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Eviana Provides Update on Details of Strategic Alternatives
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 6, 2019 / Eviana Health Corporation (the "Company") (CNSX:EHC)(OTC PINK:EVNNF) is announcing the following:
Strategic Alternatives
The Board is in the process of considering its options for shareholders in connection with various strategic alternatives, including those outlined below, and is in the process of retaining suitable professional advisors in that regard. Further disclosures will be made as this process progresses.
Proposed Hostile Take-over from AgraFlora
On August 9, 2019, Agra Flora Organics International Inc. ("AgraFlora"), having previously communicated to the Board (on July 27, 2019) through a non-binding letter of intent an interest in exploring a business combination with the Company, announced that it intended to make an offer (the "AF Offer") to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company (the "Eviana Shares") at a price of 1.694915 AgraFlora shares (the "AF Shares") for each Eviana share (based on the offer price of $0.50 per Eviana Share and the closing price of AF Shares of $0.295 on August 9, 2019). AgraFlora has yet to formalize the AF Offer.
Proposed Private Placement and Joint Venture from Abrazen-Devolli
On August 26, 2019, Board received the signed letter of intent ("LOI") from Company Abrazen-Devolli ("Abrazen") group from Malta, outlining the intent to collaborate and enter into a proposed joint venture in regard to the production of CBD and THC possibly in Macedonia, production of CBD infused foods and beverages (using the existing facilities of Abrazen located in Kosovo), and other potential products (the "Abrazen LOI"). According to the Abrazen LOI Eviana would allow Abrazen to purchase by way of private placement CAD 4,500,000 of units of EHC at CAD $0.50 per unit consisting of one common share and one common share purchase warrant with each warrant exercisable into one common share for CAD $1.00 for two years. As a term of the investment, Abrazen would acquire the right to appoint a member to Eviana's Board, as well as its CFO and CEO.
About Eviana Health Corporation
The Company was established with the aim of delivering customized consumer health care products using natural hemp strains of cannabis sativa for cannabinoid-based topical creams, products and cosmeceutical and nutraceutical merchandise. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Eviana Inc., an Ontario corporation, holds certain assets in Serbia relating to the cultivation of industrial hemp plant oil for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical industry, and has access to a significant grower/supplier of cannabinoids including two subsidiaries, Intiva Plus, d.o.o. and Eviana d.o.o.
Avram Adizes , CEO
Tel: (416) 301-9654
Eviana Health Corporation
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward looking information is frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "would", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the information is provided, and is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. For a description of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and its business and affairs, readers should refer to the Company's publicly filed disclosure. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change, unless required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
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If your pregnant, you may be wondering about the dos and don'ts of pregnancy. I hear a lot of different concerns from clients which can lead to internet searching and even unnecessary fear and stress.
The DO LIST
DO find a care provider that you trust.
In Ontario, you have the option of either a family doctor (if they deliver babies), obstetrician or a midwife. You cannot have both a midwife and OB. You may be able to switch care providers during your pregnancy if you find they don't agree with your wishes.
DO your research.
You have choices for your birth. Knowledge is power. Considering hiring a doula early on to help you navigate everything. See if you can tour where you are planning on delivering if it isn't at home. If the hospital or birth centre doesn't give tours, see if they have a virtual one online. Read books and take a childbirth education class.
DO exercise
Review your exercise choice first with your care provider and follow their guidance. If you are healthy, you can exercise right until you deliver! Health Canada recommends exercise of 30 minutes 3 to 4 times per week. Prenatal yoga is a wonderful way to exercise in a safe environment and also meeting new people in the same journey as you.
DO be intimate
Unless your healthcare provider instructs you not to, have sex. Being intimate releases oxytocin – those feel good hormones. Having sex throughout pregnancy is considered safe and your amniotic sac and muscles of the uterus, protect your baby.
DO eat well
You are taking care of yourself and baby. You will need more calories for growing a baby but only 300 to 500 more calories a day. Drink lots of fluids too – being hydrated prevents constipation.
DO rest
Take naps when you need too. It can be physically and emotionally exhausting growing a superhuman.
The DON'T List
DON'T Rely on Dr. Google
This can cause lots of unnecessary anxiety and even misdiagnosed. Always seek answers from your healthcare provider, if they are readily available, call Tele-a-health.
DON'T clean the litter box
If you have a cat, have someone else clean the litter box. There is a risk of toxoplasmosis (parasite) when cleaning the box with an infected cat. This is dangerous to your baby.
DON'T eat unsafe foods
Check with your health care provider for a full list but common ones included: unpasteurized milk and cheeses, seafood high in mercury, deli meats and raw or lightly cooked eggs.
DON'T smoke or drink alcohol
DON'T stress
This can be hard but the more calm you are, the more calm your baby is. Try yoga or meditation. Even taking a deep breath in through your nose and sighing out of the mouth can do the trick!
Trust your intuition and listen to your body. Enjoy this time of your life.
Padma Yogi offers three drop in prenatal yoga classes each week. To learn more about our classes and to see our schedule, click here.

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Dicker Data Ltd (ASX:DDR) FY 2018 Results: Record Revenue
IT distributor Dicker Data released a typically solid set of full-year results yesterday. Revenue rose 14.4% to $1.5 billion, net profit before tax was up 16% to $46.2 million and NPAT improved 20.5% to $32.5 million. A one-off tax credit assisted the NPAT result. You can see below how the improved profit was ultimately a product of record half-year revenue.
Net debt increased 21.3% to $103 million (1.9x EBITDA), operating cash flow dove 70.5% to $12 million and free cash flow tumbled 73.2% to $10 million. Cash flow is volatile in this business because of high working capital (inventory plus receivables less payables) requirements combined with skinny operating profit margins (3.1% in FY 2018).
This means a relatively small percentage move in working capital over a period can overshadow profit and play havoc with cash flow. Over time these moves balance out, assuming working capital remains under control. And this has been the case to date, as you can see below.
Even though working capital is well managed, additional working capital is still required to grow revenue. Therefore, cash flow will fall short of profit whilst Dicker Data grows which is what happened this year even though working capital/revenue fell.
Despite its inconsistent cash flow and respectable growth profile, the company pays substantially all of its profits out as dividends each year. It does this by using debt to finance its working capital position. Total dividends for FY 2018 rose 9.8% to 18 cents representing a dividend yield of 5.5% at current prices.
Although working capital requirements are high, fixed asset requirements are relatively low and so Dicker Data generates a high return on capital (27.6% in FY 2018) and a very high return on equity (41.9% in FY 2018). However, return on capital will moderate over the next couple of years as the company upgrades its warehousing facilities for a cost of around $55 million.
Dicker Data is run by founders David Dicker and Fiona Brown and has provided outstanding returns for shareholders since listing at 20 cents in 2011. The annualised return for those lucky enough to have held since then is approaching 50% including dividends. Including dividends, the stock has returned about 24% since we chose it as our Preferred Dividend Stock for November 2019 in our hidden report for subscribers.
This impressive result is partly due to the lean capital structure described above, skilled and shareholder aligned management and tailwinds in the IT industry. Another factor is a scalable business model which offers customers an ever growing range of IT vendors and products.
The stock trades on an EV/NPAT multiple of just shy of 20 or a P/E multiple of 16 which is reasonable given the quality of the company and secular IT growth trends.
Note from Claude: I have little to add to this other than to remind readers that the founders own most of the business and management incentives are well aligned with shareholders. I thought these results were good.
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Disclosure: Matt Brazier does not own shares in Dicker Data at the time of publication. Claude Walker does own shares in Dicker Data and will not trade them for at least two days after the publication of this article. This article does not take into account your individual circumstances and contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 501223). Authorised by Claude Walker.


