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Just learned how to crochet? Never tried crochet and want this knit alike crochet beanie, no worries, Easy 1-Hour Crochet Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern is perfect project to start for the whole family, unisex, all sizes, no kidding!! There are so many ways to crochet hats for Winter, we have quite a bunch of them on our site. I have shared a list of DIY Free Crochet Animal Hat Pattern for kids. I also have shared Crochet Girl's Sun Hats with Pattern which are for Spring and Summer. This very easy and super speedy beanie crochet pattern is also very beginner-friendly. This extremely easy crochet beanie's got you covered. It's worked flat in a rectangle and then seamed to form a hat, making it a super speedy, mindless project to whip up in less time than it takes to watch a movie. If you know double crochet and seaming, and you are good to go. The pattern also comes with a video tutorial to walk you through in details.
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Gregg Edelman (City of Angels, Into the Woods) and Eric William Morris (King Kong, Coram Boy) have joined Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming world premiere of The Perplexed by Richard Greenberg. Set inside a gaudy Fifth Avenue apartment, The Perplexed sees two families—whose lives have been tumultuously intertwined for decades—gather to celebrate the marriage of their children.
Directed by Artistic Director Lynne Meadow, The Perplexed will play in MTC's Off-Broadway theatre beginning February 11, 2020.
Edelman and Morris join the previously announced Patrick Breen (The New Englanders, The Normal Heart), Margaret Colin (The Columnist, Carousel), Tess Frazer (Godless, Mary Page Marlowe), Anna Itty (His Man, Learning to Drive), Ilana Levine (My Name is Asher Lev, Wrong Mountain), Zane Pais (Margo at The Wedding, Room 104), JD Taylor (Georgia Mertching Is Dead, Law & Order: SVU), and Tony winner Frank Wood (The Great Society, Flight of the Concords).
The Perplexed will feature scenic design by Santo Loquasto, costume design by Rita Ryack, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Fitz Patton, and casting by Caparelliotis Casting.
The world premiere, which will be staged at MTC at New York City Center – Stage I, will officially open March 3.
READ: Brandon J. Dirden, Joél Pérez, and More Join Broadway Revival of Take Me Out
In April, Greenberg's Tony-winning baseball drama Take Me Out will be revived on Broadway starring Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Patrick J. Adams, and more.

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IRVING, Texas - With three games to play in the regular season, and the Cowboys needing to likely win all three just to assure themselves a playoff spot, there aren't many other storylines that can compare with this team fighting for their playoff lives.
But the possibility of DeMarco Murray flirting with a 2,000-yard rushing season, and perhaps an outside shot at breaking the NFL's 30-year-old single-season record, still on the table, Murray can only smile when he gets asked about the not-so-crazy opportunity.
"That'd be nice," said Murray, who also knows that a record-breaking season of any kind will only help his cause when it comes time for a new contract this offseason. "But I can't focus on all that. It's really just about the wins."
Murray has 1,606 yards, needing 394 to become just the eighth player in NFL history to eclipse the 2,000-yard mark and the first since Adrian Peterson went for 2,097 yards in 2012 with the Vikings. Murray would need to average a little more than 130 yards per game to hit that milestone. So far this year, Murray has five games of at least 130 yards or more, although just 73 against the Eagles in the first outing two weeks ago.
Eric Dickerson rushed for 2,105 in 1984, a record that was only seriously challenged by Peterson two years ago. For Murray to set the NFL single-season record, he would need exactly 500 yards in the final three games. That would take an average of 167 yards down the stretch.
But first things first, Murray has a more realistic chance to set the Cowboys' single-season franchise record, currently owned by Emmitt Smith, who went for 1,773 yards in 1995. Murray is currently in fourth place, behind Smith's 1,713-yard season in 1992 and Tony Dorsett's 1,646 in 1981.
Even surpassing Smith's Cowboys record would be a humbling feat for Murray.
"Obviously you've got respect for the best running back to ever play the game," Murray said of Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher. "To be mentioned in the same breath as him is definitely humbling."
But to Murray's credit, his approach all along, even dating back to the start of training camp, has been to direct attention towards his blockers and other skill players around him.
"There's a lot of credit to the O-line and the coaches who put the game plan together, and us as a team," Murray said. "It's an individual accolade but a lot of people put a lot of work into this, not just me."


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Faculty I/C: Prof. A.K. Aggarwal, Dr. Barsha Mali
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About Micro-controller Laboratory
The Micro-controller Laboratory focuses on study of instruction and logic knowledge with theory study amongst the students. The laboratory experiments are equipped to cater to curriculum needs of diploma, graduate and post graduate programs along with adequate course. Instruction and logic via different assembly language instructions are taught. The laboratory hosts variety of state-of-the-art micro-controller kits to enhance the practical knowledge of the students.
By employing micro-controller solutions, students can lower capital cost of the system, and system maintenance costs. This improves time to market and the quality of products. The devices present in the laboratory offer a wide range of micro-controller capabilities at a significantly lower cost than that of dedicated devices. As integrated circuit technology advances, and off-the-shelf components become cheaper and more powerful, so do the boards that use them. Depending on the particular application, the hardware available include digital input and output, counters, timers, interrupts, capabilities. During the study students become familiar to hardware and software of micro-controller.
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Author: Leigh Bardugo
Series: DC Icons #1
Publication: August 31st 2017 by Penguin Books Ltd
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Google Play | Kobo | Book Depository
Rating: 3/5★
She will become a legend but first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning...
Diana is desperate to prove herself to her warrior sisters. But when the opportunity comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law to save a mere mortal, Alia Keralis. With this single heroic act, Diana may have just doomed the world.
Alia is a Warbringer - a descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies, mortal and divine, determined to destroy or possess the Warbringer.
To save the world, they must stand side by side against the tide of war.
So... eh. I'm a bit disappointed with Wonder Woman: Warbringer. This book was so hyped and it's written by Leigh Bardugo (I love all her other books) so I had expected to totally love it but I obviously didn't. I feel like I missed something in it that everyone else did see. Did I like it? Yes, I did but I had expected more from the story and the characters.
I actually really liked Diana. She was wonderful and I really enjoyed reading about her. I also liked all the mythology stuff, which is no surprise if you know me just a little bit. And the story in general was also pretty good, in my opinion. Honestly, I wish it had focused just a little bit more on Diana.
So with all of these possitive things why didn't I like this book more? Well, I actually couldn't give a damn about any of the other characters (aside from the Amazons). Alia, Nim, Theo, Jason... I just didn't care about them. Sure, they had their moments and I enjoyed their banter but other than that I was all "meh" about them.
I do have to mention that the big plot twist was pretty good. I hadn't seen it coming at all and that's always a good thing for me. This character in particular took me by surprise in that way. I have to give some points for that.
All in all, Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo was an okay read. Nothing spectacular and true, I was slightly disappointed but it had some good moments for sure and I adored Diana.
About Leigh:
Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels and the creator of the Grishaverse. With over one million copies sold, her Grishaverse spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, and The Language of Thorns— with more to come. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies, including The Best of Tor.com and the Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. Her other works include Wonder Woman: Warbringer, and the forthcoming Ninth House. Leigh was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Southern California, graduated from Yale University, and has worked in advertising, journalism, and even makeup and special effects. These days, she lives and writes in Los Angeles, where she can occasionally be heard singing with her band.
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Art Quilts by Denise Roberts
January 16, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
A new exhibition titled Art Quilts by Denise Roberts opens Jan. 16 at the Huntington Museum of Art and continues through April 11, 2021.
"Denise Roberts is a West Virginia artist who has received international acclaim for her art quilts," said HMA Senior Curator Chris Hatten. "The Huntington Museum of Art is pleased to present her first solo exhibition of art quilts, however, HMA patrons may recognize Roberts' work, which has been on view at the Museum in the past as part of Exhibition 280 and the traveling exhibition Color Improvisations 2."
This exhibition will be Roberts' first solo art quilt show and will highlight selections from three thematic series that have occupied her attention over much of the past five years. All the quilts feature the energetic lines and striking colors that have become characteristic of the artist's mature work.
Through the meandering arcs and bold shapes and colors that appear in her quilts, Roberts achieves a brooding sense of energy and character. Roberts reaps the bounty of the thousands of hours she has invested in studying and perfecting the technical side of her artistry, utilizing a masterful grasp of free and improvisational cutting, fabric dyeing and surface design to create textiles that stretch far beyond the historical bounds that often limit the quilter's art. Though rooted in timeless craft traditions, her work is more akin to that of abstract painters, connected with them through a bold use of color and form in their purest manifestations.
A West Virginia resident since the age of nine, Roberts has lived in several locations around the state, including a stretch in the mid-1980s when she settled in Huntington. After she and her husband welcomed their first daughter, they moved to the Morgantown area, and in 2008 they bought a farm in Albright, West Virginia (Preston County), where she set up her professional studio and still resides. She spent many years following a traditional quilter's path, but in 2005 she began studying with some of the leaders in the improvisational quilting field, especially Ohio-based artist Nancy Crow. Her work has been featured in many national and international exhibits.
Presented with support from The Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.
This program is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
For more information on exhibits at the Huntington Museum of Art, visit hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.


