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Such is the case with the WEIRD ALES series. This collection caught my eye because I am an ex-bartender, and therefore I'm very acquainted with alcohol. Throwing a horror element in with it is a great idea for an anthology, and I have to admit creator/editor Theresa Derwin does an excellent job with its execution. Alcohol is a far-reaching subject matter, and thankfully, this series covers quite a bit of it.
WEIRD ALES: LAST ORDERS is the final book in the trilogy, and it is simply fantastic. Many talented authors dwell within, and readers should be pleasantly satisfied with the stories they offer up. I daresay you might never drink liquor again after reading a few of them.
And now, the end is near… From creator Theresa Derwin and editor Lynn M Cochrane comes the final installment of the Weird Ales trilogy. From festivals to free houses, clubs to cantinas, bars to breweries to beerkellers, we've travelled the drinking world. But the bell is being rung, so from the hangover from hell to Gav Thorpe's spectacular conclusion, join us for Last Orders. The last drink you'll ever take.
The stories in WEIRD ALES: LAST ORDERS are written well, and each has a distinct voice that stands out. The prose flows smoothly for the most part, and each tale's characters are fleshy and believable.
But the plotlines themselves are the real winners with this book. I love the vast diversity they encompass, as they offer many different fascinating glimpses into the subject matter. Derwin did a fine job selecting the right stories to close out this series.
Probably my favorite story in WEIRD ALES: LAST ORDERS is "Alcoholiches Anonymous" by Marc Kadushin. This is one of the more original tales in the collection. The story focuses on an "alcoholich" named Greg who runs a supernatural bar. I love the tone of this story, as well as how the events play out. I even found myself with a grin on my face as it concluded.
WEIRD ALES: LAST ORDERS is a great anthology, and I recommend adding it to your library. The stories are inventive and sometimes comedic, however they all contain a strong, healthy dose of horror. If you're looking for imaginative horror, give WEIRD ALES: LAST ORDERS a look…it'll leave you thirsty for more.


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При операції без наявності картки основними труднощами продавця, що прийняв замовлення, є перевірка, чи справді власник картки дозволив транзакцію. Зазвичай, перевіряється номер картки (), термін дії картки () та верифікаційний код (наприклад, для карток Visa — CVV2).

