Sydney takes its New Years celebrations seriously - and unlike a destination such as New York City - it seems to tell visitors "bring it on". NYC tries its best to discourage New Years Eve revelers: you have to get there mid-afternoon and stand in the sobering freezing cold for hours just to watch a ball move a meter in 10 seconds.
Sydney has 9 choreographed fireworks displays lasting about 7 minutes, which are physically close enough together that you can see several of them simultaneously. It's like 3-D with Surround Sound. Even the skyscrapers get in on the action, adding the icing to the cake - and the cherry too.
Meanwhile we're staking out our home base. Location: Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel. This is where we came after dinner and between/after each fireworks sortie. This is where we met up with Danny, our diving buddy from the reef. We also made new friends Adam (celebrating his 30th birthday) and Rachel - locals who didn't care to actually see the fireworks, Lev visiting from L.A., and the swinging Swedish couple. Lord Nelson's is the spot.
Our research concluded the best viewing location to be Observatory Hill, standing with thousands of our closest friends. It's a bit more sane (sober) than the madness down in the streets of The Rocks. Australians are so good-natured and well-organized that there was no trouble squeezing into a great spot at the last possible minute.
Danny, Olga, Rachel: happy new year!!
Back home at 4am, I went to sleep with the comfort of knowing we could sleep in, have a slow breakfast, and still be able to call folks back in the states before their own (quaint) new years.
So what's a hipster? It must be pretty bad considering the punishment!
I hope I am not Unknown any more. I fixed my profile.


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Q: Cannot get my tic-tac-toe game to run correctly in python I did a code-along for a tic-tac-toe game written in python. I have followed the steps exactly but I think the game was written specifically for a Jupyter notebook because it is not working properly for me in a real python interpreter (I wrote out all the code in VS code). It randomly assigns which player will go first, which it's supposed to, but that player's marker is not assigned correctly and the other player never gets to move. Additionally, the player that does move, whenever they choose a spot on the top row (indexes 7-9), it is an automatic win.
This is in Python 3. I have tried to debug but the code is syntactically valid so I cannot pinpoint the logical issues with it.
def display_board(board):  # Board setup
  print('\n'*100)
  print(board[7] + '|' + board[8] + '|' + board[9])
  print(board[4] + '|' + board[5] + '|' + board[6])
  print(board[1] + '|' + board[2] + '|' + board[3])

def player_input():  # Player assignment - use while loop to keep asking until a valid character is entered

    marker = ''
    while marker != 'X' and marker != 'O':
        marker = input('Player1: Choose X or O: ').upper()

    if marker == 'X':
        return ('X','O')
    else:
        return ('O','X')

def place_marker(board, marker, position):   # Allows player to place their marker at specific board index

    board[position] = marker

def win_check(board, mark):  # Check all rows, columns, diagonals for sharing the same marker to check for a winner
    return ((board[1] and board[2] and board[3] == mark) or   # Rows
    (board[4] and board[5] and board[6] == mark) or
    (board[7] and board[8] and board[9] == mark) or
    (board[1] and board[4] and board[7] == mark) or   # Columns
    (board[2] and board[5] and board[8] == mark) or
    (board[3] and board[6] and board[9] == mark) or
    (board[1] and board[5] and board[9] == mark) or   # Diagonals
    (board[3] and board[5] and board[7] == mark))

import random

def choose_first():  # Randomize who goes first

    flip = random.randint(0,1)
    if flip == 0:
        return 'Player 1'
    else:
        return 'Player 2'

def space_check(board, position):   # Check to see if a space on the board is still available
   return board[position] == ' '

def full_board_check(board):  # Checks to see if board is full resulting in a draw
    for i in range(1,10):
        if space_check(board,i):  # If there is free space, board is NOT full
            return False
    return True

def player_choice(board):  # Asks for the player's next move choice
    position = 0

    while position not in [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] or not space_check(board, position):
        position = int(input('Choose a position: (1-9): '))

    return position

def replay():   # Asks if the players want to play again
    choice = input("Play again? Enter Yes or No: ")
    return choice == 'Yes'

# Logic to run the game
# While loop needed to keep running the game
# Need to break out of the while loop on replay()

print ('Welcome to TIC TAC TOE')

while True:
    # Game Setup (Board, Players, Player turns)
    the_board = [' ']*10
    player1_marker,player2_marker = player_input()

    turn = choose_first()
    print(turn + ' will go first')

    play_game = input('Ready to play? y or n: ')
    if play_game == 'y':
        game_on = True
    else: game_on = False

    # Game Play
    while game_on:
        if turn == 'Player1':
            # Show the board
            display_board(the_board)
            # Choose a place to move
            position = player_choice(the_board)
            # Place the marker on the position
            place_marker(the_board,player1_marker,position)

            # Check if they won
            if win_check(the_board,player1_marker):
                display_board(the_board)
                print('PLAYER 1 HAS WON!')
                game_on = False
            else:
                if full_board_check(the_board):  # Check for tie
                    display_board(the_board)
                    print("TIE GAME!")
                    game_on = False
                else:
                    turn = 'Player 2'

        else:
            # Show the board
            display_board(the_board)
            # Choose a place to move
            position = player_choice(the_board)
            # Place the marker on the position
            place_marker(the_board,player2_marker,position)

            # Check if they won
            if win_check(the_board,player2_marker):
                display_board(the_board)
                print('PLAYER 2 HAS WON!')
                game_on = False
            else:
                if full_board_check(the_board):
                    display_board(the_board)
                    print("TIE GAME!")
                    game_on = False
                else:
                    turn = 'Player 1'

    if not replay():
        break

I want the game to go back and forth between each player with the correct markers assigned to them and I cannot figure out why this isn't happening as it looks correct to me.

A: Your issue with it not changing turns is due to a typo: you set turn = 'Player 1', but then check if turn == 'Player1' (no space). Your other error with instant wins is due to the section with comparisons like (board[1] and board[2] and board[3] == mark). This does not work, as board[1] and board[2] are converted to boolean True (since they are ' ' not ''). You need to use (board[1] == mark and board[2] == mark and board[3] == mark), or more concisely all(board[i] == mark for i in (1,2,3)).

A: The reason the turn was not going properly to "Player 1" is because you had a space missing in the check for that player. You also are not properly checking for when a player wins, which is why you are having that weird top row behavior. You need to check every position, not just the last one. I also added a check on user input to make sure that what the user enters is a number and it does not crash if not.
I totally do not understand why you basically print your board upside down but I left that as is.
Try this:
import random

def display_board(board):  # Board setup
  print('\n'*100)
  print(board[7] + '|' + board[8] + '|' + board[9])
  print(board[4] + '|' + board[5] + '|' + board[6])
  print(board[1] + '|' + board[2] + '|' + board[3])

def player_input():  # Player assignment - use while loop to keep asking until a valid character is entered

    marker = ''
    while marker != 'X' and marker != 'O':
        marker = input('Player1: Choose X or O: ').upper()

    if marker == 'X':
        return ('X','O')
    else:
        return ('O','X')

def place_marker(board, marker, position):   # Allows player to place their marker at specific board index

    board[position] = marker

def win_check(board, mark):  # Check all rows, columns, diagonals for sharing the same marker to check for a winner
    return ((board[1] == mark and board[2] == mark and board[3] == mark) or   # Rows
    (board[4] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[6] == mark) or
    (board[7] == mark and board[8] == mark and board[9] == mark) or
    (board[1] == mark and board[4] == mark and board[7] == mark) or   # Columns
    (board[2] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[8] == mark) or
    (board[3] == mark and board[6] == mark and board[9] == mark) or
    (board[1] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[9] == mark) or   # Diagonals
    (board[3] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[7] == mark))

def choose_first():  # Randomize who goes first
    flip = random.randint(0,1)
    if flip == 0:
        return 'Player 1'
    else:
        return 'Player 2'

def space_check(board, position):   # Check to see if a space on the board is still available
   return board[position] == ' '

def full_board_check(board):  # Checks to see if board is full resulting in a draw
    for i in range(1,10):
        if space_check(board,i):  # If there is free space, board is NOT full
            return False
    return True

def player_choice(board):  # Asks for the player's next move choice
    position = 0

    while position not in [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] or not space_check(board, position):
        try:
            position = int(input('Choose a position: (1-9): '))
        except:
            print("Please enter a valid number.")

    return position

def replay():   # Asks if the players want to play again
    choice = input("Play again? Enter Yes or No: ")
    return choice == 'Yes'

