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Lemon slice
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SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass (without ice). TOP with champagne (or soda if you're cheap). Some like to add egg white to enhance foam. (The drink photographed here is without egg white and we prefer without.)
|1 1/2 fl oz
|Rutte Sloe Gin
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|Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
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|Powdered sugar (or use 5ml of 2:1 sugar syrup per spoon)
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|Brut Champagne
With the right brand of sloe gin and champagne, this citrusy berry cocktail is just on the dry/tart side of balanced (add more sugar or choose your sloe gin according to taste). Obviously when made with soda rather than champagne this is a very different but still tasty cocktail.
We have David Wondrich to thank for uncovering this quote about the Sloe Gin Fizz by Lawton Mackall in the August 1941 issue of Esquire, "Its haunting pink color and fruity opulence are topped with a handsome collar of natural foam which, if the sloe gin be of first quality, is gladsome aplenty." It's true, there's no need to add egg white, and its addition detracts from this cocktail.
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The bathroom is one of the most commonly used rooms in the house. However, it can also be one of the most dangerous if not properly outfitted for those with limited mobility. Whether your loved one is moving into your house or aging in place, follow the tips below to ensure they have a bathroom that is designed to meet their needs.
Tips for Designing a Bathroom to Accommodate Those with Limited Mobility
- Install grab handles in the bathroom: these devices will give the support needed to easily get into and out of the bathtub and off of the toilet.
- Place non-skid mats inside and outside your shower/tub, near the toilet and sinks: these mats will prevent slipping due to a wet floor.
- Install a step-in shower: this will make it easier to get into and out of the shower without having to cause any additional strain on their legs.
- Install a walk-in bathtub: these can be helpful for seniors who have trouble climbing in and out of the bathtub.
- Install a raised toilet seat: these can provide great relief and support for those with limited mobility.
- Install a Lever-handle or hands-free faucet: this will allow someone to use the faucet with minimal effort or movement.
- Install an anti-scald device: this will prevent someone from being injured by hot water.
- Ensure adequate lighting: proper lighting will ensure that anyone can see obstacles or water on the floor.
According to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 235,000 people seek medical help due to bathroom-related injuries each year. It is important to consider your loved one's safety when looking at your, or their, bathroom design. Use the tips above to outfit the bathroom to provide them with both safety and comfort. You will also want to consider what is ADA-compliant as a baseline for accommodations for those with limited mobility.
For information about design costs check out our blog "Aging in Place: Costs for Remodeling Your House".
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Ocean City, MD – June 7, 2019
Clearbox, LLC, the first market vendor credentialing platform, announced today the addition of Larry Fortino as strategic account manager.
Larry is a seasoned and trusted leader with extensive sales and leadership experience who consistently delivers results. He is uniquely qualified with not only sales experience, but also law enforcement experience. Larry's career started with the Maryland State Police in 1999. He then left the State Police in 2011 to focus on a career in sales. Larry has experience in outdoor and television media sales; a hyper competitive market in which he strived in. He was consistently among the top local and regional revenue producers in his core market. Larry has a unique and well-rounded background as a customer-oriented sales professional. We are incredibly excited for Larry to join our team as Clearbox continues to accelerate adoption within our industry.
"We have tremendous confidence in the ability to align Clearbox, LLC strategy to lead the way through the many challenges within the housing finance ecosystem," states Joan Trice, CEO. Larry will be responsible for taking care of large strategic clients and executing our growth focused sales plan.
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Clearbox®, LLC was founded to address the complex landscape of compliant processes and data management. Better information and transparent processes promote integrity. The Clearbox® suite of products offers solutions to all stakeholders- Appraisers, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Lenders, Appraisal Management Companies and Regulators.


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Rewarding Behaviors Dog Training is currently developing a Fitness Unleashed class, to be held at Clicking with Canines in Endicott, NY. If you're looking for an opportunity to have fun and get fit with your dog while improving your dog's behavior, this is the class for you!
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4. Relationship building – participating in fun, challenging activities together will only benefit your bond with your dog.
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We are a diverse group of people, meeting regularly to organise rides and share the excitement of riding together and our common love of Vespas. The Club welcomes riders of modern or classic, geared or automatic Vespas. As long as you love your bike and want to show it off then we would love to ride with you. Women are very valued members of the Club.
Come along to one our breakfasts. They are a great opportunity to make initial contact, and have a chat over coffee. You will be made very welcome
In Melbourne we meet for breakfast on the second Sunday of every month from 8.30am until 10.30am. The meeting places vary to enable all our members to attend. Details are always updated on the Home page so keep a look out. We welcome all vespa riders both regular and new people.
In Geelong we meet for breakfast on the fourth Sunday of every month at The Egde Café, between 8.30 am and 10.30 am. The Edge is right on the Geelong waterfront on Mooroobool Street, Geelong. Just park right out the front. Location Map
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Newcomers are welcome to consider coming along for one organised ride, after which we would expect you to become financial to continue to participate. Participation in a ride with us is conditional upon you following the Club ride protocols. The Club also organises members only meetings and rides.
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Keyword: medical robotics
May 2015
Smaller tools for robotic surgery will lead to reduced scarring and recovery times after surgery. However, the small-sized parts required for those tools are difficult to fabricate using conventional processes. In this paper, we demonstrate the fabrication of two potential tools for robotic surgery using a layered manufacturing process based on photolithography of carbon nanotube composite materials. Both tools fit into a cylinder with a 3 mm diameter, and both contain features with size on the order of 10 micrometers.
May 2015
Using integrated manufacturing processes with soft constituent materials, a new paradigm of soft, smart surgical devices can be realized to drastically reduce complication risks and enable safer procedures. We have designed, prototyped, and tested a 'soft', atraumatic, deployable surgical grasper that can be used during robolaparoscopic surgery to provide a safe, compliant intermediary between delicate organs and the sharp, rigid robotic forceps that are used to grasp and manipulate these organs on an ad-hoc basis. Multi-jointed, conformable fingers with embedded pressure sensors can conform to complicated geometry, thereby distributing forces and providing an inherently safe means of manipulating and retracting anatomy.
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Our research involves the development of robotic tools for minimally invasive surgery. Through this work, we are bringing the field of robotics and the practice of medical care one step closer together, with the long-term goal of improving healthcare and the human condition. Our paper describes the design of a snake-like linkage as part of a more comprehensive surgical robot system and presents a model for its motion. We show through modeling and experiments how the linkage system operates and how the components of the surgical system interact to achieve functionality relevant to minimally invasive surgical tasks.


