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An experienced professional in publishing and editing, Nancy Staab serves as executive editor of 435 Magazine in metro Kansas City, where she oversees the total production of editorial content and contributes features and stories of her own devising. Topics of interest in the magazine include cultural reporting on fashion, interior design, art and culture, and food and drinks. Prior to joining 435 Magazine, Nancy Staab founded and served as editor in chief for LuxeCrush.com, an online magazine with a readership interested in luxury lifestyle events and topics in Atlanta, Georgia. In this position, she wrote, produced, published, and worked as a marketer for the publication.
To complement her work in editing and writing for a publication about culture, Nancy Staab dedicates time and resources to several charitable and civic causes in her community and around the country. These have include organizations such as the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta as well as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where she holds a lifetime membership.


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Surrounded by clouds of tear gas that hung low in the air above his head, Edward “Skeeda” Crawford sat on the sidewalk and watched as the Ferguson police traded shouts and threats with dozens of residents who had gathered in protest on the night of Aug. 11, 2014.
For three consecutive nights, enraged crowds had gathered to demand answers about the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old whose body had been left in the street for more than four hours. But this was the first night that Crawford had joined the protests.
“This is beyond Mike Brown,” Crawford said that evening. “This is about all of us.”
[Aug. 11, 2014: Police use tear gas on crowd in Ferguson, Mo., protesting teen’s death]
Two days later, Crawford would become a nationally recognized symbol of the unrest in Ferguson when, dressed in an American flag tank top and clutching a bag of potato chips, he picked up a tear-gas canister and tossed it back toward riot gear-clad officers. The scene was captured by the lens of St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer Robert Cohen and was part of the package that earned the paper a Pulitzer Prize for their photography of the unrest.
Crawford Jr., 27, died Thursday night after what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, leaving behind four children.
According to police, Crawford was riding in the backseat of a vehicle that evening when he began telling the two other occupants that he was depressed.
“The victim began expressing he was distraught over personal matters to the witnesses,” Leah Freeman, a spokeswoman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police, said in a statement. “The witnesses heard the victim rummaging in the backseat, then heard a gunshot and observed the victim had sustained a gunshot wound to the head.”
Crawford’s father, Edward Sr., told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he believes his son accidentally shot himself.
News of Crawford’s death quickly rippled across activists circles.
Maria Chappelle-Nadal, a state senator who was a regular at the Ferguson protests, said she was in disbelief when she saw on Facebook on Friday morning that Crawford was dead.
“This young man represented so much for Ferguson,” Chappelle-Nadal said. “On a global level, he is the individual who represented the Ferguson movement and what we were doing with our activism.”
By the time of Brown’s funeral on Aug. 25, 2014, Crawford had become a local hero and celebrity — dozens stopped him and asked to take pictures with him as he exited the church and a handler helped shepherd him to various members of the media for interviews.
Nearly a year later, St. Louis County officials charged Crawford with interfering with a police officer and assault for his iconic tear gas toss. In court documents, prosecutors said they were charging Crawford with “throwing a burning gas canister at police officers and making physical contact with (an officer), causing him to be knocked to the ground.”
“When they shot the tear gas, it landed pretty close,” Crawford said in December 2015. “It sounds like a grenade is going off when it’s shot…it landed fairly close to me……I threw it out of the way. I really didn’t aim for a direction, because I didn’t really have time to even think about where I was going to throw.”
His death comes eight months after the murder of Darren Seals, a prominent Ferguson activist who was found shot dead in a burning car last September, prompting some to question whether Crawford’s death was truly a suicide. St. Louis County PD said Friday that the investigation into Seals’s death remains active. (Another man, Deandre Joshua was found shot to death in a burning car in Ferguson on the night of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson).
[Who killed Ferguson activist Darren Seals?]
“We’ve had three or four shootings, two of which have been quite similar to one another,” Chappelle-Nadal said. “Whether it’s a suicide, whether it was a mistake, whether it was a murder, it is a huge loss.”
Enshrined in the minds of many as a symbol of defiant protest — which he said in interviews had brought attention to issues of police impunity and brutality that had long been overlooked — Crawford always expressed skepticism about whether real, sustained change would ever come to the people of Ferguson.
“You’re gonna write your story, and you’re gonna leave town, and nothing is going to change,” he told this reporter in August 2014. “One day, one month, one year from now, after you leave, it’s still going to be f–ked up in Ferguson.”
Turning away from street protests, Black Lives Matter tries a new tactic in the age of Trump
Police have killed nearly 200 people who were in moving vehicles since 2015, including 15-year-old Jordan Edwards
Five key takeaways from the Justice Dept. investigation into Alton Sterling’s death

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Sep 14, 2013 - 9:05 am
Hi. I'm new here. my brother was recently dx with stage 4 ssc of tongue and tonsils. He had a pet scan Friday and will get the results Monday. My understanding is that if the cancer has not spread, he will have a surgery to insert a feeding tube and then a few days later he will have a 12-15 hour surgery to remove the cancer and do reconstruction. They will take skin from his leg and his arm for the reconstruction. Then he will be in the hospital for two weeks. Sometims rafter he comes home he will start radiation and/or chemo.
It seems like a lot of other people have started with radiation before having surgery. Does anyone know why they might be doing the surgery first?
Also, one of his doctors said that his lymph nodes "felt full". Does this mean its likely that the cancer is in his lymph nodes?
I am not directly involved in his treatment so I'm getting all of the information second hand. Does this sound like standard treatment?
Aloso, does anyone have suggestions on how I can best support him? Right now he is terrified of both the surgery and the possibility of dying.
Aher suggestions, advice or information would be appreciated.

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I don’t fully understand this question and was looking for an in-depth solution..
A solution is prepared by adding some solid Pblz to water and allowing the solid to come to equilibrium with the solution. The equilibriumconstant for the reaction below is Kc = 7.9×10’9. Pbl2(s) : Pb2+(aq) + 2 i-(aq)What is the equilibrium concentration of sz” in the solution? Assume that some of the solid remains undissolved. Give your answer in moles per litre, accurate to two signiﬁcant ﬁgures. Do not include units as part of your answer. (Enter1.23×10-5 as 1.23e—5.) Number

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Office Open House and New Website Launch
Office Open House:
When: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 from 4:30 to 7:30pm
Address: 7443 N Leavitt Avenue, Portland, OR 97203
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House on Fire
Fighting For a Fair Florida Future
Florida has always been seen as the state where strangely comedic and outright dangerous antics take place. As usual, Florida has drawn national attention, but not for the outlandish headlines you might expect. In the past few weeks, the Florida Legislature has been looking at two controversial policies which would make it more difficult to protest, and legislation preempting energy regulations. For weeks, organizers in Florida have been mobilizing relentlessly against this policy that would criminalize protesting and preempt energy regulation to the state, but the Florida Legislature has been relatively successful with them. Florida House Representative Anna Eskamani has been one of the state’s loudest voices leading the fight for a fair Florida future. Listen to this episode as we discuss with Representative Eskamani the roots and consequences of these pieces of legislation, what they mean for everyday people in Florida, and what we can still do about it.
Guest Description: Fighting for everyday families in swing-state Florida, Anna Eskamani is one of Florida’s most progressive leaders, championing Florida’s issues in environmental, climate, economic, social, and racial justice. At only 30 years old, Anna is the first Iranian-American elected to any public office in Florida. As Florida House Representative of District 47, Anna represents parts of Florida’s Orange County, where the City of Orlando is. In 2018, Anna flipped her legislative seat, and then in 2020, she won her re-election by an overwhelming majority. Recently, she’s been leading the charge for our right to protest and municipalities ability to transition to clean energy.