# Logic to run the game
# While loop needed to keep running the game
# Need to break out of the while loop on replay()

print ('Welcome to TIC TAC TOE')

while True:
    # Game Setup (Board, Players, Player turns)
    the_board = [' ']*10
    player1_marker,player2_marker = player_input()

    turn = choose_first()
    print(turn + ' will go first')

    play_game = input('Ready to play? y or n: ')
    if play_game == 'y':
        game_on = True
    else: game_on = False

    # Game Play
    while game_on:
        if turn == 'Player 1':
            # Show the board
            display_board(the_board)
            # Choose a place to move
            position = player_choice(the_board)
            # Place the marker on the position
            place_marker(the_board,player1_marker,position)

            # Check if they won
            if win_check(the_board,player1_marker):
                display_board(the_board)
                print('PLAYER 1 HAS WON!')
                game_on = False
            else:
                if full_board_check(the_board):  # Check for tie
                    display_board(the_board)
                    print("TIE GAME!")
                    game_on = False
                else:
                    turn = 'Player 2'

        else:
            # Show the board
            display_board(the_board)
            # Choose a place to move
            position = player_choice(the_board)
            # Place the marker on the position
            place_marker(the_board,player2_marker,position)

            # Check if they won
            if win_check(the_board,player2_marker):
                display_board(the_board)
                print('PLAYER 2 HAS WON!')
                game_on = False
            else:
                if full_board_check(the_board):
                    display_board(the_board)
                    print("TIE GAME!")
                    game_on = False
                else:
                    turn = 'Player 1'

    if not replay():
        break

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Why does the coil burn out..To much flavor?
Discussion in 'DIY E-Liquid' started by Ethan diy, Feb 10, 2019.
Was wondering .. Just gave my friend some flavors I made to vape... He told me that he put in a new coil and that after just a bit of got burnt out... My flavors are general recipes that I pick up from the forum.. I know custard has a tendency to gunk up coils.. Could that be it? cause I did give him custard... He has a vape pod system something like the smok novo. Would appreciate some knowledge on what causes coils to burn out on what types of attys or pods.. Etc..??
What was the PG/VG ratio of the juice you made?
Of the 4 Pod systems I've tried, they all appear to function better with 65% VG or less.
What was total flavor percentage of the juice you made?
The ratio was 60 vg... But you might be right maybe I should lower it even more... I thought that might be the problem... Do you know if high vg affects the same way with other systems.. Like drop in coils or something?
Um, just wanted to say it may be completely unrelated to your juice, maybe his coil was about to die anyway, maybe he's vaping it too high, and maybe he didn't prime it well, I have no idea.
I'm not sure I'd jump to the conclusion that your home made eliquid has instant, coil destroying properties.... Although if it does, can I buy some for my vaping enemies and etc. ???
Wicking material scorched or burnt making for an off, odd, dry, funky or burnt taste?
High % VG slows the wicking process, back to back hits / chain vaping may cause dry, funky or burnt tastes in any delivery device with small wicking holes and or small amount of wicking material in their heads.
Flavorings & especially sweeteners is what clogs/slows wicking ability, caramelize on the coil & burn off creating funky burnt hit tastes.
What is the total % of flavorings?
Back when I used factory coils I found that they had to be drenched in juice for at least 30 minutes to an hour to make sure ALL the cotton was soaked. The best method I used was to pull off the rubber bottom cap and fill it with juice. Then, I'd put the cap back on and the juice would well up through the air hole and soak the top of the wicking. The makes sure you have the entire wicking drenched in juice before the first vape.
If there's juice sitting on the top of the wicking after it sits for a while you can dry it off using a paper towel before your first vape.


Selected by a reading group of mystery readers – I nominated it because it sounded like a traditional detective story set in an interesting place – Sheffield Islands.
Raven Black is the first 0f 4 in a series and I think I like this one well enough to continue the series but … I'll say that and then not get to book 2.
A little of everything here except gunplay and chases. A girl is found murdered on New Year's Day so an investigation begins, The obvious suspect is the mentally deficient man who lives alone and nearby – he was the "obvious" killer when another little girl went missing eight years prior. The town has never forgiven him for not even being tried for murder so they pretty well know who's guilty this time. But Detective Jimmy Perez is assigned from another island and he comes in with his own ideas.
Plenty of clues and a few suspects – the same woman finds both bodies, the girls' names both begin with "C," the last girl turns out to have been a bit strange, etc. But there are substantial differences too, like the age difference in the victims and the method of killing.
There's nothing terribly original in the book – the writing, plot, character development are all okay – even the setting, which held so much promise for me was a letdown. Still, I just kind of enjoyed it. Reminded me a bit of Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series.


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Q: Infinitive verses present participle I often come across this type of thing and wondered if anyone could tell me the correct usage.
I have a sentence that reads "As you go through various settings, you will have the option to allow certain activities..."
My instinct is to say "...you will have the option of allowing..."
Which is correct?

A: @AJB: I am sorry, you may get frustrated again, because both are grammatically correct. :)
In "As you go through various settings, you will have the option to allow certain activities...,"  to allow is an infinitive-adjective which describes the noun "option."  As adjective, it answers the question "What [kind of] option?" Answer: (the option) to allow
For lessons on the use of infinitive as adjective, please see this: http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/infinitive.htm

On the other hand, in "...you will have the option of allowing...," of allowing is a prepositional phrase composed of the preposition "of" and the gerund "allowing."  Like in the previous case, "of allowing" functions as an adjective which answers the question "What [kind of] option?" Answer: (the option) of allowing
For lessons on the use of gerund as object of preposition to form a prepositional phrase which in turn can function as adjective or adverb, please see this: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/prepositional-phrases-examples.html

A: GloWbE (the Corpus of Global Web-based English) has 10182 instances of "Option to [verb]" against 4850 instances of "Option of [verb]ing".
So it appears that both are in common use, with the first around twice as common as the second. I don't see any obvious difference in their distribution across countries (both phrases have more instances from GB than from US).
As for "correct" that depends entirely on which style guru, I'm sorry, I mean "authority", you choose to follow.

A: Both of these usages are correct.
The important point to keep in mind is to use First form of verb after to(except in the case of Gerund) and verb+ing after of in such contexts.


Super Typhoon Haiyan is currently making landfall in regions in the Philippines.
With Architecture for Humanity's experience helping communities beyond the relief phase of disaster, we are currently mobilizing to assist in long-term reconstruction. Through speaking with local stakeholders and construction professionals, we are working to begin understanding the on-the-ground situation to prioritize rebuilding needs and help affected regions build back better and stronger.
"We are currently in touch with local architects and partners within our network, who are helping us to identify the most critical rebuilding needs – both in the short and long term. As we identify these needs, we will work with communities to build back better. Early support will allow us to begin working with communities immediately and empower local architects to drive recovery locally," – Eric Cesal, Director, Reconstruction and Resiliency Studio.


