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Dental Implants FAQ
- What are Dental Implants?
- Are You a Candidate for Dental Implants?
- The Implant Placement Process
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The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons estimates that almost 70 percent of adults between the ages of 35 and 44 have lost a tooth due to trauma, disease or decay. What’s more: one in four adults has lost all permanent teeth by age 74.
Many of Dr. Ingber’s patients who once struggled with a missing tooth or teeth have found great relief with dental implants. Implants are highly preferable to alternatives such as dentures, which don’t offer the same stability and long-lasting results.
Dental implants replace natural teeth that have fallen out or been extracted. An implant consists of two parts: a small titanium post, or screw, that functions as an artificial tooth root, and a prosthetic tooth that affixes to the top of the post.
Dental implants can support a single crown or a fixed bridge. If necessary, several implant posts can support a full set of upper or lower dentures.
You may be a candidate for dental implants if you are seeking a permanent tooth replacement. To qualify for implants, your jawbone must be strong enough to accommodate the titanium posts (if you do not have sufficient jawbone, you may consider bone grafting options). You should be in good health and free of any chronic uncontrolled health problems. Also, it’s important that you commit to the proper care and maintenance of your implant.
Implant placement is usually a two-part process. First, the titanium implant post is surgically placed in the jawbone underneath the gap left by the missing tooth. This requires making a small incision in the gums and a small hole in the jawbone, where the post is securely placed. The second stage is the healing process, known as osseointegration, where the gums heal around the implant posts to form a strong foundation for the artificial tooth. Finally, after the gums and implant post have healed, the post is uncovered and topped with a porcelain crown or fixed bridge.
Everyone recovers from dental implants treatment differently. However, sometimes minor swelling, bruising and discomfort occur. Pain medication can be prescribed to help relieve any discomfort.
You should eat a diet of soft foods only for five to seven days after implant placement.
Several follow-up visits will be scheduled to monitor your healing progress and give you the opportunity to ask questions or address any concerns.
After your implant has healed, it’s important to brush and floss daily, and visit Dr. Ingber for regular check-ups and cleanings.
Dental implants are advantageous for several reasons.
First, since they are permanently implanted in the jawbone, they won’t shift or slide around in the mouth (unlike dentures or a traditional bridge, which are not stabilized by the jawbone). The implant post keeps the jawbone stimulated and healthy, preventing it from deteriorating due to lack of use. This stimulation also helps maintain the integrity of your facial features.
The artificial teeth that are placed on top of the implant posts are crafted from strong, durable materials and look extremely life-like. No one will be able to spot the difference between an implant and the surrounding natural teeth.
Dental implants restore your ability to eat, speak and smile normally. With the proper care, they will last for many years.
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Scottish ambulance crews dealt with more than 15,000 emergencies last year in which alcohol was a factor.
A Freedom of Information request by the Scottish Conservatives found that Glasgow had the highest number of instances in 2017, with 3,783, followed by Edinburgh with 1,674 and North Lanarkshire with 1,279. The Scottish Ambulance Service said not all incidents were directly linked to alcohol but it had been an additional factor.
The total is an increase from 2016, when there were 14,406 such incidents, but down from a 2015 high of 23,577.
The Conservatives, who have campaigned for measures such as recovery centres to deal with drunk people to take the pressure off ambulance crews, said the service was struggling to deal with the issue. The Scottish

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CNBC "Street Sweetie" Erin Burnett revealed what some might have suspected about "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer all along.
"[H]e's crazy - certifiably," Burnett said on the January 18 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
Of course, Cramer is a regular on NBC's "Today" and "Nightly News" as an expert on the economy. On December 19, Cramer appeared on "Today" and was very critical of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke for not cutting interest rates more than a quarter point. In another "Today" appearance on January 17, he declared the economy was in a recession, a 180-degree change from his comments earlier in the month when he declared "sunny skies" were ahead for the economy.
O'Brien commented on Cramer's January 5 "Late Night" appearance, when Cramer apparently took medication while the show was taping.
"The other thing is when you saw him pull something out of his pocket when we cut away," O'Brien said. "But, those were pills. He started taking these crazy pills that I think he wanted me to take so I would be as crazy as him on the air."
Burnett attempted to clear up remarks she made about President George W. Bush, when she called him "a monkey" on MSNBC's November 30 "Morning Joe."
"I meant it as a joke, actually," Burnett said. "Because, you know, he was walking next to the president of France, President [Nicolas] Sarkozy, who, obviously is very attractive, not just to Carla Bruni [former supermodel and Sarkozy's significant other], but even Rudy Giuliani has talked about a man crush on Sarkozy. So, I was just talking about who I thought was better looking."
Is Erin Burnett a shoplifter, or was it just a case of the pre-"Late Show" jitters?
"You know, I was nervous - did I say when I came here? I was so nervous that I forgot to pay for my dress. People may have seen it when I walked out," Burnett said, referring to the security tag still on her dress. "Well, I guess that goes to show you if we are in a recession, just take the clothes."


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DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, aka Erykah Badu, to Spin at Mezzanine
Interplanetary wonder Erykah Badu, who will be in town to perform at Outside Lands on Aug. 12, will help local promotion outfit Ankh Marketing celebrate its seventh anniversary the same night, performing a DJ gig under her alias Lo Down Loretta Brown.
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Badu Brown made her official DJ debut in December in Dallas, but those who follow her on Twitter have been known to be treated to a virtual form of her spinning, usually consisting of hours of YouTube links of popular and forgotten rap and soul jams and gems. She's also entered the mixtape game this week, though, as a host and not a DJ, fronting a new set from Brooklyn's Gods'Illa.

