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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The chief judge for six circuit courts in eastern Illinois says it could be a long time before those courts join others around the state now allowing cameras and recording equipment.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Dan Flannell told The News-Gazette in Champaign (http://bit.ly/12hrjc8 ) this week that most of the judges in the district say they aren't yet ready to be part of a state pilot program. The circuit includes Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie and Piatt counties.
Flannell isn't opposed to joining the pilot program, but says he won't force it on other judges.
Flannell has set up a committee to monitor the program elsewhere and report back to him.
The Illinois Supreme Court last year OK'd the pilot program. More than two dozen counties have allowed courtroom cameras.


Join me at the Black Philanthropic Alliance's Annual Meeting along with my Charlotte contributor, Valaida Fullwood, who will discuss African American philanthropy and sign copies of her newly released book, Giving Back: A Tribute to Generations of African American Philanthropists. BPA will also present me with their legacy award! RSVP by December 2nd.
DC Social Innovation Project to Host "District Innovation: A Showcase of Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation"
The DC Social Innovation Project (DCSIP), founded by Darius Graham, identifies and invests in creative, new ideas that tackle pressing social issues in Washington, DC. Through idea competitions and community solution-building activities, DCSIP seeks to be a breeding ground for initiatives that create a better DC with a better quality of life and more opportunities for all. Join them for their end-of-year fundraiser on November 29, 2011 where they will showcase the organizations and projects supported this year.
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Raising Him Alone to Host "Educating Parents On the Role of Mentoring Programs"
In light of the Penn State scandal, Raising Him Alone will host this tele-conference to make sure that parents understand the role of mentoring programs, as well as the screening process of mentors. They state that many parents sign up boys for programs without doing research, checking staff credentials, or visiting a program in advance.
Special guests will be Stephen Powell, Executive Director of Mentoring USA and Kenneth Braswell, Executive Director and founder of Mentor Me.
Guests will answer: How do parents identify reputable mentoring programs? What should parents look for regarding staff credentials in mentoring programs? What should be the screening process for mentoring? What should parents have learned after the incidents at Penn State?
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Си́вожанка () — деревня в составе Станьковского сельсовета Дзержинского района Минской области Беларуси. Деревня расположена в 16 километрах от Дзержинска, 58  километрах от Минска и 6 километрах от железнодорожной станции Койданово.

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Известна с начала XIX века, как деревня в Минском уезде Минской губернии. В 1858 году — государственная собственность, 9 душ мужского пола. В середине 19 века принадлежала казне и находилась в Полоневичской сельской общине. В конце XIX — начале XX века в Койдановской волости Минского уезда той же губернии. В 1897 году — 10 дворов, 61 житель, в 1917 году — 12 дворов, 70 жителей.

С 9 марта 1918 года в составе провозглашённой Белорусской Народной Республики, однако фактически находилась под контролем германской военной администрации. С 1 января 1919 года в составе Советской Социалистической Республики Белоруссия, а с 27 февраля того же года в составе Литовско-Белорусской ССР, летом 1919 года деревня была занята польскими войсками, после подписания рижского мира — в составе Белорусской ССР.

С 20 августа 1924 года в 1-м Нарейковском сельсовете (18 декабря 1925 года переименован в Ляховичский, с 25 июля 1931 по 23 августа 1937 года — национальный польский сельсовет) Койдановского района Минского округа. С 29 июля 1932 года Дзержинского района, с 31 июля 1937 года в Минском районе. С 20 февраля 1938 года в Минской области, с 4 февраля 1939 года в воссозданном Дзержинском районе. В 1926 году — 12 дворов, 61 житель.

В Великую Отечественную войну с 28 июня 1941 по 6 июля 1944 года находилась под немецко-фащистской оккупацией, на фронте погиб 1 сельчанин.

В 1960 году проживали 39 жителей, входила в состав колхоза «Беларусь» (центр — д. Гарбузы). В 1991 году — 6 хозяйств, 14 жителей. В 2009 году в составе сельскохозяйственного ЗАО «Негорельское». 30 октября 2009 года, деревня перешла из состава упразднённого Ляховичского сельсовета в Станьковский сельсовет.

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LSM's 2010 graduate Phil Stevens was on ITV news to talk about directing his new film 'Lancaster', which currently is in post-production. East Lindsey District Council commissioned Red Dog Film to make a period drama set in Lincolnshire during World War II about the iconic Lancaster bomber.
The short film will be out next month. In the meantime, here's a sneak preview.
Lancaster is on Twitter and also has a Facebook page.
Lincoln School of Media graduates and some of our students have been on-location to shoot a short called 'Lancaster'.
It is a period drama about the Lancaster bomber crew on what would turn out to be their final mission across occupied Europe. Graduate Phil Stevens & Red Dog Film was commissioned by East Lindsey District Council to make this film for the Lancaster's 75th anniversary later this year. The crew are now in the editing stage, and sound post production will take place at the Lincoln Sound Theatre in the School of Media. 'Lancaster' is due to premier in June.
LSM's Senior Lecturer Chris Hainstock said: "The Lancaster film project has just finished four days' shooting in and around Lincolnshire. Written and directed by some of our graduates, Phil Stevens and Lewis Gemmill. The Director of Photography is another graduate Stewart MacGregor, and Denise Barry was make up/wardrobe.
Chris Hainstock and Tom McKie took some lovely photos on-location. View the albums: DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR.


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Nathan represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, placing 6th in the final. Since then Nathan has won three consecutive British Indoor Championship titles and will compete for Team GB at the 2017 World Championships in London.
Off the field, Nathan runs two businesses, which involve selling merchandise as well as doing inspirational talks to help motivate the next generation to achieve their goals. So far Nathan has spoken to over 250,000 young people across the UK.
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Back pain can be a a huge variation of severity from a sore back that may go away overnight to an injury that may result in back surgery if the issue is not taken care of in a timely manner. Our backs are really our lifeline of our bodies. They are there to hold us up and allow us to move in all directions. Without a flexable spine there is really not much that we would be able to do. If you are experiencing a stiff or sore back you should come in for a consultation with the number one Ogden Utah Chiropractic service. We are experienced in major and minor back pain and can diagnose your back pain weather it be a sore back muscle or a strained back muscle. If you have a Bulging disk or just need a quick back adjustment. When you come in for a consultation we will go over everything you need to know and that we need to know. The more information you are able to provide about your back pain and your lifestyle we can better evaluate and work on the current back pain issue at hand as well as preventive solutions for your back pain. There is not just one way that your back pain can accrue, in fact most people think that back pain only happens with an injury or when someone has a very intense or high labor bearing job. If in fact you were injured in a car accident or you hurt your back at work you should always come in for an evaluation. Injuries typically only get worse over time, even if initially it feels better, more could be going on. If you have a job where you are sitting all day you too have a high chance of back pain. Posture is a big thing that is typically overlooked or thought of as just for looks. A good posture helps to align your back and body how it was naturally meant to be held. when you have a bad posture it can put strain on your joints and muscles. If you have never worked on your posture before and you look to see just what a proper posture is you may find it hard to hold your body there. Muscles may get tired and you may feel a bit uncomfortable. Working out and proper workouts will help to have a good posture, especially having a strong core.
Sitting all day weather you are at a desk in an office job, driving a car or a truck all day or even if you are a pilot of an airplane, sitting all day comes with its risk of back pain and may even lead to back injuries if you are not taking proper care of your back. Lower back pain is typical for someone who is sitting all day however if you are typing or have your hands or arms elevated above your waist you are also at risk for tension or pain in your upper back, shoulders and more specifically right between and under your shoulder blades. This upper back pain is know to also spread to the neck. When your upper back pain spreads to the neck most people will typically feel it coming up the sides holding the tension in your Traps. Traps are the nick name for the Trapezius muscle and are mostly known as the muscle that is right above your shoulders. The trapezius muscle is actually more if a triangle with its three points being up the side of your neck, to your shoulder and down past your shoulder blade. This is a large muscle that does hold stress and takes on a lot of stress and motion throughout the day.


