Drain MILD GREEN CHILI. 1 TBSP per Tortilla.
At 7:45 AM, warm the Griddle to 250.
Put Tortillas on Griddle with 1/2 cup MEXICAN CHEESE, just warm-up and move to a tray.
Fry 2 EGGS per Tortilla, with a little BUTTER, break yolk, sprinkle with BLACK PEPPER. Don't overcook.
On one half of a tortilla, spread 2 Eggs.
On the other half, spread 1 TBSP MILD GREEN CHILI, add 1/2 Turkey Bacon, sprinkle Cheese.
Fold and keep them on a tray.
At 8:15 put the quesadillas on Griddle and cook both sides for 7 minutes each at 250.
Put SALSA in salsa bowls, 1 bowl per 3 guests.
Take Salsa and Sour Cream out to tables.
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Some of the crazy projects I have worked on over the years. When the mood strikes me, I start creating. If I'm lucky, I remember to get a picture of the finished project.
Designed a prop for the Cthulhu Pet video — the evil that grows! Perfect gift for your favorite cult leader.
It is a hat made of unlucky leprechauns, or so the story goes. Custom commission felted hat.


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Blog Tour: A Lady Unrivaled
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Amid the Unforgettable Cotswolds, the Final Grasp for the Fire Eyes Diamonds Could Threaten Them All
Lady Ella Myerston can always find a reason to smile–even if it's just in hope that tomorrow will be better than today. All her life everyone has tried to protect her from the realities of the world, but Ella knows very well how the dangerous Fire Eyes diamonds have haunted her brother and their friends, and she won't wait for it to strike again. She intends to take action . . . and if that happens to involve an adventurous trip to the Cotswolds, then so much the better.
Lord James Cayton has already broken two hearts, including that of his first wife, who died before he could convince himself to love her. Now he's determined to live a better life . . . but that proves complicated when old acquaintances pull Cayton into their desperate attempt to seize the jewels. He does his best to remove the intriguing Lady Ella from danger, but the stubborn girl won't budge. How else can he redeem himself, though, but by saving her–and his daughter–from those intent to destroy them all?
A Lady Unrivaled successfully concludes the Ladies of the Manor series. Easily read as a stand-alone, there are a few spoilers for the first two novels, but rather than detracting from the story, they served to intrigue and interest me in reading books 1 and 2. I don't read a lot of Edwardian era novels, so the list of characters and their titles was a helpful addition. I appreciated Ella's struggles and efforts to be taken seriously, and it was a joy to watch her come into her own by the end. Clayton's unique blend of involvement in his infant daughter's life, hobby as an artist, and attempts to overcome his dark history created a well-developed character who I liked immensely. As a regular reader of mysteries I was able to follow the subtle clues to discover the identity of the hidden villain who was a great mix of charming and creepy. A highly enjoyable read.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Roseanna M. White pens her novels beneath her Betsy Ross flag, with her Jane Austen action figure watching over her. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two children, editing and designing, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels and novellas, ranging from biblical fiction to American-set romances to Edwardian British romances. She makes her home in the breathtaking mountains of West Virginia. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.
Guest Post from Roseanna White
So Very Ella
Back in 2008, I went to my first writers conference, where I met my current best friend and critique partner. I'd been pitching the first book in a series I was rewriting from my childhood, so this was the first project of mine our newly formed critique group did together. Specifically, the third book in the series, which I was then calling Diamond Blaze.
It was about a girl very much like me. Optimistic in the extreme. Always looking for a reason to smile. Her name was Lady Ella Myerston, and though she was the heroine in the third novel in a series—friend to heroine from book 1 and sister of hero in book 2—Ella stood on her own. Or I hoped she did. You see, it's not very often I try to write a character so much like me, and I wasn't sure what my new critique partners would think.
I was delighted and relieved when my critters, as I call them, loved her—it felt a little like them loving me. 😉 With Stephanie, that BFF/critique partner, Ella became part of our language. "That's so Ella" meant "that's so hopefully and optimistic." It's a phrase we used for years, long after that series got shelved and we focused on other projects.
When I finally sold a rewrite of the first book to Bethany House and The Lost Heiress released last September, I was so excited to get to breathe new life into the other books in the series as well. I gave some new twists and turns to Brice's and Rowena's story in The Reluctant Duchess, took it to new depths, but it was still largely the story I'd first written seven years before.
Ella's story, though . . . we eventually settled on the title A Lady Unrivaled, but it was the hardest one in the series for us to name. And writing! Ella's story didn't work anymore as I'd had it. I had to toss out the entire thing and start fresh, with a new premise and new plot. But Ella—Ella had to remain Ella. I learned more about her as I rewrote the series, of course, and I added a few things not like me, naturally. But Ella still seeks a reason to smile, always. She still believes in hope, in every situation. And her knack for misplacing things—herself included—might be borrowed (and exaggerated) from my remarkable ability to lose things that I sat down right there two minutes ago.
Ella got new adventures, new goals, new excitement in her life—but she's still the Ella I got to know all those years ago. And her hero, Cayton, is still the sometimes surly, too-realistic, very different-from-Ella man he has to be to counteract her.
My editor, in her notes to me, said, "Cayton and Ella are so very different. In a way, you wonder how they'll make it work. And yet you can't help think they will, and want them to."
The love story in this book is partly mine, too. Because though on the surface my husband isn't much like Cayton, in the ways that matters, he is. He's my opposite, but my perfect complement. He doesn't always see the bright side I cling to, but he'd never ask me not to cling on anyway. We view the world very differently—and can face it because we're together.
I love all my books, all my characters. But A Lady Unrivaled . . . well, it's just so very Ella. I hope you love it just a fraction as much as I do!
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I'm giving away a complete set of the Ladies of the Manor Series PLUS a special surprise straight from England! (US addresses only for paperbacks; an international winner is eligible for digital gifts, though!)
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Labels: a Lady Unrivaled, Celebration Lit Blog Tour, Christian Fiction, History Mystery and Faith
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Home -- Choose -- AVP p1440 NORCECA FIVB FIVB AGWC CEV CEV Under Age Players | Seasons | Tournaments | Rankings | Leaders | Awards | History
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Nicole Schnyder-Benoit: Career Locations 1997-2004
Nicole Schnyder-Benoît
Photo: Carl Schneider
Birth Date March 13, 1973 (46 years old)
Home Town Magglingen
Resides La Neuveuille
Web Site www.kuhn.schnyder.com
Best Finish Winnings
International 2nd $105,485
FIVB 3rd $104,110
FIVB C&S 2nd $1,375
Europe 1st € 34,013
CEV 1st € 33,263
CEV C&S 2nd € 750
Overall 1st $140,937
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 40th 41st
1997 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 9.0 186th 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1998 FIVB C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $750.00 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 FIVB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,700.00 72.0 80th 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
2000 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $450.00 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750.00 17.0 154th 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2001 FIVB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,500.00 108.0 86th 0 1 0 2 1 0 2
2002 FIVB 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 $16,160.00 460.0 37th 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
2003 FIVB 11 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 $34,125.00 950.0 21st 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
2004 FIVB 12 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 $46,875.00 1,143.0 10th 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
(Rank) 53
(223rd) 0 1 1 2 5 2 15 $105,485.00
(180th) 2,824.0 0 6 1 10 2 1 7
1998 CEV 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 € 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 CEV 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 € 1,250.00 64.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 CEV C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 750.00 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CEV 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 11,625.00 90.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CEV 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 € 4,500.00 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 CEV 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 11,625.00 145.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(197th) 1
(78th) 4 1 1 2 1 2 € 34,012.50
(33rd) 501.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
(323rd) 1
(306th) 5 2 3 7 3 17 $140,936.75
Red denotes ranked 1st
Victory List
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 6/13/2004 CEV Timmendorfer Strand Simone Kuhn € 8,500
Partner Summary
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball World Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 40th 41st
Simone Kuhn 39 0 0 1 2 5 2 13 $100,660 2,661.0 0 5 1 7 1 0 2
Magi Schlaefli 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,700 79.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
Annalea Hartmann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000 26.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nadia Erni 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750 17.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Sandra Bratschi-Verge Depre 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Franziska Frei 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Patricia Dormann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 50 0 0 1 2 5 2 13 $104,110 2,799.0 0 6 1 10 2 1 7
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Challenger & Satellite
Magi Schlaefli 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $750 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simone Kuhn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $450 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annalea Hartmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $175 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 $1,375 25.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
Simone Kuhn 6 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 € 28,938 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annalea Hartmann 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 € 4,325 127.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Magi Schlaefli 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 € 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 € 33,263 492.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball Challenger & Satellite
Annalea Hartmann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 750 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 € 750 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annalea Hartmann 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 $5,992 166.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
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Domain Namesadminip4all20162018-12-12T14:02:52+00:00
10 Things all businesses should know about Domain Names
There are approximately 50 million .COM domain names currently registered.
In the very early days of the internet, each computer had a unique internet protocol (IP) address comprising a series of four numbers, each of between one and three characters e.g. 124.735.298.6. The internet used these addresses to locate information and to retrieve it from a particular website. Obviously, this was not practical as people would have a hard time remembering IP addresses, so in 1984, the DNS (Domain Name System) was created. As part of the DNS a new address system was created whereby computers can locate one another, known as the Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") addressing system. A domain name is the second-level domain, in alpha and or numerical form that is part of a URL that tells the DNS where to locate documents, organizations or resources on the Internet. The domain name must be combined with a TLD (top-level-domain) like .com and must be unique to the TLD. The third level domain (www) is used to identify a particular host server.
Domain names have been analogized by courts to addresses, patents, trade marks, and even by one writer to cattle. However, the best way to characterise the legal status of a domain name is by analogy to a telephone number and therefore, a domain name is not a form of property. As with telephone numbers, one can license the exclusive use of a particular domain name and transfer such licence to another.
Nominet operates at the heart of e-commerce in the UK, and runs one of the world's largest Internet registries with over seven million domain names. With highly respected industry credentials, they are entrusted with the management of all of the Country Code TLDs which end in .uk and .44.
Nominet operates a Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) which provides an efficient and transparent method of resolving disputes which concern a .uk Top Level Domain. Although Nominet seek to settle .uk domain name disputes through mediation, where this is not possible, they operate an independent expert decision. Almost all of these registrations are problem-free, but about 1 in 2,000 causes someone to make a complaint. This might be based on a trade mark law, or because the domain name has been registered by an ex-employee who is unhappy with their old boss. For most people the court system is too expensive and difficult, so we provide the DRS as a fair and quick way of dealing with these disputes.
When registering a domain name there are three key issues to address:
Ensure that the domain name is registered in your or your company's name as legal registrant;
Ensure that the administrative contact for the domain name is someone in your organisation; and
Ensure that the domain name registration company has actually paid the registrar for the correct number of years you have paid for. You can verify all of this information by checking the WHOIS record on Nominet's website at www.nik.uk.
The registrant of a domain name is at liberty to transfer his/her entitlement to the domain name to a third party at any time. However, the procedures involved in giving effect to a transfer will be dependent upon the rules of the registry at which the domain name is regesteded.
It has been held by the English Courts to be illegal for a person to register a domain name incorporating the name of a well-known company and then to try and sell it for a substantial sum of money to that company (see British Telecommunications Plc & Others v. One in a Million Ltd & Others – Court of Appeal 23 July 1998).
Domain names are not trade marks and there are a number of fundamental and practical differences between them e.g. domain names are unique whereas trade marks are not necessarily unique in that the same trade mark can be registered nationally in different classes of goods and/or services by different people.
A domain name can define your company's business and how your customers perceive you. It can determine your philosophy, your identity, everything that you are. But it can also be hugely valuable and domain name have been sold for obscene amounts of money, e.g. www.insure.com was sold for $16million in 2009; www.sex.com was sold for $14million in 2006 and www.fund.com was sold for $9.99million in 2008.


