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From the tender age of 4 where kids are yet to discover the world, Manas Adhiya discovered his and began the journey as an actor. Manas has performed in more than 200 live shows from 1996 to 2000 all over India and International countries, in Padmashree Kalyanji Anandji's 'Little Wonders'. He enjoyed acting on stage so much that he was confident that this is what he wants in life.
Manas Adhiya who started screen acting from 2003 and completes 16 years in the industry says, "I still do not believe that I have done enough to talk about, let alone brag about it. I believe I am a learner for life. Each and every role I play has helped me grow as an actor and I believe I'm still learning".
Manas has been challenged with diverse roles, from characters which needed a different & strong accent to expressions like that of a South Indian Iyer, a Punjabi mundda, a Gujrati bhai, a Muslim bhaijaan, a Marathi manoos, a North Indian Pandey ji or of a Christian boy, he did it with all honesty. He has also experienced variations in the plot that demanded, kissing & bed scenes, drunk state, action drama, super natural powers & death.
Manas says , "I have never shied away from the camera. I made sure to try and give my best each time. In my growing up years, people have encouraged me to be what I want to be. I took them very seriously and I said I want to become all of it". Manas has played multiple characters of being a lover, a psycho thirsty for revenge, a geek, an outlaw, a prisoner, a villain with supernatural powers as Owl Man, faked to be his father's ghost and scared people, and cried his heart out. He's played a handicap, a thief, and a supportive best friend.
Manas adds, "In reel life I have lost count of how many times I have been a killer. So far, I have killed my daadi, nani, younger brother, uncle and watchman. I have also committed suicide and been killed thrice, once murdered at a cricket pitch, another by a seventeen year old girl and not to forget, also been killed by the beautiful, Mouni Roy, as Naagin. I have bullied, leaked exam papers, taken out dead bodies from graveyard and lakes, jumped from first floor breaking glass window, had evil owl powers inside me, drove a truck, did ipl betting, used abusive languages, been in a courtroom and jail too".
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found pokemons under water, taught sword fighting to none other than Mr. Sunny Deol. I have had the chance to play historical roles where I was one of the close friends of Chandragupta Maurya. Strangely, I haved played a range of characters, with the funniest of names, such as Natarajan Subramanium Iyer aka Nutty, Gotya, Zulfi, Pinchu, Ghanghor, Zirfan, Pyaare, Sushu, Pallav and the like".
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"By the grace of God, I've been fortunate to work with ace film makers like Anurag Kashyap, Kunal Kohli, Ahmed Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Craig Gillespie, Ronnie Screwvala and Atul Taishete. I wouldn't say that I am 16 years old in this industry, but I am 16 years younger and hopefully I have a long long way to go", he concludes.
Manas Adhiya was last seen in Alt Balaji's 'Medically Yourrs' with Shantanu Maheshwari , he has portrayed the character of Pallav Pandey, a medical student. The show is set in the backdrop of Kolkata.
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healerjack	Awakening, Beauty, Love, Spirituality, Truth	 November 4, 2019 3 Minutes
This is about much more than sport, please bear with it.
"Sometimes you come up against team driven by a higher purpose."
Lawrence Dallaglio, former England rugby captain commenting this morning (2/11) on the rugby union World Cup final in Japan which was won by South Africa.
I'm with George Orwell on many things:
"So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern…Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbours, films, football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult."
But not on the power of sport to move people for the right reasons. I wanted England to win the rugby this morning (it was evening in Japan), despite not being patriotic, but it soon became apparent that a repeat of the victory over the All Blacks in the semi-final was not on. So we start to move in the direction of emotion. South Africa were the better side and deserved to win. Many will recall the unifying (unfortunately it didn't last) spectacle of Nelson Mandela with the triumphant South African side winning the 1995 World Cup.
Regular visitors to this site, and thousands of other like-minded sites, will now that by raising their own vibration, by serving all sentient beings with love and kindness they are making a difference. I suppose the next level of aggregation, having been a "change agent" in a previous life, are organisations. If you change significant organisations to be driven by truth and love then you are getting even greater leverage. However it is almost impossible for an organisation to impact on a nation like mass spectator sport can, e.g. rugby and football. I suppose for many it has an impact on their national identity. For me-I should have included this in my list-it is yet another way of connecting. Fair-minded commentators like Dallaglio above know this but would never express it (I may be doing him a disservice) in ways that appear here.
Yesterday I was engaged in a brief discussion about Berlin. It is not a place I have visited but am an ardent fan of fictional Berlin private eye Bernie Gunter. Very occasionally I will watch "Football Focus" on the BBC. And they had a piece earlier about an emergent club from East Berlin called Union Berlin. I strongly recommend you watch this short, hugely inspirational film.
The emotions that are stirred when individuals inspire us, are also stirred if we are extremely lucky to work for an organisational culture or even a visionary individual manager. Despite the endless clichés, sport does have the capacity to transcend boundaries. It gives us a glimpse of a world without conflict, disease and all the other impediments visited upon us.
It never ceases to amaze me how the people of historically oppressed nations, like the Irish, the Greeks, the South Africans, and the Armenians to name a few I am familiar with, are amongst the most forgiving and wonderful on this planet. Individual and collective grief and loss always has the potential to transform. Competition is a reality in this 3-D world and as long as competition exists we will have losers. To lose with grace is as much part of life as winning with pride. There have only been a handful of people in existence who retired from their sport undefeated. One thing is certain however, that at some stage in the lives of these exceptional people they will have suffered some form of personal tragedy. I'm not sure you can apply the term "winner" when this occurs.
Life goes on. I am a Liverpool Football Club supporter, these days an armchair fan because I haven't been to the home ground Anfield for many years. In May 2018 Liverpool were beaten in the final of the most prestigious of all club competitions, the Champion's League, by Real Madrid. A year later Liverpool won the competition. Forgive me but the club's manager, Jürgen Klopp is a highly spiritually evolved person who stresses the team ethic above all else.
Gambling and sport can serve as an anaesthetic to the masses and those running the system know this. But they have yet to devise a way to make games attractive without a crowd. And the crowd is the catalyst for the emotions I have been describing. And one of the most telling comments was made by the chairman of Union Berlin when he said that the fans, the team and the club were all one.
We may have some way to go as a species but please pay attention to glimpses of what is possible and celebrate the emotions generated when mass spectator sport gets it right.
Jack Stewart, still plugged into a source of inspiration, November 2, 2019.
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phreddkroe
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Well, 4E reminds me a lot of BD&D. That's how I was introduced to the game. And my black box came with a gridded map and cardboard minis. To me, 4E feels like someone took all the good stuff from every edition, left out all the bad stuff, and then somehow managed to make it all balanced and cohesive. And that is in regards to mechanics and lore. I've enjoyed reading all of the tidbits of history just as much as playing the game.
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Tokezo Tenken said:
Nicks, cuts, and bruises aren't wounds. That actually reinforces my point, which is totally in agreement with Gygax and Arneson. 50 HP represents nicks, cuts, and bruises to a high level fighter, so he steels himself (second wind) and launches back into the fray.
Ah, I see. I read your post as saying that before the last HP is used, there is no contact made whatsoever, not that the attack was a cosmetic/ineffectual blow.
Also, having whanged myself on the shin with a trowel last week, I'd argue that a nick should count as a wound, because that f'ing hurt.
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Flawless Glory of Silence said:
Um, huh? In terms of design space, most 3E classes were just a small handful of scaling abilities, and sometimes access to an existing spell list. 4E classes ALL require their own library of powers.
*Some* 3E classes, when only focusing on the class, are easier than 4E classes, but if you focus on the character, 4E is almost universally easier to generate a character. Mostly because, like I said, of the skill system. Skill synergies, I'm looking at you.
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But honestly, if Exalted 3rd Ed continued to be a game of demigods striding across creation and imposing their will on all beneath them, or in the case of the Dragonblooded, stopping said demigods, and if WFRP continued to be a gritty game where you spent half of your time face down in the mud and jokes continued among players about small but vicious dogs then those new editions would still feel to me, at least, like the older games. Doubly so if early suppliments in each case contained full rules for the missing castes and races..
Emphasis mine: Do you see what you did there... those are you're ideas of what
each of those games are... what about a Solar game, not about imposing your will upon all beneath you but championing those without the power to do so... or a Dragonblooded game about outcastes in the scavenger lands who team up with Solars... would Exalted be Exalted if those games weren't also possible... what if they were all you could play? It's purely subjective... that's why it is based on previous edtitions, people played with, types of campaigns, etc.
