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The Challenge: Top 10 Greatest First Eliminations
The last two weeks we saw Idris defeat Sean and Georgia set home Big T. In these first eliminations, we saw a rookie make a name for himself, and a newish vet assert her dominance and continue her current streak of eliminations (now at 3).
A good first elimination can spark someone's Challenge career, a good first elimination could give us false hope, and a good first elimination could be a players only great moment. I wanted to do a top 10 on the greatest first eliminations because a Facebook commenter suggested I should, and I had not done it yet, so here we go:
10 Derrick and Robb vs Tyrie and Dunbar — Rivals 2
Eliminations and Tyrie, is there a more iconic duo? This is one of my most favorite eliminations ever because Derek and Robb were an incredibly underrated duo on Rivals 2. Seriously, Robb is one of the funniest challengers. He has great little comments that he just didn't say loud enough, but with captioning are hilarious.
They performed well in all the challenges too! In the first round, this elimination displayed Derek's speed, and then in the second, displayed Dunbar's hilarious attempt at throwing the elimination (which succeeded). Dunbar and Tyrie's distaste for each other is top tier comedy.
9 Evelyn and Paula vs Aneesa and Robin — Rivals 1
Paula and Evelyn were a powerhouse Rivals 1 team. They were the best when it came to almost every facet of the Challenge and had the social game to ensure they'd never see elimination. Yet, a DQ in the first daily challenge forced them int elimination where they faced a threat in Aneesa/Robin. Yes, I know they aren't top tier players, but they weren't complete lay-ups. Not to mention, this was the fourth time that Aneesa and Paula had faced each other in elimination, a record which they would break a season later as they faced off again in Exes 1.
The two teams faced off in an elimination where the players had to stay prone and hold each other up, hand in hand. This was a unique elimination that I kind of wish we saw more of. In the end, Paula and Evelyn were victorious, however, it is one of the great what if's in Challenge history as the elimination was relatively close. The team who dominated and won the season could have gone home episode one.
8 Pete and Jill vs Darrell and Cara — Fresh Meat 2
A great elimination where a grand champion is defeated early. Due to a short-lived Kenny and Wes alliance, Darrell (and number one pick Cara Maria) found himself in the first elimination against Road Rules X-Treme legend Jill Zoboroski and her teammate Pete. In an exile race with puzzles, Jill and Pete's puzzle prowess made them victorious over Darrell. Cara Maria was never seen on the show again.
Years later, it was revealed that Jill and Pete actually walked a decent portion of the elimination and won only because of the puzzles. That's so crazy considering the edit makes Cara's running look like the weak link.
7 Cory vs Nelson — Vendettas
This elimination falls under the category of "it was so bad that it was good". If you remember, MTV put Cory on a billboard in TimeSquare and they built the season's promos around Cory vs Bananas. What happened that season? Cory was eliminated after the first daily of the season by his best friend Nelson in one of the worst eliminations ever.
Two grown men were forced to face off in a penalty shoot-out on the sand which included soccer balls that were lit on fire. Neither had ever played soccer before, let alone in the sand, let alone with a ball that was on fire. Suffice to say, Nelson could barely kick the ball, and Cory was often way off. In the end, TJ forced them to shoot at open nets where Nelson was just barely able to roll a ball in, and Cory was not. Watching two grown men not be able to kick a soccer ball was hilarious, relatable, and sad.
6 Tyler vs Bananas — The Duel 1
The Duel is the premiere Challenge season in terms of competition. The format allows players to call their shot for their elimination. Tyler pulled one of the dumbest moves in Challenge history by picking the only other rookie to go into elimination with him. In a game of I Can, Tyler proved he can lift a decent amount of watermelon and sent Johnny Bananas packing.
Considering Bananas went on to become a 6x Challenge Champion after this, it kinda showed that anyone can get eliminated in the Challenge, even some of the best all-time competitors. This elimination also led to Bananas getting the veteran team to vote Tyler in on Gauntlet 3, and inevitably their partnership on Rivals 1 where they won the whole damn season together.
5 Georgia and Hunter vs Ashley and Chase — War of the Worlds
The two teams played a best of 3 version of Balls In (or at least that's what was shown to us). According to Georgia and Ashley, their elimination went on for over an hour, with several rounds and many re-starts. This elimination was a cathartic moment for Hunter as he was able to eliminate the person who stole a million dollars from him. It was also a solid feat considering Chase had more than half a foot on him.
Georgia's win established her as a competitor from day one by beating a 2x Challenge Champion. It's crazy to think that in the last four seasons Ashley has appeared on, she's either won or been an early exit.
4 Derrick vs Adam — Gauntlet 2
I want to note this: Adam Larsen is one of the most underrated Challenge competitors ever. He was really good in an era where being good at the Challenge was more difficult to denote. Without a great elimination record, many challengers of the past become inherently underrated while others become overrated.
Now that it's noted, Derrick beat him in name that coconut and quickly established himself as a top competitor. I think it's easy to forget that Derrick was a bit on the outside during his first three seasons, but his performance on the Gauntlet 2 cemented his status as a great competitor who was respected by his fellow Challengers and beloved by fans.
3 Marie vs Kailah — Invasion of the Champions
Myself and many others were excited when Marie showed up on the cast list for Invasion of the Champions. She was a riot on Battle of the Seasons and I expected her to be an entertaining force on Invasion. Instead, she went home on the first elimination against Kailah in a physical elimination. I was personally floored as all I knew about Kailah was she had been unable to finish a hike on a very bad season of Real Word. On the other hand, Frank Sweeney had stated in the past that Marie was the strongest girl on Battle of the Seasons.
In the end, Kailah proved herself as a competitor and even though she went out relatively early, she made herself known. Watching Anthony Bartolotte whine because Kailah eliminated the woman he fancied is a good laugh.
2 Wes vs Big Easy — Battle of the Seasons
Another elimination where the comedy factor increases the appeal. Watching Big Easy carry Wes into the bell in the first round is iconic. His second round fall to the floor and scurry that came up short was even funnier considering he made fun of Big Easy as the cameramen were attempting to figure out whether Wes or Eric had hit their bell first.
Wes NEEDED to be humbled. Big Easy sending him home first in dominant fashion forced Wes to somewhat re-evaluate whether or not his "Greek God" form of attacking the Challenge would be able to win him another season. In future seasons Wes would play the game more cerebral, focusing on politics and social game, versus simply trying his luck taking on the entire house.
1 Sarah vs David — Gauntlet 1
If you'd like to watch, skip to the 37 minute mark.
This was the first 1 on 1 elimination in Challenge history and it was male vs female. In modern Challenge times we often find ourselves complaining about elimination equalizers for men and women not being fair, yet in the first season with eliminations, they somehow created an elimination that was simple and fair.
Sarah Greyson won this elimination and went on to win 4 more, along with the season. Sarah Greyson and Wes/Casey are the only competitors to have ever won 5 eliminations in a season. She is the Babe Ruth of eliminations.
As much as the challenges encapsulate the show, it's really only the eliminations that we truly care about. People get MAD when an episode does not include an elimination. It's the purest form of competition and everyone finds themselves cheering for or against one side usually.


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REVIEW: Elf the Musical, The Lowry Theatre
| 29th November 2017
Elf the Musical is bringing festive cheer to Manchester as the show opens at The Lowry
Christmas cheer was more than plentiful at the press launch for Elf the Musical last night, and even the Grinch and Scrooge combined would have struggled to dampen theatre goers festive spirit.
Based on the hugely popular 2003 film starring Will Ferrell, Elf tells the hilariously heartwarming tale of Buddy, an orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's sack and ends up living at the North Pole.
Buddy's enormous size and sub par toy-making skills cause him to face the truth, that he is actually a human. With Santa Claus' blessing, Buddy sets out on a journey to NYC on the hunt for his real father, while also teaching the people of New York the true meaning of Christmas.
Starring West End and ITV 'Superstar' winner Ben Forster, who reprised the lead role of Buddy, he is an enchanting and loveable character who is full to the brim with festive cheer.
Performing alongside Forster is Liverpudlian Atomic Kitten sensation, Liz McClarnon in the role of Jovie, a sassy Maccy's store worker who's all but lost the true meaning of Christmas, until Buddy shows her the way.
The chemistry between the two creating a magical experience, full of love, happiness and most importantly SANTAAA. This production is a fantastic wonderland of festiveness, with phenomenal vocal performances from the whole cast, and a sensational and creative set design which fully immersed the audience into this wonderful festive tale.
Not to mention the hilarious performance of Deb – the secretary of Buddy's real dad, Executive Walter Hobbs. Played by Lori Hayley Fox, this character adds plenty of rib tickling moments to the production, and was one of the stand out performances of the show.
If you're looking for heart-warming festive fun that the whole family can enjoy – then look no further.
Dates: Fri 24 November 2017 – Sun 14 January 2018
Times: 7.30pm, Wed, Sat & Sun 2pm
Ticket price: £25.50 – £58.50 (including booking fee)
You can find out more information on the website HERE

