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Zincography was a planographic printing process that used zinc plates. Alois Senefelder first mentioned zinc's lithographic use as a substitute for Bavarian limestone in his 1801 English patent specifications.[1] In 1834, Federico Lacelli patented a zincographic printing process, producing large maps called géoramas.[2] In 1837–1842, Eugène-Florent Kaeppelin perfected the process to create a large polychrome geologic map.[3]
Zinc plates could be obtained for less expense than fine lithographic limestone, and could be acquired at very large scale. Zinc was coated with a solution containing gallic acid and phosphoric acid that caused hygroscopic salts to form on the plate's surface. A printer would then cover the zinc plate with a coating of asphalt varnish, expose it under a drawing and develop it. The zinc affected by the lines of the drawing proof would be coated with hygroscopic salts. Bathing the plate in acetic acid resulted in the dissolution of the salts, the asphalt varnish protecting the remaining surfaces of the plate. Then the printer would coat the plate with a colored lacquer varnish called fuchsine, dried, dipped in benzene. This would dissolve the varnishes, leaving only the fuchsine varnish in the areas associated with the drawn lines, and hygroscopic salts elsewhere. The printer then wet the plate, the water localizing on the salts. As in lithography, ink applied to the plate was repelled by the hygroscopic areas, and attracted to the fuchsine areas. Sometimes zincographic printers created printing proofs on specially coated papers.[4]
Variants of the zincographic process included a form of early photographic engraving, photogravure: zinc was coated with a light-sensitive albumen/chromium salt mixture, exposed in contact with a glass negative, inked and the albumen removed by washing to create a single proof image. The printer would then transfer the proof design to a zinc plate under a press, and hand-etch the drawing onto the plate with a stylus. The plate was then rubbed with oil, which would not stick to the repellent coating, but adhere in the etched areas. The printer could then ink the plate, and it would remain in the grooves. As in chromolithography, colors were printed in successive passes of the press, the plates kept in register.
Zincography is frequently confused with modern zinc-plate lithographic printing. It directly influenced the development of photozincography, an early form of photogravure.
- ^ K. Pearson, "Lithographic Maps in Nineteenth-Century Geographical Journals," Ph.D. Diss., the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978, p. 69, citing Jules Desportes, "Notice sur la lithographie, sa découverte, ses progrès," Le Lithographie 3(1942), p. 74; J.-H.-Herman Hammann, Des Artes Graphiques destines à multiplier par l'impression, consideres sous le double point de vue historique et pratique Paris and Geneva: Joël Cherbuliez, Libraire-Editeur, 1857), p. 329; and "Zincographie", Le Lithographe 2 (1840): pp. 28-30.
- ^ K. Pearson, "Lithographic Maps in Nineteenth-Century Geographical Journals," Ph.D. Diss., the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978, citing Alfred Lemercier, La Lithographie française de 1796 à 1896 et les arts qui s'y rattachent; manuel pratique s'addressant aux artistes et aux imprimeurs (Paris: C. Lorilleux et Co., 1899), p. 189; and V. Raulin, "Note relative au coloriage des cartes par impression lithographique," Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences 20 (1845): pp. 44-45.
- ^ Geoffrey Wakeman, Aspects of Victorian Lithography, Anastatic Printing and Photozincography. Wymondham: Brewhouse Press, 1970, p. 35.
- ^ See Maison Nicéphore Niepce, "Zincography," Bitumen After Niépce.


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Jan 29, 2002
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Santa Clara University star Steve Nash and Dallas Mavericks teammate Dirk Nowitzki were among seven reserves picked Tuesday for their first NBA All-Star games.
Nash's selection marked the first Santa Clara player to play in the annual all-star game since Ken Sears participated in the 1958 and 1959 contests. Sears scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting and 4-of-5 from the free throw line in 14 minutes of action in the East squad's 130-118 victory on Jan. 21, 1958 in St. Louis. He followed that performance with a 15-point, 8-rebound effort in 1959, but the East team dropped a 124-108 decision on Jan. 23 in Detroit. He went 5-for-8 from the field and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line in 26 minutes of action in that contest.
Jermaine O'Neal of Indiana and Shareef Abdur-Rahim of Atlanta joined Pierce as first-time picks on the East team, and will be joined by veterans Alonzo Mourning (Miami), Ray Allen (Milwaukee), Jason Kidd (New Jersey) and Tracy McGrady (Orlando).
Nash, Paul Pierce (Boston), Wally Szczerbiak (Minnesota), Peja Stojakovic (Sacramento) and Nowitzki were first-time picks on the West team. The other West reserves are Karl Malone (Utah), Gary Payton (Seattle) and Chris Webber (Sacramento).
According to the Dallas Morning News, It's also the first time in 14 years that the Mavs will have two All-Star players in the same game. Mark Aguirre and James Donaldson were on the West team in the 1988 All-Star game in Chicago.
Nowitzki, who leads the Mavs in scoring with a 24.5 point averge, was the fourth-leading vote-getter among Western Conference forwards. Nash, enjoying his best season in averaging 19.3 points and eight assists per game, was sixth among the guards.
Reserves were selected in a vote by NBA coaches, who could not vote for their own players, while fans voted on the starters for the Feb. 10 game at Philadelphia.
The East starters are Michael Jordan (Washington), Vince Carter (Toronto), Antoine Walker (Boston), Allen Iverson (Philadelphia) and Dikembe Mutombo (Philadelphia).
