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Trupig Vegan's Mission
From day one our goal has been to provide delicious vegan treats that everyone can enjoy. We also want to share and inspire the love of animals that drives everything we do. We do this by supporting charities such as Dean Farm Trust and ensuring we offer support to other small ethical businesses. We always try to view Trupig as a community rather than a brand. This is especially important to us as Trupig grows.
Trupig Vegan wasn't created in a board room. We aren't a faceless organisation, and we have no investors to answer to. We are two people supported by a diverse community of customers and friends. For that reason, our ethics are immensely important to us. We like to think we are good people, but like everyone else we are fallible. We may occasionally make mistakes. But we promise we will always strive to listen, learn and improve as people and as a business. We will continue to review and improve our processes as we grow. Sweet treats and Animal welfare remain at the heart of everything we do.
Suppliers/Ingredients
Wherever possible we use locally sourced ingredients and suppliers to lower our carbon footprint and support local businesses. Around 80% of our suppliers are within South Yorkshire.
We use Organic Fairtrade, & UTZ / Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa products in our Chocolate creations.
Whilst we don't use palm oil in our production process some of the ingredients that we use in some of our treats do contain palm oil. Where alternative products can be used we do so. Unfortunately, palm oil is still widely used in the food industry and it can be difficult to completely avoid. An example of this would be where we use Biscoff their products do contain palm oil, although it is sustainably sourced. We continue to work with suppliers to try to find products that are palm oil-free.
Packaging & Plastic
From day one Trupig Vegan was very DIY as a result we have always tried to reuse and repurpose paper and cardboard for use in our packaging.
Our friends and fellow small businesses Green World & The Blind Mole collect and reuse all our excess cardboard from deliveries this is mutually beneficial and helps reduce waste.
We are actively trying to reduce our use of plastic wherever possible. As we ship delicate products we do sometimes need to use plastic where alternatives are not available. We have recently switched from polypropylene to glass jars for our Hazlenut Whip in the hope that customers will repurpose them after use. We are also working on a replacement for the plastic inserts we use in our truffle boxes. We now think we have found a workable alternative. This has been difficult as the taste of chocolate can easily be impaired by cardboard and we will continue to review its use and success as we make the switch. The plastic we do still use is either recyclable or commercially compostable. Plastic waste is a waste, so we would always encourage our customers to repurpose it wherever possible.
We feel immensely lucky to be able to make a living from Trupig Vegan. Whilst this is our "Day Job" and we do have bills to pay, we have never been interested in becoming wealthy doing this. What excites us is being able to provide amazing people with amazing treats. Building a community around Trupig has given us a small but diverse platform. We feel an immense responsibility to use that voice. It may mean that we are not always as popular as we could be, it may even be that you do not always share our views and thoughts (and that is okay too) but it is an absolute honor to be able to promote and support various charities, other small businesses, and marginalised groups whilst making an honest living. We have met some wonderful people through Trupig Vegan and we look forward to continuing this journey with you.
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Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? es un cómic ambientado en el universo de Batman. Fue escrito por Neil Gaiman y dibujado por Andy Kubert, siendo publicado por DC Comics en 2009. El título de la historia hace referencia a "Superman: ¿Qué le pasó al hombre del mañana?", escrita por Alan Moore en 1986, y de igual forma busca ser un homenaje al superhéroe fantaseando con como sería su muerte y consecuencias de esto.

La historia originalmente se publicó en dos partes, en el Batman (# 686) y en el Detective Comics (# 853), en febrero y abril de 2009 respectivamente. Inmediatamente fue reimpresa en formato de Novela gráfica, y a su vez, en español fue publicada en un tomo unitario bajo el nombre de "Batman: ¿Qué le sucedió al cruzado enmascarado?" por la Editorial Planeta DeAgostini de España también en el año 2009.

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La historia inicia en Gotham City, la cual el narrador describe como "diferente". No es la Gotham City a la que está acostumbrado, pero le resulta íntimamente familiar. En una posada en el "Callejón del Crimen" (lugar en donde los padres de Bruce Wayne fueron asesinados), Selina Kyle se estaciona y entra al lugar. El camarero es Joe Chill, y es quien invita a entrar a una habitación al interior. En el interior hay un velorio con un ataúd abierto. El narrador de la historia mira adentro y afirma sorprendido: "Ese soy yo ..." es Batman. Este es su funeral.

Al lugar ingresan diversos personajes ligados a la historia del hombre murciélago. Mientras el funeral comienza, el narrador (Batman) conversa con una misteriosa voz femenina. A su vez, ambos escuchan las diversas historias, elogios y lamentos sobre Batman. Catwoman, Alfred, el Joker, Robin, Superman, etc. van relatando historias de la muerte del superhéroe muy distintas entre sí, incluyendo algunas leyendas imposibles e incongruentes.

Batman se va dando cuenta de que está teniendo una experiencia cercana a la muerte y que la voz femenina con la que conversaba era una representación mental de su propia madre Martha Wayne. Ella le consulta sobre que es lo que ha aprendido esa noche. Pero Bruce/Batman responde que las historias no parecen ser de la misma persona. Ambos concluyen que la única constante en todas esas narraciones es que él nunca se rinde en su lucha contra el crimen, en rescatar gente, en proteger a su ciudad. Martha le comenta: "¿Sabes cual es la única recompensa que recibes por ser Batman? El poder ser Batman".

Luego ella le pregunta si recuerda el libro de las buenas noches (el clásico libro infantil "Goodnight Moon" de la escritora estadounidense Margaret Wise Brown), pues es justo lo que él debe hacer en ese momento. Entonces Batman comienza a despedirse de los recuerdos de su vida diciendo buenas noches a su cueva, a sus amigos y aliados, a sus enemigos, a su ciudad Gotham. La última imagen en su despedida es la batseñal en el cielo nocturno. La señal se transforma gradualmente en las manos de un doctor, que alzan a un recién nacido que es entregado a Martha Wayne. Ella sonríe al bebé, llamándolo Bruce.

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Enlaces
 Portada de "Batman: ¿Qué le sucedió al cruzado enmascarado?"
 "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" Deluxe Edition

Historietas de Batman

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Mae Nam Station () is a railway station of eastern line located in Chong Nonsi Subdistrict, Yan Nawa District, Bangkok's east bank of Chao Phraya River. The station is a class special railway station and is located 9.87 km (6.13 mi) from Hua Lamphong railway station and considered to be the next station of Makkasan railway station to south, the distance is about 4.7 km (2.9 mi) and is close to Khlong Toei Port, Khlong Toei Market and Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Khlong Toei District.

This station is a special station of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The station is not used for passenger services. It is a place for transporting cargoes and parcels includes fuels. There is a Chuea Phloeng Road (ถนนเชื้อเพลิง; lit: fuel road) between the platform and railway including no station sign like other stations. However, it is possible to book tickets in advance for general passengers.

Moreover, the area around the station is approximately 227 rai (about 89.72 acres). It is considered as a suitable area for many real estate investment projects.

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Railway stations in Thailand
Yan Nawa district
Railway stations opened in 1970


We had a previous page load time issue specific to one client that was tied to wp super cache. We've disabled all caching and we now have a client that is reporting 30 second page load times.
We aren't able to reproduce the load time issue and random page load time tools don't show times out of the ordinary. The issue seems to be specific to this one client. I'm still waiting on a response as to whether the client has tried loading the site in more than one location, but he did indicate all other random websites he goes to do not have page load times.
Anyone have any tips on how to troubleshoot an issue like this that seems to be an isolated issue?
A quick and easy way to determine if the issue is a universal problem is to setup monitoring via Pingdom. It's free for a single site.


