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Paris Hilton Wears Bondage For Terry Richardson Photos
By Siyana Riley
Paris Hilton might be catching on to the Fifty Shades of Grey craziness because she posed in several bondage themed outfits for photographer Terry Richardson. Paris and her sister, Nicky Hilton, were both there but the pictures with Nicky are all pretty demure.
These photos were taken all the way back in September, and Paris had teased one picture to the audience via Instagram back in September. Now that the rest of the pictures are out, do they live up to what she posted? They certainly are NSFW, but they're also done in a way that comes off almost…classy? I don't know if classy is the right word, but a lot of people wearing this outfit would make it trashy, and Paris actually doesn't.
The past few years, Paris has been working hard to clean up her image. She's stayed out of the tabloids for the wrong reasons, and she has made sure to stay busy with charity and other philanthropic work. She returned to the spotlight this year with The Bling Ring, where she was one of the celebrities robbed in the real-life case, and she let director Sofia Coppola use her house for filming. She went to Cannes and did several rounds of publicity for the film. After that, she's seemed to slowly ease her way back into the spotlight, but it's been done without hitting audiences over the head.
Right now, Paris is working on her music career and writing songs, but we'll have to see what the future holds for her. What do you guys think about Paris' career choices, and her bondage photos? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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Shiny says 9 years ago
Terry Richardson, Paris Hilton and luggage – I can't think of a sexier threesome.
Emily says 9 years ago
Well, these pictures are with Terry Richardson, so they're automatically gross.
Jody says 9 years ago
She always looks fabulous!
Ciera Chantál says 9 years ago
Paris is gorg.
Pamela says 9 years ago
And I thought she had faded in to obscurity. Damn.


