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Magnesium Corporation: FSS 50DM
MARKET: Waterproofing : Pipeline Rehabilitation
SYSTEM: FSS50DM Aromatic Elastomeric Spray Polyurea
PROJECT: Sealing Corrosion holes in Header Pipe (while in service)
OWNER: Magnesium Corporation of America
CONTRACTOR: Systems Development Services Inc.
Internal corrosion of this 220' section of header pipe at Mag Corp was causing a serious problem. Due to budget constraints, the company's primary objective was to extend the life of the pipe by as much as 2 years. The problem was to find a way to encapsulate a large section of pipe that had a negative operational pressure of 4 to 8 lbs. The pipes content of chlorine gas, along with a surface temperature of 200 degrees F, created a series of problems in the repair procedures.
Once the pipe was sand blasted, it was determined that neoprene patches and VersaFlex FSS-50DM could be used to seal all of the holes. The pipe would then be recoated with 85-100 mils of FSS-50DM Polyurea coating. By sealing off all of the holes, the pipe would no longer pull in moisture, which when combined with chlorine gas created HCL. Solving this dilemma eliminated further interim pipe corrosion and achived Magnesium Corporations primary objective.


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Michael Jackson's niece Brandi Jackson has slammed her ex-boyfriend Wade Robson for the sexual abuse accusations he made about her uncle in the explosive documentary Leaving Neverland.
- Aaron Carter says he slept in Michael Jackson's bed, threatens Wade Robson
- Michael Jackson's son Blanket goes 'mute' after Leaving Neverland airs
Speaking to Australia's Kyle and Jackie O radio show, Brandi, who says she dated Wade throughout her teenage years, claimed her ex-boyfriend was simply looking for a big pay check.
"When I was watching [Leaving Neverland], I was completely sickened by it, to be honest with you. The things that he was saying were so over the top and so ridiculous," she said.
"[Wade] was not describing my uncle. He was describing a totally different person, but not my uncle.
"And that's why this is a narrative that has changed... over the last 15 years. Everything that he's ever said about my uncle is the complete opposite of who he was painting in this documentary."
Earlier this year, Brandi, 37, tweeted that she and Wade had dated for over seven years, but that including that detail in the documentary would "ruin his timeline".
"With Wade saying that he was afraid [he and Michael] would go to jail [if he revealed the abuse], Wade was a grown man when he testified the second time," she told Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O.
"If someone had been... abusing you when you were 14 years old, and you had a chance to go on the stand and put that man away for the rest of his life so that he couldn't hurt anyone else, you'd do it.
"You would. I can understand when he was a child if he was too afraid to do such a thing - that makes sense. But as a grown man, it doesn't."
In Leaving Neverland, Wade alleges Michael molested him from the age of seven until he was a teenager. Previously, he testified that nothing inappropriate had ever taken place with the King Of Pop, but has since revealed he was threatened by the singer to stay quiet.

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Because you can never have too many Nachos
• Corn tortillas
• Vegetable oil
• Salt
• Sour cream
• Cheddar cheese, grated
• Guacamole:
• 1/2 red onion
• 1-2 tablespoons coriander
• 2 avocados
• 1 tomato, seeded
• 1 lime
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 1 green chilli
• Pico de Gallo:
• 2 1/2 tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 small garlic clove, crushed
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 1 lime
• 1-2 tablespoons coriander
• Salt & pepper, to taste
1. Lightly oil 2 baking trays. Place a corn tortilla on a cutting board and lightly oil the top of that tortilla before adding the next one on top. Repeat until you have oiled the top of each tortilla.
2. Cut the stack of tortillas in half and half again to create quarters. Cut each quarter in half again until you have 8 triangles per each tortilla. Spread out the triangles over the two trays making sure none overlap.
3. Season with salt and (optional) cayenne pepper.
4. Bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for 6 minutes. If tortillas aren't slightly golden, flip and cook them for a further minute or so on the other side. They may feel soft when they come out the oven but they will crisp up after a couple minutes of cooling.
5. I like to enjoy mine by melting cheese over the top and serving with pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
6. For the guacamole, add a tablespoon of red onion and coriander into a pestle and mortar and crush to release flavours. Add avocados 1 at a time and mash until desired consistency.
7. Transfer to a bowl and mix together with remaining onion and coriander, tomato, chilli and season with salt & pepper.


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Cine Gear 2014 Wrap Up. LED Blankets, GoPro Power And Gimbals Galore.
Cine Gear 2014 always has a ton of great cinema gear. This year we had a few cool new toys like the Source Maker LED blanket lights, Atomos Ninja Star Pro Res Recorder. Switronix has some killer new GoPro power adapters and it seems that everyone has a brushless gimbal system. Defy had a nice range from around twenty five hundred up to nine grand. Preston Cinema showed off the new Pilot Ranger 2 Wireless Follow Focus System. We have a few more videos to cut. In the meantime here is some of our coverage of Cine Gear 2014.
Atomos Ninja Star, Ninja Blade, New Products. Cine Gear 2014.
Preston Light Ranger 2. Wireless Follow Focus System. Cine Gear 2014.
Switronix Power Adapters. Cine Gear 2014.
Dactylcam Cable Camera System. Cine Gear 2014.
Film Power Crazy Gimbal Cam With Arm. Cine Gear 2014.
Defy Brushless Gimbal G5 and G12 Systems. Cine Gear 2014.


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Why this French woman refused to change her Facebook profile picture to the French flag
LONDON — A French woman has explained exactly why she decided not to change her Facebook profile picture to show the French flag after the Paris attacks.
Charlotte Farhan is an artist and a writer who works as the Editor-in-Chief of Art Saves Lives International (ASLI) magazine. She's received a lot of attention on social media and in the press recently after she posted a status update saying that she wouldn't be changing her Facebook profile picture on Saturday after the attacks.
I won't be changing my profile to the French flag even though I am French and from Paris. The reason for this is that if...
Posted by Charlotte Farhan on Saturday, November 14, 2015
Here's Farhan's post in full.
"I won't be changing my profile to the French flag even though I am French and from Paris. The reason for this is that if I did this for only Paris this would be wrong. If I did this for every attack on the world, I would have to change my profile everyday several times a day. My heart is with the world, no borders, no hierarchy, I hold every human's life with value who is attacked by extremist beliefs whether they are based on religion, prejudice or profit! Don't be part of the "us and them" mentality which the war mongers want you to do!"
