For their shopping excursion, Affleck, 49, sported gray pants, a black button up, and dark sunglasses, while his 52-year-old girlfriend opted for similar shades, a blank tank, and a black-and-white skirt.
The cute couple was photographed holding hands while out and about.
The sighting of Affleck and Lopez comes shortly after a source told ET that things are “really working out for them on so many levels.”
“Jen is very in love with Ben. He is such a good guy and he is extremely grounded and selfless, all qualities that she admires and appreciates,” the source said. “Ben is taken with Jen and equally smitten.”
According to the source, Affleck and Lopez’s respective kids are supportive of their relationship, which they rekindled in late April. Affleck shares Violet, 15, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, 9, with his ex, Jennifer Garner, while Lopez and her ex, Marc Anthony, are parents to 13-year-old twins, Emme and Max.
“Jen and Ben are all about their kids and they are having so much fun together as a big family. Everyone is getting along great,” the source said. “Ben is so sweet and caring and a great dad. When they all hang out together, it feels very natural to everyone.”
“When they take the kids out or when they’re by themselves as a couple, Ben is always making Jen laugh and she is so happy,” the source added. “Jen’s kids have even told Jen and Jen’s mom that she is always smiling as of late, and they know that is because of Ben.”
Given how well things are going, ET’s source said that Affleck and Lopez “are definitely ready to take their relationship to the next level and move in together very soon.”
“Their goal is to be one big happy family,” the source said. “They both feel like this was really meant to be.”
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Jeffrey Bing is a 25 year old single male, living in the United States. Jeffrey has never been in any spousal or common-law relationship. Jeffrey is also a citizen of the United States.
Jeffrey is employed by a company in the United States, Machines 101 Inc., where he has been in the position of Service Technician (a NOC 7311 occupation) since May 2014. In this role, he installs a specialized and patented type of manufacturing machinery made only by Machines 101 Inc. Although he only has a high school diploma and no post-secondary education, he has received one (1) month of training with Machines 101 Inc. on the proper installation of these patented machines. He also has five (5) years of general experience providing technical support on manufacturing machines with other companies.
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Anna and her violin partner in the Newband Le Hair duo, Arwen Newband, have joined with cellist Sarah Boxall to form the Icknield Piano Trio. Their inaugural performance at the 2015 Trunch festival of Schubert’s B flat trio and Beethoven’s Archduke trio met with great acclaim and they were invited to play at the London Piano Trio Festival in Notting Hill during October 2015, in a programme which included the Fantasy Trio of Frank Bridge. Forthcoming concerts in 2016 include performances in Hythe and Folkestone and in the City of London at the St Lawrence Jewry Summer Festival.
Under the banner ‘Icknield Ensemble’, the trio join forces with other musicians to perform works that have included piano quintets by Dvorak, Vaughan Williams and Schubert, and the rarely performed Fantasy Trio for violin, viola and piano Op 36 by Thomas Dunhill. Forthcoming performances of the Ensemble include a return visit to the Trunch Festival in April 2016.
An audience member at a recent concert emailed us:
I attended your concert in Hythe yesterday afternoon and thought it was wonderful. Thank you to all three of you in the Trio.
The Arensky Trio was a real treat. I’d hardly ever heard of Arensky and certainly never heard the Trio before. There was a moment in the first movement when I thought the cello part sounded pretty much like Dvorak. The scherzo movement was quite bizarre in some ways – pretty sparky and full of unexpected changes of mood and tempo, as perhaps one should expect in a scherzo - “joke” in Italian. As for the Brahms, the opening theme is one of the greatest in music. I’ve got a CD of this trio, but it’s not a very good one; being there just a few feet away from you all allowed me to hear the parts of each instrument clearly, and for the first time realised how similar some of the chords in the piano part in this trio are to some of those in late Beethoven piano sonatas and the Diabelli Variations, and for the first time became aware of just what an absolutely great composer Brahms was.


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Catalina Island is a great tourist destination that is open year round. Most tourists visit the island at summer since it is certainly the warmest period. During winter there is less visitors, and many don’t go during the week, however when there are low prices people will take that chance of the weather. The weather does not influence their businesses places since they’re always open.
California beaches could be famous but they are not like what you see on tv. The Beach Boys praised West Coast sunshine in their music, however they weren’t entirely truthful. Your first visit will prove that it’s usually pretty overcast. Sunscreen should still be taken even for the overcast days.
Concerning piers in California, the Santa Monica Pier is one of the oldest. Go to the Santa Monica Pier to see a great view of the Santa Monica Bay. You can see the entire coast in addition to the Catalina Island on a clear day. The pier is completely free to get on.
There are famed landmarks, just like the Walk of Fame in Hollywood at the Hollywood Boulevard. It has many things in the Hollywood and Highland Entertainment Complex, including eateries and the Kodak theater. Most that go there hope to run into some type of celebrity. It’ll be crowded and filled with many tourists.
With Davey’s Locker whale watching tour, you can experience a close encounter with dolphins, whales and also other beautiful sea creatures. This tour boat is never crowded. Wilmington is excellent for a daily whale watching experience.
Right off the coast in Southern California you’ll find a huge dolphin pod or herd, and it’s some of the largest in the world. Common dolphins are seen a great deal on these tours. Davey’s Locker can get you near the dolphin on this tour. Do not forget to include this wonderful tour in your visit to Wilmington.
A medium-sized park, San Diego, California’s Sea World isn’t hard to walk across, offering animal exhibits, rides and shows. Sea World San Diego has an appeal to everyone but mostly families. However, it isn’t the very best place to find thrill rides. The animal performances might be somewhat predictable and there are not many thrills, but it’s still a good time.
Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio as well as theme park. There are excellent rides on the company’s extensive film holdings, and many new attractions that are considered creative and fun. King Kong 3D is one of the very best experiences of the tour. Studios don’t work on the weekend, so you’ll see a great deal more hustle and bustle during a weekday tour, so go then.
A popular destination is really the Farmers Market to visit. The Farmers Market is a great venue which holds an impressive variety with different shops and great food. You could find many different foods at the Farmers Market. There’s cooking, exotic spices, fresh bread and pastries, and flowers which make this place intoxicating.
Five species of dolphins and whales can be seen. The experience is education and great with kids, so bring the whole family. Your family will probably be talking about your whale watching experience for many years to come. Don’t miss the unique whale watching experience when visiting California.
Whale watching is a great year-round adventure when you go to Wilmington. Nearly three hours await the whale and dolphin watching enthusiast every day on tour boats. For people who enjoy whales and dolphins, the specially designed tour boats are safe and highly stable and make it possible to see them up close and personal.
The Hollywood Bowl is a great outdoor music venue. It provides a lot of different musical acts. The Bowl is perfect for picnicking along the hillside, including bottles of wine. During or before the performance, you can have a lovely picnic with the family.
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Verizon promotes Boston in FiOS ad -- where they refuse to deploy FiOS! http://j.mp/16vQTeV (Globe) Mayor Thomas M. Menino has spent many fruitless years cajoling Verizon to bring its service to Boston, which explains why he sounded somewhere between flabbergasted and outraged when asked about the ad on Monday. "I think they should put in big letters in the ad, 'We do not serve Boston. But we're using Boston as a backdrop, because Boston is a great city,' " Menino said. Meanwhile, Verizon apparently doesn't appreciate the irony ... - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (firstname.lastname@example.org): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad


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We brought 52 people to Playa Bonita for our wedding and it was a fantastic time. We stayed for a week with an all-inclusive plan and truly enjoyed the property. We stayed from March 29 - April 7th and the weather held out for us. Hot and sunny with occasional afternoon showers. We had one total rain day, but we were at the lobby bar enjoying some evening entertainment. We were surprised by the variety and quality of the lobby bar musicians in the evenings which ranged from jazz, folk, blues, piano and mixed modern music. People tended to group at the lobby bar in the evenings, post dinner, since it is air conditioned.
Our party had rooms pretty much all over the hotel and feedback from our guests was good. One room lost the AC, in another the safe stopped working and they offered to switch rooms, but maintenance folks responded quickly and fixed both issues. Rooms were well appointed and they all had a great view. FYI. all of the rooms FACE the ocean! We had a suite, at one of the furthest points of the hotel and it suited us just fine. The suite was lovely.
As other reviewers noted, we felt the food was well above average with lots of variety in the buffet(s). The breakfast buffet had literally everything you could possibly want and nightly cuisine was grouped around cultural themes, which was fun. We also dined at the Lighthouse restaurant, which was exceptional, though it did cost extra.
Lots of reviewers saying the staff at Playa Bonita were "indifferent" or "rude", but we never saw it. I did have several occasions where my lack of Spanish created a communication problem, but it never came close to being rude. Quite the opposite, as we worked it out through smiles, hand gestures and even a piece of paper to draw out what I was trying to say. An open smile and a willingness to try, has always served me well when travelling. I noted that ALL of the staff made an effort to say good morning/evening, even if you were passing someone in a common hallway, on the way to your room. It was a nice touch and it made me feel welcomed.
Front of house staff were cheerful, professional, friendly and very helpful. Trips and tours were on time and excellent and since the hotel is only 30 mins from the airport, you can reach almost any tourist attraction in under an hour. We did the Canal, Gamboa, olde city tours/artisan shopping and fishing for peacock bass. They have a tour rep onsite, so you can make or change plans at any time. Bar service was slower and relaxed, but not terrible. Once you get to know a few of the guys working, they warm up to you. Drinks were strong and we tipped, since we had a big group and were often putting in large orders. This really isn't a party resort anyway, so if you are that worried about instant party and alcohol, you might try an different property. This resort of great for relaxing and that is just what we did.
The resort grounds are immaculate, clean and were constantly being groomed in some way or another. There are flowers are everywhere! The pools are also superb with an adult/quiet only pool that has a small bar and serves light snacks. There is also a pool just for kids. The beach is pretty typical for the Pacific ocean, think California beaches, turbid water and rocky. The beach was not good for sun bathing, as it is sloped, but we walked along the surf in the mornings, collecting shells. We did see people swimming, but with so many pools to choose from, we didn't bother.
Yes there are bugs along the water front (mosquito's/chiggers/no-see-ums or whatever you want to call them) and yes you will likely get bitten past 5 p.m. We brought and used 40% DEET bug spray and the hotel has free bug wipes available everywhere you look. We brought a Sting Eze max 2 pen and it was very helpful and very popular with family and friends. After the second or third day, I started wearing lightweight, long, pants to dinner and never had a problem after that. We saw no "other" bugs or anything creepy from the jungle/rain forest. They do "fog" to control bugs and we were glad that they did. Fogging uses a gas powered blower to disperse insecticide into micro droplets. These micro droplets are so tiny it can kill even the smallest bugs. Other reviewers were "shocked" and "sad" to see them them fogging, but seriously? The resort is a) on a beach and b) right next to the jungle - what would you expect? Imagine if they didn't fog for bugs at all. They only fogged once while we were there and it was fine.
Seemed like most of the guests were a mix of mostly Canadians, Panamanians and folks from other Latin countries. The vibe was relaxed and friendly at the resort with a balance of families and adults. Wedding services were top notch, they made everything work and did it with exacting detail. If you are thinking about this property for a destination wedding, my wife and I were extremely happy with the results.
Don't be shy about a visit to this property. Playa Bontina was a great stay and we'll be back again for sure.
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A contributing editor for Transitions magazine, Brian Kenety is a former Balkans stringer and EU correspondent for the Inter Press Service, Prague bureau chief for Interfax, and reporter for the Czech News Agency and Radio Prague.
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The NAB's Dennis Wharton didn't take but a few minutes to let those in Congress know the lobbying arm of the broadcasting industry is ready for this fight. Wharton said, "NAB will strongly oppose the legislation reportedly being introduced by Rep. Nadler on Monday. It is disappointing that this bill retreads years-old policy positions rather than advancing the copyright dialogue through policies that help grow the entire music ecosystem. NAB stands ready to work with Congress on a balanced music licensing proposal that promotes innovation and recognizes the benefit of our free locally-focused platform to the benefit of artists and listeners. We're pleased that, in a little over three months into the new Congress, 147 House Members and 11 Senators already agree that the fees proposed by Rep. Nadler would kill jobs, hurt artist promotion, and devastate local economies across America."
Reps. Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) are the principal sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 17) in the House of Representatives. Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) are the principal sponsors of the companion resolution (S. Con. Res. 4) in the Senate. "Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings," reads the Local Radio Freedom Act.
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So the Labels and a few members of Congress feel Radio is screwing them? Yet it takes a LAW to compel the labels to STOP giving radio stations money and now they want to pass a LAW so radio stations have to GIVE Labels money? Wow - who's getting screwed here? Are the Neville Chamberlain's at the NAB going to help expose this hypocrisy or are they going to compromise and declare "peace in our time"?
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There is a lot of truth to the "Cheers" theme song: When it comes down to human nature, we are all looking for a place "where everyone knows your name.”
The Balanced Rock Eatery and Pub in Helper, Utah, can easily become a place you go to before you start an adventure or the place you go to gloat about the experiences and adventures you’ve already enjoyed.
Off U.S. Highway 6, down a street reminiscent of days gone by, is a restaurant built in 1906 and originally used as a furniture store. We made a trip here based on a recommendation from a fan of our project by the name of Benjamin Jones. We’d never heard of this particular eatery, but as soon as we started to research it, we wanted to go.
At a glance it doesn’t look like much but once you walk through the doors, a wave of history runs over you. It’s a similar feeling to what you experience when you haven’t been home in years but upon seeing it — the place brings back memories that haven’t been thought about since before you left.
We were excited.
Once inside we were enthusiastically greeted by Clay, who co-owns the restaurant with his wife, Cindi. After chatting a bit, he took us on a tour of this historic Helper building. As we toured each level, we were impressed by the improvements they’ve made while still maintaining a historic and very welcoming atmosphere.
After our tour, it was time to eat. We sat down and went over the menu while trying to decide what to put in our bellies. We started the meal with fried mushrooms, which was something we hadn’t expected to find. For mushroom lovers these are a must. Every bite is like a bowl of mushroom soup!
We were told that one of the great things about this restaurant is its breakfast. We were there at 7:30 in the evening, and even at that time we were impressed by the Greek goulash breakfast we ordered. It is served on a plate with crumbled feta cheese, hash browns, eggs, tomatoes and fresh Greek sausage.
The Greek sausage comes from the local Workmen’s Market and is made from a recipe one of the owners picked up while touring Europe. We know this because we talked with her. She sat with us for a while and even made some recommendations for food, including the goulash. Not only was the goulash good, but the pancake that accompanied it to our table was monstrous! By far the biggest pancakes we’ve encountered up to this point, it was at least 8 inches across and Clay apologized for it being small.
It could have been a meal in of itself.
Tyler doesn’t even like pancakes and had a hard time sharing it due to its brilliant construction.
Our other entree was a New York steak, which at $14 made for an excellent meal. With the steak, one of the options for sides included “Rock Chips,” which are homemade potato chips seasoned with Clay’s own secret recipe — a recipe he swore he would never give up. The meat was tender and well cooked and had honest-to-goodness grill marks on it, giving it that true backyard BBQ taste.
The Balanced Rock is one of the few restaurants that is a whole package; not only do they serve quality diner-type food, but the service is like a little sibling who will do anything you ask simply because they like you so much and want you to be happy. On top of all of that, there is often live music on many Friday and Saturday nights!
We went in as strangers and left feeling like we were leaving home and a place where people know our names.
The portions were big, the prices moderate, and the atmosphere relaxed and warm. As the music flowed down from the floor above, we were content to be in this place — and beyond content to have found another great fork in the road.
The Balanced Rock is located at 148 S Main Street in Helper and can be contacted at 435-472-0403.
Tyson Rollins and Tyler Gaisford developed Utah's Forks in the Road. Follow their adventures at forkintheroadutah.com and on Twitter @ForkintheroadUt.

