marathon at Disney World I repeated a phrase I'd said many times: 'I can't run, but I can walk!'" says the Groton, Massachusetts, resident. “He proceeded to tell me that many people walk that race, so I started walking every day. And so began my journey out of my comfort zone and on to better things."
She finished her first half-marathon at Walt Disney World at the age of 64 and her first marathon at 67 using a run-walk method.
Subsequently, Hall's doctor took her off the osteoporosis medication she'd been taking for eight years, and drastically reduced her dosage of high blood pressure medication, after battling it for 10 years.
“I will never be fast, but that's okay with me," Hall says. “My resting heart rate is lower, my breathing is better, and I have more energy to keep up with my 11 grandchildren."
It seems the inevitable slow-down we associate with aging might not be so inevitable after all.
“Decades of research support the fact that much age-related deterioration is the result of the effects of sedentary lifestyles and the development of medical conditions rather than of aging itself," a 2014 review published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons found. “A continually growing body of basic science and clinical evidence demonstrates how active persons modulate physical decline through training."
Not only has Richard Hefner of Gastonia, North Carolina, slowed the physical decline of age, he has outperformed his younger self. Hefner started running at the age of 56 after encouragement from his daughter.
“I accepted her offer to go for a run and was surprised that I could just run a few steps before I was completely out of breath and had to stop and walk," Hefner says. “For some reason I thought I was still in pretty good shape even though I hadn't exercised in years."
Now 65, Hefner has lost 50 pounds and has completed more than 400 races, including a streak of 105 sub-2 hour half-marathons. His personal best? A blazing 1:29:25, set at the age of 62. “I feel better than ever at 65," Hefner says.
Between the ages of 40 and 65 might be a critical time to slow the ticking clock, according to a 2015 study in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise investigating the link between exercise and telomere length. Researchers found the strongest correlation between increased activity and decreased odds of short telomeres during that time of life. "This may be an important age group in which targeted PA (physical activity) interventions should be developed, implemented, and evaluated," the authors conclude.
But even if you're past that benchmark research shows that it's never too late to get a leg up. Even previously sedentary seniors who started to exercise at least once a week had lower rates of chronic disease, depression, physical disability, and cognitive impairment than their inactive peers. Researchers examined nearly 3,500 seniors over the course of 8 years for a 2014 study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
“Significant health benefits were even seen among participants who became physically active relatively late in life," the authors conclude.
As an exercise science professor, Tucker has been examining the intersection of lifestyle and health for over 35 years.
“You name every system of the body and we as scientists have studied how physical activity improves that system at the macular and molecular level," he says. “We know that regular, regular physical activity has remarkable benefits at any age."
Author Bruce Grierson spent four years studying masters athletes like 90-something track phenomenon Olga Kotelko. His prescription for the fountain of youth?
“Break a sweat, daily and differently, with others," Grierson writes in, “What Makes Olga Run?" Run and jump and throw things, he explains. Create routines, but also break them. Keep it fresh, but keep moving. “Following that advice alone would make a world of difference in the quality of life of everyone over 65, in just about every way you can think of: energy, mood, cognition, libido, sleep patterns, and yes, longevity," he concludes.
Tucker agrees. “Exercise is medicine," he says. "Push yourself, because physical activity is definitely one of the most important things people can do for a healthy life."
Now 71, my mom is training for her next 5K, along with weekly strength training and pool sessions. She often has to produce her driver's license to get senior discounts, mistaken for someone in her 50s.
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This year, the Drupal Summer Academy, an event created through the efforts of the Drupal Community of Seville, celebrates its second edition. Although the Drupal community is large, it seemed to have failed to attract new talent. Either through a lack of awareness or lack of means, the community has not brought new programmers to the Drupal way.
To address this issue, the Drupal Summer Academy was created. José Luis Bellido, a collaborator in the project, said that this training course: “gives me the opportunity to help those who were interested in Drupal and to be able to initiate them in a technology and community that I´ve gotten hooked on.” Bellido will participate in the course with two talks about the Drupal Community and the tools that you need to be a Drupal Developer.The objective of this course is to enrich the Spanish language Drupal community and continue revolutionizing the relationship between Seville and Drupal. To help with this cause, our compatriots Nesta Guerrero, Nacho Montoya, and David Munárriz will participate in the talks about community as representatives of La Drupalera.


