An Alchemist dedicates his or her life to transmuting different energies from their "raw" state into their higher, more refined state. The common saying is that an Alchemist turns lead into gold.
What does this mean for you and me? How can you benefit from the Alchemists knowledge?
One very important way to apply this knowledge is with your own raw instinctive drives. In their raw state, your instinctive drives can dominate your thinking, make you do irrational things, keep you in a reactive state.
We have instinctive drives to dominate, to control, to possess and to take what we want. When a power drive is in a raw, instinctive state, it holds you in a kind of possession, as when a compulsive behavior locks you into a particular way of feeling and behaving that can become self-destructive.
When that drive is transmuted however, the feeling of compulsivity or possession wanes and you are less reactive and more able to experience conscious control over the original drive.
In the language of the Tree of Life, you can channel that new energy and build yourself a strong and sturdy TRUNK, a vessel to hold your true self. This new vessel of the soul is more tailored to your individual truth. The purpose of transmuting your lead into gold is to alter the charge of the drive and to harness it into more appropriate channels. This means you are no longer caught by a reactive state, stuck in compulsivity or addiction.
With the transmuted energy you can build the golden vessel of your soul. This is what turning lead into gold really means. When we no longer allow the old addiction or compulsion to dominate our actions, we have tuned our lead into gold.
After actively wrestling with your destructive power drives you have a chance to redirect the transmuted energy into avenues more suited to your true Self. Where you once had a wildfire of passions and chaotic animal forces – scattering your energy in a hundred directions – now you can harness the wildfire into a controlled and channeled flame that has purpose and focus.
Think of the tremendous resource of energy that can now be redirected towards positive self service. This is the next step in establishing your own identity: learning to harness these powerful drives towards a goal that takes into consideration your growth, development and higher purpose.


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What's On TV – Thursday (4/18/19) – 'A.P. Bio' Continues to Shine
Isabella Deleo
From coming-of-age shows to K-Drama, tonight, there is TV for many tastes. Choose from shows like NBC's Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt-led "A.P. Bio," the return of a celebrated CBS' sitcom, and a new Netflix Original sure to please those in the mood for a little romance. Tune in tonight for shows you just won't want to miss!
"A.P. Bio" (NBC) at 8:30 p.m. ET
"A.P. Bio" (NBC)
Study up, "A.P. Bio" is on tonight for the seventh episode of the season. The former Harvard philosophy professor turned wayward high school biology teacher Jack (Glenn Howerton) always manages to have a little too much fun. In last week's episode, the saga with Marvin comes to a touching conclusion. Tune in tonight to find out what Whitlock High School has in store.
What's Premiering?
"My First First Love" (Netflix)
The K-Drama show will be premiering on Netflix today. It follows a group of college students as they move into their friend Yoon Tae-oh's (Ji Soo) home. They put friendships to the test, and romance begins to bud as well. Hence the title, my "First First Love." The Netflix Original will add to the streaming platform's growing presence of original K-Dramas, including "Kingdom" and "Persona." The show seems to promise heartfelt laughs, plenty of romance, and platonic love as well. Although Netflix hasn't given much in terms of promotional material, but it looks like promising TV.
What's Returning?
"Life in Pieces" (CBS) at 8:31 p.m. ET and 9:30 p.m. ET
"Life in Pieces" (CBS)
Not one, but two! Season 4 is kicking off tonight with a bang. The CBS comedy returns with two episodes, one at 8:31 p.m. ET, and another at 9:31 p.m. ET, with a new episode of "Mom" sandwiched in between. The sitcom follows the trials and tribulations of the different generations of the LA-based Short family. It stars James Brolin, Colin Hanks, Dianne Wiest, Betsy Brandt, Zoe Lister-Jones and Thomas Sadoski. From next week onward, the regular time slot will be 9:30 p.m. ET.
Movies & Specials On TV
"Elf" (2003), dir. Jon Favreau
Spring has sprung, and yet Nickelodeon has gifted us with the Will Ferrell/Zooey Deschanel holiday classic "Elf." It may not be the holiday season, but the inimitable comedy "Elf" will certainly provide plenty of belly laughs and cheer. Favreau's directing turns up the wit and charm of the film, and the cast simply radiates joy. Particularly Ferrell, who is unafraid to go to the extra mile to get the best shot. This film has become classic viewing in many households during the holidays. Why not watch in April? Just try not to eat the already-been-chewed gum that Elf (Will Ferrell) mistakes for actual gum drops. Tune into Nickelodeon at 8 p.m. ET.
"Caddyshack" (1980), dir. Harold Ramis
"Caddyshack" needs little introduction. The Bill Murray classic remains a classic for a reason, not to count the infinity of films and shows that were inspired, at least in some way, by "Caddyshack." Netflix's "Russian Doll" comes to mind. It is one of Murray breakout, and signature, performances of his career. The sharp, writhing, the existential ennui of the film, the stellar performances. "Caddyshack" deserves a viewing. Or two, or three, or four…you get the idea. Catch it on POP at 7 p.m. ET.
Nothing strike your fancy? Don't worry, TV is the gift that keeps on giving. There's plenty more to check out. Such as:
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Mom" (CBS) at 9:01 p.m ET
"Life in Pieces" (CBS) at 9:30 p.m. ET
S.W.A.T." (CBS) at 10:00 p.m. ET
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Station 19" (ABC) at 9:01 p.m. ET
"For the People" (ABC) at 10:00 p.m. ET
"Superstore" (NBC) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (NBC) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"Abby's" (NBC) at 9:30 p.m. ET
"Gotham" (FOX) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"The Orville" (FOX) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"The This Old House Hour" (PBS) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Supernatural" (CW) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"In The Dark" (CW) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"Exatlon Estados Unidos" (TELMUN) at 7:00 p.m. ET
"Betty en NY" (TELMUN) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"The First 48" (A&E) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Sex for Sale: The Untold Story" (A&E) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"River Monsters" (ANIMAL) at 10:00 p.m. ET
"Project Runway" (BRAVO) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"Big City Greens" (DISXD) at 8:45 p.m. ET
"Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry" (E!) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Family Food Showdown" (FOOD) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Marvel's Cloak and Dagger" (FREFM) at 8:00 PM ET
"Flip or Flop Vegas" (HGTV) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"Swamp People" (HIST) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"48 Hours on ID" (ID) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Little Women: Atlanta" (LIFE) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny (MTV) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"My 600-lb Life" (TLC) at 8:00 p.m. ET
"The Dead Files" (TRAVEL) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"RuPaul's Drag Race" (VH1) at 9:00 p.m. ET
"Braxton Family Values" (WE) at 9:00 p.m. ET
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"I was on the freeway off ramp, camped out there…"
Posted on March 28, 2013 and filed in Blog, News, Success Stories.
I don't think Kim ever really had a chance at a normal life. You probably wouldn't have either if your mom was an addict. Kim's mom was also a nurse, so drugs were all too easy to get her hands on.
"My mom was dependent on pills and was always giving me pain meds for anything," she says, "so I became chemically dependent at a young age. I used to party with my mom, so there were no repercussions." With a 25-pill-a-day habit, Kim could have overdosed and died . . . at any time. Like I said, she never even had a chance.
When Kim reached her lowest point — when she was dumpster diving for food and living under an overpass, she turned to the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission for emergency shelter and entered our Outpatient Program. "I'm a totally different person today," she says. "I was on the freeway off ramp, camped out there, and the Mission kept me from living like that. My life is just beginning, which is scary, but I have a lot of hope, instead of guilt."
Kim is well on her way to recovery now. She's been clean for months, and in her own words, "My obsession for using is gone, and the anxiety is gone." She's landed a job, and it's a good one. She can hardly wait for the day when she'll be reunited with her one-year-old son.
Rosie is Restored
Rosie barely knew her daddy. He went to prison when she was just a little girl. She missed him fiercely, but it didn't matter — he couldn't be there when she needed him. Rosie's mom was addicted to drugs, so it fell to her grandmother to raise her. Her grandmother was a good woman, but there was a void in Rosie's heart that she simply could not fill.
Some would have deemed her hopeless. That she even finished school was a miracle. "I had pretty much dropped out," Rosie says, and that was only the beginning. Soon she was trapped in a downward spiral . . . where all she wanted was her next fix and a place to sleep for the night. "I was the lowest of the low," she remembers — "the most broken addict you will ever see or care to know…"
She was a wreck when she came to us — in every way you can imagine. "I don't know if you noticed my scars up and down my arms," she says. "I was almost a goner from doing drugs."
That was more than a year ago now. We've seen Rosie blossom into a new woman — not at all the angry, fearful, and confused woman who, when she came to us, was "always looking over my shoulder." For the first time in her adult life, she's drug-free. She wants to become an x-ray technician, and she's living in a place of her own.
An Easter Miracle
Leslie didn't set out to destroy herself. But by the time she came to us, she had lost all hope.
Leslie was just a pitiful shell of a woman when she got here. "I remember standing at the mirror, looking at my arms, and my eyes, and just how sunken they were," Leslie remembers. "I didn't recognize myself. I stood there bawling, 'Who is this? Is this my life?'"
"I was too afraid to commit suicide, but I figured drugs would take care of that for me," she recalls. This Easter will be so different for Leslie. "I had never experienced Easter for what it truly is," she says. "It's just a beautiful experience." Her life has literally been raised from the dead — her health is back, she's been restored, and she's broken free from addictions that had her in a death grip.
Leslie graduated from the Mission's 12-month recovery program on March 2, 2013.
Graduation Video 2012
We're so grateful to Russell Shannon for capturing a graduation ceremony on video. Please enjoy these graduates from our 12-month residential recovery program, as they share their personal success stories.
Deron's Deliverance
He looked like the kid next door. He was quiet. In his own words, a bit of a mama's boy. But there was more to Deron than met the eye — he'd been drinking since grade school. By the time he turned 14, he was living on the streets.
"Wherever they would let a fourteen-year-old hang out and drink and use drugs, that's where I was," Deron remembers sadly. He longed to fit in. And he was desperate to dull his pain. As long as life was one big party, he could forget how much it hurt to be part of a broken family. After 27 years of poisoning himself, he realized that every crime he committed separated him from others.
Deron was back in jail and headed to prison for the seventh time. He remembers, "crying yourself to sleep at night in a jail dorm with 70 other guys is not the most comfortable situation." When he was rejected by two other programs, the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission accepted him into the 12-month residential recovery program. His prayers were answered, "This really was no less than a lifeline thrown to a dying person."
Deron graduated from the program on March 2, 2013, attends college, and has a good job. "There is no way to express the difference this has made in my life." he says. "I thought that I would die in my addiction. Today I believe there is a different life ahead for me."
Obituary for Christopher Allen Rittershaus
Posted on March 7, 2013 and filed in Blog, News.
Christopher Allen Rittershaus, 48 of Santa Barbara, formally of Peabody, MA passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2013.
Born in Alexandria, VA, he was the son of Glenda (Pierce) Rittershaus of Newburyport, MA, and Charles Rittershaus of Ventura, CA. He was raised in Peabody and was a graduate of Peabody Veterans Memorial High School in 1982.
Chris moved to California where he pursued a career in music. He was a musician who taught, composed and performed professionally. Chris also worked security at the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission. He loved spending time with his daughter, Kira, especially when they would write and perform music together.
In addition to his parents and his daughter, Kira, he is survived by his brother, Kevin Rittershaus of Lynn, MA and his wife Jamie and his two sisters, Kelly Rittershaus-Smith of Ventura, CA and Carolyn Rittershaus of Newburyport, MA. He also leaves several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.
A scholarship fund has been set up for Chris' daughter, Kira. If you would like to donate please mail donations to:
Olga Rittershaus
7170 Davenport Road, Apt 202
In memo write CUTMA or for billpay routing #12223478 accr # 192691567. Please make checks payable to: Kira Rittershaus