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Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)
IMCI is a strategy developed by the World Health Organisation's Division of Child Health and Development and UNICEF. It has been introduced in more than 30 countries around the world to address morbidity and mortality in children under five years. The strategy focuses on the child as a whole, rather than on a single disease or condition. Sick children often arrive at primary health care facilities with a number of sicknesses and have to be managed in an integrated manner at home and at the clinic.
Every year, about 12 million children in developing countries die before they reach their fifth birthday, many during the first year of life. Seven in 10 of these deaths are due to five main diseases: acute respiratory infections (mostly pneumonia), diarrhoea, measles, malnutrition, and malaria (found only in Kwazulu/Natal Mpumalanga and the Northern Province).
The Western Cape Department of Health guidelines have been developed to complement the WHO's list and adapt it to include priority conditions affecting children in the Western Cape specifically. These illnesses are managed from when the child is one week old to five years old:
Primary health care staff are trained to identify children who have these illnesses. Sick children are assessed according to their symptoms and signs. Treatment is given if necessary, and the caregiver/parent is counselled and is advised on the follow-up of the patient. Severely ill children are urgently referred to hospital, moderately ill children get specific treatment at primary health care level and at home and those that are mildly are given supportive therapy and counselling.
If you are a first-time visitor to a health facility, you will be asked to fill out a form and a folder will be opened. Bring your ID book, any medication you are taking and a clinic or hospital card, if previously registered at the facility. Bring the child's Road to Health Chart.
Midwife Obstetric Units or primary health care clinics and centres offer integrated management of childhood illnesses. If you or your child is referred up the line, you will be sent to a urban or rural regional hospital, or a tertiary hospital.
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BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has proclaimed the month of September as Preparedness Month in North Dakota. Preparedness Month is an annual event held nationwide to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies. The 2023 theme for the campaign is “Preparing for Older Adults.”
According to Ready.gov, a national public service campaign for emergency preparedness, older adults can face greater risks when it comes to the multitude of extreme weather events and emergencies our communities face. This is especially true for those who live alone, are low-income, have a disability or live in rural areas.
“North Dakotans know extreme weather can occur during any season, whether it’s a tornado, flood, wildfire or blizzard. Being prepared is critical for limiting the impacts from disasters and emergencies,” said North Dakota Homeland Security Director Darin Hanson. “Anytime is a good time to prepare, but especially this month, we encourage everyone to develop an emergency plan with their neighbors, friends and families. Let’s also remember to look out for one another when these emergency events occur.”
Each week in September, preparedness posts on the NDResponse Facebook page will focus on different topics to help individuals, families and communities be ready in case of a disaster or emergency.
Week 1 Sept. 1-8: Make A Plan
Talk to your friends and family about how you will communicate before, during and after a disaster.
Week 2 Sept. 9-15: Build A Kit
Gather supplies that will last for several days after a disaster for everyone living in your home. Don’t forget to consider the unique needs each person or pet may have in case you have to evacuate quickly.
Week 3 Sept. 16-22: Low-Cost, No-Cost Preparedness
Limit the impacts that disasters have on you and your family. Know the risk of disasters in your area. Learn how to make your home stronger in the face of storms and other common hazards. Check your insurance coverage to make sure it is up to date.
Week 4 Sept. 23-30: Teach Youth About Preparedness
Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved.