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Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and 8 years of professional proposal writing experience required, with at least 5 years of experience in management consulting or professional services environment preferred.
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Position Summary:
The Proposal Writer is responsible for the development of compelling proposals and other documents. The Proposal Writer will research, write, and format proposals, white papers and other supporting technical documentation for internal and external distribution.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Proposal Writer will have experience working in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment where federal proposal responses are developed for federal agency and/or state/commercial Requests for Proposals (RFP). He/She will have the ability to maintain, prioritize and manage a deliverable schedule for proposal reviews and final submission. The Proposal Writer will be expected to draft, write, revise, edit and complete proposal writing materials in a timely manner and to participate in reviews of documents prior to the proposal submittal.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Extensive experience reading and analyzing RFP requirements; ability to effectively identify and develop proposal strategies/themes/storyboards/discriminators.
- Experience independently writing to and successfully responding to RFP, Task Order Response, PWS, RFI, Data Calls and other government solicitation requirements as needed.
- Experience responding to sole source contracts, sole source and multiple award IDIQs in addition to LPTA, Best Value and T&M contracts.
- Experience gathering information for, drafting, writing, revising, editing, formatting and finalizing relevant proposal sections to include: Company Core Capabilities/Competencies, Past Performance Citations, In-House Staff/Technical SME Experience, Project Understanding Objectives/ Outcomes/Deliverable, Scopes of Work and Implementation, Approach and Methodology, Quality Control and Reporting Methods, Staffing Plans, PMO and Management Plans, Resumes and Organization/Staff credentials sections as needed in addition to proposal documents (to include Proposal Outlines, Compliance Matrices, Table of Contents/Appendices/Acronym lists).
- Experience having served as a book boss; experience effectively conducting proposal color team reviews.
- Must have a minimum of five years of writing and editing experience in a U.S. Federal government-contracting environment. Must have prior experience working in compliance with Federal government procurement regulations. Must have a keen mind for requirements analysis and solution definition, and knowledge of a technical business environment.
- Responsible for ensuring that each assigned proposal is well written, persuasive, and compliant with the Quote Request or RFP requirements, and that it effectively incorporates defined conventions, corporate strategy and themes.
- Must have solid and appropriate communication skills for internal Executive level presentations. Must have excellent organizational and prioritization skills to manage multiple tasks and concurrent projects simultaneously while meeting company commitments including deadlines, quality goals, budget requirements, and customer expectations, in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Experience developing technical content through interviewing or hands-on learning.
- Must have demonstrated problem solving skills and persistence. Must be able to work extended hours, when required.
- Must have good analytical skills allowing for thorough consideration of all aspects associated with opportunity management.
- Must be a fast learner who maintains strong focus on and implements the corporate win strategy throughout the proposal process.
- Must be able to handle and use constructive feedback in order to make needed changes to documents and proposals.
- Must be able to develop good working relationships with people on the proposal writing team and other departments.
- Must be a self-starter able to work both independently and as a team player with a diverse population.
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Over at Girl Talk, (www.girltalk.blogs.com) Carolyn Mahaney, wife of C.J. Mahaney, and her daughters, have posted a wonderful quote by John Piper:
"A Christian woman does not put her hope in her husband, or in getting a husband. She does not put her hope in her looks. She puts her hope in the promises of God...She looks away from the troubles and miseries and obstacles of life that seem to make the future bleak, and she focuses her attention on the sovereign power and love of God who rules in heaven and does on earth whatever he pleases. She knows her Bible, and she knows her theology of the sovereignty of God, and she knows his promise that he will be with her and help her strengthen her no matter what. This is the deep, unshakeable root of Christian womanhood."
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I love this quote! May we faithfully teach our daughters to be this kind of wife!
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Shor, Ira, 1945-
Pedagogy for liberation.
South Hadley, Mass. : Bergin & Garvey Publishers, 1987
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Ira Shor; Paulo Freire
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|ix, 203 pages ; 24 cm
|Introduction: the dream of liberating education: A 'talking book': a dialogue on dialogue ; Rigor and motivation in a liberating course ; Modeling a critical theory of knowing ; Remaking knowledge and power: the politics of reading ; The myth of value-free learning --
How can teachers become liberating educators?: Reinventing ourselves: challenging tradition and mass culture ; Traveling without maps: a trip towards liberating education ; Student responses: resistance and support ; Changing through experience: teachers learn with and from students ; Liberating methods reveal dominant ideology ; Other places: education in movements and communities ; Being critical of the system while teaching inside it: lecture versus discussion formats ; Teacher-talk versus dialogue, domination versus illumination ; Knowing is not eating facts: dialogue and subject matter --
What are the fears and risks of transformation?: Fear and risk: the results of dreaming inside history ; What fear can teach us: limits and lessons ; Acting in spite of fear ; The fear of student resistance. Is there structure and rigor in liberating education?: Structure against structure: liberating classrooms transform traditional authority ; Creative rigor: democratic and directed ; Rigor is depth and change: understanding versus memorizing ; Freedom and limits in a liberating classroom ; Together, but not equal: teacher-student differences --
What is the dialogical method?: Liberating discourse: dialogue transforms communication ; Participatory learning: dialogue and 'situated pedagogy' ; Starting with reality to overcome it ; Empowerment is a social act ; Class and empowerment ; The teacher as artist --
Do first-world students need liberating?: Defining a 'culture of silence' ; A 'culture of sabotage' ; Transforming silence and sabotage: the limits of education ; Beyond the limits of education ; Reading and resistance: school-words versus reality. How can liberating educators overcome language differences with the students?: Researching student language: the idiom and starting points for dialogue ; Social class and classroom discourse: abstract versus concrete speech ; Conceptual versus metaphoric language: transforming the academic idiom ; Making the process go: the teacher's directive responsibility ; The 'inductive moment' in critical discourse ; Humor in dialogue ; Facing racism and sexism in a dialogic class --
The dream of social transformation: how do we begin?: Starting out: the ethics of transforming consciousness ; The right to challenge inequality and domination ; Opening the dialogue: invitation, not manipulation ; A practical agenda for day one ; Imagination in dialogue: making the future possible --
Selected bibliography: resources for transformation.
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Kiytz is a soulful & deep house DJ from South Africa in a small township in Soweto named Phiri. He started playing in the early 2000 in high school using vinyl. Since then he never looked back and he became a resident DJ in a lot of places around his country and also hosted monthly deep and soulful sessions in those venues.