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Monica Singh’s ‘The Pause’ is an anthology of seven stories; stories that start from a place of darkness but move towards the light, leaving both protagonist and reader transformed. These stories were born out of the learnings the author had during the pandemic, which brought about a gentle but introspective pause to her life. In her words, this book is an ode to life and celebrates courage, determination, perseverance, and the indomitable human spirit.
The author’s writing is bold- she doesn’t shy away from sensitive issues like abuse, terminal disease, domestic violence, self-harm, and violence. Each character is forged by the fires of their circumstance, but instead of choosing to play the victim, they emerge out stronger. The central theme of healing is brought out very clearly. In some cases, help comes from unexpected quarters with a stranger acting as catalyst to kickstart the recovery process.
My top stories in this anthology include Thursday’s adventures, Tangerine, and One and a Half Minutes. Each story stands out for the different emotions it invokes; some of the lines brought tears to my eyes.
Thursday’s adventures is a heart wrenching story of children living with an alcoholic abusive father. The little ones seek solace in books. Harry Potter works their magic on them, and they strive to achieve a better life rather than wallow in self-pity. Words and their dictionary meanings interspersed make this a unique read.
If Papa could read these books, he would know how to chase his monsters away, like Harry Potter.
The innocence of childhood, the magic of reading, and the immense transportive power of books- all have been brilliantly encompassed in this tale that has a heart-warming climax.
In Tangerine, a furball helps mend a broken heart and a home. The protagonist realizes that she has to overcome her fears and isolation to care for that tiny creature that has sought refuge with her. In this process, she views life with a different lens and accepts the past for what it is and attempts to reconcile with her estranged family.
It is time to confront my fears. Harbouring resentment and unwanted regret is no way to live. The world is dying; if now is not the time to make amends, it would never be.
The journey from grief to acceptance is beautifully captured.
One and a half minutes is a poignant story based on true events. The author lends her voice to the voiceless by writing the story of a pair of street urchins who are left to fend for themselves as Mumbai reels under a terrorist attack. They do not have the safety of a home, and no one to claim them. Despite the hand that life dealt them, they rise above the situation to become heroes.
One and a half minutes. Eleven lives. Tears poured down his cheeks, but his hands never stopped.
Grab your tissues for this one.
While the book is a quick read at 102 pages, it is in no way a light read. While the tales are meant for a mature audience, the message of hope and the desire to change for the better, comes alive through the author’s writing.
You will read ‘The Pause’ and pause to think, absorb, and transform. An outstanding debut!

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Over the years I've given my hubs many Valentine's Day cards but I do believe this might be the best. I have the whole Tiddly Inks Wryn series cuz she's just too cute to resist, is easily and quickly colored and always looks her best. She's been colored with Copics and I used my Prismacolor pencils for shading. I find they work well together. The Sizzix Small Easel has been added to the back so this card stands up.
Like many of you I've been trying to find my coloring muse. I've been coloring since I was a wee child, I have always loved it but I've never excelled at it. I've tried colored pencils, watercolors, Distress Inks, chalks, Copics, watercolor markers and a combination of all of them at one time. I keep thinking if I can just find that medium that I'm really comfortable with, my coloring skills will soar and I'll color as well as Zoe of Make it Crafty (oh, to make pleats like hers) or June Nelson who colors Saturated Canary images the way I want to. But, I'm youngish yet. Time to learn. I'm sure, as I've heard, it is just a matter of practice, practice, practice. And I will keep plugging at it because I love it.
Another product I took away from the Owl and Pussycat in Florida is my Uni-ball Signo Broad Pigment Pen which is what I used for the highlights on Wryn's dress and shoes. I have several white pens in my stash but none work this well. It doesn't skip, it shows up beautifully on dark colors and is a joy to write with.
Paper: Recollections Femme Fatale, Bazzill;
Tiddly Inks Wryn 'Grow a Little Love';
PaperTrey Half & Half Die;
Cuttlebug Script Embossing Folder;
Spellbinder Classic Ovals Large;
F.C. Prismacolor Pencils; Stickles Thistle;
Stick Pin & Charm - Stash;
Sizzix Small Easel
Uni-ball Signo Broad Pigment Ink UM-153 White Pen

