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How to Improve BioAvailability of Turmeric
How to Improve Bioavailability of Turmeric?
From Turmeric for Health
Turmeric is scientifically called Curcuma longa. It is a rhizome, kind of herb of the ginger family. Turmeric is bitter in taste with a slight evocative fragrance of orange and ginger. It is one of the major ingredients of the Indian curries. It is derived from the root of the plant and has a brown upper covering and orange colored flesh. It was also known as "Indian saffron" because of its orange-yellow color. It has been used for quite a long time for medicinal purposes.
A few things about turmeric
(if you know this, please skip this section)
Turmeric is generally habituated in tropical regions of India like Tamilnadu because it requires 20-30 ®C temperature range for growth and an ample amount of rainfall. The nutritive quality of turmeric is due to its constituents. Turmeric has Manganese, Iron , Vitamin B6 , Fiber, copper, potassium, etc. Thus the nutritional value of turmeric is quite high. Turmeric is being used for the treatment of inflammatory and bowel diseases for quite a long time. Turmeric is used as an ingredient in curry, as a healing agent and used for textile dyeing purposes.
Curcumin is the most active constituent of turmeric (50-60%) and it has been shown to exhibits anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Turmeric has been found to exhibit many therapeutic properties and hence is being used for centuries in the traditional Indian or Ayurvedic medicines. Turmeric has been discovered to have anti-cancerous properties. Also turmeric is being used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as tendinitis, liver cirrhosis, Alzheimer's disease and many other digestive and blood related problems. It has other significant properties like anti-bacterial, liver and kidney protective nature, blood clot suppressing property and also helps in the prevention of heart attack and hypoglycemia.
What is Bioavailability of turmeric?
Many studies have shown that turmeric is safe even at higher dosage. The efficacy of turmeric has also been proved by many clinical studies. This efficacy and safety makes turmeric a potent compound for the treatment of wide range of human diseases. Besides all these reasons turmeric has not yet been officially declared as a therapeutic agent and the major reason behind this is the relative lowbioavailability of turmeric.
The reason behind the low availability of any agent within the body is its low indwelling activity, inactivity of metabolic compound or its rapid removal from the body. Studies rule out the first option of low intrinsic activity of turmeric. Turmeric's efficacy and strong activity has helped in its establishment as a therapeutic component in the treatment of many ailments. However studies regarding absorption, transportation, assimilation and elimination of curcumin have revealed low absorption and its rapid metabolism which leads to relatively low bio-availability of turmeric.
Why turmeric has low bioavailability?
The major factors that affect the bio-availability of turmeric are sorted below
Serum concentration
Tissue distributions
Rapid metabolism
Short half-life
Serum concentrations
One of the major considerations in the study of curcumin involves low serum levels. The very first study reported related to the uptake, assimilation and excretion of curcumin was by Whalstrom and Blennow in 1978 using rats. In their studies they showed poor absorption of curcumin from the gut. When 1g/kg of curcumin was administered orally in the rats only negligible amount of curcumin was found in their blood plasma. Again in 1980, Ravindranath et al showed that when only 400 mg of curcumin was ingested by the rat, no trace of curcumin was found in the heart blood while only a small trace was found in the portal blood within 15 min to 24 hours of administration. In a very recent study Yang et al showed that administration of 10 mg/kg of curcumin results in only 0.36 µg/ml of curcumin in the blood serum. These studies show that the route of administration has a role to play in the metabolism of turmeric. Also the absorption of curcumin is a major factor responsible for low bio-availability of turmeric.
Ingestion and distribution of curcumin to various tissues of body is actively responsible for its bio-availability. But this topic has not got the attention of the scientists studying about the bio-availability of turmeric. Studies of Ravindranath revealed that only a trace amount of curcumin was present in the stomach and intestine. Many other studies in this filed have shown that even higher dosage of curcumin does not increase the absorption of curcumin as well as its distributions.
Liver is the major organ involved in the metabolism of curcumin. After absorption curcumin undergoes conjugations like sulfation and glucuronidation. When metabolized in liver, the major metabolic product of curcumin are glucuronides of Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) and Hexahydrocurcumin (HHC). Most of the studies have shown that these metabolites are actually less active as compared to Curcumin itself. So when metabolized the activity of curcumin seems to be lost.
Systemic excretion of curcumin from the body is also a major factor responsible for its activity. Studies by Whalstrom and Blennow showed that when 1g/kg curcumin was ingested by the rat, around 75% of the curcumin was excreted and only a trace amount was found in the urine. Thus low half-life of curcumin decreases its activity in the body. There is not much information about half-life of curcumin has an important role to play in its biological activity. But still it is a topic to be concentrated on in the future.
How can turmeric's Low bioavailability be addressed?
These are the problems causing the low availability of curcumin. But some of these problems can be solved using various ways listed below
Liposomes, phospholipids and micelles
Adjuvants generally improve the bio-availability of curcumin by blocking its metabolic pathway. Shoba et al combined Piperine which has the property to inhibit glucuronidation in the liver and intestine, then administered it in the rats and healthy humans. In rats when 2g/kg of only curcumin was administered, 1.35 µg/ml of curcumin was found in the blood serum. But when it was administered in combination with piperine (20mg/kg), the serum level was increased, time required to reach the peak level also increased, elimination and half-life were decreased reasonably. Bio-availability of curcumin was increased up to 154%. In humans when 2g curcumin was administered, the serum concentration was found to be either very low or were undetectable. Curcumin combined with piperine introduced in the humans, resulted in 2000% increased bio-availability. Thus the effect of introduction of piperine is much more significant in humans than in rats. The effect of piperine on tissue uptake has also been shown in many studies. Piperine is one such agent used. There are many other adjuvants that can be used to serve this purpose like genistein. Thus all these studies have shown that curcumin activity can be modulated both at cellular and organismic levels.
Recently nanoparticles are being used as targeted and triggered drug delivery mechanisms. These nanoparticles have also emerged as solutions for the bio-availability of certain therapeutic agents. Curcumin is hydrophobic in nature and the solubility in aqueous solutions arises a problem. Nanoparticles can be used to serve such purposes in a recent study by Bish et al polymer based nanoparticles with size less than 100 nm have been synthesized named "nanocurcumin". Nanocurcumin has been found to have the similar biological activity as that of free curcumin. It has the same anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects as the free curcumin has. There haven't been much studies related to nanocurcumin increasing the efficacy of curcumin. But solid lipid nanoparticles when loaded with curcuminoids are found to be stable and release curcumin for 12 hours. Research work is going on to study the role of nanoparticles in increasing the efficacy of curcumin.
Phospholipids, micelles and liposomes
Liposomes are nice drug delivery systems as they have the ability to carry both hydrophobic as well as hydrophilic molecules. Li et al studies revealed that liposomal curcumin has anti-tumor property for human pancreatic tumor cells. It prevents the growth of pancreatic tumor cells and also has the anti-angiogenic properties. Evaluation of exact efficacy of liposomal curcumin over the free curcumin is still under process. The liposomal carrier has more loading capacity of curcumin and also plays a great role in increasing the bio-availability of curcumin.
Micelles and phospholipid complexes increase the absorption of drugs from the gastrointestinal tracts resulting in higher blood plasma concentration and lower elimination and thus increasing the bioavailability. Many studies suggest that the absorption of curcumin increases from 47% to 56% when it is present in the micelles. Ma et al studied that the half-life of polymeric micellar curcumin is 60 folds higher than free curcumin. In a study by Liu et al, curcumin (100 mg/kg) and curcumin-phospholipid complex (corresponding to 100 mg/kg) were administered in rats. Curcumin-phospholipid complex yielded 600 ng/ml of serum curcumin level while only 267 ng/ml in case of free curcumin. Also the half-life increases 1.5 folds in case of curcumin-phospholipid complex.
Easy ways to make turmeric bioavailable in body
The main reason behind the non-availability of curcumin in body for regular users is due to its low solubility in water. But there are other ways by which one can take curcumin without its solubility coming in its way.
Black Pepper: One can use the mixture of curcumin with pepper. Bioperine is an extract from the fruit of Piper nigrum (black pepper). It is one of the best ways to take turmeric by mixing it with Bioperine. Including black pepper in your diet or taking it with turmeric should help in absorption of turmeric in body.
Mixing with fats: Also mixing curcumin with fat will do. Curcumin can be mixed with coconut oil, flaxseed oil, olive oil etc.
Mixing with Quercetin: Curcumin can be taken as a mixture of curcumin and quercetin. Quercetin is flavonoid and is found in many plants and foods such as apple, red grapes, onion, citrus fruit etc. Quercetin inhibits the sulfotransferase enzyme that inactivates curcumin. Also bicurcumax is available which has curcumin dissolved in fat of 10-15% by weight.
Using Silibinin : This is the major active constituent of silymarin, a standardized extract of the milk thistle seeds. It is also know to increase the bioavailability of turmeric. Well, I am not sure how to use it this in daily life as of now.
Heated water: It can be taken with water too only if its solubility is enhanced (else it generally has to be taken with fats as part of food). Probably the bioavailability of curcumin can also be enhanced with heat because heat increases the solubility of curcumin in water. Studies have shown that boiling turmeric in water for 10 min increases its solubility 12 fold (remember its solubility, not absorption). The verdict is still not out on how much it impacts the absorption. But this may be the reason why taking turmeric with warm milk (golden milk!) is considered great!
Special tablets: Curcumin tablets are also available. These (one has to be careful as not all tablets may have this poperty, look for it before buying) are encapsulated and have a specific property. Much of the bio-activity of curcumin is lost because of the formation of curcumin glucorinide and curcumin sulfate which occurs in the acidic environment inside the stomach. So these capsules make sure of this that they dissolve only in alkaline environment and remain intact in acidic condition. So these capsules dissolve and the curcumin remains come out of the capsule in the intestine where its solublisation is not a problem.
As detailed above all these problems causing low bio-availability of curcumin can thus be overcome by the above given strategies, some of them I know are very tech. but others such as black pepper and with fat are easy to follow. As curcumin is very important in our day to day life as well as it has found its role in the medical field too, it needs to be modulated for proper utilization. The above explained modulation can thus overcome the situation of low bio-availability of curcumin.
Read more: http://www.turmericforhealth.com/general-info/how-to-improve-bioavailability-of-turmeric#ixzz3XVBDcE1b
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Today I was instructed by an insurance company to go and kick out a claim against some builders who had accidentally burnt down a house in which they had been working. Despite the fact that the builders' insurers had accepted responsibility, today they wanted to get out of paying a single penny simply due to the fact that the homeowner's solicitors had delivered the claim form half a day out of time. The other side argued that if the solicitors had been negligent then the claimant would have a remedy against them. The judge agreed and kicked out the case.
Which about sums up much of this crazy legal system of ours. The people responsible get off and both side's lawyers will get paid by insurers. It'll then go off to be litigated in an even more complicated and technical professional negligence action in which two more sets of lawyers will profit. Several years after the damage was caused, the homeowner might get to see a small amount of compensation. Well, maybe.
Worst of all, I could see my opponent today delighting in the technical point he was succeeding on. Just when is it, I wondered, when someone suddenly changes and becomes a lawyer? When they start taking pleasure in diverting justice away from the people it is ostensibly there to serve by raising some clever, weedly, finickity little point which other than lining the pockets of even more lawyers serves only to add to the sum of human misery in the world?
Whenever it is, it happens just as surely as legal cats becoming very fat.