Starting for the West are Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Tim Duncan (San Antonio), Steve Francis (Houston) and Kevin Garnett (Minnesota). Francis also is a first-time All-Star.
Malone is a 14-time All-Star, Payton an eight-time pick and Mourning a seventh-time selection. Kidd earned his fifth All-Star berth, Webber was selected for the fourth time, Allen for the third and McGrady for the second.
A record five All-Stars were born outside the United States: Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands), Mutombo (Congo), Nash (Canada), Nowitzki (Germany) and Stojakovic (Yugoslavia). Nash is the first Canadian All-Star.


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New York Sour
To quote the Atlanta Daily Constitution in 1879, "When American meets American then comes the whisky sour." The Sour, and in particular the whiskey variety, enjoyed immense popularity across America from the 1860s up until the 1960s. According to David Wondrich, classics scholar and cocktail historian extraordinaire, the Sour's popularity was driven by two things: it was simple, and it was flexible. Simple indeed – spirits, sugar, water, lemon, ice. Done.
With regards to its flexibility, a particular modification of note from the classic recipe was to top a Whiskey Sour with a red wine float. This was sometimes referred to as "the claret snap" (apparently bartenders of the time referred to all red wine as "claret" regardless of whether it was from Bordeaux or not.) There has been some controversy as to who invented this flourish, but all signs point to Chicago as the place of its invention, some time in the 1880s. The cocktail went through a few name changes – "Continental Sour", "Southern Whiskey Sour" – before settling on "New York Sour" in the early 1900s. One of the men who claims to have invented the drink accurately notes that "the claret makes the drink look well and it gives it a better taste." An irrefutable fact, indeed.
Word has it that the New York Sour was a Prohibition-era favorite and the "in" drink to order in the New York speakeasies of the 1920s. Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric have surmised that this was probably due to the fact that the lemon and red wine masked the shitty whisk(e)y that infiltrated America in those dark days. Whatever the reason, it's hard to deny that this red-headed drink is a handsome one.
- 2 oz. Masterson's 10 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey
- ¾ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¾ oz. 1:1 demerara simple syrup
- 1 Beking's Poultry Farm egg white
- ½ oz. Chateau de Maison Neuve Montagne St-Emilion 2010 red wine
Pour the whiskey, juice, simple syrup, and egg white into your shaker, and shake – without ice – with tremendous vigour. Once the egg white has emulsified to your satisfaction, add ice and shake again with the same savage ferocity. Strain over a single large ice cube in a chilled rocks glass and float the red wine on top with the utmost care. Express the oils from a lemon twist, discard, and garnish with blood orange half-wheel. Smile.
I used a Straight Rye, with loads of pepper and spice, to stand up to the other ingredients. I also like the fact that the Masterson's rye is actually distilled in Calgary, Alberta using 100% Canadian rye, which is then bottled and sent to Sonoma, California. Somewhat akin to the Canadian hooch that crept across the border during the height of the New York Sour's popularity.
This cocktail has surprising complexity and a delightful mouthfeel, no doubt by virtue of the egg white. The whiskey unloads its wallop – albeit somewhat subdued – along with the crisp acidity of the lemon, which is then followed by oakiness and red wine tannins. Stupendous. The preferred beverage when critiquing your child's art.
And with that, my sour mood has come to a close.


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Ken Livingstone on BBC Radio London: 'Israel lobby' tries to smear critics with 'anti-Semitism' tag
Speaking to BBC Radio London, Labour NEC member Ken Livingstone accused the "Israel lobby" of a campaign to smear its critics as anti-Semites, after Labour MP Naz Shah was suspended for sharing a post calling for Israel to be relocated to the United States.
"She's a deep critic of Israel and its policies. Her remarks were over the top but she's not anti-Semitic. I've been in the Labour party for 47 years; I've never heard anyone say anything anti-Semitic. I've heard a lot of criticism of the state of Israel and its abuse of Palestinians but I've never heard anyone say anything anti-Semitic...
"It's completely over the top but it's not anti-Semitic. Let's remember when Hitler won his election in 1932, his policy then was that Jews should be moved to Israel. He was supporting Zionism – this before he went mad and ended up killing six million Jews. The simple fact in all of this is that Naz made these comments at a time when there was another brutal Israeli attack on the Palestinians.
"And there's one stark fact that virtually no one in the British media ever reports, in almost all these conflicts the death toll is usually between 60 and 100 Palestinians killed for every Israeli. Now, any other country doing that would be accused of war crimes but it's like we have a double standard about the policies of the Israeli government."
He argued that similar criticism of Israeli policies had come from Albert Einstein.
"As I've said, I've never heard anybody say anything anti-Semitic, but there's been a very well-orchestrated campaign by the Israel lobby to smear anybody who criticises Israeli policy as anti-Semitic. I had to put up with 35 years of this...
"Let's look at someone who's Jewish who actually said something very similar to what Naz has just said. Albert Einstein, when the first leader of Likud, the governing party now in Israel, came to America, he warned American politicians: don't talk to this man because he's too similar to the fascists we fought in the Second World War.
"Now, if Naz or myself said that today we would be denounced as anti-Semitic, but that was Albert Einstein."
He hit back at Lord Levy's criticism of the leadership's response to the anti-Semitism storms in Labour.
"After Jeremy became leader I was having a chat with Michael and he said he was very worried because one of his friends who was Jewish had come to him and said 'the election of Jeremy Corbyn is exactly the same as the first step to the rise of Adolf Hitler to power'.