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*BIBLE IS SOLD *
- Good Condition
- 5 Title Pages
- Rare- Unrecorded in Herbert
- New Chained And Armoured Fine Leather Binding
- Ornate Clasps
- Marbled End Sheets
- Lectern Folio
- Textually Complete
1682 King James Holy Bible Second Oxford Folio, Chained and Armoured Binding
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1682 King James Holy Bible Unrecorded 2nd Oxford Folio, 5 Titles, Chained and Armoured Binding
PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION- EXQUISITE GENUINE 340 YEAR OLD *KING JAMES BIBLE*
PRINTED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AT OXFORD AND SOLD BY THOMAS GUY 1682 *THE SECOND OXFORD FOLIO*
FEATURING 5 TITLE PAGES AND A BEAUTIFUL NEW CHAINED AND ARMOURED FULL FINE DARK BROWN LEATHER BINDING WITH HANDMADE MARBLED END PAPERS !
* LECTERN FOLIO EDITION *MEASURES 13 ” x 9 3/4″ x 3″ overall & WEIGHS NEARLY 8 POUNDS. 60 LINES OF EASY TO READ ROMAN TYPE TO THE FULL PAGE.
UNRECORDED IN HERBERT WITH THE NAME OF THOMAS GUY ON THE GENERAL TITLE PAGE- VERY RARE .
1.) THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER WITH THE PSALTER OF THE GREAT BIBLE – 1682
2.) THE OLD TESTAMENT WITH THE APOCRYPHA- 1682
3.) THE NEW TESTAMENT – 1682
4.) THE INDEX – UNDATED
5.) THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH METER- 1682
**ABOUT THE INDEX – Features an index divided into the 7 ages of the world (dispensations) that counts time forward from Genesis 1: 1 as year one and ends with the exile of John to Patmos Island in year 4093. Biblical Historians generally agree that this took place in 90 A.D. It has been about 1900 years since this event and when added to the 4093 years that led up to this event= 6,020 years have passed to today showing the true age of the EARTH !
A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A LATE ENGLISH RESTORATION PERIOD KING JAMES BIBLE !
COLLATION AND CONDITION
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER TITLE PAGE, 1 page, THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH, ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; TOGETHER WITH THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID, POINTED AS THEY ARE TO BE SUNG OR SAID IN CHURCHES. OXFORD, PRINTED AT THE THEATER, AND ARE TO BE SOLD BY ANN LEAKE OVER AGAINST DEAN-STREET IN FETTER-LANE, LONDON, MDCLXXXII. A wonderfully executed fine facsimile with the royal arms hand ruled in red, verso has the table of contents, Very Nice! COMPLETE.
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER…, unpaginated, includes the Kalendar and to find Easter forever and the Psalter of The Great Bible. The pages up to the Psalter have repaired blank margins and chipped corners with very little loss of the text, 6 leaves with ember holes resulting in the loss of a few letters, the Psalter itself is very good, Nice! COMPLETE.
GENERAL TITLE PAGE, 1 page, THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW, NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, BY HIS MAJESTIES SPECIAL COMMAND. APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES. OXFORD, PRINTED AT THE THEATER, AND ARE SOLD BY THOMAS GUY AT THE OXFORD ARMS AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE IN CORNHIL, LONDON. MDCLXXXII. Features a lovely engraving of the royal coat of arms, ruled in red, a strong impression, verso blank and clean, Just Beautiful !, COMPLETE.
KING JAMES DEDICATION, 1 page, features a beautiful large floriated initial, bright, crisp and clean !, COMPLETE.
THE NAMES AND THE ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKES OF THE OLDE AND NEW TESTAMENT…, 1 page, the table of contents, printed in a double column with a fleur-de-lis header border, Very Nice !, COMPLETE.
THE OLDE TESTAMENT, unpaginated, signed B1- Nnn6 , Features 60 lines of Roman type to the full page, Features a beautiful floriated initial at the start of Genesis. The fine cotton linen paper is generally clean, bright and crisp. NO damp staining, has scattered soiling from normal use, NO torn, loose or missing pages, clean gutters, straight edges and good corners. Excellent wide margins all around that are lightly tanned at times, ends with “The end of the prophets.” Good+ !, COMPLETE.
THE APOCRYPHA, unpaginated, signed A1- I3, Features 70 lines of Roman type to the full page. The fine cotton linen paper is generally clean, bright and crisp. NO damp staining, has occasional minor soiling here and there. NO torn, loose or missing pages, clean gutters, straight edges and strong corners. Excellent wide margins all around. Ends with “The End of the Apocrypha.” Good+ !, COMPLETE.
NEW TESTAMENT TITLE PAGE, 1 page, THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK : AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. BY HIS MAJESTIES SPECIAL COMMAND. APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES. OXFORD, PRINTED AT THE THEATRE, AND ARE TO BE SOLD BY MOSES PITT AT THE ANGEL IN ST. PAUL’S CHURCH-YARD, PETER PARKER AT THE LEG AND STAR OVER AGAINST THE ROYAL EXCHANGE IN CORNHIL, WILLIAM LEAKE AT THE CROWN, BETWEEN THE TWO TEMPLE-GATES, IN FLEET STREET, THOMAS GUY AT THE OXFORD ARMS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON, ANNO 1682. Features a lovely engraving of the royal coat of arms, very clean, verso with the family register of John Warr in neat script with a quill, Just Wonderful !, COMPLETE.
THE NEW TESTAMENT, unpaginated, signed A1-P8, Features 60 lines of Roman type to the full page. The fine cotton linen paper is generally clean, bright and crisp. NO damp staining, has occasional minor soiling here and there. NO torn, loose or missing pages, clean gutters, straight edges and strong corners. Excellent wide margins all around. Colophon is dated 1682 and worded the same as the bottom of the N.T. title page, Ends with “FINIS.”, Good+ !, COMPLETE.
AN INDEX TO THE HOLY BIBLE, or an account of the most remarkable passages in the books of the old and new testament pointing to the time when they happened; and to the places of Scripture wherein they are recorded. Unpaginated, 28 pages, printed in triple columns with 78 lines of Roman type to the full page, ruled in red throughout, Features an index divided into the 7 ages of the world (dispensations) that counts time forward from Genesis 1: 1 as year one and ends with the exile of John to Patmos Island in year 4093. Biblical Historians generally agree that this took place in 90 A.D. It has been about 1900 years since this event and when added to the 4093 years that led up to this event= 6,020 years have passed to today showing the true age of the EARTH ! Final page with five useful tables. The fine cotton linen paper is very clean, crisp and lightly tanned. NO damp staining and very minimal soiling. NO torn, loose or missing pages, clean gutters, straight edges and strong corners. Excellent margins all around. Ends with “The End”, HISTORIC !, Very Good condition , COMPLETE.
THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMES COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH METRE TITLE PAGE, 1 page, dated 1682 and worded the same as the N.T. title page. Features a large, triangular and curious engraving with a face and a scepter, includes two scripture verses: James 5:15 and Colossians 3:16, some light soiling, verso is clean and blank, NICE !, COMPLETE.
THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMES COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH METRE, signed A1- A3, and then paginated 1- 56, printed in triple columns with 70 lines of Roman type to the full page, The fine cotton linen paper is generally clean, crisp and lightly tanned. NO damp staining, some light soiling. NO torn or loose pages, clean gutters, straight edges and good corners. Excellent wide margins all around. Ends on page 56 so lacks the final leaf of prayers with the table for the Psalms, Good Condition !,
Oxford University Press has a rich history which can be traced back to the earliest days of printing.The first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, just two years after Caxton set up the first printing press in England. The University was involved with several printers in Oxford over the next century, although there was no formal university press.
In 1586 the University of Oxford’s right to print books was recognized in a decree from the Star Chamber. This was enhanced in the Great Charter secured by Archbishop Laud from King Charles I, which entitled the University to print ‘all manner of books’.
Delegates were first appointed by the University to oversee this process in 1633. Minutes of their deliberations are recorded dating back to 1668. The structure of Oxford University Press (OUP) as it exists today began to develop in a recognizable form from that time.The University also established its right to print the King James Authorized Version of the Bible in the seventeenth century. This Bible Privilege formed the basis of OUP’s publishing activities throughout the next two centuries.
From the late 1800s OUP began to expand significantly, opening the first overseas OUP office in New York in 1896. Other international branches followed, including Canada (1904), Australia (1908), India (1912), Southern Africa (1914). Today OUP has offices in 50 countries, and is the largest university press in the world.
**ABOUT THE BINDING**
THIS BIBLE IS IN A WONDERFUL NEW DARK BROWN FULL LEATHER CHAINED AND ARMOURED BINDING. THE COVER BOARDS HAVE BEAUTIFULLY BLIND STAMPED IN A PERIOD DIAMOND PATTERN. THE SPINE FEATURES 5 RAISED CORDS CREATING SIX COMPARTMENTS FEATURING WONDERFUL GOLD STAMPED MEDALLIONS, BLIND STAMPED DECORATION ON EACH SIDE OF THE CORDS, A RED MOROCCO LABEL GOLD STAMPED “HOLY BIBLE” AND IS GOLD STAMPED “1682” AT THE BOTTOM. THE SOLID BRASS CORNERS, MEDALLIONS, CLASPS, CHAIN AND RINGLETS WERE HANDMADE BY AN ITALIAN CRAFTSMAN THAT TOOK OVER 20 HOURS TO MAKE, ASSEMBLE AND INSTALL. THE TEXT BLOCK IS STRONG,SQUARE AND IS UNSHAKEN. VIVID HANDMADE MARBLED END PAPERS FINISH THIS RESTORATION BEAUTIFULLY.
A HISTORIC EXAMPLE WITH TONS OF SHELF APPEAL THAT WILL SURELY DELIGHT BOTH THE SENSES AND THE SOUL !
WHY A CHAIN ??
A chained library is a library where the books are attached to their bookcase by a chain, which is sufficiently long to allow the books to be taken from their shelves and read, but not removed from the library itself. A chain is attached at one end to the front cover of each book via a ringlet. The other end of the chain also included a ringlet that was placed around a shelf length rod. This rod was horizontally attached to the shelf and secured in place with a lock. To remove the book from the shelf, the librarian would use a key. Because of the location of the chain attached to the book, the books are housed with their spine facing away from the reader with only the pages’ fore edges visible (that is, the ‘wrong’ way around to people accustomed to contemporary libraries). This is so that each book can be removed and opened without needing to be turned around, hence avoiding tangling its chain. This would prevent theft of the library’s materials. However, it also led to crowding and awkwardness when readers had to stand side by side, each holding a book or clumping so they could share one. The practice was usual for reference libraries (that is, the vast majority of libraries) from the Middle Ages to approximately the 19th century. However, since the chaining process was also expensive, it was not used on all books. Only the more valuable books in a collection were chained. This included reference books and large books.
The earliest example in England of a library to be endowed for use outside an institution such as a school or college was the Francis Trigge Chained Library in Grantham, Lincolnshire, established in 1598. The library still exists and can justifiably claim to be the forerunner of later public library systems. Marsh’s Library in Dublin, built 1701, is another non institutional library which is still housed in its original building. Here it was not the books that were chained, but rather the readers were locked into cages to prevent rare volumes from ‘wandering’.
The chaining of books was the most widespread and effective security system in European libraries from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, and Hereford Cathedral’s 17th-century Chained Library is the largest to survive with all its chains, rods and locks intact.
The Chained Library at Hereford Cathedral is a unique and fascinating treasure in Britain’s rich heritage of library history; there were books at Hereford Cathedral long before there was a ‘library’ in the modern sense. The cathedral’s earliest and most important book is the 8th-century Hereford Gospels; it is one of 229 medieval manuscripts which now occupy two bays of the Chained Library. There has been a working theological library at the cathedral since the 12th century, and the whole library continues to serve the cathedral’s work and witness both as a research center and as a tourist attraction.
The chained library in Wimborne Minster is the second-largest chained library in the UK. The first donation came from Revd William Stone. These were theological books, used mainly by the clergy and therefore were not chained. When another local donor, Roger Gillingham, gave another 90 books in 1695, he insisted that the books be chained up, but also that the Library should be opened, free, for the people of the town, providing they were ‘shopkeepers or the better class of person’.
Recently, there has been increased interest in reconstructing chained libraries. Worldwide, only five chained libraries have survived with their original furniture, chains, and books. This includes the library built in the Church of Saint Walpurga, located in the small town of Zutphen in the Netherlands. This library was built in 1564. The library is now part of a museum that allows visitors to tour and view the library’s original books, furniture, and chains. Another chained library is the Malatestiana Library in Cesena near Bologna in Italy, dating back to the Italian Renaissance. A lot of work has gone into rebuilding and preserving these great libraries.
Surviving examples of chained libraries:
- The chained books in St Peter’s Church, Wootton Wawen.
- Bolton School, Bolton, England
- Chelsea Old Church, London, England
- Chetham’s Library, Manchester, England houses the chained parish library of Gorton
- Church of All Saints, Wrington, England
- Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury, England
- Francis Trigge Chained Library, Grantham, England
- Hereford Cathedral Library, Hereford, England
- Malatestiana Library, Cesena, Italy
- Royal Grammar School, Guildford, England
- St Peter’s Church, Wootton Wawen, England
- St Walburga’s Church, Zutphen, The Netherlands
- Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England
- Wimborne Minster, England
- Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England
*A WORD FROM THE CONSERVATOR*
This Bible has undergone a page by page comprehensive paper conservation leaving no condition concerns or further actions required . Many newer collectors often call into question the authenticity of our Bibles because of their outstanding , fine condition. As with any item of age, value is determined according to condition-condition-condition ! This ancient 17th century treasure is NOT a replica, reproduction, facsimile, reprint or forgery. The fine art of hand bookbinding is alive and well. We strive hard to acquire only those Bibles which we would like to collect ourselves, perform any needed restoration work professionally to archival standards and present them to you free from concerns. There has been much discussion regarding the addition of this volume to our permanent collection ! A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE!
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Melbourne: Bollywood star Aamir Khan, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film 'PK', says it is a complete family movie.
In a bid to create pre-release buzz in Australia for the much-awaited movie, the 49-year-old actor revealed few details about the film to media here through video conferencing organised by the local film distributor company Mind Blowing Films.
"I have no scenes with Sushant Singh Rajput and it is a family movie. I did not have the opportunity to work with Sushant in this film," Aamir said, adding his character is like Chaplanist. It is a family movie and there is nothing objectionable in the movie. It has been seen by my mother and my kids," Aamir said, while clarifying that his naked poster with a transistor on railway tracks is just a moment of the film.
In fact Aamir's three-year-old son Azad reportedly accompanied him for the film's sdubbing sessions, due to which he was one of the first few to watch the film and he instantly fell in love with it,.
In 'PK', Aamir would be seen sharing screen space with young star Anushka Sharma and Sanjay Dutt.
"I must say that Anushka was a wonderful co-star to work with. With her, I really enjoyed myself," he said.
Asked if he felt any sort of pressure while working with young actors who look up to him, Aamir said, "I don't get pressured by young actors I work with. When I do the shot I'm in a moment."
Without giving out details about the film, Aamir said although there are a lot of speculations about the film, 'PK' is essentially a drama.
"It is not a political satire or any kind of satire.. but it is a film about how we are as people, essentially a drama," he said, adding that director Rajkumar Hirani has tried to convey through humour.
Talking about his costumes in the film, Aamir said that the clothes have been picked up by various people. "All clothes I have worn have been picked up from someone. Costume designers were told that they have to walk around the streets and if they find something interesting they should request that person to give that in an exchange of money or other clothes," Aamir said.
'PK' will hit theatres on December 19....


