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Vinyl LP pressing. The Plaintive is the first new album since 2014 by the legendary, and somewhat underrated electronic project of Mark Van Hoen, Locust. Produced intermittently over a 5-year period, the tracks were created with a largely-digital eurorack modular system, alongside a selection of analog synthesizers, notably a newly-acquired Prophet 12 polysynth. While tracks like "If You Knew" and "Out Here" are reminiscent of classic Locust, much of "The Plaintive" shows us a new side to Locust - melodic, playful, and melancholic, with clear nods to the melodic electronic sounds of early pioneers like Cluster, early-Kraftwerk, or even OMD's late-70s output. For Suction's vinyl release of "The Plaintive", we've chosen 10 highlights from the original 15-track digital release, housed in a stunning The Designers Republic LP jacket.
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Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2012 Apr;68(Pt 4):391-403. doi: 10.1107/S090744491104978X. Epub 2012 Mar 16.
Brunger AT1, Das D, Deacon AM, Grant J, Terwilliger TC, Read RJ, Adams PD, Levitt M, Schröder GF.
Primary-sequence alignment between 1vgy (chain A) and Cgl1109. The alignment obtained by PROMALS3D (Pei et al., 2008) is shown. The first line in each block shows conservation indices for positions with a conservation index above 4. The last two lines show consensus amino-acid sequence (Consensus_aa) and consensus predicted secondary structure (Consensus_ss). The representative sequences are named in magenta and are colored according to predicted secondary structure (red, α-helix; blue, β-strand). The first and last residue numbers of each sequence in each alignment block are shown before and after the sequences, respectively. Consensus-predicted secondary-structure symbols: α-helix, h; β-strand, e. Consensus amino-acid symbols are as follows (conserved amino acids are shown in bold uppercase letters); aliphatic (I, V, L), l; aromatic (Y, H, W, F), @; hydrophobic (W, F, Y, M, L, I, V, A, C, T, H), h; alcohol (S, T), o; polar residues (D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, T), p; tiny (A, G, C, S), t; small (A, G, C, S, V, N, D, T, P), s; bulky residues (E, F, I, K, L, M, Q, R, W, Y), b; positively charged (K, R, H), +; negatively charged (D, E), −; charged (D, E, K, R, H), c. Note that the sequence numbers refer to the genomic sequence of Cgl1109 (taking into account the minor mutations in the construct used for crystallization; see text) and 1vgy. The residue numbering in the deposited PDB file (PDB entry 3tx8) begins with the first residue of the expression construct used, so it is offset by 11 residues compared with the genomic sequence.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2012 Apr 1;68(Pt 4):391-403.
Interaction between symmetry-related molecules. A primary molecule (orange) and the nearest symmetry-related molecules (blue) obtained by applying the symmetry operators of the space group of the crystal (P6522) to the primary molecule are shown, as well as lattice translations. Taken together, all these molecules form a network of interactions which is connected throughout the crystal in all three dimensions. The molecules interact through three interfaces, labelled 1, 2 and 3. Interface 2′ is related by crystallographic symmetry to interface 2. Of the three interfaces, interface 1 involves the most extensive interactions, with a buried suface area of 1569 Å2 (compared with 541 Å2 for interface 2 and 276 Å2 for interface 3; the buried surface areas were computed with the PDBePISA server). Considering the extensive interactions, interface 1 is likely to promote dimerization of the molecule, as is also suggested by the PDBePISA server.
DEN refinement starting from molecular-replacement solution. The best R free value for each parameter pair (γ, w DEN) among 20 repeats is shown; for each parameter pair we performed 20 repeats of the DEN-refinement protocol consisting of ten macrocycles of torsion-angle refinement and restrained individual B-factor refinement (for details, see text). The R free value is contoured using values calculated on a 6 × 6 grid (marked by small + signs) where the parameter γ is (0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0) and w DEN is (0, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300); the results for w DEN = 0 (i.e. torsion-angle refinement without DEN restraints) are independent of γ and the same value was used for all grid points with w DEN = 0. The value of R free varies from 0.444 to 0.479. The contour plot shows two pronounced minima in the range 300 ≥ w DEN ≥ 100, with the absolute minimum at w DEN = 300, γ = 0.2.
Comparison of various refinements and maps for residues 66–77. The sequence numbers refer to the genomic sequence of Cgl1109 (see Fig. 1). (a) Standard refinement (gray) versus the final model (orange). (b) Standard refinement and one round of AutoBuild (blue) versus the final model (orange). (c) DEN refinement (green) versus the final model (orange sticks). (d) DEN refinement and one round of AutoBuild (magenta) versus the result of semi-automated rebuilding (yellow) versus the the final model (orange). (e) 2mF o − DF c electron-density map after standard refinement (blue mesh) and a subsequent round of AutoBuild (cyan mesh) versus the final structure (orange sticks). (f) 2mF o − DF c electron-density map after DEN refinement (blue) and a subsequent round of AutoBuild (cyan) versus the final structure (orange sticks). (g) Electron-density map obtained by density modification of the MAD map (blue) versus the final structure (orange sticks). (h) 2mF o − DF c electron-density map (blue mesh) of the final model (orange sticks).
Comparison of various refinements and maps for residues 251–276. Residues 251–263 comprising an α-helix, residues 264–271 comprising a loop and residues 272–276 comprising a β-strand are shown (the sequence numbers refer to the genomic sequence; see Fig. 1). (a) Standard refinement (gray) versus the final model (orange). Standard refinement produces fragmented or incorrectly connected electron density (marked by arrows). (b) Standard refinement and one round of AutoBuild (blue) versus the final model (orange). Electron density is still fragmented or shows incorrect connectivity. (c) DEN refinement (green) versus the final model (orange). (d) DEN refinement and one round of AutoBuild (magenta) versus the result of semi-automated rebuilding (yellow). (e) 2mF o − DF c electron-density map after standard refinement (blue mesh) and a subsequent round of AutoBuild (cyan mesh) versus the final structure (orange sticks). (f) 2mF o − DF c electron-density map after DEN refinement (blue) and a subsequent round of AutoBuild (cyan) versus the final structure (orange sticks). (g) Electron-density map obtained by density modification of the MAD map (blue) versus the final structure (orange sticks). (h) 2mF o − DF c electron-density map (blue mesh) of the final model (orange sticks).
Comparison of various refinements and maps for residues 251–276. A close-up view of the loop consisting of residues 264–271, which is also part of Fig. 5, is shown. The final model is colored orange (sticks and cartoon representation). The structure after the first round of DEN refinement and AutoBuild is colored magenta (sticks and cartoon representation) and the corresponding 2mF o − DF c electron-density map (with model phases calculated from this structure, but without experimental phase information, and contoured at 1.4σ) is colored marine blue. The electron-density map clearly shows that the loop needed to be corrected.
