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This is NSFW, not safe for families, not safe for children to read. And for God's sake don't try to read this during a meal.
No, not because I'm going to rant like a drunken sailor, but because the Center for Disease Control decided to issue Monkeypox guidance.
And it reads like something from a nightmare novel or an average day in Hunter Biden's diary.
From the "premier" and I use that term loosely, disease monitoring and prevention center, I present to you the highlights of their Monkeypox pandemic prevention program.
Safer Sex, Social Gatherings, and Monkeypox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines instructing the public on how to mitigate the risk of transmitting monkeypox while engaging sexually with a partner.
While touting the monkeypox vaccine, CDC recommends anyone with monkeypox abstain from sex.
"Vaccination is an important tool in preventing the spread of monkeypox. But given the current limited supply of vaccine, consider temporarily changing some behaviors that may increase your risk of being exposed. These temporary changes will help slow the spread of monkeypox until vaccine supply is adequate," the federal agency states in its Aug. 5 guidance."If you or a partner has monkeypox, the best way to protect yourself and others is to avoid sex of any kind (oral, anal, vaginal) and do not kiss or touch each other's bodies while you are sick, especially any rash. Do not share things like towels, fetish gear, sex toys, and toothbrushes."
(I'm just excerpting the low lights, bold emphasis is mine to illustrate how far we've fallen full document at the link above)
Take a temporary break from activities that increase exposure to monkeypox until you are two weeks after your second dose. This will greatly reduce your risk.
Limit your number of sex partners to reduce your likelihood of exposure. Spaces like back rooms, saunas, sex clubs, or private and public sex parties, where intimate, often anonymous sexual contact with multiple partners occurs—are more likely to spread monkeypox.
Condoms (latex or polyurethane) may protect your anus (butthole), mouth, penis, or vagina from exposure to monkeypox. However, condoms alone may not prevent all exposures to monkeypox since the rash can occur on other parts of the body.
Gloves (latex, polyurethane, or nitrile) might also reduce the possibility of exposure if inserting fingers or hands into the vagina or the anus. The gloves must cover all exposed skin and be removed carefully to avoid touching the outer surface.
Avoid kissing or exchanging spit since monkeypox can spread this way.
Masturbate together at a distance without touching each other and without touching any rash.
Have virtual sex with no in-person contact.
Consider having sex with your clothes on or covering areas where rash is present, reducing as much skin-to-skin contact as possible. Leather or latex gear also provides a barrier to skin-to-skin contact; just be sure to change or clean clothes/gear between partners and after use.
Be aware that monkeypox can also spread through respiratory secretions with close, face-to-face contact.
Remember to wash your hands, fetish gear, sex toys, and any fabrics (bedding, towels, clothes) after having sex.
Now remember that disease which spread throughout our society where we shut down bars, restaurants, grocery stores which were not named Walmart or Target, and destroyed tens of thousands of small businesses?
Yeah, Biden's Covid infection, that's what I'm talking about.
Why not shut down all the known locations where individuals of that persuasion locate and engage in dangerous sexual activity openly and brag about it on social media until the disease is contained?
That's right, you're a bigoted, racist, fascist, homophobe if you believe in common sense and traditional solutions to preventing the spread of a perfectly containable disease which could be stopped with isolation and prevention.
America, we are screwed, and not just in the anus (butthole).
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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the nineteenth verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.
Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)
Sahih International: Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah , then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account.
Pickthall: Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.
Yusuf Ali: The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account.
Shakir: Surely the (true) religion with Allah is Islam, and those to whom the Book had been given did not show opposition but after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves; and whoever disbelieves in the communications of Allah then surely Allah is quick in reckoning.
Muhammad Sarwar: In the sight of God Islam is the religion. The People of the Book created differences in the matters (of religion) because of their hostility among themselves, only after knowledge had come to them. Let whoever denies the revelations of God know that the reckoning of God is swift.
Mohsin Khan: Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. Those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) did not differ except, out of mutual jealousy, after knowledge had come to them. And whoever disbelieves in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, then surely, Allah is Swift in calling to account.
Arberry: The true religion with God is Islam. Those who were given the Book were not at variance except after the knowledge came to them, being insolent one to another. And whoso disbelieves in God's signs. God is swift at the reckoning.
See Also
- Verse (3:19) Morphology - description of each Arabic word
- Dependency graph - syntactic analysis (i'rāb) for verse (3:19)

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"Do I ice or heat?" that is the question I have heard over and over throughout the years when discussing injuries and or pain in general. The answer is not as simple as you may think.
Although it can be confusing, hydrotherapy can be one of the most useful and inexpensive methods to help manage your pain. The use of water at various temperatures can help reduce inflammation, decrease pain, increase range of motion and function.
It's curious to me why more people do not take advantage of this rehabilitation method and of those that do – how many use it incorrectly. To be very general – cold water/ice can decrease inflammation and pressure. Hot water can increase blood flow, bring nutrient rich blood and relax muscles. Both hot and cold water can help to decrease pain if used at the appropriate time and for the appropriate duration.
Understanding the source of your pain is the first step.
• Acute Injury: something new or a flare-up of a chronic condition
• Chronic injury: something that has been around for a while
With Acute injuries, cold hydrotherapy is normally the first step. ICE 10 minutes/hour until swelling diminishes. This method can be used on bruises, on joints after repetitive movements or on damaged tissue – sprains and strains. The key is to rest and apply cold to reduce inflammation. The inflammation causes pressure around the injury, so reducing the pressure can help reduce the pain.
Chronic injuries normally respond better to warm or hot hydrotherapy. When there is less inflammation, heat can be used to bring nutrient rich blood to an injured area to help with the healing process. HEAT 10-20min/hour until pain diminishes. This method can also be helpful for painful or stiff muscles, by relaxing the tissue to provide relieve. If you are experiencing an acute flare-up with increased pain and or inflammation, then cold hydro will be your friend.
Hot and cold hydrotherapy can also be used together in various ways. One application is the flush: Fluctuating between hot and cold to help reduce discomfort from chronic pain. After inflammation has gone down, you can apply heat for 10 minutes followed by cold for 2 minutes, then heat again for 10 minutes. This affects the blood flow to the area. Heat brings the nutrient rich blood but also may increase the pressure, follow with cold to decrease the pressure. You can stop there or you can follow with another round of heat if it felt relaxing. You can repeat this through out the day until the injury starts to feel better.
Fluctuating between hot and cold can also help you recover from injuries such as a sprain – damaged ligament. Once you have passed the initial acute stage and the swelling has subsided, you can use heat and cold to help your joint regain it's mobility. First apply heat to warm up the tissue, then do gentle full range of motion stretches, try to stay within a pain-free range. Once you have accomplished some gentle stretches then follow with ice or a cold wrap and rest the joint.
Hot and cold hydrotherapy can also be used at the same time for very specific outcomes. Consider stress or tension headaches for example. Applying a heating pad to the shoulders may help to reduce tension but also bring an increased blood flow. Applying a cool compress to the base of the scull at the same time will prevent the heat from travelling up the back of the neck into the head.
For those who suffer from inflamed wrists or ankles. The use of hot and cold can also help. Applying a cool wrap to the inflamed area then a warm wrap at the end of the limb closest to the torso is an effective why to draw fluids away from an area. This can help to decrease the inflammation, pressure and discomfort.
When considering hydrotherapy in hot to cold form, there are a few important things to remember:
• Do NOT use HEAT on any new or acute stage injuries. The increased temperature and flow of blood will increase the inflammation/pressure and increase the pain by irritating damaged tissue.
• Do NOT STRETCH after ICE, the tissue will be short and immobile; you could damage the tissue further.
• After Acute phase as the injury is healing: apply HEAT first – then STRETCH – then ICE – and REST
A very special hydro application, that is not for the faint-of-heart, is ice-cube massage. It can be used to reduce severe acute inflammation due to trauma i.e. sprained ankle, goose egg. Hold the ice cube with a paper towel and make circular motions over the affected area. Begin on the outer edges of the injury and work towards the center. The area will begin by feeling cold, then stinging, burning then turn numb. Use only one small ice-cube for application to avoid damaging the skin.
Now you have some suggestions on how to use hydrotherapy to help you with your aches, pains and injuries. Please keep this very important point in mind regarding injuries.. If there is significant bruising, pain or malfunction then apply a first aid strategy – REST, IMMOBILIZE, apply COLD, ELEVATE and…CONSULT A DOCTOR.


