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Everytime a white guy kills someone or commits mass murder the white race is left off the hook by calling him insane but when a non-white commits a crime thier whole race has to answer for his crime. This post outlines this strange but true dichotomy in US culture in the 21st Century.
Washington Post: This racist media narrative around mass violence falls apart with the Charleston church shooting.
But listen to major media outlets, and you won't hear the word "terrorism" used in coverage of Wednesday's shooting. You haven't heard the white, male suspect, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, described as "a possible terrorist" by mainstream news organizations (though some, including The Washington Post, have covered the growing debate about this discrepancy). And if coverage of other recent shootings by white men is any indication, he never will be. Instead, the go-to explanation for his alleged actions will be mental illness. He will be humanized and called sick, a victim of mistreatment orinadequate mental health resources.
Homegrown terrorists killed more Americans in the US than Jihadists in the same time period - Chris Hayes looks at whether the acceptance of Jihadi extremism in this country is overblown.
For example Peter King supporting bombing buses (a standard terror tactic) is clearly seen as non-terrorist. That's the power of being white.
Colbert Report: As an IRA supporter, Peter King understands the violent radicalism among American Muslims.


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We are the Red Brick Company, which is the student acting group of Kassel University. There has been a German theatre group at the university for some time, but our department was still missing a English theatre group. The founding of the drama group came at a time when there were quite a few staff changes in the department. Among the new members was Dr. Lars Heiler, who then set the ball rolling for the Red Brick Company in summer 2006. He came to Kassel from Mannheim, where he had been doing theatre for years.
Most students of literature come into touch with drama sooner or later, especially because of Shakespeare's influence on English writing. Our drama group enables students to deal with drama and writing on a entirely different level by actually bringing a play to life, rather than by just reading and interpreting its text. As the dramatis personae emerge from the pages, new connections and depths can be explored from the unique point of view of the actor. Student become the characters they read and learn about. In addition, speaking English, practising pronunciation and playing with accents boosts the language learning experience in a playful way.
Those who want to become teachers learn valuable lessons for their own teaching; Bachelor or Master students can add special soft skills to their curriculum; and even though the students do not receive any actual 'Credits' for their commitment and dedication, they gain something even more precious: the audience's reaction and their applause after the performance! Acting in the drama group is mostly about fun and hanging out with an extremely interesting mix of people. Having a beer or two after the rehearsals has become a beloved tradition for "the bricks".

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Conference > ASCO Breast Cancer Spotlight >
Novel Therapies On The Horizon For Breast Cancer
Greg Kennelty
Published Online: 2:16 AM, Fri June 17, 2016
Maura Dickler, MD
Single-agent abemaciclib as well as taselisib in combination with fulvestrant (Faslodex) could both play a substantial role in breast cancer in the near future, says Maura Dickler, MD.
In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Dickler, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the treatments and their recent phase II studies. Single-agent abemaciclib was recently tested in the phase II MONARCH1 study, while the combination of taselisib and fulvestrant were examined in a phase II study.
TARGETED ONCOLOGY: Can you tell us about the MONARCH1 trial?
Dickler: The MONARCH1 was a straight phase II study of single-agent abemaciclib, a CDK4 and CDK6 inhibitor, in previously-treated women with hormone-receptor(HR) positive metastatic breast cancer. It was a multi-center trial. The study enrolled 132 women who had previously received endocrine therapy and also at least one, but not more than two, chemotherapies for metastatic disease. It was a group of women where we typically wouldn't offer additional endocrine therapy, and that their typical next treatment would be chemotherapy. We know in that setting, response rates for chemotherapy are in the order of 10% to 20% with progression-free survival (PFS) of about 3 to 4 months.
This trial was specifically testing single-agent abemaciclib in a more heavily-pretreated patient population, and I mention that because it's different from the other abemaciclib studies that are ongoing, which are actually earlier in metastatic disease, either in first-line endocrine therapy with the aromatase inhibitors, or in combination with second-line endocrine therapy like fulvestrant.
What they found was that women treated with abemaciclib in this setting had a response rate of 19.7% and a clinical benefit rate of about 42%, which was impressive because it was not only a heavily-pretreated population, but about 90% of the patient had visceral metastases, 70% had liver metastases, more than half had 3 sites of metastatic disease, and then in terms of prior therapy, all patients had received taxanes, with about 70% receiving taxanes in the metastatic setting.
TARGETED ONCOLOGY: What do you think the next steps after this study are?
Dickler: Abemaciclib is presently in phase III studies in combination with endocrine therapy. There's the MONARCH2 study which is a fulvestrant backbone with and without abemaciclib, and MONARCH3 is an aromatase-based study, looking at either letrozole or anastrozole, plus or minus abemaciclib. They're really looking at abemaciclib in combination with endocrine therapy because there's a rationale for dual ER and cell-cycle inhibition. I suspect those trials will probably provide the best insight as to where this drug might be used in the future.
TARGETED ONCOLOGY: Can you tell us about the mechanism of action for abemaciclib?
Dickler: Abemaciclib inhibits both CDK4 and CDK6. It inhibits CDK4 more potently than CDK6, and therefor it's thought to impact potentially its toxicities, in that there appears to be less myelosuppression with abemaciclib. So continuous dosing is feasible. With some of the other cell-cycle inhibitors, the dose-limiting toxicity is neutropenia and continuous dosing is not possible.
With palbociclib, the present dosage is 125 mg for 21 out of 28 days, and that 7-day break is needed for recovery of the white blood cell count. With abemaciclib, neutropenia is less of a problem. However, with abemaciclib, diarrhea is more of a problem. This diarrhea is typically seen early. The average onset was 7 days, but the diarrhea was responsive to supportive measures, to anti-diarrheal agents, and then dose reduction.
TARGETED ONCOLOGY: Is this already being investigated in HER2-positive patients?
Dickler: Actually, the biomarker to best select patients that might be responsive to abemaciclib, and cell-cycle inhibitors in general, is ER-positivity. In the phase I study of abemaciclib, there was activity in ER-positive/HER2-negitive and ER-positive/HER2-positive, and a study looking at abemaciclib in the HER2-positive population is recently open and now accruing. It's called the MONARCH HERS trial.
TARGETED ONCOLOGY: What should community oncologists take away from this study?
Dickler: The MONARCH1 study was really a proof-of-concept trial, so it's a relatively small phase II study looking at a cell-cycle inhibitor as a single-agent. At least to date, this is the first cell-cycle inhibitor that has single-agent activity. So that was really the intent of the trial, to confirm the activity that was seen in the phase I trial. I think doctors in the community should look for the results of MONARCH2 and MONARCH3, which should be coming soon.
TARGETED ONCOLOGY: Can you also tell us about the phase II study looking at taselisib combined with fulvestrant that you were involved in?
Dickler: This was a phase II study of fulvestrant in combination with taselisib in women with hormone-receptor positive/HER2-negative breast cancer. This was really a phase II study that was embedded in a phase I/II trial, and this study enrolled 60 women with HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer. Of them, 30 of the patients were required to have a PIC3CA mutation, and the other half were required to be wild type. This study was performed to get a signal of activity in women with HR-positive disease. Patients who were enrolled were allowed to have only up to one line of prior chemotherapy, and they were not allowed to have had prior fulvestrant. They were required to have prior therapy with an aromatase inhibitor.
TARGETED ONCOLOGY: What do you think are some of the big takeaways from this study?
Dickler: This was a small phase II study and definitely showed some activity of this agent in combination with fulvestrant. It really wasn't powered to look at activity in the PIC3CA wild type versus mutant population, but numerically there was a higher clinical benefit rate and response rate in the patients who were ER-positive and PIC3CA mutant compared to the patients who were ER-positive and PIC3CA wild type.
A randomized trial is now ongoing called the SANDPIPER trial, which is fulvestrant with or without taselisib in a similar patient population. HR-positive, HER2-positive, prior treatment with endocrine therapy with a limitation on prior chemotherapy. The SANDPIPER trial will enroll patients with wild type and mutant PIC3CA and the trial will be adequately powered to answer the question as to whether there's activity in the wild type population.