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By JOSH FRIEMAN
A relatives has identified the victim of last week's fatal shark attack off of Morro Bay as 42-year-old Tomas Butterfield of Sacramento.
On Christmas Eve morning, a great white shark reportedly attacked and killed Butterfield while he was boggie boarding in an area known as the pit, which is north of Morro Rock. Rebecca Frimmer, who was surfing nearby, found Butterfield's body attached to his Boogie Board in the water.
Frimmer was thinking she could perform CPR on top of her board, but once Frimmer saw the extent of Butterfield's injuries, it was clear that it was way too late. He had already died.
Butterfield grew up in Ketchikan, Alaska. He is being remembered as a caring friend and relative and a man who loved the ocean and activities involving water.
"He will be sorely missed by all," Grant Butterfield, Tomas Butterfield's uncle, said in a Facebook post. "Special condolences to my brother Scott, his father, and Maria, his mother, and Tomas' brother Benjamin."


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We all know what heartbreak is and, most likely, we have all survived through the experience. Point blank: It hurts, it sucks and it feels like it's never ending. Until, one day, it finally does. But on tonight's episode of The Bachelor, the hits just kept coming as the hours ticked by. Every time Colton Underwood – and Bachelor Nation – thought the wounds had healed, another punch came straight to the gut. Colton's tears and pain were constant and all too real.
Last week, he dramatically (and freakin' finally) hopped over that godforsaken fence. But what awaits on the other side of this horror movie where the virgin actually gets to live? Well, before we can get there, we are treated to a thorough recap reel of our fearless leader's journey. You know, in case you've decided to just tune in during week 10. There's a quick hello from Chris Harrison, reporting live in L.A. with a studio audience – and now we're off!
It's 11:40 p.m. in the middle of nowhere Portugal and our star is nowhere to be found. Colton used to be a professional athlete and tonight, he proves his speed. Though it seems like he just hopped over the fence moments ago, not a single person on this team of Bachelor producing veterans knows where he is. Chris Harrison asks two strangers randomly parked in a white van if they've seen anyone walk by. Nope, they sure have not. Chris threatens to call the police. Meanwhile, there's literally no night vision lens to help us see what the heck is going on.
"We've got a dark figure down the road," reports a producer. And guess what? It's Colton! He is strolling down the street. Actually, it's more of an angry walk. A ferocious pace similar to geriatrics getting their workout in at the local mall. But Colton isn't hightailing it to the nearest Auntie Anne's. He's dramatically ditching the show. It's over. No more of this nonsense!
"I'm fucking done!" Colton proclaims like a disgruntled toddler. But, ever the patient parent, er, host, Chris Harrison won't let him throw in the towel — or a tantrum.
He talks Colton and leads him into a van, where he proceeds to shed one single tear — think Lauren Conrad on The Hills minus the mascara. "I've been through enough knowing that I'm not enough for a long time," he admits. "And every reminder of that just makes me stronger, so I'm OK with it."
But, truth be told, Colton is most certainly not OK. Chris apologizes for Colton's pain, but reminds him there are still two women, Tayshia and Hannah G, who are here and want to love him. Right now, however, Colton isn't having any of it. "I can't do this," he says in between sniffles. "I'm done."
The next morning rolls around, and, wow yes, that dog is still barking! Elsewhere, Chris knocks on Colton's door for a little check in and refers to his star-turned-friend as brother. Don't let anyone tell you Chris isn't hip!
While Chris admits his worry after last night's wild, unscripted adventure, Colton tries to explain his actions. "I just needed time to be alone and process what's going on," he says. "I've been through a lot in this last year and every time something good happens for me or to me, it's always followed by something bad." This, here, is perhaps an omen: Don't have sex, Colton. (In the immortal words of Mean Girls' Coach Carr, "You will get pregnant and die.")
Despite how devastating his break up with Cassie was, Colton admits he actually say it coming and "that was the peak for me of knowing how much she meant to me." Dare I say, queue up "Don't Know What You've Got (Till It's Gone)"?
Yes, he was falling for Tayshia and Hannah but, as Colton so poetically puts it, "I fell in love with Cassie. Cassie shut my heart off." And by technically being in two other relationships, he failed to give her the confidence and certainty she needed.
Chris wonders, however, if that's really what's holding Cassie back. Or, maybe, he suggests, she's just not that into him. Now, Colton is offended.
"I think I feel like I have a pretty good gut instinct and I feel like I can read people pretty well and I think she loves me," asserts Colton. "I think she's scared to admit that."
But where does he go from here? He refuses to brush off this startling breakup and move on. No, Colton Underwood is a fighter and he is going to fight for his woman!
But first, he has to end things with Tayshia. He heads to her suite and asks to speak with her outside. She's happy – and barefoot. What could go wrong?
Funny you should ask: A lot. Before Colton gets to his point, there's silence and awkward pauses in between. He clearly has not practiced his speech. "I knew that I was falling for you, but in my heart, I know I can't love two people," he says. "My heart is with somebody else. I love Cassie."
If that's not a dagger to the heart, I don't know what is. She nods but it's obvious, like Colton, she is at a loss for words. Finally, she asks if they can talk without all the cameras. They head back into her suite and close the door. But, in a rookie movie, they forget to take off their microphones. Bachelor Nation hears all.
Inside, Colton breaks down and Tayshia tries to calm him down. "Hey," she says in a soothing tone. "Don't cry, please." Through her own tears, she tells him it's fine. "So, this is it?" she wonders. Unfortunately, so. "You're amazing," Tayshia continues. "Thank you for everything. You're a good guy and that's what I deserve."
With that, Colton leaves and Tayshia comforts herself by saying it's OK over and over. And you know what? It is OK. As she's proven throughout this proverbial journey, she can and will get through this.
Now back in L.A., she joins Chris Harrison in the hot seat. "It was a surprise," she recalls. "I wasn't necessarily ready for my journey to end right then and there."
When Colton comes out – it's their first time seeing each other since Portugal – she only has one question for him: What went wrong?
He doesn't really have answer other than the fact that his heart fell into Cassie's hands. But Tayshia actually understands. After all, love so rarely makes sense. It just is what it is.
And, like she predicted, everything is indeed OK. "I will not take anything that I've learned or we shared for granted," she tells Colton. "You've really made me want to look forward to an exciting relationship because I know that's in store for me and I cannot wait for that to happen." Hello, campaign to be the next Bachelorette!
Now, on to the next, and hopefully last, breakup of the night. Really now, how much pain can one Bachelor (and audience) handle?
We find Hannah G. in her hotel suite — to be honest, really thought she had hopped the fence and gone MIA too — writing in her journal about how much she loves Colton. If you look closely, you may just find Mrs. Underwood doodles throughout.
Hannah tells the camera she's excited to see Colton, to spend time alone with him in the fantasy suite, to tell him she loves him. "I could see myself spending the rest of my life with him," she gushes.
Yikes. Someone get this girl a glass of wine ASAP. She's going to need it. Colton knocks on her door and she's so giddy that she doesn't notice the anguish plastered across his cherubic face.
He sits her down on the couch and prepares her for the worst. "You've been my rock through all of this," he starts. "You've been somebody who has always picked me up when I needed it and in the hardest times you've helped me get through all of that. I realized that I can't be in love with two people and where my feelings are in another relationship is at a stronger point than where I'm at with you. I realized that I love Cassie."
Hannah, rightfully so, admits she wasn't expecting this. She doesn't believe this is happening. In fact, she didn't even know he already had two other dates! "I'm so angry right now," she says. "I'm just so embarrassed. I don't know why I let myself open up."
She feels led on. Don't forget: Colton asked her dad for permission to propose. Hearing that gives a false sense of confidence. It was all too good to be true.
Now, Colton is hoping he's not making the wrong decision. He even admits he thought Hannah would be the one. Ouch. "You don't deserve to be anybody's backup plan," he says. "You don't deserve to be second."
He says goodbye and she wishes him luck. Reader, if you're keeping count, in the last 24 hours, Colton has been dumped once and has broken two hearts. Outside, he breaks down. It's too much to handle. It's too much heartbreak for one person.
A producer walks up to console him. "I'm scared," he admits. "I don't know if I'm giving up a for sure thing for something that's impossible."
Meanwhile, Hannah packs her suitcase and gets into the waiting van. "I don't want to talk about anything," she says. And just like that, she is driven off into the distance.
Cut to L.A. and we have Hannah live in the studio looking just as upset as she did months ago. "It's not fun watching," she tells Chris. "I've been dreading that moment for months. I think I was so blindsided. To see that his reaction was like that was really hard for me because it showed that this was hard for him too."
Hannah admits life has been far from rosy since leaving Portugal. Fans have constantly come up to her asking if she's engaged. And with each ask, her heart breaks a little more. In the end, this isn't just a TV show. This is her reality.
Colton comes out and she a million questions – and emotions running through her. But mainly, she wants to know why she didn't get a chance to have a final date with him.
"I think, with you, it was a realization of how much I gave myself to somebody else that I couldn't continue on knowing I wasn't going to be all in," Colton explains to her. "When I was having that conversation with Cassie, I didn't want to lose her and I knew I didn't want my life to go on without her in it. So, I couldn't do that to you to where you were a back-up plan. That sounds bad but you don't deserve that and you know that you don't deserve that."
And then there are the what ifs swirling through Hannah's mind: What if her date was first? What if she had more time with him? They are questions Colton understands – he's asked himself the same things – but when it comes down it, he loves Cassie, and nothing would have changed that.
If nothing else, Hannah has learned an important lesson out of this rather thorny experience. She now understands how strong she is. "I can handle way more than I ever, ever could have imagined I could and handling things by myself has taught me what I deserve and what I want in life," she reveals. "I want somebody to jump a fence for me." Preach.
Alas, now we are left with no contestants. Back in Portugal, Colton is single. "It's over," he tells the camera. "All of this is over. I mean, I started this with 30 women and now there aren't any more."
Cassie, meanwhile, is packing her bags, ready to leave this journey behind for good. "I'm sad to see it over, but I did make the right choice because I can't be here," she explains. "Colton wants a wife and a family and to start a life with someone right now. I want him to have that. I don't want him to base any decisions off me."
Too late, Cassie, too late. Little does she know he's not only sent his remaining two contestants home, but he also temporarily quit the show. Every decision he's made has been fully based off of his love for her!
And he's not finished yet. "I don't know if I'm fighting for something that's not possible," he says. "But I'm willing to do anything and everything because that's how much I love Cassie."
Thankfully, his quest doesn't seem to violate any international laws – yet.
He finds her new hotel room. And knocks.