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Second-Season Order For 'Falling Skies'
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Scot Drucker
Scot Charles Drucker
Bats Right, Throws Right
School University of Tennessee, University of Florida
High School Westminster Academy Christian School, Miami Country Day School
Born May 30, 1982 in Miami, FL USA
1.1 Amateur
1.2 A's chain
1.3 Independent leagues and Detroit
1.4 Taiwan, Grand Prairie
Scot Drucker spent two full seasons in AAA.
Amateur[edit]
Drucker saved five games as a high school freshman. As a sophomore, he had a 5-3, 2.40 record followed by 6-3, 2.29 with 127 K as a junior. His senior year, he transferred from Miami Country Day to Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale and went 8-2 with a save, 1.34 ERA and 92 K in 64 innings. Going on to Florida, he struggled in both 2001 (2-0, 6.41) and 2002 (1-0, 6.06). He transferred to Tennessee and sat out a year. In the summer of 2003, he was 2-3 with 4 saves and a 4.66 ERA for the Thunder Bay Border Cats. His last year at Tennessee, he was 8-3 with 5 saves and a 2.61 ERA, finishing 5th in the Southeastern Conference in saves.
A's chain[edit]
The Oakland Athletics took Drucker in the 13th round of the 2004 amateur draft. He made his pro debut with the Vancouver Canadians, going 2-1 with 6 saves and a 3.00 ERA. He tied Aaron Trolia for 4th in the Northwest League in saves. In 2005, he was with the Kane County Cougars (2-3, 111 Sv, 2.86) and Stockton Ports (7-1, Sv, 5.51). Returning to Stockton in 2006, he was 9-6 with two saves and a 4.78 ERA, walking 29 in 113 innings. He missed 2007 with tendonitis then was released by Oakland the next spring.
Independent leagues and Detroit[edit]
Drucker moved to the independent leagues, going 8-3 with a 2.41 ERA for the 2008 Grand Prairie AirHogs. He finished second to Nick Singleton in the American Association in ERA. He signed with the Detroit Tigers in late July. Sent to the Erie SeaWolves, he allowed 5 runs in 12 innings for the remainder of the year. He was with the Toledo Mud Hens for all of 2009, posting a 8-3, 4.78 record. He was second on the AAA team in wins, behind Ruddy Lugo.
The right-hander split the off-season between the Arizona Fall League (1-1, 7.00) and the Ponce Lions of the Puerto Rican League (0-1, 11.74). Back with Toledo in 2010, he fell to 4-5, 5.61 with a save and a .310 opponent average. In winter ball, he appeared for the Licey Tigers (1 1/3 IP, 0 R) and Mexicali Eagles (1-1, 7.50).
Taiwan, Grand Prairie[edit]
Let go by the Tigers, he signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of Taiwan for 2011. He was 2-3 with a 3.36 ERA in 11 games before being released in August. Signed back by Grand Prairie, he finished the year 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA in two starts for them. In the winter, he completed his run of the four major winter leagues, appearing for the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan League. He was 2-5 with a 5.36 ERA and 35 walks in 48 2/3 innings.
2011 Tigers Media Guide
Tennessee bio
Taiwan Baseball Wiki
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You will find the Photos (Free to Download) from the European Random Attack Championships here.
Following Jikishin's entry into the Euro Budo Random Attack International Competition held in Belgium in 2012, Hanshi Brian Herbert, 8th Dan, Head of the UKMAGB and the Jikishin Ju Jitsu Association, was invited to host the Event in 2014. Hanshi proudly accepted the Invitation and after some investigation and scrutiny, Loughborough University was the firm choice by the committee of Sensei Colin Humbles, Ian Dingle Shelley Able and Wayne Williams. This proved itself to be a superb venue with its plethora of sporting facilities, which have helped it to show itself as the premier choice of the British Olympic Team, the England Football Team and more in their own preparations for competition. You would be forgiven for failing to realise that the University is also famed for teaching Economics, Mathematics and more such is its reputation for producing sporting giants: Seb Coe is just one of its best known alumni and others are honoured by plaques embedded in the walkway to the Sports Hall, the Students Sports Bar, the Linford Restaurant – you get the idea.
A wander around the campus showed an all-weather football pitch, able to accommodate both the traditional 11-a-side and also two 5-a-side pitches. A full Cricket pitch in superb order with clubhouse. A rugby practise pitch with Rhino Scrum pack machinery and a clubhouse; Basketball and Netball pitches; a swimming pool; The Paula Ratcliffe Sports Stadium - yes, really; and a superb Sports Hall, which was ours for the Course and Competition. All among the Teaching & Lecture Rooms and Buildings dotted around the place. Oh and a brand-new Sports Medicine Annex close to completion.
I was fortunate to get a glimpse of the huge logistics behind running such a large and prestigious event. It was daunting and everyone is indebted to the committee of Sensei Colin, Ian, Shelley, Wayne and their partners. They had to bring a couple of hundred people to site, accommodate, feed, water, par-tay with them and also mount a course and competition with podium, medals, mementos and more. All with 400+ brand new mats, provided by sponsors Sportag.
In support of this, a Breakfast meeting was held on Fro 4.Jul, in which Sensei Colin Humbles, Bart Van Hoef and Luc Cogneau discussed the structure and rules of the competition. In this, they were joined by Sensei Ian Dingle and Francesca, who had left home at 4:30AM to make the meeting set for 7:30AM. Blimey. And there was so much more….
On arrival at Loughborough Uni, following an interesting 'dog-leg' or three away from the SatNav route, which kept re-configuring itself, we went straight to the Sports Hall and started to lay the first of the 400+ brand new mats. It really was a wonderful sports venue and proudly bore a legend on its facing wall: WHERE HISTORY BEGINS. Who could doubt it? The legacy is everywhere. The practise mats were also laid and the other impedimenta installed and tested. After which, we adjourned to our accommodation on-site and the Towers, both East and West. It was quite brilliant to be able to bring us all together and so close to the Hall. Our Belgian Friends arrived in large numbers and soon adorned their tower with Belgian Flags. Sensei Chris Carter, who displayed an enormous Union Flag, which hanging from his window, could probably be seen in Essex, restored the honour of the Brits.
As everyone seemed to get into the party mood – a bit early but you know what everyone is like – I went to bed only to be called out to meet the late arrival of the Italians. In this, Sensei Colin, Ian, Wayne and myself met Sensei Massimo and Sensei Florin and the Accommodation Bureau (open all night) quickly performed the domestics and we all got to bed – except those who preferred to par-tay….
The next day, following a Full English Breakfast – it had EVERYTHING – the Officials and Team Leaders met at the Sports Hall for a review of the Rules after which we adjourned for Lunch. It was phenomenal: I really don't eat that much but…it was Great and it had to be done. Following which….
Hanshi Brian proudly opened the Course and Thanked all those attending including Teams from Belgium, Holland, Spain and individual Sensei from Ireland and Romania and of course Jikishin and our Team UK. Hanshi Brian invited Sensei Grant Wakeman, 4th Dan, to lead the Warm Up, which he did with his usual invention and gusto. He performed a sparkling routine with punching, kicking and stretching and all to a dynamic tempo. Well done to those who were able to keep up. I wasn't one of them as I had had to let out my Gi waistband following Breakfast and Lunch.
Having settled to taking some photos, I was able to watch the various training syndicates. Sensei Grant led an illuminating seminar in Cane. He is a Black Belt in this under Cane-Masters and using Sensei Eddie Garvey, 5th Dan, was able to show both the Defensive and Responsive techniques available to the knowledgeable Cane user. Very useful for when you go the Post Office to collect your Pension and some misguided ne'er-do-well decides to illegally separate you from your Pension. Having learned from Sensei Grant, you will know what to do. Yes, Strikes, Locks, Strangles, Chokes and Throws all flowed from his Cane.
Moving across the mat, I watched Sensei Don Came, 6th Dan, Kissaki Karate, demonstrate Technique. This was educational to me in that he never issued a Strike blindly but rather with Intention and the knowledge of what it could do. The other salient thing was that at each position, his Technique was informed by his Posture/Stance. Sensei Don made the point of 'Hammer and Anvil' – which is a term I've used myself to illustrate my thinking except that Sensei Don moved beyond that and made the point that his Technique was 'Live'. This was perfectly clear as he moved from a Shock Strike Technique in which he kindly delivered it to the Chest rather than the more vulnerable Side Neck but as he moved his Hand, his whole Body was behind it. This was moving as an integrated unit and allowed him to be 'in the moment' and so able to respond to a change in circumstance rather than be locked into a uniform Response, which might not work out as, imagined. I enjoyed that.
Moving on to Mat 3, Master Hui, from Hong Kong, by coincidence, demonstrated precisely the same principle. The approach was only slightly different yet it was the same. Students were paired and performed drills though, as said, in principle it was about moving as an integrated unit – a whole person – and meeting the reality of the attack. Enjoyable stuff.
