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Michele Bachmann Finds Link Between Migraines and Wearing High-Heels
Michele Bachmann said high-heels days seem to correlate with migraine days.
By MIKAELA CONLEY and KIM CAROLLO
Women and Migraines
Dr. Donnica Moore explains how to treat and prevent migraines.
July 20, 2011— -- As news of Rep. Michele Bachmann's severe migraines hit the headlines this week, The Daily Caller website reported that the Minnesota Republican has -- to her staff -- "implausibly blamed the headaches on uncomfortable high-heel shoes."
So, can wearing high-heels trigger debilitating migraines?
Dr. Lucas Bachmann, a medical resident at University of Connecticut and the congresswoman's son, told the New York Times that his mother had noticed a connection between the headaches and her wearing high-heel shoes.
"Different things do trigger migraines, and it's not easy to automatically discount that," said Dr. Joel Saper, founder and director of the Michigan Headache and Neurological Institute in Ann Arbor. "But it could be more likely that she wears heels at times when she has a particularly important or busy encounter that may cause stress."
Bachmann tried to ease the worries of a crowd in Aiken, S.C., Tuesday, assuring those assembled that she could control her migraines with medication, and they would not impede her ability to serve as president, playing down reports that the migraines have prevented her from doing her job.
Her spokeswoman told ABC News Tuesday that the migraines have not interfered with her presidential campaign or her ability to serve as a member of Congress. She denied reports that Bachmann's migraines had "incapacitated" her in the past.
"Twelve percent of Americans suffer from migraines, so if you're saying that Americans who suffer from migraines can't do their jobs, then I think you're going to run into problems," said Alice Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota congresswoman.
But doctors who specialize in treating migraines say that while they can't speak for Bachmann, many migraine sufferers experience headaches that can incapacitate them.
"The World Health Organization has ranked migraines in its top 20 incapacitating disorders during an attack," said Dr. Jan Brandes, assistant clinical professor in the department of neurology at Vanderbilt University. "They can be as incapacitated as someone who suffers from quadriplegia."
Brandes says about 10 percent of migraine sufferers experience debilitating headaches, but some studies put the number at 50 to 80 percent. Women are three times more likely to suffer from migraines than men.
"Two to three days of debilitation is not unusual," said Saper. "You have not only the pain, but you have nausea, sometimes vomiting, a visual aura and other neurological disturbances as well as a mental fog that can be caused by the pain or the headache itself.
"We grade these things from one to five," Saper said. "If it's a very severe four or five, some people can't get out of bed. They're dizzy or they vomit, and they're just in bad shape."
Medications can also affect the ability to function, because they often have a sedative effect or cause nausea while making the pain go away.
People experiencing severe migraines might also not be able to think clearly and be unable to move, because any movement at all can exacerbate the pain.
"Migraine is a complex neurological disorder, and I fully understand why people with migraine and even doctors make associations all the time, which are very interesting and need further study to prove whether they are valid or not," said Dr. Allan Purdy, professor of neurology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
"In neurology," he continued, "we have to be very careful to ensure balance but still be open-minded to all ideas, as we really to date do not know the exact cause of migraine however we are getting there with better and new science every day."
ABC News' Brian Ross, Matthew Jaffe and Z. Byron Wolf contributed reporting.
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Resilient presents: Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
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Musicians from Northumberland, Scotland, Ireland and England, invoke the dark, powerful, sounds of Ancient Northumbria and broadcast them to the modern world.
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Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, voice
Joe Truswell – drums
Kate Young – fiddle, voice
Amy Thatcher – accordion, synths, voice, clog dancing
Heather Ferrier – accordion, clog dancing
Kieran Szifris – octave mandolin
Inspiration comes from the wild, dramatic, weather-bitten countryside along Hadrian's Wall, which seems so quintessentially Northumbrian… and yet, almost 2000 years ago that same landscape was inhabited by people from around the world, worshipping different gods and following different customs.
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening embrace that global perspective, bringing some of the oldest Northumbrian tunes and songs throbbing to life, intermingling them with new material and binding it all together with contemporary resonance and attitude.
Kathryn says of The Darkening: 'There's a line in a poem that says traditional music is "like ribbons through history" … I feel that we are reaching a hand back in time and reaching the other hand forward into the future – connecting them through music.'
Band members are also known for their work with: Sting, The Shee, Monster Ceilidh Band, Songs of Separation, Carthy, Oates, Farrell & Young, Moulettes, Kathryn Tickell Band and many more.
KATHRYN TICKELL is a Northumbrian piper, fiddle player, composer, educator and broadcaster. Her work is deeply rooted in the landscape and people of Northumbria. Kathryn has released 15 of her own albums and has also recorded and performed with Sting, The Chieftains, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Evelyn Glennie, Andy Sheppard, Joanna MacGregor, Jon Lord, Royal Northern Sinfonia and many others. In 2009 Kathryn was presented with The Queen's Medal for Music, awarded to those deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to British music. She has twice won "Musician of the Year" at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and was awarded the OBE in 2015.
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The first flying prototype of the Ikrut MC-21, a Russian twin-engine short-mid-range jet airliner with a capacity of 150-211 passengers, has left the assembly room floor, Russian media reports, citing sources in the aviation industry.
Details on the plane's expected flight testing schedule remain scarce, with the official telling RIA Novosti that the date for the first flight has yet to be confirmed.
Speaking to Russia's Izvestia newspaper, a separate official explained that the aircraft will now need to pass a series of ground tests, including fueling, running its engines in different operating modes, testing all on-board systems, taxiing on the runway, speeding up to liftoff speed, and braking at speed; only after all this will flight testing begin.
Irkut Corporation is betting big with its prospective new airliner. When released, it will be competing directly against the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320 in the most capacious segment of the global commercial aviation market: mid-range travel.
Russian observers expect the MC-21 to fare well against the US and European heavyweights. The MC-21 is designed to be faster, more efficient, and less expensive than its Western counterparts, having incorporated the latest in the field of aircraft construction, engine technology and avionics systems in its design.
For instance, while the Airbus A-320 and Boeing-737 have cruising speeds of 828 km/h and 842 km/h, respectively, the MC-21 is expected to have a cruising speed of 870 km/h. Furthermore, the plane's cost per unit is expected to run somewhere in the neighborhood of $72-$85 million US, depending on modification. Its Western analogues, by contrast, can run tens of millions more in their base price.
On the environmental front too, the MC-21 has been designed to come out on top, with pollution emissions reduced by 20% lower than Boeing and Airbus, and service costs are 12-15% lower.
According to Irkut Corporation's calculations, airlines can expect to save up to $3 million per year operating the MC-21 compared with the US and European planes.
The MC-21 incorporates a composite wing design – the first of its kind for a domestic civilian aircraft of this class.
The first prototype plane to roll off the production line has been fitted with PW1400G engines from the American engine firm Pratt & Whitney. Future MC-21s will be equipped with the Russian PD-14, a family of modern engines built by Russia's Aviadvigatel aircraft engine manufacturer.
Irkut Corporation had previously indicated that it already has firm orders for 175 planes, with another 100 possible orders confirmed. Aeroflot, Russia's flag carrier airline, will become the plane's first domestic operator. The company has plans to buy 50 aircraft.
Pending successful flight testing, deliveries of the MC-21 are expected to begin sometime between late 2018 and early 2019. United Aircraft Corporation, Irkut's parent company, has indicated that they plan to market the aircraft not only in Russia, but also in foreign markets. India, China, Southeast Asia and Latin America are all seen as strong potential markets, given their experience with Soviet and Russian aviation technology in the civilian and military sectors, and the absence of trade preferences given to Boeing and Airbus in their home areas.
Following its debut, in addition to competing with Boeing and Airbus, the MC-21 will begin replacing the leftover Soviet-era Tupolevs, Yaks and Antonovs operating in Russia's commercial aviation park.
Asked to comment on the MC-21's long-awaited rollout, aviation expert, distinguished military pilot, and deputy-editor-in-chief of Russia's Aviapanorama magazine Vladimir Popov told Radio Sputnik that it was a good indicator of the state of the Russian aviation industry, for several reasons.
Popov emphasized that he has no doubts about the MC-21's ability to compete with Western aircraft. "It is competitive with Boeing and Airbus, because it is manufactured on a new production base that incorporates modern technologies," the expert noted.
"This is an economically viable aircraft. When released, it can replace [Western] planes flying on short routes, but depending on the amount of fuel in its tanks can also perform medium-haul flights, and also be used for long-haul flights. In other words, the plane is very versatile," he added.
Development of the MC-21 first began in the late 2000s. Work intensified in 2014, after the downturn in relations with Western countries. At that time, the Russian government took a number of steps to help the country's commercial passenger aircraft industry work to regain lost market share, both domestically and abroad.
In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's massive civilian aviation industry, once accounting for nearly a third of the world total, was also brought to the brink of collapse, with production brought down to the low single-digits. Citing increasingly stringent safety and engine noise regulations and high fuel costs, Russian carriers began buying foreign aircraft, which by the early 2010s accounted two thirds or more of many major airlines' fleets.
Today, with the development of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, the long-haul Ilyushin Il-96 with advanced new engines, and now, the Irkut MC-21, the civil aviation industry's future looks bright, so long as the government remains committed to this time and technology-intensive sector.