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An NTU-student is appealing for urgent information on an accident in which his mother was severely injured. The accident happened on 17 Sep at about 10 – 11 am near Block 531 in Pasir Ris Drive 6. The student Wilson writing in his Facebook said that his mother was riding a red bicycle when the accident happened and that he does not know where her bicycle is now.
He further said that it is unclear what happened but that his mother was hit by a person riding an e-scooter/bike. The person who knocked down his mother took her to the Changi General Hospital. But he disappeared without leaving his contact details behind.
The injured woman went through a 6-hour surgery on the same day to remove the blood clot at the back of the head, and on 18 Sep, her condition turned for the worse as fluid started to build up in her head. This caused a swell that pressed onto her brain, leading to dangerously low blood pressure levels.
The woman underwent another surgery then to drain the fluids in her head by inserting an artificial tube into her brain cavity. Her condition has stabilised but she is still in the intensive care unit.
Wilson appealed: "If you know anything about the accident or seen a random red mountain bicycle that is unlocked or damaged around the Pasir Ris neighbourhood, please contact me at 94898253 or Facebook message me."
And added: "Or, if you know of anybody who owns an E-Scooter/Bike that might be the culprit, please tell him/her to drop his/her cowardly act and be responsible for the situation and my mother. Not just for my mother but for everyone else who is sharing the same road as you as you ride your E-Scooter/Bike!"


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I'm surprised this idea took as long as it did to execute. Woulda thought someone would've been all over it from the week it was discovered in the Diamond Casino update. But then I also thought someone would've made a stock Omnis when that came out and well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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@Axon It's actually a very legit question to ask, since it was originally announced in February last year and the general instruction to everyone being patient was to wait for 2.4... all the way back in April of 2019.
It's already been 14 months, there's a very real chance it might NOT come out this year. I'm going to stay patient as that's what I've been doing this whole time, and the last thing we need is a buggy mess.
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@ImNotMentaL Hey there, I messed around with the .inis and made something I quite like, am I allowed to upload it? https://imgur.com/a/5VbyxIM
Superb mod by the way, not too sure why a couple of buttons read as "Null" but they don't seem to interfere with the general function of the mod.2019年9月16日 -
@Asqit No offence, but that model is ugly as hell and has the rear end of the Feroci tacked on to it. It looks like a "cut and shut". This on the other hand is actually a remodel of the ingame Stratum.
2019年9月13日 -
Does this mod not work with the latest version of VWE (2.3.2)? Game crashes before loading whenever that mod is installed at the same time.
I decided to start over again with just NVR, WoV and nothing else. Within minutes I'd taken a ride in a green cab and had stolen an eyesore of a donked Faction, so it's clear it worked on its own on top of NVR. I then tried the mod on top of IVPack, using the necessary extra .oiv and the Casino gameconfig. Again, it worked. Only when I then tried to add VWE did the game crash at the loading screen. I noticed VWE replaced the gameconfig.xml, so I re-added yours back in. Still crashed. I started over a second time, installing them in the order of IVPack->VWE->WoV and it crashed yet again. I deleted my savegame and replaced it with one of the ones available, but it seems WoV just won't work whenever VWE's in the same installation.
2019年9月12日 -
Honestly, making a traffic mod is far more than just "lump every car that looks like it was made before 1990 in together". If you don't know what I mean, look at a freeway photo of Los Angeles in any given time period. 90% of the time you'll see cars of the era, maybe a classic or two. In the '80s you'd mostly see Malaise-era sedans and early Jap imports, maybe a Euro hatchback/sedan or two. The streets certainly wouldn't be flowing with classic muscle cars.
2019年9月12日 -
Whoever took the latest screenshots, no offence but who started the nuclear apocalypse in your version of Los Santos?
2019年9月12日 -
Now this is gold, much better and more lore-friendly than the F1 car IMHO. Now we have two Group C racers from R* (the RE-7B and S80RR), a Group 6 racer (the R70K2), two LMGTP racers, one from R* and one custom-made (the Tyrus and Schafter GTR) and this as a modern LMP1. What else remains at this point for Le Mans racers?
2019年9月09日 -
It's beautiful. The R* style is nailed down 100%.


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The Watersons sang Country Life on their 1975 Topic record For Pence and Spicy Ale, their first album with Martin Carthy in the group. This track was also included in the World Music Network anthology The Rough Guide to English Roots Music.
"The Country Life" sung by the Watersons
The Country Life
Country Life chorus: I like to rise when the sun she rises, early in the morning And I like to hear them small birds singing, Merrily upon their layland And hurrah for the life of a country boy, And to ramble in the new mowed hay. 1. In spring we sow at the harvest mow And that is how the seasons round they go but of all the times choose I may I'd be rambling through the new mowed hay. 2. In summer when the summer is hot We sing, and we dance, and we drink a lot We spend all night in sport and play And go rambling in the new mown hay 3. In autumn when the oak trees turn We gather all the wood that's fit to burn We cut and stash and stow away And go rambling in the new mown hay 4. In winter when the sky's gray we hedge and ditch our times away, but in summer when the sun shines gay, We go ramblin' through the new mowed hay. 5. Oh Nancy is my darling gay And she blooms like the flowers every day But I love her best in the month of May When we're rambling through the new mown hay 6. I like to hear the Morris dancers Clash their sticks and drink our ale I like to hear those bells a-ringing As we ramble in the new mown hay Recorded by Watersons - For Pence and Spicy Ale


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Team meetings are essential for any business. Apart from being a place for business discussions, meetings are great for promoting teamwork. Though they are crucial, a poorly planned meeting won't yield the expected outcomes.
Thankfully, there are innovative ways to plan impactful meetings by engaging the attendees in the process. You can plan event in a poll to know their opinions and take votes for the best option. To help you further, here are five secret tips for planning meetings effectively.
- Set an agenda before the meeting.
If you plan to conduct a meeting, make sure you create an agenda and notify everyone about the meeting. Include the objectives of the meeting, what the actions will be, who the attendees are, etc. Mention the time and venue of the meeting too.
It's also good to mention the team members' names who will be responsible for reporting on a specific topic. It's best to include a short description of the topics you will discuss in the meeting.
Some online meeting planning tools allow you to quickly create and share polls that can come in handy if you wish to give your attendees a say in the agenda of your meeting. You can just create a poll, share it with all participants, and set your agenda based on the results.
For instance, during a general review meeting with your team, the priorities and concerns of the management staff may not necessarily be the same as those of the employees. Polls are a great way to identify more pressing issues and prioritize them in meetings.
- Start the meeting on time.
As the agenda mentions the time of the meeting, all invited team members must be present at the venue on time. It is okay to wait for a few minutes to let everyone arrive, but it won't make sense to waste everyone's time because someone is late.
Start your meeting on time, follow your schedule and conclude it on time. As the host, you have the right to decide whether to allow or deny the latecomers. Remember, you don't want to be repeating yourself for each of them.
- Lead the meeting
Leadership plays a vital role in a meeting. Every meeting demands a leader to maintain the flow and lead the attendees towards the objectives of the meeting.
As the host, you are responsible for explaining the goals, giving some context, and planning the actions. You can assign the responsibilities to the concerned people and set the deadlines to ensure greater success.
- Engage the team members
Meetings where only the speaker talks are usually dull, and the attendees may eventually lose interest. An ideal meeting encourages the attendees to contribute their knowledge, suggestions, and ideas on the topic. You can ask questions and ask for suggestions from the attendees.
Some modern tools allow you to plan the event in a poll to get more engagement and insights about the event. For example, a poll taking suggestions for the best venue or time for the meeting can be a great way to include the attendees in the decision-making process. It marginally improves the impact of the meeting.
- Define actions
Before the meeting ends, it's essential to determine the plan of action. You should assign specific tasks, set the milestones and assign a deadline for each task. Remember to assign the tasks only to qualified members and ask for their inputs too.
There are several useful and free tools to help you plan meetings better, including calendar and reminder tools, online poll creators, presentation tools, etc. The more such tools you are aware of, the more organized and productive your meetings will be.