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Why Do We Sleep?
by Rose MacDowell
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How Sleep Changes As We Age
What is Sleep?
We all know how we feel when we sleep well, and when we don't sleep enough. When we sleep, we're happier, we have more energy, and learning comes more easily. When we don't sleep, we feel unfocused, exhausted, and irritable. We can feel the effects of sleep on our brains and bodies, but we may not understand why we sleep.
What is the purpose of sleep? How much do sleep scientists know about the way we spend one third of our lives?
Note: The content on Sleepopolis is meant to be informative in nature, but it shouldn't take the place of medical advice and supervision from a trained professional. If you feel you may be suffering from any sleep disorder or medical condition, please see your healthcare provider immediately.
The Inactivity Theory
Decades of research have proven that sleep is essential to life. All living organisms require sleep and display deficits in functioning without it. There are several theories about why we sleep, and why we need to spend so much time doing it.
The Inactivity Theory, also known as the Adaptive Inactivity Theory, explains sleep as a protective mechanism that keeps human beings and other diurnal animals safe at night. The sleep drive may have evolved in response to the vulnerability to predators and the inability to see clearly in the dark.
The Inactivity Theory is supported by the idea that human beings who were less vulnerable at night had a competitive advantage over those who were awake and moving about. Nighttime activity could be associated with greater risk of accidents and susceptibility to predators. (1)
Sleep may have been particularly protective of children, who could have been more likely to become lost or hurt during the night. Natural selection may have favored the human ancestors who remained inactive and out of harm's way after dark.
Inactivity may be the reason why sleep evolved to last a full night, during the hours of greatest darkness and vulnerability. Sleep during the night may have also evolved to preserve activity for the most efficient time in the 24-hour cycle: the daylight hours, when prey and food are most accessible. (2)
The counterargument to this theory is that consciousness is more protective than sleep, even at night if remaining quiet and still.
Active during the day. Human beings are diurnal while other animals such as raccoons as nocturnal. Animals who are active at twilight and dawn, like cats, are crepuscular.
The Energy Conservation Theory
Evolution may have favored human ancestors and animals who remained inactive at night and during parts of the day. When human beings were evolving, food was scarce and prey less available, making conservation of calories and energy stores essential to survival. (3)
Sleep not only conserves existing energy stores, it reduces the need to consume additional food during the hours when the body is resting. Digestion is minimally active during human sleep, and metabolism decreases by 10%. Core temperature drops and demand for calories drop, decreasing the need for energy even further.
Non-rapid eye movement sleep and body temperature regulation evolved at the same time, suggesting to some scientists that energy conservation was an important factor in the development of both bodily functions. (4)
Though the blood pressure, heart rate, and brain activity increase above non-REM sleep levels during REM sleep, the muscles are paralyzed, which both prevents the acting out of dreams and minimizes the use of energy.
The Energy Conservation Theory may be related to The Inactivity Theory. Sleep may be a protective mechanism that protects the body from predators and accidents as well as the inefficient expenditure of calories. (5)
Some scientists believe that the energy saved during sleep isn't sufficient to explain the amount of time spent in sleep, or the loss of opportunity to hunt, collect food, and defend against predators.
Q: What is core temperature? A: Core temperature refers to the internal temperature of the body, including the organs and blood. The core temperature remains in a narrow range so that enzymatic reactions can occur in a safe environment.
The Restorative Theory
The premise of the Restorative Theory is that sleep evolved to help the brain and body repair and restore muscle fibers, immune function, and cell activity, as well as engage in other important physiological processes.
The Restorative Theory is supported by research on the role of protein synthesis in tissue repair. The rates of protein synthesis are greater during sleep, making sleep essential to healing. (6)
The brain undergoes its own form of repair during sleep when glial cells cleanse toxic proteins from brain tissues using cerebrospinal fluid. These proteins include amyloid and tau, substances implicated in Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. (7)
Sleep is crucial to the restoration and maintenance of immune function. The connection between sleep and immunity is supported by studies demonstrating that animals lose all immune function when deprived of sleep.
Some bodily processes occur largely or only during sleep, such as:
Release of growth hormone
Repair of tissue and DNA
Release of cytokines and other immune-supporting molecules