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REVIEW: Bad Boy By Elliot Wake
New Adult/ Contemporary Romance/ Psychological Thriller
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Summary On Goodreads:
Vlog star Renard Grant has nothing to prove: he's got a pretty face, chiseled body, and two million adoring video subscribers. Plus the scars on his chest and a prescription for testosterone. Because Ren is transgender: assigned female at birth, living now as male. He films his transition and shares it bravely with the world; his fans love his honesty and positivity.
But Ren has been living a double life.
Off-camera, he's Cane, the muscle-bound enforcer for social justice vigilante group Black Iris. As Cane, he lets his dark side loose. Hurts those who prey on the disempowered. Indulges in the ugly side of masculinity. And his new partner, Tamsin Baylor, is a girl as rough and relentless as him. Together, they terrorize the trolls into silence.
But when a routine Black Iris job goes south, Ren is put in the crosshairs. Someone is out to ruin his life. He's a bad boy, they say, guilty of what he punishes others for.
Just like every other guy: at heart, he's a monster, too.
Now Ren's got everything to prove. He has to clear his name, and show the world he's a good man. But that requires facing demons he's locked away for years. And it might mean discovering he's not such a good guy after all.
"An eye for an eye. I'd blind the whole world if I had to."
Just as it was the case with Black Iris and Cam Girl, the last page of Bad Boy by Elliot Wake left me feeling emotionally drained and in urgent need of hugs, but as every emotional junkie/ masochist reader I'm addicted to this type of books. Books that make you feel and leave some profound impression on you.
First of all - before reading Bad Boy, I highly recommend reading Black Iris #1 and Cam Girl #2, because the stories and the characters are intertwined. Otherwise you'll feel out of the loop if you jump right on this one. Bad Boy is a story about Ren, one of the members of the vigilante group called Black Iris which is dedicted on getting revenge on those who have wronged women. But this is not your typical revenge story. The story is more complex and thoughtprovoking than that, where revenge only makes a small part of it. First and foremost, for me, it's a quite powerful and poignant story about everyday life and struggles of a transgender with the addition of gender and rape culture.
Without spoiling anything all I can say is that you should read Elliot Wake's books if not solely because of the writing which is outstanding. Whereas I adored Black Iris and Cam Girl and can't recommend them enough, when it comes to Bad Boy I'll have to agree with readers who said that the concept of the story was good, I liked it, but I wasn't exactly satisfied with the way the author concluded some situations. With this I refer especially to the ending which was in my opinion rushed and to some point anticlimatic. To sum it up- there were some parts I loved and then some not so much. That's why this time it's 3.5 stars.
Recommended to the fans of thoughtprovoking mindfucks!
"We're all trapped by something. Freedom is an illusion. It's the wind in your hair as you plummet off the cliff's edge."
RATING: 3.5 / 5 stars
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Turunc bay will allow you to really explore the Tukish way of life, with its small villages along the peninsula, market stools and tea gardens. A sleepy little town, Turunc offers you a place to take a break and experience a completely different way of life. With older civilisations enchanting the streets of Turkey you will feel like you're walking through the past when exploring nearby places such as the world heritage site of Efes or Ephesus. Day trips such as this are spectacular, especially if you already have an interest in the culture and History of Dalaman and Turkey as a whole.
For those that want to find gifts, or just buy a few things to remember the holiday by, the market in Turunc is exactly what you'd be looking for. There you will find stools selling souvenirs and local foods, including delicious pine honey from bee hives on the mountains and succulent olives, not to mention a wide range of gloriously colourful fruits!
While on the topic of food, the main street also has a great selection of restaurants to satisfy the hungriest visitors. If you're stuck for things to do in the evenings then there are a few music bars too.
One of the best things about Turunc is the fact there are many hidden bays and beaches to be found, which then allow you and whoever you're with to enjoy some sun, sand and sea in complete privacy. The seclusion of such spots emphasises the peaceful nature to this area. It is always hospitable and welcomes you to take part in the Turkish customs. For any excursions there is the dolmus service, which is a small minibus that can take you to the resort of Marmaris too, where there are even more activities on offer.
There is much to explore. If you fancy a break in-between then the best place to go is the tea garden. This is the central meeting place for most Turkish residents. It is an extremely social and friendly atmosphere, where everyone chats and chain drinks tasty Turkish tea and just winds down. It is places such as this that make Turunc such an authentic part of the country to experience.
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Freedom, justice and solidarity are the basic principles underlying the work of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). The KAS is a political foundation, closely associated with the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). As co-founder of the CDU and the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) united Christian-social, conservative and liberal traditions. His name is synonymous with the democratic reconstruction of Germany, the firm alignment of foreign policy with the trans-Atlantic community of values, the vision of a unified Europe and an orientation towards the social market economy. His intellectual heritage continues to serve both as our aim as well as our obligation today.
In our European and international cooperation efforts we work for people to be able to live self-determined lives in freedom and dignity. We make a contribution underpinned by values to helping Germany meet its growing responsibilities throughout the world.
We encourage people to lend a hand in shaping the future along these lines. With more than 70 offices abroad and projects in over 120 countries, we make a unique contribution to the promotion of democracy, the rule of law and a social market economy. To foster peace and freedom we encourage a continuous dialog at the national and international levels as well as the exchange between cultures and religions.
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The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung opened its Skopje office on 1 July 2000, at a time when Macedonia was considered the model country in the Balkans.
Macedonia was the only republic of former Yugoslavia to peacefully secede from Belgrade. Nevertheless, after its independence on 8 September 1991, the country nearly disappeared from the world's focus during the period of violence in the neighbouring republics of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The first time for a wider Western public to become aware of Macedonia was in 1999, when the country housed about 300.000 refugees from neighbouring Kosovo, thus protecting them from violations of the Serbian police and military forces. As a sign of appreciation of the unparalleled support, in March 2001 the then prime minister Ljupcho Georgievski was the first prime minister of a former Yugoslav republic to sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union.
But later the same year, Macedonia itself was at the brink of a civil war, when the National Liberation Army of ethnic Albanians started to challenge the state authority with attacks on police stations, kidnappings and bomb attacks at an ever larger scale. With the help of intensive EU and NATO mediation, a framework agreement between the two conflict parties could be signed in Ohrid on 13 August 2001, preventing the conflict from escalating further.