Staff at the company have released a statement saying they are "deeply saddened"
Board members at retail giant Topshop have expressed their sorrow at the death of a 10-year-old boy at the company's Reading store yesterday.
Bosses said they were "thoroughly investigating all the events surrounding this extremely sad situation" following the incident involving a display barrier on Monday, February 13.
A statement from the company said: "The Topshop board, together with thousands of our staff, are deeply saddened by the horrific accident that occurred in our Reading store yesterday afternoon.
"All our thoughts are very much with the family at this difficult time."
Police have launched an investigation into the incident, which happened in the store in The Oracle at around 4.15pm.
The boy, who is from the Reading area, died at Royal Berkshire Hospital after paramedics took him there following the incident.
The store has been closed all day while officers from Thames Valley Police and Reading Borough Council to carry out their investigation , and it is currently not yet known when it may reopen.


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Uber air taxi technology – with DFW partners – sold off to Joby Aviation
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A day after Uber sold off its autonomous vehicles development arm, the San Francisco-based ride hailing company has also announced its Uber Elevate aerial ride hailing group is being acquired by Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation.
Joby Aviation is a transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft, which it intends to operate as early as 2023.
The cost of the transaction was not released, but as part of the deal, Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) has agreed to invest a further $75 million in Joby as part of a broader transaction involving the acquisition of Uber Elevate by Joby and an expanded partnership between the two parent companies. This investment comes in addition to a previously undisclosed $50 million investment made as part of Joby's Series C financing round in January 2020.
Uber Elevate has identified the Dallas-Fort Worth area as one of its key development locations and has partnered with Bell and Hillwood to work on the technology and plans.
Under the terms of the deal, Joby Aviation will acquire Uber Elevate, while the two parent companies have agreed to integrate their respective services into each other's apps, enabling integration between ground and air travel for future customers. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in early Q1 2021, subject to regulatory review and customary closing conditions.
On Monday, self-driving vehicle technology company Aurora announced it will acquire the employees and technology behind Uber's Advanced Technologies Group in a stock transaction.
Uber will also invest $400 million into Aurora, and Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join Aurora's board of directors.
After the transaction, Aurora will be worth $10 billion and Uber will hold 26% stake in the company, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson said in an interview.
"Our first product will be in trucking and freight, but we look forward to taking this great team that we have and accelerating that while continuing working on light vehicles and ride-haling, and we'll ultimately see our vehicles deploying on the Uber network," Urmson said.
Uber will not have exclusive rights as a ride-hailing company to Aurora's technology, but the two companies will have a "preferred relationship," Urmson said.
San Francisco-based Uber will lose a critical piece of its company after the pandemic cut into its finances by suppressing demand for shared rides. Its path to profitability has often been linked with its plans to deploy autonomous vehicles and reduce the high cost of paying drivers. – Associated Press contributed to this report
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Junior David Foster, a coordinator for the community outreach subcommittee of the Palo Alto High School Innovative Schedule Committee, speaks to several members of Paly's media program on Wednesday as the committee continues to deliberate on its final bell schedule recommendation. The committee has gathered data from students, parents and PAUSD staff in order to make an informed proposal for a final bell schedule in February. "We took our own background and then we used outreach, we used surveys, we used the forum, and we just talked to people," Foster said.
Palo Alto High School's Innovative Schedule Committee members hope to propose a new bell schedule next month after selecting a preliminary design for a schedule that will maintain odd and even days while eliminating the C-day format.
Principal Kim Diorio announced the new schedule structure via a Schoology message on Tuesday last week.
"During our full-day retreat, the committee considered and narrowed down ten proposed schedule designs to select one schedule design that we will use to make a final recommendation moving forward," Diorio stated in her email.
Diorio linked a representation of Schedule Type Three, which will serve as the basis for the Innovative Schedule Committee's final schedule recommendation, in her public Schoology post on Wednesday. According to Diorio, the schedule will be subject to revisions during future ISC meetings. "Schedule Type #3 as presented above will change as we consider a number of tweaks that are still on the table to be finalized," Diorio stated.
According to junior David Foster, a coordinator for the community outreach subcommittee of the ISC, the message referred to the committee's recommendation for a schedule type rather than a finalized schedule.
Both Foster and Diorio stressed that the final schedule remains unknown, and several aspects, including Flex and Advisory, are still in development.
Foster said the schedule is expected to be finalized on Feb. 20 with the school board, as the committee requires a consensus to move forward. Foster predicts that the meeting will go smoothly.
According to Foster, the new schedule will likely be implemented in the upcoming 2018-2019 school year.
Foster said the revised schedule will aim to take student preferences into account by incorporating uniform start and end times as well as continuing the Flex program.
Foster added that many parents have expressed support for the implementation of a later school start time in the new schedule.
Despite the committee's efforts to take student opinions into account, some students have reservations about the new schedule.
The ISC considered eleven possible schedule types before choosing Schedule Type Three, using a supermajority vote to eliminate schedules that didn't align with student, staff and parent interests.
In her message, Diorio urged students with questions, comments or concerns to contact the committee at palyisc@pausd.org.


