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According to Greek mythology, Cerberus is the infamous Hound of Hades - the multi-headed guard dog responsible for watching over the gates of hell and making sure none of the naughty people get out, because, fairly obviously, who would want to try and break in? So it's no surprise that this big bad dog is the inspiration for the name of a gene that can induce extra heads, hearts and livers in frog tadpoles. The story starts with researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, who noticed a particularly abundant messenger RNA in developing tadpoles - messenger RNA being the message that's produced when a gene is read. When they purified it and injected it into frog embryos, they saw strange double-headed creatures, and some with duplicated organs too. That was back in 1996, and since then scientists have found versions of Cerberus in many other organisms, including mammals and humans - and while altering Cerberus activity isn't enough to grow animals with extra heads, it seems to be very important for proper development of the head and heart, and also for setting up the differences between the left and right sides of the body. In keeping with the hellbound theme, when Japanese researchers discovered a new gene related to Cerberus in fish, they named it Charon, after the mythical Greek boatman who ferries dead souls across the River Styx to their final destination in Hades. And a version of Cerberus in chickens is known as Caronte, the Italian name for the same character. We don't know if it's strictly true to the story, but we do like to imagine that he has extra-large pockets full of dog biscuits for Cerberus's multiple mouths.
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Our intimate and charming cocktail bar, available for smaller bookings and private hire, opened in 2012 taking on the name of the former Chinese takeaway kitchen it replaced – Ruby House 3.
Setting its stall out as Dalstons first cocktail bar with a seasonally changing menu, friendly table service and disco tunes the bar quickly gained a reputation with Vogue naming it their "favourite basement hideaway" in 2014.
Set to a 1920s theme with distressed walls, glazed brick and original wooden floors the bar is perfect for dates and smaller bookings. Due to its smallish size we can only take maximum reservations of up to 10 people (anything larger than this our Lounge bar is able to cater for).
Opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 6.30pm – 2am; use the form above to make a reservation.


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The Evocative Remnants of the Venetians in Cyprus
Immerse yourself on a historical journey that uncovers the strong ties, cultural influence and special relationship of Cyprus and Venice… one that is ongoing to this day.
Through various routes on the island, you will delight in discovering architecture, churches, monuments, museums and historical sites that tell the story of the Venetians in Cyprus throughout the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, beginning in the Byzantine period, when the Emperor Manuel Comnenus gave the Venetians the right to trade and settle on the island in 1147.
The conquest of the island by Richard the Lionheart and its transformation into a state ruled by the Frankish dynasty of Lusignan saw the properties of the Venetians confiscated by the Crown in the years 1191-1192, with tensions between the Commune of Venice and the Kingdom of Cyprus lasting until 1302.
With the restoration of diplomatic relations in 1302, a period of progressive diffusion of the Italian influence in the Frankish kingdom emerged with the Cornaro family becoming one of the main supporters of the Lusignan dynasty.
The sudden death of James II opened the way to the accession to the throne by Catherine Cornaro in 1474 and the beginning of the direct domination of Venice with Cyprus becoming a province of the Venetian maritime empire, administered directly from the mainland, and the period between 1474-1570 is undoubtedly the period where the links between Venice and Cyprus are the most dense.
The formal integration of Cyprus into the Dominio da Mar in 1489 enhanced the penetration of Italian culture in the island through literary, philosophical and aesthetic values, and churches were decorated by painters drawing their inspiration from Italy.
The Ottoman conquest of the summer of 1570 put an end to the Venetian domination of Cyprus and detached the island from the Italian environment, whilst trade relations between Cyprus and Venice continued until the 18th century.
Through the Cyprus – Venice routes, there are a myriad of opportunities to visit interesting sites across the island. To access the full brochure detailing the island's Venetian history and connections, as well as all the relevant sites in each region, click here.
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Including a soup, house salad, tea and dessert.
All our couscous plates our made with steam cooked semolina drizzled with olive oil, covered with chick peas, mixed vegetables (carrots, potatoes and zucchinis) and served with local lamb broth.
Local lamb shank and grain fed chicken covered with a sweet and salty sauce, mixed with onions, raisins, prunes, ginger and cinnamon, all covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Local lamb shank, grain fed chicken and merguez sausages, covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Shrimps, scallops and grain fed chicken, covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Grain fed chicken and merguez sausages, covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Local lamb shank and merguez sausages, covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Grain fed chicken covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Merguez sausages covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Lamb and beef meat balls covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Made with local lamb broth, fresh tomatoes, cracked whole wheat, parsley, olive oil and saffron.
Fried pastry stuffed with a succulent mix of beef, capers, eggs, parsley and onions, served with a house salad.
Fried pastry stuffed with potatoes, capers, parsley and an egg (with or without tuna), served with a house salad.
Choose from our variety of couscous and tagines.
A plate of delicious varied oriental pastries.
Mint tea, turkish coffee or regular coffee.
Atlantic salmon (or scallops and shrimps) covered with mixed vegetables and chick peas.
Restaurante interessante com várias opções de couscous e tajine. Comemos couscous royal e estava bom, exceto pelo frango que não tinha gosto de nada. A baklava da sobremesa era ótima e o chá de hortelã, perfeito.
O jantar foi ótimo, mas infelizmente tivemos que sair antes do show! Espero voltar novamente em breve! Serviço foi incrível, amei o comida, ótimo preço também para a table d'hote!
Comida não saborosa, lugar muito pequeno, assentos desconfortáveis, sistema de som muito ruim e muito caro. .
Jantei lá com um grupo de amigos. Cozinha marroquina ótimo, muito atraente do ventre dançarinos, trazer o seu próprio vinho, a atmosfera e a decoração é única ... Vou novamente em julho deste ano ... Mal posso esperar !!
Os funcionários e antigos clientes da empresa respondem rápido a dúvidas sobre La Couscoussiere d'Ali Baba.


What lines and shapes could they create? Did the paint make different patterns with different brushes?
When children are painting they?re learning to express themselves.
The sensory nature of the actual process of painting is a beneficial activity for young children learning to express themselves.
grip easily and will provide an even more sensory experience.
Different textures really add a bit of magic to a blank page while children explore their creativity. Set of 3 different brushes.


Tomorrow I will be showing some of the project I've been working on in the office to the boss. I didn't want to have overly obnoxious colors for that, so I used a pretty navy and a little bit of fleck.
The navy is Road House Blues (OPI). The flakies came from Flashy (Finger Paints. For a little difference, I used a matte top coat from NYC. Simple Simon!
Ooh nice and simple! I love the matte look!
This is so pretty and elegant.
I love this! I have a question... (I have never tried matte polish.) does an actual matte polish and a regular polish with a matte top coat, end result actually look the same???? this would be a cool comparison!
Awesome question! Unfortunately, I'm the wrong one to ask. I don't actually own any matte polishes, just matte top coats. I imagine that is the case though. Just as I assume applying a shiny top coat to a matte polish would make it appear as if it were shiny in the first place.
hmmm....I have heard that matte polishes chip faster.. so that has made me NOT wanna buy one.. maybe one day I'll buy one JUST to try :) thank you tons! LOVE LOVE your blog!
I love this! Where can I buy "flashy"?
It was a limited edition flakie from Finger Paints. It's no longer available sadly.
So simple but so pretty! I really love mattified flakies and glitter.


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using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ActiveListExtensions.Utilities
{
	internal class ActiveValueList<T> : ObservableList<IActiveValue<T>, ActiveValueList<T>.ValueStore, T>
	{
		internal class ValueStore : IDisposable
		{
			private IActiveValue<T> _value;
			public T Value => _value.Value;

			public int Index { get; set; }

			public ValueStore(IActiveValue<T> value)
			{
				_value = value;
				_value.ValueChanged += ValueChangedHandler;
			}

			private void ValueChangedHandler(IActiveValue<T> activeValue, IActiveValueChangedEventArgs<T> eventArgs) => ValueChanged?.Invoke(eventArgs.OldValue, eventArgs.NewValue, Index);

			public void Dispose() => _value.ValueChanged -= ValueChangedHandler;

			public event Action<T, T, int> ValueChanged;
		}

		public ActiveValueList()
			: base(i => i.Value)
		{
		}

		protected override ValueStore GetStoreFromSource(IActiveValue<T> source)
		{
			var store = new ValueStore(source);
			store.ValueChanged += ValueChanged;
			return store;
		}

		private void ValueChanged(T oldValue, T newValue, int index) => NotifyOfCollectionChange(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace, newValue, oldValue, index));

		protected override void DisposeOfStore(ValueStore store) => store.Dispose();

		public override void Add(int index, IActiveValue<T> value)
		{
			base.Add(index, value);
			for (int i = index; i < List.Count; ++i)
				List[i].Index = i;
		}

		public override void Remove(int index)
		{
			base.Remove(index);
			for (int i = index; i < List.Count; ++i)
				List[i].Index = i;
		}