"Saya punya garam dan kamu punya merica."
Translation:I have salt and you have pepper.
Is it not true that 'saya' and 'kamu' should not be used in the same sentence? As 'saya' is the formal version of 'I' and 'kamu is the informal version of' you'. Wouldn't it make more sense to use 'Anda' if you were using 'Saya' and 'Kamu' with 'Aku'.
if we talking strictly in formal situation, eg. formal letter or business meeting, we must use the formal version.
It's a little bit different when we are in conversation, sometimes we can mix the formal and informal. Also habits have its parts too, eg. use "Aku" means to humble oneself and "Anda" to respect the opponent.


Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "彩る"
The 彩 of kanji reprents color,luster, pattern, etc. In this picture, it does not mean coloring the sky, I think it describes a beautiful landscape by combination of the red of poppy flowers and the blue of the sky. I think "Irodoru" is often used to reprerent beautiful things, artistic images and landscapes. for instance chrismass trees, light illuminations, field of flowers, autumn etc.
What is the difference between 彩る and 塗る ?
In my opinion, 彩る has a nuance that there are so many colors and the painting is so colorful. If you'd like to emphasize the nuance, you can use 彩る.If not, it's natural to use 塗る.
Please show me how to pronounce 私はこの美しい日に朝の太陽を見ました。 偏ったオレンジ色の光、空を彩る。 鳥が自由に飛ぶ、木が厚くなる。 および汚染のない空気。 平和の気持ち、平和の気持ち、私の胸の中の気分、深い気持ち。.
Example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "汚染"


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Our quality, price and high availability on products have made PSS the UK largest and most respected supplier of remanufactured steering products to major vehicle manufacturers and independent truck, bus & van aftermarket parts distributors and motor factors.
How many parts are remanufactured by PSS annually?
PSS remanufacture approximately 6,500 to 7,000 core units each year.
From our 48,000 sq. ft. facility in Norfolk, England, we deliver outstanding OE quality and lead the way in modern remanufacturing.
How many tons of end-of-life parts come through PSS each year?
Over 160 tonnes of end-of-life parts are remanufactured by PSS each year. With this amount of material being remanufactured at PSS, we are contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions, raw materials and other processes which harm our environment.
Which products do PSS remanufacture?
Products we currently remanufacture include steering boxes and racks, hydraulic control valves, cylinders, pumps and motors, brake calipers and air suspension compressors.
We have led the way in remanufacturing vehicle steering, continually raising the bar for returning used parts to their original – or better – standards.
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In the early years of Fender, the Telecaster quickly became an everyman's guitar because of its versatile sound, ease of playing and reasonable cost. The new Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s in Butterscotch Blonde delivers on that original promise. Features include a gorgeous new Butterscotch Blonde finish on a pine body, and a vintage-tint gloss fast-action maple neck with 21 medium-jumbo frets and modern 9.5" fretboard radius. Setting this guitar apart from its Classic Vibe Telecaster '50s Vintage Blonde brother is a custom set of alnico 5 single-coil pickups that provide warmth and clarity and enough punch for country, blues, rock and jazz.
Classic Fender vibe at this price? What are you waiting for? Call or click now to order.
I have had this guitar for two weeks before I decided to review it so I have a feel of what I wanted to say. First off the build quality of this squire line is unbeateable. I looked it over and over and all fit from neck to body and all the frets was super. It is a little heavy for pine but it is not uncomfortable or cumbersome , but the tone is in that wood so there is the payoff. Being a left hand player it is almost impossible to try out the guitar you want before purchase so I have to find out the hard way sometimes. This tele did not dissappoint. In fact it has more twang and tone then other telecaster guitars that cost 3 or 4 times as much. For the price and quality I say go for it left or right handed it will not leave you unhappy. setup right out of the box is really good and the finish is amazing. I am glad I made the purchase and you will be too.
.I choose this guitar over the sunburst MIM Telecaster and I am glad I did. Don't let the Squier thing fool you , this is a quality guitar right out of the box. Mine was perfect , no complaints. great look , great tone. The neck is thinner then a C chaped standard Tele neck , some may not like that but for those of us born without "Chuck Berry" length fingers it's a God send.If your a lefty grab this guitar as soon as you can. They won't be in stock long.