Significance of selenium sites. The standard deviation above the mean (σ) in anomalous difference Fourier maps is shown for the six selenium sites of the SeMet variant of Cgl1109. For comparison, the standard deviation of the highest noise peak is also shown. The amplitudes for the calculation of the anomalous difference Fourier map were obtained from the diffraction data at the peak wavelength (Table 1). The phases were obtained from the atomic model after standard refinement (blue diamonds), standard refinement followed by automated building with AutoBuild (green triangles), DEN refinement (yellow squares) and DEN refinement followed by automated model building with AutoBuild (red circles).
Comparison of Cgl1109 with 1vgy-A. A superposition of the final model of Cgl1109 (orange cartoon) and chain A of PDB entry 1vgy (blue cartoon) is shown. The superposition was performed with PyMOL (DeLano, 2002).


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The Honda Five engine is a tiny masterpiece of engineering.
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Yes, it wasn't a dream - England have won a World Cup penalty shoot-out.
Our reporters discussed the win over Colombia and looked ahead to the quarter-final with Sweden on Saturday.
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Ryska federationens hjälte är den finaste ryska hedersutmärkelse som kan tilldelas en rysk medborgare. Den instiftades av den tidigare presidenten Boris Jeltsin den 20 mars 1992 och ersatte då den tidigare titeln Sovjetunionens hjälte.

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Kriteriet för att få utmärkelsen är att personen skall genomfört heroiska insatser för staten och det ryska folket. Både civila och militära ryssar kan tilldelas medaljen. Medaljen kan också erhållas postumt.

Exempel på ryssar som erhållit utmärkelsen
 Achmat Kadyrov - f.d. president i Tjetjenien
 Aleksandr Karelin - rysk brottare
 Sergej Krikaljov - rysk kosmonaut
 Larisa Lazutina - rysk längdskidåkare
 Ljubov Jegorova - rysk längdskidåkare
 Katia Budanova - sovjetisk stridspilot
 Sergej Sjojgu - Rysslands katastrofminister 1999

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More than a dozen current and upcoming shows, including 'GLOW,' 'Snowfall' and 'Halt and Catch Fire,' are set in the 1980s.
Television is partying like it's 1989. Or 1983. Or pretty much any time during the '80s.
More than a dozen current and upcoming series are set in the decade of Ronald Reagan and shoulder pads, a time when actual music videos played on MTV.
There are plenty of reasons, with nostalgia topping the list. Many writers and producers came of age in that decade, as did many fortysomethings still in the prized young-adult demographic.
"Every generation looks back at another era nostalgically," says Jason Mittell, a professor of film and media at Middlebury College in Vermont. "There are so many moments in Stranger Things, GLOW, Halt and Catch Fire where it's just a sense of seeing an outfit, like legwarmers, or hearing a Pat Benatar song that creates a connection."
It's easier to comment on contentious current issues from a show set in another era, as M*A*S*H did, but it's not as necessary now as fewer shows have to please broad-based audiences with divergent opinions.
Some shows, such as Netflix's Stranger Things and Amazon's Red Oaks, reflect entertainment of the time, too, Mittell says.
"For Stranger Things, one of the big appeals is that it's evocative of '80s film. It's more likely the Millennial audience would have seen E.T. and The Goonies rather than necessarily remembering the '80s," he says.
Stranger Things luxuriates in '80s film references, including classics Firestarter and Stand By Me. The buzzy hit, which focused on a boy's disappearance in Indiana in 1983, advances to 1984 when Season 2 is released Oct. 27.
Netflix's Narcos, which tracked drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in its first two seasons, opened in 1979 and spanned the '80s. Its third season (Sept. 1) moves into the early 1990s, focusing on the Cali cartel.
NBC's Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (Sept. 26, 10 ET/PT) explores the trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were ultimately convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents.
Halt and Catch Fire (AMC, Saturday, 9 ET/PT), which follows computer pioneers who helped create today's wired world, opened its first season in 1983 focusing on the PC business in Texas. The final season jumps to 1993 Silicon Valley, where its digital dreamers contemplate cataloging the Internet. Think Google.
Snowfall (FX, Wednesday, 10 ET/PT) opens in 1983 and looks at the birth of the crack cocaine epidemic, detailing the social, political and economic fallout still felt today.
Netflix's GLOW (Season 1 available now) takes a comedic look at a mid-1980s women's wrestling league, examining issues of race and gender that remain relevant.
NBC's This Is Us (Sept. 26, 9 ET/PT), opened Season 1 with the Pearson siblings turning 36 in the present day. Episodes jumped around in time to chronicle their births in 1980 and childhood events later in the decade.
Netflix's two Wet Hot American Summer seasons, First Day of Camp (set in 1981) and Ten Years Later (set in 1991), reboot the 2001 film that took its own nostalgic look at summer camp in the '80s.
Red Oaks, set at a New Jersey country club in 1985, evokes such memorable '80s films as Caddyshack and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
FX's The Americans, back in 2018 for its final season, charts 1980s superpower tensions from the perspective of covert Soviet spies living in Reagan's America.
Germany's Deutschland 83, which followed an East German operative in West Germany, returns next year on SundanceTV as Deutschland 86.
Channing Tatum and his producing partners created their own 1980s Romanian cop series, Amazon's Comrade Detective (available now), with Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and other actors dubbing the propaganda-heavy show in English.


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State insurance commissioners back NFIP reauthorization
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is urging Congress to immediately reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program prior to its scheduled expiration on Sept. 30.
Reauthorization would help avoid short-term extensions and program lapses that create uncertainty in the insurance, housing and lending markets, the Kansas City, Missouri-based organization said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The NFIP plays a critical role in providing coverage, and any delay or lapse in the program will hurt consumers," NAIC CEO Mike Consedine said in the statement. "The NAIC stands ready to work with Congress to support a long-term reauthorization."
The NAIC expressed its specific support for the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in March in the U.S. House of Representatives that clarifies that people who buy private flood insurance should receive the same treatment as those who purchase it through the NFIP if they're trying to obtain federally backed mortgages that require flood insurance. It is part of the effort to spur more private insurance participation in covering flood risks.
"It is important to maintain a stable program to provide certainty for policyholders while also encouraging greater growth in the private flood insurance market as a complement to the NFIP," Ted Nickel, NAIC president and Wisconsin insurance commissioner, said in the statement. "State insurance regulators support this legislation because it provides consumers with more options for coverage which could lead to more affordable prices."
In recognition of the growing private flood market, the NAIC said it has developed a requirement for insurers to include a line item in their annual financial statements highlighting their private flood insurance activity. This data will provide state regulators with an overview of the size of the private flood insurance market and insights into the market as it grows.
Flood insurance bill reintroduced in Congress
A bipartisan bill designed to spur more private insurance participation in covering flood risks has been reintroduced into the U.S. Congress.