The Restorative Theory references the build up of the neuromodulator adenosine during wakefulness. (8) Adenosine, a by-product of cell activity and energy consumption, causes sleepiness as levels rise in the brain over the course of the day. The drive to sleep increases along with levels of adenosine, which decline once sleep occurs.
Amyloid
A type of protein that can fold and accumulate in the brain and causes more than fifty types of diseases, including dementia and amyloidosis.
The Brain Plasticity Theory
A more recent theory about the evolution of sleep is the Brain Plasticity Theory. (9) Brain plasticity refers to the changing of the brain over the course of a lifetime.
Changes in the brain can take the following forms:
Certain types of activity may move to another area of the brain
The proportion of gray matter can change
Synapses can strengthen or weaken
Individual neurons may change in response to experiences or age
Recovery after stroke or other injury
Sleep has a clear role in the brain's development over time. Infants may sleep as much as seventeen hours each day, and spend the majority of that time in either REM sleep or slow-wave sleep, both of which are associated with memory processing. (10)
Sleep may help the brain restructure and reorganize, as well as learn and perform cognitive tasks. Some studies show that sleep affects the strength and speed of synapses between neurons. Sleep may not just restore the ability to learn, but may also shape how organisms learn by increasing the capacity of long-term memory and other essential cognitive processes.
The effects of sleep deprivation may be useful in demonstrating the impact of sleep on brain plasticity. (11) Without sufficient sleep, the brain quickly suffers cognitive deficits, which may include:
Reduced performance on memory tests
Reduced executive function
Decreased ability to problem solve
In addition to its effects on memory and brain plasticity, sleep may have other wide-ranging physiological effects. It may help the nervous system "reboot" and check connections between the brain and systems throughout the body, such as the digestive and cardiovascular systems. Sleep's impact on immunity is so significant that vaccines invoke a stronger immune response in well-slept recipients than those who are sleep-deprived.
Q: What is executive function? A: Executive function refers to the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus, commit things to memory, and accomplish multiple tasks.
Last Word from Sleepopolis
Though none of the theories of why we sleep have been proven beyond a doubt, it is clear that sleep is essential to life. Without sleep, all living organisms die within a few weeks.
Whether sleep evolved to help us avoid predators, conserve energy, restore and repair the body, or as a crucial part of memory processing and brain plasticity, it is an indispensable part of life for all organisms on earth. Recent advances in sleep science are bringing us closer to understanding this essential function and answering the question: why do we sleep?
Joshua E. Brinkman; Sandeep Sharma, Physiology, Sleep, StatPearls Publishing, Jan. 2018
Siegel JM., Sleep viewed as a state of adaptive inactivity, Nature Reviews, Neuroscience, Aug. 5, 2009
Berger RJ, Phillips NH., Energy conservation and sleep, Behavioral Brain Research, July-Aug. 1995
Siegel JM., Clues to the functions of mammalian sleep, Nature, Oct. 27, 2005
Markus H. Schmidt, The energy allocation function of sleep: A unifying theory of sleep, torpor, and continuous wakefulness, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Nov. 2014
Grønli J, Soulé J, Bramham CR., Sleep and protein synthesis-dependent synaptic plasticity: impacts of sleep loss and stress, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Jan. 21, 2014
Anil Kumar, A review on Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology and its management: an update, Pharmacological Reports, Apr. 2015
Bjorness TE, Greene RW., Adenosine and Sleep, Current Neuropharmacology, Sep. 2009
Dang-Vu TT, Desseilles M, Peigneux P, Maquet P., A role for sleep in brain plasticity, Pediatric Rehabilitation, April 2006
Maurizio Gorgoni, Is Sleep Essential for Neural Plasticity in Humans, and How Does It Affect Motor and Cognitive Recovery? Neural Plasticity, 2013
Patrick Y, Lee A, Raha O, Pillai K, Gupta S, Sethi S, Mukeshimana F, Gerard L, Moghal MU, Saleh SN, Smith SF, Morrell MJ, Moss J., Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive and physical performance in university students, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Apr. 13, 2017
Rose MacDowell
Rose is the former Chief Research Officer at Sleepopolis. An incurable night owl, she loves discovering the latest information about sleep and how to get (lots) more of it. She is a published novelist who has written everything from an article about cheese factories to clock-in instructions for assembly line workers in Belgium. One of her favorite parts of her job is connecting with the best sleep experts in the industry and utilizing their wealth of knowledge in the pieces she writes. She enjoys creating engaging articles that make a difference in people's lives. Her writing has been reviewed by The Boston Globe, Cosmopolitan, and the Associated Press, and received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. When she isn't musing about sleep, she's usually at the gym, eating extremely spicy food, or wishing she were snowboarding in her native Colorado. Active though she is, she considers staying in bed until noon on Sundays to be important research.