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Today's subject is not the most pleasant to think about – but it's highly important to your health.
Your stool.
How much? How often? How hard or soft?
Your stool is a powerful indicator of how healthy your gut is – or is not.
You can't directly see the inside of your intestines without a colonoscopy, so you need to pay attention to your stool.
Some medical experts believe people should be encouraged to pay attention to their stool as it's another important vital sign of your health, such as heart rate and blood pressure.
Not surprisingly, however, it's one area of life we don't like to think about when we don't have to.
You may not care to remember exactly when you had your last bowel movement, but while you're sitting there, you're intensely aware of whether you're straining or simply opening up and letting go.
If the phrase "simply opening up and letting go" sounds like an unrealistic fantasy, you need improvement.
It's not supposed to be hard – really.
That indicates an issue that is probably affecting not only your digestion but your general mood, your weight, and your immune system.
Because your stool signals the health of your intestinal gut flora, and medical research keeps finding new and important ways your gut biome affects your health.
Over the decades, medical researchers have exhibited a similar reluctance to dig deeper into the subject.
It wasn't until 2010 scientists conducted surveys of large numbers of people, and determined the "normal" rate of defecation is between three times a week and three times a day.
This was done to clearly define "diarrhea" and "constipation."
However, although those rates are "normal," they aren't necessarily optimal.
After all, 4.4% of men and 4.1% of women develop colon cancer in their lifetimes.
Many others suffer from what is called "pressure diseases:" ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, hernias, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and other unpleasant conditions.
And in the study, many people who had movements within that "normal" range also reported urgency, straining and incomplete movements.
Normal – but not healthy.
We need to consume food for energy and nutrients. Pooping is our body's just-as-important counter balancing metabolic activity of removing unnecessary and toxic materials from our bodies.
How Often is Healthy?
According to Hippocrates, people should go two or three times a day.
Too many Americans, that sounds excessive and unobtainable. That's because, on average, Americans eat 10-15 grams of fiber per day.
Yet it takes from 100-150 grams of stool inside the rectal muscle to initiate the reflex.
The government recommends people eat from 25 grams (women) to 30 grams (men) of fiber every day. Only an estimated 3% of Americans meet that standard.
Small wonder large numbers of Americans are constipated – going under 3 times per week, or must strain to a dangerous degree.
Based on the analysis of fossilized poop, our Paleolithic ancestors ate around 100 grams of fiber every day. They probably didn't need to spend much time straining.
Sitting on a Toilet Also Increases the Unhealthy Pressure
The traditional position from which to defecate has been to squat, not sit.
For hundreds of millions or even billions of people in the world, it still is. Running water is a luxury to many in impoverished areas.
If you travel to Asia, you may well discover "Asian toilets" – porcelain receptacles at ground level. They do use running water for flushing, but they still force you to squat. I've seen them in modern shopping areas in Bangkok and in the international airport of then-Calcutta.
Squatting does facilitate easier pooping by straightening the anal-rectal angle and relaxing the puborectalis muscle.
One of the first books about yoga I read as a kid – long before it became popular – advised readers to squat – not sit – on the toilet.
That was decades before modern scientists conducted studies that verified squatting is healthier than sitting.
Granted, it's not as easy.
The idea of raising your feet with a stool, such as with the Squatty Potty, doesn't help, according to research.
Instead, if you can't squat – or you don't wish to leave footprints – lean forward as far as you can. Touch your chest to your thighs, or come as close as possible.
The weight of your upper body on your thighs helps your bowel to fully relieve itself.
It may sound crazy, but if you're constipated or straining – give it a try.
That straining is nothing to joke about. It cuts blood flow to your heart and your brain. It can result in raised blood pressure, and fainting.
Also, of course – healthy people should eat a large amount of fiber.
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Rick and Morty Season 5 Episode 4 is the most controversial one yet
"Rickdependence Spray" is maddening and brilliant.
Rick and Morty often tries very hard to push the envelope, but when Morty's sperm mutates into giant monsters that threaten the world, the end result is an absurd but hilarious episode that'll make you cringe.
Once again, Morty's horniness almost dooms everyone. After a serious and emotionally impactful Episode 3, "Rickdependence Spray" feels like lowbrow whiplash.
Season 5 Episode 4 might be the series' boldest episode ever, and it borders on the obscene. Early discussions on Reddit make it clear that you either love this story for its cutting commentary on gender dynamics, or you hate it for being too ridiculous and/or offensive and going too far off the rails. "Rickdependence Spray" will definitely be a memorable one, that's for sure.
The episode starts out at the horse hospital where Beth works as a horse heart surgeon. Morty's impatiently waiting to go to a movie when he notices a device called a "breeding mount" used to extract "reproductive material" from the horses. Morty gets that same look on his face we saw back in "Raising Gazorpazorp" when he saw an alien sex doll, and that led to him having an alien hybrid son.
Somehow, this is so much worse.
After Morty spends a week "volunteering" at the hospital depositing his reproductive material, Rick conveniently winds up building a biochemical weapon to combat the "Chuds," the cannibal horse people living underground.
Rick's device backfires because the DNA is all sorts of messed up. The levels of catastrophe that ensue are on par with that time Rick made a love potion but the flu caused it to mutate enough to Cronenberg the entire planet. The sperm become enormous dragon monsters with horrible teeth and enough intelligence that they can build a trebuchet, understand language, and eventually develop enough machinery for the Sperm Queen to speak from an android body.
Giving her a voice and gendering it as a female is a stroke of brilliance because it enhances the theme of male shame at play here. There are moments of this episode that feel a little bit like Big Mouth in its exploration of shame related to masturbation in adolescents. The Netflix series is known for presenting abstract ideas like shame, anxiety, and hormones as monsters we can communicate with directly. There's a lot of inherent value in normalizing taboos if only so we can talk more openly about them. Does this Rick and Morty episode go a little bit too far? Probably, but at least the show is tugging us in the right direction.
Co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland seem to delight in generating shock. Even at its worst, Rick and Morty is a smartly written show that maintains one serious rule: Never take anything too seriously.
Sometimes that makes for a mixed bag. Remember, the pilot episode has a bit where Morty has to put a mega seed "way up" in his butt. The show has also made several incest jokes throughout the years. It's programmed to make you feel uncomfortable, to push the envelope and expand your boundaries.
This particular episode is unhinged, especially when the big strategy to defeat the creatures is to embiggen one of Summer's eggs so they can lure the monster sperm to Las Vegas. And the many performers from Vegas are deputized and fight in an epic final battle. The off-the-rails approach works here, especially when there are such brilliantly scripted moments and one-liners.
There's a genuinely smart throughline about the failures of male bravado and the negative impact of toxic masculinity. The giant human egg is Summer's idea, yet a man takes credit for it. Then she and Beth play a crucial role in the battle at Las Vegas, where the Chuds also inexplicably show up to lend a hand — or a hoof? A male caused this problem, and (almost) every man that gets involved just makes things worse. Horse people and sperm monsters aside, Rick and Morty is saying some really compelling things about gender dynamics and the patriarchy.
It helps that we're in on the joke from the get-go. Morty hides his shameful secret for as long as he possibly can before he's outed and shamed for his masturbatory practices. And of course he bonds with a nervous monster sperm of his, even treating it like a pet. (Typical!) He gets his comeuppance when that specific sperm fertilizes Summer's egg, resulting in a giant mutant incest baby that gets shot out into space.
Yeah, it sounds a bit like Rick and Morty Mad Libs.
One of the episode's best lines — one that's easy to miss — comes rather late when someone says they should kill the mutant incest baby. "That's a human life!" the President says, "and this is an election cycle." As absurd and far removed from reality Rick and Morty gets, it is still astutely aware of the backward logic and inherent absurdity in the real world. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the POTUS is only concerned about his re-election campaign.
What could be more realistic than that?
Rick and Morty Season 5 airs Sunday nights on Adult Swim at 11 p.m. Eastern.