The original post has been shared, at the time of writing, around 94,000 times. There has been a largely positive response in the comments.
However, Farhan has clearly received some negative attention as well. The following day she posted another status defending her original post, which by that point had already spread quickly through Facebook.
"If you took what I said via the status of mine which went viral yesterday, as a criticism, then you missed my point completely," she wrote. "I was speaking for myself about my views and my actions regarding my life.
"I have no issue with those using the flag as their profile picture, I just explained why I as a FRENCH person did not."
Following her original status, Farhan has since shared more thoughts on the world's reaction to the Paris attacks.
One other thought I have on my viral status, my only criticism was of Facebook and our world leaders; by giving only one...
Posted by Charlotte Farhan on Sunday, November 15, 2015
Here she emphasises that her criticism was of Facebook and various world leaders for "sharing condolences with only one country."
"One other thought I have on my viral status, my only criticism was of Facebook and our world leaders; by giving only one option of changing your profile to only one countries flag which is suffering when there are so many others which are also suffering around the world is wrong! World leaders sharing condolences with only one country is wrong! This was my point!!"
On Monday, Farhan shared a follow-up asking people to be respectful of her opinion.
Please remember I am only human, I in no way think I am perfect! I am actually a very fragile person who suffers...
Posted by Charlotte Farhan on Monday, November 16, 2015
Here's Farhan's follow-up in full.
"Please remember I am only human, I in no way think I am perfect! I am actually a very fragile person who suffers terribly with mental illness and is unable to leave my home unaided. I am feeling so overwhelmed by the love, but the few negatives hurt me deeply as they are hateful and prejudice and some are threatening. All I ask is for people to be respectful, kind and if you wish to know more about me, ask? I only wish to create positive change in the world heart emoticon love to you all, we are one!"
Farhan has since explained her reasons for the original status in more detail to The Independent.
"Being a French-British person and being married to a Jordanian-British person who is Muslim, and having lots of family in Palestine, I felt like I would be very hypocritical if I took advantage of Facebook's flag situation because I felt that it would show that I was not inclusive with my sympathy," she said.
"And of course my sympathy was with the French and the victims but I am very aware of current affairs and I know of all the tragedies that go on continuously."
Mashable has reached out to Farhan and we will update this article if we receive a response.


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If anyone should claim "Snowboarding is dead", send them to Stuben for the Longboard Classic!
More than 560 riders took part in a fantastic race on the legendary Albona direttissima and did everything to make it a great snowboard party.
20 years and not a bit quiet. From Friday the 5th to Sunday the 7th of April 2019 the cosy Stuben am Arlberg turned into a colourful snowboard spectacle again. Given the new record number of participants there is no end of enthusiasm in sight, on the contrary the field of the very youngest is growing rapidly and we too have our seven year old snowboard dwarf with us again. And as far as snowboarding is concerned he can already make some old people look old. But for the nightly celebrations he is still missing a good decade and so he better misses the traditionally wild welcome party in the crazy Moonlight bar.
On the next morning we have an extensive breakfast in the AprésPost, while our eyes wander up again and again to Albona Grat, where in a few hours the big buzz will start. In the meantime the registration has started in the festival tent. Despite the large crowd and thanks to the many hardworking helpers, this is fast and stress-free. And of course, the classic LBC T-shirt is a must for every LBC check-in. As a lift pass the participants get a colourful Hawaiian Lei.
Mostly placed at the end of an article, we would like to give priority to say a big thank you to the initiator and organizer of the Longboard Classic, Paul Gruber and his family, our friend Muck Müller, all helpers in front and behind the scenes, the supporting companies, the mountain rescue Stuben, the people of Stuben and everyone else who contributed to this great weekend... you are the best!
Over the next years, Stuben's tourism director Gebhard Pichler will certainly be able to honour a few more LBC visitors for their loyalty, 20 years of Longboard Classic Stuben leaves its mark and whoever has been there is simply infected by the good vibes at Albona.
Longboard Classic means a lot of long and/or old snowboard treasures that demand a lot of courage and skill in riding the challenging course. For all those who prefer to race with a modern board, the hottest snowboard brands with their latest test equipment are available.
and of course longboard specialists like rad-air, LTB or the Vintage Styler Boerteun from
Belgium Holland, who will donate a LBC Oldschool Snowsurfer to the charity auction later on.
Snow enough and best conditions as Muck calls for the line up and the enormous crowd is gathered at noon on the Albonagrat. Safety First but otherwise full throttle is the announcement. The start takes place in the well-known categories, LBC Masters (from 172cm), Old School (before 1990) or No School, and the final Kids Group Ride.
"Run, you old scumbags" and the longboard men rush towards the drop and the first one is already half down, followed by a crowd of ants, until the last one is on the track and the following ladies slowly get ready.
Click through our picture gallery and watch the video where we tried to capture the cool atmosphere.
In view of the steepness and the many different types of snow that one encounters on these 1001 metres of altitude: Respect and hats off to all the riders of all sexes and ages who have mastered this route with so much fun and dedication.
Down at the finish line, the riders are warmly welcomed by Paul and Kiwi and enjoy lunch in bright sunshine and, above all, being together with so many like-minded people. Meanwhile, the kids enjoy themselves in the snow and on the Konvoi miniramp, while the old ones tell each other stories in the deckchair. Gigi Rüf, the charming snowboard pro from Vorarlberg, is taking a few jumps above the fairground and was, as it turns out at the following award ceremony, also successful at the race.
First, however, the guest ceremony mentioned at the beginning, on the one hand 20 years Longboard Classic in Stuben, on the other hand Paul Gruber and his family as dedicated friends of this beautiful place. After the acknowledgements, the charity auction of the LBC Boerteun Snowsurfer takes place seamlessly. In a true staccato, Kiwi raises the offered sum to 650 Euro for the benefit of the Skate Aid Foundation of the skateboard legend Titus Dittmann, of course also a loyal LBC regular guest.
The stage is set for the winners, who will be presented to us by the two moderators Muck and Dani Kiwi in a funny gibberish of Bavarian, New Zealand Swiss and other linguistic sounds.
From the left, the women's Masters: Babs from Switzerland, Tina (Germany) second from last year and Ruthie from Canada, who changed places this time. In the category Noschool: Janina from Germany, Bronky (Slovakia) and Isabelle (Switzerland). And successful in the Oldschool women's category: Magdalena and Caroline from Austria) as well as Dana from the Czech Republic.