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The student Electronic Acceptable Use Policy applies to the use of these accounts and all other electronic resources the student uses during their academic career.
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Prices for market electrodes have hit bottom and the market is now waiting for the trigger for prices to rise again, GES Europe analyst Benjamin Sarkoezy tells Fastmarkets in an overview of the current market.
The graphite electrode market is approaching a crunch point after months of heavy falls, according to producer and graphite consultant GES.
Graphite electrodes are used in both electric-arc furnaces (EAFs) and ladle furnaces for the production of steel, ferroalloys and cast iron (see below).
Benjamin Sarkoezy
"We are in a delicate situation on the supply side of the market. Inspired by high electrode prices in 2017 until the middle or end of 2018, producers increased their capacities and new entrants came into the market in China and in the West," Benjamin Sarkoezy, an analyst with the European company, said in a recent interview with Fastmarkets.
To fund their developments, many producers amassed debt or took on private investors. Meanwhile, electrode production capacity and stocks increased and the market softened significantly in response to the ramping-up of output.
"There has been a 60% fall in the price of electrodes since winter [2018-19] and 20% in the past two months," Sarkoezy said, "and the price of petroleum coke [pet coke] has risen to the point that some electrodes producers are now struggling to cover their costs for raw materials."
Pet coke is a key raw material in graphite electrode manufacture and represents one of the main costs in production.
"In the short term, all the producers are still selling, but we are convinced that the next step is for some to cut down and then stop their output," Sarkoezy said.
This would echo the situation in 2016 when tighter Chinese environmental inspections led some producers to cut back their production. This tightening of supply sparked a crisis when prices spiked. (See pricing section below.)
"This time, the market could be moved by either the introduction of new environmental policies in China or by the trade war between China and the United States," Sarkoezy said. "We are looking to see what will be the external force that triggers prices to rise again."
Competition for materials, tepid demand
Producers of graphite electrodes must compete to secure supplies of pet coke, which helps to define the costs for electrodes producers, along with electricity.
"Future technologies, such as anode and solar panel producers, consume much of the [same] raw material [as is] required for graphite electrodes, such as petroleum coke," Sarkoezy said. "There is great rivalry for material between them and electrodes producers. As a result, we expect the price of pet coke to remain high or even to increase."
At the same time, GES expects only a modest increase in global demand.
Demand for electrodes is expected to increase in China and India in the near future, but to fall in Western economies.
"Overall, we expect a slight net increase in the near future for graphite electrodes," Sarkoezy said.
In the short term, therefore, pressure will remain on producers to be profitable with the current low electrode prices. But despite the low prices, it is unlikely that consumers will build inventories and spark a meaningful increase in demand.
"The current situation is a good time for spot buyers of electrodes, but most buyers have enough stock [to meet their needs] until next year so cannot make use of the situation," Sarkoezy said.
Current electrode prices
GES believes that prices have bottomed out and will be stable before they start to rise again in 2020.
At their peak in 2016, graphite electrode prices for different grades of materials peaked at $20,000 per tonne. Current prices are shown below:
Electrode size: Small diameter, less than 400mm
Electrode price: $2,000-2,300 per tonne fob China
Electrode size: Large diameter, more than 400mm
Electrode price: $2,500-3,000 per tonne
Ultra High Power (UHP) electrodes
Electrode size: Around 450mm
Electrode price: $8,000 per tonne
High Power (HP) Grade and Super High Power (SHP) (GES invention)
Electrode size: diameter 400mm max
(Prices correct on September 13, 2019, and were produced by GES using data from manufacturers and from tenders.)
Graphite electrodes in production.
Major producers
The largest producers fall into two groups, either inside or outside China, Sarkoezy said.
There are 35-40 official graphite electrode producers in China, and at least 30 more new entrants to the market in the past two years which make other refractory products as well as electrodes.
The two biggest producers in China, Fangda Group and Sinosteel Jilin Carbon, were also the first when they began production in the mid 1990s.
About 70% of Chinese production is consumed domestically and 30% is exported.
The major producers outside China include GrafTech in the US. GrafTech is the only graphite electrode producer in the world that has its own petroleum coke production, so does not need to compete for raw material pet coke against battery and solar producers.
HEG (capacity of 80,000 tonnes of UHP per year) and Graphite India (98,000 tonnes per year capacity of electrodes) are the biggest producers in India.
Tokai Carbon (38,000 tpy capacity in Japan, 96,000 tpy globally) and SEC Carbon make graphite electrodes in Japan.
And since SGL Group sold its graphite electrode business to Japan's Showa Denko in 2017, production in Germany has moved to Russia, where electricity costs are lower. It is highly energy-intensive to convert carbon into graphite in the production of electrodes so lower prices can drive the location of plants.
China is by far the lowest cost producer, followed by India.
Major consumers
The biggest consumers of graphite electrodes are electric-arc furnaces (EAFs), followed by ladle furnaces, Sarkoezy explained.
EAFs smelt steel scrap while ladle furnaces are used to raise the carbon content of steel.
Graphite electrodes are indispensable in EAF steelmaking, which is often a more efficient and cheaper alternative to blast-furnace steelmaking, but this is dependent on energy costs.
EAF steelmaking involves using recycled steel scrap and emits much less CO2 than a blast furnace, making it the more environmentally favorable choice for producing steel.
EAFs need electrodes of large diameter and high quality, otherwise they break when conducting electric current.
In contrast, ladle furnaces usually operate with an electrode diameter of less than 300mm.
By country, the biggest consumer by far is China, with at least 60% of the market.
Chinese consumers only use imported material when they need electrodes bigger than 800mm in diameter, and often source from Japan
About 80% of Indian production is consumed domestically.
Changes in the graphite electrodes market can be roughly linked to movements in the crude steel market.
While the size of the markets in China and India have significantly increased in volume year-on-year so far in 2019, they have shrunk slightly in the US and Europe.
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Q: Will A EVGA 500W Power Supply Power a GTX 960? I am thinking of getting this graphics card for my PC:
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Whisper-Graphics-02G-P4-2966-KR/dp/B00SC6HAS4
I am not sure if my 500W power supply can handle this card:
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-W1-0500-KR
The graphics card has a recommended PSU of anything above 400W, but will my card have the proper connectors to actually connect to the card, and will this power supply be able to handle running this card?
I am sure this isn't the best power supply for the GTX 960, but I would like to be able to keep my current power supply if I get this card. (GPUs already cost enough by themselves.)