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vanderbilt Financial Group announced that it will continue its near-decade long commitment to reduce inefficiencies and waste in the financial services industry with Docupace Technologies. Vanderbilt, an industry leader in green initiatives, will continue to deploy Docupace's paperless technology solutions to facilitate all of its business processing needs.
Vanderbilt and Docupace's partnership was born three years ago, out of Vanderbilt's CEO & Chairman Stephan Distante's need to deploy an entirely integrated, turn-key straight-through-processing paperless business solution. The partnership enabled Vanderbilt to eliminate broker dealer inefficiencies, such as processing documents via mail or resubmitting documents "not in good order" while at the same time make environmentally responsible business choices, namely, keeping all document processing paperless. The firm committed to continue utilizing Docupace's technology for the coming year and beyond, as part of its long-term focus on steering the financial services industry toward embracing environmental responsibility and business efficiency.
"We are passionate about making our business smarter and greener," said Distante. "Not only is the paperless business model efficient and environmentally friendly, but Docupace enables us be more secure for client confidentiality, compliant with industry regulations, and conduct error-free interactions with our clients and employees. The industry will be embracing this—nowhere else can all of the many pieces of business processes come together so seamlessly."
Docupace's ePACS© platform is part of an overall green-focused business strategy that Vanderbilt will expand in 2015. Following the LEED certification awarded for their corporate headquarters, given for the company's rigorous green building standards, the firm is also in the process of applying for B Corp status to demonstrate its commitment to changing the way business impacts the environment.
"Vanderbilt is truly a visionary in their commitment to transforming how the financial services industry impacts the environment and community," said Tom Embrogno, Chief Growth Officer of Docupace. "Our ePACS© platform can handle every part of the process digitally, securely and in compliance, from capturing checks to digital signatures. We are proud to do our part in helping firms to be smart about how they do business."
Docupace's Chief Growth Officer, Tom Embrogno will be speaking at Vanderbilt's Sales & Compliance Conference on November 13th in Woodbury, New York.
About Docupace Technologies
Based in Los Angeles, Docupace Technologies (Docupace) is the premier provider of secure and compliant electronic processing platform for financial institutions and the wealth management industry. The company created and implemented the financial industry's first web-based SEC/FINRA compliant Straight-Through-Processing (STP) technology service. The company's document management and workflow solutions simplify the process of capturing, organizing, routing and accessing information. Docupace was first-to-market with patent-pending technologies that serve the largest financial service providers and their advisors who, driven by increased levels competition, privacy issues, document protection and government regulation, are adopting the company's document management and workflow solutions in order to sustain profitability and audit-risk assurance. For more information, visit www.docupace.com.
About Vanderbilt Financial Group
Vanderbilt Financial Group is a broker dealer who provides full service financial planning meaning they look at the whole picture as well as specializing in the individual pieces. Their mission is to provide the best opportunities, services, and technology for their dedicated representatives. Their firm commitment to representative efficiency and satisfaction has enabled them to bring success, stability and balance to all of their representatives businesses.
Vanderbilt is built on a foundation of unmatched industry expertise; they offer a unique combination of innovative solutions to help independent investment professionals and their clients reach new levels of success. They're a community of individuals that discuss, share and inspire each other. They live and breathe a shared value of remarkable service, and provide independent advisors, the support needed to grow and run their business like never before.


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CSUSM Part of iPad Program to Help Bridge Digital Divide
By Brian Hiro
Cal State San Marcos is doing its part to help bridge the digital divide that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
CSUSM is one of eight campuses participating in a California State University initiative called CSUCCESS (California State University Connectivity Contributing to Equity and Student Success) that aims to enhance student achievement and create more equitable opportunities for the CSU community by providing industry-leading technology.
Under the program, all CSUSM first-year and transfer students can register to receive a new iPad bundle, which includes a 64-gigabyte iPad Air, an Apple Smart Keyboard Folio and an Apple Pencil, as well as technology support from Instructional and Information Technology Services (IITS).
Students will not own the devices but will be allowed to use them for the duration of their undergraduate education at CSUSM. The iPads will be managed by CSUSM, which will preload them with certain campus applications, but the university will not be monitoring students' day-to-day activities on them.
The devices will be distributed via a drive-up process at Craven Circle on Aug. 24-25. Students will be contacted to schedule a pick-up time. About 1,700 students have registered for an iPad bundle so far.
CSUCCESS represents the latest response by the CSU to the challenges of the pandemic, during which students have pointed to a lack of access to a computer or mobile device as an obstacle in the way of their achievement. Over the last year, for example, CSUSM has loaned 669 laptops, 191 mobile hotspots and 176 other pieces of equipment to students.
"The shift to virtual learning really highlighted the vast inequalities in home technology and connectivity," said Kevin Morningstar, dean of IITS and CSUSM's chief information officer. "While CSUSM continues to loan out equipment to any student who doesn't have a device, the CSUCCESS program really builds beyond that, by ensuring that every incoming student has the opportunity to receive a high-quality and reliable personal computing device to support their academic achievement."
All new first-year and transfer students entering CSUSM this fall are eligible for the iPad bundle, but students must submit a request form. They also must be enrolled in at least 12 units. There are no income-based eligibility requirements.
The program is focused on new students, who need more support as they begin their college careers, particularly in light of the ongoing COVID-19 challenges. Future phases of CSUCCESS, however, could include returning students.
Dawn Formo, dean of the Office of Undergraduate Studies, said she has convened a group that will study the value of the CSUCCESS initiative as it pertains to new students' academic progress. She said the group will support faculty of first-year students with pedagogical support for including iPads in their course design, which will include providing participating faculty with iPads as well.
"We are committed to finding meaningful ways to use the iPads to close equity gaps by helping students understand iPad tools that can help them thrive and deepen their learning experience," Formo said.
Funding for CSUCCESS, which could serve up to 35,000 students across California, comes from federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund resources.
The other seven CSU campuses participating in the initiative are Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Fresno, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Maritime Academy and Northridge.
"I am convinced that true and consistent student success depends on having a modern and, more importantly, reliable computing device in our students' possession beginning on day one and continuing throughout their college experience," CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro said. "We aspire to have additional phases of the initiative that will expand access in the future to more new and current students at other CSU campuses."
For more information or to register for an iPad bundle, go to CSUSM's CSUCCESS webpage.
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Sheriff Gene Scarbrough & WFXL News Manager Kerri Copello
The Tift County Sheriff's Office is glad to once again participate with WFXL-Fox 31 Albany for their annual Operation Toy Drive. You can drop off new, unwrapped toys in our lobby Monday through Friday from 8am until 6pm. Each of the toys will then by donated to Toys For Tots of Tifton and All Donated Toys will be given to kids in Tifton/Tift County.


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The week ahead of us is critical for the currency market. On Wednesday, we have the inauguration day in the United States, as Joe Biden will officially become the new President. The Biden's administration economic agenda is based on three pillars – fiscal stimulus, infrastructure spending, bringing back the Obamacare program – and the markets will closely monitor the developments in these three areas.
One day later, FX traders have the first major central bank meeting of the year, as the European Central Bank (ECB) announces its decision this coming Thursday. The central bank made it clear that the Euro is too high and that the higher EURUSD exchange rate weighs on inflation, but that did not stop the EURUSD rate from reaching 1.23.
In the meantime, the exchange rate eased from the highs, trading below 1.21 – is this the start of a new cycle for the EURUSD pair?
Fed vs. ECB
The pandemic caught the ECB already having the interest rate in negative territory. In the aftermath of the European sovereign crisis in 2012, the ECB lowered the deposit facility below zero, where it still is at present. As such, the central bank was forced to use other unconventional tools to ease the policy during the pandemic.
So did the Fed. But the Fed opted to avoid negative rates and to focus more on stimulating the business environment by printing huge amounts of new dollars. In 2020 alone, the Fed printed over 30% of all the dollars ever created. Yet, this did not translate into inflation, although it is too early to tell at this point if inflation will be a theme in the years ahead.
The Fed's actions sent the dollar lower, and the ECB and other central banks had little or no power to stop the dollar's decline. As such, the Euro and the other G10 currencies, all appreciated against the dollar.
Now that the crisis is adverted, as suggested by the available vaccines and the vaccination programs around the world, the market may choose to revert the dollar decline theme seen during the pandemic. If that is the case, this week, we should see the first signs of a trend change.
Global policy rates are close to zero and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. Only in 2023 and beyond the major central banks are forecasted to lift the rates. However, even then, the ECB's deposit facility rate is predicted to remain below zero.
Therefore, judging by the interest rate differential that exists and will keep existing in the years ahead, the market may see a sharp reversal in the EURUSD exchange rate.
This article represents the opinion of the Companies operating under the FXOpen brand only. It is not to be construed as an offer, solicitation, or recommendation with respect to products and services provided by the Companies operating under the FXOpen brand, nor is it to be considered financial advice.


text: With Bill O'Reilly officially kicked off the network (he'll likely be paid up to $25 million when he goes), we could be witnessing what Fox News looks like under the control of James and Lachlan Murdoch, rather than their father Rupert. O'Reilly's show brought in a huge amount of money to the network, so the younger Murdochs do seem to be making a statement that the kind of behavior he was accused of is not acceptable in their workplace. Though allegations of assault had followed O'Reilly for years, so some say this action comes too late.