Hanshi Brian called a Break to allow us to take a drink and collect ourselves for the move to the Ju Jitsu seminar section. We reassembled and Hanshi took Mat 7, in which I was able to learn with an Italian Sensei and Sensei Florin from Romania. Hanshi captivated everyone's attention as he demonstrated an exposition in MMA Escape and Control. In the first he was able to defeat a Double Leg Takedown by replying with a Sprawl. Immediately, he Pressed Down to trap the Attacker and then pivoted with his Leg describing an arc so allowing him to complete the circle and finish his Escape by just drawing back the erstwhile trapped leg. Simple and effective but not easy, though certainly clever. Hanshi built on this with a variation that allowed him into a Takedown and Trap to Finish. This was similar to a Crab Claw Scissors except that he didn't reverse himself yet he was able to reach between the Legs of the Attacker to capture the Right Leg to draw him backwards and to the mat and then to transition to Lock and Finish. If you find this difficult to visualise, then that's perfectly fine and one of the reasons to train with him. Certainly my colleagues from Italy looked to enjoy it, if finding it a challenge to emulate.
Sensei Graham Sargeant, 6th Dan, took the mat and from a Front Strangle issued a Break to each Arm. By this, I mean he broke the Strangle on each arm not that he broke the arm….He then segued into a 4th Dan Embo and issued double Knife Hand Strikes (Shuto) followed by Double Punches, Draw and Double Shoulder Dislocation to Finish. There was more. If you want to know more, then you should have been there….
Sensei Ricky Izod, 6th Dan, moved onto our mat at the changeover and used a Single Hand Block to a Double Hand Strike. It also allowed him to Take the Attacker's Left Hand and issue a Distraction Strike as he then turned a circle under the trapped arm and then gently pulled to draw the Attacker to the mat. Over-and-out. As my colleagues were marvelling at this, Sensei called me out and I had the honour of being Uke as he met my (same) Attack with his (same) Single Arm Block, Take, Distract before he locked me up and drew me backwards to the mat and then…and then…and then…well, it was wholly puzzling but I was suddenly trapped, thoroughly locked and he had both arms free and En Guard whilst sitting on me. Great Technique.
Eventually Hanshi Brian called "Yamai" and thanked everyone for a great afternoon and we then had a quick wash and brush up before making it to the Uni Student's Sports Bar – yes, we found it – and watched the World Cup. Ah, pity the poor Belgians…. It ended in a Late One.
The following day, it was back into the Restaurant for a Blow-Out Full English Breakfast, well, it was for me as I was to look after the Practise Mat. The competitors settled for Cereal, Danish, Juices, Yoghurt and all the healthy options. I let my waist-belt out another notch.
At the formal opening of the Competition, Hanshi Brian gave the mat to Master Hui's students to perform a "Lion Dance". This was absolutely superb. The Lion appeared from behind the Practise Mat curtains and, as is the way of a Lion, was sleepy and only too happy to take a nap on the mat. A Gentleman in a Mask looking to provoke the Lion foiled this. This was a delightful Play and in due course, the Lion roused himself and responded to the prods of the Mask and mounted Attacks and Retreats before deciding to disport himself amongst the audience in the bleacher seats. This was great fun and the children loved it. The Lion capered both up and down and across the seats until eventually he returned to the mat: all this to the accompaniment of drums and other musical instruments. It was great entertainment and an athletic achievement by the senior students of Master Hui.
On then to the competition: The competitors gathered on the Practise Mat to warm up and stretch their joints and then suddenly Sensei Vince Bull, as Compere, announced that the Male Adult Masters would being on Mat 1. I then led them out and into the "I'm Famous" camera team to photos but this didn't last long as there were too many and the spectators wanted to see the competition start. So, we binned that and went straight on to the mat; a learning experience for me.
As the Competition unfolded, I could hear the raucous roaring and cheering. I also learned how distracting it can be for those in competition who compose themselves in Stance ready to face the Uke when they hear "Red Attack" or "White Attack" and they happen to be on the same side as the curtains and can see everyone peeking through the curtains at him or her. It's not really fair when the other person on the mat is facing towards an empty wall and not a bunch of faces. It is very off putting and I shan't let that happen in future.
The process began to flow and work well. As Sensei Colin Humbles for Uke for Ian Dingle, Lisa Wilks and others, he ceded Mat Control to Sensei Wayne Williams and this worked very well. He was able to keep us all informed on the progress of each mat and when the next competition set was likely to be begin. Jessica Bostock, Lyn Herbert, Frankie Keeling, Shelley Able, Sensei Tony Park, Sarah Bull and Jackie Walker fed into this loop. In turn, this meant that I could give a 10 minute or 5 minute warning for the batches of competitors on the practise mat either preparing or composing themselves before the competition.
Now, in competitions injuries sometimes do occur; hopefully none too serious but it is a reality. We were fortunate in that Sensei Grant Wakeman had remained in contact with one of his students, Sensei Anthony McEwan, who upon succeeding in Dan Grading, changed his job and went off to learn to be an Osteopath. He has successfully graduated and had finally received his Certificate the day prior to the Competition. This allowed him to be on hand with his expertise for those who were injured on the day or aggravated an existing injury. Our luck continued with Elycia Metaxas-Belt (Rula's neice) who was over from Australia and is a professional Physiotherapist to an Australian Rugby Team. Wasn't that lucky for us? I believe the first customer was Sensei Grant Wakeman. Others followed through the day including Sensei Chris Carter, who was Uke for Sensei Andy Jones and others. Sensei Chris sustained a severe bang and was warned off the mat but his determination to support his Teammates resulted in him continuing and showing great team spirit and met success for his training partners.
Being in charge of the Practise Mat meant that I saw little of the competition, so I direct your attention to the many videos that have since populated Facebook. There are some demonstrations of great Technique that enthralled the spectators. Moreover, Sensei Earl Walker, 4th Dan, was the Event Photographer and took over 1,300 photographs so if you competed, you are probably there somewhere.
Following our single success in Belgium in 2012, in which Sensei Carrie Bywater won Gold in the Ladies category, we were able to build on this with 3 Silver medals for Sensei Andy Jones, Sensei Rula Metaxas and Charles Farrelley plus 4 Bronze medals for Sophia Allwood, Adam Ramsey, Lisa Wilks and young Elenka Figueira. The comment from a foreign senor sensei was that the "standard had gone up" which is a great testament for all the training sessions for the Team UK Squad headed by Sensei Lee Bywater, 4th Dan. A very well done to all!
A word also now for Jake Humbles, Organiser: Jake manned the Desk during the Course and Competition, and, as has been said (by me on my FB page) 'if your name wasn't down, you weren't getting in'. He was far more tactful and diplomatic than me and smoothed the path for all take part in the course. Equally, Colin's sister-in-law, Poro, is owed a large debt, as she also took part as Organiser, and was able to translate into Spanish, French and even English (mainly for those who speak Thames Estuary English, innit).
The Pilgrim Bandits was the Jikishin Charity of Choice and sold shirts, water bottles, and more in support of those British Military members who sustained serious injury including amputations following service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I'm Famous had a phot studio set up and took photographs of all course members and competitors and gave great souvenirs especially for our friends from Europe. To the T Shirt stand, where I got 3 x T shirts (thank you Sensei Paul Lyus) and you can expect me to be wearing some of these at our Annual course and competition later this year in Basildon.
Finally, we finished the Event with a Farewell Dinner in the Linford Room. Again, superb food and lots of it and then to the Bar. You've seen some of evidence, there was dancing on tables... and we made some great new friends.
Thanks to our Friends in Euro Budo for their confidence with the Random Attacks Competition. To Hanshi Brian Herbert, 8th Dan, Head of Jikishin for Hosting the Event. To Sensei Colin Humbles, 5th Dan, Ian Dingle, 1st Dan, Wayne Williams, 3rd Dan in their Vision and their detailed Planning; you really have no idea how much work went into it. To Sensei Grant Wakeman, 4th Dan, in arranged collection and delivery of that enormous second set of brand new mats, Sensei Anthony McEwan, Osteopath, Sensei Earl Walker 4th Dan, Photographer, Sensei Tony Park, 3rd Dan and Frankie Keeling for Randoms, Times, Attacks checks, Lyn Herbert, Jessica Bostock, Sensei Sarah Bull, 4th Dan, Jackie Walker, 3rd Dan, Scribes, Belts, Control. Sensei Vince Bull, as Compere. Sensei Wayne Williams as Mat Organiser and Controller. To Jake Humbles and Poro, Organisers.
Sensei Lee Bywater, 4th Dan, Team UK Coach and, of course, the whole Team!