Ever since, the Foundation's work is primarily directed at promoting the dialogue between people of different ethnic origin and religious orientation. The main goal is to support the development of a civil society in which everyone's interests are respected, in which the strongest member is considerate of the weakest and everybody understands that the state is the frame within which every individual can develop according to his/her possibilities. Since Macedonia applied for EU membership in early 2004, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Skopje also supports its approximation to the Euro-Atlantic structures with according projects. Macedonia was given candidate status on 17 December 2005.
To enable the country to obtain a date for EU accession negotiations and the fact that NATO membership was approaching, the focus during the parliamentary elections in 2006 was particularly directed in the question whether the Ohrid Framework Agreement was implemented successfully and thus to enable free democratic elections to take place.
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Manchin: I was duped into mine film
Manchin is an outspoken advocate for coal and mining.
By Tal Kopan
Updated: 04/01/2014 05:23 PM EDT
Sen. Joe Manchin is slamming a documentary about the Upper Big Branch mining disaster for featuring him, saying the filmmakers "lied to my face" about the intent of the video.
"Adroit Films, the propaganda firm behind this shameful documentary, never disclosed to me the intent of this film," Manchin said in a statement Monday night. "They lied to my face and told me this documentary was focused on mine safety, an issue I have been committed to since the Farmington Mine disaster that killed my uncle and 77 miners."
The West Virginia Democrat and outspoken advocate for coal and mining was featured in an hourlong video produced by Adroit Films and funded by Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, the company whose Upper Big Branch Mine suffered an explosion in 2010, killing 29 miners. Employees of Massey have been convicted of safety violations in relation to the explosion, though Blankenship and other high-level executives of the company were not prosecuted.
The Blankenship-funded documentary released Monday argues that Massey was not responsible for the mine explosion and that rather it was caused by natural gas, a theory Blankenship has been outspokenly advocating.
In the video, Manchin is shown discussing the importance of coal and the mining disaster alongside other experts and a lot of an interview with Blankenship himself. In one clip, Manchin discusses a perception at the mine that production was prioritized over safety, sandwiched between two clips saying Massey has an improved safety record.
Manchin said Monday if he had known that the film was affiliated with Blankenship, he would not have participated.
"Had I known the film was in any way associated with Don Blankenship, I would have never agreed to the interview," Manchin said. "I spoke with them for more than half an hour about mine safety and how we must prevent an Upper Big Branch disaster from ever happening again. Yet, the producers only dedicated one minute and thirty-two seconds of my thirty-minute interview to mine safety – one of the most important issues in West Virginia – to attempt to vindicate Don Blankenship."
Manchin said he was furious and will pursue legal action.
"I am not only livid that I was lied to, but I am even more enraged that Don Blankenship would manipulate a tragedy to promote himself and his own agenda. I am going to pursue every legal recourse available against Adroit's despicable tactics," Manchin said.
Blankenship was promoting his theory on MSNBC on Monday night when he was asked about Manchin's statement.
"I didn't talk personally to Joe Manchin. But again, Joe Manchin didn't say anything in there that's going to save any coal miners' lives or make it safer or healthier for them," Blankenship said on "All In" on Monday. "The documentary didn't have a purpose in making Sen. Manchin happy, it didn't have as a purpose to blast anyone. … Adroit Films did it, and what kind of conversation they had with Sen. Manchin, I don't know. I funded the documentary. I wasn't present when Sen. Manchin was spoken to."
A spokesman for Adroit films said the company is "sorry Sen. Manchin is upset, but we disagree that we lied to him about the project."
The film begins with a disclaimer: "The experts interviewed in this documentary are commenting on forensic evidence and scientific principles. Their participation in this documentary is not in association or affiliation with Don Blankenship nor with one other."
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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The investigation into an allegation of misconduct by Pike County Sheriff Charlie Reader is close to wrapping up, State Auditor Keith Faber said Tuesday.
"I think we are close to having recommendations," he told FOX19 NOW in an interview.
He said he expects to be briefed by investigators later this week.
"I asked the question to one of our investigators the other day: 'How close are we?' and I was told we are getting close," Faber said. "We don't want to hurry them. We want them to do their due diligence, but I think they have some level of confidence that there's a light at the end of the tunnel."
The probe began late last year after his office received an anonymous complaint about the sheriff.
Reader is accused of using money from drug cases to fuel a gambling problem, owing two deputies several thousand dollars, a local car dealership owner more than $20,000 and letting his daughter drive vehicles impounded by the sheriff's office.
The allegations come from an anonymous complaint filed in November with the Ohio Auditor's Office.
"My attorney, my staff, and I have worked closely with the State of Ohio's Auditors Office during the current investigation and have provided them, without delay, anything that has been requested and have cooperated fully in this matter," Reader said in a statement Tuesday to FOX19 NOW.
Late last year, the Auditor's Office issued a voluminous subpoena for most -- if not all -- of his records from the entire time he has been in office, according to a copy of it.
The subpoena asks for financial, personnel, and property records from the date Reader took office on Jan. 1, 2016.
In addition, the subpoena asks for an inventory of the sheriff's office assets and all records of seizures of money, property, vehicles and equipment executed by the sheriff's office.
The subpoena requests payroll records and personnel files for several individuals including Reader; his brother Brian, who was recently fired from his job as Chief Investigator for the Pike County Prosecutor and a former special duty officer; and administrative assistant Rhonda Potter. Also included is a request for their employment contracts, records of discipline, expense reports, tax records and documentation of outside employment.
By law, sheriffs have to conduct their own annual report of all their finances and turn it over to the state auditor's office and treasurer's office.
Reader's lawyer, James Boulger of Chillicothe, has told FOX19 NOW that Reader received a similar subpoena and has responded to it.
Boulger has said he assumes the county auditor's office also has responded to the subpoena issued to its office and furnished the requested records as well.
He also said investigators are obviously trying to get all the information they could get, but he was not sure if charges would come.
We attempted to reach Boulger at his office Tuesday, but his staff said he was unavailable until Wednesday due to a family matter.
Boulger has previously declined to say if Reader has a gambling problem or if there is any truth to the complaint sent to the state auditor's office.
Reader was sheriff for just months when eight members of the Rhoden family were found fatally shot in April 2016.
In November, authorities arrested three generations of another family in connection with the murders.
It's not clear if the investigation into Reader is related to the case or will adversely impact its prosecution.