The Witches is a humorous fiction story about a boy and his encounter with witches! Now, if you've read Harry Potter I know what you're thinking, but these witches are different. These witches are horrible nasty creatures, and they hate children! Witches in this story want to rid children from the planet, though this book is still a great book for kids. It may be too scary for 1st graders and under, but I stand by what I said about it being a great kids book.


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McMillan Shakespeare has become the latest company to warn of "challenging market conditions", sending its shares down more than 12 per cent.
The salary packaging, novated car leasing and asset management company said on Monday it was experiencing more challenging than expected trading in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
"We now believe these conditions and the negative impact they are having on business and consumer confidence are likely to persist for at least the remainder of FY20," the firm warned.
Regulatory changes to credit and insurance products have reduced margins, and novated car sales are below expectations, McMillan Shakespeare said.
Customers postponing purchases also hit profitability at its Australian vehicle asset management business.
"General market conditions" in the Brexit-riven UK have driven a fall in new vehicle registrations, a reduction in new assets financed and margins.
The softer car market is also impacting volumes in McMillan's aggregation brokerage service, United Financial Services.
McMillan said it expects an underlying net profit after tax in FY20 of between $83 million to $87 million, down from $88.7 million in the year to June 30, 2019.
At 1036 AEDT, McMillan Shakespeare shares were down 12.6 per cent to a three-month low of $12.56.
Australia's largest car dealership, AP Eagers, last month said new vehicle sales were down 8.0 per cent for the 10 months to October 31, compared to the same period a year earlier.
Barty feeling the love ahead of Aust Open
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will kick off her Australian Open campaign with a first-round encounter with Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko on Rod Laver Arena.
Time for Barty, Kyrgios to rewrite history
All eyes will be on Ashleigh Barty when the world No.1 tries to take the first step towards ending the country's long Australian Open drought.
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Wildcard Andrew Harris, who won two grand slam junior doubles titles with Nick Kyrgios, has the honour of being the first local on court at the Australian Open.
Xinja launches savings accounts
Crowdfunded challenger bank Xinja has launched a savings account with a 2.25% interest rate - the highest no-strings interest rate in Australia.
Kalamazoo soars after billionaire invests
Shares in ASX-listed Kalamazoo Resources are up 60% after Canada's Novo Resources and gold investing legend Eric Sprott took 8% stakes in the junior explorer.
Fledgling bank claims $1 billion loaned
SME challenger bank Judo has announced it has lent more than $1 billion to small and medium-sized businesses in its first nine months.


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Hey July 7, I'm starting out on what I hope will be a cross country road trip. A lot of it depends on the weather, but for the most part this has been one of those life time dreams that I'm gonna take time to fulfill. so any advice from you other long distance riders.
I haven't picked a route yet but I'ld like to catch up with some of you as i'm rolling cross country.
Ok I'm open to advice regarding routes, siteseeing, anything really.
Dezzy Whatever route you decide, I highly recommend going through Colorado, Time it so you can hit Rocky Mountain National park at around Noon on a week day. Trailridge road runs across the Continental divide at about 11000ft, its a real blast! Kinda spooky as well! But a real rush. Also I grew up there so I can probably hook you up with a budy of mine in Ft.Collins.
Colorado is seriously hard to beat in the Summer, Lots of Canyons, few cops and light to no traffic in certain areas.
A couple of summers ago My Bro and I rode from Ft. Collins to Colorado Springs, (about 300 miles as the crow flies, more in the mountains) without ever hitting a straight road. Took us about 9 hours but is a great way to really keep the tread balanced on your tires.
Put us the route Bro.
Dezzy..heading for Laguna??..sounds like you could be there in time for the "BIGGY"... Check out Streetfighters.com and order a Busa OverScreen..soft or hard luggage..then jam west young man..
I'd second the recommendation for Colorado. Tour the Breckinridge area, Independence Pass, Rocky Mountain National Park, etc. Also highly recommend Big Bend State Park in Texas. They've got mountains over 8,000 feet in the middle of the desert. Painted rock, dinosaur fossils, wild pigs, never a boring ride. I haven't been there, but I would love to see Yosemite, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, especially the Grand Canyon. Those are on my list because I would love to have the time and money some day to do what you're doing. Have fun! I would also recommend good rain gear and an electric vest! I've ridden through some really nasty storms out west, particularly in Texas and Oklahoma. They can really scare you out there by yourself.
Gentleman: Cross country seems like a great idea...a once in a lifetime chance to see the continent from 3 ft above the ground. Colorado, Montana, Utah and Grand Canyon are truely awesome.
But if you want an experience that will be engraved on your souls forever, and you do this in June, July or August, make sure to include the Canadian rockies----in particular Lake Louise and Banff (just west of Calgary). It is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful places on the planet. You have fantastic roads surrounded by the most beautiful mountains on all four sides. Lake Louise is absolutely breathtaking....more so than 225 mph on a busa!!! There are tons of awesome lakes, forests. Not even LoBusa's nice purple machine can compete with this scenery.
And if you can spare a few bucks, stay at the Chateau Fairmont Lake Louise or the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. You will never ever forget this place. I'm sure some of the folks on this site have been there.


The Double Flexi-Clamp is ideal for keeping all your patterns and charts in view, completely hands-free and is ideal for all types of hobbies, crafting, paintings and detailed work.
The Double Flexi-Clamp is ideal for keeping all your patterns and charts in view, completely hands-free and is ideal for all types of hobbies, crafting, paintings and detailed work. It has two very strong padded metal clamps; one end can be attached to tables or any flat surface and the other end to a pattern or chart etc. It provides a long reach 46cm/ 18" flexible arm which is adjustable to any position.


Roudoudou The Stuffed Lion is carefully designed kind and playful classic toy made by french artisans. It's made from extremely soft orange fur to be a delight to touch and feel.
Roudoudou The Stuffed Lion is the perfect friend for your little one. You can take him wherever you want. You can take him to the park on the stroller, or make him dance on the crib until your baby falls asleep. You can also hang it in the car to entertain your kids while on the move. Let your children delight by touching its ultra smooth surface before enjoying a nap.
Lions are pure expressions of respect, power, affection and care, and this classic toy will help your baby tie together the meaning of friendship and the importance of treating animals kindly. When you buy this lovely companion, you'll get a long-limbed adventure friend made from high-quality plush fabric.
Roudoudou The Stuffed Lion is a friend to build everlasting memories with.
Babies and toddlers are on the lookout for new adventures. Everything is interesting to them, the color of a necklace, a pair of glasses, food or animals.
The best way to help your little ones discover new textures, sensations, colors and movements are by giving them harmless old fashioned toys that they can use to interact in many ways, with their hands or mouths.
Roudoudou The Stuffed Lion can easily be taken anywhere and will help your baby in developing gross motor skills, this will also allow them to strengthen their arms. It doesn't have small parts, so babies can explore it with their mouths too.