		public override void Move(int oldIndex, int newIndex)
		{
			base.Move(oldIndex, newIndex);
			int start, end;
			if (oldIndex < newIndex)
			{
				start = oldIndex;
				end = newIndex;
			}
			else
			{
				start = newIndex;
				end = oldIndex;
			}
			for (int i = start; i <= end; ++i)
				List[i].Index = i;
		}

		public override void Replace(int index, IActiveValue<T> newValue)
		{
			base.Replace(index, newValue);
			List[index].Index = index;
		}

		public override void ReplaceRange(int startIndex, int oldCount, IReadOnlyList<IActiveValue<T>> newValues)
		{
			base.ReplaceRange(startIndex, oldCount, newValues);
			var end = startIndex + newValues.Count;
			for (int i = startIndex; i < end; ++i)
				List[i].Index = i;
		}

		public override void MoveRange(int oldIndex, int newIndex, int count)
		{
			base.MoveRange(oldIndex, newIndex, count);

			var min = oldIndex < newIndex ? oldIndex : newIndex;
			var max = (oldIndex > newIndex ? oldIndex : newIndex) + count;

			for (int i = min; i < max; ++i)
				List[i].Index = i;
		}

		public override void Reset(IEnumerable<IActiveValue<T>> values)
		{
			base.Reset(values);
			for (int i = 0; i < List.Count; ++i)
				List[i].Index = i;
		}
	}
}

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This Collection Digital Collections Digital Repository
Photographs taken by Lt. Col. Sir Percy Sykes to illustrate Chinese Turkestan, the Russian Pamirs and Osh April-November, 1915
Browse all 49 Items
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black-and-white photographs49
gelatin silver prints49
photograph albums1
Documentary photography49
Politics and government49
Travelers49
Asia, Central49
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)49
Sykes, Percy, Sir, 1867-194549
Photographs taken by Lt. Col. Sir Percy Sykes to illustrate Chinese Turkestan, the Russian Pamirs and Osh April-November, 191550
This digital collection comprises selected materials from the following archival collection at David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library:
Photographs taken by Lt. Col. Sir Percy Sykes to illustrate Chinese Turkestan, the Russian Pamirs and Osh 1915 April-November
Collection #RL.11685 | 1 albums
Bound photograph album containing 48 photographs taken by Sir Percy Moleworth Sykes during his travels in a mountainous region of Central Asia, now the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, with his sister, Ella Sykes. The gelatin silver prints measure approximately 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches and are window-mounted two to a page with calligraphic captions in white ink. Subjects include landscapes, strategic buildings such as forts and trading posts, and local Uighur, Beg, Kyrgyz, and Kazak people and their dwellings and animals, as well as British, Russian, Turkish, and Chinese people and officials. Specific locations in captions include Kashgar, the Tuman River, Yarkand, Khotan, Merkit, Bulunkul, the Pamirs, Tashkurgan, Muztagh Ata, Karakul lake, Tian Shan mountains, and Osh. The images are large, crisp, and rich with detail, offering views of a remote area and its culture during tensions in the decades following the Russo-Turkish War.
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1. A Dulani Beg of Merkit
Sykes, Percy, Sir, 1867-1945
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2. A Ferry on the Yarkand River
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4. A Kashgar School
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5. A Serai on the Osh-Kashgar road
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6. A Soothsayer
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Erwin Jay Saunders, also known as E. Jay Saunders, is a Turks and Caicos Islands businessman and politician serving as the Deputy Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands as of 20 February 2021. He is the son of former Chief Minister Norman Saunders and former Speaker of the House, Emily Saunders.

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Welcome to St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church's website!
Browse the tabs for information about Orthodoxy, weekly bulletins, and events.
Lent, meaning "springtime," was originally simply known in the Church as "40" (Gk., tessarakonti; Lat., quadragesima). Originally 40 hours prior to the annual celebration of our Lord's Resurrection - Pascha (lit., "Passover"), the time period from Christ's Crucifixion on Friday morning to His rising from the dead early on the first day of the week (i.e., Sunday), the season of "40" expanded to a conventional unit of 40 days. In the Orthodox Church, Lent is a continuous period of 40 days prior to Holy Week, the week of our Lord's suffering, death, and Resurrection. This year Holy Week is April 20-27; Pascha is April 28.
Orthodox Holy Week commences with the Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-45; Saturday) and the Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem (John 12:1-18; Palm Sunday). Then for three days Christ taught in the Temple and on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple (Matthew 21-25). On Wednesday the Apostle Judas went to the Jewish chief priests and scribes with plans to betray his Lord for thirty pieces of silver. Thursday was the eve of Passover when Jesus instituted His Lord's Supper with His apostles and washed their feet at the Table; He then led them out of Jerusalem to the Garden of Gethsemane ("olive-press") where He was arrested and delivered to the clandestine Jewish High Council for condemnation. On Friday, Jesus was taken to the procurator Pontius Pilate by whom He was delivered over to be executed by crucifixion on a Cross, the deathpenalty reserved for the lowest of Roman criminals. Finally, after "giving up HIs spirit" on the Cross, Christ's body was taken by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish Council, and buried in his tomb hewn out of the rock. On that Saturday, the Sabbath, our Lord "rested from all His work," rising early the first day of the week incorruptible and triumphant over sin, death, and the power of the devil.
If you are interested in the Orthodox Faith, we welcome you to come and meet with us and pick up many interesting and informative pamplets that are available for you! If you should have any questions please feel free to call me at the Church at (330) 372-3895.
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FisherBroyles LLP today announced the firm has earned third-party certification for their ALTA Best Practices Framework which includes compliance benchmarking, readiness and reporting services across all seven ALTA Best Practices Pillars. The compliance testing and attestation reporting was conducted by ASF Enterprises LLC, whose program delivers independent third-party assurance using CPA professional standards.
ALTA Best Practices are advanced internal processes for title insurance companies and law firms who issue title insurance policies and serve as settlement agents, to better serve lenders in fulfilling their obligations and provide protection for consumers with regards to personal identification information now required by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) in regards to the Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rule.
Founded in 2002, FisherBroyles LLP is the first and largest full-service, cloud-based law firm in the country. The Next Generation Law Firm® has grown to approximately 150 attorneys in 19 offices nationwide. The FisherBroyles model leverages technology to offer a more cost-effective solution without sacrificing Big Law quality by eliminating unnecessary overhead that does not add value to clients. Visit our website at www.fisherbroyles.com to learn more about our firm's unique approach and how we can best meet your needs.


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Family Day at Minneapolis Institute of Art
January 12 @ 12:00 pm
MIA, 2400 3rd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN United States + Google Map
What is a Sun Baby? Any one that loves the sun and loves to shine their light. Join Kashimana for an interactive performance of warm and fuzzy lullabies and songs for Sun Babies. Kashimana is a musician and composer based in the Twin Cities whose rich soulful voice and stage presence will cure your winter blues and get you [...]
The Blue in the Distance
One event on January 12, 2020 at 2:00pm
Studio Z, 75 4th St E, Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55101 United States + Google Map
Zeitgeist teams up with composer Scott L. Miller for a virtual reality experience featuring vocalist Tracey Engleman, poetry by Minnesota poet laureate Joyce Sutphen, and video footage from Quarry Park in Saint Cloud, MN. Scott L. Miller is an American composer described as 'a true force on the avant-ambient scene' of 'high adventure avant garde music of the [...]
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Partner Pekka Kuusisto and composer Nico Muhly have been close friends and musical soulmates for many years, and this SPCO co-commission grew out of that strong bond. Along with the U.S. Premiere of Muhly's new violin concerto, introduces SPCO audiences to an important new composer from Sweden, Andrea Tarrodi.
Minnesota Orchestra in Concert
Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall
Ben Folds, one of today's most innovative and influential singer songwriters, has created an enormous body of genre-bending music over three decades that includes albums with Ben Folds Five, solo recordings and numerous collaborations. This performance adds the Orchestra's talent to Ben Folds' vocals and piano for an evening of quirky melodies, impromptu creation, and [...]
Liquid Music // An Evening with Pekka Kuusisto and Nico Muhly
Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave
Finnish violin star Pekka Kuusisto returns to Liquid Music with prolific composer/pianist Nico Muhly for a rare duo evening of wide-ranging contemporary, classical, original and traditional music. Pekka Kuusisto Described as "one-of-a-kind" by Toronto's The Globe and Mail, Pekka Kuusisto is renowned for his fresh approach to repertoire. Widely recognized for his flair in directing [...]