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Mark Sanchez suspended four games for violating NFL drug policy
Mark Sanchez's NFL career appears to be on life support.
The NFL announced Friday that Sanchez has been suspended for the first four games of the 2018 season after violating the league's PED policy.
Free agent Mark Sanchez has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2018 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Sanchez is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) April 13, 2018
Sanchez, a free agent, hasn't played in a regular season game since 2016 and hasn't started one since 2015. Though he received token interest as a backup this offseason, a drug suspension probably wipes out most, if not all, of his market for the time being. He turns 32 in November, and while nothing is impossible, it's tough to see him coming back from this and landing on an NFL roster anytime soon.
Nathaniel Hackett hired as Broncos head coach
The Denver Broncos have found a new head coach, and the hire is one that will likely excite their fans for a number of reasons.
The Broncos have hired Nathaniel Hackett as their next head coach, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Hacket


Oh what a difference a walk makes! My cobwebs have been well and truly blown away. We ran together, Poppy and I, and laughed out loud as she jumped for joy. She is the happiest little pup I ever saw and she makes me smile.
Dog owners are quite the loveliest people (apart from the few strange, standoffish ones who we won't count). In what other context do you strike up conversations with complete strangers like you have known them forever? When you share your love for your pets, it's a conspiratorial connection, like you are members of a secret society that outsiders and cat people cannot possibly understand.
On our walk this evening we met a lovely Scottish lady and her rescue dog. The dogs were so pleased to see each other; much wagging and sniffing ensued, as did the mutual petting and sharing of canine anecdotes (from the humans!). Lester was a 12 year old collie, a rescue pooch himself, now a geriatric in doggy terms and as much a member of their family as any human.
This simple act of walking the dog, being outside and making a connection with someone else, has lifted my spirits beyond measure. The breeze was warm. I inhaled and filled my lungs and the grey clouds from earlier were washed away.
On returning home I felt newly energised. I have cleaned up, made a soup (those leftover veggies had been languishing for long enough), had a shower with a homemade body scrub and been uplifted by Pharrell Williams. I'm so pleased with myself. Another evening without the motivation of this blog and I would have remained in my lethargic, depressed state. I'm going to write in my notebook all my concerns for tomorrow, so they don't churn around while I lie in bed. I feel I have accomplished something important this evening.
Now for no.6 Doing something silly... !