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Otoe-Missouria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe located in Oklahoma. The tribe is made up of Otoe and Missouria Indians. The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians is headquartered in Red Rock, Oklahoma and their tribal jurisdiction includes Noble, Oklahoma and Kay County, Oklahoma. The primary duty of the Tribal Council is to enforce the Tribal laws and policies and to serve as the decision-making authority on budgets and investments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoe-Missouria_Tribe_of_Indians
At one time the Otoes, the Missourias, the Winnebago and the Iowa Tribes were part of a single tribe that lived in the Great Lakes Region of the United States. In the 16th century the tribes separated from each other, although they remained in close proximity to each other in the lower Missouri River Valley. The Otoes who called themselves Jiwere (jee-WEH-ray) and the Missourias who called themselves Nutachi (noo-TAH-chi) were related to each other in language and customs, but they were two distinct people. The state of Nebraska gets its name to the Otoe-Missourias. It is from two Otoe-Missouria words "Ni Brathge" (nee BRAHTH-gay) which means "water flat". This name came from the Platt River which flows through the state and at some places moves so slowly and calmly that it is flat. The state of Missouri and the Missouri River are both named after the Missouria Tribe, which once lived in the region and controlled traffic and trade along the Missouri River and its tributaries. Trade was a vital part of Otoe and Missouria life for centuries. They traded with the Spanish, French and Americans for various goods. All three nations courted the Otoes and Missourias for exclusive trading agreements.
In the summer of 1804, the Otoe and Missouria were the first tribes to hold council with Lewis and Clark. The captains presented to the chiefs a document that offered peace while at the same time established the sovereignty of the United States over the tribe. Unfortunately, however, contact with Europeans also brought new diseases. Smallpox decimated both tribes and weakened their hold on the region. The Missouria Tribe lost many people to disease and warfare with other tribes. In the late 1700s, with few people remaining, the Missourias went to live with their relatives the Otoes.
The Otoe-Missourias were predominately hunter-gatherers. They did grow and harvest corn, beans and squash, but this was mostly to supplement the bison and other game that made up the majority of the Otoe-Missouria diet. As was their tradition, the tribes would migrate to follow the buffalo, but they stayed in the general area of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouria and Kansas. The traditional lands of the Otoe-Missouria people were desirable farming lands to the settlers from the east. As more and more settlers came onto Otoe-Missouria land, the tribal people fought to protect it. Although a small tribe, the Otoe-Missourias bravely fought any who attacked them including the white settlers. This created a conflict for the US and they took action to protect settlers.
In 1855 the Otoe-Missouria people were confined to a reservation on the Big Blue River in southeast Nebraska by the US government. Life on the Big Blue Reservation was hard. The tribe was not allowed to hunt for buffalo. The government encouraged a shift from a migratory lifestyle to an agrarian one without consideration of long established tradition or social structure. For years the tribe watched as acre by acre of their land was sold off by the government to non-Indians. They suffered as treaties were broken and food, medicine, livestock and basic essentials were not delivered as promised. Sickness was rampant, children starved and the mortality rate climbed higher year after year.
In 1881 they were moved to Red Rock, Oklahoma, where the tribe is currently located. Otoe and Missouria children were taken away from their parents and sent to boarding schools to be "civilized". The children were forced to learn English. Tribal elders remember being punished for speaking their native language at school. The stigma of speaking the traditional language passed into the home. Some tribal members did not teach their children their language because for fear of being punished in school or because they thought it would be better for them to learn "white ways". Because so many of the traditions and the language were discouraged by the government, much of the language has been lost. Today the tribe is struggling to maintain what knowledge of the language still exists.
In 1887, Otoe-Missouria land was again taken from the tribe when the U.S. passed the Dawes Act. The act provided for the distribution of tribally held lands in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) into individually-owned allotments. This broke up the Otoe-Missouria reservation and opened land deemed as "surplus" to settlement by non-Indians and development of railroads. It was not long before one-half of the allotted lands were lost from Indian possession due to arbitrary and exploitive practices of so-called guardians. In the 1960s the Otoe-Missourias fought in court for justice and received judgment on their land claims case.
Today most of the nearly 3,000 tribal members still live in the state of Oklahoma, but there are members who live throughout the United States including New Jersey, California, Hawaii and Alaska. The tribe is still one of the smaller tribes in Oklahoma, but led by a progressive Tribal Council, they have turned their gaming revenue into long-term investments such as retail ventures, loan companies, agriculture, natural resource development, hospitality, entertainment and several other projects still in development. Tribal members continue to preserve tribal traditions with feasts, dances, an annual powwow and song leaders continue lineage, clan and tribal ties.
http://www.omtribe.org/index.php?culture-history
John Shotton (Chairman)
Red Rock, OK74651-0348
Website: http://www.omtribe.org
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians is headquartered in Red Rock, Oklahoma and their tribal jurisdiction includes Noble, Oklahoma and Kay County, Oklahoma.
Red Rock, OK 74651
Few tribal members still speak the Otoe or Chiwere language; however, the tribe has a program to revitalize the language. Language classes are held weekly in Edmond, Oklahoma.
The tribe operates its own housing authority and issues tribal vehicle tags. They own two gas stations, two smoke shops, two financial services companies, and five casinos. The estimated annual economic impact of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe is $79 million. The Otoe-Missouria casinos are 7 Clans Paradise Casino in Red Rock; First Council Casino in Newkirk, and Lil' Bit of Paradise Casino—Chilocco, also in Newkirk; and Lil' Bit of Paradise Casino—Red Rock, in Red Rock. A new casino was opened in May of 2016 in Perry, Oklahoma.
In October 2016, through a deal reached with CEO Mark E. Curry, the Tribe acquired technology vendor MacFarlane Group. MacFarlane Group previously assisted the Tribe with underwriting and call center support for American Web Loan, one of the Tribe's financial services companies.[7] The Tribe still receives technology support from Think Finance for its other financial services business, Great Plains Lending.

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Q: How to convert a drawn multipolygon to a list of polygon in google earth engine? I want to know if this is possible to convert a multipolygon to a list of seperated polygons. because I drew several polygons as multipolygon in code editor and now i separate for training-testing procedure. any advice is appreciated.

A: there might be several options on the table. but if you want to handle that on the server side you can do it in this way:
// a function which converts a multipolygon to a list of polygons
var multipoly2polylist = function(multipoly){
    var size = multipoly.coordinates().size()
    var polylist = ee.List.sequence(0, size.add(-1), 1)
    var polylist = polylist.map(function(listelem){
        return ee.Geometry.Polygon(multipoly.coordinates().get(listelem))
    })
    return polylist
}

(if we suppose that you drew multipolygon named farm), then you can use this function for farm multipolygon object.
var farm_polylist = multipoly2polylist(farm)

I think it should work.


Let me hear you say hey hey hey!
Alright, now let me hear you say hey hey ho!
have to put my money out and that looks bad!
I found my hopes, I found my dreams.
Always give me what I want!
Be very, very good to me!
Are you gonna treat me right?
I can put up a fight!
Let me hear you scream loud!


6/21/13: Rune Master is concluded! Please read the news for some inportant information on Briana's next project!
Nearly eight years ago, I approached my friend Carissa about co-writing a fantasy webcomic with me. We weren't sure initially where to take it, but I wanted to work on another comic after trying and losing interest in high school. I needed something fun, something creative to do, and I wanted to do it with one of my oldest friends.
It's been quite a journey getting here. I have a habit of starting personal projects and never finishing them, but I made it through. I know RM has never had a large fanbase, but for those of you who followed us through the years - including through the rare downtimes - I thank you. For every person who comments on pages - whether it was just recently or with some regularity, I read and appreciate every bit of feedback, and the loyalty you have for this comic and its characters. Every comment, every fan art, every Ask Diyero question - it all made it worthwhile. Thank you all so much for reading!
Rune Master will remain online, archived for any to read. I've no intention of taking it down anytime soon, if ever withing my lifetime. It's not perfect, but I've learned a lot about storytelling and art through it, and it'll always hold a special place in my heart. Maybe someone new will enjoy it someday.
And that brings me to the next part of this journey: What next? Well, I'm not doing another grand comic anytime soon. While I've illustrated indie print comics in my years as a freelancer, I need a break from webcomics. However, I'm far from done with fantasy and worldbuilding. Which is why I'm quite excited to announce my next big project, Waracle - an ancient fantasy setting that draws its influences from South America, Mesopotamia, India, and other regions and cultures often glossed over, if not completely overlooked, by most fantasy games. It's still in development, but you can follow its progress here on the official site. I hope fellow fantasy and RPG geeks will check it out!
Part of me is sad to see Rune Master complete, but I eagerly move forward into new territories, so come along for the ride! Again, thanks to everyone for reading, and may your life's travels lead you well!
It's been a long ride, but Rune Master is winding down to a close. Originally, there were going to be 15 chapters in both books, but when I was going through the scripts at the end, I found the last four chapters (both originally two-parters) had a lot of meandering and tangenting scenes and dialogue that strayed a bit too far off plot, and by the time I was done tweaking them, the last four chapters had become condensed into two.
There will be an epilogue too, a page or two for each main character. The final chapter should finish sometime around June.
Also, I've taken down Ask Diyero. Aside from barely being used, my host is ceasing support for MySQL 4.0 soon, and Ask Diyero uses a very old version of Wordpress that doesn't work with MySQL 5.0. If it was something that was used frequently, I would go through the long process of creating a new site section and setup for it, but unless a lot of interest is shown in bringing it back, I'm just taking it down.
I've almost enough buffer to do a 3 page a week schedule. However, I'll be gone half the week next week. So, in the meantime I'll work on the remaining buffer pages and on Monday, November 12th, Rune Master will have a tentative Monday, Wednesday, and Friday update schedule.
Thanks for you patience and sticking with us!
I find myself with more freelance work, which is good on my wallet, but bad for RM. But then, I remembered that I was actually able to update RM more often when I was busier and in college. I worked RM into a regular schedule and built a buffer.
So, while I don't have a school schedule anymore, I'm enforcing my own regular schedule for RM. I've put aside a few hours every weekday to work on pages. My intent is to rebuild the buffer and keep it up again so I can return to 3-5 pages a week update.
The good news is, this means more frequent, consistent updates again. The bad news is, building a buffer takes time. It will likely be at least another week or two before I can get the buffer made and update the comic. I will keep you guys posted.


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(6892) Lana est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale.

