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Mota-Santiago, P. and Vázquez, H. and Bierschenk, T. and Kremer, F. and Nadzri, A. and Schauries, D. and Djurabekova, F. and Nordlund, K. and Trautmann, C. and Mudie, S. and Ridgway, M. C. and Kluth, P. (2018):
Nanoscale density variations induced by high energy heavy ions in amorphous silicon nitride and silicon dioxide.
29, In: Nanotechnology, (14), IOP Publishing, p. 144004, ISSN 0957-4484, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaabdb,
[Online-Edition: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aaabdb],
Nadzri, A. and Schauries, D. and Mota-Santiago, P. and Trautmann, C. and Gleadow, A.J.W. and Hawley, A. and Kluth, P. (2017):
Composition and orientation dependent annealing of ion tracks in apatite - Implications for fission track thermochronology.
451, In: Chemical Geology, Elsevier Science Publishing, pp. 9-16, ISSN 00092541, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.12.039,
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Nadzri, A. and Schauries, D. and Mota-Santiago, P. and Muradoglu, S. and Trautmann, C. and Gleadow, A.J.W. and Hawley, A. and Kluth, P. (2016):
Composition dependent thermal annealing behaviour of ion tracks in apatite.
379, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Elsevier Science Publishing, pp. 211-214, ISSN 0168583X, DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2016.04.050,
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Former President Gerald Ford took office in America during one of the most tumultuous times in America's history. Within a three-year period he was able to instill integrity and leadership back to the United States of America. Any government around the world could learn from this great example and role model of Gerald R. Ford. This museum walks you through the history and the restoration of American democracy.
On May 31, 2013, Dr. Clyde Rivers had the privilege of bringing the Golden Rule International Award to the State of Michigan. Dr. Rivers is the Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative (IPI) Representative to the United Nations in New York as well as a member of the leadership team of the Golden Rule International Award. The Golden Rule is "Treat other the way you want to be treated." This award has been created by Dr. Mussie Hailu, Board Chairman of the Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative and the Golden Rule International Award, to help establish cultures of peace around the world. The leaders Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative and the Golden Rule International Award look to honor people that live the Golden Rule as a lifestyle. The Golden Rule International Award is now established in 120 nations of the world. The current President Girma Wolde of Ethiopia is the Parton of Golden Rule International.
Loss of life is at an epidemic level around the world. Dr. Clyde Rivers, a Representative to the United Nations in New York for the Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative (IPI), is on a mission to establish cultures of peace within every community in the world. The plan to accomplish this is based on the biblical principle of the Golden Rule, "Treat each other the way you want to be treated." Dr. Rivers believes this principle will lay a foundation for peaceful dialogue within communities that are in need of peaceful, life-saving results.


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BILJE, Slovenia (April 26, 2016) – The U.S. Under-16 Boys' National Team ended its match against Slovenia with a 2-2 draw in the 13th Tournament Delle Nazioni in Italy.
Slovenia grabbed the first goal by Tarik Nikolovski in the eighth minute. The U.S. was quick to counter just seven minutes later when Marcelo Palomino assisted Luis Arriaga for the equalizer.
Less than ten minutes later, the U.S. took the lead thanks to an assist by Arriaga leading to Jose Rivas' goal. In the 60th minute, Slovenia came back with an equalizer itself when Rok Maher put a ball past U.S. goalkeeper Alex Rando, ending the game in a 2-2 draw. Just before halftime, U.S. defender Leonardo Sepulveda was ejected, causing the U.S. to finish the game with 10 players.
With the draw, the USA drops to the bottom of Group C standings, just under its next opponent Brazil (April 27; 9 a.m. ET). Croatia and Slovenia top the group with 4 points each.
*The game was played in two 35 minute halves.


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Palais de Glace, a former social club and ice rink designed by J. L. Basadre is located in the world famous "Recoleta" neighborhood in Buenos Aires. This architectural pearl, in Belle Epoque style, is nowadays known as "National Palace Of The Arts". Don't miss this top museum (and no entry fee! )in Buenos Aires! Have a nice day folks:)!
The Belle Époque era produced fantastic buildings. Beautiful style, architecture, fashion, it is one of my favorite era. Thanks for the pictures.