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The DMHAT Assessment
Introductory Guide
To get started, we suggest you download the DMHAT Guide. When you are ready to explore the assessment tools, register to gain access to the online and downloadable Self-Assessment tools, and join the Collaborative.
The Digital Mental Health and Addiction Tool (DMHAT) Guide is intended to support anyone involved in the design and development of digital tools to deliver robust and appropriate options for our whānau, communities and populations.
The guide explains the entire evaluation process and includes all relevant references and rationales for each step of the assessment.
The components of the DMHAT assessment
The DMHAT assessment is made up of three main sections:
- General product information.
- Baseline review, which has been designed to align with current best practice standards and encompasses assessment criteria that are widely used across most app and digital solution assessment pathways internationally.
- Aotearoa New Zealand enhanced review, which assesses elements such as cultural safety, social responsibility, equity and data sovereignty that are more specific to the Aotearoa New Zealand context.
The assessment includes an explanation of the four-level, risk-based hierarchy to determine the appropriate assessment requirements for each digital tool. This ranges from simple informational wellbeing apps at level one through to complex digital tools at level four that need to meet more stringent technical and security standards given their integration with health records or functionality as a medical device.
Register with DMHAT
Registration is required to allow full access to the current beta DMHAT self-assessment, and will also give us a way to keep you updated as this is developed further.


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Ripple is a real-time gross settlement system, currency exchange and remittance network created by Ripple Labs Inc., a US-based technology company. Released in 2012, Ripple is built upon a distributed open source protocol, and supports tokens representing fiat currency, cryptocurrency, commodities, or other units of value such as frequent flier miles or mobile minutes. Ripple purports to enable "secure, instantly and nearly free global financial transactions of any size with no chargebacks." The ledger employs the native cryptocurrency known as XRP.
2013, the company reported interest from banks for using its transactions system. By 2018, over 100 banks had signed up, but most of them were only using Ripple's XCurrent messaging technology, while avoiding the XRP cryptocurrency due to its volatility problems. Representatives of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), whose market dominance is being challenged by Ripple, have argued that the scalability issues of Ripple and other blockchain solutions remain unsolved, confining them to bilateral and intra-bank applications. A Ripple executive acknowledged in 2018 that "We started out with your classic blockchain, which we love. [But] the feedback from the banks is you can't put the whole world on a blockchain."
Ripple relies on a common shared ledger, which is a distributed database storing information about all Ripple accounts. The network is "managed by a network of independent validating servers that constantly compare their transaction records." Servers could belong to anyone, including banks or market makers. Ripple validates accounts and balances instantly for transactions transmission and delivers transactions notification within a few seconds. Payments are irreversible, and there are no chargebacks.
For its creation and development of the Ripple protocol (RTXP) and the Ripple transactions/exchange network Ripple Labs was named as one of 2014's 50 Smartest Companies in the February 2014 edition of MIT Technology Review. A scientific study made by two researchers from Stanford and Stockholm University that studied the money production from an energy consumption point of view and a macroeconomic level stated that running a server on Ripple was comparable to the energy needs of running an email server.
Ripple was conceived by Jed McCaleb and built by Arthur Britto and David Schwartz who then approached Ryan Fugger who had debuted in 2005 as a financial service to provide secure transactions options to members of an online community via a global network. Fugger had developed a system called OpenCoin which would transform into Ripple. The company also created its own form of digital currency referred to as XRP in a manner similar to bitcoin, using the currency to allow financial institutions to transact money with negligible fees and wait-time.
Ripple Labs continued as the primary contributors of code to the consensus verification system behind Ripple, which can "integrate with banks' existing networks." Since 2013, the protocol has been adopted by an increasing number of financial institutions to "[offer] an alternative remittance option" to consumers. By December 2014 Ripple Labs began working with global transactions service Earthport, combining Ripple's software with Earthport's transactions services system. The partnership marked the first network usage of the Ripple protocol. On December 29, 2017, XRP briefly became the second largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of US$73 billion.
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Ripple in May 2018 "alleging that it led a scheme to raise hundreds of millions of dollars through unregistered sales of its XRP tokens. [creating] billions of coins 'out of thin air' and then profited by selling them to the public in 'what is essentially a never-ending initial coin offering'.


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Coolmuster Android SMS + Contacts Recovery (Mac) Online Help
Go through the step-by-step guide as below to learn how to use Coolmuster Android SMS + Contacts Recovery for Mac to retrieve deleted or lost contacts and text messages from Android mobile phone.
Attention: Before we start the process, please be sure that you've got ROOT access on your Android device. If you don't know how to do it, you can click here to learn how to root your Android device safely.
Step 1: Connect Android phone to your Mac
After downloading and installing the program on your Mac computer, launch it and you will get its primary interface like below. You are required to connect your Andrord phone to the Mac.
Step 2: Enable USB debugging on your phone
Use a USB cable to connect your Android phone to this computer. Before your phone can be detected by this program, you may need to follow the below instruction to enable USB debugging on your phone at first:
1) For Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter "Settings" < Click "Applications" < Click "Development" < Check "USB debugging".
2) For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging".
3) For Android 4.2 or newer: Enter "Settings" < Click "About Phone" < Tap "Build number" for several times until getting a note "You are under developer mode" < Back to "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging".
Once the USB debugging is enabled, click "Allow" on your phone to allow the program super user authorization when an Superuser Request pops up. Then, your phone will be detected by this software automatically.
Note: If your mobile phone is running on Android 4.2.2 or above, there will be a prompt dialog box pops up like the below picture when you have USB debugging enabled. Just tick "Always alow for this computer" and click "OK" to continue.
Step 3: Preview and Select SMS or Contacts
Click the button of "Refresh" on the bottom right to let the program scan all the existing as well as lost text messages and contacts on this Android phone. Click to open the "Contacts" or "Messages" folder and preview detailed items on the right window.
Step 4: Start the recovery
Mark the contacts and text messages you want to recover and then click the button of "Recovery" to save them to your Mac with one click. .
All the recovered contacts and text messages will be saved as readable and editable TXT file on your Mac. You can view, edit and backup them according to your own needs.


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Dr Oetker Professional has launched a new range of sprinkles.
The Sugar Strands and Chocolate Flavour Sugar Strands are available in easy-to-pour 700g jars. The sprinkles are free from preservatives, artificial flavours and are suitable for vegetarians.
They tap the trend for brightly-coloured toppings on the likes of freakshakes, ice cream, cupcakes and doughnuts, the manufacturer said.
"The vibrant colours and texture they bring have seen top bakeries elevate sugar strands to be a leading trend that now sees them not only on cakes, but croissants, waffles and cookies," said Emma Haworth, senior brand manager, Dr Oetker Professional.
"Our new professional formats means operators will be able to update their offerings with ease, as well as give their business a boost by making the most of this key bakery trend."
Dr Oetker Professional is the foodservice arm of the home baking brand.