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As doing this and giving ourselves the space and time in today’s society we find it harder as we search for the meaning of life. For most people I have experienced that this quest is something that does not come into itself until we are in mid-life and we find that we need to take more responsibility for who we are and what we have created understanding that the time to live our truth is becoming limited.
Some of the most common questions asked are: What is the meaning of life? What is my life about? What is my life worth to me and to others? What am I meant to be doing to express the greater part of my being? Who am I really? What is my greatness in all of this?
Related: “Living Your Purpose”
These are all questions we start to ask when we are ready to find out the deeper side of ourselves. For some this will never come to light and some will never ask. The quest for answers is something that comes as we delve into the ancient wisdoms and answer the question ‘Who am I really?’
I wonder how many recognise the awesomeness deep within their being and if they do, is it acknowledged. When we open up the doors to our true self to honesty, we set ourselves free to become truly authentic. Being REAL is not always easy as our baggage from the past can drag us down and bring self-doubt. We need to move past that and into our true essence by understanding that all our past are our lessons to becoming our true innate self. Embrace the gift of life’s lessons so that we can become a ‘better me’ so that the lesson does not continue to repeat and continue the cycle, not only in our life but in the next generation too.
Related: “Rediscovering Purpose”
We all have our own truth, which is not necessarily other people’s. We project our own truth in every thought, word, feeling and action. Just because our truth is true for us, does not mean that it is truth for another. We are a result of the learning from our early care givers who taught us as they knew life from their own experiences. These were what we needed at the time. As we grow older and wiser we hopefully learn to understand what serves us now, as clear thinking adults, and question the validity in our own world that we have created through our own experiences.
As we grow and discover our own truth and live by it, understanding what is right for us as an individual, we start resonating with others who are like-minded. I have found that my values and beliefs have changed and varied as I have got older as I have modified them to what feels right for me now as I am and not as I was. Our authenticity is our truth. It is something that we feel with every fibre of our being. It I heart felt and not from the head. It is our intuition or gut feel that talks to us and resonates from deep within with a feeling of knowing. The deeper you go into that feeling of knowing, the more you will start to understand your own deep truth of who you really are. Reveal yourself, for you are unique and special.
As adults we all have within us our own hidden fears, doubts and worries at times. By allowing the wise and powerful part of ourselves, our higher self, to show itself in its true light, we can overcome the doubts and fears that often consume us and our lives.
Allow your passions, values, talents, abilities and sense of purpose to been seen by those who have the ability to see them. I find it so very hard to watch those with extreme talent and gifts squander them as a result of their own self-worth and inability to walk through the past. We are unable to change what life has brought us. We only have now, the present. The past is gone and the future is the future. Enjoying what is now and living in moment, instead of the past or what could be, we become free to be who we really are.
Until we really understand our real purpose of why we are here and what we are to do in this life, we will be short-changing not only ourselves but others too, by not showing the world our true unique identity. When we understand what we are here in this life to do and be, then we will know the importance of leaving a legacy behind, when our time on earth is over.
I leave you with this one last question to ponder. What do you want people to say about you when you die and your name is mentioned?
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RE: 280SE (W108) - Am I mad?
Is it a fuel injected car?.If so,before you get any mechanic to anything ,get the ENTIRE fuel system,starting from the gas tank forward, cleaned.
(this applies if it's just a carburetor car too )
the tank must be cleaned out,removed is best and steamed out.there is a large bung in the center of the tank,remove this and clean the filter( i ultrasonic clean mine) .Replace the rubber hoses at the tank to the pump(if it's fuel injected) with EFI hose,nothing less!.
At the engine will be a fuel filter.replace that.
If it is a FI motor ,on the injection pump is a oil dip stick,suck the old oil out and replace it with MOBIL 1.
the injectors and pump won't need to be touched unless the car has at least 500,000 miles.
Change the air filter.
Get the igniton overhualed,new plugs,points,condensor and COIL. and get the plug leads tested.the leads themselves will be ok ,they last forever but the actual plug ends deteriorate overtime and may need to replaced.Fitting carbon string leads is a bad move resulting in a "short time " spark.
Change all the FLUIDS ,radiator coolant(NOT WATER) trans fluid,including the convertor and trans filter,Diff oil and Most importannt of all,these cars have Grease nipples which MUST be attended too.there are dozens of them including the diff swing axles and the out side of the diff at the brake hold down point.
Change all the disc pads because after sitting so long they will be stuck to the discs or shot anyway.
and Replace all the brake hoses,they omnly have a life of 6 years and merc hoses have a habit of swelling inside and jamming the brakes on.
That should get the car up and running reliably.
there are suspension issues but i won't scare you with those...[:D][:D]


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Continuing to visit photos taken during the 2008 Arctic Thunder open house-air show at Elmendorf Air Force Base. To the west were patches of blue sky while to the east, well...not so blue.
I suspect these aircraft require no introduction!
Taken on February 16, 2009


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Saturday, December 10th
10:00am - 2:00pm
Don't miss this annual favorite!
Bring lunch, pruners, wire cutters, accents, and ribbons.
Join Linton Bowie & Melanie Heisler from the College of San Mateo at our holiday wreath making class to make a wonderful, unique wreath for your holidays. By using colorful greens and cuttings from our San Francisco Botanical Garden, you will be able to create one-of-a-kind, beautiful wreaths and garlands.
This is a family activity appropriate for all ages, the more the merrier.
SATURDAY ONLY: FAMILY DROP-INS ARE WELCOME!
FEE: $25-$35/depending on size of frame

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Former airline inspectors like Bill McNease are not confident that the Federal Aviation Administration is putting safety first.
While working as an FAA operations inspector for FedEx, McNease worried about whether FedEx pilots who were doing extra flying on the side were violating the limits on hours that could be flown. But when he went to his supervisor after learning that no one was keeping tabs on their time, McNease received an unsettling response.
"I asked him directly, again, 'What do you want me to do about this investigation?'" McNease recalled. "And he said, in no uncertain terms, 'Just forget about it. I don't want you to do anything about it. Leave it alone.'"
The former inspector's suggestion that his findings were swept under the rug highlights the intense scrutiny that the FAA continues to face this week about its inspection and safety procedures.
McNease is among several current and former inspectors scheduled to testify on Thursday at a hotly anticipated hearing on Capitol Hill. They plan to tell lawmakers that they have been pressured to downplay problems and to forego enforcement actions because the FAA is too concerned about supporting the airlines it regulates.
The FAA's oversight of airlines has come under fire since it was revealed that Southwest Airlines flew planes without the required safety checks, even though FAA inspectors knew about it.
Following the Southwest incident, the FAA launched a widespread audit to ensure that other carriers' planes were fit to fly.
United Airlines today became the latest of several carriers to ground airplanes so it could finish tests it failed to conduct on fire supression systems in the cargo hold. United's announcement comes after American and Delta airlines canceled hundreds of flights to reinspect wiring.
Despite heated criticism about its inspections, the FAA today announced it had found 99 percent compliance of safety directives after nearly 2,400 audits at 117 air carriers.
"The bottom line, despite what a small few may imply, is that our system works," said acting FAA administrator Robert Sturgell.
As a result of the audit, the FAA is investigating whether four airlines violated aviation safety rules. Three of the airlines allegedly flew planes without meeting all the required safety rules and regulations, while for one the alleged problem was a matter of paperwork.
To address broader ethical concerns, the FAA also announced new ways for inspectors to make sure their complaints were heard.
"We do want to create a culture that does bring safety issues forward," Sturgell said. "That's what voluntary disclosure programs and partnership programs are all about. We do not want safety issues being driven underground."
William Voss, president of the Flight Safety Foundation, said he believes the FAA "has taken a pretty reasoned and logical approach to dealing with this issue."
Others, however, are less satisfied.
"I think that the FAA has abandoned its oversight role and has adopted more of a big brother role in trying to keep the airlines as solvent as possible," said Tom Brantley, president of Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, the group that represents the inspectors.
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The two-day National workshop on Sports Psychology concluded at the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), Kariyavattom, on Tuesday with a call for more intra-disciplinary exchanges between coaches and sports scientists in the proper bringing up of an athlete.
The need to provide an athlete with mental skills so as to train and compete in a focused manner and thereby derive the desired results out of the round-the-year strenuous physical training also found echoed in the deliberations at the workshop, which was spearheaded by Antony Michael Morris of the Victoria University (Australia), Dr. Avinash Sidhu and Dr. Jayashree Acharya (LNIPE, Gwalior).
Delivering the valedictory address, Dr. J. Prabash, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Kerala University, said that excellence in sports should be approached in a holistic manner with due importance given to coaching and sports sciences.
In his presidential address, Dr. Amit Mallick, Director (Sports and Youth Affairs) stressed the need of sports scientists, including sport psychologists, working together with specialist trainers right from the grassroots level rather than at the elite level alone so as to gain optimum results.
The LNCPE principal, Dr. G. Kishore, Arjuna award winner, Rachana Govil, the Joint Registrar, Kerala University, P. Raghavan, Additional Director (Sports and Youth Affairs), S. Najimuddin, Dr. K.V.K. Reddy, Dr. Shailaja Mohan and SAI Deputy Directorr, G. Issac were among others who spoke.
The workshop was attended by over 90 delegates from across the country besides prominent coaches and internationals, K.M. Beenamol, S. Omanakumari and Joseph G. Abraham. — Special Correspondent