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Gabriel Dubois (31 August 1911 – 13 February 1985) was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1936 Tour de France.

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1911 births
1985 deaths
French male cyclists
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The Lies of the Ajungo
Moses Ose Utomi
Expected Mar 21, 2023
Moses Ose Utomi's debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy's epic quest to bring water back to his city and save his mother's life. Prepare to enter the Forever Desert.
A Library Journal Best Book of the Month!
They say there is no water in the City of Lies. They say there are no heroes in the City of Lies. They say there are no friends beyond the City of Lies. But would you believe what they say in the City of Lies?
In the City of Lies, they cut out your tongue when you turn thirteen, to appease the terrifying Ajungo Empire and make sure it continues sending water. Tutu will be thirteen in three days, but his parched mother won't last that long. So Tutu goes to his oba and makes a deal: she provides water for his mother, and in exchange he will travel out into the desert and bring back water for the city. Thus begins Tutu's quest for the salvation of his mother, his city, and himself.
The Lies of the Ajungo opens the curtains on a tremendous world, and begins the epic fable of the Forever Desert. With every word, Moses Ose Utomi weaves magic.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY JAN 16, 2023
Utomi perfectly blends fantasy and fable in his mesmerizing debut novella. In the vast Forever Desert lies the City of Lies, a town with no water. To survive, the city struck a deal with the fierce Ajungo Empire, trading the severed tongues of all citizens aged 13 and older for water. Tutu is days away from his 13th birthday when his mother falls gravely ill from dehydration. Desperate to save her, Tutu asks the city's leader, Oba Ijefi, permission to go search the desert for water. Along the way, he befriends fellow travelers from other cities where lives have also been destroyed by the Ajungo demanding various body parts. All decide to band together to seek out the Ajungo and put a stop to their endless cycles of greed—a quest that leads them to a deadly secret that will change the lives of Tutu and his people forever. Utomi does a fantastic job pacing Tutu's coming-of-age as his experiences in the desert challenge his ingrained beliefs. The simple yet effective plot draws readers into a harsh and beautiful world where nothing is as it seems. Fantasy fans will want to keep an eye on this up-and-coming author.
Tor Publishing Group
More Books by Moses Ose Utomi
Daughters of Oduma


About: Advent Rising is a third person perspective action adventure game in which you play as Gideon Wyeth – a rookie space pilot. Having a loving fiancee and a promising life he is chosen to participate in one of the most important missions in the history of humanity – first contact with an alien race. Although the humans were greeted with honor, the aliens also gave them a warning – there is another vicious race, known as "The Seekers", dedicated to eradicating the human species. Soon after receiving that information the invasion and Gideon's adventure begin.
In this game you will witness the advent of humanity as written by a master of science-fiction – Orson Scott Card. With 12 unique weapons and 8 superhuman powers you will not only crash through hordes of aliens but also watch one of the best stories ever told in video games! What else do you need to get convinced?


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In the German language, Festung Warschau ("Fortress Warsaw") is the term used to refer to a fortified and well-defended Warsaw. In the 20th century, the term was in use on three occasions during World War I and World War II. It was used when the Germans threw back the Russian advance in 1914, where Warsaw came within distance of the fighting in October. The term resurfaced during the September 1939 German invasion of Poland. Later in the second war, the term resurfaced between September 1944 and January 1945, when the retreating Germans tried to establish a defense in the city against the advancing Soviet Union.

1939

During the invasion of Poland in 1939 the German troops reached the outskirts of Warsaw on 9 September. The Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) assumed that the unfortified city damaged by countless terror bombing raids would be taken by German motorized units without any resistance and issued a press and radio release stating that the capital of Poland was taken. However, the German motorized assault was defeated and the advancing troops were forced to retreat with heavy casualties. From 8 September the city started to be referred to as Fortress of Warsaw in German broadcasts, which was to justify the aerial bombardment of civilian targets.

The forces of the defenders, composed initially of only several battalions and various units of second-line troops, were soon strengthened by the soldiers of the Armies Poznań and Pomorze that reached the city in the aftermath of the Battle of Bzura. The Germans laid a siege to the city and started shelling it with heavy artillery located in the outskirts. However, the defending troops managed to defeat all assaults and until the end of September the Germans could not manage to break into the city.

After three weeks of constant aerial and artillery bombardment and assaults, the situation of the civilian inhabitants of Warsaw became dire. Food, water and medicine shortages as well as the Luftwaffe strafing inhabitants and refugees grouped within the city caused Warsaw's civilian authorities to request a cease-fire. Warsaw President Stefan Starzyński and Gen. Walerian Czuma, commander of the Warsaw garrison, decided that further resistance, although possible, would only expose the civilians to unnecessary hardship and signed the capitulation on 28 September 1939. The German text of the capitulation treaty as well as German propaganda used the term Festung Warschau to suggest that the failures of the Wehrmacht were due to heavily fortified terrain they had to cross.
Warsaw, as a former Russian fortress, had several older fortifications, e.g. a ring of forts around the city and a citadel, built between 1835 and 1905. But those fortifications failed to prevent the city from being overrun in World War I, as Warsaw was occupied by German and Austro-Hungarian troops in 1915.

1944

By 1944, the German Eastern Front's situation became hopeless. Adolf Hitler who took over personally many duties in the OKW and OKH ordered the no step back policy in an attempt to halt the Soviet offensives which could not be contained by open field battle anymore. Following this policy, several cities were declared Festungen (Fortresses) and were to be held by the German army at all costs, even if surrounded and with no hope to break the siege. Examples of this policy were the Festung Stalingrad and Festung Kiev.

Later in the war, the "Festung" concept that was to be illustrated by the propaganda film Kolberg which reminds of Kolberg's defense against Napoleon in 1807, was also applied to German cities like Königsberg, Breslau, Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin. Often even the civil population was supposed to support the rather suicidal attempts of defense, as the cities were largely destroyed in the course of the fights.

On 27 July 1944, Adolf Hitler ordered the Festung Warschau to be created and defended at all cost. The same day the governor of the General Government, Hans Frank, called for 100,000 Polish men between the ages of 17–65 to arrive at several gathering places in Warsaw the following day. They were to be employed at construction of fortifications for the Wehrmacht in and around the city. This move was viewed by the Armia Krajowa as an attempt to neutralize the underground forces, and the underground urged Warsaw inhabitants to ignore it. Fearing that the city would be turned into ruins and share the fate of Stalingrad and Kiev, General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski ordered Operation Tempest to be started in Warsaw, which resulted in the Warsaw Uprising that lasted from August through September.

