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Scholarship in literary and cultural studies has recently expressed a great deal of interest in the practice of collecting. With her seminal study Making the Modern Reader, Barbara Benedict introduced us to the complexities of anthologies of poetry and prose, collections uniting readers in part by "recontextualizing literature to neutralize political messages." Following Benedict, a number of scholars in museum studies, history, and literature have demonstrated that collecting in a variety of contexts is actually steeped in ideology, either reinforcing or undermining dominant political and social categories. In Susan Pearce's words, "Like all activities, [collecting] is embedded in culture, but through its reflexive nature, it is active within culture."
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Test Overview
Cystoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inside of the bladder and the urethra using a thin, lighted instrument called a cystoscope.
The cystoscope is inserted into your urethra and slowly advanced into the bladder. Cystoscopy allows your doctor to look at areas of your bladder and urethra that usually do not show up well on X-rays. Tiny surgical instruments can be inserted through the cystoscope that allow your doctor to remove samples of tissue (biopsy) or samples of urine.
Small bladder stones and some small growths can be removed during cystoscopy. This may eliminate the need for more extensive surgery.
Why It Is Done
Cystoscopy may be done to:
- Find the cause of symptoms such as blood in the urine (hematuria), painful urination (dysuria), urinary incontinence, urinary frequency or hesitancy, an inability to pass urine (retention), or a sudden and overwhelming need to urinate (urgency).
- Find the cause of problems of the urinary tract, such as frequent, repeated urinary tract infections or urinary tract infections that do not respond to treatment.
- Look for problems in the urinary tract, such as blockage in the urethra caused by an enlarged prostate, kidney stones, or tumors.
- Evaluate problems that cannot be seen on X-ray or to further investigate problems detected by ultrasound or during intravenous pyelography, such as kidney stones or tumors.
- Remove tissue samples for biopsy.
- Remove foreign objects.
- Place ureteral catheters (stents) to help urine flow from the kidneys to the bladder.
- Treat urinary tract problems. For example, cystoscopy can be done to remove urinary tract stones or growths, treat bleeding in the bladder, relieve blockages in the urethra, or treat or remove tumors.
- Place a catheter in the ureter for an X-ray test called retrograde pyelography. A dye that shows up on an X-ray picture is injected through the catheter to fill and outline the ureter and the inside of the kidney.
How To Prepare
Tell your doctor if you:
- Are allergic to any medicines, including anesthetics.
- Have had bleeding problems or take blood-thinning medicine, such as aspirin or warfarin (Coumadin).
- Are or might be pregnant.
Cystoscopy can be performed with local, spinal, or general anesthesia. Discuss with your doctor which method is best for you and whether you should plan on staying overnight in the hospital. If you will not be staying in the hospital, arrange for someone to drive you home after the test.
Follow the instructions exactly about when to stop eating and drinking, or your surgery may be canceled. If your doctor has instructed you to take your medicines on the day of surgery, please do so using only a sip of water.
You should empty your bladder just before the test. You may be given medicine to prevent a urinary tract infection that could be caused by the test.
You will be asked to sign a consent form that says you understand the risks of the test and agree to have it done.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results may mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
How It Is Done
Cystoscopy is performed by a urologist, with one or more assistants. The test is done in a special testing room in a hospital or the doctor's office.
You will need to take off all or most of your clothes, and you will be given a cloth or paper covering to use during the test.
About an hour before the test, you may be given a sedative to help you relax. An intravenous (IV) needle may be placed in a vein in your arm to give you other medicines and fluids. You will lie on your back on a special table with your knees bent, legs apart, and your feet or thighs may be supported by stirrups. Your genital area is cleaned with an antiseptic solution, and your abdomen and thighs are covered with sterile cloths.
If a local anesthetic is used, the anesthetic solution or jelly is inserted in your urethra.
If a general anesthetic is used, you will be put to sleep either with a medicine given through an IV or by inhaling gases through a mask, or both methods may be used.
If a spinal anesthetic is used, the area on the back where the needle will be inserted is first numbed with a local anesthetic, then the needle is guided into the spinal canal and the anesthetic is injected. A spinal anesthetic may prevent movement of the legs until the anesthetic wears off.
After the anesthetic takes effect, a well-lubricated cystoscope is inserted into your urethra and slowly moved into your bladder. If your urethra has a spot that is too narrow to allow the scope to pass, other smaller instruments are inserted first to gradually enlarge the opening.
After the cystoscope is inside your bladder, either sterile water or saline is injected through the scope to help expand your bladder and to create a clear view. A medicine may also be injected through the scope to reduce chances of infection. Tiny instruments may be inserted through the scope to collect tissue samples for biopsy; the tissue samples then are sent to the laboratory for analysis.
The cystoscope is usually in your bladder for only 2 to 10 minutes. But the entire test may take up to 45 minutes or longer if other X-ray tests are done at the same time.
If a local anesthetic is used, you may be able to get up immediately after the test. If a general anesthetic is used, you will stay in the recovery room until you are awake and able to walk (usually an hour or less). You can eat and drink as soon as you are fully awake and can swallow without choking. If a spinal anesthetic was used, you will stay in the recovery room until sensation and movement below your chest returns (usually about an hour).
How It Feels
Most people report that this test is not nearly as uncomfortable as they had expected.