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The fourth annual Harvest Dinner is to be held on September 14th, 2017 at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. This is a much anticipated event and tickets go quickly. The date that tickets will be available and ticket purchase sites will be posted as soon as confirmed.
The Harvest Dinner is our major event and fundraiser of the season. The third annual harvest dinner was held on September 15th, 2016 at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. It was a sold-out affair thanks to the efforts of Mary Rose Walden and her dedicated group of volunteers and those who donated to the silent auction. Major supporters of the event were: Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), Mosey and Mosey, the Ripley and District Lions Club, and Foodland Ontario. Many thanks to all the other supporters without whom it would not be possible to produce such an elegant evening of delicious and nutritious food which has been locally sourced and prepared.
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The Internship sees Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn reunite as they once again show that they have a fantastic comedy partnership.
Vaughn is not only showing off his comedy talents with this movie but he is also shows of his writing skills having penned the screenplay.
Vaughn has worked with Jared Stern to write the screenplay while Shawn Levy returns to the director's chair.
And we have the great new trailer for the movie for you to check out:
It is the first time that we have seen Levy in the director's chair since Real Steel as he returns to comedy for the first time since Date Night.
The movie also reunites Levy with Owen Wilson as this is the first time that they have worked together since the Night in the Museum franchise.
A great cast has been assembled for the film as Vaughn and Wilson are joined by Rose Byrne, John Goodman, Dylan O'Brien and Jessica Szohr.
Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world.
Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brilliant college students.
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Our truck is named after the owner's grandmother, Dolores Mendieta - known as Doña Lola.
She was the family pioneer in the food business. Doña Lola supported her family of five by selling food at the night markets in the town of Zimapan Hidalgo, Mexico in the 1930's. She was famous for her cooking and people came to eat her food from all over the state. Her youngest son, Jose Mendieta, grew up seeing her mother cook. Jose used to carry the brasero grill every night and used to fall asleep under the table where his mother cooked.
Inheriting the passion from his mom, Jose grew up to become an award-winning chef in Mexico and the United States. Her final restaurant was in Milwaukee, WI. His daughter Citlali grew up just like him, seeing her parents cook since she was a little girl. Along with her husband Chef Nicolas, they own and operate Antigua Restaurant, Antigua Catering & Events, and now they are proud to share Lola's Empanadas with you!
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The Market Vectors ETF Trust announced regular monthly distributions today for its five municipal bond ETFs, Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF and Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF.
The following dates apply to today’s distribution declarations:
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|Long Municipal Index ETF||MLN||Monthly||$||0.0745|
|Short Municipal Index ETF||SMB||Monthly||$||0.0290|
|High-Yield Municipal Index ETF||HYD||Monthly||$||0.1426|
|Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF||PRB||Monthly||$||0.0270|
|Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF||EMLC||Monthly||$||0.1189|
|Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF||FLTR||Monthly||$||0.0156|
|LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF||BONO||Monthly||$||0.1226|
The majority, and possibly all, of this distribution will be paid out of net investment income earned by the Fund. A portion of this distribution may come from net short-term realized capital gains or return of capital.
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With a tough, contemporary look and versatile electronics, the Ibanez RGB Bass delivers big value for the modern bass player. The bass features Dynamix P and J pickups with a 2-band EQ to really dial in your tone, and we love the Sharktooth inlays for a menacing look to make this bass the full package.
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Scientists have demonstrated a highly efficient method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it is flying.
The breakthrough could in theory allow flying drones to stay airborne indefinitely by simply hovering over a ground support vehicle to recharge opening up new potential industrial applications.
The technology uses inductive coupling, a concept initially demonstrated by inventor Nikola Tesla over 100 years ago. Two copper coils are tuned into one another, using electronics, which enables the wireless exchange of power at a certain frequency. Scientists have been experimenting with this technology for decades, but have not been able to wirelessly power flying technology.
Now, scientists from Imperial College London have removed the battery from an off-the-shelf mini-drone and demonstrated that they can wirelessly transfer power to it via inductive coupling. They believe their demonstration is the first to show how this wireless charging method can be efficiently done with a flying object like a drone, potentially paving the way for wider use of the technology.
To demonstrate their approach the researchers bought an off-the-shelf quadcopter drone, around 12 centimetres in diameter, and altered its electronics and removed its battery. They made a copper foil ring, which is a receiving antennae that encircles the drone’s casing. On the ground, a transmitter device made out of a circuit board is connected to electronics and a power source, creating a magnetic field.
The drone’s electronics are tuned or calibrated at the frequency of the magnetic field. When it flies into the magnetic field an alternating current (AC) voltage is induced in the receiving antenna and the drone’s electronics convert it efficiently into a direct current (DC) voltage to power it.
The technology is still in its experimental stage. The drone can only currently fly ten centimetres above the magnetic field transmission source. The team estimate they are one year away from a commercially available product. When commercialised they believe their breakthrough could have a range of advantages in the development of commercial drone technology and other devices.
The use of small drones for commercial purposes, in surveillance, for reconnaissance missions, and search and rescue operations are rapidly growing. However, the distance that a drone can travel and the duration it can stay in the air is limited by the availability of power and re-charging requirements. Wireless power transfer technology may solve this, say the team.
Dr Samer Aldhaher, a researcher from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London, said: “There are a number of scenarios where wirelessly transferring power could improve drone technology. One option could see a ground support vehicle being used as a mobile charging station, where drones could hover over it and recharge, never having to leave the air.”
Wirelessly transferring power could have also applications in other areas such as sensors, healthcare devices and further afield, on interplanetary missions.
Professor Paul Mitcheson, from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London, explains: “Imagine using a drone to wirelessly transmit power to sensors on things such as bridges to monitor their structural integrity. This would cut out humans having to reach these difficult to access places to re-charge them.
“Another application could include implantable miniature diagnostic medical devices, wirelessly powered from a source external to the body. This could enable new types of medical implants to be safely recharged, and reduce the battery size to make these implants less invasive.
“In the future, we may also be able to use drones to re-charge science equipment on Mars, increasing the lifetime of these billion dollar missions.
“We have already made valuable progress with this technology and now we are looking to take it to the next level.”
The next stage will see team exploring collaborations with potential industrial partners.
Learn and see more: Flying drones could soon re-charge whilst airborne with new technology
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- Richardson RFPD Announces Availability of 50W GaN E-HEMT Wireless Power Transfer Evaluation Board from GaN Systemson August 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm
August 23, 2019 – Geneva, Ill.: Richardson RFPD, Inc. announced today the availability and full design support capabilities for an evaluation board for wireless power transfer applications from GaN ...
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FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 25, 2019, ChargEdge, an innovative startup out of Silicon Valley, well-placed historically to "save wireless power transfer (WPT)," gave an ...
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and connectors will only be exacerbated unless dramatic changes in power management are implemented using highly resonant Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) systems.
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- Wireless Power Transfer - ( Introduction & History) Part 1 by Valuates Reportson June 14, 2019 at 11:28 am
Wireless power transfer or wireless power transmission (WPT) is the transmission of electrical energy from source of power (sender) to destination (receiver) or electrical device without using any ...