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by Ian Marshall, Editor
Notably, in an event where the top 16 names advanced directly to the main draw and were not required to compete in the group qualification stage, all accounted for adversaries listed amongst the top eight names in the initial phase of proceedings.
Impressively, Matei Dumitrescu overcame El Salvador's Diego Orantes (11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 14-12), Jakub Kaucky beat Porapat Thanmathikom (7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7), Djordje Pavlovic succeeded against Lode Hulshof of the Netherlands (11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-4). Similarly, Paul Szilagyi and Evgeny Tikhonov prevailed when facing adversaries from the Czech Republic; Paul Szilagyi was in form against Matyas Lebeda (11-6, 11-6, 4-11, 12-10), Evgeny Tikhonov defeated Dan Janovsky (9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 12-14, 11-9).
Unexpected outcomes but not for the remaining principal names on opening day junior boys' singles duty; Thailand's Napat Thanmathikon, Brazil's Kenzo Carmo and Spain's Juan Perez all emerged undefeatrd to secure first places
Conversely, for the leading names in the junior girls' singles event, there were no such problems. In a competition where the top eight names advanced directly to the main draw, Ukraine's Anastasya Dymytrenko and Serbia's Radmila Tominjak reserved first places in their respective groups, as did the Brazilian duo of Laura Watanabe and Giulia Takahashi. In a similar vein for the next in the order of merit it was success. Russia's Vlada Voronina, Serbia's Reka Bezeg and Croatia's Hana Arapovic all secured top spots in their respective groups, as did Russia's Libov Tentser.
Meanwhile, in the boys' doubles event, as play advanced to the semi-final round there were surprises. Brazil's Guilherme Teodoro and Eduardo Tomoike, the top seeds, duly advanced to the last four as did the no.2 seeds, the partnership formed by the Czech Republic's Tomas Martinko and Jan Mokreys.
Alas for India's Raegan Albuquerque and Yashansh Malik, the no.3 seeds, it was a second round defeat. They were beaten by Russia's Ilia Koniukhov and Miron Vasilev (11-8, 11-7, 11-9) who in their very next round experienced defeat at the hands of the Czech Republic's Filip Cernota and Matej Stach (11-5, 11-8, 11-6). Filip Cernota and Matej Stach now meet Guilherme Teodoro and Eduardo Tomoike in the penultimate round.
Surprise semi-finalists in the top half of the draw; it was the same in the lower half; the pair to exceed expectations being the Russian combination of Damir Akhmetsatin and Rusian Cherkes; at the quarter-final stage they ousted Slovakia's Filip Delincak and Kamil Pach, the no.4 seeds (8-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6). At the semi-final stage they oppose Tomas Martinko and Jan Mokreys.
Two surprise pairs through to the semi-final round of the junior boys' team event, in the junior girls' doubles it is just one; Giula Takahashi and Laura Watanabe upset the order of merit. In the quarter-final round they beat Russia's Olga Vishiakova and Vlada Voronina, the no.3 seeds, by the very narrowest of margins in a tension packed full distance contest (11-6, 4-11, 11-9, 11-3, 15-13).
In the penultimate round at semi-final stage the Brazilians meet the top seeded combination of Croatia's Ana Arapovic and Amy Wang of the United States; Russia's Elizabet Abraamian and Liubov Tentser, the no.2 seeds, face Chloe Chomis and Isa Cok of France, the no.4 seeds.
The individual events in the junior age group conclude on Wednesday 25th September.


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Hike to Grandpa's Goldmine and Beyond
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It had been almost 15 years since I had been up to the beautiful mountain country where Grandpa's Goldmine is located. I had my wife, son, dog, and cousin with me and we were all anticipating an adventurous day hike that would take us nearly 13,000 feet in elevation on a 10 mile round trip journey to a high alpine lake.
We arrived at the trail head on an early July morning. As soon as we got out of our car, I noticed a herd of elk crossing a patch of snow a few hundred yards above Grandpa's Goldmine. I quickly took my camera out of my backpack and snapped off some long distant pictures. After that experience, I knew it was going to be a great day.
We checked out the goldmine and old bus for a moment which brought back an array of memories when I was younger. It was as if Grandpa was still up there looking for his long awaited treasure. We decided to continue on with our journey as we had a long day's hike ahead of us.
After hiking a few hours, about three quarters of the way to our destination, we came around a bend on the trail and there lay the most beautiful majestic mountains, towering over us and the surrounding landscape. At first we could only see the tops of the peaks but as we made it to the crest of the high alpine ridge, the views took our breath away. The picture on the right doesn't do it justice. This is one of those times where you have to be there in person to truly capture the moment.
The same is true with our relationship with God. We can't just sit on the sidelines and go through the motions. We have to get personally involved and that means getting out of our comfort zones and reaching out to new heights we never thought possible. With God, everything is possible!
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When the Astros' 2017 cheating scandal was exposed in 2019, team owner Jim Crane wanted to make sure everyone knew the championship wasn't tainted. "Our opinion is that this didn't impact the game," Crane said. "We had a good team. We won the World Series and we'll leave it at that." Then-right fielder Josh Reddick chimed in with a similar sentiment: "I think it's just a matter of, we're still a good team and it wasn't a necessary point of us winning. We still went out there and won ballgames on the road as well."
Essentially, this argument boils down to "We were such a good team. It was only a matter of time before we won. The cheating wasn't necessary, it just expedited the process."
The team's 2022 championship is evidence that both Crane and Reddick's statements were true. They were good enough to win…so why cheat at all?
I know this 2022 team isn't similar to the 2017 squad, but the Astros' continued dominance since the 2017 World Series — three World Series appearances and five straight ALCS appearances — is evidence that even no matter how their team has changed over the years, the sentiment of those two statements above has remained intact.
This organization was so well-built from a player standpoint. Even after the cheating scandal was exposed, they reached the ALCS in the COVID-shortened 2020 season followed by two consecutive World Series appearances and a World Series title. They were built for the future. Everybody in the baseball world knew that the Astros would be contenders for years to come. Clearly, the 2017 series wasn't their only shot to win it all.
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I'm very happy for the 2022 Astros. I'm not minimizing this accomplishment. I've never been one of those haters who claimed that the Astros couldn't win without cheating. That title is in the distant past. They've continued to win and win and win. I feel especially great for Jeremy Peña, Dusty Baker, Trey Mancini, Martín Maldonado, Mattress Mack, and the people of Houston who get their mattress money back. I'm not disparaging this moment for them or the city of Houston. They deserve it. However, I don't know how anyone can look at this title and think it redeems the Astros' franchise for their crimes in 2017.
Congrats to the Astros! You've been good for a very long time and deserve this championship. But you were arguably an even better team in 2017. You didn't have to cheat, and although I hate continuing to bring it up five years removed, it needs to be said, because I just know there are going to be people claiming that this title absolves the 2017 Astros from any wrongdoing. It obviously doesn't.


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Apple may have gone off course with it's beta schedule for iOS 7, but it's certainly back on track following their iPhone event where they unveiled their new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C handsets.
First a massive security breach forced the Apple dev center offline for a week, which clearly delayed things. Then Apple issued iOS 7 Beta 6 last thursday which took everyone a bit by surprise, but that was to fix a big bug for iTunes in the Cloud. That ended up being the last Beta that developers would see, and following the announcement of the new devices, iOS 7 Gold Master build has been made available for download.
It's compatible devices are shown as iPhone, iPad, iPad mini and iPod touch models, and this is the final build before iOS 7 gets released to the public. iOS 7 Gold Master is identical to the final release Apple publish to the public, so no more changes should be expected.
iOS 7 Gold Master Download
Downloading iOS 7 GM must be done through the iOS Dev Center, where the IPSW file can be found and installed directly through iTunes. There is currently no OTA (over-the-air) update available to update from iOS 7 beta 6 to the GM build and there probably won't be. Therefore users are advised to download the IPSW file manually and do a clean install of iOS 7 Gold Master through iTunes.
For those public users without Dev Centre access, iOS 7 will be publicly available on September 18th as a free download.
And if you're purchasing a new iPhone 5C or iPhone 5S, iOS 7 will be pre-installed on those devices.


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What Is This Building On Rt 2 Going To Be?
Over the past few months I continue to pass this building as it is being constructed on rt 2 Latham between Cumberland Farms and Vent Fitness. The debate has been raging between friends and family as to what exactly this building could be? Is it a bank? Is it a business? Could it possibly be a new restaurant?
The color scheme leaves me clueless. If it had red I would get my hopes up for a Chic-Fil-a but Blue?