If a general anesthetic is used, you will feel nothing during the test, but after the anesthetic wears off your muscles may feel tired and achy. Some people experience nausea after receiving a general anesthetic.
If a local anesthetic is used, you may feel a burning sensation or an urge to urinate when the instrument is inserted and removed. Also, when your bladder is irrigated with sterile water or saline, you may feel a cool sensation, an uncomfortable fullness, and an urgent need to urinate. Try to relax during the test by taking slow, deep breaths. Also, if the test is lengthy, lying on the table can become tiring and uncomfortable.
If a spinal anesthetic is used, you may find it uncomfortable to lie curled up on your side while the anesthetic is injected. You will probably feel a brief stinging sensation when the anesthetic is injected. You may feel tired and have a slight backache the day after the test.
Cystoscopy generally is a very safe test. If a general anesthetic is used, there are some risks of general anesthesia. There is no risk of loss of sexual function.
The most common side effect is a temporary swelling of the urethra, which may make it hard to urinate. A catheter inserted in your bladder can help drain the urine until the swelling goes away. Bleeding sometimes occurs, but it usually stops on its own.
You may have a mild infection in the urinary tract after cystoscopy. This can usually be prevented or treated by taking medicine before and after the test. In rare cases, the infection can spread through the body, and in very rare circumstances, usually with seriously ill people, the infection can be life-threatening.
Another rare complication is a puncture of the urethra or bladder by one of the instruments, which requires surgery to repair.
After the test
After the test, you may need to urinate frequently, with some burning during and after urination for a day or two. Drink lots of fluids to help minimize the burning and to prevent a urinary tract infection.
A pinkish tinge to the urine is common for several days after cystoscopy, particularly if a biopsy was performed. But call your doctor immediately if:
- Your urine remains red or you see blood clots after you have urinated several times.
- You have not been able to urinate 8 hours after the test.
- You have a fever, chills, or severe pain in your flank or belly. These may be signs of a kidney infection.
- You have symptoms of a
urinary tract infection. These symptoms include:
- Pain or burning upon urination.
- An urge to urinate frequently, but usually passing only small quantities of urine.
- Dribbling or leakage of urine.
- Urine that is reddish or pinkish, foul-smelling, or cloudy.
- Pain or a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen.
Cystoscopy is a test that allows the doctor to look at the inside of the bladder and the urethra. Your doctor may be able to talk to you about some of the results right after the cystoscopy. The results of a biopsy usually take several days to be available.
The urethra, bladder, and ureters are normal.
There are no polyps or other abnormal tissues, swelling, bleeding, narrow areas (strictures), or structural abnormalities.
There is swelling or narrowing of the urethra because of previous infections or an enlarged prostate gland.
There are bladder tumors (cancerous or benign), polyps, ulcers, urinary stones, or inflammation of the bladder walls.
Abnormalities in the structure of the urinary tract present since birth (congenital) are seen.
In a woman, pelvic organ prolapse is present.
What Affects the Test
A cystoscopy is usually not done if you have an infection of the bladder, prostate gland, or urethra.
What To Think About
Other X-ray tests, such as retrograde pyelography or cystourethrography, may also be done during cystoscopy.
To learn more, see:
Other Works Consulted
- Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
- Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
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2014 will see the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre lay a new milestone in the epic ongoing adventures of the Reverso, by offering watchmaking enthusiasts a model embodying the quintessence of the Reverso while providing all the comfort and serenity of an automatic movement.
A single glance is enough to instantly recognise the spirit of the watch with the reversible case in all its pristine purity: a silver-toned dial framed by the three distinctive gadroons; applied black Arabic numerals apart from the 6 which is replaced by a useful complementary display. Blue facetted baton-type hands for the hours and minutes, as well as a triangular day/night pointer in the same colour. Since the designers at the Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre consistently combine a keen aesthetic sense with an ingenious knack for facilitating information that can be read in all circumstances, the dial of the night/day indicator is divided along its centre by a horizontal line marking off the lower part of the Clous de Paris guilloché motif, while linking numbers 6 and 18 so as to visually separate daytime and night-time hours. For Jaeger-LeCoultre, simplicity and subtlety thus clearly continue to work hand in hand.
An automatic Manufacture movement
The Grande Reverso Night & Day watch is powered by the automatic winding Manufacture Calibre 967/B. Like all movements developed and built within the workshops of the Grande Maison in the Vallée de Joux, it features outstanding sturdiness and reliability. Its balance oscillates at a rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour. It comprises 200 parts and provides a comfortable 42-hour power reserve, thus enabling its wearer to savour the carefree pleasure of strapping on a Swiss watch in the morning that has maintained an accurate display of the time while its owner enjoyed a good night's sleep. Not to mention the assurance that the wearer's forearm movements during his normal daytime activities will be enough to give the mechanism of the Reverso the energy required for its noble timekeeping mission.
The dial is topped by a sapphire crystal, whereas the case-back, in keeping with the finest Reverso traditions, remains open to its owner's imagination. The wearer will thus be able to personalise it at will by having it engraved with initials, a monogram, an evocation of a memorable event or a fond memory. There has never been a more pleasant and convenient time to choose the Reverso timepiece as a lifetime companion.