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Uncovering a Meskwaki mystery
A quick glance across a field near South Amana reveals nothing remarkable—seemingly, the typical Iowa farm field. Upon closer inspection, archaeologists discerned that the property was the 1839–1843 home of about 500 Meskwaki people, including leaders of the Wacoshashe and Poweshiek tribes.
This spring, the Amana Colonies Land Use District, the Meskwaki Nation (Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa), and the University of Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist are partnering to archaeologically investigate this important site.
There are an estimated 15 large-sized historical Meskwaki villages in Iowa, but only four have been archaeologically verified. Very little is known about any of these sites. This endeavor is the second year of a phased approach to studying Meskwaki sites in Iowa. The goals of the project are to better understand what remains below ground here and recommend how to best manage the six-acre site.
Volunteers are welcome to assist, and can sign up here.
A rare glimpse at Native American gardening
Fourteen years ago, the UI Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) and the Fort Atkinson Historic Preservation Commission (FAHPC) found archaeological remnants at an 1840s trading post near Fort Atkinson. The Hewitt-Olmsted Trading Post exchanged goods with the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago during the tribe's forced residency in Iowa. The Archaeological Conservancy, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving America's most important sites, recognized the site's importance and purchased the property to ensure its protection.
LiDAR images, which use light from a laser to generate high-resolution contour maps, revealed a possible 1.7-acre ridged farm field on the north edge of the site. Historically, American Indians in the Upper Midwest often elevated their garden surfaces to improve planting conditions. If shown to be a raised garden bed, this would be only the second verified and preserved site of its kind in Iowa.
Certified Local Government (CLG) grants were issued by the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office for both of these projects. The CLG program funds a range of activities related to historic preservation including planning, identification, and evaluation of historic resources, and public education.


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The first week of the virtual 340B Coalition Winter Conference completed last Friday, providing attendees three days of sessions and networking opportunities. Hudson Headwaters 340B has enjoyed interacting through the viritual exhibit hall and tuning into both live and on demand sessions being offered on the virtual conference platform. This is the second event that the 340B coalition has adapted to the virtual experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns of traveling and gathering the thousands of health leaders that would typically attend.
As a scavenger hunt sponsor, the Hudson Headwaters 340B team is able to utilize a new "Talk Now" feature during exhibition hours. This feature allows attendees to start a video chat directly within the platform to speak to a representative from a given organization. Mike Fitzgerald, Stephanie Willis, and James Donnelly have enjoyed using this feature to represent the Hudson 340B team during the conference and have meaningful conversations with those looking to talk 340B. There are four more opportunities to use the talk now feature:
- Tuesday February 23 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Tuesday February 23 – 3:30pm – 5:00pm
- Tuesday February 23 – 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- Wednesday February 24 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
This 340B Coalition event gives attendees a chance to hear from renowned speakers, leaders, and educators on all things 340B. Maureen Testoni, President and CEO of 340B Health, delivered welcome remarks to conference attendees noting that 64% of those registered are from covered entities while 36% are from manufacturers or other service providers. When addressing the current environment of 340B, Testoni says, "As 340B came under more diress, program champions stepped up. Most members of congress signed onto a letter calling for unlawful pricing behavior to stop."
The notable keynote address of Donna E. Shalala, Former Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, lent a strong message of hope for future program integrity. Shalala is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award along with a myriad of other notable accomplishments from her leadership roles within the academic and healthcare sectors. The conference website lists her accolades, "She was named "America's Best Leaders" by U.S. News & World Report (2005), received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights (2010), and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame (2011)." When asked her advice on program advocacy Shalala says, "Keep putting a human face on the program. That human face will resonate with both parties. The program saves lives and keeps institutions healthy."
Hudson Headwaters 340B is offering a limited time FREE Policy and Procedure overview during this conference to help covered entities kick start their compliance in 2021. This free overview will assess key areas of an entities P and P's with a focus on if the information would be considered satisfactory or need improvement in the case of a HRSA audit. This free review can be upgraded into a full audit experience or compliance assessment based on an entity's need for compliance oversight. To learn more about this offer, send us a message or stop by our virtual booth!
Our team looks forward to attending the remaining sessions and networking opportunities over the next few days as we remained immersed in the continued advocacy needed to sustain this vital program for so many covered entities nation wide. The Hudson 340B team understands the issues that covered entities are facing first-hand, as our business grew out of the need to manage the homegrown program for Hudson Headwaters Health Network (FQHC). Learn more about our unique persepctive on 340B by stopping by our booth, or Contact Us today.