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I'm continuing the countdown to 2017 with Sarah of Fantastical Sharing of Recipes. Today's countdown is for the best main dishes.
If there is anything I feel like I overshare on this blog it is main dish recipes. But, nearly everyone eats dinner right? And you likely have a main dish for dinner, so at least it makes sense.
I intended to choose the best recipe from each of the main dish categories on my blog, but unfortunately, there were a few where I didn't share a recipe in it all year! That will definitely be remedied for 2017!
Good to know you all aren't scared away by incredibly long recipe names. I mean, good grief, I'm not sure I could make a longer recipe name! But at least you know exactly what you're getting into with this recipe, right? Just reading the title leaves my mouth watering for that amazing Honey Whiskey BBQ Sauce again. After making the sauce, the slow cooker does the rest of the work for you, so I highly recommend getting this recipe on your to-make list right away!
Do you buy sauerkraut in the can or in the package? And have you ever managed to use it all up at once? I never have, which is why I was so glad to find this recipe. Now every time we have a dish using sauerkraut and I have some leftover, I add this recipe to the list and we use it all up! These meatballs eat like a meal on their own with the addition of rice and the sauerkraut mixed into the sauce gives the right amount of acidity to get through the fatty meatball. But if that's not enough for you, these are also great served with mashed potatoes!
If you roast the spaghetti squash in advance, this meal comes together in no time at all. I love that with just a few ingredients you can get such a flavorful and healthy dish. The added seasonings to the chicken sausage definitely help this recipe out, so be prepared to add spices if you choose a sweet or mild chicken sausage instead.
I love burgers. I love salad. I'm incredibly disappointed with myself that I never thought to combine the two before! Using traditional burger condiments to create a salad dressing really makes it feel like you're not eating a salad instead of a burger as punishment. You can't even tell this is a healthier choice!


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Thu, 17 October 2019
Obstacle Discourse with Davis and Chace – A weekly news show with Josh Chace and Matt B. Davis discussing items of the week for Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and all other OCR related news.
This week's topics: First a special guest call in from Alex who went to the first ever Stadium Blitz in Buffalo, NY.
Josh is back from OCRWC, Aaron Newell is the best thing to happen in OCR, Matt still can't get signal, Kipchoge, and should Age Group be rewarded.
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Davis and Chace theme music composed by Charmian Lee!
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I just bought this lovely minimalist pen that, at first glance, could be mistaken for not being a Waterman!
There are barely any marks identifying it at all.
The cap bears an 80's style Waterman's imprint in the steel (and made in France) and the only other identifying mark is on the C/F style squeezy converter inside.
The pocket clip is a plain shiny rectangle. No embossing, imprints or cutouts at all.
Both ends of the pen are a featureless, perfect dome with absolutely no indents or rings.
The section is plain black plastic with three raised rings, just like the Cotele.
The nib, as you can see in the image below couldn't be any plainer.
Don't get me wrong - I love this pen. It's exactly the kind of understated design that I adore but I'm stumped as to what it is.


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I love what I do and I am grateful for having a full time job to provide for my family so I don't have to charge for fitness classes. That doesn't mean it doesn't cost me anything to hold the classes. There are expenses involved and your donations are greatly appreciated. See below for an explanation of what goes into providing these classes.
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Siegfried Rundel used the well-known church hymn "Ein Haus voll Glorie schauet" as inspiration for this solemn processional march.
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(Virtual attendance is identified in the registration type.
All other registration types are in-person.)
Research on the importance of effective communications uncovers that a startling 56% of US dollars spent on a project is at risk due to ineffective communications. Projects falter, programs fail.
If your training program is a key component of an organizational change or improvement initiative, mindful communications will serve as a critical component of its success. Otherwise, your program may fall under the list of ineffective initiatives that consume organizational time and money.
Key to creating mindful communications is a communication plan. A communication plan will serve as a road map to ensure that your message gets to your audience. But before that, it helps you test assumptions, clarify your team's goals, and identify the method for a consistent, singular message that is delivered over all communication channels.
Join us as we walk through creating a communication plan.
Karen Merriman is a recipient of Brandon Hall Group's Excellence in Learning Award and LearnX's Best eLearning Project (Rapid Authoring), Karen Merriman brings experiences and stories of program launches through automotive and manufacturing industries.
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Each ATD-OC Learning Event will be aligned to one Talent Development Foundational Competency, as identified by ATD National.
This October, we seek to update our member's ability to think strategically as they apply business skills necessary to drive results within their organization.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - The holiday shopping season is over in most places, but don't tell that to the Brits. They've been lining up before dawn to catch the sales.
The rush to shop comes on top of what many analysts are expecting to be a decent Christmas sales season for the U.K. retailers. The question for investors in the stocks remains: how long will the shopping spirit last?
Spending has not seen these levels since the late 1980s. The buoyancy in the retail sector has helped the U.K. economy to avoid the depths of the U.S.-led slump afflicting the Continent, and Germany in particular.
Lines were forming on the roads early Thursday leading into two of the largest shopping malls in Britain. People began arriving at 3 a.m. to wait for the doors of the Next clothing store chain (NXT) in Essex to open for its annual sale, the Times of London reported on Friday.
Retail sales in the U.K. have been astounding the market since striking a 6.1 percent year-over-year growth in July in same-store sales, or stores that have been open over at least the one-year period.
Like-for-like sales rose 5.8 percent in November, down from 6 percent in October, according to the British Retail Consortium. Analysts are widely expecting strength to continue in December, if only because that had been the long-term trend. Early indications are that Christmas spending will hit targets. See related story.
Sales growth averaged around 3-4 percent in 1999 and 2000, according to Merrill Lynch.
The confidence in retail is one reason behind the gains this year in FTSE star performer Marks & Spencer (MKS) - a stock few would have recommended as a stocking stuffer after its worst Christmas ever in 2000. The stock is up 94 percent for the year. Another retailer, GUS (GUS) is the 10th best performer in the FTSE 100 index, rising 21 percent.
Some analysts contend, however, that the market has largely priced in the strong retail sales performance in the second half of the year, and is now beginning to look more critically at spending assumptions for 2002.
"Interest rates are not going much lower and unemployment may rise next year," said Nathan Cockrell, industry analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston in London.
When the holiday sales reports from the retailers start surfacing in January, will investors in retail stocks "be cheered by reasonable Christmas trading or will they look out to 2002 and ask whether this continue and decide to take profits?" he said.
Merrill is estimating 12 percent earnings per share growth for the retail sector in 2002, an improvement over expected 9 percent growth in profits in 2001.
Much will depend on whether the U.K. economy continues to outshine the U.S. and Europe.
The Bank of England has cut interest rates seven times this year - taking a lead from aggressive cuts by the Federal Reserve in response to the economic slowdown. Still, most U.K.-based economists are not expecting the British central bank to make further cuts at its next scheduled meeting in January.
Rates in the U.K. remain higher against other countries, leaving some room for cuts in theory.
For 2002, U.K. Chancellor Gordon Brown late in November lowered his projection for growth next year in the range of 2 percent to 2.5 percent, but made clear that he's expecting Britain will avoid recession and outperform the U.S. and European economies.
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At its most basic, archaeology is the study of the human past through the things people left behind. For archaeologists, the value of artifacts rests in what they reveal about the people that made or used them. Events in the past are reconstructed by analyzing how and where artifacts were deposited, how they relate to other artifacts at a site, and how a site is situated on the landscape.
While the individual artifact rarely tells a complete story, they nevertheless provide valuable insight and help us connect the dots. The following three artifacts, found recently in various locations around Vermont, are remarkable encapsulations of three particular periods in Vermont's long and rich human history.