After the Uprising, during which the Soviets troops had arrived near the Vistula, the Germans razed the city to the ground and continued the construction of concrete bunkers that were to defend Festung Warschau against the Red Army for four months. However, when the Soviets finally crossed the Vistula on 17 January 1945, the city was captured in several hours with little resistance from the remaining German garrison. The Chief of the Operational Branch of the German Army General Staff (Generalstab des Heeres), Colonel Bogislaw von Bonin, gave permission for the retreat of German Heeresgruppe A from Warsaw on 16 January 1945, throughout the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive and was imprisoned on 19 January 1945 by the Gestapo at Flossenbürg concentration camp and Dachau concentration camp as he rejected a direct command of Adolf Hitler by this action.

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 J. Olecki  "Wojenne tajemnice Warszawy i Mazowsza" część 1 rok 2007  Wydawnictwo CB
 J. Olecki  "Wojenne tajemnice Warszawy i Mazowsza" część 2 rok 2011  Wydawnictwo CB

See also
 Warsaw Uprising
 World War II

History of Warsaw
Military history of Poland during World War II


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I already mentioned the book, Bend Beer, on my blog a couple weeks ago, and I want to mention it again as the official launch party is this Friday night at the Des Chutes Historical Museum.
It will be an open format event, where I'll be signing books and answering questions and will have a short, informal talk around 7 to 7:30. The Museum is generously opening up their doors for us for the evening to allow folks to explore the exhibits and the history of the region.
Deschutes Brewery has graciously agreed to join us for the evening, which I'm very excited about because it's a great combination of Bend's history with Bend's first brewery! They will be pouring a keg of their pub specialty Botanical Ale. And Chef Rudy of Smokin' Dan Brew & Q will be there as well serving up delicious food to pair with the beer.
Here's the Facebook event page for the evening.
Jon says there is also a signing party event this Thursday at 5pm at Silver Moon Brewing as well.
I can attest that the Deschutes beer they are graciously providing is quite tasty. This is Veronica Vega's Beers Made By Walking beer.
I have also heard rumor of an informal pub crawl after Friday's signing event but you'll have to be "present to win" on that one.
Cover of Bend Beer by Jon Abernathy. Photo by Gina Schauland.
Disclaimer: Both my wife and I provided some proofreading of the manuscript and are mentioned in the Acknowledgments. I might not be unbiased.


Prominent Los Angeles comedian Brody Stevens died Friday in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 48.
According to TMZ, Stevens was found in his L.A. home in an apparent suicide.
A regular at Los Angeles comedy clubs like the Comedy Store, Stevens was known for sets with a positive spin. In 2013, he was featured in his own Comedy Central special called "Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!" and was frequently a warm-up act on comedy TV shows like "Why? With Hannibal Buress," "Chelsea Lately," "Who Gets The Last Laugh?," and "The Best Damn Sports Show Period.
Born in Los Angeles as Steven James Brody, he briefly lived in Sacramento before returning to the Valley, where he developed into a standout baseball pitcher at Reseda High School. He won a scholarship to Arizona State and pitched for the Sun Devils, recording three saves in his college career.
Stevens began his stand-up career in Los Angeles, then moved to Seattle, where he started in a public access television show with Teina Manu called Brody and Teina. He then moved to New York before returning to Los Angeles and resuming his work on the comedy scene.
Chris Pine is a man of many talents.
On Thursday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Wonder Woman actor, 38 revealed that he was in a band in high school with his English and math teachers — and that the first song he ever learned in its entirety was "Ice, Ice, Baby" by Vanilla Ice.
The star showed off his rap skills to much fanfare from the audience and his host, 51, after a lengthy chat with the comedian about the first concerts they ever went to. One of Kimmel's was Lionel Richie with — wait for it — his mom.
Rami Malek opened up about his awkward interaction with Nicole Kidman during this year's Golden Globes on Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
When he and the Bohemian Rhapsody team went onstage to accept the best motion picture, drama award, Malek tried to address Kidman, who presented the prize. Malek was seen on stage trying to talk to Kidman before she turned her back to him. He then put his hand on her back to get her attention, though she still failed to acknowledge Malek.
Best known to today's viewers for playing the serious, often surly but always hilarious Marty Funkhouser on Curb, Einstein was a foil for its creator-star Larry David. He appeared in nearly two dozen episodes of the series dating from 2004 to the most recent season.
Sacha Baron Cohen resurfaced as himself on election night during an interview on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," but it was the return of the comedian's beloved and controversial Borat that quickly went viral across the internet. Cohen revived Borat in a politically-charged sketch that found the character stumping for Donald Trump around Los Angeles and trying to tamper with the midterm elections.
Borat went door to door in a Los Angeles neighborhood to speak with Trump supporters on topics ranging from "fake news" to immigration and racism. As always, Cohen was using Borat to try and force Trump supporters to see the problems with Trump's viewpoints. Borat asked one gentleman whether or not Trump is racist, which the man said he wasn't.
Blocks of Hollywood Boulevard barred traffic on Monday for a batch of high-security promotions for Disney's next release, Ralph Breaks the Internet.
While fans settled into El Capitan Theatre at the world premiere, castmembers John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P. Henson, Jane Lynch and Mandy Moore climbed risers outside to take in a performance of Imagine Dragons' "Zero," the song that plays during the film's credits. The concert concluded that night's episode of neighboring ABC talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which also hosted Henson as a guest.
In a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Avengers 4 star Tom Holland had a brief exchange with the host where he was asked a question that's crossed the mind of many a fan. That is, seeing how Spider-Man was turned to dust in Avengers: Infinity War, will the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home be a prequel? It was here that Holland abruptly left the stage without dropping one of his patented spoilers – or so we thought.
West was awkwardly quiet and Kimmel cut to commercial break. Now that he had the time to think of an answer, West, like his friend Trump, took to Twitter to address his non-response on Kimmel earlier this week.
The nominees for Best Variety Series Directing this year comprise two sketch shows and four talk shows. The Emmy rules mandate that the nominees in this category be proportionally consistent with how many submissions came from sketch shows versus talk shows. But 17 of the 32 entrants came from sketch shows, with only 15 from talk shows, so how did sketch shows end up representing 33% of the nominees in the category after representing 53% of the submissions?
SEEour slugfest video reacting to the variety nominations.
Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Trump's Rally Attack: "That Never Happened"
Last month, during a rally in South Carolina, Donald Trump went on a tirade against late-night hosts, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel. While Colbert, Fallon and O'Brien promptly responded to the president's verbal jabs on their shows, Kimmel was unable to address it, as he was on vacation in Montana.
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Starting a job is both exciting and nerve-racking. Whether it's your first job or your fifth, there are certain mistakes you'll want to avoid early on at your new company. Here are a few big ones.
It's natural to want to come off as smart when you first join a firm. But don't cross the line from intelligent to conceited -- you'll not only annoy your new boss, but also alienate your colleagues in the process. A better bet? Accept other people's input early on, even if you're confident you have things covered. You never know when you might learn something pivotal, and even if you don't, a little humility will help you start off on the right foot.
When you're new to a job, the last thing you want to do is appear incompetent. But remember, there's a learning curve whenever you start a new role, and if you don't swallow your pride when you have questions, you'll risk making a major mistake that could cause you to come off as ill-informed and irresponsible. So rather than aim to go it alone, ask questions when you're not sure how to approach a particular task. If your boss isn't available, turn to your peers. Chances are, you'll find someone willing to help.
Maybe, despite your best efforts, you botched an assignment early on that's apt to make you look bad. Tempting as it may be to cover it up, don't do it. You never know what repercussions might ensure, and if you don't try to learn from your error, you're likely to repeat it. So take a deep breath, march over to your boss's office, and own up to your blunder. If anything, your manager will probably appreciate your honesty.
It's hard to gauge your own performance when you're new to a role, but that can be problematic for a couple of reasons. First, if you don't know where you stand, you won't have a chance to do better if needed. Second, the more time you spend doubting your abilities, the more mental energy you'll waste. Therefore, it pays to initiate a sit-down with your boss early on if your manager doesn't suggest one. This way, you'll get the feedback you need at a time when it can truly make an impact.
When you're new to a job, it's natural to focus on the work at hand, as opposed to devoting your attention to the people you're working with. But while you don't necessarily need to befriend your co-workers from the get-go, you should at least make an effort to get to know them. Rather than keep your head down during those early weeks, pop over to different people's desks and introduce yourself. If you're not great at small talk, initiate conversation in the context of needing help with a problem and see where that goes. You never know when a courteous colleague might help you out of a jam, so don't play it too cool in the beginning.
Starting a job on the right foot can set the stage for success. Avoid these mistakes, and with any luck, that transition will be smooth.