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Unlocked: Take a trip record shopping with Psychic Teens
Tonight, Psychic Teens celebrate the release of their new LP, COME, by performing at Center City record store Long in the Tooth. We thought a record shopping trip with the band would be a good way to warm up for the show.
It's 1 p.m. on a bright August afternoon in South Philly. Larry Ragone, guitarist and singer of raw post-punk annihilators Psychic Teens, is sifting through the "new arrivals" bin of vinyl records at Beautiful World Syndicate. He's arrived before his bandmates. And that's a good thing.
"Sometimes when we shop together we fight over who gets what records if there's only one in the store," Ragone says. "I'm glad I got here first."
The vinyl record collecting boom isn't a new craze, but audiophiles are especially embracing the LP's resurrection. The format is a bit glorified by its enthusiasts, but the praise is warranted because of vinyl's superior sound quality, enlarged artwork and pursuit of owning different versions and packages that many bands offer with their albums.
The sound advantage lies within each record's grooves, which capture the entire sound wave of the music within by replicating the wave's shape. That replication is what sets vinyl apart from other formats. CDs are much more inclined to lose certain tones of the music as it's converted from its analog form to digital. And think about it, if vinyl is projecting the sound of vibrations from the shapes and indentations in its grooves, it's actually natural sound. As opposed to digital downloads and CDs which is a laser reading of what laypersons may call, "computer language," (read: 001011000011101, etc.). But the appeal of owning the physical copy of an album, may be an even bigger part of the vinyl collectors' culture.
"I've definitely bought multiples of the same record to have different cover art of the same record," Joe DeCarolis, Psychic Teens' bassist says. He estimates his collection to be around 1,700 records. Today he's purchased four, including the Mountain Goats' Tallahassee and Minuteflag, an experimental EP on SST Records by the Minute Men and Black Flag, together.
Nowadays, lots of albums are making package deals that come with novelty items and other music, such as an artist's back-catalog with vinyl releases. For instance, the Teens are putting COME out on SRA Records with multiple packages available. One, called "extra deluxe" includes COME on LP, CD and cassette, an LP of their first record, TEEN, a sticker, poster and a paper mask of the album's haunting cover work by Polish artist, Aleksandra Walizsewska, with all of the album's lyrics printed on the back. The mask is limited to the first 100 albums, too, and many have already been snatched from pre-order sales. The Teens' "deluxe" package is similar but without the TEEN LP, mask or COME cassette. They're also offering it in every other format, CD, cassette and download by itself.
"We're big record collectors ourselves," Ragone says, "That's why we got so into offering our own record in a package deal." But Ragone discloses that he's a little bit newer to collecting than his bandmates; his collection, he says, is "at least 400." Today he's bought six LPs, ranging from two Soft Cell albums, including Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret of "Tainted Love" fame, two Depeche Mode albums and Head of David's noisy Dustbowl.
Psychic Teens have one thing on their mind when they enter a record store. DeCarolis, Ragone and drummer Dave Cherasaro almost immediately stop talking to one another and each find a bin of records to dig through. The lack of conversation probably even happens subconsciously, their minds instantly going one-track. After flipping some records that stand on end, some with frayed cardboard corners, others pristine and never played but most in plastic sleeves, one of the Teens will say to another something to the effect of, 'Hey, what do you think of this?' or 'Yo, do you have this one yet?' And despite their collections reaching the several hundred-plus, they always have a definitive answer whether or not they have any given album.
After stopping at Beautiful World Syndicate, we made a stop at another neighborhood record/head shop, Sit & Spin, which started as a DIY punk label in 2008, before gradually expanding into a record store. Ragone is a regular here, as he also was at BWS, and knows the cashier behind the counter. They have a quick conversation about the records he bought and the Psychic Teens record release show at Center City record store, Long in the Tooth, where we will stop after Sit & Spin. While driving to Center City, Cherasaro shares why he's okay with double-dipping the albums he owns on CD, as well as on vinyl.
"I've already owned a lot of records I now have on CD," he says. "But hearing it on vinyl is almost like hearing it for the first time again because the sound quality is better. So you hear new things because you're listening more closely because you know it's vinyl." His collection is around 1,200 records. Today he bought Dinosaur Jr.'s first release, Dinosaur, Coliseum's self-titled album and an Iron Maiden record.
All three of the Psychic Teens say they use Discogs, a website that connects vinyl and CD enthusiasts with record stores and other collectors. The goal is to create the most comprehensive music database any artist's catalog of albums for easy reference. Think Wikipedia specifically for music collectors. Through using Discogs Ragone's been able to reel in records before they even hit Beautiful World Syndicate's and other record stores' shelves. Right after that, Cherasaro shares that he has True Widow's new record waiting for him on a special order at Siren Records, in Doylestown, PA.
These three guys have varying tastes. In fact, every Iron Maiden record that's found during today's "digging," which is how many record collectors refer to shopping for vinyl, is brought to Cherasaro's attention by Ragone. It's almost comical. Much like when Ragone found an original Ghostbusters movie soundtrack on vinyl at Beautiful World Syndicate and made sure to show it to Cherasaro, who's a huge fan of the movie, down to the point of tattoos somewhere on his body. However, he didn't buy the soundtrack. Aside from the music lined up on shelves and in boxes, record stores themselves are places that these three guys identify with, too.
"[Record] shops are places of culture," Ragone says. "It's a place you can walk into and just talk with people about music and some even also sell books. But lots have shows, which is great. That's why we try to play shows in record shops whenever we can. We played Permanent Records in Chicago for Record Store Day, we're close with the guys at Siren Records and have played there. It's also why our record release show is at Long in the Tooth."
That's where we head next. When we walk in, each of the three Psychic Teens say hello to the cashier, chat with her about other Long in the Tooth employees and other planning involved for their album release in-store show Friday. They snap cell phone pictures of the cashier's beagle between looking down aisles of albums. Again, only talking to each other about what they see in the bins, before ending the hunt for buy-worthy vinyl.
Oddly, through out the day, not one of the three mention a specific album with certain packaging pieces or limited releases they have been searching for. There hasn't been one crowning jewel brought up in any conversation while "digging." And then it reveals itself while listing today's finds.
"New Order is a band I try to see what I can find and get everything of their's that I can," DeCarolis remembers saying earlier in the day.
Ragone bought New Order's Substance today.
"You know, Larry, I'll gladly take that New Order record off your hands if you'd sell it to me," DeCarolis offers. "There's a twelve-inch version of that album that has exclusive songs on it, I didn't see if that's one of them but if it is that'd be pretty cool to get from you."
Ragone turns down the offer, but is amused hearing that piece of New Order trivia.
When the "digging" is done for the day and until today's purchases hit the turntables anxiously waiting at home to start spinning, all that's left to do is reflect. And that's what Ragone does.
"Yeah, actually," he says, "it was a pretty good day."
COME is the featured album in this edition of Unlocked; hear the spotlighted track "Less" in Monday's post, read Tuesday's album review, watch the video for "Bug" in Wednesday's post, read yesterday's interview with the band, and get more info about tonight's album release show here. And check back to The Key for future installments of Unlocked.


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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is the most common subtype of chronic myeloproliferative diseases. The disease typically progresses through three clinicopathologic phases: chronic (CP), accelerated (AP), and blast (BP). CML is characterized by the Philadelphia chromosome, which involves the t(9;22)(q34;q11). This aberrant translocation generates the Bcr-Abl fusion gene that leads to constitutive activation of Abl kinase. Abl appears to play a major role in the pathogenesis of CML. In this regard, Abl was shown to interact with a wide array of molecules directly involved in several important cellular biologic functions. Targeted inhibition of Abl, such as by imatinib, has provided an effective therapeutic approach in CML. However, a subset of CML patients, particularly those in BP, demonstrates resistance to imatinib. Janus kinase 3 (Jak3) is a protein tyrosine kinase that plays a role in regulating cell survival primarily by phosphorylation/activation of signal transducers and activators of transcription (Stats). The role of Jak3 in CML is not known. Using Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining, we showed that Jak3 and its activated/phosphorylated form (pJak3) are expressed in two CML cell lines K562 and KBM-5. To study the biologic effects of Jak3 inhibition in CML, we utilized two selective inhibitors of Jak3: WHI-P131 and WHI-P154 (Calbiochem, San Diego, CA), which induced concentration-dependent decrease in pJak3, but not in Jak3. The decrease in pJak3 was associated with a gradual decrease in pStat3 and pStat5. These changes lead to several biologic alterations including decreased cell viability and proliferation, apoptotic cell death, and cell cycle arrest. These alterations were due to significant decrease in Bcl-XL, Mcl-1, and cyclin D3, and upregulation of p27. To explore possible functional interaction between Jak3 and Abl, we performed co-immunoprecipitation studies that demonstrated Jak3 and Abl to be physically associated. Importantly, using an in vitro kinase assay, selective inhibition of Jak3 decreased Abl kinase activity to 61% of its baseline level at 6 h after treatment, which suggests that Jak3 contributes to the constitutive activation of Abl. In further support of the biologic importance of Jak3 in CML, we examined the frequency of expression of Jak3 and pJak3 in 34 bone marrow specimens collected from 25 CML patients classified based on the WHO classification scheme (CP: 9 [7 F; median age = 41 y], AP: 8 [2 F; 56.5 y], BP: 8 [1 F; 53 y]). There was a gradual increase in cells expressing Jak3 with the progression of the disease (48.5%±9.9 in CP, 65.0%±9.6 in AP, and 84.4%±4.0 in BP; P < 0.01 for CP vs. BP, Kruskal-Wallis test). Notably, in the same study cases, pJak3 showed pronounced expression in BP compared with CP and AP (12.0%±6.8 in CP, 15.7%±7.5 in AP, and 70.0%±7.5 in BP; P < 0.001 for CP vs. BP and P < 0.01 for AP vs. BP, Kruskal-Wallis test). In conclusion, our data provide novel evidence that Jak3 plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of CML, at least in part via activation of Abl. In addition, Jak3 expression and activation become more pronounced with the progression of CML from chronic to blast phase. These findings identify Jak3 as a potential therapeutic target in CML, particularly in blast phase where patients are more likely to be resistant to imatinib.
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FREE Wireless Internet
Free wireless Internet access is available at both our libraries. Accessing the Wi-Fi network at Barmera Library is super easy and you do not even have to be a library member to use the network. Berri Library is also a secondary school library so we have a few controls to ensure school students don't access this network during school hours. At Berri you will need to be a current member of the South Australian library network and enter your card borrower number and PIN to use the Wi-Fi service. This free wireless network is provided by the South Australian Government and is also available after library opening hours within a close range of the library building.
Audio Visual Equipment Loans
The Berri Library offers the loan of a range of audio visual equipment to community groups. These items include:
- Data projector
- Projection screen
- Laptop
- Digital video camera
- Digital still camera
A condition of use is that a community group representative (secretary) provides a letter on organisational letterhead requesting the loan. A template of this letter is available from the library in electronic or hard copy format if required. This is held on file for future loan purposes.
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2013 – Dir. Ana Pimenta
Concierto poético que une las tradiciones de Euskal Herria a las de otras geografías a partir de poemas, canciones y anécdotas históricas
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Results are presented from a combined numerical and experimental study to assess the accuracy of six different methods of data reduction for the mixed-mode bending test. These include two methods in the literature that use only the load data from the test, a modification to one of these methods to improve accuracy, two variations of compliance calibration, and a newly proposed "load-deflection method." First, the accuracy of the various methods were evaluated by comparison to finite element predictions for a typical laminate. Second, the various methods were applied to double cantilever beam and end-notched flexure test data that had previously been reduced by well-established techniques. These "preliminary studies" were used to obtain the five most accurate methods. Finally, five laminates were tested in the mixed-mode bending fixture at each of five mode ratios: GII/G = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0. The data from these tests were reduced by the five data reduction methods. The mean value of critical energy release rate, Gc, at GII/G = 0.4 was compared to the mean Gc obtained by compliance calibration of a separate set of five single leg bending test specimens, and Gc at GII/G =1.0 was compared to the mean Gc obtained by compliance calibration of a separate set of five end-notched flexure test specimens. By these comparisons, by physical considerations of the test results, and by examinations of the standard deviations of the various data pools, it was concluded that a modification to a method that uses only load data from the test is the most accurate. This modification involves only the experimental determination of the bending rigidities of the cracked and uncracked regions and the use of these results in the reduction of data.
Original language | English (US) |
Pages | 886-896 |
Number of pages | 11 |
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State | Published - 1996 |
Event | 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 1996 - Salt Lake City, United States Duration: Apr 15 1996 → Apr 17 1996 |
Conference | 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 1996 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Salt Lake City |
Period | 4/15/96 → 4/17/96 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Architecture
- Building and Construction