- IARU Argues for Protection from Wireless Power Transfer Spurious Emissionson April 24, 2019 at 11:34 am
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The papers of architect William H. Kessler measure 0.4 linear feet and date from circa 1969 to 1981. Included are correspondence, business records, a project file, printed material, and photographic material relating to Kessler's service on the [Michigan] Special Commission of Art in State Buildings, and the Commission's pilot project, a sculpture by Michael Heizer for the West Plaza of the State Capitol Complex in Lansing.
William H. Kessler papers on Michael Heizer sculpture project for Michigan State Capitol Complex, circa 1969-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
William H. Kessler (1924-2002) was an architect active in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from the Chicago Institute of Design in 1948, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1950. Kessler later started his own eponymous architecture firm and became a member of the Michigan Special Commission on Art in State Buildings.
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A spectacular day trip from Lisbon: Cabo da Roca and Praia da Ursa
Lisbon has plenty of great beaches in its vicinity. You don’t have to drive far out of the city to find yourself surrounded by surf dudes on wind-swept sands. The most magnificent and extraordinary beach that I have found so far is Praia da Ursa. What is wonderful is that it can be visited on an easy day trip from Lisbon. In this blog I’ll share with you how you can combine a stroll on this gorgeously situated stretch of golden sand with a visit to the westernmost point of not just the country, but all of Europe: Cabo da Roca. Together they make a perfect day trip from Lisbon for lovers of raw and unedited nature.
Cabo da Roca
The idea of standing at the edge of a continent surely captures the imagination. Cabo da Roca sits at the most western tip of the entire Euro-Asian landmass. Move any further west and you’ll be swimming for quite some time before your feet will touch solid ground again. Standing on the rocks that announce the sheer drop of the cliffs far below into the Atlantic Ocean, it does not take much effort to visualize in your mind’s eye the bulging white sails of Vasco da Gama’s fleet taking off for India. Or those of Pedro Álvares Cabral. His ship disappeared beyond the horizon in the year 1500. His goal was to become the first European to arrive in Brazil. After six weeks of sailing across the vast expanse of water that stretches out in front your very eyes today, he succeeded.
Beautiful hiking near Lisbon
It would be unfair to say that Cabo da Roca is nothing more than a bunch of rocks that just so happen to be situated at the westernmost tip of Europe. It is worth a visit not just for the concept of its geographical location alone. In fact, it’s also known for its beautiful scenery and good hiking trails. Sure, there is the parking lot where tour buses release their loads of selfie-stick carrying passengers onto the scene. In addition, there is the inevitable stone monument. But look just a few steps beyond and what you will find are rolling green hills that drop vertically into the blue ocean, laced with hiking trails. And if you come in early summer: fields brimming with wildflowers.
Praia da Ursa beach
Just one kilometre north of Cabo da Roca you’ll find what is in my opinion the most beautiful beach in Portugal. Praia da Ursa means ‘bear beach’ and is named after the huge rock that juts out of the water. It culminates in a sharp tip that pierces the sky. There are people who think this rock looks like a bear. I didn’t see that, but what I did see was something of an incredible natural beauty. Praia da Ursa is one of those places that suddenly and unexpectedly come into view to take your breath away. It is a stretch of fine golden sand, crescent-shaped and backed by rising cliffs. Its pointed rock forms an almost unearthly backdrop. Your first glance of this glorious beach will be from far above.
Arriving at Praia da Ursa beach
Looking down on the sand it will seem impossible to reach. However, there are two (tricky!) trails leading down to the coastline. As you scramble down and the beach gets closer into view you are slowly forced to believe that this postcard perfect picture is not a phantom of your imagination. It is actually a real place. A place that sits at the edge of a continent. For a little while you will experience the same thrill of discovery that Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral must have felt over 500 years ago when they discovered its counterpart on the other side of the water.
How to visit Cabo da Roca and Praia da Ursa as a day trip from Lisbon
A visit to Cabo da Roca and Praia da Ursa can be a great day trip from Lisbon, Sintra or Cascais.
How to get to Cabo da Roca and Praia da Ursa from Lisbon – by car
By car – It is about 40 minutes driving from Lisbon. If you are planning to visit from this capital city your best option is to hire your own wheels. Take the A5 west and change to the N9-1 and N247 respectively. It is a beautiful drive through the Sintra-Cascais natural park. The road has good signage leading you to your destination. There is a free parking lot at Cabo da Roca but it’s rather small. So try to be early if you are coming here in the high season.
Parking at Cabo da Roca and Praia da Ursa
From Cabo da Roca it’s best to walk the 1 km to Praia da Ursa’s trailhead. I had made the mistake of parking my car near the beginning of the trail, where there are no official parking spaces and you have to put your vehicle kind of in the middle of nowhere. I returned to my car to find its window smashed and my vehicle thoroughly searched for anything to steal. Not cool to end such an amazing experience with a visit to a mundane Carglass repair shop.
Getting to Cabo da Roca and Praia da Ursa from Lisbon – public transport
You can take bus 403 that runs between Cascais and Sintra. If you are coming from Lisbon, you need to take a train to either Cascais or Sintra first. The trains depart from Cais do Sodré and Rossio stations respectively. From Sintra the bus trip takes about 40 minutes. Alternatively, if you are setting off from Cascais calculate about 25 minutes into your schedule. The bus runs twice per hours on all days of the week and a ticket is € 4,25. You can find the bus schedule to Cabo da Roca here (click on bus 403).
Praia da Ursa hiking trail
This is a little tricky. The trailhead is easy enough to find. On the stretch of road just before Cabo da Roca you will see a sign pointing to Praia da Ursa. Follow it and you will stumble upon a trail. Note: it is a steep and difficult trail. Unfortunately not recommended for those with disabilities, knee problems, low levels of general fitness or for the faint of heart. Bring good shoes! Trust me, this is not the kind of trail you want to be treading in your flip flops. I
Important: at a certain point, the trail splits to the left and right. If you want to make it easier on yourself (if only a little), take the left turn. The right trail is the most challenging one. We didn’t know this before setting off. When confronted with the trail split we made the regrettable decision to turn right. It was no fun, I can tell you. Lots of loose rocks, deep drops and some climbing and crossing of streams. It took us more than 30 minutes to get down. The left trail (we found out as we took it on our way back) is less narrow and less steep.
Arriving at Praia da Ursa <3
But when you finally arrive, you’ll be rewarded with a stay on this paradise beach! And the upside of it being so badly accessible is that you will find few other people there. If you are lucky (and visit outside the high season) you may even have it almost to yourself. Yourself and some nude bathers perhaps, because a part of the area has been marked as a nudist beach. Bring your own drinks and food and whatever you are going to need because there are no facilities on the beach. The water is cold! And not great for swimming because it is pretty rough. But you will love it anyway, because beaches more beautiful than this one are hard to be found. Thank me later!
Love beautiful beaches? Read our other travel stories about paradise beaches around the world 🙂
Een hemels plaatje,dat je schitterend hebt beschreven!
Wie wil dat nu niet zelf zien?
Evelien & Sanne
Ik was echt verbaasd wat voor mooie natuur je zo dicht bij Lissabon kan vinden!
Wonderful photos. I’ve visited Lisbon before, but never yet ventured out of the city to its beaches: I must definitely do so.
Evelien & Sanne
Thank you. Yes, you should really try to see some of the beaches around Lisbon if you have a chance. So close to the city but a completely different world! It is wonderful.
Lovely pictures. Hiking looks like a real challenge though!
Evelien & Sanne
It is! But it is absolutely worth it! Just be careful 🙂
Hi, wow, your photos are fantastic. What a stunning place!
Evelien & Sanne
Thank you! It’s indeed spectacular!
This seems like a great experience and it gonna be worth the challenge! I would like to ask is there any precautions to be aware for solo backpackers to hike there alone?
Evelien & Sanne
Hi Joey! In terms of personal security I think it is perfectly fine to be there on your own. The area is safe (although my car window got smashed but I guess it as just an opportunist act). The only risk I see is the possibility to get injured (e.g. if you trip on the trail, as it is quite tricky in places) and then there will be no one there to help you, and you may not have good phone reception. The trail is not very busy (depending on season, weather and time of day) so it may take time for people to find you. If you plan to go there alone, inform someone of your plans and when you expect to return (e.g. your guesthouse reception) so they can inform someone in case you don’t return. Maybe bring a whistle to attract attention in case you injure yourself. Enjoy!!