I can see why many, many people would be pissed off at the decision to release half the Solars in one book and half in another (I would be myself) but I think that's a different issue from holding half orcs and barabrians back to PHBII (the PHB classes aren't incomplete in the same way that the set of Solar castes would be incomplete), and secondly it wouldn't be a factor which influenced the feel of the game.
I think the Barbarian is and has become such a staple of fantasy that I can't name a recent fantasy game that doesn't cater to the archetype. You apparently feel differently... Funnily the Half-orc is a race I associate solely with D&D... don't ask me why but I can't off the top of my head think of another fantasy game I've played (non-D&D derivative) where Half-orcs were present or a player race. Again you feel differently, but I'm not saying your vision of "what D&D is"... is wrong, just different from my own.
In my opinion (and I accept it is an opinion) the classes and races available in PHBI aren't a key feature in the feel of the game. If PHBI can contained no "traditional" classes or races then I might agree with you, but as it stands, only one race and one class out of eight in each case are genuinely new (Tieflings and warlocks both have history with the game, and the Elf/Eladrin split was, IMO, long overdue). The main reason for the ommissions is that the 4E PHBI doesn't contain as many classes or races as 3E.
It's more that I can fully understand people finding the omission of certain races and classes from PHBI annoying for a variety of reasons - I'd have liked to have seen bards much earlier myself - I just don't see how that understandable irritation can equate to a loss of the "D&D feel". "It doesn't feel like D&D" seems to be used as shorthand for "it doesn't feel like my favourite edition/accomodate my current campaign of D&D", which might be a legitimate complaint, but it's not the complaint that people are making.
Isn't this what both yours and other peoples feelings of "what D&D is" are based on... again it's feelings. You got lucky and 4e coincides with your feelings of "what D&D is" for others it hasn't.
Oh, it certainly isn't. But then I have a similar view on a lot of the other complaints, the setting for example as above. And it's not as if I wouldn't have liked much more stuff for the existing classes in 4E either. I play a lot of wizards (as an aside I'm rather happy with the wizard nerf - it lets me play a class I enjoy for the flavour without feeling like people think I'm a munchkin) and realise that the wizard options in PHBI aren't as extensive as in 3E. For that reason I'm looking forward to Arcane Power. But I still think the 4E wizard feels like a wizard right out of the box. It doesn't feel like a specialist illusionist or necromancer, true, but what it does feels like a wizard - the options are wizard like even if not all wizard like options from previous editions are available.
That's great, but if someone always themed their Wizard... like a specialist wizard it's possible this new wizard feels nothing like an old one to them. It's subjective. This isn't the "4e isn't D&D thread" ... this is the "4e doesn't feel like D&D to me thread".
I guess that sums up my view on the whole thing pretty well - If you need everything, or even certain things, from previous editions in order to achieve the "D&D feel" then 4E might be lacking, but that strikes me as a narrow definition. But if you look at what it has and how those things feel in play then I can't see how you can say that what it has doesn't feel like D&D.
All, quite obviously, IMO.
But then why not just play Runequest or Earthdawn if nothing except killing things, exploring and taking loot, is necessary for the D&D feel? I can respect how you feel as far as the issue, but it seems like you are being closed minded because others don't agree with you on what the feel of D&D is. YMMV of course.
Unless this is sarcasm, you're also calling Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson stupid since they insisted since the beginning of the game that HP were not wounds until you hit zero, i.e. you are not ever actually "hit" until you go to 0 HP.
There is much sarcasm fail in this thread
Yes, I was actually serious when I said, "This means, quite literally, that he has 2% of his body left. Call it his left pinky, half an eyeball, and a piece of scalp."
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OneEyedMan said:
That's because you and I aren't bad enough dudes to save the president.
Yeah, 4E plays with the abstraction of HP that's always been there. I think of it like Die Hard. McClane gets the heck beat out of him, but most of the "hits" aren't traumatic wounds.
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MetaDude said:
In 4th edition, every class uses a nearly identical template. Power structures are identical, and the skill system favors no class. Fighters no longer have an advantage in a fight, because every class is an "adventuring" class, and perfectly combat capable. I know it was a design goal, but it doesn't sit well with me. It leaves my pacifist priestesses of Peoni out in the cold...
That's kind of one of those "So why play D&D in the first place?" kind of things. I know it's not totally fair to say that, but it is true that, say, The Shadow of Yesterday, would be profoundly better if you really want to be able to have something like a compelling pacifist character.
But the different classes really do play differently. Everyone gets the same number of At-Will/Encounter/Daily powers, and a comparable selection of class features, but for example I've played a fighter, a swordmage, and a warlord, and each has been a very different experience (even though two of those are defenders).
ESkemp said:
Yep, that's kind of what I was saying in the first place: that it's easy to get "the wrong feel," even though in times past very different games were both considered to be D&D, and there was no real disconnect. One was just set apart by the term "Advanced."
Let me put it this way. I've read AD&D1e and 2e, played a bit of 3e, and am now in a regular 4e campaign. When I bought the PDF of Rules Cyclopedia to read, I was blown away by just how different it was from every other version of D&D I'd ever encountered.
rgalex said:
Yep, I should have known better.
My bad, won't happen again.
He does have a point though. At a certain point the standard D&D campaign setup becomes kind of absurd in the first place.
randalls
I started playing with OD&D back in 1975. OD&D, Holmes Basic, first edition AD&D, B/X D&D, BECMI/RC D&D, and the core rule books for second edition AD&D are my standard for what I consider "D&D." While these games all had their differences, published adventures, monsters, treaure were pretty much interchangeable between any of them with very little rewriting needed.
They all featured one thing that I consider a must for a game to be D&D -- quick-playing, abstract combat. Most combats took 10-15 minutes. A huge involved combat might take 30 minutes. This mean groups that enjoyed hack-n-slash could have a lot of different combats in a 4-5 hour game. Groups that were more interested in exploration, social stuff, etc. could still have 4 to 6 combats and have 3 hours or so left in their session for all the non-combat stuff they were more interested in.
Once you moved to 2e edition with the Player's Option books, each combat started taking longer and longer. By 3.x, a single relatively small combat could easily take an average of 60 minutes. 4e combats take as long or longer (although, each character gets more chances to do combat stuff in that time). Long combats make the campaign progress slower for hack-n-slash fans (fewer areas explored, their monsters dispatched, and their treasure obtained per game session). Longer combats mean less time in the session for non-combat stuff for those for whom the main draw of the game wasn't combat. This was a major change in the game and is one of the main reasons 3.x and 4e do not feel like D&D to me.
Pre-3.x D&D was simple enough the people could play a class like fighter and never need to buy a copy of the rule books. They could have fun without mastering complex rules (3.x) or learning tactical combat based on mastering the tactical rules the game uses (4e). This were more major changes that made the game feel less like D&D to me.
4e has a number of other areas that are very different from previous editions that other people have mentioned: disassociated rules that do not easy map to rational descriptions of what is going on in the game world (ALL editions have some rules like this -- hit points, for example -- but 4e has a lot more such rules), character classes that all have equal abilities in combat with almost all their non-combat abilities from prior editions removed, magic that no long feels very magical, lots monsters that seem to exist only to be fought as they seem to have no niche in the world, etc. All of these things make 4e feel even less like D&D to me than 3.x did (and it barely felt like D&D to me.)
A lot of people probably like most of all of these changes, but I find them all taking the D&D brand in a direction I have no interest in going -- because that direction is much less fun for me. I dislike these changes and they make the WOTC editions -- especially 4e -- feel like a completely different game that was accidentally printed between a D&D cover.
Well, 4E is simply the latest step in a continuum that, for me, started with AD&D.
I never played AD&D. I swiped some of the stuff from it and put it in my game, but there were too many rules.
I love D&D for having the bare minimum number of rules so the GM doesn't have to ** DECIDE ** if every fucking sword swing hits or every damn spell, gives you some monsters and treasure, some amazingly well done guidelines on setting up a medieval barony, and then gets out of the way and lets you and your friends go bananas.
As I've said before... "A hit chart, a saving throw table, some character progression, monsters, treasure, and some rules on air combat, sea combat, and building a barony. Add imagination and go apeshit."
To me what seems lacking is the "add imagination and go apeshit".
The apeshit is gone.
vivsavage
Independent Procrastinor
randalls said:
character classes that all have equal abilities in combat with almost all their non-combat abilities from prior editions removed, magic that no long feels very magical, lots monsters that seem to exist only to be fought as they seem to have no niche in the world, etc. All of these things make 4e feel even less like D&D to me than 3.x did (and it barely felt like D&D to me.)