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 1 -- Destiny Media Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce year end results for fiscal 2008.
Revenue continued to grow during our fourth quarter and was again the highest in the Company's history. Our fourth quarter revenue grew by more than 33% to approximately $490,000 on the strength of our twelfth consecutive quarter of revenue growth in our Play MPE® system, which grew by 35%. Revenue for both Clipstream® and for MPE® increased during the quarter. Overall revenue has grown every quarter over the last two years and has grown by an average of 15% per quarter over that period.
The continued quarterly growth has lead to an annual growth of 80% over fiscal 2007 to $1,578,888 (2007 - $875,544). Revenue from our MPE® technology continues to improve with a large percentage jump of approximately 150% to $1,250,845 in 2008 (from $507,000 in 2007). The growth in MPE® revenue is due primarily to the commercialization of our Play MPE® (www.plaympe.com) product in the United States and expansion into Europe.
Overall expenditures have decreased by 15% over the previous quarter as we move to a more sustainable level of expenditures for the current stage of our business. Expenditures during the quarter were also 22% lower than the same quarter in the previous year. For the year, our total expenditures have increased by 33%, reflecting increased sales and marketing staff and initiatives over the prior year when the Play MPE® system was marketed through a partner.
Digital Media Distribution System patent allowed, protects digital distribution security to March 2000. Grant expected December 16th, 2008.


A VICTIM of theft has been reunited with her jewellery eight months after it was stolen.
Brent Police reunited the 41-year-old woman with her jewellery – most of which were wedding gifts given to her by her parents – on Monday following a successful appeal for information.
Brent Police was alerted in June by the owner of a jewellery shop in Wembley that a man had tried to sell them a large amount of jewellery. The owner believed the jewellery was stolen and called the police.
The arrested man faced immigration offences and was deported back to India.
In November, the victim attended the jewellery shop after having heard from a friend via a TV advert that police had seized a large quantity of jewellery.


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Meet SCARECROWZ a Hard Rock Band From Ottawa
We play solid catchy Hard Rock and with that, trying to bring people into the fan fold including live performances.
by Lisa March 20, 2021, 5:41 pm 263 Views
SCARECROWZ is a four piece hard rock band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The band formed in 2000 and has been a regular mainstay on the scene there. They have peformed regularly and toured southern Ontario and western Quebec. The group has received airplay in Germany, the U.K., the U.S. as well as in their home country. Influenced from bands like Kiss, Metallica and
Godsmack, the band has gone on to many accolades from finalists in Emergenza band contests to top songs on ReverbNation and N1M websites. The band currently release their latest album, "Dusk Of Another Dawn" in March 2021. Read More:
Scarecrowz has performed in Canada with several other popular artists, such as Anvil, Warrior Soul, and Killer Dwarves. The Band has also performed live at the Rail and Chocolate Festival in front of a thousand people at Centennial Park in Smith Falls as well as backing other artists at countless music festivals around the Ottawa area.
Lisa: You've been on the scene for 20 years now. How would you compare 20 years ago and now, what are some things that are better, and what is worse in your opinion?
SCARECROWZ: A lot has changed in 20 years – Trends, Technology, band members (LOL). I was at a different point in my life then compared to now. I have a better understanding today in D.I.Y. work. Tech has become cheaper and therefore easier to work with and affordable particularly recording. 20 Years ago, I was using tapes and now it's hard drives. More control now which is better regarding Art, distribution. BUT without industry it is A LOT more work. Because the playing field is more level with everyone, you're competing more for space, time, etc. I was chasing deals in 2000 and now I can afford not too. LOL.
Lisa: Define the mission of SCARECROWZ.
SCARECROWZ: Modern Rock with a Classic Rock feel. We play in Drop C tuning. When we started, we were a hybrid of all that came before. We weren't looking to play the same old 12 bar blues rock we saw in many other local bands and to some degree in the industry in general. The 1990s really started to introduce artists with different tunings and gradually that turned me onto Drop C. Bands like Creed, Disturbed, Stop Temple Pilots and Godsmack kinda did that for us. We started with uplifting music. Dark and light, fear and hope. It's still there, but we always expanded with every release into new territory. We play solid catchy Hard Rock and with that, trying to bring people into the fan fold including live performances.
Lisa: Describe the musical frameworks your new album "Dusk of Another Dawn." explores. And is there a common theme that connects the songs, or is it something else?
SCARECROWZ: The new album touches on tenacity, hope, relationships. We have a song called, "Hangover in Hannover" which is a tribute the Thin Lizzy and a throwback to 1970s era rock and touring. The cover of the album represents life. It's cyclical. Sun coming up on one side and going down on the other. Most lyrics I write are about that, but sometimes I explore other ideas. Previous songs, "ABCs Of Death" are based on an independent movie of 5 min shorts. "The Disciple Principle" is about Blind faith like Jonestown, ISIL, etc.
Lisa: Have you managed to make any new discoveries as the time passed during your creative process? Do you think that at some point of that process your writing approach changed much?
SCARECROWZ: No, but I am feeling more renewed and confident in my songwriting. Going to explore that more for the next record. I used lyrics from years ago, but sometimes they are new. I have so much material, I don't know what to do with it all – LOL. Matter of fact, I have so much written music ideas, I gave a bunch to my partner in Crime (Andy Simpson) in my side Project, GASM so we have tons of music for his lyrical story ideas. I do know now what I want on record than what I used to.
Lisa: What types of change do you feel your music can initiate?
SCARECROWZ: I'm not looking to reinvent the wheel. I hope people though take what I write to enjoy it and apply it to their own experiences. Like a book when you read it. You get your own imagery from the story.
Lisa: I loved your song "Skywalk". Is there a story behind it? Do you remember the process of writing lyrics and music?
SCARECROWZ: Thanks. This was one of the first songs we wrote for Dusk Of Another Dawn. Reno came up with the music, I came up with the Lyrics and we arranged it as a band. It came together pretty quick and effortlessly. It's about hope and taking the higher road. It has that sonic soaring openness which I think works well with the lyrics.
Lisa: How did you document the music while it was being formulated?
SCARECROWZ: Document? Well, we made a documentary about the experience which is being posted on our Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/scarecrowztube). As far as a process goes, we bring in ideas for songs to the band. We flesh them out. They become songs. We have the lyrics down on paper and the song arrangements as well so people have something to go back to when practicing. We rehearse them well enough so they are tight and then it's onto creating demos, the final recording, mixing and then mastering. This last album took about 2 years from start to finish, but it took that long because we were still gigging the first year and the second year we lost time due to a band member change and the studio closing because of COVID. We went through the same kind challenges with the record before that (Refuel), but I am hoping it will take less time next time!
Lisa: Describe your approach to recording.
SCARECROWZ: Well, Sebastien (drummer and who engineered the album) could tell you more about that, but basically it goes as follows…
1. Drums/bass
2. Rhythm Guitars (A LOT)
3. Lead Vocals
4. Lead Solos
5. Additional instruments (e.g. Horns on "Back On Lonely Street")
6. Background vocals
7. Reamping (There was a lot of this done throughout the recording)
Lisa: What non-musical entities and ideas have impacted your music?
SCARECROWZ: Movies (e.g. Star Wars), Science Fiction, The news, Politics, Interpersonal relationships, Media, etc. Depends on the topic of the day and whatever moves me to want to say more than just a simple thought or statement.
Lisa: What is your view on technology in music?
SCARECROWZ: LOL, I'm not into IT or technology so much. It's a tool. Kinda like math. I'm not into it, but it's a real necessary evil like it or not. I use Cool Edit Pro for my Demos. The software we used on the album I forget now. Again, Seb is our Tech guy so he could tell you. I am thinking to try another program though for my demos however. Not sure yet which one.
Lisa: What are your plans for the future?
SCARECROWZ: Well, the album is out so our focus will be on that. We have some more videos, Interviews and Promotion to do. In the Spring, we plan on rehearsing and having a show for our CD release party. We're hoping things will improve enough that we can do some shows in the summer/fall. Also, the next record is pretty much written thanks to Covid so we'll see what that looks like later this year. Sebastien, our drummer, is switching to Bass guitar. We will be introducing our new drummer, Ramin Faroosh at the CD release party.
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On the south west edge of the Moors, between Thirsk and Helmsley, this abbey was the home of Cisterian monks from 1177. It is just ruins now, but from what remains of it, the most impressive is the church, which remains one of the abbey's treasures. Unfortunately, the abbey fell into decline after the Black Death in the fourteenth century.
Also on the walk is the Oldstead Observatory, built on the splendidly named Mount Snever, by John Wormold, who lived at Oldstead Hall in the Valley below, in celebration of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. Ay 349metres it is high enough to view the beautiful surroundings.


OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey shore town that threatened to fine people who fed seagulls on the boardwalk did not write any tickets this summer.
Ocean City Police Sgt. Steve Ang tells The Press of Atlantic City (http://bit.ly/2duScXW ) officers mostly observed the gulls stealing food instead. Ang says the seagulls have become so aggressive "they scoop down and they just take the food right out of your hand."
At the beginning of the summer, Mayor Jay Gillian issued a public notice that seagull feeding would not be tolerated. Those caught engaging in feeding the gulls would be subject to a $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail. Gillian said that complaints about the gulls had increased.
A warning from the police chief was played from loudspeakers throughout the summer.


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'Creating 2 new dioceses will take time'
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THREE most wanted persons were arrested in separate operations in Cebu City on Friday, January 27, 2023.First to fall was Justine Villamor, alias Danin.Police found Villarin, who is charged with frustrated murder, in Barangay Mabolo at 7:55 a.m.The warrant of arrest was issued by Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 20 Judge Leah Iligan Geraldez.Bail was set P200,000.Villamor is considered the fourth most wanted person in the provincial level.Next on the list was 20-year-old Archie Catipay, who
Moises: Am I enough to be loved?
@TRINA: Hi, Singlestalk. Few weeks ago, I read your response to a girl in a relationship with this guy with a checkered past. You were diplomatic about it but it sounded to me like your bias was for her to be cautious. Well, I have a past I am not proud of. But from it came my truest joy — my baby. Adorable from head to toe. She's now three, always wrapped in the warmth of sunshine. For three weeks now, an officemate is courting me. I like him. He's incredibly smart and comes from a good family.
Polymer banknotes available in more ATMS nationwide
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects wider circulation and public use of the 1000-Piso polymer banknote as it becomes available in more automated teller machines (ATMs) nationwide.As of end-December 2022, 17,304 ATMs, or 92 percent of the total number of ATMs in the country, have been recalibrated by banks to dispense the 1000-Piso polymer banknotes. Up to 7,274 of these polymer-ready ATMs are located in the National Capital Region.Thirty-nine million pieces, representing 7.8 percent of
Eugenio: For a better beginning
With the Chinese New Year on our hands, opportunities for new beginnings are here for the taking. Whether creating new businesses, relationships, or finding a new hobby, the world is our oyster! However, something that people forget when starting new beginnings is what existing negative binds they have in their life. Whether it is the shackles of one's controlling family, expectations of others, or our own self neglect, to start right, one must start truly fresh.Being forced to live out the labe
New DBP president to broaden role in infrastructure financing
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Chan 'turns over' to police 20 fixers at LTO in city with positive drug test
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Briones: An eggsistential crisis?
I don't know about you, but I like my eggs lightly scrambled with lots of butter.I prefer mine with cream if cream is available, but milk will do. And I'm not talking about the kind that comes in a can.I don't like salty food so my eggs are lightly seasoned although I don't hold back on the black pepper. Quite the opposite.Some people say eggs are not good for you, but that never stopped me from indulging. So is drinking alcohol.They say eggs can lead to heart disease because these are "extremel
Lapu-Lapu Council passes ordinance creating disease surveillance unit
THE Lapu-Lapu City Council has passed an ordinance establishing an Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) that will be responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable and timely information on public health status, as well as investigating disease outbreaks and other threats to public health in the city.The council approved on third and final reading on Jan. 11, 2023, Ordinance 16-069, or "An Ordinance Establishing the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) of Lapu-Lapu City
Converge hits target of 2M fiber ports, continues expansion
BROADBAND provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has hit its two million fiber port rollout target for 2022, indicating high availability of its service to meet the country's increasing demand for high-speed connectivity.As of Dec. 31, 2022, Converge has already deployed more than two million fiber ports in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, further cementing its position as the largest fiber-to-the-home network in the Philippines."Converge continues to expand its nationwide network reach to efficiently
THE Cebu City Government is set to hold the first Creative-Entertainment Summit in Cebu on March 30-31, 2023.The event, which will gather all the experts in the field of creative and entertainment, aims to make and strengthen Cebu's creative positioning in Asia and in the world."We realized that we need to make Cebu City a creative hub or district in the Philippines. We saw a lot of potential when 'Almost Paradise' filmed their two seasons here. I talked with one of their producers and he said t
P1M reward offered for arrest of 3 who 'duped' businessman
A CEBU City-based businessman claimed that three people, including a couple, defrauded him of almost P200 million in an alleged investment scam.In a press conference on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, Kaiser Christopher Tan, through his lawyer Francisco Amit Jr., offered a P1 million reward to anyone who can provide the location of Michelle Lim Go and Lorenzo Baltonado Jr. and his wife Jerlyn Joyce.A warrant of arrest has already been issued by Judge Judilyn Hugot Tapia- Menchavez of Toledo City Regional
Cabaero: Awaiting action on finding over laptops purchase
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's finding on the overpriced laptops of the Department of Education (DepEd) will be without impact if there is no action taken to pursue its recommendations.It has been more than a week since the Senate body, tasked to investigate wrongdoings of government personnel and offices, found as "highly irregular" the laptop procurement of DepEd during the pandemic. It said there was evidence to prove an overprice in the purchase which was coursed through the Procurement
Dialysis centers soon to open in Carcar, Danao hospitals
THE two dialysis centers in the provincial hospitals of the cities of Carcar and Danao are expected to be operational by March this year.During the presentation by Medtronix Medical Supplies and Equipment to the Cebu Provincial Government's Economic Enterprise Council on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, the company revealed that the construction of the dialysis centers is expected to be completed in two months' time.Last December, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia signed an agreement with Medtronix to put up a dialys
STARTING January 2023, the focal person of each Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Badac) in Talisay City will receive a P1,000 monthly honorarium from the City Government.However, the amount will only be released every quarter, which means they will each receive P3,000 every three months.City Councilor Gail Restauro, committee on peace and order and public safety chairperson, said the amount was approved during the City Council's session on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023."It was the mayor's instruction
Serve the country first, new nurses implored
DESPITE the low pay, some 1,600 new nurses were urged to stay and work in the country as the pandemic continues to pose threats to public health.Passers of the nursing board exams from the Visayas and Mindanao joined the mass oathtaking and induction ceremony on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the IEC Convention Center in Cebu City.Rolly Villarin, vice president for programs and development of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) Cebu chapter, requested the new nurses to be patriotic and serve
Gatchalian seeks social protection for freelance worker
SEN. Win Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to provide social protection for freelance workers in the country as the sector is expected to sustain growth moving forward."Freelancing has become a significant career choice, especially among our young workers even before the Covid-19 pandemic. With the expected rise of freelance workers in years to come, we need to ensure that social protection schemes are suitable and responsive to the needs of freelance workers," Gatchalian said.He filed Senate
3 suspects nabbed, around P1.8M worth of shabu, marijuana seized in separate drug operations
POLICE seized at least P1.8 million worth of suspected shabu and marijuana in separate buy-bust operations on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.Operatives of the Toledo City Police Station and the Regional Intelligence Unit Central Visayas arrested Edgar Mahinay Ypon, 45, in Purok 1, Barangay Sto. Niño, Toledo City around 8:30 p.m.The suspect yielded 142 grams of shabu with a standard drug price of P965,000.He will be charged with violating Sections 5 (selling) and 11 (possession) of Republic Act 9165, or t