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American singer and songwriter, John Legend, has been crowned PEOPLE's 2019 "Sexiest Man Alive."
The 10-time Grammy winner was announced by the magazine on Tuesday and will hold the title previously held by actor, Idris Elba.
"I was excited, but I was a little scared at the same time because it's a lot of pressure," the entertainer tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story.
"Everyone's going to be picking me apart to see if I'm sexy enough to hold this title. I'm [also] following Idris Elba, which is not fair and is not nice to me!" an elated Legend said.
Legend has shown resolve in the industry and remains interestingly consistent after he won his first Grammy Award in 2006. Not only has he being successful in music, he has also been successful as an actor.
He will become the 34th Sexiest Man Alive, joining a host of other Hollywood stars who have been named since 1985.
As expected his wife, Chrissy Teigen could not hide her excitement as the socialite tweeted in response to Legend's comparison to Idris Elba: "I am currently sleeping with people's sexiest man alive."
1995 John would be very perplexed to be following 2018 @IdrisElba as #SexiestManAlive. Hell, 2019 John is about as equally perplexed but thank you @People for finding me sexy. I'll take it ? pic.twitter.com/Gw1la5Ebv4
— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 13, 2019
2017 Sexiest Man Alive, Idris Elba was excited for John Legend stating in a tweet that he "deserves it"
My G ????Congratulations brother !!! You deserve it. DO NOT TELL @TheRock He still thinks he's got the title, I didn't have the heart to tell him when I took it. ? https://t.co/3aQrpD1RIe
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) November 13, 2019
Legend and Teigen who have been married for six years have two children. They are regarded as one of Hollywood's strongest couple.
Legend is one of the youngest people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony and the first African-American man to win all four. He joins 14 other people who have accomplished the feat, including Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks and Whoopi Goldberg.
See reactions below:
You deserve it John!
You're an excellent singer, husband, father, sharp dresser & you are kind.
That's what makes you sexy.??— Dorothy Wright (@DorothyMB) November 13, 2019
This gives me hope. Someday I too win sexiest man pic.twitter.com/onejsPzuXL
— The Tomas Crown (@The_Tomas_Crown) November 13, 2019
Congratulation's sir ,, thought Trump would of won but I know he is to modest to accept an Award ,,, very glad you got it in-stead ,, Ethel Pat (wife) send's her regards
— Walter(Owen's Grandp (@walterowensgrpa) November 13, 2019
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Digital Information Portal
Box Elder Comprehensive Area Plan
This digital information portal is intended to share information and updates about the Box Elder Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP) for oil and gas development proposed by Crestone Peak Resources, located in rural, undeveloped land within the City of Aurora. In the future, the site also will enable registered users within the CAP area to provide feedback on the proposal throughout the consideration process.
This site will be updated regularly with new information, and includes links to other resources, a feedback form for users that provide their name and email address and a way for anyone to sign up to be notified of updates automatically via email.
Box Elder Comprehensive Area Plan Final Submittal Documents
Box Elder CAP Community Meeting
What is a Comprehensive Area Plan?
A Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP) is a holistic, consultative process for planning and permitting locations for the production of oil and gas in Colorado by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), under COGCC Rule 314. This approach to planning and permitting was created by Senate Bill 19-181.
The COGCC's mission is to regulate the development and production of the natural resources of oil and gas in Colorado in a manner that protects public health, safety and welfare, including protection of the environment and wildlife resources. Because the CAP process supports this mission, COGCC is encouraging oil and gas operators to develop and submit CAPs for review, rather than taking the traditional approach of permitting one oil and gas location at a time.
The CAP approach can result in fewer well sites, less land disturbance, better consideration of cumulative impacts of energy production and more protection for disproportionately impacted communities, compared with the traditional oil and gas development approach.
The Crestone Peak Resources Box Elder Comprehensive Area Plan
Crestone Peak Resources, a Denver-based energy company known as a leader and innovator in responsible energy production in Colorado, has submitted an application for the Box Elder Comprehensive Area Plan to the COGCC for initial review. When COGCC deems the application complete, it will be posted on this portal.
Crestone is the first Colorado oil and gas producer to submit a complete CAP application that meets all of the requirements of COGCC regulations, continuing a history of leadership in protecting the environment and public health while working cooperatively with state and local regulators.
The Box Elder CAP covers an area of approximately 55 square miles located in mostly rural and currently undeveloped areas within the boundaries of the City of Aurora. The nearby unincorporated community of Watkins, just east of the CAP area, once was known as Box Elder, for the maple tree variety commonly found in Colorado, which is the reason for the CAP name. Box Elder Creek flows through a portion of the area.
In reviewing CAP applications, COGCC also takes into account land use and natural resources in a one-mile perimeter around the CAP area, referred to as the buffer zone. Map 1 on the right shows the Box Elder CAP area, including buffer zone, with both existing and proposed oil and gas locations. Proposed locations shown here are subject to change as COGCC reviews the application.
Box Elder CAP Overview
As noted, the Box Elder CAP includes a mix of existing oil and gas locations, already present in the area, plus proposed new ones.
- 20 sites of future operations in a 55 square mile CAP area
- 25 existing sites in the CAP that will not be expanded
Crestone has an oil and gas operator agreement with the City of Aurora (which can be found here). Originally issued to our predecessor company, the agreement gives Crestone local approval for well site locations, but the City must still review site-specific plans before giving administrative approval to construct and operate oil and gas locations within the city limits, some of which will be incorporated into the Box Elder CAP.
Compared with traditional oil and gas development planning, the CAP process enables oil and gas operators to consolidate locations, eliminate redundancies, build fewer well pads and disturb less land area, while also taking future community development into account. Crestone's Box Elder CAP features the following footprint reductions, subject to change during the consideration process, compared with what is permitted by its existing Aurora operator agreement:
- Eliminates 16 planned well pad locations or expansions in the CAP boundary through consolidation
- Reduces disturbed acreage by 55 percent
- Eliminates the need for many miles of access road and pipelines
- Reduces emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 44 percent
- Reduces water use for drilling and completions by 36 percent
If COGCC approves Crestone's Box Elder CAP, oil and gas development will start on the west side of the CAP area, where commercial and residential development is planned, and move east. This will allow the construction, drilling and completion phases for these well sites to be completed sooner, making way for the development that's expected to follow and avoiding or minimizing future land-use conflicts.
Land in and around the Box Elder CAP area is sparsely populated, mostly rural and undeveloped at this time, although development is expected in the future. Current uses include farmland, rangeland and short-grass prairie.
COGCC regulations, adopted following the passage of SB 19-181, provide for a 2,000-foot setback from homes and schools to any new oil and gas well sites but provides that well sites closer than 2,000 feet may be approved when they are part of a comprehensive area plan or when a COGCC hearing finds substantial protections for public health and the environment in place at a proposed site. Thirty-three of the 48 existing and planned well sites are more than 2,000 feet from any residence.
Consideration Process for Crestone's Box Elder Comprehensive Area Plan
COGCC Rule 314 provides a clear process for consideration of CAP applications, including multiple opportunities for public comment and for consultation with other relevant state agencies and affected local governments. Crestone filed an application with COGCC for the Box Elder CAP on Friday, July 9th. The CAP application and consideration process typically takes 255 to 285 days, including time spent preparing the application before it's submitted to COGCC.
Opportunities for Public Comment on Crestone's Box Elder CAP Application
COGCC's CAP consideration process allows multiple opportunities for public comment. These include:
- The 60-day public comment period during which the public may comment on the application by sharing feedback on the COGCC website. All comments will be posted on the website unless they contain confidential information.
- The public meeting that Crestone will be required to hold as part of the consideration process, with owners or tenants of residential building units within the CAP area. The meeting will take place at a date, time and location reasonable for most invitees to attend, and will include the schedule of operations, maps of the CAP area and well site locations within and adjacent to it, and a review of best management practices to minimize any adverse impacts on air, soil, water or biological resources resulting from oil and gas operations.
- Public comment will be accepted at the COGCC hearing on the application.
- Public comments can be made by emailing the Crestone Community Relations team at email@example.com
- Crestone also encourages public input via this digital information portal, using the feedback form.
Local Process
While all of the proposed well sites located within the Box Elder CAP have their initial siting approved as a result of Crestone's operator agreement with the City of Aurora, specific site plans will require separate reviews and approvals by city staff.
Benefits of Colorado Oil and Gas Production
Oil and gas production in Colorado provides the essential energy we all use every day. Because Colorado has strict oil and gas regulations that prioritize protecting public health and the environment, energy produced here will have fewer impacts than energy produced in places where regulations aren't as strict.
A March 2019 study by the Global Energy Management Program at the University of Colorado Denver found that the Colorado oil and gas upstream and midstream activity exceeds 89,000 jobs and $10.8 billion in employment income. The value of industry output is estimated at $19 billion in 2017, meaning the energy industry has a substantial positive impact on the Colorado economy.
One beneficial impact of our activities is the financial support we provide for state and local governments through tax revenue produced by our operations. At the state level, our operations provide ad valorem tax which helps pay for essential government services in the communities where we operate – first responders, schools, library and water districts, to name a few. At the local level, our operations also provide revenue from property taxes.
We're also committed to building stronger Colorado communities by investing in the places where we live and work. Supporting local economies and non-profit partners helps us deliver on our promise of positive social impacts that add value and make communities better off due to our presence. We're active supporters of the Adams County Fair, Arapahoe County Fair, and Aurora Public Schools Foundation, to name a few.
Oil and gas production has temporary impacts on nearby communities, which we strive to avoid, minimize or mitigate, going beyond what's required by state and local regulations. Following the Comprehensive Area Plan approach is an important mitigation step because it enables us to consolidate well sites. Additionally, Crestone has committed to using no more than two drilling rigs and two completion rigs in the CAP area at any one time.
Impacts are minimized when oil and gas production occurs in sparsely populated, mostly rural and undeveloped areas. While this is not always possible, it is the case for most of the Box Elder CAP. Oil and gas development will move from west to east under the plan, so that construction, drilling and completions can be finished sooner, making way for the residential and commercial development that's expected to follow.
Crestone takes a responsible approach to producing oil and natural gas and is committed to finding solutions, making investments and adopting new technologies to safeguard public health, the environment and quality of life for all Coloradans. Crestone uses several best management practices to reduce impacts, including these steps:
- Deploying real-time, continuous air quality monitoring through Project Canary technology, which alerts Crestone to any abnormal readings so the company can take immediate action. Read more here.
- Using an innovative, synthetic base, high-performance drilling fluid which is virtually odor-free, non-toxic and readily biodegradable, meaning it's environmentally friendlier and results in less waste. Read more here.
- Crestone uses a vent-free fully enclosed flowback process for all of our wells. This captures temporary natural gas emissions coming from a well just before it goes into production. Gas is directed to a pipeline to be transported off-site, rather than vented or flared, reducing any potential impact on air quality.
- Shielding derrick lights or orienting them downward to minimize light pollution and visual impacts on neighbors while maintaining a safe work environment for our contractors and employees.
- Utilizing Quiet-FleetTM hydraulic fracturing technology and electric drill rigs, when line power is available, to decrease noise.
- Consolidating well pads along the same corridor to utilize the same truck route and creating a traffic plan to eliminate truck traffic during school bus pick-up and drop-off times and rush hour.
Stay Informed
This digital information portal will be updated regularly with new information, including status of the application consideration process, public meetings and comment opportunities, and milestones and events.
Enter your email address here to receive automatic notifications whenever new content is posted:
Contact the Civitas Community Relations Team
Email: email@example.com or email@example.com
Phone: 720-279-9842
Emergency: 1-800-578-5610
Share Feedback on Crestone's
Box Elder CAP
Anyone, including building unit owners and tenants within the Box Elder CAP area, are invited to share feedback on the plan using the form below. Once the COGCC has declared the application complete. Crestone's plan will be posted on the COGCC website at that time, and this digital information portal will be updated with a link to the plan and more information about what it includes.
Anyone can share feedback on Crestone's CAP plan on the COGCC website once the public comment period begins. Feedback also will be part of the public meetings that Crestone will hold during the public comment period and at a COGCC hearing that is part of the consideration process.