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I am sure this isn't the best power supply for the GTX 960

No, it isn't. But it's still enough.
Using the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator with the following settings:

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*Motherboard: Desktop

*CPU: Intel - LGA 2011-3 - Core i7-5960X

*CPU Utilization: 100% TDP

*Memory: 4x 8GB DDR3 Module

*Video Card - Set 1: NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 960

*Storage: 4 x SATA 7200 RPM HDD's

*Other Devices: 2 x USB 2.0 Devices & 2 x USB 3.0 Devices

*1 x Standard Keyboard, 1 x Standard Mouse

*Fans: 2 x 80mm, 2x 120mm

*Computer Utilization: Always On (24/7)

I got the following result:

I used these settings to get a result that's probably higher than you would need.
However it's important to remember that a calculator like this isn't 100% accurate (which is partly why I went "overboard"). If the recommended PSU wattage on your GTX 960 is 400W, then there should be no problem in using a 500W PSU, assuming there aren't any other components that require a higher wattage PSU.

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'They don't see eye-to-eye': Leadership turmoil engulfs the ACNC
Tuesday, 16th April 2019 at 8:24 am
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has been rocked by a disastrous Senate estimates appearance that has laid bare a major leadership rift over the direction of the charity watchdog.
ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns.
Tuesday, 16th April 2019
The ACNC appeared before estimates last week without commissioner Dr Gary Johns, who was in Wellington attending the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference.
Taking Johns' place at estimates was acting assistant commissioner Catherine Willis, who had been at the ACNC for just two weeks and struggled to answer many questions during the hearing.
It emerged during questioning that assistant commissioner Murray Baird was on leave from the ACNC, and had been offered a temporary position at the Australian Taxation Office, after a major clash with Johns over leadership and the direction of the organisation.
Jacqui Curtis, the ATO's acting commissioner of taxation, told the hearing Baird approached ATO officers with a number of workplace issues.
"We spoke to Mr Baird. We also spoke to Dr Johns… When we talked to them, it was quite clear that really there was a disagreement about leadership styles and probably philosophy, I guess, about how the organisation was operating," Curtis said.
"They don't see eye-to-eye, and we wanted to resolve this at the lowest level possible to try and resolve the conflict.
"We agreed with Mr Baird and Dr Johns, that the best thing to do was that, while we worked through that, we would offer Mr Baird an opportunity to come back into the ATO, into a legal role, which his skill sets do suit, and that is what has actually happened."
The hearing was told Baird is currently on leave, with Willis filling his role on a temporary basis on transfer from the ATO – which is housed in the same building as the ACNC.
The ATO has also sent a second staff member to the commission for six months to help ACNC with staff engagement and mobility issues – including to help staff move in and out of the ACNC.
These revelations have been met with deep concern by Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie, who has been a long-time critic of the ACNC commissioner.
Johns has been a contentious figure in the sector ever since his appointment.
He had been a vocal critic of charities before taking the role, and continued to court controversy by standing by his past comments labelling Indigenous women "cash cows" and calling for people on income support to be forced to use contraception.
He also recently came under fire for his view that including an acknowledgement of country in an email signature indicates a bias toward Indigenous charities.
Sector leaders and anonymous ACNC sources have expressed concern at what they believe is a major decline in staff morale since Johns was appointed commissioner.
Crosbie told Pro Bono News there was no doubt Johns was keen to get rid of senior staff, noting both assistant commissioners in place when Johns was appointed – David Locke and Murray Baird – were not currently there.
"Johns has already got rid of one assistant commissioner – David Locke didn't just leave – his assistant commissioner position is no longer part of the ACNC. It appears Dr Johns is trying to get rid of the other assistant commissioner Murray Baird," Crosbie said.
The ACNC said Locke's position has not and will not be filled due to budget pressures.
The commission believes moving to a flatter organisational structure will mean the ACNC will have more staff answering enquiries, assessing applications to register new charities, and investigating concerns raised by the public.
Crosbie said while the loss of skills and experience was an issue for the sector, the most concerning thing was Johns' incompetence.
"Dr Johns has never managed an organisation and it shows. The staff have expressed significant concerns about his management, most of which have only partly been addressed," Crosbie said.
"His personal style is neither here nor there, except that his approach to leadership is having a real impact on the capacity and credibility of the ACNC. And that is our concern. And it is now clearly the concern of the Senate."
Crosbie said the ACNC was "too important to be gradually gutted by incompetent management" and attacked Johns for failing to attend estimates.
He said the ACNC's estimates appearance was "embarrassing" but not surprising, given Johns had repeatedly appeared at hearings alone and lacking in expertise.
"Contrary to the practice of most other heads of government and statutory agencies that bring teams of senior experts to their Senate estimates appearances… the ACNC sent someone from the ATO who has been at the ACNC a total of 16 days," he said.
"So that is the extent of expertise and knowledge of charity regulations the ACNC provides to Parliament as it seeks answers about the performance of the agency and clarification of issues – most of which require a very good understanding of both the ACNC and charity regulation.
"The charities sector and the Parliament deserve much better than this. It is, by any measure, simply unacceptable and must change."
Johns provided a statement to the hearing saying he was unaware of the estimates date change from May to April and had already committed to attend the Wellington event.
It turns out the ACNC commissioner is in New Zealand at a peak body conference, travel organised late last year when he thought #estimates would be in late May. He really does respect the Senate estimates process but couldn't change his travel plans, the committee heard.
— Katina Curtis (@katinacurtis) April 10, 2019
The commissioner told Pro Bono News he would continue to represent the ACNC at future Senate estimates hearings.
He refused to shed light on his dispute with Baird, arguing it was an internal matter that would be inappropriate to comment on.
He also refused to say if Baird would return to the ACNC, adding that Baird's status as an ATO employee was a matter for him and the ATO.
Acting ATO chief operating officer Bradley Chapman confirmed to Pro Bono News that Baird had temporarily transferred to a role at the ATO, but would not comment on his leave arrangements.
But Pro Bono News understands Baird has not in fact left the ACNC for a role at the ATO and rather is absent from the commission due to work-related health issues.
Johns has denied a rift in ACNC leadership was to blame for senior staff leaving, and said he was unaware of any staff leaving because of his leadership style.
"All ACNC staff, including senior leaders, are encouraged to make decisions that are in the best interests of their own careers. David Locke left the ACNC to become the chief ombudsman and CEO of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority," he said.
The minister responsible for the ACNC, Senator Zed Seselja, said during the hearing he had not been briefed about the leadership shake-up at the commission.
He said the government allowed the ACNC to operate independently.
"I don't run the ACNC. We allow the commissioner to do that. Obviously, if there are any concerns that need to be brought to ministerial level, they will be, but they haven't to date," Seselja said.
Johns' appointment is statutory which means he cannot be removed from the role by a new government.
With the federal election soon approaching, the ACNC faces the possibility of a Labor government – which would likely make Andrew Leigh the minister responsible for charities.
Leigh has been a staunch critic of Johns, demanding he step down and starting a petition calling on him to do so.
Johns said he would never consider stepping down as ACNC commissioner and was happy to work with any minister assigned to the commission.
"I am ready, willing and able to work with whoever is the minister responsible for the ACNC following the 18 May 2019 federal election," he said.
Tags : ACNC, Andrew Leigh, ATO, Dr Gary Johns, Leadership, Murray Baird,
Neil Bull says:
The minister responsible didn't know about the leadership issues… tells you how much interest the government has in the ACNC.
Murray Baird is an outstanding individual… what a shame if the sector loses him for good.
Authorities look to stamp out bushfire donation scams
Same same, but different – 2019 in review
Community heroes recognised
Monday, 2nd December 2019 at 4:45 pm
Government ordered to respond to fundraising inquiry
Thursday, 28th November 2019 at 4:12 pm