**Update** Photoshop CC 2014 does not support this Kuler plug in, but there is a new Add-on, all the details can be found here. This technique is for Photoshop CS6 and before.
If, like me you've fallen in love with the Adobe Kuler mobile app (iOS) you may have gotten frustrated that you can't import the themes into Photoshop, they are after all .ase files, for Illustrator right? Good news! You can bring them into Photoshop.
Click and drag this file to your Swatches palette in Photoshop, when you see the + sign on your cursor, drop the file.
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Chef Sam Choy, Shirley Kauhaihao and Chef Scott Hiraishi.
A new series of videos and publications to help Hawaii's growers, consumers and chefs become more familiar with breadfruit has been released by the Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu project. The videos and publications were deigned to assist growers in supplying grocery stores, restaurants and farmers' markets with high quality fruit; they were also designed to help chefs become more familiar with breadfruit handling and preparation in the kitchen. In addition, backyard growers, consumers and educations will find information relevant to home and community use of breadfruit.
The production of breadfruit is expected to increase dramatically—representing millions of dollars in potential retail sales of breadfruit in the next five to eight years. The increase is due to the sales and distribution of thousands of breadfruit trees in Hawaii in the past few years. Breadfruit can also play an increased key role in island food self-sufficiency, as it's been a primary staple food in the Pacific for thousands of years, according to the Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu project.
The new videos and publications demonstrate how to properly harvest, handle and utilize breadfruit to fully realize its commercial and community value. The 24-page Breadfruit Production Guide: Recommended Practices for Growing, Harvesting and Handling is aimed primarily at breadfruit growers. The guide details best practices for harvest and post-harvest handling to optimize value in the marketplace. The guide explains how to identify and pick breadfruit when it is mature, at its optimal flavor and marketability.
A corresponding video, Harvest and Post-harvest Best Practices, provides a visual demonstration of the key practices outlined in the Breadfruit Production Guide.
An additional video, Handling and Preparation of Breadfruit, features Chef Sam Choy in explaining how to prepare breadfruit from start to finish. Peeling and cutting, and various methods of cooking—steaming, boiling, frying and baking–are demonstrated in the video. Choy is joined in the video by Chef De Cuisine Scott Hiraishi of Sam Choy's Kai Lanai, and cultural practitioner Shirley Kauhaihao of Honaunau.
Additional new publications highlight basic preparation, nutrition and information about the varieties of the fruit. Brief Breadfruit Basics is a two-page publication that features basic handling and preparation methods. Breadfruit—Nutritional Value and Versatility highlights the nutritional qualities of the fruit.
Also, because each variety of breadfruit is slightly different in how it looks when mature and in its taste the organization has published Breadfruit Variety Cards which describe three common varieties of breadfruit in Hawaii—Ma'afala, 'Ulu and Meinpadahk. The cards are designed to help growers and chefs understand the subtle differences when harvesting and preparing in the kitchen.
The videos and publications are produced by the Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu—Revitalizing Breadfruit project and are sponsored by the State of Hawai'i Department of Agriculture. Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu is a project to revitalize 'ulu as an attractive, delicious, nutritious, abundant, affordable, and culturally appropriate food that addresses Hawaii's food security issues. Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu is a project of the Hawaii Homegrown Food Network and the Breadfruit Institute of the National Tropical Botanical Garden.
All of the videos and publications are available for free download at breadfruit.info and breadfruit.org.


With "Update Aquatic" dropping imminently and the current server being nearly completely explored what are peoples thoughts on a reset or new server or something in between. And no, I have not asked/discussed/threatened/cajoled Matt regarding this. Literally just curious to see what peoples thoughts are. I have been playing the new stuff on the xbox and the pc a little bit, it's all been pretty cool. Again, to reiterate, I am NOT suggesting or saying that the server is going to be or should be reset, just wondering where people were on the topic. I will also admit that I have not been able to put forth a whole lot of time on the current server and that yes I have very little accomplished on the current server as a result. My situation has not changed so a new map will not mean that I will be around more so there is no incentive to be gained for me for a new server. Again, JUST wondering.
changes in 1.13 and all the new underwater structures etc.
My suggestion would be to post a poll for a couple of weeks, and drive people to it with a message in the chat scroll since a lot of players aren't hitting the forum or main page that often these days.
Afaik, expanding the map is not supposed to be an issue, however with this new expansion, the explorable world doubles in size because there is actually something to do underwater, there is coral to harvest, ruins to explore sunken ships to loot and buried treasure to be found. It's easily also the prettiest expansion since they added jungle biomes. It's a really ambitious project and unsurprisingly a year in progress. The new mobs are interesting, the new passive mobs are really cool, and useful, a dolphin will push you along underwater making you swim so much faster for a fair distance. Long story short, I am not sure how interesting a simple map expansion will be. Those are my two cents. And really worth nothing more than that.
b-but I just finished my spider, otherwise yeah sure, why not.
I say we need to reset to be able to take full advantage of all the new features. If we just simply expand the map, all the ocean currently explored will be dull and boring compared to the expanded portion, and might even cause new players to leave the server thinking there is nothing new since all the new stuff will be 10k blocks away.
On a side note, if we do reset, I would like to see the border at 15k instead of 10k. I say this because on the current map, I found the only woodland mansion, kind of unfair for others I lucked out. With a slightly larger initial map. more mansion should be able to be explored. Also, with the update comes hidden treasure, larger map will allow more treasure to be found.
I am not sure what I would prefer. I agree with Wes about the crickets, but after seeing everyone go to pure, and reluctantly following, and then seeing everyone go to new prime and again reluctantly following... My builds get better with each move, and I've learned quite a lot, so I would rise to the challenge of a new server, but I reserve the right to piss and moan and complain about it the whole way.
I am so looking forward to building an aquarium with actual swimming fish and turtles!
I have not been on for a bit but lately I've been getting the block itch... I'd enjoy a new map with new areas to explore and build. And this time, I will build everything exactly the way I want it, and finish it all.
Lately I have been very tired in RL. not a decease or something, so dont worry, just that every day is very mentaly taxing these last couple months. Because of that that I can hardly play 30 of MC designing the town if anything even comes out of my head atm. but I am still thinking about it and creating a more refined idea in my head. I have to keep in mind the resources I can use for it is a survival build and not creative so far.
I dont really have a problem with a new map. loosing the traderoom is a waste, but I can just as every time before rebuild it. and possibly have a shop to help others out like I could on the old prime. and in exchange having all those new area's would be nice in my eyes.
I am waiting for the update but I do not wish to move...again... its taken to long to build what I have and its nowhere near finished..for once I would like to bloody build something and finish it entirely.
if there's a reset I should probably just stop what I'm building and not play till the reset happens. what about resetting the previous world? the Vanilla world.
I'm a fan of reset. I like the world we have so just keep it running 1.12.x so people can go back and Schematica builds in it. I'll miss the Torus but its MC; I can build it again.
We need a word from our sponsors please whether or not there will be a new world or reset of the current one. Either way can our builds be w/e over if we want them so we don't have to go through the long-winded process of rebuilding them pretty please with a cherry on top and whipped cream.
If there is going to be another server for 1.13, will it have the current plugins ie McMMO?
I am not sure how hard or whether this is even possible to implement, but it's actually a really great idea.
I like the idea of changing the current GibPrime to a creative server or a creative on/off toggle server. I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a new server for the aquatic update. I agree about the oceans being boring and empty in the original map otherwise. But I think a map expansion should still be performed if the current GibPrime server remains up, even if it is in a different state (creative, for example) and a brand new server comes out.
YES! Bloody awesome idea. GiB would not be so empty as the players who build on single player first would be online and be able to chat with everyone.