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Safety and efficacy of radial versus femoral access for rotational Atherectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abdul Ahad Khan, Hemang B. Panchal, Syed Imran M. Zaidi, Muralidhar R. Papireddy, Debabrata Mukherjee, Mauricio G Cohen, Subhash Banerjee, Sunil V. Rao, Samir Pancholy, Timir K. Paul
Introduction: Over the recent years, there has been increased interest in the use of transradial (TR) access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including rotational atherectomy (RA). However, a large proportion of operators seem to be reluctant to use TR access for complex PCI including rotational atherectomy for heavily calcified coronary lesions. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov and the Cochrane Library for studies comparing radial versus femoral access in patients undergoing RA. Studies were included if they reported at least one of the following outcomes in each group separately: major adverse cardiac events (MACE), major bleeding, stent thrombosis, myocardial infarction (MI), hospital length of stay, radiation exposure, procedure time, procedure success and all-cause mortality. Odds ratio (OR) or mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated and a p-value of <0.05 was considered as a level of significance. Results: This meta-analysis included 5 retrospective studies with 3315 patients undergoing RA via radial access and 5838 patients via femoral access. Radial access was associated with lower major access site bleeding (OR: 0.45, 95% CI: 0.31–0.67, p < 0.001), and radiation exposure (MD: −16.1, 95%CI: −25.4–−6.7 Gy cm2, p = 0.0007). There were no significant differences observed in all-cause in-hospital mortality (OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.69–1.23, p = 0.58); MACE (OR: 0.80, CI: 0.63, 1.02, p = 0.08), stent thrombosis (OR: 0.28, 95%CI: 0.06–1.33 p = 0.11); and MI (OR: 0.43, 95%CI: 0.15–1.24, p = 0.12). There were no significant differences in hospital stay, procedure time or procedure success between the two groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: This meta-analysis of 9153 patients from observational studies demonstrates similar all-cause mortality, MACE, procedural success and procedural time during RA performed using TR access and TF access. However, TR access was associated with decreased access site bleeding and radiation exposure. Given the observational nature of these findings, a randomized controlled trial is warranted for further evidence.
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2018.06.006
Coronary Atherectomy
Rotablation
Rotational Atherectomy
Khan, A. A., Panchal, H. B., Zaidi, S. I. M., Papireddy, M. R., Mukherjee, D., Cohen, M. G., ... Paul, T. K. (Accepted/In press). Safety and efficacy of radial versus femoral access for rotational Atherectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2018.06.006
Safety and efficacy of radial versus femoral access for rotational Atherectomy : A systematic review and meta-analysis. / Khan, Abdul Ahad; Panchal, Hemang B.; Zaidi, Syed Imran M.; Papireddy, Muralidhar R.; Mukherjee, Debabrata; Cohen, Mauricio G; Banerjee, Subhash; Rao, Sunil V.; Pancholy, Samir; Paul, Timir K.
In: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 01.01.2018.
Khan, AA, Panchal, HB, Zaidi, SIM, Papireddy, MR, Mukherjee, D, Cohen, MG, Banerjee, S, Rao, SV, Pancholy, S & Paul, TK 2018, 'Safety and efficacy of radial versus femoral access for rotational Atherectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2018.06.006
Khan AA, Panchal HB, Zaidi SIM, Papireddy MR, Mukherjee D, Cohen MG et al. Safety and efficacy of radial versus femoral access for rotational Atherectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2018 Jan 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2018.06.006
Khan, Abdul Ahad ; Panchal, Hemang B. ; Zaidi, Syed Imran M. ; Papireddy, Muralidhar R. ; Mukherjee, Debabrata ; Cohen, Mauricio G ; Banerjee, Subhash ; Rao, Sunil V. ; Pancholy, Samir ; Paul, Timir K. / Safety and efficacy of radial versus femoral access for rotational Atherectomy : A systematic review and meta-analysis. In: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2018.
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Make an investment. Synonyms: commit, place, put.
Give qualities or abilities to. Synonyms: empower, endow, endue, gift, indue.
Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors. Synonyms: adorn, clothe.
Provide with power and authority. Synonyms: enthrone, vest.
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Skidaway Island is een plaats (census-designated place) in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Chatham County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 6914.

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van
46,3 km², waarvan 42,4 km² land en 3,9 km² water.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont nabijgelegen plaatsen in een straal van 16 km rond Skidaway Island.

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Plaats in Georgia

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Samsung is progressing with great speed, with its fascinating Galaxy Smart Phones, Samsung Galaxy S 3 and Note 2 are still selling like hot cakes in the smart phone markets. Its vital for Samsung to keep bringing successor galaxy smart phones with latest and updated specs. Folks at rozetked have created a render video of upcoming Samsung Galaxy S 4 with laser keyboard dock. The device will be ultra-slim (even thinner than Samsung Galaxy S III and iPhone 5) & will also feature Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie) 2Ghz Quad core CPU 1080p display, 13MP Camera. According to them it would be available in 2013. But since its just a render video, we cannot guarantee its availability. Other than that specs and hardware design are pretty sleek, neat & innovative. Your feedback would be appreciated in the comments section.