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By Freya Ensbey.
When most think of Bundaberg, they think of the iconic Bundaberg Rum brewery and their distinguishable mascot of a big white polar bear which has put the township on the map, however the area’s best kept secret is its abundance of locally grown produce, which supply’s our country with approximately 25% of its fresh produce.
This is cause for celebration, which has been the driving force behind the annual food festival – Bundaberg’s Winterfeast, bringing visitors from far and wide to sample local gourmet fare, however it’s the resident eateries which keep visitors coming back time and time again throughout the year. We have collated our list of the top spots to dine when visiting the Bundaberg region, recommended by locals to check out whilst you are in town visiting.
Water St Kitchen | 85 Water Street
The Water St Kitchen is a professional catering company situated in the Walkervale area, with menus designed to suit any function, party or corporate meeting. The kitchen offers packages to suit everything from morning teas for 10 people to a sit down wedding reception for 100, creating healthy and fresh meals using the very best produce from the region. Offering a bespoke catering service to serve you and your dinner party guests in your very own dining room, including preparing, serving and offering detailed explanations for each dish, the Water St Kitchen will make any special occasion one to remember. This year as part of the Winterfeast celebrations, Water St Kitchen has been hand selected to host an indulgent three course breakfast at the long table situated in their brand new dining room.
The Rock Bar + Grill | 1 Quay Street
At Rock Bar + Grill, visitors are welcomed to enjoy a relaxed dining experience overlooking the rippling waters of the Burnett River. Take in the picturesque water front views as the sun sets, creating a warm glow over the deck whilst you enjoy a Mod Oz menu with carefully selected local seafood from the Bundaberg area. For those tourists who have worked up an appetite sight-seeing all day, devour an entrée of prawn and avocado bruschetta on toasted sourdough or perhaps opt for a dozen local oysters Kilpatrick. The main affair may include the bourbon and maple glazed pork belly with sweet potato mash and seasonal greens, whilst those with a hearty appetite can tuck into a 400 g certified Black Angus drizzled with stockman’s sauce. For larger groups, the open plan deck is ideal to book for any function.
Grunske’s by the River | 11 Petersen Street
An authentic Bundaberg seafood experience can be found at Grunske’s, perched overlooking the Burnett River. Watch the trawlers bob along the river whilst you dine with sprawling water views and enjoy seafood straight to your table with scrumptious dishes like the locally loved seafood basket with crumbed fish bites, locally caught prawn cutlets, oysters, calamari rings, Moreton bay bug tail, sea scallops and chips or why not purchase some fresh seafood from the vast selection of daily caught produce to cook up at home.
RJ’s Rock n Roll Diner | 10 Heidke Street
For something a little different when visiting Bundaberg, head to RJ’S Rock n Roll diner set along Heidke Street in Avoca. Step back in time to the 50s, as the corner jukebox fills the space with catchy tunes and good vibes, making patrons sink into comfortable red leather booths and tap their feet on the checkered lino. Order big eats of drool worthy burgers, crunchy fries and raspberry spiders, and if room allows, some soft, sweet doughnuts, making for an entertaining family outing the whole clan can enjoy.
Riverfeast | 1 Scotland Street, along the Burnett River
When in Bundaberg on a Friday night, be sure to visit Riverfeast, a new and unique establishment gracing the shores of the Burnett River. Transforming the old Marine College facility into an amazing array of international street food stalls along with a display of arts and crafts to wander through and a well-stocked bar with craft beers, ciders and wines. As part of Bundaberg Winterfeast, Riverfeast is opening their doors for a night of celebrating the region’s favourite sub-tropical flavours of chilli and lime at their night market. For tickets to this event, visit the above.
Steal away for a tempting sweet treat and coffee at Breeze Café & Bakery, loved by locals in both locations. Creating as much from scratch as possible, Breeze café bakes fresh loaves in house including regular gluten free offerings alongside crafting a popular house cold drip coffee for a cool pick-me-up. Indulge in breakfast and lunch options such as the Breeze Farmhouse Brekky of poached eggs, mushrooms, grilled cherry tomatoes and housemade beans on ciabatta toast and crispy battered barramundi served with golden chips and garden salad. The New York Fries – golden chunky chips smothered in a rich Bolognese sauce and topped with melted mozzarella cheese, sour cream and avocado puree, is not to be missed if you’re after a carb-loaded feast.
Indulge Café | 80 Bourbong Street
For those seeking a stylish cosy nook to enjoy a smooth cup of coffee and freshly baked treats, a scrumptious meal or a punchy evening cocktail, head to Indulge Café perched along Bourbong Street. Take a seat in the stylish dining room set with comfortable black booth seating, vibrant floral, floor to ceiling wall paper and intimate table settings. Tuck into tasty bites like the Bulgogi pork belly baguette with crisp Asian slaw and gamashio salted fries, washed down with a matcha green tea latte and finish on a sweet note with a gluten free doughnut.
Date: Friday July 7 – Sunday July 16 2017
Venue: 13 events across numerous Bundaberg venues