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A French frigate
French two deck man of war
entering a harbour
Drawn circa 1795
Ink & watercolour
17 x 24½ in / 43 x 62 cm
Ange-Joseph Antoine Roux, "Antoine Roux" (1765 – 1835) was born in Marseille and became the best known of a family of maritime artists specialising in the depiction of ship portraiture of vessels frequenting the harbours of Marseille and Toulon. Apprenticed to his father, a hydrographer who published and sold marine charts and navigating instruments, Antoine's earliest known work was a sketch dated 1787 showing pieces of a man-of-war. His watercolours, renowned for his accuracy in detail – especially in the hulls and rigging – were eagerly sought out by shipowners and their captains as souvenirs. He portrayed images of visiting vessels ships of every nation, either as large single watercolours of naval frigates, or, small sketchbooks with all types of fishing boats and cargo ships. For most of his career Antoine's format remained consistent in his accuracy in the detail – especially the hulls of the vessels and their rigging. The most obvious and recognisable change to his work from 1805-06 being the softening of his depiction of the waves to softer more natural looking seas.
Antoine Roux succumbed to an outbreak of cholera in 1835. His three sons followed in his artistic footsteps with François, his third, being appointed as an official "Peintre de la Marine" in 1876.


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This is a miniature "How to" for folks that want to run Inkscape on their Apple OS X computer. I am assuming that you are running the latest OS X version. One other thing – with a heavy heart – I urge you to consider using something else, because it looks like the timer might be running down on OS X support. I hope I'm wrong but consider your options.
You will need a number of things to make this work:
- An Apple computer (relatively modern Intel 64-bit architecture)
- Relatively modern OS X operating system (10.5+). As of the writing of this entry, I'm on version Mojave 10.14.2 and having no troubles.
- Latest compatible version of Inkscape 0.92.2 installed (the latest build 0.92.3 doesn't work on OS X).
- It is important to install this following all the defaults.
- An installed X11 server (software that runs on your computer). Apple no longer includes this with their software – instead they direct users to XQuartz.
After you install Inkscape – you get a cool icon that shows up in your Applications folder. This is a complete waste of space because the application WILL NOT LAUNCH if you click it. Instead you need to start an X11 session and launch it from there following these steps:
- Launch xQuartz. This should be in the Applications|Utilities folder.
- In XQuartz, open an xterm session (click the menu: "Applications" and select "Terminal" OR the keyboard shortcut is : <Command> <n>)
- Inside the command terminal, type in the following command:
- /Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/MacOS/Inkscape
- Press <Return>
This will kick off the application. Note that this is an X11 session that is running inside of OS X in a sort of separate environment. It follows UNIX rules, not OS X rules. Cut and paste, drag and drop and other such behaviors will likely not work between X11 (in our case, Inkscape) and the rest of OS X. Also note that since this is in X11, cut and paste keyboard shortcuts are different – so instead of the <Command> key you would use the <Control> key. For example:
- <Control> <c> "Copy"
- <Control> <x> "Cut"
- <Control> <v> "Paste"
For more details and a lot of technical discussion – you can refer to this conversation on the Inkscape Forum.


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3 Up
1. Simone Biles - If Simone Biles wasn't awesome already, add another World Championship to her resume with so many descriptions that scream domination, such as her winning her 4th all-around title. Biles' medal collection is ridiculous. Quite a run before 22 years of age.
2. NYC Marathon Winners - So much props to Lelisa Desisa of Ethopia and Mary Keitany of Kenya, who both were amazing today in winning the NYC Marathon. Marathons are still such an amazing feat to me - props to all participants, finishers, and those currently training for the future.
3. Google Staff Walkouts - Kudos to the employees of Google who walked out on Thursday in protest of the handling of sexual harassment payouts. The idea that those with allegations against them were paid $90M - 90 friggin MILLION! - as a settlement. Seriously, how does that NOT make any employee upset? Or any human being?
3 Down
1. Kanye West - I thought about putting this under "1 Dumb". But really, Kanye might have the "Idiot of the Year" Pondy all wrapped up for 2018. I'm not sure if it's a true realization that he was being used, or maybe he's now felt the backlash, and that it might not be good for his music going forward - whatever it is, it's downright SMH-worthy. This dude is unbelievable.
2. 14th Amendment Change? - I don't get all bent out of shape regarding the President - I believe you'll just go crazy. However, this 14th Amendment change talk really did get to me. Quick thoughts: we all know this has nothing to do with immigration, and is more about "choosing" who is "American". And second, in regards to the arguments of the 2nd amendment, are we now willing to go to the table to adjust the Constitution to modern times? Double standards - yup, more 'Merica.
3. FOX News Fear-Mongering - Again, watching and reading some of the ways the immigrant Caravan are being described is just crazy. FOX News attempting to label this as an "invasion" and military personnel being deployed for this is just insane.