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Matchless has slowly built a loyal base of followers that awaited with anticipatiion the release of their first EP in early 2009 which was more of a demo and only consisted of 6 tracks. Completely financed by the band members and in an effort to gain notoriety for future bookings the EP was favorably welcomed by the public and critics which voted Matchless Montreal's most up-rising band of 2009. Although the quality of the sound and arrangements was disputable because of the lesser means, the album still attracted positive attention and allowed Matchless to be a serious contender on the punk music scene and a main feature at the Red hot and blues festival. With the encouragements of the audience that attended several of their shows and waited with anticipation, another album was recently released entitled Randomly Generated Numbers. Thepunksite.com has said about RGN that "Every chord finds that perfect balance between pulsating pedal work and distortion, backed by a ton of atmospheric sounds and moments of toned down spoken word", it has also been chosen as one of the best 10 albums of 2010 by its readers. Being the only group amongst these 10 albums not to be associated with any record label, Matchless is currently self represented and always looking to perform in more venues while working on the release of a third album for 2014.


Thai authorities have disrupted a major Hezbollah terror plot targeting Israeli tourists traveling through the country during the Passover holiday season. The Iranian-backed global terror group has killed more Americans than any other terrorist organization except Al Qaeda. First revealed by journalists in Thailand on Thursday, the story of the foiled attack was picked-up by Israeli and Arabic outlets over the weekend.
The Bangkok Post carried descriptions of the suspects. Both of them were Lebanese dual citizens:
The men have been identified as French-Lebanese national Daoud Farhat and Lebanese-Filipino national Youssef Ayad. The source said Mr Farhat held a French passport and Mr Ayad carried a Philippines passport. According to their passports, both were born in Lebanon, though authorities have yet to confirm if the travel documents are genuine. Mr Farhat is visiting Thailand for the first time, while this is Mr Ayad’s 17th visit to the country.
The data points will likely reinforce analyst concerns that Hezbollah has invested heavily in the development of tradecraft, especially in the context of the Iran-backed terror group’s multiple plots against Israeli tourists. A source told the Bangkok Post that Thai authorities believe there are at least nine other Hezbollah terrorists inside Thailand, and that efforts to track them down were ongoing.
Lebanon’s Daily Star specifically cited both elements – the evidence of extensive preparation and the nine still-uncaptured Hezbollah operatives – in a short write-up about the incident.
TIME contextualized the plot alongside a previous Iranian-driven terror attack planned for Bangkok, and in turn highlighted that plot fits neatly alongside a significant range of Hezbollah’s global terror efforts targeting innocents across the globe:
Phone records and other evidence gathered by four governments in a joint report detailed by the Washington Post link the Bangkok plan to Iranian plots against Israeli targets in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and India, all of which ended in failure and arrests. Other plots were thwarted in Kenya, South Africa, Cyprus and Bulgaria – and Texas, where an Iranian-American used car salesman tried to plot the assassination by bomb of Saudia Arabia’s ambassador in Washington D.C.
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1970’s Slingerland Sound King 6.5″ Chrome over brass. Features Zoomatic strainer, original hoops and internal damper. This snare has the depth of a Ludwig 402, but a bit more warmth due to the brass shell, and a bit more ‘bite’ to my ears. This drum records exceptionally well, rarely seen in this size, because drummers hang onto them!
Rare Ajax Nu Sound set in Black pearl,made between 1967 and 1970. Sizes 20,12,16 & matching snare drum. The drums feature straight grain shell construction giving a deep resonant tone; features include the lovely ‘A’ brackets for floor tom legs, cymbal holder and tom brackets. A lovely sounding English made kit. Click picture for more info…
Another classic snare drum just arrived – Rogers Dynasonic.
This snare drum is a late 60’s script badge model, with chrome over brass shell and original snare frame (snares can be tensioned as tightly as wanted without having to pull the snares against the head so hard they choke the sound).
In beautiful condition and sounds amazing. Click for more details


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Finding which type of TV wall mount is right for your home can be a long process. Before affixing a flat-panel TV to the wall, there are a few things to consider regarding how you want to mount it.
Very few TVs come equipped with their own wall mount. That means having to buy an independent TV wall mount. The first step towards that is knowing your TV’s specifications, including its size and weight. From there, knowing what options you have in terms of mount type is important. There are fixed, tilt, swivel, and full-motion mounts. The more basic, fixed TV wall mount design is the most affordable option so if you’re looking to get the best deal, this might be where it’s at. That said, there is something to be said for having the ability to tilt the TV to reduce glare, swivel it to different parts of the room, or having full-motion capabilities.
Think about the space in which the TV wall mount is set to be installed. If it’s a smaller room, maximizing available space with a fixed, basic mount is worth considering. If there are different seats spread out in a larger room, choosing an adjustable TV wall mount may be worth it. If there are issues with glare coming from light sources or windows, a mount that angles is necessary.
Most Canadians just getting into home theater systems and looking for simple, affordable ways to create a more immersive viewing experience, the basic option is more than enough. If one does choose a fixed mount, ensure that you will be sitting directly in front of the TV and that it is possible to position it at the correct height for viewing. In our experience, this is not always possible which means going with a tilt mount would be your next best bet. Keep in mind that if one chooses a tilt, the TV will be required to be a few additional inches from the wall. If the TV is above a fireplace or high on the wall, a tilt is almost necessary in order to be able to watch effectively any time of day.
The TV wall mounts that come with more motion to them, such as side-to-side swivel and full-motion, is great for those who can afford it and for anyone who needs to adjust the TV in a larger room. Ultimately, it’s about personalizing the viewing experience to your needs. Buy the TV wall mount best suits your needs and take advantage of the cleaner, more space-efficient look that comes with it.