Paleoindian fluted point: ca. 12,200–11,600 Years Old
This spear point was found by a landowner on his property in Jericho. He graciously contacted the Division for Historic Preservation and allowed us to photograph and measure it. The characteristic shape, the channel running up the center of the point, and manufacturing techniques reveal that it was made between approximately 12,200 years ago and 11,600 years ago—a time when Vermont had a tundra-like environment and the Champlain Valley hosted an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The red stone from which the point was made came from a specific quarry in northern Maine, approximately 340 miles away. Paleoindians are thought to have traveled long distances in search of caribou, and the stone may have been acquired on one of those journeys. Alternatively, the stone may have been traded between groups.
Copper Axe: ca. 3,000 Years Old
Prior to European contact, Native Americans in the eastern woodlands did not possess any metal smelting technology. Nevertheless, sources of chemically pure drift copper in Nova Scotia and Michigan were widely known to Native American groups, and the copper from these sources was highly valued and traded across many areas of North America. This copper axe was found by a private citizen in a lake in northern Vermont. Because it was the property of the state, it was graciously turned it over to the Division for Historic Preservation and is now permanently curated at the Vermont Archaeology Heritage Center. Although there is no way to directly date it, its shape, flaring bit end, and the way it was made suggests it dates back 3,000 years. Axes such as these are very rarely discovered in Vermont and are nearly always degraded and green with verdigris. This axe, however, was submerged in lake bottom mud, which preserved its original luster. Evidence of cold hammering and shaping are likewise still easily visible.
Powderhorn or bottle stopper: ca. 300 Years Old
This artifact was recovered by the University of Vermont Consulting Archaeology Program during their recent excavations at the Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison in advance of the replacement of the Champlain Bridge. It appears to be a stopper to a powderhorn or possibly a bottle and is made of stone. Although subject to interpretation, the etchings on one side appear to depict a flag raised over a point of land, possibly with the sun rising behind it. Because it was found in the area of the 1730s French fort, this artifact might be an early, rough depiction of the French occupation on the point.
Jess Robinson is a Vermont State Archaeologist with the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
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VAPODEST® can determine more than just nitrogen
Whether you want to perform nitrogen analysis according to Kjeldahl or steam distillation of volatile acids, sulphur dioxide, TVB-N, ammonium, formaldehyde, phenol, alcohol, vicinal diketones or hydrogen cyanide, you will not want to miss VAPODEST® anymore.
- Rapid: 4 minutes distillation time
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Start Kjeldahl distillation easily and fast
As a distillation unit, VAPODEST® operates almost by itself:
- Programmable addition of chemicals, distillation time, steam power and "Soft Start" to save you numerous manual steps
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Your advantage: you save time and resources while increasing the reproducibility of your analysis results.
Safety is a top priority with VAPODEST®
To determine nitrogen according to Kjeldahl, there is no way around working with aggressive substances. But it's good to know that VAPODEST's clever design protects you from contact with hazardous substances throughout the distillation and analysis process.
VAPODEST® is routinely equipped with the following safety features:
- An illuminated distillation chamber to let you keep everything in view
- A self-diagnosis feature that detects errors early and switches automatically to a safe mode.
- Clever design for protection against unintentional contact with hazardous substances
- "Soft Start" feature for controlled reactions even when analysing reactive substances
And if something does get spilled: all surfaces are easy to clean.
ISO 17025-compliant operation for peace of mind
VAPODEST® is ideally equipped for use in accredited laboratories:
- Individually configurable user rights
- Automatic logs all work steps
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The embedded PC and the proprietary software for processing the data into ISO 17025-compliant documents make data management easy for accredited laboratories, so there's no need to worry about your next audit.
The right Kjeldahl accessories when needed
Our special Kjeldahl containers let you process even strongly foaming samples easily and safely. To determine nitrogen and proteins according to Kjeldahl in larger sample volumes, we also offer the appropriate containers. Our VAPODEST® 450 distillator in combination with a titrator will take you directly to the analysis. Your benefit: everything comes from a single source and is matched to perfection.
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Our VAPODEST® steam distillers are in step with your annual inspection interval so you do not have to memorize the number of the service technician. Perfectly matched working lives of wearing parts and VAPODEST's modular design make maintenance easy and plannable. Your benefit: call for the service technician once a year or after 5,000 samples, have components replaced and continue distilling undisturbed.
The chemical-resistant housing and the high-quality, validated components mean you can enjoy working with your distillation system for longer and benefit from lower total operating costs. A clever and individually controllable resource management system, e.g. for cooling water use and stand-by mode, minimizes your operating costs further.
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The SCRC partners with many other local organizations to assist citizens, including First 5 Siskiyou, Behavioral Health, the Homeless Coalition, Siskiyou Media Council, law enforcement and others.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted on May 21 to contribute $4,000 to each of the county's resource centers. The vote followed a presentation by the Siskiyou Community Resource Collaborative.
Siskiyou Community Resource Collaborative Director Michelle O'Gorman made the presentation along with two members of the collaborative's board of directors – Ed Pecis and Bruce Deutsch.
The Siskiyou Community Resource Collaborative was formed in January of 2018 with the unification of five local community resource centers in Montague, Yreka, Weed, Mount Shasta and Dunsmuir.
The mission of the SCRC is to develop a collaborative network of services and supports that strengthen the ability of children, youth, adults and families to live healthy and productive lives, which builds their capacity to contribute to the well-being of themselves, their families and community.
Pecis told the board, "We do what we can to build and enhance families," noting that healthy families equate to a healthy community. Programs offered to that end include a toddler playground, after school tutors, job training, free car seats, cooking classes, literacy nights, relapse prevention, parenting classes, healthy child development, family game nights and a whole host of others.
The resource centers also offer mental health services, senior services and support for veterans. Senior services include Medicare support, senior lunches, knitting and general senior information and assistance.
The SCRC partners with the Siskiyou County Veterans Service Agency to offer a twice monthly clinic for veterans and their families which provides information, advocacy and application assistance for benefits. The SCRC also assists with obtaining veterans' relevant military records and decorations.
The SCRC partners with many other local organizations to assist citizens, including First 5 Siskiyou, Behavioral Health, the Homeless Coalition, Siskiyou Media Council, law enforcement and others.
Each of the supervisors recognized the importance of the work the SCRC provides. The council requested $10,000 in funding for its 2019/20 fiscal year but District 3 Supervisor Michael Kobseff made a motion to increase that amount by electing that each resource center in the county receive $4,000. That meant that the SCRC and the five resource centers under its umbrella would receive $20,000.
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A cold and dreich Sunday night at Hampden as Scotland host one of the worst national teams in the world in a meaningless qualifier as they look to bounce back from 4 defeats in a row. Where else would I rather be?
On the back of a dreadful result and performance in Russia on Thursday night as the dark blues went down by four goals to nil, it was important that Scotland bounce back and San Marino were the ideal opponents to allow them to do just that.
Steve Clarke gave a much anticipated debut to Lawrence Shankland as he looked to find a solution to Scotland's striker crisis. Shankland has been banging them in for the past 2 years in the Scottish championship for Ayr and Dundee United and whilst some worried that the step up to international football might be too big a leap for Shankland, San Marino were the perfect opponent to give his first start for the national team.
As the nation hoped for Shankland to be the answer to the goalscoring woes, it was in fact John McGinn who stepped and fired in a first half hat-trick for Scotland who went in three goals to the good at the break. In truth, all 3 of McGinn's goals were poachers effort fitting a prolific striker, not a box to box midfielder. Firstly he got the slightest touch on Ryan Christie's low effort that looked to be heading goal bound either way. McGinn then added to his tally as he converted from inside the six yard box after a goalkeeping error, before completing his hat-trick with another close range finish after a Stuart Findlay knock down from a corner.