I have good news for you: You won't have to answer any difficult questions in your interview for a position of a janitor.
What is more, in most cases you will be the only person who applies for the job (or one of several candidates).
Instead of competing with the others (as it happens in most interviews), you can simply focus on making a good impression, and landing a job.
Let's have a look at questions you may get in this interview.
Why job of a janitor?
Do you have experience with similar work?
How do you imagine your work?
Are there any cleaning duties you are not willing/able to perform?
Be honest. Perhaps this is the only job you can get at this stage of your career, or you find yourself in circumstances when you need any kind of a job.
Janitor is not necessarily a bad job, it just belongs to the lowest paying professions. Nevertheless, if you struggle to find the job, or if you are looking to make some extra cash (during your studies or your retirement), janitor is a good option, and you do not need any qualification to have it.
It is a calm job, you won't deal with other people, and will be responsible only for your own work. It is not a bad choice after all.. You can refer to this in your answer: say them that you are looking for an opportunity to make some extra income, that you believe you can clean a place properly, and basically look forward to doing any job.
A lot of things can prepare us for a position of a janitor. You do not necessarily need experience with doing this job professionally. Perhaps you were simply the one who always kept the house clean and tidy, or helped out with cleaning places such as churches, schools, community centers.
Mention any kind of relevant experience you have with cleaning and maintaining places, regardless of whether you got paid for doing it or not.
Job description should help you in this case. Janitors do different things in a restaurant, in school, and in a factory. They should list your duties on the job description, such as cleaning the floors and stairs, washing glass, performing routine maintenance activities.
And if they do not say anything, you can simply say that you are ready to perform any cleaning tasks in the building, and ask them to tell you what exactly you will respond for.
Janitors often come to the building when everyone else went home. Tell the interviewers that once you understand your duties, when clear instructions have been given, you have no problems with following them, every day in work.
You can also refer to your past experience, saying how you managed to handle your job, without any need of supervision.
Be honest with them. If you have any allergies or other problems that prevent you from taking care of something, you should clearly explain it.
But you should always give them a good reason why you can't do it–in such a case it shouldn't be a problem, unless it goes about one of the principal duties.
Read the job description once again to see whether you can handle the job. Many companies, public institutions, and restaurants look for janitors. You should look for an offer that suits your skills and physical condition.
Listen carefully, and ask questions. Listening carefully and talking to the point, you clearly demonstrate that you won't have problems with following instructions at work, and that it will be easy to work with you. If anything is unclear, ask questions. This is also a good sign for the employer.
You can dress casually, but keep your clothes clean. It makes no sense to wear your best dress, or a jacket and tie, for a janitor interview. That would just not help with the impression you want to make. On the other hand, you should wear clean and ironed clothes. If someone doesn't care about themselves and about their physical appearance, how can we count on them to care about the building they are supposed to maintain in a good condition?
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Bring a parve or dairy dish and join us for Kabbalat Shabbat Services with Cantor Judy Ribnick, followed by a Pot Luck Dinner and Program on Jewish contribution to and content in American comic books.
•	In the 1930s, did Goebbels denounce Superman as a Crypto-Jew?
•	What comic book supervillain is not only a Jew but a Holocaust survivor?
•	Was the crackdown on comic books in the 1950s an anti-Semitic movement, or was it started by Jews, or both?
•	With so many Jews involved in comic book writing and publication since the 1930s, why were there no Jewish characters in mainstream comic books until the 1970s and why did it take a guy named Chris to create some?
•	Which of the X-Men are Jews? Which of the Fantastic Four?
•	What Jewish-themed comic book won a Pulitzer Prize?
For answers to these and other burning questions join us for a Synaplex Friday night program on Jews and Comic Books. Dale Rosenberg, PSJC Member and sometime comic book fan, will share what she has learned about the Jewish influence on American comics. Whether you think comics foster truth, justice and the American way or believe that comics cause seduction of the innocent, you'll learn something about the influence American Jews have had and continue to have on this quintessentially American art form.
Anyone in the NYC area should feel free to attend. And you don't need to bring a pot luck contribution - there's always too much food at pot lucks, anyway, and I plan to bring a lot. It's at the Park Slope Jewish Center, at 8th Avenue and 14th Street, in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Whose the chick in black and white with long hair to the left of Kitty's boot? It looks, more than anyone, like Jean-Paul's sister, Aurora. But she's all pur laine, I'm sure.
This sounds terrific! Wish I could be there.
They're doing something about Jews and comic books at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival which is on now. The catalogue makes a typical over-arching statement about how Jews invented comic books. My mom got all excited, but I said it was the same as saying, "Jews invented Jazz." We certainly made our contributions, but it was a multi-cultural effort.
The character you're asking about is Songbird, real name either Melissa Gold or Mimi Schwartz. I don't really know anything about her except that she's one of the Thunderbirds.
I think it's fair to say Jews invented comic books, albeit not jazz. The first comic book was published in 1934, and two Jews collaborated on its publication. In the time since, we've been a major part of comic book production, but you're quite right that it's a multicultural effort.
I see; yeah, the actual pamphlet book. I was thinking more about the history of cartooning. The comic book follows the creation of the big colour comics pages in newspapers.
I only came across the reference to Friday's talk yesterday. Better late than never, eh?
If I were anywhere near the Brooklyn area on Friday night, I would certainly have made plans to attend this kaballat shabbat. I probably even would have brought blueberry buns (something found only in Toronto).
Looking over the comments to both of your posts, I see that no one has mentioned the Jewish comics blog. Someone did make reference to the Adherents website (plus someone swiped their collage of Jewish comix heroes for the PSJC poster). If you look closely at the references part of the Jewish entries, you'll notice that 2 defunct Geocities sites keep showing up - the Jewish Comics Exhibit Notes page and the Jews in Comics Bibliography page. Those were both mine. Still are, but they're staying on my hard drive until I can find time to upload them somewhere reliable (and cheap).
I have managed to keep the Yahoo forum and blog alive, since Yahoo hasn't shut down the forum (yet) and Google doesn't seem intent on shutting down the Blogger blogs.
I don't know if you'll find much on my blog / forum (they mostly mirror each other) to add to your talk, but I've been told it's a valuable source for cool info. I even have 11 "followers" (per Blogger) and according to Google I had 25 visits on May 11th. I also have 145 subscribers to the forum (but I can't tell if any of them actually bother reading any of the posts).
One of the books not mentioned in your list was Danny Fingeroth's Disguised as Clark Kent : Jews, Comics, And the Creation of the Superhero. Not much time to read it cover-to-cover, but maybe you can skim some of the chapters today.
I also tweeted it (and it ended up re-tweeted at http://twitter.com/jewishbloggers) and posted about it on Facebook.
I hope you have a nice crowd and that it goes well.