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God had chosen David to be king over Israel. There was one problem, though: Saul was still king. David refused to move against him, though he had been anointed king. His loyalty to Saul was profound in its intensity. He would not lay a hand to the Lord's anointed, even though he himself had been anointed to replace him.
This loyalty and submission to Saul as king resulted in David having to hide from Saul, for Saul sought to kill him. In 1 Samuel 22 David is hiding in a cave—not exactly royal accommodations. The narrator tells us,
David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.
1 Samuel 22:1–2 ESV
Not only were the accommodations not fitting royalty, neither were his subjects! He gathered those who were in distress, those who were in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul. This is not a happy lot!
Shortly after this David took his crew of 400 bitter-in-soul followers to Moab and stayed with the king of Moab in his stronghold. The prophet Gad instructed him to leave Moab and return to Judah (22:6–8). When he arrived in Judah, Saul learned David had returned. He demanded to know why his own people, the people of Benjamin, had not told him where David was. Then Doeg the Edomite ratted out David. Saul had Doeg kill 85 priests of the Lord for having helped David. They did not help David in any conspiratorial way; they helped David as priests of the Lord ought to help the people of the Lord (22:9–19).
Rather than fight Saul, David took his ragged band of misfits and fought their real enemies instead (the Philistines; 23:1–5). Saul's response was to pursue David again that he might kill him.
During this time and in response to Doeg the Edomite informing Saul as to his location, David wrote Psalm 52. This short psalm is a song of praise for God's triumph over evil plots. In the final verse David writes this expression of gratitude:
I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
Psalm 52:9 ESV
David is on the run—for his life—when he writes this. He says he will thank God forever. Why? He has done it. He has protected David and has spared his life. Yet, David says, "I will wait for your name." What is there to wait for if God has already done it? The truth is God had spared David's life, but it is also true that David was going to need a lot more sparing in the days ahead. Rather than take matters into his own hands and kill Saul (and he had numerous opportunities!), David would wait for the Lord.
God's promises when given are as good as fulfilled. If God promises to do a thing, it is as if that thing has already been done. We may need to wait for the actual enjoyment of the promise, but the promise can be no more sure than it is the moment God utters it. So we wait. Notice, however, that David describes how he waits: I will thank you forever, because you have done it.
We often find ourselves waiting for God's promises, and few things are more difficult for us than waiting. If God has promised a thing, there is nothing more certain than that thing coming about.
Today, let's spend time in prayer, thanking God for who he is. Let's thank him for what he does. Let's thank him for his promises, for though many are as yet unfulfilled, they cannot be any more sure than they are.


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Srinagar : Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday said that Kashmir was an issue for people aged between 13 and 23, said a media report.
"Kashmir is an issue for people aged between 13-23 years, children have nothing to do after 6 pm in Srinagar, no cinemas, no cafes, no place to go out," Governor Malik told media.
"I have just laid the foundation stone for a cinema hall (in Jammu)," he added.
"All cinema halls were closed in Kashmir soon after militancy erupted in 1989, "according to report.


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Comcast lines up buyers for Fox sports assets
Comcast is lining up potential buyers for 21st Century Fox regional sports networks (RSNs) in an attempt to ease antitrust concerns about a new bid to acquire the majority of Fox's assets, according to Reuters.
The media giant is talking to private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Group LP, about acquiring the RSNs after Disney was made to divest the business to gain regulatory approval of its $71bn bid for Fox media assets.
Sources told the publisher that Comcast is open to negotiating with regulators on the number of RSNs it would have to divest, though it believes only eight Fox RSNs would overlap with the company. Disney had to divest 22 RSNs.
Comcast's latest move is all part of an offensive that would lead to the company presenting a counter-bid for Fox assets. So far it has presented a $65 billion all-cash offer for the business, but Fox has said that a deal with the company may "carry more regulatory risk" than Disney.
The company hopes that preparing such divestures will ease Fox's concerns over potential antitrust risks and boost the chances of disrupting the Fox and Disney deal. Comcast is hoping to make a new bid before a scheduled shareholder meeting between Fox and Disney on July 27, according to Reuters.
The Wall Street Journal has also reported that Comcast is exploring tie-ups to boost its finances and present a higher offer to Fox.
Meanwhile, Comcast is also preparing for a bidding war as 21st Century Fox is expected to receive the greenlight to take control of Sky this week.


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Smoke on the Horizon: Failed California Fire Prevention Setting Up Terrible Fire Season
In a recent investigation by CapRadio, Gavin Newsom was found to have misled the public with his progress on his wildfire prevention efforts. How big of a deal is this? Aren't wildfires just a force of nature or an act of God? Isn't climate change going to make fires worse anyway? How much did Newsom's lack of effort in wildfires matter?
The California Tinderbox
According to Shawn Regan of the Property and Environment Research Center, federal forest management for decades has solely been focusing on fire suppression. But merely doing fire suppression creates a build up of "fuel loads," which allows for greater opportunities for longer and more massive fires. Regan cites a U.S. Forest Service study, which said that the most important factor in determining fire severity is the fuel loads, followed by climate, weather, and topography. Shaver Lake is a perfect example of where using controlled burns to reduce fuel loads, limited the strength of the 2020 Creek Fire.
The solution is forest restoration through thinning forests and controlled burns that allows for some of the excess fuel loads to be removed without threatening buildings or homes, etc. So while Newom can't exactly end forest fires in California, there is a lot he can accomplish to at least reduce the severity of these fires.
Newsom's Failed Projects
During his first day in office as governor, he created 35 "critical" projects to help deal with the fire problems of California, with the goal of protecting 200 communities "vulnerable to wildfire." In a 2020 press release, Newsom declared victory and said Cal Fire treated 90,000 acres and finished 34 out of 35 projects. But, it turned out Cal Fire only treated 11,399 acres, according to CapRadio's analysis. Newsom might as well have brought out George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" banner. Newsom's few fuel breaks achieved very little and did not contribute much to stopping the 2020 wildfires, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Along with other factors, Cal Fire declared the 2020 California wildfire season as a "record-setting year" and "the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history."
So what was Newsom's solution for the terrible 2020 fire season? He has proposed $1.2 billion in wildfire resilience towards the new budget. After the CapRadio exposé, Newsom decided to add an additional $500 million for wildfire prevention.
The Drought
But it is going to get worse for Newsom this year because of the drought. Remember the top contributors to fires the U.S. Forest Service mentioned earlier, the dry weather and climate as a result of the drought are going to make wildfires worse and we have no control over that (at least in the short term). The Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center has commented on the incredibly low fuel moisture content in the San Jose region, declaring "Fire Season 2021 is looking grim." Plus, according to the University of Nebraska's U.S. Drought Monitor, 100% of California is in at least some degree of drought.
While there are many factors of wildfires that are outside of the governor's control, Newsom does have some power to reduce the severity of forest fires. Newsom's failure in investing in wildfire prevention, failure for not following through on his thirty-five projects during a terrible drought is setting the spark for another terrible wildfire season.
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Brandon Ristoff is a policy analyst for the California Policy Center.


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Over the past year and a half, my inspiration to write publicly has slowed from a gushing waterfall, to a meandering stream, to a tenuous trickle. Until now, there's only been small glimpses of magic, a pure, faint mist in my journal that I keep for my eyes only.
I've found myself getting lost in the "normal." Dreadfully, exhaustingly comfortable in the monotony of daily life. It scares me. It feels like hypnosis, as if I could slip back into the trance of it all and forget that I had ever truly lived. The call of thrill and adventure has become weaker as my eyelids have grown heavy. It's no coincidence that my urge to write has run dry. Adventure and thrill, once tangible and breathtaking, have now become hazy ghosts- wisps of what used to be. I miss weaving my humor into every post over a glass (or two) of wine. I miss the faint sound of Spanish music playing from the kitchen and a new flight confirmation email buzzing on my phone.
How do I write stories of my adventures if every day of my life is exactly the same?
This can't be the rest of my story.
I can't fade into the monotony.
So now begins the fight to get it back. To open my eyes to the wild and beautiful things again- to quench parched earth with rushing waterfalls. Because there's some kind of magic that I need to put out into the world in order to feel okay in it.
I must speak, regardless of if I am heard.
I must live, so there will be stories to write.
I must write to remember how I truly lived.