The second half saw Scotland add another three goals to their tally for the evening however the story of the second 45 minutes was the weather. The rain at hampden was torrential and continued throughout the 90 minutes. The second half was always going to see Scotland struggle to play any real nice football as more often than not the ball would just stop and stick to the surface, especially in the middle of the park, such was the amount of water on the park. Had the pitch been in that condition pre match I doubt the game would have gone ahead.
Goal number four for Scotland was a richly deserved goal for Lawrence Shankland. The Dundee United striker reacted first to tap in to the empty net after Scott McTominay's effort rebounded off the bar. Shankland's movement was superb all night long and definitely deserved a goal. The fifth goal was another debutant, Stuart Findlay from Kilmarnock headed in from a Ryan Christie corner.
The scoring was rounded off with a wonderful Stuart Armstrong free kick as the Southampton man found the top left corner past the helpless San Marino 'keeper. The way in which the free kick was won for Scotland was one of the comedic highlights of the game, the San Marino goalie walked out of the box and picked the ball up thinking that the referee had blown for a foul in the middle of the park, however he hadn't and instead gave a foul against the goalkeeper for handball.
A good win and a much needed improved performance for the national team despite the lack of quality in opposition. Shankland did well and maybe now he can go on to become the solution to our striking woes. The rest of the qualifiers now have to be used as preparation for the playoffs next year as Clarke needs to figure out his best team to head into the playoff semi final at Hampden.


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Cop Killer Gunned Down by Police in Mae Chan District of Chiang Rai
CHIANG RAI – A suspected drug trafficker was shot dead on Friday, a day after he allegedly killed a Chiang Rai police officer who was seeking to take him in for questioning.
The suspect was identified as Pornchai Srisawat, 39, of Chiang Rai, said Pol Maj Gen Poonsap Prasertsak, acting chief of Provincial Police Region 5.
Pornchai was killed after he opened fire on police and military officers in a forest near Dong Ma Tuen village in tambon Mae Rai of Mae Chan district on Friday morning.
The force comprised officers from the Chiang Rai Provincial Police, Mae Chan, Mae Sai and Mae Fa Luang police stations, the Border Patrol Police Company 327 and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment Task Force.
The manhunt followed the slaying of one police officer and the injury of another one officer at the Huean Phu View Resort in tambon Nang Lae of Muang district on Thursday.
The two officers had gone to the resort to question Pornchai, who was wanted on suspicion of drug trafficking. Police said that the when the suspect saw the officers he fled, and then opened fire when the pair started chasing him.
His shots killed Pol Capt Nopporn Yawirat of the Mae Chan police, and injured Pol Capt Yotdanai Chaiwong, deputy investigation inspector attached to the Chiang Rai Provincial Police.
Chiang Rai Police recieved a tip-off
Police later received a tip-off that Pornchai had fled on foot into a mountainous area along the Thai-Myanmar border and was lying low with a friend, identified as Woraphon Mayer, a 38-year-old resident of Dong Ma Tuen.
Pol Maj Gen Poonsap said the suspect was found walking in the forest, where authorities were hiding in wait.
When the officers called on him to stop, Pornchai opened fire on them, forcing officers to shoot him to protect themselves, Pol Maj Gen Poonsap said. Mr Woraphon was detained for questioning.
Investigators said Pornchai sustained several gunshot wounds. A 9mm pistol and four spent cartridges were also found near his body.
According to Pol Maj Gen Poonsap, Pornchai was wanted on an arrest warrant issued on Nov 30 last year in connection with sales of crystal meth and 500,000 methamphetamine pills.
Drug Lord Arrested
Meanwhile in Chiang Mai Province accused drugs lord Lao Ta Saenlee and four other defendants rejected all charges against them when they were arraigned in court on Friday, retracting alleged confessions made under questioning.
Mr Lao Ta, 76, and his 66-year-old wife allegedly earlier confesed during questioning they had drugs in their possession for sale, while his 40-year-old son had admitted only to having a pistol, according to a statement presented to the court by the prosecutors.
Mr Lao Ta and his gang were caught in a police sting. Plainclothes police approached them, offering to pay 11 million baht for crystal methamphetamine, or ya ice. They were apprehended, allegedly making a delivery, at Lao Ta Petroleum petrol station, owned by the defendant.
Mr Lao Ta has beaten a previous drug case in the courts. In 2007 the Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the two lower courts, which dismissed a case against him for lack of evidence.
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Castelo de Vide, 2018
The festival Andanças is an international dance festival occuring the town of Castelo de Vide every year. In the 2018 edition the festival's theme was "living circle," the continuous movement of dance as a metaphor for the meeting of peoples, histories and trips. Having won the open call for the decoration of the festival's site and activities, which included some space in the adjacente town, we were asked to conceive various interventions that could define the space, some symbols and ambiance of the festival. In a month we had to conceive, organize and construct the festival's entrance, main bathroom area, the main bar, three leisure spaces and the festival's signposts.
We focused the intervention in reorganizing the existing space with the minimum of means possible while projecting its qualities, namely its urban location, topography and geographical position. The site has open views to the mountain range of São Mamede. At the same time we introduced a number of new and important elements to the site, such as various areas of shade, the entrance, bar and reorganization of bathroom area. We kept the same attitude in the various levels of the interventions, focusing on the re-use of materials previously used in other festival editions and other second-hand materials, as well as whatever the surrounding countryside could make available. In this spirit, the design of each space, structure and object was made to emerge from this process of recycling and reuse. Something that is more easliy observed in the festival's signposts: imprinted on top of older signposts and given a coherent graphic identity by font, color and material. Beyond the more effective structures and spaces we conceived four windmills of large dimension, modelled on vernacular farm windmills, and accomplished in various types of wood. These windmills appropriated the site's main square and highpoint, and projected the festival's yearly theme into a moving form.
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Honda S3700 Teased for 2014 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Honda has released a photo of a very custom S2000 that will be competing at this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Dubbed the Honda "S3700," the custom sports car will feature a 3.7-liter V6 SOHC VTEC motor rather than the traditional four-cylinder powerplant that came standard on the S2000. Little is known about the actual race car, but Honda Performance Development has done a couple of S3700 projects in the past.
SEE ALSO: Honda Rumored to Bring Back the S2000 as a Mid-Engine Turbocharged Hybrid
If the Pikes Peak race car is like HPD's S3700 projects, then under the hood is the same 3.7-liter V6 found in the Acura TL which is good for 305 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. It's also likely that the racer has been further modified for even more performance to tackle the rigorous climb. The 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb kicks off June 29, 2014.
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This stunning Centaur 1 oz Silver Coin is the second coin to be released in the Creatures of Mythology collection.
The design shows an engraved illustration of the majestic Centaur hunting using bow and arrow. Centaurs are a mythological creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. It was said this primitive race inhabited the mountains and forests of Magnesia, by the Aegean sea. They lived in mountain caves, hunted wild animals for food and armed themselves with rocks and tree branches.
This stunning coin is packaged in a brown, faux-suede soft drawstring bag, styled after ancient Greek money pouches. The coin sits in an especially designed pocket within the money pouch and the Certificate of Authenticity is printed on the inside of the packaging and there is a worldwide limited mintage of only 2,000 coins.
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OSHA's Top 10: The more things change ...
OSHA may implement new rules and enforcement changes, but the agency's list of the Top 10 most frequently cited violations stays the same
Penalty Box
The list of OSHA's proposed monetary penalties in fiscal year 2014 comprises penalties stemming from a single incident or related incidents in which one or more companies allegedly failed to adhere to safe work practices. This failure puts workers at risk – in some cases fatally. The following information was provided by OSHA.
Note: These fines represent proposed penalties issued by federal OSHA between Oct. 1, 2013, and Sept. 30, 2014. Dollar amounts may be reduced as part of a settlement agreement or litigation.