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By Katherine Steiner
Kat here – Information Resources trainee at the Law Bod. Since starting work here last September, I have had lots of chances to delve into some of the weird and wonderful resources the Bodleian Law Library and the Bodleian Libraries generally have to offer. Despite doing my undergraduate degree here in Oxford, there were lots of new things to me. So when it came to thinking of things to blog about, I decided that, if they were new to me, chances are they would be new to plenty of our readers! I came up with quite a long list of things, but today I've picked password-protected legal databases, and how to get at them.
Password-protected legal databases
Law students and readers, I'm sure, are quite familiar with using Westlaw, LexisLibrary, HeinOnline and others to look at legislation, law reports and journals online. They probably get to them by a variety of routes. Personally, I like to use OxLip+, search for 'Westlaw', and click on the link to Westlaw UK. Then I'll need to sign in with my Oxford Single-Sign-On (SSO). Alternatively, I can just go straight to Westlaw UK, mouse-over the 'Log in to your service' button in the top right, choose 'Organisation Name', type in Oxford, and login from there, still with my SSO. It's up to you, and it's the same for LexisLibrary. Simple. You can also go via the Law Bod's own list of databases, which is a great page to bookmark if you use a lot of databases for your work. By the way, if you're not sure about your Oxford Single-Sign-On, it's what you need to put into any screen that looks like this: If you're a member of a college, or have been in the past, the username often looks something like ball1234 or quee4567 (for Balliol and Queen's).
Not everyone has an Oxford Single-Sign-On, and if you don't, you won't have access to all of our electronic resources, unfortunately. However, many of them are free anyway, and can be found on OxLip+ as well, so don't despair! Subject librarians spend lots of time compiling lists of e-resources by subject for OxLip+, so it's definitely worth having a look. You can watch out for those which always require Single-Sign-On because they have the little flag next to them. On the Law Bod website list of databases, they have [OSS] in square brackets next to them.
However, some online resources don't require your Oxford Single-Sign-On, they require another password. In law, examples of these are Manupatra (legal database of Indian law), All South African Law Reports (via LexisNexis but needing a different password), De Jure (Italian language website containing cases and journals), Lextenso (French language website with journals and legislation), Funmi Quadri Online (Nigerian Supreme Court reports) and LawNet (the Singapore Academy of Law, which contains Indian Supreme court cases from 1969 onwards). All of these require their own special passwords.
To find out these mysterious passwords, you need to navigate your way to Weblearn and, naturally, log in. Luckily, to do that, you just need your Oxford Single-Sign-On, so that's easy. Then you can either follow this link to the correct page, or navigate it by selecting from the left-hand navigation column: ASUC (Academic Services and University Collections), then Libraries and Information Resources, then E-resources, and there you are! Out of your difficulty at once. You can tell which databases need a special password on OxLip+, because they have a little key by them. And if you're looking on the Law Bod website's list, they have [P.WORD] next to their name.
A final note – if you're on a university network, you'll find that you won't have to sign in at all to a lot of our resources. It's only special ones like LexisNexis and Westlaw which require it regardless of where you are. If you're not on an Oxford University internet network, for example if you aren't living in university or college accommodation for any reason, then you will always need your SSO to get access.
You can tell which on the Law Bod website list because they have [EXTERNAL: OXLIP+] next to them. Then you will have to log in with your SSO when you are off campus.
If you are still having problems with an online resource and you're not on an Oxford network (for example, where the website keeps asking you to log in when you already have), but you are a member of the university, you might want to set up a VPN (Virtual Private Network). This is also useful when you go home for the holidays and you encounter an Oxford website which says (Oxonly). It lets you tell websites that you are affiliated with Oxford. To get it, follow the link and download the software to your computer, following It Services' instructions. You will also need to register for a Remote Access Account if you don't already have one (you will already have this if you use the Eduroam wireless network).
You shouldn't really need to use your VPN to access library resources, even if you're not on the Oxford network – just using your SSO should work. However, as a last ditch attempt to get something working, it's worth a try. Personally, I've used it for Cambridge Companions Online, where I've had this problem.
Hopefully this post has clarified how to get to our various legal databases on online resources! Remember that, if you're still having problems, you can always ask a member of library staff (if you're in a library), or consider emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're elsewhere within normal working hours.


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Philosophy Conference Brings Students in Across the U.S.
April 15, 20191 min readSouthern Utah University hosted and celebrated its fifth undergraduate philosophy conference (SUU UPC) in March. SUU UPC is organized by the SUU Philosophy Club, assistant professor of philosophy Kris Phillips, and professor of philosophy Kirk Fitzpatrick.
"The conference is an opportunity for students to gain graduate experience at an undergraduate level." said assistant professor of philosophy, Kris Phillips. "The breadth of different topics is astounding. This year we've received a large number of very good submissions from across the country and even beyond!"
"By bringing in students from other places, our students get to interact with those that they wouldn't have otherwise met. It's important to hear different perspectives and see different kinds of research projects." Phillips continued.
Dr. Phillips is a co-editor of Arrested Development and Philosophy, and has published on the history of neuroscience; his primary research interests lie in early modern philosophy. He is familiar with the media and available for an interview. Simply visit his profile.


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'The Flash: The Complete Sixth Season' Blu-ray & DVD Release This August!
Fans will be able to own The Flash season six on Blu-ray and DVD come August 25, 2020. From Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, of course, The Flash: The Complete Sixth Season physical release will include extra content for fans to enjoy.
Take note; a limited-edition bonus disc featuring all five DC Crossover Event Crisis on Infinite Earths episodes will be available exclusively for fans who purchase the Blu-ray. The Flash: The Complete Sixth Season will be priced to own at $39.99 SRP for the DVD ($44.98 in Canada) and $44.98 SRP for the Blu-ray ($49.99 in Canada), which includes a Digital Copy (for the U.S. only).
You can get The Flash season six right now on Digital from digital retailers.
The official description reads:
Last season, Team Flash spent the last year dealing with not one, but two Cicadas, the return of Eobard Thawne, aka Reverse Flash, and the surprise arrival from the future of Barry and Iris' daughter, Nora West-Allen, aka XS. The stakes were higher than ever during the season five finale. In season six, Team Flash contends with not one, but two all-new villains – Bloodwork and Mirror Master!
"After six strong seasons, The Flash continues to score in ratings and ranks as the top series for The CW," said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. "This must own set is filled with in-depth bonus content that fans and DC fanboys will be eager to check out to add to their Blu-ray or DVD collections; including the all-new black and white version of the "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach – Noir" episode with commentary by showrunner/ executive producer Eric Wallace."
The Flash stars Grant Gustin (Arrow, Glee), Candice Patton (The Game), Danielle Panabaker (Sky High, Friday the 13th), Carlos Valdes (Arrow, Once), Hartley Sawyer (Caper, Glory Daze), Danielle Nicolet (Central Intelligence), and Efrat Dor (The Zookeeper's Wife, Mayans M.C.), with Tom Cavanagh (Ed, The Following) and Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order).
Based on the characters from DC, The Flash is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (Arrow, Supergirl, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale), Eric Wallace (Teen Wolf, Z Nation, Eureka) and Sarah Schechter (Batwoman, Riverdale, Black Lightning, Supergirl).
The Special Features include:
- "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach – Noir" (Special Episode)
- "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach – Noir" Commentary by showrunner/executive producer Eric Wallace
- The Best of DC TV's Comic-Con Panels San Diego 2019
- Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel
The Blu-ray Bonus Disc has:
- All Five Epic Episodes of the DC Crossover Event Crisis on Infinite Earths from Supergirl, Batwoman, The Flash, Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow
- Special Features:
- Crisis Past and Present: Kevin Conroy Bat Legend
- Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Architects Return
- Crisis Past and Present – Superman vs. Superman
- Characters in Crisis: Pariah
- Crisis Management
- Character in Crisis: The Anti-Monitor
The 19 One-Hour Episodes are:
- Into The Void
- A Flash of The Lightning
- Dead Man Running
- There Will Be Blood
- Kiss Kiss Breach Breach
- License To Elongate
- The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 1
- The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 2
- Crisis on Infinite Earths: Hour Three
- Marathon
- Love is a Battlefield
- A Girl Named Sue
- Grodd Friended Me
- Death of the Speed Force
- The Exorcism of Nash Wells
- So Long and Goodnight
- Liberation
- Pay the Piper
- Success Is Assured
The Flash has already been renewed for a seventh season which is planned to premiere in January of 2021.
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Manchester United enjoyed a dominant first-half performance against Leeds United at the Optus Stadium.
The Reds took the lead through Mason Greenwood after a scintillating team move, and doubled it shortly after with Marcus Rashford showing excellent composure to slot home.
Solskjaer's men had a hatful of chances to score even more goals against the Championship side, and new signing Daniel James came within inches of opening his account for United.
NEXT:(Watch) Pogba and Wan-Bissaka link up superbly for Greenwood opener against Leeds
The Welshman showed lightening pace over a large distance to get in position for Rashford's pass.
James then missed by the narrowest of margins in what was an extremely promising counter attack from the Reds.
United are going to be dangerous for any side this season with the abundance of pace going forward.
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I am late, again, but hopefully not too late to help Anna. She wants to find a daytime fragrance, something light and suited to warm weather, but with good lasting power, to replace her discontinued favorite, Montblanc Starwalker. At the moment, her substitute is Diptyque Eau Duelle, and she does like it but she finds that it starts out strong, and then wears off too quickly.
She'd love to keep the price below $150, but she might be willing to go higher for true love. Here is what we know about Anna and her fragrance preferences:
She's in her mid 30s, and her style tends to be classic (bordering on androgynous, according to some people).
She wears a lot of blazers, sheath dresses, tweed, oxfords.
Anna dislikes floral scents, fruity scents, and "beachy"/oceany scents.
Anna usually prefers unisex fragrances — woody, spicy or even relatively clean. She also likes peppery scents.
And here are some of her specific likes and dislikes:
Mugler Angel and Alien: she does like them, but on other people — they don't seem to work on her skin.
Diptyque Tam Dao and Volutes: she loves them both.
Tom Ford Oud Wood: she likes it but it can be a bit strong, and so she uses it sparingly.
Le Labo Lys 41: she wears it sometimes, but it's a bit too floral and she doesn't love it.
Le Labo Oud: she usually likes oud, but this one is too strong and woody.
Le Labo Ylang 49: she doesn't mind it as much as other ylang based fragrances, possibly because of the patchouli?
Chanel No. 5: slightly powdery, but not terrible. She doesn't love it on herself; it reminds her a bit of her grandmother.
Burberry Brit Rhythm: it's spicy and a little mossy, and she likes it but it doesn't last on her.
Dunhill 51.3N: she likes it, but it's a bit too strong and masculine for her so she bought it for her husband. If it was a bit lighter, she'd wear it.
What say you?
Note: top image is Bologna - no bill posting [cropped] by on1stsite. at flickr; some rights reserved.