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This spicy spinach dish is one of the most famous recipes in the River Road Recipes cookbook series. It was invented by St. Francisville, Louisiana, native Madeline Wright in 1956 and published three years later in the first edition of the cookbook. After Kraft's jalapeño cheese roll — the key ingredient of the dish — was discontinued — the Junior League's River Road Recipes committee came up with a feasible substitution: Kraft Velveeta® cheese and chopped jalapeño peppers.
Spinach Madeline
- 2 packages frozen chopped spinach
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- ½ cup vegetable liquor (water from spinach)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon celery salt
- ¾ teaspoon garlic salt
- Salt to taste
- 6 ounces Kraft Velveeta cheese, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons chopped jalapeño peppers
- Red pepper to taste
- Cook spinach according to directions on package. Drain and reserve liquor. Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add flour, stirring until blended and smooth, but not brown. Add onion and cook until soft but not brown. Add all liquids slowly, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook until smooth and thick; continue stirring. Add seasonings and pieces of cheese. Add jalapeños. Stir until cheese is melted. Combine with cooked spinach. This may be served immediately or put into a casserole and topped with buttered bread crumbs. The flavor is improved if the latter is done and it's kept in the refrigerator overnight. This may also be frozen.


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Leaders condemn the desecration of Thiruvalluvar statue
Political parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday condemned the desecration of saint-poet Thiruvalluvar"s statue at Pillayarpatti near Thanjavur and demanded stern action against the miscreants.
DMK President M.K. Stalin said that there could be a connection between the act and the Tamil Nadu BJP unit's attempt to saffronize Thiruvalluvar by portraying him in a saffron attire.
Condemning the desecration, PMK founder S. Ramadoss said that severe action should be taken against the miscreants and those who are behind them.


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Ocala, Florida — An Ocala man was arrested after shoplifting while dressed like a woman.
Deputies responded to the Wal-Mart on HWY 200, on September 25, 2013, after receiving a call regarding a theft.
When deputies arrived they were informed by the A.P. Officer that a man identified as Manuel Rodriguez, was dressed as a woman and acting suspicious while in the apparel department.
The officer stated that he observed Rodriguez popping the tags off of several items and concealing them in a women's purse, which he also took off of a Wal-Mart shelf.
The officer then followed Rodriguez as he walked to the frozen food section, he picked an item up and proceeded to the checkout.
According to reports while at the checkout, Rodriguez paid for only the food item and attempted to leave the store. That's when the officer identified himself and detained Rodriguez until the deputy arrived.
According to deputies, Rodriguez had $87.60 worth of items on his person.
Rodriguez told the deputy that he did not know why he tried to steal the merchandise.
When deputies searched Rodriguez they discovered that he had over $800 in his wallet.
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At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference in Orlando, managed hosting provider Hostway has announced a broad portfolio of managed solutions that are now compliant with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH), with an accreditation for electronic protected health information (ePHI).
Hostway has received an attestation from external independent auditors. The company would provide additional peace of mind via a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) validating that it will appropriately safeguard protected health information.
"The expansion of Hostway's HIPAA offerings builds on the company's commitment to offer trusted and secure cloud solutions that comply with the highest industry standards," said Emil Sayegh, CEO of Hostway. "More than $58 million in fines have been levied for failures to properly protect patients' information. We're providing those who require HIPAA compliance the highest levels of trust and the peace of mind they deserve. The BAAs we provide are backed by the extraordinary measures we take to deliver industry-leading compliance services."
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Housebuilding jobs in Queensland
In addition to the above projects, Mr Pitt said the state government is also concentrating on boosting the housebuilding sector in Queensland.
He identified the Yeerongpilly Green scheme, which will support 250 jobs, as well as the Gold Coast's proposed Pacific View Estate development – an initiative that will build 3,000 homes and generate work for approximately 2,700 people.
"Labor has a real economic development agenda that will put Queensland on course for long-term, sustainable growth and we want to work with business and industry every step of the way to achieve that," Mr Pitt explained.
Other key projects lined up in Queensland include the construction of a bypass at Beaudesert. Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said the scheme is critical for the Bromelton State Development Area, an industrial plot that could generate more than 18,000 jobs.
The Coomera Interchange upgrade on the Pacific Motorway will also be instrumental in ensuring a $1 billion commercial and retail precinct goes ahead in the area.
By Leanne Macnamara, Public Affairs Coordinator


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We support our clients in reforming their business. We apply the appropriate restructuring solutions giving you protection from creditors and allowing you to get back on track.
Maybe you are planning to acquire interesting assets at attractive prices? We can advise on M&As of distressed assets.
Why do clients choose us?
We approach every client individually and differently
- Are you interested in personal responsibility, saving a company or only its valuable assets? Or perhaps you wish to acquire assets? Our client defines their goal and our job is to select the appropriate instruments.
- We are a restructuring adviser licensed by the Ministry of Justice.
We provide a wide range of services
- We provide restructuring support to companies at risk of insolvency.
- We help you develop business reform plans and get protection from creditors.
- We select the appropriate restructuring procedure and represent clients in court proceedings.
- We manage pre-pack administration processes (acquisition of assets as part of a pre-arranged liquidation process), we carry out due diligence on the purchased assets, and we also negotiate and draft the transaction documents.
Our experience
- We have advised on the acquisition of valuable assets (modern production line) from the liquidator of an insolvent company.
- We have worked on opening restructuring proceedings, we prepared arrangement proposals and business plans for the duration of the implementation of agreements, we have also obtained creditors' and court's approvals.
- We have authored many insolvency analyses in which we assessed (1) the liability threat to our client and (2) ways to manage this risk.
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Ha! I just wandered over to the Web site of the Flagstaff Folk Project and to my surprise, discovered this picture of myself.
My social network in Flagstaff is chock full of folkies. (In answer to the question I hope someone might ask: What the hell are you doing there?)
In fact, I was a charter member of the project (although I would have preferred a different name, such as "Tonedeafaroo," or "The Ted Johnson Adoration Hour").


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- April 1, 2010
Sen. Carper Applauds New Obama Administration Rule Calling For More Fuel Efficient Vehicles
WASHINGTON – Today Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) applauded President Obama's announcement today that implemented a joint Department of Transportation (DOT) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that raises the average fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 and requires, for the first time, CO2 emission standards for new vehicles. This announcement comes on the heels of two additional Obama Administration announcements this week intended to move this country away from foreign oil and toward energy independence.
In 2007, Sen. Carper helped broker an increase in fuel-economy standards when Congress passed bipartisan legislation to increase, for the first time in more than 30 years, the fleet-wide average for all cars, trucks and SUVs from 25 to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. That "CAFE" increase, like this new rule, was designed to reduce the nation's reliance on foreign oil, cut harmful air pollution and accomplish the first two goals without harming the U.S. auto industry.
After California petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to institute even tougher rules than called for under the 2007 law, Sen. Carper wrote to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging her to work with the auto industry, autoworkers and other participants to reach the type of outcome that was announced today.
This new rule brokered by the EPA and DOT with the auto industry, autoworkers, states and other stakeholders, builds on the 2007 legislation by requiring all cars and light-duty trucks to meet a 35.5 miles per gallon fuel economy standard by 2016. Over the lifetime of these vehicles, this ruling will save over 1.8 billion barrels of oil and will reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 960 million metric tons.
Following the White House announcement, Sen. Carper said:
"Today's announcement is as significant for the men and women who build cars and trucks in this country as it is for the families and workers who buy and drive them. President Obama, in bringing together automakers, autoworkers, the State of California and other stakeholders, has shown that by working together, real results are possible.
"This agreement to increase gas mileage requirements for American cars, trucks and vans to 35.5 miles per gallon, the highest level ever, will reduce our reliance on foreign oil and be a significant step toward addressing greenhouse gas pollution in our atmosphere. This new standard will incentivize American ingenuity and push our auto industry to make cars, trucks and vans that are competitive in this country and across the world.
"I have always said that it made little sense to have just one state – or even a small group of states – proceed with one mileage standard while the rest of the country adheres to another. It is inefficient and costly to consumers for car manufacturers to make one car for sale in California and another for sale in Alabama.
"That's why this agreement makes good common sense. It strikes the right balance with a uniform national standard, yet moves us ahead more quickly than we had originally envisioned toward cars that are more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly like those scheduled to be built in Wilmington, Delaware by Fisker Automotive"
"In addition to today's actions, upcoming climate and transportation legislation must be synchronized to further reduce emissions from transportation. An essential component of this objective is to provide additional mobility options for all Americans – including greater use of high speed rail, intercity bus, smart growth, and intermodal freight."