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Make all DLC Maps Free
By BancingDare, July 29, 2019 in ARMA 3 - DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
BancingDare 0
The maps that have come out for Arma 3 since the release of the game have been really cool additions and a lot of people are excited to use them, especially the new Livonia map as it is a throwback to the old Arma 2 style of buildings that everybody loves. The problem is, Tanoa and Livonia are both paid DLC maps, and a huge part of the Arma 3 Community is made up of its multiplayer servers. Most of it, if not all of it in fact. Servers are supported by the players that play on it, but when you put the server behind a paywall, some people aren't willing to buy the DLC in order to play on that server, which limits most servers to one of three maps. Altis, Stratis, or Malden. All of which are great, but they are the only free options that can ensure everyone involved would be able to play without buying any additional DLC. Initially, this sounds good for the revenue side of the game, but it also hurts the community as the new maps cant effectively be used on servers and honestly Altis, Stratis and Malden can all get old pretty quickly when used on almost every server.
ISparkle 49
That is a no. DLC contents for DLC owners. Maps probably take the longest to make and are the central part of the expansions. You are welcome to buy the DLCs.
beno_83au 1346
Yeah, I dunno. If they made the maps free then what would be left worth buying? A campaign?
Dedmen 2387
The terrains are also the biggest incentive to buy the DLC.
And you want BI to get money so that they can continue developing your favourite game series don't you?
zimms 22
Should we start a petition to make players pay for the content they want to use?
Ex3B 265
So I've seen people ask for there to be free variants of other ARs with underbarrels shotguns (ie, Promet SG clones), now they ask for the map to be free.
The expansion was basically some weapons, a drone, a scripted campaign, and a map+reskins to use the map.
People have asked for the weapons and map for free. That means what you'd get by paying is the scripted campaign, and a small drone.
If you don't think that's worth the money for the expansion now, then it certainly wouldn't be if you got less by actually paying. The *more* stuff you get by paying, the less you feel overcharged.
In your desire to get free stuff, those who paid will feel ripped off, and no one will pay more.
Sorry, it just doesn't work this way.
Beagle 684
On 7/31/2019 at 9:04 AM, Ex3B said:
The main reason for me to buy that DLC was the tin foil hat and the tractor...they got me hooked with that features.
-ben- 498
On 7/30/2019 at 12:30 AM, BancingDare said:
... Altis, Stratis, or Malden. All of which are great, but they are the only free options that can ensure everyone involved would be able to play without buying any additional DLC.
Except they aren't free. In order to play them you have to purchase the game "Arma 3". You unfortunately neglect the fact that producing video games is a business. New things that take hundreds of hours to produce, need to be sold in order to justify the time spent developing them. Plus i'm sure it's a nice bonus that the employees that spent those hundreds of hours on those maps get to continue to feed, shelter and clothe themselves and their families.
As much as we might not like it, it's important to remember that whilst games might be a hobby for the consumers, it is business and livelihood of the people on the other end. It's not really justifiable to ask for stuff for free tbh, especially given BI's already quite inclusive DLC policy in comparison to other players in the industry.
LSValmont 764
It is OK that maps are locked behind paid DLC so BI can make some extra revenue but the map's assets such as buildings and objects should be available to everyone who owns Arma so map makers can use those assets in their maps. Otherwise they will have to do custom buildings delaying the release of their mods and also upping their size.
And we all know that Arma 3 lives off its mods right now... so any practice that delays or makes mods unnecessarily heavier in size (on the already HUGE Arma 3 hard drive requirements) is a detriment to their own platform and future sales.
nomisum 126
13 hours ago, LSValmont said:
It is OK that maps are locked behind paid DLC so BI can make some extra revenue but the map's assets such as buildings and objects should be available to everyone who owns Arma so map makers can use those assets in their maps.
Thats the case already afaik.
7 hours ago, nomisum said:
Not really, you see as of today many of the Livonia map assets such as some furniture and objects still do not appear on EDEN for mission makers to use (If you don't own the DLC).
And even if BI plans on making most assets available for everyone with the future release of patch 1.96 that is still not the case today.
9 minutes ago, LSValmont said:
They also don't appear if you had bought the DLC.
You still have the assets, even if you didn't buy it.
Owning the DLC makes no difference whatsoever.
As reyhard said today, they are not in 3den because they have no strings (translations) and were not tested enough.
stburr91 964
Does anyone know if the new tent lamps ( Land_TentLamp_01_suspended_F) require Contact? I don't want to use them in my mission if they are require Contact ownership.
kklownboy 43
actually nothing of the game should be free, unless modders want it to.
Make money get a job.
free crowded pub servers are the worst ....
Devs, programmers and Artists need to eat too
Lysergic Aldent 6
ARMA is not made for free, there are 100s of free maps out there and MODs are easy to install and use. DLC content keeps the game alive. BI is very generous with a lot of the DLC content as-is, your request is really RUDE and ill-informed.
JB47394 30
The base post is pointing out a real problem, which is that the current DLC system contributes to a fracturing of the player community.
Everyone wants those who build content to be compensated, but there are other fee structures possible.
Server operators could pay for the right to host a Livonia map, transferring the cost of map development to multiplayer operators. If you want to play solo, you pay only for the cost of the base game, which includes all future content. If you want to run a game with your buddy, you pay for 2 Livonia slots at perhaps $5 per slot. You can play with that buddy, or with a different buddy, but never more than 2 players on that map. If you want to play with 4 other friends on Tanoa, you pay for 5 Tanoa slots at perhaps $4 per slot - whatever is appropriate to the map. Stratis slots are cheap, at $1 per slot. Big operators drop a few hundred dollars to configure the server so that a hundred players can connect. None of those players has to pay for the map because they already have all standard maps available to them for fee on the client side.
This would mean that if there are 10,000 total multiplayer slots for Livonia maps, then Bohemia would see $50,000 as payment for Livonia. I'm just making up numbers. In contrast, if there are 50,000 players and they all buy the Livonia DLC, then Bohemia sees $250,000. But all 50,000 players won't pay for the DLC. Perhaps only 10,000 pay, meaning that Bohemia would see the same revenue either way - but the player community wouldn't be as fractured as it is with the current DLC payment system.
Instead of fracturing, there would be an additional headwind to server sizes (server operators would have to pay more for larger servers). But server operators already have to pay more for a larger computer to handle a larger number of slots, so having server operators pay for slots would be a natural tie-in. And the slot payments would be one-time instead of monthly or annual - though that's another possible fee structure.
I'm sure there are many other possible ways to fund development of maps, including the equivalent of a Kickstarter system where Bohemia puts up suggested environments, and players pledge money to get those environments built. Done that way, modders might be able to run some Kickstarters of their own. Then there's the blackmail approach, which is to remind the player about payment, as Bohemia does with various DLC content.
Perhaps paid server slots aren't the solution either, but the current DLC system does have consequences for the player experience.
or...... you could just buy the DLC instead of trying to get someone else to pay for it for you, as someone who pays for a server for others to play on at no cost to them, I think that is a ridiculous idea. for real each game we have has at least 15 players, thats $75 on top of the $17 im paying already PER Month. notr to mention the complexity of having to set all that up. BI is not in the server rental business so that would involve getting 3rd partys to keep track of all that at even more cost. so it would pretty much kill the game for everyone just so you don't have to pay a one time price $20 for a DLC. no thank you
zagor64bz 1224
18 hours ago, Lysergic Aldent said:
...it would pretty much kill the game for everyone just so you don't have to pay a one time price $20 for a DLC. no thank you
...also, you know what they say: no pain, no gain. Wanna play cool new content? Showed that 20 bucks out and play. Can't afford it right now? Sit and watch until you can...a coupled trip less to McD and you have it. After all, the pricing are MORE THAN AFFORDABLE.
esfumato 75
Buying a DLC to figure out that you can't use it because no servers run it is a let down to buy it too.
I think this games that are going to have a several years of lifecicle should have only one price.
Full Price Day one 60$.
you release a DLC at year 2, so the game still cost the same Full Price 60$ with the whole content.
You release another DLC on year 3 and the game still cost the same Full Price 60$ with the whole content.
No sales, No discounts, the only difference is when are you going to start playing the game.
And yes, there is out there people that will pay anything you throw at them 60$ + 20$ DLC + 20$ DLC +... + ... +... ok, for those people just release paid cosmetics to look cooler than the rest of the player base.
Right now Contact DLC is at just 15€, ok but you know... I will pass, because there are no online servers using Livonia. It is cheap but will provide to me Zero gameplay
dragon01 897
They have to keep the money flowing somehow. Ideally, that would be achieved by releasing ArmA4, but seeing as RV reached its limits with ArmA3, that means a new engine. Engine changes are hard.
I would appreciate it if my money went towards developing ArmA4 and not, say, DayZ or Ylands, but that's just me. At least DayZ has an engine which could possibly serve as a basis for ArmA4, if they ever get to actually doing that...
Sertica 18
On 10/30/2020 at 1:41 PM, dragon01 said:
I read about DayZ and it seems like a bad game idea fundamentally, but also has many negative reviews about being buggy and broken mess.
Alwarren 2734
They could spent it on drugs and hookers for all I care. If you sell a product, you sell a product. You want to make a profit out of it. This isn't a charity.
Of course I want Arma 4 as much as anyone else, but a company is a company.
fn_Quiksilver 1594
The issue is, I will never play Livonia with more than 20 people on a public server, because not enough people own Livonia for a public server to retain a steady server pop of 20+.
So despite owning this nice DLC map, I'll never really get to enjoy it aside from singleplayer or maybe 2-4 player coop.
Ditto to Weferlingen and creator DLC terrains. They will never hold a steady server pop, basically private match only.
Who would even work on singleplayer content for terrains that nobody owns? If you spend 500 hours creating nice missions for a terrain, which will you choose if you actually want people to play it and get feedback from it? Altis, or Livonia?
For creators, there is close to zero incentive to work on content for DLC terrains, unless your content is procedural and can be deployed on any terrain. Even then, the time/effort spent porting from Altis to Livonia is largely wasted time since nobody will bother to play it.
Only DLC terrain that has enough customers to fill a server, is Tanoa. Even then, its only 3-4 servers worldwide.
For these reasons, I support DLC terrains being free access, even if I paid and others did not. I paid for Livonia and don't really get to enjoy it beyond the campaign.
Allow for a 6-12 month commercial period for the DLC terrain, then unlock it.
Picolini780 1
Maps i consider to run on my server:
Altis,
Stratis,
Malden,
Mod Maps.

