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Maureen Dowd: Will Trump the blowhard blow us up?
Can two belligerent leaders living in fantasy worlds taunt us into a nuclear war?
Watching Trump and Kim trade taunts is particularly disturbing because they mirror each other in so many unhinged ways. Photographs: Getty Images
A couple of chubby brats with big missiles and short fuses. Is nuclear winter coming? Fire and fury, the likes of which the world has never seen, are bellowing from a posh golf club in New Jersey, while fire and doom emanate from a medieval police state in Asia.
Ever since Donald Trump was elected, the mandarins and chatterers of the capital have been alarmed that we would get to this precipice of blustery, threatening exchanges between Trump and Kim Jong Un about thermonuclear annihilation, and that when we did it would be parlous.
Fear, Xanax and Ambien abound here. The rest of what Trump does may be loudmouth blather, but this is real. Now, in the advanced beginner stage of his presidency, he faces the most severe test since the Cuban missile crisis.
As Obama's defence secretary Leon Panetta told Wolf Blitzer in an emotional interview on Friday night, this is not reality TV or a time for "loose talk".
"What I'm sensing here is a situation that could get out of control" and lead to the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives in South Korea.
The jitters of world leaders and markets were not soothed by the fact sheet issued by Guam's homeland security office after North Korea said it would launch a missile strike toward that US territor,y and Trump riposted that would mean "big, big trouble in North Korea".
Two of the admonitions are "do not look at the flash or fireball, it can blind you" and "do not use conditioner in your hair because it will bind radioactive material to your hair".
Watch over Trump
Administration officials have been trying to reassure journalists that James Mattis, John Kelly and Rex Tillerson have a pact designed to ensure that one of them is always in the country to watch over Trump in case he goes off the deep end.
It recalled the moment, recapped by Politico Magazine, when a Nixon defence secretary, James Schlesinger, got so worried about a cratering Nixon who was drinking and telling congressmen, "I can go in my office and pick up a telephone, and in 25 minutes, millions of people will be dead" that he told military commanders to check with him or Henry Kissinger if the president ordered up nukes.
In all my interviews of Trump over the years he never seemed very chesty about foreign intervention. "If only we could have Saddam back, as bad as he was, rather than $2 trillion spent, thousands of lives lost and all these wounded warriors," he told me during the campaign.
His pitch was mostly about turning inward so America could shore up its economy, security and infrastructure.
"Unlike other candidates, war and aggression will not be my first instinct," he said in his maiden foreign policy speech on the trail.
But the White House brings out a lot of gremlins in presidents as they deal with the wind shear of history. Now, in case North Korea is too far away, Trump is threatening "a possible military option" closer to home in Venezuela.
Unhinged ways
Watching Trump (71) and Kim (33) trade taunts is particularly disturbing because they mirror each other in so many unhinged ways. Trump is a democratically-elected strongman and Kim is a fratricidal despot, but they both live in bizarro fantasy worlds where lying and cheating is the norm.
They're both spoiled scions who surpassed less ruthless older brothers to join their authoritarian fathers in the family business.
They both make strange fashion statements with their hair, and enjoy bullying and hyperbole.
They both love military parades, expect "dear leader" displays of fawning and favour McDonald's and Madonna.
They both demand allegiance. When Trump feels he isn't getting it or paranoia takes over, he publicly mocks his lieutenants or jettisons them.
Kim simply gets out his anti-aircraft machine guns and calls up his nerve-agent assassins. He had his uncle killed for, among the reasons, clapping halfheartedly, the New York Times reported.
Pyongyang goaded Trump on Friday with this nutty line: "We consider the US no more than a lump which we can beat to a jelly any time."
"Kim understands Trump better than Trump understands himself," Trump biographer Michael D'Antonio told me. "He is only comfortable dominating and forcing others into submission. When that's not happening he experiences an almost physical discomfort because he feels unsafe. He doesn't know any other way to achieve status."
Proving there's no method to his madness, Trump went after Mitch McConnell, who is literally the most important person to Trump in pushing his agenda through Congress and who, as Carl Hulse wrote in the Times, secured the president "the signature accomplishment of his young presidency" by getting Neil Gorsuch confirmed after blocking Barack Obama from filling that Supreme Court vacancy. That move will go down as one of the most devious things ever done in Congress.
Ted Sorensen wrote about how much Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August, chronicling leaders stumbling into the first World War, influenced JFK during the Cuban missile crisis.
In "the 1914 conversation between two German leaders on the origins and expansion of that war, a former chancellor asking 'how did it all happen?' and his successor saying, 'ah, if only one knew'.
"If this planet," said President Kennedy, "is ever ravaged by nuclear war, if the survivors of that devastation can then endure the fire, poison, chaos and catastrophe, I do not want one of these survivors to ask another, 'how did it all happen?' and to receive the incredible reply 'ah, if only one knew'."
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New Bill Would Protect Your Right to Complain in Online Reviews
The Consumer Review Fairness Act would make it easier to share negative reviews.
The Consumer Review Fairness Act, passed by the House of Representatives on Monday, could put an end to company policies prohibiting customers from posting negative reviews about their products and services.
The legislation comes in response to non-disparagement clauses some companies include in their terms of service which attempt to bar customers from writing negative reviews.
If it becomes law, the Consumer Review Fairness Act would make any such clauses void. It would also allow the Federal Trade Commission to take action against companies that have the clauses in their contracts.
Companies, however, would still have the ability to take legal action against anyone who posts false and defamatory reviews.
"This bill is about protecting consumers posting honest feedback online," said Congressman Leonard Lance, one of the congressmen responsible for the bill. "Too many companies are burying non-disparagement clauses in fine print and going after consumers when they post negative feedback online…that needs to stop."
Companies like TripAdvisor, Yelp, Glassdoor, and the National Retail Federation are supporting the legislation, with TripAdvisor publishing a release applauding the bill, as it would make it easier for consumers to post freely about their experiences—positive or negative.
The legislation was passed Monday in the House of Representatives, and must pass the Senate before it is reviewed by President Obama.
Talia Avakian is a digital reporter at Travel + Leisure. Follow her on Twitter at @TaliaAvak.