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ITS offers computing workshops every week on a variety of topics in the Technology Learning Center (101 Friends Hall) at no charge to all faculty, staff, and students. The TLC will be offering training on Taskstream, Sakai, Access, Excel, OS X, Windows 7 and Photoshop from Monday, October 21 through Friday, October 25.
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I decided that although it's a pretty casual photo it did show how tasty the pork roast looked when it was done. And since I still have a broken arm (two more weeks, fingers crossed) I decided to share this delicious slow cooker pork roast with the photo I had. No worries, right?
(Makes about 6 servings; recipe created by Kalyn and Jake.
pork sirloin tip roast, 2-3 lbs. before trimming
2 tsp. Rosemary and Garlic Herb Rub (or any blend with similar flavors will work)
1 tsp. Penzey's Pork Chop Seasoning (or any blend with similar flavors will work)
1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1 T olive oil
1 cup beef stock
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3-4 small red onions, cut into thick slices and separated into rings
I used a Crock-Pot 2.5-Quart Slow Cooker for this recipe, but a slightly larger size will work.
South Beach / Low-Carb Suggestions:
Phase One Flashbacks for January 3:
January 3, 2012: Slow Cooker Spicy Ground Beef and Bean Soup
January 3, 2013: Chicken and Shredded Cabbage Salad with Mustard and Celery Seed
Nutritional Information?
More Tasty Ideas with Pork Roast:
Cuban-Style Roast Pork ~ The Kitchn
Slow Cooker Bavarian Pork Sirloin Tip Roast with Sour Cream Gravy ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Slow Roasted Spice Rubbed Pork Shoulder ~ Sass and Veracity
Slow Cooker Pork Sirloin Roast with Spicy Peanut Sauce ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Apple-Cranberry Stuffed Pork Roast ~ Simply Recipes
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)
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Luke Duke is a character mentioned on the Rednecks promotional website for Grand Theft Auto 2. Duke is mentioned in the post-script of an e-mail sent by Billy Bob Bean's father. Luke may be related to either Davie Duke or Bo Duke.
- His name is a reference to Luke Duke of Dukes of Hazzard.


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Vol State Honors Longtime EMS Advisory Board Chair
Submitted on October 08, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Jackie Wilkerson spent his career serving others through Emergency Medical Services (EMS). He also served the community by founding and leading the Volunteer State Community College EMS Advisory Committee for more than 20 years. That board provides the professional insight and guidance needed to keep the Vol State academic program up to standards and on the cutting edge of medical care. Wilkerson passed away in June. Recently, the Vol State EMS Advisory Committee honored Wilkerson and thanked his family for those many years of service. They presented his family with a plaque in an emotional ceremony at the college.
Wilkerson was a Springfield resident and a Vol State graduate, with an Allied Health associate of applied science degree. He was the Director of Robertson County EMS for over 20 year and had most recently served as the Assistant Director of the Tennessee Office of EMS. Wilkerson is survived by his wife Jane, daughter Jana, and son Jason.
Pictured: Chief Doug McQuary of the Vol State EMS Advisory Committee presents the plaque to the Wilkerson family. Left to right: Robert Davis, Vol State EMS director, Jenny Wilkerson, Jason Wilkerson, Faye Hankins, Jane Wilkerson, Chief Doug McQuary, Jana Tolleson, Taylor Tolleson and Jerry Faulkner, Vol State president.
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The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.
This individual was a wizard whose portrait hung at Hogwarts Castle in the 1990s, on the seventh-floor level of the Grand Staircase, above a portrait of three young ladies and next to a portrait of wailing egyptians. He was depicted riding a flying carpet with a telescope, books and a seagull. He seemed to have befriended a portrait of a witch flying to the moon.[1]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) - Chapter 13 (Flight of the Fat Lady)


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Kalamazoo is fortunate to have many examples of outdoor sculpture throughout the community. In 1980, author Fay Hendry wrote three short books, with photographs by Balthazar Korab, looking at outdoor sculpture in Kalamazoo (H 730 H498), Grand Rapids (H 730 498.1) and Lansing (H 730 H498.2). Even though the books are 29 years old, there is a lot of good information on many pieces that are still around. It was one of the first books that had research on the panels found on the Zelinger House at the corner of S. Rose and Vine Streets. Of course being 29 years old, there are several pieces that are gone, in fact one, the statue of St. Augustine which more than likely was destroyed in the 1980 tornado which came right after these books were published. So where is our gargoyle? If you don't know by now, check this book to find out.
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50 U.S. Code § 2371 - Report on nuclear aspirations of non-state entities, nuclear weapons and related programs in non-nuclear-weapons states and...parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and certain foreign persons
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(a) In general
The Director of National Intelligence shall biennially submit to the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report—
(1) on the nuclear weapons programs and any related programs of countries that are non-nuclear-weapons state parties to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970 (commonly known as the "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty") and countries that are not parties to the Treaty;
(2) on the nuclear weapons aspirations of such non-state entities as the Director considers appropriate to include in the report; and
(3) that identifies each foreign person that, during the period covered by the report, made a material contribution to the research, development, production, or acquisition by a country of proliferation concern of—
(A) weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, or biological weapons); or
(b) Elements
The report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each country described in subsection (a)(1) and each non-state entity referred to in subsection (a)(2), the following:
(2) An estimate of the total number of nuclear weapons that such country or non-state entity seeks to obtain and, in the case of such non-state entity, an assessment of the extent to which such non-state entity is seeking to develop a nuclear weapon or device or radiological dispersion device.