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We are a local Military family who booked a stay at the motel for a Saturday night High School Reunion. Unfortunately, this particular day it happened to rain in Pensacola a record amount, flooding roads, homes, cars etc.. not only was this not "predicted" by local weather men but how would we have known to cancel 72 hours before?
I called, the manager said he did not care make it or we charge you, we spent $140 on a room that we never seen and he would not even give us a rain check for the following week.. I have spoke with several other people with reservations this weekend of the rain storm, all the "chain" hotels were very helpful in this situation so on the reschedule of our reunion we will pick a better hotel... I guess they really need your money at The Paradise!!
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- Paradise Inn is a quaint, classic style motel located on Pensacola Beach, a barrier island in northwest Florida. The waterfront motel sits on the Santa Rosa Sound side of the island. Just across the street are the emerald blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico and its world famous sugar white beaches. While staying with us, guests can enjoy our outdoor pool, private beach, continental breakfast, and high speed internet. Our private pier is available for boating, fishing, paddle boarding, or swimming. Try some of the best food on the island at our waterfront Bar and Grill while enjoying live entertainment by some of the most talented bands playing on the Gulf Coast. Our motel provides you with attractive rooms at an affordable rate which makes our accommodations one of the best values on the Emerald Coast. We invite you to Paradise, a place with beautiful sunsets and classic island charm. ... more less
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I was introduced to Indian food for the first time last night. My friend, Maria, threw a party in which the guests were to bring an Indian inspired side dish. This proved hard for me. First of all, I've never eaten Indian food. Secondly, I don't have a kitchen to use even if I had known what Indians eat. Therefore, after much thought I arrived at the party with a small bag of almonds. A perfect side for someone without a kitchen. I was surprised to see the vast array of food on the table. I, honestly, had doubted the party's success - but was shocked to realize that lots of folks dig Indian cuisine.
The food was delicious. There were lentils, rice, and flat bread, although, I'm still not sure what most of the dishes were that I ate. All in all, I enjoyed myself immensely. And the almonds, though not the party favorite, were gone by the end of the night.
Hooray for trying new things!


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IIT-Kharagpur, the name is enough to make people dream of a better future. They have introduced an entrepreneurship cell in IIT-KGP. This E-Cell at IIT Kharagpur is a student organization, that aims to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship among students in India. Many states in India are unaware of the startup culture. It takes a massive initiative to promote entrepreneurship and encourage students across the country to embrace the concept of starting one’s own enterprise and this group of the great institution is doing this proudly.
Indeed, Jharkhand is one of the growing states in terms of entrepreneurship and this is all because of people who are coming forward and taking initiatives, mentoring like-minded people of this potential state. Listening to this, E-Cell members have become more willing to take an initiative from their side and lend a hand in Jharkhand’s Startup Ecosystem Growth.
Let’s know what E-Cell has to say about this entrepreneurial drive –
Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur is a non-profit student organization established with the aim of fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship among college students in India. We are one of the most successful entrepreneurial organizations in the country with over 50 start-ups incubated within 10 years of our inception.
Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur are proud to present The Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive (EAD), one of our major flagship events. With its initiation back in 2009, EAD has now grown to cover 24 cities in 24 days. You learn when you see, with this basic idea, EAD consists of a series of guest lectures and workshops, wherein students get to learn from the ‘achievers’ of the society.
Many renowned speakers and CEOs will surely impel the students and make them envision entrepreneurship as a career. The students would get to know as to what path they must choose to live their dream and turn their out-of-the-box ideas into reality.
Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive 2017, Ranchi will be held in ISM Ranchi on 30th October 2017. A 3-hour event, the EAD- Ranchi, would consist of Guest Lectures which surely add to student’s knowledge and provide an insight to what all things happen after they ‘start-up’.
30,000 students, 22 cities, these are numbers witnessed by the previous edition of EAD 2016, and we look forward to even bigger numbers. Ms. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Founder of Biocon, Phanindra Sama, CEO of Redbus.in, Arjun Malhotra, co-founder of HCL Technologies and many such distinguished personalities have presided over the event.
The Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive also coincides with the launch of our regular round registrations of our International Business Model Competition: Empresario. Empresario is our Annual Business Model competition where business ideas in all fields ranging from Product and Service to Social, get equal opportunity to win the prize and incubation opportunities to the tune of INR 2.5 crore. The prizes and services for the winners as per the last year are worth 25 lacs INR.
This year, Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur is proud to present Empresario 2018 in association with International Business Model Competition (IBMC). The best entries will get an opportunity to participate directly in the quarter-final rounds of IBMC 2017, which will be conducted abroad.


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Geometry by Janet Clare for Moda Fabrics. British designer Janet Clare has explored shapes and structured designs in her latest collection, Geometry. We are loving the new direction: you’ll still find Janet’s signature indigo and cream colours in the collection, but with a fresh, added pop of green.
The fabric is priced in quarter metres. We will cut your piece as a single length if you select multiple quantities in your basket.