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The ovary contains all of the female gametes, or oocytes. Mitosis of gametes is completed in females either during fetal life or shortly after birth; that is, there are no more gametogenic "stem" cells (oogonia), and the final pool of primordial oocytes is therefore present. These primordial oocytes are arrested at the diplotene, sometimes also called the dictyate, stage of the first meiotic prophase. The oocytes will remain in this arrested state until they are recruited to begin growing, and for this discussion the most important period of follicular growth occurs after puberty during the estrous/menstrual cycle.
Although not all of the primordial oocytes survive, those which do survive become surrounded by a layer of squa-mous epithelial cells, which are derived from the ovarian stroma and/or surface epithelium, and are termed granulosa cells. Together the granulosa cells and oocyte comprise a primordial follicle, which is enclosed by a basement membrane separating the follicular compartment from the rest of the ovary.
After the onset of puberty, a group or cohort of primordial follicles begins to grow during the follicular, or preovu-latory, phase of each ovarian cycle (Figure 1). Most of the follicles that enter the growing population regress in a process known as atresia; thus, only a relatively few follicles ever reach the mature, preovulatory stage. In nonpregnant, sexually mature mammals, the ovarian cycle is usually divided into the follicular phase, which is when the follicles are growing and culminates in ovulation, and the luteal phase, which will be discussed later. The ovarian cycle is termed the menstrual cycle in primates and the estrous cycle in nonprimates, but is similar between the two groups in most respects other than the presence or absence of menses.
Soon after a primordial follicle enters the population of growing follicles, it acquires a layer of cells outside of the basement membrane. This follicular layer, termed the theca, is derived from the ovarian stroma and is composed of fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and microvessels. The theca subsequently differentiates into the theca interna, which contains most of the follicular capillaries, and the theca externa, which contains mostly arterioles and venules.
Figure 1 (A) Schematic depiction of the ovarian cycle, which progresses from the primordial follicle pool, to the cohort of growing follicles (primary, secondary, and tertiary or antral follicles), to the mature preovulatory follicle (also called the Graafian follicle after Regnier de Graaf, who first described them), to ovulation, to the growing corpus luteum (also called the corpus hemorrhagicum), to the mature corpus luteum, to the regressed corpus luteum (also known as the corpus albicans). The mature corpus luteum consists of several parenchymal lobules, each separated by a connective tissue tract (for further explanation, see text). An atretic follicle is shown at the top of the schematic, and the mesovarium (ovarian hilus) is shown on the left. (B) Schematic depiction of the stages of the estrous/menstrual cycle. During the follicular phase, the antral follicles grow and secrete estrogens (E2); during the luteal phase (after ovulation), the corpus luteum grows and secretes progesterone (P4). Note that ovulation occurs at the border between the follicular and luteal phases. Although this schematic depicts the estrous cycle of the cow, it can be applied to any estrous or menstrual cycle by adjusting the number of days and the relative length of the follicular and luteal phases; for example, in humans the menstrual cycle is approximately 28 days long and comprises a 14-day follicular phase followed by a 14-day luteal phase (menses is during the first part of the follicular phase), with ovulation again occurring at the border between the follicular and luteal phases. (A) Adapted with permission from Patten (Foundations of Embryology, 2nd edition, p. 44. New York: McGraw-Hill). (B) Taken with permission from Senger (Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition, 1st revised ed., p. 119. Pullman, WA: Current Conceptions).
forming this wreath, and especially those closest to the basement membrane, become enlarged and form extensive sinusoids (see the chapter by Ellinwood et al. in The Vertebrate Ovary, which is listed under Further Reading). It has been suggested that this dramatic change in morphology of the capillary wreath surrounding the follicle reflects increased permeability and preparation for invasion into the granulosa layer when the follicle ruptures at ovulation .
As the follicle grows the granulosa and thecal compartments become multilayered, and the follicle acquires an inner cavity, termed the antrum. The antrum is filled with follicular fluid, which is mostly a transudate of plasma but also contains secretory products from the follicular cells. The thecal microvasculature meets all of the respiratory, nutrient, hormonal, and transport demands associated with follicular development, since the granulosa layer remains avascular and is separated from the thecal compartment by the follicular basement membrane until after the follicle ruptures at ovulation.
Just before ovulation, as the growing follicles reach preovulatory size, they begin to produce large amounts of estrogens, which are ovarian steroids. In fact, the preovulatory ovarian follicles are the primary source of circulating estrogens in the female, and the theca and granulosa cells cooperate in its production. Estrogens, in turn, have an important stimulatory role in many of the primary and secondary sexual characteristics of females, including sexual behavior, and mammary and reproductive tract development, blood flow, and vascular development. For example, if one removes the ovaries, effectively removing ovarian steroids from the system, and then treats the ovariectomized animal with estrogens, uterine blood flow increases by as much as tenfold within 30 to 60 minutes, and uterine size and vascular bed volume increase by two- to fivefold within 24 hours after treatment.
The preovulatory surge of gonadotropins from the anterior pituitary, or adenohypophysis, triggers ovulation as well as the resumption of meiosis by the oocyte, a process termed meiotic maturation. Once released from the follicle, the mature but unfertilized egg is "picked up" by the oviductal fimbriae surrounding the ovary and transported to the ampulla of the oviduct where it can be fertilized.
After ovulation, the ruptured follicular wall vascularizes and grows rapidly, and is now referred to as a corpus luteum, which reaches its mature size over a period of about 10 to 12 days. Both granulosa and thecal cells of the ruptured follicle contribute to formation of the corpus luteum and, in fact, all of the luteal microvasculature is probably derived exclusively from the thecal microvascular pericytes and endothe-lial cells, both of which invade the granulosa layer within a few hours after ovulation.
Early in its life span, the corpus luteum begins to secrete the ovarian steroid progesterone, and is the main source of this progestational hormone. If pregnancy does not ensue, the corpus luteum regresses at the end of the luteal phase, which lasts from a few days to a couple of weeks depending on the species. Once luteal regression occurs, progesterone secretion declines, and a new follicular phase is initiated, again culminating in ovulation (Figure 1).
In some species, such as the rat, the corpus luteum does not secrete substantial amounts of progesterone unless mating occurs. However, in all species, the corpus luteum is "rescued" by the presence of a viable conceptus in the uterus. Thus, if pregnancy is successfully established, the corpus luteum does not regress but rather is transformed into the "corpus luteum of pregnancy," and it continues to secrete progesterone, which is critical for successful establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, for the majority of the gestational period. Either somewhat before or immediately after delivery of the offspring, the corpus luteum of pregnancy regresses spontaneously.
The growth rate of the early corpus luteum is phenomenally rapid; for example, the doubling time for tissue mass and cell number is about 72 hours. Thus, during its growth phase the rate of luteal growth exceeds that of all but the most aggressive and dangerous tumors. However, unlike tumor growth, growth of the corpus luteum, including proliferation of the steroidogenic epithelial cells and the microvascular cells (vascular smooth muscle cells, endothe-lial cells, and pericytes), is closely coordinated and highly regulated, such that the mature corpus luteum stops growing once it reaches a species-specific size.
Thus, the corpus luteum is an outstanding model for investigating the regulation of microvascular growth in a normal, rapidly growing, highly metabolically active tissue. Understanding this process should also give us a much better understanding of what has "gone wrong" in various pathological conditions that are associated with abnormal tissue and microvascular growth, including tumor growth, various retinopathies, chronic varicose ulcers, and nonhealing fractures and wounds. In fact, we have just recently begun to apply our knowledge of microvascular growth in ovarian follicles and corpora lutea to the study of wounds in diabetics, which display delayed wound healing .
In addition to being species-specific, the average size of the mature corpus luteum, or the total size of the several corpora lutea present in the ovary in species in which multiple ovulations are common, is closely related to the average mature body size of the species in question. For example, the total weight of mature corpora lutea in the shrew (body weight ~15 g) is about 1 mg, whereas that of the blue whale (body weight =100,000-150,000kg) is about 1kg. This difference in luteal size probably reflects differences in the number of granulosa and thecal cells making up the ovula-tory follicle, and is thought to reflect the importance of having sufficient luteal mass to produce adequate amounts of progesterone to maintain pregnancy.
What are 13 stages taken by recruited ova to reach the stage of ovulation?


the gift….. | Stories and Tales from "Overwegcompound"
father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him.
Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
the words PAID IN FULL.
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Q: Most efficient way to transform this data using Pandas? I currently have several hundred .csv files in the format shown on the left below, and I need to transform them all into the format shown on the right. I tried to highlight the blocks of data to make it easier to see what I'm trying to do.