$2.36 million
Company: Olivet Management, LLC
Location: Dover Plains, NY (OSHA Region 2)
Business Type: Real estate development and management
Inspection Trigger: Complaint
Event: OSHA inspectors found that employees and contractors were exposed to asbestos and lead during renovation and cleanup activities overseen by Olivet supervisors. Despite knowing about the existence of both asbestos and lead in the worksite, the company did not inform the employees or contractors of the hazard, provide them with appropriate protection, or monitor exposure levels.
Major Citations: Olivet was cited for 45 willful violations, including 24 addressing instance-by-instance exposure of workers to the hazards. It also was cited for one serious violation regarding failure to inform waste haulers of the presence of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials.
Company: Formed Fiber Technologies LLC
Location: Sidney, OH (OSHA Region 5)
Business Type: Automotive fabric manufacturer
Inspection Trigger: Follow-up inspection
Event: Formed Fiber Technologies was accused of providing false documentation regarding the abatement of previously cited hazards related to hydraulic presses. During the follow-up inspection, OSHA found that employees remained exposed to unguarded machines and unsafe procedures despite abatement claims.
Major Citations: Formed Fiber Technologies was cited for four repeat violations for failure to train workers on how to properly stop machines before service and maintenance, as well as nine willful violations for failure to prevent startup on machines while workers were performing setup, service and maintenance inside the devices, and failure to develop lockout/ tagout procedures.
Company: Wire Mesh Sales LLC
Location: Jacksonville, FL (OSHA Region 4)
Business Type: Wire mesh manufacturer
Inspection Trigger: Worker death
Event: A worker entered a large wire mesh manufacturing machine to retrieve a metal bar, and was fatally struck by a machine part. Inspectors found a curtain had been disabled that would have automatically turned off the machine before the worker entered.
Major Citations: The company was cited for eight per-instance willful violations for failure to guard and 22 serious violations that included housekeeping and electrical hazards.
Company: Custom Rubber Products LLC
Location: Houston (OSHA Region 6)
Business Type: Oil and gas industry product manufacturer
Inspection Trigger: Complaint of a worker injury
Event: OSHA initiated an inspection following an incident in which a machine operator's arms were crushed. During the inspection, the agency learned of two other similar incidents at the facility – both of which led to severe injuries.
Major Citations: Custom Rubber Products was cited for eight willful violations regarding failure to provide machine guarding.
Company: Behr Iron & Steel Inc.
Location: South Beloit, IL (OSHA Region 5)
Business Type: Recycling plant
Inspection Trigger: Worker death
Event: A worker suffered multiple external and internal injuries, and later died, after his arm was caught in a conveyor belt at the scrap metal shredding and sorting facility.
Major Citations: The company was cited for seven willful confined space violations, including failure to implement training and failure to inform employees of the dangers present. One serious violation was issued for failure to evaluate the ability of emergency services to respond to emergencies in a permit-required confined space.
Company: Painting & Decorating Inc.
Location: Manhasset, NY (OSHA Region 2)
Business Type: Painting and stucco contractor
Inspection Trigger: Local Emphasis Program on falls
Event: Under the LEP, inspectors found numerous fall and scaffolding hazards, many of which were similar to those identified by OSHA in previous inspections at the employer's other worksites.
Major Citations: The company was cited for 10 repeat violations for lack of fall protection on a scaffold, an unrestrained scaffold, lack of protective helmets and lack of protection from falling objects, among other hazards. Also identified were five serious hazards for unsound footing, workers climbing on the scaffold's cross bracing during erection and lack of eye protection.
Company: Fontarome Chemical Inc.
Location: St. Francis, WI (OSHA Region 5)
Business Type: Pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
Inspection Trigger: Follow-up inspection
Event: OSHA initiated an inspection after the company failed to correct hazards following a 2012 fire at the facility. Since initiating the inspection, the company – which manufactured a chemical used for pharmaceuticals and the flavor and fragrance industries – has been sold.
Major Citations: Fontarome Chemical was cited with 23 willful violations that involved process safety management regulations, such as failure to establish safe operating procedures and develop safety information for equipment, and failure to develop procedures to protect workers from machines during maintenance. Fifteen serious violations were cited that involved forklift training, storage and availability of fire extinguishers, obstructed exit routes, lockout/ tagout, and training employees on personal protective equipment.
Company: Campbell Construction and S&R Contracting
Location: Philadelphia (OSHA Region 3)
Business Type: Demolition contractors
Inspection Trigger: Wall collapse
Event: During the demolition of a four-story building, a wall collapsed on an adjacent Salvation Army store, killing six people and injuring 14. OSHA investigators later found that Campbell Construction had removed critical structural supports from that wall.
Major Citations: Campbell Construction was cited for three willful violations for each day the wall was without sufficient lateral support; two willful violations for failure to demolish the building from the top down and for a lack of an engineering survey; and several serious violations for failure to provide employees with hard hats, fall protection and fall hazard training. S&R Contracting received one willful violation and two serious violations for failure to protect employees from falling through holes and to provide fall hazard training.
Company: Pride Plating Inc.
Location: Grove, OK (OSHA Region 6)
Business Type: Coating and metal processing
Inspection Trigger: Not provided
Event: Workers were exposed to hexavalent chromium at the worksite through inhalation, absorption and ingestion.
Major Citations: Pride Plating was cited for nine repeat violations for chromium violations, including failure to provide personal protective equipment and failure to properly train workers; 28 serious violations involving failure to provide adequate walking and working surfaces, lack of separate lock space and storage for street and protective clothing, failure to perform PPE hazard assessments, failure to implement respiratory program and fit testing, and inadequate washing facilities.
Company: Sterling Shipyard LP
Location: Port Neches, TX (OSHA Region 6)
Business Type: Barge builder
Inspection Trigger: Follow-up inspection
Event: OSHA originally cited the employer in 2013 for various hazards, but the agency received no response to the citations. A followup inspection found that the employer had not corrected the previously cited hazards.
Major Citations: The company was cited for three failure-to-abate violations regarding machine, struck-by and fall hazards; four repeat violations for electrical hazards and lack of guardrails; and nine serious violations for failure to train workers on forklift operations, provide hearing protection and perform regular crane inspections.
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|The majority of pandemic 2009 H1N1 (A(H1N1)pdm09) influenza virus (IV) caused mild symptoms in most infected patients, however, a greater rate of severe disease was observed in healthy young adults and children without co-morbid conditions. The purpose of this work was to study in ferrets the dynamics of infection of two contemporary strains of human A(H1N1)pdm09 IV, one isolated from a patient showing mild disease and the other one from a fatal case. Viral strains isolated from a patient showing mild disease-M (A/CastillaLaMancha/RR5661/2009) or from a fatal case-F (A/CastillaLaMancha/RR5911/2009), both without known comorbid conditions, were inoculated in two groups of ferrets and clinical and pathological conditions were analysed. Mild to severe clinical symptoms were observed in animals from both groups. A clinical score distribution was applied in which ferrets with mild clinical signs were distributed on a non-severe group (NS) and ferrets with severe clinical signs on a severe group (S), regardless of the virus used in the infection. Animals on S showed a significant decrease in body weight compared to animals on NS at 4 to 7 days post-infection (dpi). Clinical progress correlated with histopathological findings. Concentrations of haptoglobin (Hp) and serum amyloid A (SAA) increased on both groups after 2 dpi. Clinically severe infected ferrets showed a stronger antibody response and higher viral titres after infection (p = 0. 001). The severity in the progress of infection was independent from the virus used for infection suggesting that the host immune response was determinant in the outcome of the infection. The diversity observed in ferrets mimicked the variability found in the human population.