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(6892) Lana est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale. Il fut découvert le  à l'Observatoire Palomar par Eleanor Francis Helin et Schelte J. Bus. Il présente une orbite caractérisée par un demi-grand axe de 2,57 UA, une excentricité de 0,27 et une inclinaison de 4,3° par rapport à l'écliptique.

Il est nommé d'après Francesco Lana de Terzi.

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Planète mineure découverte en 1978
Astéroïde de la ceinture principale
Objet céleste découvert par Eleanor F. Helin
Objet céleste découvert par Schelte J. Bus
Objet céleste découvert à l'observatoire Palomar

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Oh, and clicking through their web site to see the list of Officers and Directors hardly makes you an expert on the organization.
Nice try, trumpkin. Nobody is buying your righteous flag waving.
I didn't say I was an expert, but I obviously knew more about them than you did. You knew absolutely nothing about them, and yet you made outlandish conclusions about their membership. Now, stop your leftist banner waving.
You already posted their response. Pay attention.
I knew you would say that. Just goes to show that you know nothing about the National Association of Police Organization, Inc. and its membership. But then, I'm not surprised. You often post about subjects you know nothing about.
You might be interested to know that their Vice President at Large is black, as is their chaplain.
"I'm not racist; some of my friends are black."
You have friends??!! Wow, that's surprising.
I wonder what the position of the National White Police Association is. Oh, that's right, there is no such organization, and it would be politically incorrect for there to be one.
Their position is the one you posted. You can't afford to be this clueless.
It would help you if you read the previous posts before making clueless statements. The National Association of Police Organization is not an all-white group. In fact, two of its leaders are black. Sorry to have spoiled your narrative.
Please, this is ridiculous. Why do you think there is an Association of Black Police Officers if there is already an Association of Police Officers? And why do they support Kaepernick? And despite the leaders you cite what would you guess the demographics of the Association you support is? And why do they not support Kaepernick?
Kaepernick's protests are all about race. Always have been. That doesn't make one side legitimate and the other politically correct so don't be posting some cop bulls$it and pretend it's the view of all cops-because I showed you it isn't. You guys are such snowflakes.
And are you so naive to believe that the National Black Police Officer Association bull**** represents the view of all black cops? I showed you that it isn't. You libs are so shallow and blind.
"All black cops"is a straw man. Not every black cop may support Kaepernick and not every white cops may oppose him but when two associations-one black and the other predominantly white- because law enforcement is predominately white- come down on totally different sides of this issue it should be obvious even to you that this is about race not police so don't pretend that black police are against Kaepernick when their union says otherwise.
All issues are about race to those who want to make everything about race to suit their political agenda.
This issue is all about race and policing and all race issues have political agendas but you only see one. How else do you explain how two groups in the same profession have diametrically opposed views of the same issue?
You guys keep trying being reasonable. What makes you think that Golden One et al. could in any way be amenable to such?
Lie #6: Chicago has tight gun restrictions and mass gun violence. Ergo, gun laws don't work.
Chicago's seemingly intractable problem with gun violence is one of America's fondest fascinations. It's also a myth. Chicago has more gun murders than other large cities like New York and Los Angeles, thanks mostly to its long, unsecured border with North Alabamastan (sometimes called Indiana). However, Chicago's murder rate still lags far behind the nation's leaders, many of which are in red states with loose gun restrictions.
America's capital of gun violence is in deep-red Louisiana. New Orleans suffers from four times the rate of gun murders as Chicago. Such terrifying urban hellscapes as Kansas City, Memphis and Atlanta all rack up much higher rates of gun violence than Chicago. Expand the inquiry beyond crime, to include accidental gun deaths and suicide, and Chicago simply recedes from the frame. The obvious conclusion also happens to be an empirical fact: states with high levels of gun ownership have higher levels of gun death.
With its supposedly restrictive gun regulations, why should Chicago even show up on the list? Only through a determination to avoid the obvious can one struggle with this question.
A Chicagoan can walk across a street into Indiana and purchase firearms from an unlicensed seller with no tracking of that transaction. That person can then walk back across the street into Chicago and commit a crime. This is a common practice. Most of the guns used in a crime in Chicago are originally purchased in Indiana or Mississippi. And of course, Indiana's rate of gun deaths is roughly a third higher than in Illinois.
In a strictly technical sense, most of those untracked transactions are illegal. However, our gun laws have been crafted to make enforcement virtually impossible, a fine introduction to the next lie.
Why do conservative commentators seem to have such a fascination with murder and gun violence statistics in Chicago? It couldn't possibly be because their chief political opponent for eight years was a black guy from Chicago.
Nice try, but you can't deny the murder statistics of Chicago or the lack of liberal criticism of black on black violence. Apparently, blacks killing hundreds of blacks in one city each year is OK, but one cop (white or black) killing a black anywhere in the country is cause for uproar and violence. Makes a lot of sense.
Not a single liberal has tried to claim that black people killing black people is "okay." Please find me one who does.
What we WILL say is that pointing out one thing does not have to distract from dialogue about another thing, like you're trying to do.
You miss the point. I see no outcry about the black on black violence in Chicago from Kaepernick or any other "celebrity" or liberal. It seems that black lives only matter when a cop is involved and not when one black kills another black. I happen to believe that ALL black lives matter. When a black kid kills another black, that's still a black life that has been lost, and it's tragic. That's a much bigger problem than an infrequent killing by a cop, yet you and others seem to want to ignore it.
The reality is, in neighborhoods and cities across America, there are countless organizations, activists and movements dedicated to curbing violence in black communities. The number of "Stop the Violence" marches dwarfs the demonstrations against police brutality. Unity rallies and peace picnics happen every day. Scared Straight programs for at-risk youths, gang counseling, neighborhood watches, intervention specialists, youth counselors, and too many other people and groups to name all lead the charge against crime and violence.
According to the FBI's uniform crime-reporting data for 2016, 90.1 percent of black victims of homicide were killed by other blacks, while 83.5 percent of whites were killed by other whites. While no life is inconsequential, the statistical evidence shows thatjust as for blacks when it comes to black-on-black crimewhites are mostly victimized by other whites, with the vast majority of white murders committed by whites. This is because most victims of crime personally know their assailants. And while this is a truth across racial boundaries, no one ever talks about "white-on-white crime."
Furthermore, the Bureau of Justice Statistics' arrest data analysis tool shows that less than 1 percent of blacks overall (about 2 percent of black men) commit a violent crime in any given year. This means, factoring in interracial violent offenses, 99 percent of black men do not commit black-on-black crime.
Are you willfully ignorant or do you come by it naturally? You don't see the outcry because the sources you choose for information do not show them to you. Nobody does, really. But the outcry is there - see the linked Root article elsewhere in this thread.
LOL! Your posts are increasingly hilarious and full of nonsense. You should re-read them after you write them; you'd probably have a good laugh also!
You would know, since you epitomize the word.
Hard to deal with the truth, isn't it.
Please give me some examples where Kaepernick has protested against black on black violence in Chicago, the murder capital of the U.S. I know you won't, because none exist. Not even MSNBC or CNN have been able to find any. Sad, isn't it, Auny.
Very true. Most libs would rather protest and preach talking points rather than process new information and deal with objective truth. Sad.
Keep moving those goalposts, onenote. That's what you cons are best at. When confronted with evidence you don't like you shout "Fake news!" or you change your point. So now it is specifically Kap and black on black crime - not the rest of us "libs"?
At our next meeting in our super-secret clubhouse, I'll let the other libs know that we need to run our protests by Golden Onenote for approval before we start to protest any injustice. "Hey, guys, Onenote sez if we gonna protest one injustice we gotta protest them all!"
I hope your posts make sense to you when you're sober and not hallucinating.
You've got the liberal game plan down pat! Well done!
Doubt if you'd recognize "truth" if it slapped you in the face.
F) When called on your bullshyte, scream the following: "I know you are but what am I?" OR "I am rubber, you are glue; bounces off me and sticks to you!" These are super effective at shutting down conversations and winning!