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Third time's the charm. After two succesful campaigns for Castelijn & Beerens, I also wrote the music score for their third campaign. And I think the cinematic feel-good music fits the cinematic video footage well.
Dark horror music is not often asked for, but amazing to create. The music score is used during an experience event of the Dutch House of Wax at the Dutch Comic Con in Utrecht.
For this high-end colorist I made a music score that fits his showreel. Epic music with epic footage. Very personal. And I just love the bright colours!


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Formulating With Fruits & Nuts
To Understand Walnut Flavor, Get Under the Skin
By Cameron JacobsonNo Comments
When you think about walnuts, you probably imagine a complex taste that's earthy, fruity, and tart — maybe with hints of astringency. That's why developers of walnut products must go beyond the surface to understand this nut's multidimensional flavor. Once they explore the components (polyunsaturated fat and mild tannins) found in the walnut's skin, they can easily match ingredients that complement the unique sensory attributes of walnuts.
Balancing the Tannins
Walnut flavor is, in general, fairly mild, but it has a complexity that includes some tangy and sharp notes. Researchers have identified three contributors to this bite: oil content, a tendency to become rancid if not stored properly, and the tannins in the walnut skin. Dr. George Ennis, flavor chemist at David Michael & Company, explains it in these terms: "The astringent taste is a result of the tannins and catechin from the paper-like skin (pellicle) surrounding the nut kernel."
Product developers take note: The tannins in walnuts are great for balancing out sweet dishes! According to David Rosengarten, wine editor at Saveur magazine, "The most important thing to keep in mind about walnut flavors is 'sweet'! Sweet wines balance the tannins, and if it's the kind of sweet wine that has nutty flavors, even better." Rosengarten lists sherry, port, and Madeira as ideal wine-flavor pairings for walnuts because they are sweet and nutty. Other sweet ingredients that complement walnuts are bananas, caramel, and maple syrup. The goal is not to cover up the astringent notes but rather to balance them out to achieve a more uniform flavor in between the two extremes.
Of tannins' multiple dimensions, the most important is texture. Because tannins dry out the mouth and feel astringent on the palate, they balance out the effects of high-fat ingredients like blue cheese, ricotta, butter, and milk chocolate. The astringency from the walnut skin manages to lighten the rich intensity of the final dish. It's the type of pairing commonly used with wine and food — dry, highly tannic wines are paired with fatty meats such as preserved duck confit.
Balancing Out Fats
Despite their ability to balance out high-fat foods, walnuts themselves have a fair amount of polyunsaturated fat and have a rich, buttery texture. Bitter vegetables like cabbage and endive, as well as sour cherries and grapefruit, have the same effect on walnuts that walnuts have on the sweet ingredients. The bitter components found in green vegetables can actually lighten up the perceived flavor and texture of a finished recipe and can cleanse the palate in between bites, enabling the consumer to go back for more. Too much richness would result in an unbalanced dish, so walnuts too must have their flavor profile tempered.
Tannin Technology
Tannins are a crucial part of the walnut package, but at times a developer wants to create a finished product that includes only the mild nut flavors found beneath the skin. Dr. Ennis notes, "Removal of the skin through a blanching process with water would extract 92% to 98% of the tannins, thus greatly reducing the astringent taste experience." The process of walnut skin removal has been studied by various nut producers that are investigating methods for removing skin while leaving the nut intact. One method under evaluation is dry roasting followed by air blasting in a tumbler and then use of high-pressure water streams. Developers should consider using blanched walnuts or blanched walnut meal in recipes and formulas when the application calls for delicate flavor.
Walnuts are quite versatile and pair well with many ingredients, but some flavors can really help a developer achieve that "wow" factor. The dual nature of the walnut — its sharp flavored skins and a very rich interior — enable it to play two roles in the pairing game. The astringent notes allow it to combine with sweeter and higher fat foods but at the same time, its own richness can be lightened up with other astringent foods or with citrus fruits and vegetables. Recognizing — and capitalizing on — these flavor dimensions is the key to your walnut development success.
Charoset – formulation provided by Rachel Zemser for the California Walnut Board
Charoset is a classic Passover dish that symbolizes the mortar used by Jewish slaves in ancient Egypt to make bricks for building the pyramids. Many variations of this dish exist, but the key elements are sweet red wine, chopped walnuts, cinnamon, and apples. These four ingredients combined together are a great example of how the sweet, rich, and tannic components can be unified in a perfectly balanced traditional spread. While this dish is traditionally only consumed during Passover, it can also be served as a Mediterranean tapas and goes well with lamb, pita bread or spicy chips.
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Bady Bassitt este un oraș în São Paulo (SP), Brazilia.

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A movie produced on a low budget, originally made to accompany the main feature in a double billing. Also called B picture.
a low-budget mediocre film made esp. to accompany a major feature film on a double bill. Also called B movie.


An experts' consultation on the Interface between Mining and Manufacturing was held at the IDC on 22 August 2013.
An experts' consultation on the Interface between Mining and Manufacturing was held at the IDC on 22 August 2013. The forum was co-hosted by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA). The forum also benefitted from the support of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), BHP Billiton and the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
The meeting was a follow up to the experts consultation on the Minerals Beneficiation meeting that took place in October 2012. The 2012 meeting established a valuable platform for further consideration of this much underrated issue and received substantial coverage in the specialised media, which added to the momentum.
To debate the practical implementation of government policies in respect of beneficiation.
The meeting brought together experts in the fields of Mining, Manufacturing, Business, Government, Metallurgy, Academia and Labour to develop a systematic view based on experience and knowledge.


Club board directors are a critical component in any thriving community-owned club.
A well structured board will have individuals with a broad range of expertise and experience. The board should set the strategic direction for the club and have financial plans that enable the delivery of the strategy. As well as acting as custodians for the assets of the members, they can set the tone for many of the important relationships a club has; including most significantly with the members who own it.
A lot can be expected from a club board director, with the vast majority of people performing the role on a voluntary basis and juggling full time jobs and family life.
Supporters Direct has produced a Club board member guidance booklet for community-owned sports clubs through its Club Development arm. It focuses on the importance of the role and duties of a club board director.
This literature supports SD's policy and overarching aim to develop sustainable, successful clubs that are owned by, and embedded in, their community.


The items under "Events and Tasks" have become unresponsive. Please help me solve this problem.
Given that this post is made at the forum for CALENDAR, I do not understand your reply (Moving to Calendar forum.), Dan. I'm still in the dark on how to open Thunderbird's EVENTS AND TASKS tab. The options that are listed upon clicking on "Events and Tasks" are unresponsive.
Your post was made to the Thunderbird Support Forum but is now in the Calendar forum because it was moved here as per my post.
Where are you clicking the "Events and Tasks" tab, the Menu Bar, Menu Button or Today Pane?
Events and Tasks in the Today Pane is not a clickable item. Just a heading for the pane.
But none of these entries are operational. Clicking on any of these entries simply shuts down the drop-down list.
Do you have other calendar extensions installed? Try disabling them if you do.
What versions of Thunderbird and Lightning are you using?
I am using Version 52.7.0 (32-bit) of Thunderbird and Version 5.4 of Lightning.
Do you have any other calendar extensions installed? Provider for Google Calendar shouldn't cause any problem.
Does the problem go away when you disable them?