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The Precor EFX 245 elliptical is the top of the line of their Energy series. What distinguishes the EFX 245 is the new Precor 40 console. The Energy series is built in Taiwan, while their Precision series is built in the U.S.A. The Precision series utilizes many of the design features and components found on the Precor commercial elliptical trainers. Of course you pay a premium for these commercial grade models that are built for residential use.
Although the Energy series elliptical are built overseas, like the majority fitness equipment, that should not distract from the overall quality of a machine like the Precor EFX 245. The Energy series elliptical trainers still adhere to stringent quality standards found on all Precor ellipticals. And of course, the Energy series ellipticals are considerably less than the Precision series models.
The Precor EFX 245 is on sale for $3,499.
CrossRamp Technology is one stand out feature on the Precor EFX 245. In fact, it's even protected by strict patents so you won't find this on other brands of machines. CrossRamp lets you change the height of your elliptical patter from 15-25 degrees without distorting the elliptical path. Other brands let you adjust the incline, but this is done at the expense of the pattern shape. Over time, these other brands cause cause heel lift (which leads to toe numbness) and joint pain.
In addition, CrossRamp technology makes the user feel like they are doing less work than they actually are. You'll get great results on this machine without even realizing how hard you're working! Unlike the EFX 221 and 222, the incline on the EFX 245 is motorized, so you can change the angle on the fly.
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So I googled to see what other alternatives are available. One suggested coating your desired paper and priming it with a coat of gel medium and leaving it to dry for 24 hours. So I coated my 300 gsm Canson's Mixed Media Paper with Open Acrylic Gel (Gloss) and after more than 24 hours I was all excited to squirt my inks away! As seen in the above photo, the colours are vividly beautiful. However I was disappointed to discover that they did not flow or merge as wanted even when dropping in some isopropyl alcohol. The inks furthermore penetrated through.
Another unplanned piece created and even worth framing. And look how stunning the colours are! I now know alcohol inks do work well with deli paper and should like to use this method more often. But meanwhile, I found on eBay some Yupo Paper, 110 gsm thick (normally they are 85 gsm) and in total ended up paying some €47 including postage for 50 sheets. Can't wait to try the inks out on them too and make something beautiful. Will definitely let you all know how it all goes so watch this space!
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SC appeals against the acquittal of Metrowangsa director
14 April 2009 | Kuala Lumpur
The Securities Commission (SC) has filed an appeal against the decision of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on 1 April 2009 to acquit and discharge Mohamad bin Abdul Wahab, 57, on a second charge for knowingly authorizing misleading statements to be submitted to the SC.
The former Executive Director of Metrowangsa Asset Management Sdn Bhd was charged under Section 122B(b)(cc) of the Securities Industry Act 1983 (SIA) for submitting misleading information to the SC on assets managed by the company. The penalty upon conviction for this offence is a fine not exceeding RM3 million or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or both.
Metrowangsa failed to disclose investments made by two of its clients, Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) and Mimos Berhad, in its semi-annual reports to the SC for periods ending December 2000 and June 2001.
These reports are necessary to ensure that licensed fund managers accurately account for the total funds they manage. Failure to provide accurate information will impede the SC's ability to effectively monitor the activities of fund managers who are entrusted with their client's monies.
Mohamad was additionally charged alongside Metrowangsa's former Chief Executive Officer Dr Ghazali Atan under section 47C of the SIA in relation to mismanagement of a trust account. Both men had been found guilty by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for making unlawful withdrawals of RM50 million belonging to LTH, and fined RM200,000 each.
The SC's investigation uncovered that monies paid by LTH to Metrowangsa for investments were withdrawn from LTH's trust account, without LTH's consent or knowledge. Metrowangsa then used LTH's monies to pay Mimos, who had earlier requested a withdrawal of their investments.
The SC had revoked Metrowangsa's fund management and futures fund management licence, as well as the licences of Dr Ghazali and Mohamad in 2002.


Theatres in the country's entertainment capital were well-guarded by the Mumbai Police for the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial drama PADMAAVAT on Thursday.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had earlier said it would maintain a vigil outside cinemas where PADMAAVAT is screened.
Police vans were stationed outside several theatres, some of which did not flaunt the poster of PADMAAVAT, which has courted protests in some parts of the country.
A staff member at one theatre told IANS on condition of anonymity: "We have been instructed by the management not to put out any posters. We did not put any posters not only outside the theatre, but also inside. Our intention is to conduct a peaceful screening of the film.
"We are told that putting out posters might make us an easy target for the protesters."
One staffer at a theatre of Miraj Cinemas said: "We put posters outside to make people aware of the films running. PADMAAVAT is a big film and people know about it not just because of Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, but also for the controversy. So, people are coming and asking for the tickets anyway."
Besides this, security checks are strict at the theatres.
PADMAAVAT, starring Deepika, Ranveer and Shahid Kapoor, is based on 16th century poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi's 'Padmavat'. Shri Rajput Karni Sena is at the forefront of the protests, impeding a nationwide release for the movie over alleged distortion of historical facts.
The film hasn't released in states like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Some theatres in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh too have refused to screen the film over fears of violence.
Trade analyst Atul Mohan said last minute decisions of theatres about not screening the film can affect the movie's collections.
"I think word of mouth will work in favour of the film. There is a mixed public review, but it is inclined towards positive. Until Wednesday morning, we thought that by Saturday the film will cross Rs 100 crore, but these last minute changes can make the film suffer."
He, however, said the Republic Day holiday could bring cheer.
"We are expecting a good number of around Rs 15 crore tomorrow. Hopefully, by Saturday it should recover around 80 crores," he conjectured on Thursday.


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Emergency legal action against takeaway a first for council
The Red Dragon takeway, Bridge Street, Banbridge. Pic by Google
Published: 14:54 Monday 07 August 2017
The use of emergency enforcement action to shut down a rat infested fast food takeaway was a first for the Banbridge area, it has been confirmed.
Environmental Health officials from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council went to court last week to get an emergency notice to prohibit the Red Dragon takeaway on Bridge Street from serving food to the public, arguing that conditions at the business posed a risk to customers' health.
The council took the emergency enforcement action against the owner of the takeaway after an inspection carried out by an Environmental Health Officer on August 1 uncovered a rat infestation where food was being prepared in the premises, posing a risk of contamination.
A council spokesperson confirmed that this is the first time the new ABC Council has taken such action anywhere in the Armagh, Banbridge or Craigavon area, and that it's the first time such action has ever been taken against a food business in Banbridge, in the new 'super council' or legacy council era.
Speaking about the case, the council's Head of Environmental Health said: "We are pleased that the court confirmed our actions in relation to preventing the premises from operating where there was an imminent health risk posed by rodent contamination.
"It is regrettable that given the advice and support that is available from the council to help businesses understand food safety laws that such action was necessary. Taking emergency legal action was the only option given the risk to health.
"The business can reopen again in the future when the council is satisfied that conditions no longer present a health risk.
"The vast majority of food businesses in the borough take their food hygiene responsibilities very seriously. Let me take this opportunity to remind the public that food businesses are legally required to display their hygiene ratings at the entrance to their premises. This information can also be found at www.ratings.food.gov.uk"
It's understood the owners of the Red Dragon will have to undertake remedial works at the premises and then contact the council to arrange a re-inspection before they are allowed to open again.
Speaking on Monday, a spokesperson for the business revealed that work is being carried out to improve the kitchen at the premises and said he hopes the takeaway will reopen in the coming weeks.