Is there an efficient way to do this using Pandas? I was trying to formulate something using df.iteritems() but couldn't think of a good way to do it.

A: Given:
       Date-Time  L-A
0  5/1/2022 0:00  1.4
1  5/1/2022 0:05  1.4
2  5/2/2022 0:10  1.4

Doing:
name = df.columns[1]
df['x'] = name
df = df.reindex(columns=['x', 'Date-Time', name])
print(df.values)

Output:
[['L-A VLX' '5/1/2022 0:00' 1.4]
 ['L-A VLX' '5/1/2022 0:05' 1.4]
 ['L-A VLX' '5/2/2022 0:10' 1.4]]

A: My beginner's level way.
Slicing by column index location, later adding them together using concat:
print(df) # initial data frame
  DateTime  Units DateTime  Units
0        a      1     a111     10
1        b      2     b222     20
2        c      3     c333     30

Slicing by column index location as the initial DF has duplicated headers:
df2 = df.iloc[: , [0, 1]].copy()
df3 = df.iloc[: , [2, 3]].copy()
# adding all back into new DF
df_result = pd.concat([df2,df3]).reset_index(drop=True)
print(df_result)

output:
  DateTime  Units
0        a      1
1        b      2
2        c      3
3     a111     10
4     b222     20
5     c333     30

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For a basement system, I am having trouble finding a compact model. I use a single pump so the issue becomes whether I can rely on gravity when water returns to sump or if I need a dedicated biofilter system.
Do you have a grow bed with media in it? If that is of sufficient capacity you don't need a dedicated biofilter. A gravity feed to the sump is pretty standard for most types of systems.
That's right, the only issue with simple fish tank + grow bed systems is the fluctuating water level in the fish tank, if you are using flood and drain of course. But this isn't a problem when the grow bed is smaller than the fish tank, and filled with media , as the grow bed volume isn't too significant compared to fish tank volume.


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If you're one of the millions of people concerned about the growing pressures that our food habits are placing on the environment, then you've probably felt confused, conflicted or downright overwhelmed by your own food choices on more than a few occasions. Is quinoa good, evil, or somewhere in between? Were the coconuts in my coconut milk picked by a monkey? Am I a bad person if I eat an avocado?


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at Tate Britain
The Poetry of London
Tate Britain Talk
24 October 2019 at 18.30–20.00
Sophie Herxheimer and Chris McCabe, The Practical Visionary (Hercules Editions, 2018)
Join artists and poets exploring how London inspires them
Born in Soho, William Blake delved into the bright and dark sides of London throughout his life. This special panel discussion brings together contemporary artists and poets to consider how Blake's vision of London has inspired their own work, and how they imagine the city today.
Contributors include poets Chris McCabe and Bridget Minamore and artist Sophie Herxheimer, with the discussion chaired by the broadcaster, journalist and artist Bidisha.
A selection of contemporary poetry and William Blake titles will be available to purchase in the foyer from 18.00, including a new Tate edition of Songs of Innocence and Experience.
Sophie Herxheimer
Sophie Herxheimer has held many residencies, including for LIFT, The National Maritime Museum, Transport for London and The Museum of Liverpool. She works across media, with projects including her screen-printed 300-metre linen tablecloth for a public feast on Southwark Bridge and her collage portraits of poets for the Poetry Foundation in the USA. Her work has been shown at Tate Modern, in her local allotments and on a 48-metre hoarding along the sea front at Margate. Her poetry collection Velkom to Inklandt (Short Books, 2017) was an Observer Book of the Month and a Sunday Times Book of the Year. Her latest book is 60 Lovers to Make and Do (Henningham Family Press, 2019).
Chris McCabe
Chris McCabe's work crosses artforms and genres including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama and visual art. He was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award in 2013 and his five collections of poetry include The Triumph of Cancer (2018), which is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. His first novel, Dedalus was published by Henningham Family Press in 2018 and was shortlisted for the 2019 Republic of Consciousness Prize. His non-fiction work includes an ongoing series of books documenting his search to discover a great forgotten poet in one of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries and continues with The East Edge: Nightwalks with the Dead Poets of Tower Hamlets (2019). With Victoria Bean he is the co-editor of The New Concrete: Visual Poetry in the 21st Century (2015) and he is the editor of Poems from the Edge of Extinction: An Anthology of Poetry in Endangered Languages (2019). He works as the National Poetry Librarian.
Bidisha
Bidisha is a broadcaster, journalist and artist working mainly in film and photography. She covers and campaigns on social justice, global human rights and the arts for BBC TV and radio, Channel 4 News and Sky News and undertakes cultural diplomacy and political analysis tying these interests together, usually for the British Council. She is on the board of numerous arts organisations in the UK, including the Booker Prize Foundation and the Forward Arts Foundation. Away from work, she does outreach work with asylum seekers and refugees as well as women prisoners and ex-offenders. As a director and performer her first film An Impossible Poison premiered in Berlin in 2017. It has been hugely critically acclaimed and made the official selection of numerous film festivals internationally.
Bridget Minamore
Bridget Minamore is a British-Ghanaian writer from south-east London. She is a poet, critic, dramaturg, and journalist, writing for The Guardian about pop culture and the arts. Titanic (Out-Spoken Press), her debut pamphlet of poems on modern love and loss, was published in May 2016.
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William Blake & Lunch
Every Mon–Sat until 2 Feb 2020
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Enhance your visit with an hour-long tour of the exhibition
Tour: Blake's Sacred Vision for Modern Britain
Join this special exhibition tour focusing on Blake and religion
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See the exhibition in the morning hours before the gallery opens to the public
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Hear a panel discussion exploring Blake's legacy


Our loving and wonderful Yorkshire Terrier Coco passed away this morning at home in Blondie's arms.
Coco was Blondie's sweet girl. She was loving and gentle and everything a human could want in a canine companion. For the last 15 years Coco was always by Blondie's side.
Rest in peace Coco. We love you.
oh what a beautiful girl! So sad, I'm so sorry for you. sounds like she had a very happy life. RIP dear coco.
I was weeping hysterically when we had to put our schnauzer down in my arms. It was the worst day of my life.
What a beautiful little doggie Coco is.
Peace & love to you all.
I'm so sorry to hear it, CJ. Thinking of you.
I have wet eyes. Sweet sleep, dear Coco.
oh no.. I am so sorry..
My Golden, Jessie, will be Coco's friend in doggie Heaven.
Condolences to Blondie and you. I'm sorry I didn't check in sooner, Sugar. Big love from me and Nat.
Thank you to everyone here for your kind words. It is very comforting to have such support during this transition. The house seems so empty with only one dog - there is such a void without Coco.
She popped into my head today. In my mind I saw her as younger and healthier, able to run, see, and hear - none of which she could do in the last couple of months. I truly believe she is on the other side, playing with Solo's Jessie and all your other precious four legged friends who have passed on.


Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrives at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Apr. 20, 2013.
ISLAMABAD — An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has ordered the country's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, to be made part of an ongoing investigation into assassination of Benazir Bhutto five years ago. Also on Tuesday police say they found a vehicle packed with explosives near the Musharraf residence.
Former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf returned to Pakistan last month after ending more than four years of self-imposed exile. But he has had a tough few weeks since coming back to the country where he enjoyed absolute powers for nearly a decade after taking charge in a military coup in 1999.
He currently is under house arrest near Islamabad for two weeks in connection with a court case in which Musharraf is accused of abusing the constitution and the judiciary while in power.
On Tuesday, the former coup leader was driven to neighboring Rawalpindi amid tight security where he appeared before an anti-terrorism court for the first time over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The former Pakistani prime minister was killed in a gun and bomb attack in December 2007, shortly after she addressed an election campaign rally in the garrison city.
The anti-terrorism court, after a brief hearing, ordered authorities to make Musharraf part of the ongoing probe into Bhutto's murder. Musharraf is accused of failing to provide adequate security to the slain politician.
Witnesses say dozens of lawyers gathered outside the Rawalpindi court to protest against Musharraf's actions while he was in power. A clash between the protesters and supporters of the former general reportedly left several people injured.
Meanwhile, a senior police official told VOA that a vehicle filled with explosives was found parked near the Musharraf residence on the outskirts of Islamabad on Tuesday. Police say they have launched an investigation and added to Musharaff's security. Taliban extremists have threatened to kill Musharraf for launching military operations in Pakistan's tribal areas.
Musharraf also faces charges of high treason for suspending the constitution, a crime punishable by death under the law. The Supreme Court is hearing that case but legal experts are skeptical about the proceedings because Pakistan's constitution authorizes only the federal government and not private petitioners to file treason charges.
The caretaker government told the apex court on Monday it will leave the decision on filing charges to the next elected government because its mandate is only to supervise the upcoming elections. Election authorities have already barred Musharraf from participating in the May 11 polls, citing his controversial actions as a ruler of Pakistan.
Legal proceedings against Musharraf and his detention are unprecedented in the country where the powerful military has dominated political affairs for decades through direct and sometimes indirect interventions.


Home FAQs Why are the DNA ladders showing up on my Southern blot? What is the sequence or composition of the ladder bands?
FAQ: Why are the DNA ladders showing up on my Southern blot? What is the sequence or composition of the ladder bands?
This phenomenon has been observed in a variety of labs, and, while we do not have an absolute explanation, there are 2 likely sources for the seemingly unlikely hybridization of the user's probe to the ladder's DNA. One is that, if the probe itself was generated from a pUC or pBR based plasmid, there may be a low level of plasmid contamination in the probe that is hybridizing to the ladder's bands, most of which have pUC-like sequences in them.
Alternately, there may just be some random, low specificity homology between the probe and some segment of the ladder fragments. The bands consist entirely of DNA derived from either pUC or Adenovirus 2 DNA, which is used as filler DNA to generate plasmids of the right size for the markers. Because the molar amount of DNA in the ladder bands is frequently in great excess compared to the DNA being probed, even a relatively low homology can still result in enough incorporation of probe to give a readily detectable signal.


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Trivialization
Given the assortment of interpretations of trivialization, constraining our capacity to jointly engage and effectively tackle it, the chapter first provides a useful conceptualization of the term. A discussion of two salient examples illustrating trivialization in action follows. The first is the familiar issue of free trade, often presented in the most reductive manner rather than afforded the nuanced treatment such a complex topic requires. The second is a case study of the US health care system and its landmark, if deeply contested, reforms enacted to help address the costs, coverage, and quality issues. The discussion of key characteristics, outcomes, and solutions hopes to illustrate that the fundamentals needed to engage in a reasoned conversation cannot be condensed into a few sentences, as is alas customary.
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I've previously written a feature post here on Planter's Place about growing your own veggies indoors. One of the techniques I mention is regrowing leftover veggies ends and tops and discarded seeds and pits to essentially recreate the veggie you happen to be using in the kitchen. Wouldn't you know, someone went ahead and wrote a book about it!
That book is titled No-Waste Kitchen Gardening: Regrow Your Leftover Greens Pits, Seeds and More by author and all-round great person Katie Elzer-Peters. Katie, who has been a long-time garden writer cohort and friend wrote No-Waste Kitchen Gardening as a lifestyle guide to help folks reduce waste in the kitchen by using what would otherwise go in the trash. I recently heard on the CBS This Morning show that something like 280 lbs. of food is wasted by each person each year. Unbelievable!
While my bit about growing veggies from leftovers was good information, it was really just an introduction to the concept. Katie's book takes the topic into overdrive with information. Through her clever and clear writing, Katie shows us how to regrow and regenerate new plants from those scraps you're about to toss in the trash or compost bin. With a little bit of know-how about what part of the vegetable you're working with, some basic plant science concepts and a bunch of engagement on your end, whatever project you start will end with a new head of lettuce, a new melon vine or a hill of potatoes. And if it doesn't, you're more than likely to have been bitten by the regrowing bug and will give it another try.
Katie splits the chapters into helpful categories, including what scrap roots and underground stems to regrow in soil, what scrap stems and modified stems can grow in soil, what reclaimed seeds can be grown in soil and water and what whole plants can be grown in stems in water. It's a helpful breakdown, and the first page of each of those chapters gives you a quick look at what veggies will be discussed.
The book is honest in explaining what will work indoors, what'll work outdoors and what to do when you just can't save every single scrap (compost it!). As I go through this winter and I begin to miss my community garden plot, I'll pull out this book and see what scrap from my day's meal prep I can get to regrow.
Available from Cool Springs Press (ISBN: 9780760361603).


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Pressure is mounting on ministers to relax rules that mean thousands of people have missed out on state pension benefits by failing to register for child benefit.
Parents of newborns who decide to take time out of work are entitled to national insurance credits for the period when they're not working – until their child reaches age 12 – which means they go on building up rights to a full state pension in retirement. However, to get the credits, parents must register their babies for child benefit, and claims can only be backdated by three months.
Thousands of parents don't bother, particularly since child benefit is no longer a universal benefit. Couples where one partner has an annual income of more than £60,000 usually have to repay child-benefit cash through the tax system, so they often don't register for the benefit and therefore miss out on the credits.
the government to change the rules.


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KINGS MANPOWER TAKES LEGAL COMPLIANCE SERIOUSLY
Effective October 1, 2020, the Kings Group of Companies have added to their list of affiliations the Tolosa Javier Law Firm.
Similar to Kings' growth over the past decade, Tolosa Javier Law's rapid expansion and ascent in the Philippine legal community has been noticed by clients and peers alike. The firm, in record time, won the prestigious Rising Law Firm of the Year Award at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Philippine Law Awards for 2019. In the same year, along with more tenured law firms, Tolosa Javier Law was also cited as one of the finalists for ALB's Boutique (Litigation) Law Firm and Litigation Law Firm of the Year. They have also been nominated as finalist for Rising Law Firm of the Year and Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year in the upcoming Asian Legal Business' Southeast Asia Law Awards for 2020. Furthermore, Tolosa Javier Law has been ranked by the Asia Law Profiles as a Notable Firm in the fields of Dispute Resolution, Labor & Employment, and Energy for 2021.
Considered as the country's fastest growing law firm, Kings takes pride making this announcement as both organizations are aligned in their principle and commitment of delivering excellent service at the best value to their respective clients.
Over the past years, Kings, as an organization has exerted utmost effort and diligence in maintaining that their stakeholders are protected and compliant with the applicable laws and regulations. In upping the ante of ensuring legal compliance, Kings Management feels that this is a great way to support their clients and stakeholders. According to Neil Makasiar, their Managing Director, "With a firm like Tolosa Javier, especially with Atty. Jay (Tolosa) the Founding and Managing Partner who is a fraternity brother and someone who is proven to be of integrity and good character giving you advice, we are effectively putting ourselves in a position to ensure that we and our clients are updated and are adhering to the law in the best possible way."
TJ Law regularly publishes primers and compilations of government issuances and other relevant news via the Tolosa Javier Law Firm Facebook Page.
For more announcements, please follow Kings Manpower Cooperative on Facebook and like us on Instagram @KingsManpowerPH.
This article was originally published on October 10, 2020 at www.kingsgroup.com.ph
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Thank you to all of you that encouraged me to keep going after week 8's losing streak. We came back with a solid 4-1 ATS in week 9. Your input and encouragement motivates me to improve and put the time to make this work.
One of the biggest benefits I get from doing this week in and week out is the lessons I learn every week. Each lesson I write down in this blog, I carry it with me, and I apply it to my methodology of making picks. As I learn and get experience, I will become a better handicapper.
If we've had a perfect or profitable week and there is only Monday Night Football left, why gamble? Even if the confidence measure is the highest for MNF, take your profits and buy a gift for your kid. Wait for the next set of games, there is no rush.
I need an assistant, help, comments. Someone that tells me, hey Jaime I notice you picked Washington this week, did you notice that Parker is back at the RB position for Pittsburgh this week? Is your NFL model accounting for this? NO. We have a community of readers in this blog that can contribute their knowledge by adding comments to the NFL point spread picks. I will do my part and check more thoroughly for key injuries.
Although picking Pittsburgh on MNF based on the election trend would have given me a win, it is better to ignore these coincidences. As most of you have heard, if the Redskins win, the party who won popular vote the previous election wins(used to be party who won the election the previous year until 2000, that is when they changed to popular vote). Looking at the polls and seeing a comfortable Obama lead would have led to a Steelers pick. But come on, this is nuts! Finding a correlation between two completely independent events is not what smart NFL pickers do. Stick to your game plan, ignore incoherent trends, and find patterns that make sense, have significant meaning, and a big sample size.