These familiar birds are normally divided into ducks, geese, and swans.
The swans are known as 天鵝 tiān-é, meaning 'sky goose' or 'heaven goose'. They are called 鵠 hú in the written language, a word with an ancient lineage until recently still used in the scientific names in Taiwan.
Geese in the wild are known as 雁 yàn. The Swan goose, 鴻 hóng or 鴻雁 hóng-yàn, is the ancestor of the domesticated goose in China (in the West it was the Greylag goose). Domesticated geese are known as 鵝 é 'goose' or 家鵝 jiā-é 'domestic goose'.
Ducks in the wild are known as 野鴨 yě-yā (colloquially 野鴨子 yě yāzi) 'wild duck', or 水鴨 shuǐ-yā 'water duck'. These names are sometimes applied narrowly to the Mallard or 綠頭鴨 lǜ-tóu yā 'green-headed duck', which was the wild ancestor of the domestic duck. Wild ducks are known as 鳧 fú in written Chinese (applied to the Tadorninae in the Taiwanese names).
Domestic ducks (descended from the Mallard) are known as 鴨子 yāzi 'duck' or 家鴨 jiā-yā 'domestic duck'. 騖 wù is a more formal word for the domesticated duck.
The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) is known as 鴛鴦 yuān-yang, a word that has been borrowed into Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese. In Chinese culture, the Mandarin Duckis conventionally used as a symbol of marital devotion due to its occurrence in mating pairs.
Recent changes in the Taiwanese ornithological names have brought the naming of the Aythya genus closer to the Mainland names (潛鴨 qián-yā meaning 'diving duck'). The names of the mergansers (秋沙 qiūshā, literally 'autumn-sand', a term which originally appears to have come from Japanese) have also been changed, but not necessarily in the direction of Mainland usage.
Chinese has the expression 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 lài-háma xiǎng chī tiān'é-ròu 'A toad wants to eat swan meat', referring to a person lusting after something that he is not worthy of or is out of his class.
As a subspecies of A. poecilorhyncha, A. p. zonorhyncha is known by the Japanese name カルガモ karu-gamo (軽鴨) 'light-wildduck' (Wikipedia).
As a subspecies ofA. poecilorhyncha, A. p. zonorhyncha is known in Chinese as 普通亚种 pǔtōng yàzhǒng 'common subspecies' (Cheng 2000).
The subspecies A. p. haringtoni is known in Chinese as 云南亚种 yúnnán yàzhǒng 'Yunnan subspecies' (Cheng 2000).


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New bridge will open Thursday, officials say
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Rancho Murieta Association, Country Club and Community Services District officials announced Tuesday that the bridge connecting the North and South will open Thursday to pedestrian, golf cart and bicycle traffic.
The Country Club has agreed to provide an alternative access for golf carts on the South until a trail is in place through the Riverview subdivision. Grading work is expected to begin on the Riverview trail next week.
The fence is coming down and the new bridge will be opened this week, officials said Tuesday.
"This has been a moving target," said RMA President Jack Cooper. "It's just been in the last couple days that all this has fallen together."
"The community needs to be very mindful of the fact that their boards worked hard to get the deal done properly," said Country Club President Vince Lepera during the meeting and press conference with the general managers and the board presidents at the RMA Building.
"What most people don't realize is there were other agencies outside these three who played a very, very critical role in this, including governmental and private organizations, who we've had to deal with," said RMA General Manager David Stiffler. "It's not nearly as simplistic as a lot of people attempted to make it."
"The negotiations right from the beginning of this project have been long and drawn-out, mostly because there were so many hoops we had to jump through to get it accomplished," said CSD President Wayne Kuntz.
Stiffler said he delivered the final version of the Riverview easement agreement to developer Reynen & Bardis Tuesday morning and "all it requires is their review and signature. Once that happens, we will sign it here, get it recorded, and away we go."
Stiffler said the county has issued a temporary certificate of occupancy good for 30 days. During that period of time, the county will put together the documentation needed for the permanent certification.
Another complication to opening the bridge has been addressed by the CSD, Stiffler said. The bridge owner had to provide a notice of acceptance for the bridge before it could be opened, he said, and the CSD, the owner, has provided the notice to the RMA.
Cooper said the rocks that were placed in front of the entrances to the bridge a week ago, in anticipation of opening it only to pedestrians, will be removed Wednesday.
"On Thursday morning, the gates will come down and the bridge will be open," Cooper said. "What's important here is we couldn't have done that without the Country Club's permission, allowing non-members to use the easement between the first hole and the second tee." He also acknowledged the CSD's cooperation in providing the alternative route.
"Temporarily, they will still have access between one and two that they've had access to for years," Lepera of the bridge approach on the South. "We just ask them to be mindful of their surroundings because there are golfers."
"The grading through Riverview will begin next Monday, so we're off and running," said Cooper.
Once the grading is completed, the South access will be through Riverview.
Cooper said the three organizations plan to throw a party to celebrate the opening of the bridge next month. "We want to encourage everybody to show up and walk across the bridge together," Cooper said.


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Q: Javascript Change Style for Tag Names I'm trying to finish a scroll function to modify header style based on scroll position.
My knowledge of JS is limited so please bear with me if it's an easy fix.
Codepen project at https://codepen.io/Rhyfelwr/pen/gObyNGB

window.onscroll = function() {scrollHeaderShrinkFunction()};

function scrollHeaderShrinkFunction() {
  if (document.body.scrollTop > 50 || document.documentElement.scrollTop > 50) {//when shrunk
    document.getElementById("header").style.height = "30px";
    document.getElementById("header").style.fontSize = "1.0em";
    document.getElementById("header").style.borderBottom = "1px solid #333";
  } else {//default
    document.getElementById("header").style.height = "90px";
    document.getElementById("header").style.fontSize = "3em";
    document.getElementById("header").style.borderBottom = "3px solid #333";
  }
}
#header {
  background-color: #f1f1f1;
  padding: 10px;
  color: black;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2em;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  transition: 1s;
}
#header img{
  max-height: 100%;
}

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Im using a simple getElementById() to mod a div style but my pages are in html5 with  rather then div IDs.
I tried switching to getElementsByTagName() but it doesn't seem to work.
What am I missing please?

A: The function getElementsByTagName returns an array of elements, not just one!
Therefore, you need to loop over these elements:
var elems = document.getElementsByTagName("p");
for(const elem of elems) {
    elem.style.height = "30px";
}