He also owns a label "Orbit Music" that got couple of releases under it. Has made couple international appearance in countries likes Mozambique, Botswana and Swaziland as a headliner. He's currently co host and a content producer of a house show on a regional radio station named VOW FM on Saturdays between 9pm – 12 midnight.
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Get Lifted with Lady Duracell and Guests are currently broadcasting all over the world, sharing our love of the music.
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Amazon today announced that registration for its re:MARS public event covering artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, robotics and space exploration will open on Thursday, March 28, will go on sale at 6 a.m. PDT (9 a.m. EDT), for $1,999.
The event, taking place June 4-7, 2019, at the ARIA resort and casino in Las Vegas, includes more than 100 sessions, keynotes, spotlights, deep dives, and interactive workshops. The MARS acronym stands for "Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space". Speakers include experts and leaders in the robotics, automation, and AI landscape, but will also include at least one celebrity – actor and producer Robert Downey, Jr.
"We're at the beginning of a golden age of AI," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. "Recent advancements have already led to invention that previously lived in the realm of science fiction – and we've only scratched the surface of what's possible. We're excited to create re:MARS, bringing together leaders and builders from diverse areas to share learnings and spark new ideas for future innovation."
Robust speaker list
Featured speakers include:
- Colin Angle, chairman, CEO and founder of iRobot
- Kate Darling, researcher, MIT Media Lab, and affiliate at the Harvard Berkman Center
- Aicha Evans, CEO, Zoox
- Ken Goldberg, William S. Floyd Jr. distinguished chair in engineering, UC Berkeley
- Daphne Koller, founder, Insitro, Rajeev Motwani Professor in the computer science department at Stanford University
- Andrew Lo, the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering
- Andrew Ng, founder and CEO of Landing AI and deeplearning.ai, general partner at AI Fund, co-founder of Coursera, adjunct professor at Stanford University's computer science department
- Naveen Rao, CVP and GM of the AI products group, Intel
- Tom Soderstrom, IT CTO at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Patrick Zeitouni, head of advanced development program, Blue Origin
In addition to Bezos, Amazon's Jeff Wilke (CEO Worldwide Consumer) and Dave Limp (SVP, Amazon Devices and Services), are also expected to speak at the event, giving their perspective on the investments in AI around Alexa, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Go, Prime Air drones, and Amazon Robotics.
Beyond the speaking sessions, Amazon said it will have daily networking opportunities, "an incredible event party," technology showcases, and event hubs featuring robotics and automation demonstrations. Featured sponsors of the event include Accenture, Intel, and iRobot.
Amazon said that "astronauts still attend for free," so dig up your NASA ID card if you still have one.


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OMAR returns to Toronto – iLive Soulfest 2018
The UK Soul Legend is back by popular demand
iLive Soulfest has become the highlight of the Summer here in Toronto. This time, OMAR is performing along with MdCL for a team-up never before seen in Canada. This should be a special night. Don't miss it.
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Game of Thrones – Season 5 – Finale
Another amazing season
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There were so many incredible twists in this final episode. I really enjoy where this story is taking me and I cannot wait to see where it goes next.
If you're not watching Game of Thrones, I gotta ask you:
Just what exactly are you watching?
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Zootopia – Teaser Trailer
The animal kingdom – civilized
The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, its a melting pot where animals from every environment live togethera place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isnt so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde, to solve the mystery.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 26 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man revealed the method he used to create "deep fried water" for a "terrible ideas" hackathon event in San Francisco.
Jonathan Marcus posted a video to YouTube showing his first successful attempt at creating "deep fried water" for an event dubbed "The San Francisco Stupid [expletive] No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon," which took place May 14-15.
Marcus said in the video's description he used a process called frozen reverse spherification to create a calcium alginate membrane around a ball-shaped serving of water before rolling it in flour, eggs and breadcrumbs for deep-frying.
Marcus cuts through the fried ball and water runs out before he samples his creation.
"That is the blandest fried thing I've ever tasted," he says in the video.
The uploader wrote in the video's description that copycats should use caution.
"WARNING: This is potentially very dangerous. If water leaks out while the sphere is frying in hot oil, it may explode sending scalding oil everywhere. Do not attempt without proper safety precautions. Do not consume until cooled down or you may get burned. Also they don't taste particularly good. You have been warned."


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In this day and age, pretty much everyone has researched businesses online—after all, the internet is a trove of information. However, when businesses pay to be included and/or presented favorably on some websites, you're not exactly getting an unbiased review of those companies or their products and services.
Fortunately, businesses can't pay to be included on Expertise.com, which means you can trust the site's findings. This independent company researches more than 100 business categories in approximately 1,000 cities across the U.S, using criteria such as:
- Availability: Consistently approachable and reachable
- Credibility: Accreditation, awards, licensing
- Experience: A history of practical experience and education
- Professionalism: Respected locally for honesty and reliability
- Reputation: A history of good service
It's all about art
Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.
-Edgar Degas
Human beings across time and place have created art for a variety of reasons—to express ourselves; to help others understand what we see, hear and feel; to validate who we are to ourselves and more. Whether this takes the form of acting, ceramics, textiles or watercolors, nurturing and developing an artistic passion is important, but it can be tricky to know where to start.
That's where we come in. Check out this list of 10 establishments helping artistically inclined residents find and recreate the beauty of Memphis:
- Art Interior Murals & Design: Commercial and residential decorating, as well as private/semi-private art lessons
- Broad Strokes: Furniture decor creation classes and workshops
- Collierville Arts Academy: Fine arts, martial arts, performing (acting/modeling) arts programs
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I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do with them, so am waiting for inspiration before adding any borders. I was planning on doing them all in blues/greens/purples - winter colors, but am starting to wonder if I'd like a more colorful version better. Hmmm...
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Doodle #2 has been taking classes at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His last class ended Saturday, so we were able to bring home his creations. He is particularly proud of his castle and "snake-dragon".
My favorite product of the class is the "Mourner" pictures they took. The MIA currently has Mourners from the "Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy" on exhibit. The kids spent some time sketching them and then posed as mourners.
Don't they look just alike? Doodle #2 has had so much fun in this class that Doodle #1 has decided to join in for the next class. The worst part of the class is that my partner and I have to trade off weeks, wandering the museum for the length of each class session. Sheer torture, I have to say.


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IBM introduced the concept of a "Smarter Planet" in 2008, and the company's smarter cities initiative grew into a division offering hardware, software, and digital services to city governments. One of its well-publicized early projects was a high-tech command center in Rio that integrates data from more than 30 municipal and state agencies under one roof, with hundreds of screens monitoring transportation, water, energy, security, and other key operations.