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Leather is a part of the Amber Interiors design aesthetic. We incorporate it in subtle ways and we're obsessed with the way it patinas with age. We've been lucky enough to work with some incredibly talented craftsmen over the years and today, we're excited to tell you all about Peter Maxwell, founder of Los Angeles-based leather goods company, Made Solid. Peter and his wife (and business partner) Mia have a clear vision with their designs, constantly inspired by their surroundings, their upbringing and most importantly, western living. We've carried their gorgeous leather wrapped vases (natural and black) at Shoppe for the last year and today, we're beyond excited to announce Shoppe's collaboration with Made Solid with the release of the Shoppe x Made Solid Leather Trays. Every Made Solid product is a labor of love, handmade with extensive processes and made to last a lifetime. We sat down with Peter to discuss all things Made Solid and chat about our latest collaboration. And if you're in LA, be sure to visit their East Hollywood storefront.
We're super excited to collaborate with Made Solid on the brand new Shoppe x Made Solid Trays. Tell us about your creative journey and how you got here.
Made Solid began in 2014 when I decided to get back into leather work, having been around it a lot when I was younger. My first designs were rough versions of what would become our Hand Shaped Tray, Laced Tray and Eyeglass Case. Since the beginning, I've been focused on keeping design fairly simple and refined, but with a warmth that comes from the best natural materials. I've also always wanted to stay connected to the history of materials and process I use. That means I make everything myself in a traditional saddle making style and I use an all natural vegetable tanned cowhide leather from one of the oldest US tanneries, Hermann Oak of St Louis Missouri (established 1881).
Made Solid's first exposure in the retail market was at the old Shelter Half store on La Brea [in Los Angeles]. That was a great fit, very inspirational. All local/US brands, mostly small with a lot of skate and surf influence — and just a ton of support for what I was doing. Shelter Half exposed a lot of other buyers to my work and it led to more stores and demand. That made me focus on design and craft a lot more and it's been a never ending process of growth ever since. We've been really lucky in the support we've gotten.
Made Solid and Shoppe Amber Interiors connected when we released our Leather Wrapped Vases. They have been the perfect fit with that refined look with the natural warmth of the leather developing patina over time. It's a great mix of Western and West Coast.
Why leather? Tell us about the materials and why they are so special.
We'll it's not just any leather, it's a beautiful vegetable tanned leather used for high end Western saddles. It's tanned with a "tea" of oak tree bark — that's it. It's light tan and stiff when new but wears beautifully, softens and patinas like no other leather out there. Hermann Oak is an American tannery, which is a plus. There's so much history to the process. It's all natural and sustainable. Above all else, the leather just looks and feels amazing. It has grain and marks from the life of the animal. All of this reminds us that we're using something that has a history deeper than just the construction of a product that was placed on the shelf for someone to buy. We take that approach with a lot of the work we do — looking for a deeper connection to history and origin, making those connections is actually where the name Made Solid comes from. Making Solid connections…
We love handmade goods. Tell us about the Made Solid creation process.
Well, I still make every Made Solid piece by hand in our East Hollywood studio and I cut by hand from full sides of leather (1/2 of a cow). All pieces are conditioned with plant oils and beeswax and edges are burnished. I pay a lot of attention to the edges of the leather, making them as round and smooth as possible. If stitching is involved, it's all by hand saddle stitch – no sewing machine. I do a lot of dye and paint styles in addition to the veg-tan work we're known for — of course that's all by hand as well. I love the concept of reproducing consistent forms with one of a kind aspects so people can find the one that fits them best. This presents itself in the leather grain of a veg-tan piece, an indigo tie dye pattern or splatter paint design.
What's the life span of Made Solid leather goods?
If we're using the best materials and I'm making the pieces as I should, our work should last a lifetime!
Where do you find your inspiration?
We say that Made Solid design is "inspired by West Coast living." To us, that means we balance the refined and casual, trying to keep a flow to everything we do. Beyond that, I can say that my wife Mia and I really live our process. Our life is so connected to what we do with Made Solid that inspiration comes from every part of life, who we know, our travel, families, history, music and so much more. We love the ocean and the desert. You'll find elements of sand and water in Made Solid. I've been skateboarding since I was 10 and my family lived on Neptune in Leucadia through the 70's and 80's. You'll find elements of flow and transition in Made Solid. Mia is from Japan and we travel there regularly. You'll see this expressed in our stamp work and indigo design. There are so many examples, but I think you get the picture.
We are huge advocates of shopping small and supporting local artisans. What's it like being a small business in the (relatively large) LA community? It's big, but small. Ya know?
Again, we've been lucky in the support we've received. Neither of us come from a design or sales background so we started from the very bottom in building this. I think that every community has a balance of people who are open to new people and ideas, and others who approach with caution or skepticism. Our goals is to stay open and honest with everyone. In doing so, we seem to find other like minded people — in business and personal life. As a small business that means taking things pretty slow and working with people that we have relationships with. In that respect, we wind up feeling like we're working with friends. That makes everything a lot easier and makes the LA community feel super small!
What's next for Made Solid?
We're lucky to have built some great collaborative relationships over the past few years and we're looking to do more in 2019. I love working with artists, as we've done a few times now with Japanese painter Yusuke Hanai. We'll expand the scale of those collabs this year. I've also started sourcing Japanese, African and Mexican craft, vintage and antique pieces for interior designers. I get bored pretty easily so I keep designing. There will be plenty of new [items] in our bag and furniture collections. We have a podcast of my DJ mixes on the website too — I need to do more of that. People seem to like. Psssst: search Made Solid in the iTunes store to find them as well.
What's a typical day like for you and Mia at home?
Little known fact — I teach spin classes, so a typical day is getting up early and going to the gym for a class. Then we eat together, walk Nico the dog and then we open our studio shop for regular hours. I'm working on design and making pieces until 10/11/12 at night most days… Then we do it again. Super exciting!!
What's the best career (or life) advice you've ever received?
Stay humble.
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Taylor Swift to Spend $80,000 on Harry Styles' Christmas Gift
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Like any girl in love, Taylor Swift plans on spoiling her man for Christmas. The difference is, the 23-year-old is taking it to a whole other level when it comes to her One Direction beau Harry Styles.
The 'I Knew You Were Trouble' singer is looking to spend $80,000 on Beatles memorabilia for her beloved, because despite Styles being in the hottest boy band at the moment, he's a huge, huge fan of the iconic band.
Swift is so adamant about purchasing these items, that she's been spending her time calling around tons of record stores in Liverpool, England in order to purchase the prime items. We hope she knows overseas calls are expensive! Yikes!
"She's been phoning Beatles stores in Liverpool hoping to find pieces of rare autographed memorabilia she knows Harry will love," said a source to London's Daily Star. "A staff member at one store let slip she wanted to spend somewhere between £40,000 and £50,000." That's upwards of $80,000 in U.S. dollars!
So why the need to purchase such an abundance of merch? Because he spoiled her for her birthday, that's why!
"Harry spent £900 on Taylor for her recent birthday, and now she wants to repay the favour – and then some."
Leave it to Taylor Swift to up the ante... a lot!
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Hollow carbon-nanotube/carbon-nanofiber hybrid anodes for Li-ion batteries
Yuming Chen, Xiaoyan Li, Kyusung Park, Jie Song, Jianhe Hong, Li Min Zhou, Yiu Wing Mai, Haitao Huang, John B. Goodenough
By a novel in situ chemical vapor deposition, activated N-doped hollow carbon-nanotube/carbon-nanofiber composites are prepared having a superhigh specific Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 1840 m2g-1and a total pore volume of 1.21 m3g-1. As an anode, this material has a reversible capacity of ∼1150 mAh g-1at 0.1 A g-1(0.27 C) after 70 cycles. At 8 A g-1(21.5 C), a capacity of ∼320 mAh g-1fades less than 20% after 3500 cycles, which makes it a superior anode material for a Li-ion battery.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja408421n
10.1021/ja408421n
Chen, Y., Li, X., Park, K., Song, J., Hong, J., Zhou, L. M., Mai, Y. W., Huang, H., & Goodenough, J. B. (2013). Hollow carbon-nanotube/carbon-nanofiber hybrid anodes for Li-ion batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(44), 16280-16283. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja408421n
Chen, Yuming ; Li, Xiaoyan ; Park, Kyusung ; Song, Jie ; Hong, Jianhe ; Zhou, Li Min ; Mai, Yiu Wing ; Huang, Haitao ; Goodenough, John B. / Hollow carbon-nanotube/carbon-nanofiber hybrid anodes for Li-ion batteries. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2013 ; Vol. 135, No. 44. pp. 16280-16283.
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Q: How to use class from C# library in F# module? I have 2 projects in a solution: a C# class library and an F# library.
The C# library has the following class:
using System;

namespace TestFSharpDataLayer.Domain
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        public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
        public bool Active { get; set; }
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Module code:
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module PersonasRepository =
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            select c
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    let private EntityToTestData (entity : sql.dataContext.``dbo.test_dataEntity``) : TestData =
        new TestData(Id = entity["Id"], Nickname = entity["Nickname"])

    let Listar (pagina : int) =
        match pagina with
        | t when t > 0 -> ListarInternal(pagina)
        | _ -> null

Problem is, I can't get the module to recognize the TestData class. C# library is referenced in the F# library, but the open TestFSharpDataLayer.Domain sentence is not recognized by Intellisense and it also throws a compile-time error (TestFSharpDataLayer namespace not defined). Visual Studio shows no warnings.
What am I doing wrong?