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"book 276" "Emine and Daisy the miracle dog"God answers prayer no matter what that prayer is for, if it is sincere then he will of course answer it. Poor daisy a little dog belonging to my daughter was run over by a car and her spine and vertrabrae were crushed, her eyes were forced out of her head and her brain was swollen, prayer went to God
book 277" What size is your God? As I lay in bed trying to get in touch with my God, these words were spoken into my mind. "What size of God do you have?" I was surprised by this question, and began dwelling on it, and couldn't come to terms with the question, because my God made this world and his Son Jesus came to earth as a man, and a ''man sized God,'' is what dawned on me, is the size of my God,
book 278" ''The Unused gift of the Holy Spirit'' I know of no Born again Christian who believes and says that 'they have the power to forgive sins, that is except the priests in a Catholic church, who believe that they are standing in a position of Jesus in confession; but the scriptures say ''we'' the spirit filled believer, have the power to forgive sins.
This is the first gift we have received from God's own Holy Spirit and it is not recognised as an actual gift. There are many who would argue that it is not possible for us to forgive anyone's sins, and it is only God who can forgive sins not man.
book "279" This little book is not a book as such but is a teaching you where to find scriptures that say ''you are in union with christ Jesus,'' union meaning to be joined together as one person.
book ''280'' '' God's mercy outweighs his judgement against you.'' People are condemned by pastors and other church leaders because they see their sins as large sins or small sins. there is no difference in the size of sin; you could be a murderer, an adulterer, or a thief, and could have stolen a pound, and yet you have broken the law as far as God is concerned, there is no size limit on sin; sin is breaking God's law no matter what a person done. Yet read how his mercy outweighs his judgement against you.
book ''281'' ''God is usually blamed for sickness or disease or disasters but who is really to blame? ''So many people turn away from God because they believe that he sends sickness and diseases and disasters on them; and Christians are no different in their thinking either. People think that if they believe in God he would be a killjoy, he wouldn't want you out having fun with your mates, and that you would have to go to church and all that stuff. God is not a killjoy, like any dad he likes to see you having fun and happy. Others say, 'there is no God,' 'I don't believe in him', and they are talking crap; for God said, 'you will know that I am God and that I exist;'
book ''282''. '' I just asked Jesus into my heart, now what?'' ''The guarantee''
When a person asks Jesus into their heart that means they are guaranteed to get into heaven because of Jesus suffering and death on the cross on Calvary, for on that cross he somehow or other supernaturally took all your sins from the beginning of your life to the very end, and he guarantees that he will get you into heaven. This means that you are ''saved.'' For a Catholic that sounds like a protestant thing, it is not, it is a Bible thing, a Biblical promise from Almighty God; and he now calls you 'his own children.' First I will show you the scripture in God's word that guarantees you getting into heaven.
Book "283" Place the axe to the root of the tree ; healing the roots of our problems." Roots ;
Deep down inside of us are roots that are the source of many of our continual problems and God has shown me a way to deal with these roots, these roots from a bad tree, one that doesn't produce or produces bad fruit, and now I am going to take you through what he showed me so that you can do the same and be set free, Jesus came to set us free and he used many different ways to do this. there are many roots inside of us and it is best to ask God to show you which root needs to be cut out.
Book "284" "God gives us money for our enjoyment." ~ God wants to give us money for our enjoyment. And to be a blessing to those who are in need. The enemy tells us God does not give us money, and thank God ~we know 'he is a liar,'~ and a ~thief~ and so we don't have to believe him, no matter what he tells us. We Christians have been deceived for two thousand years, and that is a long time to be able to work on the children of God, the devil has perfected his techniques, and is now an expert at it. But thank God for his Holy Spirit who ''leads us into 'all' truth,'' and so he reveals the plans of God and the perfect will of God
Book ''285'' How can I say that God is our Father, but we Christians don't believe it?
How can I say that God is our Father but we Christians don't believe it? Easy~ how many are walking in his power and dominion? If God is truly our Father then we are his children, and of his own divine life source and we would be doing the same thing Jesus done, because there is no difference before our father God between us, what Jesus could do for God's glory we should also be doing. Don't let people say rubbish to this word, God created you to do immeasurable signs and wonders and awesome unbelievable miracles for his glory. Jesus even said, ''you would do even greater things than he did,'' are you doing anything like that at all?
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Friday, February 25, 2011
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This should absolutely be the inspiration for your next several sessions.
10 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:59 AM
...as if I didn't torture my players enough... ;)ReplyDelete
It does spark a few ideas though...
Wow, that's some serious "Thriller" ripoff choreography :D :DReplyDelete
Godzilla-era effects really *did* leave a mark on Japan, didn't they?ReplyDelete
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen.ReplyDelete
@ah, that's what it reminded of, I couldn't place it!ReplyDelete
I should add that I picked this up from Valentina's very cool blog - http://kelpcrown.blogspot.com/
It reminds me more of Captain Eo than Thriller, but I was just at Disnyland last week.ReplyDelete
Whaddya mean inspiration? That's it right there, that's the whole thing! ;)ReplyDelete
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The Chinese New Year is also known as the "Spring Festival." It traditionally runs from the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, making the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar.
This February 19 marks the start of the year 4,713 in the Chinese calendar. As in most cultures, people celebrate by gathering with their loved ones and making a special meal.
A meal fit for Kings, 'Emperor herbal chicken.'
Ingredients for the chicken
- 1 whole chicken
- 500 ml water
- Salt to taste
Herbs for dish
- 24 g Huai Shan 淮山 (Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae)
- 18 g Dang Shen 党参 (Codonopsis Pilosulae)
- 16 g Yu Zhu 玉竹 (Solomon's Seal Rhizome)
- 22 g Long Yan Gan 龙眼干 (Dried longan)
- 10 g Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 (Wolfberries)
- 6 Hong Zao 红枣 (Red dates)
- 3 g Chuan Gong 川芎 (Szechwan lovage rhizome)
- 5 g Tang Gui 当归 (Angelica sinensis)
- 15 g Bei Qi 北芪 (Astragalus membranaceus)
Instructions (Watch the video for more details)
- Steam the herbs with 500 ml water for 5 minutes.
- Place chicken over aluminium foil.
- Stuff half of the herbs into chicken, and place the rest around the chicken.
- Pour the water used to steam the herbs inside the foil with the chicken.
- Wrap the foil up into a bundle
- Steam chicken for 2 hours.
- Add salt to taste, then serve
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Dr Julian Lewis: I am conscious of the fact that I was not present for the Minister's opening speech so I may have missed something, but I am aware of concerns raised not only by the Prospect union but by one of my constituents about the fact that as someone who has always earned less than £28,000 a year, he may, as a result of early retirement, be unintentionally caught by this provision. I hope we will get some assurance from the Government Front Bench either that that will not happen, or that an amendment will be accepted to make sure it does not happen.
[Ms Angela Eagle (Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills): The right hon. Gentleman raises precisely the kind of case that has no doubt been raised with other hon. Members in all parts of the House. The only thing he missed was his own Secretary of State calling everyone who worked in the public sector, presumably including his constituent who would be affected by this cap, a fat cat. We will wish to give the provision particular scrutiny in Committee. ...]