Cisco was another early mover, developing digital platforms and solutions that have since been integrated into cities from Songdo to Barcelona to Kansas City. The company is now supplying technology to support ambitious national plans to make cities smarter across both China and India.
China highlighted smart city development as one of the major economic priorities in its 12th Five-Year Plan (covering 2011–15), and more than 500 cities across the country have already developed strategies or launched pilot projects.
The EU's Horizon 2020 initiative, a €77 billion research and innovation program established in 2013, made smart cities an important part of the agenda. Soon after, India announced plans to create 100 smart cities. The US Department of Transportation launched a smart city challenge in 2015, encouraging cities across the country to submit innovative plans and compete for grant money. Around the world, governments have partnered with private sector companies to create purpose-built smart cities from the ground up.
The story of early smart city development has led many people to think that smart cities are simply local government agencies purchasing software to operate subway and security systems. But the reality has evolved into something broader and more collaborative. City governments do not have to provide every type of application and service themselves. There is room for private-sector companies, state-owned utilities, universities, foundations, and nonprofits to contribute. The ecosystem has become more intricate over time, with the degree and mix of private-sector participation varying from city to city.
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Tuttle's time to shine for GPS
They've been putting in the hard yards since the start of the new year but for James Tuttle and GPS, the moments which matter most will arise on Sunday.
Having dropped a thrilling major semi final against UQ those moments are two fold for Tuttle, who has a point to prove having fallen out of favour at Ballymore despite consistent, solid performances in his starts at Super Rugby level through the past two seasons.
The road back to the Reds No. 9 jersey begins with a showdown against Easts, who rolled Quade Cooper's Souths to earn their spot in the preliminary final.
"Watching the tape from them against Souths last week - they were really up for it," Tuttle said.
"Their defence really set the tone and obviously playing for a grand final spot they will be putting everything on the line.
"In the few games where we have been up against them this year set piece has been really good.
"It's been a really big battle there between the two sides"Hopefully we can nullify that and work a few little tricks around their line speed and defence."
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The pair both have their teams playing at a good clip - a part of Tuttle's game which Reds coach Brad Thorn wants to see more of moving forward.
"There are a few different areas where I am in the dark a bit, selection wise," Tuttle said.
"But talking to Thorny that's he wants to play the game so I can only keep working on that.
"If they see that as an area or an issue for me it's obviously something I want to take on board and develop to give myself the best opportunity to be part of that Reds team next year."
Tuttle stopped short of declaring 2018 a frustrating year, describing the season spent toiling away for his beloved Gallopers as a "learning" curve."I haven't played as many games as I would have liked to this year but I've been able to take a step back and focus on a couple of things that I probably didn't put much time or effort into," he said.
"They will improve me as a person and improve me on the whole.
"I've been able to develop other areas of my game and put a lot of effort into those things.
"That can only help going into this Sunday, then into NRC and into hopefully a season with the Reds next year."
Fighting for time as the starting No. 9 for Queensland Country is next on Tuttle's to do list but for now, setting up a rematch with University next Sunday is all that matters.
"We just need to focus on ourselves - we really let ourselves down last week," he said.
"For us it's not about thinking about possibilities of playing in a grand final because if we don't win this week we aren't going to be there.
"It's all about focusing solely on Easts at this stage and bringing our best game so we can contest a grand final last week."
GPS face Easts at Ballymore on Sunday, kicking off at 3pm AEST, broadcast LIVE on redsrugby.com.au.


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I could only be somewhat sure she was real—the lady at the bayside, her feet hanging from the wharf to the frigid north Atlantic water.
The pattern of her shawl dipped and cut across itself like a cold-sea current laid close to her shoulders. Or maybe it cut to and fro like cracks in ice that spread and warm as often as they close.
I could almost hear it skipping from the wharf to the water, singing.
The center portion of this long, shallow shawl is knit from the top down using the Jacquard stitch from Barbara Walker's second treasury of knitting patterns. It is a simple combination of stockinette and slipped stitches.
The ribbed ruffle is knit on after picking up stitches around the sides.
Skills required: long-tail cast-on, decreasing, picking up stitches, increasing
Note: Unfortunately, there's really not an easy way to change the size, as the pattern stitch repeat requires multiples of 12 but the row repeat requires multiples of 14 to get the center diamond to end at the correct spot.
Finished measurements: approximately 152.5 cm across and 38 cm deep
Gauge: 20 stitches to 10 cm in blocked Jacquard stitch. See swatching instructions in pattern
Note: Though conversions to the metric system have been made on this page for your convenience, the pattern itself uses American measurements.
Materials you need at home:
- Approximately 515 m of worsted weight yarn. Sample was knit in Madelinetosh Pashmina Worsted (merino/silk/cashmere)
- 4.5 mm/US 7 circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge. You will want a long cable when knitting the ribbed ruffle
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Actors, singers and dancers at Marian put on their Sunday clothes and feathered hats on the weekend of Oct. 26-29 for the Fall musical "Hello Dolly." Cast and crew began rehearsing and building sets three months prior to opening night. The show received the help of male actors, singers and dancers from schools including Creighton Prep, Millard West and Central. "Hello Dolly" would not have been possible without the dedication of directors Michael McCandless, Michelle Delisi and Lauren Morrissey. The hard work of the cast, crew, set construction crew, theater seminar class and the orchestra appeared to be a success with people giving standing ovations during the final curtain call.
CAST LIST (in order of appearance)
Rachael Brich – Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Grace Woltemath – Ernestina
Nate Kielian – Ambrose Kemper*
Caleb Myers – Horace Vandergelder
Jolie Peal – Ermengarde*
P.J. Mooney – Cornelius Hackl
Daniel Noon – Barnaby Tucker
Emma Johnson – Minnie Fay
Megan Doehner – Irene Malloy
Mary Watson – Mrs. Rose*
William Kizer – Coachman*
Matthew Lemar – Rudolph Reinsenweber*
Ben Lane – Stanley*
Diana Elizalde – Judge*
Tyler Harris, Isaac White – Policemen*
Anna Swoboda – Court Clerk*
(* denotes Chorus/Waiters)
Other Chorus/Waiters: Julia Becker, Elaina Carleton, Annie Compton, Sarah Doll, Max Doocy, Cecelia Fuller, Anna Hoffman, Margaret Kelly, Kaci Kirchhoefer, Isha Kishore, Nyanar Kual, Kaji Loro, Will Minihall, Olivia Ramaekers, Patrice Roubidoux, Megan Rutten, Avery Streber, Rebecca Townley, Julia Veik, Chiara Wallen, Cassie Wolf, Eric Woods.