Hutu propaganda by supporters of the dictatorship to distort the true narrative.
Civilians including grandmothers were massacred in the bushes after escaping war in the city.
Systematic campaign to kill Anglophones in Anglophone Cameroon in the land of their ancestors to promote Francophonization and French culture in Cameroon.
English in Courtrooms and classrooms was the initial request of the marginalized Anglophones to the Francophone government in a constitutionally bilingual country.
War is the governments response. Why?
7.2M Francophones in Canada are respected.
8M Anglophones in Cameroon are being massacred. Why?
The four days Ambazonia Stakeholders Strategic Conference (ASSC) organised by the Interim Government just ended in Berlin, Germany.
Important resolutions were taken concerning the way forward.
An important amount of money was collected for SELF DEFENCE with special emphasis on the upgrading the weapons of Amba boys.
In sum, the momentum of the struggle is now considered as UNSTOPPABLE.
Dictator Biya can now achieve his VIVRE ENSEMBLE dream only by defeating Southern Cameroonians on the battlefield.
LRC terrorists can continue with the genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in SC. These crimes have been and will be documented by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Internation and the US.
The final chapter is this war will surely be written at the ICC.
a PEACEFUL "VIVRE-ENSEMBLE" between the people of SC and LRC is no longer possible. The only sustainable solution is for the two "people" to go their separate ways.
Thank God that Dictator Biya declared his UNWINNABLE war. The war will decide the fate of the "VIVRE ENSEMBLE".
Believe me or not, the FINAL solution to the Anglophone Question MUST be gotten this time around come rain come shine.
There is absolutely nothing Dictator Biya can do to prevent the resolution.
Our heads may be bloody but we will never bow until the occupier leave Ambazonia, the land of glory. Support the National AK campaign.
but a born Cameroonian. Similarly, Ambazonians are not Cameroonians, regardless.
So it is time, for both peoples to look for their real identity.
History, can not be hidden, even when it is distorted in any form.
@ Joshua, Please stop using that your useless name Ambazonia to call all anglophones. We don't want barbarians representing us. the majority of anglophones have nothing to do with Ambazonia. All you do is terrorize villagers who don't support your foolishness. Your silly terrorist organization has put anglophone villagers in a difficult situation as they are being harassed and killed by the BIRs for supporting your foolishness and at the same time being harassed and killed by your Ambazonia thugs for not supporting them. PLEASE LEAVE ANGLOPHONE VILLAGERS ALONE. Why don't you go to Mvomeka and confront Biya if you and your Ambazonia thugs have any balls.
Notre Dame Cathedral in paris on fire. The evil that men do……………………….. them.
I heard this from day one. Perdophilia etc. etc. and etc.
so what will change if Notre Dame of cathedral in Paris on fire. Meaning ambaland will paying for the construction again nymfuka.
Take it easy man. Wow!! Either way, Cameroon was destined to go down this road. The are no good actors in this stalemate. Africans are not good managers or at least they've proven not to be. The insecurity is faced by everyone no matter their political, social or cultural leanings, even diabolical wishful thinking may not help either side. I transferred almost 50 million CFA to start up a project two years ago and when this mess started it took a while to re-transfer, thank goodness! I am done, dusted and gone. Good luck Cameroon with your war, roguery and dictatorship!!
dameanseh none of wuna no dey for GZ eh?
As you loss so, ah bin be di mimba sey you di coordinate logistics for GZ.
All the army is doing now is cleanups.
A depaved land of mass killings by the cameroun militaires.
What a shame for Africa !
… live with them… this time but not after them.
Pull all these rats out of their hideouts and give them some peanuts.
We were and still are warriors, we descended from Sudan and conquered the land. You will not take it from us , nay you cannot.
We shall live free or die fighting.
The European Union Parliament says the crisis in the Anglophone regions should be put on the action agenda of the United Nations Security Council, if it persists.
A motion signed by members of the parliament has urged international bodies like the African Union to step in and mediate in the conflict without which it should be tabled at the UN Security Council.
The parliament condemn the human rights violation in the Anglophone regions and called for an immediate investigation of allegations of rights violation by Cameroonian soldiers.
""Cameroonian authorities (should) ensure accountability for human rights violations by the security forces and to conduct prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into all allegations of human rights violations," the statement.
Leave that talk. The same thing has been happening in the Congo (DRC) for more than 30 years with millions displaced and killed. What has the EU or UN done? These people don't give a damn about black lives especially when it's profiting one of them like Belgium in DRC and France in Cameroon.
Les eurodéputés déplorent « la violence et la discrimination à l'encontre de la communauté anglophone », raison de la crise anglophone qui a dégénéré en conflit entre séparatiste et soldats gouvernementaux. particulièrement préoccupé par les allégations selon lesquelles les forces gouvernementales seraient responsables d'homicides, de recours excessif à la force et de tortures [et] demande au gouvernement de prendre immédiatement toutes les mesures nécessaires pour mettre fin à la violence et à l'impunité dans le pays » ALL collabos like you, MKPD shall answer to these crimes.?
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YEAR-END UPDATE, FROM THE DESK OF JOHN GOFF