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A-list kosher: Midwood's Pomegranate market caters to Israeli's Bibi and other Jewish celebs
By Simone Weichselbaum
Customers browse in the Pomegranate supermarket in Brooklyn, New York on Oct. 3. The kosher superstore sold $1,800 worth of groceries to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's staff during the United Nations General Assembly. (Robert Mecea/New York Daily News)
IT'S A-LIST kosher with a Brooklyn twist.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu feasted on $1,800 worth of food from Pomegranate, a block-long Jewish grocery store in Midwood, during his most recent jaunt to New York.
Bibi's choice in chow follows other big name Pomegranate fans, including Ivanka Trump and violinist Itzhak Perlman, who've downed the made-on-Coney Island Ave. meals.
"When the prime minister comes to us, it validates what we do," said Pomegranate owner Abraham Banda, 46, a Satmar Hasid from Williamsburg. "We are the kosher Whole Foods. Everything we do is the best."
The Pomegranate supermarket in Brooklyn, New York, seen on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (Robert Mecea/New York Daily News)
Netanyahu's staff ordered a 10-person spread from Pomegranate while the Israeli leader was in town for the UN General Assembly. One of the prime minister's aides goofed by telling supermarket workers that the eats were for the Israeli leader.
Word quickly spread and was later reported by the Jewish Press. Banda gave The News an peak inside his presidential quality digs and detailed what Bibi noshed on.
"I was very excited," said Banda, showing off pictures of some of the platters made specifically for Netanyahu — rare prime rib, a mountain of cold cuts topped with rose petals and grilled fish on a bed of mixed greens.
Jars of goose confit, which sell for $49.99, in the Pomegranate supermarket in Midwood. (Robert Mecea/New York Daily News)
"They were impressed that a Hasidic kosher place makes this type of food."
Workers also sent dishes popular with Brooklyn shoppers, including gefilte fish, chopped liver, and matzoh ball soup to the Sept. 28 Shabbat meal reportedly held at the Lowes Regency Hotel in midtown.
"They wanted to have traditional food," said deli manager Shloime Leitner. "They told us it was for Bibi, so we made it extra special."
Pomegranate serves about 3,000 cooked eats each week prepared in their three kitchen, which sits on top of the 18,000 square-foot market that also sells everyday products from milk to toothpaste.
A fourth cook room, the "ha-mish kitchen," is down the street and run by Williamsburg Satmar chef David Tirnower, who oversees the making of old-world foods like "grieven" — fried chicken skin selling for $7 for a small box.
But it's the expensive and rare fare that attracts Pomegranate's deep-pocketed following.
Beef jerky goes for $95 per pound. "Kosher bacon," or smoked lamb, is $39.99 per pound. A jar of goose confit is $50 and a tin of blue caviar is $100.
Still, most of Pomegranate's customers live around the neighborhood and are unimpressed with the store's growing fame.
"I rarely buy fruit here, they don't know how to pick it," said Ed Clarke, 69, from Flatbush snubbing a bin of apples as he browsed the aisles last week. "I don't care for the prepared foods. I can do better by myself."
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Ideas should be considered on their merits. The identity of those who propose them should be irrelevant. So much for the theory. Most of us still want to know something about who is proposing a change and why.
The Advancing Democracy model is an attempt to fix the flaws in the Constitution exposed by the 1975 constitutional crisis.
In 1975, I was in Year 12 at a private school on Sydney's north shore, studying among other things economics and modern history. Having followed politics since childhood, I spent much of the year resolving in my mind where I stood politically. By the end of that tumultuous year, I had decided - I joined the Liberal Party during the election campaign triggered by the dismissal of the Whitlam Government.
The next year, aged 17, I commenced an Arts / Law degree at Macquarie University, and took the first year politics courses. The dismissal was a major issue of discussion. I argued that the blocking of supply and Kerr's decision had been justified.
The course ended mid-year, but I continued my research on the constitutional crisis. It annoyed me that people still argued that the Whitlam Government had not been so bad; that it did not deserve its fate. As I attempted to collect evidence that its poor economic record was unprecedented, it was rather galling to find that I was wrong - it wasn't so unprecedented, and there were factors at work beyond its control. Shortly afterwards, I had a more disturbing realisation - one central fact could not be put aside. Democracy is based on majority rule. The house which most closely reflects the choice of the majority is the House of Representatives. The Whitlam Government held a majority there when it was dismissed.
I already understood the difference between principle and expedience. A principle is a rule that is so important you follow it even when it is to your disadvantage. I came to see the arguments in favour of Kerr and the Liberals for what they were - mere arguments of convenience, designed to obscure a preference for expedience over principle.
I felt humiliated. I had followed the issue more closely than my contemporaries, read more, understood more and been quite certain I was right - but I was wrong. More surprises were in store as my political thinking progressed over the next few months, mainly under the influence of my part-time job pumping petrol. I realised the philosophy I was developing was closer to that of the Labor Party than the Liberals. I was depressed for weeks. I kept retracing the steps in my thinking. Surely I must have reached the wrong conclusion. By mid 1977, I had joined the Labor Party.
The following year I studied constitutional law. Again the 1975 crisis, this time from a legal perspective. At the end of 1978, Kerr released his Matters for Judgment, which I started reading immediately. At the same time, I took a job in a factory during the university holidays and experienced the crushing boredom of 'process work'. To stay sane, I retreated into thinking out a better constitutional arrangement. As I punched thousands of holes into hundreds of pieces of aluminium, four holes at a time, I had the central insight which underpins the Advancing Democracy model: many defects in the Constitution had contributed to the dismissal, but it was not necessary to fix all of them to prevent it happening again. In particular, the Senate's power over supply could be retained provided the Governor-General's powers were made subject to control by the House of Representatives. The best way to do this was to merge the positions of Governor-General and Speaker.
By this time, the country was exhausted by the debate over the constitutional crisis. No-one wanted to discuss it, inside the Labor Party or out.
I deferred becoming active in the Labor Party until I finished my legal studies, in mid 1981. From then, for the next 10 years, I was not so much active in the party as hyper-active. It was my unpaid second job, more important than my 'real' job as a solicitor. I intended to raise the constitutional issue when I attained some influence. This never happened. While I retained a traditional Labor view of the world, sceptical of market forces, the party lurched steadily and cynically to the right; a move which ensured its current terminal decline. In 1989 I was unsuccessful in my attempt to gain ALP preselection for the Federal electorate of Parramatta.
When Prime Minister Keating started the republican debate in 1993, I was already outside the ALP, voting for the Greens or independents. Mr Keating's proposal reeked of timidity - a lot of fuss about who the head of state should be; nothing at all about the powers of the position. I wrote to a few Liberals in 1994 outlining what is now the Advancing Democracy model, to see if there was any interest in outflanking Keating on the issue. There was none. The mainstream republican movement remained so blinkered in its thinking that it was pointless me participating in the debates and activism up to the 1999 referendum. Afterwards, I attended a couple of republican gatherings - Corowa in 2001 and Canberra in 2005. I mentioned my ideas to a few people and they were met with supreme disinterest.
Following the 2010 election I could see that for the first time since 1975 we were approaching a period when a conservative Liberal Government may face a hostile Senate which would be prepared to use the same tactics the Liberals used in 1975. That was the catalyst for developing the Advancing Democracy model into the comprehensive reform proposal it has now become. It remains in essence the idea I had in 1978. Except that now it is far more comprehensive, and backed by my 30 years' experience as a solicitor. Disputes can be prevented, and if not prevented then resolved without undue damage, if everyone agrees on clear rules. Advancing Democracy comprises a set of rules which are so clear that no-one can misunderstand them, or argue about their meaning.
After clarity, the next requirement is that rules be based on principles. What is evident to me now, aged 53, which wasn't so apparent when I was 20, is that society progresses when it accepts a principle and acts consistently with it. That is the challenge to today's Australians - are they prepared to accept the central principle of democracy, majority rule, as the cardinal rule of our Constitution? Or will they continue on the path of expedience, hoping somehow to thwart the majority when they are not part of it? What are the consequences for stability, if the majority realises that having a majority is not enough to win?
The principled approach evident in the Advancing Democracy model will provide Australia with a far more stable system of government as it enters a very uncertain period. The alternative, to keep things as they are, will guarantee major problems in the future.


Katie O'Neill is a multidisciplinary artist from Dublin, Ireland. O'Neill blends analogue elements (four tracks, reel to reel tape players, dictaphones) with guitar, voice and a variety of other instruments to make what has been described as "otherworldly dissonant chansons", made up of layers of ethereal sounds, "ballad-like at one juncture, discordant textured noise at the next" (Golden Plec, 2015).
With a voice that has been compared to Nico and Patti Smith, O'Neill impresses on the crowd a unique sonic imprint. O'Neill has played in Dublin (The Joinery), Leitrim (notably Hunter's Moon Experimental Festival), Cork and Galway, supporting artists such as Circuit Des Yeux and The Flowers of Hell. O'Neill has played internationally in UK and Austria with Bird People and Raising Holy Sparks. She has played in America (Do Your Worst and Don't Worry) and has recently toured in Latvia and Estonia with Lost Harbours and Waterflower.
O'Neill continues to dedicate herself to being a DIY artist, recording at home and self-releasing. Her most recent album 'Within' was released on cassette in 2016. She recently released a split with Dublin noise musician Luxury Mollusc on Box Emissions (https://boxemissions.bandcamp.com/). She has just completed an exhibition of photography and sound art entitled 'Hymn of the Dawn' in Dublin's A4 Sounds gallery and is also currently working on a new music.


