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- May as well start on a positive note. Azerbaijan have presented their Eurovision entry sung by Sabina. I really thing this is good. It might not win (it has an outside chance) but really it is quite nice. You can watch the video here.
- The widely anticipated entry from the UK was released today, you can listen to it here. I will have much more on this in a later post.
- As many videos arrive in we are seeing a couple of songs being tweaked a little bit. I don't really pay much attention to this as the changes are rarely noticeable. However Belarus have done a pretty big overhaul of their song which does help it a small little bit. You can hear there song here.
- Albania have cut down their song to three minutes and presented it in a video that to be honest looks like is out of a horror film. I still think that it is a strong song. The video is here.
- Belgium have presented their song Would You by Iris. It's a fairly basis ballad and I can't see it going to far but we'll see what juries do in semi-final 1. You can listen to the song here.
Finally I hope you all enjoyed St. Patrick's Day while some people decided to do some odd things (Green Ice Tea and Jedward?, seriously). I had a more traditional one involving buying 20kgs of seed potatoes.


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Tuesday, May 15
Art of Electronics
Came across a superb site,
American Science & Surplus
. These people are excited about electronics, and visit their site and you will get too. Whatever they are selling, be it parts from a used radio to a mere thermistor, their sketchy doodles, and humorous, to the point, honest to goodness sales pitch filled with vital-stats will make you see the 'value'. Truly a
Trader Joe
for online electronics.
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What is transient plasma?
Transient plasma is a non-thermal plasma that exists during the transient, formative phase of an arc. It is produced by using short, high-voltage pulses, which are short enough to prevent the arc from occurring (typically less than 100 ns).
In a transient plasma discharge, the energy transfer efficiency is high and significant energy goes into creating highly energetic electrons instead of heating of the surrounding gas.
When applied to ignition and combustion, it has several advantages over traditional spark ignition used in most combustion applications. It has consistently demonstrated reductions in ignition delay, lean-burn capability, and the ability to ignite higher mass flow rates, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced emissions from a variety of airborne engines and internal combustion engines. Transient plasma ignition is just one of the many applications of pulsed power systems made by TPS.


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A major regeneration project is aimed at improving transport in North Tyneside.
Thousands of residents are being asked their views in a £20,000 feasibility study by the Local Strategic Partnerships Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.
Community groups in the region had raised the issue of lack of adequate transport, claiming public transport is not always the most efficient way to meet the needs of communities.
A firm of transport consultants carried out a study and a seminar was held looking at whether community vehicles were being used effectively, consulting groups like the Anchor Trust, Age Concern and North Tyneside Coalition of Disabled People.
John Carr, Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy Co-ordinator for North Tyneside, said: "Studies such as this are extremely valuable to the community as a whole.
"This and the seminar provided a platform to really involve residents in North Tyneside."


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Cameroon security forces have been cited as engaging in significant human rights abuse in respect of armed combat they are engaged in across three regions of the country, a United States government report has said.The Central African nation is beset by Boko Haram insurgency in its Far North region whiles the Anglophone crisis continues to pose a security challenge to the government in the Northwest and Southwest i.e. Anglophone regions.
According to the U.S. Department of State's Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2017, the military, police and gendarmerie – paramilitary – forces were using among others arbitrary killings, forced disappearances and prolonged military / unofficial detentions in the three regions.
|Damning Report - US Slams Government Forces For "Unlawful Killings, Disappearances, Gross Abuse, Torture …" Over Anglophone Crisis
It went on to mention: "torture and abuse by security forces including in military and unofficial detention facilities; prolonged arbitrary detentions including of suspected Boko Haram supporters and individuals in the Anglophone regions."
Then there was the issue of "harsh and life threatening prison conditions; violations of freedoms of expression and assembly; periodic government restrictions on access to the internet; trafficking in persons; criminalization and arrest of individuals engaged in consensual same-sex sexual conduct; and violations of workers' rights."
The government has deployed a military unit the BIR, which continues to engage with Boko Haram insurgents in the Far North region. Communities in the region have been attacked mostly by suicide bombers and raids by the group.