In a recent speech, Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the Grand Mufti of Palestine at the time, Haj Amin al-Husseini, had counseled Hitler to "burn the Jews". It is quite astonishing that Netanyahu is so ill-informed of such a fundamental aspect of the Holocaust, especially because Hitler himself had told the world in his book, Mein Kampf, about the reality behind the destruction of Jews.
He said in that book — and these are his very words — that the Jew is his enemy and his God had ordered him to destroy his enemy. Since Hitler was brought up as a Christian, his God must have been Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament, who had instituted the Law of the Hirim for His Chosen People. This Law imposed a binding religious duty on the Chosen People which stipulated that they should fully annihilate their enemies as a religious offering to Yahweh — an instance of the application of this Law, among many others, is the total annihilation of Jericho by Joshua. Hitler was, in effect, obeying his God by applying the Law of the Hirim to the Jews.
But even in his diabolical innovation which consisted of mechanizing the genocide and being thus able to carry it out en masse, Hitler was following in the footsteps of his God, Yahweh, for we are told in Chapter 63 of the Book of Isaiah that several nations had incurred the wrath of Yahweh due to their enmity towards the Chosen People. So He resolved to destroy them all at once and in the most efficacious of ways. To that effect, He set up a huge wine press, and then threw all these nations in it and proceeded to trample them with His feet, much like the winemakers in Biblical times trampled their grapes in their wine presses .
Hitler, therefore, was not only carrying out the orders of his God; he was also following in His footsteps!
The denial of the sanctity of human life to one group or another.
For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind. Our messengers came unto them of old with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many of them became prodigals in the earth.
These Quranic principles are not just ideals, but laws that govern the conduct of the entire Islamic society. For instance, I experienced this firsthand during the civil war in Lebanon in the last quarter of the previous century. The Maronites, who had actually started that war, carried out massacres and indiscriminate killings against the Muslims, which eventually culminated in the well known massacres of Sabra and Shatila. But nonetheless, and in the face of such atrocities, the Grand Mufti of Lebanon at the time, Sheikh Khaled Muhammad Khaled, never got tired of repeating to the Muslim community that the fundamental principle in Islam is that no person can be held responsible for the actions of someone else, and that Islam absolutely forbids them to partake in indiscriminate killing, even if it were in retaliation for what was being done to them.
As for Netanyahu, he could have saved himself his present embarrassment had he consulted actual scholars and students of Islam. They would have explained to him that no Grand Mufti would ever call for, or condone, or accept genocide, and instead would reject it completely. Why? Simply because no Grand Mufti would contravene the precepts of the Quran. Unfortunately for Netanyahu, he is not aware of the teachings of the Quran, and that possibly explains his incorrect remark about the Grand Mufti and Holocaust.