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Briton wins Templeton Prize
By Maia Ridberg Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
March 16, 2006 | NEW YORK
When he was 10 years old, John Barrow received a chemistry set from some relatives. He soon found it more fun to mix dangerous chemicals than go to church with his family.
But his early introduction to science helped to sharpen his curiosity and ultimately led him to wonder how the universe began. His interest in cosmology, the study of the universe, stuck with him through college and beyond, when he started writing books, magazine articles, and even a play. He also became a pioneer of the "anthropic principle," which in his own words relates to "how you understand why there is a link between the universe in its vastness and life here on earth."
Wednesday, Mr. Barrow's research into the relationship of humans to the universe, as well as his strong Christian faith, helped him win one of the world's renowned honors: the $1.4 million Templeton Prize for "progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual realities."
The prize is given annually by Sir John Templeton, a renowned stock-market guru and founder of Templeton mutual funds. Past winners have included Mother Teresa and the Rev. Billy Graham. In recent years, the award has increasingly gone to scientists who reconcile their research with religion.
Barrow's interest in the "place of humanity in the universe," has prompted him to become a prolific author of more than 400 articles, popular books, and a play on the nature of infinity that won wide acclaim in Italy.
One reason for his many writings, he explains, is his desire to make science accessible to lay people, many of whom have religious beliefs and support scientific research. In 1999, Barrow launched a public education program at Cambridge University in Britain. Called the Millennium Mathematics Project, it aims to spark interest in math among schoolchildren, teachers, and the general public. Last month, the project won a prize from Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
In an interview at a New York hotel, Barrow says in his refined British accent that he still attends church weekly, with his wife in Cambridge, England.
But he appears uncomfortable speaking about his own religious beliefs, preferring to discuss the relation between scientific and religious theories. Barrow says the two fields do not contradict as long as each is kept in its own sphere. "[The Bible] is not attempting to explain the [science] of the origin of the earth," he says, "any more than we would use a physics textbook to try to tell people how they should act. That was not the purpose of the Bible, or scriptures in other traditions, and there is a long history of disasters following this type of literal interpretation of the textual materials."
Despite what he sees as the separate spheres of religion and science, Barrow sees an overlap between them. "There are important intersections between the sort of questions people in theology ask about the universe, and people in science ask about the universe," he says.
Barrow not only sees shared questions in religion and science, but also the possibility of shared beliefs. "The place that physicists and astronomers are most interested, as it were, in looking for the hand of God is at the level of the laws of nature - you know, things that you don't see, the overall rationality of the universe," he says.
The mere mention of God in discussions of science can spark fierce opposition in the scientific community. Columbia University astronomy professor Arlin Crotts wants religion put out of discussions about the creation of the universe, a view shared by many of his colleagues.
"We are finding out a lot without worrying about religious questions," Professor Crotts says, "and that's just such a charged topic that it's almost worth not bringing it up. It's probably good to just look at the results coming out of your instruments than worrying too much about things that are contaminated with a lot of preconceived notions."
In the United States, the role of religion in science has become a source of heated controversy on school boards and in courtrooms. Last December, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that a school district had violated the constitutional principle of church-state separation by instructing students on "intelligent design."
Barrow says these religion-and-science controversies are unnecessary and that the key to calming the storm in the US is better education.
"Fortunately we don't have this problem in Britain and Europe," Mr. Barrow says. Because Americans aren't taught about religion in school, he says, "it's possible for rather harebrained and untutored ideas about the interpretation of the Bible and the Christian tradition to arise unchecked."
Just as he thinks scientists should learn about religion in school, Barrow wants religious seminaries to include instruction in the sciences. "Serious religious education should embrace what's going on in science. It should raise important questions about the attraction between science and religion," he says.
Barrow agrees with the theological view of an abstract and all-encompassing God, a belief that he says never conflicts with his scientific research. "I certainly don't believe that there is some fundamental difference or conflict between a theistic perspective on the world and the practice of science and what science discovers about the world."
Barrow says scientific discoveries do not threaten religion because God does not fill in the gaps of unanswered scientific questions. Instead, he says, widely accepted theological views see God as having an all-encompassing and sustaining role in the broader theoretical questions of the universe. "I don't go along with this idea that God somehow sort of tinkers and arranges things here and there," he says.
Barrow is not sure how he will use his prize money, but says there are "good causes that I have in mind that would benefit from an anonymous contribution."
Czech priest takes home $1.8 million 2014 Templeton Prize
Dalai Lama wins Templeton Prize as more than 'simple Buddhist monk'
Laser pioneer Charles H. Townes sought to fuse science with religion
https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0316/p14s01-lire.html


Savoring these last few days Nicholas is at home full time. Having him around is such a huge help, he cooks, run errands, and puts up with screaming children without breaking a sweat. Nicholas will stay up with me while I nurse Gigi and then burp and change her. He takes Sebastian to the park or grocery store while I catch up on some sleep. He is such a great father and husband, and is always looking for ways to improve. I am so thankful he was able to take some time off especially when I was recovering. We will miss having him around full time, ME especially. Nicholas you're my world!
Thankfully we are fortunate enough to have a nanny who helps us. She is a huge help and will make this transition a little easier.
Sharing a few photos from this past week.
Lunch date at State and Grace.
Thinking about the best damn hamburger I just had.
I can finally enjoy oysters.
Seriously, this is hands down the best!


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Greystones is a most attractive detached home located in a delightful village setting on a bold level plot amid delightful, established gardens. The generously proportioned interior is arranged over two floors comprising three principal reception rooms, a shower room, boot room and utility. The 22' 9 x 15' 6 farmhouse style kitchen/breakfast room is a particular feature with a vaulted ceiling, exposed brickwork, bread oven and Aga. The first floor boasts an impressive master bedroom with en suite bathroom, two further double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. Externally the main gardens lie to the front and are approached over a long gravel driveway via a five bar gate. The established gardens enjoy a high degree of privacy and are stocked with a variety of plants, shrubs and evergreens. There is an integral double garage, ample parking and useful space to one side for a motorhome or caravan.
Occupying a pleasant and private position in this rural lane close to open countryside. Startley is a small hamlet located approximately three miles from the ancient town of Malmesbury. The neighbouring village of Great Somerford, about a mile away has an excellent village store/post office, a public house and primary school. Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, surrounded by two branches of the River Avon, Malmesbury boasts buildings of golden Cotswold stone and beautiful river walks. Famous for its ancient Abbey and elaborate 15th century Market Cross, there are excellent independent shops, charming cosy pubs, a recently opened Waitrose, friendly cafes, regular farmers' markets and a busy local events schedule. Good road networks radiate to the towns of Cirencester, Chippenham, Swindon, Bath and Bristol, with the M4 readily accessible at either Junction 17 or 16. Train links are available at Chippenham (10 miles) and Swindon with a direct link to London Paddington in around 1 hour 15 minutes.
From our office in Malmesbury proceed down the High Street to the roundabout. Take the third exit onto the A429, signposted Chippenham. After 3/4 mile turn left into Grange Lane, signposted Startley. Continue along this road until entering the village, where the property can be located on the left hand side, denoted by our For Sale board.
Stable door, double glazed windows to either side. Tiled floor, radiator, inset ceiling spotlights, telephone point.
Double glazed bay window to front, feature open fireplace with stone hearth, attractive stone surround, fitted wood burning stove, radiator, inset ceiling spotlights.
Windows to rear, radiator, built-in cupboard, recess with Bressumer beam.
Double glazed sealed unit door with double glazed window to front, stairs to first floor, radiator, inset ceiling spotlights.
Double glazed bay window to front, feature open fireplace with tiled hearth, period surround. Inset ceiling spotlights.
Double glazed window to rear, inset ceiling spotlights, radiator.
Low level WC, wash hand basin, fully tiled walls, tiled floor, opaque double glazed window, inset ceiling spotlights.
Inset 1 bowl sink with mixer tap, range of wall and base units with adjacent worksurfaces, tiled surround, plumbing and space for washing machine and tumble dryer, oil fired boiler, double glazed window, inset ceiling spotlights, tiled floor, built-in cupboard housing pressurised hot water tank.
A magnificent triple aspect room with vaulted ceiling. Large inset Butler sink, range of base units with natural wood work surfaces, tiled surround, oil fired Aga, 4 ring ceramic hob, Bosch oven below, exposed ceiling beams, lintels and brickwork. Plumbing and space for dishwasher, walk-in larder, feature brick chimney breast with bread oven facade and Bressumer beam, double glazed window to front, side and rear, double french doors to front, fully tiled floor, radiator.
Two double glazed Velux windows, built-in cupboards and wardrobes, radiator, access to loft space.
Two double glazed window's to front, built-in wardrobe, large walk-in wardrobe with cloaks hanging rail and shelves. 2 radiators, inset ceiling spotlights.
White suite comprising tile enclosed bath, enclosed fitted shower cubicle, filled shower with bodyjets and handheld attachment, low level WC, wash hand basin, tiled floor, fully tiled walls, double glazed Velux windows.
A double aspect room with double glazed window to front and side. Built-in wardrobe and cupboards, radiator, inset ceiling spotlights.
Double glazed window to front, radiator, inset ceiling spotlights.
White suite comprising tile enclosed bath, mixer tap, enclosed fitted shower cubicle, wash hand basin with mixer tap, low level WC, fully tiled walls, tiled floor, radiator, double glazed window, inset ceiling spotlights.
The property is approached over a long sweeping driveway via a five bar gate with ample parking and turning space. The gardens lie to the front of the property and are principally laid to lawn with adjacent beds stocked with a variety of plants, shrubs, evergreens and trees including a specimen copper beech, all enclosed by an attractive walled and fenced boundary. French doors from the kitchen open onto a south facing paved terrace with pergola. There is a summer house in the far corner of the garden with power and light and useful space to the side of the garage for storage of a boat or caravan.
Twin up and over roller doors, power and light, two double glazed windows to side.