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November 6, 2017 – New York (N.Y.) – Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS - Nasdaq: CLLS) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based on gene-edited allogeneic CAR T-cells (UCART), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the clinical hold, previously announced on September 4, 2017, on Phase 1 trials of Cellectis' UCART123 product candidate in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN).
Provision to ensure that the enrollment will be staggered across the UCART123 protocols AML123 and ABC123: at least 28 days should elapse between the enrollments of two patients across the two studies.
Our first wholly-controlled product candidate, UCART123, is a gene edited T-cell investigational drug that targets CD123, an antigen expressed at the surface of leukemic cells in AML, as well as on leukemic and other tumoral cells in BPDCN. Cellectis received in February 2017 an Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct Phase 1 clinical trials with UCART123 in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). This marks the first allogeneic, "off-the-shelf" gene-edited CAR T-cell product candidate that the FDA has approved for clinical trials.
AML is a devastating clonal hematopoietic stem cell neoplasm that is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation and accumulation of leukemic blasts in bone marrow, peripheral blood and, occasionally, in other tissues. These cells disrupt normal hematopoiesis and rapidly cause bone marrow failure and death. In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 19,950 new AML cases per year, with 10,430 estimated deaths per year.
The clinical research at Weill Cornell is led by principal investigator Dr. Gail J. Roboz, Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Director of the Clinical and Translational Leukemia Programs at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
BPDCN is a very rare and aggressive hematological malignancy that is derived from plasmacytoid dendritic cell precursors. BPDCN is a disease of bone marrow and blood cells but also often affects skin and lymph nodes.
The UCART123 clinical program at MD Anderson is led by Dr Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, Associate Professor, Dr Marina Konopleva, Professor, and Professor Hagop Kantarjian, MD, Department Chair, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine.