John Goff is the Community Services Director, and oversees UCP Oregon's Supported Living Department (also known as UCP Foundations) and Children's Services Department (also known as UCP Building Blocks).
YEAR-END UPDATE, FROM THE DESK OF JOHN GOFF, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Hello, UCP Family!
It is always an honor to share the successes and stories of the Community Services (CS) Department, but not without first recognizing the collective energy of all UCP customers, employees, Board members, and partners. When I think of the past year, I am reminded of the familiar phrase that it truly "Takes a Village," and I must say that I am grateful to have been a part of this one for close to 10 years!
So, what of the year 2022? I wish I had space to list every situation and scenario navigated, but I can say with certainty and admiration that everyone in the department showed up in a very big way to support one another.
In no order of priority, the CS teams:
Worked with incredibly flexible customers to evaluate safety concerns while reentering the community as businesses began to open their doors again.
Supported customer education and a thoughtful response to the Omicron and variant surges
Assisted with scheduling vaccines for customers in the ever-changing variant landscape
Supported one another like family following the loss of loved ones
Hired, trained and onboarded a ton of positions, including new managers who have all been rocking their various roles and responsibilities
Customers back to work or started new jobs
Celebrated many customer successes including one individual who now creates and monitors his own household budget
Saw customers return to their Special Olympic teams to resume training
Worked together to identify department strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities
Completed and participated in agency wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainings
Consistently demonstrated their commitment to CS customers and each other
I am very proud of all the accomplishments and work from the Community Services team, and I look forward to another great year in 2023 filled with opportunity, continued advocacy, and growth.
Honoring MLK Day 2023
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Last year, we shared a list of powerful MLK quotes that was curated by Karen Wang. Karen is the mom of several children, including a son with disabilities.
As Karen writes, "As I plan for my children's future, I find myself returning to [MLK's] lessons for guidance. Human rights are for everyone, and we still have a long way to go on our journey."
These quotes are so good that we're sharing them again.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
"It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people."
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way."
"Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve… You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."
"It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one destiny, affects all indirectly."
What are you doing to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
PS: You can read Karen's article here.
ANNOUNCING UCP'S NEW Employment Services Director
We are pleased to announce that Nicole Vivanco has been promoted to the position of Employment Services Director, which oversees UCP's Supported Employment Department.
Prior to this advancement, Nicole was acting as the Employment Services Manager. Nicole took on the Manager position during a very difficult time in the early months of the pandemic.
Thanks to Nicole's dedication, the Employment Solutions team is thriving, with customers working across the Portland area. Nicole participated in agency-wide strategic planning and implementation. She also fostered productive collaboration with community partners such as mental health and developmental disabilities agencies, area Brokerages, Vocational Rehabilitation, Oregon Commission for the Blind, families, advocates, Board members, etc.
Nicole brings 9 years of experience in the field of supported employment.
Nicole says, "I am so happy to accept this new role within our department, and I am excited to continue to support our customers, employers, and the employment professionals at UCP to find success and meet their career goals."
She adds, "I'd like to thank our community partners for their collaboration and support. Seeing a person shine—in a job that is a great match for them and their employer—is the biggest motivator for me. Supported employment is so powerful for everyone involved."
Thank you, Nicole, for everything you've done and continue to do. We are excited to begin this new chapter with you.
Year-End Update, From the Desk of Ann Coffey
As we enter a new year, I want to express gratitude toward UCP Oregon's Direct Support Professionals and Personal Support Workers for their ongoing commitment to support our customers. (Job titles vary by department and role, but all of these employees work directly with our customers.)
What does this support look like?
Employees show up. They show up during inclement weather. They show up when their coworkers and/or customers are sick with RSV, COVID-19, flu, and seasonal colds. They show up by taking on additional work when there are vacant positions, often experiencing unexpected and significant overtime. They show up so their coworkers can have scheduled time off.
They show up to support customers during holidays, ensuring that customers can celebrate the events that matter to them.
And, perhaps most importantly, they show up to advocate, to ask for investments and commitments to the customers they serve. They show up expecting the best from UCP, with focus on a person-centered approach.
A sincere THANK YOU to all employees who provide direct supports. UCP Oregon couldn't do the work we do without you—the foundation you create is strong and lasting. Our customers are forever grateful and are living higher quality lives because YOU SHOW UP!
Let's ring in the new year with our heads held high!