This year's Special Award goes to the fearless Marco, who has dared to race on a bindingless Burton Backhill (Throwback). Big applause from the audience especially for the many children who took part. All together they come on stage and are allowed to help themselves out of the gift boxes, before they are told: fire free and the "leftovers", caps, glasses, shirts etc. end up in the cheering audience.
The open air continues on the Konvoi Miniramp, where the duo of the New York Wannabees from Frankfurt give us some exciting songs and the first ones are already pogoing. As the sun slowly goes down, even the most restless take off their snowsurfers and the community dissolves, only to get together again in the festival tent for the big party after sauna and dinner.
So many hungry snowboard mouths, which of course all storm the pubs at the same time, get Stuben's gastronomy on its toes again and let the pots steam up.
Things get hot in the party tent until early in the morning. Unfortunately we're a bit late for the LBC Allstars, but the crowd is already raging, while they're being heated up with funky dancehall sounds from the Regensburg crew. UCee backed by the Rootz Radicals Band kicks off and brings, sometimes soulful, sometimes a little stronger, his messages to woman and man and in the hips and legs, until the floor swings and after several additions his colleagues from the well known Mortal Kombat Soundsystem take over.
Depending on how wild the night was, on Sunday morning it was time for a splitboard tour, freeriding or like us, some runs on the slopes and then for coffee gossip and bye-bye on the sun terrace of the AprésPost Hotel in Stuben. Cu there!
Video Longboard Classic #20 - Enjoy


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Northen Thailand
Chiang Mai Police Seize 100 Million Baht in Assets from Hmong Drug Gang
The frozen assets include 21 single houses and shophouses in several housing estates, seven cars, four motorcycles and bank accounts.
The assets freezing followed earlier arrest of three Hmong tribesmen in Wiang Sa district of Nan and Mae Sod district of Tak and seizure of more than 600,000 methamphetamine tablets. They were identified as Panya Songprasitphol, Koh Harnsathawong and Sawat Assavawitpinyo.
Narcotic police have also arrested two Hmongs and seized 350,000 methamphetamine tablets as they were driving in a car in Chiang Kham district of Phayao province while on their way to deliver the drug to a customer in Sukhothai. The arrest of the duo led to the seizure of more than five million baht worth of assets in a housing estate in Chiang Mai.
Pol Maj-Gen Panudet Boonruang, commander of Narcotic Police Region 3, said that the Hmong drug gang was made up of family members numbering between 30-40 people each being assigned to different jobs.


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SummaryHusky Heat Pumps are a leading manufacturer and supplier of environmentally friendly domestic and commercial heating systems. Due to the huge volume of business we receive we are looking for new franchisees to join us now.
Husky Heat Pumps
- In the UK
- Franchise
- £12,420
- Yes
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Full Description
The Husky Franchise
Your hottest option for great business
Our business is easy to understand, in huge demand and simple to start. Husky is leading designer, manufacturer and installer of environmental heating.
- We are a proven leader in the UK heat pump market.
- Our heat pumps save up to 75% on bills, 50% on carbon and are economical to fit.
- Legislation will soon mean that gas boilers can't legally be fitted to new builds – so heat pumps are the only viable alternative.
- For both reasons, we enjoy massive demand from homeowners, Housing Associations and new-build contractors.
We already have more contracts than our existing engineers and franchisees can handle – so we need you NOW. With head office getting more contracts for our franchisees every day – you can be fully booked and making money from day one!
What a franchisee does:
We train you to become a respected Husky installer and service team. You start your business with one van – but can grow to manage as many vans as you like. Husky is simple for you to start up and make money from sooner.
We need franchisees straight away to serve our contracts, so we make set-up really easy:
- We do all the sales for you and already have contracts for you to serve.
- We give you EVERYTHING you need to start trading, in an affordable package.
- We train you at our professional academy.
- We help you recruit.
- We do all the administration for you.
- We get you straight onto jobs after training.
- So you earn straight away!
How much do Husky franchisees make?
One of our units made £300,000 in its first year.
Even with one job per week, you would earn over £133,000 and we expect ambitious franchisees to be able to serve two or three jobs per week.
How easy is it for franchisees to learn?
You don't need any experience. We will train you in everything you need at our unique professional training academy.
We believe that you need to build experience on the front line starting with one van – but if you do want to expand to grow a bigger business, we can help you manage that successfully.
What does it cost?
£24,840 (+ VAT) including a large territory and all the training and tools you need.
You'll get the VAT back once registered and we'll help you approach banks for 50% (subject to status), making your cost as little as £12,420.
What do I get for the money?
- A huge territory of 38,000+ households.
- Deposit on your van, fit out, livery and tracker.
- 3 weeks of training at the Husky training centre.
- Computer(s), software and peripherals.
- Tools and PPE equipment.
- Consumables and parts.
- Set up of your company, VAT, accounts and MCS.
- Uniforms and apparel.
- Launch marketing – with all your sales done for you.
- Marketing materials, leaflets, client packs and stationery.
- Website.
- A detailed manual.
- 24/7 support.
Husky is a better franchise
We only profit if Husky is right for you, so there is no pressure to join. If you do join us we'll do everything we can to help you succeed.
We need great franchisees NOW because we have huge demand to serve – our business is not selling franchises, it's selling heat pumps!
Next Steps
Make an enquiry and we'll send you our detailed prospectus.
If you just want to see what we do but aren't ready for a formal meeting – you are welcome to drop in or to visit (free) one of our monthly discovery days. If you are eager to get started, simply call us when you get our prospectus.


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Ryujin's Damage Mod is a modification for the damage ratios in Crysis.
One of the annoying things about Crysis has got to be the unrealistic damage ratios given not only to yourself, but hostile targets as well. It's quite frustrating having to empty anything more than a few bullets into a single enemy character, however this seems to happen quite often with the stock Damage ratios - unless you can sit without being shot at long enough to get a number of head shots.
This download however, is here to save the day. By installing this file, the damage dealt for each weapon will become significantly more realistic and definitely more enjoyable as well. However your enemies also will have improved ratios meaning they can too take you out easier than they could before.
Overall this is a must have download for anyone attempting to shed some realism into their game play and comes to you recommended.
See the readme for further information and installation instructions.