The Western Landcare Youth Network is an annual program aimed at providing young people with a platform to explore a future in agriculture and the environment with access to skills training in these fields. The Network allows Far West youth to connect with each other and make a difference to their communities under the guidance and assistance of mentors. Students also make a difference to their communities by developing local environmental projects that they carry out. These three areas of activity form the core of the network; learn, develop, contribute.
Be supported and guided by local industry mentors who will work with you throughout the program. Mentors include local land holders and managers and industry professionals from both government and not-for-profit organisations.
Participate in monthly workshops with industry professionals and local mentors guiding you through a range of activities like climate change and agriculture, farm safety, plant identification and agricultural technology and innovation with an opportunity to receive formal training through TAFE in agricultural fields.
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WAKING UP ON MONDAYS MEANS PAIN IN THE NFL
Let's talk about Mondays. Not yours or mine. A football player's Mondays.
"As soon as you open your eyes you think, 'OK, what's working? What can I move?' You try to figure a way to get out of bed and make it to the bathroom. Sometimes you have to use your stomach muscles alone to lift your body up, because everything else is too sore."
The words belong to Jeff Chadwick, a wide receiver for the Lions. It took him nearly 10 minutes to put on a sweatshirt, sweatpants and loafers on this morning. His torso is wrapped by a bandage, which helps hold together the two pieces of his broken collarbone.
Mondays.
"For me, it gets worse in the afternoon. The body tightens up, all the places you got slammed to the ground. You don't feel like talking to anyone, or dealing with anyone, even taking a shower. You just want to lie on the couch and be left alone."
The words belong to Eric Hipple, the Lions' quarterback. On Sunday a Minnesota player smashed a knee into his groin, and another crunched a helmet into his chest. He has a headache that he says will probably last all week.
"With this concussion, it's tough to do anything. Any quick movement and I lose my balance, and have to hold onto something. It's pretty depressing how old you feel in football. Sometimes you wonder what it'll be like in 10 years."
The words belong to Don Greco, offensive lineman. He was kicked in the head during the Lions-49ers game a few weeks ago. Concussion. He's continued to play on and off. The doctors say his equilibrium may return in a few weeks. Or maybe a few months.
Like Chadwick and Hipple, he has come in for the weekly inspection of shattered bones and bluish flesh. The flip side of the NFL.
Mondays. They awake to agony
It is football's tease that the pain from a game doesn't really hit until the next day. Players will go for a beer on a Sunday evening, feeling no more weary than a company softball team. But their bed that night is often haunted.
"You see the bad plays over and over," Hipple says. "The hits, the sacks. Actually, you don't sleep much at all, especially after a loss."
And with morning's light, the demons have oozed into the bones. Shoulders throb, backs tighten, elbows, knees and ankles swell. Eyelids open slowly, as if in disbelief. The only thing more disconcerting than the pain is the idea that in six days the crippled parts must be ready to dance again.
So the athletes drag themselves in for treatment. And if you really want to see the NFL, take a seat outside the trainer's room on a Monday. There are no crowds. No cameras. The mood is hushed, somber, the actions robotic.
"You see the scars, guys on crutches," Greco says. "It's like a war zone." Bandages are dispensed with abandon. Aspirin is popped like Tic-Tacs. Ice packs, whirlpools, injections. The beast that is the football body must be roused again.
You do what it takes.
And you come back — which might be the hardest thing for the non-player to understand. Doesn't having felt the pain of a 260-pounder smashing into your body fill the athlete with fear?
"Yeah," Hipple said. "But the fear is not in getting hurt." He pauses on what could well be football's heartbeat sentence.
"The fear," he says, "is in not being able to play." Hurting is part of the job
A famous fighter was once asked why he didn't just retire with his earnings, rather than take any more punishment. "A boxer boxes," he said.
"This is my job." So it is with football.
During a game last year, Chadwick was slammed unconscious running a pattern across the middle. He opened his eyes to see the trainer hovering over him. His first reaction was to kick the man away with his foot."I got to get back to the huddle," he mumbled. He'd been out cold for five minutes. The fear is not being able to play.
A decade from now, many current NFL players won't be able to walk without pain. The aches will become chronic. The old injuries will throb. No one will be around to patch them up.
"I guess you figure it only happens to the other guys," Greco says. "But we're not trying to be heroes or anything. We know it's part of the job."
One that doesn't get much attention. Funny. For most of us, a stuffy nose or a slight headache can ruin a whole day. Try to imagine the walk to the bathroom as a major challenge.
It's no great message. Just something to think about next time you say:
"Ah, those guys play once a week and make so much money. What a life."
We watch football, and we know it hurts. Most of us don't know how much.


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Mario Golf: Advance Tour
If you enjoy playing golf, Mario's latest game, Mario Golf - Advance Tour, is a fun way to try out the new Game Boy Advance system. The game features 18 holes of golf in several locations, along with tips and tricks and clubhouse interactions. In addition to the standard game play, Mario Golf - Advance Tour USA also features singles and doubles tournaments against professionals, as well as side games and golf clinics.
There are many free ways to download Mario Golf - Advance Tour for the Gameboy Advance, including downloading it from the internet. Downloading it on your computer will require a Gameboy Advance emulator. Once you have the emulator installed on your PC, you can play the game online, or download it to your mobile device. If you prefer to play Mario Golf - Advance Tour USA offline, you can purchase it cheaply from Amazon or other online stores. It's a great game for friends, and if you want to play with someone, you can even purchase a copy to play with them!
The game is based on the Mario series, and features eight playable Mario characters. Besides Mario, the game also features a few exclusive human characters. Once you've beaten the other characters in a Character Match, you can transfer their levels to the other game modes. Some Mario characters can be'star' versions for increased distance and impact. Changing the stats of a character is possible with Custom Clubs. The following table gives you a breakdown of the stats for each Mario character.


This is one of my favorite quotes. I have it written on my bathroom door where I see it every day.
Our culture is so into being tough. But I think there is a real need for humans to regain a level of softness. Being able to know pain and hurt, to really sit with it, to feel the entire spectrum of existence and to keep accepting it, regardless. All the while continuing to exude love and grace and understanding. I think that's exquisite. I think that is something our world doesn't understand in the race to be strong and unfazed. Our current perception of strength, it seems, is a matter of being unaffected by difficult experiences. We carefully construct tough exteriors so we can remain solidly ourselves in the midst of adversity. I wonder if that is ultimately beneficial. I've never found rigidity to be valuable to my life. Stagnancy holds no satisfaction for me. I've been ceaselessly, irrevocably shaped by this world. I believe we should be affected. By it all. Everything. I think we were designed to feel deeply and to be changed by our experiences. The good ones and the bad. This life is not a one sided deal. We live in a multifaceted world and we ought to be complex beings.


For your members .. it's a cut-and-paste message that I send to everyone. The program is compiled without MS Certification, so some people that use an antivirus software program set with super strict settings will get a warning message.
I don't bother too much in the public forums anymore ... so we'll probably never have those run-ins again.
I've taken to copying the entire link address to my messages, since WGT has this "works sometimes" bug with their link option. If the link doesn't work, just copy and paste the link to your browser search box to get to my google drive.
On the drive, you'll find a "read me" file, a file called "Approach and Putting Calc.Ini", a sample file titled "Sample Approach and Putting Calc.txt" and an Adobe PDF file with the documentation. Please review the "read me" file for instructions on how to install, and also be sure to review and download the documentation. If you're curious as to what my program will store on your hard drive, check out the "Sample" file. It's basically all of the variables I use for wind and putting calculations ... nothing special.
When you first load the program, it will attempt to read the ".ini" file. Since this is the very first load, it won't find one, so you'll get a message telling you that several variables could not be read and they were replaced with the default variables. Be sure you reply with "yes" when it ask you to save.
That's it. Once it loads, select "wind calc" for approach shots and "putt calc" for putting. You can also jump back and forth between the two, by selecting "Putting" from the approach calculator and "Approach" from the putting calculator.
I hope it works well for you. Take some time and review the documentation. The defaults worked a month ago ... not so much now. You'll have to make some changes to the variables ... and if you aren't using the same clubs as me, you'll want to change the club distances too.
Note: There is now two install files on the drive. .. one is the first release and the 2nd is the beta version of the new release. The big change that I won't mention on the forum is the overlay routine. I copied my current overlay to the drive as well. If you install version 2.0, be sure to get a copy of the overlay (called Kat's Shot Scale). And check out the movie. It will give you an idea how to use the overlay feature. A picture's worth 1,000 words ... so a movie has to be worth 100 times that!


