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Companies that either have drugs in late-stage trials - or are planning to start them this year - include MedImmune Inc., Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc., Advancis Pharmaceuticals Corp., United Therapeutics Corp. and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Corp.
Late-stage testing, or Phase 3 clinical trials, is the last successful round required by the Food and Drug Administration before a company can request FDA approval to market a new drug to the public. This final round of tests assesses how well the drug works.
The stakes are high for all five firms, even for Gaithersburg-based MedImmune, probably the most advanced of Maryland's roughly 320 biotechnology companies, which is working on its second generation of drug products.
But the stakes may be highest for Advancis, staggered last fall when pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline ended a licensing deal that might have brought the Germantown company about $100 million over the long haul. Its future could be in the balance because Advancis' long-term plan is to mate its time-release technology with a series of drugs, one at a time.
Having either or both of its clinical trials fail "would be a setback," said Robert Bannon, director of investor relations for Advancis. "While we feel very confident [the technology will work], we also know these [tests] are very significant - there's no doubt about [how important the trials are to] the value of this company and its Pulsys technology."
To arrive at this point of Phase 3 trials, companies invest years and millions of dollars moving potential drugs through earlier phases designed to test safety, determine dosage and get a reading on effectiveness.
Many drugs never make it to the final stage, for various reasons: The drug may have had serious - even dangerous - side effects, or failed to work. In some cases, the company developing it ran out of money, shifted its focus, or was trumped by a rival who got to market first.
Of the five companies conducting late-stage trials this year, MedImmune should be the busiest, testing as many as three candidates: CAIV-T, the successor to its disappointing FluMist nasal spray flu vaccine; Numax, a next-generation version of its primary product, Synagis, a treatment for infant respiratory viruses; and Vitaxin, an anti-cancer treatment.
"2005 is an important year for the company [in view of] the considerable number of clinical trials," said Jamie Lacey, a MedImmune spokeswoman.
MedImmune started several Phase 3 trials for Numax last year. The company hopes to have the test results sometime in 2006, which, if successful, would enable the company to file its application for approval in 2007.
Numax is intended to replace Synagis, which accounts for annual sales of about $1 billion. In its most recent four quarters, MedImmune had total revenue of about $1.1 billion.
The company's CAIV-T nasal flu vaccine is the focus of several late-stage tests. MedImmune could file for FDA approval this year, and still is focusing on 2007 for CAIV-T's introduction, the company has said. The new version would offer several advantages over MedImmune's FluMist. For one, it can be stored in a refrigerator, while FluMist must be frozen.
The company is also testing CAIV-T on children ages 6 months to 59 months - a critical target market for which FluMist is not approved. That FluMist cannot be used on children under 5 or adults over 49 made it of only limited value during this season's flu vaccine shortages.
Vitaxin, a new anti-cancer drug, underwent a Phase 2 trial last year. MedImmune is continuing to evaluate the data collected and could be moving to the next step - a Phase 3 trial - during 2005, Lacey said.
Boca Raton, Fla.-based Nabi, which has research facilities in Rockville, said it is working on a Phase III trial for its StaphVax vaccine. It is designed to protect patients with advanced kidney problems from Staphylococcus aureus infections. In a prior test, the vaccine was found to be effective for 10 months - not the full year as the study required.
Still, because the vaccine had been shown to work, the company launched a new study, this time using the 10-month boundary: If the tests confirm the prior findings, the vaccine could be approved for U.S. use. By receiving a "booster" shot before the vaccine lost its effectiveness, patients would be able to extend the protection of StaphVAX, Nabi said.
Nabi is initially focusing on staph infections in patients with severe kidney disease, but sees a broader market, since staph infections are on the rise worldwide, said Mark A. Soufleris, director of investor relations. If all goes well, the company could file for its first FDA approval late this year, he said.
Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics, which saw its first drug approved in November, is enrolling patients for Phase 3 trials of its OvaRex ovarian cancer-treatment drug.
While MedImmune and Nabi have been profitable companies in the past, and United Therapeutics has been profitable for the past two consecutive quarters, Advancis and Guilford have never posted an annual profit.
Advancis has launched two separate Phase 3 trials - one focusing on adults, and the other on children - involving its new method of delivering the ubiquitous antibiotic amoxicillin. The company's Pulsys technology is designed to deliver the antibiotic in powerful, well-defined bursts maximizing the drug's effectiveness and enabling adults and children to take lower doses.
"These clinical trials are very important for Advancis," said Gregory R. Wade, a senior research analyst who covers the Maryland company for Pacific Growth Equity LLC.
Guilford, a 10-year-old company, has two products on the market: its internally developed Gliadel wafer for certain types of brain cancer and Aggrastat, an injectable treatment for heart-attack patients that it purchased from Merck & Co.
But, like Advancis, Guilford has never turned an annual profit, though it has been around for more than a decade. That has raised the stakes for Guilford's Aquavan anesthesia candidate. The drug is in three sets of late-stage trials for use as a sedative in diagnostic and surgical procedures - a colonoscopy, for instance - that require the patient to be anesthetized for short periods, said William F. Spengler, Guilford's chief financial officer. Another test will start - and all four will finish - this year, the company said.
Because Aquavan is said to have fewer side effects and wear off more quickly than products in use, some analysts have said it could become a $200 million- a-year drug for Guilford if it's approved and brought to market.
Propofol, one of two anesthetic agents Aquavan will challenge in the marketplace, has estimated annual sales of more than $750 million. Midazolam, the other drug used for procedural sedation, has annual sales of more than $300 million, Guilford said.
The company's goal is to introduce Aquavan for sale in early 2007.
The challenge ahead is one reason that Guilford has brought in a new top management team with expertise in bringing drugs to market.
Inside Guilford, "the hope is that there is a rather large market opportunity awaiting us," said Spengler, the financial officer. "For Guilford, this is really a core program, making it [extremely] important as we enter 2005."
Although a substantial number of Maryland's life sciences firms have yet to deliver their first commercially approved product - let alone any sales or profits - the fact that so many firms have reached the last set of testing is promising for the state economy, said Bill Gust, a local venture capitalist.
"This is not at all trivial," said Gust, managing general partner for Anthem Capital Management, a Baltimore-based venture firm with headquarters in Locust Point. "When you consider how long it takes to get through drug discovery, and then Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials, just to get to get into Phase 3, the reality is that the seeds for this [emergence] were planted six, eight or even 10 years ago."


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Battle of the Bagel Bites: Which Is the Best Mini Pizza Bagel?
Reviews of frozen pizza.
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In theory, we love bagel bites. They're so cute! They're like tiny pizzas! You can eat them anytime!
But in reality, mini pizza bagels have flaws. Sometimes the bagel part is soggy, and sometimes it's stale-tasting (but crackly crisp.) The sauce can be tinny and tomato-pasty, or nearly absent altogether. We'd love for the cheese to be gooey and salty and rich, but it's often not plentiful (or flavorful) enough.
Could we find a bagel bite to love? We tried three different brands to find out.
Macabee Mini Pizza Bagels
These bagel bites (bought at our local Whole Foods) were by far the most disappointing of the bunch. The bagel part was crisp on the outside after a 15-minute toast (though less successful on the inside.) The sauce and cheese mingled into one indistinguishable mass of topping, and the cheese was a little grainy. The sauce was a little overly salted and tinny, but the saddest part was the sogginess of the top part of the bagel. No one wants to eat pizza-flavored sponge.
Ore-Ida Bagel Bites
Things were looking up when we warmed up the Ore-Ida version. There was much more differentiation between sauce and cheese, though some tasters found the sauce a little ketchupy. Though the cheese (a blend of mozzarella, cheddar, and Monterey Jack) was a bit bland and not quite gooey enough, it was probably the best cheese of the examples we tried. The bagel was slightly ridged, which contributed to its crisp exterior, but some found the bagel a little sour and stale-tasting. Still, a few folks chose this as their top bagel bite.