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The Week Ahead For AL Playoff Contenders: September 22nd
By Austin Ingraham
Down but not out; Indians look to repeat September magic
How things "stand":
The late Al Davis, former owner of the Oakland Raiders, said it best: "Just win, baby." With only six full games left to play, the Indians don't have much of a choice if they want to be playing baseball in October. They will resume their suspended game against the Kansas City Royals tonight, needing three outs to secure a victory and complete the retroactive sweep from earlier this month. The Royals stick around for a three game series before Cleveland wraps up the regular season with three games against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The good news is that despite recent setbacks against the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins, the Indians still (almost) control their own destiny. According to Baseball Prospectus, if the Tribe win out and end the year on a nine game win streak, they have a 96% chance of making the playoffs. That number drops to 67% if they lose one game and 21% if they lose two. Obviously back-to-back sweeps is no small feat, especially when the boys in powder blue are involved, but crazier things have happened.
The Tigers are clinging on to a game-and-a-half lead over the Royals in the Central. Cleveland sits five games back, so barring a serious collapse by the Kitties, it's looking like Wild Card or bust for the good guys. Speaking of clinging, Oakland is down to a half game lead over Kansas City for the top Wild Card spot. Seattle is the first man out at a game-and-a-half back, two games closer than the Tribe.
The Week Ahead:
Last week rating/results: Could be good, could be bad / 5-2
This week difficulty rating: Could be good, could be bad
Schedule: vs Kansas City 9/22-9/24, off 9/25, vs Tampa Bay 9/26-9/28
Real quick: I wanted to rate this week "Looking Good", I really did. Three starts (two from Carlos Carrasco, one from Corey Kluber) ,
Sep 21, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) pitches in the third inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
AKA half of their remaining games, will be made by arguably the two hottest pitchers in baseball. Six home games when the Tribe is tied for fourth in the majors in home wins. Three of the six remaining games are against a team (Rays) without a whole lot to play for. Unfortunately the three before that are against the Royals. Danny Duffy, although he is coming off two missed starts with a sore shoulder, has given the Indians fits this year. So has Jason Vargas, minus his last start against them August 29th. And t hey literally might not even be able to finish the game on Wednesday due to Danny Salazar and Yordano Ventura setting every baseball they're handed on fire. If they do manage to pull off the sweep, they'll still have to deal with Chris Archer and Alex Cobb of the Rays. Regardless of how things end up, it's time to turn your TVs on, head to the ballpark if you can, and crack open a couple cold ones. The Tribe made it clear at the end of last year that they won't quit under manager Terry Francona and this year is no different. So buckle up for one last push, Cleveland. I'm realizing now that this wasn't "real quick", but I'm fired up. And you should be too.
Schedule: @ Cleveland 9/22-9/24, @ Chicago White Sox 9/25-9/28
Real quick: Bias aside, coming into Cleveland and facing Carrasco, Salazar and Trevor Bauer is not an easy task, especially when the team is fighting for its life. They also are coming off losing two of three in a crucial series against the Tigers, who beat their ace James Shields on Saturday. They luck out and miss White Sox Cy Young candidate Chris Sale in the four gamer after that. The Sox have a better record at home than on the road, even if that record is barely above .500 (39-38). If the Royals do make the playoffs, they'll do it riding the coattails of Nori Aoki (14-22, 2 2B, 3/0 BB/K, SB last week).
Last week rating/results: Looking Good / 3-3
This week difficulty rating: Looking Good
Schedule: vs Chicago White Sox 9/22-9/24, vs Minnesota 9/25-9/28
Real quick: A sort of upside down week saw the division leaders lose two of three to the Twins in Minnesota, then rebound to take two of
Sep 6, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez (41) celebrates his home run in the third inning against the San Francisco Giants at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
three from the Royals in Kansas City. A Royals-Indians series is great news for Detroit. Unless Kansas City puts a hurting on the Tribe, it should give the Tigers a little wiggle room if they lose one or two against the bottom dwellers in the Central. One of those could come against Sale in the series finale, although they beat him in their last matchup in August. And no, those darn Martinez boys haven't stopped hitting yet.
Schedule: @ Toronto 9/22-9/25, vs Los Angeles Angels 9/26-9/28
Real quick: Seattle has a chance to make some moves early this week. With the Royals in Cleveland and the Oakland A's playing three games against the Angels, the Mariners could very well find themselves near the top of the Wild Card standings by Thursday morning. That is if they take care of the free-falling Jays, who are 2-8 in their last ten games. Los Angeles could and probably will be resting most of their key players by that last series. If they can rebound from a series loss to Houston at the end of last week, he M's are poised to make their first playoff appearance since 2001.


— After recently adding another four pickleball courts for a total of eight on-site; Templeton Tennis Ranch (TTR) has engaged Kelly Forrestall as its new Director of Pickleball to lead the pickleball growth at the club. Kelly is an ardent pickleball advocate in the county and has spearheaded the Atascadero Pickleball Club for several years. In addition to teaching and overseeing pickleball instruction at TTR, she will oversee the pickleball program which includes scheduling and organizing play and tournaments.
TTR is very excited to have Kelly join the team and start organizing large-scale tournaments and a wide range of classes and instruction", stated Simon Goehring, General Manager. "She is extremely passionate, well connected, and very dedicated to the sport of pickleball. She has a great ambition to make TTR "the place to play" and to be a state-wide destination for pickleball players".
For more information, visit www.ttrtennis.com.


Gabriele Angelucci, in art Lele Dinero was born in Rimini. Since a child grows strong passion for John Travolta, in his formidable interpretations of Tony Manero of the films "The Saturday Night Fever" and "Stayn'alive" and Danny Zuko in the movie "Grease". Consider John Travolta as his only true teacher of dance like John Travolta, learning directly from him the same steps of those watching the films on video rallenty its formidable movements and expressions. Participates in various courses of jazz dance style television and funky jazz while maintaining intact the original style of his legend dance like John Travolta. In 1992 the great honor to improvise with the wonderful Olivia Newton John on a ballet music from Grease to the talk show of Maurizio Costanzo Show on Channel 5. From there, start a series of dates at discos, squares, casinos, conventions, cruise ships, shopping malls, television programs dancing with flaming dancers, the girls fever, and choreographer personally in the footsteps of his show. The great dream of Lele Dinero is to meet the great dance like John Travolta and to mention him along with some of the fever ... Joey was the first in Canada to continue to spread the ball fever since 1989 and, therefore, considers her like a fever pure version faithful to the film and considers any representations made by others as a mild form of "influence" that has always drawn from Lele Dinero ... And now, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the film "The Saturday Night Fever" Hamish has created this site in order to spread His Dance Fever in the world, allowing any person of any age, young and old, to learn a new and sparkling dance group for a fun and healthy natural without the need for artificial fillers .. whose slogan is "fun without stunned!" So you look at my page number LESSONS ON LINE.