(3) A description of the technical characteristics of any nuclear weapons possessed by such country or non-state entity.
(5) A description of any sources of assistance with respect to nuclear weapons design provided to or by such country or non-state entity and, in the case of assistance provided by such country or non-state entity, a description of to whom such assistance was provided.
(6) An assessment of the annual capability of such country and non-state entity to produce new or newly designed nuclear weapons.
(7) A description of the type of fissile materials used in any nuclear weapons possessed by such country or non-state entity.
(8) An [1] description of the location and production capability of any fissile materials production facilities in such country or controlled by such non-state entity, the current status of any such facilities, and any plans by such country or non-state entity to develop such facilities.
(9) An identification of the source of any fissile materials used by such country or non-state entity, if such materials are not produced in facilities referred to in paragraph (8).
(10) An assessment of the intentions of such country or non-state entity to leverage civilian nuclear capabilities for a nuclear weapons program.
(11) A description of any delivery systems available to such country or non-state entity and an assessment of whether nuclear warheads have been mated, or there are plans for such warheads to be mated, to any such delivery system.
(12) An assessment of the physical security of the storage facilities for nuclear weapons in such country or controlled by such non-state entity.
(13) An assessment of whether such country is modernizing or otherwise improving the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile of such country.
(14) An assessment of the industrial capability and capacity of such country or non-state entity to produce nuclear weapons.
(c) References to other reports
Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include a copy of any other report that is incorporated by reference into the report submitted under subsection (a).
(d) Unclassified summary
Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include an unclassified summary of such report.
(e) Submittal to Congress
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives the first report required under subsection (a) by not later than September 1, 2010.
(2) Notification of delay in submittal
If the Director of National Intelligence determines that it will not be possible for the Director to submit the first report required under subsection (a) by September 1, 2010, the Director shall, not later than August 1, 2010, submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1) a notice—
(g) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Foreign person
The term "foreign person" means any of the following:
(B) A corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, or other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group that is organized under the laws of a foreign country or has its principal place of business in a foreign country.
(C) Any foreign government or foreign governmental entity operating as a business enterprise or in any other capacity.
(2) Country of proliferation concern
The term "country of proliferation concern" means any country identified by the Director of Central Intelligence as having engaged in the acquisition of dual-use and other technology useful for the development or production of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons) or advanced conventional munitions—
[1] So in original. Probably should be "A".
[2] See References in Text note below.
Source(Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1055,Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2461; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(d)(13),Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4373; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1071,Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1592.)
References in Text
Section 2366 of this title, referred to in subsec. (g)(2)(A), was repealed by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1065(c),Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1943, and Pub. L. 112–277, title III, § 310(a)(1),Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2474.
Section is comprised of section 1055 ofPub. L. 111–84. Subsec. (f) ofsection 1055 of Pub. L. 111–84repealed section 2369 of this title.
Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, and not as part of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 which comprises this chapter.
2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–81substituted "the Permanent" for "and the Permanent" and inserted ", the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives" before "a report" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–383made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 111–84, § 1055(f). See Codification note above.
Effective Date of 2011 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(d),Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4372, provided that the amendment by section 1075(d)(13) is effective as of Oct. 28, 2009, and as if included in Pub. L. 111–84as enacted.
"Congressional Defense Committees" Defined
Congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, see section 3 ofPub. L. 111–84, 123 Stat. 2208. See note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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Pißwasser (mispronounced in-game as "pisswasser"; the correct pronunciation is actually "Pissvasser") is a fictional German export lager frequently advertised on radio and TV in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V.
'Wasser' in the beer's name translates into English as 'water', making the beverage's literal name 'piss water', which is a slang term for cheap, watered-down beer. According to the in-game website www.piswasser.com, the ingredients include "the fresh urine of Bavarian virgins" (however, the site goes on to say "or so we claim", implying that it might not be as fresh as one would hope). Billboards seen in-game expand the urine references, even going so far as to suggest the bottles contain nothing but urine (perhaps in reference to the urine in Corona beer rumor). The beer's slogan is "PIßWASSER: You're In, For A Good Time" ("you're in" being a pun on urine). The quality of the beer in reflected by its second slogan "PIßWASSER: Cheap German lager for export only". The Pißwasser badge on bar pumps is labeled "Ü-Rhine" (and the six-crate of Pißwasser that Rockstar sent to UK website CVG Online as a present was labeled in the same way), which is probably a nod to the Rhine river in Germany as well as another pun on "urine".
The labels on the bottles are similar to Grafenwalder's labeling.
Radio and Television advertisements for the beer feature variations of a song sung by a stereotypical redneck man with lyrics that portray comically exaggerated effects of alcoholism, including "[giving] a dude head" and "[driving] drunk off a pier". The Pißwasser song largely spoofs Budweiser's anthem, "This is Budweiser, This is Beer", particularly towards the end of the jingle.
Television Jingle transcript
- Last night, I think I shit the bed
- Got so drunk, I gave a dude head
- Life is just a merciful blur
- When you pop a Pißwasser
- Pißwasser; don't drink it slow
- 3 a.m., buy some blow
- Sleep in the bathroom on the floor
- What really matters anymore?
- All the crap you do, all day
- Who fucking cares anyway?!