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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is opposed to extending a 0.1% Miller Park baseball stadium sales tax to fund a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks, according to published reports.
The head of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce suggested the idea of extending the tax as a way to fund the new arena last week.
The National Basketball Association’s Bucks currently play at the Bradley Center.
State lawmakers imposed the 0.1% sales tax in 1996 on the five-county region around Milwaukee to fund construction of a new ballpark for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Officials have estimated that the tax could sunset as soon as 2016. It generates about $24 million annually, and the revenues repay a bond issue that funded construction of the ballpark.


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The stakes have never been higher. Candidates all over the State of Connecticut are dying for your vote. Don't forget to cast your vote on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Polls in Connecticut are open 6am-8pm.
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Rickson Gracie in Choke a Documentary about his training for Vale Tudo 95
If you haven't seen it yet, it's a documentary on Rickson following him and some of the other fighters as they prepared for the Vale Tudo 95.
This was a no-holds-barred tournament with no weight divisions and a fighter would have to win 3 fights in one night.
It gives some amazing insight into Rickson's training and his mental preparation leading up to the event. Even if you've seen it it's worth watching again, I always pic up new details and insight every time I see it.


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Flexpad is an interactive system that combines a depth camera and a projector to transform sheets of plain paper or foam into flexible, highly deformable and spatially aware handheld displays. We present a novel approach for tracking deformed surfaces from depth images in real time. It captures deformations in high detail, is very robust to occlusions created by the user’s hands and fingers and does not require any kind of markers or visible texture. As a result, the display is considerably more deformable than previous work on flexible handheld displays, enabling novel applications that leverage the high expressiveness of detailed deformation. We illustrate these unique capabilities through three application examples: curved cross-cuts in volumetric images, deforming virtual paper characters, and slicing through time in videos. Results from two user studies show that our system is capable of detecting complex deformations and that users are able to perform them fast and precisely.


