The race was very hard, because in the first part I was riding on a wet track and I was doing well against several top riders. When it started to rain, it became more difficult. In the second half I started well and I felt comfortable, but when it started to rain again I focused on finishing the race and getting back among the points. In the end, we finished, we took two points and I'm happy. This is a sad moment because I'm leaving the team with which I have spent two years, after some great moments with them. I will see them again in the paddock but it won't be the same. I'm very happy and I want to thank the Ángel Nieto Team for two great seasons. I hope that in the future our paths will cross again. The whole team are amazing and have done a great job. It feels bad to leave them, but the next chapter is waiting for us.


Blackberry maker RIM sees income plummet, sending warning messages about its future.
Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry phones, saw profits drop sharply in the second quarter as its smartphones and new tablets fell even more out of fashion with consumers.
Income before tax fell to $414m in the three months to the end of August, down from $1,088m a year ago. Revenue was $4.2bn, the lower end of the company's expectations and down 10% year-on-year. And the future continues to look black for the Canadian company, as it now expects to reach the lower end of its full-year earnings outlook.
RIM has long been trying to re-gain chunks in the smartphone market, but is struggling to attract customers. Once a favourite for corporate communication, the Blackberry's popularity has declined among consumers, who are turning to Apple's iPhone and Google's Android. RIM shipped just 10.6 million smartphones in the second quarter. Even worse, only 200,000 Playbook tablet computers were shipped since June. Considering the tablet was launched in April this year, selling 500,000 in the first quarter, a fall in sales by more than half doesn't bode well for the product's future.
Analysts had expected RIM to ship around 12m handsets and 600,000 tablets in the quarter, so it's not surprising that investors were stunned – shares dropped by around 20% in after-hours trading yesterday.
RIM is now rushing to improve the software on the Playbook tablet. Critics weren't overjoyed at the original design, saying the device lacked crucial features like an accessible email client and offered few applications. They also warned it was a fatal mistake to tie the Playbook to the Blackberry, although the tablet's hardware did win some praise.
So is anyone to blame for RIM's demise? Fingers are pointing towards RIM's senior executives. 'The report is another nail in the coffin of management,' said Edward Synder, an analyst at Charter Equity Research.


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Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 transit buses. The roof adhesive that supports the roof header may not have been properly applied.
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the placement of the roof header adhesive, and install mechanical fasteners, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 7, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-801.


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OCREATIONS ART DIRECTOR NINA ZIVKOVIC ACCEPTED INTO PITTSBURGH SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS
ocreations own art director, Nina Zivkovic, was accepted into the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators (PSI)! The Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators shared the news via social media, and kindly wrote:
A hearty welcome to new PSI member Nina Zivkovic!
Nina is an Illustrator, Designer, and Art Director at Pittsburgh-based boutique agency ocreations, and specializes in publication, packaging, corporate identity, and print design with a keen eye for organization and consistency.
Check out her sharp and vibrant work on her website and Instagram @ninazivkovic11 !
https://www.ninazivkovic.com/
Interested in finding out more about the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators ? Check out our website at www.pittsburghillustrators.org/ and join us at our monthly socials The Abbey on Butler Street (see events on our Facebook page's Events section).
The PSI aims to cultivate and strengthen the profile of the illustration art form by fostering a closer social and professional connection among illustrators in the Pittsburgh area.
Nina has always been an illustrator at heart. During her college career, Nina began illustrating posters with Stage AE for various artists and concerts. She still does projects with Stage AE to this day. Recently, she designed a poster for the "Women Who Rock" concert, as well as the Coheed and Cambria/Mastodon concert. Check out some of her illustrations below:
Congratulations to Nina on this very well-deserved recognition. Keep an eye out for her illustrations around the Pittsburgh area, and beyond!
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It belonged to my uncle, then my cousin got it. Then my cousin died and his wife asked me if I'd like to have it.
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Now, you're a train buff?
Not until this one. (laughs)
Do you know much about Lionel Company?
I know they've been in business a long time, but, uh...
Well, we'll fill in a few blanks for you.
First of all, Lionel was actually the middle name of Joshua Lionel Cowen-- earlier Cohen, but later Cowen. He came over to the States, and in the late 1800s, he developed the flash powder that photographers use. And it was so successful, the Navy contracted to use this flash powder for mine detonation. This is how he got his stake and he could start the Lionel Train Company, which he thought of when he saw a small fan, and he tried to figure out how to use it. And he figured he'd put in a little motor, and that's when he started with the toy trains. He's the one who invented this size, which is called standard gauge. And what he endeavored to do with standard gauge was to make the most beautiful, luxurious trains for kids possible. And this is considered to be one of his greatest accomplishments, the Blue Comet. It came out in the early 1930s, about 1930 to 1938. This was actually based after a real train.
Oh, is it?
1929 to 1941, there's a train called the Blue Comet that ran a New Jersey Central Line down to Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore. It was called the seashore's finest train. And it was competing with Pennsylvania Railroad. It was painted blue because of the Jersey seashore. And guess what? The Blue Comet, the Faye, the Westphal, and the Tempel here, all named after comets.
The train was so beautiful that people would actually wait for it to come down the tracks so they could watch it go by. Three hours from door to door, that's what they advertised. And they advertised the finest in luxury. And when Joshua Lionel Cowen created this train, that's what he wanted to do, as well. Let's take a look. The actual train had triple-cushioned mohair seats. They even show a bathroom and a commode. There was a smoking room for the gentlemen. There was an observation deck, which you see in the back of this train...
And they had all the luxuries for that time.
For a Lionel train, this is unheard of. You could never take the top off, and of course it had the spectacular electric light. All the little details were thought of to make this like the actual-size Blue Comet. Now, at the time this was sold, $70 to buy this in the 1930s, at the height of the Depression. You could buy a three- piece bedroom suite or you could buy a used Model T for that kind of money.
Oh, my.
For auction, I would put this at estimate $8,000 to $10,000.
It's sold as much as $11,500.
Good heavens. That makes me want to treasure it even more.
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Leila Dunbar
Collectibles, Sports Memorabilia
Leila Dunbar Appraisals & Consulting, LLC
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Appraised value (2007)
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Treasures On the Move (#1935)
Vintage Baltimore 2021, Hour 1 (#2502)
Baltimore, MD (June 16, 2007)
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Toy , Train
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The Herman Musaph Award for Psychodermatology
Herman Musaph Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 1995 the Herman Musaph Foundation for Psychodermatology was established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The Foundation commemorates Herman Musaph, psychiatrist and one of the founding fathers of psychodermatology.
The primary aim of the Foundation is to promote psychodermatological research.
Biennally, the Foundation presents the Herman Musaph Award to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of psychodermatology. A presentation ceremony is held during each International Congress on Dermatology and Psychiatry, organized by the European Society for Dermatology and Psychology.
The Herman Musaph Award is a Medal of Honour, made by a renowned Dutch artist, Geer Steyn.
Herman Musaph, psychiatrist (1915 - 1992)
by John de Korte
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Herman Musaph, one of the founders of the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry, was born in Amsterdam in 1915 as the eldest son of orthodox Jewish parents. He studied medicine at the University of Amsterdam, and he started practice as a general practitioner in 1940. In the same year The Netherlands were brutally invaded by the Germans. A long period of suppression and terror started, in particular in the Jewish community. His father, his mother, his younger brother and his sister were murdered by the German Nazis. Musaph survived as the only member of his family.
After the war Musaph specialized in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. He became a versatile doctor and an outstanding lecturer, and he distinguished himself in the fields of psychodermatology,sexology, and psychotraumatology. Predominant in all his work is his passionate appeal for the development and the protection of a harmonious emotional life. He made valuable contributions to the understanding of the long-term psychosocial implications of World War II, elucidating how that tragedy of repression and terror affected daily life in contemporary society. In 1977, he was appointed Professor in Medical Sexology at the University of Utrecht. In that year he published a Handbook of Sexology, subsequently translated in many languages. From 1953 onwards Herman Musaph was consulting psychiatrist at the Department of Dermatology of the University of Amsterdam where - later on he became Head of the Department of Psychodermatology. Here, for many years, he worked with enthusiasm, creativity and enormous productivity.
He started at a time when psychosomatic medicine was in the focus of the interest. The knowledge and understanding of emotional factors in skin diseases was limited, the results of psychosomatic research in general were promising, and the expectations about the results of psychosomatic research in dermatology were high. Musaphs psychoanalytic background enabled him to develop a thorough understanding of emotional factors in skin diseases. He published on the role of aggression in self-induced conditions, such as dermatitis artefacta, on emotional confl icts in psychogenic pruritis, and on defence mechanisms in psoriasis. He was particularly interested in itching states and scratching behaviour. In 1974, an important and comprehensive study on Itching and scratching,psychodynamics in dermatology was published. Whereas others used the terms psychosomatic dermatology or psychocutaneous medicine, Musaph deliberately used the word psychodermatology. In a brilliant study on its history (1974) he described psychodermatology as the study of psychological variables related to the onset, course and treatment of skin diseases. In teaching psychodermatology Musaph made use of beautiful anecdotes, metaphors and lots of humor to illustrate complicated psychological mechanisms. Although he primarily studied psychopathological aspects of skin disease, he always emphasized the psychological meaning of the skin in normal personal development, especially the meaning of skin contact, touching, and intimate behaviour. In many ways he pointed out that skin contact between mother and child is essential for a healthy emotional life.
Herman Musaph, Nestor of Psychodermatology, enjoyed the renewed interest in psychodermatology in the late eighties and nineties of the last century. In 1987, the first International Congress on Dermatology and Psychiatry was held in Vienna. In many countries, including the Netherlands, societies for psychodermatological research were founded.
Moreover, initiatives were taken to establish a European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry. Until the very last moment, Herman Musaph was committed to and actively involved in psychodermatology. He enjoyed very much the contacts with his colleagues and friends. He died shortly after an ESDaP meeting in Paris, and a few days before a symposium on psychodermatology in Amsterdam, at the age of 77.
In 1995 the Herman Musaph Foundation for Psychodermatology was established in Amsterdam. The Foundation commemorates Herman Musaph as one of the founding fathers of psychodermatology. Biennally, the Foundation presents the Herman Musaph Award to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of psychodermatology. The Herman Musaph Award is a Medal of Honour, made by a renowned Dutch artist, Geer Steyn. Until now, this Award has been presented to Uwe Gieler (1999), Caroline Koblenzer (2001), Emiliano Panconesi (2003), John Cotterill (2005), Andrew Finlay (2007), John de Korte (2009), Francoise Poot (2011) and Sylvie and Silla Consoli jointly (2013).
Actual list of Award actually presented:
Uwe Gieler (1999)
Caroline Koblenzer (2001)
Emiliano Panconesi (2003)
John Cotterill (2005)
Andrew Finlay (2007)
John De Korte (2009)
Francoise Poot (2011)
Sylvie and Silla Consoli jointly (2013)
Michael Dennis Linder (2015)
Laurent Misery (2017)
Lucia Tomas Aragones (2019)