Over in the Anglophone region, guerilla style attacks on security forces by suspected separatists under the so-called Ambazonia republic banner has led to the formation of a new military unit headquartered in the capital of the northwest region, Bamenda.
There has been a sustained call for dialogue to solve the crisis even though the government has insisted that it will only engage with persons with the unity of the nation at heart.
Separatists have killed over 20 security forces, locals have fled their homes for fear of being caught in the cross fire with thousands now seeking asylum in neighboring Nigeria. Damning Report-US Slams Government Gorces For "Unlawful Killings, Disappearances, Gross Abuse, Torture…" Over Anglophone crisis
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Reel / Yeong Keun Jeong
Reel by Yeong Keun Jeong is bike storage, updated. It seems pretty useful – you can attach it a number of different ways and it would hold objects of many different shapes and sizes. I like how it looks too.
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PORTSMOUTH — Some lucky winner could walk away with $540 million tonight if a winning Mega Millions ticket is picked in what is being hailed as the largest jackpot in U.S. history.
PORTSMOUTH — Some lucky winner could walk away with $540 million tonight if a winning Mega Millions ticket is picked in what is being hailed as the largest jackpot in U.S. history.
That thought was not lost on the people who steadily walked through the doors of Gary's Beverages on Thursday afternoon to buy lottery tickets.
Mega Millions is a lottery game played in 42 states, including New Hampshire and Maine, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. With no winner in Tuesday's drawing, the jackpot has grown to $540 million.
That would make a lot of people at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage happy, said home mortgage specialist Mark Ranieri. He said 14 employees each kicked in $5 to purchase 70 tickets; they'll split the prize equally if they win. Tickets for the game are $1 each.
"I think we'll all be happy with $35 million," he said with a laugh. "Even if half of it's taken for taxes, I think I could still live pretty well on $15 million."
Ranieri, like several others buying their tickets Thursday, said Gary's is lucky. That sentiment probably arose from the time in 2004, when a Kittery, Maine, man who bought a ticket there was an $85.5 million Powerball jackpot winner, said owner Rita Patel.
The store received $30,000 from the New Hampshire Lottery Commission then, and she said the store would still only get $30,000 if the winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased there because a store's share of Lottery prizes is capped.
While she said she'd never sell the store and is not much of a lottery player herself, Patel said she will probably buy a few tickets before tonight at 11 p.m., when the drawing will be held.
"I hope a few people will win, so everybody can enjoy life," she said.
One winner might be Phil Hosmer of York, Maine, who said, when he heard about the jackpot on the news Thursday night, he felt he had to at least buy a few tickets. He opted not to go with the computer-generated Quick Picks, but instead chose numbers based on birthdays and ages of his wife and children.
"It's fun to fantasize," he said. "I heard the odds are the same as someone getting two holes-in-one in 18 holes of golf. But there are no odds if you don't play."
That certainly was on the minds of the many, many people who came into Gary's over the past few days, said store clerk Chris Gamester of Portsmouth.
"It's been crazy," she said. The $70 in tickets purchased by Ranieri pales in comparison to the $150 in tickets she sold to one person, who was buying for a group. Another man bought $100 in tickets just for himself, she said.
But when it was Lynn Vancoonis' turn in line, she bought only a single ticket, a Quick Pick. Asked why, she said she had to "join the insanity, and say I joined the club."


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Hello and welcome back!! It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog! Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how the sets include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!
As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tues. and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until September 29, but you also still have another week to play in last week's Shaped Cards challenge (ends September 22), so hope you will come play along with both!
Today's New Challenge is MONOCHROMATIC. Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available for 24 hrs. once the new challenge posts at 8am BST, so make sure you take advantage of that!!
For my Monochromatic color, I chose blue and included neutral colors brown and grey. I picked my image from Serenity Fairy Wishes Digital Bundle, you can also purchase Serenity Earthstar as an individual image HERE. All the papers I used today as well as the flowers and buttons are from the Winston Deluxe Full Collection Download. This bundle has tons of amazing design papers, and much more, definitely a MUST HAVE for your crafting collection. I added a satin bow using ribbon from my stash. Image is colored with Copics, cut out with Frantic Stamper dies and I added Stickles for her wings.
Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!
Enjoy your day! Many hugs!!
Artistic Inspirations - anything goes with twist of magic
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Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes with handmade bow
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
Crafty Boots - monochrome
Crafty Cardmakers - floral embellishments
Incy Wincy Designs - no rubber stamps
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anyone baking this bread using convection gas oven---I can bake on a stone and add ice cubes for initial steam -- I have a really bad boy Italian gas range and like to bake in convection mode for even baking with out turning ad the mid way point
I've used a simple gas stove and don't need to turn. Did you see the note on the crust darkening with Convection mode?--read to the end.
Also fyi, I read (Bread Baker's Apprentice) not to use ice cubes.Reinhart says it robs too much heat from the oven to make the steam. What you want is an instant burst of steam. He prefers very hot water poured in a heavy or cast iron pan He says he used to spray the oven walls and that works too.
I bake this bread in an electric convection oven on "pure convection" setting, with the loaf in the middle of the oven. I always cover it lightly with foil after about 25 minutes, because the crust gets darker than I like it. Some people like a darker crust, so it's really up to you. I'm with nutcakes, too, on the steam point. It's much better to put a cast iron skillet on the bottom shelf of the oven, at the same time that you turn the oven on, so it gets very hot, then pour in some near to or boiling water, quickly, when you open the oven door to put the bread in. I've heard that it's a good idea to open the oven door very briefly after 10 or 15 minutes to allow some steam to escape. I usually just open it once, when I tent it with foil; the bread seems to be fine. ;o)


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PerformanceNavigator On Demand: Hypertension
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Live Review: Josh Widdecombe - 'What Do I Do Now?' tour
Josh Widdicombe - we mostly know him from tv panel shows, the last leg and for that rather distinctive tone to his voice. So we weren't sure what to expect when we went to watch him perform live, in front of an audience of a thousand or so people who were doing their best to give the impression that they were going to be a tough crowd, after not giving to much to a very amusing warm-up act by Suzi Ruffell.
You could sense there was a tiny bit of fear and apprehension as Josh first took to the stage, no doubt wondering if his first lines were going to be met with by the stonewall of silence. Fortunately, the Suzi had defrosted the audience and the laughs were generous. As Josh settled in, he got to know (code for "pick-on") members of the front row, including the couple who had an audacious first-date to Calais on a booze-cruise, and the name-dropping (Michael Phelps) swimming coach who also dropped his unamused partner in it when he announced her as swimming for Britain - only for it to transpire that was back at junior level. Josh also called out a 15-year old in the audience who was to feature more in the second half of the show.
After the interval, Josh provided highly entertaining musings about modern life, such as the ridiculousness of getting reliant on new technology, including contactless payment and having to switch back to chip & pin when (heaven-forbid) it's not available. Modern life slowly transitioned to nostalgia towards the twilight of the show, and Josh compared his teenage years with our 15-year old audience member, by fondly reminding us of Filofaxes and cabin beds - you know, those beds with a top bunk and desk below - like his childhood was intensive training for office-job supremacy. Fortunately for us, he forwent the boardroom, and opted for treading the boards instead.
Our verdict: instinctively, distinctively funny.
Josh continues his tour around the UK, click here for tickets and venue details.


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Starting the day with caffeine? You need to know this
The shaky hands, the anxiety, that "buzz" you get in your bones—caffeine has some curious side effects.
Thought of by many as one of the last few legal "drugs" (along with nicotine and alcohol), caffeine is a staple of academic and professional life, getting you through that final exam or that all-nighter before work.
Caffeine has long straddled the line between cultural meme and societal ill. Yet some nutritionists claim caffeine consumption has gotten out of control, even as dozens of Facebook groups make fun of the so-called "caffeine addiction."
In past years, caffeine was found largely in coffee and sodas. Today, it's added to candy and novelty items that appeal to kids. This recent influx of caffeinated products has raised serious questions about caffeine's health effects, a topic that consumers and health experts have debated for years.