Members met on February 14 at Herb and Sandy Bruha's home in Burwell. We had a moment of silence for the family of Ina Fae Novak.
Members donated approximately 27 lbs. of food and other items to Burwell Food Pantry.
Business conducted included the recycling lists, cards to shut-in members, and Western Home Office information.
Members completed the Valentines for Veterans and they were distributed by Ord VFW Auxiliary #7029.
Congratulations to area academic, speech, and sports teams as well as all young lodge helpers.
With a tag team effort, members helped save pop tabs, then delivered them to Grand Island to help the family of Dylan Tolan, age 10, who wanted to give back to the Ronald McDonald charities. We appreciate everyone's help.
The District Meeting will be hosted by No. 437 in April.
Members closed with a valentine's gift exchange after our potluck.
Members met at Sandy and Herb Bruha's in Burwell. President Bilka began the meeting with a flag salute and moment of silence for Eugene Bruha. The family has our sympathy for their sudden loss.
Western forms were updated or completed.
Thanks to those who saved and recycled paper, coupons, cancelled stamps, pill bottles, batteries, and greeting cards.
The election of officers remained the same as follows: President Richard Bilka, Vice President Sandy Bruha, Secretary Charlie Trojan, Treasurer Sharon Osentowski, Correspondent Kathy Bilka, Courtesy Joyce Pasek, and Trustees Laddie H. Bruha, Gary Trojan, and Myron Osentowski.
Our February meeting will include a $5 Valentine gift exchange and donation for the food pantry.
Members met on December 13 at the home of Herb and Sandy Bruha in Burwell, NE. A potluck, soup supper, and gift exchange were enjoyed at the meeting.
A moment of silence was given for James Jensen of Dalton.
We made a donation to the Community Shephard and Burwell Fire Department.
Information was given on the Home Office awards program and donation hours were filled in for the secretary.
This month, some time and work were donated to cut wood for a family, and the Craft Fair was completed in October.
Congratulations to all school students in their various activities.
Richard Sedlacek has transferred to our lodge.
An election of officers and meeting was planned for January 3.
Members met on October 24 at the National Hall. We cleaned and organized the hall for the craft fair on October 28. Member Alex Horky came home from college to help load and unload their wares at the craft fair. Thanks Alex.
Member Alex Horky volunteering at the craft fair.
A moment of silence was observed for Emil Hrebec and area friends.
Members filled out the recycling paper. A donation was made to North Loup Popcorn Days. Pop tabs and pill bottles have been collected and turned in to organizations.
Members met December 6 for the Christmas gift exchange and soup supper.
We met on September 6 at the National Hall. Members gathered to enjoy a potluck before the meeting. A moment of silence was held for Jerry Spencer.
Members discussed recycling items, volunteer hours, Western monthly report info, future plans of our craft fair, and the bike giveaway for October 28.
Happy 50th anniversary to Myron and Sharon Osentowski. Happy 50th anniversary to Lumir and Connie Hulinsky. Congratulations to Peg Pesek on her retirement as county treasurer.
Fairs and 4-H projects are winding down for the year and we congratulate the many members who have participated in so many ways. Avery Bruha entered a t-shirt she designed with Coral Draw through the Nebraska Library Innovation Studio Project.
Members brought extra garden produce to share with others.
Lumir and Connie Hulinsky attended the State Meeting hosted by No. 76 Milligan. Next year's hosts will be Morse Bluff No. 9 with a tentative date of June 1, 2019.
Data was completed on our volunteer hours and monthly treasurer report from Sharon O., as well as secretary report of Carlie T.
Our next meeting will be October 25 to get ready for the craft fair.
Members met August 2 at the National Hall for a potluck and meeting. There were birthday treats from Myron Osentowski. A moment of silence was held for Olga and Mickey.
A thank-you note was received from the Netherlands Schinnen Commissary for coupons.
This year is the 100-year anniversary of Czechoslovakia in 1918. It is the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring in 1968. It is also the 25th anniversary since the establishment of two separate countries of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
Our member, Caitlin Davis, was crowned Miss Burwell Rodeo 2018. Congratulations.
Members met on June 7 at the National Hall. We gathered to clean the hall for summer activities. Thanks to a great turn out, it was done quickly.
A thank-you call was received from Janene Miller in appreciation of her 50-year pin.
Many members helped with the National Cemetery services, as well as lunch on May 27. Several also helped organize the Comstock service the next day.
We were reminded to enter the Western Photo Contest.
Happy 60th anniversary to Al and Jean Moudry from the lodge.
Members met on July 5 at the National Hall. Please continue collecting tabs, Best Choice labels, and glasses for Lion's Club.
Correspondence was reviewed and future ideas shared.
June and July birthdays of Kathy and Richard were celebrated with ice cream and toppings to conclude our potluck supper.
Members were advised of the State Meeting at Milligan, NE, on August 25.
The craft fair is October 28.
Members met on April 3 at the National Hall. Greeting cards are continually being sent for holidays, special wishes, and military personnel. We appreciate those who clip coupons, pop tabs, and labels for education.
A memorial service was held May 27 at the National Cemetery.
Hall clean-up was on May 24.
Members met on March 1 at Sandy and Herb Bruha's home in Burwell. Volunteer information was updated. A card party was planned for March 4 at the Ord Senior Center. We discussed a couple of upcoming projects for the summer.
Our next meeting is at 7 p.m. on April 19 at the National Hall. April 22 will be our community and lodge card party and presentation of 50 and 75-year pins at the National Hall. We have tentative plans for memorial services on May 27 at the National Cemetery.
Members met at Sandy and Herb Bruha's home on February 1 and held a Valentine's Day gift exchange and potluck.
We donated items to the children's Valentine Market where children can purchase valentine gifts for their siblings and parents. Our Valentine's for Veterans project was completed and will be mailed to a veteran's care center.
A collection of 45 lbs. of food and paper products will be delivered to Burwell Food Pantry. A thank-you was received from RC&D for donation to Kansas Fire victims.
We held the election of officers with the following result: President Richard Bilka, Vice President Sandy Bruha, Secretary Charlie Trojan, Treasurer Sharon Osentowski, Correspondent Kathy Bilka, Courtesy Joyce Pesek, and Trustees Myron Osentowski, Laddie Bruha, and Gary Trojan.
We plan to honor 50 and 75-year members at 2 p.m. April 22 at the National Hall. Pins will be presented. This will include a community and District 6 card party also.


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Celebrating Maria Sharapova's return to play in Paris, NikeLab collaborate with the city's boutique, colette for a capsule collection.
The collection includes the Nike Zoom Vapor 9 and the NikeCourt Tennis Classic in colette's signature blue. Fancy yourself a respectable amateur? Sharapova wore the Zoom Vapor 9s for her victory last year. Both made from leather and of course using the latest textile technology, you can match your favourite players, even if it's only for a game on the back lawn, and hope the designs fit for a champion might at least give you a helping hand.