Shop-Rite Mini Pepperoni Pizza Bagels
Ok, comparing cheese-topped bagel bites to pepperoni-and-cheese-topped bagel bites is like comparing apples to, well, pepperoni-covered-apples, so this isn't quite fair. But we tasted Shop-Rite's store brand mini pizza bagels anyway. And we were pretty pleasantly surprised. The cheese resisted melting, so we let these guys cook a little bit longer than the others. (It still didn't get that melty.) The bagel flavor was the best out of the three—no sour stale taste. But the sauce was a little sweet and too heavily spiced with dried oregano. The pepperoni nubbins looked a little more like bacon bits, but they added a nice hint of smokiness and heat wherever they were present. Of the three options we tried, these were my personal favorite of the bunch, in a guilty-pleasure kind of way.
I'm not sure we're ever going to find a wonderful frozen bagel bite out of a box. Do you ever eat these things? Got a favorite brand?
Perhaps we'll have send Kenji back into The Pizza Lab to work up a homemade version...
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Big Art Day was an art education event featuring steamroller art, make-and-take art, and many other attractions hosted by GISD and City of Garland on March 5, 2020. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2021.
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Turn Your Work History Into A Career Story Narrative! from Collin LaLonde on Vimeo.
This talk discusses strategies how to put your career story together.
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Politicians elected to public office are forever pontificating about how they are humbled to serve. So why is it that once given the chance to, they and their families act like princes of the realm?
Thus we read this week of the indictments of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, charged with illegally lending official help to a local businessman in exchange for money, jewelry and clothes.
Worried that she couldn't afford the kind of gown fit for a first lady at her husband's inauguration, Maureen McDonnell wrote in an email obtained by The New York Times: "We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit-card debt already, and this Inaugural is killing us!!"
She was trying to score an Oscar de la Renta gown as a gift from a campaign donor to her husband, but that offer was scotched by an aide to the governor.
What a crying shame.
There is apparently something in the governing class that makes its members, once granted entry, brim over with a sense of entitlement.
Because closer to home, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has allegedly become the latest politician to take arrogant advantage of the public's tax dollars when county workers appeared at his home to upgrade a security system.
Though it's hard to feel sorry for a person whose exalted station in life has made it necessary to increase the electronic and other types of security at his home, it's understandable that the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, five of the most powerful elected leaders in California, accept public monies to increase the security at their homes. If not exactly the sheriff or the district attorney, their work for the public might easily place them in harm's way from disgruntled or simply nutty constituents, aggrieved about real or imagined slights.
Given their annual salaries of $181,292, they might also take on that financial burden themselves as part of the cost of doing business.
But a Los Angeles Times investigation showed that Ridley-Thomas not only accepted the hardware and installation of a security system in his converted-garage home office. While the county and contract workers were at his house for a week, he also had them put in an air-conditioning and heating system, a flat-screen TV, a refrigerator and electrical upgrades. While county records requested by the newspaper are so heavily redacted as to make the scope of the work confusing, Ridley-Thomas, who declined to talk to reporters, now tells radio station KCRW that he fully reimbursed the county for any non-security work and appliances.
Really? That's what the Virginia governor and his wife say in their defense — that they have paid back any illegal donations to them, though they don't say when. Neither does Ridley-Thomas. Problem is, given overhead, salaries, comparisons with market-rate work, it's impossible to say what full pay-back should be.
So there's a simpler solution, politicians: Don't create the problem in the first place. Don't accept any work at your homes from public employees whom you ultimately supervise. If you would like a ball gown, buy one. If you need security, buy an alarm. Such humility would truly humble us to witness.


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If you want to survive in the game of sports betting, Today Soccer Fixtures And Predictions in Tips then you have to use effective money management. I recommend that you follow these guidelines at all times.
- Only invest what you can realistically afford to lose. Today Prediction you have to remember that you really do not need to start with al a lot of money. I got started with only $100 dollars and I followed the system and my money has doubled over and over again over the course of years.
- Do not make your initial bet too high. Only invest 5% of your total bankroll for a flat betting system (in which you bet the same amount each time) and no more than 2% for a progressive system. You need to be patient here and allow your systems to do their slow and steady work.
- Increase your initial bets when your bankroll has increased by 25%. This will increase your earning power, Today Soccer Fixtures And Predictions just remember to stick to the suggested percentages in #2.
- Remember to Diversify your portfolio. If you have a total bankroll of $1000 and 4 systems that you would like to use, then each system should be allotted $250 and you have to keep those amounts separate.
You have to be disciplined in your use of your systems and in your money management strategy. It can be difficult especially you are doing exceptionally well or if you are losing badly. You may be tempted to deviate from the systems or the money management guidelines in either of those situations. But do not, Best Football Prediction Today just remain diligent and the rewards are sure to follow.
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In this article, we'll explain 6 popular betting systems that you can experiment with in your online casino gaming experience. Truth be told, these timeless, tried and true betting systems originated in the world of offline betting, but they apply equally as well to online casino gambling, no matter what the game, no matter what the betting structure.
Before You Begin: For most of these systems, you will need to decide what your betting unit will be ahead of time (such as the minimum allowable bet at the game and online casino in question).
1-3-2-6 Betting System
This is what's called a Positive Progression system, meaning that as you win, your bets increase. The foundation of this online casino betting system is the premise that a player can win any game a maximum of 4 times in a row before they'll probably lose.
Here's how the system works:
- Bet 1 unit each betting round until you win a round;
- After you win a round, bet 3 units on the next (second) round;
- If you win a second round in a row, bet 2 units on the next (third) round;
- If you win a third round in a row, bet 6 units on the next (fourth) round;
- Then, no matter what happens (win or lose) return to the beginning of the pattern, betting 1 unit per round until you win one, etc.
The risk-reward scenario with the 1-2-3-6 betting system is simple. You can win as much as 6 times your original bet after 4 rounds of play while only putting 2 units of your own at risk.
The worst case scenario with the 1-2-3-6 betting system is that you lose 6 consecutive times in the second round. No matter, though. You can make it all up by winning 4 times in a row.
The Martingale System
This is a Negative Progression system, meaning that as you lose, your bets increase.
The foundation of this online casino betting system is the premise that a player cannot possibly lose an infinite number of times without ever winning a single round. Therefore, what the Martingale system is designed to help you do is offset all of your accumulated losses with a single win.
Whether you consider it cynical, realistic, or both, this system works best in cases when the online casino game is paying out a 1 to 1 payout ratio on each bet. Here's how it works:
- First, place whatever bet you've decided to start with;
- If you win, bet the same amount again, but if you lose, bet double the amount;
- If you lose again, you double your bet again.
The downside to the Martingale system is that you need a large bankroll to start out with as well as the resolve to keep increasing your bets as your losses compound. Not just anyone can pull this online casino betting system off.
In the rarest of cases, you may, after enough losses, reach the online casino's betting maximum and then not be able to raise your bet further or offset your losses with one win.
The D'Alenbert System
This is another Negative Progression system. It's also considered an Insurance System in that, as you win, the size of your bets increase. Here's how it works:
- Each time you lose, you raise your bets by one unit;
- Each time you win, you lower your bets by one unit;
This system also requires a large enough online casino bankroll to pull it off.
By adding the insurance system to the negative progression system, you're hedging your increasing losses by pulling some profits off the table each time you win.
The Labouchere Betting System (a.k.a. The Cancellation System)
This system, another Negative Progression, is somewhat more complicated than those listed so far. Depending on the odds in whatever online casino game you're playing, you'll come up with some sequence of numbers -- of any length you wish -- and not necessarily sequential.