These collaborations result in the creation of unique installations and artifacts that are made out of Caesarstone quartz surfaces. View to learn more about Caesarstone collaborations with Nendo, Raw Edges studio, Sebastian Herkner, Juergen Mayer-Hermann, Philippe Malouin, Jaime Hayon, and Tom Dixon.
Some of these creations were exhibited in Milan Design Week, Wallpaper* Handmade, Art Basel show, and more.


Ark Sailing is owned and run by Neil Mulhall (that's me).
I began working in the outdoors in 2002 where I started as a windsurfing instructor at Windermere Outdoor Adventure Centre (WOAC). I progressed into sailing and paddlesports and swiftly onto the position of senior instructor. After taking a couple of years out to work freelance for several outdoor providers within the Lake District including Ark Sailing, I returned to WOAC in 2014. The following year I enrolled at the University of Cumbria to study Outdoor Education, whilst continuing my role at WOAC. I graduated in the summer of 2018 and purchased Ark Sailing from Ian Shirra later that year.
Working for myself sailing on Windermere is, I consider a very privileged position to be in. Sailing is a passion which I enjoy very much and being able to teach, coach and pass on my skills is very rewarding.
I look forward to welcoming you on board Ark for your sailing adventure!


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Sorry Dems… Hillary Is No Better Than Donald
Bill Bonner | Aug 27, 2016 | Palm Beach Daily | 6 min readPrint
From Bill Bonner, Chairman Bonner and Partners: Poor Donald Trump.
He has had to apologize for hurt feelings. He has had to reshuffle his campaign team. He has been kicked so often by the press that he is starting to hide behind chairs, like a university president.
Here at the Bill Bonner's Diary, we favor lost causes, diehards, and underdogs.
"The Donald" may soon qualify on all three counts.
Empty-Nesters
We will return to the Big Top in a moment… and elaborate on why this year's presidential election is really a "Clash of Myths."
Meanwhile, nothing much to report from the markets.
Nothing much to report from Ouzilly, France, either. The last of the family leaves this weekend. Then we will be empty-nesters again.
Like parents everywhere, we wonder how much to interfere in the lives of our young adult children.
Say something? Or keep quiet? Offer fatherly advice? Or let them figure it out for themselves?
Father tends to be more laissez faire. Mother is more activist, more interventionist. Both want to help. But both are aware that they can't protect their children from life.
"Wisdom is the knowledge you need to avoid serious mistakes," says father, gravely.
"Where do you get wisdom?" asks the son.
"From making mistakes," comes the answer.
Freaks Aplenty
But back to national politics…
As we mentioned recently, if you want to enjoy the next three months, we suggest you think of the election campaign as entertainment.
It is a circus—with clowns, pratfalls, high-wire acts, and freaks aplenty.
"But wait," you may protest. "This is a serious matter. We have to be good citizens and decide the future of the country… responsibly."
Yes… well… it may be flattering to think so. But nobody really cares what we think… and it doesn't really matter anyway.
The biggest myth of all is that elections turn politics into a kind of market, where voters cast their ballots like people bidding at an auction; we don't always get the best deal, but it's the only "fair way."
Markets discover prices honestly.
People bid with their own money, when they spot a need or an opportunity. And they take the consequences when they make a mistake and adjust their bids—always learning… always correcting themselves… and always moving forward.
The worst of them lose everything and are knocked out of the bidding altogether; the best stay at it until they, too, go broke… or retire.
Elections are bogus.
Most voters don't have any idea what they are bidding on. Half of them have no money to bid with. Most are merely trying to get something for nothing. Others just want to force others to do as they tell them.
When voters make a mistake, everyone suffers… even those who "bought" the other candidate. No one learns anything. And the most benighted of the candidates is elected president.
Besides, what voters think they are bidding on—wealth and power—aren't on offer; the insiders control the important things.
Yankee Putin?
But let us turn to the here and now.
Hillary on one side; Donald on the other. The myth of the "competent professional" meets the myth of the "strong leader."
A Red, White, and Blue Angela Merkel versus a Yankee Putin.
What challenges will the new president encounter? Will a decisive, instinctive yahoo respond better than a careful, seasoned hack?
No one knows.
Nor does anyone know how well the candidates fit the myth.
Is Hillary really a competent professional? Is Donald really a strong leader? Or are they just caricatures… frauds pretending to be myths?
The most vivid illustration of clashing myths we have seen in recent times was the marvelous performance orchestrated at the Democratic National Convention.
One of the most enduring myths—in almost all countries—is that of the "fallen hero." It doesn't matter who he was… or what he was supposed to be fighting for… or which side he was fighting on: If he died in war, he is a "fallen hero."
The ancient Greeks believed there was no better way to die than in battle. Dying in battle gave a kind of honor and immortality that you couldn't get otherwise.
The Spartans, for example, made headstones only for men who died in battle or women who died in childbirth.
And in every village of France you will find a monument to "Nos Héros Morts Pour La Patrie." Usually, it is inscribed with dozens… or hundreds… of names of the soldiers who died in the trenches of World War I.
And everywhere, it is common practice to summon the ghosts of fallen heroes in politics. Pericles did it in his famous funeral oration. And so did Team Hillary when it brought out the parents of a Muslim-American soldier killed in Iraq…
Myth vs. Myth
Donald Trump took the bait.
He raised another still-inchoate opposing myth: that there is something un-American or untrustworthy about Muslims.
Hillary bet correctly that the "fallen hero" myth was stronger than the "bad Muslims" myth. If you believe the polls, Donald sank; Hillary rose.
But wait… What about the candidates' policies?
What about the Wall? What about better trade deals? What about the cost of a college education? What about Russia and the Middle East?
Surely, voters have a clear choice?
Alas, no. As segregationist politician George Wallace once put it, in the things that matter "there's hardly a dime's worth of difference" between Democrats and Republicans.
For instance, there will be no wall built, regardless of who is elected. "For the first time since the Great Depression," reports the Washington Post, "more Mexicans are leaving the U.S. than entering."
What would be the point of the Wall? To keep Mexicans from returning home?
Nor is there any such thing as a "better deal" in foreign trade. There is either free trade… or there are crony trade deals.
Both candidates will angle for more crony deals. Both candidates promise huge infrastructure spending programs, too.
Will one be better at selecting these boondoggles than the other?
Tax reform?
Neither candidate will make substantial changes. The tax system is tightly controlled by special interests working for the parasitocrats.
That won't change, no matter who sits in the Oval Office.
Siberian Candidate
But let us turn to foreign policy.
Here is where the myths really collide. We know what Hillary will do—she'll continue to bomb, drone, spend, and meddle. She'll continue the failed policies of the Bush/Obama regimes.
Donald promises a new assessment. NATO? Israel? Russia? He's not so sure.
This has so rattled the Republican neocon warmongers that many—such as Kagan, Kirchick, Negroponte—have gone over to Hillary. They've gotten together with the Democrat's mythmakers—including Krugman in the New York Times—to suggest that Donald is a "Siberian candidate."
Here, they're taking mythmaking to a whole new level: a myth counterattack.
Former CIA Director Michael Morell, writing in the New York Times, accused Trump of being "an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation."
(Hmmm… we can imagine a "witless agent." But an agent who takes orders wittingly? That is, he takes orders without realizing it? That is a challenge!)
Donald is said to be tight with Putin; his daughter even vacations with Putin's mistress, according to the press reports. (Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin have never met, despite the widely reported "bromance.")
Does this mean anything?
Team Hillary is betting that the "Bad Russians" myth is stronger than the "Good Strong Man" myth.
Reeve's Note: As Bill keeps saying… it doesn't really matter who wins the race for the White House, because a shadowy group of unelected elites already holds all the power. It's a disturbing story that few people know, but Bill exposes it all in his warning about the Deep State.


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La banda prohibida,  brecha de bandas o brecha energética (en inglés bandgap), en la física del estado sólido y otros campos relacionados, es la diferencia de energía entre la parte superior de la banda de valencia y la parte inferior de la banda de conducción. Esta cantidad se encuentra presente en aislantes y semiconductores, su predicción puede llegar a ser un reto para muchos de los métodos teóricos relacionados con la teoría de bandas.

La banda prohibida es una de las primordiales contribuciones en el campo de la mecánica cuántica.