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Popoki House is the guitar and ukulele duo made up of two crazy cat ladies who thoroughly enjoy entertaining their fans in Southern California with their unique and skillful blend of Americana, folk, blues, jazz, country, and Hawaiian music they call Hawai'icana, a kind of Island Americana hybrid.
It only takes ten strings and two hearts (and a couple of crazy cat ladies!) to create beautiful Hawai’icana music!
Popoki House is LGBTQ-affirming, socially-conscious, and welcoming of all people no matter where they come from, and we love performing as much for our community as we do any other! Let us set the tone for your special event!
Katie (guitar) and Taeri (Ukulele) are two multi-talented seasoned musicians and singers. They rocked the house with a variety of great acoustic music from Over the Rainbow to Fat Bottomed Girls and more. Although a duo, their melodic vocal harmonies made them sound like more. They not only sounded good but they looked good with colorful outfits. I would recommend them to liven up any party or performance.
I have booked these ladies for three different gigs, and never been disappointed. You will hear nice vocal harmonies over tight instrumental arrangements. They perform a range of Americana and Hawaiian songs, all with their unique twist. The audience loves them.
Price Range: $150 - $500
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
What to Expect
From classic covers to folksy originals, Popoki House's lush harmonies and brilliant instrumental work creates a rich tapestry within dynamic arrangements that remind listeners of a cross between the Indigo Girls and the Grateful Dead, harkening back to folk singers and songwriters of the '60s.
Popoki House — using ten strings and two hearts to make beautiful music!
Born into a family of musicians, singer-songwriter Katie Blanchard’s relationship with song began with the vinyl records that were played by her family to pass the time as they waited for prematurely-born Katie to grow well enough to leave the hospital. Her mother loved musicals and jazz, while her father preferred country music, and her brothers playing those albums in the hospital helped to settle the crying baby enough that she was soon healthy enough to go home.
By age three, Katie was singing pop songs from memory, and performed at school functions, choirs, and her brothers’ garage band rehearsals, where she was further introduced to a wide range of influences including The Beatles, Nat King Cole and Roger Miller. For her fifteenth birthday, Katie was presented with a guitar. “Never forget, your guitar is a drum,” her brothers reminded. The rest, as they say, is history.
Katie has performed in venues ranging from road houses to concert halls. She has studied opera and classical voice technique, with her vocals described as, “soaring, with an Ann Wilson quality.” Katie’s guitar playing reflects the eclectic nature of her family’s musical tastes while developing her own style of performing. Her dreadnought acts as her second voice, thundering and roaring, moaning and singing while pounding out the groove and exploring her unusual interpretations of melody, riffs and chord inversions. Think Brian Setzer meets Ricky Skaggs, with Bonnie Raitt and Indigo Girls as the opening act.
In her other life Katie is an accomplished concert, theater, and nightclub audio engineer and sound designer who has worked with everyone from Debbie Reynolds to Ann Margaret; from Jake Shimabukuro to Albert Lee.
Singer-songwriter Taeri Schiffman is what happens when a classically trained, queer deadhead musician rediscovers her Hawaiian roots. Born on O’ahu but raised in the homeland of Napoleon Dynamite — the wilds of Cache Valley, Utah and environs — Taeri applied her skills as a multi-instrumental band and musical theater geek to her Native ukulele. “I was horrified at the prospect of playing one note at a time on a horn the rest of my life! And the spit! Ugh! With the ukulele I get actual CHORDS! Imagine, four notes - at the same time - with no spit! Six strings seems extravagant, and since I’ve got four fingers...”
Not content with playing to a cliche’ — a Hawaiian woman strumming her uke — Taeri brings her training as a sight reading devotée of music theory to bear, covering multiple styles including jazz, folk, blues and rock. Her voice is a lush lyrical contralto whose influences range from Amy Winehouse and Billie Holliday to Indigo Girls. Taeri delivers cover songs and original compositions with equal passion and a sincere depth born of her devotion to the art form.
Whether performing a bluesy Grateful Dead jam or adding a touch of jazz to Americana roots music, Taeri joyfully uses her decades of experience to bring her love of music to appreciative audiences.
Taeri’s eclectically diverse musical influences range from the Grateful Dead, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Weird Al, Tom Lehrer, John Prine, Robert Hunter, John Perry Barlow, Sting, George Harrison, ELO, the Indigo Girls, Doobie Brothers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Billie Holiday, as well as Bach, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky.
In addition, Taeri earned her bachelors degree in psychology from Cal Poly-SLO, and her masters degree in social work from USC (Fight on!). Today she chooses to devote herself to music full time, following her bliss and utilizing her experiences as both a social worker and student of human behavior to influence her songwriting writing and performing.
Additional Booking Notes
Popoki House is an acoustic duo consisting of two vocalists playing ukulele and guitar. Two vocal microphones, and two direct inputs are all we need. One monitor mix is our minimum requirement for foldback.
Past Booked Events
|March 22, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm||Royal Cup Featured Artists|
|July 13, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm||The Pick N Purple Show|
|July 13, 2018 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm||Pic 'n Purple Show Online (link hidden)|
|July 10, 2018 • 9:00pm - 10:00pm||SOM Featured Artists|
|July 10, 2018 • 9:00pm - 10:00pm||Sevilla Open Mic FEATURED ARTISTS|
|June 30, 2018 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm||Pirate Invasion|
|June 30, 2018 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm||Pirate Invasion @ Pirate's Cove Shoreline Village|
|June 28, 2018 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm||Los Altos Neighborhood Library - Long Beach|
|June 21, 2018 • 5:30pm - 9:00pm||Make Music Day / Belmont Shore Stroll and Savor|
A pirate looks at 40
Across the Universe
Always look on the bright side of life
Angel from Montgomery
Bury My Heart at Bowling Green**
Cheeseburger in Paradise
City of New Orleans
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Donald Trump Club March**
Fly me to the Moon
For What It’s Worth
Friend of the Devil
Johnny B Goode
Ka Leo ‘o ka Manu Nanakuli
Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian
Life in a Mixed Drink*
Little Red Rooster
Mele Kalikimaka Blues
Monkey and the Engineer
Moon Over Bourbon Street
More than Words
Not Fade Away
Popoki House Blues*
Rains of Castamere
Rock and Roll Music
Roll Over Beethoven
Skin Too Few*
Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Wonderful World
Stairway to Heaven
Standing on the Moon
Sweet ‘Okole / Fat Bottomed Girls Mashup
Teach Your Children
That’s the Hawaiian in Me
They Love Each Other
This Land Is Your Land Today
Touch of Grey
USC Fight Song
Walk on the Wild Side
When You Wish Upon A Star
White Sandy Beach
Yoho Yoho A Pirate’s Life for Me
|Katie Blanchard||Guitar/Vocals/Baritone Ukulele|
Influences & Inspiration
Because Popoki House's music is described as "Hawai'icana," their influences are eclectic and numerous. Obviously the big two, Hawai'ian and Americana artists, are huge influences, including Bruddah Iz, Ciril Pahinui, Ledward Ka'apana, Willie Nelson, The Grateful Dead, Indigo Girls, and Bob Dylan, but also Jesse Fuller, Big Mama Thornton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, The Eagles, CSNY, Janis Joplin, John Prine, Tiny Tim, George Formby, etc. etc. and everything from folk, swing, jazz, country, blues, big band, and rock to classical composers and modern instrumentalists.
Katie approaches music from her position as a long-time country-bar band guitarist and vocalist who has been performing in bands since a young age and is influenced by musicians such as the Rolling Stones and Ricky Skaggs, while Taeri's approach to music comes from years of classical training as a young cello and symphonic brass player, including euphonium, French horn, and tuba, and is influenced as much by ELO and the Beatles as Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.
Put it all together and they create the Popoki House sound we call "Hawai'icana!"


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February 1 2015 Latest news:
Hopes of avoiding relegation could take another big boost for Diss Town this afternoon.
Wroxham boss Stewart Larter insists his side are only concentrating on themselves as they prepare to travel to Thamesmead.
Dereham Town manager Matt Henman is hoping his side are starting to build some momentum after a 3-1 victory over Ryman North title-hopefuls Needham Market in midweek.
Wroxham set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with Norwich United as they strolled to victory over underdogs Scole United.
Dereham boosted their promotion challenge with an excellent win over second placed Needham Market at Aldiss Park last night.