Lawmakers set to tackle flood insurance program overhaul
Winds of change blowing in for NFIP
Legislative drafts start NFIP revamp
House NFIP reform legislation holds promise and pitfalls
NFIP extension bill introduced in Senate


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The Last Jedi Makes The Force Awakens' Biggest Plot Hole Worse
by Alex Leadbeater
– on Dec 15, 2017
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi may resolve a lot of The Force Awakens' dangling threads, but there is one peculiar plot hole J.J. Abrams created which Rian Johnson refuses to answer: the mystery of Luke's lightsaber.
Episode VIII is an almost perfect sequel to both the classic era films and The Force Awakens, continuing the story and developing the characters in a wholly faithful way. And it answers many of the big questions. We finally get some resolution to the mystery of Rey's parents, why Kylo Ren turned to the dark side, why Luke went to the First Jedi Temple and even how the upstart First Order funds itself, all while the story continues apace towards a new and exciting dawn.
Related: The Last Jedi Doesn't Have A Post-Credits Scene – But You Should Stick Around
However, there's one dangling question from The Force Awakens - one so major that it's basically a plot hole - that isn't even addressed: the Skywalker saber. The laser sword that reappeared magically in Episode VII plays a pivotal role in its sequel, both symbolically and narratively, yet not once is how it can even still exist after the events of The Empire Strikes Back, a film that came out almost four decades ago, explained.
Why The Skywalker Lightsaber Is A Plot Hole
How The Last Jedi Makes It Worse
The Skywalker Lightsaber Shouldn't Exist
The Skywalker saber - originally Anakin's used in the Clone Wars, later taken by Obi-Wan Kenobi and given to Luke - was seemingly lost on Bespin when Darth Vader chopped off Luke's hand, sending it and his weapon into the bowels of Cloud City - and, based on what happened to Luke when he lept a few moments later, presumably towards the gas giant's surface.
Yet in The Force Awakens, it appeared seemingly out of nowhere in Maz's castle, giving Rey a Force vision that nodded to the Vader-Luke showdown but never showed what happened after. The only response given by Maz is that the origin was "a good question, for another time". While it's true her home was under attack from the First Order and so things were a little rushed, it felt like an incredible cop-out. That's especially true as the saber became more important later on, being the object of Kylo Ren's desire in the final conflict with Finn and Rey, as well as what the latter presents to Luke Skywalker in the film's final shot.
The accepted solution is that the saber got caught somewhere in Cloud City and was picked up by some lower level worker, with it passing through hands across the galaxy until eventually winding up at Kanata's. This was what happened in Legends, where the saber and hand were obtained by Grand Admiral Thrawn, who cloned Luke. In canon, though, that's one major coincidence in a film already heavy with them, and looking behind-the-scenes we get an idea why.
Related: Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Biggest Spoilers and Reveals
Why The Plot Hole Was Such A Problem
The original opening of The Force Awakens was going to have Luke's severed hand floating through space before it dropped into a planet's atmosphere (either Takadona's and straight into Maz's backyard or Jakku where it, not the map, would be the film's MacGuffin). That's an even bigger coincidence than what we got, presumably changed when it was pointed out Cloud City isn't in space and so made little sense (Kylo Ren's attack on Jakku also has much greater plot momentum as a post-crawl beat, anyway). Less weird but just as intriguing, an entire section of Episode VII where Maz went to the Resistance base on D'Qar and gave the weapon to Leia was cut. Quite what this would have happened here is unknown, but it certainly could have been set to provide an answer and there simply wasn't time in the finished edit.
Basically, they struggled to make the saber work in multiple ways, and it's not difficult to see why; while it's obviously not as big a question as many of Episode VII's other dangling plot points, the saber is a greater problem because it links directly to previous movies. Rey, Kylo and Snoke were all freshly introduced, so had freedom and audience favor on their side. The lightsaber was pre-existing and so a lack of answers created a logic gap: a plot hole. One we likely won't get a solution to.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) release date: May 25, 2018
Star Wars 8/Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) release date: Dec 15, 2017
Star Wars 9 / Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) release date: Dec 20, 2019
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In 2014 the wood was planted with native species sourced from Scotland; oak, birch, rowan, holly, Scots Pine and crab apple.
In 2018 funding was received from the Fossoway and District Community Council Community Benefit Fund which has allowed Benches and Signage to be installed.


A delegation from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is expected to leave for Geneva this month to hold discussions with UN Human Rights officials and the international community to gather their support for an international war crimes probe, reports said today.
The visit will take place ahead of the release of the report on Sri Lanka by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights during the 30th session of the UNHRC in Geneva.
The report is expected to be critical towards the LTTE and the former Government who have been accused of widespread human rights violations in the final stages of the war between the military and the LTTE.
"Before the report is submitted, we will be holding discussions with members from the international community and the UN Human Rights office to make our stand clear. We reject any domestic investigation and want war crimes probed by an independent foreign team," TNA Northern Provincial Council member M.K. Shivajilingam said.
The five member TNA delegation will be travelling to Geneva independently and will not be a part of a Government delegation which will also be attending the Council sessions, Shivajilingam added.
The UN estimated that at least 40,000 Tamil civilians had been killed in the final months of the battle by both government and rebel shelling and had earlier called for an international independent probe.
Now TNA has four faces. One the face of opposition in parliament, another as supporting Party with the Government. Another instigating the NPC on its behalf to raise the issue of International probe. Fourth is to dubiously act like a Party safeguarding the interest of Tamils while enjoying the perks given to a Leader of the opposition. The last openly displays its duality of being part of the government as well as the opposition. Finally at the end of the five years Tamils will be back to square one, perhaps in a much more worse situation.
The TNA better grow up. You need to accommodate the change in government and allow a local mechanism to be put in place by a new Government to inquire and await its findings. There is credibility in the new administration and you need to grant that benefit of the doubt to them first. Your old baila of international inquiry will now not be bought by any of the western powers whose foreign policy pretty much jives to the dictates of the US. You are wasting your resources trying to woo the UNHCR. May be try China now – they may uphold your cause!!! It is now time to change – all things are new. Don't forget what your despot judge overnight turned politico and Chief Minister was cautioned when he went to the USA recently.
You guys are a disgrace to the Tamil majority who want to co exist with the rest of the country. You have in your clique remnants of the megalomaniac's despots. Thankfully the voters of the North booted out one of them and you are still propping others? For what?
Ask Father S J Emmanuel of GTF, your biggest diaspora supporter, what he wrote to one of his brother priests in Jaffna who is also supposed to be the Bishop in waiting for Jaffna upon his being advised of a Unity Vigil held at Madhu Shrine on the 30th of May. . You are mere humans who cannot work against what God has willed for this beloved country. So subdue your egos and think "one country – one voice" – we are ALL Sri Lankans – not Tamil, Muslim, Burger or Sinhalese or whatever. His Holiness the Pope requested – "forgive and forget" to the people of the North. It applies to all of us.