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Hidden Springs Labradoodles is a family-owned breeder of multigenerational, medium-sized Australian Labradoodles serving New Jersey, New York, and the greater New England region. We lovingly hand-raise our Labradoodle puppies right here at home with all the care and comfort they need to make cherished companions for their future families. We’re passionate about Australian Labradoodles and bring years of experience and a strong veterinary background to ensure the health and happiness of all our dogs.
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We have established a responsible breeding program that focuses on the health and well-being of our boys and girls, and the quality of their pedigree and lineage. All our puppies are given the best, hands-on care.
We are members of the Australian Labradoodle Association of America (AALA), and all our breeding dogs are DNA-tested and cleared for congenital defects. We only breed at the highest possible standard.
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To ensure our puppies are placed with the right families, we conduct temperament testing and match our puppies based on our clients’ lifestyles and what they are specifically looking for in a pet.
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Meet our wonderful Australian Labradoodle boys and girls. They are loved and pampered like royalty and fully cleared by the AALA. With their unique and loving personalities and exceptional pedigree, you won’t be able to help falling in love with them (and their puppies, too!).
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Get acquainted with our beautiful Australian Labradoodle puppies and see our projected dates for upcoming litters. If you have any questions about our dogs or puppies, feel free to contact us, and we’ll be happy to provide the information you need.
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Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, roasted vegetables with feta cheese. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook roasted vegetables with feta cheese using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Roasted Vegetables with Feta Cheese:
- Get 1 pound button mushrooms (white or crimini), quartered
- Make ready 1/2 pound asparagus, bottoms trimmed and cut into roughly 1.5" segments
- Prepare 1/2 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
- Get 1/2 a large sweet onion, peeled and cut into 1/4" strips vertically
- Get 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- Get 1-2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Prepare 1/4-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Get 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
- Take 1/4 cup crumbled Feta cheese
- Take optional: chopped fresh herbs (basil, parsley, mint, and cilantro all work well)
Instructions to make Roasted Vegetables with Feta Cheese:
- PAN ROASTING METHOD: Add olive oil to a large pan (at least 12") and preheat to medium high.
- Lay the vegetables in a single layer in the pan, covering the entire cooking surface. Let the vegetables roast for about 5 minutes on one side before stirring them to redistribute and then roast another 5 minutes or so on the other side.
- Pour vegetables a large bowl, season with salt, lemon juice, and garlic powder, and toss gently to mix.
- Sprinkle with Feta and fresh herbs if you choose and enjoy!
- OVEN ROASTING METHOD: Preheat oven to 425F, toss veg with olive oil, and spread in single layer on a sheet pan. Roast for 12 to 15 minutes, then go to Step 3.
These more wholesome food choices can be applied to other foods such as your cooking oils. Olive oil, for example, has monounsaturated fats which are essentially good fats that battle the effects of bad cholesterol. Olive oil can likewise be healthy for your skin as it is an excellent source of vitamin E. If you currently are eating plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, you may want to think about where you’re buying them and if it’s the best source. Organic foods are a superb choice and will reduce any possible exposure to toxic chemical substances. Searching for a local supplier of fresh fruits and veggies will give you the choice of eating foods that still have virtually all of the nutrients which are often lost when produce has been kept in storage before it is sold. Evidently, it’s not at all hard to begin integrating healthy eating into your daily lifestyle.
So that’s going to wrap it up for this special food roasted vegetables with feta cheese recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I’m sure that you can make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!


So I just took it out, plugged it into the front USB port in my desktop (also tried the back ones).
I downloaded the latest driver (1.1) and restarted my PC.
My headset isn't working, is there anything I need to do in the corsair headset control panel?
This is what the control panel looks like, and the Corsair device in device managers.
An additional note is that, when I change my volume, and you hear that high pitch ding sound - that comes through my headphone speakers. However, nothing else really comes through my headphone speakers (I think when windows shuts down that also comes through the headphones)
I think that is just to select which device's volume you are changing. To select default device, you need to right click on the speaker icon>playback devices>right click on your USB headphone>set as default device.


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Doctor insights on:
Joints Pain Severe
Multiple symptoms : See u orthopaedist for evaluation and treatment. ...Read more
Meniscal/ ligament i: The symptoms you describe can be from a meniscal and or ligament injury or from an acute episode of chronic arthritic problems; would suggest observation and evaluation. ...Read more
Avascular necrosis: Avascular necrosis of the hip? Can definitely cause low back pain. In fact many patients come to the doctor complaining of back pain and not hip pain. But, many other things can cause low back pain as well. Have it checked to see if due to the avn or due to something else. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Go see ur FamilyDoc: Too many things can cause your symptoms for online docs to manage safely. So go see your FamilyDoc. Or go to ER or Urgent Care if symptoms get worse before you can see FamilyDoc. Bottom line, don't wait to see if you'll get better. The fact that you wrote in means that you need medical evaluation sooner than later. ...Read more
Severe joint pain, sudden onset, traveling from hip, shoulder, jaw. Low to mid grade fever. Headache, fatigue. No injury. Debilitating pain. 9 days.
Close your computer: If this is as severe and sudden as you describe I suggest immediate medical evaluation and ether your private physician or local UC clinic. ...Read more
Not usually: There are certain types of arthritis that cause heel pain. If you have Osteoarthritis of the knee or ankle your gait can be altered which can cause abnormal biomechanics and that could cause heel pain. If your pain is in the back of the heel could be tendinitis if it's under your heel it could be plantar fasciitis. See you doctor. Good luck ! ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Sprinter with severe aching pains in left hip and severe sharp pain in quad while running. Quad pain dissolves with rest. Hip pain progresses.
U R a minor but U--: -need an answer. U must share this with Ur parents! Quad pain may B due 2 overuse, or 2 rapid elevation of Ur program. B sure U have a day of rest after a hard workout. Hip pain is more of a worry. There R conditions such as femoral acetbular impingement, or poor acetabular coverage of the femoral head. A fellowship trained sports medicine orthopedic surgeon may B able 2 help. Hands on xam+images. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Yes: It can, if coupled with c-spine or thoracic abnormalities, contribute to uncontrollable repetitive movements. You need to be seen by a good Neurosurgeon who can evaluate your cervical thoracic and lumbar spine. I suspect there will be other findings beyond the scoliosis. Good information is available at http://www.srs.org/patient_and_family/scoliosis/early_onset_scoliosis/tis/index.htm ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Diagnosed with joint hypermobility syndrome, pain in joints including ribs hips knees sometimes excruciating. Constant fatigue, always cold, normal?
Workup and PT: There is no good evidence that JHS in and of itself will cause such significant pain. With that said, many people with JHS do present with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, fatigue and even autonomic symptoms such as you're describing. Evaluation by a rheumatologist, neurologist and physiatrist could be helpful in sorting out your symptoms, ruling out other problems, and providing appropriate treatment. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
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Elaine Duncan, adjunct professor in the University of Kentucky F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE).
Abhijit Patwardhan, professor and interim chair, has been named the chair of the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.
143 current UK scientists and scholars were included on the list compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, and 22 of those included are UK Pigman College of Engineering faculty.
Caigang Zhu, assistant professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to improve survival rates of patients with a specific type of cancer.
Caigang Zhu, an assistant professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded $2,067,823 over five years from the National Institutes of Health for his work on optical metabolic spectroscopy and imaging tools for cancer research.
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Engineered Bioactive Interfaces & Devices program at the University of Kentucky (UK) concluded on Thursday, July 27th, 2023, with a poster competition and awards ceremony.
The paper titled, "A Wearable Fiber-Free Optical Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow in Freely Behaving Mice," was authored by eight UK researchers in the colleges of engineering and medicine.
Faraneh Fathi, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded a $4,000 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for potential contributions to the field of optics, photonics, or related field.
A decades-long tradition, UK Engineering held its first E-Day on May 26, 1921. The university dismissed classes at noon to allow the community to tour the college and see its researchers and students in action. Now, an estimated 3,000 people attend E-Day each year.
The University of Kentucky's Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) received the 2023 Living Legacy Award for Community Impact at the Second Annual MLK Legacy Luncheon on February 2, 2023.