Features: * The FY71 fires 7.62x39 M43 and its recoil has been tweaked a bit. * The SCAR curretly fires 5.56x45 NATO with its recoil lowered a tiny bit. * The SOCOM fires .45 ACP * The SMG fires 4.6x30 (MP7) * The DSG1 fire 7.62x51 match ammo. * Shotgun was modded a bit to more realistic buckshot * Ragdoll has been changed so they don't fly away when shot. * AI changed to be a bit more careful. To-do: * Fix bullet penetration * Get bullet drop to work properly Installation guide: 1. Go to your Crysis game folder -> Electronic Arts -> Crytek -> Crysis -> Mods. (if not existing please create this folder inside your Crysis root folder) 2. Copy the mod folder from the downloaded file into the current game folder (Crysis/Mods). 3. Start Crysis, use the modloader to load the mod. 4. After restart of Crysis, open console (^) type in "con_restricted 0" (without the "") enter and then type in "map mapname" (without the "" whereas mapname = the name of the map you want to load located in the mod level folder in Mods/Game/Levels folder)
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For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 01, 2017
Tidal estuary in West Marin slated for restoration
San Rafael, CA – Stewardship of Bolinas Lagoon, a wildlife-rich tidal estuary designated as a wetland area of international importance for nearly 20 years, will be discussed at a public meeting February 9 in Stinson Beach. The annual State of Bolinas Lagoon Conference starts at 7 p.m. at the Stinson Beach Community Center, 32 Belvedere Avenue.
Several studies have been published over the past 10 years to address the restoration of this 1,100-acre jewel of West Marin nature. The estuary, managed by the Marin County Open Space District, is separated from the Pacific Ocean by a narrow and low-lying spit of land on which dozens of Stinson Beach homes are located. About three miles of State Highway 1 (Shoreline Highway) serves as the eastern border of the lagoon, and Olema-Bolinas Road is along the western lagoon waterfront.
This year's conference will focus on draft conceptual design alternatives for the North End Wetland Enhancement and Sea Level Rise Adaptation Project, commonly called the North End Project. It was recommended in 2013 by a scientific review group to rehabilitate important wildlife habitats and address years of habitat alteration.
A key facet of the project is adaptation to sea level rise and chronic flooding while improving functions of tributary creeks and allowing for gradual expansion of the lagoon's perimeter. Roadway flooding is another component to be addressed while respecting the habitation improvement goal for shoreline birds, waterfowl, and fish, including special-status species such as steelhead and red-legged frog.
Phase I of the North End Project was completed when reconnaissance surveys of existing biological, cultural, and physical resources within the project area were conducted and summary report of the findings was drafted. Representatives from the open space district plan to show three conceptual designs during the February 9 conference. The Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council will vote on its preferred alternative later this spring, and then it will go to the Marin County Open Space District Board of Directors for approval, followed by formal California Environmental Quality Act review.
Residents and other interested parties will get a chance to interact with restoration project coordinators, scientists, management staff, and local community representatives. Public input will be welcomed throughout the approval process and environmental review.
The event is being hosted by the Bolinas Lagoon Advisory Council, which works in partnership with Marin County Parks, the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore.
For more about Bolinas Lagoon, visit the webpage devoted to its Ecosystem Restoration Project.
Veronica PearsonProject Manager, Bolinas Lagoon RestorationMarin County Parks
Marin Civic CenterSuite 260San Rafael, CA 94903(415) 473-3745Email: Veronica PearsonMarin County Parks website


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Выступление проф. Кисселя в Санкт-Петербургском филиале Высшей школы экономики
20 июня в 15-00 в НИУ ВШЭ СПб выступил ведущий научный сотрудник МЛ исследований русско-европейского интеллектуального диалога проф. Вольфганг Киссель
Проф. Киссель представил свой доклад "From October Revolution to Soviet Civilization. On the emergence and transformation of a Stalinist discourse".
Аннотация доклада:
The Russian concept of civilization / civilizaciia gradually emerged out of a large semantic field of synonyms (as for instance, culture, civility, education, enlightenment, improvement of manners and customs, perfectibility of human existence, pacification and settlement of savage tribes) and antonyms (mainly barbarism and barbarity, wildness, cruelty, decay, decline, decadence), a process which was closely linked to the development of a multi-ethnical and multi-cultural Russian empire and spanned most of the 18th century and developed further throughout the 19th century. The loss of confidence in a continuous and potentially limitless improvement of living conditions on the planet anticipated the catastrophe of World War I, which definitely undermined the material basis and the intellectual reference system of the civilizational paradigm. In the early Soviet Union, the complete break with the Tsarist past and the formation of a one-party dictatorship was followed by a rapid reconstruction of a multi-national empire dominated by military power and with a high affinity to violence. After the October Revolution, most Bolshevik intellectuals thought that the concept of civilization was obsolete and should be left to the Western bourgeoisie. Nevertheless in the mid-1930s, the Russian translation of a two volume report on the Soviet Union by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, British Fabian socialists, prepared the way for a reappraisal of the concept of civilization in the inner circle of power. From the new point of view, a Soviet civilizational discourse seemed to combine the self-assertiveness of a young industrialized empire with the achievements of science and social progress. Towards the end of World War II, Stalin used the concept of civilization in a speech celebrating the triumph of the Red Army over Nazi barbarity, thus reopening the old divide (civilization versus barbarity) and recasting it in a new Soviet mold. The usurpation of the very term for peaceful and prosperous coexistence and its integration into the official language of the totalitarian Soviet Union proved highly efficient. The discourse of a superior Soviet civilization capable of overtaking its rivals was to become a main strategy of external and internal propaganda in the post-Stalinist era, promoting, among other things, the construction of gigantic industrial sites regardless of ecological damage and economic decline.
Киссель Вольфганг Штефан
Международная лаборатория исследований русско-европейского интеллектуального диалога: Ведущий научный сотрудник


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Grand Theft Auto Online's newest update, Arena War, is out today. It adds seven new game modes based around car combat.
Grand Theft Auto Online is the multiplayer component of Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold over 100 million copies. Rockstar Games releases weekly updates for GTA Online with things like new vehicles, clothes, and game modes. Players can use in-game currency to buy new cars and fashions, but they can also boost their in-game wallet with real money. While other single-player games include multiplayer components, GTA Online stands out for giving players access to a connected open-world where they can do as they please or engage in specific activities like races. And it has helped Rockstar monetize Grand Theft Auto V long past its 2013 debut.
Arena War will look familiar to fans of the film Death Race 2000. Just like it, players compete in car-based gladiatorial combat. Or if you want a more recent film reference, think of those crazy cool cars from Mad Max: Fury Road.