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Are You at Risk of Skier’s Toe? Find Out How to Protect Your Feet on the Slopes
Ski boots are known for being uncomfortable, and our feet always seem to be the part of our body that suffers the most when skiing. Whether it’s numb toes from the cold, blisters on your heels, or sometimes worse, we’ve all suffered through the foot pains of skiing.
Skier’s toe is one of the most common skiing foot injuries and is generally caused by ill-fitting ski boots. The injury creates a bleed in the nail bed causing the toenail to turn black in color. The symptoms will either grow out naturally or can be treated by a professional.
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Thankfully, there are many things you can do to avoid a skier’s toe which will also help prevent many other common foot injuries picked up whilst skiing.
Medical Disclaimer: The information and other content provided in this article, or in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.
What is Skier's Toe?
Scientifically known as a subungual hematoma, skier’s toe, or runner’s toe, develops from repetitive pressure to the toenail, causing it to bleed and appear black in color.
The blackness of the toenail is due to a build-up of blood in the nail bed, caused by trauma to the toenail, then leaking under the nail and becoming trapped. Our toenails are composed of 20% soft keratin and 80% hard keratin; when you have a skier’s toe, this keratin is stained by the blood resulting in this dark coloring.
The Science Behind Skier's Toe
The black appearance of the toenail can be alarming and may seem like you’ve acquired a severe injury, but a skier’s toe is common and generally not serious. Aside from your affected toe feeling uncomfortable, you shouldn’t experience any pain with the skier’s toe.
Skier’s toe can affect any toe and more than one at once; predominantly, it will affect the big toe as it is the most forward set.
Skier’s toe usually develops due to ill-fitting ski boots, both if they’re too big or too small. The pinching sensation that comes from wearing ski boots that are too small may result in a skier’s toe, alternatively, ski boots that are too large will cause your foot to slide around the boot and hit the end of the ski boot with force. If you recognize either of these sensations while skiing then stops skiing and source an alternative boot.
How To Treat Skier's Toe
In most cases, there’s not much that can be done to treat a skier’s toe other than giving it time. Once your toenail begins to grow, the stained keratin will grow out and be replaced by a new unstained toenail; this can take up to 12 months, depending on which toe has the injury.
This may seem like a long time, but the discomfort from the initial trauma should pass quickly, and you’ll just be left with the aesthetic of the injury.
If the initial injury becomes painful rather than merely uncomfortable, then do not try to treat the injury yourself. Allow a professional to deal with your skier’s toe, as taking matters into your own hands increases the risk of infection, which could result in something more serious.
You will likely be referred to a podiatrist, a doctor who specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of feet.
If the skier’s toe is causing you pain the podiatrist may drain the fluid that is under the toenail by drilling a hole into the nail using sterile equipment. In the most severe cases, the toenail itself may need to be removed, but this is rare.
Also, note that a darkened nail could indicate something more serious such as malignant melanoma; this will be in the rarest cases, but if you’re concerned about the state of your toenail, then consult medical professionals.
How To Prevent Skier's Toe
There are many ways to help prevent getting a skier’s toe which in turn will also assist in preventing other common skiing foot injuries, such as blisters and bunions.
The most common reason for a skier’s toe is wearing an ill-fitting ski boot. A rental boot or your own boot should fit appropriately for your foot shape and size.
Wear socks specifically for skiing; they don’t need to be thick. Many skiers prefer thinner socks and avoid cushioned ones as they can create uneven pressure throughout the foot.
Looking after your feet by making sure your toenails are trimmed when wearing a ski boot can be important. If your nail is too long it’s more likely to be touching and creating pressure at the end of the boot.
How Do I Know If My Ski Boots Fit Correctly?
One of the main ways people develop skier’s toe is from wearing poorly fitting boots to ski, but as ski boots are known for being uncomfortable, how are you meant to know when they don’t fit? Well, there are several things to look out for.
First of all, whether you’re getting fitted for rental boots or buying your own, always get a ski technician to help you out. They are trained in all things ski boots and will help guide you toward the perfect fitting boot.
Your perfect ski boot should be a snug fit even when it’s not done up, and when the boot is clasped you shouldn’t be able to lift your heels any more than a centimeter. Test out the fit by leaning into your shins, when doing this you don’t want your toes to touch the end but want a very small space in between your toes and the end of the boot.
Look out for hotspots when trying on ski boots. Hotspots are specific areas where you can feel the pressure more than on any other part of your foot, commonly this will be on the heels, shins, or big toes. If you can feel a hotspot then this is a sign that your boots don’t fit correctly.
When trying on rental boots, don’t be afraid to point out areas that are causing discomfort whether it be during your boot fitting or once you’ve skied with them. It’s most likely that rental boots won’t fit like a glove but you shouldn’t be experiencing any pain. Rental shops should allow you to swap your boots as much as you see necessary.
If you’re looking to buy a pair of ski boots my number one piece of advice that not everyone wants to hear, including myself, is to not pick them based on what they look like. The most stylish-looking boots may not be the ones for you, brands and models vary greatly in their sizes, narrowness, and overall fit. If you’ve got particularly wide or thin feet then there may only be a few options for your foot type.
The ski boot brand Lange has created their LV range, standing for low volume, which is specifically made for people with low-profile feet which refers to a narrow foot when measured from the floor to the top of the foot (the talus). If this sounds like your foot type then check out the Lange LV range.
If you’re buying ski boots, get a custom insole, this is of equal importance to choosing the correct boot. Your feet will be measured and molded to create your custom insole which then goes in your boot permanently. It will give you the correct arch support allowing your boot to fit like a glove.
Should I Worry If I've Got A Skier's Toe?
Despite its appearance, a skier’s toe is a minor foot injury that causes discomfort and may result in having to take it easy whilst skiing. If your symptoms are painful and completely preventing you from skiing then seek medical care from a doctor where your skier’s toe can be appropriately treated.
Skiing shouldn’t be painful so take measures to ensure you’ve got correctly fitting ski boots whether you’re using rentals or buying your own.
|Skiers toe is a condition that occurs when the toe bones are squeezed together, often causing pain and discomfort.
|Skiers toe is often caused by the repetitive stress of skiing, as well as by wearing tight or ill-fitting ski boots.
|Symptoms of skiers toe may include pain and swelling in the toes, difficulty moving the toes, and numbness or tingling in the affected area.
|Treatment for skiers toe may include rest, ice, and over-the-counter pain relievers. In severe cases, surgery may be necessary to correct the condition.
Key Skiers Toe Questions Answered
Q: What is skiers toe?
A: Skiers toe is a condition that occurs when the toe bones are squeezed together, often causing pain and discomfort.
Q: What causes skiers toe?
A: Skiers toe is often caused by the repetitive stress of skiing, as well as by wearing tight or ill-fitting ski boots.
Q: What are the symptoms of skiers toe?
A: Symptoms of skiers toe may include pain and swelling in the toes, difficulty moving the toes, and numbness or tingling in the affected area.
Q: How is skiers toe treated?
A: Treatment for skiers toe may include rest, ice, and over-the-counter pain relievers. In severe cases, surgery may be necessary to correct the condition.
Q: Is skiers toe a serious condition?
A: Skiers toe can be painful and uncomfortable, but it is generally not considered a serious condition. However, if left untreated, it can lead to more serious problems such as difficulty walking or permanent damage to the toes. It is important to seek treatment if you are experiencing symptoms of skiers toe.


BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese survivors of the massive port explosion and relatives of the victims are asking the U.N. Security Council for an international investigation into the blast that wrecked their capital. They say they have no faith in their government’s probe, which has gotten off to a shaky start, with political bickering, military threats to jail leakers and doubts about whether a panel appointed along sectarian lines could be fully impartial. Skeptical Lebanese worry the government will go after lower level figures and not look into senior officials who did nothing about a huge stockpile of explosive chemicals stored at the port for years.
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Food & Drink Quiz: What is the Greek dish of roasted meat served in a pitta called?
Plus: what year was Cadbury founded and which city gave us the po’ boy
It’s time for round 27 of the Irish Times Food & Drink Quiz. You can put your knowledge of all things gastronomic to the test by attempting these 10 questions compiled by Michelle and Greg Bowe, who run The Greedy Couple website, where you’ll find more of their food and wine quizzes.
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Im 19 years old and i was mis diagnosed with ADHD I have SPD
They diagnosed me with ADHD when i was 6 and nothing would help. My aunt told me that i had many symptoms that were similar to sensory issues and i went to a Dr. and learned that i do. Its difficult not knowing why i acted like the way i did all these years and now i know. Many of the therapeutic toys like the sack works very well and im grateful for Dr's who know about this disorder.


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Saturday night drinks and dinner with the hubster, one of his colleagues was Fugazi.
An Asian grill in Kennedy Town – the western part of Hong Kong island, has plenty of sake, beer, spirits, wine and whisky on offer.
Foods primarily include grilled skewers, but also a few other appetizers like Indian samosas and Nepalese or Tibetan momos.
The momos were an absolute hit with the hubster.
All was good on the food front except for the main entree – the vegetarian red curry. I’m assuming they completely forgot the salt and hence it tasted one dimensional. It was housed with okra, eggplants, tomatoes and fried tofu, served with basmati rice.
We tried a couple of their sake and kept on topping it up, followed by whiskeys.
The swing seats at the far end are fun after a few drinks! I left wondering, if it was the grey / black decor was really their style or way of masking the mould 😐
Either way, it looked good, hah!