Scientists are continuing to develop new methods of treating mesothelioma, and looking for improvements to existing treatments such as chemotherapy and surgery. Their innovations are advancing care practices not only of mesothelioma, but of cancer in all its forms.
Detection is another relevant area of research that still has room to advance. Mesothelioma is typically diagnosed at an advanced stage, which makes it more difficult to treat. Breakthroughs in this area will give those afflicted a better chance to fight their illness.
Researchers are currently experimenting with a few new techniques to identify this deadly disease in its earlier stages. While the science has not yet produced final tests, several experiments have shown promising results that bring us that much closer to breaking through.
One of these methods under development uses a fairly simple breath test. A Belgian research team has published a paper in the Journal of Breath Research that demonstrated an 87% rate of accuracy in detecting malignant pleural mesothelioma—the most common type of asbestos-related cancer, which comprises roughly 80% of mesothelioma cases.
The researchers were able to distinguish between asbestos workers who had no sign of any disease from workers who had already developed mesothelioma. This test is known as multicapillary column/ion mobility spectrometry (MCC/IMS), and is frequently employed in the detection of other dangerous matter inhaled in a variety of occupations.
Minuscule substances known as exosomes are naturally occurring in the bloodstream, created during the formation of new cells. Exosomes contain materials from the cells that create them, which includes proteins and RNA. Thus, exosomes can be used in the detection of various forms of cancer. Because they pass through the kidney into urine, a urine test could be used to detect these cancers.
Dr. David W. Greening published a study in Scientific Reports to determine whether exosomes could be reliably used to detect mesothelioma. With proven methods of detecting ovarian and prostate cancers as a basis, Dr. Greening led a team study of mesothelioma cells to model and analyze what types of exosomes the cells produce.
Finally, and probably the most promising of all, is the recent discovery that the high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein is a biomarker of cancer. As such, it can be measured (through a blood test) to detect the presence of cancer.
HMGB1 gives much more accurate and sensitive results than other currently existing techniques, which makes it an exciting prospect for researchers who want to apply it to mesothelioma diagnosis. Because asbestos-damaged cells produce HMGB1, it is present in higher amounts in people who have developed mesothelioma. Not only that, but the researchers' tests also identified patients who had been exposed to asbestos but had yet to develop mesothelioma.
If these tests make it into clinical use, it will be exciting news for people who have been exposed to asbestos, as their exposure will be identifiable and monitored for the progression of asbestos-related illnesses, helping them and their medical team in potential health battles to come.
Early mesothelioma diagnosis is still an area of active research, and these new techniques are still under development. If any of them are successfully developed, it will take years more of research and trials before they are put into clinical use.
Nevertheless, a reliable way to detect mesothelioma early on will improve patients' chances to stop the disease before it can spread, and so the research must go on. Mesothelioma is very often caught in late stages, which is a major part of why it is so lethal. The prospect of early detection makes us hopeful that those diagnosed will go on to live much longer and healthier lives.
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Atrial Septal Defect is a topic covered in the 5-Minute Clinical Consult.
Patent foramen ovale is also an open communication between the atria, but it is not considered an ASD because no septal tissue is missing.
70%: Ostium secundum defect occurs in the fossa ovalis region.
Less than 1%: coronary sinus defect: Part of the entire common wall between the coronary sinus and the LA is absent.
Degree depends on size of the defect and relative pressures of the two ventricles.
Most cases of ASD are detected and corrected in the pediatric population.
The smaller the defect and the younger the child, the greater the chance of spontaneous closure.
ASDs account for 13% of congenital heart disorders.
Increased right-sided pressure/pulmonary hypertension can cause reversal of shunt flow (Eisenmenger syndrome) with resulting cyanosis and clubbing.
Symptoms typically occur due to right ventricular and pulmonary vascular volume overload and right-sided heart failure.
5% with chromosomal abnormalities; other rare mutations exist.
Thalidomide, alcohol exposure in utero, smoking, maternal age >35 years, and elevated blood glucose have been associated with increased risk (2).
ASDs may occur as a component of other complex cardiac structural defects.
Occasionally can indicate underlying genetic syndromes, for example, Holt-Oram (ASD present in 66%), Ellis-van Creveld, VACTERL syndrome, or Noonan syndrome.
Stephens, Mark B., et al., editors. "Atrial Septal Defect." 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 27th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/816415/all/Atrial_Septal_Defect.
Atrial Septal Defect. In: Stephens MB, Golding J, Baldor RA, et al, eds. 5-Minute Clinical Consult. 27th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/816415/all/Atrial_Septal_Defect. Accessed April 26, 2019.
Atrial Septal Defect [Internet]. In: Stephens MB, Golding J, Baldor RA, Domino FJ, editors. 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. [cited 2019 April 26]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/816415/all/Atrial_Septal_Defect.


I will be honest and say that it has always been my dream to have a voice that will speak for the stakeholders of the Internet café industry in the country and so the Kick-Off was very important to me. I really rejoice when the event was held and the participants almost unanimously agreed to form a national group that will embody what I had been dreaming so much to have. Be that as it may and considering that I am an "xicowner" now, I continue to wish that the Kick-Off goes farther and I know that most of you are with me in dreaming for realization of its objective.
Rightly so, a group of concerned souls met lately to draft the ideals for such a body. It will have to be a network or a movement of concerned internet café owners who pledge to be a voice for the majority to transparently express and work not only for the make-over of the public image of cafés but for the true initiative of the industry to serve as the bridge for enriching the digital lives of everybody. The body will network with the concerned national agencies to make sure that the benefits of the projects on the ground will cascade down to its constituencies.
For its structure, flexibility will be the rule. It will reach out to individual industry players when organized group is not present in the locality. The principle and practice of equality for all its constituencies will be observed but the rule of the majority will always prevail. There will be no first among equals and everyone will be treated with utmost impartiality. Professionalism and integrity will always be guide in coming out with positions on issues confronting the body.
The people in the discussion were unanimous on their role in bringing the network to existence. It will do the job of the facilitator and mediator. It will do the secretarial job and take down notes of what should be done. It will be behind the technical working group who will be in charge at this stage of the game. It may come in and get the sides of parties that have controverting views for the purpose of compromise on issues at hand.
With these developments, isn't it just proper for us to dream for something that can come true if we will just work for it? The Kick-Off was done and the ball is now rolling. Some more kicks are needed for it to reach the goal and have the score for our team. Let's go on and kick the ball some more.