The seven new multiplayer modes include Carnage, where players simply fight to be the last vehicle standing. Games Master has one team trying to collect checkpoints while the other uses the arena's tools to try and blow them up. Here Comes the Monsters puts one team in monster trucks while the other is stuck in compact cars.
The update also adds the Arena Workshop, which helps you customize your own combat car. And, of course, Arena War adds new vehicles and clothes to buy (you can use real money to help boost your in-game wallet).
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Pretty in pink: Last week, Kylie took to her Lip Kit By Kylie Instagram page to share this snapshot of herself modeling a deep, mauve blush shade from her next collection, which she named Posie K
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Monday, Sept. 28
After Stromaeblew everybody away at Coachella earlier this year, Billboard magazine noted: "He's a fully-fledged superstar in an up-and-comer's body; don't be surprised if by next year he's a stadium act." In Montreal, the iconoclastic hip-hop-electro-chanson singer-songwriter – born Paul Van Haver in Brussels in 1985 – is already a huge star: Stromae is back headlining the Bell Centre Sept. 28-29 at 7:30 nightly. The Sept. 29 show is sold out. Opening act: Jidenna. Admission: $62 to $83. Tickets: 514-790-2525 or evenko.ca.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
The 11th annual Montreal International Black Film Festival kicks off today with a tribute to political leader Martin Luther King III. He will receive the festival's 2015 Humanitarian Awardbefore tonight's 7 p.m. screening of the festival's opening film, the critically-hailed documentary Sweet Micky for Presidentabout the Haitian presidential campaign of Haiti's most controversial musician: Michel Martelly, a.k.a. Sweet Micky. Afterward, Grammy winner Pras Michel of the Fugees will host an opening party at Le Petit Olympia (1282 Amherst St.). On Oct. 2 the festival will give the 2015 Social Impact Award to Oscar-winner Paul Haggis and Haitian filmmaker David Belle. Film highlights include the closing feature documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution(Oct. 4), Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang (Oct. 3), and the documentaryGame Face(Oct. 3) about LGBTQ athletes. Says festival founder Fabienne Colas: "When I saw Game Face, it shook me to my core and I decided we had to screen it at the festival. It is important to screen this film because homosexuality remains widely taboo in the black community." The festival runs till Oct. 4 at various venues. For information and tickets: montrealblackfilm.com.
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Montreal favourite Chris de Burgh brings The Hands of Man Tour to Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier for two shows, Sept. 29-30 at 8 nightly. His band will be accompanied by a symphony orchestra. Admission: $62.45 to $123.34 plus taxes. Tickets: 514-842-2112 or placedesarts.com.
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Canadian choreographerGeorge Stamos deconstructs masculine stereotypes such as the "metrosexual" and "lumbersexual" in his intriguing dance piece Situations featuring nine dancers. "I feel most people do not relate entirely to the traditional rules on what men or women are supposed to be, and trying to measure up to these rules can cause feelings of stress and inadequacy for a lot of people," Stamos says. "With this dance I want to create an event where everyone in the audience feels free to be the kind of being they are, whether that's outside or inside of those rules." Situations runs at the Agora de la Danse (840 Cherrier St.) from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at 8 nightly. Admission: $20-28. Tickets: 514-525-1500 or agoradanse.com.
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The ARTSIDA auction fundraiser for AIDS Community Care Montreal boasts paintings by, among others, Daniel Barkley, Dominic Besner, Yvon Goulet and Zilon. Showtime: 6 p.m. at Espace Réunion (6600 Hutchison). General admission: $50. VIP: $125. Tickets: 514-529-9462 or artsida.org.
Legendary soul man Stevie Wonder brings his Songs in the Key of LifePerformance Tour to the Bell Centre at 8 p.m. Admission: $62.50 to $175.50. Tickets: 514-790-2525 or evenko.ca.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Danse Danse kicks off its 18th season with three works by the National Ballet of Canada, choreographed by William Forsythe (The Second Detail), Marco Goecke (Spectre de la Rose) and Wayne McGregor (Chroma), in a two-hour show at Théâtre Maisonneuve. Runs Oct. 1-3 at 8 nightly. Admission: $46.75 to $75.25 plus taxes. Tickets: 514-842-2112 or dansedanse.ca.
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Upstart Montreal LGBT Film Festival will screen seven films at Cinéma du Parc (3575 Parc Ave.) from Oct. 1-7, notably Tab Hunter Confidential (Oct. 1-2) and Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story(Oct. 4 and 6). Admission: $12. Tickets: cinemaduparc.com.
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Quebec rockers Vilain Pingouin headline Café Campus (57 Prince Arthur St. E.) at 8:30 p.m. Opening act: WD-40. Admission: $20 advance, $25 day of. Tickets: 514-844-1010 or cafecampus.com.
Friday, Oct. 2
Montreal Ska Festival presents Westbound Train (Oct. 2/admission: $13.14) and the much-anticipated The Kingpins reunion concert (Oct. 3/admission: $18.14), both at Petit Campus (57 Prince Arthur St. E.). Showtime: 8 p.m. Says Kingpins bandleader Lorraine Muller: "This has been a dream for a while now. Expect the good, the bad and the ugly with some shenanigans thrown in for good measure. This is a throwback and a throwdown!" Tickets: lepointdevente.com.
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Saturday, Oct. 3
Tonight's instalment of Montreal's hugely popular all-true storytelling series Confabulation is called Taboo: Stories We Probably Shouldn't Be Sharing. Showtime: 8 p.m. Admission: $10. Afterward, stick around for stand-up comic Keith Waterfield and co-host Leighland Beckman as they welcome comedian DeAnne Smith to their Life Lessons talk show. Showtime: 10 p.m. Admission: $10 (or $5 if you also attend Confabulation). Both events are at MainLine Theatre (3997 St-Laurent Blvd.). For information: mainlinetheatre.ca or 514-849-3378.
Sunday, Oct. 4
Montreal jazz diva Ranee Lee, blues queen Carolyn Fe and cast members of The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God will perform at Black Theatre Workshop's 45th B-Day Party from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Centaur Theatre lobby (453 St-François-Xavier). There will also be Caribbean food and refreshments. Admission: $20 plus taxes. RSVP: 514-932-1104.