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Industry News: Pork Rind Leader Partners with Hall of Famer to Celebrate 11th Annual Pork Rind Appreciation Day | TrendMonitor
Industry News: Pork Rind Leader Partners with Hall of Famer to Celebrate 11th Annual Pork Rind Appreciation Day
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NFL Legend, Jack Youngblood and Southern Recipe Small Batch Come Together to Support Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund
Lima, OH– Southern Recipe and Southern Recipe Small Batch, together considered the world's largest manufacturer of pork rinds, have announced their eleventh annual Pork Rind Appreciation Day campaign in partnership with Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF). Celebrated on the biggest football day of the year, Pork Rind Appreciation Day was cemented as an annual event after the brands secured hundreds of thousands of consumer votes, as well as political designations, in 2010. Matched each year with a charitable endeavor, the brands will again drive awareness to Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides medical and financial assistance to former National Football League (NFL) players and their families in dire need. Pork rind fans can learn about the cause campaign with a chance to win $2,500 at PorkRinds.com.
Dedicated to helping raise both awareness for the charity, as well as money for this important cause, Southern Recipe and Southern Recipe Small Batch will work with Football Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood to engage football fans and pork rind lovers nationwide. In doing so, now through January 29th, 2020, fans are invited to play The Great Comeback, a trivia game at PorkRinds.com. Individuals can enter daily for a chance to win $2,500 and a year's supply of pork rinds. Fans are also encouraged to call a hotline at (240) GREAT85 and share their own comeback story for additional ways to enter the sweepstakes.
"We're thrilled to continue our partnership with Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund and celebrate Pork Rind Appreciation Day for our eleventh year," says Mark Singleton, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Rudolph Foods and Advisory Council Member for GGAF. "It is an honor to work with Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood to help bring awareness to such a great charity, as well as encourage our fans to share comeback stories of their own. We hope these stories will help motivate others that are struggling and show there is a way to overcome what's in their path."
GGAF is an organization close to the hearts of many involved in the lives of football players after they leave the limelight. After the cameras stop focusing on these players, their lives still carry on. However, they typically suffer physically, mentally and emotionally from the consequences of harsh play. They often struggle with health insurance, retirement programs and medical expenses. GGAF works diligently to help those in need, the forgotten players who no longer have the attention and support they once possessed but desperately need the help. In an extraordinary effort each year, Southern Recipe and Southern Recipe Small Batch work to raise unprecedented awareness through a campaign America can get behind: Pork Rind Appreciation Day.
About Southern Recipe and Southern Recipe Small Batch
Southern Recipe and Southern Recipe Small Batch Pork Rinds are wholly owned divisions of Rudolph Foods Company, Inc., one of the world's largest suppliers of branded and private-label snack products, including the world's largest manufacturer of pork rinds. With plants in Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi and California, Southern Recipe and Southern Recipe Small Batch are solely dedicated to providing customers with the best quality products and the highest levels of customer service at the best price.
About Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund:
The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF) is a non-stock, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing financial grants and 'pro bono' medical assistance to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and/or pensions. For additional information, visit www.GridironGreats.org.
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There has been much controversy surrounding Facebook's VPN Client by Onavo Protect, a data security company they acquired in 2013. Users are able to access the privacy option inside the social media platform but then get directed to the app store in order to download the VPN client separately. Facebook explains that the VPN is there in order to protect users from malicious websites and to safe-guard personal information, but the techies of the nation have discovered more. In a response to TechCrunch, Erez Naveh, the product manager at Onavo, said that "The app may collect your mobile data traffic to help us recognize tactics that bad actors use." However, technical researchers found that this data is also being used for other non-security related purposes.
Any VPN client you use while surfing the web may be able to see all the websites you visit, but the most secure ones will never store that information. The Onavo VPN works by funneling all traffic from apps you open and use on your Android or iOS device to the Onavo "cloud" and keeps a record of how often you use each one, as well as the websites you visit. The company clearly states their relationship to Facebook, and that the information the app gathers is used to "gain insights into the products and services people value, and build better experiences." However, many people are speaking out about what this actually entails and are making the point that those downloading the VPN app may not fully grasp an understanding about the extent in which their information is getting used.
Facebook has created a reputation for retrieving data in creative ways in order to maintain relevancy. This time around, they found a way to track user actions in order to cut off competition and replicate the best user experiences. In Onavo's Privacy Policy, they openly admit to the selling of gathered information to third parties. The Privacy Policy also states that they track "Information about your mobile applications and data usage, including the applications installed on your device, your use of those applications, the websites you visit, and the amount of data you use."
According to Wired, "Onavo doesn't seem to prioritize user privacy protection. The company's website, for example, currently doesn't have an active SSL certificate, meaning no HTTPS encryption for users browsing the site."
The information that has been released in light of Facebook's next data mining voyage has raised a number of privacy concerns. However, in a report posted by TechCrunch last week, 33 million users have already downloaded the application through both iOS and Android.
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How 'deeply disturbing' police misstep derailed a sexual assault case
Nova Scotia judge throws out charge due to delays after RCMP lose rape kit
Lindsay Jones
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Victim's mother says guilty verdict in Halifax cell death sends national message
HALIFAX—Sitting through the criminal negligence trial around her son's death in Halifax police custody has "been hell," but for Jeannette Rogers a
https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/11/10/jury-finds-constables-guilty-after-ma...
Halifax police officer faces 4 charges stemming from Eastern Passage incident
Nova Scotia's independent police watchdog has laid four charges against a Halifax police officer stemming from an off-duty incident in Eastern Pass
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jeffrey-leblanc-halifax-police-charge...
Halifax cell death trial sees police officers pointing fingers
HALIFAX — Booking officers failed to follow proper procedures the night Corey Rogers died in a Halifax police cell three years ago, Nova Scotia Sup
https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/10/29/halifax-cell-death-trial-sees-police-...
Police watchdog investigating alleged assault involving Halifax RCMP officer
Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating an alleged assault involving a Halifax District RCMP officer.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6091848/police-watchdog-rcmp-officer/
Halifax police chief to apologize to black citizens for racial bias in policing
Halifax's police force will formally apologize to Nova Scotia's black community for a long history of racial bias in policing and the use of street
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Street checks, deemed illegal by former top judge, to be banned across Nova Scotia
HALIFAX—Street checks, the illegal practice known elsewhere as carding, will soon be permanently banned across Nova Scotia.
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Un juge ordonne un supplément d'enquête sur l'arrestation d'un jeune Noir
La Cour suprême de la Nouvelle-Écosse ordonne à la commissaire chargée d'étudier les plaintes contre des policiers de se pencher de nouveau sur l'a
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Policière accusée : les agents d'Halifax ne pourront plus apporter leur arme à la maison
Les policiers d'Halifax ne pourront plus apporter à la maison leur arme de service, a annoncé jeudi le chef de la Police régionale d'Halifax.
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Greater Wellington Regional Council has voted to combine its economic development activities with Wellington City Council's economic development activities - establishing the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA).
"The new combined entity will have responsibility for all regional economic development initiatives, leading to better prioritisation and integration. The ultimate goal is better economic performance of the Wellington region's economy" GWRC chair Fran Wilde says.
"We need to be smarter about how we operate in supporting businesses grow, attracting visitors and investment, and helping with skills supply. WREDA will be a critical part of making this happen."
WREDA will see Grow Wellington – the regional council's agency – combine its functions with Wellington City Council's Positively Wellington Tourism, Positively Wellington Venues, Major Events and Destination Wellington activities.
GWRC will have a 20% ownership of WREDA, while WCC will have an 80% ownership.