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The quality of winter habitat and severity of winter weather are the most important factors regulating deer populations across much of the northern portions of the whitetail's range. This is particularly true in the Great Lakes Region north of the 43rd parallel (roughly from central New York, through north–central Michigan, to central Wisconsin), where mild winters allow deer populations to build up to unusually high numbers, only to crash later, during the next severe winter. Such "boom and bust" cycles probably have prevailed ever since whitetails extended their range northward behind receding glaciers.
Young of the year—still referred to as fawns in winter—are the pawns squandered in nature's wicked game of winter survival. During good times, fawns flourish and represent a high percentage of the population. However, during harsh winters, they are the first to die—sometimes by the hundreds of thousands.
Fawns generally represent the most numerous single age class in the population. More fawns typically survive to weaning age than are needed to replace adult mortality.
Fawns contribute little or nothing in the way of reproduction the following year. So their harvest has little impact on annual recruitment rates.
Fawns are always under–represented in the annual harvest. Given a choice, hunters generally harvest an antlered buck or a doe, instead of a small–bodied fawn.
Fawns are the most likely to die during harsh winters. Even during years of high reproductive success, there is no guarantee that a high proportion of the annual fawn crop will survive their first winter and be available for harvest as yearlings.
The critical body weight for fawns lies somewhere between 77 and 88 pounds. Animals below this range lose considerably more body heat, and are less likely to survive extended periods of cold weather. By comparison, larger deer are more efficient in terms of energy conservation. In the South, small fawns often are the result of late births. These fawns may actually experience a metabolic advantage because of their lower food requirements and survive in high numbers where mild winters are the norm.
In contrast, small fawns in the North are more commonly the product of poor summer and autumn nutrition. For them, poor nutrition during the snow–free months is invariably followed by extremely stressful and impoverished food conditions during winter. Few of these stunted and comparatively lean fawns are likely to survive such hardship.
The recent winters of 1995–96 and 1996–97 will long be remembered as real deer killers throughout the Upper Great Lakes region. During those two particularly tough winters, an estimated 310,000 whitetails died in Upper Michigan alone. Roughly half of them were fawns. Even during moderate winters, fawns represent 80–90 percent of the total winter mortality. When coupled with browse–depleted winter range, the loss still can be sizable in high–density deer herds containing many malnourished fawns. In Upper Michigan, for example, the annual death toll of whitetails during the mild winters of the late 1980s and early 1990s matched or exceeded the area's legal rifle harvest, which ranged between 40,000–55,000 deer, annually. Ironically, such winter mortality occurs largely during late winter and early spring—only after each deer already has consumed a large quantity of valuable browse and further degraded the winter habitat.
Studies conducted in Upper Michigan's Petrel Grade Deer Yard revealed high natural mortality of fawns during their first winter. Although fawns represented only about 30 percent of the yarding herd, they accounted for about 60 percent of the total mortality.
Of 145 male fawns we live–trapped, tagged, and released in the yard, only 47 (32.4 percent) were ever reportedly killed by hunters. We had no information on female fawns because of very limited antlerless harvesting in the area. More recently, similar recovery results were found when biologists examined more than 250 male fawn tagging records from various deer yards throughout central Upper Michigan. In fact, the return rate of tagged animals was an identical 32 percent. Certainly, not all tagged animals shot by hunters are reported. And, some bucks survive their first winter only to succumb later to other mortality factors. Nonetheless, the available evidence strongly suggests that, on average, only about half of all fawns survive their first winter in Upper Michigan.
Even during very mild winters, studies conducted by Dr. Timothy VanDeelen revealed comparatively high overwinter fawn death rates in Upper Michigan's Whitefish Deer Yard. During three mild winters (1992, 1993, and 1994), 32 percent of buck fawns and 28 percent of doe fawns fitted with radiocollars died from natural causes during their first winter.
In northern Wisconsin, Dr. Orrin Rongstad also found overwinter fawn mortality rates highly variable. During some very mild winters none of his radio–collared fawns died; whereas, as many as 44 percent died during some severe winters.
From a management standpoint, it is unfortunate we call them "fawns." Even when they are seven or eight months old, and even when some are sexually mature, they are still fawns in the eyes of most wildlife biologists, educated hunters, and the general public. Educated hunters typically distinguish deer as being fawns, yearlings, or adults during the autumn hunt. On the other hand, hunters who know very little about deer biology, recognize only bucks and does. For them, female fawns become "small does," whereas male fawns are "button bucks" or "knobby bucks." Even knowledgeable hunters will resort to such terms to minimize criticism for shooting a fawn.
Regardless of their size, the term "fawn" has a certain stigma attached to it. The general public often envisions them as being innocent, spotted creatures hardly able to toddle on wobbly legs. Regardless of their size, to some, the term fawn is synonymous with "Bambi"—after all, who would want to shoot an innocent Bambi?
Despite the biological soundness of his proposal, Rongstad was blasted by the ecologically ignorant press for advocating such a revolutionary deer management strategy. Even some wildlife professionals slammed Rongstad, not on biological grounds, but for political reasons. The sentimental and emotional public just was not ready, neither were deer managers, who were more concerned with providing quantity instead of quality. Deer hunters, who were more concerned with trophies on the wall or large quantities of venison in the freezer, also were not ready.
As with many aspects of deer management, the application of this research depends on your individual situation and management objectives. If your deer population is at or near the carrying capacity of the habitat (i.e., too many deer), and your goal is to reduce the population, then harvesting adult does, rather than doe fawns, is advised. This reduces the number of breeding–age does and, following the additional natural fawn mortality during winter, the reduction in the population will be maximized.
In contrast, if your population is below the carrying capacity of the habitat, and herd stabilization is your goal, then harvesting fawns, particularly doe fawns, is recommended. Such a harvest mimics natural mortality, makes wise use of a vulnerable and precarious surplus, and has little impact upon the size of next year's deer herd. This also would lessen browsing pressure in critically important deer yards.
The harvesting of buck fawns is somewhat more complicated. Given that most practitioners of Quality Deer Management attempt to maximize the number of mature bucks in a population, the harvest of buck fawns is generally not recommended. However, in extreme northern ranges, many buck fawns will succumb to natural mortality even when protected from legal harvest. As such, protecting buck fawns in these areas will have minimal effects during years of extreme winters. However, during mild winters, protecting buck fawns may increase the number that survive the winter and enter the population the following year as yearlings. In either case, a buck fawn is far more "expendable" than a yearling buck if a harvest decision between the two must be made.
In conclusion, harvesting fawns on extreme northern ranges is a logical alternative to massive winter deer mortality and further deer yard degradation. It could be safely implemented even in areas of low deer numbers where no antlerless deer hunting currently exists. Surprisingly, neither educated hunters nor trained biologists have advocated this harvesting strategy—even in the face of recent massive winter dieoffs. I cannot help but wonder if the day will ever come when scientific reasoning, instead of human emotions, determines deer management direction?
Mr. John Ozoga is a former Wildlife Research Biologist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He spent more than 30 years conducting deer research at Upper Michigan's Cusino Wildlife Research Station. He now devotes much of his time to consulting and popular writing and serves as Research Editor for Deer and Deer Hunting magazine.
Portions of this article were reprinted with the author's permission from a previous article in Deer and Deer Hunting magazine.


Since I have been in the trenches for the past five months of providing care, comfort and support for my personal Wounded Warrior, Karen Stevens requested that I put together some tips for both chapters and individuals in dealing with this aspect of military service. I will apologize in advance for the length of the posting but I have tried to be somewhat comprehensive in my information.
My thoughts and prayers are with any family that has to put any of this to actual use.
All BSM members should have a valid, current passport whether your service member is currently deployed or not. If you do not have a passport, please get one NOW - applications are available at the post office. Yes, the military can assist you with getting a passport in the event of an emergency; however, it will probably delay you if you are trying to travel to your injured service member's bedside outside of the US - such as Landstuhl Medical Center, Germany. And hours can make a difference in making plane connections.
*If you go to Landstuhl, the military requires that you have an International Drivers License to operate a car in Germany.
You should know your service member's rank, Social Security number, military unit/organization.
If you get The Dreaded Phone Call that your service member has been injured - get a spiral notebook - date and time all entries and who is talking to you. Write down everything that they tell you in one central location and keep adding information as it comes in. That becomes your log or diary - you will never remember everything or anything simply because you are in a state of shock.
Comfortable shoes and clothes - easy to care for/layer up and down for temperature differences.


Excellence is doing ordinary things in an extraordinary way!
To honour the extraordinary achievements of our young students, Presidium Raj Nagar recently organized the most coveted Awards of the year - the Academic Excellence Awards. The honourable chairperson of Presidium, Mrs. Sudha Gupta graced this award ceremony to acknowledge the academic toppers and students with 100% attendance with trophies and certificates. It was in fact a matter of great pride for the students and their families to get acknowledged by this respected dignitary. Inspiring the awardees with the thought that success is not just about achievement but being consistent in your endeavours, Mrs. Gupta motivated them to keep up the good work. Enthusing the Presidians to excel and persevere in the next session too, this time-honoured tradition appreciated the efforts and dedication of the students.


Having started his first-class career with NSW, Peter Forrest's career took off when he moved to Queensland in 2011 after getting limited opportunities at the Blues.
He hit three hundreds in his first six games for the Bulls, which earned him selection in Australia's ODI side and put him on the cusp of a Test debut.
He hit 66 in his first ODI and scored a century in just his fourth innings, becoming the first Australian to make three 50-plus scores in his first four innings.
He toured West Indies as a reserve batsman later that year, but a dip in form saw him drop off the radar of national selectors, with his last ODI appearance coming in July 2012.
Forrest is also a talented rugby league player, with his father Ian having been a first grade player at Parramatta and Cronulla.