Each number in your sequence is a multiple of your predetermined betting unit (7 therefore is 7 times your betting unit; 5 is 5x, etc.) Here's how it works:
- Your first bet should be the sum of the first and last numbers in your sequence;
- If you win, cross out those two numbers you just added together (the two outermost in your sequence) and bet the sum of the next two;
- If you win again, cross out those two outermost numbers and repeat the process
- If you continue winning until you have no more numbers in the sequence to add together, you simply start from the beginning with the entire, original sequence.
- If you lose, you add to the end of the sequence, the sum that you had just used, thus creating a new sequence;
- Crossing out no numbers at all (because you didn't win yet), add the first number in the sequence to the new last number that number and use that new sum as your multiple;
The supposed benefit of this complicated betting method is that anytime you have to start over with the original sequence, you come out with a profit. The drawback is that you can accumulate enormous losses before you ever win (if you ever win).
Your success at the Labouchere system really depends on selecting the right sequence.
The Paroli System (a.k.a. The Anti-Martingale System)
This is another Positive Progression system. More than simply selecting a unit of betting, with the Paroli system you also need to determine two other criteria before you begin:
1. A cap: The uppermost amount at which you will stop increasing your wager and return to your starting unit;
2. A multiple: How much you'll increase your bet every time you win (1 unit, 2 units, 3 units, etc.)
You should base these factors on the odds of the online casino game you happen to be playing. The appeal of the Paroli System is that you can play at the online casino for a while with a small bankroll. You cut your losses and let your profits ride.
The Parlay System
This is another Positive Progression system. Similar to the Paroli System, the effect of the Parlay system is to "pyramid" your profits, meaning that every time you win you wager both your winnings and the amount of your initial bet as your next bet.
The reward of the Parlay system can be huge. The risk is that you can lose it all in a single bad online casino beat.
Sports Betting Money Management Secrets - 4 TipsWhy A Betting Exchange Can Offer You The Key To Successful Gambling…
Too many gamblers are still living in the 'dark ages' and will only ever place a bet with a traditional bookmaker. They either can't be bothered to learn how the exchanges work or simply don't realise the features and value that can be had when betting within an exchange environment.
Believe me, using a betting exchange is very easy, and if you are not already using at least one exchange you should join one immediately after reading this article…
I'm not saying that a betting exchange should be used for all your betting. There will still be occasions when a traditional bookmaker will offer more desirable odds than those that are available on the exchanges. However, in the majority of cases you will find better value on the exchanges and additionally there are other VERY IMPORTANT features that only the betting exchanges offer. More on this later…
So What Is A Betting Exchange?
Put very simply, betting exchanges are a secure place where members of the betting public can exchange bets with each other anonymously, at odds that they specify themselves. The exchange companies simply act as the 'middleman' and match peoples bets.
As there are no bookie margins to factor in, prices are very often more desirable. The betting exchange companies make their money by taking a commission payment on your winning bets. This is usually in the region of 3 - 5%, but even taking this into account, it's very common to find better prices on the exchange.
The cumulative effect of better prices when combined with a good staking plan, can make the difference between you generating a healthy profit or a bad loss. Using an exchange does not mean you will automatically win more frequently! You still have to find good value winning bets yourself or via a professional tipster but it's the effect of getting a better return on your winning bets that will boost your betting bank and protect you during losing streaks.
Most people use the betting exchanges on the internet, but you can also place bets on the telephone.
Betting Exchange Advantages
As well as regularly finding better prices when backing a selection, exchanges also give the gambler some other very important advantages over traditional bookmakers.
Some of the key advantages are:
1) The ability to LAY a selection if you think it will not win.
2) The ability to BACK or LAY a selection to be PLACED. (This is very different to the well know Each Way bet offered by bookies and can be very powerful).
3) Betting IN RUNNING on many events INCLUDING HORSE RACING. This can give you many advantages and opens the door to new methods that may secure you more profits.
4) If you are very successful, you will not have the exchange company threatening to shut your account down. A very important point !
5) The ability to TRADE on price movements in betting events to guarantee yourself a profit regardless of the result.
6) Arbitrage Opportunities. Bookie and exchange price discrepancies often allow you to take a NO RISK bet.
Those are some of the key benefits of using a betting exchange and I will dig deeper into these and explain how you can use them to your advantage in future betting articles.
For the remainder of this article, lets concentrate on point 1 above, LAYING a selection to Lose.
LAYING A Selection to Lose – A Major Advantage Of The Betting Exchanges
Probably the most important feature of a betting exchange is the ability to LAY a selection. But what does laying a selection mean?
Laying a selection is often referred to as 'Playing the role of a bookmaker'. Like a bookie, you offer a price against a selection / event happening (eg. a certain horse to win a race or a football match ending as a draw). You only do this if in your opinion there is a great chance that the horse won't win or the football match will not end as a draw. The betting exchanges simply match your lay bets with other customers who think the opposite of you (eg they think the horse will win or the match will end as a draw).
Lay Liabilities
The odds that you offer determine how much money you will need to 'pay out' if the selection actually wins (just like the bookie does when you have a winning bet with them). So if you were to place a lay bet of £10 at 5.0 (4/1) against a selection, you would be liable to pay out £40 from your account if that selection won (The other punter gets their £10 back plus £40 profit). If however, the selection does lose you get to keep the £10 staked by the other punter (just like the bookies have done with all your losing bets all these years!). It's as simple as that.
Now, you might be thinking 'great, I'll simply lay all the rank outsiders and clean up'. STOP! Don't even go down this route. If you keep placing lay bets on selections trading with very high odds (eg 50/1), you will win regularly but when 1 of them comes first you will probably wipe out all your winnings and more! A single £10 lay bet at 50/1 would see you liable for paying out £500 should the selection win!
Therefore, I strongly recommend that you decide upon a sensible upper limit for lay odds and stick to it no matter what. Just think about how many favourites get turned over in horse races every day of the year that are perhaps available to lay at very short odds like 1.5 (1/2). Your liability on a £10 lay bet at these odds is only £5, or £50 on a £100 lay bet. I like to keep my lay bets at odds below 4.0 (3/1) but that's just my own personal choice but it gives you something to go on.
Flexible Odds / Placing an Order
The odds you offer obviously need to be realistic in order to be matched, but if you are not happy with the current price being requested by other punters you can simply place an 'order' in the exchange at your odds and hope that somebody eventually accepts your offer. (eg you may feel that the current price of 3.0 (2/1) is too high a price to lay a certain selection, so offer a lay bet at 2.75 (7/4) instead). If your lucky the price may well be matched. If the event starts without your lay bet being matched, your bet is simply cancelled so you gain/lose nothing.
Lay Betting might sound very confusing to the exchange newbie, but believe me it soon becomes very straightforward and you will find yourself laying selections much more frequently than you think. Let's be honest, it must be easier to pick a horse you feel will definitely lose in a average 12 runner race, than find the single winner!
Well that's it for part 1 of my betting exchange articles. In part 2, I will be explaining the Betting Exchange Place markets and how you can benefit from them.


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Sep 2013
Miss Universe Olivia Culpo to Begin India Tour
Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo is all set for her debut India tour, starting today.
The 21-year-old American model, who will be in India for 10 days, will promote and propagate issues like celebrating girl child, women empowerment and AIDS awareness in various states of India.
The brunette beauty will start her journey tomorrow from the Capital followed by her visit to the Taj Mahal and Mumbai. She will also visit Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to talk about eradication of female foeticide.
Sep 2013
Miss USA Discusses Breast Cancer Awareness
Miss USA Erin Brady is taking a break from preparing for the Miss Universe pageant to spread awareness about breast cancer.
The former Miss Connecticut will be attending the 2013 Komen Massachusetts "Race for the Cure" in Boston on this weekend where she will be on hand to encourage racers.