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WASHINGTON DC, USA (CNN) - President Barack Obama will welcome Nigeria's new president to the White House Monday in an effort to bolster the fight against Boko Haram and begin a new chapter with Africa's most populous country.
The United States is eager to boost its ties with Nigeria now that the former president, Goodluck Jonathan, who was often a source of frustration for Washington, has left office.
The Obama administration believes that President Muhammadu Buhari can become an ally in cracking down on Boko Haram, whose collaboration with ISIS is helping the spread of radical extremism in West Africa.
Buhari, a devout Muslim in a country where a majority of residents are Muslim, said during his election that he'd fight aggressively against radical Islam and promised to ramp up the fight against Boko Haram, which has horrified the world with its kidnappings of Nigerian school girls.
The Obama administration, which had challenged Jonathan to fight terrorism more aggressively, emphasized the effort to combat Boko Haram in its announcement of Buhari's visit.
more after the jump
"President Obama looks forward to discussing with President Buhari our many shared priorities including US.-Nigeria cooperation to advance a holistic, regional approach to combating Boko Haram," the White House said in a statement.
Omolola Adele-Oso, executive director and co-founder of Act For Accountability, a D.C.-based African government watchdog organization, believes Buhari will prioritize fighting terrorism more than his predecessor. Shortly after being elected, the new president met with the families of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, she said.
"He made promises to, in the next months, address the issue of Boko Haram pledging to do more to rescue the girls," said Adele-Oso, who is Nigerian.
The Buhari administration last month slated $100 million for the Multinational Joint Task Force - military personnel from Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon specifically focused on fighting Boko Haram. Buhari made $21 million available immediately.
The extremist group has said it has no interest in negotiating with the Nigerian government, but Buhari's officials said this month that they are open to discussions.
"If Boko Haram opts for negotiation, the government will not be averse to it," Femi Adesina, a Buhari spokesman, said in a statement. "The government will, however, not be negotiating from a position of weakness, but that of strength."
Activists are hoping that the United States can assist Nigeria in halting Boko Haram's growth, especially by focusing on strengthening the country's military.
"The largest help the U.S. could give comes with intelligence - helping Nigeria develop and monitor and track our security issues, and develop a better understanding of what it means to control our border," Adele-Oso said.
While Nigeria would be wise to strengthen its relationship with the United States, ultimately the solutions to the country's problems - including divisions - will have to be solved internally, said Tukufu Zuberi, a professor at the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
"The solution to that can't come from Obama. It has to be a Nigerian solution," he said. "There's not much France can do or the U.S. can do in order to provide a national consciousness and unity in Nigeria."
In its statement, the White House also emphasize the U.S. interest in strengthening "Nigeria's efforts to advance important economic and political reforms that will help unlock its full potential as a regional and global leader."
Having recently won Nigeria's first credible elections, Buhari enjoys the most respected status internationally of any of his predecessors. Buhari has said he desires a closer relationship with the United States and other Western partners as he seeks to improve Nigeria's position in the global community.
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Engage with the community and complete questionnaires on conflict and perceptions of predators.
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Lion conservation recently became an issue of international concern when statistics revealed that lion numbers in Africa have plummeted to between 16,000 and 45,000. The lion population has declined by 30%-50% in just over the past two decades, a reduction largely due to habitat loss and conflict with humans. The lions in the Samburu / Buffalo Springs / Shaba ecosystem of Kenya are in an extremely vulnerable situation as they live in or adjacent to areas inhabited by nomadic people. Lions and their predatory behaviour have caused great resentment among the increasing rural pastoralist populations, and this has led to increased persecution of lions – lions continue to be shot, poisoned and speared.
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After an early morning cup of coffee/tea depart for an early morning game drive. Later on, return to the Lodge for breakfast. Mid morning is at Leisure. The Ewaso Nyiro River (Brown river in the local language) winds through mature stands of Newtonia and Sycamore Fig trees, Acacia and Doum Palms, one of the few branching palms to be found anywhere in the world. Enjoy your lunch at the Lodge. Afternoon game drive will give you another opportunity to explore the wilderness of the reserve returning for dinner. Overnight Sasaab Lodge.
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After an early breakfast, go on a morning walk in the Conservancy escorted by Maasai warriors and a guide, returning to the camp later in the morning. In the afternoon you will go on a game drive to explore more of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy on the lookout not only for the Lion but also elephants, buffalo, giraffe and other big cats. Enjoy a night game drive after dinner in search of the nocturnal animals including Lion and the elusive Leopards which are resident in the expansive Olare Motorogi Conservancy. Overnight Porini Lion Camp.
One last early morning game drive or guided bush walk, before returning to the camp for breakfast. Check out for transfer to the Olare Orok airstrip where you will board a scheduled flight departing at 11 a.m. to arrive at Wilson Airport in Nairobi, at around 12.15 pm. There are connections to Mombasa, Lamu or Zanzibar where you may opt for a few days of relaxation at the beach.
PRICES INCLUDE: MEET & GREET AT JKI AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO WILSON AIRPORT, SCHEDULE FLIGHTS NAIROBI/SAMBURU, SAMBURU/MASAI MARA & MASAI MARA/NAIROBI INCLUSIVE OF TAXES, 4 NIGHTS AT SASAAB LODGE, 3 NIGHTS AT PORINI LION CAMP, 3 MEALS PER DAY AT BOTH CAMPS, SAMBURU & MASAI MARA PARK PLUS CONSERVANCY FEES, EXCLUSIVE USE OF VEHICLE DURING GAME DRIVES WHILE AT SASAAB & PORINI LION CAMP, SERVICES OF LION EXPERTS AT BOTH SAMBURU & MARA(5% OF THE SAFARI COST TO BE DONATED DIRECT TO THE EWASO LION PROJECT), AIRSTRIP TRANSFERS, GUIDED BUSH WALKS, CAMEL WALKS, LAUNDRY AT SASAAB, HOUSE WINES, LOCAL BEERS, SOFT DRINKS, HOUSE SPIRITS, BOTTLED WATER AT SASAAB CAMP, GUIDED WALKS WITH MAASAI WARRIORS, DAY & NIGHT GAME DRIVES, SUNDOWNERS AT PORINI LION CAMP.
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My kids found a baby bird on the ground the other evening, and concerned about its welfare, they asked what to do.
While I claim no expertise, and probably broke a dozen federal, state and local laws, I recommended that they keep it safe from predators overnight and release it in the morning.
A million years ago, whenever a baby bird was displaced, I was the kid in the neighborhood who ended up caring for it. Some did not survive. Some were able to adjust to nature. One—a sparrow—never realized he was a bird and remained with us for his natural life. Spoiled, but with a great personality is the best way to describe him.
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Exclusive: Aruba lays bare its data centre cooling operations
By Ashton Young, Wed 3 Oct 2018
Data centre cooling has become one of the most important aspects of the industry, largely because it is the hungriest power consumer.
Various studies purport cooling to represent 40-50 percent of the total energy bill for data centres, while a report from Climate Home News states that data centres will account for the usage of one fifth of all the electricity in the world by 2025.
Recently we were able to sit with an executive from one of the big data centre operators to get an idea of what's under the hood at their facilities.
According to Aruba S.p.A head of engineering Lorenzo Giuntini, their data centres use a combination of groundwater and dynamic free-cooling systems to keep hardware temperature under control, while reducing energy waste and increasing efficiency.
"The dynamic free-cooling system is the result of an extremely efficient containment of the flows of incoming cold air and outgoing hot air. Special ducts ensure that the cold air is only used for the front area of the rack, which is isolated from the data room," says Giuntini.
"With the low temperatures, dynamic free cooling allows us to save energy by using the outside air, filtered accordingly, to cool the server room. The hot air is expelled from the building via large fans, with electric shutters opening and closing as required. Heat exchangers are located on the roof of the building to reduce noise impact."
Giuntini says there are many advantages to free cooling systems.
"Just as computers generate heat, the data centres that contain the servers that power our emails and data sharing culture also generate a lot of heat. As a result, finding the right cooling solution is important, not least because of the effect of overheating on performance and potential damage to hardware," says Giuntini.
"The system is cost efficient, with cooling only provided where needed, and also environmentally-friendly. For example, with the groundwater system, the water is returned to the ground, on completion of the process, without any chemical alterations. The system is also flexible. The completely redundant system can be assisted or replaced by the air/water chillers in the emergency circuit, capable of ensuring the same cooling power as the primary system."
In terms of what the future holds for the cooling, Giuntini believes currently not many people fully understand what free cooling actually is and how it works.
"However, with new regulation, mainly the ASHRAE 90.1, free cooling will soon be a requirement for all new data centres," says Giuntini.
"This means data centres will not be able to use the old mission criticality argument – that free cooling will impact reliability – to avoid incorporating free cooling into their design. Put simply, free cooling will be more widely adopted as time goes on."
Giuntini says regardless of how effective large industrial equipment like pumps, chillers, and cooling towers can be, they are simply unsustainable when it comes to efficiency.
"Also, with the rising cost, many data centre operators are now realising that this level of energy consumption cannot continue to rise indefinitely and are taking steps to make their facilities more energy-efficient," says Giuntini.
"A study from The Green Grid of data centres (mostly in the US) shows that almost half are now using natural cooling to save energy and cost. Another quarter are considering doing the same in the near future."
LogicMonitor launches Australian data centre in Sydney
The data centre, hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS), will support the company's growth in Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region.>>
Optus and Cradlepoint expand partnership to solve 4G and 5G challenges
Cradlepoint has announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Optus Enterprise to solve connectivity challenges with 4G and 5G cellular solutions.>>