So Mr Sampanthan – please vacate trying to placate the ginger groups in your coalition – take a stand and move for the benefit of the entire nation – sorry to say biologically speaking – you haven't much time. Sri Lanka has not had any statesman for the last 50 or more years. You have a golden opportunity to enter that realm for the greater good. Look at Singapore – it is not too far to emulate.
Sri Lanka has an opportunity to prove that it did not commit war crimes and crimes against humanity during the entire three decades long war, let alone in the latter part. On the contrary it was India, the UK, the US, the EU, NATO nations and Norway and Switzerland that did them using the LTTE terrorist as their enforcer during the entire three decadeswar. Sri Lanka fought back only in self-defence. UN estimate of over 40,000 killed in the latter part of the war is a figment of the Tamil diaspora's imagination.


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The Regret Rooms
A short fiction story about regrets in the ER
N.A. Turner, Writer of fictional stories and writing advice
He heard sounds of agony, pain and anger. Children and adults alike were crying. The ER was crowded, and full of distressed people.
Noah walked past them, faces imprinting in his memory. He had just started as an intern in the hospital. An unusual intern, because he was sixty years of age. Finally, he had found his vocation in life.
Noah was not a good student when he was younger, failing classes left and right. There was not anything he was really good at. So he helped out in his father's gas station in a rural area. He did not mind the work. To be honest, it was not much work. There were only about two dozen customers a day, much less than the gas stations on the highway. But he enjoyed it, nonetheless, as it gave him plenty of time to read instead. Every week, Noah went to the library to pick up five new books. He got lost in other worlds, lived through other people's adventures and learned more about philosophy and science which were his two favorite subjects. And before he knew it, he succeeded his father as the owner of the station.
It was only in his forties that he had found the love of his life, Bea. She had car trouble and it was snowing outside. Noah promised to fix her car when the weather would improve. So, he drove her to her house, was invited in, and practically never left. Bea had just come out of a bad marriage, and Noah was everything she needed and more.
In his fifties, Noah felt something was lacking in his life. Ever since he started working at the gas station, the area was consistently changing. The number of inhabitants in the town increased dramatically. His clientele increased dramatically. It was good for business, but not good for his mind. For Noah was nostalgic of the past and had grown used to having lots of time to himself and his books.
On a stormy afternoon, a man in a suit appeared in his station. That day, the same amount of rain fell that would normally fall in a month. There was something peculiar about this man. For starters, the man was not wet from the rain. He had bright red hair which was combed back neatly and he had a big beard. He wore a three piece, moss green suit. From behind his small spectacles, two twinkling eyes looked at Noah. The man was there to tell Noah two things. The first was a beautiful story Noah had never heard before or read in any of his books. It felt transformative, but at that moment he did not know why yet. Noah even thought he saw some lights circling around the man, or were the lights just in the corner of his eyes? The second thing the red headed man told him, was that he was prepared to offer him a big sum of money for acquiring his gas station. Noah did not even discuss it with Bea, he agreed to the terms and to the attractive sum of money, still under the influence of the story the man told. As the man left, the storm came to a calm.
Without a job and without worry, Noah decided he would want to help people in an environment in which he was also able to stimulate his mind. He would go to medical school to become a nurse.
After years of late nights studying, he had finally made it here to this ER. The only thing he still needed to get used to was the horror and pain he encountered every day.
Noah walked into the corridor to do his rounds. He got to treat the patients who had already been treated after they had arrived in the ER, but who needed to stay in the hospital.
Considering the fact that Noah was the eldest nurse in the team, his duties differed from that of his colleagues. They had barely the time to check a status report. Not Noah, he could allocate as much time to his patients as he seemed fit. Therefore, he had build memorable and warm relationships with the few patients he had.
The corridor looked clean, white and brightly lit, as most hospital corridors do. On the left side were four empty rooms, waiting to be filled today. On the right side were four rooms that were already filled.
The doctors and other nurses called this corridor "the in-between". It was currently being remodeled, but more importantly, it was where the most severely injured patients waited to be moved to other rooms in the hospital to get further treatment.
As Noah pulled the curtain away to see his first patient, he was shocked to see the boy sitting on the side of his bed.
"Jamal, you need to lie down, you have to save all your energy." He said in a gentle but firm tone.
At first, Jamal did not look impressed, but he complied.
"How are you feeling today, my boy?"
"I like the drugs, man", Jamal giggled, "I don' feel my wound."
Jamal looked at Noah with hazy eyes, as if he had just cried. Jamal was supposedly a tough guy. A young up and coming delinquent trying to find his way in the world of organized crime. Noah, however, saw something different. Something was up. Had the boy been crying? He had to be careful here, a boy like this easily gets short-tempered.
"Have you spoken to Enrico today, Jamal?"
Jamal looked at Noah as if he was about to attack him, then his attitude turned softer, his eyes wandering, his face relaxing into a sad expression.
"How can I after our fight? Ya thought my wound was bad, wait till ya see that gangster. I got him real good."
Again the eyes and the sad face. Noah knew this was no ordinary fight between young delinquents, there was more to it. The guy who he had shot was in another room, hurt. Jamal asked the nurse about him.
"Do you want to know how your friend is coping? He just came out of the Intensive Care." Noah had visited Enrico half an hour ago.
A bit too eager, Jamal sat up again, nodding.
"He was lucky, your friend," Noah looked intensely at Jamal. "The bullets missed his vital organs. One went straight through, but the other had split in pieces. It took a while for the doctors to remove it completely. He was still asleep when I visited him. But Enrico is tough, and I think he will recover well."
Jamal just nodded. His heavy heart relieved. He thought about Rico and felt as if he would be sick again, a rather funny feeling. Like his insides were fighting. He felt his organs bouncing around like he has never had. He hated it, for as it only happened when he thought of his friend. However, it did not feel unpleasant.
"Do you want to tell me what happened, Jamal?"
The boy looked hesitant, but decided he could trust Noah. It was just something about the old man.
"Rico was tryin' to get it on with my sister, and he better put his dirty hands somewhere else. He was hookin' up with her in my house. I wouldn' have it. I jumped up on them and threw a couple punches, nothin' serious yet bro. But then he stabbed me here." Jamal pointed at his shoulder where the wound was. He continued: "I had my gun clamped between my pants and my back, reached for it and shot him. Twice."
"And then what happened, Jamal?"
"I panicked, Rico and my sister both screaming. I didn' want my bro to die, but I didn' want to go to juvie or nothin'. But seeing Rico, and hell myself, I called the emergency number."
Jamal cried and let loose. He thought about his friend, about his feelings, about the possibility of going to jail. He wondered if this would be his life, the life of a delinquent, a good for nothing. Could he not become more than that? Should he go to school? Should he pursue singing, his greatest love?
Noah just held the boy. Then he had an idea.
"Would you like to hear a story, Jamal?"