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October 21, 2014 12:00AM
To October 21, 2014 08:00PM
Andrea Bodor: NMR Spectroscopy in Protein Science
October 21. 2014, 3:00 p.m., ELTE south building 7.411.
Introductory talks with special emphasis on state-of-the-art methodologies dedicated for colleagues not familiar in all areas of protein science.
The talks are followed by informal discussion with tea served before and after the talk. Please, bring your own mugs!
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Eiffel Tower Day – A Day that commemorates the opening of the Eiffel Tower (tour Eiffel) in 1889 for the World's Fair. Remind me of the Knoxville Sunsphere. Learn more about this famous tower in France. (Jour de la Tour Eiffel – Fréquentation de la tour Eiffel) #EiffelTowerDay #EiffelTower #TourEiffel
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I can only assume it was condition?True it is showing its age,Crystal is crazed, lume is flaky.
I just class this as patina and it makes it more desirable in my book . I understand some collectors want everything NOS or highly "restored"Which, is fine, but it`s still nice to find some little gems in the rough..
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"Clearly, the fight against ISIS has shifted away from the Mideast. President Trump's forthcoming National Security Strategy memo rightly focuses on boosting homeland security. But the president's national security team should also intensify its support of Asian governments where Islamic extremism is on the rise. Further, the United States should expand its special forces activities in Africa and Asia, in an effort to neutralize the Islamic State's threat before it becomes a real problem, as it did in northern Iraq and Syria in 2014."
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Afghanistan: The Graveyard of Empires
Brandon J. Weichert spoke with the ERA Institute's Erik Khzmalyan on his "Eurasia Unveiled" podcast discussing the War in Afghanistan.
Out of Afghanistan?
Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz published a brilliant piece on the War in Afghanistan at the Selous Foundation for Public Policy in June of this year. This is a partial republish of that piece.
INTERVIEW: Brandon J. Weichert Discusses Syria, Afghanistan, and Mideast – Seth & Chris Show
National security expert, Brandon J. Weichert, discusses U.S. foreign policy in the Mideast.
Victory in Afghanistan is Still Possible
Consistent military victories will rejuvenate America's image in Afghanistan. We will return to the status of being the stronger tribe. Once that happens, real headway can be made in ending America's commitment there.
The Bin Laden Raid: Tactical Brilliance, Strategic Dissonance
On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Bin Laden Raid in Pakistan, I offer a contrarian assessment of the effectiveness of that raid at American Greatness.
The MOAB Strike in Afghanistan Was Not For Kim Jong-un
Despite what many pundits are claiming, the MOAB attack against ISIS in Afghanistan was nothing more than a tactical move. Any wider geopolitical implications are inferred.


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Dean paused and sat back down on the floor, stretching his legs out in front of him, trying to be as ready as he could when she released him. Raya approached holding a folded bundle of clothes. He recognized the flannel on top as the one he'd been wearing when she'd kidnapped him from the parking lot of Ranchero #2 way over in Downs. He'd had a trunkful of grocery shopping too, he tried not to think of all that marinated steak gone bad in his Baby. Hopefully Sam had found the car and taken care of it. He tried to keep a picture of him getting to cook the steaks for Sam in their home, both of them safe and away from all this demon drama.
"You said we were close to the bunker, so where the hell are we?" Dean asked as he took the bundle of clothes from her, hiding his worry that she knew about the bunker at all.
"We're on the shores of Truman Lake in Wisdom, Missouri. One of Bast's devotees built himself this temple out of sight of any neighbors in the late 1800s. The sacrifices he performed over the years of anyone unfortunate enough to find the place built up enough power so that it was an obvious choice for me to use," Raya said with a haughty tone that made him want to laugh.
"So you're not a Bast devotee yourself?" Dean asked, trying desperately to make conversation with this demon so that she'd let him keep his mind. He had to keep Sam safe, he hoped that his brother wouldn't be home when they showed up. He worked on getting his jeans and boots on as well as he could with the cuffs still holding his wrists.
Raya laughed suddenly, her head tipping back as her mouth opened wide. The laughter sounded forced and unnatural to his ears, demons forgot how to sound human once they'd been down below for a while. "No, I am a devotee of ending the reign of demons in the world. But I will use power where I find it, even if Bast or any other deity is involved."
"Well I second that emotion, sister," Dean said. "Can you undo these so I can get dressed the rest of the way?"
"You do know that if you try anything, I will—" Raya said, waving her hands over the inscriptions on the chains and cuffs.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, you'll come after me, kill me or whatever, as long as you're on the up and up with closing the Gates and leaving me and Sam alone, I'm on board."
The chains clinked to the floor and before Dean could even pass his hands over the blistered skin on his wrists a loud crash sounded just outside the archway. Raya jumped in surprise and dashed across the room. Sam entered the temple, his chest heaving as he raised what looked like part of a stone altar over his head, he threw it at Raya as she approached. How the hell was Sam doing that? The thing must have weighed a thousand pounds!
Raya easily blocked it with her power before it could quite hit her, the thing exploded into a cloud of granite powder and shards. With a blast of her remaining power she slammed Sam up against the side of the Bast statue.
"Heya, Sammy," Dean said, quickly pulling on the rest of his clothes, "Meet Raya, she wants to close the Gates to Hell. Did you put the steaks in the freezer?"
Sam's eyes widened at him from around the statue, and his face contorted in one of his epic bitch-faces. Oh god, Dean had missed those. But Sam didn't speak, or move again, and a look of intense pain flickered over his face. Dean looked over to see Raya with her hand outstretched towards Sam, she had just begun to clench it into a tight fist.
"Hey, Raya, you just promised me a second ago that no harm would come to him, remember?" Dean called, moving closer to where Sam was pinned to the statue.
"That was before he threw my own altar at my head," Raya said, picking shards of granite out of her hair.
"He's really sorry, I promise. He just had to do the He-Man routine so we can keep track of who saved who this time," Dean said, "can you let him catch a breath and talk at least?"
Raya glowered at Dean but released her clenched fist and flicked her fingers in Sam's direction. Dean's relief at hearing Sam's loud inhale of breath was everything at that moment.
"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas—" Sam began speaking the demon exorcism the very moment he was done taking in that first breath.
Raya flicked her fingers at him again and Sam's voice cut off abruptly. She raised her hand above her head and he slid up the wall of the temple until he was twenty feet above them, plastered to one of the corners of the ornate ceiling. Dean saw Sam's chest was still moving, so at least he knew he was breathing.
"Hey, like I said, he had to try, you gotta give him that," Dean said with a shrug. He was trying his hardest to seem nonchalant about the fact that she was hurting his brother, but the rage building inside of him was getting hard to hold back.
Raya laughed that horrible almost-human laugh again, but Sam remained on the ceiling, bitch-face now replaced with a mask of pain. "You think I don't know how much this hurts you, Dean? Seeing him in pain, knowing he's about to die?" she asked with a sneer.
"You're hurting him, Raya, c'mon let him down, so we can go back to the bunker and I'll get you what I promised you," Dean said, readying himself to tackle her if she didn't let his brother down right the fuck now.
Sam slid up along the arc of the ceiling slowly, inch by horrifying inch until he was in the center of the temple at the very peak of the high ceiling.
"I could drop him here, to the marble floor and he would be so much pomegranate jelly. Or I could leave him up there to starve. Which would you prefer to see?" Raya asked, her eyes clicking back to black, her face gone an unsettling blank.
Dean felt all the rage he'd been trying to hold back crash over him and he launched himself at her with a savage growl, knocking her to the floor. He had his hands around her neck, watching her face go red as she struggled under him, having to project her power to hold Sam on the ceiling had left her vulnerable. She managed to get one hand free and flicked Dean to the side of the temple. Dean crashed into the statue and blinked his eyes until the blurriness cleared. He watched as Raya struggled to her feet, grinning at him with her demon black eyes flashing with the promise of immense pain.