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1; Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise – will be able to Mega Evolve in Let's Go Games. This will probably also extend to other Gen 1 Pokemon capable of Mega Evolving, such as Pidgeot, Alakazam and Gengar, although they are not yet confirmed. It is also again to see if Let's Go games will introduce new Mega Evolutions to the series.
In addition, the new issue of CoroCoro shared the first pictures of Lt. Surge, Gym Director for Vermilion City. Just like in anime, he can be seen fighting with Raichu. The magazine also gives a new look at the back Jessie and James of Team Rocket. This time it seems that the duo challenger players are in a double match.
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Lost Heritage is François Vasseur and Pierre Chataignon. They form this French electronic and contemporary music duo, based in the region of Geneva, sharing a love of jazz, classical, urban and electronic music. François Vasseur is an electronic composer and pianist who began as a DJ. Pierre Chataignon embraces many musical styles (from world music to electronic, voice-over and film). High quality sound recording, mixing and production is central to their work. Lost Heritage invites you to discover a special musical language and their sensitive touch to electronic beats.
Śniedź is a voice and electronics duo from Warsaw combing extended vocal techniques with improvisation and electronics. They call this 'glitchtronica'. Singer, performer and sound-artist Aleksandra Klimcza, known for her ground-breaking collaborations with young artists from different fields, performs a late-night set with music curator Antoni Beksiak. Contemporary crossover, ethnic, classical, jazz and pop influences all feature in his work as initiator, critic and creator. He also performs with other groups including Constantin Popp, Geba and Warsaw Improvisers' Orchestra. But tonight your very own invitation to try 'glitchtronica'!


Griffin's detailed saga of the Marines in WW II (Counterattack, 1989) continues, taking his cast of characters from action on Midway to the landing at Guadalcanal. It is the summer of 1942. The Japanese expansion is at its peak. General Douglas MacArthur, having fled the Philippines, has taken his staff to Brisbane, Australia. The Navy continues to suffer terrible losses but seems to be holding the line. And now, if the Army and the Navy can set aside their rivalries and agree on a strategy, is the time for the Americans to start some sort of offensive. In the center of the bureaucratic action, and taking detailed notes, is Captain Fleming Pickering, USNR, the shipping-line owner whom Navy Secretary Frank Knox has selected to be his closest and most scrupulously honest observer. Armed with a letter from Knox that gives him access to anything he wants to see, ex-leatherneck Fleming, a WW I hero, is in on the planning of the battle for Guadalcanal, where the Japanese are building an airstrip that will give them total command of the South Pacific. And when the planning is done, Picketing, against everyone's orders, inserts himself into the actual fighting. Also in on the fight are the flyers led by Capt. Charles Galloway, assorted cryptographers, secret forward observers, a randy missionary's wife with valuable coding skills--all of whom have appeared in earlier Griffin volumes and will, no doubt, return. Beats the Middle East.


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In the late 1980s, two alcoholic and endlessly battling flatmates in San Francisco's Lower Haight district drove their neighbors crazy. When one disgruntled tenant decided to start taping the screaming fights, resulting tapes fostered a bizarre underground cult that lend to CD sales, NPR play, rock-musician sampling and a stage play.
With: Gill Gayle, Glenn Shadix, Robert Musgrave, Pat Quinn, Christopher Cameron, John Welty, Rachel Niebur.
In the late 1980s, two alcoholic and endlessly battling flatmates in San Francisco's Lower Haight district drove their neighbors crazy. When one disgruntled tenant decided to start taping the screaming fights, resulting tapes fostered a bizarre underground cult that lend to CD sales, NPR play, rock-musician sampling and a stage play. Latter has now been adapted for the screen, and if vid-shot, mostly single-interior "Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth!" plays very much like a filmed theater piece, it nonetheless does further immortalize the unique discord of two individuals — both now deceased — who never fully grasped the notoriety their overheard rants earned among chortling hipsters. Highly specialized item is most likely to reach the same aud via cassette rental and sales markets.
Their backstories unknown and precise relationship a semi-mystery, Raymond (played by Gill Gayle) and Peter (Glenn Shadix) were thrown together as roommies by apparent need to stretch mutual public-assistance dollars. Cohabitation in the pink-hued "Pepto Bismol Palace" apartment, however, was anything but harmonious. Both prone to swilling vodka at all hours, the mature duo fought tooth and nail at the slightest instigation, with queenly Peter's sexual preferences and Ray's offended masculinity the most frequent spurs to loud, incoherent, object-throwing debate.
"Swine!," "Filthy queer" and "You're not a human being" are among the few printable remarks in a conversational oeuvre as repetitive as dialogue in a Beckett play, with much the same surrounding hapless absurdism and purgatorial bleakness.
Rather than waiting for Godot, these sad cases mostly waited for occasional visits from younger drifter Tony (Robert Musgrave), whose own role in the domestic sideshow added yet more dysfunctional intrigue. Police were oft called by each as well as their neighbors. Latter, moving from exhaustion and exasperation to amusement, began placing prank calls to further stir blowsy dissent.
With dialogue taken verbatim from the original Peter and Raymond taped "canon," pic amounts to a series of blackout sketches separated by introductory intertitles (e.g. "You're nothin', you're nobody").
Not much "happens," beyond a suspicious one-story fall taken by already-feeble Ray, and Peter's serial dragging-off to nights behind bars.
Even at 74 slim minutes, progress will sap patience of many casual viewers. Still, there's a certain bottom-rung-of-life's-ladder pathos and violence (the marginally more fit Peter can be scary at times) that emerges from all over-the-top, blotto haranguing.
Production designer Nikki Nichols has outfitted the apartment set in ghastly greenish hues that suggest circa-1965 Holiday Inn decor pickled in brine. Otherwise, package is just serviceable.
Director Robert Taicher (who's produced several Alejandro Jodorowsky titles, oddly enough) aptly keeps attention focused on the very theatrical lead perfs. Shadix's ginger-haired, corpulent Peter resembles nothing so much as Divine doing Totie Fields doing Blanche Du Bois. The heavily made-up Gayle (playing a figure three decades' his senior) rings variations on Ray's A-to-B mood range of surly cackling and surlier bellowing.
Production: An SYDLM Prods. presentation. Produced by Jeff Maynard. Co-producer, Truman Weatherly. Directed by Robert Taicher. Screenplay by Gregg Gibbs, based on his play "Shut Up! Little Man."
Crew: Camera (color, video), Chris Manley; editors, J. A. Gold, Mary Plummer; music, Joseph Duerr; production designer, Nikki Nichols; art director, Page Buckner; sound, Gary Wright; make-up, Nick Marra; assistant directors, Milos Milicevic, Jim Simone; casting, Harriett Greenspan. Reviewed at San Francisco IndieFest, Feb. 4, 2002. Running time: 74 MIN.
With: With: Gill Gayle, Glenn Shadix, Robert Musgrave, Pat Quinn, Christopher Cameron, John Welty, Rachel Niebur.