"If you look at caffeine without all the positive social stigmas you will realize that it is just another legalized drug," said Nikita Alexandrov, an Auburn University sophomore who uses Facebook to educate others on what he sees as a caffeine epidemic.
"Caffeine has the same characteristic as other dangerous drugs: It is psychoactive; you build up a tolerance requiring more to achieve the same effect; it has negative withdrawal effects once you stop consuming it; and it is very possible to overdose at larger doses."
"SumSeeds"—caffeinated sunflower seeds—made their debut in 2007 and became an instant hit. Treats like caffeine mints and "Jolt" caffeinated candy that promise to keep consumers awake—with an added minty touch—are popular among kids and high school students.
Caffeine has even infiltrated the cosmetics market, with companies selling "caffeinated lotion," claiming that the that face cream makes users look younger and—dare we say it? —more alert.
This past January, a Swedish woman checked herself into a rehabilitation clinic to deal with her addition to Coke--not the powder, the fizzy kind that comes in a plastic bottle.
Jonathan Ulaszek became passionately interested in spreading the anti-caffeine message in 2004, the year he graduated from Beloit College. Like many students his age, Ulaszek was fond of new of caffeinated products like RC Cola's RC Edge, which boasted a higher caffeine content.
After reading "The Great American Detox Diet" by Alex Jamieson, Ulaszek said, his perspective on caffeine changed.
"I find myself surrounded by people that are hooked on coffee or soda," said Ulaszek. "I watch people all day stay slaves to coffee and soda. If they don't have it, they can't seem to function."
Many experts agree.
"It's the type of drug that shouldn't be taken lightly," said Bill Aronson, a representative with the Caffeine Awareness Association, a group claiming that caffeine has long-term adverse health effects, such as high blood pressure and anxiety disorders. "Caffeine is the type of drug abused frequently because it's so accessible."
Particularly popular among college students, caffeine has become an increasingly central part of many young people's lives, said Aronson, adding to the risk of chronic health problems as a result. He believes that young people use diet sodas and coffees for a variety of irresponsible activities, like extreme late-night study sessions and weight loss.
"The more that you take it, the more that you want to take it," said Aronson. He said conditions such as depression, mood swings and irregular heartbeat can emerge after prolonged consumption.
But many medical experts believe this heightened awareness of caffeine consumption is unwarranted.
"There are no harmful health consequences for using caffeine over a long period of time," said Dr. Herbert Muncie, a clinician and professor of medicine at Louisiana State University who has written extensively on the issue of caffeine consumption over the last 10 years. "There are some short term affects—people can get a little nervous, a little jittery. Probably there are some withdrawal symptoms, although studies find it hard to prove."
He said many studies that evaluate the effects of caffeine consumption are flawed because they fail to take into account the tolerance the body builds over time to caffeinated products.
By depriving regular caffeine consumers of their daily fix for a week, as many caffeine-related studies do, and then loading their system with caffeine later, they are guaranteeing side effects, such as an elevated heart rate, that are temporary and not necessarily bad, said Muncie.
"That's just called tolerance," he said. "If you use it every day you get used to it."
This tolerance, however, could signify larger health problems, said Aronson. His anti-caffeine group emphasizes what he referred to as "caffeine abstinence"—quitting the substance entirely, either cold turkey or through a gradual decrease in consumption.
"Just like someone who's an alcoholic—someone who doesn't have a drink for 15 years has a drink and he can relapse," said Aronson, who conceded that quitting caffeine entirely "can be difficult in social situations."
Aronson encourages caffeine users to quit, despite the withdrawal symptoms they might experience. He said that a morning craving coffee or tea isn't the result of exhaustion, so much as it's related to the body's overnight caffeine deprivation. As with other addictions, once the habit runs out of users' systems, they should be able to function without their fix.
These withdrawal symptoms are hard to identify—and even harder to prove they exist in clinical studies, said Muncie. He believes that caffeine addiction is, in part, a myth.
"For me, for something to be truly addictive, you have to have adverse health consequences, withdrawal—which there may be—and neurological changes in the brain," said Muncie. "We don't normally see people engage in criminal activity to get caffeine."
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