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Czech star Ana Geislerová has won a remarkable 5 Golden Lion Awards in a career spanning over 40 films and most recently wowed critics with her performance as 'Lenka' opposite Cillian Murphy in the film, ANTHROPOID. A former Shooting Star, Aná has been acting since the age of 14 and is best known from her roles as 'Marcella' in BEAUTY IN TROUBLE, 'Eliska' / 'Hana' in ZELARY and 'Lida' in INNOCENCE. Her numerous acting credits include Academy Award winner Jan Svěrák's, Jízda in 1994 as well as Ondřej Trojan's, Želary, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003. She recently starred in THE CATCHER WAS A SPY opposite Guy Pearse, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
PLAYING AGE: 35 - 45
LOCATION: THE CZECH REPUBLIC
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Raw Humor .org
RawHumor.org is a Non-"Prophet" Organization
Our Mottos: G-U-R-U (Gee You are You) and & Jeez It's Us
Slo-gun: Visualize a Cow "slowly" pulliing out his gun... no his udder gun
Om Page - OOOOOMMMM
Alive-ication
Intro-Duck-Shun
---Ch 1 - The "H" in Humor---
Ch 1a - Hold the Mayo [jokes]
Ch 1b - Funny Foods [jokes]
Ch 1c - Laughter as Energy Medicine
---Ch2 - The "M" in huMor---
Ch2a - G-U-R-U [jokes]
Ch 2b - Jeez It's Us [jokes]
---Ch3 - The "O" in humOr
Ch 3a - Ah-HA - Math & Science Giggles [jokes]
Ch 3b - Things that Make you go Hmmm... [jokes]
Ch 3c - Oxymorons for Dummies [jokes]
---Ch 4 - The "R" in humoR---
Ch4a - Animal Crackers [jokes]
Ch 4b - Assorted Chuckles and Snickers [jokes]
---Ch 5 - The "U" in hUmor---
CH 5b - Bryant Meyers Originals [jokes]
My Masters Thesis (Insomnia Cure)
References and Background Check
Index... Middle, Ring, Pinky & Thumb
Reviews for "Raw Humor"
RawHumor.org Mission Statement
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Breatharian
Theory of Nothing
Hold the Mayo (Mayo clinic that is) - Doctors & Hospitals are a Joke!
Jokes that will leave you in stitches
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
~Voltaire
Patient: "Okay doc, break it to me, how long do I have to live?"
Doctor: "ten."
Patient: "Ten, what? Years? Months?"
Doctor:" …nine…eight…seven…six"
Patient: "I'm feeling terrible. Am I dying?"
Doctor: I'll have to examine you. Hmmm....hmmmmmm. I'm afraid I have some bad news. You're dying and you don't have much time.
Patient: Oh no! how long have I got?
Doctor: Ten...
Patient: "Ten, what?
Doctor: Nine...
Patient: Nine? Nine what -- months? weeks? what?!
Doctor: Eight…seven…six...
I intend to live forever - so far, so good.
Did you hear about the latest birth control pill for men?
You take it the day after. It changes your blood type and DNA.
There are over 50 million people in the U.S. that are overweight. These of course are only round figures.
What do you call a doctor who graduated at the bottom of his class?
Doctor: What seems to be the matter?
Patient: I have a sore throat, Doctor. I ache, I have a fever.
Doctor: Sounds like some kind of virus.
Patient: Everyone in the office has it.
Doctor: Well Then, maybe it's a staff infection.
"Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains."
"Come now, pull yourself together."
Q: Did you hear about the optometrist that fell into his lens grinding machine?
A: He made a spectacle of himself.
I filled out an application that said, "In Case Of Emergency Notify". I wrote "Doctor"... What's my mother going to do?
I guy goes to the doctor's office and the doctor says, "I haven't seen you for a while."
The guy says, "I know, I've been sick."
What do you do if you break your arm in two places? Don't go back to those two places.
Why did the urologist lose his license?
He got in trouble with his peers.
"Doctor, there is an invisible man in your waiting room."
"Tell him I can't see him now."
The pony went to the doctor and said "I have a sore throat."
The doctor said "It's okay your just a little horse."
"Doctor, I think I'm suffering from memory loss."
"Have you ever had it before?"
Patient: How much to have this tooth pulled?
Dentist: $300
Patient: $300 for just a few minutes work?
Dentist: I can do it slower if you like.
A guy walks up to the receptionist in the psychiatrist's office and says: "I'm the invisible man and I would like to talk to the doctor." The receptionist pokes her head into the psychiatrist's office and says: "There is a man here who wants to talk to you, and he claims he's the invisible man." The psychiatrist replies: "Tell him I can't see him right now."
A doctor says to his patient: "Without these treatments, you got three months to live" and hands him a bill. The patient says: "My God! Look at all these. I can't come up with this kind of money in three months!" The doctor says, "Alright! You've got six months to live."
Patient: "Doctor, when I press my stomach it hurts, when I press my cheeks it hurts, and when I press my leg it hurts! What's wrong with me? Is it serious?"
Doctor: "No, it's just your finger that is broken."
Patient: "Doctor, Doctor, I can't get this song out of my head and it's driving me mad. I can't stop humming, "It's Good to Touch the Green Green Grass of Home."
Doctor:"Hmm, sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.
Patient: "Never heard of it."
Doctor: "Well, it's not unusual…"
Teacher: "What is the spinal column?"
Student: "A long bunch of bones. The head sits on the top and you sit on the bottom."
An old man goes to the doctor for some tests. When he gets the results, the doctor tells him that he has bad news.
The old man says, "Just give it to me straight, doc."
The doctor says, "Well, you have cancer, and you have Alzheimer's."
The old man says, "I guess it could be worse. I could have cancer."
The doctor says to the patient: "You're in excellent health – you'll live to be ninety." The patient replies: "But doctor, I am ninety!"
The doctor responds: Well that's it then."
Did you here about the guy who lost his whole left side?
He's alright now!
A man goes to the doctor, wags his arm and says, 'Doctor, it hurts when I do this.' And the doctor says, 'So don't do this.'
Do Roman nurses refer to IVs as 4s?
My wife's star sign was cancer and it's quite ironic how she died really...
She was attacked by a giant crab.
Brian, one of the worlds greatest hypochondriacs, bumped into his Dr. one day at the supermarket. "Doc!" Brian exclaimed, "I've been meaning to tell you, remember those voices I kept on hearing in my head? I haven't heard them in over a week!" "Wow! What wonderful news Brian! I'm so happy for you!" his Dr. exclaimed. "Wonderful?" asked a dismal looking Brian. "There's nothing wonderful about it. I'm afraid my hearing is starting to go now!
Sally walked in to the Dentist office to make an appointment. "How much do you charge to pull out a tooth?" She asked." "It's $130″, was the prompt reply. "$130!" gasped Sally, that's ridiculous! There must be a way for you to go cheaper." "Well," said the Dentist thoughtfully, I suppose if we don't numb it, we could knock off $30." "Only $30?," countered Sally, "that's still $100, you've got to make it cheaper." "Well," said the Dentist after a long pause, "I suppose if we take it out with a wrench we could knock it down to $50." "Perfect", said Sally happily. "I would like to make an appointment for next Tuesday, for my husband Jack."
Q: What happens if you eat yeast and shoe polish?
A: Every morning you'll rise and shine!
Jerry was in the hospital recovering from surgery when a nurse asks him how he is feeling. "I'm OK but I didn't like the four-letter-word the doctor used in surgery," he answered. "What did he say," asked the nurse. "OOPS!"
A man goes to the doctor and has a check up. The doctor says to his patient: I have bad news and worse news." "Oh dear, what's the bad news", asks the patient.
The doctor replies, "You only have 24 hours to live." That's terrible", said the patient, "How can the news possibly be worse?"
The doctor replies, "I've been trying to contact you since yesterday."
Doctor: "I am not exactly sure of the cause. I think it could be due to alcohol."
Patient: "That's ok. I will come back when you are sober."
A woman walks up to an old man sitting in a chair on his porch. "I couldn't help but notice how happy you look," she said. "What's your secret for a long, happy life?" "I smoke three packs a day, drink a case of beer, eat fatty foods, and never, ever exercise," he replied. "Wow, that's amazing," she said, "How old are you?" "Twenty-six."
So this man searching for the fountain of youth goes to a doctor and ask him, "Can you tell me how I can live forever?" The doctor responds, "give up smoking, drinking, sex, and eat only raw salad with no dressing." Shocked the man replies, "that will make me live forever." To this the doctor answers, "I don't know but it will seem like forever."
Did you hear that diarrhea is hereditary?
It runs in your jeans.
A guy walks into a doctors office with a strawberry growing out of his ear.
The doctor says, "I've got some cream for that.
Confucius's once said, "When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire."
Before going in for surgery I thought it would be funny if I posted a note on myself telling the surgeon to be careful. After the surgery I found another note on myself ."Anyone know where my cell phone is????????"
A man goes to the doctor and says: "doctor, there's a piece of lettuce sticking out of my bottom." The doctor asks him to drop his trousers and examines him. The man asks, "Is it serious doctor?" and the doctor replies, "I'm sorry to have to tell you, but this is just the tip of the iceberg."
Patient: Doctor, every time I sneeze, I have an orgasm.
Doctor: Are you taking anything for that?
Patient: Ground Pepper!
Bob had slept with one of his patients and felt guilty all night long. The guilt was overwhelming. A soothing voice inside himself would always remind him the doctors have always been sleeping with their patients. But another voice would bring him back to reality, "dammit Bob, you're a vet."
Patient: "Doctor, I've got a strawberry stuck up my bum."
Doctor: "I've got some cream for that."
'What's wrong, Doctor? You look puzzled."
"I can't figure out exactly what's wrong with you. I think it's the result of heavy drinking."
"Well then, I'll just come back when you're sober."
A 90 year old man went to his doctor and said, "Doctor, my wife, who is eighteen, is expecting a baby."
The doctor said, "Let me tell you a story. A man went hunting, but instead of his gun, he picked up an umbrella by mistake. And when a bear suddenly charged at him, he pointed his umbrella at the bear, shot at it, and killed it on the spot."
"Impossible. Somebody else must have shot the bear."
"Exactly my point."
Doctor! Something's wrong! I'm shrinking!"
"Take it easy, sir. You'll just have to be a little patient."
The doctor calls up the patient and says, "I've got some good news and some bad news for you."
"What's the good news, Doctor?"
"They're going to name a disease after you."
Patient to optometrist: I'm very worried about the outcome of this operation, doctor. What are the chances? Optometrist to patient: Don't worry, you won't be able to see the difference.
This woman rushed to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out. She rattles off: "Doctor, take a look at me, When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's WRONG with me doctor!?
The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says: "Well, I can tell you that there ain't nothing wrong with your eyesight…"
A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't, I've cut off your arms!"
"Doctor, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I hurt all over. If I touch my shoulder here, it hurts, and if I touch my leg here, it hurts, and if I touch my head here, it hurts, and if I touch my foot here, it hurts."
"I believe you've broken your finger."
"Hello Doctor?"
"My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"
"Is this her first child?"
"No, this is her husband!"
Patient: Doctor, I have a problem. I feel unhealthy and depressed.
Doctor: You should cut down on drinks.
Patient: I don't touch a drop.
Doctor: You should cut down on smoking.
Patient: I don't smoke.
Doctor: You should stop taking drugs.
Patient: I don't do drugs.
Doctor: You should cut down on womanizing.
Patient: Haven't touched a woman in my life.
Doctor: In that case, get yourself a drink, learn to smoke, do some drugs, and find a couple of girlfriends.
A man staggers into an emergency room with two black eyes and a golf club wrapped tightly around his throat. Naturally the doctor asks him what happened.
"Well, it was like this", said the man. "I married recently and was making progress with establishing a relationship with my mother-in-law by having a pleasant round of golf. The she sliced her ball into a pasture of cows. We went to look for it and while I was rooting around, I noticed one of the cows had something white at its rear end. I walked over and lifted up the tail and sure enough, there was my mother-in-law's golf ball stuck right in the middle of the cow's butt. That's when I made my mistake."
"What did you do?" asks the doctor.
"Well, I lifted the tell and yelled, "HEY, THIS LOOKS LIKE YOURS!"
It was reputed some years back that there was one little neighborhood on the Lower East Side in New York where people lived to be very old. A sociologist from NYU decided to investigate, first to see if there was any truth to the rumor, and second to see what these people did to help them live that long.
So she traveled to the neighborhood, and there on the park bench was a very, very old man. "Excuse me," she said to him, "but you seem very old. Do you mind if I ask you how old you are?"
"I'm a hundred and three," he replied.
"And I understand there are a lot of other very, very old people in this neighborhood," she continued.
"That's right," he nodded.
"Well," she said, "I'd like to find out what the death rate is around here." "Oh," the old man replied, "it's about one per person."
A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doc, I would like to live a long life. What should I do?"
"I think that is a wise decision," the doctor replies. "Let's see, do you smoke?" "
Oh.. Half a pack a day."
"Starting NOW, no more smoking."
The man agrees. The doctor then asks, "Do you drink?" "Oh, well Doc, not much, just a bit of wine with my meals, and a beer or two every once in a while."
"Starting now, you drink only water. No exceptions." The man is a bit upset, but also agrees. The doctor asks, "How do you eat?" "
Oh, well, you know, Doc, normal stuff."
"Starting now you are going on a very strict diet. You are going to eat only raw vegetables, with no dressing, and non-fat cottage cheese."
The man is now really worried. "
Doc, is all this really necessary?"
"Do you want to live long?"
"Yes." "Well then, it's absolutely necessary. And don't even think of breaking the diet."
The man is quite restless, but the doctor continues, "Do you have sex?"
"Yeah, once a week or so..., only with my wife!" he adds hurriedly.
"As soon as you get out of here you are going to buy twin beds. No more sex for you. None." The man is appalled. "Doc... Are you sure I'm going to live longer this way?"
The doctor replies "I have no idea, but however long you live, I assure you is going to seem like an eternity!"
Patient: Doctor, Doctor, I broke my arm in two places!
Doctor: Stay out of them places!
Patient: Doctor, if I give up wine, women, and song, will I live longer?
Doctor: Not really. It will just seem longer.
Why did the boy tiptoe infront of the medicine cabinet?
Because he didnt wanna wake the sleeping pills.
Doctor: Nurse, how is that little boy doing, the one who swallowed ten quarters?
Nurse: No change yet.
After receiving his medication from the pharmacist, the customer asks, "are these time release pills?" The pharmacist replies, "Yes. They begin to work after your check clears."
Patient: Doctor, you've gotta help me. I eat apples, apples later come out into the toilet. I eat bananas, bananas come out." Doctor: That's easy. Eat shit.
(eat poop for clean version).
A man needed a very serious operation, and he went to the finest surgeon in the country. The operation was a success, and the surgeon presented his bill. "Oh, I can't pay that," the patient replied.
"How about your health insurance?" the surgeon asked.
"Who has health insurance?" the man answered.
"All right," said the surgeon, somewhat annoyed. "Then pay me what you can."
"I don't have a penny to my name," the man told him. "I can't pay you anything."
Now the surgeon was really upset. "If you knew you couldn't pay, why did you come to the finest surgeon in the country?"
"Because," replied the man, "when it comes to my health, money is no object."
Your fat and you need to go on a diet.
I'm not going to sugarcoat it because you'll eat that too.
My wife is a light eater. As soon as it's light she starts to eat. -Henry Youngman
You can't lose weight by talking about it.
You need to keep your mouth shut.
Why should you go to the paint store if your on a diet?
You can get thinner there.
How do most people curb their appetite?
At the drive thru window.
What should you never put in an ice cream sundae?
A Spoon.
What do you call a fascist vegan?
Lactose intolerant.
How do you know your low fat diet is working?
The fat hangs lower every day.
Diets are for people that are thick and tired of it.
What makes the Tower of Piza lean?
A: A proper diet and exercise.
Psychiatrist Jokes
A man was being given a psychology test for a job interview.
"Now," said the psychologist, "I'm going to draw a picture, and you're going to give me a free association."
The psychologist drew a circle, and the man said, "Sex."
Then he drew a square. "Sex," said the man.
Then a triangle. The man nodded and said, "Sex."
"Well," said the psychologist, "you certainly seem to be obsessed with sex." "Me?" said the man. "What do you mean, me? You're the one drawing all the dirty pictures."
I guy walked into a psychiatrists office wearing nothing but a piece of Saran Wrap around his waist. The psychiatrist said: "I can clearly see you're nuts."
Psychiatrist: Mr Phelps, I can say with confidence that after fifteen years of psychotherapy you are cured.
Patient: Well, that's good, I guess. But on the other hand, fifteen years ago I was God. Now I'm nobody.
Why was Pavlov's hair so soft?
He conditioned it.
Do you know the name Pavlov?
It rings a bell.
Have you heard of Pavlov?
That name rings a bell...
A woman told her therapist: "For eighteen years my husband and I were the happiest people in the world! Then we met."
I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order, LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE.
Who is this Rorschach guy? … and why does he paint so many pictures of my parents fighting?
A man walks into the psychiatrist's office with a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear, and a banana in his right ear. He says, "What's the matter with me?"
The psychiatrist says, "You're not eating properly."
It's a Freudian Slip when you say one thing, but you really mean your mother.
Pavlov is sitting at a bar, when all of the sudden the phone rings… Pavlov gasps, "Oh crap, I forgot to feed the dogs."
A guy walks in to his psychiatrists office and says" Doc you got to help me, One night I dream I'm a teepee and the next night i dream that i am a wigwam." The doctor say's," relax, you're two tents"
Patient, nervously: "I'm a teepee!, I'm a wigwam !
Psychiatrist: "Relax,... you're two tents."
A guy goes to the Doctors and he says "Doctor, I'm really worried about my brother, he thinks he's a Hen!" The Doctor says "well have you taken him to see a psychiatrist?", and the guy says "Don't be stupid, we need the eggs!"
A patient says: "Doctor, last night I made a Freudian slip, I was having dinner with my mother-in-law and wanted to say: "Could you please pass the butter. "
But instead I said: "You silly cow, you have completely ruined my life."
In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
A man consults a therapist and states, "Doc, I'm suicidal. What should I do?"
The doctor replies, "Pay in advance".
A Jewish man was seeing a psychiatrist for an eating and sleeping disorder. He said, "I am so obsessed with my mother... As soon as I go to sleep, I start dreaming, and everyone in my dream turns into my mother. I wake up in such a state, all I can do is go downstairs and eat a piece of toast."
The psychiatrist replies: "What, just one piece of toast, for a big boy like you?"
Two psychiatrists each had their practice in the same building for twenty-five years, but had never spoken. After a quarter-century in practice, one still appeared young and upbeat. The other looked old and beat up. One day, they found themselves on the elevator together. Unable to contain his curiosity, the prematurely-aged psychiatrist began a conversation with his colleague. "I've got to know," he began. "How can you spend twenty-five years listening to people's problems and still look so bright and cheerful?"
"Who listens?" was the reply.
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Q: End of merged cells in Excel with Python I am using xlrd package to parse Excel spreadsheets.
I would like to get the end index of a merged cell.
  A   B   C
  +---+---+----+
1 | 2 | 2 | 2  |
  +   +---+----+
2 |   | 7 | 8  |
  +   +---+----+
3 |   | 0 | 3  |
  +   +---+----+
4 |   | 4 | 20 |
  +---+---+----+
5 |   | 2 | 0  |
  +---+---+----+