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Secrets of Ancient Egypt: The Mystery of Ankhesenamun
Ancient Egypt is filled with mystery and intrigue. Though the ancient Egyptians were a peaceful people, they were not immune to brutal wars with their enemies, political intrigue, familial betrayal and conspiracies, and even murder.
King Tutankhamun, one of the most famous Pharaohs known to modern man (thanks to Howard Carter), is often viewed as an embodiment of who the ancient Egyptians and royals were. Of course, you could argue that our knowledge of the ancient Egyptians is limited because we've unearthed only so much, but when you ask someone about those people and that time, Tutankhamun's name is usually among the first uttered. And like much of ancient Egypt, there are many mysteries we will never solve. Tutankhamen's life is among them.
But his half-sister, Ankhesenamun, is an even bigger mystery.
Tutankhamun receives flowers from Ankhesenamun as a sign of love.
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As a primer, marriage between brothers and sisters was very common among ancient Egyptian royalty, and because pharaohs believed they were descended from gods, incest was viewed as acceptable to preserve bloodlines and ensure a smooth succession to the throne. If a pharaoh and sister produced a male heir, the legitimacy of that heir as next in line to the throne would never be questioned.
Despite royal pedigree, it seems the lives of Tutankhamun (Living Image of Amun) and Ankhesenamun (Her Life is of Amun) were doomed to tragedy from birth. Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate, a mild case of scoliosis, a club foot, and multiple attacks of malaria. And it is believed that Ankhesenamun was first married to her own father and birthed a child at the age of twelve. Their lives were well-documented on reliefs and paintings of their parents, Pharaoh Akhenaten and Great Royal Wife Nefertiti, who were considered the Heretic King and Queen because they abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism in favor of a monotheistic religion that centered only around Aten. For the Ancient Egyptians and priests of Amun, this was blasphemy.
But, as we all know, sometimes truth is dicier than fiction.
Ankhesenamun was born during this unprecedented religious revolution, and was raised right in the middle of the very fierce resistance Amun priesthood pitted against Akhenaten and Nefertiti. It was a time of internal turmoil and strife, during which Akhenaten focused primarily on building for Aten rather than keeping watch on Egypt's enemies. From there, the stage for intrigue was set.
Fast forward to Akhenaten's death, and a new pharaoh emerged. At the ripe age of nine (give or take), Tutankhamun took the throne and married his thirteen-year old half-sister Ankhesenamun. During their reign and under the guidance of two very powerful advisors, General Horemheb and Vizier Ay, Aten worship was put to an end and the god Amun was restored to his original supremacy. But Egypt had grown economically weak during Akhenaten's reign, and diplomatic relations were in turmoil because of neglect. Which meant Tutankhamun had his work cut out for him, and Ankhesenamun was beholden to produce an heir for him to ensure nothing else could undermine their family's lineage and seat on the throne.
If only it were that simple.
With Horemheb and Ay at his side, Tutankhamun worked hard to restore relations with the Mitanni, but despite his best efforts Egypt continued to battle with the Nubians and Asiatics. And though Ankhesenamun twice became pregnant with girls, each pregnancy ended in stillbirth.
Statue of Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun at Luxor, hacked at during the damnatio memoriae campaign against the Amarna line of Thutmoside pharaohs.
When Tutankhamun died at 19, most likely the result of a leg fracture that became infected, his burial and entombment were rushed. No one knows why. Scans made in recent years showed that all but one of his broken bones had occurred after his death. Records also show that the body had been burnt inside the coffin, the result of embalming oils combining with oxygen and linen to cause an unexpected chemical reaction.
The mystery of his rushed entombment makes for a fascinating mystery, but what happened to Ankhesenamun afterward leads to even more intrigue.
With her husband and two daughters dead, Ankhesenamun knew that their lineage had come to an end. Knowing she would have to continue in her official capacity as queen, she had to find a successor. So she wrote to the Hittite king, asking to marry one of his sons. Though the letters don't say why Tutankhamun died, the fact that she reached out to a foreigner–and remember, Egyptians believed foreigners were inferior–is particularly telling. So are her words in what she wrote to the king:
"My husband has died and I have no son. They say about you that you have many sons. You might give me one of your sons to become my husband. I would not wish to take one of my subjects as a husband…I am afraid."
Ay performing the opening of the mouth ceremony for Tutankhamun, scene from Tutankhamun's tomb.
The Hittite king, naturally, was leery of the request and sent an envoy to investigate. Eventually, deciding he may have missed an opportunity, the king did send one of his sons to Ankhesenamun for marriage.
But that son never made it to Egypt. And his body was not found.
Under increasing pressure from Vizier Ay to marry him and legitimize his claim to the throne, Ankhesenamun married Ay as a young widow. But beneath their union lurked an unanswered question: did Ay have a hand in Tutankhamun's death?
An inscribed ring and gold foil fragments found in the Valley of the Kings show Ankhesenamun together with Ay, but it's still unclear what actually happened between the two. Her name never appeared Ay's tomb, and it is believed she may have died during or shortly after Ay's reign.
And that's where Ankhesenamun disappears from history. No one knows where she is buried, and no known funerary objects with her name seem to exist. It is as if her life, both as it was lived and should have been written, were removed forever. Did Ay have a hand in this as well?
Perhaps, like Tutankhamun, Ankhesenamun's tomb is still waiting to be found in a thrilling discovery that will provide the truth. Until then, the mystery of Ankhesenamun remains.
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Sacha Black says:
Fantastic. Enki and Enlil were gods – annunaki – but depending what version you believe they were Ra's sons I think. Anyway – they had much incest for exactly those reasons so it's fascinating to hear the Egyptians did too because they descended from the gods
So much to learn from our past… Its stories and its truths b
Ali Isaac says:
Fantastic post! I never knew anything about her, poor girl. Such tragic lives, both of them. I guess being royal and wealthy is not all its cracked up to be.
Ain't that the truth!
Missy Frye says:
Excellent post! You've touched on one of my passions – Ancient Egypt. As a bit of trivia, Tutankhamun was born with the name Tutankhaten. It was changed to Tutankhamun after his father died as part of the Aten purge. Tutankhamun also moved the capital back to Thebes and was co-regent with Smenkhare for a short time. Smenkhare is another mystery figure of Egyptian history.
Yes, a fascinating story of how lives changed, names changed, and ideologies changed (to and from). I adore ancient Egypt as well. Can't get enough of it, and the more I try to learn the more I realize how much I don't know. 🙂
Excellent post! I seem to remember that Ankhesenamun and the worship of Aten is considered as the source of monotheism, inspiring the Jews to worship Jehovah.
And Catholics to worship Jesus. A lot came from the ancients that we don't give them credit for. Adam and Eve…Cain and Abel…
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By now, every man and his dog knows that the Glee cast will have a Christmas Album out so this was no suprise. What is a suprise is that this is only Volume 2? Surely they have been around longer than that. It would appear not according to my sources, it just seems that way. The usual mix of traditional and poppy Xmas tunes have been laser etched into potential obscurity since the Glee bubble is about to burst and take the red Adidas track suit with it.
This double CD is more of an epitaph than a greatest hits collection since R.E.M. announced their retirement from music in September of this year. The response from the music press at large was "We thought you had already retired from music in 1994 after 'Monster'". R.E.M. were together for 31 years and recorded some great songs in that time. They inspired the 'College Rock' genre and looked pretentious in their videos. I'm talking to you Mr. Angel Wings in the corner.
It sounds like this guy is trying to be some kind of Michael Bublé, crooning his vocals lazily over a swing beat. It looks like he is old enough to be Bubes' dad from the picture on the CD. Mr. Sinatra has taken 23 popular songs and squeezed them onto this disc. I actually enjoyed some of these songs, particularly #5, The Married with Children song and #17, Fly Me to the Moon, from the end of the Space Cowboys movie with Tommy Lee Jones.
How could anybody NOT love these 3 cute, furry, helium sucking rodents? These guys are the only recording artists to sing higher than the Bee Gees, albeit with the help of digital voice changers instead of the old school method of speeding up the tape, used back when The Chipmunks were first popular in 1958 and computers were the size of a house. The music here is just pitched up versions of modern pop crap which appears in the movie due out in December.
So far this week it's just cover CDs and Greatest Hits, so how about a band that is original, in so much as they write their own stuff. I present to you, Seventh Day Slumber. It just so happens that Seventh Day Slumber sound almost identical to Nickelback with one obvious difference. Nickelback have spent their entire career singing about being rich and famous and having girlfriends who are sluts and strippers while SDS are all about God. Not once do they sing, "I like your pants around your feet" or "You look better with something in your mouth".
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Provincial Route 11, also known as Interbalnearia, in the Province of Buenos Aires, joins several cities that have become famous for their beaches on the Atlantic. Mar del Tuyú is one of the most traditional and it lies 340 kilometers from the Federal District.
The urban grid –which features some oval-shaped streets- is small but contains plenty of shady trees and a very slow pace. The residents overlooking the vast and roaring ocean were given priority at the moment of designing the town.
During the high season, when days are longer, the center and the almost plain ample beaches are crowded with visitors that become adapted to the classic sport apparel and sandals to get away from their daily routine.
Long sunny days, with much sand and saltwater invite people to private beaches or public spaces where they plant their colorful parasols. The sand hills run alongside the shore and become immersed in the scenery.
In addition to walking along the beach, tourists may enjoy the nautical activities proposed by the sea. Motorboat and sailing boat rides, rowing outings and water ski are just part of the summer adventure.
An anglers' pier guarantees the chance to enjoy this sport both during the day and at night. Whether using a fishing rod or a lift net, fishermen can get some fish for a snack. Another typical feature in the city is the operating lighthouse.
A show of the first days of tourist splendor is represented by its first accommodation venue, raised in the 1940s: Gran Hotel Tuyú. It used to have forty rooms. Today, it still preserves its original façade and houses the Town Hall.