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L'abbaye de Kingswood est une ancienne abbaye cistercienne située dans la ville de Wotton-under-Edge, dans le district de Stroud (Gloucestershire), en Angleterre. Comme la plupart des abbayes britanniques, elle a été fermée par Henry VIII durant la campagne de dissolution des monastères.

Histoire

Première fondation de l'abbaye et transfert à Hazleton
L'abbaye a été créée à la demande de William, , qui voulait par là honorer la mémoire de son oncle Roger II. Il demande donc aux moines de Tintern de venir construire le monastère à Kingswood, dans le site de Acholt, don confirmé par la reine Mathilde.

Cependant, le site choisi pour la construction n'était pas l'actuel. Ce premier site est confisqué par Étienne d'Angleterre durant la guerre civile. Les moines décident d'aller fonder l'abbaye dans un lieu plus protégé, à .

Seconde fondation à Kingswood
Dans le nouveau site de Hazleton, les moines sont rapidement persécutés par Reginald de St. Waleric, qui les chasse de ce lieu, probablement en 1147. Ils sont donc contraints de revenir à Kingswood, mais dans un site différent, plus proche de l'eau. Roger III de Berkeley leur accorde des droits sur ses terres de Kingswood. Après de nombreuses tractations, Reginald de St. Waleric fait repentance et accepte de rendre aux moines le site de Hazleton, dans lequel la plupart des moines retournent. Mais une sécheresse provoque une gravé pénurie en eau, et les moines sont à nouveau contraints de partir de Hazleton pour , autre site offert à titre de compensation par Reginald. L'abbaye de Hazleton est transformée en grange dépendant de Kingswood.

Les conflits ne cessent cependant pas. Dès 1149, un chapitre de moines a lieu à l'abbaye de Kirkstead, réunissant les abbés de Tintern et de Waverley, en conflit à propos de Kingswood, ainsi que leur supérieur commun, Philippe, abbé de l'Aumône. La question à régler était celle de la filiation de Kingswood. Waverley comme Tintern la réclamaient ; dans un premier temps, avec l'accord de l'abbé de Tetbury, quatre moines de Waverley étaient venus occuper le nouveau site de Kingswood, qui consistait alors en une grange, et construire la nouvelle abbaye. Dans un second temps, ce chapitre général ordonne aux moines de Waverley de retourner à leur abbaye-mère.

Moyen Âge
Le Gloucestershire étant à l'époque très boisé, la principale ressource de l'abbaye de Kingswood est l'exploitation du bois. L'abbaye devient un des principaux producteur cisterciens de bois des Îles britanniques.

Au , le monastère est très fortement touché par la peste noire et il faut toute la générosité des Berkeley, toujours protecteurs de l'abbaye, pour restaurer le monastère, qui ne retrouve sa splendeur que vers 1400.

Liste des abbés de Kingswood

Dissolution du monastère
En 1538, comme l'immense majorité des monastères britanniques, à la suite de la rupture entre Henry VIII et l'Église catholique, l'abbaye de Kingswood est fermée et détruite lors de la campagne de dissolution des monastères.

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Abbaye cistercienne en Angleterre
Abbaye fondée au XIIe siècle
Abbaye en ruines
Fondation en 1139
Monument classé dans le Gloucestershire

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The worldwide telecom company, Huawei, recently launched its "Unlock Possibilities" campaign in Pakistan.
After a huge successful launch of online Unlock Possibilities campaign has gone live in Lahore & Islamabad.
The Mall of Lahore & Centaurs Mall Islamabad were both swarmed with shoppers as the holiday season started in full swing. The engaging campaign began on Christmas Eve and will continue till the 29th of December.
Attractive kiosks have been set up at both cities, decked with holiday celebrations. Customers flock around to partake in the "Unlock Possibilities" competition, eager to win prizes.