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Q: Casting to String by parentheses gives crash on Android I know how to get a String from a TextView with toString(), but i would like to understand why if i cast the TextView's text to String by parentheses, it leads Android to crash at runtime ?
e.g "String text = (String)((TextView)findViewById(R.id.myTextViewId)).getText();"

A: This is because getText() returns CharSequence (which you can cast to Spannable or Editable in some cases) which you cannot cast to string directly.
Using toString() gives you a conversion to string class.
From android developer documentation:

public CharSequence getText ()
Return the text the TextView is displaying. If setText() was called with an argument of BufferType.SPANNABLE or BufferType.EDITABLE, you can cast the return value from this method to Spannable or Editable, respectively. Note: The content of the return value should not be modified. If you want a modifiable one, you should make your own copy first.

Source: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html

A: When you use the "toString()" you're actually doing a conversion. You're calling the objects toString() method who understands what the object is and how to convert it to a string which "makes sense".
When you use the "(String)" syntax you're using a cast which doe NO conversion. It just says take the object and, with no changes at all, treat it as though it were a String. Since the object is not a String, you can get errors calling methods which do not apply on what the object actually is.

A: try this...
 String text = ((TextView)findViewById(R.id.myTextViewId)).getText().toString();

because getText() returns CharSequence object


At 1:30 the COA will hear Craig Cleveland v. Deutsche Bank.
Kerrie Lewis owned a tract of land in Prentiss County. Deutsche Bank held the mortgage. on it. In 2009, Lewis failed to pay her property taxes and it was sold for for $88 to Sinecure. Deutsch Bank got notice of the sale but did not take any action to recover the property. Because the tax deed matured and the redemption period expired, Sinecure recorded the tax deed on January 4, 2013. Lewis, though, did not receive notice of the sale or of the redemption period.
Lewis conveyed her interest in the property to Craig Cleveland who filed a petition to quiet and confirm. The chancellor found that (1) Cleveland had standing to sue; (2) the tax sale was invalid as to Lewis; (3) Deutsche has a valid lien. Cleveland appealed. Deutsche Bank cross appealed.
Jane, fyi…your link to oral argument is to a written record….not the video.


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A Sense of Humour () is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Émile Gaudreault and released in 2011. The film stars Louis-José Houde and Benoît Brière as Luc Dubé and Marco Fortier, two stand-up comedians who are kidnapped by Roger Gendron (Michel Côté) after making fun of him in a comedy show, and must protect themselves from his revenge by teaching him the art of comedy.

The cast also includes Anne Dorval, Sonia Vachon, Pierrette Robitaille, Alexandre Goyette and Pierre Collin.

The film opened in theatres in July 2011.

The film received four Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012, for Best Supporting Actress (Vachon), Best Cinematography (Bernard Couture), Best Editing (Jean-François Bergeron) and Best Original Music (FM Le Sieur).

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2011 films
Canadian crime comedy films
Films shot in Quebec
Films set in Quebec
Films directed by Émile Gaudreault
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films


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Many Religious People View Science Favorably, But Reject Certain Scientific Theories
A new study finds that many U.S. adults — roughly one in five — are deeply religious, know a lot about science, and support many practical uses of science and technology in everyday life, but reject scientific explanations of creation and evolution.
The IRL Fallacy
Putting the lie to "digital dualism" in an essay on the inseparability of online and offline selves.
Ripples of Fear: The Diffusion of a Bank Panic
Community reactions against organizations can be driven by negative information spread through a diffusion process that is distinct from the diffusion of organizational practices. Bank panics offer a classic example of selective diffusion of negative information. Bank panics involve widespread bank runs, although a low proportion of banks experience a run. We develop theory on how organizational similarity, community similarity, and network proximity create selective diffusion paths for resistance against organizations.
The Contingent Value of Embeddedness: Self-affirming Social Environments, Network Density, and Well-being
Social capital theorists claim that belonging to a densely knit social network creates a shared identity, mutually beneficial exchange, trust, and a sense of belonging in that group. Taken together with the empirical research on the importance of social support and social integration for individuals' well-being, there is reason to expect that the density of one's personal social network should be positively related to well-being.
Emerging Scripts of Global Speech
As work regimes become global, social communication increasingly occurs across locations far apart. In the absence of a common national, ethnic, or organizational culture across continents, what makes communication possible among social worlds technologically integrated in real time? Taking India's global call centers as the focus of analysis, this article attempts to solve the riddle of communication by showing how transnational business practices rely on the transmutation of cultural communication into global communication through the processes of neutralization and mimesis.
Blended Learning as a Potentially Winning Combination of Face-to-face and Online Learning: An Exploratory Study
Blended learning, in the form of screencasts to be viewed online outside of class, was incorporated into three sections of an introductory sociology course in a liberal arts college setting. The screencasts were used to introduce concepts and theories to provide more time for discussion in class and more opportunity for students to review concepts and theories outside of class. Students' use and their perceptions of the impact of the screencasts were assessed with an in-class survey instrument in addition to a web-based college-administered survey.
Digital Punishment's Tangled Web
Americans love crime. The criminal justice system is fetishized in popular culture and news media. We watch the news and scour the Internet to assess our own moral compass, take cues from others' digressions, and bear witness to justice and punishment. Historically, we learned about crime through news media and fiction. The Internet has dramatically changed this landscape: for the first time, mug shots and jailhouse rosters are available with a click.
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Youth Cyberbullying Most Common Among Current or Former Friends and Dating Partners
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Posted on November 15, 2017 by Scott Johnson in Immigration, Minnesota
Minnesota man charged in mall stabbings
Last night the Star Tribune reported that Minnesota man Mahad A. Abdirahman was charged with first-degree assault in connection with the stabbings at the Mall of America's Macy's store on Sunday evening. The charges were filed yesterday afternoon.
Despite the intense local interest in the story, I can't find it on the Star Tribune's home page. If it's there it isn't featured. Rather, the Star Tribune has been featuring a critical story on James Wood's mocking tweet about an assemblage of Somali Muslims at the Mall (story here).
The stabbing victims are brothers Alexander Sanchez (19 years old) and John Sanchez (25): "The younger brother suffered injuries to his head that will leave scars, and cuts to his arms that went 'to the bone,' according to the charges. His brother needed dozens of stitches, the court filing revealed."
The Star Tribune article notes that no motive for the stabbings was offered in the complaint, but that "it did suggest Abdirahman has had psychological difficulties. Last year, he was arrested on suspicion of stabbing two staff members with a pen at an inpatient psychiatric unit." That case apparently went nowhere.
The article summarizes the criminal complaint filed against Abdhirahman yesterday (the complaint appears to spell his name as indicated below):
Alexander Sanchez had come to Macy's with eight family members and exited the dressing room to show the others a pair of pants.
He returned to the dressing room as Abdiraham was standing nearby and "looking as if he thought about going inside."
After Alexander Sanchez "tried to push past" Abdiraham upon exiting the room, Abdiraham started slashing him with a knife, which had an 8-inch blade. Alexander Sanchez suffered cuts across his face and head and deep gashes to the back of his arms. Some cuts to his back made it to the bone.
John Sanchez came to his brother's rescue, as did another family member. The older brother grabbed at the knife and was cut on his hands, and suffered slashes to his back that required 42 stitches. The brothers and others subdued and disarmed Abdiraham.
Alexander Sanchez needed a blood transfusion.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's online listing of the charges against Abdhirahman is posted here. The sheriff's listing indicates that the complaint states two felony counts against Abdiraham and that he is held with bail set at $750,000. Here's hoping he doesn't make bail.