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NZ apples ruined by bad batch of fungicide
Saturday, 28 October 2017 09:29
27 Oct: A bad batch of fungicide has ruined apples in the Nelson region in New Zealand and some fruit will be destroyed instead of exported, a grower says.
An apple grower in Nelson, said it was the active ingredient mancozeb causing the problem, damaging numerous orchards in Nelson and several in Hawke's Bay.
He said in his orchard the fungicide has caused russet on apple skins, knocked fruit off trees too early, and damaged leaves, resulting in lower quality apples that he said would not meet export standards.
New Zealand Apples and Pears chief executive Alan Pollard said the industry was in the early stages of investigating the problem.
"We are aware that an issue has arisen, particularly in Nelson. It appears that a spray has been applied in the early stages of fruit development. It seems to have caused some damage to the developing fruit.
"We have recalled the product which is the first stage. We are just in the process now of evaluating the extent of the impact of the issue."
Mr Pollard said he did not know how many orchards were affected, but those that were would not necessarily be written off and hoped that some fruit could be spared.
"Hopefully, not all the fruit on the tree will be subject to that and we'll be able to save some."
New Zealand Apples and Pears said it was talking with the supplier of the product, and working out what process they have used.
Mr Pollard said it was too early to know if the chemical supplier would be held accountable for damaging crops.
"We are trying to understand what has happened and why, and once we do that we will be in a better position to see what happens from there."
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Sierra Leone Reaps Benefits of Kabbah's Persistent Quest for Peace
April 29, 2014 by John L. Hirsch
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, July 10, 2003. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
The death of former Sierra Leone President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah on March 13, 2014 provides an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable transition from a decade of civil war to peace in this small West African nation. In recent years, the focus of conflict resolution analysts has been on the role of the international community, including the deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping force from 1998-2005, the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the establishment of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) which completed its mandate on March 31, 2014.
While there is no doubt that the UN, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the African Union all played important roles in this transition, the leadership role of President Tejan Kabbah has been overlooked. Yet he played a central role in keeping his countrymen committed to peace and a democratic transition, avoiding the pitfalls of other African countries that have emerged from conflict under authoritarian rule.
Tejan Kabbah had been a lawyer and district commissioner before becoming an international civil servant for almost two decades, working at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York and in Tanzania before returning to Sierra Leone in the early 1990s. Originally intending to stay away from politics, he was quickly drawn into running for the presidency in the midst of the ongoing civil war. When the junior officers of the National Provisional Ruling Council convened the Bintumani Conference in August 1995, they were persuaded to stand down and allow elections to take place in February 1996. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), led by Foday Sankoh, was engaged in a campaign of brutal violence, using amputations of innocent rural villagers in the east to dissuade people from participating in the election.
Kabbah won the election and came to office in these difficult circumstances. There was little international attention on Sierra Leone; the UN was slow to engage still seeking to recover from its failures in Somalia and Rwanda. Kabbah's top priority became the search for peace and national reconciliation. The country's economy had been in free fall for more than a decade, and many professionals had left. With a limited cabinet and few resources, Kabbah entered into the Abidjan Peace Agreement with the RUF in November 1996, only to find a few months later that Sankoh had used the agreement to re-arm.
In May 1997, barely a year in office, a junior officers coup forced Kabbah and his wife and inner circle to flee to Conakry, Guinea. The junior officers and the RUF (in absentia) seized power in Freetown as the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC). The OAU at the Harare Summit, however, denied them recognition, and in February 1998 ECOWAS forces ejected the AFRC from Freetown enabling Kabbah to return to office. The next January, RUF forces again re-entered Freetown in a campaign of murder and pillage (supported by Charles Taylor's forces in Liberia). Sankoh had been turned over by the Nigerians and was held in Pademba Road prison. Despite repeated betrayals, Kabbah again entered into negotiations with the RUF, concluding the Lomé Peace Agreement in June 1999. Sankoh was given the title of vice president only to again renege on his commitments by continuing to accumulate diamonds and smuggle weapons to his followers in the field.
Kabbah's perseverance in seeking the path to peace and reconciliation through this long sequence of events has been fundamental to the restoration of democracy. The UN established UNAMSIL in 1998 and over the following six years restored peace to the country. Kabbah was re-elected in 2002 using his second term to revive the economy. With support from the World Bank and the IMF, he initiated and planned a number of infrastructure projects, including major road improvements. A program of security sector reform was launched, retraining the army and police to democratic standards. The peaceful conduct of the 2008 election was further tribute to his achievements.
The United Nations has now acknowledged the completion of the transition from war to peace. President Kabbah deserves great credit for the success of this transition. His leadership provided the anchor, still rare in the history of Africa, for the transformation from war to post conflict reconciliation and democracy. What lesson can we draw from this experience? Most importantly, that strong national leadership committed to democratic principles is essential to the prospects for durable peace and recovery. While other African countries have stumbled through conflict from one autocratic leader to another, Sierra Leone's story demonstrates that there is a better outcome.
The country will continue to struggle with multiple challenges of youth unemployment and a weak economy. But it is quite unlikely that the dark days of the 1990s will reoccur. Tejan Kabbah's leadership role should stand as a model for future leaders in Africa and elsewhere.
John Hirsch is Senior Advisor to the Africa Program at the International Peace Institute. From 1995-1998, he was US Ambassador to Sierra Leone.
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Neither the Tigray conflict nor other similar ethnic-related armed conflicts will be resolved quickly.
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You know those days when your hair just won't cooperate? They happen to the best of us, but there is a solution to cover up a bad hair day. These 10 hairstyles have got you covered to hide those tired locks. From cute clips to a myriad of braids, there's sure to be a style here that will turn your bad hair day into a cute hair day!
Use what you've got, and transform bed-head into a bun that's messy, but cute. On your worst of days, a messy bun is always a life saver for when you don't have the time to tame your unruly locks. Throw your hair into a bun with a cute hair tie or scrunchie, and you've got yourself a gorgeous hairdo!
Now this is a look that can be achieved within three seconds if you wanted it to, which makes this the perfect hairstyle to cover up a bad hair day! Throwing your hair up high makes you look put together, like you're ready to face the day with confidence. To make this look a little more elegant, take a piece of your pony and wrap it around the base where the hair tie is. Super cute and fast!
There's really nothing a cute hair clip, or two, can't fix. Clip back your bad hair day and make it into a good one that's a throw back to your younger years! Luckily, there are so many adorable hair clips that you could match with any outfit and for any occasion. So no matter what your day holds, there's a hair clip to help.
If you think you're hair just needs something extra to make it shine a little more, then reach for a hair scarf, one of the cutest ways to hide a bad hair day. With a colourful, silky scarf tied around your locks, no one's going to notice that you totally haven't brushed your hair today. Throw your hair into a bun and wrap a scarf around it to throw a little colour into your day!
What's more classic than hiding a bad hair day in a gorgeous french braid? Not only is this hairstyle so beautiful, but it's also practical in keeping the hair out of your face for your busy day ahead. If you're a practiced braider, then this look will take you no more than two minutes, seven minutes tops if you've never done one (thank you tutorials!).
The ol' claw clip has been around for a while, but a lot of people don't know how easy they are to help throw your hair up into a look that's cute and hide's a messy head of hair! There are a ton of styles you can do with this clip, but a classic style is to twist your hair into a bun at the base of your neck, and simply close the clip around the bun. That's it!
Thanks to the invention of space buns, a bad hair day no longer exists now that you have this super cute look in your repertoire. Make it look like you're having the greatest hair day of your life with this look that requires minimal effort with a gorgeous pay off. This look also makes any outfit choice look fresh and fun!
This is another look that takes so very little effort but creates a look that is so adorable. While the classic half-up half-down look is a winner, take it to the next level of stunning by twisting the tied end of your hair in between the two sides. Twist it however many times you like until the two sides are beautifully curled.
This isn't like a regular braid, this is a cool braid (Mean Girls, anyone?). The fishtail braid is incredibly cute and will definitely hide your bad hair day between layers of carefully braided and twisted hair. This look may take a few more minutes to create, especially if you have longer hair, but believe me, it's so worth the effort and isn't that hard to get a hang of.
Who can resist a girl in pigtails? Braided pigtails are making a major comeback in today's trends from when we were youngsters, running around the backyard, pigtails flying in the wind. Luckily, this hairstyle looks gorgeous on absolutely anyone of any age, so this is definitely a hairstyle to create when you're having a bad hair day!
Which one of these hairstyles do you think is the best hairstyle to cover up a bad hair day? Let's talk about it in the comments below!