Night vision goggles of Red Army!
Around the World, Head Mounted Displays, Stereoscopic 3D, Where Are They Now?
Suddenly, I found the information that USSR army, just before World War 2 developed electronic head-mounted infra-red night-vision goggles for tank crew! It is not exactly a virtual reality subject, but nevertheless it's early days of electronic HMD's in Soviet Union.
In 1993-1940 years infra-red goggles "Ship" and "Dudka" were tested by crews of BT-7 light tanks. "Ship" was developed by national optics institute and Moscow institute of glass. Device included: infra-red periscope goggles, and additional accessories for driving machinery during night.
Upgraded version "Dudka" had field tests during June 1940, and after in January – February 1941. Device included: infra-red periscope goggles for tank driver, and crew commander, two infra-red beamers (by 1 Kilowatt each, 140 millimeters diameter each), control unit, separate IR signal beamer, cables and accessories for goggles.
Goggles weight (without helmet-mounting) 750 gram, FOV – 24 degree, seeing distance at night – 50 meters. These devices approved all specifications of Red Army, but because of bulky construction design, usability issues, especially during winter-time, goggle construction needed additional development, which wasn't made because of World War 2.
Research and development continued after WWII.
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Q: Check input contains either pure numeric characters or pure alpha character using single regular expression I have a function which will return true if input is pure numeric or alphabate else it will return false. This function is working fine.
function checktype($a)
{
    if (preg_match('/^\d+$/', $a)) { //check numeric (can use other numeric regex also like /^[0-9]+$/ etc)
        $return = true;
    } else if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z]+$/', $a)) { //check alphabates
        $return = true;
    } else { //others
        $return = false;
    }
    return $return;
}

var_dump(checktype('abcdfekjh')); //bool(true)
var_dump(checktype('1324654')); //bool(true)
var_dump(checktype('1324654hkjhkjh'));//bool(false)

No I tried to optimized this function by removing conditions so I modified code to:
function checktype($a)
{
    $return  = (preg_match('/^\d+$/', $a) || preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z]+$/', $a)) ? true:false;
    return $return;
}

var_dump(checktype('abcdfekjh')); //bool(true)
var_dump(checktype('1324654')); //bool(true)
var_dump(checktype('1324654hkjhkjh'));//bool(false)

Now in third step I tried to merge both regex in single regex so I can avoid two preg_match function and got stuck here:
function checktype($a)
{
    return (preg_match('regex to check either numeric or alphabates', $a)) ? true:false;
}

I tried a lot of combinations since 2 days by using OR(!) operator using not operator(?!) but no success at all.
Below some reference website from which i pick expression and made some combinations:
http://regexlib.com/UserPatterns.aspx?authorid=26c277f9-61b2-4bf5-bb70-106880138842
http://www.rexegg.com/regex-conditionals.html
OR condition in Regex
Regex not operator (come to know about NOT operator)
https://www.google.co.in/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=regular+expression+not+condition (come to know about NOT operator)
So here main question is, is there any single regex pattern to check string contains pure numeric value or pure alphabates?

Note: Alternative solution can be check string is alphanumeric and then return true or false accordingly. Also php inbuilt function like is_numeric and is_string can be used, but I am more curious to know the single regex pattern to check weather string conains pure numeric digit or pure alphaba digits.

A: A one regex to check if a string is all ASCII digits or all ASCII letters is
'/^(?:\d+|[a-zA-Z]+)$/'

See regex demo
This regex has two things your regexps do not have:

*

*a grouping construct (?:....)

*an alternation operator |.

Explanation:

*

*^ - start of string

*(?:\d+ - one or more digits

*|  - or...

*[a-zA-Z]+) - one or more ASCII letters

*$ - end of string

If you need to make it Unicode-aware, use [\p{L}\p{M}] instead of [a-zA-Z] (and \p{N} instead of \d, but not necessary) and use the /u modifier:
'/^(?:\p{N}+|[\p{L}\p{M}]+)$/u'

And in case you want to really check that from the beginning to end, use
'/\A(?:\p{N}+|[\p{L}\p{M}]+)\z/u'
  ^^                        ^^

or
'/^(?:\p{N}+|[\p{L}\p{M}]+)$/Du'

The $ without /D modifier does not match the string at its "very end", it also matches if there is a newline after it as the last character.

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Hedgehog Lab has won its first ever 7-figure contract, with the Hong King-based Central Wealth Financial Group.
The Newcastle-based agency will be building Android and iOS platforms for the fintech retail firm.
It's worth £1.1m per year for at least 2 years.
"This represents a step-change for us," said Sarat Pediredla, Hedgehog Lab's CEO.
"We are now playing in the big league, effectively competing with companies such as IBM and Accenture.
Central Wealth Financial Group provides an online marketplace, based on a bespoke cryptocurrency, derived from Bitcoin.
Alan Morris, Hedgehog's technical director explained that the team had just 6 weeks to turn the project around.
"The team showed amazing dedication and technical expertise, often working beyond their normal hours to ensure the deadline was met.
The agency has seen major growth over the last 9 months, with headcount rising from 30 to 83.


few sample menus that will be perfect for a midday meal.
Lunchtime is perfect for light, but hearty foods that will fill you up.
filling foods, such as pasta and sandwiches.
eggs, buffalo wings, and potato skins.
and a sugar substitute at hand.