"As Miss USA, our platform is Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer awareness and education," Brady said in an interview with NECN. "The event is going to be held on Sunday and they are expecting a lot of people to go which is great. It's beautiful."
Sep 2013
Alleged Miss Teen USA 'sextorter' forced victims to strip, complaint says
The 19-year-old Temecula man charged with "sextorting" newly crowned Miss Teen USA and several other young women allegedly told FBI agents that he used 30 to 40 computers to carry out his crimes.
According to a criminal complaint and court affidavit, Jared James Abrahams hijacked webcams to capture naked images of the women and then blackmailed them for more. He allegedly forced an Irish girl and a Canadian woman to disrobe for him, a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday said.
Abrahams, who has been charged with cybercrimes for allegedly hacking into the victims' accounts and extorting them, was taken into custody Thursday morning. Among his victims was Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf, who went public with the effort to extort her.
The criminal complaint identifies at least seven victims by initials only — some of whom, including Wolf, he knew personally — and revealed that, once confronted, Abrahams admitted to his crimes in an interview with an FBI special agent.
Read the full LA Times article here.
Sep 2013
Tune-in to EXTRA Tonight
What: Miss Teen USA speaks out against cyber stalking and shares her personal story with Extra!
When: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013
Where: Extra TV
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
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Sep 2013
Miss Universe Street Signs Stolen Night after Dedication
Cranston Police are looking for someone who stole three street signs from Albert Avenue bearing the name of Miss Universe — Cranston native Olivia Culpo — the same night the signs were dedicated at a City Hall ceremony in her honor.


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House Speaker Souki Will Introduce Bill To Establish A Legal Market For Businesses To Cultivate And Sell Marijuana To Adults 21 And Older
HONOLULU - Newly elected State House Speaker Joseph Souki (D-8) is scheduled to introduce a bill today to remove penalties for private adult marijuana possession and establish a system in which the cultivation and sale of marijuana would be regulated and taxed in a manner similar to alcohol. House Bill 150, the Personal Use of Marijuana Act, is the first of several anticipated bills on marijuana legalization this legislative session.
"Regulating and taxing marijuana similarly to alcohol takes marijuana sales out of the hands of criminals and puts them behind the counter in legitimate businesses that will generate significant new revenue for Hawaii," said Mason Tvert, director of communications at the Marijuana Policy Project. "Law enforcement resources should be focused on preventing and responding to serious crimes rather than enforcing antiquated marijuana prohibition laws."
If passed, H.B. 150 would allow adults 21 years of age and older to privately possess up to one ounce of marijuana and to cultivate a limited number of marijuana plants in a secure and locked location. The bill would also authorize the state to license marijuana retail stores, cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, and testing facilities. Public marijuana use, driving under the influence of marijuana, and use by individuals under the age of 21 would remain illegal.
A QMark Research poll released earlier this month found 57% of Hawaii voters believe marijuana should be regulated, taxed, and legal for adults. According to an economic analysis performed by University of Hawaii economist David Nixon, the state would generate $20 million per year in new tax revenue and criminal justice savings.
"In Hawaii, as across the nation, arrests for marijuana possession are one of the most common ways that individuals get caught up in the criminal justice system, at great social and economic cost," said ACLU of Hawaii executive director Vanessa Chong in a release announcing the poll and economic analysis. "These studies provide important, updated facts for the Hawaii community as we consider new directions."
In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington approved ballot initiatives to make marijuana legal for adults and establish systems in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol. Similar proposals are expected to be introduced this year by lawmakers in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Marijuana Policy Project, the nation's largest marijuana-policy-reform organization, has been responsible for changing most state-level marijuana laws since 2000. For more information, visit http://www.mpp.org.


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The Montague Airport treated Siskyou County families and aircraft enthusiasts on Saturday with Aviation Day. Hosted by the Siskiyou chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, the event showcased a variety of flying machines in the sky and up-close on the tarmac.
In addition to a pancake breakfast, Aviation Day sported an impressive lineup of the usual aerial suspects – Cessnas, Pipers and Beeches – and an eclectic mix of home and experimental builds.
"It's really Americana," said Bobbi Murphy, a spectator drawn to the function for the chance to photograph the aircraft.
When asked why the association holds Aviation Day, David Weld, publicity chair for the organization, replied, "A chance to show off, to be perfectly honest with you."
Aircraft enthusiasts came from across the West Coast to display their gyrocopters, gliders and Eagle R&D helicycles – one-man, turboshaft-powered helicopters assembled by the owners. Juan Rivera drove his helicycle up from San Jose to talk and fly with other owners, a distance by no means unusual for the gathered aeronauts.
Weld added that another reason for the event was "to educate on the contributions airports and aviation make to Siskiyou County."
The California Highway Patrol put in an appearance with its helicopter, landing close enough for event-goers to enjoy the vehicle's downdraft, and Mercy Flights gave attendees a chance to explore its fixed-wing King Air. Learning experiences were also provided in a hangar decked out with Siskiyou County aviation history.
Norm Birkett, a Siskiyou County local, exhibited the Heilan' Lass, a renovated 1943 L2 Grasshopper. A true blue warbird, the Lass was used for short-range reconnaissance and liaison missions during World War II. Although 900 were made, Birkett explained only about 65 L2s are flying today, making it a one-of-a-kind experience for Aviation Day attendees."You don't really own it; you're just taking care of it for the next guy," Brikett said about the importance of passing on aviation history.
Other rare experiences of the day included seeing sheriff's department K-9s Caro and Aron show off their skills with help from their owners, Sgt. Behr Tharsing and Deputy Chuck Pipkin, and standing inside the envelope of the "Scarlet Ribbons," a Montgolfier-style hot-air balloon owned by Terri, Larry and Riley Trakoviak.
"Sometimes what you think is disconnected is actually very connected," said Weld. "Siskiyou County's better connected to the world than you might imagine."
Montague Airport's Aviation Day demonstrated just that.
Taking flight: Aviation Day awakens Montague
The Montague Airport treated Siskyou County families and aircraft enthusiasts on Saturday with Aviation Day. Hosted by the Siskiyou chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, the event showcased a variety of flying machines in the sky and up-close on the tarmac.


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Dominican Sisters of Houston
Texas Dominican Trail
In 1874, Bishop Rosecrans of Columbus, Ohio, named Sister Mary Agnes Magevney of Memphis, Tennessee (right), Superioress of the house to open the Cathedral School of the Sacred Heart in Columbus, along with assistance from Mother Rose Lynch. Both were members of the Dominican Congregation of St. Mary of the Springs, Columbus - daughter community of the original American foundation, St. Catharine, Kentucky (1822).
When Bishop Rosecrans died, the Cathedral School in Columbus was lost due to lack of finances, and Mother Mary Agnes made arrangements to relocate in Somerset, Ohio, opening Sacred Heart School there in May, 1879. Bishop John Watterson did not want two mother houses so close, so Mother Agnes asked for and received from Bishop Nicholas Gallagher admission into the Diocese of Galveston, Texas, the mother diocese of the state.
Leaving Somerset on September 26, 1882, a group of twenty sisters arrived in Galveston by train on September 29 (our Founders' Day). Sacred Heart Academy was opened immediately in Galveston. By 1891, the year of Mother Agnes' death, 26 women had joined the congregation. In June, 1902, we received formal affiliation with the Order of Preachers. Mother Pauline Gannon, second prioress, wanted each teacher state-certified and with a university degree, expanding our reputation in education. In 1918, Newman Hall was opened as a residence for women attending the University of Texas in Austin.