Meanwhile, Governor General Award-winning playwright Djanet Sears's play The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God boasts a large cast of 22 —including Jackie Richardson and Walter Borden — and continues at Centaur till Oct. 18. Admission: $31 to $53.50. Tickets: 514-288-3161 or centaurtheatre.com.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story gave the wrong ticket price for Situations, on at the Agora de la danse till Oct. 2.
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We have all experienced online advertisements which seem to follow us around on the Internet, be it on Facebook, Instagram, Google or Twitter. It could be that one ad you clicked through once for a watch (or perhaps you did not even click through it but it appeared on your Sponsored posts), and it seems to haunt your every turn on the web now.
These ads have gotten so good at tracking us online and following us around that they are almost inevitable to avoid. Needless to say, their perseverance can often pay off in the end when 'victims' succumb to persisting ads following them with every single turn on the Internet (*ahem* speaking from the true voice of a real-life victim).
So how did these ads get so good at stalking us (even better than that creepy ex-lover of ours silently watching our Instastories) even when we are browsing in Incognito, or switched up our devices? Are these targeted ads honed to understand our online buying preferences useful to us? Or just downright creepy?
This is probably the most common tracking tool you have heard of used for targeted advertising, because it is also one of the oldest techniques. When you surf a website, the website will store a cookie in your web browser. What is the cookie used for? The next time you return to the website, the cookie recognises you and shows you the products you were viewing earlier.
There are also another form of cookies created by third-party networks. These type of cookies are used to identify you on a different site which may carry ads from the same network. This way they are able to display ads based on the ones you were viewing even from a different site before ("retargeting"/"remarketing").
Whenever you Google for a product or website while you are signed in to your Google account (on desktop/Android/iPhone), you are enabling Google to build a profile on you and your interests based on your searches, even if you are using a voice assistant. Hence, when you log on anywhere else with your Google account again, you will see ads based on the profile Google has personalised for you.
To check your online activity tied to your Google account, check your Google My Activity.
Websites can install tracking pixels which convey your online activity back to them and display targeted ads in your newsfeed based on when you are using their services and what you were looking at (Hello Facebook 'Like' button!)
The tiny 1×1 pixels are made to be camouflaged or transparent but will identify your unique IP address and relay this back to the web server to know when you are performing a certain action such as visiting a site, opening emails, or viewing a digital ad.
After registering your details and creating an account with a particular website, the website may upload a list of their customer email addresses to other sites such as Google or Facebook to target a campaign. When you then visit these sites, you are served the targeted ads based on the items you were looking at earlier.
What if you are in incognito mode? (which supposedly limits your cookies & clears your browsing history)
Websites can also use fingerprinting, which is by identifying you using characteristics of your browser. Whenever you load a webpage, unbeknownst to you, your information such as your browser, operating system, screen size, time zone, plug-ins and other characteristics create a profile about you which is broadcasted to the website you are on.
The website or network displaying the ads recognise your browser fingerprints and you see the adverts based on your fingerprint even if you are in incognito mode.
Apps do not have cookies but they do have something called advertising IDs on app. Advertising IDs are what uniquely identifies your mobile or tablet and sends this unique device ID to the app creator instead. When you sign in to it on your online account, your advertising ID is now associated with that account so whenever you sign in to that account on your other devices or a different app, you will get ads based on the app you were using earlier.
This can be a pretty creepy one because it does not even require you to have visited a particular site to be targeted.
As long as your demographics such as your age group, interests, Likes, mutual, or location proximity are similar to those who have, you could be targeted as a group under a "lookalike audience".
Even sharing an IP address with members in a household by connecting to the same broadband router can cause you to be in a targeted similar group because of your shared IP address.
Targeted advertising is not something new. And advertisers will continue to find new ways to capture audiences to transfer them into sales, because to put simply: it works.
What are your thoughts on personalised ads?
Read also:
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What is Big Data? – Why You Should Be Concerned What Data Brokers Collect on You
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I need to lose weight.
Have you ever said that to yourself? Maybe you'd like to lose 20, 50 or 100 lbs or more, maybe you're diabetic or pre-diabetic and need to lose weight to help correct that condition, maybe you just want to be able to run around after your kids or grandkids and not get out of breath, maybe you just want to look better in your clothes and feel better in your own skin. There are tons of reasons why people want to lose weight, and one main reason why they don't…it's hard work!
If you are at a place in your life where you are wholeheartedly ready to make big changes and embrace a healthy lifestyle day in and day out, great…you're 20 steps ahead of the game! Most of us just aren't there, but that doesn't mean we can't get healthier.
Last year, when I started my journey toward health and fitness, I weighed 300 lbs. I didn't get there overnight. Took me 52 years, but at 52, I was ready to make a change. If I had been ready 5 years earlier when I weighed 240 lbs…that would have been 60 lbs less I had to lose, but I wasn't.
Giant lightbulb moment!!!
If I had known then, what I've learned in the past year, two things could have happened.
- I may have lost 10, 20, 50 lbs.
- I probably wouldn't have gained another 60 lbs in 5 years.
If either of those had happened, when I was ready to make a change at 52, I would have started from a healthier place.
It would have been great if 10 years ago there had been someone I knew who had lost a lot of weight without surgery to give me some tips on how to incorporate small changes into my eating habits to make them healthier. So, it's time for me to pay it forward and share some of what I've learned over the past year. Every week, I'll share a weight loss tip with all of you. These are my personal tried and true strategies that I incorporated slowly last year and that I continue to use today. Take them for your own, embrace them, make them part of your life. Maybe, just maybe, you'll lose a few pounds, or at least (and in my eyes, this is just as important) not gain any more.
Jan's weekly weight loss tip number 1.
Know your weaknesses!!
Aka, don't let it in the house rule.
We all have those foods or drinks that just get us every time. Whether we're hungry or not, put it in front of us and we want it. For me, one of my biggest weaknesses is ice cream. Not frozen yogurt, or lite ice cream, or even the new Halo. Nope, not for me…I want full fat, full flavor ice cream. My go tos when I kept ice cream in the house? Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk or Haagen Daas Vanilla Swiss Almond…Talenti's Double Chocolate Chip Gelato was a very close third. My serving size? The whole pint.
If you know anything about me (Spot Jan's story), you know I'm all about making a sustainable healthy lifestyle for myself now. Giving up ice cream isn't sustainable. Not having it in the house is.
Let me say that again.
I don't keep ice cream in the house.