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Rum with fruit and pumpkin for the holidays!
No Thanksgiving would be complete without pumpkin in some form. Fortunately we use thsi noble squash for more than pies or the Halloween jack-o-lantern. So why not introduce pumpkin to our cocktail glasses? Pumpkin liqueur married with the rich and seductive flavors of aged, dark Rum and a refreshing splash of pomegranate juice conspire to create a cocktail worthy of the holidays.
In a cocktail shaker add the Rum, pumpkin liqueur, and pomegranate juice. Top with cubed ice and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass that is rimmed with raw sugar (optional). To rim the glass with the sugar wet the rim with a lime wedge. Dip the wet rim into a bowl or plate of raw sugar to give a modest coat of sugar. We like to add sugar to half of the rim leaving the other half clean.


Description says "Morrisons Wonky Onions 'May Include Red' ". So I thought I don't mind SOME red ones. Unfortunately they were all red. Not what I wanted. Won't be ordering again.
Tiny red shallots, not what I ordered!
I can see from the reviews I'm not the only one to get a bag of small red shallots. Apart from some being mouldy, if that is what you wanted then you'd probably be happy as there are a lot of them. Must vary depending on the time of year because I've had these before and they were small but otherwise ok, but I won't be buying these again. Particularly bad as the options online are so limited. Let us buy loose fruit and vegetables please!
No onions just shallots, 3rd times of orderi No onions just shallots!


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Q: array of unknown size I am pulling data from a .CSV into an array, as follows:
my_data = genfromtxt('nice.csv', delimiter='')
a = np.array(my_data)

I then attempt to establish the size and shape of the array, thus:
size_array=np.size(a)
shape_array=np.shape(a)

Now, I want to generate an array of identical shape and size, and then carry out some multiplications. The trouble I am having is generating the correctly sized array. I have tried this:
D = np.empty([shape_array,])

I receive the error:

"tuple' object cannot be interpreted as an index".

After investigation my array has a shape of (248L,). Please...how do I get this array in a sensible format?
Thanks.