So what have they got for their money? How have Tottenham Hotspur invested the huge windfall now coming their way from the sale of Gareth Bale?
Seven new signings, three of which broke the Tottenham Hotspur transfer record this summer: that is an awful lot of players with big reputations to try and fit into the side.
Over to you, Andre Villas-Boas. Now we will see if a transfer splurge described in most quarters as very canny business will actually improve a first eleven robbed of their chief match-winner and talisman.
It is important to say first of all that making judgments based on a helter-skelter north London derby isn't the best way to go about assessing new talent.
For that reason, Roberto Soldado, Paulinho, Etienne Capoue, Nacer Chadli and Eric Lamela, none of whom caught the eye in the scrap against Arsenal, should not be labelled too hastily. There will be more suitable occasions to get a proper feel of the way they can combine over the next nine months.
How will Bale fit in at Real Madrid?
What struck me straight away, though, was the similarity in styles of Paulinho and Capoue. Just like Sandro, both are strong, physical midfielders who will probably do very well in this league but who, alongside the disappointing Mousa Dembele in central midfield, denied the visitors any variation from the middle of the park.
Neither showed the ability to shake off his marker and find the critical pass, the kind to unlock a door tightly bolted by Arsenal. First impressions suggest neither is that type.
Their talents lie more on the athletic side, the ability to cover the ground, get in a tackle or two and pass the ball fairly simply. Unfortunately, Capoue left the field on a stretcher. It is to be hoped he isn't too badly injured.
But the upshot of all this was that Spurs lacked the inventiveness to get back into this game. Nacer Chadli began very promisingly, getting the better of Carl Jenkinson on the left wing to suggest he could create something. Alas, the Belgian saw less of the ball as the match wore on.
Up front, meanwhile, Soldado was grafting on his own in vain, deprived of support or decent service. Unlike Olivier Giroud up the other end, this kind of battle isn't really his thing.
Give the prolific Spaniard the ball in the box and he will know exactly what to do. Ask him, however, to fight for a 50-50 ball with Laurent Koscielny and you won't see the best of the £28 million man.
As for Eric Lamela who came on towards the end, it is impossible to draw any firm conclusions. By that stage it had all got a bit frenetic as Spurs threw everything at Arsenal's well-protected goal. That said, the 21-year-old could play as a centre-forward or he could possibly fill a wide role in a 4-3-3.
With all this in mind, it was a pity for Villas-Boas that his missing link was not available, Christian Eriksen having signed too late to take any part.
In future games, however, you can see how hopes would rest on the young Dane's shoulders. Playing as a classic No 10 behind the main striker, Eriksen will be asked to drift between the lines to find those precious pockets of space just outside the box. From there, he is certainly capable of doing some damage in the Premier League once settled into the rhythm of football.
Mind you, that applies to all the new boys, including the seventh signing, Vlad Chiriches, a ball-playing central defender from Steaua Bucharest.
As Arsène Wenger warned before this match, it is not easy fitting so many new faces into a team. Problems arise in terms of understanding and direction, qualities Paulinho and co noticeably struggled for once Arsenal went ahead.
It will not, of course, always be like this. Franco Baldini and Daniel Levy, director of football and chairman respectively, do indeed seem to have moved very smartly. Spurs have acquired a collection of players, most fairly young, who should only get better as this season progresses.
It bodes well for a future without Gareth Bale. Despite this defeat, Villas-Boas should have the tools to do a good job, one that might even involve finishing above Arsenal in May.


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The ground floor unit flows onto the spacious patio and pool area, while wraparound balconies upstairs afford views of the indigenous forest and warm Indian Ocean beyond. 150 bird species and naturally occurring bush buck, duiker and mongoose can be spotted on the estate's walking trails. Bordering Selborne Golf Estate, with Umdoni Golf Club nearby.
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New tool helps researchers bone up on osteoporosis
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists investigating osteoporosis in laying hens have shown that a noninvasive tool can monitor birds' bone strength and aid in discovering genetic information about bone disease in chickens.
Lack of calcium in chickens' food and lack of exercise can leave hens with brittle bones, said Patricia "Scotti" Hester, a professor in Purdue's Department of Animal Sciences. In addition, eggshell production leaches calcium from hens' bones. Hester and her research team found they could accurately determine bone mineral density using a technology known as dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
Their study is published in the August issue of the journal Poultry Science and also appears on the publication's Web site.
"The brittle bone problem has evolved gradually over the past quarter of a century," Hester said. "This is due to generally selecting chickens for increased egg numbers, and smaller bird sizes for improved feed efficiency. Also, little emphasis has been placed on selecting for skeletal integrity."
Skeletal integrity in hens also decreases during management practices used to improve shell quality and lengthen a bird's production life, Hester said. Previous studies by other researchers have found that osteoporosis accounts for 15 percent to 30 percent of total fatalities in hens.
"If we can find genes associated with osteoporosis, we can use genetic selection to improve skeletal integrity," Hester said. "We hope that this will be a way to reduce the incidence of brittle bones because of the considerable variation in bone mineral density that we've found among hens."
Various researchers also are studying other factors that contribute to brittle bones in poultry.
"Osteoporosis in chickens is an animal well-being issue," Hester said. "Breeding, diet and exercise all play a vital role in skeletal integrity of laying hens."
Her team conducted two experiments for this study of skeletal integrity. One experiment assessed bone strength in live white leghorn hens at 36, 46 and 56 weeks old, while the second experiment dealt with 38-, 48- and 58-week-old hens.
In both experiments, a third of the chickens received a low-calcium diet, a third an average diet and a third a high-calcium diet. The scientists showed that more calcium resulted in greater bone mineral density and stronger bones and that the DEXA machine could accurately record those differences.
Results of this study showed that the hens fed a low-calcium diet produced fewer eggs. The eggshells they produced also were significantly thinner and weighed less than the birds fed an average to high amount of calcium.
Though the researchers aren't specifically seeking answers to human osteoporosis, they may find some.
Evolutionary biology has shown that many of the same or similar genes are found in different plants and animals. So, studying one species often leads to information to help with research in another plant or animals. Chickens already are used for other biomedical studies, including embryo development and birth defects, because of some known gene similarities.
Last year, the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, placed chickens on the high priority list for sequencing of the bird's genetic makeup. The institute's program is directed at comparing genomes of plants, animals and humans to determine similarities and differences that make them susceptible or resistant to various diseases and developmental problems.
In the meantime, discovering genetic methods to lessen osteoporosis is of immediate concern to the egg industry.
Before the bone-weakening disease became so widespread in poultry, the approximately 45 million laying hens disposed of annually in the United States were sold to soup manufacturers. But osteoporosis caused so many bone splinters in meat that it couldn't be used for human consumption. Now most of the soup meat comes from broiler, or meat-type, chickens, rather than egg-laying hens.
"If the skeletal integrity of laying hens can be improved to reduce splintered bones, then perhaps the soup market can be regained at 25 cents or more per chicken," Hester said.
Many farmers now must pay to have the birds hauled away or give them away free, she said. If hens are not processed for meat, then producers need an environmentally safe and economical way to dispose of the birds once their egg-producing days are over.
The estimated U.S. annual economic loss because the egg layers aren't used for meat products is $18 million, Hester said.
Other researchers involved in the study include: Diane Moody, Purdue assistant professor of animal sciences; graduate students Melissa Schreiweis and Helenice Mazzuco; animals scientists Joseph Orban of Southern University, Shreveport, La.; and Monica Ledur of Embrapa Swine and Poultry Research Center in Concordia, Brazil.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Scientific Cooperation Research Program, the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program and the State of Indiana Value-Added Grant Fund provided support for this study.
Writer: Susan A. Steeves, 765-496-7481, ssteeves@purdue.edu
Sources: Patricia "Scotti" Hester, 765-494-8091, phester@purdue.edu
Purdue Department of Animal Sciences: http://www.ansc.purdue.edu
Patricia "Scotti" Hester: http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/faculty/heste.htm
USDA Agencies and Services: http://www.usda.gov/services.html
National Human Genome Research Institute: http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?paageID=10005835
Poultry Science: http://www.poultryscience.org
The Use of Densitometry to Detect Differences in Bone Mineral Density and Content of Live White Leghorns Fed Varying Levels of Dietary Calcium
M. A. Schreiweis,* J. I. Orban,† M. C. Ledur,‡ and P. Y. Hester* - *Purdue University, Department of Animal Sciences, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907; †Southern University, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107; and ‡Embrapa Swine and Poultry Research Center, Concordia, SC 89700-000, Brazil
Densitometry was investigated as a noninvasive tool to monitor skeletal integrity in live white leghorns as an indicator for osteoporosis, a noninfectious disease resulting in mineral loss from the bone. The objectives of the experiment were: 1) to assess the ability of densitometry to detect differences in bone integrity in live white leghorns fed varying concentrations of dietary calcium and 2) to correlate densitometric scans with other bone test methods and production parameters that are sensitive to calcium concentrations in the diet. Hens were fed hypercalcemic (5.4%), control (3.6%), or hypocalcemic (1.8%) diets from 32 to 58 wk of age. A Norland densitometer was used to assess bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) of the left tibia and humerus in restrained, unanesthetized hens at 36, 46, and 56 wk of age (experiment 1) and at 38, 48, and 58 wk of age (experiment 2). Bones were excised from hens at 38, 48, and 58 wk of age for breaking strength measurements. Results from the densitometric scans showed that BMD and BMC of the humerus and tibia of live hens decreased linearly when hens consumed diets with decreasing concentrations of calcium (experiment 2). Similar trends in BMD and BMC were detected in experiment 1 at 36 wk of age using BW as a covariate. The results from the densitometric scans were comparable to those obtained from other bone tests commonly used. For example, bone breaking force, stress, and modulus of elasticity decreased linearly as hens consumed decreasing concentrations of calcium. Bone breaking force was correlated with BMD (r = 0.65, P < 0.001). We concluded that densitometry accurately measures differences in BMD and BMC in live birds fed varying concentrations of dietary calcium.
(Key Words: bone mineral density, bone mineral content, dietary calcium, White Leghorn, osteoporosis)
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Michael Greenstone is the Milton Friedman Professor of Economics and Director of the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. His other current positions and affiliations include Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Editor of the Journal of Political Economy, Faculty Director of the E2e Project, Head of the JPAL Environment and Energy Program, co‐Director of the International Growth Centre's Energy Research Programme, and Nonresident Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. Prior to rejoining the faculty at Chicago, Professor Greenstone was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT.
Greenstone's research estimates the costs and benefits of environmental quality and society's energy choices. He has worked extensively on the Clean Air Act and examined its impacts on air quality, manufacturing activity, housing prices, and human health to assess its benefits and costs. He is currently engaged in large‐scale projects to estimate the economic costs of climate change and to identify efficient approaches to mitigating these costs. His research is increasingly focused on developing countries. This work includes an influential paper that demonstrated that high levels of particulates air pollution from coal combustion are causing the 500 million residents of Northern China to lose more than 2.5 billion years of life expectancy. He is also engaged in projects with the Government of India and four Indian state governments that use randomized control trials to test innovative ways to improve the functioning of environmental regulations and increase energy access.
Greenstone also has extensive policy experience. He served as the Chief Economist for President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers from 2009‐10. In addition, he was the Director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, which studies a range of policies to promote broad‐based economic growth from 2010‐2013 and has since joined its Advisory Council.