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Asylum released a collection of Mannion’s work under the title The Bomb last year, and it was something of a revelation. Along the lines of, Wait, this guy is fantastic, why have I never heard of him before?! The new Fearless Dawn series looks like it will be somewhat different—it’s in color and it’s focused on a single character rather than an anthology’s worth of characters and premises, for example—but as long as Mannion’s drawing it and his storytelling remains focused on lighthearted but two-fisted adventure, it should definitely be worth a looksee from fans of things that are awesome.
Because The Bomb? That was awesome. Since Fearless Dawn is still four months off, and all I’ve seen so far is this four-page preview at fearlessdawn.com, let’s talk about The Bomb, shall we?
The bulk of the story (and accompanying pin-up pages) are devoted to the story of Fearless Dawn. She’s the girl on the cover wearing some sort of black rubber batwing/antler things on her head.
Who is she, and how did she get her start?
Prissy Jones was just your average bobbysoxer growing up in a quiet small town, in love with comics and often bullied by this girl at school named Betty, who looks an awful lot like Bettie Page. Then Prissy ordered the Joe Jeeder Miracle Strength Kit from a comic book ad, and, after a little bit of training, a strange dream and a fortuitous encounter with a suitcase full of fetish gear for costume play, she becomes Fearless Dawn.
Yeah, I don’t get the name, either. Maybe that will be covered in the new miniseries.
Anyway, in her first adventure she busts up a ring of Nazis operating out of the old sauerkraut factory in town, who are well underway in their plan to build an army of zombie robots, with the help of Betty, who is also a superhero, although her costume is really just a pair of roller skates she wears while fighting.
Mannion breaks up the make-it-up-as-he-goes-along Fearless Dawn storyline with a couple of other features, including the adventures of pirate Sea-Goin’ Lil and her captain/sometimes boyfriend Brownhole Jones, and Jungle Chick, a blank-eyed mute blonde in a leopard skin bikini who is menaced by a dinosaur that always ends up getting badly hurt before he can get his claws on her.
The main feature reminded me a lot of Tank Girl, in spirit if not style—like the original Tank Girl comics, it seemed like a large part of the creative process was the artist just kinda drawing whatever the hell he wanted, telling some jokes along the way, and letting the story go wherever it naturally headed, no matter how silly.
Mannion’s drawing style has a lot more to do with Wally Wood than it does with Jamie Hewlett, however.
The Dawn and Lil passages in particular scream of 1950s influences, particularly EC’s Mad and the stable of artists it eventually cultivated. From the pin-up girl poses and proportions of the heroines, to the Will Elder-like level of “chicken fat” detail in the backgrounds, to the lovingly rendered monsters and the occasional horror host characters that appears and disappears, there’s a bit of post-war comics boom on almost every page of the book.
Mannion doesn’t seem to stick to the same style or process for very long either. For example, his Jungle Chick scripts are pantomime gag strips of the Spy vs. Spy tradition—dinosaur tries to eat jungle girl, something happens to prevent it, often involving blunt trauma—and Mannion seems to lean towards a Sergio Aragones look in them (His Jungle Chick character designs is particularly Aragones-like).
Some of the fight scenes in the Dawn stories—like one in which she and the Nazi general named The General trade blows with different meats—take on the loose movements of Harvey Kurtzman drawings at their cartooniest.
The net effect is a trade paperback that looks like a graphic novel, but reads like a sketchbook. Considering the amount of joy in each of Mannion’s pages—no matter what the subject he tackles, the style he’s working in or the influence he’s channeling—that’s not a bad thing at all.
So you can see why news of more to come is pretty exciting. In announcing the new mini, Asylum mentions Wood, Elder, Robert Crumb and “old Archie comics” as influences, and compares it to Eric Powell’s The Goon. That doesn’t sound too far off, actually: The stories in The Bomb read like a 1950’s Tank Girl stuck in a first draft of a Mike Mignola plot and rendered in a Powell-like pictures to me.
Note: The bulk of this post appearead in a slightly different version at my home blog EveryDayIsLikeWednesday.blogspot.com, but I’m recycling it here. Because I care about the environment and our children’s future. And also I am lazy.

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Gastric Damage and Cancer-Associated Biomarkers in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Children
Keywords: children, helicobacter pylori, oncogene, gastric damage, cancer biomarker, gastric cancer biomarker
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is well-known to be involved in gastric carcinogenesis, associated with deregulation of cell proliferation and epigenetic changes in cancer-related genes. H. pylori infection is largely acquired during childhood, persisting long-term in about half of infected individuals, a subset of whom will go on to develop peptic ulcer disease and eventually gastric cancer, however, the sequence of events leading to disease is not completely understood. Knowledge on carcinogenesis and gastric damage-related biomarkers is abundant in adult populations, but scarce in children. We performed an extensive literature review focusing on gastric cancer related biomarkers identified in adult populations, which have been detected in children infected with H. pylori. Biomarkers were related to expression levels (RNA or protein) and/or methylation levels (DNA) in gastric tissue or blood of infected children as compared to non-infected controls. In this review, we identified 37 biomarkers of which 24 are over expressed, three are under expressed, and ten genes are significantly hypermethylated in H. pylori-infected children compared to healthy controls in at least 1 study. Only four of these biomarkers (pepsinogen I, pepsinogen II, gastrin, and SLC5A8) have been studied in asymptomatically infected children. Importantly, 13 of these biomarkers (beta-catenin, C-MYC, GATA-4, DAPK1, CXCL13, DC-SIGN, TIMP3, EGFR, GRIN2B, PIM2, SLC5A8, CDH1, and VCAM-1.) are consistently deregulated in infected children and in adults with gastric cancer. Future studies should be designed to determine the clinical significance of these changes in infection-associated biomarkers in children and their persistence over time. The effect of eradication therapy over these biomarkers in children if proven significant, could lead to modifications in treatment guidelines for younger populations, and eventually promote the development of preventive strategies, such as vaccination, in the near future.
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Place eggplant slices in a colander; sprinkle both sides of each slice with salt. Allow to sit for at least 3 hours. Wipe excess moisture from eggplant slices with paper towels.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Mix bread crumbs and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese together in a bowl.
Dip eggplant slices in beaten egg; coat with bread crumb mixture. Arrange coated eggplant slices in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and crisp, about 5 minutes per side.
Cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish with a layer of spaghetti sauce; top with a layer of eggplant slices. Sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon of the remaining Parmesan cheese and 1/3 the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients, ending with a cheese layer. Sprinkle with basil.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and golden brown, about 35 minutes.


Today, drinking- and wastewater treatment systems in Arctic regions are under serious pressure. The wastewater treatment ranges from the application of mechanical treatment plants to passive treatment systems consisting of waste stabilization ponds (WSPs), natural or engineered wetlands, and composting or bucket toilets. In many of the poorer communities’ human excreta/wastewater receives no treatment at all. Melting permafrost zones add increasing vulnerability to physical structures and community-based water services.
Poor sanitary conditions often combined with inadequate water supply give rise to (enteric, skin and respiratory) health problems that compound with Arctic environmental health issues.
Discharge of wastewater into the vulnerable ecosystems in the Arctic may also require different technologies or system designs than those used in warmer climates. Currently, limited information exists about water handling facilities in the Arctic, resulting in considerable uncertainties about the performance and environmental sustainability of existing or potentially different future systems. Changing paradigms aspiring to closed-loop systems and economies also need to be considered for water and sanitation services, such as resource recovery for energy, nutrients and water – yet many institutional and governance barriers inhibit this change.
This knowledge platform facilitates a scenario-based exploration and application of scientific and administrative knowledge for the sound development of suitable solutions for decentralized water treatment technologies under the harsh climate conditions of the Arctic.