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During Mother Pauline's thirty-year administration, the community grew to 115 members. In 1905 Mother Gannon and the Dominican Sisters founded St. Agnes Academy for young women. In 1925, ground breaking for a new mother house at 6501 Almeda Road, in Houston, was held, partly due to the disastrous 1900 Galveston Storm which cost 6000 lives. In 1943, our status changed from diocesan to a papal congregation, and in this same time period we provided leadership for the organization and accreditation of the diocesan school system, the Montessori method, and Project Head Start. In 1956, the sisters founded St. Pius X High School, a co-educational Catholic college preparatory school. Following the Second Vatican Council, we began ministry in areas other than schools - parish religious education, the mission in Guatemala, campus ministry, and social work.
Sacred Heart Dominican College, (later Dominican College), operated on the mother house grounds from 1945 to 1974. Many of the Houston Dominicans earned their degrees and teacher certification there. Following the close of the college, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston bought the land and college buildings. Sale of a second tract to the diocese in 1981 enabled the rebuilding of our generalate facilities and the diocesan chancery operation on Holcombe Blvd. - our neighbor!
In 1975, when the Dominican Leadership Conference declared the ministry of justice to be a priority for U.S. Dominicans, we embraced this priority. On September 20, 1987, we declared and offered public sanctuary to refugees from El Salvador and Guatemala.
In 1997, the Congregation embraced our identity as Communities of the Holy Preaching and women preachers of justice with our Corporate Commitment statement. To broaden collaborative undertakings with the U.S. Dominican Family, we joined Dominican Sisters, USA, in 1999 and the Dominican Alliance in 2001.
For more than 125 years, the Dominican Sisters of Houston have served Houston, Galveston, the Sabine Area and other parts of Texas, California and Guatemala. Our two college preparatory schools in Houston, St. Agnes Academy and St. Pius X High School, continue to thrive. Today, our membership is about 66, with one-third ministering in education, while others serve in parish ministry, religious education, social service, campus ministry, counseling, medical, legal, family and women's services, music and art, the Guatemala mission, retreat work, community organizing and refugee assistance.
Sister Mary Agnes Magevney
Professor Samuel Gideon, one of the architects for the Hall, captures the experience many people had in living and working with Mother Pauline. "One of the strongest influences in my life has been that of Mother Pauline. (She was) a lovable character, a capable business woman, and one with a keen sense of humor, impressing everyone with the radiance of her spirituality and personality."Dominican Women in Texas, Sheila Hackett, OP, l986.


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Students share cultural diversity
KINGSVILLE, Texas — More than 300 members of the Kingsville community sampled the tastes, heard the sounds and experienced the cultures of the world at the 2013 International Extravaganza at Santa Gertrudis School.
The Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy students promoted cultural awareness at the international extravaganza from 1 to 4 p.m. March 23.
Thongsamuth Bee Noymany, third-year doctoral pharmacy student and master of ceremony, has participated since her first year at TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy.
"I believe this event is the best way to combine both worlds of cultural diversity and pharmacy," she said.
Many cultures were represented – Europe, Asia, India, the Islands, Mexico and South America. TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy students exchanged ethnic foods, shared an understanding of the health benefits of these ethnic foods, shared multilingual lyrics and music, and played multicultural games that originated from different parts of the world.
"Pharmacists have a unique opportunity to influence the positive health outcomes for all of their patients," said Mary Chavez, Pharm.D., professor and chair of pharmacy practice. "As future pharmacists, pharmacy students are taught to recognize beliefs, values, language preferences and health practices in a culturally competent manner."
One way students develop cultural competency is to seek an understanding and respect for another person's culture. One exciting way was for students and the community to obtain a glimpse of some of the cultural traditions at the International Extravaganza.
Narendra Kumar, Ph.D., who serves as the faculty adviser for the cultural diversity committee and has participated in the event since 2009, said the extravaganza reminds him of the purpose of the Declaration of Independence.
"To me, through these events we recall what unites us as a people, which are not based on colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names," said Kumar, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy.
Kumar sang songs in three different languages, Hindi, Oriya, and Bengali, along with his wife, Jayshree Mishra, Ph.D., a research scientist. "The theme of all these songs were the same, praise the supreme that created us and give the 'purpose' to this life through helping others and sharing what is good," he said.
Middle school children from the Santa Gertrudis School performed a Tinikling Dance, a traditional filipino dance originated in Leyte among the Visayan islands in central Philippines as an imitation of the tikling bird. In addition, students from Ricardo Elementary school showcased folkloric ballet, H.M. King High Mariachi Band performed multiple ethnic dances and Perez Elementary school performed.
"Overall, I feel that the extravaganza is a way for us — students and the school as whole — to give back to the community we serve and reside in," said John Bangsal, third-year doctoral pharmacy student.
The event, sponsored by Walgreens, was coordinated through the TAMHSC-Rangel College of Pharmacy student cultural diversity committee.
Media contact: Dee Dee Grays, 979.436.0611.


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WASHINGTON – A survey of U.S. service firms says the sector expanded at a slower pace in April than March, as companies reported less business activity and couldn't raise their prices.
The Institute for Supply Management said Friday that its index of non-manufacturing activity fell to 53.1 in April from 54.4 in March. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
The report measures growth in industries that cover 90 per cent of the work force, including retail, construction, health care and financial services.
The decline in the overall index suggests some service companies may be starting to see less consumer demand, in part because of higher Social Security taxes.
April's weakness was largely because of a steep drop in a measure of prices. That index dropped from 55.9 in March to 51.2 last month. Nearly 70 per cent of firms surveyed said they did not change their prices last month, while 10 per cent lowered them.
A measure of business activity also declined. Still, a gauge of new orders was mostly unchanged and businesses stepped up restocking, typically a sign that they expect consumer spending to pick up.
Growth in the service industry depends largely on consumers, whose spending drives roughly 70 per cent of economic activity. Americans boosted their spending from January through March at the fastest pace in more than two years, despite the increase in Social Security taxes that kicked in on Jan. 1.
But other indicators suggest the tax increase is starting to catch up with consumers. Retail spending fell in March by the most in nine months.
The survey's index of hiring also fell, indicating fewer jobs were added last month. But the survey conflicted with a separate government report Friday that said service-sector hiring improved in April.
The Labor Department said service firms added 185,000 jobs last month, up from 139,000 in March. That helped lower the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 per cent.
The tax increase has lowered incomes for a typical household earning $50,000 by about $1,000 this year. A household with two highly paid workers has up to $4,500 less.
Most economists predict the tax increase and steep government spending cuts that began on March 1 could slow economic growth in the April-June quarter.
Consumers are more optimistic that the job market is healing and will deliver higher pay later this year, according to a survey of April consumer confidence released Tuesday.
And other trends may offset some of the impact of the taxes this year. Consumers have cut their debts. Rising home values and stock prices have increased household wealth And average gas prices nationwide have dropped 27 cents from their peak this year to $3.52 a gallon, according to AAA.


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Tourism–Sewanee Natural Bridge
Sewanee Natural Bridge in Franklin County, Tennessee, is a 25 feet high natural sandstone arch with a span of 50 feet. It is essentially a giant sinkhole partially eroded to form a large stone bridge. A wet weather spring located behind the bridge in a rock cave probably contributed to the erosion forming the arch. Accessible from State Route 56 and located near the University of the South in the southwest section of the South Cumberland State Park, the Natural Bridge is only a short walk from the parking area. It is a 3-acre designated state natural area.


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Q. I just spent the last week orchestrating a birthday party for my 11-year-old daughter. She is very particular and the party had to meet her standards. I invested time and effort, and it truly worked out very nicely. But did I hear a "thank you" from her? Not one word! I want to tell my daughter that I am never helping her with an event again. What do you advise?
A. I appreciate your frustration. You invested energies in a project, and you would like our efforts to be appreciated. We all yearn for appreciation; for people to acknowledge that we shared our precious time and hard-earned money. No one likes to be taken for granted, especially not by their friends and relatives.
You expected your daughter to appreciate your efforts, and feel hurt and disappointed.