Home > Articles and Insights > When is a Question of Fact NOT a Question of Fact?
His light was red, swore the nuns. My light was green, slurred the drunk. Question of fact, ruled the judge. Summary judgment, denied.
If cases were that simple, our courts wouldn't have enough to do. Trial court motion calendars pack in summary judgment motions. And with each release of opinions, parties challenge many of those rulings before our Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. A quick, unscientific tally of the released COA opinions from January through early June of 2017 reveals 21 decisions in which summary judgment was at least part of the review.
So, why do lawyers move for summary judgment so much? Can't they just look at a material issue and apply the red light/green light test before filing a motion? Apparently not.
As in a good relationship or a delicious meal, it is the nuances that make things interesting. In contrast, with a stoplight you only have green, yellow, red; and when one goes off, another comes on. Most questions of fact are not as crisp. Consider a contract's terms. Words. A phrase might seem clear to one party, who argues that the court must limit consideration to the "four corners" of the document. Question of law. But another party may interpret the same phrase differently and hope to offer context (e.g., course of dealing, industry standards) to show what the phrase really means. Question of fact.
Case in point is a recent decision, United Community Bank (Georgia) v. Wolfe, from our North Carolina Supreme Court. As a creditors' rights attorney, I love this decision. And, as noted in my article posted a few months ago titled Has the Deficiency Worm Turned? yours truly saw it coming. Not clairvoyant, I do believe that based on a few prior decisions, it was getting a litttttle too hard for creditors to carry out their duties to diligently collect their unpaid loans. Finding questions of fact too quickly, trial courts were taking the path of least resistance by sending deficiency cases to trial over the factual question of the value of the collateral.
A deficiency is what remains owing on a debt after the collateral has been sold and the proceeds of that sale applied to the debt.
Stage one is like a wedding; the parties to the loan believe everything is going to work out as they promise. The property was bought for a fair price, it is worth more than the loan, the borrowers will keep their good jobs and make their payments on time, and the lender will earn some income on the loan. Like marriage, many of these deals work out as expected. But, like marriages, many fail.
Stage two occurs when the payments slow down, or some are missed. Most lenders would prefer that the borrowers keep the property and pay off the debt. Often, payment terms are extended, with or without a completely new agreement. During this time, there are typically ample communications as to what is owed and what has been paid. Rarely is there a question of fact in this day and age of electronic payments and digital bank statements. Borrowers know what they owe. The issue is they simply can't pay.
Stage three is not pretty. It's when the lender must cut its losses. The borrower must give up the property. This can be done by agreement, but usually is achieved with a foreclosure under the power of sale clause in the agreement. With a foreclosure, the borrower is given ample opportunity to pay or restructure the debt. Usually, when a foreclosure sale is noticed, we know how it's going to end. The borrower, the vultures, and the rest of the free world are given notice of the foreclosure sale. But few if any come forward; and the lender, to protect the collateral from getting purchased for next to nothing, enters a credit bid, basically paying itself to buy the property.
Now, back to our Supreme Court and summary judgment. With an eye on the statutory defenses, the Wolfes submitted an affidavit opposing summary judgment. The affidavit correctly narrowed the time to the date of the foreclosure sale, something earlier cases required. And, as the property owners, they could provide their opinion of the value without an expert. Despite their opinion, the Supremes gave the Wolfes a supreme smackdown. They reinstated the bank's summary judgment granted by the trial court (but reversed by the Court of Appeals). No question of fact.
So, when moving for summary judgment, get your affidavit in order and scrutinize the opposing side's. And should you find yourself opposing the nuns' motion for summary judgment – your (formerly) drunk client's affidavit needs to say more than his light was green. He should state that he was awake, listening to Charley Pride on the radio, Channel 4, that he saw the light from 50 yards away turn from red to green, and he watched it as it stayed green while he approached, entered the intersection, and collided with the other car. Burp.