Dr. Hanna Bloomfield, a physician, researcher and Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine and her team found that people who followed a Mediterranean diet with unrestricted fat (so none of this uber low-fat silliness) had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and type two diabetes. What is new here in the findings is not that the Mediterranean diet can protect from disease (we all know that), but that the fat was unrestricted. There is no such thing as a low-fat Mediterranean diet but yet we've had it drilled to us for so many decades that low-fat is the way to go.
Previous Olive oil and salad combined 'explain' Med diet success.


A meeting designed to ease racial tensions with the Clark County School District ends with new claims of racially charged statements aimed at African American students.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's interior minister says nine people have been detained in the assault of an opposition party leader, who was hit during a soldier's funeral. Several protesters threw..
Half-a-million people had signed two petitions on change.org demanding that Washington state Sen. Maureen Walsh spend a 12-hour shift shadowing a nurse. The petitions were in response to the College..
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Friday he was "sickened" by the dishonesty of U.S. President Donald Trump and people around him as portrayed in a report on Russia's..
President Donald Trump may have threatened to transport illegal immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities to "make everybody crazy" and generate media attention, Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott said..
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she would meet Republican President Donald Trump soon to talk about a plan to rebuild the country's infrastructure that she thinks should be worth..
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a Democratic bid to restore the 2015 net neutrality rules is "dead on arrival in the Senate."
Last week`s initial results showed a narrow mayoral victory for Turkey`s main opposition Republican People`s Party (CHP) in the March 31 municipal elections.
The head of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said on Monday that the High Electoral Board, which has agreed to a partial recount of local votes in Istanbul, has entered a..
President Donald Trump's tax returns will never be handed over to Democratic lawmakers, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday, defying an effort in Congress to learn more about the..
Turkey's AK Party has filed objections to initial results of Sunday's local elections in all districts of Istanbul and Ankara, after they showed narrow victories for the main opposition Republican..


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British rockers Voodoo Six are excited to announce their Summer 2012 tour schedule which will include a set on Download Festival's Red Bull Bedroom Stage and support shows across the UK with ex-Dream Theater legend Mike Portnoy's Heavy Metal super group Adrenaline Mob.
The dates come following the release of the band's limited edition EP 'Falling Knives' and single of the same name earlier this year, which garnered critical acclaim across the European rock and Metal press.
The band have been locked away for the past few months in Iron Maiden's Steve Harris' studio writing and recording the material for their new album. Lead singer Luke Purdie comments: "This new material really takes Voodoo Six to a new level and we'll have more news on that front soon - but for now we're just so excited to be getting back out on the road again and can't wait to share a stage with Adrenaline Mob and an incredible Download lineup!"


Stay at a B&B in Brittany and explore this diverse region with plenty of day trips to see the sights and make the most of your holiday. With breakfast laid on and maid serviced rooms you can enjoy a complete break from household chores with the flexibility to try out a whole variety of local restaurants and cafes.
Stay at a B&B by the sea and alternate days walking the rugged coastline spotting wildlife and soaking up the dramatic scenery with visits to the historic towns of the region like Dinard and St Malo. The Oceanopolis aquarium at Brest is a must-see for families and with so many wonderful beaches to choose from Brittany is a perfect destination for a traditional seaside holiday.