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Tom Berry
Dr Tom Berry has worked as a general and breast disease surgeon, and is the former Head of Scotland for Breast Cancer Now. He is currently studying for a law degree, and for more than twelve years has delivered Medics Against Violence (MAV) content in schools and community projects such as The Prince's Trust. As a director of MAV, he is passionate about advocating and promoting a public health approach to violence reduction. His campaign work has seen him appear on BBC News, Channel 4 Dispatches, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 4's You & Yours.
Eli Bosnick
Eli Bosnick is a comedian and podcaster living in New Jersey with his wife and son. As co-host of God Awful Movies, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, D&D-, and Citation Needed>, he's managed to turn high school class clowning into a life-long career, which is exactly the opposite of what the guidance counsellor told him. In his spare time he enjoys card tricks, licking Christian apologists, and making prank websites about the organizers of this conference.
Heath Enwright
Heath Enwright is the co-creator of the Podcast Award winning Scathing Atheist podcast, and the co-host of God Awful Movies; a Christian movie review podcast that lambastes the very worst Christian cinema has to offer, alongside his other shows, The Skepticrat and Citation Needed. In his spare time, Heath enjoys being constitutionally protected from self-incrimination. Heath will also be the quiz master for the Friday night trivia quiz.
Mike Hall is producer and host of the long-running podcast Skeptics with a K, part of the organising committee for QED, and former president of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. In the last few years he has garnered a reputation as the 'placebo effect guy', much to his annoyance.
Dr Chris Jackson is former Chair in Sustainable Geoscience at the University of Manchester. When not studying rocks, Chris gives geoscience lectures to the public and in schools, having appeared on several Earth Science-focused, television productions and podcasts. Chris is engaged in efforts to improve equality, diversity, and inclusivity in Higher Education.
Noah Lugeons
He is the author of Diatribes Volume One: 50 Essays From a Godless Misanthrope, and his most recent book, Outbreak: A Crisis of Faith: How Religion Ruined Our Global Pandemic, tracked the ways in which White Christian Nationalism undermined the American pandemic response, resulting in a barrage of dangerous health misinformation, church-based COVID outbreaks, and – ultimately – countless preventable infections and deaths.
Christina Pagel
Dr Christina Pagel studied Mathematics at the University of Oxford and holds two Masters degrees in Mathematics, two Masters degrees in History and a PhD in Space Physics. She is Professor of Operational Research at UCL and Director of the UCL Clinical Operational Research Unit, where she uses mathematical tools to support delivery of health services. She is co-director of the UCL CHIMERA hub, which uses mathematical modelling on anonymised data from 40,000 patients to develop a better understanding of how people's physiology changes during ill health and recovery. Since May 2020, she has been a member of Independent SAGE, a group of scientists who are working together to provide independent scientific advice to support Britain's recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Azra Raza
Dr Azra Raza is the Chan Soon-Shiong Professor of Medicine and Clinical Director of The Evans Foundation MDS Center at Columbia University. A practising oncologist seeing thirty to forty cancer patients per week, she also directs a basic cancer research lab with hundreds of original publications in high profile journals. She worked with President Clinton designing Breakthrough Developments in Science and Technology and with VP Joe Biden for the Cancer Moonshot initiative. Her latest book, The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last was published in October 2019. Her life is devoted to early detection and prevention of cancer.
Adam Rutherford
Dr Adam Rutherford is a geneticist, writer and broadcaster. He is a Lecturer in Biology and Society and UCL, and on BBC Radio 4 presents Start the Week, and the Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry. He's written lots of books, mostly about genes, evolution, racism, eugenics and that sort of thing, but in at least two of them, goes into anatomical and quite frankly very nerdy detail about genetic genealogy and commercial ancestry testing kits. Adam has done one too, and it informed him that he has a 69% chance of having brown eyes. He has brown eyes.
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer is a senior reporter for BBC News, covering health and misinformation. She led the health team's coverage of misinformation during the pandemic, highlighting claims about fertility targeting women and unproven treatments like Vitamin D and ivermectin pushed by anti-vaxxers, and was then appointed as the first specialist health and disinformation reporter within the BBC's fact-checking team.
Tom Shakespeare
Professor Tom Shakespeare is professor of disability research at LSHTM, has published over 100 papers and chapters about disability as a qualitative sociologist. His books include The Sexual Politics of Disability, and Disability Rights and Wrongs. He has worked for the WHO, and has been a member of the Arts Council of England, and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
Ema Sullivan-Bissett
Dr Ema Sullivan-Bissett is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. She works on issues in the philosophy of mind and psychology, in particular, belief, delusion, and implicit bias. She is the Principal Investigator of two research projects: Deluded by Experience; and Conspiratorial Ideation and Pathological Belief.
Hannah Wakeford
Dr Hannah Wakeford is a lecturer in Astrophysics at the University of Bristol where she leads a team working with Hubble and James Webb Space telescopes to examine exoplanet atmospheres. She loves data analysis is particularly interested in finding out what exoplanet atmospheres are made of and their strange exotic clouds. She can often be heard on TV or the radio talking about JWST and all things planetary science. Hannah also hosts Exocast: The Exoplanet Podcast, and co-authored the latest update to the popular book Bang!! The Complete History of the Universe along with co-authors Professor Chris Lintott, Dr Brian May, and Sir Patrick Moore. In her spare time, she is a scuba diver and painter of miniature models.
Joy Y. Zhang
Dr Joy Y. Zhang is Reader in Sociology and the Founding Director of the Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice at the University of Kent. Originally trained as a medical doctor, her research investigates the transnational governance of scientific uncertainty and the democratisation of knowledge production. Her work contributes to sociological theories of risk, cosmopolitanism, decolonisation and subaltern politics. She has undertaken empirical studies on stem cells, synthetic biology, genome editing, food movements and environmental politics. She is the author of: The Cosmopolitanization of Science: Stem Cell Governance in China, Green Politics in China: Environmental Governance and State-Society Relations, The Elephant and the Dragon in Contemporary Life Sciences: A Call for Decolonising Global Governance, and Democratic Participation and the Cosmopolitics of Science: Why Scientific Citizenship Matters in the 21st Century (coming soon).
Paul Duncan McGarrity
When Paul McGarrity last graced the QED stage he did it in a full suit of armour. Since then things have changed a bit, including a significant reduction in the protective quality of his attire. He's the former host of the Ask an Archaeologist and the current host of Chronology Crew: The Unofficial Time Team Podcast. Paul mostly just does kids gigs these days, so this should be fun. Paul will be the emcee for QED 2022.
Are we winning?
Looking around at a world awash with misinformation, it's easy to feel disheartened. Across the world, we've watched as viral pseudoscience has exacerbated a viral pandemic, as patients have put their trust and their health in the hands of would-be gurus and healers, and as conspiracy theories have inspired thousands to take to the streets in order to fight back against one moral panic or another.
Yet, that isn't to say that we ought to pessimistic. Recent years have seen significant advances in fight against alternative medicine, particularly in Europe; the community of people who reject religious dogma appears to be growing year-on-year; and the pandemic itself demonstrated to the public the importance of evidence-based policy and the life-saving nature of scientific ingenuity. So, are we winning?
Featuring Diana Barbosa, Claire Klingenberg, Noah Lugeons, and chair Michael Marshall.
Empowerment or exploitation - the Wellness Industry
In a world where chronic illnesses go undiagnosed for years and access to medical support for mental health illnesses is either prohibitively expensive or subject to gargantuan wait times, it's easy to see how there is a gap in provision for people with medical needs. Stepping enthusiastically forward to fill that gap is the wellness industry, with its claims to give patients control over their health, to empower them to make medical choices that suit their needs, and to give them the gentle ear of a practitioner who's always willing to listen. But is 'wellness' truly empowering patients? Or is it exploiting their need for answers in difficult times, support in the face of challenging symptoms, and certainty when they're exhausted by understanding the complexities of their health issues? Featuring Dr Alice Howarth, Britt Hermes, Jonathan Jarry, and chair Nicola Throp.
Human Rights - human, right?
Is torture ever acceptable? Was former Prime Minister David Cameron reasonable in feeling 'physically ill' at the idea of giving prisoners the vote? For which crimes should we be able to strip someone of their citizenship, rendering them stateless? And on what basis should we consider deporting asylum seekers to a third state?
The term 'human rights' has become a punchline for opinion pieces in right-leaning publications, decrying the influence of 'foreign-based judges who are able to overall(sic) government policy initiatives.' The declarations and conventions which have emerged as a response to the second-world war are frequently being assailed with national security concerns and issues of sovereignty.
Joining Rick Owen to discuss these issues will be Emma McClure and Qays Sediqi.
Let's Actually Talk About Sex
Sex - everyone's doing it, and if you're not; is there something wrong with you? Everyone's talking about it, but are the conversations actually including everyone? The media is saturated with coverage of sex and relationships, but how much of that coverage is responsible, accurate, inclusive and positive? In this panel we'll examine the discourse around sex and sexuality, and how it can overlook the needs, desires and pleasures of almost everyone. From the pseudoscientific and potentially dangerous products that pop up to fill needs created by media distortions and misconceptions, to the myths and misguided beliefs that persist across society, there's certainly plenty for our panel of sex experts (never 'sexperts') to grapple with. Featuring Justin Hancock, Tom Shakespeare, and Alice Howarth with chair Lana Donaghy.
Raising Objections: Parenting Skeptically
Parenting can be a minefield of misleading claims - from pregnancy pseudoscience and maternity misinformation, to navigating schooling and avoiding indoctrination, to a near-constant barrage of regressive stereotypes and cultural clichés. In a society that has no end of ideas about how children should be raised, how can parents hope to steer clear of the pitfalls to engender a sense of curiosity, compassion and skepticism in their children? Joining chair Lana Donaghy for this session on how we might raise kids skeptically, will be Ruth Abbott, Eli Bosnick, Britt Hermes, and Thomas Smith.
Neurodiversity: The Real Superpower
Step aside Captain Marvel, buzz off Ant-Man. The real superheroes are here. Neurodiversity is on the rise, and with it come a legion of superpowered savants with enhanced memories, superior problem solving abilities, and debilitating anxiety disorders. Though initially coined by the autistic community itself, the narrative of 'neurodiversity as a superpower` is now pushed onto neurodiverse individuals by well-meaning allies. This leaves many who struggle with the experience of being socially ostracised, patronised, or compared to heartless robots, wondering 'what superpowers?' Featuring Alice Howarth, Lana Donaghy, Lindsay Osterman, and chair Mike Hall.
Rabbitholes and radicalisation: the growth of the conspiracy theory ecosystem
From the flat earth, to QAnon, to pandemic denialism, recent years have seen an astonishing rise of grand, all-encompassing conspiracy theories. How do so many people come to believe in such dark and sinister versions of reality, and what are the factors - social, psychological and technological - that draw them deeper and deeper into their delusions? Our panel to discuss why people fall into conspiracy theory rabbitholes, and how to help them back out, will be Aaron Rabinowitz, Rachel Schraer, and Ema Sullivan-Bissett with chair Michael Marshall.
Who's Your Daddy? A panel on genealogy
The companies behind at-home DNA testing claim health conditions can be diagnosed, dietary requirements can be finessed, prescriptions can be targeted, and long lost relatives can be identified. But how accurate are these tests, what are the risks involved with them? Chairing our genealogy panel at QED will be Andy Wilson, who has been on his own four year journey to identify his previously unidentified father, and joined by Penny Walters, Adam Rutherford, and Jonathan Jarry.
European Skeptics Podcast
The European Skeptics Podcast was brought to life in 2015 with a clear mission to serve the international community of skeptics as an information and networking hub, focusing on Europe. Coming up to 350 episodes and close to 170 interviews with a wide range of skeptics representing all kinds of projects and organisations spread across dozens of countries, this award-winning weekly show is also a celebration of the diversity of the European skeptic movement. Featuring Pontus Böckman, Annika Harrison, and András Pintér.
God Awful Movies
If there were really a god, would he inspire such god awful cinema? Join Noah Lugeons, Heath Enwright, and Eli Bosnick as they tackle a 'classic' of religious movie-making. The trio, who also produce The Scathing Atheist and The Skepticrat, have tackled some of the very worst offerings from Christian cinema, and will be appearing for the first time on the QED main stage to break down another piece of pseudoscience propaganda.
InKredulous
InKredulous takes to the stage in a live version of this satirical, skeptically themed podcast. Join QED co-organiser Andy Wilson and his guests in a comedy panel show designed for the curious. The panellists will find the funny in recent news stories, castigate the perpetrators of pseudoscience and marvel at how they get away with it.
Science Shambles
Science Shambles is the podcast where world leading scientists just chat about scientific things like physics and biology and sometimes less scientific things like the Sharknado films. From cutting edge research and big ideas to popular science books and documentaries, everything is open for discussion.