La conductividad eléctrica de un semiconductor intrínseco (puro) depende en gran medida de la anchura del gap. Los únicos portadores útiles para conducir son los electrones que tienen suficiente energía térmica para poder saltar la banda prohibida, la cual se define como la diferencia de energía entre la banda de conducción y la banda de valencia. La probabilidad de que un estado de energía  esté ocupado por un electrón se calcula mediante las estadísticas de Fermi-Dirac. Una aproximación, la de Maxwell-Boltzmann, es válida también si se cumple , donde  es el nivel de Fermi. La aproximación de Maxwell-Boltzmann viene dada por:

donde:

e es la función exponencial
Eg es la energía de banda prohibida
k es la constante de Boltzmann
T es la temperatura
La conductividad es un efecto no deseado, y los materiales con un ancho de banda prohibida mayor ofrecen un mejor comportamiento. En los fotodiodos de infrarrojos se usa un gap pequeño para permitir la detección de fotones de baja energía.

Información general

 "El intervalo de banda es la cantidad mínima de energía necesaria para un electrón de liberarse de su estado de enlace.
 Cuando se cumple la energía de banda prohibida, el electrón es excitado a un estado libre, y por lo tanto puede participar en la conducción.
 La brecha de banda determina la cantidad de energía que se necesita para la conducción, así como la cantidad de energía que se genera.
 Un agujero se crea donde el electrón estaba obligado anteriormente. Este agujero también participa en la conducción."

Banda prohibida superconductora

La banda prohibida superconductora Δ, a veces conocida como gap superconductor, a pesar de su nombre, no está relacionada con la banda prohibida de semiconductores y aislantes, sino con la energía necesaria para romper el "enlace" que une a dos electrones que están formando un par de Cooper (mientras que cuando un electrón se encuentra en el estado normal, su energía cinética puede ser modificada una cantidad arbitrariamente pequeña). Si la energía aplicada es inferior a 2Δ (el doble, debido a que un par se compone de dos electrones, y la banda prohibida se refiere a la energía por electrón), no es posible romper el par, y por lo tanto se puede decir que "no sucede nada" (es decir, los electrones no absorberán fonones cuya energía sea inferior a dicha cantidad).

Más concretamente, la banda prohibida superconductora es la energía por electrón entre el estado fundamental superconductor y el primer estado excitado.

La banda prohibida es máxima en el cero absoluto, y va disminuyendo a medida que aumenta la temperatura, hasta anularse cuando se alcanza la temperatura crítica (es decir, cuando la muestra deja de ser superconductora debido a que la energía de enlace del par de Cooper es mayor que cero).

"La banda prohibida de un semiconductor es la energía mínima necesaria para excitar un electrón desde su estado ligado a un estado libre que le permita participar en la conducción. La estructura de bandas de un semiconductor da la energía de los electrones en el eje Y se llama un "diagrama de banda". El menor nivel de energía de un semiconductor se denomina "banda de valencia" (EV) y el nivel de energía en el que un electrón puede ser considerado libre se llama "banda de conducción" (EC). La banda prohibida (EG) es la diferencia de energía entre el estado ligado y el estado libre, entre la banda de valencia y la banda de conducción. Por lo tanto, la banda prohibida es la energía mínima necesaria para excitar el electrón de manera que pueda participar en la conducción."

La ecuación de la banda prohibida

La teoría BCS llega, aplicando la física cuántica, a una importante ecuación que desenvuelve un papel central en dicha teoría, y se suele conocer como ecuación de la banda prohibida o bien ecuación del gap:

donde kB es la constante de Boltzmann, εk es la energía cinética sobre el nivel de Fermi y V es el potencial de interacción entre los electrones del par de Cooper (que en la aproximación propuesta por Cooper es constante siempre que trabajemos cerca del nivel de Fermi, y nula cuando estemos fuera).

Lo que queremos es obtener el valor de la banda prohibida en función de la temperatura, es decir Δ = Δ(T), dado que de esta manera podríamos poner las propiedades que dependen de la banda prohibida en función de la temperatura (lo cual es importante, porque a la hora de realizar experimentos la temperatura será la variable independiente, cosa que no podemos hacer con la Δ). La ecuación es demasiado complicada como para obtener el valor exacto de Δ, pero se puede calcular numéricamente con programas informáticos convirtiendo el sumatorio en una integral. De esta manera, se obtiene una curva con las siguientes propiedades:

 Cuando T ~ 0, la energía de la banda prohibida es prácticamente constante (su tangente es horizontal en ese punto), tal que Δ(T) es aproximadamente igual a Δ(0),
 Cuando T ~ Tc, Δ(T) decrece rápidamente tal que tiene aproximadamente la forma de

(Más abajo, en la sección Enlaces externos hay un enlace a la página de HyperPhysics que contiene un gráfico con la forma de Δ = Δ(T)).

Gracias a la ecuación de la banda prohibida es posible calcular muchas cantidades termodinámicas en superconductores como la entropía, el calor específico, la energía interna o la energía libre en función de la temperatura, lo cual es fundamental para predecir resultados experimentales.

Lista de bandas prohibidas

En la siguiente tabla aparecen bandas prohibidas de diversos semiconductores (no confundir con la banda prohibida superconductora también mencionada):

Véase también
 Aislamiento eléctrico
 Banda de conducción
 Banda de valencia
 Fotodiodo
 Hueco de electrón
 Semiconductor
 Teoría de bandas
 Transistor de efecto de campo

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 «Energy Gap in Superconductors as a Function of Temperature», sección de una página de HyperPhysics donde aparece un gráfico que muestra la relación entre la banda prohibida superconductora y la temperatura (tanto la curva predicha por la teoría BCS, como los valores experimentales para el tantalio, el estaño y el niobio) (en inglés), accedida el 27 de mayo de 2008.
 Teoría de Bandas: Conductores, aisladores y semiconductores

Física del estado sólido
Semiconductores


You've grown tired of commuting to a job where you sit in a cubicle and do someone else's bidding. You've got a better idea, you can build a better mousetrap, you know you have the knack for being in the right place at the right time, and so you're thinking of self-employment. But how do you determine if this is a pipe dream or an idea worth pursuing?
Whether you're running your own business or working as an independent contractor, you'll soon realize that working for yourself isn't just another job, it's a way of life.
Are you someone who likes a nine-to-five routine and collecting a regular paycheck? When you're self-employed, you must be willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the job. You're going to work long hours, which means that you won't have as much time as you used to for family or leisure activities. And if the cash flow becomes a trickle, you're going to be the last one to get paid.
Can you get along well with all types of people? Being self-employed is all about managing relationships--with your clients or customers, your suppliers, perhaps with your employees, certainly with your family, and probably with your banker, lawyer, and accountant, too. If you're the type who wants to be alone to do the few things that you're good at, then you should do that--for someone else.
Are you a disciplined self-starter? Being self-employed means that you're your own boss. There may be days when you'll have to make yourself sit at your desk instead of going for a long lunch, or (especially if you work out of your home) place those business calls instead of reading the newspaper.
Finally, do you enjoy wearing many hats? Depending on your line of work, you may be involved in handling marketing and sales duties, financial planning and accounting responsibilities, administrative and personnel management chores--or all of the above.
Think about how great it will feel to get paid to do what you'd love to do anyway. If you're working for yourself, chances are you'll be doing work that you enjoy. You'll get to pick who you'll work for or with, and in most cases you'll work with your customers or clients directly--no go-betweens muddying the waters. As a result, you may have days when it hardly feels as if you're working at all. Such harmony between your working life and the rest of your life is what attracted you to self-employment in the first place.
Being your own boss means that you'll be in control of all of the decisions affecting your working life. You'll decide on your business plan, your quality assurance procedures, your pricing and marketing strategies--everything. You'll have job security; you can't be fired for doing things your way. As you perform a variety of tasks related to your work, you'll learn new skills and broaden your abilities.
You'll even have the flexibility to decide your own hours of operation, working conditions, and business location. If you're working out of your home, your start-up costs may be reduced. You'll also experience lower operating costs; after all, you'll be paying for the rent and utilities anyway. If the location of your work isn't important (perhaps you're a freelance writer or a consultant), you can live wherever you want. At any rate, if you work at home, you'll greatly reduce your daily commuting time and expense.
If all goes well and you're making money, chances are you can make more than you did working for someone else. And since you're working for yourself, you may not have to share the proceeds with anyone else. The fruits of your labor will be all yours, because you own the vineyard.
When you're self-employed, particularly if you're starting your own business, you may have to take on a substantial financial risk. If you need to raise additional money to get started, you may need a cosigner or collateral (such as your home) for a loan. Depending on how much or little work you can line up, you may find that your cash flow varies from a flood to a trickle. You'll need a cash backup so you can pay your bills while you're waiting for business to come in or waiting to be paid for completed work. Since you'll have to pay your own creditors first, this means that sometimes you may eat cereal instead of steak.
Remember that you're not making any money if you're not working. You don't have any employer benefit package, which means that it's going to be hard for you to go on vacation, take a day off, or even stay home sick without losing income. It also means that you'll have to provide your own health insurance and retirement plan. Remember, too, that you can choose your clients or customers, but you can't control their expectations or actions. If you don't come through for them, or if you do something that offends them, you might not get paid for your work.
Because you're working for yourself, you're going to have to take care of everything yourself, from figuring your taxes to watering the office plants. You'll probably need some new skills, such as bookkeeping and filing quarterly taxes. You can learn to do these things yourself--many software programs are designed just for this market--or you can hire others (e.g., an accountant) to take care of them for you. If you're not careful, however, you may find that you're spending more time on the business of being in business for yourself than you are on the work that attracted you to self-employment in the first place.
If you can work long and hard, tolerate risk and stress, cope well with potential disaster and failure, and work well alone and with others, then perhaps self-employment is right for you. If not, then perhaps you should keep that job in the cubicle.