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New cancer-fighting method leverages the mechanical force of T cells
by Valérie Geneux, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Mechanical force of T cell automatically breaks the DNA – thereby releasing the drug. Credit: my SCImage / 2020 EPFL
EPFL scientists have developed a cancer treatment method that destroys tumor cells using the mechanical force of our bodies' own T cells. They have just completed a proof of concept for their novel immunotherapy approach.
Immunotherapy is a promising weapon in the fight against cancer. It has proven to be much more effective than chemotherapy and radiotherapy in treatment of some cancers. The drawback is that it manages to cure only about 20% of patients; the remaining 80% do not respond to this kind of treatment. "But if doctors use a stronger form of immunotherapy in order to treat more people, it could become toxic for patients and lead to side effects," says Li Tang, the head of EPFL's Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering within the School of Engineering. His team of scientists is developing a method that focuses immunotherapy only on tumor cells, so that the treatments are more effective and less harmful to the body as a whole. Their approach has just been published in Materials Horizons as a cover story.
A T-cell booster
T cells are the cells in our immune system that destroy cancer cells. Immunotherapy involves administering drugs to make those cells more powerful. "When T cells come into contact with cancer cells, they destroy the cells by releasing chemical compounds as well as applying mechanical force," explains Tang. For immunotherapy to work with limited patient toxicity, the drugs have to be delivered precisely during this step. Existing immunotherapy treatments use biochemical signals to control the drug-release process. "But that's a blunt tool because doctors have no control over how a drug diffuses within the body," says Tang. To get around this problem, his team developed a method that uses a biomechanical signal, which means that drugs are released only when T cells come into contact with cancer cells. "The T cells' mechanical force is only triggered when they are touching their target cells," he says.
Releasing drugs by breaking DNA
Tang's method involves using a silica microparticle that contains lots of tiny holes. The drug is placed inside the holes, which are then capped with double-strand DNA. "We chose DNA because T cells are able to break the double-helix strands," says Tang. When a T cell comes into contact with the microparticle, its mechanical force automatically breaks the DNA—thereby releasing the drug. "For now we've only just completed the proof of concept stage. We've shown that our idea works, but we need to develop the technology further before we can start conducting clinical trials," says Tang. More specifically, his team will work on improving the system's sensitivity, shrinking the microparticle down to the nanometric scale, and trying it out with different drugs. Tang eventually hopes to develop a dual-agent process whereby the T cell attaches to a nanoparticle that in turn comes into contact with the cancer cell. That means the drug would be released by the T cell, making it more effective in destroying tumors.
Tang's lab is the first to use the mechanical force of T cells in immunotherapy applications. "If our discovery increases the percentage of patients who respond to immunotherapy by even one percentage point, then we'll have met the challenge," he says.
The scientific journal Materials Horizons was awarded its Emerging Investigator Award to Professor Li Tang for his publication entitled: "T cell force-responsive delivery of anticancer drugs using mesoporous silica microparticle ". The Editorial Board select every month, from a list of eligible articles, an early-career researcher in materials science who is identified as having the potential to influence future directions in the field. "My lab is doing innovative research at the interface of cancer immunotherapy and material engineering. This award is a great recognition for the work done by my team," says the professor.
New type of immunotherapy may pave the way for better cancer treatments
More information: Kewen Lei et al. T cell force-responsive delivery of anticancer drugs using mesoporous silica microparticles, Materials Horizons (2020). DOI: 10.1039/D0MH01285H
Citation: New cancer-fighting method leverages the mechanical force of T cells (2020, November 30) retrieved 15 January 2021 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-cancer-fighting-method-leverages-mechanical-cells.html
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Running Touch shares new single Signs, launches collaborative session series
The Post Modern Collective Sessions, which launches with the release of Running Touch's new single, aims to emphasise musicality within Australia.
Header image by Shevin D.
Over 2020, Running Touch has been busy bringing a vision to life. Since the beginning, the Melbourne-based musician has been at the forefront of creative expression, whether it be as a multi-instrumentalist pushing boundaries through a series of projects that amplify his many different strengths, or whether it's how he builds universes around everything he does; a single release not just being a one singular song, but instead an opportunity for Running Touch to combine it with other artforms and realms, both online and on the live stage.
However, the last six months or so have really seen him double down on his craft, with the anticipation of a debut album finally bringing his overarching, fully-fledged visions to life. It all began with Meet Me, a single that had the once semi-mysterious musician enter the limelight for the first time, presenting an opportunity - as the aptly-titled single suggests - to meet the musician behind the craft. And, even though things have been a bit turbulent with a lack of live shows and whatever else, Running Touch has still managed to remain focused; eyes forward on what's incoming.
Now, with his new single Signs, the greater world Running Touch is hoping to build is finally starting to unfold. It's a song that further deepens his versatility and musical range, capturing that distinct Running Touch spirit but in a bit of a heavier, indie-rock-pop-esque lens, a nod to his earliest work as a producer and session musician for punk outfit Ocean Grove. In saying that, it doesn't veer away from the Running Touch core sounds; fluttering guitar work and his vocals, for example, remaining front and centre even as the instrumental behind them warps and distorts.
The new single also arrives with the launch of the Post Modern Collective Sessions, an ongoing series that throughout the span of Running Touch's album roll-out, will deliver videos that focus on authentic musicality within the Australian music community, and building a close-knit community that really emphasises this sense of musicianship.
The first, which focused on the percussive backbone of Signs, features a collection of musicians that really help showcase Signs' genre-bending sound, with drummers spread across the electronic, punk and metal worlds further deepening the single's pop-meets-rock-meets-electronica twists: Ocean Grove's Sam Bassal, Northlane's Nic Pettersen and Crooked Colours' Lampy; each drummers of some of Australia's defining new-age acts.
You can dive into Signs above and the launch of Post Modern Collective Sessions below, but otherwise, stay tuned for more Running Touch to come. With a debut album finally on the way, it's clear that he's going to be entering the forefront of Australia's music world more-so than ever before.
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Helping the innocent in Syria
Hand in Hand for Syria is an aid agency working on the ground in Syria and they are really making a difference to people's lives. A founder told me what they do.
By Allan Berry
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In my research and discussions with organisations concerned with humanitarian relief in Syria one name kept coming to the fore and that was Hand in Hand for Syria. If this charity was being mentioned by ShelterBox and praised by Aquabox then it was worth talking to them to find out about the operation and the work they do. It was
an eye opener.
Hand in Hand for Syria was set up on a temporary basis to get aid into various cities in Syria as the conflict erupted during February 2011. The founders thought the crisis would be over in a few months and the aid required would be small and they could leave the region once the crisis was ended. In February 2012 they started shipping in aid from Turkey in bulk and registered the charity. Their approach was slightly different from the main agencies in the region.
They set up offices in Turkey close to the Syrian border, employed Syrians to work with them and steadily built up teams working from Nottingham to Turkey and then into Syria.I was fortunate enough to catch up with one of the founders on a visit to the UK from Turkey. Fadi Al-Dairi, the operations director was asked by Faddy Sahloul to join him in starting the organisation. We discussed what was originally viewed as a short conflict but five years later is still raging. As Fadi said, "We started our work in April/May 2011 and thought there was no point in setting up a charity – it would be a waste of time as we can walk away very soon when the work is done but five years later we are still working."
Fadi gave me an overview of their work in Syria and it is impressive: "We have two offices in Turkey and are looking at a third office in Jordan, Amman. All our operations focus on people inside Syria – we don't want them to leave their homes, we encourage them to stay. If somebody stays at home our duty is to support them by eliminating the need for them to go seeking help in neighbouring countries or even in Europe. We feel there is a need for support in Syria before they go seeking it outside." I pointed out that it seemed to be a big objective as people are leaving because of the situation, and this is where Fadi's motivation and passion kicked in.
"People are leaving because of the security situation and that is the main part but if you give people security and safety trust me no one will leave. However, with organisations like Hand in Hand talking about it we can put the pressure on, political pressure. I don't mean getting into politics, but by highlighting the challenges people are faced with I'm sure we can keep it in the news, because most of the time no one is talking about the chlorine and phosphoric attacks done by the Russians under the name of fighting terrorism," Fadi told me.