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I was stuck in a short story I was working on; so much so that I decided I needed to leave it for a while, give it a break. But it was the same with everything I had on the go. I’d open a file, stare at a story and the story would stare back, but that was it. I was stuck.
A change, I decided, was in order. I needed something new to work on, just for an afternoon, but I didn’t have any ideas for new projects either. Having been recently introduced to the concept of random plot generators I thought, I’ll have some fun, fool around, and then get back to work. So I found a website with a random plot generator and this is what it gave me: “The theme of this story: allegorical action. The main character: focused pedlar. The start of the story: reconciliation. The end of the story: revelation.”
Allegorical action didn’t interest me but reconciliation and revelation are loaded words, rich with connotations. The pedlar came easily—I’m fascinated by vagrant lifestyles and their hardships, and a suffering character always intrigues me. For reconciliation I grabbed the first thought that came to hand: the pedlar had an estranged son.
I began to write as the pedlar walked up to his son’s hut; a snake happened to slither past, just minding its own business and not intending to be part of any story at all. Then father met son and the pedlar began to speak backwards.
I was shocked.
Stories, I know, come from our subconscious, which always knows what it’s doing, but I often wish it would let the rest of my brain in on the process.
I wrote through to the end of their dialogue but then, because I really didn’t know what I was doing, the story stopped. I had had my fun and went back to my other projects. But there was something about the pedlar that intrigued me, something that kept me thinking about him and mulling over his story. He was a character I wanted to spend more time with.
So, after many months, I pulled the story out again and this time sat down in earnest to find out why the pedlar was looking for his son, why he was cursed, and why snakes kept turning up when I kept trying to get rid of them. The result is “Shadow of Turning.”
"Shadow of Turning" by Joan Savage is available now in issue 14 of Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show


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TMZ is reporting some heavy stuff on The Game. The rapper, known for his tender heart and giving ways, is now being accused of laying hands on his wife. Seems like the police are all on it right now and the allegations are heavy. Felony domestic violence charges? This could be something that leads up to the show or something that cancels it. Peep the report.
The Game is now the suspect in a felony domestic violence investigation … after allegedly beating up his fiancee, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
According to our sources, Game’s fiancee Tiffney Cambridge, filed a police report last weekend … following a March 19th incident during which she claims Game attacked her. Cambridge told police the couple was having an argument and Game turned violent.
Sources close to Tiffney tell us, Game hit Tiffney repeatedly in the face, injuring her eye socket and breaking her nose. Law enforcement sources say police took photos of her face.
We’re told the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has launched a criminal investigation.
Both Game and Tiffney appear on his reality show, “Marrying The Game.”
Sources connected with Game tell TMZ, he acknowledges there was an incident … but the rapper insists he never laid a finger on her.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
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Jill Abramson, managing editor and former Washington bureau chief at the New York Times, is taking the executive editor job of Bill Keller on Sept. 6.
Keller, 62, who ran the NYT’s newsroom for the last eight years, will become a full-time writer for the New York Times Magazine and the paper’s news and opinion page.
Arthur Sulzberger, publisher of the NYT, accepted Keller’s decision to step down with “mixed emotions.” He’s happy that Keller is remaining at the paper so staffers can “benefit from his solid judgment, wisdom and insights” and readers will hear his “powerful voice on a wide range of issues,” according to Sulzberger’s statement.
Abramson, 57, called her new post a “dream job for any journalist.” She joined the NYT in 1997 from the Wall Street Journal, where she was deputy D.C. bureau chief. Earlier she edited Legal Times.
Dean Baquet, 54, assistant managing editor and D.C. Washington bureau chief since 2007, succeeds Abramson. He was national editor at the NYT, but left for the Los Angeles Times in 2000 for the managing editor post.
He became editor of the paper in 2005, leaving over a dispute about cutbacks.


text: Perfect for fans new and old, this collection of Gravity Falls stories shares Dipper and Mabel’s recollections of the adventures they shared visiting their Uncle Stan’s Mystery Shack. The Gravity Falls twist? Each retelling is accompanied by a short “Grunkle Stan version of the same story written form his gruff, humorous perspective. Readers have the choice of reading the Dipper and Mabel version, the Grunkle Stan version. Designed to parody a classic bedtime storybook, fans will love the playful twist on bedtime storytelling delivered by Dipper and Mabel.


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Maybe that's why I can't pass the stationery aisle without perusing the blank books. I'm trying not to purchase any more, and am slowly using the ones I have. But, oh my goodness, just to look at, and run my hand down, the beautiful, pristine paper.
All those blank books are waiting for people to write their stories.
Alice Williams's tale, The Blank Book, began with that premise. What if you wrote a story (ostensibly about a fictional character, but really a thinly disguised version of yourself) and that story began to come true? It was a wild ride for Alice, and for the unsuspecting Robert Diamond, but finally, after the mystery was solved--whew--they had a happy ending.
White space also, to me, means the exhilaration of opening a fresh, empty word processing document when I'm ready to start working on a new story.
The possibilities seem endless. I hope to eventually finish all the stories I've begun, as well as the ones that are still nebulous ideas floating in my head, or scribbled onto scraps of paper.
White Space All Around
Five years ago, we were nearing completion of the renovation project my landlords undertook, to create the studio apartment where I now live. My color choices became a running joke between us. As in, if there was paint to be applied, I wanted white. The plain, un-adulterated, cheapest white in the store was, and is, perfect.
Even now, approaching my fifth anniversary in this space, when I climb the stairs and walk into my apartment, a feeling of peace immediately washes over me.
It's like stepping into a cloud.
I try to keep the space uncluttered--a task that requires daily effort--so the peaceful feeling is maintained. With soft jazz playing, and a cup of coffee nearby, there's no better place to let creativity take over.
White Space on the Calendar
This is a tough one. My time management isn't perfect. I try to write, walk, meditate, see people, eat healthy, and do at least one home care task each day. Sometimes I work ten or twelve hours a day, or more. Having a calendar that isn't full of go here, do this makes my flexible schedule possible, and gives me at least a chance at having a good night's sleep.
White Space for my Online Guests
I recently updated the look of the blog, to make it easier on your eyes, and to keep the focus on whatever article you are here to read. Over time, the look of the page has evolved. I shake my head now, remembering that for a short while, I had two (not just one, but two) sidebars, to showcase my books, and... You know, I can't even recall all the stuff that was in those sidebars. What a nightmare. I love this streamlined look, and hope you do, too.
I hope the simple, peaceful look gives your eyes and mind a moment's rest.
That's what I have on today's topic. If you have ideas to share, please leave them in the comments.
If you want to read the previous articles in this series, they're here:
I hope you're enjoying these peeks into my minimalist journey. If you want to learn more about my novels, just click on the Serendipity tab or the Legend tab. I'm happy to report that this year's increasingly ambitious writing goals seem possible. WOOT.