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Decades Old Mystery of Buckyballs Cracked
By Amy Winters Mast 2012-07-06T14:08:29Z
Artist's representation of fullerene cage growth via carbon absorption from surrounding hot gases. Some of the cages contain lanthanum metal atoms.
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This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
After exploring for 25-years, scientists have solved the question of how the iconic family of caged-carbon molecules known as buckyballs form.
The results from the Florida State University and the National Science Foundation-supported National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, or MagLab, in Tallahassee, Fla., shed fundamental light on the self-assembly of carbon networks. The findings should have important implications for carbon nanotechnology and provide insight into the origin of space fullerenes, which are found throughout the Universe.
Many people know the buckyball, also know as fullerene by scientists, molecule, C60, from the covers of their school chemistry books. Indeed, the molecule represents the iconic image of "chemistry." But how these often highly symmetric, beautiful molecules with extremely fascinating properties form in the first place has been a mystery. Despite worldwide investigation since the 1985 discovery of C60, fullerene has kept its secrets. How? It's born under highly energetic conditions and grows ultra fast.
Paul Dunk checks equipment during magnet time at the MagLab's Ion Cyclotron Resonance lab. (Image credit: NSF)
"The difficulty with fullerene formation is that the process is literally over in a flash – it's next to impossible to see how the magic trick of their growth was performed," says Paul Dunk, lead author of the work.
In the study, published in Nature Communications at the end of May, the scientists describe their ingenious approach to testing how fullerenes grow. "We started with a paste of pre-existing fullerene molecules mixed with carbon and helium, shot it with a laser, and instead of destroying the fullerenes we were surprised to find they'd actually grown." The fullerenes were able to absorb and incorporate carbon from the surrounding gas.
By using fullerenes that contained heavy metal atoms in their centers, the scientists showed that the carbon cages remained closed throughout the process. "If the cages grew by splitting open we would have lost the metal atoms, but they always stayed locked inside," noted Dunk.
The researchers worked with a team of MagLab chemists using the lab's 9.4 tesla Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer to analyze the dozens of molecular species produced when they shot the fullerene paste with the laser. The instrument works by separating molecules according to their masses, allowing the researchers to identify the types and numbers of atoms in each molecule. The process is used for applications as diverse as oil spills, biomarkers, and protein structure.
The buckyball research results will be important for understanding fullerene formation in extraterrestrial environments. Recent reports by NASA showed that crystals of C60 are in orbit around distant suns. This suggests that fullerenes may be more common in the Universe than we thought.
"The results of our study will surely be extremely valuable in deciphering fullerene formation in extraterrestrial environments," said FSU's Harry Kroto, a Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of C60 and co-author of the current study.
The results also provide fundamental insight into self-assembly of other technologically important carbon nanomaterials like nanotubes and the new wunderkind of the carbon family, graphene.
Other research collaborators included the CNRS Institute of Materials in France and Nagoya University in Japan.
Editor's Note: The researchers depicted in Behind the Scenes articles have been supported by the National Science Foundation, the federal agency charged with funding basic research and education across all fields of science and engineering. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. See the Behind the Scenes Archive.


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The Science of Uncovering Forged Paintings
With Basquiats, Modiglianis, and Picassos going for upwards of $100 million, the stakes have never been higher.
By Stephen Wallis | SEP 21, 2018
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There's an old joke among art market veterans that says the thicker the file of supporting documents for a painting, the more likely it is to be a pants-on-fire fake. These days, in a world in which Basquiats, Modiglianis, and Picassos can top $100 million, the stakes have never been higher for prospective buyers, who want all the evidence they can get that the works they're considering are exactly what they think they are. Less willing to rely solely on the opinions of experts—many of whom have stopped doing authentications, out of fear of being sued—collectors, dealers, and auction houses are increasingly turning to scientists.
They're hiring people like Nica Gutman Rieppi, a technical art historian and conservator who serves as the lead investigator in New York for the firm Art Analysis & Research. The company, which also has offices in London and Austria, uses a variety of state-of-the-art tools to analyze materials and methods used to create paintings, determine condition and age, and help confirm attributions or detect fakes.
Some people estimate that 20 to 50 percent of all works in the world are fakes.
"Some people estimate that 20 to 50 percent of all works in the world are fakes, forgeries, misattributions, or unknowns," says Rieppi, who notes that a large percentage of problematic works are, unsurprisingly, "found with artists who are selling at high price points."
Rieppi says a typical day for her might begin by visiting an auction house to examine a Jackson Pollock coming up for sale, where she conducts a microscopic survey of its surface to look for, among other things, signs of artificial aging and any irregularities with the signature. (She has seen more than one fraudulent Pollock on which his name was misspelled.)
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Synthetic pigment that wasn't available until 1997 helped Rieppi uncover the case.
Later on she might be in her lab, doing infrared, X-ray, or ultraviolet fluorescence imaging on a painting that might be a Rembrandt "to determine whether it's a work by a follower of Rembrandt from his contemporary circle, from his studio, or by the master himself," she says.
For works made in the last 50 years or so, she might employ a technology known as bomb curve analysis—she recently used it on a Basquiat—to help pinpoint the date of creation. In the late 1950s and early '60s nuclear weapon tests caused a spike in radiation in the atmosphere, Rieppi explains, and determining the amount of radiation present in a canvas allows paintings to be dated more precisely.
There are some things that they just can't fake.
One fake that Rieppi uncovered recently came to her as a Monet landscape from a private collection. The style was consistent with the Impressionist's work, and the back of the period canvas had all the labels from galleries and exhibitions you'd expect to find. X-rays revealed an underpainting of a bouquet of roses, which wasn't itself unusual, except that there was a layer of aged varnish on top of it, indicating that the landscape must have been painted considerably later. What cracked the case, Rieppi says, was the presence of a synthetic blue pigment that wasn't available until 1997.
She is quick to note that AA&R does not authenticate works, it merely produces critical supporting, or damning, evidence. "We provide information that's an aid for authentication, ruling out anomalous materials or techniques that are inconsistent with an artist's work," she says. "Forgers are getting more creative, and they're aware of the science, but there are some things that they just can't fake."
This story appears in the October 2018 issue of Town & Country.
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Facing a medical condition can be an alienating experience; as much as friends or family may be there for you, they might not have a complete understanding of what you're going through. What's often underappreciated is the extent to which health issues can influence all aspects of your life. When you're suffering, it's tough to be as present and vibrant as you want or used to be. It's hard to stop and smell the roses when it hurts to do so.
Characterized by weakness, pain, numbness, or tingling in the wrists and hands, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is not the easiest condition to live with. In extreme cases, it disrupts sleep and makes work difficult, sometimes impossible. Since the proportion of people who suffer from CTS is far from negligible—up to 3.8% of the general population, according to recent estimates—it's important to understand the risk factors for this condition. The more you know about CTS, the better you'll be able to manage it.
But before we get to these factors, let's take a quick look at what causes the condition itself. CTS starts with your "median nerve." The median nerve runs from your forearm through the wrist. It's this nerve that allows sensations on the palm side of the thumb and fingers, while also enabling motor function and muscle control. The passageway that the median nerve uses through the wrist is the carpal tunnel. The disorder of carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve is compressed. The compression crowds the area, causing irritation.
In some cases, CTS results from injury to the area. A fractured wrist might narrow the tunnel and irritate the nerve. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) may also contribute to the condition because of the swelling and inflammation that are symptoms of RA.
The tricky thing, though, is that doctors are often unable to localize a singular cause of CTS—often it's due to multiple risk factors—which makes the importance of awareness of certain movements you may be performing that could often be associated with CTS.
Gender: Even though CTS occurs in both sexes, women between the ages of 40 and 60 are at the highest risk. Studies indicate that pregnant women near the end of their term can develop short-term CTS. The rates further escalate for those taking birth control, undergoing menopause, or taking estrogen.
Repetitive Motions: Those who perform certain repetitive motion have higher rates of CTS. This is especially true if the motion requires awkward positioning of the hands. That said, scientists have had trouble demonstrating direct links here, so the precise relationship is yet to be determined.
Inflammatory Conditions: As with RA mentioned above, CTS often accompanies inflammatory conditions. Other conditions such as swelling associated with obesity, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and hypothyroidism are all other conditions at risk of the condition.
Smoking: Smoking is another health risk associated with CTS. Smoking constricts respiration and blood flow. Smokers, thus, have poorer circulation, which can influence the amount of blood and nutrition moving towards the wrists.
Injury: CTS associated with injury can result from the improper healing of bones or cartilage in the wrist. This can shrink the carpal tunnel or alter the position of the median nerve.
However, there are a number of effective treatment approaches for those living with CTS.
While easy to take for granted when nothing's wrong, disorders causing pain in the wrists and hands can be incredibly debilitating. If you're feeling aches, numbness, or tingling, therefore, it's essential you seek out medical attention as soon as you can. Fortunately, there are a number of treatments available. However, you need to be the first to reach out that hand for medical assistance.
If you'd like to learn more about the signs, symptoms and solutions to CTS, the care coordinators at Onward Orthopedics are ready to help. These experts help connect patients with dedicated medical experts versed in the most cutting-edge technologies and approaches. They're an invaluable resource throughout the course of treatment. Give them a call at 800.577.1693 today.
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Mayo Clinic. 'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Causes'. April 2, 2014. Accessed November 18, 2016. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/carpal-tunnel-syndrome/basics/causes/con-20030332.