Some meteorologists contend there has been weather-warfare. That is, they say, that there have been two man-made hurricanes, Ivan [The Terrible], 2004, and Katrina, 2005. And, that these storms were created by technology long-known and directed to specific areas.
One weatherman asserted that Russia has long claimed they can send extreme weather and turbulence from Siberia targeting the United States. He proclaimed that Russia did that with Ivan [later called Ivan The Terrible] in 2004 and Katrina, 2005.
He appeared on the Coast-To-Coast radio talk show with host George Noory, about a night after Katrina hit the Gulf. In describing how brazenly the hurricane was created and directed, that as an inside signal, it came right over the National Hurricane Center in Florida.
If so, WHO had prior knowledge?
1. As a corruptly installed stooge and scapegoat for the Anglo- American Aristocracy, George W. Bush is a prime suspect having foreknowledge. If it became in time more and more evident of a high-level domestic plot, a new "Pearl Harbor", to carry out a long-planned war-mongering cancel-the Constitution agenda, then putting a Russian-style name in advance on the two later man-made suspected hurricanes, would form the basis for blaming Russia.


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Following the open beta of Battlefield V, developer DICE has shared a few interesting stats that have been gathered from the game.
Most interestingly, the popularity of four classes from the game were ranked. Assault came out on top, with 36% of players opting for the role. Next was recon, with 28%. In third place was medic, with 22%. But trailing way behind was the support role, with just 14% of players deploying as that class.
Basically, people like to play in a lead role, then. Merely offering support to others just doesn’t cut the mustard, it would seem.
The stats, shared as an infographic, also included some other interesting numbers. During the time of the open beta, 23 million buddy revives were made. That’s a lot of deaths. And 80 million fortifications were constructed. These are incredibly high numbers, and go some way to showing the sheer popularity of the Battlefield franchise.
My favourite stat, though, is that 143,139 snowmen were built. War may have been going on around us, but that didn’t stop some of us from playing in the snow. Aww.
Battlefield V releases on 20th November. For more information on the game, read our hands-on from our time with the beta.

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Emergency wards are clogged up with over 80 people suffering from food poisoning, and things look like they’re about to get worse.
Another food poisoning incident has occurred, reports ABC News.
ACT Health has also confirmed a second and unrelated food poisoning outbreak at an unnamed venue in Canberra’s south, with up to 150 people potentially exposed at the weekend.
It is not confirming how many people fell ill, but says none were admitted to hospital and the outbreak was of a shorter duration.
Both venues remain closed.
ACT chief health officer Dr Paul Kelly says hospitals have activated emergency response plans and the Health Emergency Operations Centre at Holder is coordinating the response.
“It’s put a lot of stress on the emergency department. The emergency departments of both hospitals have been extremely busy over the last month so to have something like this really tests that system. We have a winter plan which we envisioned using for influenza. So it’s good to see them actually working,” he said.
He says they expect there will be more cases.
“We have the booking list from the restaurant and contact numbers. There’s still a number of groups we haven’t contacted. There was quite a large number of people at this restaurant over the weekend,” he said.
Dr Kelly says ACT Health investigators are working closely with the restaurant’s staff to identify the cause.
“The issue with this particular restaurant being buffet style, is that pretty much everyone ate everything,” he said.
UPDATE: ACT Health’s statement is now available. One suspects that if not for the major outbreak this one would have passed unremarked.


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The sliced mangoes add a tropical twist to complement the warmth of the Chipotle peppers. This is a great Friday night dinner!
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless fish fillets, about 1-inch thick (halibut, sea bass, cod, red snapper)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cups prepared coleslaw mix
1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
1/4 cup light mayonnaise
1 tablespoon canned chipotle peppers, minced in Adobo sauce
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
8 (10-inch) whole wheat tortillas, warmed
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced
1) Rinse, pat dry fish fillets. Set aside.
2) In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, lemon juice, Creole seasoning, and oil. Spoon marinade on fish fillets to coat. Cover, place in refrigerator until ready to grill. (Up to 1 hour).
3) In a medium bowl, add prepared coleslaw mix. Set aside.
4) In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, lemon juice, and cilantro. Pour over coleslaw mix. Toss well to combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. (Up to 1 hour).
5) Spray grill with cooking spray. Heat grill to medium-high. Remove fish fillets from marinade. Place on grill. Cover lid and cook 3 minutes on each side, or until no longer opaque in center. Remove from grill. Separate fish into 2-inch chunks with a fork. Cover to keep warm.
6) To assemble: Set up buffet style. Let everyone make their own fajitas. Place grilled fish on a plate, next to warm tortillas, coleslaw, and sliced mango. Spoon several pieces of grilled fish on bottom end of tortillas, cover with coleslaw, add mango slices. Fold over, roll up, and eat. Makes 8 fajitas.
Nutritional Analysis per fajita: 235 Calories; 20 percent fat (5.2 grams); < 1 gram saturated fat; 35 percent protein; 45 percent carbohydrate; 3 grams fiber.
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Delhi Agra Haridwar Rishikesh
Scheduled Departure City
- Explore UNECSO World Heritage Site- Agra Fort
- Witness one of the wonders of the world, Taj Mahal
- Enjoy "Kingdom of dreams"- the ultimate entertainment destination
- A spiritual visit to Haridwar
Currently we do not have any scheduled departures, they will be updated shortly.