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A couple of weeks ago, my friend and I went to Ninja Adventure in Preston. I'm not really sure why we decided to go as we aren't particularly sporty people but when invited* it's rude to decline and it's a great opportunity to try something new. We went axe throwing a couple of months ago!
Ninja Adventure has only recently opened and is an adventure place for both children and adults. It consists of 2 adult ninja courses, 2 children's courses (age 4+), 1 harnessed ropes course and a virtual reality arcade.
Once you have signed the waiver forms at reception, you can pop your belongings in a locker (take a £1 coin) and then you are taken into the safety briefing room where one of the members of staff chats to you and you watch a short video. From there, you are free to go on the courses.
We went onto the rope course first where one of the staff members supports you to put on a harness and gets you a correct helmet to wear. They attach you to the above safety rope and then you can climb the rope and obstacles in whichever direction you want to. You can also turn back at any point if you don't feel up to completing it. It is all done independently at your own pace. I think this is the course I enjoyed the most and it was fun, even though I was slightly nervous!
We also went onto the ninja courses which were similar to like you would see on Ninja Warrior on TV (without the water too fall into and a smaller wall to run up). These were quite comical for us two with very little arm strength haha. There were a couple of children there with their Dad who were zooming through!
The virtual arcade is full of virtual games from racing cars and skiing to flying through the sky battling against enemies. These are fab and it's amazing how much you feel like you are there in the game! There was one that I really didn't like though which was being on a fair ground type ride that ends when you crash on the ground. I didn't really see the need in that and felt it was a little insensitive considering the theme park ride crashes that have happened in the past few years in the UK. I would have much preferred it to be a fun and exhilarating ride that you would expect from the fair ground or theme park.
I do think Ninja Adventure is a great place to visit and can't wait to take Lucas in a couple of years. I love that you can have fun and exercise no matter what the weather. There is also a cafe upstairs for a drink or something to eat once you have finished. In the cafe there is a small soft play area if you do take any under 4's that could play in there for free whilst the older ones are downstairs on the courses.
If you want a really full and active day out, I spotted Flip Out next door but one to it too so you could go from being a ninja to trampolining x
15 Comments on Ninja Adventure, Preston review
Whoa the virtual arcade looks awesome! What was your favourite game?
Oh wow! That looks class! I love ninja warrior UK too, it's the best! Is the wall as big or a mini version?
oh my gosh how much fun does this look! I could totally have enjoyed doing this way back when! I'd probably have loved to take out flip out on after too lol.
This looks like so much fun and just reminds me of Ninja Warrior, I don't think I'd be very good at this though x
I am absolutely useless at this kind of thing but it does look like brilliant fun! I wonder if they open it for hen dos and things, that would be great wouldn't it? 🙂
Oh this looks so much fun. My husband would love this!
This looks amazing, my kids would absolutely love it I think, it looks like there is so much to do!
I love watching Ninja Warrior so I would absolutely to have a go on this and I love that there's a cafe with soft play inside so that you can entertain the kids whilst eating
My idea of hell but the kids would love it. The things you end up doing as a parent eh?
Seems fun, I am not a sporty person but I would love to do this one too
this sounds amazing! I think I would have a blast here, so I can't imagine how much fun kiddos would have!
Ooh I didn't know this even existed! We are local as you know and I had no idea this had opened, will have to check it out!
We love the sound of the ninja courses and it sounds like a great activity centre for all abilities x
This would be my kids idea of heaven, I only wish it were closer
This certainly sounds like fun , you can be a big kid and just enjoy it. Glad there is no water to fall into and get wet.


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You'll take on the role of Billie Lurk in the standalone release of Dishonored: Death of the Outsider. The game isn't a DLC pack or an expansion for Dishonored 2, and it will have its own campaign featuring all new powers and abilities.
Bethesda and Arkane Studios released the new trailer recently, following up on a separate video overview for Dishonored: Death of the Outsider featuring Arkane Studios' lead Harvey Smith talking about how players will take on the role of Billie Lurk, a character who has been present throughout the Dishonored franchise, and how they will have to seek out and kill the Outsider.
The Outsider is a powerful being within the lore of Arkane Studios' supernatural series... the same being who bestowed upon Daud, Emily and Corvo the ability to utilize their special powers to bend time, manipulate space, and perform impossible feats throughout the Dishonored games.
Billie doesn't retrieve her powers from the Outsider, though. Billie acquires her powers from gadgets and other alchemist means utilized within the Dunwall and Karneca regions.
The trailer above delves slightly deeper into what's revealed over on the official website regarding Lurk's mission, which involves infiltrating cults, fight clubs and other mysterious institutions around Karneca in an attempt to find ways to kill the Outsider.
The video starts with Billie leaping from the air, tackling a man and spearing him through the neck with a pointed object.
We later start getting a bit of backstory and lore surrounding Billie and Daud. We learn that Michael Madsen is voicing the "Knife of Dunwall", and that Billie is played by none other than Rosario Dawson.
The duo plan on killing the Outsider, but in order to do so they have to fight through the cults and mysticists occupying the city. This tidbit of lore stretches back to the original Dishonored, so players will likely learn a lot more about how the magic, the powers, and the special abilities work within the game's world.
The trailer reveals Billie and Daud attempting to get their hands on a special weapon in order to reach the Outsider, who -- much like his name -- resides outside the standard boundaries of time, reality and space.
Players will have to venture into strange worlds, and fight through new groups introduced into the Dishonored universe, including the Immortal Envisioned, the Sisters of the Ocular Order, and an all new set of Clockwork soldiers.
The trailer doesn't give away too many details regarding the special powers and abilities at Billie's disposal, but it looks like she'll be able to use a lot of different skill sets not shared by Emily or Corvo from Dishonored 2. You can look for the game to arrive on PC, PS4 and Xbox One starting September 15th.


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RPT-Canadian oil producers trade shares for growth but investors hard to impress
By Rod Nickel and John Tilak
WINNIPEG/TORONTO, Nov 29 - Depressed Canadian oil prices are fοrcing energy cοmpanies to use their shares as a currency to fund acquisitiοns, but investοrs have been hard to win over to the strategy.
Unusually large price discοunts fοr Canadian crude, due to clogged pipelines, and faltering global prices have made grοwth hard to realize. Some prοducers have reduced output and lower cash flow has left cοnsolidatiοn using stock as the main optiοn.
Shares of Encana Cοrp, Baytex Energy Cοrp and Internatiοnal Petrοleum Cοrp, fοr examples, each plummeted by double-digits οn the days they annοunced deals to buy rivals with shares. The TSX energy index perfοrmed better οn those days, although it has been in steep decline since early October.
"We've been getting shocked with bad news all year, and investοrs dοn't necessarily believe that cοnsolidatiοn is a big enοugh catalyst to offset all the macrο headwinds," said Kevin Brent, vice-president of investment fοr BlueSky Equities, which owns shares in Seven Generatiοns Energy and Crescent Point Energy Cοrp.
Canadian oil prοducers face a dwindling amοunt of capital willing to invest in the sectοr, leaving many with a stark choice, said Eric Nuttal, seniοr pοrtfοlio manager at Ninepοint Partners, which owns shares in MEG Energy, Baytex and Athabasca Oil.
"Do yοu increase in scale and get yοur market cap abοve $1 billiοn to get οn the radar screen? Or do yοu just thrοw in the towel?"
Many are scaling up. The result, Nuttall said, will likely be mοre deals into early 2019, and a shrinking number of small-cap Canadian oil prοducers in the lοng term.
The Canadian oil patch has made 29 deals so far in the secοnd half, wοrth $9.5 billiοn, the busiest half-year period fοr deals since the first half of 2017, accοrding to Cοrmark Securities data.
Further deals may have to rely οn shares and private equity, said Andy Mah, CEO of Advantage Oil & Gas.
"When yοu get into a period of such volatility, I think any kind of M&A is very difficult because revenues are certainly challenged."
Shareholders are mainly interested in cοmpanies that pay dividends οr buy back shares, said Cοrmark analyst Amir Arif.
"It's almοst like yοu can't win if yοu're a Canadian energy cοmpany," said Janan Paskaran, a partner at Tοrys LLP who prοvides M&A advice to energy cοmpanies. "It's hard to invest within Canada, and it's tough to get investοr suppοrt when yοu expand outside."
"People are saying, 'let's nοt spend any capital.'"
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I have been given the job of putting a replacement vented indirect cylinder in a friends house. I am puzzled because there is no thermostat strapped to the cylinder! Any ideas greatly appreciated,
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There's a Twitter Account Retelling 'Top Gun' One Screen-Cap at a Time
Top Gun, the 1986 Tom Cruise classic, is being retold one screen-grab at a time. Really.
In a strange act of fanaticism for the movie, the Twitter account 555 µHz is tweeting each scene from the movie. It began on Jan. 23 with a blank picture.
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— 555 µHz (@555uhz) January 23, 2014
Slowly, the movie began to take shape as the introduction credits rolled and the plot began.
— 555 µHz (@555uhz) January 23, 2014
— 555 µHz (@555uhz) January 23, 2014
— 555 µHz (@555uhz) January 24, 2014
Like clockwork, the account posts a new screengrab every 30 minutes, complete with dialogue.
— 555 µHz (@555uhz) January 29, 2014
The account isn't following anyone, and at the time of writing had shy of 500 followers. The Twitter bio offers no description or reason for the tweets. Maybe the slow pace of tweets will soften the blow of — spoiler alert — Goose's death.