A: The line shape_array=np.shape(a) creates a shape tuple, which is the expected input to np.empty.
The expression [shape_array,] is that tuple, wrapped in a list, which seems superfluous. Use shape_array directly:
d = np.empty(shape_array)

On a related note, you can use the function np.empty_like to get an array of the same shape and type as the original more effectively:
d = np.empty_like(a)

If you want to use just the shape and size, there is really no need to store them in separate variables after calling np.size and np.shape. It is more idiomatic to use the corresponding properties of np.ndarray directly:
d = np.empty(a.shape)

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Thursday, December 11, 2014 Edition: #5358
Don't Take Any Sheet, Unless It's Pure Bull!
★ Riccardo Tisci has confessed he was surprised when actress Julia Roberts agreed to front his latest Givenchy campaign. The creative director of the Parisian-based label was unsure if the 47-year-old "Pretty Woman" star would accept his offer to be the face of his new Spring line as he had never seen her in 'fashion imagery' before. The new ad features a classically-styled Julia sporting a box jacket, lace shirt, and smart tuxedo dress and is set to appear in a number of magazines in March.
★ Relatives of Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne are locked in a battle over royalties from the seasonal song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!". The songwriting duo penned the tune back in 1945 and it's since been recorded oodles of times by artists ranging from Bing Crosby to Michael Bublé. The estates of the songwriters – who both passed away in the early '90s – are squabbling over royalties, so record label Warner/Chappell Music is refusing to pay either until an agreement is reached. Cahn's widow Virginia is suing Warner for $2 million-plus.
★ And actor Cuba Gooding Jr is set to play OJ Simpson in an new FX TV series from "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy. The 10-episode miniseries will focus on the infamous 1994-95 trial, with Sarah Paulson ("American Horror Story") playing the role of prosecutor Marcia Clark. The project marks the debut of Murphy's "American Crime Story", sort of a nonfiction version of HBO's "True Detective". The full title of the 1st season is "American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson". It's said to explore behind-the-scenes dealings on both sides of the court.
– "Entertainment Weekly"
• "BBC Music Awards" (BBC 1) – A new competitor to the "Brit Awards", hosted by Radio 1 DJs Chris Evans & Fearne Cotton at Earl's Court in London. Up for 'British Artist Of the Year' are David Bowie, Ed Sheeran, Elbow, Jungle, Royal Blood, and Sam Smith. Appearances by Clean Bandit, Coldplay, One Direction, and Paloma Faith.
• "Conan" (TBS/CTV) – Bahamas ("Bahamas is Afie").
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC/CityTV) – Blake Shelton ("Bringing Back the Sunshine").
• "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC/CTV) – Bob Mould ("Beauty & Ruin").
• "Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS/Omni1) – Sting ("The Last Ship").
• "Queen Latifah" (syndicated) – Paul Stanley (KISS).
• "Tavis Smiley" (PBS) – R&B veteran Chaka Khan.
• "Today" (NBC) – This morning actors Jeremy Piven, Kate Beckinsale, Paula Patton, and Peter Krause announce nominations for the "Golden Globe Awards". The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 72nd annual film & TV awards gala is January 11th, with Tina Fey & Amy Poehler co-hosting for a 3rd year in-a-row.
• "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC/CTV2) – Rick Ross ("Hood Billionaire").
• Avril Lavigne – She's reportedly revealed to a fan that she's suffering from undisclosed health issues. When Billboard.com asked for a comment, her rep would not disclose anything about the illness or its severity.
• Band Aid 30 – Bob Geldof is now encouraging people to download the WholeWorldBand app and, by using its built-in camera and microphone, perform a line from "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and post it on social media. They're then asked to nominate 3 other people to do the same, sorta like the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' last Summer. Is this gonna work? Naw.
• Ed Sheeran – He and OneRepublic singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder have collaborated on a new song following their appearance on the same episode of "The X Factor" in the UK.
• Led Zeppelin – Heart singer Ann Wilson has offered Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones a little girl power as they mull over a Led Zep comeback, saying she wants to front the band. Robert Plant has made it clear he isn't interested in returning as frontman for a reunion tour.
• Lenny Kravitz – He says he thinks women should be running the world because they are so much more sensible, have better intuition, and are ultimately stronger than men. And he's not even selling anything!
• Lorde – Speaking about her enthusiasm for recycling junk, she's admitted that she likes to go through other people's curbside trash. She says she's had some fantastic finds, including furniture, shoes, hats, and jackets. Guess this qualifies as 'drive-by shopping'.
• One Direction – They've been named "Billboard" magazine's 'Artist of the Year 2014', based on chart performance on the 'Hot 100' and 'Billboard 200′ charts, plus their social, streaming, and boxscore data. Taylor Swift had the honors last year.
• Rihanna – Tonight she stages her 1st annual "Diamond Ball", a black-tie fundraising event at The Vineyard in Beverly Hills CA benefitting The Clara Lionel Foundation. Jimmy Kimmel hosts; Brad Pitt introduces Rihanna's performance. The event also includes a dinner and auction.
• Taylor Swift – On last night's "South Park" episode, entitled "The Washington Redskins' Go F— Yourself Holiday Special", she was depicted as nervously sitting next to Bill Cosby on a sofa. The take-no-prisoners satire also featured holograms of Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, and Michael Jackson … as 'Peter Pan'.
• U2 – Their controversial release "Songs Of Innocence" tops "Rolling Stone" magazine's 'Albums Of the Year' ranking. The editors claim there was no bigger album in 2014. The rest of their top 5 includes Bruce Springsteen's "High Hopes", The Black Keys' "Turn Blue", St Vincent's self-titled album, and Miranda Lambert's "Platinum".
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
A BS selection of movies in the making …
• "Guardians Of the Galaxy 2" – 44-year-old director James Gunn says he is developing a new kind of story for the next instalment of the superhero movie. The sequel, due in May 2017, will delve deeper into the characters. The first film – which starred Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Vin Diesel – made over $770 million in worldwide box office.
• "Inferno" – Brit actress Felicity Jones ("Theory of Everything") is in talks to join star Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard in a 3rd bigscreen adaptation of author Dan Brown's mystery series. She'd play 'Dr Sienna Brooks' in the movie version of the 2013 novel, who helps Harvard symbologist 'Professor Robert Langdon' piece together his memories after suffering amnesia.
• "Minecraft" – Filmmaker Shawn Levy has dropped out of a live-action movie adaptation of the popular videogame. The "Night At the Museum" director signed on to direct the film in February, after it was acquired by Warner Bros, but has now exited due to creative differences. Studio bosses are hoping to announce a new director by early next year.