Like everything at The Cosmic Shambles Network the approach is fun, open and accessible for everyone whether you've got a PhD in astrophysics or are simply curious about how this universe works.
Serious Inquiries Only
Serious Inquiries Only digs deep on the science behind viral headlines, right-wing talking points, and other public misconceptions! Running for over 300 shows since 2016, when it took over from its predecessor Atheistically Speaking, Serious Inquiries Only is hosted by Thomas Smith and Lindsey Osterman.
Skeptics with a K
Produced by the Merseyside Skeptics Society, Skeptics with a K is the longest-running skeptical podcast in the UK, featuring Mike Hall, Dr Alice Howarth, and Michael Marshall. Each episode features skeptical breakdowns of credulous newspaper stories, the latest health fads, myths and misconceptions, and reports on skeptical activism and investigations.
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Ruth Abbott
Ruth Abbott went accidentally viral with their gender non-reveal photoshoot and has been busy fighting trolls ever since. Morphing from a vicar's daughter raised in the epicentre of UK purity culture, into a queer atheist activist, they have worked with Sunday Assembly and Sparkle. Nowadays they focus on how to bring up their two skeptical kids while surrounded by religious and antivaxxer family members.
Diana Barbosa
Diana Barbosa graduated in Biology, having done research on topics related to ethology and evolution. Since 2010, she dedicated herself professionally to science communication, with experience in institutional communication, science exhibitions, training, and production of science popularisation activities. In 2012, she co-founded COMCEPT, the Portuguese Skeptic Community, of which she is President of the Board since 2016. Having crossed the bridge of 'the two cultures', she is currently the science communication officer of the Institute of Contemporary History, at NOVA University Lisbon.
Clio Bellenis
Clio Bellenis is a member of the organising team of Winchester Skeptics in the Pub, and is their regular emcee. She is also one of the hosts at Skeptics in the Pub Online.
Pontus Böckman
Pontus Böckman is based in Sweden and a skeptical activist since 2010. In 2018 he was elected president of the Swedish Skeptics (VoF), a position he still holds. He is also a board member of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations and was recently one of the organisers of the European Skeptics Congress in Vienna. He has given several talks at international events (in person and on-line) and has appeared on other podcasts.
Helen Czerski
Dr Helen Czerski is, first and foremost, a physicist... but she's picked up a few other labels along the way. Oceanographer, author, broadcaster and bubble enthusiast. She is a regular presenter on both The Cosmic Shambles Network and Fully Charged as well as having fronted a number of acclaimed TV documentaries for the BBC. Her first book, Storm in a Teacup, was a bestseller. She has previously been awarded the prestigious William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics, was a 2020 Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer and is currently a Research Fellow in the department of mechanical engineering at University College London.
Lana Donaghy
Lana Donaghy is a software developer, Twitch streamer, and single mum to her eleven-year-old son with ASD. She is a long time friend of Merseyside Skeptics Society and QED, and has guested on the podcast Skeptics with a K. She can usually be found on Twitch talking about video games, skepticism, and all the fun of raising children in a neurodivergent-friendly blended polyamorous home.
Brian Eggo
Brian Eggo is most definitely not a rocket scientist. He is however the primary mouthpiece of Glasgow Skeptics, an occasional writer for The Skeptic, and he's even got a degree in Engineering.
Rachel Fairburn
Rachel Fairburn is a comedian and writer who was featured in Chortle's 'One to Watch' list in 2020 and picked up the 2019 online content award from Joe.co.uk. She has been a finalist of Funny Women, City Life Comedian of the Year, the NATYS and English Comedian of the Year. Rachel is co-host and co-writer of the worldwide smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla. With a huge international following of over a quarter of a million listeners and growing, she has taken the podcast on several sell-out UK tours and a tour of the USA.
Kat Ford
Dr Kat Ford is a board member of the Merseyside Skeptics Society, a recovering PhD student, and a procrastinator extraordinaire.
David Glass
David Glass is an organiser for Skeptics in the Pub Online who have been running skeptical talks throughout the last couple of years. He generally tries to hide behind the camera.
Justin Hancock
Justin Hancock is a sex and relationships educator, trainer and practitioner working with young people and adults. His website BISHuk.com is one of the leading sex and relationships advice websites for all those over 14, receiving thousands of visits per day. Justin works with practitioners in sex and relationships education and sexual health services to provide training and resources. He has made media appearances on television, radio and has written several pieces for newspapers and blogs. Most recently for Mashable and as an 'Agony Uncle' for Novara Media. He is the author of Can We Talk About Consent, co-author of Enjoy Sex - How, When and If You Want To. A Practical and Inclusive Guide, and host of the Culture Sex Relationships podcast. Justin will be appearing on the Let's Really Talk About Sex podcast.
Annika Harrison
Annika Harrison is a History and English teacher from Germany. Although her family had always been on the skeptical side of things, she encountered homeopathy, pseudoscience and other woo as a little girl and a young adult. She now is a member of the board of the German Skeptics' Organisation (GWUP) and a member of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia. She is also a writer for the Skeptical Inquirer and does interviews with European skeptics and reports on events like SkepKon (German Skeptics conference), the ESC (European Skeptics Congress) and QED.
Britt Hermes
Britt Marie Hermes is an ex-naturopathic doctor who is transforming into a science communicator and biomedical researcher. Having realised she had fallen prey to the misinformation machine of alternative medicine, Hermes gave up her naturopathic practice in the United States and began vocally criticising her former profession. She writes about her experiences in a woo-filled world of cognitive dissonance and flawed critical thinking on her blog, Naturopathic Diaries.
Alice Howarth
Dr Alice Howarth is a cancer researcher, science communicator, and Deputy Editor of The Skeptic. She has investigated psychic shows, cancer quackery events, and has written for The Guardian. Alice is co-host of the Skeptics with a K podcast, where - among other things - she talks about sex, sexuality and sex-based products.
Jonathan Jarry
Jonathan Jarry is a science communicator with the McGill Office for Science and Society, dedicated to separating sense from nonsense on the scientific stage. He brings his experience in cancer research, human genetics, rehabilitation research, and forensic biology to the work he does for the public. He is the creator of the YouTube show Cracked Science, and with cardiologist Dr. Christopher Labos he co-hosts the award-winning medical podcast The Body of Evidence. He has been featured on the BBC, CBC, Wired.com, Global TV, RDI, and La Presse.
Claire Klingenberg
Claire Klingenberg is the president of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations. She has been involved in the skeptic movement since 2013 as co-organiser of the Czech Paranormal Challenge. Since then, she has consulted on various projects where woo and belief meets science, including a Czech and Slovak state-funded TV show, Investigátori. Claire organized the European Skeptics Congress 2017 and three years of the Czech March for Science. She currently runs the 'Don't Let Yourself Be Fooled' project (which provides free critical thinking seminars to interested high schools), contributes to the news site of the Czech Religious Studies journal Dingir, and visits various religious, esoteric, and alternative movements to better understand what draws people to certain beliefs.
Michael Marshall
Michael Marshall is the Project Director of the Good Thinking Society, President of the Merseyside Skeptics Society, and editor of The Skeptic. Since 2013 he has interviewed proponents of pseudoscience for the Be Reasonable podcast, including leaders of the Flat Earth movement. His work has seen him organising international homeopathy protests, and lecturing on journalism and PR at a number of universities. He has written for The Guardian, The Times and New Statesman.
Emma McClure
Emma McClure is a solicitor who represents prisoners both in parole and public law proceedings. She is also a Trustee at Intervene Project, a charity which provides free legal representation to prisoners. In her spare time Emma gives talks and appears on podcasts (including Skeptics with a K) seeking to educate people on the parole system and prisoner rights. She also enjoys running and boring other people with how much she enjoys running.
Lindsey Osterman
Dr Lindsey Osterman earned a PhD in social psychology in 2012 and was an associate professor of psychology until 2022, when she left to pursue a career in public science communication. She co-hosts the podcasts Serious Inquiries Only, What The FUP? Downloads From The Secret Ghost Library, and We're On The Same Page.
András Pintér
András G Pintér a former believer in all the weird things out there, has been a regular attendee at the Annual Conference of Hungarian Skeptics since 1997. He is an original member and incumbent president of the Hungarian Skeptic Society and a board member of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations. He is the initiator, co-producer and co-host of The European Skeptics Podcast and an editor at the international Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project. A professional tour guide, he's been fascinated by the nonsense filtering through the world of tourism and has lately found an interest in the role of science in society.
Ella Podmore
Ella Podmore MBE is the ET Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2020 and a materials scientist at McLaren Automotive. Having solved a key industrial (automotive) problem upon the completion of her MEng thesis she is now a key member of a high performance supercar brand, leading on metallic material science research and development on all McLaren Automotive products. She was instrumental in the development of the McLaren Artura, the first series-production, high-performance hybrid vehicle from McLaren which incorporates a number of ground breaking sustainable elements.
Aaron Rabinowitz
Aaron Rabinowitz is a secular moral philosophy educator at Rutgers University. His extended research interests include emerging technologies, personhood, conspiracism, and counterculture memetics, and he has written extensively on conspiracy theory and moral panics, and their use in onboarding vulnerable people into supporting and sharing extremist positions. He is the host of two philosophy podcasts, Embrace the Void, and Philosophers in Space which he co-hosts with Thomas Smith.
Qays Sediqi
Qays Sediqi is a solicitor and head of public law at Barnes Harrild & Dyer Solicitors. He specialises in public law, human rights and immigration law. Being a former refugee himself, he is passionate in fighting for people's human rights (particularly the most vulnerable in our society) and holding public bodies accountable for breaching them. He frequently challenges public bodies, mainly the Secretary of State for the Home Department, at the High Court. His current work includes challenging the Rwanda policy and representing Afghan interpreters who were refused under the ARAP scheme. His work has resulted in him appearing on LBC, ITV news, News24, Al Jazeera's The Take etc.
Thomas Smith is a professional podcaster who began podcasting in 2010 with a quest to read the entire bible while providing critical commentary and humour along the way. That project soon led to many others, including Serious Inquiries Only, Opening Arguments, Philosophers in Space, Dear Old Dads, and several other shows. Thomas will be hosting a live edition of Serious Inquiries Only on the QED podcast track.
Tiff Stevenson
Tiff Stevenson is an awarding winning stand up comedian, actor and writer, whose thought provoking comedy and satire has played to audiences worldwide from London, Sydney, Montreal, New York, Shanghai and beyond. As a stand up and TV personality Tiff is a regular on British TV shows such as Drunk History, Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, The Apprentice-You're Fired, The Blame Game & This Week. In 2015 Tiff became the UK & European correspondent on Logie winning Australian TV show The Weekly.
Penny Walters
Dr. Penny Walters has been a University lecturer for 35 years, currently teaching Masters' Business studies at Bristol and Bath Spa Universities, England; and previously Psychology and Ethics. Penny's interest in genealogy started after having her first baby and then wondering about her biological parents, as she was adopted. Penny has six mixed race children, who have all enjoyed discovering their roots through DNA ethnicity results. Penny lectures internationally in-person, writes articles, and is sought after for a wide range of webinar topics. She also authored the books: Ethical Dilemmas in Genealogy and The Psychology of Searching.
Andy Wilson
Andy Wilson is co-organiser of the QED conference and host of perennial QED-favourite InKredulous. As a former board member of the Merseyside Skeptics Society he was one of the driving forces behind the 2010 10:23 overdose campaign, and he took the role of emcee at QED 2012.
Paul Zenon
Paul Zenon has been a full-time trickster for 40 years and has performed in 40 countries. He currently lives at number 42 though, to demonstrate his disdain for Numerology. He is a multi-award-winning comedy magician, respected actor and writer, and enjoys producing odd bits of art and baiting psychics. Possibly best known both for Children's TV appearances in the early '90s (with no associated investigations), and later as the UK pioneer of 'Street Magic', Paul has been a regular Countdown Dictionary Corner guest since 2004.
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What an incredible night it was for me at the Ryman Auditorium last night when the Nashville Songwriters Association, International, presented me with their prestigious Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting. I thought you might like to see a few pictures from the evening.
My friend, Vickie Salas, Jon Randall, and I had time for a backstage visit before the proceedings got underway. Special times are made even more special when my children can be with me, and all three were there last night, Jenni, Terri, and Jamey. Darrius Rucker sang "City Lights" in my honor, and NSAI president, Steve Bogard, presented me with the award itself. Later, singers Jewel, Jamey Johnson, Jessi Alexander, and Jon Randall paused for a group photo backstage. Jamey had sung our song, "Give It Away," earlier in the night, and later joined Jon and Jessi for their version of "Whiskey Lullaby," which earned a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd.
Blake Shelton was there, too, and in true Blake style, we spent a few minutes visiting and being very NON-serious.
All in all it was a once-in-a-lifetime happening for me, and my thanks go out to all those who helped make it possible.