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The old model wasn't exactly the prettiest car out there, but it was still a ...
The old model wasn't exactly the prettiest car out there, but it was still a solid peace of German engineering. This new model is definitely a looker, while it should still remain a top-notch marvel. Mercedes always knew how to get the most from cars, while still maintaining a certain level of comfort the brand is known for. We don't know if it will be as good ad advertised, but it looks really promising so far.Legendary Speed is dedicated to bringing you the very best Videos about Automobiles and Cool stuff.
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Autumn is officially here! What better way than to start the season of with a little baking session. I posted This cute fox cutter the other week and I have finally filled my house with some foxy yummy biscuits. Here's how I have made some easy simple Lemon biscuits; that might I add, went down a treat in my household.
250g of butter.
150g of caster sugar.
300g of plain flour + some for your counter.
1 tbls of Lemon flavouring.
1 egg yolk.
Icing and any decoration you want to add once cooked and cooled.
- First add your butter and caster sugar into a bowl once measured out. (Turn your oven on at 180.c to pre heat all ready for cooking)
- Add your egg yolk and Lemon flavour, then mix it all up well.
- Sift over your flour and stir until the mixture is well combined… you might need to get your hands in at the end to give everything a really good mix and press the dough together.
- Prep your surface with some flour to avoid the dough sticking.
- Roll your dough out, not to thin or your biscuits will break once cooked. I would say your chosen cutter (mine being a fox) should be just under half full when pressed into the dough.
- Once you have cut your shapes out, place them onto greasing paper; I greased some butter over my paper to make sure they would come of easy once cooked. Then I docked them with a folk, helps to vent the steam created in the oven while baking; mostly used for short bread biscuits but I like to do it with normal ones as well. (I also sprinkled some caster sugar over mine to add to my sweet tooth)
- Cook for about 15-20 mins, when they start browning they are ready to be taken out of the oven and placed onto a cooling rack.
- Once they are left to cool you are ready decorate them. I just added orange icing to mine. Once all done there you will have, a lovely yummy Lemon batch of biscuits ready to be demolish.
Who loves simple recipes like this? Also who else just loves my fox cutter?


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I've been getting some requests to do a list of annoying relationship cliches. That means all the things your coupley friends say, or just general wisdom that you hear about love and relationships…that you find to be lame, impossible, wrong, and/or what-ever. So here they are, in no particular order (see if you agree, after the jump!).
"I married my best friend." Of this, a married girlfriend of mine writes, "Oh, you're so unique! Your spouse is your BEST FRIEND? Wow. My husband is probably my favorite person to spend time with, but...I have a lot of great friends in my life." This one is true. Perhaps your spouse is your closest friend, or your best guy friend, but he doesn't have to be your end-all, be-all. So stop making other people feel bad.
"It was love at first sight." Really? First sight? You knew how that person would sound, act, react, think, and treat his or her fellow humanity?
__"You can't help who you fall in love with." __Oooh. This one is an excuse for people who fall in love with a married person, or it's an excuse for married people who take up mistresses.
"It didn't mean anything." Maybe it doesn't mean anything to the person saying this, but cheating sure means something to the person you're having to say it to!
"I gotta get home to the ol' ball and chain." Hey, buddy, if your wife is such a drag, why did you marry her? And what makes you so cool? Why are women always painted as the nagging/unfun/lonely bad cops?
"I have to babysit the kids." When dads say this, it really gets moms. You're not babysitting, you're parenting.What annoying relationship cliches or quotes really get to you? Sound off below!
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I want to know how the artificial intelligent and computer vision become integrated or can improve more automation systems and machine that build in automatic way Display screen, [/color]solar panel (http://www.shinesolar.net), lithium ion batteries, printed circuit boards and 3D printers.Pretty exciting post but strange to see not enough participation from other forum members.. Can you share some more information about the correlation.
I know that these automation systems and machine are connected to 3D sketches that were sketches in a 3D software sketch like Solidworks.
I know that these automation systems and machine are connected to SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning System), this is a software that combine a lot of information and data about the company that are related to human resources, budget, marketing, logistics and operation.
I know that these automation systems and machine use the operation system Linux and multi tasking software like UNIX.
I know that these automation systems and machine use a lot of kinds of control, motion control for the control of the dynamics of the robots, hydraulics and pneumatics, wireless communication and nanotechnology for semiconductors.
1. The products line of these automation systems uses these parallel robots and it is close to these video.
ABB FlexPicker Robots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuDvVa7mkw#)
Others video that are also related to these automation systems and machines
2. Automations systems for Fuel Cell Manufacturing
Fuel Cell Manufacturing Plant / Automatisierte Brennstoffzellenmontage am ZBT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhrcHO_qw80#ws)
3. Machines for producing thin film solar panel
Production process of Thin-film silicon PV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaDVlPlvVZI#)
4. Machines for producing PCB (Printed Circuit Board)
Very complete PCB Technical Flow ★How to make a pcb? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXLw0f33zTg#)
I search after examples of researches or projects that are related to artificial intelligent and one of these technologies that the automation systems and machine have.
Maybe one approach of many kinds of approach can be something that is related to clusters and computer vision or other approach can be in fixing mistakes, the problem is that I don't have information about these approaches and the possible correlation to these kinds of automation systems and machine.
What kinds of software for artificial intelligent can possible use these automation systems and machine?
How computer vision use or can improve these automation systems and machine? And how this computer vision can be involve with artificial intelligent?


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index=environment sourcetype=infinity_thermostat < shows all the extracted fields and values under "Interesting Fields">
When I click and interesting field, see it's values and select a value (which adds it to the search), zero results are returned. Is this a bug in recent versions?
I've seen other "similar" posts and some talk about workarounds such as fields.conf, but this is pretty straight forward and the search time extractions are working, just not searchable when used in the search.
cooling=idle is the example I'm using which returns zero, cooling=idle* (zero results), cooling=idl* (zero results), cooling=id* (results), cooling=i* (results), cooling=* (all results), cooling=*idle (results)
Thank you for any thoughts/help
Screenshots attached showing the issue.
This is a classic example of the field.conf problem so why are you doubting the appropriateness and efficacy? I will reiterate what you have already read:
If your values are not separated by major/minor-breakers (segmenters.conf), then they will not appear as indexed values in your tsidx so you have to tell the Search Head that these fields are not indexed fields by adding this to fields.conf:
INDEXED_VALUE = false
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BE CAREFUL! This is a GLOBAL setting and will effect all fields named cooling so you would be best off naming this field something that is uncommon (unlikely to be used by anybody else anywhere else).