- Pißwasser; this is beer
- Drive drunk off a pier
- Pißwasser; drink all day
- It helps your troubles go away, yeah yeah
- PIßWASSER: Cheap German lager for export only
Radio Jingle transcript
- You work your nuts off everyday
- A proud American all the way
- Life is just a merciful blur
- When you pop a Pißwasser
- Pißwasser, this is beer
- Drive drunk off a pier
- I love drinkin' all day long
- I beat my girlfriend as I sing this song
- PIßWASSER: Cheap German lager for export only
See also
Other beers:
- A.M. Beer
- Blarneys Stout
- Cerveza Barracho
- Dusche Gold
- Logger Beer
- Patriot Beer
- A similarly named alcohol beverage: Pissh


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This application enhances the screen lock mode with such features as displaying a clock and actual information on messages and missed calls, as well as playing a sound while the screen locking status changes.
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The Lock Screen of the application allows to quickly see the time or check if there are any new messages or missed calls.
If you add the device Lock/Unlock key into the list of "Full unlock keys", the following behaviour will take place: when the Unlock key is pressed, the lock mode is turned off; when any other key is pressed, the Lock Screen is displayed showing current time and other information.
The image you created and used as background is stored in the following public folder \Smartphoneware\ScreenLocker\ on the disk where the application is installed. If you uninstall the software and do not wish to use this image anywhere else, you can remove it with the standard system application "File Manager".
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The Qaumī Tarāna (Urdu: قومی ترانہ, pronounced [ˈqɔː.mi ˈt̪ə.rɑː.nɑ], lit. "National Anthem"), also known as Pāk Sarzamīn (Urdu: پاک سرزمین, pronounced [ˈpɑːk ˈsər.zə.miːn], lit. "The Sacred Land"), is the national anthem of Pakistan. Its music was composed by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, preceding the lyrics, which were written by Hafeez Jullundhri in 1952. It was officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem in August 1954. When Pakistan did not have a national anthem to play at the time, the national flag was hoisted at the independence ceremony it was accompanied by the song, "Pakistan Zindabad, Azadi Paendabad"
In early 1948, A. R. Ghani, a Muslim from Transvaal, South Africa, offered two prizes of five thousand rupees each for the poet and composer of a new national anthem for the newly independent state of Pakistan. The prizes were announced through a government press advertisement published in June 1948. In December 1948, the Government of Pakistan established the National Anthem Committee (NAC) with the task of coming up with the composition and lyrics for the official national anthem of Pakistan. The NAC was initially chaired by the Information Secretary, Sheikh Muhammad Ikram, and its members included several politicians, poets and musicians, including Abdur Rab Nishtar, Ahmad G. Chagla and Hafeez Jullundhri. The NAC encountered early difficulties in finding suitable music and lyrics.
When President Sukarno of Indonesia became the first foreign head of state to visit Pakistan on 30 January 1950, there was no Pakistani national anthem to be played.[citation needed] In 1950, the impending state visit of the Shah of Iran added urgency to the matter and resulted in the Government of Pakistan asking the NAC to submit an anthem without further delay. The NAC Chairman, then Federal Minister for Education, Fazlur Rahman, asked several poets and composers to write lyrics but none of the submitted works were deemed suitable. The NAC also examined several different tunes and eventually selected the one presented by Ahmed G. Chagla and submitted it for formal approval. On 21 August, 1949, the Government of Pakistan adopted Chagla's tune for the national anthem.
The anthem, without lyrics, was performed for the first time for a foreign head of state on the state visit of the Shah of Iran to Pakistan in Karachi on 1 March 1950 by a Pakistan Navy band.
It was later played for Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan during his official visit to the United States on 3 May 1950. It was played before the NAC on 10 August 1950. Official recognition to the national anthem, however, was not given until August 1954. The NAC distributed records of the composed tune amongst prominent poets, who responded by writing and submitting several hundred songs for evaluation by the NAC. Eventually, the lyrics written by Hafeez Jullundhri were approved and the new national anthem was broadcast publicly for the first time on Radio Pakistan on 13 August 1954, sung by Hafeez Jullundhri himself. Official approval was announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 16 August 1954. The composer, Ahmed G. Chagla, passed away in 1953, before the new national anthem was officially adopted. In 1955, there was a performance of the national anthem involving 11 major singers of Pakistan, including Ahmad Rushdi, Shameem Bano, Kaukab Jahan, Rasheeda Begum, Najam Ara, Naseema Shaheen, Zawar Hussain, Akhtar Abbas, Ghulam Dastagir, Anwar Zaheer and Akhtar Wasi Ali
The Qaumi Tarana is a melodious and harmonious rendering of a three-stanza composition with a tune based on eastern music but arranged in such a manner that it can be easily played by foreign bands.[citation needed]
The music, composed by the Pakistani musician and composer, Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, reflects his background in both eastern and western music. Twenty-one musical instruments and thirty-eight different tones are used to play the Qaumi Tarana, the duration of which is 80 seconds
پاک سَرزَمِین شاد باد
كِشوَرِ حَسِين شاد باد
تُو نِشانِ عَزمِ عالی شان
!اَرضِ پاکِستان
مَرکَزِ یَقِین شاد باد
پاک سَرزَمِین کا نِظام
قُوَّتِ اُخُوَّتِ عَوام
قَوم، مُلک، سَلطَنَت
!پایِندَه تابِندَه باد
شاد باد مَنزِلِ مُراد
پَرچَمِ سِتَارَه و ہِلال
رَہبَرِ تَرَقّی و کَمال
تَرجُمانِ ماضی، شانِ حال
!جانِ اِستِقبال
سایۂ خُدائے ذوالجَلال
pāk sarzamīn šād bād
kišwar-ē ḥasīn šād bād
tū nišān-ē ʿazm-ē ʿālī šān
arⱬ-ē Pākistān!
markaz-ē yaqīn šād bād
pāk sarzamīn kā niẓām
quwwat-ē uxuwwat-ē ʿawām
qaum, mulk, salṭanat
pāyindah tābindah bād!