Dancers: Sadie Eggerling, Karly Firmature, Cecilia Fuller, Anna Hoffman, Barraina McCroy, Kayla Munchrath, Megan Rutten, Rebecca Townley, Lauren Zadalis.
Brich makes her way up the ladder, one musical at a time
by Maria Determan
From the creaky brown risers of St. Cecilia Grade School to the velvet curtain draw at her final performance of "Hello Dolly," senior Rachael Brich has done it all.
She wore the embarrassing mauve, orange and army green pilgrim costumes in "Rags." She took a shaving cream pie to the face for every performance of "Singin' in the Rain." She has even resorted to a marker and erase board to replace her fading voice for "Hello Dolly."
Through it all, Brich has sported a smile, a song and of course, her black character shoes. "I'm never going to stop doing theater," Brich said.
What started as role with the Omaha Community Playhouse as a chorus member in fourth grade quickly turned into a full-time gig for Brich. Ever since her middle school music teacher drilled theory and technique into her curly red head, she took that knowledge and ran.
Her mother Tess and sister Bridget '12 both introduced Brich to theater. Even in her current role as Dolly Levi, the spunky matchmaker, her father Dan helps her run lines for memorization.
Family influence certainly had a role in Brich's upbringing. Greater, however, was her desire to grow as a person. "I get these awesome life experiences and learn these new things like how to manage my time, how to have better communication skills and get to be friends with people who are younger than me and older than me," Brich said.
As a freshman, Brich played volleyball instead of participating in Marian theater. She still got her daily dose of musical delight in ninth grade chorus and the occasional voice lesson.
The subsequent fall seasons have been consumed with musical roles in "Rags," "Singin' in the Rain" and "Hello Dolly."
The characters Brich has embodied have progressively intensified, yet continually increased in reward. To Brich, the benefits outweigh the exhaustion because of her opportunity to "learn all these new things and better myself," Brich said.
Over the years, her skills have blossomed, though nerves still send butterflies circling in her stomach. By the time performances roll around, Brich said, "Oh I am shaking in my boots, I am so nervous." Despite the inner quiver, Brich never lets the stress ruin her months of hard work and dedication.
"When we're going through the show, I calm down a little bit more," Brich said, "By the Saturday night performance, I am settled down." Friends aid in her relaxation, along with music, Netflix and "taking time for myself," Brich said.
She will carry these skills with her to college, and the rest of her theatrical life. Brich currently has her sights set on a psychology major but will undoubtedly take theater classes and take part in community productions, too.
Brich has been on all sides of the theatrical spectrum – the nitty gritty primary roles and the high-intensity leads. She has climbed the ladder of Marian performing arts, and proudly finished her high school acting career with a smile on her face and a large feathered hat upon her head.
"I used to be one of those girls as a freshman looking up to the seniors, and as a sophomore getting to participate with seniors in the production. I'm a senior now, seeing how the underclassmen look up to me and how they treat me is so rewarding. I've been in their position and they are just glowing – they are going to be bright stars!" Brich said.
Meet the Crew
From top to bottom, left to right: Audrey Hertel (Stage Manager), Courtney Kilroy (Stage Manager), Tayla McWilliams (Costumes), Lily Weindel (Costumes), Emma McClellan (Make-up), Sarah Burnett (Backstage), Rayna Bartling (Backstage), Allison Ostapowicz (Backstage), Makayla Sedlacek (Sound), Leah Raemakers (Lights) Cori Davis (Costumes), Kavianna Shelton (Assistant Stage Manager), Katie Tiojanco (Lights), Chloe Degan (Backstage), Lily Veylupek (Backstage), Libby Knudsen (Backstage), Ellie Henderson (Backstage), Holly McCutcheon (Backstage), Claudia Archer (Backstage), Maddie McKillip (Sound) and Sydney Schumacher (Backstage). Photo courtesy of Andie Mikuls.
Meet the Directors: an interview with the masterminds behind 'Hello Dolly'
Mr. McCandless
Q: How long have you been a director?
A: I have been directing since 1985, but I got into theater 45 years ago as an actor.
Q: What was the first production you ever directed??
A: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Roncalli during a summer theater festival that they had.
Q: What is the first production you ever acted in?
A: Hello, Dolly!
Q: When were you first introduced to theater?
A: I was first introduced to theater in the first grade. I was the third shepherd in a nativity play.
Q: What is your favorite part of directing at Marian?
A: The people that I get to direct and work with, the students are just phenomenal.
Q: What was your favorite Marian production?
A: The next one. The reason I say that is because they're all favorites, and if I pick just one out it would be unfair to the other ones that I really liked doing too. If you say the next one, it kind of gives you hope that there will be a next one.
Q: What is your dream role?
A: There's a lot of Shakespearian roles that I haven't played yet. Prospero in The Tempest would be a good one.
Q: To whom do you owe your success as a director?
A: All of the directors that I've had.
Q: When a cast member is struggling to fulfill the vision you have for a character, how do you help them do so? Is there a middle ground of what they want and you want?
A: A theater relationship is how the actor wants to portray the role and how I want to see the play and I represent the audience. There has to be a lot of give and take. I don't think I'm a directator. I love the exchange of ideas. Everybody has creativity and it's such a gift, I try not to squelch it.
Q: How do you manage to be a professor and a director? Could you walk me through your day?
A: I don't get any sleep, and I don't eat. But other than that it's fine.
Q: Where do you draw your inspiration to write from?
A: Mostly from people and situations. History, and not just the history that we all learn in history courses, but the histories that there isn't time enough to teach us. Individual diaries and things like that are fascinating to me.
Q: What is your favorite song from the show?
A: The favorite song is Sunday Clothes. His favorite quieter song is Ribbons Down My Back because Megan does such a good job.
Mrs. Michelle Delisi
Q: When you are choreographing and you need to fill in, what is your go-to move?
A: My go-to moves are the jazz square/box step, step touch and side-together-side-touch, very simple moves.
Q: How long have you been choreographing?
A: I have been choreographing since my sophomore year of highschool.
Q: What was the first production you worked on?
A: Bye Bye Birdie
Q: What is your favorite part of being the choreographer for the musicals?
A: Seeing the end results is the best part of being a choreographer
Q: You are very close to cast members and they even call you "mama d," how do you go about making those relationships with them?