Because there is chat, chat-specific revenue streams (bits/super chat/...) can be harvested that otherwise would not be an option for non-live channels.
Firstly, it takes a while until videos are properly processed. This means that you should have finished the upload a good while before you have the premiere go live, else your viewers may see only a poor quality version (360p) of the video.
A premiere is designed to be annoying and teasing. Teasing, because your viewers get told about a video before it goes live. This is expected for things like movies (hence the teaser trailers), but for regular videos, people aren't used to it whatsoever. Annoying, because it wants your viewers to watch the premiere on a specific time, so the reminders for it are a bit more aggressive than usual. This together means that premieres can be just as frustrating as they can be exciting. And this often shows; premieres tend to get a ton of dislikes even before they go live just because people want to watch your video, but can't yet.
Further, a non-fan subscriber, ie a person who subscribed to you but only occasionally watches your videos, may be okay with your videos showing up in their subscription feed, but not with premiere notifications on their phone. So if you upload daily content and premiere it all, non-fans may unsubscribe simply because this constant stream of annoying notifications is driving them nuts.
Regular, daily content probably doesn't need premieres, just as daily TV episodes don't get teaser trailers. If you have a fixed upload schedule, people already can plan around your content.
Season beginnings probably can benefit from premieres, again, just like TV seasons. Especially if you haven't done the format in some time.
Fortnightly or monthly content probably always can be premiered as people probably won't remember an upload schedule like this.
Irregular content, eg. specials or the occasional short film on a channel that otherwise does vlogs, probably always can benefit from premieres.
On twitch, of course, none of this matters because you don't have a choice anymore.
Thirdly, premiere times matter. This is true for both when the premiere is taking place and for how long you announce it.
As for the taking place, a premiere effectively is a live stream, so you want it to go live at a time when most of your audience can watch it. Your real time analytics should give you a picture on roughly how views get distributed over the day, but note that there are differences due to weekends, holidays, other premieres (both online, on TV and on cinemas).
As for the announce times, there doesn't appear to be a standard yet. Some creators announce their premieres earlier that day, some announce it days in advance. Both have benefits and drawbacks: A short announcement may cause viewers to go "alright, just gonna do laundry and then watch this premiere", but people only logging in once per day may completely miss it. A long announcement makes sure that everyone checking in daily has seen it, but by the time the premiere is actually starting, they may already have forgotten that it happened.
The primary benefit the viewers get out of a premiere is that they can chat in real time with you, the creator, and with each other. Especially for larger channels, this can bring back a sense of community that otherwise would be lost among the void that is the comment section. Further, it allows viewers to say "thank you" with a super chat.
The primary benefit for the creator is that you can see exactly what people are reacting to in real time, instead of seeing a "like" or "dislike" at the end of all it. Further, you can say "thank you" to any super chats rolling in.
But all of this sort of breaks down if you aren't there when the premiere is happening, so: Be there.
Lastly, premieres don't get watched as much as you think they should be.
Even with all this extra promotion that goes into premieres, the numbers for people that actually are as it's going on tends to be way lower than you expect it to be. If 10% of your subscribers usually watch a video of yours within the first hour, prepare for 1% of your subscribers to be there during the premiere.


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On Friday 22nd June Arthur Terry students, across all year groups, presented their tutor groups' recycled plastic sculptures to mark 'World Oceans Day'.
The project, inspired by Geography teacher, Mrs Martin, was organised to raise awareness of the huge problem of single use plastics entering the world's oceans at the rate of a garbage truck's worth each hour!
Each sculpture was made from waste plastic discarded on the school site. Head teacher, Mrs Kibble and Business Manager, Mrs Phillips judged the incredible array of designs featured below, with Mr Tracey's form the ultimate winner producing a MASSIVE plastic jellyfish!
Mr Kinsella's form's wonderful giant water bottle recreation also warrants special mention. A massive thanks to all students and staff for getting involved in this fun and meaningful campaigning project.
A final thanks must also go to school site team colleague, Mr Andy Brierley who came in at the weekend to ensure all the plastic was 100% recycled at the local recycle centre!
A love affair we could do without!
…in the back of his own car!


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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019 file photo, Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oregon in Los Angeles. Slovis returns s quarterback for his sophomore season in November. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California and the Pac-12 appeared to be on the way to spending 2020 without football until the Trojans got involved.
The USC players wrote a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, pleading to be allowed to play safely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nine days and a few political machinations later, the Trojans and their conference had a plan for a seven-game regular season starting in early November.
The Trojans didn't do it all themselves, but they're hoping to make the most of an opportunity created in part by their persistence. USC knows it likely has the Pac-12 South's most talented roster along with two topflight coordinators running both sides of the ball for coach Clay Helton, and the Trojans didn't want to waste a year of their careers with so much to gain.
"It's just been exciting being back in the locker room with the guys," said quarterback Kedon Slovis, who threw 30 touchdown passes last season as a freshman. "It's been such a long time. It's exciting to be back out there and see what the offense looks like with 11 guys out there. Just really excited to get back out there and see everyone again."
USC was picked to win the South in the preseason poll, and the rest of the nation sees the Trojans' potential as well: USC is ranked No. 21 in the current AP Top 25 despite not yet taking the field. Oregon is the only Pac-12 team ranked higher.
"It hurts your soul to be able to watch other teams (play) and we weren't getting that opportunity," Helton said. "So to be able to have this opportunity, we're grateful. The approach for us is just put the ball down."
They'll do just that in an empty Coliseum against Arizona State on Nov. 7 at the unsightly kickoff time of 9 a.m. The Trojans believe the team they'll field that morning has the potential to be special.
Slovis spent the first few months of the offseason healing his throwing arm after an injury forced him out of the Holiday Bowl, but he's back at full strength for his second season in Graham Harrell's version of the Air Raid offense. So are several gifted skill-position teammates on an offense that produced 32.5 points per game last season, tops in the South.
"You forget that he was a true freshman last year," Helton said of Slovis. "He's a full-grown man now, and I think he's developed a lot of core strength. He's always had a lot of arm talent, but now he's making every throw on the field. You've got to have some special strength and arm talent to do that."
Helton fired defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast after USC gave up 49 points to Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, hiring former Texas coordinator Todd Orlando to replace him. Although Orlando didn't get spring practices to teach his defense, he's hoping a month of training camp will be sufficient.
"We've put a whole new system in, and we're trying to learn as much as we can," safety Talanoa Hufanga said. "You just try to be smart, absorb everything and run with it. More than anything, (Orlando) emphasizes run-and-hit, so that's what we're trying to do."
LOADED LINEUP
Tailback U. returns four quality running backs, with seniors Stephen Carr and Vavae Malepeai backed by Markese Stepp and speedster Kenan Christon. Sharing carries will be tricky if all four are healthy, but it's a problem that most schools would love to have.
The Trojans are more top-heavy at receiver, but that top should be among the nation's best: Tyler Vaughns and Amon-Ra St. Brown lead the way, with USC basketball player Drake London and former five-star recruit Bru McCoy also ready to contribute.
SLICK SECONDARY
USC's secondary might be the best on the West Coast with the return of four regular starters from 2019, when it had the Pac-12's fourth-best pass defense. Hufanga and Isaiah Pola-Mao are back at safety with Olaijah Griffin and Chris Steele at cornerback.
The USC offense got a major boost three weeks ago when lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker reversed course and returned to school for another season. Vera-Tucker had opted out in September. His hulking presence is expected to protect Slovis' blind side at left tackle.
The football program paused workouts in August after a coronavirus outbreak among USC athletes apparently traced to parties near campus. The Trojans haven't had a reported positive test in several weeks since.
SCHEDULE SCRAMBLE
The pandemic wiped out two huge nonconference games: The Trojans' high-profile season opener against Alabama in Arlington, Texas, and the classic intersectional rivalry game against Notre Dame. USC and the Fighting Irish hadn't missed their matchup since 1945, and the Trojans were scheduled to host this year. Starting with their visit from the Sun Devils next weekend, the Trojans are left with six scheduled games and a seventh to be determined.