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Research on Economic Development of South America - National University of San Martin – Buenos aires, Argentina
The School of Politics and Government has as its central objective the development of research, teaching, extension and technical assistance to public sector and civil society organizations, including private companies, in the field of public policies.
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RBB Elimination Comes At Worst Time
The decision to eliminate inflation-linked securities as a funding source comes at the worst possible time for investors as the economy faces a period of high inflation, says the Canadian Bond Investors’ Association (CBIA). It says the department of finance’s surprise and specific concerns following the decision to abruptly cease issuance of real return bonds (RRBs) was implemented without holding a thorough, focused consultation with market participants. The decision has negatively impacted the functioning of capital markets and will have many negative implications for various types of market participants and their clients. Now more than ever, investors have greater interest in inflation-protection products as they reassess their inflation risk exposures. More particularly for pension plans, aging demographics should only amplify this demand in the future. Eliminating RRBs not only reduces the diversity of funding by excluding certain market participants, but also alters the perception of all market participants that the government of Canada is not confident that it can deal with the inflation problem. The CBIA believes, in the current inflationary environment, there is strong, and possibly growing demand, for RRBs that are held by buy-and-hold type investors who are reluctant to sell their positions in a product line where supply is limited.

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Southridge Lakes Parkway in Southlake Texas is a danger to the residents of Southridge Lakes. Drivers are speeding down our street and running stop signs! This has been an ongoing problem for many years. Day and night, drivers are making our neighborhood unfit for our children. Please help to slow the traffic in our neighborhood, and make this a community where kids can walk and ride their bikes...where mom's and dads can push strollers without being terrorized by unsafe drivers. This petition comes to you after many years of complaints to the the Southlake Police Department and the Southlake City Council. We need speed bumps! It's time to do for ourselves as residents of SRL, what no one else has been able to do...enforce safety. Please sign this petition, and let our city leaders know that you demand our neighborhood and our families be treated with respect. Thank you in advance for your participation.
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Alan & Tracy Secord, United States5 years ago Comments: Our family of 4 ride our bikes regularly to visit our friends in SRL.Numerous times speeding cars go by and are definitely a danger to any person or animal on the road. We see the most speeding on Brazos Dr. It is definitely an issue that needs to be dealt with.
susan missimo, United States5 years ago Comments: I have witnessed unsafe driving many times!
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Prince Henry needs space and a distraction: He gets that and more than he bargained for when he allows a romance novel to match him up with a noblewoman.
When a curvy woman meets up with her first love she has to come to terms with how badly he hurt her and whether she can forgive and forget.
Happy Book Release Day for LOVE IN THE LIGHT, the sequel to HEARTS IN DARKNESS by Laura Kaye!
I’m excited to participate in the Release Week Blitz for this book!
A group of naughty, high profile prep school boys grow up to be wealthy, high profile men who have to solve the mystery of the murder of one member with the assistance of the women they meet. In this first book in the series super rich Gabriel meets his best-friend’s internet security director, Everly.
The adopted daughter of the first woman to become President goes all runaway bride and hitches a ride with her fiance’s friend. What’s she looking for?
In a spin-off from the Riley and Colton storyline in her Driven series, Bromberg gets Colton’s and Riley’s besties together in what was supposed to be one drunken night of no strings attached sex. But, it goes way past that.
Imagine you wake up in another person’s life — 200 years in the future.
Jane, whose life is contemporaneous to Jane Austen’s life, wakes up in the 21st Century. Life lessons, and scrutiny of the differences and similarities of life then and now are interestingly and amusingly explored.


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Rusty Young - The Leader of Poco Talks in-depth about His First Solo Album and Joyfully Reminisces about the Past
Release Date: 09/13/2017
After more than 50 years in music, Rusty Young, the leader of the group Poco, has recorded his first solo album. The new set is entitled ‘Waitin’ for the Sun,’ (Blue Élan Records) and it features 10 songs that not only give you a peek into Young’s life, but also into his emotions, as the “Crazy Love” singer/songwriter is unabashedly sentimental.
In an interview with veteran journalist Robert Neil, Young tells the stories behind the songs, and when he gets to the track “My Friend,” already rising in popularity, it becomes an historic, musical trip down memory lane about the musicians he’s known and the friendships that have endured.
While some artists promoting a new album might not want to talk about the past, Young embraces it and happily talks about former Poco bandmates Randy Meisner, Richie Furay, Jim Messina and Timothy B. Schmit, as well as others such as Gregg Allman (who once auditioned to be a member of Poco), Gram Parsons, JD Souther, Don Henley and Glenn Frey.
A few of the members of Poco – past and present – are featured on the new album.
‘Waitin’ for the Sun’ also features songs about Young’s family, and in the interview he provides the backstories to songs about his daughter (“Sara’s Song”) and his grandparents (“Honey Bee”).
Young says life has been good to him, and the album is a reflection of his appreciation. Poco fans will easily be drawn to the album as will fans of the southern rock genre that emerged in the early 1970s. The most satisfying news about the album may be that Young had such a good time making it, he’s interested in a follow up, and more stories from this natural storyteller would be welcome.


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What’s up folks?
I was wondering what do you snack if you follow Hungry Girl diet? I know, I should read the book, I can find some nice recipes in it :), but I was wondering can you share some recipes with me, or give me some advice – what do you snack, how often and what can you eat while you are following this diet program?
Please, be so kind to tell me. I eat a lot of fruit and I really hope that I can eat it when I want to follow this diet program.
What is your experience?
Tell me more.
Did you know that the best snack are those that you avoid, not eating? :) It would be so nice for everyone if this can work so easy :) Just imagine day without a snack. Personally, I can’t but I am trying to eat just the healthy snacks, such as fruits or some cakes with oats :)
About Hungry Girl, you can eat creamy avocado fettuccine with light cheese, cheesy tuna mushrooms, easy caprese melba snack, etc. So, snack doesn’t mean that you need to eat something sweet, something that has chocolate in it. Try this snack, avocado with cheese.
You will just enjoy it!
Yes you are totally right. You don't need to eat some chocolate or something sweet if you want to snack. Did you know that most usually snack in this diet program is - tuna? You can ask everyone who has followed this diet, it is not funny at all, it is real. They snack tuna with some vegetables or salad, because tuna has a lot of proteins and it will give you energy for the rest of the day.
Basically, I don't believe that you are going to find anything sweet in Hungry Girl diet, maybe you will, but a little.
Have a nice day!
yes, I have heard that. I read this book and now, when I look back, I couldn't find almost nothing sweet in it :) Soups and hard boiled eggs are snacks as well, so if you follow this diet, you need to be prepared to give up on a lot of snacks that you used to eat before.
I usually, when I want to eat chocolate, I buy whey protein and put it in my oats meal. That is totally OK and it is something sweet.
Try it! I really believe that you gonna like it as well. Good luck!
Good day folks,
so I was reading all of your posts and now I know that this diet is not for me :) I mean, I can give up on candies, chocolate bars, etc, but I don't think that I can give up from it totally. I know a lot of healthy snack with chocolate that I can eat if I follow some other diet.
This Hungry girl diet is not for me. I will read this book, because I have heard that is nice, but I don't think that I will be able to snack hard boiled eggs, turkey breast or even just salad.
Thank you anyway!
Well, as I was thinking – this diet is not for you. Don’t get me wrong, but you need to know one thing – if you continue thinking like this, you will never be ready for any diet at this world. If you want to lose your pounds, you need to stop thinking about sweet things, snacks, etc. That is the only way. Stop thinking about chocolate, candies…You will not lose any pounds if you are thinking about this.
Think about this, because we all want to help you. You need to be strong and stop thinking about candies.
I totally agree with you! You just can't ask about some diet program, and when you find out that you can't eat something sweet, some chocolate snacks, you just give up on it. I mean, you didn't even give up, you didn't try it as well. That is quite imposible. And you give up on this diet without knowing is there any chocolate things. We were talking about snacks, and we told you what are those snacks that you can eat, but you just gave up.
I am not criticise you, I am just saying my opinion :) And, you know I am right.