In the summer, houses for rent, hotels and camping sites are not enough for the large number of families that come to visit, especially those with little children. Its beaches are the true attraction of this wild natural environment.
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Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies, with a surface area of about 20 square feet in adults. When we are cut or wounded, our skin begins to repair itself through a complex, well-coordinated process. Sarthak Sinha takes us past the epidermis and into the dermis to investigate this regenerative response.
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Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant discover the parallels of the Great Plague of 1665 with the Covid-19 pandemic. Ch1. Outbreak The epidemic is traced back to its source in the parish of St Giles in the Fields, now at the heart of London's theatre district. The program also examines the symptoms of the disease and uncovers new research into the plague bacteria that could overthrow accepted ideas about how the infection was spread. Ch2. Decimation Xand heads to St Barts hospital to look back at historical records which show that nursing staff stayed behind and risked their lives to help the sick. Elsewhere, John investigates why infection rates were so different between the rich and poor, examining clothes typical for each group in the 17th century. Ch3. Aftermath Xand visits Samuel Pepys' parish church and discovers the sad tale of the Poole family, who within 11 days lost all five of their children. He also heads to Eyam in Derbyshire, revealing the heroic story of self-sacrifice that saw all 700 villagers lock themselves in to try to stop the disease from spreading to surrounding areas. Raksha Dave trials 17th-century disinfection methods and reveal a surprising substitute that can be just as effective as modern antibacterial cleaners.
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Playing Through Space Gaming's Past, Present and Future
2011 Space Game Holiday Buying Guide
by Brian Rubin 12/13/2011 · Op-Ed / Featured
Instead of "ho ho ho" he says "pew pew pew". ;)
So it's the time of year where presents must be bought, whether for friends or loved ones, and if you have that person in your life that loves space games, or is new to space games and wants to play more, it can be confusing to know what to get 'em. There are a goodly amount of choices out there when it comes to computer-based space games, but they all cater to different desires. Does the person for whom you plan to buy a space game prefer piloting a spaceship? Or maybe they want to be more of a tactician, commanding their forces like an admiral, or maybe they want to even control an entire space empire?
I've thought of the games that are still for sale these days, whether newish or not, and have come up with a list that I feel could cater to any space game fan, new or old. Click below to check out the list, complete with links to the various places you can buy the games listed.
Spaceship Pilot
Arvoch Alliance/Evochron Mercenary -StarWraith 3D games has been making indie space sims for many years, and these two latest ones cover linear combat and trading respectfully. Both are fun to play and quite accessible. Pick these up directly from the developer, or from either GamersGate or Impulse (Arvoch Alliance, Evochron Mercenary).
Freespace 2 – Freespace 2 is still the best combat-focused space simulator ever to hit the market, even 12 years after its release. With an amazing story, fantastic graphics even today — thanks to the folks behind the Open Source Project — and some of the best combat around, you can't go wrong with this one. You can currently buy Freespace 2 on Good Old Games.
Independence War Series -The Independence War games are a bit more detailed and serious than the previously mentioned, because instead of flying a nimble fighter, you're flying larger capital ship-style craft, and also have Newtonian physics to deal with on top of that. They're wonderful games though, and you can get them on Good Old Games or you can get Independence War 2: The Edge of Chaos on its own at Impulse.
X3: Terran Conflict – The X games are very detailed space games and economic simulators, focusing on helping you build a vast economic empire. While I personally find the games a bit abstruse, many people like them for their economic aspects, so I felt it was worth including in this list. You can find this game on Steam, GamersGate or Impulse.
Space Tactician
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident – Nexus is a wonderfully detailed tactical combat sim in which you control small fleets of ships battling it out for control of the Sol system. The graphics are still phenomenal even years later, and the gameplay is solid and deep. You can buy this game on Steam.
Space Pirates and Zombies -I've gushed aplenty about how awesome Space Pirates and Zombies is. If you're unaware, SPAZ is a top-down action/arcade/rpg space tactical game wherein you control a small fleet trying to make its way through a randomly generated galaxy. It's a damned fun game, and very accessible to new and old players alike. You can buy SPAZ directly from the developer, or from Impulse, GamersGate, Steam, Amazon, Greenman Gaming, Direct2Drive or Desura.
Space Rangers 2 – Space Rangers 2 is one of the best space games ever made, and I don't say that lightly. With randomly generated universes, turn-based gameplay, a wealth of playstyles to choose from — from mercenary to trader to pirate — and an amazing array of options and detail, this is a must-have game for anyone interested in space games. You can currently get the complete game on Impulse, which is the best place to get it, currently.
Star Wolves Series – These pausable real-time space-based combat RPGs (that's a mouthful) are a ton of fun to play, with varied options for your pilots and their ships, tense battles and great graphics. I reviewed the third one a while back and enjoyed it, but they're all worth having. You can get these games on GamersGate, Steam, or through their publisher, 1C.
Starpoint Gemini – This relative newcomer to the field has a lot to offer, with real-time, tactical space combat that feels more naval than fighter-based — as it should with games of this type — as well as a detailed universe and fun gameplay. You can find this game on GamersGate.
Space Emperor
AI War – These games are a mix of RTS, 4X and tower defense gameplay, and are a lot of fun. They're quite detailed and not the easiest things to get into, but they're laden with deep gameplay and tons of longevity. You can get AI War Fleet Command and all of its expansions directly from the developer, or from Steam, GamersGate or Matrix Games.
Distant Worlds with Expansions -The latest expansion for this game, Legends, was just released, and I'll be covering it shortly, but just so you know, Distant Worlds is unlike many other 4X games. This game lets you put much of your empire on automation, allowing you to focus on the thing(s) you want to focus on without getting overwhelmed, which is good because the living universes in Distant Worlds are rich with treasures and horrors. This is one game you can play for years, and you'll always have a different story to tell afterwards. You can get Distant Worlds, its first expansion, The Return of the Shakturi and the latest expansion, Legends, at Matrix Games.
Master of Orion 1/2 – Released more than fifteen years ago, Master of Orion and its sequel, Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares are still two examples of how to make a near-perfect space empire 4X game, and many games since have aspired to the lofty heights set by these two amazing games. Sure, their graphics are dates, but you'll be hard pressed to find such an excellent mix of accessibility, playability, depth and replayability anywhere. You can get these on Good Old Games or GamersGate.
This list should give you plenty to choose from for the space game fan in your life. You can also ask me questions if you need specific suggestions. Thanks for reading, good luck in your shopping, and happy holidays!
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axevid says:
Nice write-up, I totally agree with your choices. Unfortunately I had them all already :)
Brian Rubin says:
Then you're easy to shop for. ;)
Nikolaj says:
I've been considering getting Space Rangers 2. I'm not very keen to get it on Impulse, though (why is that the best place to get it, anyway?), but I notice that there seems to be 3 different versions: Space Rangers 2, Space Rangers 2: Reboot, and Space Rangers 2: Dominators.
What's the difference between these versions, and which one should I get? Btw, SR2: Dominators is half price on GOG, as part of their christmas sale.
See, I recommend Impulse because they call it SR2: Complete, which includes the original game, SR2: Dominators, and the expansion, SR2: Reboot.
On Steam, they just call it SR2: Reboot, so I'm not clear as to whether that's just the expansion or the entire game, and was hesitant to list it. On GoG, they just have the base game, Dominators, without the expansion, and the expansion adds a lot of cool stuff, so it's worth getting.
You can also get them on GamersGate, but it's a bit more expensive than Impulse:
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SR2/space-rangers-2 http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SR2R/space-rangers-2… http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-SR12/space-ranger-c…
Which is why I stuck with Impulse, since it's cheaper. The version I own is through Impulse and I'm quite happy with it. It's an AMAZING game that you need to check out.
Alright, thanks. I'll check it out.
Cool, I know you'll love it. :)
Clawbacker says:
Aaargh! Where's Homeworld??!! And Freelancer? You've listed some good games but my Christmas list wouldn't be complete without these genre classics!
While those are classics, I tried to focus on more recent games, and also games you could still buy through legitimate sources, rather than second hand on amazon or ebay, you know? I tried to keep it simple.
SolCommand says:
From your list I'd have to say the best of the best …. of the best, are:
Nexus The Jupiter Incident and Freespace 2
I can't really chose between these two because they both shaped my past and had a big impact on me as a gamer.
I highly recommend playing these games.
For their respective styles I can't really disagree. ;-)
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Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named Israel Folau at outside centre for Australia's Test against New Zealand in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday afternoon.
Reece Hodge's ankle injury has forced a reshuffle to the Wallabies backline with Folau shifting to the number 13 jersey and Sefa Naivalu named on the wing for his first Test since playing Italy at Suncorp Stadium in June last year.
Naivalu will be looking to add to his remarkable strike rate in the Gold jersey, with four tries in seven Tests despite featuring predominantly off the bench.
Rob Simmons will start at lock alongside Izack Rodda after groin soreness forced Adam Coleman to sit out the final Bledisloe Cup Test of 2018.
Veteran Sekope Kepu is in line to play his 100th Test after being named amongst the reserves and will become the first prop in Wallabies Test history (and 9th Wallaby overall) to reach the century mark, should he run on at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday.
Kepu is joined on the bench by backrower Jack Dempsey, who hasn't featured at Test level since the third Bledisloe Cup fixture last year because of a hamstring injury.
Dempsey was man-of-the-match in a memorable display against New Zealand, when Australia snuck home 23-18 in front of a packed house at Suncorp Stadium last October.
Samu Kerevi is also set to make his Test return after nearly four months out with a biceps injury suffered in the final game against Ireland at Allianz Stadium in June.


Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the Change in sagittal position of point- A and Effect of change in point-A on SNA Angle in Angle's class II division 1 malocclusion cases treated with maxillary first premolar extraction. Materials and Methods: Pre and post treatment lateral cephalograms were collected from those who treated by PEA with MBT prescription with extraction of maxillary first premolars. Lateral cephalograms was analysed using various cephalometric parameters. The total change in the position of point A was measured by superimposing the pretreatment and post treatment lateral cephalograms on the sella-nasion (SN) line at the sella. Treatment changes in sagittal position of point A and SNA angle were calculated on pre-treatment and post-treatment lateral cephalograms which was analysed using Wilcoxon paired "t" test. Results: Point A has moved saggitally by 2.80mm backward and there is a decrease in the SNA angle by 0.520. Although VT-Point A shows significant change, its effect on Angle SNA is statistically nonsignificant. Conclusion: This study concluded that retroclination of maxillary incisors accompanied by backward movement of incisor root apex caused posterior movement of point A. However, this posterior movement doesn't significantly affect the SNA Angle. Clinical significance: The present study is taken to evaluate the change in sagittal position of point A and its influence on SNA angle in class II div 1 malocclusion patients treated with maxillary first premolar extraction which will help us to assess the effective outcome in treating classII div1 cases.


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Chad Carr's family sets up DIPG Day in Michigan in his honor
When Chad Carr died at five years old last year of a pediatric brain tumor, his family said his legacy would be in what came next.
Today, the Carrs (Chad's father Jason and mother Tammi and brothers C.J. and Tommy) visited the Michigan state legislature ensuring the cancer that afflicted Chad would not affect others the same way.
Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) and Representative Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced resolutions Thursday and today to honor Carr's life and declare Sept. 26, 2016, as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day in the state of Michigan. Warren also offered Senate Concurrent Resolution 31 asking the U.S. Congress and Michigan to increase funding for DIPG research. The date was chosen because Monday would have been Chad's sixth birthday.
DIPG was the disease that affects 200-400 school-aged children in the United States each year and Chad, a Saline resident, died from it Nov. 23, 2015 after battling for more than a year following his diagnosis. The grandson of University of Michigan football legends, coach Lloyd Carr and All-American safety Tom Curtis, Carr's fight became a national cause, with a number of Michigan sports teams embracing him, as well as their rivals from Ohio State and Michigan State.
MSU's Tom Izzo lauds 'courageous fight' of Chad Carr
"I was proud to offer resolutions to honor Chad Carr, who showed remarkable courage and tenacity in his fight against DIPG, and to urge an increase in the resources dedicated to fighting this terrible disease," Warren said in a released statement. "While the past few decades have seen tremendous progress in treatments for most pediatric cancers, there are still few options for DIPG. The work that the Carr family has done through the ChadTough Foundation is supporting the kind of research that will make a difference in the pursuit of a cure, and I look forward to seeing more federal and state research dollars dedicated to the same cause."
On Saturday, the ChadTough Foundation, started by the family in his honor and continued in his memory, will hold its third annual RunTough for ChadTough event to raise money. There are currently 1,789 registered participants and has already raised $69,577.
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Brexit Party wins big in European elections for East Midlands
Liberal Democrats also make strides
Zena HawleyAgenda editor
Derbyshire voters helped three Brexit Party candidates to take up seats in the European Parliament, Nigel Farage's party having won in all nine of the county's constituencies.
As each result was posted up on the board in Kettering, where the East Midlands results were announced on Sunday night, it was the same story. Victory for the Brexit Party.
Across the East Midlands, the Brexit Party polled 452,321 votes in a turnout of 34.9%, up from 33.2% in 2014.
Its three new MEPs are Annunziata Rees-Mogg, the sister of Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg; Jonathan Bullock and Matthew Patten.
In second place, polling 203,989 votes were the Lib Dems, which gained them a seat for old campaigner Bill Newton Dunn. The final MEP seat went to third-placed Labour, which polled 164,682 votes. They will be represented by Rory Palmer.
The vote for UKIP fell away dramatically, and the party did not turn out in great numbers at the venue. UKIP polled just 58,198 votes overall.
There was a good showing from the Green Party, with 124,670 votes - just behind the Conservatives with 126,138 votes.
The Green Party beat the Tories in both High Peak and Derbyshire Dales.
But Change UK , the party formed out of defecting Tory and Labour MPs, which supports remaining in Europe and a second referendum, did not have the impact it had hoped for and finished seventh in most constituencies, ahead of the Independent Network and independent Simon Rood.
Live: Derbyshire's European election results 2019
The MEP seats are allocated using the d'hondt method which takes into account the share of the vote each party has polled based on the winning party's share.
After the results were announced, the Brexit Party said it was "beyond our wildest dreams". Earlier in the evening, Ms Rees-Mogg said that what had happened was a clear message to Parliament to get the situation resolved.
She said: "People of the East Midlands have given up having faith in the main parties.
"In Derbyshire, there is a message they have to get us out of what is going on. They have not delivered on the referendum result. We have to take up this mantle of democracy and fight to make sure people's voices are heard."
The Liberal Democrats celebrate European election results
Derby councillor Lucy Care was jubilant that the Lib Dems now have an MEP.
She said: "Things had been looking good since the local council elections across the country and now we have someone representing the East Midlands in the European Parliament.
How long the MEPs will be in Brussels or Strasbourg will depend on how things go over the next few months with the impending arrival of a new Prime Minister and a deadline of the end of October for the country to leave the EU.
Although voting took place last Thursday and the votes were verified on Thursday night, they were not counted until Sunday afternoon and evening.
In Derby, the votes were verified at Derby Arena but counted at Springwood Leisure Centre and were one of the first to be posted in Kettering, soon after 10pm.
This was followed by the result from Erewash but while the results poured in from the other counties - Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire - the rest of Derbyshire was late in being posted in comparison.
Elsewhere in the East Midlands the big two cities - Nottingham and Leicester - saw Labour come out on top - beating the Brexit Party into second place.
Live: Explosions reported as fire breaks out in Derbyshire village
Knives thrust into chest and back of teenager in Derby city centre