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A few years ago, you would have screamed, "That's bizarre!" at the idea of working in a virtual office or even attending a virtual party with your coworkers. However, the novel Coronavirus has brought a real explosion and a surge in demand for remote communication tools.
With everybody quarantined at home, businesses rushed to source tools to allow employees to transition to remote work and maintain at least core business functions.
Moreover, as new working arrangements were put in place and organisations learned how to leverage remote work technologies, they took a step further and decided to hold business conferences and even virtual parties. But is this brave new world here to stay, or will businesses make a decision to do things "the old way?"
This article delves deeper into the new reality of virtual offices and events, looking at how such experiences will continue to appeal to the organisations, their customers, and employees. In addition, it will explore how you and your business can continue to foster virtual working arrangements and events.
The Benefits of Virtual Events and Remote Work
There are many advantages of hosting virtual events and allowing employees to work from home, stretching beyond the immediate benefits that were realised just at the beginning of the pandemic.
In fact, according to PwC's research, 83% of organisations claim that the transition to remote work has been exceptionally successful, and it is easy to see why.
People are not only more productive and can strike a better work-life balance, but they also no longer have to commute long distances back and forth from work. Equally, companies can optimise overhead costs, saving money on office space and facilities.
Likewise, virtual conferences can facilitate opportunities to network across the globe, reaching new customers and strengthening the pipeline while overcoming traditional financial and logistical barriers. Similarly, virtual parties can bring together geographically dispersed teams, thereby minimising feelings of isolation.
A Playout of Virtual Offices, Conferences, and Parties in the New Normality
During the height of the pandemic, the advantages of going virtual were evident. But has our behaviour changed so fundamentally that no company, employee, or customer can ever return to the way things were before?
Virtual Offices
Virtual offices were on the rise even before the pandemic, but perhaps corporate executives were not brave enough to implement them widely. Covid-19 gave the initiative a needed push, letting companies realise immediate benefits, such as reduced costs of renting brick-and-mortar office space, increased employee productivity, and access to a global pool of candidates.
However, were businesses successful at replicating the physical office setting? In the beginning, many organisations were experimenting with chat services, Zoom, and various workflow management tools, but they quickly realised that something was missing. We're talking about water-cooler serendipity conversations here, whether they're casual or more targeted at consulting a coworker on an urgent matter.
At My G Nation, our interactive office space solves that issue, replicating in-person experiences as realistically as possible. Do you want us to show you around?
Pandemic-Proof Virtual Conferences
Like remote work, virtual conferences have also grown in popularity. They not only lower the carbon footprint linked to travelling but also are more accessible to a diverse audience. There is not perhaps a better way to overcome traditional organisational hurdles than throwing a virtual conference, essentially shifting the way we perceive how such events should look in the future.
From the business perspective, hosting virtual conferences and workshops means scaling is more feasible than in-person events. In fact, companies expect to hold 40% of their events digitally in 2022, so the opportunity is enormous.
However, this new format is often criticised as lacking human interaction while participants miss out on networking opportunities.
The good news is that you no longer have to worry about these issues with the My G Nation solution. Our platform supports a variety of interactive virtual spaces, so attendees can easily jump between them.
Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert – you will not feel out of place. We have an intelligent visual status system, so you can simply activate the "I am not here right now" function whenever you step out for a coffee break.
Likewise, at My G Nation, we believe that your events should not have boundaries. Hosting an international event, marking a table with a specific language or continent group, and having people jump from table to table makes global networking truly possible.
Virtual Parties
Nobody could have expected virtual get-togethers would overtake real-life counterparts in both the participation and the scale. The notion was that no technology could truly mimic face-to-face interactions.
The proponents of virtual reality (VR) were adamant that in-person parties will prevail until the technology goes mainstream. However, digital parties became a reality in a relatively short period of time, so people did not have to miss out on the usual work outings that underpin the modern office culture.
Google searches, such as the virtual office party ideas or how to host a Zoom party, became the new normal, helping to overcome government-imposed social distancing rules. But the novelty wore off, as the popular applications did not offer the same experience as in-person parties.
At My G Nation, we offer a completely interactive virtual party space with chairs, tables, a swimming pool, and even a bar area. Hosting a digital party has never been so realistic, as team members can converse using chat, audio, and video functions.
Final Thoughts
Technological breakthroughs in remote work and digital events have defied our preconceived assumptions of in-person experiences being superior. While the virtual format is unlikely to replace face-to-face work interactions fully, the emerging technological tools can take you as close to the real-life experience as possible.
Planning to revolutionise your remote office or host one of a kind virtual event? At My G Nation, we help remote teams to be as productive and as engaged as in real-life settings. Book a demo or try it out for yourself!


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Speedy Unsecured Loan for Self Employed: All You Have To Recognize
Posted by tempdude | October 31, 2021 | Posted in: Online Poker News | Comments (0)Financial service can ease a large number of position, whether it is a fitness disaster or one more marriage charge. A private money could be an element of ease as soon as finances operate lower. Often, signature loans require the debtor add a proof of revenue. For salaried males, this requirement is actually accomplished simply via wages shimmies. But why not consider self-employed males like entrepreneurs, physicians or free-lance professionals who need to acquire for personal explanations? Nevertheless, instant unsecured loans for self-employed can come their save.
Defining a Personal mortgage for Self-Employed customers?
An individual debt is typically an unsecured financing that's made available to a specific based upon her returns, employment background, credit score, and repayment potential. Unlike additional secured personal loans that require a collateral, an unsecured personal bank loan lacks a prerequisite for a pledged asset.
Cash advance loans works extremely well for several functions:
· healthcare expenses which happen to be protected
· School or school expenses
· home buys like fixtures or items
· trips and vacation
· payback current financial obligation
· almost every personal expense
When it comes to men and women cannot submit steady money resistant, like wage shimmies, lots of loan providers and non-banking finance institutions render instantaneous personal loans for self-employed in 2 classes: freelance workers and free-lance non-professionals.
Pro staff members like medical practioners, chartered account, architects, or businesses specialists are often regarded freelance specialists. Him or her may see unsecured signature loans that are backed by evidence of lowest monthly earnings or last income-tax reports as verification.
Non-professionals, just like enterprise for the production or solution business or free-lance employees some other industries are likewise entitled to personal loans, although the folks of these types may require guarantee for any mortgage.
While a safe mortgage could cause problems by means of searching out the resource to pledge, an unsecured instantaneous finance for free-lance individuals will entail a greater rate of interest in contrast with a secured financing.
The main element obligations for free-lance people to apply for an individual funding were:
· Minimum era – someone needs to be at least 21 years old to apply for a private debt. The highest young age for consumers is usually 65 years.
· consistent Income – in case you are deprived of a confined revenue as an independent separate, you will have to distribute evidence of regular and firm revenues. Most finance companies will inquire a copy of your respective gross annual receipts, bills or some other revenue evidence of at the very least two years.
· function Experience – The lifetime of your own encounter, as an expert or as a business owner, likewise issues set for an individual finance. Individuals really need to showcase no less than 36 months of expertise to are eligible for a private finance from a lot of establishments.
· Income Tax revenue – you've got to upload your very own they returns as a freelance separate a minimum of 24 months.
· financing Statements – Bank assertions of at least a few months should be sent to demonstrate proof of payment potential.
· credit score rating – the majority of lenders will likely require a CIBIL achieve for at least 750 as evidence of becoming a creditworthy customer in earlier times.
Obtaining your own mortgage from any organization is straightforward. An individual fill out the form, submit proof and once really approved, you're going to get the money within bank account.
Gold Financing: An Immediate Debt for Self-Employed Visitors
For certain independent people, accumulating all reports meant for a private finance perhaps difficult. Should you have recently going your work as a seasoned or happen to be a whole new business person, you may not have got all the files for your own money.
In many cases, a golden loan system are a dependable substitute for typical personal loans for free-lance individuals. A gold financing is generally availed by whoever has gold investments to promise in substitution for liquid money. There are lots of advantages to a gold funding as an instant money for independent folk.
1. Painless Eligibility
Unlike a private debt, the paperwork required for getting a golden financing is absolutely not rigorous. Only KYC papers and gold resources are enough to safe this mortgage.
2. Credit History No Pub
For individuals which have a reduced CIBIL get and should not create a personal financing, a golden mortgage happens to be a benefit given that it don't think about get. The fact is, a gold finance refunded timely can enhance your overall credit score.
3. Online Tool
Typically, gold debts may be used on the web. Speedy finance programs for free-lance people trying gold personal loans improve procedure fasting and productive. Gold property become picked up your home together with the finance approved right after.
4. Direct Sanction
Golden financing may be prepared almost instantly, normally sanctioned within 24 hours after distributing your own property.
Rupeek's fast gold loan options are actually a perfect accommodate as instantaneous money for self-employed anyone due to their simple procedures, low-interest costs, versatile compensation tenure, zero pre-closure rates and house collection of properties. In place of adhering to a one-size-fits-all way, Rupeek gold lending products are created to supply the perfect fit to person consumers who can pull out a gold mortgage to fulfill their particular personal loans Wyoming requisite.