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NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - German luxury vehicle maker BMW AG plans more deals with mining companies to secure electric vehicle battery materials, and is open to forming alliances to share the costs of developing autonomous-vehicle systems, the automaker's research and development chief told Reuters.
Froehlich made his comments before a report in Automotive News on Friday that Volkswagen AG is interested in an industry alliance to standardize autonomous vehicle systems.
BMW rode a wave of electric vehicle marketing this month by European luxury brands. The German automakers and rivals, including Tata Motors Ltd's Jaguar Land Rover and Volvo Cars, a unit of China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Inc, are gearing up new electric models. The legacy automakers are under pressure from regulators in China, Europe and the state of California to field more clean vehicles. The European brands also want to keep more affluent consumers from flocking to vehicles made by Silicon Valley automaker Tesla Inc .
BMW has previously disclosed agreements with Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) and South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. However, Froehlich said those companies will supply batteries using a proprietary BMW design.
BMW on Saturday showed off the electric, autonomous "Vision iNext" SUV in Beijing as part of a publicity tour in which the prototype car and a stage have traveled around the world in the hold of a Lufthansa cargo jet. The vehicle, with gas and brake pedals that sink into the floor during autonomous driving and touch-screen controls embedded in the rear seat cushion, hints at an electric vehicle BMW could launch among 12 fully electric models it has promised by 2025.


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Idaho Bill Aims To Protect Against Indefinite Detention Of Citizens
Pontiac Tribune
February 6, 2018 Bridge Agents
Idaho (PT) – A legislative battle is brewing within the halls of the Idaho State Government over the rights of millions. It centers around the National Defense Authorization Act, which permits the indefinite detention without charges or a trial by the American government of people internationally. In Idaho, however, state politicians and activists are introducing a bill to protect its citizens from NDAA abuses.
H.R. 1540, or the National Defense Authorization Act, is a decades old tool for balancing military budget. In 2011, the Obama Administration amended the bill adding significant powers to the American government to monitor, detain, and interrogate. NDAA set a disturbing precedent in a time ripe with leaks of illegal operations against American citizens.
For that reason, President Obama's assurances that Americans were safe rang hallow. "The fact that I support this bill as a whole," President Obama said during an address on NDAA, "does not mean I agree with everything in it." In a press release to Pontiac PANDA (People Against the National Defense Act) notes that the NDAA "Has gotten so big over the years it's too long for anyone to read." For that reason PANDA believes the bill, "…became a prime candidate to sneak un-constitutional provisions into while no one is paying attention."
Like the recent vote on Section 702—another sweeping surveillance bill—NDAA passed with massive government approval. According to PANDA's release, a 93-7 Senate vote and another going 283-136 in the House sealed the deal under President Barack Obama. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) fought the NDAA then, as it is now. Back in the summer of 2017, an American was captured by Kurdish forces in Syria then transferred to the Department of Defense. The individual was captured near Raqqa, accused of fighting for the Islamic State. After months of battling ACLU, the Trump Administration finally allowed the American to get a lawyer. However, that only happened after Trump officials argued they didn't need to grant this American constitutional rights.
PANDA's national director Jason Casella called this kind of detention under NDAA "Un-Consitutional, and un-American." He notes. "Without the right to a trial, we have no rights. Our founders believed so firmly in the right to trial by jury that they enshrined it in the body of the Constitution, and again in the Sixth Amendment." Casella is deeply entrenched in Idaho's legislative measures against the NDAA, applauding the "non-partisan" support.
According to a summary of the Idaho bill—Restoring Constitutional Governance Act of Idaho (H473)—the state's legislator argued Idaho is not, "A battlefield subject to the laws of war. Neither congress nor the president of the United States can constitutionally apply the laws of war." to Idaho citizens, even if they're in the military. It bars the federal government from subjecting Idahoans to the laws of war with NDAA, or any similar bill. The world is not a free-reign battlefield and until it becomes one, Idaho isn't playing along.
What about when these tactics come home, like the Dakota Access Pipeline protests? The 2016 act of civil disobedience saw the arrest of dozens of protesters and journalists, sometimes without clear charge. Surveillance and militarized authorities became common place and afterward, the government recommended more of this approach.
Some states are following suit and making protesting more difficult, police responses heavier, and detainment more sweeping. Most recently, the idea of "collateral arrests" for immigrants not targeted by an original operation was introduced for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids. With these tactics increasingly encroaching citizen's rights, the bill introduced in Idaho is timely and imperative. "Especially in an election year." Says PANDA National Director Jason Casella. Representatives must be on the right side of history.
"The people are watching," he told Pontiac, "and have extended an olive branch for each elected representative to do the right thing and honor the oath they took to protect and defend the constitution." Although PANDA's Idaho bill has been introduced, there's still a lot of work to be done. PANDA's fight presents as something that affects all Americans, facing down an issue transcending presidential administrations. The protections for Idaho citizens it aims to establish could spread, state by state, across the country.
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Tamil Politicians Fear Imposition of Hindi
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import unittest

from linked_list import LinkedList

class LinkedListTests(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.list = LinkedList()

    def test_push_pop(self):
        self.list.push(10)
        self.list.push(20)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.pop(), 20)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.pop(), 10)

    def test_push_shift(self):
        self.list.push(10)
        self.list.push(20)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.shift(), 10)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.shift(), 20)

    def test_unshift_shift(self):
        self.list.unshift(10)
        self.list.unshift(20)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.shift(), 20)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.shift(), 10)

    def test_unshift_pop(self):
        self.list.unshift(10)
        self.list.unshift(20)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.pop(), 10)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.pop(), 20)

    def test_all(self):
        self.list.push(10)
        self.list.push(20)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.pop(), 20)
        self.list.push(30)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.shift(), 10)
        self.list.unshift(40)
        self.list.push(50)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.shift(), 40)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.pop(), 50)
        self.assertEqual(self.list.shift(), 30)

    @unittest.skip("extra-credit")
    def test_length(self):
        self.list.push(10)
        self.list.push(20)
        self.assertEqual(len(self.list), 2)
        self.list.shift()
        self.assertEqual(len(self.list), 1)
        self.list.pop()
        self.assertEqual(len(self.list), 0)

    @unittest.skip("extra-credit")
    def test_iterator(self):
        self.list.push(10)
        self.list.push(20)
        iterator = iter(self.list)
        self.assertEqual(next(iterator), 10)
        self.assertEqual(next(iterator), 20)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