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The 2018 NRL Off-Season Round-Up
Brayden Issa
on February 8, 2018 at 9:34 pm
The 'off-season' in the modern era is a mirage — a mere title for the period of the year where no action takes place on the field. But that doesn't mean there's no action to take in. As is increasingly the case across the entire professional sporting landscape, an undying thirst from fans has created a 12-month interest and information gauntlet where the news cycle never rests.
Player movement, coaching changes and scandals dominate the headlines through this time of year. In most leagues that's the case because there's no games to report on, but the NRL – notorious for its deep pool of storylines – never fails to amaze and rarely strays from the spotlight.
The World Cup did its best to compress the window between the end of last season and start of this one, but we've barely hit February and there have been multiple league-altering changes between the grand final and present day.
With trial games kicking off and the season right round the corner, we brace to shift gears and enter the preseason, each club awash with hope and ambition of what's to come in 2018. Before we usher in the new season, let's take a minute to absorb the lessons learnt from the time off.
The NRL Needs a Transfer Window
If it hasn't dawned on the collective conscious yet, hindsight will confirm the 2017-18 off-season as one of, if not the wildest in the competition's history from a player movement perspective. Cooper Cronk kicked off a league-wide halves merry-go round that shook up the premiership hierarchy and altered the path for the Storm, Roosters, Warriors and Sea-Eagles. Matt Moylan and James Maloney switched jerseys and Jarryd Hayne came home. Those are just the headliners! All the extra attention is fantastic and the news mighty entertaining, but it shouldn't be cloaked in such mystery and ambiguity.
Watershed moments have signalled the need for change with some of the game's other contentious issues over the past few years: GI's disastrous tackle on Dean Young was the final alarm bell that the shoulder charge had to go. DCE's backflip and the subsequent media bonanza threw the ridiculous Round 13 contract rule into the fire. The recent explosion of information on the dangers of concussions brought in the HIA system, as player welfare shot to the forefront of concerns. Shortly after each incident, wide-sweeping changes were implemented.
The ludicrous player transfer system currently in place should be the next penny to drop.
As always, it feels as though we're simply waiting for the next big incident to snap the NRL into action. It shouldn't be this way: The NRL's affinity for reactive rather than proactive changes has caught them napping time and time again. This transfer madness has been bubbling for the last few cycles; it's not the first time we've seen it play out.
History repeats itself, and all of the aforementioned issues (which eventually evoked quick-snap reactionary changes) had shown signs of what was coming: Frank Pritchard and Travis Burns nearly decapitating players (along with common sense on where it was all heading) should have been enough warning that the shoulder charge had long passed its expiry date; Luke Lewis, Josh Papalii and James Tedesco all utilised the Round 13 backflip clause to their benefit and pulled out of deals creating messy — and highly unprofessional — situations which deeply altered the paths of the clubs they left in the dark; Concussed players not being automatically and immediately forced from the field seems almost unbelievable in the current climate. In each case, the rule change only came about after an incident caught fire in the media.
Whilst those examples tend more towards player welfare and club equality, the current situation is a failure to properly harness the otherwise exciting events of the off-season and translate them into intriguing narratives, rather than messy and out-of-the-blue stories that reflect poorly on the game.
By failing to set the right structure around player transfers, the NRL is missing a huge opportunity to remain relevant in the media throughout the entire year. Free agency and player contract negotiations are truly captivating for those interested (and that is a considerable audience). With the current system, we consistently see a sizable dip in interest straight after the grand final, disappearing into the shadows to re-emerge mere weeks before the subsequent season. Some decline is inevitable, but to extract full value out of the product, it would make sense to try to maintain some attention on the game through the off-season.
A free agency period opening a fortnight after the season that allows unsigned players to negotiate with other clubs would be far more appropriate. At the very least, scrapping the ridiculously unprofessional practice of players signing contracts elsewhere whilst still on the roster of another club would be a welcome start.
One point is certain, something needs to change.
Starting the NRL Season on the Right Note
Does the NRL pre-season schedule feel a little empty?
The NRL has tinkered with how to kick the season off for some time now. Finding the right note to start on has remained a contentious issue and we might be one step closer to working it out. Ideally, minimal exposure – in terms of on-field action – would create the best contrast, making the arrival of Round 1 feel as significant as possible. However, anticipation still needs to be built.
Gimmick games and tournaments have been trialled in the past few years and haven't taken off as anticipated: The All-Star game was a neat concept on paper, but the lack of prestige resulted in a game devoid of substance – hardly the ideal introductory point. The Auckland Nines was a fun idea which drew interest and crowds whilst providing an entertaining watch, but the high injury toll suggests it was too harsh of a start and carried too much of a risk to the players. Both were shelved this year due to the World Cup, and their absence does call their necessity into question. The World-club series tournament failed to generate major interest, although if played in Australia that might change. How the stand-alone game in Melbourne fares should be of particular interest to the NRL.
Timing is a problem in the early rounds: scanning over the casualty lists from the last couple of seasons, injuries tended to spike across the first few weeks and concussion rates were abnormally high. Therefore, trial games are a must, and taking them to rural stadiums is a great initiative to give back to the grass-roots. Still, fatigue and injury risk remain a concern. The 24-game regular season is a slog already, and putting additional mileage on the players is a tough ask. Behind-doors opposed sessions are probably the best source of preparation, but these do nothing to build excitement.
The shelving of the recent pre-season events was met with contempt from the rugby league community, but there is a silver lining: any changes provide a chance for experimentation and assessment. The level of interest drawn for the opening round, in comparison to recent years, will give some indication as to which direction should be taken going forward. Watch this space.
The Curious Case of Moses Suli
Since his introduction to the wider NRL audience last season, Moses Suli has quietly been one of the most interesting stories in the league, with the narrative taking an unexpected turn in just his second season. Suli, once viewed as a prodigy by the Wests Tigers, signed a mammoth deal with the joint venture in early 2017, but has now been moved on after only one season amidst rumours of attitude problems.
While Suli's on field performances last year weren't spectacular (with the expected struggles of a teenager), he'd certainly flashed the tools to become a contributor shortly down the road before an ankle injury prematurely ended his rookie season. Little did we know, that would also mark the end of his Tigers career a mere 16 games into the opening chapter.
Injuries, controversy and millions of dollars before the age of 20 is rarely a healthy combination, and how young Suli bounces back from this will set the foundation for the rest of his career.
The Bulldogs have taken a sizeable gamble in picking up Suli's contract in full. They needed to add to some dynamism in the outside back department and Suli could be the fix they were looking for. He carries enormous potential, which could see him top out as one of the league's most dangerous weapons, but the player Canterbury inherit is far from the finished product.
This situation should also act as a stout warning to teams looking to lock up young talent by throwing them big unearned contracts — the gamble doesn't always pay dividends. On this occasion, the Tigers escape relatively unscathed, with the Dogs now picking up the remaining risk.
What happens next is anyone's guess.
Oust Doust: The End of an Era
The infamous campaign has finally come to fruition, with St. George-Illawarra's CEO Peter Doust stepping down after an 18-year tenure in charge of the club. Reviews of the Doust-era will be mixed — the club has been the most successful joint-venture, but periods of instability and poor finances, especially over the last few seasons, will tarnish his reputation.
The Dragons have problems, whether directly created by Doust or not. Their junior system, traditionally strong, has not been producing; the direction of their playing group (despite currently being in an encouraging position) is a question mark; their membership is down and exactly where their home stadium should be remains a contentious issue.
That last point is particularly noteworthy: The Dragons have an extremely loyal fanbase and are a big draw wherever they go. Last season they led the league for 'away' attendance, but ranked only 12th in average home crowds. These figures shouldn't be so far apart.
If a change in management brings about a change in fortune, this transition could prove to be a massive step forward. Here's hoping that glorious banner still makes a regular appearance at Dragons home games.
Cartwright to the Coast
This feels like a bases-loaded home run — the extremely rare case of a mutual victory — with an asterisk on the side of the Titans and Bryce Cartwright, depending on how he performs.
Cartwright, as highlighted by his standout 2016 season, is an immense talent: at his best, a useful combination of silky skills, edge ball-running and remarkable versatility. A former Holden Cup Player of the Year (a title that puts him among strong company) who has hovered around the NSW Origin camp, Cartwright has the pedigree to become a star player in this league.
But Bryce suffered through a tumultuous 2017 campaign, destabilised by much-publicised personal issues, and looked a shell of his former self when he finally got back on the paddock.
It's easy to understand the move from Penrith's point of view — they have arguably better players than Cartwright who will help them compete for a title this season. Corey Harawira-Naera, Isaah Yeo and James Fisher-Harris are more dependable, lower maintenance options who made Cartwright and his large salary expendable. The Titans have taken a low-risk gamble at picking up a quality player and added some much needed talent to their squad.
It won't do anything to dampen the hot seat Gus Gould occupies after seeing two of his prized juniors in Moylan and Cartwright leave in one season – unless of course it takes them one step closer to an elusive premiership.
Hodkinson's Next Chapter
Trent Hodkinson has more to give. His move to Newcastle was simply poor timing. A solid contributor entering his prime years and coming off the back of the best season of his career, Hodkinson was never a suitable fit for the rebuilding Knights. He helped anchor their late-season surge, but it always felt like a question of when, not if, he would depart.
A return to Manly to fill the void left by Blake Green seemed ideal, but their salary cap drama proved too big an obstacle. Thus, Cronulla makes for an interesting landing spot. With an already strong roster and in the hunt for a top-four spot, the Sharks will need all the depth they can get if they are to repeat their 2016 success, and Hodkinson's combination of stability and versatility (comfortable at 6, 7 and 9) makes him among the most ideal veteran depth pieces in the league. But on a personal note, Hodkinson will likely be looking for game time – and fitting him into the spine, especially to start the season, seems unlikely.