"Frankly, there's been an attempt to smear Jeremy Corbyn and his associates as anti-Semitic from the moment he became leader. The simple fact is we have the right to criticise what is one of the most brutal regimes going in the way it treats the Palestinians."


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Ashland University's women's tennis team lost to Findlay on Thursday (April 4) in a tight 4-3 decision.
The Eagles lost all doubles matches, and had a one-point deficit to overcome in singles and were not able to do so.
Freshman Gabriella Hudec, sophomore Anna Hart and junior Allison Brooks picked up wins in singles.
Hudec won from the No. 1 spot. She dropped a hard-fought 7-5 first set, then battled back in the next two sets to win them, 6-4, 6-4, and claim the match. Hart also eked out a three-set victory at No. 3 singles. She won her match 6-2, 6-7, 6-4. Brooks won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0, making quick work of Findlay's Mikaela Hindenlang.
The Eagles will wrap up their spring schedule on Tuesday (April 9) at home against Ohio Wesleyan at 3 p.m.


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Have you heard this? The question I left you with three years ago regarding the sum reaction of a new Ellen Allien release still feels fitting on her seventh album, LISm. Theres little doubt LISm will invoke some kind of reaction from its listeners, for better or worse its the most challenging work of her restless discography.
As I pointed out then, Ellen has long alternated between her innate pop sensibilities (Dust, Orchestra of Bubbles, Berlinette) and her cerebral, experimental side (Sool, Thrills). This falls squarely among the latter, not for the faint of heart still stuck on Trash Scapes and definitely not for the even weaker in pursuit of an easy groove.
Ironically, LISm is derived from material made specifically for dancing, though not the kind with which Watergate regulars would be accustomed. In 2010, Allien was approached by choreographers Alexandre Roccoli and Sevérine Rième to compose music for their production Drama per Musica, a piece to be performed at the 2011 Spectacles Vivants Festival at the Pompidou in Paris. Roccoli and Rième are both experienced choreographers and came into their own right around the time that Allien was starting out in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Roccoli was also in the Last Last collective with Pantha du Prince, so its no wonder why Allien seemed like a good fit.
Its said things went off without a hitch, though no reviews or videos are readily available and the original composition has unhelpfully not been included herein (something to think about for the deluxe reissue). Its impossible to judge the record in terms of dance performance accompaniment, then, because Ellen couldnt leave well enough alone. In 2012, she returned to the material with Bpitch signee Thomas Muller (a guy I remember for the Gchat ping in his debut 12 for the label, Seduction) and Berlin techno vet Bruno Pronsato to help stretch and smooth out the music to the single-track full-length LISm eventually became.
There is plenty to sink your teeth into during these 44 minutes, though youll have to keep track of the clock to know exactly where your favorite section begins and ends. It starts with a simple flute melody, morphs into a repeated guitar line with her chanting falling over it, transitions into a cool jazz segment that wouldnt sound out of place on Karriem Rigginss Alone Together, peppers sections with Vangelis-esque cosmic synths and the familiar thump of muted Berlin beats, spots a solo piano performance at one point, and ends with some four minutes of bright, optimistic synth-pop melody to balance the organic first quarter and cleanse the palate.
The music is supposed to paint a spiritual picture of profound insight into ones own emotional world by way of playing with tonal density and volume as well as style and pace. This is where it fails me. While I can accept that LISm plays like one of Ellens most artistically liberal DJ sets and find it interesting from that angle, I have a harder time accepting the thesis without Roccoli and Rièmes visual accompaniment because the music never fully extricates itself from that setting its an album in packaging alone. The music is not enough to reveal a profound insight into my emotional world. Quite the opposite, in fact I find myself engrossed in the world Allien, Muller, Pronsato, and to a lesser extent Roccoli and Rième, have created together. This has naught to do with the listeners internal monologue and everything to do with how the listener reacts to gradual but frequent sonic change. On an emotional level, LISm is hard to get at.
But I dont think its meant for that sort of music-listener relationship, that kind of attachment and subsequent soul-searching. It is entirely external this isnt just about whats going on in the headphones or speakers just beyond your eardrums, or in the studio, or wondering what was happening on stage when this was initially performed. This is about a much larger potential paradigm shift that weve been seeing with Bpitch recently, from Sool and Aérea Negrots Arabxilla to Jahcoozi and System of Survivals Needle and Thread. Their commitment to dancefloor-filler remains beyond question in the context of the 12 for the time being, but their full-lengths have been inching away from the obvious to more thoughtful (and questionable) think pieces. They just recently put out the Where the Wind Blows compilation; I wonder if that isnt a bookend to their less acclaimed but more variable second period, which would brand LISm as a fresh start and the beginning of a third, even more ambitious period.
LISm, then, is a self-reflection rather than a projection. Ellen Alliens spiritual picture is an emotionally conflicted world where the tug of war between accessible and experimental has reached a new plateau. Is that a good thing? We dont know yet, but never mind: If you havent, you really should hear this.