A: I personally think that I have the ability to make kids feel like they're worth something. I feel like I have a way of saying 'well that's not quite right, let's try it this way' without making them feel dumb or stupid. I've always had the ability to make people feel good about themselves, and make them feel like what they're doing is a huge accomplishment.
Q: What is it like or how do you feel when people you've worked with for 4 years graduate?
A: Sad, very sad. By the time you get to be juniors and seniors I feel very connected and then I feel like that time just flies by, and you're gone.
Q: When did you start dancing?
A: My first dance recital was when I was three
Q: What is your favorite type of song to choreograph?
A: I love choreographing anything from the 70s the 80s, I love oldies music, but that's what I grew up with.
Ms. Morrissey
Q: What is your favorite musical to sing along to (or just favorite musical in general)?
A: I've got to go back to the classic Sound of Music, that's always been my favorite.
Q: What is your favorite musical you have been a part of (either as a cast member or as a music director or maybe both…)?
A: I think Rags will always stick out as the most special because it was my first one directing.
Q: What is your favorite part of being the music director for Marian's musicals?
A: The whole journey from beginning to end is really fun to watch. It's fun to see the show grow but also the individual students.
Q: How did you first come to love music?
A: I don't know, I've always loved it. It probably stemmed from watching The Sound of Music practically every day when I was a little kid. It was my favorite movie and I watched it all the time. So I always say Julie Andrews taught me how to sing.
Q: When did you know you wanted to be a music teacher?
A: In high school I loved choir and I thought about being a music teacher, other people had suggested that to me, I knew I wanted to go into music so I went off to college knowing that I had it narrowed down to at least music by that point. I thought about some other music degrees but it really came down to I just really loved watching people learn.
Q: How has working as an accompanist affected your teaching?
A: I'm really not much of an accompanist. I do play the piano which is very helpful as a musician and a teacher. I love having Mr. DiBlasi here because playing piano and accompanying on the piano are two different beasts and I'm a decent piano player and a terrible accompanist. Mr Diblasi, however, is great at both and I've loved having him around the last couple of years.
Q: What are your thoughts when people tell you "I can't sing," and they are in a musical? How do you help them find their "voice?"
A: I hate when people think they can't sing because singing, it's a common misconception that singing is a talent you're born with rather than a skill that you learn, and singing is a skill that you learn. Your brain and your voice are capable of that just by being a human. I would encourage everyone to refine that skill, it's not like you have to be some great opera star, but everyone is capable of singing in a pleasant, in-tune voice. I don't believe in tone deafness because in reality if someone called you on the phone and they were angry and you could tell that they were angry just by the tone of their voice, that's having an ear for tone. I would say give it a shot and a musical is a great way to get into because you have the support of the whole cast.
Q: How do you help people who think they can't sing to find their voice?
A: I think starting with songs that they like is always a good place to start. Everyone sings in their car or at home when they are alone and that's kind of where your voice starts for everybody. That's why the musical is so great, because those songs are so much fun and they have a lot of personality. Just giving someone something that's simple but it's something they can feel good about and feel successful with is great too.
Tour de Tech
Take a look behind the scenes of this year's production of "Hello Dolly" through our Tour de Tech where we show you what it's like controlling the technical parts of the show!
photos by Julia Hingorani
Do you want to work in these spaces? Fill out a crew application next spring or contact Mrs. Michelle Delisi.
Musicals Past: A Flashback to 10 Years of Marian Musicals
Graphic by Maria Determan and photos courtesy of past yearbooks
Orchestra Members
Orchestra Director: Paul Niedbalski
Violins: Morgan Hodges, Sophie Clark, Jacquie Smith, Shruthi Kumar, Kaylie Ewing, Emily Lamilla, Olivia Mathews, Arianna Seattle. Percussion: Abigail Lager, Isabel Romero. Violas: Madison Hofmeister, Mindy Zimmerman. Trombone: Maddie Genoways, Sean Bell. Woodwinds: Kelly Williams, Liz Young, Emily Saalfield, Hali Hansen, Aby Acevedo. Keyboard (& Rehearsal Accompanist): Tim DiBlasi. Trap Set: Judy Kuo. Trumpet: Roger Dill.
Technical Directors/Set Designers: Jeremy & Lindsay Cisco


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Indoor Pharmaceutical Disposal Bin, 19 Gallons - MW06-P
MW06-P Pharmaceutical Disposal Bin
Securr Medical Waste Disposal Kiosks are heavy duty, ADA compliant products that are a great choice where aesthetics and durability are key. Using a "chute" type loading door, contents are secure and can not be removed unless the service door is unlocked. This 19 gallon kiosk can be used for sharps disposal (MW06-S) or pharmaceutical disposal (MW06-P). The Pharm kiosk has two locks on the unloading door and the sharps kiosk has one. Best used indoors.
Made from corrosion resistant galvannealed steel, these attractive, sturdy containers will secure your contents while offering years of trouble free service. Galvannealed steel is a cold rolled steel with a Galvanized coating. This material has the same corrosion inhibiting properties as hot-dipped galvanized but has the advantage of excellent adherence of powder coated finishes. The loading chute is lined with stainless steel. Inside the heavy-gauge steel enclosure is a regulated medical waste liner with lid that can be removed and transported. The liner has 19 gallons of capacity.
All handles, striker plates and hardware are zinc coated for corrosion resistance. The stainless steel door hinges are heavy-duty piano hinge material. The housing and doors are made from corrosion resistant steel and are finished using a textured powder coat process. The finish is resistant to humidity, salt spray, fog, ultraviolet rays, abrasion and chemicals.
- Product Name Indoor Pharmaceutical Disposal Bin, 19 Gallons - MW06-P
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New Fundraising Initiative: Friends of UM History Opportunity Fund
This special, unrestricted fund will help the department support some of its most critical on-going needs, including: support for students and faculty to do original research; funding for student and faculty travel and participation in academic conferences; honoraria for renowned visiting scholars and lecturers; resources to attract and retain talented students; upgrading our seminar room and facilities; and much more.
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2016 Edition of Mrs Tiggy Winkle 50p coin. Has being used but is a collectors item. The item "Mrs Tiggy Winkle -Beatrix Potter 50P Coin" is in sale since Thursday, October 26, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectables\Decorative Ornaments & Plates\Border Fine Arts". The seller is "kerrylaura2010″ and is located in Barnsley. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, United States, New Zealand, China.
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DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:IMS) today announced that its board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $250 million of its common stock.