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Grand Natural Inc offers used cooking oil collection and pickup, grease recycling, restaurant hood cleaning , pest control, waste management, pressure washing, and grease trap services to restaurants, hotels, casinos, and other commercial and industrial foodservice establishments.
In a country that loves fast food, fries and fried chicken, there is a lot of used cooking oil generated in restaurants, hotel kitchens and other foodservice establishments that has to be handled... and handled safely, efficiently, and - even better - recovered for use in other ways. Keep your used oil safe in secure grease storage tanks/bins, which are usually provided by your used cooking oil service provider. Using outdoor bins or indoor tanks, the oil is moved from fryer to tank, where it is stored until your service provider comes per a defined schedule to pick up your grease. By keeping your used oil free of contaminants, you protect the value of your grease and any potential rebate from your service partner.
Rather than asking how to dispose of used oil, think in terms of how it can be recovered and reused. Some restaurants believe that their used cooking oil can be poured down the drain (BAD IDEA!) or thrown out with the garbage (a slightly less bad idea). Drains clog, and greasy garbage smells even worse than regular garbage. Instead, restaurant managers should think in terms of used cooking oil collection and recycling. The advantages are many:
No, always avoid pouring grease down the drain. Over time, it solidifies and builds up a thick coating in pipes which can cause blockages and backups. Plumbers are expensive, and so are fines if your backup should contaminate a city water supply or overflow onto streets requiring municipal cleanup crews.
Used cooking oil, once properly processed, is used in a number of consumer products. This used cooking oil can be processed and repurposed into biofuel, animal feed ingredients, or used in a number of common household or commercial products, such as paints, solvents, cleansers, lotions, plastics, tires, and much more. As the demand for yellow grease (processed UCO) grows, so does its inherent value.
It will vary depending on a number of conditions. Yellow grease (processed used cooking oil) is a commodity tracked by sources like The Jacobson, Urner Barry, Informa, and others, which monitor the market values of various agricultural commodities such as corn, soybeans, and more. Yellow grease value is driven by demand, which is determined largely by biofuel and animal feed demand. Yellow grease is an economical substitute for corn in animal feed, and used as an alternative feedstock to virgin oils for biofuel production.
We use formulaic pricing to determine rebates to our customers, based not only on market value and volume, but also the quality of the oil.
• Has it been kept free of contamination (trash, rainwater, food debris)?
• Is it secure from theft? (We can't rebate for what we don't pick up.)
Moving grease collection to indoor tanks has proven the best way for customers to protect the value of their oil and maximize their rebate potential.
Yes, they do oddly enough! Because of the increase in demand for biofuel, due in large part to government mandates, the value for the feedstock that is used to produce the biofuel has increased proportionately. Thieves have discovered a grease bin in the back of a restaurant parking lot is often an easy and open target. They then sell the used grease to a biofuel producer who doesn't ask sourcing questions… and rob the restaurant of any rebate they may be entitled to. Because these are criminals engaged in a crime, such theft can also be a danger to both employees and customers. If theft is observed, call the local police first to report the crime, then call us. Getting a photo or license tag number would be helpful in prosecuting the theft, but only if it is safe to do so.
This varies by service providers, as well as the current market conditions for yellow grease (recycled cooking oil), but Grand Natural Inc typically does not charge for picking up used cooking oil. There are a few cases where higher than normal processing costs, difficulty in accessing the storage tank, or other special circumstances may require us to assess a small service fee. This would be discussed prior to entering into any agreement. We provide storage equipment to our customers, and if markets are healthy, pay our customers a rebate for the oil we collect from them, determined by volume and quality of the oil. Keeping your oil secure from contamination and theft will help preserve the rebate amount. Grand Natural offers solutions so that our customers can receive the most value from their grease.
Part of our excellence in providing satisfied customer service is determining a pickup schedule that is tied to a store's volume, so that we are always picking up your grease BEFORE your tank or bin is full. But sometimes, an unexpected boost in business can generate higher volume. If you need pickup prior to your regularly scheduled visit, call our Customer Service Center, 855-519-5550. Our phones are answered 24/7/365.
No. We have found that our customers can often find better prices on virgin oil by shopping suppliers, retaining the ability to buy at lower market prices versus being locked into a purchase contract. Grand Natural Inc's focus is on what we do best – we offer the industry's best in used oil collection tanks, dependable service, a nationwide infrastructure and skilled service partners to ensure our customers are satisfied and we are consistently meeting their needs.
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26 Thornhill Meadows, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
26 Thornhill Meadows, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Semi-detached House
REA Coonan are delighted to introduce No 26 Thornhill Meadows to the market. This is a superb 3 bed semi detached house in a quiet cul de sca location with a south west facing rear garden. Accommodation includes sittingroom, Kitchen/dining room, guest wc, bathroom and three bedrooms. Outside the property has the benefit of front and back lawn and off street parking. Located close to schools shops and all amenities this is an ideal property for first time buyers or for a young family. Viewing is highly recommended.
- Additional Information
- Built circa 1996
- Oil heating
- Double glazed windows
- Off street parking
- Rear west facing garden
- Outside water tap
- Large side entrance
- Wiring in place for alarm
- Attic stira staircase in place
- Back boiler option ( subject to survey, option to install solid fuel stove)
- Solid wood floors throughout downstairs
- Broadband in the area ( UPC and Sky)
- Option to buy full house contents
- Sky TV and Eircom service subject to contract
- Block built shed comes with wired for electricity
- Included in the Sale
- Fixtures & fittings, Integrated appliances
Entrance porch with PVC patio door and tiled floor.
Entrance hall - 4.95m x 1.73m Under stairs storage, solid wood floor, coving and centre cornice, additional cloakroom storage with alarm panel fitted
Guest w.c Comes with tiled floor and half wall, w.c and whb
Living room - 3.35m x 5.14m Comes with fire with back boiler option. Mahogany surround and marble inset, coving and centre cornice. Fitted blind and curtains. TV point. Double doors to kitchen dining
Kitchen - 2.95m x 5.23m fully fitted shaker kitchen, comes with complete electric cooker, plumbed for washing machine, fitted blinds. Patio door leading g to west facing garden.
Landing fitted with carpet Flooring, and comes with shelved hot press
Main bathroom - 1.83m x 2.57m Full white suite and Triton instant shower, fully tiled throughout.
Bedroom 1 - 3.77m x 3.33m Slide robe and separate in wardrobes, fitted carpets, curtains and blinds, telephone point
Bedroom 2 - 2.81m x 3.85m Built in wardrobes, fitted carpet, blinds and curtains
Bedroom 3 - 2.38m x 2.72m Built in wardrobe, wood floor, fitted blinds and curtains and telephone point.


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Along-tract statistical analysis to detect early corticospinal tract impairment in brain tumour patients
Along-tract statistische Analyse zurFrüherkennung von Beeinträchtigungen dercorticospinalen Faserbahnbei Gerhirntumorpatienten
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Published: | May 8, 2019 |
Objective: Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) in combination with tractography allows for non-invasive analysis of structural connectivity. The integrity of white matter can be assessed by fractional anisotropy (FA). It is already known that FA values vary in relation to different brain regions. Lower FA values in peritumoral locations correlate with an increased risk for postoperative motor deterioration. Along-tract statistical analysis enables detailed analysis of individual white matter integrity. Here, we examine its potential to detect corticospinal tract (CST) impairment in brain tumor patients, relating to increased surgical risk.
Methods: We measured and compared FA values bihemispherically in 20 patients with glioma grade III and IV. First, we used nTMS data to define cortical hand representation and used these spots as ROIs for tractography. Subsequently, we extracted 20 equally distributed cross-sections along each streamline of CST fiber bundles. Finally, we performed statistical analysis of the mean FA values of prior extracted cross-sections and investigated peritumoral pathology-induced white matter differences between the patients' left and right hemisphere.
Results: Along-tract statistical analysis with 20 segmental CST cross-sections was successful in all patients. The tumorous hemispheres displayed significant differences in overall FA values compared to healthy hemispheres. Segmental analysis demonstrated significant differences of FA values between healthy and pathological hemispheres foremost in the peritumoral area (p=<0.047–p<=0.001), with lower segmental FA values on the level of the tumor.
Conclusion: Analysis of bihemispheric along-tract FA values allows for detailed detection of structural impairment of peritumoral CST. Consequently, along-tract analysis enables detailed assessment of white matter vulnerability before brain tumor surgery.