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As Data Science Evolves, It's Taking Statistics with It
(rzoze19/Shutterstock.com) While there are disagreements about what exactly constitutes a "data scientist," there's little doubt that one of the critical components involves statistical aptitude. And as the data science profession evolves, it's taking the field of statistics with it, an expert with the American Statistical Association says. Before the Harvard Business Review dubbed data scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century several years ago, few people outside of Silicon Valley had heard the term. But all of a sudden, the title was showing up in thousands of job descriptions, as companies sought the key personnel who could help them make sense of the big, messy, and fast-moving data they were collecting. McKinsey & Co compounded the problem when it warned that demand for data scientists was far outstripping supply,…
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by Keith Wood -
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
The BackgroundAuthor Stephen Hunter is a "gun guy" who has written several great novels that co-star some fantastic firearms. Hunter's 1993 book "Point of Impact" (adapted to the motion picture "Shooter" in 2007) is the first of his novels featuring fictional USMC Scout-Sniper Bob Lee Swagger as the main character. In the book, Hunter describes a special set of pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 rifles called "The Ten Black Kings." These custom rifles were said to have had American Black Walnut stocks so dark that they appeared black. These extremely rare rifles were given to VIPs by Winchester and never offered for sale. The rifles also play a prominent role in Hunter's novel, "The Third Bullet."
The Big QuestionDo the "Ten Black Kings" exist or are they a figment of Mr. Hunter's imagination? If these rifles were real, they would be the "Holy Grail" of Model 70s- wouldn't I have heard of them?
The Expert DeferralDo an Internet search on this topic and you'll come up with more questions than answers. I reached-out to the experts at the Winchester Collectors Association figuring that if anyone knew about the "Ten Black Kings" it would be them. After a polling of their collectors, they couldn't find a soul who'd heard of these rifles. I'm no Winchester expert, so there's a chance that I wouldn't know about them, but these are the people who know the serial numbers of every Rifleman's Rifle out there- if they were unaware of these rifles, it stands to reason that they were never made.
The Double-CheckFinally, just so we didn't put out bad information, Jeff and I consulted with our friend Phil Schreier, Senior Curator of the National Firearms Museum and co-host of the "Guns & Gold" television show. Phil confirmed what I strongly suspected: that the "Ten Black Kings" were never made; they don't exist. In fact, Phil informed us that in one of Hunter's books one of the "Kings" was on display in the National Firearms Museum. Trust me, if anyone knows what's in that museum, it's Phil.
The RulingAs much as I wish it were true so that I could spend my life trying to find one for my own gun safe, the "Ten Black Kings" are pure fiction. My hat is off to Stephen Hunter for his excellent books, and creating "guns of legend" out of thin air. Maybe Winchester will make them now?
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Okay, so I've sent out the alpha invitations and I'm sure glad I've only sent it out to people whose support I appreciate because it's been a very very rocky start. I hope to iron out a bunch of uptime issues and build out some core functionality (I plan on using it myself soon if it doesn't prove to be so craptastic that I wouldn't want to risk my reputation with it). You just have to be there to appreciate the futility of spending months on development to be greeted by a 404 or 500 error.
Everything that Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong at Launch
Whoever said Murphy's law was dead? That bastard is living large and has a special place in my heart (reserved for people like Hitler). You can develop websites all day and throw yourself imaginary high fives all around until you hit that button to upload your latest and greatest earth-shaking code only to watch your dreams crash in a flaming death.
The web is held together with a mesh of inter-related technologies and web services are no different. The programs we write stand on the shoulders of giants and sometimes they shake us off so we can plummet straight to the ground and splatter our brains on the concrete.
This makes perfect sense since you tend to test your site in very well-defined ways because you're designing it. You know how it can and cannot be used so naturally you don't cover everything. Users will quickly help you find faults with your service. It's been a rocky ride but I've got some tricks that I hope will remedy some of the immediate concerns.
After All is Said and Done, It's a Microsoft World
Oh and watch the colors you use because monitors display colors differently. Yeah, I'm seeing purple when I should be seeing blue on this screen in fact. You need to stick to safe color schemes and also check on a couple different monitors. I don't know of any way around it.
Feedback or Lack Thereof is Good
Feedback or no feedback is a good thing. It's easy to picture yourself on a yacht cruising the ocean surrounded by hot babes pouring champagne as your site adds yet another million users when in fact you hear virtual crickets chirping. It's the hard, cold reality and a sign that you're not doing something right. Still, it's so much better than writing line after endless line of code in an eternal feedback loop between you and your disconnected computer. Having something live and at a freely accessible location is fun in and of itself.
The Journey has Just Started (I Hope)
Well, I'm having some fun so far. Just wait until I get a decent number of users and go into the hell that is customer support when they use my alpha service! Stay tuned.


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Today I'm thrilled to be the next stop on the Blink by the awesome K.L.Slater blog tour. Blink was published on the 16th February 2017, by one of my very favourite publishers Bookouture. You don't even have to wait to get a copy just pop over to good old Amazon and "click". Blink is a gripping psychological thriller, and I'm happy to report it really makes for a suspense fuelled read. If you're not convinced perhaps my review may help you make up your mind.
If you think my review looks familiar it's because I originally posted it on my blog earlier last month, as I was so eager to share it!
My Review
Oh my goodness what a twisted tale Blink by K L Slater is, it's one that left me breathless due to the number of twists and turns in this highly thrilling and captivating read. Although the concept isn't original a child disappearing, the author very skillfuly turns a well used scenario and turns it into an something which is highly original. When Five year old Evie goes missing there's only one person who may hold the truth, unfortunately they are in a coma and unable to communicate, what follows is a twisted and devious tale that will keep the reader glued to its pages.
There are an eclectic bunch of characters in Blink and although most of them are not particularly likeable they are very well developed. Without giving to much away I found Toni the mother of the missing Evie a complex and unreliable character and one I had very mixed feelings for, you can't help feeling some sympathy for her plight, but on the other hand she also made me angry as she made some unwise choices, but her back story explain these choices. K L Slater has done a fantastic job in making sure the reader is suspicious of so many of the characters in Blink, and as the plot twists and turns like an out of control rollercoaster I really wasn't sure how the plot would turn out, but suffice to say I was wrong at every damn twisted turn.