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FPL Dugout FA Cup - the details
The FPL Dugout FA Cup is almost upon us…
If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late! You have until Wednesday, around midnight English time, to sign up. You can sign up via the FPL Dugout FA Cup sign up thread.
For those of you that have already signed up, the fun is about to start! Yes, that's right, the qualifying round starts this week (Gameweek 12). The draw for this round will happen right after the close of entries in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
There are currently around 90 teams entered and the qualifying round will feature around 60 of those teams. The exact number will be calculated once numbers are finalized.
Now you may be asking who gets a bye? And how is that decided? It's very simple; the teams with the best FPL Dugout coefficient will receive a bye.
Now you may be asking what is that? Well it's very similar to the UEFA Club Coefficients. For each competition you enter in the FPL Dugout community, you receive points, and the better you do in those, the more points you receive. It's that simple!
(As a hint, the FPL Dugout league gets you points, and I have noticed some people aren't in the FPL Dugout league… the code is 165-373, hint hint.)
So let the games begin and the best man or women win!


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It is not a secret that Austin loves sports. Anywhere you look you will see fans of every sport you can think of. Sure the Longhorns are the local favorites, but when it comes to watching sports, Austin is second to none. That is what inspired the fans to look for the vinyl banners Austin and the experience of sports watching once inside. The fight was hard, but after many visits, drinks, and burgers the final four have been ranked. The final four in the battle of best sports bars in Austin that is.
Shooters Billiards
So you want to combine your game watching with a little game playing of your own? Then look no further than Shooters Billiards. They have the giant plasma TVs and the pool tables to keep you entertained for hours on Sundays. They have a great beer selection and other games besides pool. If you are more of a dart person the shooters will be your happy place. Arcade games and shuffleboard are available and to make things better an excellent selection of appetizers and finger foods. It does not get much better than shooters for the Austin sports fan. Let the vinyl banners Austin show you where the place is and you may want to watch every game there.
Little Woodrow's
Did you ever get to a sports bar or grill with the intention to watch the game just to find out that you got the worst seat in the house? Well put those worries to rest when you choose little Woodrow's. It does not matter where you seat, you will probably have a great view of the game. It seems like this place has a TV on every wall, and you will not miss any of the action. Little Woodrow's shows not only the local games, but all the games available on Sunday ticket. So as long as you are a football fan you will get to see your team, no matter what team that is.
Aussie's Bar and Grill
Aussie's is another place that will not allow you to miss the game. They have so many HD TVs and they are so well placed that you can watch almost any NFL game you want. This is a perfect place to watch your team with a bunch of friends or to make new ones. The staff are super friendly and the fans are always great. The food is some of the best you can get while watching a game. Vinyl banners Austin have helped this location get a lot of loyal customers.
Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill
If vinyl banners Austin is not enough to get your attention, then the name just might. So Bikinis is as much as a family restaurant as Hooters, maybe even less, but the combination of sports on a large number of flat screen HD TVs and a wait staff that does wear bikini tops was too much to pass up. Sports fans love this place and during game day it is packed. The food is good and the sports action is as good as it gets.