Jamal nodded against Noah's chest. Somehow, Noah had remembered the complete story by heart, word for word. He had not told it in years. It was the story told by the man who visited his gas station on that stormy day.
As Noah told Jamal the story, Jamal relaxed and lay down in his bed again.
When Noah was finished, he touched the boy's forehead and dropped some dust in his eyes, the boy fell into a peaceful and dreamless sleep.
Noah felt for the boy. He hoped that Jamal could accept who he is and that he could walk a different, better life path. Hopefully the effect of the story and the peaceful sleep would put Jamal in the right mind the next morning, Noah thought, in order for him to make the right decision.
He had a flashback to studying. At first, his fellow students threw him alienated looks. He was at least twice their age. But somehow, the students were drawn to him. They came to him for advice. Not just advice about the course material, but advice about life, about love, pain, society, norms and values, about finding your true calling.
Noah smiled at the memories. He was ready for his next patient.
She was still asleep, snoring lightly. Noah wandered around the room for a bit and then sat beside her. After a couple of minutes, she woke up and looked straight at him.
"Hi there, Charlotte, how are we feeling today?"
Through a big yawn, she responded that she felt ok. "I can't remember sleeping this long. It has been a while. Where are my children?"
"My guess would be that they are in school," Noah responded.
She nodded, but her expression changed. Then came the tears.
Noah decided it was best to leave her for a bit.
"Do you want a cup of tea, honey?"
She nodded in response.
When he returned, she sat up, staring at her phone.
"Your results came back, you got extremely lucky. Do you know that? Not just for yourself, but you should thank the heavens you didn't hit anyone else. But we do need you here for a couple of more days to do some tests with your legs."
"I know." She replied bitterly as she put her phone away. Charlotte was thinking the old man was maybe a bit too frank for a nurse, but she knew he was right.
"Do you want to talk about it, Charlotte? I'm here."
"You'll hate me when I do."
"I am proud to say that I have never hated anyone, for hate is just a fickle emotion. It is anger and fear amplified. I won't allow those emotions in my life. I choose not to."
"You are a funny man, Noah. Ok, I will tell you.
Three years ago I was promoted to an executive position at my firm. It was only a couple of months after I gave birth to my second child, my daughter Lily. A miracle, at my age of 45.
We were over the moon, but I quickly went back to work. I already knew I was on track to becoming the first female executive. I desperately needed that position; I had fought for it for years. Not only for myself, but also, for all the other women I felt as though I was trailblazing for – those in the firm, my friends and family.
I was already working crazy hours, but since the promotion I had to travel a lot more too. The job was physically and mentally exhausting. I barely saw my husband and children, but I clung on to the idea of proving to myself and other women that I could juggle it all. I especially wanted to prove myself to the other male executives.
Then, three nights ago, I drove back from a conference, where I got to speak on behalf of the firm in my new executive position. I was so proud of that moment. It felt as though I had now really arrived. As I drove back that night, I needed to check my emails. I had so many missed calls and messages. So, I tried to multitask, exhausted, busy, all over the place. I did not see the deer coming. I hit him at full speed, the car lost traction and hit the guardrail. Next thing I knew, I was here. Bruised, broken, and with a concussion.
And now, I can't seem to get over the fact that this has also brought me something. I didn't only have a lot of time to sleep. I've had a lot of time to think."
Noah beamed at her, he wanted to say so many things, but the most important part was that she knew where she went wrong already. However, he needed to push a bit.
He responded with a question: "Why is your job so important to you, dear?"
"Because," Charlotte had to gather her thoughts. "I am the only female in the executive board. In a company I love to work for. But a company predominantly consisting of men. Especially in the senior and executive jobs. The accounting firm I work for is one of the biggest listed company's world wide. And everywhere, the same issue arises. Unequal representation of women in the top positions."
Noah interrupted her. "I love how you are so passionate about this, and rightly so. What made you such a trailblazer for women, Charlotte?"
"In university I wanted to be participating in the national Programming competition, representing my faculty. But at the time, there were only a handful of women studying Data Science. The faculty team had traditionally consisted of men. I applied, and was promptly rejected. It felt so unfair, I was enraged. But I'm glad it happened though, it served as my fuel. I established an all female Programming team – albeit that it consisted of the only women in the Statistics faculty. We participated, even quite successfully and ended in fifth place. I knew then, that I could achieve whatever I wanted, but that I had to pave the road myself, fighting."
Charlotte thought fondly of the memory.
Noah looked at her in admiration. "And so you have. But I can't help but this you must miss your family too, to see your children grow up?"
Annoyed, Charlotte looked out of the window, unable to look at Noah. She anticipated the direction this conversation was progressing in. She was both amazed and angry that he asked this question. But she knew the answer. The woman sobbed.
"Let me tell you a story once told to me." Noah said.
Noah told her the story, Charlotte calmed down as she listened to his words. To the rhythm and tone of his voice. She pulled her head back and looked at the old man.
Noah concluded the story and Charlotte showed a faint grin, feeling more at ease, but also confused.
Noah asked her another question: "What do you want to teach your daughter while she grows up?"
At that she laughed. "I want her to know that she can do and be anything she desires. And help her grow up as a wonderful woman. I want to bring up my children with the right values in order for them to flourish."
He winked at her as he touched her forehead and again, let a bit of dust fall gently on her eyes. Charlotte had some decisions to make. Then, she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.
"How are you today, sir?" Noah asked.
"I'm breathing." He had a look of melancholy.
Henry was a pristine man. He and Noah had talked for hours last night.
He was a man who had worked his whole life to provide for his family, ignoring his own wishes and desires. Always putting them first.
He had dreams, like we all have. But Henry never wished to act upon them. He was afraid. Afraid of seeing what he was capable of. Afraid of standing out, of other people's views. Afraid of the unknown, the uncomfortable.
He had always wanted to join his eldest brother in his business endeavors. His brother owned multiple fashion stores in the city. The seventh one they had set up together, but then they had gotten into a fight beyond repair. Henry was the youngest brother of four. He was ten years apart from the youngest of his elder brothers. They had already made a mark for themselves in their lives, when he was still in school. He looked up to his brothers, to their achievements, but Henry was not particularly good at anything. His parents had never praised him as much as they did to his brothers.
The seed of insecurity had been planted early on in his life, the plant of it nourished by his own insecurities and lack of praise from others.
Henry had been a prudent man all his life. Instructing others to be prudent in his wake. Never do this! Be careful of that! Don't do anything irresponsible! His prudency kept him in his hometown, in the house he grew up in. Where he now lived with his wife. Pondering what would or could have been. Living through others in his regret. He took shelter in his shed, his own sanctuary created in order to avoid life's risks.
Henry just had his fifth heart attack. It was actually a miracle he was still alive.
From his bed, he looked at Noah. At his round and open face. Noah showed him a kind and broad smile, dimples in his red cheeks.
Noah had an aura around him that made one feel at ease with immediately. He was a stranger who you trusted with your deepest secrets. It felt as if you had put them in a vault.