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The Majestic Theatre
Conway, New Hampshire
Majestic Theatre Marquee and Main Lobby Entrance; view of Majestic Cafe in a storefront during a weekly Friday Night Jazz performance
MAJESTIC THEATRE AND MAJESTIC CAFE
The Majestic Theatre is a 290-seat performance venue located at 36 Main Street, Conway NH 03818. Inquiries about scheduled shows or use of the venue may be sent to [email protected]
Originally constructed as a movie theatre in 1931, the theatre was extensively renovated in 2017-2019 by its current owner, Mountain Top Music Center. Mountain Top, a non-profit, operates a community music school on the second floor, annually produces 12 to 20 musical events in the Majestic Theatre, and operates the Majestic Cafe, an intimate piano bar / jazz cafe in one of the building's storefronts. The Majestic Cafe currently offers a weekly Friday night jazz series. Mountain Top rents the Majestic Theatre to select outside groups, primarily non-profits, for their own performances.
The stage is approximately 20 feet deep and 39 feet wide and features a 15 ft. tall x 32 ft wide proscenium and a 31 ft. high stage house. Seating is in 18 rows on a 1:12 raked floor with continental aisles, in a 39 ft wide, 70 ft deep house. The last row will accommodate up to 5 wheelchair users and their companions.
A Steinway model B grand piano graces the stage, and is available for performances. The FOH sound system includes an Allen and Heath AH SQ-6 control panel. The Majestic Theatre has livestream and recording capability, with two remotely-controlled cameras on the side trees, one on the rear wall, and two movable cameras managed by a Blackmagic switcher and ISO recorder. The adjoining greenroom offers an available video feed of the live performance. A double door leads directly to the stage, providing easy load-in for performers.
Beverages are typically available in the Majestic Cafe before performances and during intermissions. In addition to operating as a concession during theatre performances, the Majestic Cafe serves as an intimate 45-55 seat performance venue.


Polygonum multiflorum (Fo-ti) is a popular herb in traditional Chinese medicine. Commonly known as He shou wu in China and Fo-ti in North America, studies have shown this herb to be beneficial in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, hair loss, hardening of the arteries, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (P. multiflorum) or Fallopia maltiflora is officially listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and is one of the most popular herbs in Chinese medicines [R].
In North America, it is commonly known as Fo-ti.
It is widely cultivated throughout China and other countries such as Japan, where it grows in valley shrubs, hillside forests, gutter rock crevices and other locations at altitudes of 200-3000 m [R].
The plant grows to be 2-4 m tall consisting of a woody tuber, leaves that are 3-7 cm long and arrowhead-shaped, white or greenish-white flowers that are 6-7 mm in diameter and an achene fruit 2.5-3 mm in length [R].
Over the years, parts of Fo-ti have been used for different medicinal purposes.
The leaves, root tuber, and rhizomes have been used as a tonic in the anti-aging formula while the stem has been used to alleviate insomnia and to help treat diabetes [R].
More than 100 chemical compounds have been isolated from Fo-ti, and the most biologically relevant components have been determined to be from the families of stilbenes, quinones, flavonoids, and phospholipids.
Processing Fo-ti, as opposed to using the raw herb, influences the amount and type of chemical constituents found in the plant [R, R].
The toxicity of processed Fo-ti is lower than that of the crude herb and this may be associated with the decreased levels of some of the components after processing [R].
Additionally, processing of Fo-ti resulted in the formation of five new chemicals that were not identified in the crude herb [R].
Refer to the technical section for the full names of these new chemicals and for an extensive list of the chemical constituents of Fo-ti view the article by Lin et al. (2015) [R].
Two of the best-studied constituents of Fo-ti include 2,3,5,40-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside (TSG) and emodin.
Only limited data about certain constituents of Fo-ti is available.
Rats rapidly absorb TSG into its bodily fluid and quickly eliminated, distributing through the liver and lung but hardly through the blood-brain and blood-testicle barriers [R].
Emodin is found primarily in the liver and brain [R].
Fo-ti exhibits a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects, including anti-aging, immunologic, neuroprotective, anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects.
However, few clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate the traditional therapeutic claims and to understand the medical potential of its bioactive compounds.
TSG and emodin in Fo-ti can decrease inflammation and help with colitis in mouse models by increasing PPAR-gamma and decreasing NF-kB [R, R, R].
In mice, A methanol extract of Fo-ti has an anti-inflammatory effect on mouse macrophage cells that are stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (a bacterial toxin from harmful bacteria).
This Fo-ti extract inhibited NF-kB activation and thus reduced nitric oxide, COX-2 enzyme, and inflammatory cytokines like TNF-alpha and IL-6 [R].
Emodin protects microglia cells in the brain from inflammation due to lipopolysaccharides through AMPK/Nrf2 activation [R].
The sugars (rhamnose, arabinose, xylose, and glucose) and anthraquinone glycosides found within Fo-ti can improve immune response and overall immune system function (immunomodulatory effect).
Fo-ti boosts the immune system by increasing the production of T and B cells, and improving the activities of the immune cells, as well as increasing the secretion of the inflammatory tumor necrosis factor.
Further, Fo-ti increases the activity of natural killer (NK) cells [R, R].
Fo-ti has anti-bacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylocuccus aureus (MRSA) in a cell-based study [R].
Fo-ti exhibited anti-HIV by preventing the virus from entering lymphocytes in a cell-based study [R].
Emodin blocks binding of SARS coronavirus human cells in a cell-based study [R].
In a mouse model of asthma, Fo-ti decreases airway allergic symptoms [R].
The anthraquinones and polysaccharides found in Fo-ti protect the liver by reducing inflammation, preventing fat oxidation, and increasing antioxidant effects [R, R].
Pre-treating rats with 200 mg/kg water extract of Fo-ti protect the rats against chloroform-induced liver toxicity and significantly reduced plasma ALT (a liver enzyme that indicates liver damage) as well as improved glutathione levels and other oxidative stress markers. However, increasing the dose to 400 mg/kg did not protect the liver against chloroform toxicity, and at 4000 mg/kg, Fo-ti damaged the liver [R].
TSG from Fo-ti extract protects the bone-making cells (osteoblasts) from oxidative damage in a cell-based study, suggesting that TSG may protect against osteoporosis due to oxidative stress [R].
Hot water extract of Fo-ti prevents bone loss (osteopenia) from mice with that lose bone mass from having their ovaries removed [R].
2,3,5,4′-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucoside protects against kidney damage from high blood sugar in diabetic mice through SIRT1 and TGF-beta1 pathways [R, R].
Stilbene glucoside from Fo-ti inhibits tissue aging due to high blood sugar (formation of advanced glycation end product) [R].
In a mouse model of Alzheimer's, tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside from Fo-ti helps with memory deficit [R].
A small Chinese clinical trial found that Fo-ti extract is effective against Alzheimer's disease [R].
Tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside helps slow down age-related memory loss in rats [R].
In a cell-based study, treatment with a Fo-ti root extract reduced amyloid plaque that can cause Alzheimer's disease [R].
Emodin, a chemical found in Fo-ti, inhibits the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, which might be how it helps with cognitive function in a similar manner to Huperzine A and some Alzheimer's drugs [R].
In mouse models of Parkinson's Disease, TSG and an ethanol extract of Fo-ti protects dopaminergic neurons from chemical-induced damage [R, R].
Hexane extracts of Fo-ti can protect against tissue damage following stroke in mice and thus may have clinical applications as a protective agent against neurological injury [R].
In a cell-based study, Fo-ti protects neuronal cells from the hippocampus against glutamate toxicity, suggesting that it can help with cognitive disorders, especially ones that involve memory loss [R].
Fo-ti can reduce cholesterol and triglycerides in people with high cholesterol [R, R, R].
However, further research is required to understand how Fo-ti helps reduce cholesterol.
TSG can prevent hardening of the arteries by reducing lipid levels in the blood, reduce inflammation and normalize the structure of the blood vessel via a reduction in the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 genes [R].
Thromboembolic (blood-clotting) disorders are caused by loose blood clots that form in a blood vessel and are carried by the bloodstream into another vessel that subsequently becomes blocked.
This often happens in the lungs (pulmonary embolism), brain (stroke), gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, or leg. This phenomenon is known as thromboembolism.
The chemical 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside isolated from Fo-ti can prevent abnormal blood clotting [R].
In rats, TSG protected the heart from squeezing pressure around the abdomen [R].
In a heart attack model, Fo-ti stilbene glycoside can protect against cell injury from lack of oxygen or blood flow by increasing the levels of cellular antioxidants such as superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and the nitric oxide pathways [R].
Fo-ti, together with red ginseng, helps with fructose-induced metabolic syndrome by improving high blood pressure, obesity, high blood lipids, inflammation of the blood vessels, and insulin sensitivity [R].
These anthraquinones induce apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells and activate the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways which are abnormal in many human cancers [R, R].
Emodin and aloe-emodin can inhibit cell growth (by inhibiting apoptosis) of human cervical cancer cells, human tongue cancer cells, neuroblastoma cells, and melanoma cells [R].
It could significantly reduce colon tumor volume and weight in mice [R].
Emodin enhanced tumor cell death of gallbladder cancer cells that are injected into mice [R].
Fo-ti extracts are commonly prescribed in Taiwan for the treatment of insomnia [R].
Additionally, although the evidence is insufficient, P. multiflorum may ease the anxiety and insomnia experienced by patients with bipolar disorder [R].
Fo-ti has traditionally been used to treat patients suffering from baldness and hair loss throughout East Asia.
This traditional use of the herb has been substantiated by a study conducted in mice showing that P. multiflorum extracts promote hair growth by inducing the anagen phase in resting hair follicles [R].
Torachrysone-8-O-β-D-glucoside, a compound found in P. multiflorum, can significantly increase the number of dermal papilla cells which play a role in hair growth and hair fiber length [R].
The best-known toxicity of P. multiflorum is the induction of hepatotoxicity [R]. Hepatotoxicity induced by P. multiflorum can be severe and even result in death.
Several cases of hepatotoxicity due to P. multiflorum have been reported in patients from Australia, China, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Slovakia who were taking the product for hair loss, chronic prostatitis or to boost the immune system [R, R, R, R].
The main chemicals responsible for the hepatotoxicity of P. multiflorum are free anthraquinones such as emodin and physcion [R]. The toxicity of emodin has been detailed by the U.S. National Toxicology Program [R].
The hepatotoxicity of the water extract is higher than that of the ethanol and acetone extracts of P. multiflorum. Processing of P. multiflorum also decreased hepatotoxicity [R, R].
P. multiflorum is also toxic to the kidneys (nephrotoxicity) and the lungs (pulmonary toxicity), particularly after long-term use.
P. multiflorum causes embryonic toxicity in mice and may affect embryonic development, suggesting that it may not be safe for pregnant women.
Warfarin (prescribed to prevent the formation of blood clots) may interact negatively with P. multiflorum resulting in bone marrow suppression [R].
The underlying mechanisms of P. multiflorum may be related to the antioxidant effects of TSG, a decrease of the angiotensin II level, suppression of transforming growth factor-β1 expression, and inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation.
Cardiac remodeling refers to the changes in size, shape, structure, and function of the heart and is usually a pathological result of an injury to the heart muscle.
Several studies have demonstrated that the anti-inflammatory effects of P. multiflorum occur through inhibition of the expression of pro-inflammatory signaling factors such as nuclear factor-κB, tumor necrosis factor-α, inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, chemokines, and cytokines (R, R1).
Additionally, other markers of diabetes, including the expression of TGF-β1, COX-2, and SIRT1 genes, were found to significantly improve in TSG-treated diabetic rats [R].
P. multiflorum boosts the immune system by accelerating the production of T and B lymphocytes, initiating the mixed lymphocyte reaction, improving macrophage phagocytosis, and increasing secretion of tumor necrosis factor (TNF).
My husband has been taken Fo-ti extract from (Bulk supplement) for the last 2 months. For the last three weeks he started complaining about pain in the abdomen. Blood results show a severe liver toxicity and high cholesterol. Please be careful as some people may be sensible to this herb.
Adverse effects are not common (very rare) with extracts of properly prepared He Shou Wu. Potential adverse effects of this herb are mainly digestive canal reactions, usually resulting in thin stool in cases where the herb is not tolerated, and occasional light abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Raw, unprepared He Shou Wu is a laxative and should not be consumed as a tonic herb, i.e. on a long term basis. Some companies of He Shou Wu products are unaware of this issue and sell unprepared He Shou Wu, resulting in adverse effects.
The tuber of He Shou Wu must be "prepared" in order to be used as a regularly–consumed tonic herb. The roots are sliced, gently stewed in black bean soup (in a proportion of 10 parts He Shou Wu to 1 part black beans) until the soup is exhausted. The "prepared" roots are then dried. That is all there is to the "preparation." Of course, no chemicals are used to prepare He Shou Wu.
The Toxicity Difference: Prepared He Shou Wu has extremely low toxicity.
If fo-t has such side effects why say how good it helps sickness in the body. I have received my fo-t today and don't know to use it or not.