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Spring is in the air and that means one thing: it's time to celebrate! We've gathered some of our favorite springtime celebration items and we can't wait to share them with you. Whether you're looking for something to sip on while you get ready, something fun to wear, or a sweet treat to mark the occasion, we've got you covered. See below for some inspiration!
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3. Large Compostable Bamboo Plates in Candy Pink and Small Compostable Bamboo Plates in Mint Sorbet
And remember, do we need it? No. Do we want it, YES!
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Leslie Gibson is calling it quits.
The controversial Republican has officially dropped out of Maine's 57th Congressional District race after being universally condemned for calling Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez a "skinhead lesbian." A day after Democrat Eryn Gilchrist announced she'd be running against him, Gibson claimed that taking his name out of contention was the "best thing for everybody."
"I am not walking away with my head hung low," he told the Lewiston Press-Herald on Friday. "I am walking away with my head held high."
The little-known conservative became a national bête noire overnight following a tweetstorm targeting the Florida students who survived the Feb. 14 attack, in which 17 of their classmates were killed. Gibson claimed it was disingenuous for Gonzalez, a bisexual Latinx activist who has helped lead a national conversation on gun control, to call herself a survivor given that she was "in a completely different part" of the school during the shooting.
"There is nothing about this skinhead lesbian that impresses me and there is nothing that she has to say unless you're a frothing at the mouth moonbat," he said of Gonzalez, who is president of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Gibson also called her classmate David Hogg a "bald-faced liar" for his criticism of NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch. During a recent CNN appearance, Hogg claimed she has Congress in her pocket.
"She doesn't care about these children's lives," he concluded.
After Gibson's tweets went viral, the student-journalist was one of the first to call for a challenger in the Maine 57th race. The Republican had previously been running unopposed. Within days, Gilchristwho has never held public office and works at a medical device companyannounced her candidacy.
"I never thought I would run for office, and I was perfectly content with just remaining a member of the community, but after reading Mr. Gibson's comments I thought that the people of Greene and Sabattus deserved a representative who will respect people and try to work through their differences to make our lives better," the upstart Democrat said in a statement released Thursday.
"That's what I pledge to do if I am lucky enough to be elected, and I look forward to working hard over the next several months to earn the trust and support of people throughout my community," Gilchrist added.
On Friday, it was revealed that Gibson would have another opponent in what once seemed an easy path to victory: Thomas Martin Jr., a contractor who previously served in the served in the state Senate. The 52-year-old sat in the legislature for a single term before being defeated by Democrat Colleen Lachowicz in 2012.
Martin claimed that when read Gibson's tweets, he heard the call to re-enter public service.
"After those recent unfortunate comments, I couldn't sit back," the conservative told the Sun-Journal daily newspaper, before adding that "there's enough division in our state and country already."
With no other candidates filing before Thursday's deadline, Martin and Gilchrist will face off in the November general election.
Gibson had previously apologized for the inflammatory remarks, claiming they were reflective of his years spent in the military and the oath he took as a member of the armed forces to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States."
"Because of this, I am very passionate about protecting our constitutional rights from those who seek their elimination," he claimed.
This wasn't the first time Gibson had come under fire for the content he posted on social media, as the Press Herald notes. The U.S. Navy veteran is known to retweet anti-immigrant rhetoric from far-right Twitter accounts. In a February Facebook post, he claimed the Parkland shooting had been distorted by "a lot of misinformation and flat out lies" promoted by "the liberal media and leftist anti-Second Amendment groups."
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Yesterday, the faculty and staff of The Seattle School gathered for our annual Christmas luncheon. Dr. Keith Anderson, President of The Seattle School, offered this Advent reflection, about the particularity of the birth of Christ and the scandalous challenge that it presents to all of us. May you find in his words a reminder of the beautiful, haunting, unexpected arrival we are celebrating this month.
Christmas this year has taken an unexpected turn. At the epicenter of it happens to be two coffee companies. I know them well. A few years ago, Wendy and I were given a tour of the CIA with a donor. Actually you basically get a tour of the hallway; down the hallway and behind locked doors are important things that happen; in the hallway you are pointed toward the important things behind high security doors. Come to think of it, that was the role the angels, actually a Greek word for messengers, played: pointing to where the important things were happening.
It requires a higher classification than a visitor's badge to get behind the doors at the CIA. But, we did get to eat lunch in the CIA cafeteria where all the presidents have visited. And there it was: culture in contrast. On one side was a dark wood, green-countered, wood-chaired, subtly lit and classy looking coffee company from Seattle: Starbucks. On the exact opposite side was a diner-like space with bright lights, tile floors, diner-type stools, and a far better food selection: Dunkin' Donuts from Canton, Massachusetts. That was a couple of years ago.
This year—a red cup with nothing about Christmas or a Dunkin' Donuts styrofoam cup with large letters that declare Joy in red and green traditional colors? The controversy stirred by Starbucks has been intense, for some.
Thankfully, for me, those are not my only choices. Frankly, I don't look to the American business culture for an epiphany or appearance of something revelatory. When that happens I am surprised. But the epiphany more likely comes when we gather as a worshipping community of expectation, wonder, waiting, faith, and yes, surprise.
It happens to me year after year. Even the coffee cup controversy can help us ask the deeper question: what's going on? What's behind this season of Advent? What does it matter, after all? It's only about the birth of a child in a small Middle Eastern village, but that birth got people talking and wondering and Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts notwithstanding, it still does—with more vitriol and rejection of cultural views of Jesus, I suppose, but there is still a hint of scandal that keeps us talking. This birth has mythology around it and icons of sheep and shepherds, turbaned magi from even farther east, choirs of angels and bright night skies. And, who is the daddy of this child anyway?
Advent—the word is jarring in its etiology. Advent simply means the arrival or the coming of something or someone noteworthy. The Greek word came from another word, Parousia, which takes the minds of our MDiv students to another coming—a second coming, as it were. Another arrival. But here's the tricky part: if Advent means someone is coming, someone to notice, someone to whom we need to pay attention, then Advent is a time for us to make up our minds all over again. It's a season when we decide if we'll join those who became convinced that God entered human history in that birth, that he arrived here—in history and geography.
I like the word particularity because it says you can't just dismiss this child—born in time and place, a particular moment, a particular gender, a particular ethnicity, and particular location in a particular moment. Birth is particular—not generic. Ask any woman who has delivered a child or any parent or grandparent who has watched it happen. It's not an idea that arrives—it is someone. And you have to decide if you're going to get in on the celebration, and the noise, and the mess, and the life it will demand of you. Because Advent isn't just a celebration of lights, candles, and the spirit of sentimentality.
Karl Barth had a way of speaking about this particularity. He called it a "summons to reverence and worship." That's another way to say there is work to be done on our part. It asks something of us and frankly, some days I wonder if the church does that anymore.
Eugene Peterson, one of my sources for good writing, notes that "Artists, poets, musicians, and architects are our primary witnesses because they haven't argued the case, but our artists have painted Madonna's, our poets have provided our imagination with rhythms and metaphors, our musicians have filled the air with carols and anthems that bring us to our knees in adoration, and our architects have designed and built chapels and cathedrals in which we can worship God.
Madeline L'Engle tells us why:
'This is the irrational season
When love blooms bright and wild.
Had Mary been filled with reason
There'd have been no room for the child.'"
The birth of this boy-child named Jesus has never been an easy truth for people to swallow. The world is in a mess, poverty still grips millions, hunger still haunts our city streets, violence is everywhere present it seems, terror and fear hold us captive, darkness seems to cover the earth…still.
So why believe any of it is good news? I can't answer that except say this: Isaiah declared it long before Handel put music to it. God said it long before the poets did. And we need to hear it too in this season of of Advent: "Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given."
Kathleen Norris gives me my best one-line summary of Advent. She writes, "Something or someone wants our attention." So I say, we have a decision to make: not either the plain red cup or the colorful red and green cup of joy, but whether we will look into the face of the child to embrace or ignore what God has set before us…once again.


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GoodProxy Takes Rapid Action to Protect User Property
On Sunday, February 24th, 2019 at approximately 17:30 UTC. The EOS block producer games.eos returned to the EOS mainnet Top 21, or "active" block producers. Its presence in the active EOS block producers had caused the loss of approximately 2 million EOS tokens on February 22nd due to the refusal of games.eos to maintain the list of accounts blacklisted by the EOS Core Arbitration Forum (ECAF) due to suspected theft. The return of games.eos to active block production posed a threat to property.
The GoodProxy governors, having previously discussed the situation regarding games.eos and pre-approved whatever emergency action might be necessary to prevent them from causing further loss of property, took emergency action and changed its votes on the EOS mainnet. By altering the votes of our EOS mainnet proxy account, 'goodproxyeos', we were able to eject games.eos within just 5 rounds of producing. This action was also aided by the concurrent action of EOS block producer, EOS Titan, who heroically removed their votes for their own block producer in order to advance a competing block producer into the Top 21 and thereby remove games.eos.
The GoodProxy governors met immediately after this emergency action occurred and decided by a majority vote to uphold it for 48 hours when a new fully voted new vote would occur. The governors requested that EOS mainnet block producers who favored key nullification of these blacklisted accounts to vote for this or publicly signal that they would do so quickly.