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The X-Men have to face off against one of their own in Dark Phoenix. It is 1992 and Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and his X-Men team of Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), and Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) have gained some level of acceptance from humanity. However, during a mission to save the space shuttle Endeavour from a solar-flare like energy, Jean Grey ends up stranded on the shuttle and absorbs all the energy. Not only does she miraculously survive the event, resulting in the new nickname of "Phoenix," but Jean's psychic powers are now greatly amplified. However, this also weakens mental blocks placed in her mind as a child by Xavier, which results in sudden violent outbursts. Jean's increased powers also attract the attention of the D'Bari, a shapeshifting alien race lead by Vox (Jessica Chastain), who wants to use Jean's powers to take over Earth.
Arriving shortly after Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Dark Phoenix is effectively the final film of the nearly two decades old X-Men franchise. More specifically, the film wraps up the alternative history of the team that began with the soft reboot X-Men: First Class in 2011. Dark Phoenix is the second attempt to break the titular storyline from the comics to the big screen, following the initial attempt in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. Longtime franchise director Bryan Singer is replaced by screenwriter and producer Simon Kinberg, who is making his directorial debut with this film.
The X-Men film franchise was all but dead in 2011 when the Matthew Vaughn directed X-Men: First Class successful rebooted the franchise, while also maintaining a loose continuity with the original trilogy. The film also had the benefit of casting people such as Jennifer Lawrence and Nicolas Hoult, right as they were on the cusp of stardom. 8 years later, it seems that most of these cast members, particularly Lawrence and Michael Fassbender as Magneto, are returning more out of continuity than a desire to continue playing comicbook characters. You can almost see the tired expression in Jennifer Lawrence's face, as she has to put on the blue Mystique make-up one more time.
Forgetting the poor continuity of this film taking place three decades after the events of X-Men: First Class, yet the characters look like they barely aged, Dark Phoenix is a very disappointing conclusion to this round of X-Men films. X-Men: The Last Stand might have been the weakest film of the original trilogy, but the film looks like a multiple Oscar winner compared to this new film. Other than the cast being fatigued with their roles, the blame for Dark Phoenix's faults can be placed squarely on the directorial inexperience of Simon Kinberg, who also happened to be one of the screenwriters of The Last Stand, making this his second attempt at the Phoenix storyline. While you would expect a film called Dark Phoenix to make Jean Grey the antagonist, the film never goes on-all in that regard, eventually focusing more on Jessica Chastain's Vox as the true villain of the film. Also, with a running time of under two hours, Dark Phoenix actually feels somewhat rushed, especially when you clue into the fact that what feels to be a standard action sequence is actually the film's climax.
Arguably, the X-Men franchise should have concluded with X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014, which combined characters from both continuities and seemed to wrap everything up nicely. Instead, the franchise was pushed too far and we are left saying goodbye to the X-Men, not really caring about what will be coming next, other than perhaps more Deadpool.


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Blood Raider Fortress
This gigantic suprastructure is one of the military installations of the Blood Raiders pirate corporation. Even for its size, it has no commercial station services or docking bay to receive guests.
Structure and speed:
- Mass: 100000 kg
- Volume: 100000000 m3
- Cargo capacity: 10000 m3
- Structure Hitpoints 200000


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The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. has shortened life expectancy and caused untold suffering. The synthetic drug fentanyl has been particularly devastating, because it's so potent compared to other opioids. New research in rats may offer a glimmer of hope, however: Scientists found that an experimental vaccine can prevent the behavioural and physiological effects of fentanyl, by producing antibodies that bind to the drug in the bloodstream. The work is detailed in a study published in late October in the journal Pharmaceutics.
This isn't the first research to demonstrate a successful opioid-blocking vaccine in animals. And in fact, at least one oxycodone vaccine has made it to the initial stages of human clinical trials at Columbia University. But the October study adds support to this new approach to the opioid crisis — one that truly embraces the medical nature of addiction.
What is fentanyl and what's the problem?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin. It was originally developed as a pharmaceutical and is now often used recreationally. Only a small amount is needed to produce a high (though not so small that first responders are at risk from merely touching it). Because of its potency, the drug is cheaper to source than others and has become a common adulterant in other drugs, like heroin, MDMA, and cocaine, either via intentional mixing or accidental contamination. Fentanyl use carries a high risk of overdose.
Opioid overdoses accounted for 75% of all drug overdose deaths in 2020, according to the CDC. More than 80% of those deaths involved a synthetic opioid like fentanyl. In almost every state, overdose deaths have been increasing, reaching their highest-ever numbers in 2020 and then again in 2021, when fentanyl killed more than 71,000 people. Opioid addiction is a health disaster in the U.S., and the prevalence of fentanyl is making it worse. Moreover, it's a crisis that we're currently ill-equipped to manage.
Fentanyl "use and overdose is a particular treatment challenge that is not adequately addressed with current medications," wrote the the authors of the new study, who are primarily based in Houston, Texas. Current addiction treatments like methadone often require showing up at a clinic to take a dose every day. And most people, even with support, end up relapsing. Plus, naxolone, the treatment of choice for opioid overdose, often requires multiple doses to work and has been in short supply recently. A longer-lasting vaccine, on the other hand, could be a much more convenient and effective option.
How would a fentanyl vaccine work?
Similar to a flu shot, a fentanyl vaccine aims to work by prompting an immune system response. In the new study, researchers made their vaccine using a deactivated diphtheria protein already used in multiple FDA-approved shots, a molecule similar to fentanyl, a molecular bridge to link the two together, and a compound known to boost immune response in other vaccines The idea is to train the body to recognise fentanyl as a threat and create antibodies against the drug.
These antibodies bind with fentanyl in the bloodstream before the synthetic opioid can enter the brain. Then, instead of the drug triggering all its standard effects, it can be filtered out of the body and eliminated in an inert form by the kidneys (i.e., you just pee it out).
Past research suggests that some people's immune systems make antibodies against opioids on their own, after repeat drug exposure. An effective vaccine could jumpstart that process.
How did the researchers test their vaccine?
To test their treatment, the scientists assessed whether or not the vaccine produced antibodies and reduced fentanyl brain levels in 60 rats. They also used smaller sample sizes of 32 and 28 rats for follow-up experiments testing the drug's effects, post-vaccination.
Researchers ran a number of control and baseline tests on the rats, to assess their normal behaviour and physiology and to determine their responses while on fentanyl and an array of other opioids. In one of the tests, the scientists measured how quickly rats moved their tails away from a painful heat source. In another, they timed how long it took for trained rats to pull a lever for a food reward. They also collected physical data like heart rate and oxygen levels. Once the baseline was established, the researchers administered an initial vaccine dose to each rat, followed by two boosters at three-week intervals. Beginning six weeks from the initial dose, the study authors collected blood samples to check for fentanyl antibodies. And at 10 weeks, they started to re-test the rats behaviour and fentanyl response.
Across all of their tests, the researchers found that their vaccine worked. The rats produced the correct anti-fentanyl antibodies, their behavioural responses when given fentanyl became quicker after vaccination, their physiological responses to fentanyl lessened post-vax, and the levels of fentanyl in their brains were lower at the end of the experiment compared with a control. Plus, the researchers found the antibodies were specific to fentanyl and didn't bind to other opioids like morphine, meaning vaccinated people could still receive pain medication if needed. They also noted some sex-specific findings, like that male rats seemed to produce more antibodies than females at certain time points in the study — which is important to note, as women are often underrepresented in drug trials. Finally, the researchers didn't observe any negative side effects of vaccination in the rats.
What does it mean for people?
Often, experiments that yield successful outcomes in rodents don't pan out in humans. Any approved vaccine resulting from this work would be, at minimum, years away. However, the research could be useful in developing future treatments and contributes to our understanding of opioids, addiction, and overdose.
"We believe these findings could have a significant impact on a very serious problem plaguing society," said Colin Haile, an addiction researcher at the University of Houston's Drug Discovery Institute in Texas and the lead study author, in a press release. And even though that significant impact won't come immediately, it is a welcome glimmer of hope amid a dark and worsening trend.