šād bād manzil-ē murād
parčam-ē sitāra(h) ō-hilāl
rehbar-ē taraqqī ō-kamāl
tarjumān-ē māⱬī, šān-ē ḥāl
jān-ē istiqbāl!
sāya(h)-ē Xudā-ē ẕu-l-jalāl
Blessed be the sacred land
Happy be the bounteous realm
Thou symbol of high resolve
O Land of Pakistan!
Blessed be the citadel of faith
The order of this sacred land
Is the might of the brotherhood of the people
May the nation, the country, and the state
Shine in glory everlasting!
Blessed be the goal of our ambition
The flag of the crescent and star
Leads the way to progress and perfection
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present
Inspiration for our future!
Shadow of God, the Glorious and Mighty
English language is consist of 26 ltrs. i have coded every letter on the basis of its no. by sequence
A= / B=// C=/// D =//// E=//// (and a reverse / over these 4 slashes )
there fore
A is on no. 1 and 1=/
up to 5
from every five plus no i have coded a star
like if there is F , F is on 6th no.
so "5+"= * and here is 6
so */ = 6
similarly if u have to write G
u will write *// as G is on 7th no (*=5 , //= 2)
we will increase * with the gape of 5
means on 11-15 there will b two stars
16 to 20 three stars
20 to 25 four stars
and in the last five star
a challenge was accepted n here is a pic
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world earth day was celebrated by me and the project name was LIGHT ... See give me ideas how i can improve like n shear as much as u can . TranslateRead more
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Yorkshire Mens League
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Posted 22 January 2013 - 12:29 PM
I believe they will be released within the next couple of days.
Has this league been sorted out yet, and which teams are in which divisions.
Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:45 PM
Bramley Buffaloes
East Leeds
Hillsborough Hawks
Hunslet Warriors
Kippax Knights
Milford Marlins
Oulton Raiders
Skirlaugh Bulls
West Hull
York Acorn
Birstall Victoria
Bradford Dudley Hill
Normanton Knights
Walton Warriors
Scarborough Pirates A
Thornhill Trojans
Holderness Vikings
York Lokos
Scarborough Pirates B
Beeston Broncos
West Bradford Barbarians
Shaw Cross Sharks
Heavy Woollen Donkeys
Stanley Rangers
Batley Boys DMR
Leeds Akkies
Dearne Valley Bulldogs
Dewsbury Celtic
St Josephs
Methley Royals
Slaithwaite Saracens
Selby Warriors
Posted 25 January 2013 - 03:16 PM
Posted 26 January 2013 - 01:19 AM
Looks like a load of clubs have ditched their one year experiment and another load are going to try it for a year. Though wonder if Thornhill Trojans have their eyes on the NCL by going summer?
How did the game ever survive before Bowes made himself future planner of every team at every club in the world ever?
Perhaps some lads at Thornhill fancy playing Summer?
Perhaps they want to use it to bring on the kids?
Perhaps they want to undermine summer rugby from the inside?
Perhaps they just want to play with Bowes's head?
Perhaps its some masterplan to take over the world..... 2 Thornhill teams in the BARLA national cup to make an all Thornhill final then win everything summer has to offer, then put a Superleague franchise together, win that and the challenge cup then declare independence and then win the world cup?
Perhaps Bowes knows nothing.
Posted 26 January 2013 - 08:15 AM
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 09:08 AM
Wasn't the standard that was the problem last season it was player availability, even the leading clubs struggled at times with numbers and it will not get much better if it does at all, with the exception of a couple of clubs who will be challenging for honours the rest will struggle at the back end of the season when players move back to their winter league/union/football clubs, this has been the pattern throughout it's history.
hopefully this season will be a better for all the clubs involved it was always going to be difficult last season with teams joining the league from different leagues unlike the NWML and with nobody knowing what standards the other club were going to be. I am not saying it will be perfect this coming season with new clubs entering the league once again but hopefully it will be a step in the right direction. on paper all the leagues look very good and should be competitive. So lets now hope that alll the clubs buy into the concept and play their part in making all the divisions work. Last season alot of teams played their home games but then failed to travel for the reverse fixture. Good Luck to all the Clubs involved


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The Tanzania Olympics Committee (TOC) still awaits confirmation of athletics duo of Faustin Mussa and Msenduki Mohamed from the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) in connection with their eligibility to London Olympics.
The duo are said to have attained the Olympic Games qualifying time after competing in the just ended marathons staged in Norway and Netherlands. The events are said to have been sanctioned by IAAF.
TOC secretary general Filbert Bayi said his committee hesitates to call the duo for camping as they have not been informed by IAAF.