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Hailing from Birmingham The Pines have recently revealed their brand new single, "Standard Model", which is the trio's first single since 2020's "It's Good To Get Lost".
With some time out from releasing music, bands can go one of two ways, disappear into obscurity because there's a lack of online engagement or when they return they drop an absolute banger - guess what The Pines have done, yes, drop a tune and a half.
For a trio, their sound is huge and has some post-punk nods to the revival bands from the late 2000s from which the trio get their sound. It's chunky, anthemic and full of frantic guitar hooks and drum fills, we just love it!


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Intrinsic Factor (IF) is a glycoprotein of the stomach's parietal cells and it is in charge of binding and transport of vitamin B12.
Intrinsic Factor antibodies (IFA) are highly specific of Pernicious Anemia. Two types of IFA have been described. The first one are the blocking antibodies (type 1) which are directed against the binding site of vitamin B12 to IF and prevent the formation of B12-IF complexes. The second one (type 2), recognize a non-catalytic epitope and may bind indifferently to free Intrinsic Factor molecules or B12-IF complexes.
RadioImmunoAssays (RIA) has been for a long time the reference technique for the detection of anti-IF antibodies, but the Enzyme ImmunoAssays (EIA) are now recognized as more sensitive and specific. In fact RIA uses radio-labelled vitamin B12 in the test as a competitor for the binding of autoantibodies to IF and therefore is only able to detect Type I (blocking) antibodies. Moreover RIA results may be seriously impaired by the interfering presence in the sample of high levels of unlabeled vitamin B12 (e.g. upon treatment of the patient) or B12-transport proteins (e.g. Transcobalamin II) which lead to false positive results. Contrarily EIA methods, which are based on a classical non-competitive detection of IF-bound autoantibodies, are able to detect both type I and type II antibodies (increased sensitivity) and are not influenced by the presence in the serum of unlabeled vitamin B12 or B12-absorbing proteins (increased specificity).
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You know I LOVE a themed beverage, and this White Christmas Margarita is absolute perfection for your next holiday gathering! I partnered with Spec's to make this festive cocktail and I'm sharing all of the ingredients that I purchased from Spec's and the exact steps to make this cute cocktail at home!
This isn't your typical frozen margarita… the secret is coconut milk! It adds a sweetness and creaminess that are so good! Of course, I had to add a sugar rim to complete the snow effect :)
I got all of my ingredients at Spec's and highly recommend the curbside pickup feature!
1 ½ cups Coconut milk
1 ½ cups Silver or Blanco Tequila (I used Casamigos Blanco Tequila)
1 cup Triple Sec (I used Cointreau)
¼ cup Lime juice
4 cups Ice
Blender (I use my Ninja)
Sugar for rimming the glass
Garnish (I used my dried citrus)
Yield: 4 margaritas
I LOVED making this a non-traditional holiday look by garnishing with my dried citrus, but you could definitely garnish with cranberries, a sprig of pine, a mistletoe cluster clipped to the glass stem, or a slice of lime! So many options, and they will all taste great!
First things first, start with your sugar rim. If you want to add a different twist, you could rim with crushed peppermint. I like plain white sugar, so that's what I did to stick with my snowflake and neutral theme.
Once your glasses are rimmed, blend your ingredients in your blender. If you're not a frozen fan, you could easily adapt this recipe to be an "on the rocks" marg and just omit the ice and blender.
Once well-blended, you're ready to pour! I know, I know, it's so simple, but there are people like me out there who need these directions written out, so here it is!
Garnish and serve! Don't forget to take a "cheers" boomerang! ;)
If you're having a party, you could easily scale this recipe up to make a large batch.
Don't forget, when entertaining, it's also nice to have an *equally cute* non-alcoholic beverage to serve your guests. Choose a nice wassail, or spiced punch recipe to make so everyone has something festive to sip on. Trust me - it will be so appreciated!
Tag me on Instagram if you make this recipe! I would love to see your festive sips! @rhondajenkins


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The purpose: to establish character of immune disturbances at system and local level at patients with an internal endometriosis (adenomyosis). Methods: clinical research, definition of indicators of the immune status in a blood plasma both vaginal and cervical washout. Results: before the beginning of complex standard treatment rising of level of proinflammatory cytokines, activation of system of a complement, a disbalance in the maintenance of antiinflammatory cytokines, regulators of system of a complement and immunoglobulins at system and local level is established. Depression of activity and intensity of a phagocytosis with simultaneous augmentation of activity of oxygen systems of neutrophils is taped. Efficiency of treatment has appeared insufficient that proves necessity of use of effective ways and agents of immune aftertreatment.
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ROCKIN HORSE- Julian the Hooligan 7"
The ORIGINAL UK MONO SINGLE MIXES! Available for the first time since 1971. We like our Power Pop "original recipe" style from the late 60s/early 70s. Rockin' Horse was an incredible mostly studio-only group, save for one UK tour they did backing Chuck Berry in '72. Rockin' Horse was led by two Liverpudlians, Billy Kinsley (ex Merseybeats, Merseys, future Liverpool Express) & Jimmy Campbell (The Kirkbys, 23rd Turnoff) who were treading the boards of The Cavern Club with their earlier groups at the same time as The Beatles, whom they are often compared to.
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Berlin, 28 February 2020 – ITB Berlin 2020 will not acquire location. Due to the quick unfold of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) the Federal Ministry of Wellbeing and the Federal Ministry of Economics have mentioned their impression that ITB Berlin be cancelled. This night at 1827 hrs, the responsible health and fitness authority of the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin imposed considerably tighter constraints on keeping the party. Amongst its requirements, the authority stipulated that every participant would require to show to Messe Berlin that they were not from a selected chance location or experienced not been in get hold of with a man or woman or persons from a chance location. It is not attainable for Messe Berlin to satisfy these requirements all round.
Messe Berlin experienced for weeks designed it regarded that a decision on keeping or cancelling significant-scale activities would only be taken primarily based on the suggestions or guidelines of the related expert authorities. Only they possess the necessary information and facts and expert expertise in buy to draw the suitable conclusions.
Dr. Christian Göke, CEO of Messe Berlin GmbH, explained: "With more than 10,000 exhibitors from over one hundred eighty international locations ITB Berlin is particularly vital for the world's tourism market. We acquire our obligation for the health and fitness and protection of our site visitors, exhibitors and staff pretty critically. It is with a heavy coronary heart that we need to now occur to conditions with the cancellation of ITB Berlin 2020."
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Messe Berlin Wolf-Dieter Wolf explained: "Not at the time in the 54-yr historical past of the party have ITB Berlin and Messe Berlin seasoned a very similar scenario. We would like to thank all exhibitors and partners from all over the planet who over the past number of days and weeks have stood by ITB Berlin. We glimpse ahead to continuing the reliable romance with our partners in the current market."
About ITB Berlin
With all over 10,000 exhibitors from more than one hundred eighty international locations and an all round attendance of a hundred and sixty,000 ITB Berlin is the World's Major Travel Clearly show. In 2021 it will acquire location from 10 to fourteen March. Total facts of ITB Berlin and ITB's trade reveals abroad can be uncovered on the new, world wide platform at www.itb.com. This is where by, inspite of the cancellation, buyers can hook up with other members, trade views and stay in contact with ITB. It also gives buyers the chance to do small business, network and get information and facts on all four ITB trade reveals 365 days a yr and provides straightforward accessibility for newcomers to the sector.
About Messe Berlin
Primarily based on turnover and growth, Messe Berlin is a single of the world's ten top trade good businesses. Each and every yr it develops, marketplaces and hosts hundreds of live activities in Berlin and all over the planet. Its large-ranging portfolio incorporates ITB, IFA, InnoTrans, FRUIT LOGISTICA and the International Green Week, all top world wide trade fairs, as very well as important conferences and legendary activities these as the avenue celebrations (Fanmeile) at the Brandenburg Gate. Messe Berlin has all over 90 international representatives who current market activities in over one hundred seventy international locations. Each and every yr some thirty,000 associates of the media from all elements of the planet attain accreditation for activities on the exhibition grounds in Berlin where by the organization has its headquarters. So, Messe Berlin acts as a driving power of the metropolis that is Berlin. Its goal is to be an superb host for site visitors to every party at Messe Berlin, to give people today an ideal raise for their small business and to assure good problems for everybody. This tactic is mirrored in the organization slogan: 'Messe Berlin – Internet hosting the World'.