The share repurchase program does not obligate the company to repurchase any particular amount of common stock, and it could be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. The timing and amount of repurchases are determined by IMS Health's management at its discretion based on a variety of factors such as the market price of its common stock, corporate requirements, general market and economic conditions, legal requirements and compliance with the terms of the company's senior secured credit facilities and the indentures governing its outstanding senior notes. Purchases of the company's common stock may be made in open market transactions effected through a broker-dealer at prevailing market prices, in block trades, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The share repurchase program does not have a specified expiration date.
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IMS Health is a leading global information and technology services company providing clients in the healthcare industry with end-to-end solutions to measure and improve their performance. Our 7,500 services experts connect configurable SaaS applications to 10+ petabytes of complex healthcare data in the IMS One™ cloud platform, delivering unique insights into diseases, treatments, costs and outcomes. The company's 15,000 employees blend global consistency and local market knowledge across 100 countries to help clients run their operations more efficiently. Customers include pharmaceutical, consumer health and medical device manufacturers and distributors, providers, payers, government agencies, policymakers, researchers and the financial community.
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Sleep, the golden elixir of life, yet so many of us are chronically sleep deprived. While it would take 6 months of total sleep deprivation to actually kill you, the detrimental effects can be felt from as little as 1 nights poor sleep.
The focus on sleep by the biohacking enthusiasts in Silicone Valley is increasing as they realise the cognitive boosting powers it elicits. So much so that by 2020 the 'sleep tech' market is predicted to be worth 81 billion dollars as people try to optimise their sleep quality.
So why is sleep so important?
With regards to diet and exercise, when you try to lose weight when in a sleep deprived state, 70% of your weight loss will come from muscles mass rather than fat. Your body clings onto fat, precisely what we don't want as this loss of muscle mass leads to more weight gain as our basal metabolic rate decreases (amount of calories burnt at rest).
Not only this, as our sleep decreases so does our motivation to exercise. We will perform at a lower intensity making our workouts less efficient. Even more worrying is that as our sleep quantity decreases, our risk on injury increases. Sleep is also vital for recovery which has been hypothesised as a reason why we sleep better after exercise (although not too seen before bed, which I shall discuss in my next blog post).
Sleep impacts on our hunger and satiation hormones, ghrelin and leptin respectively. When participants of a study were sleep deprived so that they only had 5-6 hours per night for 1 week, their leptin levels decreased whereas their ghrelin levels skyrocketed. These participants consumed 200-300 more calories per day simply due to a lack of sleep.
Sleep isn't just important for helping us maintain a healthy weight, it is also vital for our overall health. When ordinarily healthy individuals were sleep deprived for 1 weeks (6 hours per night), their blood sugar levels were so disrupted that they would be diagnosed as pre diabetic.
Sleep also impacts on our cardiovascular health and every year this is proven in the statistics across the nation when it comes to daylight saving hours. When the clocks go forward and we lose an hour, the incidence of heart attacks increases by 24% and when they go back, they drop by 21%. This is just from 1 hour!!
Sleep and immunity are also intrinsically linked. A study researching the link between immune health and the common cold found that when we are sleep deprived (5 hours or less), we are 4 times more likely to catch a cold. Even more astounding is that when we have 4 hours or less for just one night, there is a 70% drop in anti cancer fighting immune cells known as 'natural killer cells'. These studies show how important sleep is to maintaining good health and fighting disease.
The final area I want to touch upon is that of mental health. There is no psychiatric condition in which sleep is normal. Our emotional brain centre (the amygdala) is 60% more reactive when we are sleep deprived. We are also much more emotional and impulsive when we haven't slept well. I know that when I am tired I can't cope with small things going wrong and tend to overreact to stressful situations that usually wouldn't faze me.
Sleep deprivation can also exasperate conditions such as depression and anxiety. There is an intimate relationship between mental health and sleep health and given we have become a sleep deprived nation there is little wonder that 1 in 4 people are now diagnosed with a mental health condition.
Shorter sleep results in a shorter life expectancy.
Now that I have scared you with the science behind why you should be getting more shut eye, how can we improve our sleep? Well, check in next week and I will give you some tips on how to improve your chances of getting a good nights sleep.
This information is taken from a podcast with Dr. Chatterjee & Dr. Matthew Walker, to listen in full head to #27 Why We Sleep with Matthew Walker PART 2 from Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee in Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee/id1333552422?i=1000416096496


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I've not been down to Liz Pub due to my schedule for Arsenal matches since their season kicked off. From what I read and hear, word has definitely spread and the pub is mostly packed on Arsenal telecasts.
Yesterday I had to contend with watching the match while in Seoul. I had to excuse myself to run back to my own room to watch StarSports coverage as the rest of them were watching the Liverpool v Chelsea match.
At least they are showing it on ESPN/StarSports here. I cannot emphasis how much I do not like the coverage on Football Channel. It's well and good if all I want is to watch the match, but for pre/half-time/post match commentary I'd rather listen to John Dykes and Steve McMahon than that pasty looking Joe Morrisson. Which makes me miss the dudes and atmosphere at Liz Pub more.
The Fulham match was a heart stopping one, the last 10 minutes providing the highest entertainment value with the help of Toure, RvP, Helb.
Playing Blackburn was like watching a football team play a rugby team. I don't know if Blackburn are as physical/bullying with any other teams in the EPL. They were mistaken if they thought these were just boys that are playing in the Carling Cup though, as Arsenal stood up to their many antics and even had a few choice words for their Manager.
The Lehmann situation doesn't look good. Yes, it's been only 2 matches. To make a blunder out of both though, is deserving of a 2nd look at our reserve keepers.
Will be on my way to Christchurch when Arsenal hosts Manchester City this Saturday (Dammit!). The standings at this point is not an accurate reflection so I am not looking at it. We do need to look hard at Lehmann though.
Arghh, can someone Fedex me some spicy chicken wings from Liz Pub?!


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Former FBI Director James Comey will tell the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday that President Donald Trump told him he "had not been involved" with Russian hookers.
Comey will say the exchange occurred during a March 30 phone call when Trump called Comey's office at the FBI, according to prepared remarks published by the committee on Wednesday.
"He described the Russia investigation 'as a cloud' that was impairing his ability to act on behalf of the country," Comey wrote in the memo. "He said he had nothing to do with Russia, had not been involved with hookers in Russia, and had always assumed he was being recorded when in Russia."