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Continuing on its mission to deliver superior experiences to its customers, leading grocery chain Super8 has recently partnered with PayMaya to deploy its QR-based mobile payment acceptance within its 68 branches, allowing for fast and convenient payments at the checkout counter.
Loyal grocery shoppers can look forward to a faster and more convenient experience at Super8 branches with PayMaya QR, which will allow them to pay for their grocery purchases using only the PayMaya app installed on their Android or iOS phones.
Offering payments via PayMaya QR is part of Super8's efforts to improve the overall experience of its customers in-store, because it allows for faster transactions at the counter and, ultimately, shorter lines whenever it's time to pay for groceries.
It is also in line with the company's recent digital transformation efforts, following the launch of its Super8 Rewards Mobile App which marries the features and capabilities of its membership rewards card with the convenience of mobile.
"At the heart of everything we do is our customers, we want their experience to be as seamless and convenient as possible whenever they shop at Super8 stores. By offering PayMaya QR at our checkout counters, all they need to pay for their groceries is their mobile phones and the PayMaya app, and our cashiers don't have to worry about giving out change anymore," said Alvin Lim, CEO of Super 8.
"Super8 has grown to be a formidable player in the grocery warehouse business, thanks mostly to affordable pricing and innovative experiences available to its customers. Through PayMaya QR, this experience is made even better and more convenient for all Super8 shoppers, because their mobile phones can now act as their wallets," added Orlando B. Vea, President and CEO at PayMaya Philippines.
Super8 shoppers can also expect exclusive perks and promos whenever they pay using PayMaya QR, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
Super8 is just the latest in the growing list of merchants and stores accepting mobile-based payments via QR, as part of PayMaya's ongoing efforts to create a "Cashless Philippines" by building cashless ecosystems nationwide.