You may have to suspend belief as in parts it did seem slightly far fetched, but this in no way spoilt my enjoyment of the book, and isn't that the point of a well written book? I personally feel the author is going from strength to strength with her writing, I really enjoyed Safe With Me K L Slater's previous book but I liked Blink even more. The author expertly and skilfully drops clues throughout Blink, but it's not until you reach the end you realise how cunningly the author has led the reader on a merry dance.
The title of the book Blink is ingenious by the way, but to see why you will just have to read the book. With bucketfuls of suspense and intrigue Blink is guaranteed to keep the most hardened psychological thriller lover on the edge of their seats.
What readers are saying about Blink:
'I was excited to start reading this one and once I started I couldn't stop. I devoured it. Chomped away chapter by chapter until I have hoofed the whole damned lot and you know what? It left me hungry for more …An absolutely stonking 5 stars from me. Jen Med's Book Reviews
'This is a novel that those who liked The Girl on The Train and Behind Closed Doors won't want to miss' My Little Book Corner
'I finished this book in nearly one day. I was completely unable to put this book down. Everything about this book sucks you in and doesn't let go.' Bombshell Reads
'Blink was just BRILLIANT' It's All About Books
'A thrilling roller coaster of a read that will have you gripping on for dear life to see how it will all end' By the Letter Book Reviews
'The book had me from the very first sentence and kept hold of me until I finished it…. There are twists galore but on one occasion my jaw actually dropped open as I realised that all was not as it seemed. Fantastic writing, excellent characterisation that has left me salivating for book number three! Five stars.' Angela Marsons
'Five stars! This book had me hook line and sinker … this author's mind is very very clever …' Sue and her Books
For many years, Kim sent her work out to literary agents but never made it off the slush pile. At the age of 40 she went back to Nottingham Trent University and now has an MA in Creative Writing.
Before graduating, she received five offers of representation from London literary agents and a book deal which was, as Kim says, 'a fairytale … at the end of a very long road!'
Kim writes psychological crime thrillers for Bookouture. Her first book, 'Safe with Me' was published on 3rd November 2016.
Kim is a full-time writer and lives in Nottingham with her husband, Mac. Between them they have three grown-up kids; Kim's daughter, Francesca, and Mac's sons, Nathan and Jake.
She also writes multi-award winning YA fiction under the name Kim Slater.
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Australian researchers have made a major breakthrough in the race to find new medicines to eliminate malaria, as resistance increases to the only drug left to treat the disease.
Scientists from the Burnet Institute, Deakin University and Monash University were able to starve the malaria parasite of important proteins essential to its survival, providing a target for the development of new antimalarial drugs.
The malaria parasite exists inside a red blood cell – which allows it to go undetected by the immune system, but is not an ideal environment for the parasite to grow and thrive.
A co-author of the paper, published in Nature, Tania de Koning-Ward from Deakin's medical school, said it meant the parasite had to "renovate" its environment by sending hundreds of its own proteins into the red blood cell for it to feed on.
"What our research has shown is those proteins can only get access to the red blood cell through one gateway, which provides a channel for the proteins to get into the red blood cell so that it can live and multiply," she said.
"We managed to alter the function of this gateway so that these proteins can no longer get into the red blood cells, starving and killing the parasite."
In 2009 researchers first discovered the malaria parasite obtained the proteins it needed through a gateway. But they were unsure whether blocking that gateway meant the parasite would simply find another one. Parasites are notoriously good at adapting.
That meant convincing drug companies to invest in developing drugs to block the gateway had been a hard sell until now, De Koning-Ward said.
"What we have shown through this research is the parasite uses just this one gateway to obtain those proteins, which makes that gateway a great target for drug treatments."
As parasites develop resistance to drugs, researchers often tweak them slightly to make them harder for the parasite to fight. But the parasite often quickly develops resistance to the newer versions.
Artemisinin – the only drug left to treat malaria – and the drug that came before it, chloroquine, both worked by giving the malaria parasite what was essentially a bad case of indigestion, preventing it from being able to eliminate a build-up of iron that occurs after it ingests haemoglobin.
Another co-author of the study, Dr Paul Gilson, senior research officer at Burnet Institute, said the new research meant drug companies could now change their tactic completely. Instead of blocking the parasite's ability to detoxify the iron ingested, they could target the gateway it used to get the "food".
"It means that when a drug that blocks the gateway is developed, it may take a lot longer for the malaria parasite to develop resistance to it, because it will never have seen a drug like this before," he said.
Resistance to artemisinin has already occurred in parts of south-east Asia.
Gilson believes drugs that target the gateway could be ready within a few years, but said they would then need to undergo trials that could take up to another 10 years.
"But the cupboard of drugs available to treat malaria is currently pretty bare," Gilson said. "Our research provides an important new focus for drug development."
Malaria is spread via mosquitoes and its most lethal form is caused by the parasite plasmodium falciparum. More than 200 million people get malaria each year and more than half a million of those, mainly children, die from the disease.
The rapid growth in population movements meant there was a risk resistant malaria might reach other countries more quickly, Gilson said. While resistant malaria is not impossible to treat, it takes a lot longer.


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Dallas police killed Johnson, 25, with a robot-delivered bomb after hours of overnight negotiations in a parking garage had failed.