Most institutions view home equity as good collateral and are often willing to lend you money against that equity. Lenders may issue you a special check or a checkbook for you to access funds. There are usually forms to sign and an approval process that is not too difficult. There may be some form of commitment fee.
Convenience - Usually institutions make it easy to apply and their approval processes are fast. Their process is often simpler than if you were applying for a new mortgage. Once you are approved, their commitment acts like a line of credit. You do not have to borrow it all at once.
Tax benefits - For individuals that itemize their tax deductions, the interest paid on home equity loans can help to save some income tax. While there are some limits on this type of interest deduction, it may save you some tax. Consult with your tax advisor for more details.


A few months back, I started the habit of drinking smoothies before breakfast. It's now an addiction. I can't go forward in my day without a creamy cold smoothie. At first, it took some planning and stumbling to get the routine down and make sure I always had a variety of ingredients on hand. One ingredient that always comes in handy is frozen banana chunks. They're perfect for chilling a smoothie or having a completely frozen treat.
Bananas can be used to make a smoothie creamy without making the flavor known. The trick is in how ripe the banana is in the first place. Slightly green bananas are harder to detect than spotty, sweet, ripe ones. To get a quick creamy effect for a small smoothie serving, use frozen banana chunks like ice cubes every time.
Now, there's two ways to freeze bananas.
Peel the bananas. Lay the whole bananas on a baking sheet and freeze for a couple of hours. Store whole frozen bananas in an airtight freezer bag.
Peel the bananas. Break the bananas into 1- to 2-inch chunks. Lay the chunks on a baking sheet and freeze for up to an hour. Store frozen bananas chunks in an airtight freezer bag.
Using whole frozen bananas is great when you need whole bananas and you have a strong blender.
I prefer to go with number two, breaking the bananas into chunks. It's easier to reach into a bag of banana chunks to cool down a smoothie than trying to cut into a frozen banana. And too, I have more portion control with chunks on hand.
Okay, I admit it. I'm a control freak. Love me anyway.
Well, it's been two years since I wrote this helpful kitchen tip post. My family and I slurp up breakfast smoothies EVERY morning, seriously, rain or shine, cold or hot, I blend up some variation of smoothie to start our day. Banana is most often used to get that creaminess that calms our addiction. I no longer break up the bananas into chunks before freezing. I just peel 'em, throw on a large baking sheet, throw 'em in the freezer. I buy bananas in bulk and never have they lasted in the freezer long enough to become yucky.


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L'aéroport de Dease Lake est un aéroport situé en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada.