The Cayman Islands National Museum has curated a mini exhibit focused on culture, history, and the story of the Coat of Arms that will be travelling throughout the Cayman Islands. The exhibit also includes special educational programming that is designed to encourage discussion, thought, and learning about the Cayman Islands identity.
The District Displays are open Wednesday to Friday (5-8pm), Saturday (2-6pm), and closed Sunday to Tuesday.


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Dean at Polk Co. high school accused of failing to report alleged sexual abuse between students
By: WFTS Digital Staff
Posted at 6:38 PM, Jun 05, 2019
HAINES CITY, Fla. — The dean at Ridge Community High School in Haines City is facing charges after police say he failed to report criminal sexual abuse involving two students.
Haines City Police say on May 28 a student came to Kevin Sanford, 38, and accused another student of criminal sexual conduct. The principal told Sanford law enforcement should have been notified immediately, but police say they found out later that day when the incident was reported at a Lake County ER.
The mother of the student who alleges the abuse says she spoke with Sanford that day around 12 p.m. Police say Sanford told the mother he would call back after reviewing video from the area of campus where the incident is said to have happened.
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The mother told police she never heard back, so she called the school and was told Sanford left for the day. She took her daughter to the Lake County ER, according to police.
Police made contact with Sanford at the school the following day. They say he became physically irate, argumentative and failed to provide pertinent information related to the incident.
Sanford told police he didn't notify them because it was the end of the school day and he hadn't completed his investigation. He declined to speak with detectives further, police say.
"When parents send their children off to school, they should be able to do so with trust in the school's administration," Chief Elensky said. "Mr. Sanford failed to act in this case, but we appreciate that the rest of the administration was very cooperative in this investigation."
Sanford has been with Polk County Public Schools for 15 years. Police say he has no other disciplinary action in his file.
"I am terribly disappointed by the allegations that a staff member failed to report abuse," said Jacqueline M. Byrd, Superintendent of Polk County Public Schools. "As educators, we have been entrusted with ensuring the safety and well-being of our students. Allegations of abuse must always be promptly reported to the proper authorities. Failure to do so is not only illegal, it places our students at risk of further abuse we cannot and will not allow that to happen. We are cooperating fully with our partners in law enforcement, and should we determine disciplinary action is merited based on the law enforcement investigation, I will act swiftly and to the fullest extent of my authority."
No other information regarding the alleged abuse was immediately available.