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Gunfire broke out around 8:45 p.m. Thursday while hundreds of people were gathered to protest fatal police shootings in Baton Rouge and St. Paul, Minnesota. The snipers fired "ambush style" upon the officers.
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The MLP represented Detention Action which in a challenge to the policy and practice of detaining asylum seekers for the determination of their claims within the Detention Fast Track process (DFT).
Summary of the case
Since its introduction in 2000, the DFT has expanded in scope so that people are now detained from the start of their claim through to the determination of their appeals. Detention Action is arguing that the DFT as it now operates is very different from the way it was said to operate in 2000. It also argues that the way the DFT now operates is unfair and that the safeguards to address any unfairness are ineffective. There has been significant progress in this case, leading, in July 2015, to the suspension of the whole Detained Fast Track process, which followed judgments which led to the suspension of the appeals process within the DFT, and other important changes to the way the process operated. Please see below for a timetable of changes to this system of detention.
Home Office appeal not allowed: 29th July 2015
Following the judgment of 26th June 2015, which led to the suspension of appeals within the DFT due to the Fast Track Rules being found ultra vires, the Home Office appealed the ruling at the Court of Appeal. The appeal was not allowed by the Court of Appeal, and the appeals process remains suspended. The ruling can be found here.
Lord Dyson ruled that "The system is…structurally unfair and unjust. The scheme does not adequately take account of the complexity and difficulty of many asylum appeals, the gravity of the issues that are raised by them and the measure of the task that faces legal representatives in taking instructions from their clients who are in detention…the consequences for an asylum seeker of mistakes in the process are potentially disastrous. That is why section 22(4) of the [Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007] recognises that justice and fairness should not be sacrificed on the altar of speed and efficiency. As I have explained, the FTR [Fast Track Rules] do not strike the correct balance between (i) speed and efficiency and (ii) fairness and justice. It is too heavily weighted in favour of the former and needs to be adjusted. "
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Parliamentary question on the release of detainees: 20th July 2015
Parliamentary question confirms over 300 asylum seekers have been released from the Detained Fast Track since the ruling of 26th June 2015, which led to the suspension of the Fast Track Rules.
Ministerial statement: 2nd July 2015
In a written statement to parliament, Immigration Minister James Brokenshire confirmed that the entire Detained Fast Track Process will be suspended. The statement can be found here. This is the first time, since its introduction in March/April 2000, that the system of detaining asylum seekers for the Government's administrative convenience has been halted in its entirety. More information, updated regularly, can be found on our news page, and we will keep MLP Forum members updated on developments.
Judgment: 12th June 2015
The High Court ruled that the Fast Track Appeals Rules are unlawful. The judgment is available here.
The judge did not order that the Rules be suspended. Detention Action, represented by the MLP, appealed this, and judgment was handed down in the Court of Appeal suspending the operation of Detained Fast Track appeals.
Judgment: High Court – 9th July 2014
Mr Justice Ouseley, giving judgement in July 2014, found that there are "serious failings" in the system, particularly long delays in detainees obtaining access to legal advice and representation as a result of which "the DFT as operated carries an unacceptably high risk of unfairness." Read the full judgment.
On 25th July Mr Justice Ouseley made an Order declaring that as at 9th July 2014 (the date judgement was handed down), the Detained Fast Track (DFT) process was operating unlawfully for vulnerable or potentially vulnerable asylum seekers who had not had sufficiently speedy access to lawyers for advice before the substantive asylum interview.
The Home Office was ordered to pay Detention Action's legal costs and both the Home Office and Detention Action have been granted permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal.
The Order can be found here, along with the judgments given on 9th July and 25th July.
Judgment: Court of Appeal
Judgment was handed down in December 2014 in the Court of Appeal, finding that asylum seekers who pose no risk of absconding should not be held in the Detained Fast Track pending their appeals. Detention Action, represented by the MLP, argued that asylum-seekers who are found to pose no risk of absconding should be released while their appeals are processed.
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Next comes a cleansing process and analysis of your skin. Then the esthetician will refine and exfoliate your skin and give you a massage. Exfoliation is the removal of dead skin cells that cling to the skin's outermost surface. When done correctly, exfoliation leaves the skin smoother and fresher looking.
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From the end of the pier to dreaming spires
As Ofsted warns some coastal and shire town schools are failing their poorest pupils, Hannah Richardson visits a school in Hastings which is bucking the trend.
"Research scientist", "teacher", "civil engineer", call out a group of bubbly teenagers chatting about what they want to be when they grow up.
One of the Hastings Academy pupils is even planning two careers - as a university lecturer and an author. And another has her eye on a course at Oxford University.
They don't come across as youngsters held back by their backgrounds. The sky's the limit.
But according to Ofsted, they are being taught in a coastal area which tends not to serve its poorest pupils as well as it could.
The academy, sponsored by Brighton University, is rated good by the education inspectorate and is in the middle of an impressive rebuild. It's on an upward trajectory.
Despite having just over half of its pupils from very poor backgrounds, and eligible for free school meals (FSM), there is a strong sense of is energy, determination and aspiration.
The group that performs least well at GCSEs in England is white boys from poor backgrounds. Nationally, some 26% of these boys on FSM get five good GCSEs including English and maths but at Hastings Academy, 46% of that group achieve that.
Principal Theresa Phillips says: "We do not accept at Hastings Academy that your future is determined by your parental income."
But that does not mean there are not significant problems that schools like hers have to work hard to overcome.
She explains: "The group who arrive from primary school behind the average level of achievement are the pupils on free school meals."