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The Self Improvement Blog | Self Esteem | Self Confidence
Stress affects us all. We feel stressed if things are not going well for us and feel anxious about our future. We also feel stressed if things are going well for us and feel fatigued by staying on top of things. Stress is not something that we can escape. It's part of the pressure of living in a society where there are scarce resources, few safety nets, and frequent political, economic, social, and technological change. We all have developed our own way of dealing with stress, but not all ways are positive. Let's first identify negative ways of dealing with stress before looking at 3 stress-reduction techniques to try.
How NOT to Deal with Stress
- Self-medication:
The stress response can easily be switched off with chemicals that change our brain chemistry. Drugs and alcohol are often used as a go-to source for an immediate shift from fatigued to fantastic. Often the only way to overcome a compulsive addiction is to go to a recovery center like harris house that will provide a structured addiction recovery process.
- Bottling it up:
By bottling up our emotions of apathy, grief, fear, lust, anger, and pride, we can manage to get control of a distressing situation. Although our troubling emotions appear to have gone, they have only disappeared out of sight, tucked away in our subconscious minds. Eventually, they will surface, often in a violent and disruptive way. We might, for instance, come down with a serious illness or behave in a destructive way.
- Acting out:
Besides suppressing our unpleasant emotions, another way of managing them is to express them, venting our anger and frustration out on others or ourselves. Usually, this expression is harmful. We may either harm ourselves or other people. We might harm ourselves by overindulgence in comfort foods or we might harm others through emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.
How to Manage Stress Better
- Borrowing spiritual practices:
There are many practices arising out of spiritual traditions that you can use in a secular way. Some common examples are meditation, mindfulness, and contemplation.
- When you meditate, you sit on a chair or on the floor with your back straight. You can then either try a focused or unfocused meditation. Focused meditation includes concentrating on a mantra, an image, or a sound. Unfocused meditation includes watching your breath, becoming aware of your inhalation and exhalation, or watching your thoughts, observing your thoughts with detachment as if they were clouds floating across the sky.
- When you practice mindfulness, you become intensely curious about a present moment activity, giving it all your attention. You stop reflecting on what happened in the past and stop anticipating what might happen in the future. If, for instance, you are walking, you try to notice everything around you, as well as notice your own breathing, heartbeat, and muscular tension.
- When you practice contemplation, you think about something as deeply as you can. This idea might be an affirmation or a passage from a philosophical or religious book. For instance, you might contemplate a passage from Marus Aurelius' reflections on stoicism or you might contemplate a passage from the Bible, Torah or the Bhagavad Gita.
- Pleasant diversions:
A pleasant diversion can be any activity that takes your mind away from your daily stressors. It could be a recreational diversion like socializing with friends, going to a nice restaurant, or watching a movie. It could also be a constructive diversion like swimming or spending time on a favorite hobby.
- Rest and recuperation:
If you are moderately stressed out, then a hot bath, reading a pleasant book, going for a leisurely walk, or taking a long nap may be all that you'll need to feel fully recharged. If, on the other hand, you are highly-stressed, then a vacation would probably work better in helping you feel calmer and more in control of your life.
In conclusion
Stress is not something that we can entirely avoid. Still, using stress-reduction techniques can help us mitigate stress, making difficult events appear more tolerable. A sensible goal is not to get rid of stress altogether and to remain calm and detached about everything happening around us regardless of how chaotic it might be. This is an unrealistic ideal. Instead, it is enough to strive to edge past distress toward eustress.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Undefeated Northwestern getting it done as a team
WINSTED >> Chemistry on the court is one of the greatest intangibles a team needs to win games. In the case of Northwestern, it helps that the boys on the team have been playing on the same court together since middle school.
Doug Sebach, Northwestern head coach said he gives a lot of the credit to his team's harmony out on the court.
"These guys have played together for a long time, they have very good chemistry," Sebach said. "They do feed off of each other, that's why they are such a good team, they have worked together for a long time."
Northwestern's leading scorer, guard John Stevens said everything is falling into place this season.
"I think were just playing as a team, working hard all season," Stevens said. "Our defense and offense are working well. That's what its been like since we were young."
Sebach, who is in his ninth season at Northwestern, has led his Highlanders to yet another great season, currently 14-0 overall.
In the 2010-2011 season, Northwestern finished tied with Gilbert for best record in the Berkshire League at 17-3. The team finished 20-5 overall.
The Highlanders picked up two wins in the CIAC tournament before losing to Immaculate.
Highlanders guard Connor Guiheen said the teams experience with one another has given the Highlanders an edge.
"We have been playing with each other forever, some of us have been playing since the sixth grade, at least middle school," Guiheen said. "I think we always know where we are on the court. We have our offensive sets but instinctually if we break off, we always know where were going to be. We get alot of easy shots based off that."
Despite finding himself in a lot of situations where he can score, Northwestern guard John Stevens said it's always team first.
"I think its very reassuring to know that anyone can come in off the bench for you and do just as good as you do and take over the game," Stevens said. "All five players off the bench are going to contribute anyway they can and it helps out."
Both Guiheen and Stevens who are four-year starters, have led the offensive charge for the Highlanders. Steven's has averaged 18.4 points per game while Guiheen sits right behind him with 17.7.
Guiheen said the team is lackadaisical with one another but when they need to, they can turn up the intensity.
"We're always a loose group," Guiheen said. "We know when we can have fun and keep it under control, we'll mess around a little bit but we always know when its time to come play we can come out and be serious and play hard. We always play hard, always get along, even if it gets a little chippy between us, its always productive."
Stevens said for the team to be successful there can not be any negativity on the court.
"Were all positive, in close games where it looks like were getting dysfunctional, we keep our heads together and stay positive about everything," Stevens said "Me and Connor (Guiheen) especially have been playing well together and we don't care who scores we just want that win at the end of the day."
Northwestern found themselves in a good situation after the 2011-2012 season. Sebach said the team only lost one senior to graduation.
With many players returning, Sebach said his team is one of the deepest teams in the Berkshire League.
"There hasn't been one new player to step up, the bench overall has helped us when we needed it," Sebach said. "Our bench is pretty solid, they try to be ready when we call them. I think they have done a great job depending on our needs."
With as much skill as Northwestern shows from top to bottom, Guiheen said everyone on Northwestern would be able to be leaders at any other school in the Berkshire League.
"We are confident in our guys one through ten," Guiheen said "I think its good that we have kids that could start anywhere else in the league. We know our bench players accept their role and are not into themselves. "Everyone has their job on the court. I think we have alot of depth at different roles and different guys are going to step up when they need to."
Being in their senior year, both Guiheen and Stevens said they plan on playing in college but have to focus on finishing their season first.
"Yeah, I think both of us are looking to play afterwards, Guiheen said. "We talked to a few coaches, its exciting to see them here but you cant be wrapped up in that."
Guiheen added.
"While your thinking about yourself going ahead, its always got to be team first," Guiheen said. "We are going to get recognized by colleges more for winning then for how many points we score. If we score 25 points on a losing team then were not winning players. Colleges want to have good players but they also want winning players."
Guiheen said his top schools were Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, Elms College in Massachusetts and Hilbert College in New York.
Stevens said he has been looking at Western Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University and UMass Dartmouth in Massachusetts.
With just a few regular season games left, Sebach said his team has not reached their peak yet.
"I think we have put together a couple good quarters but I don't think we've played our best basketball yet," Sebach said. "I think we have alot of room for improvement."
With stiff competition in the state, especially from league rival Gilbert, Sebach said his team has to get better down the stretch.
"We are working to get better so we can peak when we need to peak." Sebach said. "I don't think you have seen our best yet, we have been winning, I think we have a ways to go. Hopefully we do get better because all the other teams are getting better."


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A year ago today my family was blessed with the birth of a healthy baby girl. I don't think I need to remind anyone how surprising the arrival of a girl baby was after three beautiful boys. Since we don't find out the sex of our children before their arrival, we have a lot of fun sharing our news with friends and family. Margaret's announcement was especially exciting and I have shared some of the stories below.
My mama was the first person I called after Margaret was born. She was full of questions about the birth, the health of the baby, and my general well-being. We chatted about everything and she never once asked whether the baby was a boy or girl. After several minutes I finally said, "Mama, I had a girl!" She thought I was joking. "Really?!?!" she asked. She quickly told my Dad who gripped his chest in disbelief and proclaimed they were going to be on the next flight to Pennsylvania.
Due to my general dislike of hospitals, Margaret was home before she was even 12 hours old. Since we have never decided on a name before the birth of any of our children, Margaret was our youngest named child (hospitals really like that you leave with a named baby). She is named after my Great-Grandmother (Grandma Phyllis' mother), the Blessed Mother, and my Grandma. No one told my Grandma the baby's name. Everyone wanted me to be the one to tell her. So when I spoke to her the first thing she asked was her name. "Margaret Mary Phyllis." I responded. "Oh Jessica!" said my Grandma. "I am honored to share my name with her."
My sister-in-law April is almost impossible to get a hold of. She works in the wine industry and is almost always working. But somehow I got through on her cell phone. She sounded really busy and rushed.
"I'm at a wine vendors event," she explained. "I'm in the bathroom."
"I had my baby." I told her.
"You did?" she exclaimed into the phone.
"She's so beautiful." I said.
"Oh, I bet... WAIT A MINUTE! DID YOU SAY SHE?!?!"
In less than a second we were both crying and laughing about my new daughter. "Hold on," she said. "I have to flush the toliet."
Adam and Eugenie are Margaret's Godparents. I called Eugenie hoping to catch her before she started homeschooling lessons.
"Hey Eugenie."
"Hey." You could hear the excitement in her voice. It was as if she knew that the baby was born.
"I had my baby."
"We named her Margaret!"
"OH! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Miss Jessica had a girl!" [insert cheers from her kids in the background]
Heidi and Haven sent Margaret a gift and said they had been waiting for her arrival for a long time. I believe it was 1994 when Heidi and I decided that we would both have girls and make sure they were great friends.
Annie met Margaret at her baptism and said that Margaret looked exactly as a Krom girl should look.
There are so many wonderful stories about the ways that everyone has welcomed Margaret into this world. She is so blessed to have so many people who think about her and love her. I would need a whole other blog entry to include all the welcome messages and warm wishes we received for her.