If I did, I'd either eat the whole container or I'd have it every night, and I don't need that. Instead, when I want an ice cream (and I do, every 7-10 days in the summer, less in the winter), I go to Crescent Ridge or Flint Farm and get a small chocolate chip cone with jimmies, and I enjoy every single bite of it. If I want a hot fudge sundae, I'll go to Hilliard's and get a small with vanilla chunky chip ice cream and almonds, and again, I'll enjoy every bite. Then I won't have one again for a couple weeks. The other benefit? I don't crave ice cream because I know I can have it.
So that brings us back to you. How do you incorporate this tip into your life?
- Identify your biggest food and/or beverage weakness.
- Remove it from your house.
- Give yourself permission to go out and have a small serving of it when you really want it, as long as you don't keep it in the house.
- Be sure you really want it before you go out and treat yourself. Per the dictionary, "a treat is an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure." Keep it special and only have it occasionally.
You may identify more than 1 major food or beverage weakness for yourself when you really think about it. That's ok. I have others as well, but ice cream was my biggest, so for now, start with just your biggest challenge. In a month, when you're used to not having that item in your house, consider removing the next biggest from the house. Trying to do them all at once, potentially just sets you up for failure, and we are trying to create a sustainable life for ourselves.
And if right now you are thinking, I have to keep this item in the house for my spouse or my kids, ask yourself this…isn't a healthier you better for them than easy access to this item? After all, when you decide to treat yourself to it (occasionally!), you can treat them too.
Anyway, that's my first tip. Know your weakness…aka, the don't keep it in the house rule! Stay tuned each week for more of my weekly weight loss tips. Be sure to sign up for our email list to make sure you don't miss any!
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Asteroid Icarus, the kilometre-long spacerock named after the Greek mythological character that flew too close to the sun, will skim past the Earth on Tuesday night making a rare "distant pass" of five million miles.
According to Nasa, the asteroid 1566 Icarus will safely pass by the Earth at more than 21 lunar distances, which is 21 times the distance between form the Earth to the moon.
The next time the rock is set to approach the Earth at this kind of close distance will not be until 2090, when it will skim past marginally closer at 17 lunar distances.
According to Slooh, the asteroid will be too dim to see through most domestic telescopes, but the community observatory will be livestreaming the Icarus's distant passing of the Earth using its own robotic telescopes and cameras.
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Course syllabus N400F5_4D - Physics of the Solid Phase and Microstructure Analysis (FCFT - 2020/2021 - post-graduate studies)
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Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
|Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
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|Course unit title:
|Physics of the Solid Phase and Microstructure Analysis
Mode of delivery, planned learning activities and teaching methods:
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Recommended semester/trimester:
Organic Technology and Technology of Fuels - doctoral (optional), 1. year
Organic Technology and Technology of Fuels - doctoral (optional), 1. year
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|test, evaluation according to Study Regulations of STU
|Learning outcomes of the course unit:
|Graduate student is familiar with basic principles of physics of solid matter, he/she knows basic crystall structures, physico-chemical properties. He/she knows crystall idetification methods and they are familiar with rtg analysis.
|Course contents:
|Characterisation of crystall structure
Basic type of crystall structure
Relations between structure and properties of solid matter
Real crystalls, lattice imperfections, typology
Mechanisms of crystall difusion process
Mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetical properties of solid matter
Heat properties of crystalls: heat capacity, thermal expansion and thermal conductivity
rtg method
Analytical use of rtg
Disordered structures
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|slovak or english
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|Assessed students in total: 0
|Name of lecturer(s):
prof. Ing. Ján Híveš, PhD. (person responsible for course) - slovak, english
prof. Ing. Ján Lokaj, PhD. (examiner, instructor, lecturer) - slovak, english
|Last modification:
|9. 1. 2020
|prof. Ing. Ján Híveš, PhD. and programme supervisor
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The 78th edition of The Chap finally secures an interview with Terence Stamp.
The legendary actor and British cult icon reveals his deepest thoughts and feelings on sharing a flat with Michael Caine, dating Jean Shrimpton and Julie Christie and being immortalised with the latter in the song Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks; Terence also speaks about his many meetings with remarkable men such as Krishnamurti, Fellini, Pasolini and Anthony Newley.
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There is a lot that people don't know about one another. That's not likely to change no matter how much each of us will ever be willing to share. The sheer volume of data, combined with the emotional energy it would take to process it, would eventually send the most compassionate listener on earth into information overload. Still, we should always strive to be better at compassionate listening.
God has a real advantage here. He knows everything already. Our deepest darkest secrets are as plain and obvious to Him as the bright light of day. We see this in the New Testament Greek word for "confess" (homologeo), which literally means something like "same say" or "say the same as another". When we confess anything to God, we are only admitting what He already knows to be true. We are finally saying what He has been saying all along.
Which brings us to a deeper problem, namely that of keeping secrets from ourselves. There can be areas within our lives or beings that we don't fully understand. Sometimes that's a willful ignorance; sometimes it's more inadvertent. In either case, the effect is the same: We don't know what we're like or who we are. It's not that we won't admit our fatal flaws or inner conflicts; we don't even fully understand them. We've yet to accurately identify these concealed culprits that hold back our personal and spiritual growth.
What a blessing to have an all-knowing Helper – a loving know-it-all who truly knows it all! David came to grips with his self-ignorance and it led him to this useful, yet beautiful, prayer:
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting."
– Psalms 139:23-24 (NKJV)
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Perfecting Sound Forever: The Story Of Recorded Music
Granta Publications, Nov 3, 2011 - Music - 464 pages
From our CD collections to iPods bursting with MP3s to the hallowed vinyl of DJs, recordings are the most common way we experience music. Perfecting Sound Forever tells the story of recorded music, introducing us to the innovators, musicians and producers who have affected the way we hear our favourite songs, from Thomas Edison to Phil Spector. Exploring the balance that recordings strike between the real and the represented, Greg Milner asks the questions which have divided sound recorders for the past century: should a recording document reality as faithfully as possible, or should it improve upon or somehow transcend the music it records? What does the perfect record sound like? The answers he uncovers will change the way we think about music.
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The American media has moved on to just reporting American politicians' attempts to use the crisis for partisan gain. Several GOP governors have said they won't accept any refugees (I'm not sure they understand how our laws work), others are just protesting it. Clinton has said more stupid shit that the media won't report, like "ISIS doesn't have a religious test to join".Ironically, getting migrants into work is seen by many "experts" as the best (and only way) to integrate them into the Western society.