In December, the EPA reached consent agreements stemming from Clean Air Act claims with 3 major carbon black manufacturers, where the plants agreed to invest $300 million collectively in state-of-the-art pollution control technologies. This resolution once again reinforced the importance of reliable particulate emission monitoring technology. Although carbon black stacks and baghouse dust collectors are some of the most challenging applications, carbon black manufacturers have been using Auburn FilterSense continuous particulate emission monitoring systems for years to help improve production and proactively stay in compliance and avoid fines.
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Contributor Post Created with Sketch. Recommended by Ricochet Members Created with Sketch. Sentimental Journey: Doris Day Passes at 97
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Thirty years in television production. Living in a midwestern city in the productive custody of his wife and four children (Baby Girl, Marine, Future Tony Winner & Xerox). Unrelenting, unrepentant conservative. Needs a better temperament that equals his photoshop skills. Will probably die broke but believes more in freedom than the welfare state.
Les Brown and Doris Day (C. 1945)
The most tempting cliche in noting the passing of a celebrity is that a death marks "an end of an era." Doris Day's era ended much sooner than she did, but she truly was the last of her kind. She was the last of the great "girl singers" of the Big Band Era, the last of the great musical stars of the Hollywood studio system and the last performer to have headlined a weekly half-hour network radio show.
Rechristened Doris Day because Doris von Kappelhoff was a mouthful and a bit of a stretch for a marquee, she began her career singing on WLW (The Nation's Station) in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. At that time, WLW had a habit of taking local acts and turning them into national sensations. Besides Day, WLW launched the careers of Rosemary Clooney, Andy Williams, and the Mills Brothers. It was in Cincinnati that she hooked up with Les Brown and his Band of Renown. Their partnership resulted in her first number one hit, Sentimental Journey.
Brown co-wrote the song in 1944 (with Ben Homer, lyrics by Bud Green) but was unable to record it due to the American Federation of Musicians strike against the record labels. By the time the strike ended America and her Allies were sensing the end of WWII. The lyrics of that song, of longing and reunion, was the perfect soundtrack for the return home of the millions of servicemen who had done their duty.
Many words will be written and read today recounting Day's career, her awful choice in men, her abilities as an actress, her love of animals and, unfortunately, the acid words of the late Oscar Levant. Remember her for that golden voice that pours from the past like honey, sweet, satisfying and something that never spoils.
For a sampling of Day's radio work, click here.
Tags: Doris Day, obituary, radio
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I just saw the headline on a news site. And I thought of you writing a tribute to her. So I came here, and here it was. Thanks!
I liked the Man Who Knew too Much. By far her best movie.
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9thDistrictNeighbor
Songwriters could actually write songs in her heyday. My mom used to sing Que Sera, Sera all the time; a lot of wisdom is packed into those lyrics. I was thrilled when I discovered Hitchcock and heard her sing that song in The Man Who Knew Too Much. Yes, I pine for those more wholesome times.
KentForrester
Boy could she sing! What enunciation! What pitch-perfect notes! And the way she finishes off each note before going on to the next! I'm not sure anyone today could sing like that. And pretty as a picture, too.
Seawriter
She got her three-score-and-ten with a lot of change back. A life well-lived.
Kay of MT
My favorite star of all time. Had a nodding acquaintance with her for a time in the 80s, from a grocery store in Carmel Valley. I always smiled at her and she always smiled back, never spoke to her as I felt that would be an unwelcome intrusion.
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I always thought of her more as an actress than a singer. But I grew up long after her TV show or singing career.
She had a variety of acting roles, of course. But often she was the embodiment of joy.
May 13, 2019, at 10:00 AM PDT
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Aaron Miller: But often she was the embodiment of joy.
She certainly was in her professional life. Not so in private. She married two musicians and an agent. The first was physically abusive, the second resented being "Mr. Doris Day," and the third left her penniless. After her third husband's funeral she not only discovered she was broke but that he committed her to a sitcom for CBS. It ran for five seasons and drew enough viewers that it would be #1 by today's standards.
Her son by her first husband, and who took the name of her third husband, was record producer Terry Melcher. He produced The Beach Boys, The Byrds and Paul Revere and the Raiders. It was Brian Wilson who introduced Melcher to an aspiring songwriter named Charles Manson. He was in the car with Wilson when he dropped off Melcher at his home – 10050 Cielo Drive – a rental he shared with his then-girlfriend Candice Bergen. Melcher had to tell Manson he lacked talent and that he would not be signed to a record deal.
When Bergen and Melcher broke up he moved back into his mother's house as she tried to sort out her finances. Not long afterward Manson returned to Cielo drive, the house now occupied by Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate.
Bergen called Melcher after the murders. "It could have been me," she said. Melcher replied, "It could have been us."
Correction: I mistakenly said Terry was the son of her second husband. He was not. Corrected above.
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Her performance in Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much is riveting, particularly her emotional breakdown when she's learned her son has been kidnaped and her husband (played by Jimmy Stewart) gives her sedatives to knock her out. As a parent, if you're not moved by that performance, well there's something wrong with you.
Hang On: I just saw the headline on a news site. And I thought of you writing a tribute to her. So I came here, and here it was.
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I love her early stuff. One of my favorites is "Alexander, the Swoose." Someone on youtube said of the Kay Kaiser version that it was "Some weird ass song from the 1940s about a swoose named Alexander." Which fits that version.
I first heard it done by Doris with Les Brown. (I had a huge crush on her growing up.) The added coda to me changes what one commenter on the Kaiser version called "a celebration of bullying" [how woke can you get] into a paen to American tolerance during the war against Nazism. I couldn't find the lyrics, so I transcribed them. If you get all the references, you are neither Swoose nor Spring Chicken.
(male voice, speaking: I am Alexender the Swoose, and I am so confused.)
Mother, mother Goose, why am I not like other goose
The other geese all laugh at me
And call me a catastrophe
Swoose, Swoose, Alexander is a Goose
Half swan, half goose
Alexander is a Goose
Whenever they play hide and seek
I hide my head cause I'm a freak
They say my pappy was a swan,
A good for nothing vagabond.
Big beak, big feet
Alexander is a freak
They're so unkind but I don't mind their slander
I'm just disturbed because I heard
They're gonna cook my goose and gander
I guess I'll have to run away
I know what they'll do if I stay
I'd rather be a refugee
Instead of chicken fricasee
(male voice, speaking: I don't know now Doris, maybe you can tell me what a swoose is)
Now you just listen to me and I'll tell ya:
Alexander the Swoose is a composite bird
Faintly resembling Mortimer Snerd
And bold Donald Duck, Only very much grander
For he isn't a dummy, a drake, or a gander.
He's old for his age, and small for his size,
Has Garbo's big feet and Cantor's big eyes
The beak of Durante, the mouth of Joe Brown
And a Harpo Marx wig made of pink eiderdown.
Rochester's voice, the curves of Mae West
And the Stars and Stripes tatooed on his chest.
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Those lyrics should read:
Mother, Mother, Mother Goose, why am I not like brother goose
Swoose, Swoose, Alexander is a Swoose
Alexander is a Swoose!
The Swoose is also the oldest known combat surviving B-17 in the world. At one point during her service in the South Pacific she had the tail section of another B-17 welded on to her, hence the origin of the name. She now resides at the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, a mere hour drive north of Miss Day's birthplace.
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My mom used to sing Que Sera, Sera all the time
Mine, too, along with all the other big band songs from the 30s and 40s. I remember being in my high school band and the band director (from the same generation, of course) asking how I knew all the songs he played as a drummer in his dance band. "From my Mom, of course." Turns out he knew her.
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One of the great Hitchcock finales:
https://youtu.be/eHMtYa0ru6o?t=5509
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EJHill: Brown co-wrote the song in 1944 (with Ben Homer, lyrics by Bud Green) but was unable to record it due to the American Federation of Musicians strike against the record labels. By the time the strike ended America and her Allies were sensing the end of WWII. The lyrics of that song, of longing and reunion, was the perfect soundtrack for the return home of the millions of servicemen who had done their duty.
To this day I can't listen to that song without crying. It was my father's favorite until the day he died as it was the song the band was playing on the ship full of returning soldiers, of which he was one, as it sailed into New York harbor at the end of WWII.
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My mom used to bring me along to all the various 1960's Rock Hudson/Doris Day, Cary Grant/Doris Day films. I was probably no older than ten. The glamorous atmosphere of those movies convinced me that by the time I was twenty I would be effortlessly living in New York City, with the fabulous wardrobe all working women like Day displayed, just to make the 9 to 5 more interesting.
Watching those films on the old movie channel these days, I sit fascinated by how easily she intertwined sex kitten and girl next door.
I also remain puzzled over how she could never achieve any type of happiness or even harmony in her marriages. Somehow it doesn't seem fair.