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Self-help guru James Arthur Ray goes on trial before a Yavapai County Superior Court jury today, but lawyers on both sides of the case were still hammering out the ground rules Monday.
Ray, 53, is charged with three counts of manslaughter. Prosecutors allege his reckless behavior in overlooking health dangers led three clients to die after a sweat-lodge exercise at a seminar he ran outside Sedona in October 2009.
Lizbeth Neuman, 49, of Minnesota; Kirby Brown, 38, of New York; and James Shore, 40, of Wisconsin, died of heat stroke or organ failure caused by heat exposure.
If convicted, Ray faces four to 10 years in prison for each count.
On Monday, attorneys were still arguing over what evidence could be used at trial, including audiotapes of Ray's lectures and directions during the seminar.
Opening statements were scheduled today in what is expected to be a four-month trial with more than 70 witnesses. National and international media are expected to attend in Camp Verde, about 90 miles north of Phoenix, because of Ray's international fame as a motivational guru.
Before the Sedona tragedy, Ray was preaching a New Age gospel that spirituality leads to wealth. He was a darling of talk shows. He appeared in videos. He claimed to have followed his own advice to become a wealthy man.
Ray combined mysticism and enlightenment rituals that physically took people into altered states and what Ray called "threshold experiences." All were supposed to push the participants beyond their expected limits and expand their abilities, changing their lives - and their bank accounts - for the better.
Ray's faithful paid large fees to participate. For the Sedona seminar, one that Ray called "Spiritual Warrior," some clients paid in excess of $9,000 each.
It began Oct. 4, 2009, at the Angel Valley Retreat Center west of Sedona and included a number of exercises that the participants did in sequence at Ray's direction. The participants did what they were told, according to court documents, and at times were forced to observe total silence.
Using holotropic breath work, participants hyperventilated into a trancelike state. In a so-called vision quest, they spent 36 hours alone in the wild without food or water and without leaving a 6-foot circle drawn in the dirt. Finally, they entered the sweat lodge, similar to those used in Native American purification ceremonies, made of blankets and tarps with a center pit filled with heated rocks. The last two events were done just hours apart.
Ray had twice before conducted sweat lodges at Angel Valley and, in at least one, people fell ill, according to witnesses who testified during evidentiary hearings.
Superior Court Judge Warren Darrow has not yet ruled whether that testimony will be allowed in the trial.
But the Oct. 9, 2009, sweat lodge was perhaps more intense than earlier events.
A motion filed by County Attorney Sheila Polk describes how prosecutors say the sweat-lodge incident unfolded: Participants learned of the exercise only 30 minutes before it started. Ray told the participants that the heat would be so intense they would feel as if they were going to die, so hot it would feel like their skin would fall off the bone. They would be facing death and overcoming it. Ray spoke about putting their lives on the line and "playing full on" in order to reach a higher level of being.
Audiotapes will show, Polk wrote in one motion, that Ray had trained and conditioned participants to trust him, even in the face of their doubts. Some of the sweat-lodge participants later told law enforcement that Ray discouraged and even shamed people from leaving the sweat lodge because they were feeling ill.
According to Polk's motion, Shore had dragged one unconscious woman from the sweat lodge and was trying to help Brown. Shore told Ray that Brown was not breathing, but Ray answered that the door was closing and that they could not leave, according to the motion. Shore and Brown both died.
When rescue personnel arrived, they found people vomiting and passing out. Several were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
A factor that is likely to play heavily in the trial is proving whether Ray controlled the participants and forced them to do something that could have led to their deaths.
The last months in court have seen the back and forth between prosecutors and defense attorneys, with the defense trying to exclude evidence and testimony that cast Ray in a bad light and the prosecutors trying to keep it in.
On Monday, Darrow ruled on a number of those motions, most notably denying a second defense request to move the trial out of Yavapai County.
Prescott defense attorney Thomas Kelly and his Los Angeles associates also had tried and failed to preclude testimony from Rick Ross, an expert on how people can be controlled in cults and other groups, and attempted to preclude audiotapes that Ray had made of the weeklong seminar in question.
Polk, lead prosecutor in the case, argued that the tapes record Ray's instructions to the participants to push themselves to the limit and document his mind control over the group of nearly 50 paying customers who attended.
Darrow conceded that parts of the audiotapes are highly relevant to the trial but he said that other parts should be kept out.
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Game News Starfox, F Zero, Wario Land… Nintendo discusses the difficulty of developing new titles and remakes
During an annual interview with its investors and shareholders, Nintendo spoke about its attitude towards remakes and remasters. Shuntaru Furukawa, the president, does not seem very reassuring.
- It’s ‘difficult’ for Nintendo to satisfy every request
- An F-Zero, perhaps, exists somewhere
It’s ‘difficult’ for Nintendo to satisfy every request
This week, Tuesday more precisely, was held the annual meeting of Nintendo with its investors. During this meetingsome shareholders had then asked Big N for their plans concerning some of their old licenses and in particular Wario Land Where F-Zero. Abandoned by the firm since 2004 and its F-Zero Climax, the saga of supersonic cars represented by the famous Captain Falcon is still demanded by fans. Here is the response from Shuntaro Furukawa, president of Nintendo:
It’s really hard to develop new titles and remakes, including sequels, for every Nintendo game that people want. Nevertheless, we are very grateful and appreciate the wishes that players have for our games.
He adds that while he cannot reveal whether Nintendo is currently making remake or some remaster (although one for Metroid Prime and another for Fire Emblem 4 would be in the pipeline), Furukawa clarifies that Nintendo is always thinking of different ways to develop new titles and remakes that can be enjoyed by many gamers..
An F-Zero, perhaps, exists somewhere
Statements that evoke those of Reggie Fils-Aimé, former president of Nintendo America (2006 – 2019). During an interview granted last May to the media VentureBeathe said the following.
What I want to answer is that, at least during my tenure, Nintendo developers have always experimented with different styles of gameplay, and have always thought about the condition in which a singular experience could be applied, whether on an existing franchise or on a new license. I bet in the development centers in Kyoto, a developer is having fun with an idea that could be used for F-Zero. There is never a situation, at least in my experience, where a company consciously chooses to give up a license. Historically it never worked that way, when I was there (at Nintendo).
In this regard, it is worth pointing out that Nintendo has made many investments in recent years. Last February, the firm announced the acquisition of SRD: a company specializing in research and development that has been helping Big N since 1982.


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WHILE the pursuit for democracy continues in developing countries and to some extent overriding that of development, globally there is a growing fear that the world is facing a rise in autocratic leadership. The situation is not helped by developments in the United States — the world’s biggest democracy — where Donald Trump has given democracy and politics a different face altogether.
COLUMN: BY TAPIWA GOMO
Autocracy is generally a system of government in which supreme political power to direct all the activities of the State is concentrated in the hands of one person or few individuals, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraint nor regularised mechanisms of popular control.
At independence in 1980, Zimbabwe told the world that it had assumed democratic rule. However, over the decades, it has proven that only one political party and its leaders exercise absolute power over the affairs of the country. This has led some political analysts to suggest that Zimbabwe is now an autocratic State or at least heading towards that direction.
Autocratic leaders are no longer as open and obvious as used to be the case. They have become sophisticated and now deploy a combination of use of force, pseudo-electoral processes and soft diplomacy where they play the democracy game, while internally squashing opposition voices through trumped up charges and selective use of law. And of course, they need to have solid control of the security forces and this why today some armies are largely known for their allegiance to the President than the nation. This is couched as protecting and preserving democracy and the rule of law.
For the complete autocratic capture to effectively occur, the system starts by weakening government institutions whose role is to safeguard democracy such as the police force, election commissions, Parliament and the Judiciary. They do this by depriving these institutions of resources, including salaries to such an extent that earning a living is at the whims of the autocratic system.
And those who submit to the dictates of the system are rewarded through packages, allowances that are outside the normal salary system and sometimes promotions. It means the autocratic system now pays more than the government. Hunger is used to induce fear and to secure allegiance, thereby pressuring civil servants in these institutions to comply to every political request by the autocratic system. The objective of this kind of capture is to ensure that autocracy safely rides on the rule of law and somewhat legitimise power grab via these democratic institutions.
Elections are manipulated at different levels including closing down campaign space for the opposition and tinkering with the numbers to give the process a democratic face. The most common trend is to give the autocratic system a slight margin of victory so that the election appear to have been free and fair and tightly contested. Nonetheless, elections are held regularly as part of the ritual to legitimise the autocratic system.
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Once these institutions are converted to serve autocracy, the next level is to shrink the democratic space or rather illegalising opposition politics through passing of oppressive laws. These often include shut down of most freedoms such as expression, gathering, association and funding of any democratic activities such as protests. By this time, the police and judicial system will be well-prepared to pounce on any dissent even without being directly deployed by the system. Arrest of protesters, abusive of the judicial system and excessive use of power will become the order of the day.
Dismantling the economy is often part of the strategy and this is done for several reasons. A thriving economy supplies resources to public institutions upon which democracy is established and sustained. In addition, a thriving economy tends to have an independent constituency of investors who can mobilise or work with the people to destabilise the system.
It is, therefore, in the interest of the system that the economy is destroyed before it is re-organised with all reporting lines linked to and controlled by the autocratic system. The outcome of this re-organisation will see the rise of cartels, an informal sector largely owned and controlled by the system and underworld business connections whose work is to prop up the system.
Eventually, the system must be felt everywhere and must be the richest on the land — wielding excessive political power over everything else.
With institutions of democracy crippled and the business community converted, the next part of the process is to establish populism promoted as nationalism. The system will start working on owning, politicising and personalising the national agenda, portraying itself as omnipotent. At the bottom of this is ensuring the people believe that the problems faced in the country are not a result of failure by the government and are scapegoated on someone, something or external forces.
This message is backed up by calls to put the country first and asking for unquestionable loyalty to the government of the day.
In some cases, religion through its various leadership is used to legitimise and endorse the autocratic leadership. All State media and information apparatus are deployed to mobilise around this agenda, while what remains of independent media is either infiltrated or destroyed.
The last pillar is to have friendly neighbouring countries which are bought through parcelling out of national resources and business opportunities to ensure they too have something to lose should the autocratic system face its demise. It is a complex web of political entanglements whose centre of power is the autocratic leadership.
When all these are achieved, power will be in the hands of one individual and citizens can forget about democracy and sometimes development.