The sinuses are always draining mucus down the back of the throat and into the stomach. Some health issues can make this drainage more noticeable, and even painful or annoying. There are many home remedies, including essential oils, steam therapy, and nasal irrigation.
Healthy sinuses produce mucus that keeps the throat, nose, and airways moist.
Too much drainage can be annoying, and it can also be a risk factor for pneumonia.
Aromatherapy with essential oils can help ease congestion.
If sinus drainage is irritating, but not severe, home remedies can usually relieve the discomfort.
Treating underlying causes, by eliminating contact with allergens, for example, can also improve symptoms and prevent them from returning.
Aromatherapy can offer temporary relief when sinus drainage causes congestion and pressure.
Essential oils of peppermint and eucalyptus can alleviate discomfort from a cold and may help suppress a cough. Try using them in a chest rub or diffusing them in the bedroom overnight.
Essential oils are available for purchase online, including peppermint oil and eucalyptus oil.
While some mouthwashes contain essential oils, these ingredients can irritate the gums and may even be toxic, so speak with a doctor before using them.
Thickened mucus often causes irritating sinus drainage. Steam can thin the mucus, allowing it to flow more easily, and help relieve coughing, pressure, and difficulty breathing.
Some pharmacies and health stores sell small steamers for use on the face and nose.
A person can also breathe in enough steam by closing the bathroom door and turning on a hot shower.
Dehydration can cause painful sinus drainage.
Cool, dry air can also dry out the airways.
Nasal irrigators are devices that help clean out the nose and sinuses. Irrigation can also moisten the sinuses, counteracting the effects of dry air.
Neti pots are among the most popular types of irrigators. Using one can help speed recovery from a sinus infection.
Neti pots and other irrigators are available to buy online. Be sure to use distilled water, not tap water.
Saline sprays can also help and are safe for most people to use on a long-term basis.
It is easy for the sinuses to dry out in cold weather or dry climates, and this can lead to pain and congestion.
Humidifiers keep the air moist and reduce the effects of cold weather and dry air. Using a humidifier in the bedroom overnight can help.
It may also help to add a few drops of peppermint or eucalyptus oil to the water in a humidifier.
Humidifiers are available for purchase online.
Sleeping with the head elevated can help the mucus drain and prevent congestion.
Symptoms of acid reflux can be similar to those of sinus drainage. People with acid reflux also tend to benefit from sleeping propped up on extra pillows.
Some herbal formulas promise to shorten the duration of the common cold, which can cause uncomfortable sinus drainage.
Research into the effectiveness of these products, however, is inconclusive.
Herbal remedies are generally harmless, but a person should exercise caution, as with any other medication. Speak with a doctor before trying them, and stop using them if any side effects occur.
A doctor can prescribe decongestants or antihistamines.
Nasal decongestants can offer temporary relief, but they may become addictive, so consult a doctor before using them. Some decongestants contain the drug pseudoephedrine.
The right treatment for sinus drainage symptoms depends on the cause, which is often the common cold. A cold is a viral infection that goes away on its own, and antibiotics will not help.
If the flu is causing uncomfortable drainage, antiviral drugs may speed healing. However, these medications only work if a person takes them within a few days of noticing symptoms.
Antiviral flu medication is available by prescription only, so a person should see a doctor as soon as they notice flu symptoms.
If a bacterial sinus infection is causing sinus drainage symptoms, antibiotics may help clear the infection.
If an allergic reaction is responsible, a person should undergo allergy testing and receive a diagnosis. Some prescription medications can help.
Chronic sinusitis can also cause uncomfortable sinus drainage. Antibiotics and corticosteroid medications can help, but a person may require surgery if the sinusitis has caused a blockage.
Symptoms occur when there is an excessive amount of mucus, and the mucus is unusually thick.
Also, an injury can affect the ability of the sinuses to drain properly or produce enough mucus.
It is particularly important to wash the hands frequently during cold and flu season, and after coming into close contact with others.
A doctor should assess infants who have difficulty breathing.
When sinus drainage becomes uncomfortable, and this lasts longer than a week, a person may have an infection or another issue that requires medical treatment.
Minor discomfort from sinus drainage does not usually indicate a serious medical issue.
When a cold, seasonal changes, or dry air causes uncomfortable sinus drainage, the symptoms usually go away on their own.
A sinus infection, allergy, or injury can cause symptoms that last much longer. If home treatments do not work, see a doctor, even if symptoms are minor.
A person can usually manage symptoms of sinus drainage at home. Anyone with long-lasting or recurring sinus drainage discomfort should speak with a doctor about potential causes. Medical treatments can often resolve symptoms more effectively than home remedies.


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Essays on the Philosophy of Music
Cambridge University Press (1985)
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Bloch, Ernst (1985). Essays on the Philosophy of Music. Cambridge University Press.
This volume contains a selection of essays in translation by the German philosopher and man of letters Ernst Bloch, on the philosophy of music. For Bloch - often simply assimilated to the Marxist tradition, but whose thought shows a strongly individual and idealist cast - music was a primary focus on reflection. His musical knowledge and expertise were of a very high order and he was well acquainted with many of the leading composers and theorists of music of his time in Germany: even divorced from his philosophy his criticism remains of value and significance. Throughout, whether discussing the complex and varied relations between text and music, or questions relating to the 'expressive' as opposed to the 'descriptive' functions of music, Bloch is intent on elucidating and placing musical experience.
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The intelligent use of signalling and traffic management technology through the Digital Railway, could bring substantial benefit to the UK's rail network, says the Transport Committee in its report 'Rail technology: signalling and traffic management'.
Elements of the Digital Railway programme are already in use, others are being trialled. A fully implemented, cross-industry delivery plan, is to be encouraged. However, Network Rail should make sure that the right interventions are used on the right routes and take their time to get it right.
The term 'Digital Railway' covers a range of systems rather than a specific technology. The Committee does not advocate or reject any specific option but recommends that Network Rail undertakes a full cost/benefit analysis which is published for consultation, before finalising its strategy.
"The number of passengers using our rail network is increasing year on year. There is an urgent need to increase capacity and the Digital Railway is an exciting programme which could have real impact. We have seen successes on some metro lines already.
However, measured and realistic plans are essential to the progress of the digital railway. Network Rails needs to keep a firm grip on their plans and they need to include the whole sector. There will need to be a full cost/benefit analysis published case by case, for consultation, before strategies can be finalised. The Department for Transport will need to seek input from rolling stock owners, passenger and freight operating companies, technology suppliers and trade unions representing railway workers.
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[Podcast] Twilight Zone: The Movie – Episode 104 – Decades of Horror 1980s
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"You wanna see something really scary?" Submitted for your approval, a podcast looking back at an anthology film that's a remake of a classic TV show. Four segments. Four directors. Analyzed by four men. Attempting to figure out which is better. What caused the infamous tragedy on the film's set? Which one makes the most lasting impression? Who can possibly remember that Bill Mumy isn't Ron Howard? All these questions lay linger… in The Twilight Zone… The Movie… the topic of this edition of the podcast.
Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 104 — Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie is a film obviously marred by tragedy. The deaths of Vic Morrow, Renee Chen, and My-ca Dinh Le during an infamous helicopter accident still loom over the film. Yet, aside from that, there's still a lot to enjoy about this anthology. Four directors – two at the height of their fame (John Landis & Steven Spielberg) and two others still up and coming (Joe Dante and George Miller) – were tasked to adapt four different episodes of the iconic anthology show into a segment. The results are eclectic, to say the least. There's a supernatural adventure about bigotry, a sepia toned character piece about old age, a darkly comedic fantasy about a child with God-like powers and a paranoia sweat soaked horror about a fear of flying. Oh, and there's also a prologue with Albert Brooks and Dan Aykroyd. Mix in a diverse cast that also includes Al Leong, Scatman Crothers, Kevin McCarthy, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan and Twilight Zone veteran Burgess Meredith & it's a rather interesting time.
Thomas Mariani and Christopher G. Moore are both out a Doc once again (don't worry, he'll be back next time), so they've recruited Gruesome writer Adam Thomas and filmmaker Bill Mulligan to talk about Twilight Zone The Movie. They talk the industry changing aspects of the tragic accident, contextualize the careers of all these directors from this specific time and compare the adaptations of the episodes to their television counterparts. In ranking all the segments, the results are far more varied than one might expect. Some prefer the heartwarming sugariness of Spielberg. Others prefer the canted angles of Miller. Even some prefer Landis' ability to turn a tragedy into a cohesive short story. It's a passionate discussion that'll show you something really scary.
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This week, the Grue-Crew witness the terror of Lovecraftian aliens, the ferocity of werewolf zombies, and the revenge of a woman wronged. First up is the feature film Island Zero from director Josh Gerritsen set on a remote North Eastern island facing a threat from beneath the sea… or is it from another dimension. The […]
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'The old ones called it "the hour of the wolf." It is the hour when most people die, when most children are born. Now is when nightmares come to us. And if we are awake … we're afraid.' Everyone experiences this phenomenon but it was Ingmar Bergman who brought this bit of Swedish folklore to […]
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Anthologies are notoriously patchy. (although most recently 'SouthBound' really impressed me) All four episode of 'TZ' were very good for very different reasons. But I have to say…of all the things that stick in my mind about that movie…the use of music; the music in 'Kick the Can' is possibly the best I have ever heard. I got the soundtrack and played it over…and over…and over again. It makes the weakest of the installments for me the most memorable.