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Michael Jackson the famous King of Pop, was born in Gary, Indiana, August 29th 1958.
Perhaps one of the most controversial figures of the world of showbiz, Michael Jackson also known as Jacko, died on June 25th 2009.
From humble beginning, Michael, the seventh child of nine children, was raised in a little house with very strict house rules. The children suffered constant physical and mental abuse from their father. The children would escape to the neighbor’s house, where they would play music. His father soon started to see the talent of his children and realized the potential of big money and the chance of leaving Gary, Indiana and go to California. In 1993, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson said that as a child he cried so many times because of solitude and that he would throw up just by seeing his father.
In California, Motownl, soon saw the potential. Michael, together with his brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon formed the Jackson Five. They got world recognition with such albums reaching the top as: I Want You Back, ABC, I’ll Be There and The Love You Save, among others.
With Motown, Michael Jackson starts his career solo with the albums, Got To Be There, Ben, Music & Me and Forever, Michael. All of them got at least one world hit. By 1973 the popularity of the Jackson Five starts to decline but the last two hits I Am Love and Dancing Machine still got world fame. Special Dancing Machine, where Michael Jackson on stage simulated a robot, making it hit worldwide.
In 1979, Michael Jackson records his first solo album as an adult, Off The Wall. The album, immediately cause a big hit. The mixture of black music and disco became the big thing in the years that follow. Michael wins his first Grammy Award with the single Don’t Stop’ Til You Get Enough totally written and produced by him. For two years it was a constant expo to radio and television. For the first time an artist had two songs of the same album among the ten most played songs in USA and United Kingdom, sold 25 millions.
In 1982 the album Thriller is launched. It’s the most sold album in history. The music, together with the dancing, became the biggest sensation in America, opening doors to a new style of fashion, dancing and television. Thriller sold 106 million worldwide and kept the first position on the USA charts for 37 weeks. Seven singles were launched and Billie Jean and Beat it reached the top. In 1984 the video Thriller is published and 14 million were sold causing another world record.
On 16 of May 1983, during a show in a Los Angeles theater, commemorating 25 years of Motown and with a television audience of 50 million, after the presentation of several black artist, a show by The Jackson brothers, Michael stayed on stage and sung Billie Jean when suddenly stop, left the stage to return, walking backwards doing the Moonwalk. The 3 thousand people in the theater where totally speechless. In that show, that night Michael Jackson was undisputedly the King of Pop, shooting up his celebrity to showbiz immortality.
During his career, Michael Jackson gave millions of Dollars to charity, Including helping Children. At the White House during the Reagan Administration, campaign against drugs. To help get funds to combat the famine in Ethiopia and all Africa, he wrote We Are the World and with help of 44 other stars got US$200 million. The Song also gave him 2 Grammies.
He created a park, Neverland, where he kept a home and wild animals that he loved so much.
In 1994 Michael marries Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, but the marriage only lasts 2 years. He remarries later on with Deborah Jeanne Rowe that gave him two children, Michael Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael) and Paris Michael Jackson.
In 2002 by artificial insemination, to a mother still unknown today, a third child is born. Prince Michael Jackson II (also known as Blanket).
As an adult, Michael’s eccentricities (a lot of them never proved) and several legal battles destroyed a lot of his public image. In 1993 and 2005 he is accused of child abuse. The first one was filed due to lack of evidences and the second went to trial bringing him a verdict of not guilty. Also a much criticized moment was when in November 2002 Michael Jackson show up at the balcony of the hotel in Berlin with his third child hanging by the arms outside the window balcony. In the 80’s he is diagnosed with Vitiligo (discoloration of the skin pigmentation), his skin started to become whiter, forcing him to several plastic operations.
After the 2005 trial, Michael left Neverland and went to Bahrain. He said that he still love Neverland (he sold it in 2008) but brought him ruin and that he would never again be seen with children.
Apparently victim of a heart attack at home, Michael Jackson died at the California University Hospital in LA. However, the polemics and the controversies that follow his life seemed to follow on his death, with question of the true causes of his death and the future of his children.
Michael Jackson is the second person mostly known in the World and his life really was A Thriller.


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Volunteers have responded to four incidents overnight and this morning in Nether Providence Township. A multiple injury accident, a faulty fire alarm, an overheated vehicle thought to have been on fire, and a faulty carbon monoxide (CO) alarm. All of these incidents require the response of professionally trained firefighters. We are so lucky to have such dedicated and prepared volunteers who respond at all hours of the day and night to answer the call.
Volunteers staffed Rescue 51 this afternoon to cover the Broomall Fire Company while they battled a house fire. A second crew took Squad 51 to the Media Santa Parade at the same time then responded with the Garden City Fire Company to a fire alarm on Medbury Rd.

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STUDENT housing developer Unite raised £100m yesterday through a share placing as the group seeks to take advantage of growing student numbers and expand its footprint in key regional university towns and cities around the UK.
MUSIC fans will be given the chance to win concert tickets and get access to video content through a new deal signed between major record label Warner Music and Capitol Records, and an app called Taggar – backed by former Autonomy chief executive
London Offshore Consultants
The marine and offshore energy consultancy has named Robin Bidwell as its chairman. He previously built and led global environmental advisory firm Environmental Resources Management.
Kurdistan-focused oil explorer Genel Energy, which is led by former BP chief executive Tony Hayward, yesterday said pre-tax profits had more than doubled in 2013 to $186.5m (£111.4m), in what it called a “transformational year”.
While the news headlines surrounding insurer Aviva this morning focused on its encouraging profits and ongoing turnaround, there was one nugget of information buried deep inside its results which failed to catch the eye – just the biggest pension
We’ve got the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision being announced at 12.45, and for Kit Juckes of Societe Generale, Simon and Garfunkel’s 1968 song The Boxer gives a neat summation of what we will - or won’t - hear this afternoon.
BLACKROCK chief executive Larry Fink weighed in on the UK’s grim savings outlook yesterday, suggesting the government make pensions saving compulsory, removing the option for workers to opt out of schemes.


The current generation of Honda’s pickup has been around since 2016 and if we can trust the latest reports, it will remain in production for some more time. The 2021 model received new styling, so we presume that the new generation won’t arrive in the next few years. Instead, we believe that the 2023 Honda Ridgeline will continue in the same way. Still, keep in mind that yearly updates are quite typical for this pickup, so we may see some of them in the next year too.
Even if the updates occur, we won’t see any substantial changes. You may count on a familiar pickup layout, which is based on a unibody platform and which offers superior comfort and ride quality compared to rivals. On the other hand, it is less capable in terms of max towing capacity. We like its smooth V6 engine. Still, some sources suggest we might see the introduction of a hybrid version for the next year.
The 2023 Honda Ridgeline should hit the market sometime in the second half of 2022.
2023 Honda Ridgeline Design
As we already mentioned, yearly updates are always possible with this pickup but we hardly believe that the 2023 Honda Ridgeline could come with too many of them. Simply, the 2021 model came with a new front end and we are pretty sure that more important changes won’t happen before the full redesign. This update has brought a new grille, headlights and other parts that made the truck look bolder and more aggressive. At the same time, the overall shape remained largely the same.
The mechanical aspect hasn’t changed much since the 2016 launch, except for the new transmission. This pickup rides on a unibody platform, which provides a crossover-like driving experience. The Ridgeline is smooth and comfortable, something you usually don’t get from a pickup truck. On the other hand, the main drawback of such a design approach is capability. This pickup can tow up to 5.000 pounds, while some of the classmates like Chevy Colorado or Ford Ranger can tow way over 7.000 pounds.
On the inside, the 2023 Honda Ridgeline will continue to deliver a high level of comfort and overall refinement. The thing we like about this cabin is that it looks like the one you would usually find in a passenger car. This particularly refers to the dashboard, which is covered with quality materials and features great build quality. Also, we like the ergonomics, as well as the visibility.
The amount of passenger space is something you won’t get from other pickups. This one comes only as a crew cab model, with two very spacious rows of seats that accommodate adults with ease. The front seats are massive and supportive, while the driving position is high.
Yearly updates can also bring novelties to the list of standard equipment. Still, we expect that most of the things will remain the same for the 2023 Honda Ridgeline. For reference, the current model comes standard with goodies like tri-zone climate control, push-button start, keyless entry, an 8-inch touch screen, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, two USB ports, Bluetooth, and a seven-speaker stereo. Additionally, you can get upgrades like a moonroof, wireless device charging, navigation, satellite radio, HD Radio, an eight-speaker stereo, two more USB ports, and an in-bed audio system.
The same thing is with safety features. The current model comes standard with driver aids like forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, road departure mitigation, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, and adaptive cruise control. Additionally, there are options like blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, parking sensors etc.
2023 Honda Ridgeline Engine
Mechanics have always been Honda’s thing and this pickup doesn’t disappoint either. Of course, 2023 Honda Ridgeline will continue with a well-known 3.5-liter V6, which puts out around 285 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The engine is capable and also runs incredibly smoothly. The same can be said for the 9-speed automatic transmission, which shifts smoothly and on time.
Besides excellent refinement, this engine also offers decent fuel economy. You may count on about 18 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway, which is quite typical for the segment.
Some rumors also suggest a hybrid version of the pickup. However, we haven’t found any details about it. Also, the officials are still quiet, so you should take this with a big reserve.
2023 Honda Ridgeline Release Date and Price
We expect that the 2023 Honda Ridgeline will hit the market sometime in the second half of 2022, with a starting price of around 33.000 dollars. The most expensive version can go over 45.000 dollars.