He won't just be fighting for minutes – signed to a one-year deal, he's also fighting for his NRL future. It may feel like an under-the-radar addition, but the stakes are higher than meets the eye.
After being released from his contract at the Knights former NSW Origin halfback Trent Hodkinson has signed a one-year deal with the Sharks
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NRL 2018 Premiership Forecast
Parity is a given in the NRL. The notoriously competitive league, supported by a salary cap, usually has a group of contenders only barely separable from the chasing group, spare a few rebuilding teams. It's far too early to make genuine claims, but for the first time in recent memory the premiership picture does feel slightly fractured.
The Roosters, Melbourne and North Queensland should lead the conversation to kick-off 2018 (the trial match between North Queensland and Melbourne is an intriguing chance to grab an early look at two of the league's projected best teams) with Penrith, Parramatta and Cronulla right behind in the next tier — picking a top eight hasn't felt this easy in years!
Take all of that with a grain of salt. This great game never fails to throw a curveball and such complacency is sure to be proven foolish at the end of the year.
Welcome to the pre-season! Footy coming soon.
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Washington woman accuses Craigslist, major hotel chains of profiting from child sex trafficking
Dec. 6, 2019 at 6:00 am Updated Dec. 6, 2019 at 4:27 pm
A Western Washington woman who says she was forced into prostitution at age 12 and sex-trafficked for years before escaping at age 18 has sued San Francisco-based Craigslist and hotel chains Motel 6, Wyndham and Howard Johnson, alleging they knew their businesses were being used to promote, protect and profit from child rape and sexual exploitation.
In an 81-page complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, the woman — identified by the initials M.L. — alleges that Craigslist and much of the hospitality industry have known for years that their services have been used by sex traffickers of children, but have not acted quickly or with conviction to address the problem. While in recent years these industries have moved to educate workers and cooperate with authorities to combat sex trafficking, the lawsuit alleges the effort amounts to lip service and is too little, too late.
The Washington case is one of a growing number of lawsuits targeting hotels and others in the hospitality industry, where sexual exploitation and trafficking have traditionally occurred relatively unchallenged. Similar lawsuits have been filed elsewhere, including in Atlanta and California, and M.L.'s attorney expects additional litigation in the future.
M.L. is seeking damages for negligence, outrage, criminal profiteering, sexual exploitation of children, unjust enrichment and civil conspiracy.
The lawsuit identifies four hotels in the SeaTac area and Kent where M.L. said she was kept by a pimp for weeks at a time and where staff knew or should have known she was a child sex slave. The lawsuit describes times where she says she was told by staff to "keep it down" after being raped, and instances where her room's trash was filled with used condoms and empty bottles of sexual lubricant. Most of the events referenced in the lawsuit occurred around the late 2000s, when M.L. was between the ages of 12 and 17.
Her attorney said she is now in her mid-20s, but declined to be specific about her age or where in Western Washington she resides today.
The hotels were identified in court papers as three Motel 6 properties in the SeaTac area — at 20651 Military Road S., 16500 Pacific Highway S. and 18900 47th Ave. S., and a Howard Johnson Inn at 1233 Central Ave. N. in Kent.
"These are places we thought should have known that bad things were happening to a child on their premises, and did nothing about it," said the woman's Tacoma lawyer, Erik Bauer.
Anthony Todaro, a Seattle lawyer who represents both G6 Hospitality, which franchises Motel 6 properties, and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, which owns the Howard Johnson brand, declined to comment on the lawsuit. Telephone messages and emails seeking comment from attorneys representing the groups that own the individual hotels did not elicit a response Wednesday.
Bauer, the woman's attorney, has made a career of litigating on behalf of child sex-abuse victims and filed the lawsuit that resulted in the closure of the infamous classified advertising site backpage.com. Bauer believes Craigslist is at least as responsible for the proliferation of child sex trafficking as was backpage.com. Over the years, Craigslist has hosted both "erotic" and "adult" advertisements, where pimps posted suggestive photographs of what were actually underage sex-trafficking victims and would arrange for meetings at a hotel or another site. Craigslist eventually removed those sections after public outrage.
The woman's lawsuit claims that for every day a Craigslist ad remained online, it would attract between two and 20 men who would sexually assault her. "A continuing parade of buyers would arrive at the motel locations and enter into a room they either did not rent or did not rent for the purposes of an overnight stay. One by one, dozens to hundreds (of) … unrelated buyers used defendant motels and services to commercially sexually exploit, rape, sexually abuse and physically assault the plaintiff," the lawsuit says.
Craigslist lawyer Perry Viscounty of Costa Mesa, California, declined to discuss the lawsuit. He noted that Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and the company's CEO, Jim Buckmaster, both had been removed as defendants from the litigation after it was initially filed in Pierce County Superior Court earlier this year.
The lawsuit cites research showing that the hospitality industry "plays a crucial role in the sex trade. The trope of the 'no-tell motel' is certainly not a new one."
"Hotels have long profited from their reputations as havens of privacy and discretion for the offending," the lawsuit claims. According to data compiled by the anti-trafficking group The Polaris Project cited in the lawsuit, three-fourths of sex-trafficking survivors said they used hotels at some point during their exploitation. "Unfortunately, 94% also disclosed that they never received any assistance, concern or identification from hotel staff," the study says.
M.L. claims that during the years she was exploited, she was never helped by hotel staff. The lawsuit alleges it should have been obvious based on materials that both Motel 6 and Wyndham have distributed to employees that their properties were being used for child sex trafficking. At the Howard Johnson in Kent, M.L said she was "repeatedly assaulted and commercially sex trafficked" while she lived in the hotel almost continuously for a year.
The lawsuit alleges that sometimes men would line up outside the door of her room, or wait for their turn in the parking lot.
Confidential support for survivors
If you have experienced sexual assault and need support, you can call the 24-hour National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673). There is also an online chat option. Survivors in King County can call the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center's 24-hour Resource Line at 888-99-VOICE (888-998-6423) or visit www.kcsarc.org/gethelp.
At various Motel 6 locations, M.L. said she was trafficked, kidnapped and "other times tortured" by both her pimps and buyers. "She screamed for help, but no one would help her," the lawsuit alleges. Instead, she was arrested and accused of prostitution "for harms done against her at defendant [Motel 6] branded locations."
"The number of adult male buyers entering the Motel 6 branded property and rooms to visit an unrelated 12-year-old girl for a brief period of time was obvious and apparent" and should have elicited help from the hotel staff, who instead "ignored" or "teased" her, the lawsuit says. It also alleges the motels financially benefited from the assaults by renting the room to her abusers and traffickers.
At the Motel 6 on Military Road, M.L. claims she was raped 10 times a day while she was between 12 and 15 years old. She says a manager of the motel attempted to solicit sex from her and other young sex-trafficking victims staying there. The lawsuit alleges that when the company found out, it transferred the manager rather than firing him.
Mike Carter: 206-464-3706 or mcarter@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @stimesmcarter.
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Pathways Youth & Family Services had been using a system whose single logic layer design required twenty-four servers in order to support 500-1000 users. The cost of those servers? $70,000.
Through on-site analysis, we learned that this social service agency's management information system (MIS) database had all the required functionality, so there was no need to evaluate the business processes. What did need to be addressed, though, was the efficiency – both in asset costs and in operating expenses – with which data was input, managed and disseminated.
We determined that this agency could be considerably more efficient if it retired the single logic layer and used a 3-tier approach to data management. Active Server Pages would be used for the user interface tier. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 would be used for the database tier. A mixture of Visual Basic and Microsoft C++ would be used for the business logic tier. The database would be designed using well-normalized structure as well as stored procedures. The database structure of over 80 databases would be combined to create a single database. The Visual Basic and C++ tiers would be designed for quick execution, testability and easy maintenance.
Ready for simplicity, ease of use and lower operating costs, the agency decided to move forward with the redesign. While in the midst of the redesign process, each part of the existing system was continually reevaluated and tweaked as needed for usability and function.
As is Anderson Technology's custom, extensive testing was conducted throughout every stage of the development process. Once we were satisfied that we had achieved the client's efficiency goals, the new MIS was released and all customers migrated to it.
With the new design, the MIS provided all of the functionality of the antiquated system with many surprisingly refreshing upgrades. The MIS jumped from running 500-1000 users to running 2000-3000 users with ease. Those twenty-four servers saddled with a $70,000 bill were streamlined down to two servers that carried a much more palatable cost of $11,500.
With the new MIS, all the original features were easily included, and customers were pleasantly surprised to find user-friendly complete financial tracking (billing, A/R) and reconciliation, Microsoft Exchange Server integration, Offline tools, HR (time sheet) and electronic file cabinet functionality.


News of the Weird: Zero Tolerance?; Willing to go to Indonesia to cure for emphysema?
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Recently, public school students were expelled in Spotsylvania, Va. (possession of homemade tubing for launching plastic "spitballs" in lunchroom horseplay) (December); arrested in Hammonton, N.J. (a 7-year-old, for bringing to class a Nerf-type "gun" that fired soft balls) (January); and arrested in Arvada, Colo. (for drawing violent stick figures, which was recommended by his therapist as a way to tamp down harmful thoughts) (February).
The cure for emphysema is cigarette smoke piped directly into the lungs, according to chemist Gretha Zahar, whose clinic has treated 60,000 people in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the past decade.
Zahar (with a Ph.D. from Padjadjaran University in West Java) modifies the tobacco smoke with "nanotechnology" to remove "free radicals" and adjust the mercury levels -- and touts her "divine cigarettes" as cures for "all" diseases, including cancer, with only a wink of the eye from the government (which opposition leaders say is in the pocket of Indonesia's tobacco industry).


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