Notes et références

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Leicester vs. Tottenham to proceed after Premier League rejects postponement requests
Tottenham are confident they'll be able to play at the King Power tomorrow.
By Dustin George-Miller@dustingm Dec 15, 2021, 2:10pm GMT
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The idea of tomorrow afternoon's Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur taking place seemed extremely doubtful just a couple of days ago, but barring any significant updates, it looks like it's going to go ahead. According to Antonio Conte in his pre-match press conference, the Premier League rejected requests from both Tottenham and Leicester to postpone tomorrow's match, and it's almost certainly going to go ahead as scheduled.
"The Premier League did not want to postpone the game against Leicester. Maybe because we have to play Burnley and Brighton and had postponed two games before.
"Last week was terrible because the government decides, in the right way, to close the training ground and stop our training session. I had the press conference where it's very difficult to speak about football. Then we had Thursday, Friday and Saturday without any sessions. Sunday we started again to work with not many players, because we also had problems with U23s.
We started with 13/14 players [on Sunday] and today we had training with 16 players and more young players."
— Antonio Conte
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers said Leicester ALSO requested the match be postponed due to a similar COVID outbreak within their camp.
Brendan Rodgers says he has 9 players unavailable through illness and COVID. Asked Premier League to look at postponing Spurs game and they refused. Evans not as bad after scan, but will be missing. Soyuncu injured, hamstring, Amartey not fit enough to start. No fit CBs for #LCFC
— Rob Tanner (@RobTannerLCFC) December 15, 2021
The league's response seems, quite honestly, insane. I get that the league probably doesn't want to have to be put into a situation where they potentially can't make up the matches before matchweek 38, but being hardasses over match postponements while in the middle of a global pandemic that has already caused one shutdown and nearly a full season of matches behind closed doors is unfathomable.
Hotspur Way, Tottenham's training ground, was closed for three days after nine first team players, five staff members, and an undisclosed number of U23 players returned positive COVID tests last week, prompting the postponement of Tottenham's Europa Conference League match against Rennes and last weekend's Premier League trip to Brighton & Hove Albion. Since then, COVID outbreaks have also emerged at other Premier League clubs, including Leicester, Aston Villa, and Manchester United, and prompting the Premier League to tighten up testing coronavirus testing protocols that had been recently loosened.
Dan Kilpatrick writes in the Evening Standard that a couple of players that had tested positive early on have now returned to training, but Antonio Conte is still working with a "depleted squad" ahead of Thursday's match and it's not clear whether the players who have just come back will be fit to play. There were some unconfirmed reports that suggested that Conte had been working with a midfield pivot pairing of Harry Winks and Tanguy Ndombele during training on Tuesday.
Spurs already have two games in hand — the Brighton fixture and the trip to Burnley which was cancelled due to heavy snow. The fixture calendar is not getting any easier heading into January, especially with Spurs potentially still participating in the Conference League (pending UEFA's Ethics Board decision on the now-cancelled Rennes match) and the resumption of the League and FA Cups. That said, health and safety must come first, and with Omicron now plowing through England and both Spurs and Leicester basically with skeleton crews, this seems incredibly dumb from the Premier League.
It means that the lineup is going to be a complete mystery, especially since Spurs have not confirmed — and likely will not — the players who have been out sick. That's going to make for a fun day of speculation!
Who's back for Leicester? "We have player positives, and some players tomorrow can play. Two players are back in training today, and yesterday another player. But the need to be fit to play, and surely tomorrow I'll bring these players on bench. I think they have 15-20 mins."
— Charlie Eccleshare (@CDEccleshare) December 15, 2021
Update: Kilpatrick just tweeted some important clarification on the requested postponements. Apparently, Spurs requested the match be postponed because they are desperate to reschedule the Rennes match and wanted to play it tomorrow instead. Leicester asked for it to be postponed due to the number of players they have out due to COVID and illness.
#thfc Understand Spurs requested to postpone the Leicester game so they could play Rennes tomorrow night, not because of their Covid outbreak. PL said no & also rejected Leicester's pleas to postpone.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) December 15, 2021
Spurs also would have had a very strong argument for asking for a COVID-level postponement, but that doesn't seem to be their rationale here. Either way, this is an insane decision by the league and I can't fathom it.
The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Friday, January 21 the free write is back
Leicester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Match thread, live blog and how to watch Spurs will try and stay unbeaten in the league under Antonio Conte.


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Émile Lévy (August 29, 1826 in Paris – 1890) was a French genre and portrait painter.

Biography
He was a pupil of François-Édouard Picot and Abel de Pujol. He also studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1854. On his return from Italy, he settled in Paris, and devoted himself to portrait painting. He exhibited in the Salon, receiving a first-class medal in 1878, and the Legion of Honor in 1867. Among the more important of his works are: "Noah Cursing Canaan" (1855); "Supper of the Martyrs" (1859); "Death of Orpheus" (1866), Luxembourg Museum; "Love and Folly" (1874); "Infancy" (1885); "The Elements," Salon of Ministry of State, Louvre; "Presentation of the Virgin," Trinity Church, Paris.

Notes

References

External links

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/levy_emile.html
Emile Levy at the Art Renewal Center

1826 births
1890 deaths
19th-century French painters
French male painters
French genre painters
Painters from Paris
École des Beaux-Arts alumni
Recipients of the Legion of Honour
Prix de Rome for painting
19th-century French male artists


This deal ends online on April 30th and in-store on April 29th.
Before you head off to the premiere of Avengers: Endgame, you can assemble your own personal team of Marvel superheroes thanks to a Barnes & Noble special offer.
For a limited time, fans can purchase nine different Funko POP Marvel: Avengers Endgame Vinyl Pop Figures for just $59.96. That comes out to about $6.66 per figure — probably less than you'd spend on refreshments at the movie theater.
Unlike assembling the Infinity Stones, creating your Funko collection need not cost you tons of time or effort. Barnes & Noble is currently offering three Funkos for $20, but every Marvel Avengers Funko you add past the $20 mark will only cost $6.66. So, your total will add up to $59.96 for a full set of nine. The offer is available online until April 30th and in-store until April 29th.
Should you decide to grab all 11 Funko models, your total will come out to $73.28. And no need to worry – shipping is free.
If you're giving these Funko characters as a gift, consider buying a few canvas Easter baskets, as well. They're available for $9.99 with any other purchase at Barnes & Noble.
The end(game) may lie near, but your Avengers Funko collection is just beginning.
Shoutout to Slickdeals user hylife for discovering this marvel-ous deal!