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Bonanza Shed - Photo by Rebecca Lovett
8' Wide Backyard Bonanza
Barn-Style Shed Plans
Sizes Included: 8'x8', 8'x10', 8'x12' and 8'x16'
Designs by Fred
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As an Atari Jaguar owner, I suppose I have something of a soft spot for the system, but I really do wish that it had more than one awesome game. There’s a recent article on the failure of Atari’s last console by Matthew Kaplan. He ends up singing of the Jaguar rather as if it has been the Great White Hope, sadly fallen to Japanese consoles, but touches on several interesting aspects of the console along the way. Technology, pricing, and marketing are all discussed in some detail. This will help us remember the “64-bit” claims that were made for the system and the never-shipped VR helmet that made appearances at trade shows. Thanks to Jason Scott for this link.
Pseudo 3D graphics is the road less traveled these days, but this non-polygon method of making racetracks and other planar spaces appear to be 3D is fascinating. It’s written up very clearly, with code, example images, and discussion of games that use unusual pseudo-3D techniques, in an article by Louis Gorenfeld. I like how the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques are discussed – the method is treated as neither strictly inferior or “way better” than what we usually think of as 3D. This one’s not only relevant to platform studies, but an obvious topic for a blog called Post Position. Thanks to Josh Diaz for the link.


ELKHART — Crowds began gathering along orange fencing and in riverfront parks Friday afternoon for the start of games, music, food, fireworks and other festivities all centered around USAC-sanctioned go-kart racing.
Thousands were expected to attend the 2019 Thor Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix – not just for racing but for the other activies spread across two days in downtown Elkhart.
Bob Martin, president and chief executive officer of Thor Industries and an Elkhart native, remembers the excitement he felt as a youngster coming downtown for the races. It was a longstanding and popular tradition in the community, which had been suspended until recently. This is the third year racing has resumed, accompanied by a festival-like atmosphere along the riverfront.
“This is a big day for Elkhart,” Martin said. “It’s been fun watching it evolve. Every year it gets just a little bigger. It’s always a lot of fun.”
A circular track crosses the Elkhart River twice, with the start/finish line at High Street and Waterfall Drive.
Country music performer Clayton Anderson, a Hoosier native and the scheduled headliner Saturday night, was in town Friday to take in the racing and the festivities.
“Music and racing just kind of go hand in hand,” Anderson said. “This community is so excited about this event, and that gets you excited as a performer.”
All the activities Friday and Saturday are free to the public, including the four concerts and the fireworks.
Mayor Tim Neese kicked off the Grand Prix by waving a green flag and giving racers a chance try the course.
Events on Saturday begin at 9 a.m. with the start of cornhole tournament. Racing begins at 10 a.m. The day ends with the fireworks show at 10 p.m.


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Maloney Introduces Bill to Help Cities Build Parks
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today introduced the Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement (RECIPE) Act to establish a $10 million grant program to help non-profit community groups establish small community gardens and parks. The grant program will help this organization obtain leases for vacant, municipally-owned lots and provide funding for the transformation.
"Neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, and many urban communities around the country, are in dire need of a safe, green community space where our children – and adults – can gather and play," said Rep. Maloney. "Most cities don’t have the space or resources to create these community parks, so it’s up to us to step in. We have the power to turn vacant lots into gardens and parks which will beautify our neighborhoods, increase property values, and provide safe, clean areas for our children to play. Open spaces and community parks are a critical part of urban infrastructure. This legislation has the power to do good for so many communities at home in New York and across the country.”
Qualified community organizations will receive grants for the establishment of community open space in urban areas from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Grants made under this Act to any single qualified community organization in any one fiscal year may not exceed $250,000.
Only nonprofit community organizations which have histories of serving the community, maintain accountability to residents of the community through significant representation on the organizations governing board, are involved in activities to better the neighborhood, and comply with standards of financial accountability required by the Secretary are eligible for such grants.
In order to be eligible for these grants, municipal property which is located in an urban area must be free of structures, owned by the unit of general local government in which the property is located, and subject to a binding commitment that makes the property available for use and improvement under this Act as community open space for at least seven years.
These grants may be used for the establishment of community open space (including beautification, construction or installation of facilities for improvements for such property, clearance, demolition, removal, design and site improvements), to lease or otherwise obtain the use of eligible municipal real property for establishment of community open space, to maintain community open space, to cover other administrative costs related to the establishment, development, maintenance, administration, or management of the community open space, except that not more than 10 percent of any single grant made under this Act may be used for costs under these specific uses.