• "Nottingham & Hood" – Disney is considering a new adventure franchise centered on 'Robin Hood'. A spec script by newcomer Brandon Barker is said to adapt the 'Sherwood Forest' stories closer in tone to "Pirates Of the Caribbean". Disney last visited the 'Hood' in 1973 with an animated adaptation featuring a cast of woodland creatures.
• "Southside With You" – This drama follows the relationship between Barack Obama & future wife Michelle Robinson, who met when he had a Summer job in a Chicago law firm as a 1st-year Harvard student. Already a lawyer, Robinson was assigned to mentor him. Former soap star Tika Sumpter plays Michelle; the role of Obama isn't yet cast. Filming begins in July.
SPIKING INTEREST:
A new study proves that high-heels really DO have power over guys. Scientists at the Université de Bretagne-Sud in France have found that men behave very differently toward women wearing heels. For instance: If a woman drops a glove on the street while wearing heels, she's about 50% more likely to have a man fetch it for her than if she's wearing flats. Another finding: A woman wearing heels is twice as likely to persuade men to stop and answer survey questions on the street. And a high-heeled woman in a bar waits half the time to get hit on by a man. (Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo make them seem sexy, but high-heels were originally worn by Egyptian butchers … to avoid treading in bloody offal.)
– AP
HOLIDAY DECORATING DON'TS:
Experts advise you avoid these common decorating mistakes for a festive and stress-free season …
✗ Don't Go Overboard – Less is often far more. Sticking with simple decorations will save you time and money as well as avoid clutter.
✗ Don't Expect Things to Be Perfect – Holidays are stressful enough. Recognize that no matter how much you plan ahead, something will go wrong. So take a deep breath and relax.
✗ Don't Limit Yourself to Red & Green – Yes, it's the classic color combination, but other hues like gold, pink, and navy blue can work too.
✗ Don't Ignore the Powder Room – With company dropping in, give the guest bathroom a quick once-over. Try adding a candle or small bouquet of berries to add a festive touch.
✗ Don't Use Disposables for Holiday Dinners – If there's ever a time to break out the good china and linens, it's now. A beautiful table makes for a memorable family meal.
✗ Don't Expect Your Home to Mirror Your Pinterest Board – Don't try to make your house look professionally decorated. Instead, make it look like you.
– Adapted from RedbookMag.com
TOP DOG NAMES OF 2014:
Would you name your dog 'Kale?' A new survey has found that food & drink names have become more popular for pups than pop culture-inspired names in 2014. 'Ginger', 'Pepper' and 'Peanut' take the top 3 spots in the food-name category, but monikers like 'Coconut', 'Guinness' and 'Whiskey' are also trending. The overall most popular pooch names of the year are 'Max' for males and 'Bella' for females. "Frozen" mania has also found its way into the doggy world: 'Anna', 'Elsa', 'Hans', and 'Olaf' have all seen a surge in 2014. Other trendy categories in canine names for the year include hi-tech ('Google', 'Siri', 'Tesla'), sports ('Jeter', 'Payton'), and "Star Wars" ('Chewbacca', 'Leia', 'Yoda'). ("Chewy, where'd you hide your chewy?")
– Rover.com.
THE SECRET TO SAWING LOGS:
Is your partner's snoring driving you mad? Their tongue may be to blame. Until now, it was thought that a large neck was the problem, but a new study published in the journal "Sleep" has discovered that the tongues of many people who snore are extra-large, a phenomenon that occurs as a result of piling on pounds. It's well-known that being overweight or obese increases the risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which leads to snoring because the airway becomes blocked. But this is the first research to find a link between snoring and tongue-size. People with OSA have a higher percentage of tongue fat – especially at the base – which makes their tongues larger overall. (Gene Simmons must snore like a chainsaw.)
– DailyMail.co.uk
German bosses are forbidden from interrupting an employee's holiday or vacation with work calls.
– NPR.org
1944 [70] Brenda Lee (Tarpley), Lithonia GA, 4′-9″ oldies singer who was 13 when she recorded "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"/Country Music Hall of Fame (1998)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2002)
1958 [56] Nikki Sixx (Frank Ferranno), San Jose CA, rock bassist (Motley Crue-"If I Die Tomorrow", "Girls Girls Girls")
1981 [33] Zacky Vengeance (Baker), Huntington Beach CA, metal rock guitarist-vocalist (Avenged Sevenfold-"So Far Away", "Buried Alive")
1984 [30] Xosha Roquemore, LA CA, TV actress ('Tamra' on "The Mindy Project" since 2013)/movie actress ("The Butler", "Precious")
1986 [28] Karla Souza, Mexico City, Mexico, TV actress ('Laurel Castillo' on "How to Get Away With Murder" 2014)
• "International Mountain Day", first declared by the UN in 2002 to draw attention to the important role that mountainous regions play in our water and food supply.
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• "Knitters Day", honoring those who have a passion for needlework. Right about now knitters are working to finish up a special gift for a lucky loved one. (Homemade longjohns … wow!)
• "National Tango Day" in Argentina, particularly in Buenos Aires, where the classic dance was invented toward the end of the 19th century. (Everybody now! Dum, dum dum, dum, da-dadda dum dum, dum dum …)
• "UNICEF Anniversary", commemorating the 1946 establishment of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
2009 [05] Golf and media superstar Tiger Woods announces he's taking an indefinite leave of absence in the wake of the scandal involving his extramarital affairs
TODAY'S MUSIC EVENT . . .
1964 [50] Soul-singing superstar Sam Cooke is shot and killed under mysterious circumstances at the Hacienda Hotel in Los Angeles CA
2000 [14] 1st 'Player-Owner' in NHL history as Pittsburgh Penquins co-owner Mario Lemeiux announces he's coming out of 3-plus-years of retirement to play hockey again
TODAY'S RECORD . . .
1944 [70] Toronto ON is battered with its worst-ever blizzard in which 21 people die as a result of high winds and a 20-inch (51 cm) snowfall leading to near-zero visibility and massive snowdrifts
[Fri] "Exodus: Gods & Kings"; "Inherent Vice"; "Top Five" open in movie theaters
[Fri] Billboard Women in Music Awards (NYC)
[Fri] "Marco Polo" debuts (Netflix)
[Fri] Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
[Fri] Poinsettia Day
[Sat] International Shareware Day
[Sun] "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014" (ABC)
This Week Is … Recipe Greetings For the Holidays Week
This Month Is … Stress-Free Family Holidays Month
MORE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE NAMES FOR EGG NOG:
✓ Christmas Cream
✓ Eggs: The Drink
✓ Congealed Dairy Product
✓ Alcoholic Egg Goop
✓ Beige Sugar Milk
✓ Drinkable Egg Syrup
✓ Holiday Chicken-Baby Refreshment
✓ Caloric Egg Slurry
✓ Melted Ice Cream With a Bonus of Raw Eggs
✓ Try-Not-to-Think-About-It-Too-Much Egg Cocktail
– Adapted from BuzzFeed.com
I told my doctor I had fluid on my knee. He said, "You're not aiming straight."
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
Why did the Russian team arrive 12 days late for the 1908 London Olympics?
a. They were snowed in at the Moscow train station.
b. They were still using the old Julian calendar. [CORRECT. Most countries had long before adopted the Gregorian calendar.]
c. Someone didn't get the memo.
– "Quite Interesting"
☎ What's the best gag gift you've ever given?
Question: The average person will do THIS 3 times during this holiday season.
Answer: Give a gift that the recipient doesn't really like.
Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.