Oodles of small silver rings make up this beautiful sweetie bracelet. Made from solid sterling silver, this bracelet is perfectly complimented by our fingerprint charms - choose to add one, two or three heart charms. The front of each charm will feature your loved one's own unique fingerprint, while the reverse can be engraved with a short personalised message.
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Some Like it Hot – But everyone likes it Hot, Sultry and Steamy. Wow – this group just gets better, bigger and wilder every time. Hosts Mike & Deb get everyone involved, and the good times just never stop. This has been a flirty and friendly group every year, so rejoin your friends or come make new ones. Its going to be social, special, Hot and Steamy with Char in August.


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Yum. All the good things combined into a great little cookie. These are so easy and delicious.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. in a large bowl combine the butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat with the paddle attachment until the mixture is creamy. Add eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and baking soda, then mix well.
Stir in the oats, raisins and walnuts to the batter. Drop by the teaspoon on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 9-12 minutes. Sometimes the cookies split a part, just gently push them back together as you remove them from the pan!
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An Epidemiologic Study of Deceased Pedestrians in Road Traffic Accidents in Iran during 2012-2013
Jalil Hasani1, Noushin Sadat Ahanchi2, Abdolhalim Rajabi3, Mohammadreza Ghadirzadeh4, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari5
1 Department of Public Health, Torbat Jam Faculty of Medical Sciences, Torbat-e Jam, Iran
2 Department of Epidemiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Community Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
4 Department of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Epidemiology, Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Dr. Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari
Department of Epidemiology, Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Background and Objectives: Due to the high rate of pedestrian deaths in traffic accidents and given that describing demographic profiles of pedestrian deaths and features of accident locations is an important factor in the prevention, management, and analysis of road traffic accidents, this study aimed at describing the demographic and personal patterns as well as environmental factors affecting the occurrence of road traffic accidents among pedestrians in Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all pedestrian deaths caused by traffic accidents referred to the Forensic Medicine Organization in Iran from March 20, 2012, to March 19, 2013. In this study, demographic information as well as the information related to the accidents and other information including trauma location, the final cause of death, date of accident, date of death, time of death, and time of accident were examined. The information received from the Forensic Medicine Organization was first controlled and then analyzed using the Stata 11 software. Results: From a total of 4371 pedestrians died in 2012 due to traffic accidents, 3201 cases (73.2%) were males with a mean age of 48.1 ± 0.46 years, and 1170 cases (23.8%) were females with the mean age of 46.1 ± 0.77 years. In terms of age, education, and marital status, the highest frequencies of pedestrian deaths were, respectively, observed in the age group 65 years old and above (33.4%), the illiterate group (44.5%), and married people (67.9%). The highest and the lowest incidence rates of death were seen in Gilan (11 per 1000 people) and South Khorasan Provinces (2.4 per 100,000), respectively. Conclusions: Pedestrians as the most vulnerable people in traffic accidents comprise a large proportion of deaths and disabilities caused by road traffic accidents. It seems necessary to take some measures including paying special attention to physiological characteristics of the age group above 65 years old, doing close monitoring by the traffic police in October and the rush hours, and providing facilities for pedestrians to cross in busy locations of suburban areas.
Hasani J
Ahanchi NS
Rajabi A
Ghadirzadeh M
Hashemi Nazari SS


Here are some ideas for keeping Cycle 3, Week 3 fun and creative.
I think this is such a fun idea: we're going to make our own tea mugs and have a tea party!
Here's a great source with ideas and directions. The good thing is you can often find mugs to paint at the Dollar Store.
Here's a fun YouTube video by SchoolHouse Rock about the Boston Tea Party.
If making tea cups are not your thing, you can make a boat! I couldn't find the original source for this photo and idea. If you know, send me the info and I'll credit it.
Milk carton with the top cut off. Cover the carton with brown paper. clay in the middle of the carton to stick a straw in. cut out a blue triangle for the sail-tape to the straw. staple a tea bag with the string to the side of the carton. students can toss out the tea from the ship!
Just an idea: use Easter eggs to match the Latin pronouns.
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Pork dishes can provide you with a tasty alternative to beef or chicken. Easily paired with rice or potatoes, pork can be a quick and enjoyable dinner option.
Mix egg white with evaporated skim milk. Soak pork chops in milk mixture for five minutes. Meanwhile, combine cornflake crumbs, bread crumbs, paprika, oregano, chili powder, garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, and salt in a bowl. Thoroughly coat pork chops with the breading.
Spray nonstick cooking spray on a large baking pan and spread out pork chops evenly. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Then turn pork chops over and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until no pink remains (internal temperature should reach 160 degrees). Serves six.


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Explore the Basque Country with Paradores
13 de January 2014
Considered to be one of Spain's most beautiful regions, the País Vasco, or the Basque Country, boasts an absolutely unique culture, language and landscape. Get to know this magical area of soaring mountains, verdant valleys and breathtaking coastlines on a Spanish holiday from Paradores luxury hotels in Spain.
Unique landscape and language
Located along the northern coast of Spain, the Basque Country - known as Euskadi in the local language - is bordered by Cantabria to the west, La Rioja to the south, Navarre to the east, and France and the Bay of Biscay to the north. The landscape is diverse thanks to its geographic location: mountains with high cliffs and small inlets in the north, a high plateau crisscrossed by rivers in the middle, and the Ebro Valley in the south, home to exceptional Spanish wine.
Perhaps due to the great mountains that divide its territory, the Basque Country is home to Euskera, the Basque language. Despite being surrounded by regions where Indo-European Romance languages are spoken, Euskera is completely unique, with has no demonstrable relationship with any other language. While officially repressed during much of the 20th century, Euskera is now enjoying a renaissance, and is spoken fluently by an estimated 30% of the region's inhabitants, with an additional 18% as passive speakers.
Almost as emblematic as its unique language is the world-famous Basque cuisine. The most important international chefs make pilgrimages to San Sebastián, considered to be one of the most gastronomically refined places on earth. The entire region is famous for its pintxos, the Basque spin on tapas, a small snack often placed on pieces of bread and consumed at bars as delicious additions to orders of local wine or beer.
Paradores in the Basque Country
The Paradores in the Basque Country are the perfect locations from which to explore this enticing region. Near the capital in Vitoria, the Renaissance palace hosting Parador Argómaniz captures the simple nobility of a traditional Basque village, with views of the Álavese plain, the Basque Mountains and the Ullibarri-Gamboa Reservoir. This elegant building, which features ancient carpentry made with wood from the nearby oak forests of the Urbasa mountains, was once the home of the Larrea family. Today, it hosts Paradores' guests, who can enjoy tranquil walks through the surrounding countryside or scrumptious meals in its restaurant.
Meanwhile, Parador Hondarribia provides the ambiance of a seaside village, with lovely, multicoloured houses dotting the landscape around this medieval fortress, known as the Castle of Charles V. The castle dates back to the 10th century and was originally built as a key defensive point; in fact, a great number of underground passages survive below the hotel. Its guests, however, tend to be far more fascinated by its above-ground cuisine, featuring local cod, stuffed crabs, and panchineta, a traditional Basque cake.
Interested in a holiday in the Basque Country? Contact Paradores today.
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Johor housewife Raja Dalelah Raja Latife claims that she saw the stricken Malaysia Airlines plane partly submerged in the waters off the Andaman islands.
MALACCA - Did MH370 crash in the Andaman Sea and then drift thousands of kilometres to the southern Indian Ocean?
A Johor housewife has claimed that she saw the stricken Malaysia Airlines plane partly submerged in the waters off the Andaman islands when she was returning to Kuala Lumpur after a pilgrimage to Mecca on March 8.
Raja Dalelah Raja Latife, 53, lodged a police report the same day.
She said she had taken flight SV2058 that left Jeddah at 3.30am Saudi time (8.30am Malaysian time) and after the plane flew past the southern Indian city of Chennai, she saw something strange in the ocean.
"It looked like an aeroplane," said the mother of 10.
"Throughout the journey, I was staring out of the window of the aircraft as I couldn't sleep during the flight.
"It is normal for me to look out of the window if I can't sleep during a flight. On my first trip to Beijing two years ago, I also stayed awake by looking out the window," she said.
Raja Dalelah, from Kota Tinggi in Johor said the plane she was in was flying over the Indian Ocean when she saw a silvery object on the ocean.
The in-flight monitor in front her showed that the aircraft was crossing the Indian Ocean. The last city on the land mass showed Chennai.
"I had seen several shipping liners and islands from my window earlier. Then, I saw the silvery object.
"I took a closer look and was shocked to see what looked like the tail and wing of an aircraft on the water," she said.