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More information has been released regarding the tragic death of 18 year-old Ervin Jefferson.
The two private security guards who shot Jefferson have been arrested for impersonating police officers. They'd detained a group of women near the Jefferson home.
Ervin's stepfather was arrested for firing upon them from the Jefferson home. Ervin was shot as he approached the group of women, whom he believed were there to attack his younger sister.
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"Investigators have confirmed that is why the women were there, reports 11Alive.com.
Though Ervin's mother, Candy Grimes, claimed that she saw her son being run over by a car after he was shot, DeKalb County Public Safety Director William Miller, says that Ervin crawled under the car after he was shot once in the chest, according to autopsy results.
Though it is unclear if Scott and Jackson are registered to carry firearms, Miller says that so far it seems as if they were within their rights to kill Ervin…"
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18 year-old Ervin Jefferson was shot and killed last Saturday night by private security guards outside of his home in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Though details are still scarce regarding the incident, what is known is that there was some kind of disturbance outside of Jefferson's home. Both the security guards (working for an apartment complex down the street) and Jefferson were responding to the same disturbance. According to Ervin's mother, Jefferson was simply trying to protect his family.
According to the guards, Jefferson began walking towards them menacingly, "making threats to kill." The guards drew a weapon and shot Jefferson twice in the chest, killing him. It is unknown if either of the guards have been arrested.
The guards say they heard more gunshots coming from the home, and fled to their apartment complex. The family remember things quite differently, asserting that the security guards may not be the actual killers, and that Jefferson was run over by a car after he'd been shot.
"In a twist, Jefferson's family claim that the security guards did not kill him, according to WSB-TV, and if they did, they're lying about exactly what happened because there was a car covering the teen.
'For one thing, the car was completely on top of him covered,' Jefferson's uncle, Dana Davis said. 'His whole body was covered. We have yet to see his body. No body.'
Family members say that Jefferson was unarmed."
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Oxford vaccine scientist says fourth Covid doses 'not sustainable' globally
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A blanket programme of fourth vaccine doses is not a sustainable way to tackle the coronavirus, one of the pioneers of the Oxford/AstraZeneca shot has said.
Prof Andrew Pollard played down suggestions that countries such as Britain could follow Israel in proceeding to a fourth round of vaccinations.
He said a further top-up dose might be necessary for people who are particularly vulnerable despite having had three shots already. This is likely to include the elderly as well as those with suppressed immune systems.
But it "really is not affordable, sustainable or probably even needed to vaccinate everyone on the planet every four to six months," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Boris Johnson: UK's Covid fight going 'incomparably better' than a year ago
"We haven't even managed to vaccinate everyone in Africa with one dose, so we're certainly not going to get to a point where fourth doses for everyone is manageable," he said.
"The future must be focusing on the vulnerable and making boosters or treatments available to them to protect them," he told another interviewer.
"We know that people have strong antibodies for a few months after their third vaccination, but more data are needed to assess whether, when and how often those who are vulnerable will need additional doses."
France expressed similar caution on Monday. Alain Fischer, the head of the French vaccination programme, said ministers could decide on potential fourth doses in February or March once there is more scientific evidence.
Prof Pollard, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, welcomed signs that the Omicron variant appears to be causing milder disease than the previously dominant Delta strain.
But he cautioned that "there will be new variants after Omicron, and we don't yet know how they're going to behave".
Health workers in Britain have administered booster shots to 34.2 million people, accounting for almost 60 per cent of the population aged 12 and over.
It comes amid record infection levels caused by the Omicron variant, with more than a million cases being detected in the past week alone. Deaths and hospital admissions are some way below previous peaks.
Prof Pollard said the vaccination programme was going well in Britain but was "falling way behind" globally, with unvaccinated people still the majority in low-income countries.
The Oxford scientist is chair of the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, although he recuses himself from decisions on Covid-19.
He said he was pleased that the AstraZeneca vaccine had been widely used around the world, even though it is not currently being used for booster shots in the UK.
"The vaccine development has always been about: how can we best protect people everywhere around the world?," he said.
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Gondar was once the capital city of the Ethiopian empire, which began in 1632 with the reign of Fasiladas. Gondar has now become one of Ethiopia's largest and most impressive cities, with its walled Royal Enclosure. In Gondar, there are a dozen castles built by various emperors over the course of 236 years. The city seems more European than African and also has Islamic influences. We will visit the palaces, residences and baths of Fasilidas and also the church of Debre Berham Selassie (Light of the Trinity) which is located at the summit of a hill and surrounded by fortified walls. The interior is decorated with beautiful frescs. Overnight hotel in Gondar.
This morning we take a boat trip on Lake Tana to fully appreciate the sheer size of this waterway. There are a myriad of monastaries and churches on the islands; some are private and not accessible to the public. We will visit Ura Kidane Mihret church on Zeghie peninsula with its rich history and ornate frescs. In the afternoon we visit Tissisat to marvel at the Blue Nile Falls - or "Smoke of Fire". The falls are located about 2hrs drive (on a rough, dusty road) from Bahir Dar but the result is worth it. The Falls are 400 metres wide when in flood and fall over a sheer chasm more than 45 metres in height. We return to Bahir Dar in the evening. Overnight hotel.


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Q: Defining the sum on the set $\mathbb N$ Suppose we have a set $\mathbb N$, $0\in \mathbb N$ and $\sigma\colon \mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ satisfying Peano axioms of natural numbers.
Inside ZF (or ZFC if needed) how do we define the "addition" function i.e. a function $+ \colon \mathbb N \times \mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ satisfying for all $n,m \in \mathbb N$
$$
  n + 0 = n\\
  n + \sigma(m) = \sigma(n+m).
$$
I have tried to consider all relations satisfying these properties and taking their intersection $R$. I would like to prove that what I get is a function. I have proved that its domain is $\mathbb N \times \mathbb N$ but I am not able to prove that such relation is univoque. To get the result I would need to prove that $\le$ is a well ordering. But to define $\le$ I would like to have already defined $+$... so I'm not sure which one should be defined first and how to proceed.
A reference to a book would be also appreciated.