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Major donor nixes effort to combat tuberculosis crisis in North Korea
A fuse is about to be lit on an infectious disease powderkeg in northeast Asia. On 30 June, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will pull the plug on its grants to North Korea, which has one of the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. The pullout leaves the isolated nation with about 1 year to line up a new source of medicines and diagnostics to combat a deepening TB crisis.
The Global Fund's decision to sever ties to North Korea perplexes some humanitarian workers and medical researchers who operate there. "We have not gotten any clarity on why they are doing this," says Kwonjune Seung, a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and medical director of the Eugene Bell Foundation, a nonprofit in Andrews, South Carolina, that has supported TB clinics in North Korea since 2007. "I would hope it was something extremely egregious," for the Global Fund "to take such a drastic step." Some, however, see the move as a negotiating ploy and predict that the organization will be back in North Korea before TB supplies run out.
Since 2010, the Global Fund, a public-private partnership based in Geneva, Switzerland, has spent more than $100 million on TB and malaria control in North Korea through grants managed by two international organizations with offices in Pyongyang—the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF—as well as North Korea's Ministry of Public Health (MPH). "It has been the biggest outside investment ever in public health in North Korea," says Kee Park, a neurosurgeon at Harvard Medical School in Boston who leads biannual exchanges with North Korean health care specialists.
By all accounts, malaria control efforts in North Korea have been a clear success. Cases have fallen from 13,500 in 2010 to 2719 in 2016. The Global Fund has provided enough mosquito nets and antimalarial drugs to see the country through the 2018 malaria season, says spokesperson Seth Faison, who is based in Geneva.
But TB remains a stubborn and worsening problem. A quarter-century ago, North Korea's TB prevalence—around 50 cases per 100,000 people—was approximately one-third of South Korea's. But after a severe, prolonged famine in the North in the mid-1990s, the TB bacterium spread rapidly among malnourished survivors. According to WHO, North Korea's TB incidence, or number of new cases, per 100,000 people shot up from under 200 in 2000 to 513 in 2016 (global incidence in 2016 was 140). An MPH survey carried out in 2015 and 2016—which outside experts laud for its rigor—pegged North Korea's TB prevalence, or total cases, at 640 per 100,000 people.
Most North Korean TB patients now under medical care are taking drugs purchased under Global Fund grants. The Eugene Bell Foundation is providing drugs to treat about 1200 North Koreans with multidrug resistant (MDR) TB each year. That represents about 10% to 15% of each year's new MDR cases, Seung says. MPH had proposed carrying out a drug-resistance survey in the next tranche of money from the Global Fund, he says, but that won't happen now.
In announcing its decision last February to end grants to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)the Global Fund cited its concern that the country's "unique operating environment" prevented the group from providing "the required level of assurance and risk management" for its grants. Humanitarian groups and medical researchers criticized the decision in letters to The Lancet and in other forums. They implored the Global Fund to reconsider, noting that transparency concerns and challenging operating environments exist in many countries with high TB burdens. The Global Fund "has not modified its decision" to close the grants, Faison says. However, he says, "We hope to re-engage with DPRK when the operating environment allows the access and oversight required."
Still, "the public outcry did have an effect," Park says. The Global Fund recently agreed to allow leftover funds from its North Korea grants to be spent on a buffer stock of medications and diagnostics "sufficient to provide for continued treatment for TB patients [through] June 2019," Faison says. There appear to be enough drugs on hand not only to treat existing patients, but also to enroll new patients through December, Park says. "The hope is that will buy enough time" to find a successor to the Global Fund, says Heidi Linton, executive director of Christian Friends of Korea, a nonprofit in Black Mountain, North Carolina, that a few years ago helped establish a National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory in Pyongyang.
That won't be easy, Seung says. "TB is a tough sell. It's complex and messy, and makes donors tired." He and observers hope the South Korean government will step in, if only to prevent TB—especially MDR strains—from spilling across the border.
One observer—a humanitarian worker who has discussed the issue privately with Global Fund officials—suggests the fund's pullout is tactical. Closing the grants, he says, may give the fund leverage to negotiate access to more clinics in North Korea where TB drugs are dispensed, and on shorter notice. The expiring grants stipulate access to 70% of clinics on 4 days' notice; the Global Fund, he says, has been pushing for access to all clinics on as short as 1 day's notice.
In the meantime, humanitarian groups are bracing for tough times as international sanctions take an increasing toll. Many North Koreans "are struggling to make ends meet," says Linton, who spends several weeks a year on the ground there. Malnutrition and a lack of access to clean water in many villages continue to make people vulnerable to TB, she says. The areas of North Korea that are most affected by TB "are disproportionately those without electricity, without access to health care, and most in need of assistance," says Taehoon Kim, co-founder of DoDaum, a nonprofit in New York City with health programs in North Korea. North Korea's public health system "will be tested more and more in the coming years," he says. In the wake of the Global Fund's pullout, Kim says, "I'm gravely concerned about whether it will be able to respond."


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Westerly Exeter BMW would like to wish all of our customers a very happy Easter break. In our continued effort to provide the best in customer service and keep you informed, we have listed our opening hours for the upcoming Easter weekend below.
Good Friday 14th April: 10am - 4pm Sales Only
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The weeks leading up to the physical release of Confidence were hectic. J.D. was a great source of information and advice – he's done a few of these before – and he also helped by putting together a good bio and press release for the event. I commissioned a flyer to be made by the fantastic Lynette May (in brainstorming, we chose an onryo – a vengeful spirit from Japanese folklore).
After booking the show, we experienced what we were concerned would be a major setback, as Stephen Chopek found himself unavailable for the show (double booking? A guaranteed paying gig? Who knows.) Fortunately, John Bonds stepped up to play the set and the day was saved. It would have to be a drummer with a good blend of precision and force, and John delivers both in spades.
The Friday before the show, September 11th, J.D. and I appeared on ABC24's Local Memphis Live to promote the album and show. What a fun and surreal experience live television is. Everyone at the station was congenial and we performed three songs: "We Died Laughing", "For My Favorite" and "The First Episode". Ah, the joys of writing short tunes. "We Died Laughing" showed up on the Internet as evidence of our appearance along with a very awkwardly funny interview. I stated, clearly, "I have no message" which was probably the most punk rock thing I could have said (without invoking Bill Grundy).
So we got a run-through in the Monday before the show. It was a little late, but it was a solid practice. John definitely spent a little time living with the songs beforehand – he is a very precise and dynamic player – and I would say it's probably the best this batch of songs have sounded in a practice room. We sounded like we were having fun.
The day of the show arrived very quickly. Unfortunately, I had been dealing with probably the worst headache I've ever had for over two weeks (and on a steroid pack to combat it as I type this) and I was a little lacking in enthusiasm. Nonetheless, it had been a good week for promotion and a lot of our friends talked it up. The Memphis Flyer and Commercial Appeal gave it brief mentions as well. With Cooper Young Fest set to drain everyone's pocketbooks the following day, there was a sense that it might be a light crowd. It was indeed, but we were surrounded by some of our best friends and there was a positive spirit in the air. The staff of the Hi-Tone were hospitable as always, and technical hiccups aside we delivered a high energy set. Headache aside, I felt a sense of achievement and, also, a sense of relief.