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Administration Building, Cleveland Hopkins Airport
Hopkins Airport; Airports
"Administration Building, Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Hopkins Airport serves about 2,500,000 passengers per year and attracts an additional 2,500,000 visitors."--card verso.
Administration Building, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
"Administration Building, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport serves about 2,500,000 passengers per year and attracts an additional 2,500,000 visitors."--card verso.
New York friend post $2500 bond for poet
Levy, Darryl Allen [D.A. Levy]; Obscenity (Law); Law enforcement; Actions & defenses; Poets; Poetry
"A New York City physicist who thinks the D.A. Levy case is "giving Cleveland a black eye among all civilized people" yesterday provided the $2,500 necessary to post bond to get Levy released from Cuyahoga County Jail." -- from Cleveland Plain...
Municipal Stadium and Union Terminal Tower from boatlanding, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Cleveland, Ohio); Lakefront
"Cleveland's Municipal Stadium from the Lake Erie side. It is an iron and concrete structure seating 78,000 persons and costing $2,500,000."--card verso
Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Cleveland, Ohio); Stadiums; Lakefront; Aerial views
Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Municipal Stadium; Aerial views; Stadiums; CC Fair Exhibit
"Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland's Municipal Stadium from the Lake Erie side. It is an iron and concrete structure seating 78,000 persons and costing $2,500,000."--card verso
aerial photo of Lake Erie, stadium and...
Crowd Leaving Municipal Stadium,
Stadiums; Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Cleveland, Ohio)
"Stadium. On the lakefront in downtown Cleveland. An iron and concrete structure seating 78,000 persons and costing $2,500,000. Completed in July 1931. Its great outdoor arena is suitable for baseball and football games, boxing, exhibitions, and...
Sun Dial at Fine Arts Gardens showing Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
Severance Hall (Cleveland, Ohio); Wade Park; Fine Arts Garden; Art objects; Cleveland Museum of Art
"Scene in the Fine Arts Garden of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Building seen through the trees is Severance Hall, the new $2,500,000 home of the Cleveland Orchestra."--card verso.
Part of Loading and Runway Area, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
"Part of Loading and Runway Area, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Hopkins Airport, covering over 2,500 acres, will represent a municipal investment of nearly $20,000,000 and provide the finest airport facilities...
Crowds leaving Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Stadiums; Cleveland Municpal Stadium; Sports; Sports & recreation facilities; Sports spectators
"Cleveland Municipal Staduim. On the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland. It is a steel and concrete structure seating 80,000 people and costing $2,500,00. It is a great outdoor arena suitable for baseball, football, boxing, exhibitions, and...
Card explaining the principle of compound interest
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"How money grows. There are over seventeen million people in the United States making their money grow by depositing it in the banks. $1 a year for fifty years is only S50, but compounded it is $290. $50 a year for fifty years is only $2,500, but...
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Dedication Banquet
Cleveland Union Terminal; Station area
On June 28, 1930 The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce hosted 2,500 attendees at a dedication banquet for the new "Union Station" in the main Course.
Powering new blast furnaces at the Cleveland Works of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Jones And Laughlin Steel Corp. (Cleveland Works); Steel; Cleveland (Ohio); Steel industry; Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. (Pittsburg, Pa.)
"Giant motors and electrical controls will power the new blast furnace at the Cleveland Works of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation. The new furnace, which was dedicated today, represents the latest step in expansion and modernization at the...
Architect's sketch of proposed Blossom Music Center
Blossom Music Center; Architectural drawings
"This architect's sketch of the future summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra was unveiled last night at a Union Club dinner attended by 200 area civic leaders. The dinner was a kickoff for the fund drive to raise $6,605,000 for the Blossom Music...
Sea World's seal/penguin show
Sea World of Ohio (Aurora, Ohio); Seals (Animals)
"Special to the Cleveland Press ... El [text illegible] the Great, a 2,500 pound elephant seal, is truly the 'biggest' star of Sea World's Seal/Penguin show. Described as looking like a caterpillar with a glandular problem, El [text illegible]...
Church and Dwight Co.
Described as the "cleanest plant on earth", this home of Church and Dwight Company Inc. has just been completed on the first anniversary ground-breaking ceremonies which marked the start of a $2,500,000 project"--photo caption. Photo Courtesy of...
Carl Stokes and his wife Shirley outside a voting booth on Election Day, 1967
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Carl B. Stokes, left, and his wife Shirley emerge from a voting booth on Election Day, 1967. Stokes, a Democrat, won election as mayor of Cleveland, defeating his Republican challenger Seth C. Taft by approximately 2,500 votes. By winning the...
A student sketches the new building for the Cleveland Institute of Art
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"It didn't take students at the Cleveland Institute of Art long to find a wealth of subject matter in their future schoolhouse now [being built] at the corner of East Blvd. and Bellflower Rd. Lucy Myers, a freshman from Akron, here sketches the...
Former Cleveland personnel director Bob Weissman at City Hall
Weissman, Robert; Judicial proceedings; City Hall; Jurors
Former Cleveland personnel director Bob Weissman watches as jurors in his trial pass by. Weissman was accused of disrupting a live radio broadcast in 1978. Weissman was found guilty of the felony offense and was fined $2,500 and sentenced to jail...
"Ann" Blast Furnace at Jones & Laughlin, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Steel; Steelyard; Steel industry
"This is the P - 3 or "Ann" Blast Furnace in operation at the Pittsburgh Works of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation as seen from Pittsburgh's Parkway East. "Ann" (third furnace from the right) is not only a giant towering above the other furnaces...


Bobunny-dies. Quickly and easily die-cut shapes from patterned paper cardstock and other thin materials! designer dies are a cut above the rest. Compatible with most manual die-cut machines. This 6-1/2×4-1/2 inch package contains bike ride: a set of two dies. Imported.


We received and email from the federal government, here is snippet, so be on the lookout about Jayden's Joy!
The Children's Bureau wants to feature your story!
Each year, the Children's Bureau's National Foster Care Month (NFCM) initiative features real-life stories from Children's Bureau grantees and others.
As a NFCM partner, Foster Care Alumni of America is helping the Children's Bureau find stories highlighting the 2019 initiative's theme: foster care being a support for families rather than a substitute for parents. We are looking for stories encompassed by this theme and that focus specifically on ways the child welfare system can strengthen the capacity of families to nurture and provide for the well-being of their children. The NFCM 2019 website will highlight tools, resources, and best practice examples focused on helping child welfare professionals increase the likelihood of reunification. It will give specific attention to community engagement, collaborative relationships, and targeted support services as key factors in supporting family preservation and keeping families healthy, together, and strong.
You have been identified as a possible resource for such stories because of the promising work you are involved do.
I feel so lost right now. I couldn't care less with whatever is happening in the United States. All I want is to have peace of mind. I don't want to participate anymore in the theft or whatever it is they want to call it. I don't want to be part of it. I sometimes just want to move to another country and forget about everything. I just want to be with my son and spend more time with him. I hate that people are trying to take his attention away from me. They can keep my husband for all I care. They can all have him if they like, but my son is mine.


Due to popular demand, Vets4Pets Musselburgh are holding another First Aid Workshop for pet parents.
The cost to attend the workshop is £10.00 (this includes Eventbrite booking fee). All of the above is included in this price.
There will be Pet First Aid Kits available to purchase on the night for £10.00.
The workshop will be delivered by Paik Koh BVM&S PgCert MRCVS and Hayley Witson RVN.
The workshop is for pet parents only, we ask that you keep your pets at home where they can remain stress free.
There is a free car park located directly outside the surgery. There are also regular bus routes located close by.
If you have any questions, please call us on 0131 653 1900 to speak to Heather Glynn or 0131 603 4730 to speak to Hayley Witson.
Unfortuantely, we can not offer a refund for tickets. However, if you cannot attend this workshop, let us know 24 hours in advance and we may be able to exchange your ticket for another workshop in the future. Note, this is subject to availability.
Yes, this is preferred. However, a confirmation email will be accepted.


Posted February 14, 2014 · Post your latest print!
Posted February 15, 2014 · Post your latest print!
After some back and forth it works beautifully!
Where did you get your PLA?
I keep my Ultimaker 2 in the closet with the door close when I print and damprid bag close to the PLA filament to dry up any moisture.
Last Monday my children came back from school with a huge order for key-chains. All started already 3 weeks ago where I printed key-chains for my two girls. Their schoolmates asked them, if I would also create some for them.
It was really a lot of fun to print these key-chains.
It even knocks em off!! THAT. IS. AWESOME.
Sigi, great post! I hope that the next generation grows up with 3D printing a regular part of their lives. I love seeing stuff like this!!
Posted February 16, 2014 · Post your latest print!
a small test , printed without support .
And an other skanect scan .
My oldest son . The praying hands pose was his idea. At home we don't do anything religious.
printed in a 'pearl-white' PLA , normal setting in cura.
to organize the bathroom sink.
After printing Hellboy's head, you obviously also need the gun! Took I long time, but I think the result is amazing. All printed at 0.075.
So I was hit down this week by a nasty little head cold and decided in my lower than average health.. what could I do with my time ??... so I decided to setup my old 16mm film projector.
So i got to business and setup my projector this evening and my white wall. setup my digital camera and started recording the films to digital for preservation.
But now in the modern world where we are blessed with something called an ultimaker2... holy maker2 as I now call it ... we can solve this problem straight away.
I took the basic dimensions and created a simple two part model of the correct 16mm film reel from Kodak... clicked print... clicked the two parts together 38 minutes later, just after finishing my evening food and HAY HOOO LETS GOOO.... was back in action.
thank god for genius fluffy bunny rabbits !!... I think NASA did the same .... ?
Printed in lovely pink PLA.
Second one didnt print too well...I'll try again slightly bigger and with retraction. It does have a lot of detail though, so it was optimistic this would work as it did.