It is strange, though, that the still existing flow of thousands of migrants per day is hardly reported about any more.


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We miss you girls already!
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Jared Scharff and local friends wrote a few quick jams to demonstrate the many functions of the Kangra Filter Fuzz. Here Jared shows how the filter side works with an expression pedal.
Learn more about the Kangra here: https://www.walrusaudio.com/products/kangra-filter-fuzz
The Kangra Filter Fuzz is a true bypass, two-in-one pedal that provides a thick and spatty octave fuzz, and a psychedelic filter thats great for sweeps, frequency boost or even envelope filter sounds. The filter can run independently, or with the fuzz feeding into it. This is no rhythm player's fuzz. Dig in and play dirty with aggressive fuzz lead lines that'll rip time and space apart at the seams.
SNL Guitarist and fuzz fanatic, Jared Scharff, approached us about doing a modern filtered and fuzz inspired by his favorite vintage fuzz pedal, the Kay Fuzz Tone. Working together through hundreds of texts, calls, emails and mailing prototypes back and forth, the Kangra came to life with plenty of grit, teeth and vintage vibe, as well as pronounced modern features.
Guitar: Jared Scharff
Bass: Taylor Johnson
Keys: John McCall
Drums: Alberto Roubert


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The Denver club held its the annual meeting, and members were happy to see everyone and to share new ideas to improve the club and grow membership. The main order of business was the election of officers. It was time for a change and several new members stepped up to the plate. The officers elected are: President – Steve Talkington, Vice President – Ken Hopper, Secretary – Wendy Lesko (Suanne Dell will remain as the WPLBC Registered Agent) Treasurer – Geoff Loadman and Chairperson of the Greens – Dave Mosley. A big thank you and a special note of appreciation are extended to Ron Eccles, past President. Ron has been instrumental in the development and success of the club for several years. Without Ron's tireless efforts to build the club, we would not be rolling. The board is planning several tournaments throughout the summer.


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2008 National League Championship Series Preview
Part I : The Offense … Excluding Manny
2008 Los Angeles Dodgers
Probable Lineup
Rafael Furcal – SS
Russell Martin – C
Manny Ramirez – LF
Andre Ethier – RF
James Loney – 1B
Matt Kemp – CF
Blake DeWitt – 2B
Casey Blake – 3B
On The Bench
Danny Ardoin – C
Nomar Garciaparra – 1B/3B/SS
Jeff Kent – 1B/2B
Pablo Ozuna – 2B
Angel Berroa – 2B/SS
Juan Pierre – OF
Before Manuel Aristedes Ramirez joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team was 54-54. Since Ramirez has been on board, the Dodgers are 30-24, not exactly the model of greatness, but certainly a better team. And certainly, Ramirez is the main reason for that resurgence.
In his 53 National League games, Ramirez hit .396 with 17 home runs, 53 runs batted in, and, yes, two stolen bases. He has also single-handedly brought braids back to Hollywood for the first time since Britney Spears rocked them. Yeah, Manny has done it all.
But the Dodgers offense is not just about Ramirez. It's also about young hitters (Russell Martin, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, James Loney, Blake DeWitt) and veteran mainstays (Rafael Furcal, Nomar Garciaparra, Casey Blake, Jeff Kent). With Ramirez, all of these guys contribute to a very potent, versatile hitters row.
Start Up Top
If there is a goal for Phillies pitchers, it's to keep the top of the Dodgers order off the basepaths. Their top-two is Furcal and Martin. Furcal returned from injury just in time to heat up in the playoffs, and he'll supply the same kind of versatile spark Jimmy Rollins gives the Phils. Martin, meanwhile, is a good hitter, a Jayson Werth-type player who will get on base, cause havoc, and hit a couple longballs, too. If the Phils can halt Furcal and Martin, Ramirez won't get big chances.
Behind The Basher
And behind Ramirez lies some promise. While Kemp, Ethier and Loney are talented young hitters, they've slumped in the postseason, likely pressing because of inexperience. Still, one has to be warned. Ethier is a 20-homer hitter with a .300 average. Kemp is practically a mirror image. And Loney, while lacking power, is a scary spray hitter capable of doing damage at any time.
Two Sides
The inexperience factor is huge for the Phils. Overall, the Dodgers don't strike out (except Kemp, who whiffed 153 times in 2008), but don't walk (except Martin, who had 90 in 2008). They're free swingers. That's a big advantage for Phillies pitchers, who rely more on savvy, timing and fielding.
That said, the Dodgers experienced bats might wreak the most havoc on Phils pitching. If anyone will carry no jitters in Los Angeles, it's Kent, and Blake, and Garciaparra, and Juan Pierre — all of whom have extensive playoff experience.
Oh yeah, and then there's Manny.
Final Word
The Phillies have given up 8.9 hits per game, which is mediocre. Despite this, they won't give up as many runs. That plays well against Los Angeles, who will hit the ball. The key to the series for Phillies pitchers is to avoid walking batters. It's not hard — these guys just don't walk that much. That bend-not-break strategy rings true for Jamie Moyer, Brett Myers and Joe Blanton, who have given up about a hit per inning, but just a walk every three.
If the Phils can limit walks and position pitches well, they'll be fine. Moreover, the Brewers only had four extra-base hits against Phillie pitching, so if they can limit Los Angeles' extra baggers, it's in the bag.


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GORLIN UNCOVERED – Summary of survey results
An on-line survey ran from 29/7/18 to 4/7/18. Participants could volunteer if they were 18 or over and had Gorlin syndrome. We asked participants to respond for themselves. There were 39 responses, including one form an individual who said she was not diagnosed with Gorlin and had no BCCs in the past year. She has been excluded. Of the remaining 38, 23 were women.
There were insufficient numbers to do multivariate analyses or significance tests.
The use of Factor 50 sunscreen on the face, neck, ears, chest and arms, along with a hat, on sunny days was the most frequent current UV avoidance strategy. The use of more intense (daily use) or less intense strategies was not correlated with gender, duration of diagnosis or number of BCCs.
Psychological and social problems caused by GS were frequent, as previously reported. Externally located problems with work and relationships were associated with the number of BCCs in the previous year.
Adherence to a new drug regime was anticipated to be high for most people, particularly in individuals with long histories and those that had more assiduous UV avoidance strategies. The main hope for a new drug was to reduce the need for future BCCs and their painful and uncomfortable treatment.
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