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Isaiah 40:29-31 – He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Today we pray for Carolyn and Vera, retreat attendees and Phyllis, one of the volunteers.
Heavenly Father, today we pray for the Massage Team volunteers, and thank you for their unique gift of relaxing touch. Please provide opportunities and spaces for scheduling those who would especially benefit from massage, but who might not normally be bold enough to ask for it. May you give the massage team strength and good health throughout the retreat, and sensitivity to the needs of each lady. Help them to know when to engage in conversation or allow a time of quiet. Guide them as they silently pray while they are with their ladies. We pray for endurance for them, and that you would provide a peaceful and restful ambiance for administering massage.
Lord, today we also pray for the attendees' extended families. While on furlough, we ask that they will have the opportunity to spend rich times of relationship-building with their families and friends, and that you would instill deeper understanding and support in those who love and care for them. Let this time in the states and with their families bring greater love and blessing to you as a result.
In Jesus' name,
© 2013 Thrive.


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Today, finding a COVID-19 vaccine slot for yourself is one of the most challenging things to do. Even if you end up finding one, it only takes a few minutes to see that disappear into unavailable too. As such, many people are still left unvaccinated, which can be highly detrimental to their health. Although the Arogya Setu app is a promising vaccine slot finder app, it fails to meet people's demands all the time. That is why researchers and tech experts have come up with a list of the latest COVID-19 vaccine slot finders that are quick, promising, and useful. If you are also waiting to see which ones they are, read this article until the end. You will find it helpful.
1. Paytm Vaccine Finder
Recently, Paytm launched its vaccine slot finder on the app that has promised to make everyone's life a lot easier. The app founder Vijay Shekhar announced it on Twitter and launched it on both iOS and Android devices. If there are no slots available at all, Paytm also allows people with the option to practice vaccine slot booking for later. So, you do not have to face any inconvenience at all. All they do is take the relevant data from CO-WIN and stand for COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network. So, you can make the most of it without any hindrance.
2. Getjab.in
This is another helpful vaccine slot finder app specifically designed for this purpose. All you have to do is fill up a form that asks about relevant information to help you find available vaccine slots. If you are under 18 to 45 years, you are bound to get a space open with them. Make sure you enter your email, register your name and provide your district too. Your phone number can also be instrumental when in need. You can do this via a message.
3. FindSlot.in
This app also works like CO-WIN. You have to use it as a vaccine slot alert app and find available slots using diverse pin codes. Although it is resolving some technical issues right now, it can be helpful too soon for you. If you are facing any errors with the app, the app developers are also available to help you on Twitter. So, make sure you make the most of it without any second guesses.
4. Under45.in
This vaccine slot finder app can come in handy when you book a slot based on your district. It is pretty similar to Findslot.in. So, if you are around 18 to 44 years old, you can make the most of this one. However, remember not to enter any personal details in the app as it does not ask for any. Also, do not forget to look at the list of available vaccine slots it has to offer to you in need.
5. Vaccinateme.in
One of the best and most-mobile friendly vaccine slot notifiers, vaccinateme.in is all you need. It is created by the website HealthifyMe and allows you to search for the best vaccine slots without any hindrance. Although the government does not make these websites, they can be beneficial for you. That is why we ask you to download them on your phone and see the difference for yourself. When the app has an available slot, it notifies you on WhatsApp. So, you do not always have to keep opening the app and checking if it has one slot available for you.
What To Keep in Mind During Vaccination?
- Make sure you have a full-fledged breakfast before two hours of the vaccination.
- Do not forget to hydrate yourself properly.
- Take your Aadhar card along and do not forget to put your mask on.
- Return on the specified date for the second dose without failure.
The Bottom Line
Finding an available vaccine slot today is no cakewalk. Today, lakhs of people are still unvaccinated due to the hustle and bustle around them. Somedays, the vaccine slots are unavailable, and other days, people steal those spaces to get vaccinated before everyone else. That is why these vaccine finder apps were created to help you get vaccinated and find your slot without any delay amidst this chaos. So, do not forget to make the most of them and ensure your health on time. Hurry up because the slots are getting occupied soon. We promise; it will be helpful for you without any second thoughts.


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This article will help you with a list of new fields IF you are required to capture COVID-19 Vaccination details for your Learners and Staff.
COVID-19 Fields
The requirements for COVID are ever changing throughout different jurisdictions. We have opted to provide a flexible solution to capture Vaccination details, rather than very specific fields that would quickly become obsolete. The Covid-19 fields include:
- Learner
- Personal Details – View and Edit Vaccination Status and Vaccination Status Notes
- Profiles Special Care Panel – New items for Vaccination Status and Vaccination Status Notes when a value exists
- Staff
- Details – View and Edit Vaccination Status and Vaccination Status Notes
- Settings
- Dropdowns – Manage Vaccination Status values
Vaccination Status and Vaccination Notes Examples
You can use the Covid-19 fields however you desire. However here are some examples:
Vaccination Status:
This is set up in Settings > Dropdown
- Double Vaccinated
- Single Vaccinated
- Not-Vaccinated
- Exemption
- Unknown
LEARN MORE: How to set up COVID-19 Custom Dropdowns
Vaccination Notes:
As this is a free text field, you can type what ever you require
- Who sighted it
- Date
- Vaccine type
- Nothing
Monitor COVID-19 Data
- Use Report #10003 – COVID-19 Vaccination Register to monitor COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Status Notes fields.
- Use Report #0082 – Learner Profile Details to identify Learners without details in the Vaccination Status field.


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Gensu Dean, who delivered his fine debut "Lo-Fi Finghaz" last year, has teamed up with Planet Asia for the full-length project "Abrasions". The Mello Music Group release is set for a March 5 release (CD) versus a March 26 for the vinyl set, both which can be pre-ordered from UGHH. Already now, you can take it for a spin via free streaming offered by DJBooth; watch out for sick cameos from Tragedy Khadafi, Twin Gambino and Asia's Gold Chain Military. Overall this is sounding really good, Asia's always bringing the goods and he makes a fine pair with Gensu Dean's beat.
01. "Abrasions Intro"
02. "Thoroughest"
03. "Bar Mitzvah"
04. "Time To Get Dough" (Ft. Twin Gambino & Killa Kali)
05. "Cochise"
06. "Dignity" (Ft. Tri-State)
07. "Aura"
08. "Chichi, Get The Yayo"
09. "Faces On The Dollar"
10. "God Hour" (Ft. AA Rashid & Tri-State)
11. "Tough"
12. "Do What I Want" (Ft. Larina & Washey Choir)
13. "Chuck Berry" (Ft. Shawn Penn)
14. "Listen"
15. "Reflections" (Ft. Rogue Venom)
16. "Thyself" (Ft. David Banner & Tragedy Khadafi)
17. "Coup de Grace (Final Bow)" (Ft. Gold Chain Military)


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Are you a first-year student interested in acquiring an enriched view of nursing science during your time in the nursing program? Are you looking to gain early research involvement with a faculty member? Or, are you considering an advanced degree in Nursing, perhaps a PhD?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the Nursing Honors Program may be for you! On Monday, October 8th, the school will be hosting a Nursing Honors Program Information Session to provide students an opportunity to learn more about the honors program and ask questions.
Nursing Honors Program & Early Entry PhD Option Information Session
Monday, October 8th from 1-2pm
Room 1231 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
In this information session, we will first discuss what exactly the Nursing Honors Program is and what one can gain from taking part in the program. We will also talk about how the honors program fits into the BSN curriculum and conclude with an overview and a timeline of the application process. We will also cover the Early Entry PhD Option, which allows students to get a head start on their PhD during their second year in the Nursing program. Time will be available at the end of the session for students to ask any questions they may have about the program or the application process. All traditional first-year BSN students interested in these programs are welcome to attend the information session and apply to the program.
We hope you will consider the Nursing Honors Program and look forward to seeing you next week Monday!
This post was authored by Morgan Lewis on 10/01/2018.