Bayi said his committee has written to IAAF to seek confirmation report but so far the international body has yet to respond.
"It will be useless to call the two to camp now, we have to wait for the IAAF clarification and then we will see what to do", he said.
The TOC boss also said the departure reservations for Dar athletes and join the Bradford College in England will depend on the number of athletes who qualifies for the Games.
Currently the TOC official the Tanzania team has four athletes earmarked for the London Games that includes two marathoners, one boxer and a swimmer.
Initially, Bayi said TOC wanted the athletes to leave the country on June 5but the dates may be pushed back depending on the IAAF recommendation on the athletic duo.
In another development, Bayi said two TOC officials who attended London Olympic Games Pre Delegation Registration Meeting (PreDRM) in South Africa held at the end of last month returned last Friday.
He named the two officials as Charles Nyenge and TOC executive member who will also be the country's chief de mission to the London Games, Hassani Jalafu.
Bayi said while in South Africa the officials learnt on how to handle the athletes while in UK and other related protocols.


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(1) In general.— Each common carrier and conference shall keep open to public inspection in an automated tariff system, tariffs showing all its rates, charges, classifications, rules, and practices between all points or ports on its own route and on any through transportation route that has been established. However, a common carrier is not required to state separately or otherwise reveal in tariffs the inland divisions of a through rate.
(b) Contents of Tariffs.— A tariff under subsection (a) shall—
(3) state the level of compensation, if any, of any ocean freight forwarder by a carrier or conference;
(4) state separately each terminal or other charge, privilege, or facility under the control of the carrier or conference and any rules that in any way change, affect, or determine any part or the total of the rates or charges;
(5) include sample copies of any bill of lading, contract of affreightment, or other document evidencing the transportation agreement; and
(c) Electronic Access.— A tariff under subsection (a) shall be made available electronically to any person, without time, quantity, or other limitation, through appropriate access from remote locations. A reasonable fee may be charged for such access, except that no fee may be charged for access by a Federal agency.
(d) Time-Volume Rates.— A rate contained in a tariff under subsection (a) may vary with the volume of cargo offered over a specified period of time.
(e) Effective Dates.—
(1) Increases.— A new or initial rate or change in an existing rate that results in an increased cost to a shipper may not become effective earlier than 30 days after publication. However, for good cause, the Federal Maritime Commission may allow the rate to become effective sooner.
(f) Marine Terminal Operator Schedules.— A marine terminal operator may make available to the public a schedule of rates, regulations, and practices, including limitations of liability for cargo loss or damage, pertaining to receiving, delivering, handling, or storing property at its marine terminal. Any such schedule made available to the public is enforceable by an appropriate court as an implied contract without proof of actual knowledge of its provisions.
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The national director of the Marijuana Policy Project expects Portland voters will approve a local referendum to legalize possession of marijuana this November. Rob Kampia is in Maine this week trying to build support for the Portland measure and for an effort to legalize marijuana at the state level. Maine lawmakers recently rejected a bill to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. But as Susan Sharon reports, supporters have identified Maine and nine other states as places that are ripe for policy reform.
Beginning next year, lawmakers in five states: New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maryland and Hawaii will take up bills to legalize marijuana. Alaska voters will have their say at the ballot box in August. And by 2016, voters in Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada and California will join them. Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project says these are all states where public support for legalization has been gauged at 50 percent or higher and where his group plans to actively campaign. He says he's been galvanized by what has happened across the country in the past year.
Rob Kampia says: "Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana. Vermont decriminalized marijuana. New Hampshire and Illiniois legalized medical marijuana and Oregon and Nevada improved their medical marijuana laws. All this happened in the last ten months so we're very excited about the trajectory nationwide."
Twenty states have now legalized medical marijuana and Kampia says that has helped fertilize the ground for legalization efforts. So have changing demographics. While most people in their late 70s and 80s haven't used marijuana, Kampia says most people in their 20s have. Their grandparents and parents, who secretly smoked pot, were raised during an era when cannabis use was demonized and when the War on Drugs resulted in increased rates of incarceration. Even Kampia, at the age of 43, has had his own run-in with the law.
Rob Kampia says: "When I was a student at Penn State I was arrested for growing my own marijuana for recreational use. And I spent three months in jail for that. And so when I got out of jail I got politIcally active."
But despite a string of victories in individual states, Kampia and other supporters of legalization must still contend with the fact that marijuana remains outlawed at the federal level. Against that backdrop, Portland voters are being asked to consider an ordinance that would legalize possession of 2.5 ounces of marijuana or less for adults age 21 and over. There is no organized opposition against the ballot question. But Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck is not a fan.
Michael Sauschuck says: "From a law enforcement perspective, the ordinance as drafted and as we've seen, is in direct conflict with both state and federal law. So, at this point, based on our legal research, this would really would have no direct impact on our options or discretion."
In other words, Sauschuck says, the ordinance won't change a thing. That's because Maine is already one of the few states that has decriminalized possession of marijuana. Someone caught with less than 2.5 ounces faces a civil offense accompanied by a fine.
Michael Sauschuck says: "You can't arrest somebody in the state of Maine for possessing less than 2.5 ounces of marijuana unless it's packaged for sale, you're distributing it, you're trafficking it, furnishing it. That's a different situation."