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House Democrats have reintroduced a bill that would make "gender identity" a protected class under federal civil rights law and force men who identify as women to be treated and accepted as female. If the measure, known as the Equality Act, becomes law, it would drastically impact numerous sectors.
Hospitals and insurance companies will have to provide costly sex-reassignment therapies, employers and workers who don't conform to new sexual norms will lose their businesses and jobs and women would lose female-only facilities and sports. The only requirement for protection under the bill is a self-declared "gender identity."
In a statement celebrating the Equality Act's reintroduction last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this: "To dismantle the discrimination undermining our democracy, we must ensure that all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, are treated equally under the law — not just in the workplace, but in education, housing, credit, jury service and public accommodations as well."
The veteran California congresswoman claims the measure has strong bipartisan support even though two Republicans that supported it when it was first introduced in the last Congress are no longer in office. Florida's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen retired and Virginia's Scott Tayler failed to win reelection. Fortunately, the bill is likely to encounter serious resistance in the Republican-majority Senate as well as the White House.
Nevertheless, the transgender movement has become a dangerous war on women and girls and the law floating around in Congress will be detrimental to both. The Equality Act would be a setback to women's rights in several areas.
American women would be stripped of single-sex accommodations in public multi-stall bathrooms, domestic violence or rape crisis shelters, drug rehabilitation centers, jails, juvenile detention facilities, homeless shelters, locker rooms or group showers. Judicial Watch recently wrote about a separate law that aims to defund women's shelters that don't allow transgender men who self-identify as women.
The Equality Act goes further by also stripping a woman's right to have a person of the same sex conduct security searches on their body, supervise drug tests, handle intimate medical care and supervise children on overnight trips. This is because the language in the proposed law replaces sex with gender identity, open to the claimant's interpretation, as a protected category.
This would be especially harmful to females in areas such as competitive sports. A decades-old federal measure known as Title IX prohibits discrimination in all federally funded education programs, including sports.
It ensures that boys and girls in elementary through high school and men and women in college have athletic opportunities. If the Equality Act passes males will have the right to compete against females, an atrocity that even the most liberal women and feminists reject.
Among them is tennis legend Martina Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam champion who encountered lots of discrimination for coming out as gay during the peak of her professional tennis career in the 1980s. "You can't just proclaim yourself a female and be able to compete against women," Navratilova said. "It's insane and it's cheating. I am happy to address a transgender woman in whatever form she prefers, but I would not be happy to compete against her. It would not be fair."
A recent public high school case in Georgia supports the tennis great's assessment. At a track competition, a transgender athlete easily beat all the females. The mother of one of the demoralized athletes reached out to several women's rights groups for help but her concerns fell on deaf ears. A conservative public policy women's organization in Washington D.C. helped the mother express her concerns to Congress.
[At a most recent international woman's weight lifting tournament, Laurel Hubbard a 39 year old transgender born male, beat all women contestants breaking four records in the process.]
In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee the mother writes this: "To say that my daughter, as well as the other female athletes, were humiliated and had a sense of defeatism is an understatement. In the words of my daughter, 'What's the point Mom, we can't win.' Hearing this broke my heart, for my daughter and for all the female athletes, who train so hard, but no matter how hard they work and train they will never be able to beat a biological male. … What are we doing to our girls by forcing them to race biological males?"
Concerned Women for America, the group that assisted the Georgia mother, has conducted extensive research on the Equality Act and recently published a document outlining the measure's dangerous consequences for women and girls.
Shea Garrison, the organization's vice president of international affairs, says the bill wrongfully "redefines civil rights law" and "elevates the interests of one group over another." An esteemed academic, Garrison's work and research focuses on women's economic and social empowerment, religious freedom and human rights.


RCW 35.58.410: Budget—Expenditures—Revenue estimates—Requirements for a county assuming the powers of a metropolitan municipal corporation.
Budget—Expenditures—Revenue estimates—Requirements for a county assuming the powers of a metropolitan municipal corporation.
(1) On or before the third Monday in June of each year, each metropolitan municipal corporation shall adopt a budget for the following calendar year. Such budget shall include a separate section for each authorized metropolitan function. Expenditures shall be segregated as to operation and maintenance expenses and capital and betterment outlays. Administrative and other expense general to the corporation shall be allocated between the authorized metropolitan functions. The budget shall contain an estimate of all revenues to be collected during the following budget year, including any surplus funds remaining unexpended from the preceding year. The metropolitan council shall not be required to confine capital or betterment expenditures made from bond proceeds or emergency expenditures to items provided in the budget. The affirmative vote of three-fourths of all members of the metropolitan council shall be required to authorize emergency expenditures.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a county that has assumed the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of a metropolitan municipal corporation under chapter 36.56 RCW. This subsection (2) shall apply only to each county that has assumed the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of a metropolitan municipal corporation under chapter 36.56 RCW.
Each county that has assumed the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of a metropolitan municipal corporation under chapter 36.56 RCW shall, on or before the third Monday in June of each year, prepare an estimate of all revenues to be collected during the following calendar year, including any surplus funds remaining unexpended from the preceding year for each authorized metropolitan function.
By June 30 of each year, the county shall adopt the rate for sewage disposal that will be charged to component cities and water-sewer districts during the following budget year.
As long as any general obligation indebtedness remains outstanding that was issued by the metropolitan municipal corporation prior to the assumption by the county, the county shall continue to impose the taxes authorized by RCW 82.14.045 and * 35.58.273(4) at the maximum rates and on all of the taxable events authorized by law. If, despite the continued imposition of those taxes, the estimate of revenues made on or before the third Monday in June shows that estimated revenues will be insufficient to make all debt service payments falling due in the following calendar year on all general obligation indebtedness issued by the metropolitan municipal corporation prior to the assumption by the county of the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of the metropolitan municipal corporation, the remaining amount required to make the debt service payments shall be designated as "supplemental income" and shall be obtained from component cities and component counties as provided under RCW 35.58.420.
The county shall prepare and adopt a budget each year in accordance with applicable general law or county charter. If supplemental income has been designated under this subsection, the supplemental income shall be reflected in the budget that is adopted. If during the budget year the actual tax revenues from the taxes imposed under the authority of RCW 82.14.045 and * 35.58.273(4) exceed the estimates upon which the supplemental income was based, the difference shall be refunded to the component cities and component counties in proportion to their payments promptly after the end of the budget year. A county that has assumed the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of a metropolitan municipal corporation under chapter 36.56 RCW shall not be required to confine capital or betterment expenditures for authorized metropolitan functions from bond proceeds or emergency expenditures to items provided in the budget.


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Team I had purchased Ford Figo car past 4 yrs approx. from Ford India Kaikan showroom Kolkata based on our choice car was not available but the bookings was taken and they drive the car from Durgapur approx 400 kms which was not informed to us the car was delivered in dirty conditions but with good faith we have taken the car from initial days there was a rust problem in one gate of the car which was also informed earlier but earlier the company paint that portion of car & charged on our bill which also we paid in good faith but now all gates are damaged and company is least bothered while escalation the company is begging for discounts from 20% to now 75% which was quite strange as it's a manufacturing defects so company should take call rather than negotiating for discounts part this is really insane & will never trust Ford India anymore .
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On Friday, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food recommended that two minor changes be made to the Schedule of Noxious Weeds, R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 1096, under the Weed Control Act.
The proposal is to remove milkweed and add dog-strangling vine to the Noxious Weeds list.
On the ministry's website the regulation proposal notice says that while the common milkweed is considered a noxious weed in Ontario, it also provides an important food source for the Monarch butterfly.
Considering when milkweed was first added to the list, there has since been "an expansion in the number of management options available" for farmers to deal with milkweed.
Adding Dog-strangling vine to the list, however, would be in the best interest of the Monarch butterfly populations, as it would provide weed inspectors with more options to deal with the invasive plant. The vine is considered a threat to Monarch larvae.
"Although the Monarch butterfly is attracted to the plant, any eggs laid will not survive. It is, therefore, considered a hazard to Monarch butterfly populations," the notice said.
There is a 45-day public common period until April 14, 2014. Comments will be taken under consideration in the decision-making process. More information can be found here.