Noah and Henry immediately formed a friendly rapport. Henry did not have any close friends he spoke to regularly. The few he had, had died.
And now, he felt how friendship could feel again. What he was missing. He thought about all the friends he pushed away. Out of pride and envy. But mostly because of his own insecurities.
Henry's wife had passed away a couple of months ago. Ever since, Henry was counting the days until he could join her. The couple had three children. Henry had not spoken to them in years. He pushed them away because of futile arguments, trivialities that turned into a storm of fights. Fights that were unnecessary in retrospect. Fights about relationships with partners he did not approve of. About his expectations for their futures, which they had not lived up to. About his conservative views and their liberal perspective in an ever-changing world. And of course: fear, fear of living. That particular fear turned him against his children, to the grievance of his wife. He had seen all three of them at the funeral. They were incapable of comforting each other in their grief. The distance between them was created by years of pride. His daughter had come up to him, desperate for a hug from her dad. It felt right, but they did not speak. Both too proud to be the first to admit they had been wrong.
Noah saw a broken and depressed man. A man unable to cope with his feelings. A man full of guilt and pain. A man who, at 85, had still not found his place in this world. It broke his heart to see this man without his children by his side. However, Noah had heard a story once. A story that helped him to turn his life around. He had told it twice before today, to people filled with regret, people who needed perspective. Henry needed to hear it before it was too late.
He told the man the story. Henry's eyes flickered. The tension in his face was visibly eroding as the story continued. Twilight formed outside. A small stream of light coming in from the streetlights shone upon Henry's face.
When Noah was finished, the old man asked him to call his children to come over. He always carried a note in his wallet with their phone numbers.
With his fingers, Noah touched Henry's forehead as some dust settled in Henry's eyes. In all of his 85 years, Henry had never had such a carefree sleep.
His rounds that night were hard on him. Noah had not felt so drained in weeks. He dreaded his next patient, for she was a patient so full of life and curiosity. Now life was about to leave her thanks to a disease that was attacking her body menacingly. It was hard for Noah to see the young in so much pain. In addition, this night had already turned out to be quite exhaustive for him, visiting the previous patients.
"Help, Mister!" the girl, scared.
"What's wrong, love?" Noah replied calmly.
"I had a bad dream. There was a monster under my bed and then I woke up and my mom was gone."
"Don't worry, sweetheart. She is just in the cafeteria, having dinner. I'm here. Tell me about your dream, honey."
"Well, the monster wanted to get inside my body, but I didn't want it to. Is it gone, Mister? Isn't it under my bed anymore?"
Noah bent over and looked under her bed.
He nodded. "No one there, Julia. You don't need to worry and I'll stay until your mom is back. Is that ok?"
She showed a faint smile through her tears. Noah wiped them away and told her to lie down.
Only a couple of months ago, Julia was diagnosed with Leukemia. She was undergoing chemotherapy. A cruel process that slowly killed both her infected cells and her lively cells.
She was a vibrant, curious girl. Strong too. However, Noah was unsure if she would be strong enough to fight her disease.
Julia had been in the hospital for a couple of weeks now. A couple of days ago she ended up in his corridor to regain strength from the chemo and for her family to stay over. This room had a stretcher for guests.
Julia had the tendency to comfort the people around her, when she was actually the one who needed comfort. She wore a bunny shaped cap to cover her bald head. She was pale and skinny, but her smile was as bright as the full moon on a clear night. Noah looked from the tubes in her nose to her bedside table. On it was a piece of paper that said Julia's Buket list. She had written down the numbers one to ten, but had not made up her mind yet as for what she wanted.
Noah grinned. "What is going to be on your bucket list, Julia?"
The girl sat up, with a sudden burst of energy. "I want to learn to play piano, I want to see a ballet show, I want to marry Robbie …"
"The boy who visited you yesterday?"
She nodded happily.
"Is he your boyfriend?"
"Yes, but it almost didn't happen. I was too scared and he was too. In school, I liked him, he was funny and well… he looks nice." She giggled shyly. "My friend said I should ask him to be my boyfriend, but I didn't dare to do it. What if he would laugh at me and tell all his friends? For weeks, I was too scared to do it, and then I arrived at the hospital." Her tone died down a bit.
"Either way, you learned something. He could have liked you back. Or you could have always wondered: what if? What did you do when he visited you? Did you ask him?"
She chuckled. "Yes, and he said yes. Only he said he hoped that I would grow my hair back. He liked my hair. Will it grow back, Noah?"
With a heavy heart, he put on a smile and said that she would grow even more beautiful hair.
"You know what, Julia? You have a lot of courage. I've seen other patients today. They regretted many different things in their lives. They are afraid of being judged, afraid of loss of face, afraid of living. You are not, young lady. You are a strong little girl." At that, she beamed with pride.
"Can you tell me a story, Noah?"
"Of course, dear. I will tell you a story that was once told to me when I was afraid of life. It was told by a peculiar man with magical powers."
Her eyes lit up and she gasped.
Once upon a time, there was a man who had lost everything. He had no family left and barely any friends. In a year's time he had lost the love of his life to another man. His misery thereafter resulted in him being fired from his job.
Living on public welfare, he felt like a failure. On top of it all, he felt his shortcomings growing larger and larger.
His morale was low. Wherever he went, his presence drained the life and energy out of rooms and crowds. His troubles consumed him, his mind was always in a worried state.
One night, as he was contemplating giving up on life, a young boy arrived at his doorstep. The young boy introduced himself as The Moon.
The hopeless man thought life was throwing another cruel joke at him. But fortunately for him, this was not the case.
The boy who called himself The Moon took the man's hand and told him they were going to his home up in the sky.
Amazed, the man flew while holding hands with the boy Moon. Looking down to the Earth, his house started getting smaller and smaller. The man kept looking down, his heart growing less heavy with the increasing height. When he looked down, his house was unrecognizable, a blur in a darker pool which was his town. Soon that too became a blur until it was removed entirely from sight by the clouds.
As the clouds' mist touched his cheeks, he felt lighter.
He looked at the boy Moon, who was looking up towards his home. The man looked down to his planet, thinking about his troubles. What would people think of this? For the first time in his life, he did not care as much as he would normally have. It was a liberating feeling.
After what felt like days, the boy Moon warned him that they were about to arrive.
Suddenly, the man felt drawn to a shiny silver planet. With a pop, they were softly pulled to the surface.
The boy Moon invited the man to take a seat and take in the view.
"What do you see?" The boy Moon asked.
"A tiny spec that I know as the Earth, as my home."
"How do you usually see yourself on Earth?"
"To be frank: as useless and as a failure." The man's shoulders dropped.
"How do you feel now you're here?"
As his shoulder lifted, he said: "Light and calm."
"So what does this teach you about your existence on earth?" The boy Moon asked, amused.
"I don't know." The man said with hesitation.