I did not want to get into a blame game and I got the impression neither did Fadi so we moved the discussion on to talk in depth about their operations in Syria. I was really interested in what was happening at the time in Aleppo but Fadi went wider than that.
Fadi told me, "We have between 300 and 350 people working for us in Syria depending on the contract. There are around 200 people working in medical teams and the other 100 to 150 work in food and water and sanitation. We have four hospitals and are establishing another and we run them from A to Z."
What measures can we take to avoid IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices), car bombs and shelling from the air? I can lose and replace facilities but highly trained personnel cannot be replaced easily."
I understood in my research that the organisation had built two hospitals and were about to build another and asked Fadi about this. "We wanted to develop the present facilities but could not go up or sideways but managed to obtain funding for a new hospital of 3 storeys which will be completed in January 2017. This is responding to a need and is as close to the border with Turkey as we could get. We always talk about quality of staff so we take safety and security into account before quality of care. What measures can we take to avoid IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices), car bombs and shelling from the air? I can lose and replace facilities but highly trained personnel cannot be replaced easily," he said.
I admitted to Fadi that these developments and criteria were a new perspective to me since all I had heard about Syria was destruction and people's lives being lost or changed dramatically. I wanted to find out as much as I could about their work so I asked about partner organisations.
He told me, "We work with MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) who take in medical supplies and immunise the children, World Vision, UNICEF indirectly, World Water Works, School in a Bag and ShelterBox as well as Aquabox," Fadi mentioned, "ShelterBox gives us the flexibility in an emergency. Sometimes it is quicker for my team to contact ShelterBox than myself and we are able to respond with tents very quickly and tents are scarce in Syria so we have been able to supply more than UNHCR."
I did speak with Aquabox who told me they have supplied over 1,000 boxes to Syria through Hand in Hand with Syria.
"We do a needs assessment on the aid we get from ShelterBox and Aquabox and can go back to them and tell them that certain items are very useful but others not so much. We can ask them to tailor the aid to the requirement. They spend a lot of time listening to us finding out what we need," Fadi explained.
I always ask the question, 'how more can Rotary help you?' Fadi replied, "First we want people to make a noise to keep the Syria conflict in the news since the more noise we can make the higher the political pressure becomes. Secondly, we need support for medical facilities; people can survive days without food but medical supplies are a necessity as well as trauma facilities. It is the women and children who need to be treated. Some people say 'how do we know who is targeting these?' but it does not matter. We need to reach besieged areas as well."
The interview came to an end with Fadi Al-Dairi telling me they are trying their best and in a very difficult situation. From his depth of knowledge his motivation coming across and his passion and enthusiasm they really are. It was a wake up call to me and a privilege to speak with him.
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Last week we moved out of downtown San Diego.
Our new address is in a cul-de-sac near a playground in a neighborhood where kids ride their bikes in the center of the street. The posted speed limit is 15 mph, which is the average pace for an athletic rollerblader.
Most of our new neighbors have both a minivan and a pickup truck in the driveway. Several houses have an American flag waving out front. Apparently, we left the city and landed in the middle of a country song.
As I write this, the windows are open and all I can hear is the sound of birds chirping. No cars honking or airplanes taking off. No sidewalk conversations or moving dollies going up and down a ramp to deliver food to nearby restaurants. Living in suburbia is like living in a library that never closes: it's always quiet with ample parking outside. Neighbors silently wave before closing the garage door; owners tell their dogs to hush when they bark too loud. Everyone is deeply entrenched in the habit of using their inside voices.
I loved living in the city. I loved walking everywhere, being close to the water, and running across the street at dinnertime to pickup fresh pasta and red sauce. But in the city there was also the traffic and complicated parking, the burden of walking a leashed dog down the street every time nature called. Our home was small but expensive, exciting but loud, equal portions convenient and chaotic.
We decided to move because we woke up one day and realized that we had a toddler and every parental stereotype suddenly applied to us. We needed a place to park a second car. We really needed more living space. Mike got orders to a different base and Molly went up a size in diapers. Our life was expanding whether we liked it or not.
Before turning in the keys to our landlords, I sat in the empty apartment for a few minutes remembering all the meaningful moments that occurred within those walls. We encountered many great surprises there, the best of which was a little girl that we welcomed into the world with great hope, fear, and uncertainty. Even now, we pull her out of her crib each morning with the same cocktail of emotions, all of which add up to the complicated fullness of joy.
And now here I am. Writing in silence while a baby naps and the washing machine hums and our compact SUV sits out front with organic puff cereal wedged in the seat cushions. In my sparse free time today I read articles on parenting strategies for young toddlers, natural flea remedies for dogs, and car seat safety for children under two. I've been to Target three times this week and our new backyard has a plastic playhouse in it.
Over the past year I've spent a great deal of time trying to figure out which parts of my pre-parent self carry over into the trenches of post-parent life. The trip to Iceland was an experiment. Molly stayed behind with grandparents while Mike and I traveled hands free with limited luggage.
On the trip, I thought that maybe the new me could get reacquainted with old me and the two could collaboratively form a well-rounded person that is good at all things, equally spontaneous and responsible, and that knows what age-appropriate clothes to buy at shopping malls. But instead, traveling without Molly taught me how shockingly portable responsibility is.
In Iceland, we climbed ancient glaciers and stood at the base of enormous waterfalls and for the first time in my life, the extraordinary experience of travel did not capture my full attention. It captured my partial attention. The rest of me wondered if my child was sleeping and eating or if I had missed some fundamental milestone that I would later regret. These thoughts were not prompted from worry or anxiety, but from habit, from a love that has apparently consumed all parts of me.
I don't know when it happens exactly, when an adult begins finding joy in the mundane. And I don't know when it happened to me— when the task of parenthood stopped being an accessory to my life and instead became the main thing.
On one of the first nights in our silent house on the patriotic street, I held my hands out wide and caught a laughing toddler that suddenly realized she could take running steps across the room. She wobbled forward and clapped for herself once she reached the other side. And I must tell you that the most photogenic moments of Iceland could not hold a candle to the euphoria I felt in that moment. Walking– an unremarkable feature of human existence— became an awe-inspiring event at the exact moment my daughter discovered how to do it.
Maybe the mundane becomes interesting only at the moment you get a stake in it, when you personally move into a house with a yard instead of a Starbucks in the basement, when you witness life through the wonder-eyes of a child that is somehow your child. How can that be? How can I possibly have a kid? And how has she so easily wrecked the cynic in me and made the smallest adventures large?
There is wisdom in humility and perhaps that is why with age we become more busy but in less interesting ways. The best moments are not the most photogenic but the most personal, moments where you become a sacred memory keeper for someone else.
The greatest surprise of parenthood is that there is nothing lost, the past is not superior to the present and the opposite is also true. But the fullness of joy looks different than I expected. It always does.
And in this ongoing transition, both to a new house and to a new life, I keep asking the radical question: What if we all gave ourselves permission to be engaged exactly where we are? No excuses or apologies. What if we moved-in to the places God has built for us, knowing that he is guiding us and providing for us not from someplace in the future but in the nearness of today?
It is so quiet, but it is good.


Corya is an attractive half-elf, with cornsilk blonde hair and deep blue eyes. She has a slim body that bristles with hidden daggers.
She dresses in darker leathers, although she will occasionally dress up for fun when she relaxes.
Corya absolutely has no honor. She will betray anyone if it profits her. Otherwise, she likes to toy with those around her until such time as they are of use to her.
Lately, Corya has grown more paranoid. She now seeks vengeance upon Erastin Rivenguard and his companions.
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Corya also possesses the Dagger of Jealousy.
Corya has always been poor, and has had to take to thieving to survive. She met Sir Charles Crownguard at one of the lower-class bars she frequents in Solanthus. Crownguard had heard of her reputation, and enlisted her skills in his bid to discredit Sturm Brightblade.
The two became lovers, but had a falling out. However, Corya had retained the money for the theft of the Brightblade, so was obliged to fulfill it.
Corya managed to escape during the battle between Erastin Rivenguard and Charles Crownguard. She is not entirely certain how it managed to get into her hand, but she now possesses the Dagger of Jealousy.
It is rumored that Corya is now in possession of the Dagger of Jealousy and that she seeks revenge against Erastin Rivenguard and his companions.