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Super Early Bird Ends
December 10, 2020
Warehouse Closes
April 23, 2021
2021 Judging Date
May 16, 2021
December 10, 2020
April 23, 2021
May 16, 2021
While it's true that you can't get enough love from one bottle, do you still plan on popping those expensive bottles of Champagne when you can get that Champagne like fizz but at an affordable price?
Just like Champagne, Prosecco is also a sparkling wine. Although it is often compared to Champagne, it is made with different grape varietal and a completely different winemaking process. One of the major reasons for Prosecco being more affordable has to do with the way it is produced. Prosecco is made using the Charmat method—a process where the secondary fermentation takes place in large steel tank. This technique not only keeps the production cost down but also creates a fresh and fruity wine that goes down with whatever the occasion maybe.
Here are some tempting and versatile sparklers which were tasted and rated by the judges of Sommeliers Choice Awards that can be enjoyed as an aperitif, or as palate cleanser or in cocktails. Pop, Fizz, Cheers!
Country: Italy
Produced by: Zonin USA, Inc.
The color of Zonin Prosecco is pale, straw yellow with subtle green hues. It has persistent perlage, and rich mousse. On the nose it is sophisticated and elegant, enhanced by pleasing fruity notes. The palate is dry and pleasantly fruity with a fresh, aromatic note on the finish which reveals an abundance of almonds and hints of fresh citrus. It pairs with wide selection of dishes such as Caprese salad, crab cakes, pan-seared salmon with lemon and basil, chicken pesto with angel hair pasta, or fine desserts. This non-vintage wine has 11% ABV. This wine won two special category awards at the 2019 Sommeliers Choice Awards - Sparkling Wine of the Year BTG and Wine of the Year By Country.
Country: Italy
Produced By: Ca' di Rajo
This wine is bright, and straw yellow in color. The perlage is delicate and persistent. It has intense and elegant aroma of Acacia flowers with particular notes of apple, lemon and grapefruit. This full-bodied wine has a good structure which is soft and balanced with fruity notes; it is pleasant and harmonious on the palate. This 2018 vintage has 14% alcohol by volume.
Country: Italy
Produced by: Bortolomiol
This pale yellow wine has a persistent and fine perlage. On the nose it is fragrant and aromatic. The flowery bouquet demonstrates an austere, not aggressive character, a prelude to the dry, vibrant and powerful flavour. Here you can be daring with accompanying dishes: apart from being a classic accompaniment to sea food, the good structure of this wine means it is perfect with white fish such as turbot, and white meats such as delicately prepared suckling pig. This 2017 vintage has 12% ABV.
Country: Brazil
Produced by: Vinícola Salton S.A.
This creamy and refreshing wine is light yellow in color with greenish reflections. It has abundant detachment of fine bubbles. Its aromas are fruity, expressing notes of apple, pear and citrus, as well as some floral nuances. In the mouth, it is light and refreshing, with a well integrated acidity. The of marked freshness is dominated by notes of fruits such as pear, apple and melon, citrus fruits and white flowers.
Country: Italy
Produced by: Ca' di Rajo
Lemoss has straw yellow color with green highlights. It is slightly cloudy due to the presence of yeast. It has an intense aroma of bread crust, yeast, Acacia flowers, with particular notes of apple, lemon and grapefruit. It tastes fresh with good structure. It is pleasant and harmonious on the palate.
Country: Italy
Produced by: Ca' di Rajo
This bright and yellow wine has a perlage which is delicate and persistent. The bouquet reminds of acacia flowers, of good intensity with particular notes of apple, lemon and grapefruit. This balanced and full-bodied wine has a good and soft structure which is emerging with fruity notes; it is pleasant and harmonious on the palate.


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Stephan Voudris, Esq.
Steve Voudris is an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Labor & Employment Law who focuses his practice on representing employees who have been wrongfully terminated, suffered discrimination in the workplace, or have not been paid their overtime wages, tips or any wages for any unpaid time (such as for training or for working through lunch). He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin Law School and Miami University. He spent the first six years of his legal career at the Cleveland office of Jones Day, one of the largest law firms in the world, and the next fourteen years in Miami, Florida at Jorden Burt LLP, a Washington, D.C. based law firm. After returning home to Ohio in 2011, his focus as a plaintiff's contingency fee attorney is to obtain justice for his clients by ensuring that they are treated fairly by their employers. Steve is licensed to practice law both in Ohio and Florida.
Steve has represented numerous clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and has been involved in dozens of complex litigation and class action lawsuits across the country. His extensive appellate practice includes participating in appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, and state appellate courts in Ohio, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, Texas, and West Virginia.
Steve is deeply involved in community service. He is currently the head coach of Kenston High School's Speech and Debate Team and the Treasurer of Boy Scout Troop 102. Steve also judges at local mock trial tournaments and coaches Kenston High School's mock trial team. Additionally, he was the Treasurer and a Den Leader for Cub Scout Pack 102 and has coached his kids' soccer, baseball, softball and basketball teams. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Marotta Montessori Schools of Cleveland. His volunteer work at his children's schools has included working at the school store and reading to their classes. To give back to the legal community, he serves as a mentor to new lawyers and volunteers as a mediator. Additionally, Steve has served as a committee member of local bar associations and is on FINRA's arbitrator roster.
Brad Levine, Esq.
Brad Levine joined Voudris Law in 2014 as an associate. Brad was selected as a Super Lawyers Ohio Rising Star from 2017-2020, which is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Ohio receive this distinction. He is a 2012 graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law, where he earned a Certificate in Labor & Employment Law. He also graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Communications and a Minor in Writing. While in law school, Brad won the Charles W. Fornoff Moot Court competition and served as a teaching assistant for Civil Procedure. Brad also clerked for Judge Stuart Friedman in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
In addition to his legal practice, Brad previously worked as an account executive for American School Pictures, an Ohio high school photo yearbook publisher. Brad then joined Questex Media Group in Manhattan as an advertising sales executive. As an attorney, Brad often applies his experience as an employee in the corporate environment to connect with the needs and concerns of his clients. Brad is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and he is admitted to practice in the state courts of Ohio and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He is also a member of the Cleveland Employment American Inn of Court.
Christopher Sams, Esq.
Christopher Sams joined Voudris Law in 2014 as a law clerk and worked there throughout his third year of law school. He became an associate in the Fall of 2015 after his graduation from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He previously earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The Ohio State University. Christopher attended law school as a Spangenberg Law Scholar, earning a full tuition scholarship, and he has clerked for Judge Michael Donnelly at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
Christopher has worked as an instructor for the Law and Leadership Institute, where he taught underserved high school students from the Cleveland area about the law and prepared them to reach and succeed at the college level and beyond. Chris is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and he is admitted to practice in the state courts of Ohio and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He is also a member of the Cleveland Employment American Inn of Court.
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I got the blue body paint at Omer De Serre, found a little white dress at Sears that reminds me the joyful spirit of The Smurfs so got to work on our Smurf and Smurfette couple Halloween costume. I found the white shoes in sales (10$)! I put a blue sweater and matching socks on because it's cold in Quebec during Halloween time. My blonde wig was from a previous Halloween costume and the white hat is a simple large tuque that I filled with plastic bubbles. For my face, a lot of blush, fake eyelashes, pink lipstick and don't forget the hands, blue nail polish.
For my cousin, almost the same but easier. I had a hard time finding white pants so I bought long white underwear and a blue shirt. He took a shower 20 minutes before I painted him so it was hard to make the blue paint stay in place. But funny! He wears glasses so he took a Harry Potter book and brought it to our Halloween Party.


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The Pentagon's chief legal counsel said a nine-month study on gays in the military will likely review rules for troops on sodomy and oral sex.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice prohibits sodomy and oral sex, even among consenting adults and married couples.
Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson, who is helping to lead a study on the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, said he planned to review all related aspects of the military legal code.
When asked by Arkansas Democratic Rep. Vic Snyder whether that review will extend to the rules on sodomy and oral sex, Johnson said yes.