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FENIX SOFBOL vs CB VILADECANS (May 17, 2015)
LIGA NACIONAL DH SOFTBALL
FENIX SOFBOL at CB VILADECANS - Composite Box Score
May 17, 2015 at VILADECANS (MUNICIPAL D SOFTBALL)
FENIX SOFBOL ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb sb cs hp sh sf so ibb kl gdp po a e
THOMPSONOVA c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
BLANES R lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
SUAREZ R rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
GALARRAGA I 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
AIGNEREN A dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BLESA M ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
ROSALEN M 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 0
SOTO E p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
MARCOVA S 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0
RUIZ C cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 26 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 2 0 18 10 1
CB VILADECANS ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb sb cs hp sh sf so ibb kl gdp po a e
SERRANO P 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
SEGURA C ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CORO S cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
NADJEK A p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
SOBRINO A c 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
MINAGLIA L 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 1 0
ESPIN I rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEYVA J 3b 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DE LA PAZ V lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Totals 23 5 9 3 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 21 7 0
FENIX SOFBOL ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
SOTO Eva L,2-6 6.0 9 5 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 23 27 6 7
CB VILADECANS ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
NADJEK A W,3-2 7.0 5 2 2 0 8 1 0 0 0 26 27 3 10
Umpires - HP: RODRIGUEZ Salvador 1B: GARCIA Adolf
Start: 11:00 Time: 1H22 Attendance: 35
Weather: SUNNY Game notes: SCORER: SALVADOR Elisabet DATA ENTRY: SALVADOR Elisabet TC: RODRIGUEZ Salvador
FENIX SOFBOL at CB VILADECANS
FENIX SOFBOL starters: 24/c THOMPSONOVA; 99/lf BLANES R; 21/rf SUAREZ R; 1/3b GALARRAGA I; 2/dh AIGNEREN A; 17/ss BLESA M; 25/1b ROSALEN M; 23/p SOTO E; 3/2b MARCOVA S; 33/cf RUIZ C;
CB VILADECANS starters: 55/2b SERRANO P; 15/ss SEGURA C; 17/cf CORO S; 21/p NADJEK A; 16/c SOBRINO A; 8/1b MINAGLIA L; 5/rf ESPIN I; 6/3b LEYVA J; 7/lf DE LA PAZ V;
FENIX SOFBOL 1st - THOMPSONOVA grounded out to ss. BLANES R struck out swinging. SUAREZ R struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
CB VILADECANS 1st - SERRANO P flied out to lf. SEGURA C grounded out to ss. CORO S grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
FENIX SOFBOL 2nd - GALARRAGA I doubled to right center. AIGNEREN A struck out swinging. BLESA M out at first p to 2b, SAC; GALARRAGA I advanced to third. GALARRAGA I scored on a wild pitch. ROSALEN M struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
CB VILADECANS 2nd - NADJEK A singled to left field. SOBRINO A grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b; NADJEK A out on the play. MINAGLIA L struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
FENIX SOFBOL 3rd - SOTO E flied out to lf. MARCOVA S grounded out to 1b unassisted. THOMPSONOVA grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
CB VILADECANS 3rd - ESPIN I flied out to ss. LEYVA J tripled to right field. DE LA PAZ V singled down the rf line, RBI; LEYVA J scored. SERRANO P out at first c to 2b, SAC; DE LA PAZ V advanced to second. SEGURA C flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
FENIX SOFBOL 4th - BLANES R singled to center field. SUAREZ R singled to second base; BLANES R advanced to second. GALARRAGA I reached on a fielder's choice; SUAREZ R advanced to second; BLANES R out at third ss to 3b. AIGNEREN A reached on a fielder's choice; GALARRAGA I advanced to second; SUAREZ R out at third 3b unassisted. BLESA M out at first 1b to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
CB VILADECANS 4th - CORO S doubled to center field. NADJEK A flied out to 2b. SOBRINO A lined out to 3b. MINAGLIA L intentionally walked. ESPIN I grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
FENIX SOFBOL 5th - ROSALEN M grounded out to p. SOTO E grounded out to 2b. MARCOVA S struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
CB VILADECANS 5th - LEYVA J walked. LEYVA J stole second. DE LA PAZ V singled through the right side; LEYVA J advanced to third. SERRANO P singled to left field, advanced to second on an error by lf, RBI; DE LA PAZ V advanced to second, scored on the error, unearned; LEYVA J scored. SEGURA C grounded out to 3b; SERRANO P advanced to third. CORO S struck out looking. NADJEK A flied out to cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
FENIX SOFBOL 6th - THOMPSONOVA flied out to cf. BLANES R struck out swinging. SUAREZ R flied out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
CB VILADECANS 6th - SOBRINO A doubled to left center. MINAGLIA L singled through the left side; SOBRINO A advanced to third. MINAGLIA L stole second. ESPIN I doubled to center field, RBI; MINAGLIA L advanced to third; SOBRINO A scored. LEYVA J hit by pitch. DE LA PAZ V grounded into double play ss to c to 1b; LEYVA J advanced to second; ESPIN I advanced to third, scored on the throw; MINAGLIA L out on the play. en jugada continuada despues del GDP hacen el tercer out no forzado TP. LEYVA J out at third 1b to 3b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
FENIX SOFBOL 7th - GALARRAGA I singled to center field. AIGNEREN A doubled to left field; GALARRAGA I advanced to third. BLESA M reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; AIGNEREN A advanced to third; GALARRAGA I scored. BLESA M stole second. ROSALEN M grounded out to p. SOTO E struck out swinging. MARCOVA S struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
CB VILADECANS 5, FENIX SOFBOL 2 (May 17, 2015 at VILADECANS)
FENIX SOFBOL........ 010 000 1 -  2  5  1      (5-10)
CB VILADECANS....... 001 022 X -  5  9  0      (6-9)
Pitchers: FENIX SOFBOL - SOTO Eva and THOMPSONOVA Eliska. CB VILADECANS - NADJEK A and
SOBRINO Anna.
Win-NADJEK A(3-2)  Loss-SOTO Eva(2-6)  T-1H22  A-35
Weather: SUNNY
SCORER: SALVADOR Elisabet
DATA ENTRY: SALVADOR Elisabet
TC: RODRIGUEZ Salvador
CEB 2011