Concentric Public Affairs is a boutique communications consulting firm offering a full range of planning and production services. Specializing in the stakeholder engagement and public relations, Concentric has a long history of helping clients achieve strategic objectives.
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Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way | Shows | PBS Food
More Fast Food My Way
Jacques Pépin, one of today's most respected chefs and teachers, returns to public television with home-cooked meals on Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way, the sequel to his inspiring last series. His fans, including many of the world's best chefs, new culinary stars, and home viewers, know him for his unsurpassed skills and gastronomic knowledge, setting him apart from other television cooks. Now in his seventies, Jacques establishes his expertise once again with straightforward, delicious, and quick recipes for everything from a simple snack to an elegant dinner. Using readily available fresh foods, supermarket staples, and solid, uncomplicated techniques, Jacques proves that healthy, tasty meals can be on the table faster than a trip a to the local fast food counter!
Produced by KQED Public Television, More Fast Food My Way will begin airing in October 2008 on public television stations nationwide via American Public Television (check local listings). The series welcomes viewers back to Jacques' kitchen, where he demonstrates more than 100 easy-to-prepare dishes. This is the eleventh KQED Public Television cooking series with the man Julia Child called "the best chef in America."
Each episode of More Fast Food My Way begins with a super-fast, super-easy, minute recipe, such as Croque Monsieur Tidbits, an instant Red Pepper Dip or Butter Bean Canapes. Jacques shares 4 or more dishes per show, along with valuable quick tips and techniques, while tossing in various stories from his life as the ground-breaking director of research and development at Howard Johnson Company, chef to three French heads of state, and close friend of Julia Child.
For several episodes, Jacques is joined once again by his daughter Claudine, a favorite kitchen apprentice. Together, they recreate many of their favorite home dishes, influenced by his wife Gloria's Puerto Rican heritage and by his granddaughter Shorey. With his skill as a master chef, Jacques spends "one on one" time with his viewers and daughter, offering such useful tips as how to peel and enjoy broccoli stems (often discarded), or how to cook a whole chicken in 40 minutes by flattening the bird.
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Title 2 → Subtitle B → Chapter XVIII → Part 1800
Title 2: Grants and Agreements
PART 1800—UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS
§1800.1 Authority.
§1800.2 Purpose.
§1800.3 Applicability.
§1800.4 Amendment.
§1800.5 Publication.
§1800.6 [Reserved]
Subpart A—Acronyms and Definitions
§1800.10 Acronyms.
§1800.11 Definitions.
Subpart B—Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards
§1800.209 Certifications and representations.
§1800.210 Pre-award costs.
§1800.211 Information contained in a Federal award.
Subpart C—Post Federal Award Requirements
Standards for Financial and Program Management
§1800.305 Federal payment.
§1800.306 Cost sharing or matching.
§1800.312 Federally-owned and exempt property.
§1800.315 Intangible property.
Remedies for Noncompliance
§1800.339 Remedies for noncompliance.
§1800.400 Policy guide.
Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113 (e), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 1003 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and 2 CFR part 200.
Source: 80 FR 54701, Sept. 11, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awards grants and cooperative agreements under the authority of 51 U.S.C. 20113 (e), the National Aeronautics and Space Act. This part 1800 is issued under the authority of 51 U.S.C. 20113 (e), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 1003 (31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and 2 CFR part 200.
This part adopts the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as the NASA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards. It thereby gives regulatory effect for NASA to the OMB guidance as supplemented by this part.
(a) This part establishes policies and procedures for grants and cooperative agreements awarded by NASA to non-Federal entities, for-profit organization, foreign organizations, and foreign public entities as allowed by 2 CFR 200.101. For supplemental guidance, NASA has adopted section numbers that correspond to those in the OMB guidance in 2 CFR part 200.
(1) Non-Federal entities must follow the policies and procedures appearing in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200 and as supplemented by this part.
(2) Foreign organizations and foreign public entities must follow the policies and procedures appearing in subparts A through E of 2 CFR part 200 and as supplemented by this part.
(3) U.S. and foreign for-profit organizations must follow the policies and procedures appearing in subparts A through D of 2 CFR part 200 and as supplemented by this part. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 48 CFR parts 30 and 31 take precedence over the cost principles in subpart E of 2 CFR part 200 for Federal awards to U.S. and foreign for-profit organizations.
(b) Throughout this part, the term "award" refers to both "grant" and "cooperative agreement" unless otherwise indicated.
(c)(1) In general, research with foreign organizations will not be conducted through grants or cooperative agreements, but instead will be accomplished on a no-exchange-of-funds basis. In these cases, NASA enters into agreements undertaking projects of international scientific collaboration. NASA's policy on performing research with foreign organizations on a no-exchange-of-funds basis is set forth at NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) at 48 CFR 1835.016-70 and 1835.016-72. In rare instances, NASA may enter into an international agreement under which funds will be transferred to a foreign recipient.
(2) Grants or cooperative agreements awarded to foreign organizations are made on an exceptional basis only. Awards require the prior approval of the Headquarters Office of International and Interagency Relations and the Headquarters Office of the General Counsel. Requests to issue awards to foreign organizations are to be coordinated through the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Policy Division.
[85 FR 71816, Nov. 12, 2020]
This part will be amended by publication of changes in the Federal Register. Changes will be issued as final rules.
The official site for accessing the NASA grant and cooperative agreement policies, including notices, internal guidance, certifications, the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM), and other source information is on the internet at: https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub__library/srba/index.html.
The following acronyms supplement the acronyms set forth at 2 CFR 200.0:
ACH Automated Clearing House
AO Announcement of Opportunity
CAN Cooperative Agreement Notice
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CNSI Classified National Security Information
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
GCAM Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual
HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities
LEP Limited English Proficiency
MSI Minority-serving Institutions
MYA Multiple Year Award
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NFS NASA FAR Supplement
NPR NASA Procedural Requirements
NRA NASA Research Announcement
NSPIRES NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System
NSSC NASA Shared Services Center
OMB Office of Management and Budget
ONR Office of Naval Research
RPPR Research Performance Progress Report
STIP NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program
The following definitions are a supplement to the definitions set forth at 2 CFR 200.1.
Administrative Grant Officer means a Federal employee delegated responsibility for award administration; e.g., a NASA Grant Officer who has retained award administration responsibilities, or an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Grant Officer delegated award administration by a NASA Grant Officer.
Effective date means the date work can begin under an awarded instrument. This date is the beginning of the period of performance and can be earlier or later than the date of signature on a basic award. Expenditures made prior to the effective date are incurred at the recipient's risk unless prior written permission has been given by the Grant Officer.
For-profit organization means any corporation, trust, or other organization that is organized primarily for profit.
Grant Officer means a Federal employee responsible for the signing of the Federal award documents.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) means institutions determined by the Secretary of Education to meet the requirements of 34 CFR 608.2 and listed therein.
Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs) means an institution of higher education whose enrollment of a single minority or a combination of minorities (minority meaning American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin), Pacific Islander or other ethnic group underrepresented in science and engineering) exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment, as defined by the Higher Education Act (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3)).
NASA Technical Officer means the NASA official responsible for the programmatic, scientific, and/or technical aspects of assigned applications and awards.
Original signature means an authorized signature as described in this definition. If the system (such as NSPIRES) used to submit required documents allows for electronic signatures, then the submission of the documents, by the authorized representative of the organization serves as the required original signature. If, however, a paper copy submission is required, all documents submitted shall be appropriately signed in ink with an actual signature by the authorized representative of the organization.
Prescription is defined as the written instructions, to the Grants Officer, for the application of terms and conditions.
Research misconduct is defined in 14 CFR 1275.101. NASA policies and procedures regarding research misconduct are set forth in 14 CFR part 1275.
Summary of research means a document summarizing the results of the entire project, which includes bibliographies, abstracts, and lists of other media in which the research was discussed.
The certifications and representations for NASA may be found in Appendix C of the GCAM, at: https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub__library/srba/index.html.
NASA waives the approval requirement for pre-award costs of 90 days or less.
[80 FR 54701, Sept. 11, 2015. Redesignated at 85 FR 71817, Nov. 12, 2020]
NASA waives the requirement for the inclusion of indirect cost rates on any notice of Federal award for for-profit organizations. The terms and conditions for NASA may be found in Appendix D of the GCAM at: https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub__library/srba/index.html.
Payments under awards with for-profit organizations will be made based on incurred costs. Standard Form 425 is not required. For-profit organizations shall not submit invoices more frequently than quarterly. Payments to be made on a more frequent basis require the written approval of the Grant Officer.
In some cases, NASA research projects require cost sharing or matching. Where cost sharing or matching is required, recipients must secure and document matching funds to receive the Federal award.
Under the authority of the Chiles Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301 to 6308, NASA has decided to vest title to tangible personal property acquired with Federal funds in nonprofit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is conducting scientific research without further obligation to NASA, including reporting requirements. Award recipients that are not nonprofit institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is conducting scientific research shall adhere to regulations at 2 CFR 200.312 through 200.316.
Due to the substantial involvement on the part of NASA under a cooperative agreement, intellectual property may be produced by Federal employees and NASA contractors tasked to perform NASA assigned activities. Title to intellectual property created under the cooperative agreement by NASA or its contractors will initially vest with the creating party or parties. Certain rights may be exchanged with the recipient.
NASA reserves the ability to impose additional conditions in response to award recipient noncompliance and terminate a Federal award in accordance with 2 CFR 200.339 through 200.343 and as set forth in the GCAM.
Payment of fee or profit is consistent with an activity whose principal purpose is the acquisition of goods and services for the direct benefit or use of the United States Government, rather than an activity whose principal purpose is Federal financial assistance to a recipient to carry out a public purpose. Therefore, the Grants Officer shall use a procurement contract, rather than a grant or cooperative agreement, in all cases where fee or profit is to be paid to the recipient of the instrument or the instrument is to be used to carry out a program where fee or profit is necessary to achieving program objectives. Grants and cooperative agreements shall not provide for the payment of any fee or profit to the recipient.


Well done to all our musicians who made it through to the finals of St Albans Young Musician of the Year. The finals were held last Sunday in the cathedral. The finals featured musicians living or studying in St Albans and were of an extremely high standard, so a huge congratulations to the students listed below for making it through!