Can we assume that children, or anyone for that matter, will exhibit gratitude as an automatic response? Is gratitude an inborn feeling, or a learned reaction? And if it is learned, has your daughter learned it yet, and how can you help her learn it?
Lack of gratitude seems to be the norm, and proper appreciation is a refined, learned response. We can look to the Torah and find that ingratitude appears in our earliest ancestor, Adam, when he complains to God about Eve rather than extolling her virtues. (Gen. 3. 12; Talmud, Avoda Zara 5b)
Does this mean we are all doomed to continue this human failing, and never give or receive proper gratitude? No, but it does mean that if we want to rise above the human predisposition to ingratitude we have to work on recognizing when someone has invested on our behalf, and then express our appreciation.
As a parent you feel responsibility to guide your children to refine their character traits and you have probably made efforts in the past to teach them gratitude. We encourage a toddler to say thank you long before he understands the concept of gratitude.
Let us focus on two points:
a. How to respond to your daughter's omission of thanks for this party
b. How to redouble your efforts to raise her to be a grateful adult.
I would not dwell excessively on the aftermath of this party. Let the party be remembered as a success, and not leave a bitter taste in your daughter's mouth. Pat yourself on the back for preparing a successful party, even if it was not properly appreciated. This does not mean that you cannot mention to her that you were disappointed in her lack of thanks, but your words must be carefully planned so that they do not create a bitter aftertaste.
Wait until you calm down a bit, and then think of a comment that accurately expresses your frustration without condemning your daughter. You might say something like this:
"Because you are such a sensitive, caring daughter, I am sure you realize how much I invested in this party, and I'm sure you felt gratitude. But since I can't read your feelings, it is important to express them."
Note that there are some important facets of successful corrective criticism in this comment.
1. A pleasant tone of voice
2. An assumption that the person is upstanding
3. The verbalization of a concrete step that can be taken to rectify the situation
4. A dash of humor
A calm, thought-through response is far preferable to an emotional tirade. Imagine how your daughter will feel if you reacted impulsively, "You never appreciate me. I don't know what will become of you. You are an embarrassment to me and a heartless daughter. After all I did for you…"
Your goal is to teach your daughter to be more appreciative. Positive comments assist that goal while negative comments deflect you from your goal. Note that in the first response quoted above, you give your daughter a self-definition as a caring, sensitive person who slipped momentarily.
Here are several recommendations to teach gratitude:
1. Encourage your children to want to master the trait of gratitude, and develop a self-perception as a grateful person. Avoid labeling your child as ungrateful. Comment how happy you are that everyone in the family makes efforts to express gratitude.
2. Be a role model. Share personal stories with your children of times that you expressed gratitude.
3. Show that you value gratitude. In a non-direct, non-preachy manner, comment how nice it is when people show gratitude. "Did you see that Yaakov sent a thank you card so promptly."
4. Catch your children doing something right, and compliment them. "I am impressed that you thought to thank Grandma for the gift, even before I told you to."
5. Younger children can be rewarded for saying "thank you" without being prompted.
6. Let your children hear you expressing your gratitude to God for His bountiful gifts. Look for opportunities to comment on God's gifts -- a glorious sky, the gifts of health, prosperity and loved ones. The list is endless.
Best wishes as you continue to shape your adolescent into a grateful adult.


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WASHINGTON -- Domonic Brown was in the Phillies' starting lineup for the first time since Aug. 30 on Sunday afternoon for his club's 11-2 loss against the Nationals.
Brown, who went 1-for-4 with a double while playing left field, feels that his right Achilles is back to 100 percent, but he also isn't about to take any risks with his health over the last two weeks of the season. He compared his situation to that of first baseman Ryan Howard, who had a difficult recovery from a torn Achilles that occurred in the 2011 postseason.
"If [the injury] comes back, then I'm getting right out of the lineup," Brown said before Sunday's game. "It's that simple, really. It's really nothing to play around with. Being around Ryan Howard, seeing how that happened, I'm not trying to go through that. ... I'm definitely going to be smart with it. If I'm feeling something, I'm going to let the training staff know right away."
Brown has enjoyed a breakout season, sitting fourth in the National League with 27 home runs. But he's missed significant time in the second half, as a result of both the Achilles problem and an earlier concussion.
"That's part of the game. I don't really look at it any different way," Brown said. "Stay positive, stay focused and work my butt off to get back on the field as soon as possible."
In recent days, Brown had taken batting practice and gone through full pregame workouts. He appeared as a pinch-hitter on Friday and entered Saturday's game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning, playing left field and later getting an at-bat.
He ripped a double to left-center field in his first at-bat on Sunday, later running hard to score from third on a sacrifice fly. He struck out in his final three at-bats but came through the game feeling strong.
Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg didn't commit to starting Brown again on Monday against the Marlins, but he's happy to have the slugger back in the fold coming down the stretch.
"A chance to hit 30 home runs -- that's something," Sandberg said. "A lot of times when you do something like that, it becomes a benchmark of what you can do and what you expect to do in the future. So that'd be big for him, along with whatever his RBIs could end up to being."


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Flag flaunting hurts
The article in The Hook [Cover story October 31, 2002, "Heritage or Hate?"] (http://www.readthehook.com/92580/cover-cross-bear-southern-prideor-preju...), about the flaunting of the Confederate flag in spite of the hurt it causes a neighbor, shows an insensitivity toward others that does nothing to advance the cause of race relations which all of us, both black and white, are trying to repair.
Schools should teach more American history and present it as it was, no matter how disturbing. But to keep the Confederate flag flying in spite of the hurt it causes does nothing to promote a peaceful and helpful solution.
Shame on the person who does that.
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Hong Kong, 12 September 2016 - Internationally-acclaimed Australian chef Mark Best brings culinary artistry to the table for discerning diners of Dream Cruises' Genting Dream, with the announcement of his very first restaurant at sea.
Genting Dream is the inaugural cruise ship of Dream Cruises, the first-ever Asian luxury cruise line. With menus featuring contemporary Western cuisine, 'Bistro' promises Dream Cruises guests an inspired dining experience from a chef who has garnered international recognition for an uncompromising approach that has propelled him to the forefront of the culinary world.
Dream Cruises President Mr. Thatcher Brown said: "We are delighted that Mark has brought his truly unique flair to the dining experience onboard Genting Dream. 'Bistro' will offer guests an unprecedented at sea dining concept. Mark will also contribute to our culinary enrichment programme onboard to broaden our guests' knowledge and inspire their creativity."
Genting Dream guests will enjoy quality dining as part of a totally unique, alfresco restaurant experience. A recognised champion and advocate of the highest-quality Australian, farm-grown and reared produce, Chef Best promises an amalgam of Western and Asian-inspired ingredients and flavours. Bistro's menu will focus on small producer-sourced Australian beef, lamb, river fish and the freshest seafood.
Chef Best is universally recognised for his critically-acclaimed Sydney-based restaurant 'Marque', followed by further success with Pei Modern in Melbourne and Sydney. His cooking is world-renowned and he is among a distinguished few to achieve 19/20 in the Good Food Guide, an independent, anonymous and unbiased annual restaurant guide published by the Sydney Morning Herald.
"I am very excited to be introducing my very first restaurant at sea, onboard Genting Dream," he explained. "Bistro's menu is brimming with the very best of Australian produce with a cultural mix of Asian flavours, inspired by my frequent culinary travels across South East Asia, China, Japan and Korea and the cultural diversity of Sydney, my home town.
"My philosophy is to cook simply, to really bring out the flavours of the ingredients with a creative Asian twist. For example, some favourite dishes are small potatoes gently poached in butter with seaweed; the best Australian lamb served with potato and kimchi; and Murray cod cooked in green grape juice.
"It is my aim at 'Bistro' to revolutionise ocean going dining with a dining experience rivalling any land based experience."