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Out of the ten items I've tried so far at Indessert, my favorite is their Mango Pomelo Sago Soup. This cold dessert soup starts with a base of freshly made mango purée mixed with heavy cream and sweetened with rock sugar, topped with tiny, chewy sago pearls, plump pomelo segments (or, in the current off-season, grapefruit segments), and chunks of ripe, juicy mango.
Try as we might, we don't get to writing about everything we've eaten in this great city. Or maybe we have written about a dish, but it's so good we can't stop thinking about it. You know when you tell your friend that they just have to go to a restaurant and try something? Well here's our latest installment of What We're Eating, a look at what the Serious Eats editors have devoured and loved recently.
The menu is always changing InDessert, our favorite Chinese sit-down dessert spot in Chinatown, but this Green Tea Waffle ($6.50) has become one of our standbys. Three waffle quadrants (what happens to the fourth?) hit the plate with a scoop of ice cream, a drizzle of condensed milk, whipped cream, and some strawberries for good measure.


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Maryville-based FLC is finalizing this year’s remaining land preservation projects
To date in 2021, FLC has worked with landowners to assist in the conservation of over 1,300 acres. It anticipates a few thousand more acres protected by year's end.
Here are some highlights from the past year.
Glenn and Katie Savage are two of FLC’s newest friends and partners in land conservation.
They recently placed a conservation easement on their 131-acre property, affectionately named Dancing Winds Wildlife Sanctuary and Arboretum, which is “dedicated to the preservation and protection of God’s glorious creations—plants and animals.”
Glenn has cultivated over 400 different types of trees which are planted across the property and lovingly tends his home garden full of a variety of beautiful and unique flowers.
The Savages have several fields planted in corn/grain sorghum as well as a variety of oaks and other mast-producing trees to supplement the diet of the countless white-tailed deer and turkeys that call their property home.
Glen and Katie are also avid birdwatchers and provide many types of feeders for their winged backyard visitors. The Savages say that protecting their beloved property and knowing that it will forever remain a safe haven for wildlife has given them peace of mind, and Glenn hopes in the future to convince some of his neighbors to partner with FLC to protect their land, too. Touch here for additional images
The Conservation Fund and state wildlife and forestry officials reached a deal to conserve and manage thousands of wild acres in Fentress County.
The expanse was previously held by an out-of-state speculative investment company likely originally tied to timber companies.
The Cumberland Plateau and escarpments have been increasingly recognized for their biodiversity along with the Smokies to the east beyond the Tennessee Valley. The Cumberlands are along a songbird and fowl migration route, and host a niche population of mature timber, mosses, lichens, fungi, mammals and amphibians. Elk were reintroduced a decade ago, and black bears have begun to range across the Cumberlands and their base.
The area is pocked with caves and sinkholes, some containing petroglyphs and other carvings from previous populations.
"On the Cumberland Plateau, the key to maintaining biodiversity is to retain as much natural forest (both managed and unmanaged) as possible," a forestry expert told the News Sentinel's Vincent Gabrielle.
The Foothills Land Conservancy has also helped protect thousands of acres along the plateau and its escarpments in recent years.
Go check out the ancient oaks in Maryville’s new park
Jarvis Park is 1.5 miles southeast of downtown off South Court Street and includes nearly 10 acres owned by Maryville doctor Craig Jarvis that were protected under a conservation easement via Foothills Land Conservancy in 2018 and transferred to the city a year later.
Park highlights include two 250-year-old oak trees, a mile of walking trails and a creek near Duncan Spring.
An additional 37 acres, consisting of two lots adjacent to the park, will be transferred for preservation to the city in the future, per current expansion plans, according to a conservancy digital newsletter. That acreage would adjoin the park.
“Jarvis Park ... is one of the few remaining intact woodlands in the area,” according to the conservancy, which added it was “bordered by open farm fields, residential development, and a rock quarry operation.”
The park is one of 20 other such easements held by the conservancy that total more than 4,000 acres in the immediate Blount County area.
Foothills Land Conservancy preserves land and multiple habitats across seven states
Foothills Land Conservancy rang in the new year with the preservation of 250 undeveloped acres along the Little Pigeon River in a rapidly growing area of Sevier County in East Tennessee.
The deal was finalized in late 2020 — a fitting end to the Blount County conservancy’s 35th year.
Foothills Land Conservancy has protected about 135,000 acres in seven states, including 95,000 acres in East Tennessee, since its inception in 1985. For comparison’s sake, that’s nearly a third of the protected land that encompass the 500,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Most of that land has been acquired since 2006, when former state Sen. Bill Clabough became executive director.
“We’ve been really growing and expanding,” Clabough said late last year from the conservancy headquarters on the century-old Harris family farm in Rockford.
The farm itself is under a conservation easement, one of several ways the conservancy preserves and protects natural and agricultural lands.
“When you do good work you don’t have to do a lot of advertising,” said Clabough, 69, a likable former country store owner and Wildwood native whose political public service came to an end in 2005 when the moderate Republican incumbent was defeated by a firebrand conservative in the Senate GOP primary.
“It was the best thing that ever happened to me,” Clabough said of his primary defeat.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ appeared at this year’s Gamescom and was featured during a tournament showing off quite a bit of previously announced characters. Published by Bandai Namco and in development by Arc System Works, Dragon Ball FighterZ is set to hit PC, PS4 and Xbox One sometime in 2018.
Thanks to publication site ShonenGameZ, five new videos showing the latest tournament featured at Gamescom 2017 comes gameplay videos of Dragon Ball FighterZ. The highly anticipated fighting game by Bandai Namco and Arc System Works is currently a ways out before releasing to the public, but in the meantime you can watch five new videos right here.
Before showing the new gameplay videos, at Gamescom 2017 fans of the game were treated to some new features and recently confirmed fighters such as Super Saiyan Blue Goku, Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta, Android 16, Android 18, Krillin, and Piccolo. The event also provided a small glimpse of the new story mode, too, which next month’s issue of V-Jump will further detail, so stay tuned for that.
Looking back to the five videos posted up by ShonenGameZ YouTube channel, each of the videos tallied up reveal more than three hours worth of gameplay footage. The footage was captured at this year’s Gamescom E-Sports League (ESL) Tournament for Dragon Ball FighterZ, as seen below.