Just as it seemed she was about to end both of them, Sam was—Sam was there, floating down through the air from the height of the temple ceiling. There was a visible wave of power blasting out from him, it was pinning Raya to one spot on the floor where she barely managed to remain standing. Dean couldn't process what he was seeing, how the hell was Sam doing that floating thing? Was Raya making him see things again?
Raya's eyes widened with surprise and she managed a low bow against the pressure of Sam's power, "Your majesty."
"What the hell are you talking about, Raya?" Sam asked as he helped Dean up, running his hands over Dean's body in their familiar quick check pattern.
"We never gave up the hope that you would return to us, the Boy King's reign has long been foretold and you've never been needed more. Hell will gladly welcome your rule," Raya said, still holding her bowing position.
"Not this shit again," Dean said. "C'mon, Sammy, just—wouldja tell her already."
Sam's eyes flashed yellow for a moment and the power he'd been projecting towards Raya seemed to fold back inside him, it made Sam feel even larger and stronger than usual against Dean's side. Dean leaned into Sam even harder, hoping the press of their bodies together would snap Sam out of whatever the hell this was. He made a resolution to never think about the yellow in Sam's eyes unless absolutely necessary.
"I am no one's king, Raya, and you are not to call me that ever again," Sam said. "So, I guess that was you last month trying to get into the bunker past our wards."
"Yes, my ki—Sam, it was me. I just need the Trials," Raya answered.
"And you'll have them, if you behave," Sam said.
"Yes, of course, I will," Raya promised.
"Good, let's go then," Sam said.
Dean relaxed against Sam as his brother's voice seemed to lose that edge of extra power. Sam's arm came around his shoulders, holding him close in a half hug that Dean's body responded to with such a wave of need it made Dean almost gasp out loud.
"You okay, Dean?" Sam asked quietly, lips brushing the side of Dean's temple.
Sam's voice was a trigger, suddenly Dean could feel each place they touched in this burning wave of—shit, what was this? He couldn't begin to tell himself what it was, all he could feel was a powerful wave of need and emotion and want and Sammy and mine.
"Me too, Dean," Sam said quietly, his lips still moving against Dean's temple, as if he was responding to something Dean had said out loud.
Dean turned in Sam's hold to look up at his brother, not sure what or who he would see, was it still his Sam or someone or something else now?
"It's still me, Dean, don't worry okay? We'll talk about it after," Sam said, nodding his head towards Raya.
Dean silently agreed with a small nod of his own. His thoughts cascaded over him though, what the hell was going on with his brother? He wouldn't let himself go down the path of questioning his own body's response to it either, because—nope, not going there.
"Are we leaving soon?" Raya asked. She stood in the archway with her arms folded, obviously trying her best to regain her composure from her earlier outbursts.
Dean shrugged into his flannel and stalked past her, somehow knowing Sam would have his back and make sure she didn't try anything else. So his brother was that juiced-up and powerful again, sure it was good timing, but what did it even mean? How and where had he gotten enough demon blood though? Or had he gotten there another way this time? He wished they had a second alone to talk about all that, but Raya was there and Dean wanted more than anything to just leave her there in the dust for what she'd just threatened to do to Sam. And for taking his own mind over too, but he'd promised her. And he wasn't a demon anymore, so that meant he kept his promises. There had to be something separating him from them.
The three of them walked down the short gravel driveway from the temple and there was his Baby waiting for them gleaming under the evening sky. He turned just as Sam tossed him the keys over Raya's head and grinned, pleased that Sam wasn't questioning whether he was okay to drive or not. Sam roughly shoved Raya into the back seat and climbed into his spot on the passenger side. Dean started up the car and was happy to hear that familiar roar and rumble beneath him. It soothed everything that had gone jagged inside of him, from Raya pawing through his memories, or his response to whatever it was Sam had just done. He was back inside his girl, and she was going to take them home.
The Impala seemed to settle herself as they crunched down the gravel road back to the highway that would lead them towards home. Dean didn't have to decide which way to turn. Baby made that decision, guiding her own wheels in the direction she knew they needed to go.
"So, Raya knows Bela, Meg and Abaddon," Dean said, breaking the silence in the car, because it seemed to be weighing his baby down, holding them back from getting home. It was almost like she knew they needed to talk about the hard stuff before they got out of her safe cocoon. Maybe she did?
Sam didn't say anything, just turned slowly in his seat to stare at their passenger in the back. Dean could hear the click of her throat when she nervously swallowed.
"I haven't been a demon for very long, not compared to most. I was one of the newer ones, and at first we were kept in these cells, my sister, Sakina and I, at least we were together. Then Crowley came, and everything changed," Raya said in a rush, as if she was putting the words up as a shield against Sam's stare.
"Let me guess, I bet he had you standing there with all the other idiots in those waiting lines, or what was it he called them? Oh yeah, queues?" Dean asked, laughing at the memory of Crowley telling him how he'd reformed Hell the very second he'd taken it over.
"Yes, the queues, my sister and I stood in those lines for what seemed like several lifetimes. We weren't having fun of course, but at least we were still together then, surviving together. That was pretty much how our human lives were."
"Hell isn't supposed to be fun," Sam said with a dark menace behind his words. "Both you and your sister were sent down there for a reason."
"I know that, believe me," Raya said, with an unspoken 'your majesty' left in the air between them.
Dean shifted uncomfortably in the driver's seat, hearing the ring of power spin up again in his brother's voice was unnerving in the dark as they sped towards home. "We're almost home, Sammy," he said, hoping that it would tamp down that dark power he was hearing more and more clearly in his brother's voice.
Sam didn't answer verbally, but one of his giant hands landed on Dean's shoulder. The contact with his brother sparked that full-body reaction once again, and Dean regretted for a moment that he was the one driving, he wanted to just fall face first into it and wallow in the pleasure sparking through his body just from Sam's hand on his shoulder. He took a deep breath, tightened his hands around his baby's steering wheel and shrugged Sam's hand off. He attempted a growl but it came out as a strained laugh. Sam still didn't speak but Dean could feel his brother's eyes tracking him, searching the side of his face for what? What was his brother looking for?
"Poor you, you stood in line in Hell's eternal waiting room, then what?" Sam asked without taking his eyes off of Dean's face.
Raya answered slowly, like she had to go into a bad dream or memory to pull up the words to describe it. "Then everything changed back again, to how it had been before. That was when the real torture began. You may have killed Alastair, Sam, but there were many others ready to take his place."
"Abaddon or Meg?" Sam asked.
"Bela, actually, and many others I never knew, we all took turns, that was how I heard about you two. Abaddon especially, she was convinced that if you'd closed the Gates then we would have all…"
"Would have what?" Dean asked.
"We would have all been taken into Heaven, the souls powering Hell would have been absorbed into Heaven. And maybe our torment would have finally come to an end."
"That is not how it works, not when it is in balance," Sam said with an unusual darkness permeating his words.
"I thought that demons died for good when they flamed out here," Dean interrupted abruptly, trying to change the subject. Sam's dark tone was scaring him.
"They—I mean, we can't ever really die permanently, that isn't a decision that's left up to your human actions here on this plane of existence. It's all up to whoever rules Hell, or I guess Heaven. Maybe God himself, who really knows? It's all about the souls since we demons started out as humans."
"You know who told me that it was all about the souls, one time? Death," Dean said.
Sam tilted his head as if trying to place when that conversation had taken place. "So, Raya you're telling us that even when we think we've killed a demon here, they're not really gone for good?" Sam asked.