Supporters of the Portland ordinance, including the ACLU of Maine, often point to drug arrests as one argument for legalization. But Sauschuck says of the 85-thousand annual calls to Portland Police only about 120 involved civil possession for marijuana over the last two years. Still, Rob Kampia says he sees no reason why the Portland initiative won't pass.
Rob Kampia says: "What we see all across the country is when we put simple questions about marijuana policy reform on local ballots, almost all of them pass. I think I can count on three fingers the number of initiatives that have failed."
If the Portland ordinance is approved, Kampia is hoping other cities and towns will be encouraged to pass similar initiatives even before a statewide campaign for legalization gets off the ground.


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May 6, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Agriculture Department is proposing new nutritional rules that would apply to most all foods sold in schools. The rule would apply to "a la carte" lines in school cafeterias, vending machines, snack bars and any other food sold regularly on campus. It wouldn't apply to fundraisers, after-school concession stands, class parties or foods brought from home.
Most every food sold in school would be subject to fat, calorie, sugar and sodium limits. Snack foods would have to be under 200 calories and have some nutritional value. All drinks would be limited to 12 oz. portions in high schools and middle schools, and 8 oz. portions in elementary schools.
he following are examples of what could be in and out under the rules, provided the items meet or don't meet all of the requirements.
What's in:
Baked potato chips
Granola bars
Cereal bars
Trail mix
Dried fruits
Fruit cups
Whole grain-rich muffins
100 percent juice drinks
Diet soda (high schools)
Flavored water (high schools)
Lower-calorie sports drinks (high schools)
Unsweetened or diet iced teas (high schools)
100 percent juice popsicles
Baked lower-fat French fries
Healthier pizzas with whole grain crust
Lean hamburgers with whole wheat buns
What's out:
Snack cakes
Most cookies
20 oz. drinks
High calorie sodas
Many high-calorie sports drinks
Juice drinks that are not 100 percent juice
Most ice cream and ice cream treats
Greasy pizza and other fried, high-fat foods in the lunchroom
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As usual, the story of a proposed sharp rise of our legislators' sitting allowance was first disclosed by our news sniffing reporters.
And, as is always the case, reaction of officials expected to have this information and disclose it to the public was to pretend they did not know much about the issue. But the 'hear no evil, see no evil and talk not about the evil' principle helps little in such situations.
It is now confirmed that a decision to raise the sitting allowance for our compatriots who claim to be men and women "of the people" has been made although we witnessed some conflicting statements from officials in the same office before admission of the fact was made. A few outspoken opposition MPs are already commenting on it publicly.
We know of several ruling party legislators who are equally embarrassed by this development, but can't oppose it publicly, apparently for the sake of observing party solidarity.
Indeed, an MP whose conscience is still working is likely to be embarrassed by this proposal for two obvious reasons. First, the malpractice of giving a sitting allowance to a public officer receiving a monthly salary topped up by a per diem allowance to cater for his/her upkeep while out of his/her duty station remains controversial and is considered as sheer waste of public money. The act of increasing this kind of allowance amounts to adding insult to injury!
Then there is the timing of this generous proposed award. It has come at a time when inflation, standing at a record of above 18 percent, is rearing its ugly head.
The country continues to experience power shortage and several other man-made problems, and millions of Tanzanians are not assured of their next meal.
Yes, our MPs are proposing to feather their already comfortable nests when thousands of workers can't make ends meet and the army of unemployed youths is growing.
The tendency and folly of most of our legislators to rollick or seek comfort when Rome, nay Dar, is literally burning, has implications which those who have eyes that can't see and ears that can't hear fail to comprehend and do the necessary - that is give us a miracle of declining to take their juicy new year gift and win public respectability and confidence. A tricky and difficult decision this one; which can be a big challenge to our "men and women of the people!"
One of the implications is that what is envisaged is likely to trigger anger among other sections of society, especially in the workforce where labour sellers feel shortchanged by earning peanuts, whose purchasing power has been eroded by the free falling value of the Shilling, as weighed against international currencies used for external trading purposes.
Teachers, through their national organisation, have already linked their plight to the proposed MPs' sitting allowance rise, arguing that a government willing to dish a sitting allowance to its over 300MPs and other senior officials is in position to raise funds and settle the arrears they claim as well as meet their other financial rights.
They are threatening to call a national strike. The umbrella organisation of workers has also picked the cue and declared its support to the teachers. This means other workers may also board the strike bandwagon, if the legislators happen to get a shot in the arm at this critical moment.
This development also creates an impression that there is no political will to push the government to devise and implement genuine austerity measure and ensure the nation, which depends on financial handouts, lives within its means.
Obviously, insensitivity to reality will lead to economic ruin. We may also note that the big brothers, read donors, may be tempted to flex their financial muscle in protest against our penchant for wasting the little resources available.
Many questions remain unanswered. Are our MPs in politics to serve the people or to make money? Will politicians of this calibre give us a new constitution, expected to address inequality issues in the land? The sooner our legislators read signs of the times and move cautiously, the better for them and the rest of us.
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This is the first and only international upscale hotel in Linyi, and there's everything you need for doing business here: top-tier meeting facilities, easy access to transport and to the city centre. And then there's the location. The Pullman Linyi Lushang faces the Yi River and is within easy reach of China's largest wetland park.
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