The Love Italian Life 2018 Awards will take place tomorrow evening in The Lighthouse Cinema. Over 20 awards will be presented including the Best Contemporary Italian Restaurant, for individual regions across Italy, The Best Italian Chef in Europe and the Italian Lifetime Achievement Award.
The evening will be hosted by TV presenter Síle Seoige and guests on the evening will be treated to contemporary Italian gastronomic treats including a unique aperitivo created by some of the most innovative Italian chefs in Europe.
Gathering in Dublin for the event will be some of the A list of the Italian restaurant industry including Italian chefs: Lorenzo Cogo, El Coq (Veneto) – the youngest Michelin-starred chef/owner in Italy; Moreno Cedroni of two Michelin-starred restaurant Madonnina del pescatore (Marche); Heinrich Schneider from two Michelin-starred Terra - The Magic Place (Trentino-Alto Adige) an Daniele Usai of Il Tino which holds one Michelin Star and was protégé chef to Antonio Carluccio in London.
The Best Contemporary Restaurant in Italy 2018, sponsored by Mionetto. All 26 nominated restaurants in Italy including 3, 2, 1 Michelin Star locations can be seen here.
The Best Authentic Italian Restaurant in Dublin 2018, sponsored by Little Italy. Finalists include: Da Mimmo, I Monelli, Manifesto, Pinocchio and Rosa Madre.
However, today at the Miele Ireland kitchen showroom in CityWest, a number of Michelin-starred chefs from Italy were competing with top Italian chefs in Dublin and London in a Masterchef-style contest to win the following two awards below, which will be announced at the ceremony: The Best Contemporary Italian Dish 2018, sponsored by Peroni and The Best Contemporary Italian Wine & Food Pairing 2018, sponsored by Miele.
The competing chefs in Dublin today were: Daniele Usai (Ristorante Il Tino, Rome) Gaetano Trovato (Arnolfo, Tuscany), Daniele Usai (Il Tino, Lazio), Lucio Paduano (Manifesto, Dublin) and Matteo Riganelli (Macellaio RC, London). More details the pre-ceremony events can be found here.
This is the first time FOOD&WINE will attend this event and we are excited to see what they are like and report live with winners and social media coverage, so make sure and tune in on our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook from 5.30pm tomorrow!
For more information, visit the Love Italian Life website here.