A: What you are trying to prove is a particular case of this:
Theorem: Let $A$ be a set, let $a$ be an element of $A$, and let $\alpha\colon A\longrightarrow A$ be a function. Then there is on and only one function $f\colon\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow A$ such that $f(0)=a$ and that $(\forall n\in\mathbb N):f\bigl(\sigma(n)\bigr)=\alpha\bigl(f(n)\bigr)$.
Your approach to the proof is correct. You define$$\mathcal{A}=\left\{S\subset\mathbb{N}\times A\,\middle|\,\right(0,a)\in S\wedge(\forall n\in\mathbb{N}):(n,b)\in S\implies\bigl(\sigma(n),\alpha(b)\bigr)\in S\}$$and then you define $f$ as the intersection of all elements of $\mathcal A$. Then you prove that $f$ is a function (that is, for each $n\in\mathbb N$, there is one and only one $b\in A$ such that $(n,b)\in f$). It is trivial that $f$ is the only function under the conditions of the theorem.
This theorem is Theorem I in Leon Henkin's On Mathematical Induction (The American Mathematical Monthly
67, No. 4 (Apr., 1960), pp. 323–338).
Proof: The set $\mathcal A$ is not empty, since $\mathbb{N}\times A\in\mathcal A$. Let $f$ be the intersection of all elements of $\mathcal A$. Since $(0,a)$ belongs to each element of $\mathcal A$, then it belongs to $f$ too. On the other hand, whenever $(n,b)\in f$, then $\bigl(\sigma(n),\alpha(b)\bigr)\in f$, because each element of $\mathcal A$ has this property.
Now, I shall prove that, for each $n\in\mathbb N$, there is some $b\in A$ such that $(n,b)\in f$. That's easy to do by induction. If $n=0$, we've already seen that we can take $b=a$. Now, let $n\in\mathbb N$ and suppose that there is a $b\in A$ such that $(n,b)\in f$. Then $(n,b)$ belongs to each element of $\mathcal A$, and therefore so does $\bigl(\sigma(n),\alpha(b)\bigr)$. So $\bigl(\sigma(n),\alpha(b)\bigr)\in f$. This proves what I wanted to prove.
Now, I shall prove that, for each $n\in\mathbb N$ there is only one $b\in A$ such that $(n,b)\in f$. Again, I shall use induction. Suppose that $(0,b)\in f$ for some $b\neq a$. Consider the set $f\setminus\{(0,b)\}$. Then $f\setminus\{(0,b)\}\in\mathcal A$ and therefore, by the definition of $f$, $f\subset\setminus\{(0,b)\}$, which is absurd. So, the only element $b\in A$ such that $(0,b)\in f$ is $b=a$. Now, let $n\in\mathbb N$ and suppose that there is only one $b\in A$ such that $(n,b)\in f$. We already know that $\bigl(\sigma(n),\alpha(b)\bigr)\in f$. Suppose that $\bigl(\sigma(n),b'\bigr)\in f$ for some $b'\neq\alpha(b)$. Then $f\setminus\bigl\{\bigl(\sigma(n),b'\bigr)\bigr\}\in\mathcal A$ and therefore, by the definition of $f$, $f\subset f\setminus\bigl\{\bigl(\sigma(n),b'\bigr)\bigr\}$, which, again, is absurd.
So, I proved that $f$ is a function. This function is also such that

*

*$f(0)=a$;

*$(\forall n\in\mathbb{N}):f\bigl(\sigma(a)\bigr)=\alpha\bigl(f(n)\bigr)$.

Finally, $f$ is the only such function. Indeed, if $g$ is another function with the same properties, then $g\in\mathcal A$ and therefore $f\subset g$. Since both $f$ and $g$ are functions, $g=f$.

A: In this answer $V$ denotes the universe of regular sets.
In general the following statement is true for a class $R$ of ordered pairs.

Let $R$ be well-founded and local and let $t:V\times V\times V\rightarrow V$
  be an operation.
Exactly one operation $s:V\times V\rightarrow V$
  exists such that $s\left(a,b\right)=t\left(a,b,\left\{ \left(x,s\left(a,x\right)\mid xRb\right)\right\} \right)$
  for all sets $a,b$.

A corollary of this is:
For any two operations $G:\omega\rightarrow V$ and $H:\omega\times\omega\times V\rightarrow V$
there is exactly one function $F:\omega\times\omega\rightarrow V$
satisfying:

*

*$F\left(n,0\right)=G\left(n\right)$

*$F\left(n,\sigma\left(m\right)\right)=H\left(n,m,F\left(n,m\right)\right)$

If $G$ is prescribed by $n\mapsto n$ and $H$ is by $\langle n,m,k\rangle\mapsto\sigma(k)$ then $F$ is the function that you are after.

A: I struggled with the same problem some years ago. Just construct $A$ as a subset of $N^3$ such that:
$\forall a,b,c:[(a,b,c)\in A \iff (a,b,c)\in N^3 $
$\land [\forall d\subset N^3: [\forall e\in N: (e,0,e) \in d $
$\land \forall e,f,g: [(e,f,g)\in d \implies (e,\sigma(f), \sigma(g))\in d]$
$ \implies (a,b,c)\in d]]]$
You should then be able to prove that $A$ is the required function. Not a trivial exercise.
A similar construction can be used for multiplication and exponentiation on $N$. The strange thing about exponentiation, though, is that any value will work for $0^0$ without affecting the other values. It turns out there are infinitely many binary functions on $N$ that satisfy
$x^2=x\times x$
$x^3 = x\times x \times x$
$x^4 = x\times x \times x\times x$
and so on.
But they differ only in the value of $0^0$.

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Students from Armand Larive Middle School attended a Culinary Workshop in Umatilla, hosted by Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council, where they saw their school nutrition professionals in action. The Culinary Workshop is one of six regional workshops offered to school nutrition professionals throughout Oregon to help improve child nutrition programs, and many of the recipes tested were from Food Hero. Students interviewed, taste-tested and even gave their feedback on the finished recipes to re-cap the day. As one of the many examples showing how the experience is paying off, Armand Larive Middle School's Ashley Treadwell received Honorable Mention in the National Scholastic Press Association Individual Award Contest for her video story titled "Cooking Class", which she edited using video footage from the day.
Seventh grade students from the Armand Larive Middle School Television club in Hermiston, Oregon had the chance to interview Anthony Newman, a former National Football League player, when he visited their school. Anthony is a Fuel Up to Play 60 Ambassador working with the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council to promote good nutrition and a physically active lifestyle. The story aired as part of the monthly ALTV news program.
Inspired by nutrition classes and motivated with their leadership role at school, 6th graders at Roosevelt Elementary in Medford, Oregon found a fun and creative way to connect fellow-students with healthy choices messaging. They choreographed and performed an original music video to the USDA Team Nutrition song Alive With Five Food Groups.
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Extraordinary attention to customer care fueled Edgar Stern's vision and set the gold standard for service in the ski world, a legacy that continues at Deer Valley Resort.
Born in New York City, Edgar was raised in Louisiana, the son of Edgar and Edith Stern, considered the first couple of New Orleans. Following the Stern family history for business, his entrepreneurial skills started early. At 26, he and his father founded Royal Street Corporation and put the first commercial TV station in the Gulf Coast on the air. Under Royal Street, he went on to open hotels and launch real estate developments, including the region's first air-conditioned shopping mall.
In 1968, he moved to Colorado, bringing his real estate experience to Aspen. Then in 1970, he moved farther west and bought Treasure Mountain Resort, turning it into Park City Mountain Resort. He invested in new lifts and lodges, and with a handshake, brought Norwegian ski legend, Stein Erikson, to Utah. By 1974, he also helped lure the U.S. Alpine Ski Team to Park City.
In 1975, he sold Park City to purse his quest for a new resort, one aimed at a five-star standard for food, amenities and customer service.
Even in the best of times, developing a new ski resort is risky, not to mention rewriting the script on how it would operate. While Edgar is rememberers for his humble and low key demeanor, this veteran and accomplished hotelier had solid faith in his principles for service. He also trusted his success to three key factors: access to major airport, proximity to an existing town, and private ownership of the 2,000 acres that would become Deer Valley. Combined, he was ready to apply the decorum of a fine hotel to the snowy slopes of Wasatch.
The "Deer Valley Difference" worked. From the moment guests arrived, uniformed valets carried their gear from parking lot to lodge. Impeccable grooming, gourmet dining and elegant lodging added to enhance the ski experience. The resort grew from five to twenty-one lifts and now covers 100 runs on six bowls on six different mountains. Employees increased from 200 to 2,800; some have been with the company since the beginning in 1981.
The changes made an impact on the winter resort industry and in 1992, Edgar was honored by the Utah State Senate as "Father of Utah's Ski Industry".
Edgar died October 12, 2008, but his commitment to excellence continues with Deer Valley, earning Ski Magazine's top ranking more than any other ski resort on the continent.
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By Jeremy Feist May 16, 2013, 10:34 PM EDT
For those of you who have never heard of the Eurovision song contest . . . ABBA. It gave us ABBA and then not much else for the next 40 years. That's basically all you really need to know.
Anyway, the 2013 contest is currently underway, and Finnish entrant Krista Siegfrids is making a name for herself so far. After performing her song "Marry Me," Krista proceeded to kiss one of her female backup singers, which apparently threw some people for a loop.
Here's the thing: since Eurovision is meant to be as wholly inoffensive as possible, political statements aren't allowed onstage. Most of Siegfrids's critics aren't so much concerned with the fact that she kissed a woman, as much as they're worried that she might have been making a political statement. Soooooo . . . progress? Kinda?
In a televised interview after the fact, Krista talked about the kiss, saying that who she does or does not kiss is not a political statement and that she wrote the song for her boyfriend, which . . . okay then.
Are high-profile displays of affection between people of the same sex political statements? Usually, no. Are people going to treat them like political statements regardless? Yup. People are going to see something the way they want to see it. If someone sees a kiss between two women as a political statement, regardless of whether or not it is, there's not a lot anyone can do to convince them otherwise. The best thing you can do is just try not to politicize everything.
This story is filed under Entertainment, Blogs & Columns, Toronto Diary, Culture, Eurovision Song Contest
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