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John Clancy and Global Developments 511 Madras Street Ltd (In Liquidation)
Global Developments 511 Madras Street Ltd (Co. No. 4910399) directed by John Edward Clancy was put into liquidation on 10 July 2015 by the Auckland High Court. The company owes the council $35,416 for a building consent and the council spent another $2000 putting the company into liquidation. The incorporation of the company on 22 January 2014 involved the submission of allegedly fraudulent documents to the Companies Office by the director John Edward Clancy via his accountant Richard Townsend Sommerville (Walker Townsend Ltd). [Note: SPCS has filed a formal complaint to the Companies Office].
See: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/70245599/troubled-global-group-costs-christchurch-city-council-another-37000
The signatures entered on the Director's Certificate and Shareholder's Certificate, purporting to be that of John Clancy do not match in any way his signatures on other documents he has filed in the incorporation of a range of other companies he directs.
For example the signature he used incorporating the company Global Developments (New Zealand) Ltd (now in liquidation and renamed Derby Grey Ltd, do not match those filed for Global Developments 511 Ltd.
Examples of numerous alleged document fraud from the Companies Office website www.companies.govt.nz relating to John Edward Clancy.
John Clancy Signature Director Global Developments 511 Madras Street Ltd
John Clancy Signature Shareholder Global Ddevelopments 511 Madras Street Ltd
John Clancy Signature Shareholder Global Developments (New Zealand) Ltd
John Clancy Signature Director Global Developments (New Zealand) Ltd
See fuller documentation in earlier postings on the Society website.
https://www.spcs.org.nz/john-edward-clancy-and-his-fj40-trust/
Filed Under: Enforcement Tagged With: Derby Grey Ltd, document fraud, Global Developments (New Zealand) Ltd, Global Developments 511 Madras Street Ltd, John Clancy, John Edward Clancy, non-compliance, Richard Townsend Sommerville


1. The Hottentot figs (Carpobrotus edulis and C. acinaciformis [Sally-my-handsome]) – both garden escapes growing abundantly wild – can be used medicinally. The cut fleshy leaf is juicy and can be rubbed on sunburn for relief [St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, November 1992].
Images: main, naturalized, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal, January 2015; naturalized, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, November 2018.


We are big breakfast people here at the Page house; and the easier the breakfast item is to make, the better. Bonus points if it's a recipe that can double up as a freezer breakfast. Recently I came across this amazing apple ring pancake recipe on Pinterest that is super easy to make, can easily be stored in the freezer, and is absolutely delicious?! This pancake recipe is seriously the perfect combination of pancake batter and apples. Plus, the main focal point of this recipe is fruit. Making it extra easy for you to make your kids to have a healthier start to their day.
You can easily make it in the morning before your kids get up for school. However, if your mornings are anything like mine, then I would suggest making these apple ring pancakes a few days before hand and then store them in the freezer. That way, when your kids wake up for school, all you have to do is pull your pre-made pancakes out of the freezer and nuke them in the microwave. Super easy! Now that we got that out of the way, let's get down to business!
This pancake recipe is so easy you won't believe it! Plus it has a few surprise ingredients too that I think you'll love!
In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining sugar and cinnamon with the baking powder, baking soda, flour, and salt. In another bowl whisk together the remaining ingredients. Add the flour mixture and whisk into a slightly lumpy batter.
Cook the pancakes until golden brown on each side, about 5 minutes per side. Cook the remaining apple slices, adding butter to the pan as needed. Serve immediately with my Nana's buttermilk syrup or store in the freezer for another time.
That's it! Want your own tangible copy of this recipe? Then click HERE for the FREE PRINTABLE version! As soon as you make and serve these for your kids, I can guarantee that this pancake recipe will become a breakfast staple in your own homes. Do you have a breakfast recipe that your kids absolutely love? If so, please share below, because I'd love to know!
Also, before I go…have you seen some of my other recipe posts? If not, here's a few of my favorites that fall right in line with my upcoming #shelftember challenge that will be starting on SEPTEMBER 1st! I did this same thing last year, and you can check it out HERE. You Freebs are going to love all the amazingness I have in store for you with this year's #shelftember challenge, so make sure to stop by next Monday! Enjoy!
Sounds yummy!! Would these turn out if using apples that are getting soft or do they need to be fresh and crisp?
Why do your pancakes not have holes in the middle? Did you add more batter to the center?
Eating these right now and wondering where they have been my whole life.
Oh my! Those look FANTASTIC! I am definitely giving them a try, I think they will really be a hit with the littles. Thanks for sharing!


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13 Valentine's Day Quotes To Post On Facebook, So You Can Get Like After Like On A Day Of Love
By Chelsey Grasso
Whether or not you have somebody special to spend Feb. 14 with this year, you can still celebrate the concept of love, and you can do it with these awesome Valentine's Day quotes for Facebook. You post ridiculous amounts of selfies, you "check-in" to every restaurant you eat at, and you share recipe videos like it's nobody's business... so why not post a quote or two in honor of a holiday that honors and observes the act of love?
Though Valentine's Day has been sold to America as a day focused on romantic relationships, it sure doesn't have to be interpreted solely in that way. In fact, I think we should use Valentine's Day to celebrate all kinds of love: romantic, friendship, humanity-driven, and general world love. Doesn't that sound nice?
These Valentine's Day quotes cover the boundaries of love, and trust me when I say that they are wide and deep. And isn't that exactly how our love for one another should be? Wide and deep. Take a moment to read through these wonderful words of wisdom, and take another moment to post one or two on your Facebook wall on Feb. 14. Don't worry, you'll definitely get lots of "likes" for it.
1. "Love cures people — by both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it." — Dr. Karl Menninger
2. "If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love." — Maya Angelou
3. "They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything." — Bill Keane
4. "Where there is great love, there are always wishes." — Willa Cather
5. "Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden — it's something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too." — Joyce Carol Oates
6. "Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey." — Lord Byron
7. "There's a long life ahead of you, and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other." — Yoko Ono
8. "We are most alive when we're in love." — John Updike
9. "I know of only one duty, and that is to love."— Albert Camus
10. "I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic." — Drew Barrymore
11. "Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly that you feel you could die of it." — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
12. "Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates." — Fernando Pessoa
13. "Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs." — William Shakespeare
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Q: MVC: When displaying Partial View's data in the pop up, the same data is displayed in the main view as well where Ajax.ActionLink() is defined I have MVC View, View1.
This view has a button built with Ajax.ActionLink logic.
I'm looking for the right way to display the data in a Partial View loaded into a pop up window. How can I do that?
Currently, the data is displayed, however it gets displayed in the main view (View1) right at the place where I defined Ajax.ActionLink
This is my code in the View1 where I do an Ajax call to show my PartialView:
Alax.ActionLink("Click here", "ShowPartialView","MyController", new AjaxOptions{....}, new class{....})

My Controller has the following logic that will display my Partial View:
public PartialViewResult ShowPartialView()
{
      return("_MyPartialView");
}

My Model has a definition of an Entity returned from the server that will contain a List of items to display in my partial view's table:
public MyEntity ObjectEntity {get;set}

My Partial View has a definition of a Table:

And a logic to get data with Json:

And then I define a method in My controller:
public JasonResult GetData()
{
       return Json(MyModel.ObjectEntitity.ListOfObjects);
}

Currently, the data is displayed in the pop up, however, it also gets displayed in the Main View (View1) exactly where I use Ajax.ActionLink()
Why is that, and what is the best way to accomplish what I need?

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