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An American report reveals that women are still stereotyped in music
Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest player in the world will play in EuropeHalftime
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Home/Entertainment/Rihanna launches collection inspired by the Super Bowl
Rihanna launches collection inspired by the Super Bowl
If anyone knows how to take advantage of the market, new trends and opportunities, it is the singer and businesswoman. No wonder Riri has built an empire and now, Rihanna launches collection inspired by the Super Bowl.
the interpreter of "Love on the Brain"will go up to the halftime stage of the Super Bowl LVII on February 12. This news cheered fans, as she has focused more on business than her music career in recent years, even becoming America's youngest self-made female billionaire and music artist. richest female in the world
Under one of your brands Savage x Fentythe capsule line called Game Day Collectionwhich is surprisingly not lingerie.
It is a limited edition of 17 pieces, in a new category of Sportwhat includes hoodies, jerseys, t-shirts, tops and hats. Of course, it is presented in different sizes, colors and models, for both women and men, which is an insignia of the businesswoman's brand, to be inclusive.
These clothes have phrases like Property of Fenty"Rihanna concert interrupted by a football game, weird but whatever" Y "LVIII".
The biggest event in American football will be different this year, as the NFL announced Apple Music as its new Super Bowl halftime partner, taking over from Pepsi after 10 years. Also, this game will be played at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
Rihanna launches collection inspired by the Super Bowl and in less than two days one of the pieces is already sold out. What do you think of the singer's business career?
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Jenna Ortega still dresses like Merlina in normcore loafers with socks
5 books that will be movies in 2023, from 'Dune Part II' to 'Oppenheimer'
These are the Chilean Nepo Babies — FMDOS
Music entrepreneurs and even Quintero speculate about the RBD concert in Colombia
North West brings back audio of Kourtney Kardashian lashing out at Kim Kardashian


In what could be one of the most heartening examples of putting money where a mouth is, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler just announced that the eRate will change in three significant ways to put money into the hands of schools immediately in order to provide internet access and close the digital divide.
Wheeler related a recent experience at a middle school where the students described how the network would crash if too many of them pushed "Enter" simultaneously, and having to walk around the room holding their tablets up until they got a WiFi signal.
"When 80 percent of teachers and administrators in schools participating in the eRate program say they do not have the bandwidth necessary to meet their educational needs, we have a problem that must be fixed," he continued.


Does anyone know a quick way to make a ID less glossy? I know keeping it in your wallet will do it over time, but I need it to be less glossy by Saturday night.
For the peanut butter trick, don't use a natural peanut butter, You want one that's not liquidy. I like to do a verrry thick layer of PB on both sides, and microwave on high for 3:30. Varies by microwave of course.
Don't keep it in the peanut butter for too long though, it'll ruin it.


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Are you and others in your organization aware of the current best practices in understanding and optimizing pharmacokinetic properties? Poor pharmacokinetics often manifests itself during safety assessment studies, where an inability to achieve acceptable exposures can cause significant program delays and/or terminations of otherwise promising new drug candidates. This webinar will highlight the factors responsible for non-linear dose-exposure relationships that can result in expensive failed safety assessment studies. It will also describe some of the approaches used to achieve acceptable exposures through the use of non-traditional formulation and dosing methods
It is essential that preclinical safety assessment data be interpreted in the context of drug exposures. This webinar describes the principles of pharmacokinetics, such as absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME), as well as important concepts such as clearance, the volume of distribution and half-life. It also explores methods used to mitigate issues associated with inferior pharmacokinetic and toxicokinetic profiles, such as poor physicochemical properties--primarily solubility and permeability. Finally, it will highlight some of the in vitro and in vivo preclinical methods used to inform human dose projections.
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Bryan H. Norman received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at Emory University and was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at Penn State University. After three years at Monsanto/Searle, Bryan joined Eli Lilly and Company in 1993, where he led multiple cross functional drug discovery efforts, many of which culminated in clinical candidates for oncology, endocrine and pain indications. In addition to his expertise in medicinal chemistry, Bryan has significant cross functional drug discovery experience and expertise in additional disciplines, such as biomarkers, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) relationships, mechanisms of drug metabolism and toxicology. He has specific expertise in the mechanisms and mitigation strategies to avoid drug-induced liver injury (DILI). The breadth of his background has led to his service on many Due Diligence teams to assess potential in-license opportunities. In addition to drug discovery training and consulting activities, Bryan is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he teaches multiple drug discovery topics. He is a Volume Editor and serves on the Editorial Board of Burger's Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery and Development. Bryan is currently on the Board of Directors of the Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation and serves on various grant review committees. He has published over 45 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, been named an inventor on over 30 U.S. patents and given many invited lectures at scientific conferences and universities. His most recent research interests have focused on the identification of mechanisms associated with drug-induced liver injury and the discovery of novel analgesic agents for use in chronic pain.
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