So how do they help these youngsters catch up and even surpass expectations?
'Negative image'
Her "inspirational staff " challenge pupils to aim high with what she describes as a "single-minded determination", she says.
And in a coastal town with what one teacher described as a "pretty negative seaside end-of-the-pier image", it is not always easy to attract the best staff.
Mrs Phillips says: "It is challenging to recruit, particularly in the core subjects. There are not many applications for posts and we often have to readvertise.
"It requires a great deal of perseverance to wait until the exceptional candidate comes along," she adds.
Some if this has to do with transport networks, she says, but also perhaps the overall lack of investment in the town in the past.
The school also uses money from the government's Catch Up Premium - aimed at those starting secondary school behind in English or maths - to provide one-to-one support and small group tuition.
Community feel
And it uses funds from the pupil premium - a pot of money aimed specifically at children from low-income homes - to support families of children that are at risk of underachievement.
The school also puts its success at overcoming the odds down to its relationship with its key sponsor, Brighton University.
The link has undoubtedly raised aspirations in itself, she says.
But it is its idea of developing four schools within the one larger academy that has given the 750-pupil academy a more homely and supportive feel.
Partnership manager Amanda Crisford says this means pupils can be tracked and mentored carefully through that that tricky transition from primary school - the key time when pupils can drift and lose their way academically.
"The academy is broken into four individual communities of 220 pupils. They act as a social and emotional base for pupils."
The children register physically in their particular schools every morning and break into 15-pupil all-age tutor groups where progress and wellbeing are constantly reviewed. Each school is led by its own vice-principal and the intimacy between staff and pupils is palpable.
Jim Cameron - vice-principal for one of the schools, West Hill - says when it comes to all-important GCSE time, the candidates get a much higher level of support than if 150 children were in the hands of one single head of year.
Head girl Georgia is clear what has made the difference for her at school: "They started telling us quite young that we would achieve."
She has never felt her background or the area she comes from have held her back.
Instead, she says: "Because we are from a deprived background we have to work harder to get further in our education. So in a sense coming from a deprived background has pushed us further."


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|"You're my home now"
Last night I watched If I Stay, the movie adaptation of Gayle Forman's bestselling YA novel from 2009. The book has been on my to-read list since forever, but I have yet to get to it. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production wasn't really on my radar, except for the constant social media push provided by insanely talented Kick-Ass and Carrie actress Chloë Grace Moretz, who totally reminds me of my goofy Swiss cousin Elisa. Or nah? Anyway, I'm a huge Moretz fan and I was very curious how she would fare in a drama film.
With the radio announcing a snow day, travel agent Kat (Mireille Enos) decides to call in sick and spend the day with her teacher husband Denny (Joshua Leonard), her 17-year-old daughter Mia (Moretz) and her 7-year old son Teddy (Jakob Davies). On their way to visit Mia's grandparents, who live on a farm, their car collides with an oncoming truck, resulting in a horrible accident. Mia then has an out-of-body experience, seeing her body lay on the road while paramedics are trying to help her and her family. As she fights for her life, her story is told via flash-backs, with up-and-coming rock star Adam (Jaimie Blackley) as a central figure.
It's clear to me now. Hollywood feeds on our tears and broken hearts.
I mean, come on, first The Fault in Our Stars and now If I Stay?
Don't get me wrong, If I Stay is not quite on the level of #TFiOS, but it will certainly sollicit some sniffs from moviegoers, even if its 106-duration be a bit drawn-out. The feature film debut of documentarian R.J. Cutler is basically a sappy teen romance, but with the supernatural angle and strong underlying message added on, #IfIStay is not the so maniest superficial mail-in teen melodrama. Oh, and did I mention that Chloë Grace Moretz turns in an excellent performance? She keeps getting better with every movie she does and is well on her way to becoming a star.
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Talking of easy to use tips and tricks to beat the sore throat, one can't afford missing out on the traditional saline water solution! You can depend on a glass of water with a tablespoon of salt mixed in to show good results in reducing edema.
Edema is the swelling in the throat, and the reason for this is the excessive water concentration in the cells that line the throat. Gargles of saline water go a long way in drawing out the excessive water from the cells and hence reducing inflammation.
You would do well to repeat a 30 second gargling exercise after every four hours. A point you'd want to keep in mind here is that too much of salt is not too good either. So, stick to the suggested frequency for best results.
Decongestants have also gained some reputation of being efficient alleviators of throat pain. They clear the clogged nasal passage and hence allow the free flow of oxygen inside the body. Decongestants mitigate mucous by acting upon it.
Nasal sprays have also shown fine results. For those who prefer more conventional intake mediums, there are pills available in pharmacist shops as well.
Keep your experimentation gloves away and make it a point to stick to well known and dependable pain relievers like Acetaminophen while fighting a sore throat. This suggestion comes with some strong reasons. Sore throat is often accompanied by flu, and this is enough reason for you to stay away from aspirin.
You could otherwise be staring at Reyes syndrome, which is all the more likely in children. Reyes syndrome is a condition of more than bearable pressure development in the brain.
Ibuprofen use also demands discretion. The next time somebody asks you how to get rid of a sore throat, do not forget mentioning this invaluable advice.
Apart from medicines, there is a degree of caution suggested with instruments of treating sore throats as well. This necessitates coming back to humidifiers mentioned above. Steam vaporizers, despite being great devices when being used by adults, pose some problems when the users are clumsy children.