The 219-seat 'Bistro' restaurant, which includes a 54-seat 'Grill' outdoor seating area and a select 8-seat 'Chef's Table' in a private room, will serve a selection of Chef Best's inspired Western dishes, together with the finest selection of wines. Guests will enjoy the opportunity to sample delectable wine pairing menus, a widely-acclaimed signature feature of Chef Best's restaurants.
'Bistro' is a stunning addition to an eclectic array of over 35 restaurants and bar concepts to be enjoyed on Genting Dream. Guests can indulge in the very best of Chinese regional, Asian and international cuisine, with an emphasis on quality and authenticity. Onboard, guests will find the best of Genting brands brought together for their enjoyment, including Asian restaurant Food Federation; a menu offering Japanese classics at Umi Uma and a sophisticated afternoon high tea at Palm Court. Alternatively, the menu at Crystal Life Cuisine has been designed with healthy eating in mind. For something different, fine dining Chinese restaurant Silk Road turns into a cabaret show late in the evening.
Dream Cruises is Genting Hong Kong's new cruise line, catering to the large and rapidly growing high-end market in China and Asia. The cruise line offers inspirational luxury, which is Asian at heart and international in spirit, delivering the highest levels of onboard guest service and spacious comfort in the region. Genting Dream, currently undergoing fit-out at shipbuilders Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, will debut from her dual homeport of Guangzhou (Nansha) and Hong Kong in November this year.
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1980s Vintage Attwood & Sawyer Crouching Tiger Brooch
An eye-catching addition to your ensemble. This 22ct gold plated tiger dragon brooch features clear and emerald green round-cut Swarovski crystals complimented with jet enamel. Closes with a safety catch pin, signed A&S for Attwood and Sawyer.
22ct Gold plate, enamel and Swarovski crystals, 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm
Established in England in the mid-fifties, Attwood & Sawyer specialised in creating costume reproductions of fine jewellery. Many of their most popular items were inspired the Duchess of Windsor's personal collection.
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Cake stands are pedestals you can use to display more than just cake. Set one on your dining room table or on the counter and use it for condiments, spices, salt-and-pepper shakers or syrups and dressings. Stack them to serve appetizers or cookies. They can hold a pretty arrangement of plants, such as African violets. Or use one on your dresser to hold perfume bottles.
The first reader tip shares another useful way to reuse a cake stand:
Cake stand use: I found a cake stand at the flea market and I was using it to display candles, but decided I like using it in the kitchen on the counter next to the sink. I don't like the counter cluttered, so I use the cake stand to keep dish soap, sponges and hand sanitizer off of the counter but still within reach. -- Diane, Illinois
Easy-pour salad dressing: Over the years, I have come to depend on those little disks in the top of salad dressing bottles. If I don't check a new bottle, I sometimes dump on way more then I should! You can pop the disks out with a keen knife and wash them in the dishwasher, then insert them into bottles that don't come with them. There seem to be only two sizes, and they're small enough to keep several of each on hand. -- Paul M., Washington
Easy-clean George Foreman grill: I use my six-burger-sized George Foreman grill at least twice a week. I normally would put a few wet paper towels in it after use and close it until I was ready to do the after-dinner dishes, at which point a soapy bristle brush would get it clean in a few minutes. I still hated cleaning it, though, because inevitably little greasy soap droplets would be splattered all over my work area during the process, creating another mess to clean up. Not anymore! I just cover the grill in aluminum foil before using it. -- Constance, Colorado
Borax crystal snowflake: Grow a snowflake in a jar!
You will need:
wide-mouth pint jar
white pipe cleaners
blue food coloring (optional)
boiling water
borax (available at grocery stores in the laundry soap section)
Cut a white pipe cleaner into three equal sections. Twist the sections together in the center to create a six-sided star shape. Pipe cleaners and string form a snowflake base for the crystals to grow on. Attach string to the outer edges to form a snowflake pattern. Attach a piece of string to the top of one of the pipe cleaners and tie the other end to a pencil (this is to hang it from). Fill a wide-mouth jar with boiling water. Mix borax into the water one tablespoon at a time, using 3 tablespoons of borax per cup of water. Stir until dissolved (don't worry if there is powder settling on the bottom of the jar). If you want, you can add a little blue food coloring now to give the snowflake a bluish hue. Insert your pipe cleaner snowflake into the jar so that the pencil is resting on the lip of the jar and the snowflake is freely suspended in the borax solution. Wait overnight and by morning the snowflake will be covered with shiny crystals. Hang in a window as a sun-catcher, or use as a winter decoration. -- Caroline, Nevada
Pumpkin pie in a jar: Create pumpkin pie in a jar using a can of pumpkin puree, brown sugar, crushed cinnamon graham crackers, vanilla ice cream or pudding and whipped topping. Combine the pumpkin puree and brown sugar (1/4 cup or to desired taste). Layer a couple of tablespoons of each ingredient in mason jars and serve. -- Linda, Ohio
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After service everyone was served hot, sweet milky chai (tea) with sweet biscuits and samosas ( fried snack). We stayed on meeting people, having fellowship. Even Sheeba joined in playing the children. Returned home just before 3 PM. God is good.
The moon like a flower
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Billings, MT – If you've had enough of mowing the lawn, moving sprinklers around and dealing with a dog's muddy feet, the time has come to consider having JW Synthetic Grass install synthetic turf at your home or business. The advancement in turf manufacturing technology makes it nearly indistinguishable from real grass and it provides a year-round appearance of a perfect looking lawn. Synthetic grass is not only attractive, but also fire and fade resistant, chemical free and weed free. Once it has been installed there's no maintenance and unlike grass yards, synthetic grasses have no need for constant watering or fertilizing.
"It used to be that you'd see schools putting turf in for football fields or a golf course adding it as their putting greens," says Josef Wemmer, owner of JW Synthetic Grass. "Today we have local builders installing it into new subdivisions because it always looks good, even during the winter months. This is not the synthetic grass of the past that looked manufactured and was rough on the feet," Adds Wemmer. "This is a visually appealing, cost-effective and maintenance free option for anywhere real grass would be."
The popularity of Synthetic grass started as drought conditions worsened in many parts of the country. Homeowners and businesses resorted to a synthetic product without having to sacrifice appearance or waste water. A typical lawn of 1800 square feet will require close to 56,000 gallons of water each year. Synthetic turf allows users to reduce their demand for water, and will pay for itself for those that pay for city or county water. Because it doesn't have the needs of a real lawn, it can be installed in areas that are difficult to grow grass on.
"We talk a lot about the cost of watering a football field or large lawn," says Wemmer, "but its value goes beyond utility savings. It also reduces the time and energy it takes to maintain a beautiful looking lawn. It's a great solution for schools that have difficulty keeping football and soccer fields in the right shape for their players because grass doesn't take well to being trampled."
Synthetic turf is maintenance free once it is installed. It absorbs more energy and impact that grass and retains its fresh appearance even during fall and winter months. Residential areas are looking at a price that is comparable to carpeting with luxury synthetic grass at about $6.50 per square foot installed. JW Synthetic Grass is now exploring expansion and licensing opportunities in the Midwest and Northwest.
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May 30, 2018 (www.gov.ua) The children of Ukraine should be happy, and adults should provide the measure of happiness that is necessary through increasing birth rate, support for motherhood and childhood. Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman urged during the Government session.
"It is important to ensure that our children be happy. And the measure of happiness depends on the adults. It is worth remembering that we must create the environment enabling everyone to develop. It is crucial to make Ukrainians population grow and them happier", said Volodymyr Groysman.
He announced a number of Government decisions that would become the impetus for the development of childhood. Thus, the Government introduces a tradition of providing newborns with a special baby box, in which there will be gathered everything needed in first weeks of life of the infant. "Every child will receive a baby box from the state, packed with love, so that during the early stages of life of a child each mother had everything to care. This is the tradition we introduce to support birth rates. Hundreds of thousands of families will receive such additional targeted support", said the Prime Minister.