given the row index and the column index, I would like to know the end index of the merged cell (if merged)
in this example for (row,col)=(0,0) ; end = 3

A: You can use merged_cells attribute of the Sheet object: https://secure.simplistix.co.uk/svn/xlrd/trunk/xlrd/doc/xlrd.html?p=4966#sheet.Sheet.merged_cells-attribute
It returns the list of address ranges of cells which have been merged.
If you want to get end index only for the vertically merged cells:
def is_merged(row, column):
    for cell_range in sheet.merged_cells:
        row_low, row_high, column_low, column_high = cell_range
        if row in xrange(row_low, row_high) and column in xrange(column_low, column_high):
            return (True, row_high-1)
    return False


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Washington State has a Dog Day afternoon vs Fresno State in LA Bowl
Jake Dickert and the Washington State Cougars were the first Pac-12 team to make a bowl game appearance.
The Cougars finished the year 7-5 and were seventh in the Pac-12. They played the Mountain West Conference champion Fresno State Bulldogs in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.
Buy Trojan's tickets
Washington State lost its offensive and defensive coordinators prior to the game. They took other jobs, and it showed in Los Angeles. The Bulldogs' impressive win streak continued with a sea of red supporting Fresno State at SoFi Stadium.
The game wasn't close one bit. Fresno State won its ninth straight game and moved to 10-4 with a 29-6 victory.
WSU quarterback Cameron Ward struggled. He went 22-32 for 137 yards with no scores and an interception against Fresno State. The Bulldogs' defense was suffocating all game long.
Moreover, Fresno State running back Jordan Mims impressed everybody and showed his NFL talent even more with 18 carries for 209 yards and a pair of scores.
Fresno State RB Jordan Mims showcasing his fluid athleticism and change of direction skills once again with a chunk run in the LA Bowl. He's up to 164 yards from scrimmage and a score on 13 touches today.
He's one of my fav sleepers in the 2023 NFL Draft—headed to @ShrineBowl. pic.twitter.com/ZK1XGEopVy
— Bobby Football (@Rob__Paul) December 17, 2022
Jake Haener, who missed time earlier in the season, went 24-36 for 280 yards and a pair of scores, and Cal transfer WR Nikko Remigio led the team with five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Jake Haener is unbelievable
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— Sidelines – FresnoState (@SSN_FresnoState) December 17, 2022
Haener, who played at Washington before transferring to Fresno State, never had the opportunity to play in the Apple Cup, but now he gets a massive win over the Cougars to end his college career and give the Bulldogs a 10-win campaign after starting 1 -4.
Heisman Trophy Trivia: test yourself on the history of this award and USC's place within it
Sacramento apartment catches fire after a candle is left burning