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Francis Gallery curates works by emerging international artists, in a setting informed by Korean aesthetics.
"I stop my paintings when something is still missing, when they are not completely perfect," she says. "I hope that through my work, people can experience the beauty I find in fragility and imperfection, which have an inherent strength of their own."
Rosemarie Auberson
Rosemarie Auberson is a painter based in Paris. Her works are informed by images and photographs, and the non-literal memories of form and shape, drawn from her own interpretation of real elements. "Accidents and mistakes often shape my work," she says. "The act of painting itself has its own power, and the perpetual tension between decision-making, failure, control, and accident can take me somewhere unexpected."
Auberson was born in Lausanne, on the shore of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, and studied Applied Arts at ESAA Duperré in Paris, France. She has lived and worked in Paris as an art director and artist ever since. Francis is the first space to exhibit her work in the United Kingdom.
Auberson is inspired by the entire visual world, particularly the colours she finds in nature, travel, and film, and the physicality and materiality of the paintings themselves. Her compositions are intentionally open, an invitation to the viewer to become an active participant in their resolution. "I stop my paintings when something is still missing, when they are not completely perfect," she says. "I hope that through my work, people can experience the beauty I find in fragility and imperfection, which have an inherent strength of their own."
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A lot of ticket websites (Eventbrite, and I think Fandango) have a 6-7 minute window to complete a purchase before the tickets are released, but having the form straight up time out and give an error sounds super unpleasant.
My bank logs a user out of online account access after 20 minutes, regardless of what they're doing. I recently had to go in and download a year's worth of my statements, which was an unnecessarily complicated endeavor, and it was made worse by having to login 3 times to get it done, even though I was actively working the entire time. I understand that they want to protect people from others getting inadvertent access to private banking information, but why not pop up a "are you still working?" prompt?
A prompt like that would certainly make sense to me. Not sure at this point if that's something my bank does, but I suppose I'll find out soon enough.
Just commenting here again to say that http://www.afb.org has the same problem. Worse yet is the fact that they don't even have a message stating anything about the session timing out. Please see a later entry about that site though.