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Home » World News » SAS issue chilling warning to ISIS-K as brave British troops vow to stay in Afghanistan
SAS issue chilling warning to ISIS-K as brave British troops vow to stay in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Last UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul airport
After the UK completed its evacuation programme, it pulled most of its 1,000 troops out of Afghanistan's airport in Kabul. However, up to 40 members of the SAS regiment reportedly asked to remain in Afghanistan so they can take the fight to IS-K after Thursday's attacks on Hamid Karzai International Airport.
According to sources, the SAS squadron will likely set up a base in the Afghan-Pakistan border.
The group will then conduct undercover strikes against ISIS-K, the Afghanistan sect of the Islamic State Khorasan Province jihadists, based in the east of the country.
Their base will also be used by the Royal Navy's SBS special forces, the US Army's Delta Force and the US Navy Seals – the unit which killed al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden in 2011.
Due to the control the Taliban hold over Afghanistan, defence sources say the SAS group will need its approval to operate in the country, which they think is likely to be approved.
The squadron could be supported by drones and US and possibly British strike planes.
One source told the Mirror the SAS troops are staying in Afghanistan to avenge the deaths of 13 US soldiers after Thursday's attacks.
They said: "The Marines who died were from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Force.
"That unit has given assistance to the SAS and SBS many times over the years in Afghanistan.
"They have helped resupply them with food and ammunition and treated their wounded.
"There is a strong bond between the two units, especially with the SBS who recruit largely from the Royal Marines."
ISIS-K took responsibility for Thursday's attacks on Kabul airport, which killed up to 180 people, including 13 US service members and injured more than 150 people.
The first explosion happened at about 6pm, close to the Baron Hotel, near the airport's perimeter.
The hotel was used by British officials to process Afghans hoping to travel to the UK.
It was followed by gunfire and then a second explosion close to the Abbey Gate, one of the airport's main entrances.
The terrorist group had warned ahead of the attack they would strike at the airport.
Through a tweet by their spokesperson, the Taliban condemned the attack, saying "evil circles will be strictly stopped".
It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson released a video on the end of the UK's operations in Afghanistan on Saturday, despite 150 British passport holders remaining stranded in the country.
He praised the work of Britain's evacuation task force, saying the removal of troops was "a moment to reflect on everything we have sacrificed and everything we have achieved in the last two decades".
In a separate statement, he said: "Your efforts in difficult and hostile circumstances have seen the evacuation of thousands of British nationals alongside Afghans who worked with us, and who will now start new lives in the UK.
"I know that the events of recent weeks will have been hard for the armed forces community to watch unfold.
"Over the last two decades, many thousands of you dedicated years of your lives to service in Afghanistan, often in the most arduous conditions.
"In particular, I realise that this will be an especially difficult time for the friends and loved ones of the 457 service personnel who laid down their lives.
"So I want to take this opportunity to offer my profound thanks for everything you did and to say without hesitation that you should take the greatest pride in your achievements."
It also comes as US President Joe Biden has warned another attack from ISIS-K could come within days.
He said: "I said we would go after the group responsible for the attack on our troops and innocent civilians in Kabul, and we have.
"This strike was not the last. We will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay.
"Whenever anyone seeks to harm the United States or attack our troops, we will respond."
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With helmet requirements, sidewalk restrictions, and 15 MPH limit, Seattle approves scooter-share plan
Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 11:52 am by CHS
The City Council has approved a plan that will bring three competitors to the city to launch an electric scooter-share system in Seattle.
The pilot plan approved Monday based on legislation pushed forward by Mayor Jenny Durkan's office will allow three operators in the city with up to 500 scooters each. The fleet could eventually grow to 2,000 scooters for each operator. The operators will pay a $150 fee per scooter.
It's not clear what companies will scoot forward to be part of the pilot. In June, bike share returned to Seattle after a brief hiatus as Uber made way for Lime to restore the service here. Lime has said the addition of scooters to its fleet of offerings is key to its operations and Seattle has said one of the scooter-share operators will also offer bikes.
As for the other two slots, the Stranger reports that the Seattle Department of Transportation will make permits available to "a company that offers seated scooters, and a company which offers standing scooters" in an attempt to diversify the offerings.
Lime and Spin are currently part of a pilot program with King County in the White Center area, just south of downtown Seattle. Lime is currently available in Redmond. There, its scooters cost $1 to unlock and 25 cents per minute to ride when the program launched. Share companies have been offering low-income discounts, and free rides for essential workers.
Mid-range electric scooters cost around $500 to $600 — around 150 10-minute scooter-share rides.
Many of the elements worked out by the council focused on safety issues around the scooters which are already ubiquitous in many cities. Helmets are already required by city law but will be "incentivized" by the program — SDOT will prioritize issuing permits to vendors that have active plans to get their customers to wear helmets. The vendors will also be required to indemnify the city for injuries for a broad set of claims related to their scooters. As part of the program, the city will fund UW and Harborview Hospital to study the safety of scooters in Seattle.
Meanwhile, scooter speeds will be capped at 15 MPH including a 8 MPH-cap for first-time riders. The scooters will be allowed in bike lanes and on streets with speed limits of 25 MPH or lower. Sidewalk riding is not allowed. And parking is highly restricted.
It's also not clear when the scooters will begin to appear on city streets. Potential operators must now apply to be part of the pilot.
"After being the first city to have free floating bikeshare, Seattle is taking another major step toward a more sustainable future," Jonathan Hopkins, director of strategic development for the Northwest for Lime said in a statement sent to media. "It's now more important than ever for residents to have safe, socially-distant transportation options—like bikes and scooters—that can help reduce car congestion. We applaud the council for its vision and look forward to serving Seattle residents with e-bikes and scooters for many years to come."
Tuesday vote was 8-1 with transportation committee head Alex Pedersen the lone dissenter over safety and cost concerns.
UPDATE: SDOT announced it has invited three providers to apply:
LINK was chosen as the highest ranking company offering standing scooters. This small, convenient option is the standard style of scooter which has proven very popular in cities across the world. LINK offers a new, more robust stand-style scooter that we are excited might reduce maintenance and safety concerns.
Wheels was chosen as the highest ranking company offering seated scooters, which are a more accessible option for many people with mobility impairments. Living up to their name, these scooters have larger wheels which may offer a more stable ride suited to Seattle's hills and weather. Beginning with a portion of the fleet, and expanding to every device by fall, Wheels scooters in Seattle will also include a built-in helmet with a biodegradable sanitation liner which can be removed after each ride so the helmet will be clean for the next customer.
Lime was chosen as the company that will offer both bikes and scooters. In order to support bike share, which has become a very important part of Seattle's transportation system, we designated that one permit slot would go to a company which also offered bikes. Lime will be permitted to deploy the same number of scooters as the other companies They are also already permitted to offer bike share in Seattle, and has committed to grow their bike share fleet from around 500 bikes to 2,000 bikes this fall.
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candrewb
How on Earth do they think they can enforce anything at this point?
I can already hear the millions of dollars of venture capitol evaporating.
Reply to EJ
Former Capitol Hill resident whose been living in Berlin for the past year, where scooters are everywhere and very convenient. These restrictions are asinine and will ultimately fail the program. You can't expect people to be carrying around helmets with them just to take a scooter. Here in Europe most scooters are relegated to bike lanes but sometimes you have to swerve around on sidewalks especially if the road is busy or cobblestone.
Reply to Dave
Berlin metro has 3.7M people, 10 lines of Ubahn, 16 lines of Sbahn in 344sq miles.
Seattle metro has 3.9M, 2 lines of Ubahn (not connected), 1 line of Sbahn (another one in 2023) in 8,186sq miles.
We lack the density to support any of these operations, car shares, bike shares, scooter shares. I'd love this to work, but we don't have the city to sustain it
Acid Jackson
There is no way users keep these off the sidewalks. Not looking forward to dodging scooters…
Reply to Acid Jackson
I've spent time in cities with these scooter programs in the US and it's not pleasant. In Salt Lake City you have people cruising by you on the sidewalk going 15-20mph with no warning, passing within inches. Scooters strewn over the sidewalks and in front of people's houses blocking the way for wheelchairs accessibility. In downtown LA the scooters are trashed and laying in the street all over. Add to that Seattle's generally narrow sidewalks, hills, rain, pot-holes on neighborhood streets – this is gonna be a shit show and this isnt even a successful business. Just another venture capital subsidized BS tech experiment like uber, lyft, lime.
quintin Reeb
With the economy in the crapper, downtown Seattle is a sh**hole because of crime (thank you spineless city council for defunding SPD), businesses moving out of Seattle, homelessness barely abated, streets are crap because most DOT money is going to light rail, mass unemployment due to c-19, perfect timing for the city to subsidize a cute little scooter for friends and family of the council and/or mayor, which has the grand tradition of losing money hand over fist. Not to mention the safety issues where riders will think they have right-of-way on the streets and sidewalks.
yetanotherhiller
Reply to quintin Reeb
Clearly, the solution is to build $15 million per mile separated scooter lanes.
Mars Saxman
Sounds interesting. I'll try it out, when it arrives.


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Leeds MACITS student wins 1st prize
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies news Friday 11 May 2018
Jing Wang won top prize in the seventh BLCU International Translation and Interpreting Competition.
Leeds MACITS student, Jing Wang, won first prize in English-Chinese translation and third prize in Chinese-English translation in the competition at the end of March.
According to information released by the organising committee, the competition attracted thousands of contestants from 525 universities in 12 countries and regions, including China, the US, the UK, and Australia.
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