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Survival analysis is performed to analyze the expected time-to-event occurrence, such as forecasting the time to submission of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). The Cox model has been commonly used for survival analysis; however, due to its oversimplified assumptions (e.g., linearity and proportional hazard), the Cox model is at risk of underperforming when modeling complex data (e.g., nonlinear and/or high dimension). Among other developments made to address shortcomings of the Cox model, DeepHit, a deep learning-based survival analysis is the sought-after one. We aim to conduct a systematic performance check for the DeepHit, compared to other survival models.
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My husband and I have often stopped at a spa south of San Luis Potosi call El Gorgoron (sp?). It is just past Villa de los Reyes, the first exit after the San Luis by-pass. You can rent a room with an ajoining thermal pool. It is also quite nice to wake up in the morning and swim in the larger outdoor thermal pool looking out at the mesas and seeing the Robins flitting about in the copa de oro vines.
Draw backs - if you get in late you may not be able to get food from the dinning room and Villa de los Reyes is not very tourist oriented. So we bring a rice steamer and eat canned soup and rolls. Also the room can get steamy and cold from the ajoining spa but they have blankets and it would be cold in your San Miguel room too. Also the road can be bumpy but is about the same as going to San Miguel.
We avoid traffic in Laredo by getting up and heading out at 5:30 a.m.. We can usually make it to San Miguel de Allende by dusk. But that's us and we're fairly seasoned Mexico travelers.
We bring our cell phone and I call my brother as we leave Mexican customs and I talk to him as far into Mexico as I can on our U.S. account. Then we reactivate it in Zihua.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new California policy could send dozens of quadriplegic, paraplegic or otherwise permanently incapacitated inmates from nursing homes back to state prisons.
Prison officials say a change in federal rules led them to limit medical parole to inmates so ill they are hooked to ventilators to breathe, meaning their movement is so limited they are not a public danger. The state previously included a much broader range of permanent incapacities allowing inmates to be cared for in nursing homes outside prison walls.
Steve Fama, an attorney with the nonprofit Prison Law Office, said the court-appointed federal office that controls health care in California prisons told him the change could affect about 70 of the 210 inmates approved for medical parole under the current system, started in 2014.
“It’d be an awful shame if those people were returned to prison,” Fama said. “Those patients have been proven not to need a prison setting given their medical conditions.”
The policy shift comes as the state has been reducing its prison population due to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a more general push from voters and legislators to free older and infirm inmates who are less likely to commit new crimes.
California officials say they have no choice under a new approach to the enforcement of federal licensing requirements for nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That’s a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headed by former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
The federal agency has taken the position that parole officials can’t impose any conditions on inmates in community medical facilities, the state says. That includes a rule that inmates not leave except with permission from their parole agent — a restriction state officials said is necessary to ensure public safety.
In response, only those on ventilators are being placed in the community, corrections department spokeswoman Dana Simas said.
Federal officials disagree that revoking medical parole and putting incapacitated inmates back behind bars is the state’s only option.
They say California could leave the inmates in nursing homes with no prohibition on their leaving, or put them in facilities that aren’t regulated by the federal government — “assisted living or non-certified skilled facilities that a state may wish to license to serve parolees who have additional health care needs.”
Simas responded that sending offenders to such non-certified facilities “would require establishing an entirely new program to monitor and audit the care provided at these facilities.” Health care provided to offenders at the current facilities is checked by the federal receiver’s office and several outside agencies.
The state’s decision affects incapacitated inmates who are deemed to still need some sort of supervision, but it does not affect compassionate releases that are approved by a court and have no strings attached. Inmates can seek compassionate release if they are diagnosed with an illness that is deemed likely to cause their death in 12 months or less and is a medical condition they did not have when sentenced.
Several other states have had to address the same issue, though federal officials couldn’t immediately say which, when or how they complied.
Nearly every state allows prisoners with serious medical conditions to be released on what’s generally called medical parole, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. But the organization said in a 2018 review that such laws are rarely used.
Researchers from the Vera Institute of Justice, a national nonprofit research and advocacy group, said barriers include limited eligibility criteria and the difficulty in applying for release. Their 2017 report found that Alabama had released 39 people on medical parole over eight years, while Texas approved 86 out of more than 2,000 requests in 2016. The legislative organization said those states had some of the highest rates of release.
California eclipsed those releases by approving 210 medical paroles and denying 110 requests since 2014, though that is a tiny fraction of the nearly 100,000 inmates currently imprisoned in the most populous state.
California Assemblyman Phil Ting, who heads the powerful Assembly Budget Committee, is carrying a bill to expand the criteria and create an easier process for placing incapacitated inmates in community health care facilities.
“Limiting it to only those on ventilators is arbitrary and not based on medical science,” he said. “Public safety is not improved by taking such an unnecessarily narrow view of this policy.”
Ting’s bill would include those who qualify for hospice care or have debilitating pain or a debilitating disease. Instead of leaving the decision to the state parole board, which is composed largely of law enforcement officials, it would create a new medical parole panel at each prison made up of health care providers. It also would keep patients in outside facilities even if they no longer meet the criteria for medical parole.
It was originally carried by former Assemblyman Rob Bonta, now the state’s attorney general, and cleared the Assembly before stalling in the Senate last summer. Ting plans to try again next year.
Those sentenced to death, life without parole or for murdering police officers are not eligible under California law, and that would not change under Ting’s proposal.