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All Houston ISD extracurricular activities canceled Tuesday due to inclement weather and a tornado warning
HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — Houston ISD has canceled all extracurricular activities for Tuesday due to inclement weather that could cause flooding in the streets, bring damaging winds and turn into strong tornadoes.
Parents, if you were planning to pick up your child a little later because he is in a sport or a club, you are advised to make other arrangements because these activities are no longer available.
As for releasing students early from school, the only district that has made the decision to do so is Liberty ISD, saying all campuses will release students at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
"Inclement weather with high winds and possible flooding is possible this afternoon at our scheduled exit time. The safety of our students, staff and community is always our top priority," the official said in part. district.
Klein ISD announced that they are sheltering in place and have moved all students and staff inside the buildings.
Katy ISD is also under a shelter-in-place protocol, according to an email from the district. This means that parents are asked not to pick up their students on campus.
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The Duchess of Do-Good's Screen. Pierce Egan, Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in Their Pursuits through Line in and out of London. (London: George Virtue, 1830), 102.
Ignorance is bliss. William Makepeace Thackeray, "George Cruikshank," The Westminster Review 34 (June - Sept. 1840): 23.
Tell Tale. William Makepeace Thackeray, "George Cruikshank," The Westminster Review 34 (June - Sept. 1840): 25.
A Modern Head-dress, with a little Polite Conversation. Christopher Anstey, The new Bath: guide or memoirs of the B-n-r-d family, in a series of poetical epistles (London: Henry Washbourne, 1832): 91.
The Royal Extinguisher. "The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians" Calisphere, University of California, http://www.oac.cdlib.org/affiliates/images/grunwald/gcga_1989.21.293_1_2.jpg, accessed 27 January 2009.
Merry Making on the Regents Birthday. 1812. "George Cruikshank," Wikipedia, Accessed 27 January 2009.
Dangerous to be Safe. Pierce Egan, Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in Their Pursuits through Line in and out of London. (London: George Virtue, 1830), 262.
Popular Gardens. Pierce Egan, Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in Their Pursuits through Line in and out of London. (London: George Virtue, 1830), 260.
The Wedding Day. Pierce Egan, Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in Their Pursuits through Line in and out of London. (London: George Virtue, 1830), 367.
Fagin in the Condemned Cell, from Oliver Twist. http://images.google.com, accessed 27 January 2009.
Alcohol, Death and the Devil. Cartoon Cornucopia, The J. Arthur Wood Jr. Collection of Cartoon Art, The Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/artwood/aw-illustration.html, accessed 27 January 2009.
The Worship of Bacchus. http://www.intaglio-fine-art.com/images/trj105c.jpg, accessed 27 January 2009.
Finish. Pierce Egan, Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in Their Pursuits through Line in and out of London. (London: George Virtue, 1830), frontispiece.
Satire and Social Commentary The Life of George Cruikshank
George Cruikshank (1792-1878), one of the most prolific illustrators and satirists working in England, was praised as the "modern Hogarth"1 during his lifetime. He was a child of the eighteenth century and of the city of London. Born in the fashionable Bloomsbury district he was a member of the Cruikshank family of caricaturists and artists. His father Isaac was a well-known engraver and caricaturist. From an early age George worked at his side learning the techniques of etching, watercolor, and sketching. His older brother, Isaac Robert, was a less well known, but equally creative, caricaturist, illustrator, and portrait miniaturist.
In 1811 while George was still in his teens, he gained popular success with his series of political caricatures that he created for the periodical, The Scourge, a Monthly Expositor of Imposture and Folly. This publication lasted until 1816, during which time Cruikshank came to rival James Gillray, the leading English caricaturist of the preceding era. In fact, because their style was so similar as to be indistinguishable, Cruikshank was employed by Hannah Humphrey, James Gillray's publisher and landlady, to finish plates Gillray was too ill to complete.
The Prince of Wales was a favorite of the caricaturists of the period. The future George IV lived a life of great excess and was considered a libertine of the first water. Cruikshank delineated Tories, Whigs and Radicals impartially but he was especially fond of satirizing the Prince. This trenchant fashion reached its apex in early 1820 when the Prince ascended to the throne on the death of his father, George III. George IV tried to suppress the satirists and their publishers through the legal system but was unsuccessful. Then he turned to bribery. The royal archives at Windsor show that between 1819 and 1822 George IV spent £2,600 in payments for the silence of the satirists. A receipt in the Windsor archives records that on June 19, 1820 the king paid George Cruikshank £100, and his brother Robert £70, "in consideration of a pledge not to caricature His Majesty in any immoral situation."2 Cruikshank took the money more seriously than the pledge and continued to satirize the king. In August 1820, George and Robert were summoned to the Brighton Pavilion to negotiate "with the king" further limits on their satire. This effectively ended the Cruikshank's unbridled skewering of George IV.
In the 1820's, as the singular satirical etchings that Cruikshank was known for declined in popularity, he successfully shifted to book illustration. He became known for amiably humoristic illustrations, now deservedly esteemed for their unique perspective and sense of fun. Cruikshank took to book illustration with great fervor and illustrated many notable series of books. Among these were The Humorist (1819-21), Life in Paris (1822), and Life in London (1821), which he co-illustrated with his brother Robert. For Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, the eminent Brothers Grimm, he provided 22 illustrations for their Collection of German Popular Stories (1824-26).
Undoubtedly his most famous collaboration was with Charles Dickens. Cruikshank illustrated Sketches by Boz (1836) and Oliver Twist (1838) for him. George worked closely with Dickens on Oliver Twist, helping him to devise many of the plot developments in the book. Though Cruikshank was never acknowledged as more than illustrator for Oliver Twist, he always felt that he played a great part in the success of the novel and deserved more credit. On December 30, 1871 Cruikshank published a letter in The Times in which he claimed credit for writing much of the storyline of Oliver Twist. The letter launched a fierce controversy around who created the work and effectively ended what was until then a profitable working relationship.
In the 1830's he began campaigning against the abuses of alcohol, especially gin. In 1847 he renounced all alcohol and became an enthusiastic supporter of the Temperance Society in Great Britain, a sharp contrast to his early years when the wee hours of the morning often found him locked up in police custody for being drunk in public. Cruikshank produced a long series of pictures and illustrations, pictorial pamphlets and tracts for the Society. The best known of these are The Bottle, 8 plates (1847), and its sequel, The Drunkard's Children, 8 plates (1848).
Cruikshank's crusade against the evils of alcohol culminated in The Worship of Bacchus, published by subscription and based on the artist's vast oil painting of the same name, now in the Tate Gallery in London. George conceived the idea for the painting during an 1859 weekly meeting of the Committee of the National Temperance League. He planned a "monumental painting depicting all phases of drunkenness, from beggar to lord and cradle to grave."3 He began the huge painting in 1860 and completed it in 1862.
Along with the painting of the canvas, Cruikshank also worked with Charles Mottram to etch the plate for the engraving. The engravings were sold by subscription from the National Temperance League. The painting is more a panorama than a picture, with five horizontal bands divided at the midpoint by a skeletal Medusa on an altar raising a cup of alcohol to the crowd, while the Devil enjoins them to imbibe. At the top the sky is fouled by the smoke from the chimneys of breweries and distilleries. Across the second band are pubs, breweries and all the institutions necessitated by them: a police station, a reformatory, a house of correction, two hospitals, a cemetery, a workhouse, a jail and a lunatic asylum. The central band contains scenes of a sailor being flogged, a drunken picnic and a runaway locomotive. The fourth band shows interior scenes including one of a clergyman offering wine to a Muslim and a Hindu. The final band chronicles the major ceremonies of life at which alcohol is customarily offered: to toast a marriage and a christening, a young man reaching his majority, and to give comfort to grieving mourners.
George Cruikshank died February 1, 1878, at the age of 85. His desire was to be buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, the burial place of England's most revered artists, writers and heroes. But due to ongoing repairs at the Cathedral, his interment there had to be delayed for some months. George was first buried on February 8, 1878 in Kensal Green cemetery. He was removed from Kensal Green on November 29 and interred on the west side of the main aisle at St. Paul's. He rests not far from two of his lifelong heroes, Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington. As many of his obituaries said, George was a warrior, fighting enemies foreign and domestic with his wit and satire. He would have relished the perpetual company he keeps.
When he died, the journal Punch published an obituary that began, "England is the poorer by what she can ill-spare - a man of genius. Good, kind, genial, honest, and enthusiastic George Cruikshank has passed away."4
1. Review of Punch and Judy, with illustrations designed and engraved by George Cruikshank, The Gentleman's Magazine, May 1828, 445.
2. Vic Gatrell, City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in Eighteenth-Century London (New York: Walker & Company, 2007), 538.
3. Robert L. Patten, George Cruikshank's Life, Times, and Art, vol.2: 1835-1878 (London: The Lutterworth Press, 1996): 402.
4. Obituary, Punch (February 9, 1878).
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Science students head for indigenous conference
Two NorthTec science students have been awarded internships to attend a prestigious residential programme on indigenous genomics – the study of DNA.
Shannon Paikea and Marley Korach are two of only 16 students in New Zealand to be awarded the fully-funded summer internship positions, enabling them to attend the week-long programme on genetic engineering, held at the University of Auckland in January.
They were both accepted onto the Summer Internship for Indigenous Genomics (SING) – Aotearoa programme after being encouraged to apply by their NorthTec science tutor, Toni Daly.
This year both Shannon and Marley completed the level 5 National Diploma in Science (Technician), and are enrolled for the New Zealand Diploma in Applied Science (Level 6) in 2017.
Both Māori women aged in their 30s, they have returned to the laboratory to study applied science after careers in other fields. Marley worked in water reticulation, while Shannon's career was in the social work field, specialising in budgetary advice.
They are both delighted and excited to have been accepted onto the SING Aotearoa programme. They are also keen to become part of a worldwide network of scientists specialising in genetic engineering, with the possibility of travelling to the USA for a further fully-funded internship.
Shannon, who wants to become a laboratory technician after completing her level 6 diploma, said: "It's an awesome opportunity, to be one of only 16 people in New Zealand to get an internship. I think it's going to be a blast!"
She said she chose to study at NorthTec because it offered the right qualification for her, and was close to home. She said: "I have found the class sizes awesome. You get to experience actually doing the experiments, not just watching someone else do it."
Marley plans to continue studying to complete a degree in science. She said: "The science we are doing now is quite specialised, it's something different every week. Studying genetic engineering is challenging but to me it's the future, it's everywhere."
Tutor Toni Daly said it was important for Northland to have more people studying the sciences and medicine, and especially for more Māori to qualify in the subjects.
SING Aotearoa is an initiative associated with Te Waka o Tamarereti – a network of Māori with expertise across the fields of genomics, informatics technology, business and environmental stewardship.
The network is being developed as part of a Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund project, led by the universities of Auckland, Waikato and Otago. They are supported by the Māori Research Centre of Excellence – Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, and two National Science Challenges – Biological Heritage and Science for Technical Innovation.
The programme is open to Māori students wanting to better understand the opportunities and challenges associated with genomic research, as well as key technical, cultural and ethical issues.
Genomics is an area within genetics that concerns the sequencing and analysis of an organism's genome - the entire DNA content within one cell of an organism. Experts in genomics strive to determine complete DNA sequences and perform genetic mapping to help understand disease.
Studies of indigenous peoples are considered a crucial part of genomic research, not only to define the extent of human diversity but to provide medical benefit to all people.
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