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We have employed very competent and highly skilled drivers. Our drivers have gained a lot of experience in driving are the most suitable people to drive you. They have clean driving records and all through their careers they have maintained high standards of work as well as discipline. We have no doubt that you will cope well with them and have an exiting experience being served by our drivers.
Apart from the minibus hire services and transportation services that we offer, we also do offer other extension services that are related to travelling. Your travel would not be complete without these services. These are the services such as hospitality, catering, accommodation as well as event booking. We have set up a whole unit of experts in our company to deal with these services. We are very much organised and we would not want to inconvenience you in any way. The team of experts are very good in what they do, and once you have requested for these services, everything will be easy and simple for you. Just leave everything to us and you shall definitely see very good results. As a matter of fact we do not charge any extra fee for these services.
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As obesity rates continue to rise throughout all age teams the number of teenagers undergoing weight loss surgery can be rising. This text seems to whether or not this present a practical possibility for adolescents. Obesity has now reached epidemic proportions amongst teenagers and, whereas numbers stay small compared to the general variety of weight-loss surgeries performed, bariatric surgical procedure is increasingly being carried out on adolescents. So is that this the answer for obese teenagers? Until lately nonetheless this essentially meant gastric bypass surgical procedure, comparable to the traditional Roux-en-y form of surgery and, even within the palms of the most experienced of surgeons, such surgical procedure carries a small however nonetheless very real risk of dying.
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In the case of many adult patients this threat is often thought-about to be acceptable when balanced towards the truth that obesity is already causing or is likely to cause in the very close to future, other critical well being issues. In any other case match and wholesome teenagers nevertheless many surgeons have felt that, even at only one or two percent, this risk is just too high.
The arrival of lap band surgical procedure has changed the picture considerably nonetheless and a growing variety of surgeons feel comfortable with this form of weight-loss surgery for teenagers. But just how successful is gastric band surgical procedure in adolescents? Well that's not a straightforward query to answer as laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgical procedure remains to be a relatively new procedure and the number of adolescent patients, whereas on the rise, continues to be small. Nevertheless, statistics are becoming available, and they're trying very encouraging.
The teenagers, who on averaged weighed slightly below three hundred pounds before surgery and had a median body mass index (BMI) of forty seven, had misplaced some fifty p.c of their excess weight eighteen months after surgery. In addition, all came through the surgical procedure without complications and solely 5 developed relatively minor complications after surgical procedure, which had been treated without problem on an outpatient foundation. At this point of course it's impossible to say what the long-term outcomes shall be for this group of affected person and solely time will reply that query. Nevertheless, these preliminary results are encouraging.
Weight-loss surgical procedure, also called bariatric surgery, is the therapy possibility right now that will effectively deal with morbid obesity in people for whom more conservative measures similar to weight-reduction plan, train, and medication have failed. A variety of approaches to bariatric surgical procedure is offered, however all procedures are both malabsorptive, restrictive, or a combination of the 2.
Malabsorptive procedures change the way the digestive system works. Restrictive procedures are those who severely scale back the size of the stomach to carry less food, however the digestive capabilities remain intact. The benefits of Bariatric surgical procedure transcend what the attention can see. If you are morbidly obese then bariatric surgery could also be safer than carrying around these further pounds. If you are coping with diabetes, bariatric surgical procedure could improve or resolve the illness. Your doctor can show you how to determine if the advantages of the bariatric surgical procedure are right for you.


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Hospitals Weigh Do-Not-Resuscitate Guidelines for COVID-19 Patients
As doctors in Italy continue to make heartbreaking decisions about which critically ill COVID-19 patients to save, medical professionals in the United States are beginning to have difficult conversations about how to make life-or-death decisions for their patients. A new report from the Washington Post outlined that these decisions may include a blanket "do not resuscitate" order for all COVID-19 patients regardless of their wishes.
On Wednesday, the Washington Post spoke with several doctors across the United States from hospitals updating their ethics guidelines in anticipation of a major surge in COVID-19 patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports there are nearly 55,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States, nearly half of which are in New York. Hospitals in New York City are already facing an overwhelming surge of COVID-19 patients.
Hospitals are reviewing guidelines across the board on how to ethically provide care in an overwhelming situation, including what they call a "code blue," when a patient experiences respiratory or cardiac arrest and must be resuscitated immediately.
When a patient codes, typically a team of eight to up to 30 medical professionals rushes to the patient. Procedures often require inserting a tube in the patient's throat, hooking them up to a ventilator and a number of other procedures. All of this work requires personal protective equipment like face masks, face shields, gloves and gowns.
Treating patients with an infectious virus makes a code blue response even more difficult. Procedures like intubating a COVID-19 patient sprays infectious respiratory droplets around the room. Hospitals are already facing a major shortage of personal protective equipment.
If a COVID-19 patient goes into respiratory or cardiac arrest, the response team must take extra precautions and use protective equipment that's already in short supply. Otherwise, doctors risk getting sick themselves or spreading the virus to other patients.
"It doesn't help anybody if our doctors and nurses are felled by this virus and not able to care for us," R. Alta Charo, a University of Wisconsin-Madison bioethicist, told the Post. "The code process is one that puts them at an enhanced risk."
Normally health professionals work to do everything possible to save every patient, it's part of their oath when a patient doesn't have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. But in a scenario where the health care system is overtaxed, the priority switches to what actions can save the most patients. This is the reality doctors in Italy have been facing. And some hospitals are considering a "draconian" blanket do-not-resuscitate order for COVID-19 patients to protect as many people as possible.
"If we risk their well-being in service of one patient, we detract from the care of future patients, which is unfair," bioethicist Scott Halpern at the University of Pennsylvania told the Post.
People with disabilities have already expressed concern about the guidelines and decisions hospitals are preparing to make to decide whose lives to prioritize if the health care system's resources are overwhelmed. Karin Willison, The Mighty's disability editor, wrote how these rationing policies and pandemic guidelines pose a threat to people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
"These rationing policies are a symptom of the deep ableism ingrained in the medical profession," Willison wrote, adding:
People with disabilities are often seen as less worthy of care, less valuable as human beings. Of course, many individual doctors and nurses on the front lines of this pandemic are heroes, working for days at a time without proper protective equipment to save the lives of all their patients, regardless of disability, chronic illness or age. But if the system itself does not protect people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, some of us will pay the ultimate price at the hands of those who do not see our value.
Most hospitals as of yet have not committed to concrete policies for patients with COVID-19 who code — and those guidelines would only be used as a last resort. Some hospitals are working to modify procedures, so that responding to a code requires less personnel for example, while others are checking state law to better understand what they may have to do.
"We are now on crisis footing," Lewis Kaplan, president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and a University of Pennsylvania surgeon, told the Post. "What you take as first-come, first-served, no-holds-barred, everything-that-is-available-should-be-applied medicine is not where we are. We are now facing some difficult choices in how we apply medical resources — including staff."
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Motorists in the Ashburton district are being warned that police will be ticketing drivers who flaunt the 20km/h legal speed limit - in both directions - when passing a school bus that is stopped for children to get on or off.
The police enforcement operation, timed to coincide with the start of the new school term, is a crucial part of a national school bus 20k signs trial being implemented in the Ashburton district.
The trial aims to find ways of tackling the problem of poor driver awareness of the speed limit around school buses and the need for drivers to slow right down to keep children safe. Tragically, failure to do so has had dire consequences over the last 26 years, with 23 children having been killed and 47 more seriously injured.
Sergeant Stephen Burgerhout of the Ashburton Police says motorists should expect to see the police enforcing the 20km/h rule past school buses on local bus routes.
"There will be serious outcomes for drivers who don't observe the law," he warns.
"The police have no option but to suspend a motorist's licence for 28 days if they are travelling past a school bus at 50Km/h over the legal 20km/h limit."
And if a driver is caught passing a stopped school bus travelling at speeds of over 70km/h they can expect a summons to appear in court.
The enforcement campaign is the third stage of a year-long trial being conducted by TERNZ Ltd, with funding from the Road Safety Trust and support from the NZ Transport Agency, Rural Women New Zealand and Ashburton District Council.
The trial kicked off in June with a concerted effort to raise driver awareness of the legal speed limit. For the last few months, drivers in the Ashburton district have been bombarded with the Either Way its 20K message through billboards, posters, print ads and wide media coverage.
The second stage involved the installation of the LED 20km/h signs on local school buses in August.
These signs automatically light up when the bus door opens, and include flashing 'wig wag' lights to alert drivers that a bus is stopping and of the need to slow to 20km/h.
Ashburton was chosen as the location for the trial thanks to the support and co-operation of bus operator, Pearsons Coachlines, which services 16 schools in the district. Its fleet of 30 buses has been fitted with the active 20K signs, front and back.
The campaign also has the backing of Rural Women New Zealand, which helped conduct a pre-trial survey, highlighting very low driver awareness of the 20km/h road code rule.