"No, they're not, it reduces them to their essence, a very small part of them. What's left of their souls ends up back down in Hell, but they're not much more than that, they're just a smidgen of what they started out as, but still that spark of a human soul persists. There's a place there, way down deep I was told, that they stay until such time as they are reconstituted by the ruler of Hell," Raya said.
Sam and Dean looked at each other then, their eyes wide with surprise at what that could mean. All those demons they'd thought were gone for good, Alastair, Azazel, Abaddon, Ruby, Meg, weren't really erased forever. The lights from the Impala's dashboard lit them up with highlights that caught yellow in Sam's, which made Dean let out an involuntary gasp.
"What is it?" Sam asked in a whisper.
"Nothin'," Dean said, pulling into the driveway that led to the bunker's garage. He tried to calm his pulse, it felt like his heart was beating out of his chest with panic, it was the stuff of nightmares seeing his brother's eyes go yellow like that.
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A first hand account of legendary anarcho-syndicalist Rudolf Rocker's years in London, where he became involved in the Jewish anarchist movment of the East End. In his time in London, he helped set up the Jewish Bakers' Union, organised mass demonstrations as well as the 1912 Jewish tailor's strike.
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The incredible autobiography of an incredible man. Souchy fought in the Spanish Revolution; was a serious and knowledgeable student of Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin, and Gustav Landauer; a consistent war-resister; a prolific pamphleteer; a major figure in the International Workers' Association (IWA); an anarcho-syndicalist determined to put theory into practice; one of the best informed specialists on the varieties of workers' control and self-management. These are memoirs par excellence, with a forward by Theo Waldinger, and an afterward by Sam Dolgoff.
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Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes
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Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes makes high-performance nutrition simple for running, cycling, triathlon, and swimming. Weighing in at 432 pages, this newly updated third edition is the most comprehensive resource on nutrition from the most experienced and highly qualified nutritionist in endurance sports.
Ryan offers clear answers to the most fundamental questions in endurance sports nutrition--what should I eat, how much, and when--based on the latest research and experience from her 30-year career advising elite and age-group athletes and pro sports teams. She offers fine-tuning strategies for training and racing, optimal recovery, weight loss, and boosting strength-to-weight ratio. Citing rigorous and reputable studies, Ryan busts myths about ergogenic aids and supplements and offers a dose of reality to practices like fat loading and glycogen-depleted workouts.
Since endurance sports are too different for a "one size fits all" food plan, Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes reveals how runners, cyclists, triathletes, and swimmers should fuel differently to gain real performance advantages in their sports. Even within each sport, optimal nutrition varies with the type and duration of events, so Ryan explains nutrition for short- and long-course triathlon; road, criterium, and mountain bike racing; 10K, half-marathon, and marathon; and sprint and distance swimming.
This complete guide addresses a wide variety of special nutrition considerations for younger and older athletes, diabetics, vegetarians, pregnant women, and those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes also offers six appendixes of reference material including glycemic index, a vitamin and mineral glossary, an up-to-date comparison of sports nutrition products, and sample menus.
Smart nutrition can make the difference between a personal record and a lackluster season. Committed athletes and newcomers to endurance sports will both find Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes to be a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to better performance in running, cycling, triathlon, and swimming.
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Former policeman succeeds in $1 million claim from driver's insurer after fatal crash
A former Queensland police officer left traumatised by a fatal car accident scene has successfully sued the dead driver's insurer for more than $1 million.
Key points:
- Former senior constable David Caffrey held a man's hand as he died in his wrecked car
- He says he developed PTSD from his experiences at the crash scene
- The dead driver's insurer was ordered to pay damages for Mr Caffrey's psychiatric harm
The Supreme Court found the late Byron Williams, who was speeding and intoxicated with amphetamines and cannabis when his car hit a tree on the Sunshine Coast in 2013, had a legal duty of care not to expose the officer to psychiatric injury through his negligence.
Former senior constable David Paul Caffrey developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after his experiences at the scene, including trying to keep Mr Williams alive with first aid and encouragement, and then leading his parents to farewell their son shortly before his death.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Mr Caffrey was suicidal and haunted by thoughts of taking a gun from his workplace to shoot certain other officers and himself.
The 50-year-old was sacked from the police service in 2014 after refusing an order to retire after a 17-month absence from work.
"I'd never seen anybody die before me eyes," he told the court in cross-examination.
Lawyers for Mr Williams's insurance company, AAI Limited, argued it was not his responsibility to take reasonable steps to avoid exposing officers to psychiatric harm through his death or suffering.
They argued the public could reasonably expect that emergency service officers such as police were trained and equipped to avoid harm via exposure at accident scenes.
However, Justice Peter Flanagan found that a person who causes through negligence a car accident or a fire "must have in contemplation the fact that police officers are human and … not entirely immune to psychiatric injury".
Warning: The following details may be disturbing to some readers.
Drivers 'obliged to take reasonable care'
In a ruling on January 30, Justice Flanagan said nobody was "entitled to drive in any manner he wishes, without regard to police officers who may attend at an accident he may cause, simply because police officers 'undertake for the benefit of the public' to attend at such scenes".
Justice Flanagan ordered the insurer pay $1,092,948 in damages.
Mr Caffrey was the first emergency services officer at the scene and climbed on the wreckage to find Mr Williams's legs were crushed.
He cleared Mr Williams's airway and cradled his head, telling him: "Come on mate … don't give up."
When police communications called to ask in what police district the accident took place, Mr Caffrey replied: "I'm trying to keep someone alive, so is there any chance that you could f*** off and leave me to get on with it?"
He then noticed matter from the victim's head on his hands and phone.
He encouraged Mr Williams to cling to life, telling him his mother had arrived at the scene.
Firefighters arrived to cut Mr Williams from the wreckage in what Mr Caffrey said "felt like a lifetime", the judge said.
After paramedics told Mr Williams's parents he would not survive, Mr Caffrey took the mother's hand and said, "Come on. Let's go — go to say goodbye."
He then stood alongside her as she watched her son die.
A month before his dismissal from the police service, Mr Caffrey was off duty when he came upon the scene of another car accident in which three children died, including a boy whose body he tripped over in the dark.
His lawyer tendered photographs of Mr Williams's accident scene, which he said "show ghastly sights and sights that could scarcely fail to cause even the strongest of will to experience disquiet".
Precedent unlikely to prompt lawsuit rush
Personal injury law expert Travis Schultz said it was the first case of its kind to go to trial in Queensland but would "not open the floodgates" for claims by police and others.
The case was notable for the "gruesome nature" of the circumstances and the highly personal experience of the police officer at the scene.
Mr Schultz said the law would not recognise a claim from a passerby or a police officer who had a more distant involvement with an accident scene, such as setting up a cordon.
"It's tough to make a claim [for] pure psychiatric injury despite suggestions to the contrary by some insurers," he said.
"This does not open any floodgates. It has been a trickle. It will remain a trickle."
The damages to Mr Caffrey included $318,262 for past economic loss and $469,490 for future loss of earning capacity.
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(UPI) -- Scientists have discovered a new species of small, reddish brown scorpions in Southwestern Turkey. The new scorpion, called Euscorpius lycius, is the fifth known species of this scorpion found in the country.
The scorpion is part of the Euscorpius genus, commonly called small wood scorpions.
As their name suggests, the scorpions measure just 2 to 2.5 centimeters long and are known to be relatively harmless, with a bite similar to that of a mosquito.
The new species is named after the historical region of Ancient Lycia, which is referenced in Ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology. Like the mythical nature of the area, this scorpion can be very secretive, found mainly hiding in pine trees at night or on stone garden walls. The species seems to favor cool, humid weather and calcareous stones covered in moss.
"Further studies are in progress to understand the quantity and distribution of the different species and populations of the genus Euscorpius in Turkey and their relationship with the Greek populations," said lead author Dr. Ersen Aydın Yağmur.