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Despite growing up only in large cities, I've always been fascinated with small towns. Small town America, in particular, is a very interesting concept to me. Although the majority of our country's population lives in urban areas, the expansive rural areas dominate in land ownership.
They are:
- quaint little areas with families that have lived there for generations
- places with diners that are never going to be Michelin-star restaurants, but feature something special and are the social apex of the community
- communities that support small businesses such as family-owned pharmacies
But as globalization continues, I'm sometimes worried about the death of rural America. I've seen one too many a ghost town with run-down structures and closed businesses.
I will be the first to say that I love multicultural cities, places where ideas, lines of thought, and beliefs of all types can freely flow. But small town America does embody a certain something makes one nostalgic of bygone days. And it is beyond simply sentiment. Research shows that death of small town America means increased crime in those areas, lower educational attainment, higher rate of exodus to bigger cities. In other words, we end up with a "new immigration" of rural Americans fighting (along with unskilled labor already in the cities) for a limited number of unskilled jobs in big cities.
Over the past two years or so, I've had the opportunity to live in several small cities surrounded by small towns. What I've found is that many industry-based small towns are indeed dying, but agriculture- and tourism-based ones are flourishing.
Nowadays living in Nebraska….well, let's just say Nebraska really is a state with lots and lots of small towns (the population 300 type). Having been to many of them either on my own time or for a story, I've really learned just how much pride residents of small towns have in their communities. It's not a New York or Hollywood dream for everyone. Some just want a place where they know all their neighbors.
I was lucky to have the opportunity recently to explore one crucial part of small towns: rural schools. I learned that they're far from the Little House on the Prairie portrayal, that some students choose to attend rural schools over ones in larger towns, and that many communities will fight until their last breathe to preserve their local schools. I explored the topic of rural school consolidation through a case study of McCool Junction, Nebraska, population 409. I met people passionate about their small town, their community, and their school. A light of hope for small town America.
I'll be previewing the special report at 5:30 today, and the two-part series will air tonight and Tuesday night at 9 CT. Even if you don't live in Nebraska, you can catch it online!
This is a reblog from the original A Nomad on the Loose blog. I'm migrating favorite old posts to this new website.
I don't think five years ago I could have told you just how the widening gap between those in rural America and those in big cities would have played into today's political environment and, well, America today. I know some of the folks I met in these small towns across the Midwest and mountain west are open-minded and accepting, but I would be lying if I said that was true of everyone I met. I can only hope that we can bridge the gap by all taking a step forward and extending a welcome hand before it's too late for all of us.


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This episode opens with a flashback sequence showing Billy Bob Thornton's enigmatic character Lorne Malvo kidnapping a petrified accountant. This takes place at the man's office during daytime in full view of the man's co-workers. Malvo is recorded on surveillance cameras and this gives deputy Molly Solverson (Allison Tollman) a lead to work with regarding her ongoing murder investigation throughout the episode. A policeman asks Molly if she thinks the strange man on the video footage might be the killer she is looking for. "Could be", she says; "he's a nasty enough fella".
Having been hired to find the person blackmailing a supermarket magnate in the previous episode, Malvo next confronts the man he has uncovered as the culprit. It is the personal trainer for the wife of Malvo's employer Stavros Milos (The Supermarket King, played by Oliver Platt). When Malvo tells the man he has been found out, but that instead of handing him over to Milos he will be taking over the blackmail scheme, the man says that he is confused. "That's ok I'm not" Malvo amusingly declares.
As a part of his blackmailing, in a long scene Malvo breaks into his boss's house to drug Milos, after purchasing supplies from a strange dealer. He switches the man's medication for something similar to the drug speed. Probably the most startling moment of the episode happens at the end of this sequence. To send a message that the blackmailers are serious Malvo has slain Milos' dog, King, off-screen with his small blade. (This knife is shaped a bit like a raptor's claw from Jurassic Park. Keep an eye out to see if you think I am crazy about this. Great acting also here from that dog in playing dead anyhow – I guess years of performing that trick really paid off just there). This is a harsh moment in the episode that is really quite sinister.
During this episode, Lester (Martin Freeman) returns to work after the murder of his wife (which he committed). He is required to visit the widow of Sam Hess about the insurance payout. The wife, a drunken former stripper, tries to seduce Lester to get the insurance payout faster. Next Lester is accosted at work by the two heavies from Fargo who work for Sam Hess' associates. "Lester we saw you with the widow…were you celebrating maybe?" They think he was in cahoots with the wife to off their former employer. Policewoman Molly promptly arrives at the store and the two men leave, and Lester covers for them, although they look suspicious.
Molly explains that she is a "single person" and pretends that she wants to buy a life insurance policy. She has laid a trap for Lester that he falls right into. Molly drops her paperwork and when picking it up a picture of Thornton dragging the accountant by his tie from the start of the episode can be seen. Lester notices it and his mood completely changes, and he quickly harangues Molly out of the office. "It's like he saw a ghost!" Molly later tells her boss Bill (Bob Odenkirk).
The line about being single relates to a recurring theme of this episode for Molly. She visits a friend from high school, who at first implies is happily married but then quickly explains that she has divorced her husband because "he had intercourse with his physical therapist". The friend talks about her love life, online dating, and the like. Molly says she is married to the job but this scene raises questions about Molly's romantic life for the first time. As a possible taste of things to come, Colin Hanks and his 12-year-old daughter come from another police jurisdiction to explain how Malvo got away on the night of the murders.
Hanks feels guilty about the incident, but was scared of leaving his daughter without a father when Malvo subtly threatened him (back in episode 1). The two cops work together to discuss the Lester situation and end up sharing dinner at Molly's father's diner. It turns out that Molly's father is an ex cop. He gets on well with policeman Colin Hanks, and Molly gets on well with the young girl also. It is a nice and easy scene.
During a meeting at the narcissistic supermarket boss's office, Malvo asks Milos if he thinks it was the wife who had the dog killed. "It wasn't the wife, ass-hat!" – Milos' ex-boxer bodyguard perplexingly responds. "Who else knows about the money?" Malvo asks his employer. Here the trickster Thornton seems to be setting up the ex-boxer for a fall I think – preparing him for a nice frame. In the last episode when the bodyguard threatened Malvo in his hotel room but he didn't immediately retaliate, that meant he would get back at the bodyguard eventually through some other dark method I feel.
Milos is angry that the blackmailers killed his dog and now demand a million dollars from him. "My response is eat a turd!" Milos thinks that it was "some sick bastard who gets off on hurting little things". Here we have to question whether Milos has just summed up the basic motivation of the Malvo character, as from what we have seen in the few episodes that have screened thus far it seems not too far off the mark. Malvo next moves into the Milos residence until "this thing is done". We see Milos complain about the heat in his office – the drugs seem to be taking effect. Similarly, at the end of the episode Thornton reads from the bible over images of Milos showering and getting covered in blood. We can hear him totally freaking out, and Thornton smiles as he places his bible next to large containers of pig's blood in the back of his car. This is yet another example of Malvo playing games with people in this interesting instalment to the ten-part Fargo series.
Fargo airs Thursday nights on SBS1. See more episode recaps here.