"Let me tell you what I see when I see your kind from here. Your kind worry and fear too much, about uncertainties, prestige or other vanities. But one needn't worry about those trivialities. If something doesn't go your way, think of how big that problem is, seen from this very spot.
People can't even be seen from here. When you are on your planet, I can't see you either. In this universe, all elements are but tiny dots composed of atoms. Besides, all these elements are temporary. Some last longer than others, yes, but all will cease to exist.
Whenever you are faced with an obstacle in your life, think of what you would see from here. From a distance, your troubles become smaller and smaller."
The man felt the words of the boy Moon wash over him like a nice warm bath, a bath so fresh with insight that for the first time in his life he did not pity himself. For why pity yourself when life's purpose is to seek, to challenge and to evolve? There is nothing scary about that, and if you look around, everyone is doing the exact same thing. Growing, evolving, falling down, standing up and rising to new heights. He felt a new determination running through his veins. He needed to help people to see and feel what he had just felt.
The boy Moon smiled at him and gathered that the man was changing in front of his eyes.
"Let it all go. Let yourself go. Whatever you're experiencing, always think: this too shall pass," the boy Moon said. "There is only one certainty: I will always be here in the universe fulfilling my duty around your world at night. Tomorrow I will be there, and the day after that, and after that…
You seem to know what you must do. Live, I beg you, and fulfill your role in the grand scheme of things. Find chaos and adventure. Overcome adversity with resilience. Help out and use your time well."
Just as he accepted what the boy Moon was asking of him, he closed his eyes. A strange force pulled his body from the moon back to earth. It happened so fast, he only blinked twice. He was dropped safely in front of his house, just as he thought he was going to be catapulted into the ground and end up in human pieces. He was softly stopped and put on the ground, feeling light as a feather.
Barely noticeable, Noah touched the girl's forehead and dropped some dust in her eyes. The girl fell asleep. Noah hoped and prayed this would not be her last sleep. She should be able to enjoy so many more.
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Originally published at www.turnerstories.com
— Published on March 16, 2018
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Hello! Project need some new groups. – The Blogpower!!!
Kath at The Blogpower!!! has a great short piece about returning one of the things that Hello! Project was well known for: having a shitload of minor units that mixed and matched members from the major units in new and exciting ways. It still happens sometimes, of course, especially if there's an anime needing a new theme song, but Kath apparently means a focus on the more substantial sub-units along the lines of Tanpopo and MiniMoni, along with the more random groups like Gomattou (whose "Shall We Love" is still one of my favorites).
This strikes me as one of those cases of an absolute genius idea staring at you in the face, it's both obvious and overlooked. And if anything, the whole Mobekimasu thing is a decent attempt at branding Hello! Project's current line-up with all its suddenly pedolicious freshness, so breaking off into new sub-units should be an easy slide from there. I'd long been enamored with just how recombinant Hello! Project could be – back in my Cult of Pop days, I created a generator dedicated to making new units.
Speaking of recombining, Goto Maki has now stated publicly that she would like to be invited to join Dream Morning Musume. She's not asking, nor is she saying they're asking, she's like letting it out there. And while some of you nostalgia-act haters are probably just rolling your eyes, I am getting quite giddy. It's like Voltron missing its left leg for a long time and finally getting it added back on! And Gocchin's not only made this desire known, she's also revealed that she'd been talking with Nakazawa Yuko – i.e., getting in good with the leader of the gang (i.e., Voltron's head). At this point, I'd be a little surprised if some kind of rapprochment ISN'T announced in the next few weeks. There's just too much chatter to let this pass.
So… what do you all think? Should Gocchin come back to the hold, if only temporarily? And what would you like to see in a recombined H!P unit? I have to admit I'm at a loss, because most any new sub-unit I'd want would involve at least Riho and Yuuka and… well, that ain't gonna happen, is it? But there are other possibilities out there, I'm sure – and what the hey, I still think it'd be a good idea to move Momoko out of Buono! and make her head a new MiniMoni. There IS potential there, it's just a matter of figuring out the right idols fitting the right ways with the right sound. And I think that potential is what makes it such an exciting idea.
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The opening marks Hilton's debut in Sivas, a bustling city in central Turkey. The hotel enjoys apremier location near PrimeMall shopping centre, and guests can explore the city's numerous historic and cultural attractions in Sivas City Centre which is accesible within just five minutes by public transport. Guests will also have easy access to the beauty of Seljuk and Ottoman architecture andhistorical monuments such as the Ulu Mosque and Cifte Minaret. The hotel is also situated just 20 kilometres from Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport.
"We are thrilled to have opened Hilton Garden Inn Sivas which offers comfortable, modern accomodation in an ideal location," said Inan Dogan, general manager. "We look forward to welcoming guests to Hilton Garden Inn Sivas where they can enjoy breathtaking city views, sample local and international cuisine, and take advantage of the hotel's meeting space and facilities."
Ideal for business travellers, the hotel features more than 550 square meters of meeting space, offering a ballroom and three meeting rooms which benefit from natural daylight. Sivas, an important centre for trade, manufacturing and agriculture, is also a cultural hub. The city, which was conquered by Turks in the 11th century and later conquered by Ottomans, has several historic attractions.
"Hilton Garden Inn Sivas joins 14 Hilton Garden Inn properties already open across Turkey, and we are delighted to add this property to our growing portfolio," said John Greenleaf, global head, Hilton Garden Inn. "With Hilton Garden Inn's signature satisfaction promise and focus on providing guests a successful and comfortable stay, we are delighted to offer excellent accomodation options for those traveling to Sivas."
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I must admit that even though I've been a Chef for almost 20 years, I had not tried Pho until I was in my early thirties, but once I did… I mean come on, it's amazing and so comforting. It's honestly one of my favorite foods and my go to if I'm traveling for work and want a nice hot meal at the end of the day. I introduced my family to it and they love it as much as I do.
Pho broth is kind of a personal thing with everyone having their own secret recipe and special touches, some broth bases are amazing with stewed beef bones which have been roasted first and many good restaurants will keep a small amount of their broth every day after it's stewed and concentrated all day and add it to the next days broth, they do this over and over intensifying and adding complexity to their broth every time. Yum!
My recipe is fairly simple and I will often make a large batch of broth and keep it in the fridge making just the noodle, beef and veg. elements as needed throughout the week for a quick meal.
Everybody in the pool for this one, it's super simple, just add everything to the pot, set the heat to med/low, stir a few times but basically let it simmer for atleast an hour but 2 or three is better. If it boils too much or evaporates and concentrates too much just add some hot water to even out the flavour. Strain the broth, discard the solids and bring the liquid back to a boil when you're ready to serve.