An unverified dossier detailing the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russia, prepared by a former British intelligence official, contained a claim that Trump hired sex workers to perform lewd acts in a Moscow Ritz-Carlton presidential suite where President Barack Obama once stayed. Trump has publicly dismissed the dossier as "fake news."
In their conversation, Comey will say he responded that he was directing the FBI to investigate the matter as quickly as it could. Comey will say that during a January 27 dinner, Trump expressed his "disgust" for the allegations, and was considering ordering Comey to investigate the "alleged incident" to prove it didn't happen.
Comey told Trump that ordering the investigation would "create a narrative" that the FBI was investigating him personally — which the FBI wasn't doing at that point — and that it's difficult to "prove a negative."
Trump fired Comey via a letter on May 9. Here's how you can watch Comey's testimony on Thursday.
Here are Comey's full prepared remarks:
James Comey Prepared Senate Testimony June 8 by Rebecca Harrington on Scribd
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BBY/ABY is used to position items along the Star Wars Timeline. BBY refers to Before the Battle of Yavin. ABY refers to After the Battle of Yavin. The Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope occured in 0 BBY/ABY.
The Youtini Expanded Universe Ranking system is a 1-5 scale that ranks EU book quality, difficulty, and importance. Books closer to Level 1 are easier to read and understand, more important, and of higher quality.
Qui-Gon is troubled by a vision of his close companion, Tahl, in great distress. He discovers that Tahl has been working on a difficult mission on the planet of New Apsolon, which he and Tahl had helped stabilize several years earlier. The royal sisters, Alani and Eritha, are in danger, but the adversaries lurk in the shadows. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan must expose the threat, retread the past, and forge new bonds in order to save the planet and rescue Tahl.
The Ties that Bind begins a dynamic storyline featuring Qui-Gon's blind Jedi companion, Tahl.


text: lancelotarnold 0 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM; simplified Chinese: 中医; traditional Chinese: 中醫; pinyin: Zhōngyī) is a style of traditional medicine based on more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice that includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy, but recently also influenced by modern Western medicine. TCM is widely used in Greater China where it has a long history, and recently it has begun "gaining global recognition". One of the basic tenets of TCM is that "the body's vital energy (ch'i or qi) circulates through channels, called meridians, that have branches connected to bodily organs and functions." Concepts of the body and of disease used in TCM reflect its ancient origins and its emphasis on dynamic processes over material structure, similar to European humoral theory. Scientific investigation has not found evidence for traditional Chinese concepts such as qi, meridians, and acupuncture points. The TCM theory and practice are not based upon scientific knowledge, and there is disagreement between TCM practitioners on what diagnosis and treatments should be used for any given patient. The effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine remains poorly researched and supported. There are concerns over a number of potentially toxic plants, animal parts, and mineral Chinese medicinals. There are also concerns over illegal trade and transport of endangered species including rhinoceroses and tigers, and the welfare of specially farmed animals including bears. A review of cost-effectiveness research for TCM found that studies had low levels of evidence, but so far have not shown benefit outcomes. Pharmaceutical research has explored the potential for creating new drugs from traditional remedies, with few successful results. A Nature editorial described TCM as "fraught with pseudoscience", and said that the most obvious reason it has not delivered many cures is that the majority of its treatments have no logical mechanism of action. Proponents suggest that research has so far missed key features of the art of TCM, such as unknown interactions between various ingredients and complex interactive biological systems. The doctrines of Chinese medicine are rooted in books such as the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon and the Treatise on Cold Damage, as well as in cosmological notions such as yin-yang and the five phases. Starting in the 1950s, these precepts were standardized in the People's Republic of China, including attempts to integrate them with modern notions of anatomy and pathology. In the 1950s, the Chinese government promoted a systematized form of TCM. TCM describes health as the harmonious interaction of these entities and the outside world, and disease as a disharmony in interaction. TCM diagnosis aims to trace symptoms to patterns of an underlying disharmony, by measuring the pulse, inspecting the tongue, skin, and eyes, and looking at the eating and sleeping habits of the person as well as many other things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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Figures revealed by mobile phone retailer called MobilesPlease show that Android mobie phones outsell Windows Phone 7 by a factor of 15:1.
The online mobile seller revealed that just 3 per cent of its smartphone sales went to Windows Phone 7 and just under 2 per cent of its overall sales which includes feature phones.
This is apparently a trend within the mobile phone retail sector, at least in the UK and may indicate that Microsoft's mobile platform is in more trouble than originally believed.
MobilesPlease reckon that the main reason why this is so is because the Windows Phone 7 phones are generic ones which are only slightly different from their well established Android counterparts.
Given that manufacturers normally have less leeway with Windows Phone 7, have to pay a license fee to Microsoft, endure a longer development process and hence higher costs of production and higher resale price, which kickstarts a vicious circle.
There are literally dozens of Android handsets on the market from well known and lesser known manufacturers like ZTE or Alcatel and competition breeds innovation and brings significant price cuts.
It's worth noting as well that Android outsold Symbian smartphones by a whopping 5:1, something that is not clearly highlighted in the blog post.


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Family violence is a major social issue that has gained considerable attention in recent years in Australia, including significant efforts to improve responses to women and children experiencing this violence. However, as a family violence support worker, I am aware of a particular circumstance in which responses to family violence continue to be a major problem. In my work, I see women's reports of breaches to their family violence intervention orders (IVO) sometimes not being recorded by police and such an inadequate response means that the safety of women and children can be highly compromised. This is known in the family violence support field as a negative police response. It is this problem – what are the factors of these police responses and why do they occur – that will be the focus of my proposed research.
My proposed research will be an exploratory study regarding the lack of recording reports of breaches to family violence IVO in Melbourne, Victoria. In attempting to understand the nature of these responses and why they occur as they do, I will examine the experiences of women who are being supported by support workers to report breaches to police, police experiences of responding to these women and their support workers and support workers' experiences of working with both police and women. This research will explore current practice, identify problems from the perspectives of women, support workers and police. This research will highlight what is working and recommend areas of policy improvement to the current justice response.
Rachael is a Family Violence Case Manager for Uniting Care Victoria.
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Honorable Minister Pervez Rashid was shown saying during a telecast that the total power generating capacity in the country was 14,000 Mega Watts and the demand for the electricity was much more. Whereas the former president General Pervez Musharraf is on record to have said so many times that his govt. left a total of 19,000 MW power generation capacity, but the power generating units are not being operated to their full capacity. Obviously, one of them is incorrect in his assertion. Could someone more knowledgeable put us wise on this count, please?
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