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Greg joined Industrial Light & Magic in 2006, relocating to San Francisco from his native New York where he operated Thought Agency, Ltd., a boutique communications agency specializing in design, visual effects, and post-production. Prior to that, Greg served as the Director of Communications at New York's leading postproduction and visual effects studio, Manhattan Transfer/R!ot Manhattan.
Greg holds a BS in Communications from the University of Miami, Florida, and is a member of the Arts, Media, and Entertainment Taskforce for the State of California, and The International Animated Film Society (ASIFA-Hollywood.)


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France Outraged over Allegations of NSA Spying, Cyber Attack on Elysée
Bordeaux- French newspaper Le Monde revealed a four-page internal memo from the National Security Agency, unveiled by Edward Snowden, stating that Paris suspected the U.S. monitoring agency to be responsible for a cyber attack against the presidential palace last year.
France wants to know who is spying on the Presidential palace. After suspecting U.S. intelligence of leading a cyber attack against the Elysée's system in May 2012, the country has sent 2 French officials to Washington to ask for explanations eleven months later, has revealed French newspaper Le Monde.
The top secret document revealed by Snowden also mentions the fact that 70.3 million phone communications were monitored in France from December 10, 2012 to January 8 this year.
French President Francois Hollande expressed his «"strong condemnation" of alleged U.S. spying during a phone call with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, branding it as "unacceptable between friends and allies."
According to the President's office, the French and U.S. presidents "agreed to work together to determine the facts and the exact scope of surveillance activities revealed by Le Monde."
Tensions between the U.S. government and its allies are rising, especially after the Guardian revealed yesterday how the NSA monitored phone calls of 35 world leaders including Angela Merkel.
The same day, leaders from 28 European Union countries signed a joint statement to warn the United States that "a lack of trust could prejudice the necessary cooperation" required in the fight against terrorism. They also reminded Washington that U.S.-EU relations can only be beneficial if "based on respect and trust."
Despite sharing a common position, the EU is divided about what steps to take in response to the alleged spying, and countries are making decisions separately.
A group of nine members of the EU Parliament will travel to Washington on Monday to gather information about the alleged surveillance.
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Congrats to Tunghai alumni Chun-Fang Yu, Wei-Ming Tu, Chia-Ling Chien, and Teh-Chung Ho elected Academicians of Academia Sinica
:::| Tunghai University-News-- Congrats to Tunghai alumni Chun-Fang Yu, Wei-Ming Tu, Chia-Ling Chien, and Teh-Chung Ho elected Academicians of Academia Sinica
Tunghai University is honored by having 11 academicians of Academia Sinica among its alumni—the highest number of all private universities in Taiwan.
Academia Sinica announced the 2018 list of Academicians on July 5, 2018. Among the 21 newly elected academicians, four are alumni from Tunghai University. Two were elected as academicians of Humanities and Social Sciences--Chun-Fang Yu, one of the first graduates from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, and Wei-Ming Tu, graduate from the Department of Chinese Literature. Chia-Ling Chien, graduate from the Department of Applied Physics, was elected as academician of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Teh-Chung Ho, graduate from the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, was elected as academician of Engineering Sciences. Being an academician of Academia Sinica is one of the highest honors in the academe. All THU faculty, staff, students, and alumni felt honored upon hearing the good news. With the most academicians (11) among its alumni, THU ranks the top among all private universities in Taiwan.
Tunghai University has cultivated and educated students for 60 years. Alumni who are academicians of Academia Sinica include Nan Lin (graduate from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature), Robert K. Yu (graduate from the Department of Chemistry), Kang-I Sun Chang (graduate from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature), Tung-Chi Cheng (graduate from the Department of Chemistry), Chun-Fang Wu (graduate from the Department of Life Science), Chung-I Wu (graduate from the Department of Life Science), Hung-Wen Liu (graduate from the Department of Chemistry). THU alumni have also received the honor of being elected as academicians overseas. Kris Yao (graduate from the Department of Architecture) was awarded Honorary Fellowship of AIA. Wei-Ming Tu (graduate from the Department of Chinese Literature) was elected as academician of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. S. T. Tsai was late academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kang-I Sun Chang, one of the new 2018 academicians of Academia Sinica, was elected as academician of American Academy of Arts and Sciences two years ago.
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Q: PHP, Memcached works from command line but not from the web I have PHP 5.3.3 installed on Centos 6.4 with the memcached.so extension, and httpd is running with version 2.2.15-26. Here is my index.php:
$mc = new \Memcached();
$mc->addServer('127.0.0.1', 11211);
$mc->set("test", "blah");
var_dump($mc->getResultCode());
var_dump($mc->getResultMessage());
var_dump($mc->get("test"));
die;

When I run it from the command line, it works. I get the following:
10:22:33 $ php index.php
int(0)
string(7) "SUCCESS"
string(4) "blah"

The memcache server also works from telnet. However, when I run index.php from the web, it fails. I get the following (from viewing webpage source):
int(47)
string(51) "SERVER HAS FAILED AND IS DISABLED UNTIL TIMED RETRY"
bool(false)

Short of re-installing my OS and trying different versions of crap, can anyone explain what might cause this issue?

A: Is it an SELinux problem ? Cli can access to Memcached but daemon no. Try this :

*

*getenforce to know if you have SELinux enabled

*setenforce 0 to disable it

*reboot

*Retry your test

If is good, You must configure Apache to access to Memcached.

A: I have similar issue on CentOS and what I found it I am running SELinux which prevent httpd to connect to memcached. You need to set below,
# setsebool -P httpd_can_network_memcache 1
# getsebool httpd_can_network_memcache
httpd_can_network_memcache --> on

A: Please ensure that your memcache service should bind all IPs. Default value is 127.0.0.1. change it to 0.0.0.0 for supporting all defined Ips. In additional, don't forget to control your iptables or firewall.

A: I had this problem in WAMP 2.4, running a simple Memcache test script worked from the command line, but not in the browser.
The answer turned out to be stunningly mundane: WAMP had two php.ini files, and I was editing the wrong one.
E.g. Apache used this one: c:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.4.4\bin\php.ini
WAMP also had this one: c:\wamp\bin\php\php5.4.12\php.ini
Putting the extension=php_memcache.dll in the correct .ini file fixed things.
My clue something like this was the problem was that phpInfo()'s loaded config file reported different values in the two cases.

A: I had exactly the same issue as described by the OP. It turned out that the problem was caused by the server list the memcached extension maintains internally. My code was something like:
$serversList = $memcached->getServerList();

if (empty($serversList)) {
     $memcached->addServer($host, $port);
}

My initial call to the testing script was done with a wrong value for $port. The call was done from web (apache) not from cli. After i corrected the port and i ran the code again, it was skipping the 'if' and used the existing servers list which was flawed and so it failed again.
Seeing the failure from the web i tested with the cli and it was working perfectly. In the cli the servers list was different from the one in the web. In fact, the server list was empty at each start of the script, even if my script was setting it with each run. Yet it was persisting between calls on the web.
Anyway, after clearing the servers list on the web and setting the correct server, it worked as expected from the web too.

A: When I look at examples I see it being used without the namespace "\" modifier. Try without it maybe?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/memcache.examples-overview.php
<?php

$memcache = new Memcache;
$memcache->connect('localhost', 11211) or die ("Could not connect");


Self-assembled peptide systems have been widely studied in the context of gaining understanding of the rules that govern biomolecular processes and increasingly as new bio-inspired nanomaterials. Such materials may be designed to be highly dynamic, displaying adaptive and self-healing properties. This review focuses on recent approaches, which exploit reversible covalent and noncovalent chemistry in combination with peptide-based self-assembly. Selected examples of recent advances include sulphur and nitrogen-based reversible reactions, metal-ligand coordination and enzyme-assisted transamidation that lead to structures such as catenanes, nanofibres, beta-hairpins and coiled-coil assemblies. It is demonstrated that these structures give rise to nanomaterials with emergent properties that are highly sensitive and adaptive to external conditions and may allow for in vitro evolution of novel peptide nanostructures via templating or self-recognition.