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We still need you TO GIVE US THE DATE! on the barrel (the detail guys are dying of curiosity) . The fireball is an ordnance Flaming Bomb. Date is right under that. X-4X (more likely X-43 or 44)
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More or less the way the 1903s are going (of all persuasion) even a drilled receiver is going to be worth some good money.
That can be changed, it will never be original, but for a reconstruction its ok.
The 1921 era receivers are really getting rare, drilled or not.
With the barrel changed, it drops value for the collector package, but the receiver retains its value.
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New Brunswick COVID-19 Update
Public Health is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 Monday.
The cases are as follows:
- an individual 20 to 29 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region);
- two people 50 to 59 in Zone 3 (Fredericton region); and
- an individual 20 to 29 in Zone 4 (Edmundston region).
The three cases in Zone 3 are travel related and are self-isolating. The case in Zone 4 is a contact of a known case and was already self-isolating.
The number of confirmed cases in New Brunswick now stands at 578 and 521 have recovered. There have been eight deaths. The number of active cases is 48. Three patients are hospitalized of which one is in intensive care. As of today, 146,628 tests have been conducted.
Update on Miramichi vaccine clinic
A total of 1,871 individuals received their first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the clinic held at the Miramichi Regional Hospital over the weekend, Dec. 19 and 20. Those who received the vaccine were from priority groups identified in the provincial government’s vaccination plan.
The remaining vaccines will be administered to frontline health-care workers and workers in long-term-care facilities in Miramichi. Public Health staff will contact employees through the Horizon Health network and also through the facilities in the area.
Zone 4 remains Orange
Zone 4 (Edmundston region) remains at the Orange level under the province’s COVID-19 recovery plan. Orange level rules are available online. Residents are reminded that among the rules at the Orange level are to stick to a one household bubble, maintain two metres of distancing and wear a mask while in indoor and outdoor public spaces.
All other zones in New Brunswick remain at the Yellow level. During this time, Public Health measures and guidelines must still be followed.
To find out the boundaries of each health zone, see the map available at:
Public Health follows a standard process when addressing instances where the public may have been exposed to a case of COVID-19. In cases where record-keeping is able to identify anyone who may have been exposed, officials contact these individuals directly and do not issue a separate announcement. In cases where officials cannot be certain of exactly who may have been exposed to the virus in a given location, Public Health issues an announcement to alert those who could have been affected and provide instructions.
On Dec. 21, Public Health identified a positive case in a traveller who may have been infectious on Dec. 16 while on the following flight:
- Air Canada Flight 8506 – from Montreal to Fredericton, arrived at 9:16 p.m.
Everyone who travelled on this flight should continue to follow the directives given to them during the travel registration process and when they entered New Brunswick.