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Archive for April 16th, 2019
Is Crazy Bernie Sanders a Sincere Hypocrite?
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Big Government, Higher Taxes, Hypocrisy, Socialism, Taxation, tagged Bernie Sanders, Big Government, Higher Taxes, Hypocrisy, Socialism, Taxation on April 16, 2019| 14 Comments »
Bernie Sanders demonizes the rich and argues that millionaires need to pay higher tax rates in order to finance a bigger burden of government.
Which presumably means that he should surrender more of his income, since he is part of the gilded class. The New York Times has a report on the Vermont Senator's lavish income.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, disclosed 10 years of tax returns on Monday… He and his wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, reported income that topped $1 million in 2016 and 2017… Mr. Sanders's higher income in recent years has created some political awkwardness for the senator, who in his 2016 presidential campaign frequently railed against "millionaires and billionaires" and their influence over the political process. …His income now puts him within the top 1 percent of taxpayers, according to data from the Internal Revenue Service.
Yet when asked why he didn't pay a big chunk of his income to the IRS, Sanders showed typical statist hypocrisy by giving the same reason used by every rich person (including Trump) and every big corporation.
Fox News has the details.
Early in the program, Sanders was asked about the 10 years worth of tax returns he had released just before the program, which showed that he had an adjusted gross income of $561,293 in 2018, on which he paid a 26 percent effective tax rate. Baier asked Sanders why he's holding onto his wealth rather than refusing deductions or writing a check to the Treasury Department — since Sanders had said he voted against Trump's tax bill that he himself benefitted from. "Pfft, come on. I paid the taxes that I owe," Sanders replied.
If he actually followed the law and paid his taxes, that puts him ahead of some of his fellow leftists, such as Tim Geithner and Tom Daschle.
But that's still not good enough, at least if Sanders is serious in wanting to resurrect FDR's infamous second Bill of Rights.
FDR stated the Bill of Rights wasn't enough and we needed to guarantee economic rights as well: the right to a decent job, the right to health care, housing, education, retirement security, etc. I agree with FDR. Economic rights are human rights.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 24, 2019
For what it's worth, the notion that people have a right to free stuff is the core principle behind the so-called Green New Deal.
Yet if Sanders wants to minimize his own tax bill, why should he complain when the rest of us try to protect ourselves from being victimized by his redistribution agenda?
Though I will admit that Sanders is probably a sincere hypocrite.
After all, would anyone other than a committed leftist support Venezuela's leftist dictatorship?
And let's not overlook the fact that Crazy Bernie has some crazy advisers with the same crazy viewpoint, as revealed by the Wall Street Journal. Like their boss, they have a perverse admiration for the despotic hellhole of Venezuela.
Socialism is cool again, and Bernie Sanders wants to reassure voters that there's nothing to worry about. "I think what we have to do, and I will be doing it, is to do a better job maybe in explaining what we mean by socialism—democratic socialism," Mr. Sanders said last month. …But we've been reading the work of Bernie's senior political advisers… Take speechwriter David Sirota, who joined the Sanders campaign in March… Mr. Sirota wrote an op-ed for Salon in 2013 titled "Hugo Chávez's Economic Miracle." …Sirota wrote… "in a United States that has become more unequal than many Latin American nations, are there any constructive lessons to be learned from Chávez's grand experiment with more aggressive redistribution?" …Mr. Sanders' political director, Analilia Mejia, spent part of her childhood in Venezuela and told the Atlantic in 2016 that "it was better to live on poverty-level wages in a shantytown in Venezuela than on a garment-worker's salary in Elizabeth, New Jersey." …senior policy adviser Heather Gautney visited Caracas in 2006…wrote about how Chávez had "implemented a serious [sic] of programs to redistribute the wealth of the country and bolster social welfare." …She also wrote that "today's neoliberal capitalist system has become utterly incompatible with the requisites of democratic freedom." …Mr. Sanders is…a leading candidate…and these are the people who would staff his White House. Voters need to understand that they don't merely admire Venezuela. By their own words, they want America to emulate it.
I'm almost at a loss for words. People are starving in Venezuela. Women are being forced into prostitution. Families are eating household pets.
Yet Bernie's people think we should mimic Venezuela's horrid socialism.
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
But since I prefer laughter, let's close with same Bernie-themed humor, starting with this gem from the satirists at Babylon Bee.
Needing to cool off from the high-stress life of a U.S. senator who has to work three days a week, Bernie Sanders was spotted Tuesday ranting at the wide selection of deodorants at a D.C.-area Target. "There are people who don't have enough food to eat in this world, and yet there are 29 different brands of deodorant here!" Sanders bellowed, citing the two completely unrelated facts for some reason. … Several shoppers attempted to go around Sanders but he blocked the aisle, ranting to them about the 1% and the failures of capitalism before they ran away, frightened. …At publishing time, Sanders was seen in the snacks aisle ranting about how no country needs three different varieties of Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
By the way, this isn't random humor.
Sanders is such a crazy crank that he actually has condemned capitalism for providing too many underarm choices.
This Branco cartoon also hits the nail on the head.
P.S. If you like this bit of mockery, you'll probably like Branco's cartoons about the sequester and "you didn't build that."
P.P.S. And you can find my collection of Bernie humor by clicking here.


Kurt Vile and his record label, Matador Records, began teasing a 2018 release from Vile Monday on social media.
A photo showing a political yard sign with Vile's name and the year 2018 has been posted on Vile's Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts, with no caption, and has also been shared on Matador Records' social media accounts.
Last month, Vile announced U.S. tour dates with The Violators and he just supported John Prine in Philadelphia earlier this month. Vile's upcoming tour kicks off June 13 at the Metropolitan Theatre in Morgantown, W.Va. Then, Vile and his band will continue their 12-city, month-long run that ends at Charlotte, N.C.'s The Underground. For select shows, Vile and The Violators will be sharing the stage with the Columbus, Ohio-based band Connections and solo musician Dylan Carson.
Check out Vile's upcoming tour dates below, and revisit Paste's interview with Vile and Barnett from last year here.


You're so awesome! I do not suppose I have read through a single thing like this before. So good to discover somebody with some genuine thoughts on this subject matter. Seriously.. thank you for starting this up. This site is something that's needed on the web, someone with a little originality!


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About the 2021 campaign
The Direct Democracy Group
The Direct Democracy Helsinki Hackathon 2017
Helsinki 4 – 7 April 2017
At Kone Foundation's: The Chamber
Tehtaankatu 21 B 45, 5th floor
DDHH2017@gmx.com
4.4.2017 13:00 - 22:00
5.4.2017 08:00 - 12:00 BRAKE 18:00 - 22:00
The results will be announced in Kauppakeskus Kamppi on the 7th of April at 17:00
There are many e-voting apps and strategies out there, yet none are perfect. Much work is still required in many fields, in technology we must optimize direct democractic system to work in every situation without negative connotations of technological alienation or security, this connects with social functions and commons in the need for combining technology and everyday interaction on a personal level, face to face, and to solve issues around technological decay, archiving and how to plan for the event that the technology fails after its use is widespread.
DDH 2017 Helsinki calls for participants to imagining and create software and hardware solutions, mental mappings and operational systems, social situations, cooperative platforms, appropriating existing platforms and software solutions, open source issues and voting, open data, fan-fiction, alternative stories, narratives, sound, art, and music (among others) in order to directly confront the problems around direct democracy in a wide range of ways.
The three day hackathon will bring together all parties interested in imagining all aspects of direct democracy. Individuals, groups, and institutions are asked to submit a 300 word abstract for online publication ASAP to DDHH2017@gmx.com. Submissions can be added into the final publication until the 4th of April, all submissions will be included and should include name of participants and description of work or idea. The results of the hackathon will be publicly announced on the 7th of April in Kamppi, Helsinki. The text submission is not required for participation, only for publication.
Timo Tuhkanen and Pedro Aibeo will be hosting the event. Timo Tuhkanen is a queer composer, artist, doctoral candidate, and independent activist currently working with a wide range projects between music art and politics. Pedro Aibeo is running in the Helsinki municipal elections as an independent under the Left Allience's ticket. His aim is to implement direct democracy in the City Council. The hackathon aims at creating an optimized voting system that he can use once he is on the Helsinki City Municipal Council. This situation provides a rare opportunity to create an optimized voting system with the potential of being implemented between other forms of democratic agency in the city of Helsinki.
#kamari #rohkeatekijä and Koneen Säätiö - Kone Foundation
Download the white paper here
The 2017 Municipal Elections in Helsinki are over but our goal is long term. We, a group of cultural activists and University researchers, do mostly investigation and civic activities. Our political participation in the latest election (under the candidate Pedro Aibéo) was meant to be a political Hack, to inform and stir the waters, rather than to compete. We had a good result in the elections, considering we started it 1,5 months ago and it was a English campaign only, in Finland.
During the campaign, we organized a Hackathon on Direct Democracy supported by the Kone Foundation. We published a white paper on the results of it and we now invite all to send comments.
The goal of it is to constantly improve the paper with the international community and release a new version every month.
Find here the latest paper version and send us back comments attached in the pdf to this email.
Contact us for questions or to join the team:
pedro@aibeo.com
The Direct Democracy Group is a group of citizens in Finland, inviting all to imagine and create software and hardware solutions, mental mappings and operational systems, social situations, cooperative platforms, appropriating existing platforms and software solutions, open source issues and voting, open data, fan-fiction, alternative stories, narratives, sound, art, and music in order to directly confront the problems through direct democracy.
Our current practical step is to implement a new customized e-voting software for city council members which will work across political parties.


Popfly is the fun and easy way to build and share mash-ups, gadgets and Web pages using pre-built "Blocks" that connect to online services.
In this video, you can see Popfly in action. For example, how to create a Twittler, Virtual Earth, and GeoName mash-up visually with no coding at all. Parts of Popfly application was built using Silverlight.