It is not everyday that one is like a tourist in our own country. I went on a trip with my fellow Repair Kopitiam coaches and others for a practically once-in-a-lifetime experience to Pulau Semakau, an island located 8km south of the mainland. It is affectionately known as a landfill island, where our incinerated trash gets sent.
Who would have known the cleanest public area in Singapore is the landfill itself!!! What a revelation! Our guide boasted that there are no cockroaches and other pests cos there is nothing left for them to consume. I also learned that the landfill island is actually a reclaimed combination of the original Pulau Semakau and Pulau Sakeng.
Costing some SG$600 million to reclaim and build in 1990s dollars, it is probably one of the most expensive projects undertaken by the government that are outside of the public eye and concern.
A view of the outside of the main administration building and the bus that will take us on the tour.
Enough talk, here are the pictures I have taken and some description on my part.
At Pasir Panjang Ferry Terminal on a bright Sunday morning.
Waiting for our "ride" which actually turned out to be the white-red boat in the picture.
The 28 of us boarding a ferry. Reminds me of BMT days in NS where recruits board to go to Tekong.
The various container ships that are anchored in the area en-route.
The admin building coming into view. The admin building technically lies on the old Pulau Sakeng.
Landfill receiving station for the barge to come in to unload their ashes onto the island.
Full size-shot of the first picture of this post.
Signs that greet you when you step onto the island.
A scale mockup of the island. Each "cell" represents an area of landfill to be filled. Right now, only the largest landfill at the bottom is still available. $400 million of the $600 million total island construction cost went to the building of the surrounding sea wall to enclose the landfill. The road on top of the sea wall probably holds the record for being the most expensive in Singapore to construct.
Beginning of the bus tour. These tanks are used to store rainwater for later use like washing. Otherwise, the island is pretty much self-sustaining with the exception of food and fuel.
The emergency backup waste processing plant should all the incinerators in mainland Singapore be out of commission. This backup has never been used so far.
Entering the landfill receiving station. The barge is pushed into the station by the tugboat you see in the background.
A crane unloading the ashes from the barge into the truck. The ashes have been slightly mixed with water to form sludge during the incineration process therefore they will not disperse in the wind. The bus driver opened the door at this point to let us take a quick whiff of the surrounding air. It wasn't too bad lah.
Even if no trucks are present, the crane operator still unloads to the ground adjacent to the barge. Schedule is tight to unload the barge ASAP so they will empty the barge even if no trucks are available to receive the load.
A fish farm! Apparently this is production-ready with the produce sold to some restaurants already.
Our friendly and funny guide in action. We are now travelling on the most expensive road in Singapore.
All the greenery, stuff you do not expect in a landfill island. Helps to also protect the surface of the landfill.
Mangroves are sensitive to pollution so some are "stationed" just outside the island to act as an indicator of problems. If the mangroves suffer/die, this indicates that landfill materials have leaked out into the open sea alerting the staff to take immediate action.
Mangroves also act as rubbish catchment areas as shown by the plastic bottles trapped in their roots.
Adding topsoil to the top of the landfill to prepare for plants to be grown later.
Hiking trails for those who are inclined.
Spot the highly camouflaged monitor lizard. The proliferation of wildlife on this island proves the relative cleanliness of this area.
A part of the landfill area Cell 3 has been left unfilled as it is used by migratory birds.
"Deep" sea fishing farm just off the coast.
More birds to show the pristine cleanliness of the place.
Raffles Lighthouse in the distance.
A black barrier to prevent toxins in the landfill from leaking into the open sea.
The largest landfill "cell" in Semakau now being filled.
A Measuring Well (MW) drilled into the ground for the staff to monitor conditions of the landfill/water.
A small hut that is run entirely off renewable energy, wind turbines and solar power. The hut is part of an experiment to test the feasibility of using landfilled land for other purposes.
A filled landfill being used as a flat land for government research.
Never forgetting the Singapore flag to mark it as our territory.
The city skyline in the distance.
Projected to last up to 2035-2045 since it opened in 1 April 1999, it really drives home the point that the trash we throw away is not out of sight and out of mind. Everything must end up somewhere. The 3Rs, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are not some dry concepts our schools force down our throats just for the sake of exams. Of course since I'm a coach in Repair Kopitiam, I have to evangelise the 4th R which is Repair.
For those interested, trips to Pulau Semakau are free during Clean and Green Week every November. All other times including this time, we had to pay for our ferry ride there. However be warned that free means crowded.
Finally thanks to Din and Shaggy of Repair Kopitiam/Sustainable Living Lab for organising this eye-opening trip!
Thanks! Hope you visit us at other Repair Kopitiam sessions next time!
Brilliant article, thanks so much! I have always wondered what happened to the rubbish. Someone said it got dumped overseas, but i didn't like to believe that. Any idea what happens to the rest which is not incinerated? Is it all recycled? I'm realising how little i know about this side of our little island. Keep up the good work!!!
Recycling actually comes before the incineration process. Rubbish that gets to the incinerator usually means they cannot be extracted of any useful materials anymore. During the talk, I did learn that some rubbish cannot be incinerated like concrete from construction sites. The non-flammable rubbish just gets dumped straight into the landfill.
I would like to plan a visit to semakau island with group of students to understand more about how landfill works?


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Vivan Lowther stands in the Stettler Curling Rink amongst all the donations collected so far for the annual Frontenac Chapter IODE Rummage Sale which is set to run Sept. 20th and 21st.	Mark Weber/Stettler Independent
Frontenac Chapter IODE Rummage Sale is set to run Sept. 20th and 21st
Hugely popular sale held at the Curling Rink and the Agri-plex
Mark Weber
Aug. 28, 2019 12:30 p.m.
A hugely popular annual event, the Frontenac Chapter IODE Rummage Sale is set to run Sept. 20th and 21st.
Drop-off days continue Sept. 3rd, 5th, 10th and 12th between 5 and 8 p.m., on Sept. 16th from 9 a.m. through to 8 p.m. and also on Sept. 18th from 9 a.m. through to 3 p.m.
Hours for the rummage sale are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 20th and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 21th.
IODE Canada is a national women's charitable organization, notes the group's web site.
"It stands for the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, and it was started more than 100 years ago," said Vivian Lowther, one of the event's organizers.
The local rummage sale has a long history in Stettler, stretching back more than 75 years, she said, adding she has been a part of the local chapter since 1991. Currently, there are about 20 members.
"Originally, it was to support the veterans overseas and their families," said Lowther of the group's beginnings.
According to the IODE Canada web site, it was back in 1900 that Margaret Polson Murray of Montreal encouraged the formation of a federation of women to promote patriotism, loyalty and service to others.
"The first chapter, Federation of the Daughters of the Empire, was formed in Fredericton, New Brunswick in early 1900. Primary chapters were formed in quick succession across Canada as were junior chapters.
"In 1901, the Federation was incorporated as Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire and Children of the Junior Branch.
IODE was incorporated as a Canadian women's organization by a special act of the Parliament of Canada in 1917.
"Women of all ages, from all walks of life and educational backgrounds, meet in local chapters for fun, friendship and community volunteerism. Members volunteer with and for people, focusing on children, education and community services.
"The main benefit of belonging to IODE is being part of a like-minded group of women who work together to improve the quality of life for those in need."
These days, Lowther said the organization is mainly focused on supporting education.
"We give awards to the schools and we also support the library, the hospital, women's shelters and anybody that needs help, we will provide that help," she explained. The group's funds come primarily from events like the annual rummage sale as well.
Meanwhile, the local group meets the first Monday of the month except for July and August at the Stettler United Church.
Meetings start at 7 p.m.
For Lowther, belonging to the group brings its own source of joy.
"The members that we have are great to work with," she said. "It's also a time to get out and socialize."
For more information, find them on Facebook at 'Frontenac Chapter IODE Stettler'.
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Trude Beiser, född 2 september 1927 i Lech am Arlberg, är en österrikisk före detta alpin skidåkare.

Beiser blev olympisk mästare i störtlopp vid vinterspelen 1952 i Oslo.

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Österrikiska alpina skidåkare
Österrikiska olympiska guldmedaljörer
Österrikiska olympiska silvermedaljörer
Olympiska guldmedaljörer 1952
Olympiska guldmedaljörer 1948
Olympiska silvermedaljörer 1948
Världsmästare i alpin skidsport
Tävlande i alpin skidåkning vid olympiska vinterspelen 1948
Tävlande i alpin skidåkning vid olympiska vinterspelen 1952
Tävlande vid olympiska vinterspelen 1948 från Österrike
Tävlande vid olympiska vinterspelen 1952 från Österrike
Födda 1927
Levande personer
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When you are willing to pay for global warming "research" that has a predetermined outcome, all you do is open the door for fraud.
Reader Mark emailed an example today.
Please consider Top University Passed Off Rivals' Research to Bankroll Climate Change Agenda.
An investigation by The Mail on Sunday also reveals that when the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) made a bid for more Government funds, it claimed it was responsible for work that was published before the organisation even existed. Last night, our evidence was described by one leading professor whose work was misrepresented as 'a clear case of fraud – using deception for financial gain'. The chairman of the CCCEP since 2008 has been Nick Stern, a renowned global advocate for drastic action to combat climate change.
On Friday, the CCCEP – based jointly at the London School of Economics and the University of Leeds – will host a gala at the Royal Society in London in the peer's honour. Attended by experts and officials from around the world, it is to mark the tenth anniversary of the blockbuster Stern Review, a 700-page report on the economic impact of climate change. The review was commissioned by Tony Blair's Government.
Last night, CCCEP spokesman Bob Ward admitted it had 'made mistakes', both in claiming credit for studies which it had not funded and for papers published by rival academics. 'This is regrettable, but mistakes can happen… We will take steps over the next week to amend these mistakes,' he said.
The publication dates of some of these papers on the list are incorrect – giving the mistaken impression that they had been completed after the CCCEP came into existence.
The Daily Caller reports Top University Stole Millions From Taxpayers By Faking Global Warming Research.
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Xanthoeme is een kevergeslacht uit de familie van de boktorren (Cerambycidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1980 door Martins.

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Xanthoeme is monotypisch en omvat slechts de volgende soort:
 Xanthoeme signaticornis (Melzer, 1920)

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