No less important, according to the Head of Government, is to help the mother, especially if she works. Pursuant to the decision of the Government and with the support of local authorities, in Ukraine since January, 2019, a concept of hiring a "municipal nanny" is introduced. Payment for her services will be partially offset from the budget.
"We adopt a decision in synergy with local governments, we introduce the concept "the municipal nanny" starting January 1. When hiring a nanny, the state will compensate for monthly wage costs, so that the child is under care", commented Volodymyr Groysman.
He emphasized that child protection and support should become the topmost priority for the Government. "The only criterion for achieving welfare standards is higher birth rate", the Prime Minister noted.


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Experimental Magic: The Evolution of Magic
Experiment with your magical practice by learning how to apply art, pop culture, neuroscience, psychology, and other disciplines to your magical work, as well as exploring fundamental underlying principles of what makes magic work. You'll never look at magic in the same way!
Doing the Work is where Learning Occurs
In the Process of Magic class, one of the expectations I lay out there is that people taking the class will ideally do daily work. I feel that daily work is an essential part of magical practice, and not something which can be ignored if you are really serious about studying magic. However daily work is only part of the equation. Another part is making sure that the core skills of magical practice are developed. You need to build a foundation that supports the magical work you do. This means spending some time learning those core skills, which may not be glamorous, but nonetheless are important because of how such practices provide the necessary experience to handle more advanced work.
Still the question that may arise is this: Is it is possible to make magic more accessible, to teach it in a way that makes it possible for anyone to pick it up? The answer to that question is both yes and no. It's yes, in the sense that it is possible to write about magic in a way that strips away the esotericism and focuses on the technique, but it's no in the sense that unless the person is actually willing to do the work, willing to apply what is read into actual, experiential practice, it is very hard for a person to get a lot of meaning out of magic. The student must do the work. Without doing the work the magic is just a concept, and the student is just an armchair magician. In the process of magic, one of my goals was to explore the fundamental process of magic by examining how techniques work. I feel that if you can help someone understand how a technique works, understand the principles that inform the actions, then what you do is make magic not only more accessible, but you also show a person how to personalize magic.
The personalization of magic is where you begin to see the more advanced aspects of magic come through. With personalization, the practitioner demonstrates an understanding of a given technique and more importantly adapts that technique to their needs. The adaptation of the technique brings its own experiences with it that further educate the magician. You can learn a technique, but it doesn't really become your technique until you adapt it through your understanding of it and your need for it in your life.
The challenge for any teacher of magic isn't just making the material accessible, but also challenging the student to actually do something with the material. Reading about magic simply isn't enough. As Yoda wisely points out, "Do or do not. There is no Try." You either do it or you don't do it. You can do it badly and learn from it, or not do it all and never really get it. To get people to do something involves devising exercises, but even then you have no guarantee that someone will do the exercises, unless you are working with them directly.
With the Process of Magic class, I've gradually refined the class. While the lessons are fundamentally the same as they were when I wrote them, I've included teleconferences because I realized that just reading the content and doing the exercises wasn't enough to really provide the necessary help that a student might need. When you teach any subject, you have to maintain a balance between holding the hand of the student overly much and just sending the student off on their own to figure it out. You want to be available to provide enough guidance for anyone who wants it, but also provide enough space for the student to actually try something out and learn from the experience. I suppose this also reflects my philosophy of teaching, which is that a teacher is ultimately a facilitator, helping the student where needed, answering questions, but also trusting the student to recognize something essential to the learning process: The student is ultimately the best teacher for the student. The teacher is a guide, a mentor perhaps, but if s/he is a good teacher, then at some point s/he steps away and lets the student fly.
I write my books with the same philosophy in mind. I'll provide ideas, exercises and guidance, but in the end I trust that the readers will teach themselves. They'll read the material, engage it or not, and then derive their own understanding of the material based on the experiences they have using it and integrating it into their spiritual practices. My goal as a teacher and author is to make sure that what I write makes sense to reader, but I also recognize I have limited control over how the reader engages or even understands the material. The writing needs a reader and the act of reading brings with it the subjective biases and interpretations of the reader. Add in the experiences that necessarily must come about and what we come away with is this understanding: The reader/student must do the work. It's not enough to read...it's not enough to discuss or hypothesize. You've got to do the work. When you do the work, what is read and studied becomes an experience and that experience is where you learn magic.
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Fresh of an impressive "Knockout of the Night" win over Stefan Struve, heavyweight Travis Browne (11-0-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) will return to the cage against Rob Broughton (15-5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC).
UFC officials today announced that verbal agreements are in place for the heavyweights to meet this fall at UFC 135.
UFC 135 takes place Sept. 24 at Denver's Pepsi Center.
The main card, which airs on pay-per-view, features a light-heavyweight title fight between current champ Jon "Bones" Jones and former champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
It's not clear if Browne vs. Broughton will be part of the broadcast.
Browne's knockout win at UFC 130 was a stark reversal from his previous fight, which ended in a draw. He took on striker Cheick Kongo, and after a strong start, he faded in later rounds. If not for a point deduction issued to Kongo for holding his shorts, the contest would have ended with a setback for Browne.
Still, "Hapa" remains undefeated in his professional career. He made his octagon debut with a first-round TKO of James McSweeney at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale.
Broughton, meanwhile, hasn't fought since this past September, when he submitted Vinicius Queiroz at UFC 120 in his octagon debut. (Queiroz later tested positive for steroids and was booted from the promotion.) The Wolfslair MMA product enjoys a five-fight win streak.
Broughton was expected to meet Dave Herman at this past Saturay's UFC 131 event but was replaced by Joey Beltran (who was then tapped to meet Aaron Rosa).
For the latest on UFC 135, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Dallas and Tarrant Counties: A TMDL Project for Legacy Pollutants
Photograph courtesy of the Fort Worth Water Department
Counties: Dallas, Tarrant
Parameters: chlordane, DDT, DDD, DDE, dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish tissue
Basin: Trinity River
Segments: 0805, 0841, 0841A
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Background and Goals
Seven legacy pollutants were detected in fish tissues in portions of the Upper Trinity River, the Lower West Fork Trinity River, and Mountain Creek Lake, all in the Dallas area. Legacy pollutants are chemicals whose use has been banned or severely restricted, but which still remain in the environment. The pollutants involved include chlordane, DDT, DDD, DDE, dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, and PCBs, most of which were once used as insecticides. The goal of this TMDL project is the reduction of concentrations of fish-tissue contaminants to levels that constitute an acceptable risk to consumers.
All the pollutants in the TMDL, with the exception of PCBs in Mountain Creek Lake, have been addressed. Legacy insecticides are no longer considered a risk to consumers of fish from these areas. The TCEQ contracted with DSHS to collect fish tissue samples in 2019. In August 2019, fish tissue samples were collected at various sites on the Upper Trinity river. Laboratory analysis is expected to occur in 2020, with a report reassessing the fish consumption risk in 2021.
Adopted TMDLs
The TCEQ adopted these TMDLs on December 20, 2000. The EPA approved these TMDLs on June 27, 2001, at which time they became part of the state's Water Quality Management Plan.
- Nine Total Maximum Daily Loads for Legacy Pollutants in Streams and a Reservoir in Dallas and Tarrant Counties
Segments 0805, 0841, and 0841A
Implementation Plan
The TCEQ approved the Implementation Plan in August 2001.
- Implementation Plan for Dallas and Tarrant County Legacy Pollutant TMDLs
- Response to Public Comment on the Dallas and Tarrant County Implementation Plan
For More Information
Please e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com and mention the Dallas and Tarrant Counties TMDL project in the subject line. Or call us at 512-239-6682.