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Tune: Winchester (Ride on, ride on in majesty)
We walk in silence while the earth
Quivers and cracks beneath our feet
Swallows our dreams and shatters worth
Solemn, we trudge to hearts’ dull beat.
We walk while singing, motley choir
of traitors, lovers, meek and proud
Small sparks of apostolic fire
light up the path, lighten the shroud.
We walk in solidarity
and sing of hope that never dies
We march to end disparity
graves open as our spirits rise.
We walk the way that has no end
Free to evolve, transform our creed
Hearts, torn like curtains, start to mend
Love rising now in word, in deed.
There are no strangers on the way
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Colossal clouds cloak the surface of Venus, making it difficult for researchers to probe its secrets. One way astronomers have peered through the haze is with the European Space Agency’s Venus Express satellite, which orbited the veiled planet from 2006 until 2014. Data collected by the craft revealed how features on the surface, like mountains, can influence weather patterns many miles above.
“We now have good evidence of a connection between the surface and what we see in the atmosphere that was never clear before”, said Håkan Svedhem, project scientist for the E.S.A.’s Venus Express mission. (1)
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According to Zacks, “Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It focused on the development and commercialization of cancer immunotherapy products designed to harness the power of a patient’s own immune system to eradicate cancer cells. Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc., formerly known as Lion Biotechnologies Inc., is based in SAN CARLOS, United States. “
IOVA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Chardan Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective on shares of Iovance Biotherapeutics in a report on Thursday, November 21st. ValuEngine lowered shares of Iovance Biotherapeutics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Iovance Biotherapeutics in a research report on Monday, September 30th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. BidaskClub downgraded Iovance Biotherapeutics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, JMP Securities began coverage on Iovance Biotherapeutics in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $31.73.
Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:IOVA) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.40) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.39) by ($0.01). As a group, analysts predict that Iovance Biotherapeutics will post -1.5 earnings per share for the current year.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IOVA. Coastal Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Iovance Biotherapeutics by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Coastal Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 29,390 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $534,000 after buying an additional 815 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio raised its holdings in Iovance Biotherapeutics by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 127,800 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $2,325,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the period. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Iovance Biotherapeutics by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,700 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC purchased a new position in Iovance Biotherapeutics during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in Iovance Biotherapeutics by 1.2% during the third quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 128,605 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $2,341,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares in the last quarter. 98.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Iovance Biotherapeutics
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on developing and commercializing cancer immunotherapy products to harness the power of a patient's immune system to eradicate cancer cells. The company's lead product candidate is lifileucel, an adoptive cell therapy that is in Phase II clinical trial using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), which are T cells derived from patients' tumors for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
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A lot of people are complaining that, despite ABC's efforts to make the Oscars more fun and young-feeling, the show was way too tame. (Except of course for Melissa Leo's F-bomb and James Franco dressing in drag.) Well, if what you're looking for are Hollywood stars doing very un-tame things, then we've got you covered.
Behold this video of Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba, and other A-list ladies in a fake infomercial for Humpilates, which "combines the flexibility of pilates with the sexability of humping". And yes, it's as ridiculous and hysterical as it sounds. (You'll definitely want to put headphones in and make sure your boss isn't behind you when you watch...)
We don't know how Jimmy managed to wrangle all of those celebs and get them to agree to appear together in this video, especially considering, especially considering they had to mimic having sex and show the world their O-faces! We happen to think a number of them deserve awards for their stellar performances. Namely, Eva Longoria saying, "Even when I'm humping, I'm humping" and Sofia Vergara's incomprehensible, but brilliant monologue at the 5:17 minute mark.
Who's your favorite Humpilates devotee? How surprised were you to see LiLo in there, making fun of herself? If they do a guy version, which celebs would you like to see in the infomercial.
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Trump denies paying North Korea for Warmbier treatment
Global Top Stories 26 April 2019 Arabia Day Newsdesk 0
President Trump has denied paying North Korea money for the medical care of comatose US student Otto Warmbier.
Warmbier was jailed in North Korea in 2015 during an organised tour and died after being returned to the US in a coma after 17 months in detention.
Earlier reports said that the US bad been billed $2m (£1.5m) for the student’s medical care.
North Korea had allegedly demanded the bill be paid before he was allowed to return home.
Mr Trump denied the claim on Twitter on Friday. He wrote: “No money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier, not two Million Dollars, not anything else.”
On Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders refused to comment on the claim. In a statement to CBS, she said: “We do not comment on hostage negotiations, which is why they have been so successful during this administration.”
The main US representative sent to retrieve Warmbier signed a pledge to pay the medical bill on the orders of President Trump, the Washington Post newspaper said, citing two people familiar with the situation.
The bill for Warmbier’s care was then reportedly sent to the US Department of Treasury.
A former Department of State official told CBS News that the US never paid or intended to pay the $2m, though Joseph Yun, the department’s North Korea lead at the time, did accept the bill.
The former official noted that the acceptance of the bill happened under Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who was keen on opening up a dialogue with North Korea.
The unnamed source said Mr Tillerson’s awareness of Warmbier’s critical condition, or his lack of political experience may have contributed to the decision.
The Washington Post was the first to report the bill.
Warmbier was accused of stealing a sign from the hotel where he and fellow students had been staying in the capital, and was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour.
By the time he returned to the US after 17 months in detention, the Ohio native was comatose and suffered from brain damage.
North Korea says he fell into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill.
US doctors found no evidence of botulism and said that the student had suffered a “severe neurological injury”, probably caused by a cardiopulmonary arrest.
Though North Korea has denied mistreating the 22-year-old student, his parents insist that his death in July 2017 was the consequence of torture.
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