Typically Beef Pho is served in a huge bowl with lots of broth and inside is a simple combination of rice noodles and rare beef but you can also get the "special" bowls that include tripe and beef balls etc… On the side you will be served a plate with bean sprouts, thai basil and lime wedges and you can add sauces such as sambal olek (a spicy chili paste) hoisin sauce ( a sweet dark sauce with a bit of soy for salt) and Sriracha (well, you know). I tend to like the simple rare beef and noodles and then I add broccoli, sometimes julienne carrots and green onion when I make it at home. Make sure you have the sides available, they can make or break a good bowl of Pho and if you're serving a crowd, allow them to add their own just as they would in the restaurant, I find everyone is a bit different.
The amount you will need depends on how much you want to eat and how many people you are feeding. In general, one cup of cooked noodles and 3-4 oz. of beef is sufficient per person.
It's best to prep the sides ahead of time with the exception of the rice noodles which should be made right before serving. Slice very thin slices of raw beef with a very sharp knife or ask your butcher to do this, keep refrigerated until needed. Get a large bowl of ice water ready and place it next to the stove. Have a pot of boiling water going on the stove and blanch your broccoli by placing the bite size pieces into the boiling water for about one minute and then immediately scooping it out with a large slotted spoon and placing it into the ice water. This will "shock" the broccoli and stop the cooking allowing it to maintain it's bright green color and crunchy texture. Pick through the bean sprouts to ensure only plump, fresh sprouts are available, wash them and place them in a paper towel, roll them into the paper towel to keep them nice and dry and place back in the fridge. You can place whole stems of basil on a plate to serve to guests or pluck each leaf and place in a bowl, Basil does not like cold, so just keep these on the counter. Place lime wedges in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap until needed. Have your clean bottles of sauces available for guests or place them in bowls and offer spoons to scoop it out for their soup.
To assemble the soup, have all the bowls lined up and ready to go; Use the water that you blanched the broccoli in to boil the rice noodles.Cook noodles only for 2-3 minutes until soft and easy to bite through, strain and portion about one cup of noodles into each bowl, ladle 2-3 cups of hot broth over the noodles. Place the thinly sliced pieces of raw beef on top of the noodles in the centre of the bowl, try not to lay them on top of each other but rather in a shingle pattern. The heat from the broth will cook the beef to a beautiful rare. Serve immediately as you create them and allow your guests to customize their bowls.
Guests love to feel like they've been included at parties and this is a great, interactive dinner party idea that I hope you try. Enjoy!


If you've travelled through Singapore's Changi airport it's likely that you've stepped foot on a Brintons carpet.
Over 300,000 sqm of Brintons wool-rich woven Axminster carpets can be found on the floors of the world's best airport, throughout Terminals 1, 2, 3 and now in the cutting edge, super trendy Terminal 4 (T4).
Brintons has enjoyed a successful relationship with Singapore's Changi Airport Group for over 25 years and is thrilled to have been commissioned to supply 75,000 sqm carpets to the airport's Terminal 4 building.
Five years in the making, the S$985 million two-storey Terminal 4, opened in October 2017. Working in partnership with Singapore's SAA Group Architects, UK based Benoy Ltd and Brintons' installation partners Arista Interior Décor Pte Ltd, Brintons' global team of designers and project managers developed a high performance, contemporary design solution for the floors.
The thoughtfully designed Axminster carpets provide a sophisticated backdrop to the dynamic, vibrant and colourful interior. The terminal's interior design draws inspiration from the orchid petal. The symmetrical petal motif is applied ubiquitously across the interior finishes and was carefully translated by Brintons designers into a stylised, huge scale pattern for the floor. The flooring design was built up layer by layer, giving the pattern incredible depth and texture. Technically challenging, it was critical that the carpet patterning was smooth and seamless, providing transitional flow across the width and length of the vast concourse spaces.
The wool-rich Axminster carpets enhance the wellbeing of Changi's passengers - softening acoustics, offering comfort underfoot and reducing leg fatigue compared to hard flooring alternatives. Brintons high performance carpets have been engineered to meet the rigorous demands of Changi's high volumes of passenger traffic. Close to 60 million passengers walked through the airport in 2016 and this is set to increase with an extra 16 million passengers expected to use Terminal 4 per year.
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A Nurse Attorney Can Help Cases Leading To Disciplinary Action
by ADMINMJ | Feb 10, 2020 | Dallas Nurse Attorney, Dallas Nurse Lawyer, Dallas Nurse License Defense Attorney
An experienced nurse attorney has surely helped a lot of RNs and LVNs when it comes to cases that may lead to disciplinary action. Unfortunately, not all nurses were able to hire a nurse attorney as they underwent such cases. This incident that an RN committed in 2015, was one of those examples.
A former licensed vocational nurse was sentenced to six months in jail and 10-year probation for the 2015 shooting death of her common-law husband, who she believed was molesting their son.
Originally charged with murder, the 28-year-old pleaded no contest to a charge of manslaughter. She was ordered to spend 180 days in jail, pay a $1,000 fine and undergo intense counseling for drug and anger issues, in addition to 10 years deferred adjudication probation.
The RN and her husband were together for several years and had a son, used heroin together, court records indicate. The RN had been taking methadone for her addiction.
According to police, the two were arguing July 20, 2015, and things turned physical just before the shooting.
Around 12:45 p.m., the Rn allegedly ran out of her home she shared with the victim and their child and screamed that she had killed her husband. Officers found him dead in a bedroom and arrested the RN. She was charged with murder the next day.
The RN told authorities that shortly before she and her husband argued, she saw her husband with his hand inside the back of their son's pants, and she believed he was molesting him, court records show.
She told police that at some point during the argument, her husband began to choke her, and she grabbed a 9mm handgun and shot him. Her husband was hit nine times, according to court records.
A police report said the RN had marks on her neck when authorities arrived.
The Texas Board of Nursing has full jurisdiction over all cases regarding errors committed by an RN or LVN.
The following incident and defense against the case caused the Texas Board of Nursing to place the RN and her license into disciplinary proceedings. She would have sought assistance from a good nurse attorney to provide clarifications towards the case.
If you've ever done any errors during your shift as an RN or LVN, and you wish to preserve your career and your license, an experienced criminal nurse attorney is what you need. Nurse Attorney Yong J. An, an experienced criminal nurse lawyer for various criminal cases for 16 years, can assist you by contacting him at (832) 428-5679.


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In order to make room for Europe's first series production electric vehicle, Daimler announced on Wednesday, December 12th that it is investing 200 million euros into the plant that currently build Smart Fortwo. Going on sale in the U.S. next spring, the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive will be priced at $25,000 before federal taxes. Considering the typically high price is one of the factors keeping many buyers away from going electric, Smart might have the right mixture on its hand for EV success.
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Carrying a starting price of $25,000, this car still costs a significant premium over its gas-powered counterpart which carries a starting price under $13,000 and already has a proven history. After considering the federal tax credits into account, the cost of the EV is drastically decrease to under $15,000. However, most Americans will probably second guess purchasing this vehicle due to limited charging infrastructures.


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