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Three years after Cairo, the Second Africa-EU Civil Society Intercontinental Dialogue Forum on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) was held in Brussels from 23 to 25 October 2013.
The around 100 participants formulated recommendations for the next Africa-EU Summit of Heads of State to be held in April 2014 in Brussels.
Three objectives were identified:
- To provide input from civil society for reform of the Joint Strategy.
- To ensure that the new JAES is people-centred.
- To formulate recommendations on what the role of civil society must be in the new organisation of the JAES.
Concerns and assurances
In their opening speeches, Marta Martinelli and Joseph Chilengi, representing the steering committees of European and African SCOs for the JAES respectively, recalled how Europe and Africa had undergone major changes since their partnership was launched in 2007. This partnership has achieved major successes and encouraged common positions on the part of the two continents. Among other things, it favoured ratification of the African Charter on Democracy and the introduction of an Africa-EU Platform for Dialogue on Governance and on African Human Rights Strategy. The JAES can also take credit for integrating civil society that is represented on an Africa-EU Joint Steering Committee.
Yet the partnership has not lived up to all the expectations, causing the European Union to propose a reform of the Joint Strategy ahead of the next Africa-EU Summit. Marta Martinelli and Joseph Chilengi, who expressed their concern to see the role of civil society maintained and strengthened, understood the purpose of this Forum as being to convey to the AU and EU institutions, clearly and jointly on the part of European and African CSOs, the desire to strengthen civil society as a full and essential player in this partnership.
David O’Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service (EEAS), stressed the growing awareness of the fact that governments were no longer the sole stakeholders and in this context civil society must be at the heart of the Africa-EU partnership: “We need to find ways to better put our common vision into practice,” he stressed, indicating that “We have suggested that the theme of the next Summit should revolve around 'Investing in peace, prosperity and people.’”
On behalf of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, Jinmi Adisa (Citizens and Diaspora Directorate- AUC) assured the SCOs present that: “The AUC looks forward eagerly to receiving the reports of your deliberations and promises to support recommendations, proposals, measures and strategies that will strengthen the Africa-EU partnership in a manner that will enable and accelerate the pace of delivery on its promises to the African people.”
The Forum’s opening session, closed by a representative of the Ethiopian Embassy, was followed by a session devoted to the evaluation of the JAES and reflections on the architecture of the future JAES. The experiences of previous partnerships (EC-CELAC) were highlighted to learn the necessary lessons and as a basis for operational recommendations. The activities then continued in the thematic working groups (Migration/Democracy and human rights/Peace and security/Trade, regional integration and investment/Socio-economic inequalities/Food security).
And civil society in all of this?
The CSOs looked at the proposals submitted by the EUC and AUC respectively and that must be the subject of a compromise by April 2014. They approved the objective of rationalising and simplifying the priorities and structures of the Joint Strategy and expressed their commitment to seeing their role confirmed within this new architecture.
Regarding institutional mechanisms, the key issue for the CSOs is to maintain and strengthen their role within the groups of experts and joint ad hoc consultative bodies.
Regarding the review of thematic partnerships of the JAES, the Forum looked at the proposals made by the EU.
The EU’s project is to lend a new dynamic to the Joint Strategy around three principal priorities:
- Common work on peace, security, democracy and human rights.
- Increased cooperation on sustainable development and inclusive growth.
- Increased coordination on global themes.
On the basis of past experience and practice, it is above all a question of promoting structures that have jointly shown their effectiveness.
The AU Commission for its part proposed five priorities, indicated Joseph Chilengi, Chairperson of the Africa-EU Civil Society Joint Steering Committee:
- Peace and security.
- Democracy and governance.
- Regional integration.
- Sustainable and inclusive development.
- Development of human capital.
The participants asked for those fields to be identified that constitute the added value of the JAES. African CSOs stressed the need to maintain the “development” dimension of the partnership and to take as the basis the AUC’s 2014–2017 Strategic Plan and the AU’s Vision 2063.
Funding of the partnership
The SCOs welcomed the EU’s proposal to launch a Pan-African Programme that would serve to fund projects on a continental and trans-regional scale, while also stressing that it must be granted sufficient resources.
The question of a genuinely egalitarian partnership when the financing remains essentially European was also raised. On this subject, several CSO representatives appealed for African resources to be mobilised and mention was made of the ADB. The need was also stressed to ensure that there are specific allocations for actions by civil society.
During the Forum’s closing session, Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, repeated his commitment as “defender of pluralism, inclusive policymaking, people’s concerns and participatory democracy.” In his opinion “the CSOs have an essential role to play in the discussions and decisions with a view to the Africa-EU Summit of April 2014.” He remained convinced that the proactive participation of civil society – at the political and operational level – was vital for the success of the strategy in the years to come.
Six months to reach agreement
At the end of the proceedings, the Forum adopted a series of recommendations relating in particular to:
- Recognition of the role of civil society as JAES stakeholder and its participation in decision-making processes.
- The creation of inclusive working groups with the CSOs on the various thematic priorities.
- The introduction of partnership monitoring mechanisms that include a role for civil society.
- The adoption of a communication strategy at the intercontinental national levels.
- The creation of a permanent secretariat to support and coordinate the work of civil society.
Specific recommendations were also made on the basis of the conclusions of the various thematic groups.
The Forum will communicate its proposals to as many stakeholders as possible so as to mobilise the broadest possible support during the six months prior to the Summit.
This second Africa-EU Forum showed the commitment of African and European CSOs to full participation in the debate on reform of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy.
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John H. Roberts was born and raised in Monticello. Now, at 66 years of age, he needs financial help from family and friends to help with his continuing loss of sight and mounting medical bills.
He is a widower and the sixth of nine siblings. He is the father of six children and nine grandchildren. He is a strong believer of God and has always taken responsibility for his family.
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"Papa, tell me a Freddy story.” So continues the breakfast tradition when our little granddaughter Macy comes to visit. Still in her pajamas and barely awake, she wiggles herself under a throw blanket next to me on the family room couch, and we begin the tale of Freddy the Squirrel. Our fictional friend, manufactured on a whim several years earlier, has adventures with a host of other buddies that live in the neighborhood. Other squirrels, of course, but also birds, raccoons, bats, and even a lizard. I’m amazed how she maintains the mental catalogue of all the character names between visits, along with their previous hijinks. It’s amazing how many adventures Freddy and friends find in the fruit trees, Italian Cypress, and backyard bushes along the freeway of wood fences around our block. But all’s well that ends well as Freddy learns about listening to his mom, being kind and honest with friends, and how to be a happy Simi Valley squirrel. Although Macy is getting older now, her younger sister, Chloe, is ready for more stories. Papa is happy to oblige.
What is it about little kids (and big kids, as well!) and good stories? The Creator has programmed our brains to respond to tales of uncertainty and adventure and to identify with heroes choosing the right path toward a satisfying ending. In fact, the greatest story ever told, which begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation, resonates with all these elements as the revelation of God’s actions in human history unfold. Here is a drama that never grows old in the telling and retelling.
Faith building comes from reading the Bible’s stories, praying together about things that matter to children, and a dedicated time for family sharing about how God made a difference in the day.
Moses knew the power of story, and he reminded the nation of Israel in Deuteronomy chapters 10 and 11 about the power of their founding narrative. They received the command “to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deuteronomy 10:12, NKJV). In reminding them that their religion is not just on the surface, he said, “Circumcise…your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer” (verse 16). And then moving from the personal to the social, Moses speaks of a God that “administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing” (verse 18). Later in the Bible, these very words are taken up by the prophets and Jesus.
So, what does this have to do with telling stories? This is where I am so impressed by Moses’ inspired wisdom. He looked at all those adult Israelites and said, “Know today that I do not speak with your children, who have not known and who have not seen” all that the Lord has done—I speak to you! You have been the eyewitness of God’s works, so your loving response to Him with all your heart and souls is the right one (Deuteronomy 11). But Moses has a work for these parents and grandparents: “Lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul…. You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up” (verses 18-19).
The powerful lesson of Moses for Israel is truly timeless. Parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, along with adults everywhere in the church, are given a work from God to do. To grow the next generation of God’s people of faith, and for that faith to inhabit the hearts and minds of the next generation, we must work and plan for it.
Of course, we know that the work of changing the heart is ultimately the work of the Holy Spirit. Genuine faith is nor coerced, nor is love for God a matter of force. Many children feel compelled into conformity until they can escape the influence of parents and other external controls. Rebellion and rejection often result. Many a parent’s heart breaks when children walk away from the family faith. Yet with God there is always hope! These precious children may appear to be “in a far country,” but they are not out of the sight of our loving Heavenly Father and His grace. The Holy Spirit still gently woos their consciences day by day, and only God knows the heart.
What can we do to fulfill the command of Moses in leading children to Jesus and nurturing them as grace-filled believers? Must it all be left to chance? Not at all, according to the excellent research done about faith development in children. In the compelling book by George Barna, Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions,1 we read, “By age nine, most children have their spiritual moorings in place.” Throughout his book, Barna argues effectively for prioritizing the spiritual lives of children in home, church, and school as the path to anchor faith into their adult years. He makes the very persuasive case that doing this work also transforms the way we look at local church ministry. Rather than ministry to children being the last thing a nominating committee tries to fill (“Who will teach Cradle Roll Sabbath School?”), these churches are integrating an intentional faith development ministry for children as a cornerstone of their ministry.
But we know it usually takes more than good church programs. The foundation of every child’s faith is what happens at home. Faith building comes from reading the Bible’s stories, praying together about things that matter to children, and a dedicated time for family sharing about how God made a difference in the day. It comes from seeing adults who live out an honest and growing faith at home. Being genuine, honest, and open to conversations creates a spiritual atmosphere of discipleship. And children like to do more than just talk. Doing a service project together and then returning home to talk about the spiritual meaning of the activity over a special meal links faith with action.
We are praying for young leaders in the Pacific Union Conference to be trained and prepared for service in God’s church. It all starts with adults adopting God’s ordained methods—teaching by word and deed what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. We know from the research that children are wired by the Creator to be readily receptive to loving spiritual leadership. My brothers and sisters, let us take up the work before us and be prepared to praise God as we see our children and young people arise to be a generation of true spiritual champions for Jesus.
1 George Barna, Transforming Children in Spiritual Champions (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2014).
Bradford C. Newton is the president of the Pacific Union Conference.

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