Steam vaporizers are not the ideal toys for children, and even an instant's carelessness can lead to some undesirable aftereffects with your child, so you are strongly advised to keep a stern check while the child takes steam vapors from the device. Ultrasonic humidifiers emerge as relatively safer bets with children, but they pose the problems of accumulation and dispersion of bacteria and minerals.
You would be doing yourself irreparable harms if you do not curb down your smoking while suffering from a sore throat. Of course, this does not hold for non smokers. However, the idea is to stay away from smoke, so non smokers too have to ensure that they keep away from any other smoker. Cigarettes and tobacco can be really detrimental to an existing sore throat condition.
You would also do well to stay calm and not speak too much so that your throat does not have to engage in any avoidable movements. Not only will staying silent avoid undue pain, it will also contribute to a speedier recovery.
One should also avoid chewing gums if he/she happens to be suffering from a sore throat.
Cough candies are likely partners in your boring hours of idleness while you are down with flu and a sore throat. One must take caution and not go overboard in consuming such candies as they can actually leave your throat dried and tired.
Apart from all the above mentioned tips and suggestions that can help you recover fast, there are some equally helpful and easy to implement tricks that can be of use. Most of these revolve around homemade solutions that have stood the tests of times and are still employed widely among those struggling with a sore throat.
Honey and warm water have something gentle about them, and a sore throat necessitates the intake of anything and everything that is gentle!
Pour a tablespoon or two of honey and add some warm water to it. Mix them up really well and do not hesitate if you have to tap your spoon in the saucer for a minute or two. Drink it up and wait for the solution to spring into action. Ideally, you should try to get yourself a couple of hours of sleep after taking medicines or any homemade solutions.
Also, try to see if sitting upright helps. It is more likely that your nasal clogging will reduce when you sit upright.
The importance of knowing what to avoid while fighting a sore throat is as important as doing what it takes to get over the pain. For instance, it is common for patients to go overboard in their hot tea drinking.
Definitely, hot tea helps relieving a sore throat, but too much of too hot tea is equally harmful as it can leave you fighting ulcers along with an uncured sore throat!
Avoid speaking, shouting and even singing as much as you can. Singers would know that it is possible but absolutely unwise to sing with a bad throat, for purely medical reasons alone. Apart from sounding really bad, singers run the risk of seriously aggravating their sore throat conditions if they do not use discretion.
Do not indulge in demanding activities. If you fail to recognize any considerable betterment in your condition despite having followed the advices mentioned above, do not keep on wondering as to how to get rid of a sore throat by merely applying simple household tricks.
You could well be staring down something more alarming and it would make a lot of sense for you to head off to a doctor and get a throat culture done.


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1. This day the Great Judge – Who judges whole world
Bowed his head down and - Accepted sentence.
2. This day in front of - Jesus the Lord God
Evil Jews showered – Abuse and hatred.
3. This day Lord adorned – Crown of thorns on head
To adorn whole world – Blossoms and flowers.
4. This day the Lord who – Judges King of Kings
Was sentenced like a – convicted criminal.
5. This day crowd shouted – To their Judge Pilate
Crucify Lord God - Messiah on the cross.
6. This day the one who – Betrayed Jesus Lord
Betrayer Judas – So pity on you.
7. This day when world saw – Lord hanged on the cross
All of Creations – Started trembling.
8. This day the Sun got – Darkened in the sky
Constellation dimmed – Creations trembled.
9. This day Adam had – Regained his lost grace
Crucified Messiah - effaced Kerub's lance.
10. This day the Lord bowed – His head upon death
And He gave life to – All departed ones.
11. This day the High Priests - And all Jew Leaders
Hanged Lord on Cross be – cause of their hatred.
12. This day the Lord said – To Mother Mary
Do not cry for me – But cry for all Jews.
Barekmor, Shubaho … Men' Olam……
Barekmor, Shubaho … Men' Olam……
13. This day let us all – Do venerate the crossPraise to Thee O Lord - For Passion on Cross.


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Reading news stories about the atrocities in Iraq is not a good way to begin a Monday morning.
My stomach feels weak.
My heart feels heavy.
And the memories of a great weekend with my family make me feel guilty.
We talked about the horrors of terrorism while walking through the amusement park Saturday, deeply aware that while we were happily walking from one ride to the next there were people on the other side of the world fleeing to mountains and hiding in caves in order to try to stay alive.
I feel helpless.
I envision a big meeting where everyone can just talk about their feelings and somehow come to an agreement, but deep inside I know this situation requires much more than a meaningful conversation.
So what can I do from my little house in my little town in America?
How can I help these men, women, and children who are being kidnapped, raped, and murdered because of their beliefs?
I close my eyes and try to pray.
Words bounce around in my head mixed with a few photographs I've been brave enough to look at;
but the words seem trite, almost empty.
I hear these words running through my mind,
"If God cares, surely He doesn't need my prayer in order to do something."
I shudder.
Is this really me thinking these thoughts?
Am I doubting God's compassion?
I would have to lie in order to answer these questions in a way that makes me look good, because
I do find myself wondering why He hasn't wiped this evil from the world yet?
I do find myself longing for Him to work a miracle so big the whole world falls to their knees to praise Him.
This morning I'm overwhelmed by the news,
yet deep inside I don't believe God is.
That's the only reason I'm able to face today with any kind of peace and hope.
I'll keep mumbling my way through prayers that seem tiny and insignificant, because I do believe that in the midst of all the horror across the sea, God is working.
He does care.
He is there.
And my prayers matter.
Yours do too.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
Psalm 107:28-30
Psalm 107:28-30