If all of the above looks like something you can get behind Dragon Ball FighterZ will be running a closed beta during this year’s September, inviting you to play early. Dates for the playable closed beta are set to run through September 16th to September 18th; registration for the closed beta is currently live over on bandainamcoent.com.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is set to launch sometime during February 2018 and has no specific day as to when it will release. However, the fighting game will debut across PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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Whether you are opening an upscale restaurant, diner or bar, the ambiance is important. It should be inviting, and the flow should be uninterrupted. For upscale restaurants, you might want to consider warm tones with low level lighting, and linen covered tables with padded chairs for a romantic feel. A diner with a 50s theme would perhaps have chrome and pastel colored bar stools at a linoleum topped counter with bright lighting for a cheery mood. A coffee shop may need vibrant colors and decor that are engaging. Sandwich and ice cream shops will need glass chilled showcases so diners to select from available offerings. Supermarkets and grocery stores can even benefit from restaurant design providing great color themes, flow design and perfect lighting.
The design of every restaurant should be geared around optimal use of the space. The flow of traffic to the order counter should not be interrupted by tables and chairs. Conversely, seated diners should not be bothered by a rush of foot traffic passing their tables to the order counter. Tables should be positioned so that chairs can be pulled completely away from the table for seating without bumping into the chair at the next table. The view of the restaurant should not be hindered by too-large plants. Lighting should be good enough to read the menu, but still create an inviting and, in some cases, romantic atmosphere. With so many design colors and options to consider, hiring restaurant designers in Los Angeles is important to the success of any restaurant.
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Call it what you will. The Xbox 360 Slim, the Xbox 360 Slimline the Xbox 360 S or even what Microsoft has actually decided to go with: the Xbox 360 250GB. The name doesn’t matter, what matters is that it’s here and whether it’s a worthy upgrade to its rather successful predecessor.
The difference strikes you immediately. Gone is the attractively understated matt finish of both the original white Xbox 360 and the later, blacker, Xbox 360 Elite. Instead this new Xbox 360 250GB is finished in glossy black plastic. We’re not so sure that we didn’t prefer the previous colour scheme, but since the PS3 Slim changed from gloss black to matt black, we presume Microsoft has no choice but to go the other way. The chassis design itself is updated to good effect, though, with the front having a far more pronounced “X” shape to it – albeit stretched out a little. In short: we like it.
The chassis isn’t really that much smaller, measuring 270mm x 75mm x 264mm versus the old unit’s 310mm x 80mm x 260mm. That’s a 17 per cent reduction in volume (from 6.5 litres to 5.4 litres maths fans) but in practical terms you’ll be allocating about the same amount of free space to this console as the previous SKU. The system’s weight is down from 3.5kg to 2.9kg – although quite who would upgrade to or buy the Xbox 360 250GB just because it’s a little lighter is beyond comprehension.
The Xbox 360 250GB’s power and eject buttons are now capacitive, rather than physical. Whether the ‘bing’ sound accompanying the DVD drive ejection is an intentional tie-in to Microsoft’s search engine is debatable, but we don’t believe in co-incidence.
The infamously large power brick is no longer, replaced by a much smaller affair, no bigger than you’d find supplied with a 15in laptop. Arguably it’s a greater boon than the console’s size-reduction – housing that oversized unit inside an AV cabinet wasn’t the easiest task. The connecting cable is also less beefy, which makes orienting it that much easier, too. This reduction is size is no doubt a fringe benefit of the reduced power draw of the Xbox 360 250GB – 135W, down from the ‘Jasper‘ units’ 150W.
As a result of the far-too-long-awaited Dashboard update which finally made Memory Units redundant, the Xbox 360 250GB forgoes the ports for those devices, leaving only two USB ports up front. Around the back there are now three USB ports – two more than previously – alongside a dedicated port for connecting a Kinect kit once available. There’s a Kensington lock connection point, too, for ensuring that the boardroom Xbox doesn’t go walkabout.
Connectivity options are almost unchanged from the previous model Xbox 360. The proprietary AV port remains, as does an HDMI port, but the digital optical audio output is now on the console itself, although it can still be accessed via the AV adaptor is you so choose. Best of all, however, is the provision of built-in 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. Not only is this much more convenient than attaching an adaptor, it’s also a significant cost saving considering how ungodly expensive the Xbox 360 Wi-Fi adaptor was.
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The Xbox 360 250 GB hard drive is, like its predecessor, removable. Annoyingly this is once again in a (fairly attractive as these things go) proprietary cartridge, even though the port is no longer custom – there’s simply a gap exposing the hard drives SATA connector. Quite why Microsoft still hasn’t gone down the Sony PS3 route of letting you use any hard drive you like we don’t know, but c’est la vie.
The least defensible criticism is that Microsoft only supplies standard definition cables in the box with the Xbox 360 250GB. We’d like to think that the days when people would ignorantly connect their games console to a TV via a Composite video cable and wonder why HD doesn’t look all that great after all are behind us, and that Xbox 360 250GB-buyers are savvy enough to know they’ll need to buy connecting cables with their console. But was the cost of including an HDMI cable really prohibitive, Microsoft? It seems unlikely to us.
While the hardware layout has changed, the core specs of the Xbox 360 250GB remain entirely unchanged. Updates in pursuit of power reduction aside, there’s nothing different about the Xbox 360 260GB’s silicon. This is, of course, only expected.
The reduced power draw couples with much improved ventilation to deliver one of the Xbox 360 250GB’s biggest improvements over the previous models. The slimline console is significantly quieter than our resident Xbox 360 Elite. Idling at the dashboard or watching a couple of videos downloaded from the Marketplace the system was inaudible. And while the console does get pretty warm to the touch the fans never spin-up enough to intrude.
Now that the Xbox 360 no longer sounds like an F-14A Tomcat on flyby every time you do more than admire it, powered off, from a distance, it’s DivX playback ability looks much more attractive. Our PlayStation 3 still does a better job of upscaling standard definition content, mind, and the XMB is far and away the better menu system for navigating media. But we already know that the PS3 is the better all-rounder, and this Xbox 360 SKU refresh can’t hope to change that.
Those hoping for a speed boost to the DVD drive and hard drive transfer rates will be disappointed. In our testing there wasn’t any perceptible difference in game loading times or hard drive-install times. The latter are still a ‘start, go make a cup of coffee, return’ affair. Hard drive-based game loads remain the way to go, though, because now DVD drive spinning up is still annoyingly loud.
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Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND), Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) and Special programmes for the 2021/2022 academic session.
Are NIJ graduates mobilized for NYSC? YES!! NIJ Grads are usually mobilized for NYSC. Like other graduates from universities in Nigeria, upon completion of the HND program, students who fall within the required age for NYSC and meet all other criteria are mobilized to serve in the National Youth Service Corps.
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Candidate Eligible for NIJ Post UTME – ND Programme.
1. Have 5 O’level (WAEC/NECO) credits, including English and mathematics at not more than 2 sittings.
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