The 80's were quite the time for genre cinema. An era that gave us some truly great horror movies, many now seen as some of the greatest of all time. One smaller sub-genre that flourished in this era was the creature feature; films in which horrific homunculi created cinematic carnage to the delight of gore-hounds everywhere. The Beast Within, The Howling, Slugs, C.H.U.D (and of course, Bud the C.H.U.D), The Fly and many more. One name however stands alone. A film that defied the curse of the remake to become one of the most respected horror movies of all time. John Carpenter's The Thing.
Origins of a classic: Who Goes There?
To fully go into the history of John Carpenter's take on The Thing we would have to start in 1938. Penned by John Campbell Jr, Who Goes There? was a science fiction novella that served as the basis for all that followed. Concerning a group of research scientists in Antarctica who find something buried in the ice. Something ancient and not of this earth. The creature assimilates & mimics any biological life it come into contact with. What follows is a tale of paranoia and survival as the team must ascertain who is 'The Thing'. This formed the primary basis for each progressive adaptation of the story from here on.
The Thing from Another World!
Who Goes There? was first adapted for the big screen as The Thing from Another World in 1951, Directed by Christian Nyby. The film was named by Time magazine as the greatest sci-fi film of the 1950's.
In the film, The Thing is quite different from the one depicted in Who Goes There?. In the film, it is a plant-based organism who survives on blood to regenerate rather than copy who assimilates its prey, like in the novella. This is a big divergence from the nature of the creature in Who Goes There?. Carpenter re-addressed these changes in his adaptation.
Development of Carpenter's take on Who Goes There? began in the mid 1970's. Producers David Foster & Lawrence Turman suggested an adaptation of Who Goes There? to Universal Pictures. Unlike the 1951 adaptation, they suggested a more literal take on the source material. In 1976, film producer Wilber Stark purchased the rights to 23 RKO pictures with Universal in turn purchasing the rights for The Thing from Another World from Stark in return for an executive producer credit.
There was a time where the likes of Tobe Hooper, John Landis and during a period, Walter Hill and Sam Peckinpah were all considered to direct The Thing. The role eventually went to John Carpenter, following his success with his 1978 movie Halloween. Carpenter was initially reticent to direct, seeing the 1951 film as difficult to beat. It was at this time Carpenter was instructed to read Who Goes There?. After opening his eyes to the possibilities the novel opened up, the director was injected with a newfound motivation. The antagonist could be anyone. Casting the likes of Kurt Russell, Keith David, A. Wilfred Brimley and Richard Dysart, The Thing was to be his first big budget project for a major studio.
The film, renowned for its lovingly crafted visual effects, is still regarded to this day as the benchmark for practical effect work. The man who oversaw this task was Rob Bottin. From the remarkably effective opening titles, to the varying horrific forms the creature eventually takes, Bottin's team did a sterling job. Bottin previously worked with Carpenter on The Fog (1980) and came onboard The Thing during pre-production.
It was time for Bottin to make The Thing his own. Carpenter initially envisioned The Thing as a singular creature, but Bottin made the suggestion that it should look as though it's constantly changing. Revising the idea, The Thing assimilated and took the appearance perfectly of anyone it came into contact with. When threatened, The Thing would only then show its monstrous, homunculus form. Bottin saw The Thing as a creature of necessity, which allowed the creature to adapt different attributes as necessary. If in danger, a stomach could transform a mouth equipped with razor-sharp teeth or spider-legs could sprout from a disembodied head for a quick getaway. It was truly groundbreaking work in the sphere of sci-fi/horror creature design that stands tall to this day.
Unlike his prior work, The Thing was not scored by Carpenter, it was in fact the work of the great Ennio Moricone.
I've asked [John Carpenter], as he was preparing some electronic music with an assistant to edit on the film, 'Why did you call me, if you want to do it on your own?' He surprised me, he said – "I got married to your music. This is why I've called you.'…Then when he showed me the film, later when I wrote the music, we didn't exchange ideas. He ran away, nearly ashamed of showing it to me. I wrote the music on my own without his advice. Naturally, as I had become quite clever since 1982, I've written several scores relating to my life. And I had written one, which was electronic music. And [Carpenter] took the electronic score.
This is an absolutely fascinating piece of trivia. Moricone got the job essentially due to Carpenter being a huge fan, even if it may have been easier to do the job himself. The score to The Thing stands as one of the all time great sci-fi/horror accompaniments.
Why don't we just wait here a little while? See what happens..
Upon its release in 1982, The Thing wasn't a huge success. Critics widely panned the film and it failed to set the box office alight in comparison to other films of the time. Competing with the likes of E.T and opening on the same day as Blade Runner, it had a challenge ahead of it from the start.
However, time has been kind to The Thing. It's enjoyed something of a critical re-evaluation over the years. The Thing has become widely regarded as one of the greater sci-fi/horror films of all time, certainly quite the feat for a remake. Praised for it practical effects, the magnificent ensemble cast and sure direction by Carpenter, The Thing finally found it's audience and the adulation it so rightly deserved.
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