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In 2013, Marco Rubio and three other Republican senators worked with Democrats to draft a bipartisan immigration bill.
Rubio’s 2013 bill, which proposed an expanded visa program for low-skilled workers, failed after the House decided not to vote on it.
On Wednesday, Rubio announced his support for a much different legal immigration plan unveiled by the White House. The plan cuts the number of green cards for low-skilled and non-English speaking immigrants.
Of the four Republican senators who drafted the 2013 bill, Rubio is the only one who backs Trump’s proposal.
“I’m glad to see the president is open to a step by step approach to improving our immigration laws, and I stand ready to work with my colleagues in Congress on common sense proposals to achieve real progress for Americans on this issue,” Rubio said in a statement. “I continue to support reform that prioritizes welcoming people to our country based on their skills, not just on whether they have a family member already living here.”
Rubio’s comments were in stark contrast to his three GOP colleagues who worked on the immigration bill.
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Trump’s proposal “incentivizes more illegal immigration” by limiting the number of visas for low-skilled jobs in tourism and agriculture that would otherwise go unfilled.
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said: “We need to make sure we are responsive to the needs of our economy and I’m concerned that drastic cuts to the number of immigrants fails to meet that goal.”
The other GOP senator who worked on the 2013 bill, John McCain of Arizona, is receiving treatment for cancer. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In February, McCain told reporters he was “not interested” in the bill.
Rubio, whose parents came to the United States from Cuba and worked in low-skill jobs for a period of time, declined to comment on the new immigration policy beyond his statement.
His office said Rubio has always prioritized English speaking immigrants, citing his work on the 2013 bill that would require green card holders to achieve English proficiency.
“On the day we announced the principles that would shape the immigration bill, we made it clear that English proficiency would now be required for permanent residency for the first time in American history,” Rubio said in 2013.
Rubio did not play a role in drafting the new proposal, his office said.
The White House said the plan, dubbed the Raise Act, will prioritize immigrants who speak English, have special skills and can support themselves financially. The Raise Act will prioritize high-wage immigrants because the White House argues that low-skilled legal immigrants currently drive down wages for all Americans.
Two of Rubio’s South Florida colleagues, Republican Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Carlos Curbelo, said they do not support the new legal immigration proposal.
“I’m against the RAISE Act because it dramatically cuts the number of folks who can enter our great nation by legal means,” Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement. “There are many individuals living in other lands who dream of becoming patriotic, law-abiding Americans but will be prevented from realizing that dream because they do not yet speak English or they lack special skills.”
“The solution for stagnant wages isn’t reducing legal immigration but reforming an outdated and convoluted tax code that sends jobs overseas,” Curbelo tweeted.
The third Republican in Congress from Miami, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart did not offer an opinion on the proposal.
“The Congressman is traveling and has not had the opportunity to properly review the legislation,” said Diaz-Balart spokeswoman Katrina Valdes.
The Raise Act faces an uncertain future in Congress, as the legislation needs 60 votes to pass the Senate. Republicans control 52 Senate seats, meaning the Raise Act will require bipartisan support.
The current immigration system favors families seeking to reunite with relatives already in the U.S. If passed, the Raise Act would limit the number of green cards awarded each year, cut the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. by half and eliminate a lottery that randomly awards green cards.
Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia, the sponsors of the legislation in the Senate, said the Raise Act would reduce the number of foreigners allowed into the U.S. each year from 1 million to 500,000.
Stephen Miller, a senior White House adviser who championed a similar plan for years while working for Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, referenced the Mariel boatlift as an example of why it’s important to restrict low-skilled immigrants who aren’t proficient in English.
The 1980 exodus of about 130,000 Cuban refugees was used by Miller as proof that adding low-skilled immigrants to a labor market hurts workers already there.
“We’re constantly told that unskilled immigration boosts the economy,” Miller said in Wednesday’s White House press briefing. “But again, if you look at the last 17 years, we just know from reality that’s not true. And if you look at wages, you can see the effects there. If you look at the labor force, you can see the effects there.”
Miller cited a study from Harvard professor George Borjas that argued the boatlift caused pay among Miami-born high school dropouts to drop by 30 percent. There’s other research that contradicts Borjas’ findings.
When pressed by a reporter for an example beyond the boatlift, Miller did not provide any.
Ros-Lehtinen strongly pushed back on Miller’s argument on Thursday.
“Cubans who came from Mariel have contributed greatly to their new land and specifically our hometown, yet this stereotype of a Scarface Tony Montana continues to falsely haunt them,” she said.


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INFLATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY….One of the things that’s slowly becoming clear in the Social Security debate is that President Bush’s advisors are probably not going to risk what’s left of their professional reputations by pretending that private accounts can fix Social Security’s future funding shortfall. Instead, they’re going to propose benefit cuts in order to balance the books.
As my readers know, I’m not in favor of making any changes to Social Security at the moment. The “funding shortfall” has a strong Chicken Little flavor to it, and even if it turns out to be real there’s little reason to try fixing it four decades ahead of time.
Still, the subject is on the table, and it’s worth unpacking the specific benefit cut that appears to be everyone’s favorite right now: indexing future benefit increases to prices instead of wages. When I first got interested in Social Security many years ago, this initially struck me as a reasonable idea, but it’s the kind of thing that looks worse and worse the closer you look at it. So, since we’re all going to be hearing a lot more about this over the next few months, it’s worth understanding what it means.
The inflation rate that most of us are familiar with is the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, which measures the increase in prices over time. But that’s not the only way to measure inflation, and the method used by Social Security is to index benefits according to wage inflation, the average increase in wages over time.
The difference is simple but profound. Think about it this way: what if there were no price inflation at all. Would wages go up anyway?
Answer: sure they would. This is because the economy grows in real terms, and as the economy grows we all get paid more and our standard of living goes up. The whole point of having a growing economy is that it allows everyone to earn more money in real terms and live better lives.
The CPI doesn’t take this into account. If your benefits go up only as fast as the CPI, your standard of living is frozen forever no matter how strong the economy is. Consider this: in the past 50 years, thanks to the growth of the American economy, wages have grown about twice as fast as prices and the average Social Security payment has grown to about $900. If we had adopted a price-linked model in 1954, the average payment today would be a meager $450. Bernard Wasow of The Century Foundation, looking back to the birth year of Social Security, puts this into more concrete terms:
What we consider necessities today ? indoor plumbing, a car, television, air conditioning ? were unattainable luxuries for a large proportion of the population in 1935. All but the poorest Americans have these “luxuries” today. As late as 1950, more than a third of households lacked complete plumbing and even in 1970, 60 percent of families lacked air conditioning (today that number has been halved).
….It’s as if an official in 1935 had said:
“Why does every retiree deserve a flush toilet and a telephone? Half of Americans make do without complete plumbing and less than half have telephones. We do not need to coddle our old people, just ensure them enough income to live adequately. You do not need a flush toilet or a telephone to live adequately in America today.”
Switching to a price-indexed model would freeze the living standards of senior citizens forever. Count me out.
BUZZWORD UPDATE: Be careful about tricky terminology too. As Michael Evans points out in the Washington Times, switching to a price-indexed model might not be politically acceptable, but there’s always the “stealth solution,” which uses terms like “implicit consumption deflator” and “average hourly wage rates.” These changes amount to the same thing, however: slashing benefits and leaving seniors behind as our economy grows. Keep your eyes peeled for this stuff.


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Researchers have developed a method to produce cells that kill tumor cells and prevent new tumors from forming, according to a study published in Science (2010 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]).
The study led by Peng Li, a PhD student from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, focused on Bcl11b, a gene essential for normal development of immune system cells. Researchers sought out to modify the developmental fate of immune system cells to produce a novel type that could be of great value in cancer treatment.
To begin the study, the research team first demonstrated that the Bcl11b gene was active only in T cells in the immune system and that its activity was needed at the earliest stages of T-cell production. When the team knocked out the Bcl11b gene, the mice produced no T cells.
“Remarkably, the mice lacking the Bcl11b gene produced a new type of immune system cell – the Induced T to Natural Killer (ITNK) cells,” explained Pentao Liu, PhD, senior author on the project from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. “This is the first time we have seen these cells and the first time a gene regulator like Bcl11b has been shown to carry out such an important role in T cells.”
Researchers also reported that the ITNK cells killed melanoma and lymphoma cells in experiment test tubes and were much more efficient than unmodified Natural Killer cells in the mouse and in human.
Furthermore, when tumor cells were injected into mice, they produced at least ten-fold few tumor foci in the Bcl11b-deficient than in Bcl11b-competent mice. “The reprogrammed killer cells were effective in preventing metastasis – spread of tumor in mice,” explained Francesco Colucci, MD, from the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. “The killing seems to be specific to the tumor cells and the normal cells seem to be spared.”

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Different camera shot types are used in photography and filmmaking and they represent a common language for screenwriters, camera operators, and cinematographers.
Camera shots communicate visual elements of a particular scene, focusing on the size of a subject within the frame.
There are many ways to frame subjects – we can see their entire body or perhaps only their eyes. We can break this down into three main shot sizes: Long, Medium, and Close.
In this brief guide, we’ll cover long shots (wide shots) that show the subject from a distance and medium shots that put emphasis on the subject while still showing some of the surroundings.
1. Extreme Long Shot
Extreme long shot (aka extreme wide shot) is often used in movies as a strong opening scene or as an introductory scene for a new setting. This shot is used to show the subject from a distance while focusing on the area in which the scene is taking place.
This type of shot is indispensable because it plays the part of an establishing shot in terms of time and place, which is vital in storytelling. An extreme long shot can also depict a character’s physical or emotional relationship to the surroundings.
It’s also important to note that subject doesn’t have to be present in extreme long shot – it can be a pristine landscape.