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Q: client server communication through JNLP Is there a way for any java swing (GUI) application deployed via jnlp; to interact back with the server ?
Scenario: A simple exam application has to register the candidate for a specific client system and after the exam is done the marks have to be sent to the server.
In the above scenario, communication between client GUI (java swing application) and the server (java swing application) is required for exchange of information like registration id and marks.
The JNLP API provides System.getProperty and System.setProperties methods in the resources Element but the usage of system properties are limited.
Is there any reference or resource that I can have please


Avoid giving pets toys that can be chewed into pieces. There is always the risk of pieces of a chewed toy becoming lodged in a pet's esophagus or digestive tract. Although cats love yarn and ribbon, the long fibers can also cause intestinal blockages. When giving gifts to furry family members, it's best to stick to safer toys (like kongs and balls) and healthy treats instead.
Some holiday plants, when ingested, can cause health problems for pets. Avoid decorative plants such as holly, mistletoe, poinsettias and lilies – which can be the most dangerous. Even pine needles, when ingested, can wreck havoc in your pet's intestines – so keep your pet away from fallen needles.
Holiday foods, including fatty meats (especially roasts with bones), gravy, spicy foods, sweets and chocolate should all be kept far away from pets. Make sure to keep your pets away from the holiday table and unattended plates of food.
Alcoholic beverages are dangerous when ingested by pets and should never be left on tables that are within your pet's reach.
Don't leave lighted candles unattended. Be sure candles are placed on a stable surface and always put the flames out prior to leaving a room.
The excitement of the holiday season can be stressful for pets, triggering possible illness and intestinal upset. If you're hosting any holiday parties, make sure pets have a safe place to retreat in your house. And make sure they are wearing current I.D. in case they escape out a door when guests come and go.
Standing/stagnant tree water can grow bacteria (making it unsafe for pets to drink) – so it's best to keep your pet away from the trees so they are not tempted to sip the water.
If you believe that your pet might have eaten something toxic, call your veterinarian and Animal Poison Control Center immediately.


Isuzu Events, trail & trip reports and planning from Isuzu owners who "Go Farther" in their Isuzus!
Also check the April issue of Four Wheeler magazine for a 3-page story on 1998's event.
Moab is an excellent place for the extreme folks to play that still offers reasonable trails for stock vehicles. I'm looking forward to meeting more of the various 'wheelers I only know from the 'net, checking out their trucks in person, and wheeling with a large group of Isuzus. I'm also looking forward to catching up with people from previous years. I want to see these rigs work on the trail, maybe tug an Isuzu out of a tough spot, and maybe be tugged out by another Isuzu.
"For anyone considering the Moab-zu, I'd definitely encourage it. If you've never been wheeling before, you'll find yourself with an understanding group of people who can help you out and help you learn. You WON'T find yourself with a bunch of impatient people trying to talk you into taking stupid risks (which I've seen happen in other places).
Give it a shot. You haven't lived until you've driven up a 40% slick-rock slope in 4-low (though if you don't like anything that steep you can usually drive around). And the area around Moab is as immense and starkly beautiful as you'll find anywhere in the world."
"For those of you that are wondering what the big deal is all about ... I went last year, and had a great time. It's one of the very few places that you can get a group of Isuzu owners together and share a lot of information and have a great time wheeling and seeing the sights.
Do you need a big ol' modified rig? Nope. I took my big ol' long wheel base 4 door '89 Trooper that was sitting on the stock sized 30 inch tires. open diffs and all. Sure I couldn't take the nasty obstacles like the modified Amigos, but I had just as much fun watching them, or getting the occasional ride in them. There are plenty of challenges for every vehicle type out there.
If you like to wheel your Isuzu, I would consider this the holly grail event. If you go you will have a great time."
I enjoy driving both tough trails and easy trails. Part of this hobby is challenge, but much more (to me) is camaraderie and seeing nature.
Since I'm driving all the way from California, I'll want to really spend some time out on the trails, so I apologize in advance if my 'wheeler role overlaps my event organizer role. Feel free to talk to me at any time, but please realize that I'm there primarily to have fun, and then to organize.
We started up a small Moab Zu Zoo 2000 Discussion Forum specifically for discussing this event. Todd Adams has also written an outstanding description of what we all have to anticipate. Please click to read the specific topics below, but feel free to post any questions you have... or just tell us if you are looking forward to making the trek to 4-Wheeling Mecca.
The specific arrival times, camp sites, and actual trails are yet-to-be-determined, but we'll soon hammer them out, and post the details here. Just get May 4-7, 2000 on your calendar. Let your boss know you need the time off, and we'll see you there!
If you aren't on this list, please RSVP by replying to this topic on the Isuzu Discussion Forum or via email to isuzustaff@4x4wire.com.


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Sven-Erik Magnusson in August 2016.
(1942-10-13)13 October 1942
Slottsbron, Sweden
22 March 2017(2017-03-22) (aged 74)
Karlstad, Sweden
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guitar, saxophone, clarinet
1956 (1956)–2017 (2017)
Knut Sven-Erik Magnusson (13 October 1942 – 22 March 2017) was a Swedish singer and musician. He was known for being the lead singer of the danceband Sven-Ingvars. The band had its last tour during the summer of 2016 with their last show on 21 August in Blekinge.[1] He was born in Slottsbron, Sweden.
Magnusson died on 22 March 2017 of prostate cancer in Karlstad, Sweden, aged 74.[2]
↑ "Sven-Erik Magnussons sista svåra tid i livet". Expressen. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
↑ "Sven-Erik Magnusson har avlidit". hwt.se. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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2012 was a year of mixed responses to critical security threats by both the state and society in Pakistan. A downward trend in the number of overall incidents of violence and casualties, which had started in 2010 continued in 2011 and 2012. There emerged some clarity on the institutional level in dealing with the menace of terrorism, but the assassination of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa senior minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour and the unsuccessful bid on the life of Malala Yousafzai, a young peace activist from Swat, dampened the optimism.
In order to keep the optimism intact, some institutional responses would be indispensible to deal with terrorism and addressing the rising extremism in society. The fact that the security establishment, which had been reluctant to acknowledge the growing influence of extremists in the country, had formally recognized it as a threat must be built upon. The army chief's speech on Independence Day was encouraging as he stressed clarity on the issue of extremism and terrorism. The judiciary, which was under criticism for acquitting detained terrorists, showed the resolve to prioritize the issue. The Chief Justice of Pakistan on a number of occasions emphasized collaborative efforts to eradicate extremism from society.
Pakistan's National Assembly passed a fair trial bill, which authorized the state to intercept private communications in order to find incriminating evidence against the terrorists. Although invasion of privacy and denial of freedoms have and should elicit strong reservations, it is promising that the use of technology and reliance for conviction on things other than torture and confessions beaten out of criminals are being considered. This could be a definite step towards strengthening prosecution of terrorists, but must go hand in hand with measures such as effective witness protection mechanisms and focusing on scientific investigation and gathering forensic evidence.


To establish the water absorption of ceramic tiles under vacuum with automatic cycles.
Inner chamber made of stainless steel material.
Lid made of acrylic material for sealing application.
Exterior body is made of Mild steel material, which is powder coated in attractive shades.
Bath comprises of essential accessories such as Vacuum pump, Vacuum timer, Inlet water connection, Solenoid valve for automatic inlet of water and alarm to establish vacuum within the chamber to determine porosity, apparent relative density and water absorption of tiles.
Supplied with vertical removable stand to place 300 x 300 mm ceramic tiles.


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Q: Getting 401 error while implementing "sign with twitter" in asp.net? I am following this to implement Login-with-twitter, i have changed consumer key and secret key as per the application created by me. i am getting error in the following method :
   public string WebResponseGet(HttpWebRequest webRequest)
    {
        StreamReader responseReader = null;
        string responseData = "";

        try
        {
            responseReader = new StreamReader(webRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream());
            responseData = responseReader.ReadToEnd();
        }
        catch
        {
            throw;
        }
        finally
        {
            webRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream().Close();
            responseReader.Close();
            responseReader = null;
        }

        return responseData;
    }
}

Getting error on "responseReader = new StreamReader(webRequest.GetResponse().GetResponseStream());" line.
The Error is The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.
please help me to resolve this problem.
Thanks in advance.

A: Your WebRequest must be incorrectly formatted. It needs to comply with oAuth 2.
If you want to see how this can be done you can analyze the code of the Token class of Tweetinvi API.
If you are having a problem on a specific query please provide your code so that we can help you.
I am a developer of Tweetinvi so you can ask me any question you want.