This story is a sequel to Piece of Cake?
On their quest to spread friendship at the strict Crystal Prep Academy, Sour Sweet, Indigo Zap, Sunny Flare, Sugarcoat and Lemon Zest decide to throw a party on school property. After all, what better way is there for the students to losen up and get to know each other than at a nice, fun party?
This story is a sequel to Zest for Life!
An unfortunate chain of events leaves Sugarcoat from Crystal Prep Academy with a bunch of electric scrap and empty pockets. To refill her purse, she decides to earn some money by taking on a job as a babysitter: On a Friday evening, she is supposed to watch over a pair of twins in the neighboring town. Despite the warnings of her fellow Shadowbolts friends, she is convinced that watching over a pair of toddlers will be a piece of cake.
Based on the episode "Applejack's "Day" off"
This story is a sequel to Sour's on the case!
This story is a sequel to Revolution in Blue!
An act of villainy has left Crystal Prep Academy in utter chaos! As one of the few pleasures of their school is taken away from them the students seem to finally snap under the pressure of their hard education. When Dean Cadence fails to bring peace and order back to the noble elite school, Sour Sweet takes it into her hands to solve this mystery and bring down justice on the culprits. With the help of her fellow Watsons Shadowbolts, will the self-proclaimed Sherlock Holmes be able to solve this mysterious crime? Or is her ingenious mind actually just full of hot air?
While enjoying a quiet afternoon in her cottage Fluttershy is suddenly surprised by Pinkie Pie, alongside her sister Marble Pie. Marble is visiting Ponyville, but because Pinkie is busy on that day she decides to leave her sister in the hooves of Fluttershy for the afternoon. As the two of them are alone, the shy mares begin to talk to each other.
Normally, history lessons equal naptime for Indigo Zap. But the lectures about the revolution which started their country managed to pick up her curiosity. Inspired by the tales about rebels and battles for justice she is eager to start her own revolution at Crystal Prep Academy. But in her fight for freedom at the elite high school she is facing a powerful opponent. Will she and the other Shadowbolts be able to stand up against their principal? Or will Cinch smother the revolution before it even began?
Inspired by the Equestria Daily Writing Training grounds for "The Cutie Re-Mark", in which one of the available prompts was to write about some of the students from Twilight's class researching the concept of simultaneous cutie marks. I got this idea long after the deadline, but found it was cute and funny enough to still write this silly little story.
Crystal Prep Academy is no school to be known for its gentle atmosphere and friendly people. This goes both for the students learning here as well as for the teachers. In the middle of all the grumpiness and selfishness, Dean Mi Amore Cadanza (or Dean Cadence as she prefers to be addressed) stands as a bonfire of kindness, trying to bring some warmth into the hearts of everyone at the school - a task that can be very exhausting and frustrating from time to time.
Luckily for her, she isn't alone anymore in her attempts to turn Crystal Prep into a friendlier place: Five students have discovered the joy of friendship, and decided to spread it through their school. Whenever they make an experience that teaches them a new lesson about friendship they report it to her - and sometimes, reading about friendship lessons is just what a hard-working dean at a high school needs to refresh a little.
This story is connected to my Shadowbolt stories following up "Let's go, Shadowbolts!" Each chapter includes the friendship report to a story. It will be uploaded one or two days after the corresponding story is finished.


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Rock Band: Slayer 3-Pack
Slayer is the featured act on Rock Band this week, delivering a three pack of downloadable tracks for your plastic instrument playing enjoyment. The song set is available today for $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points), or you can pick up the tracks individually for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) a piece. Here's the full song list, followed by videos of all the tracks:
Slayer:
"Seasons in the Abyss"
music-, rock band, Slayer, video games
Rock Band: The Day the Music Died
Rock Band: Chevelle
Rock Band: Kool & The Gang, Shinedown, Tears For Fears
Rock Band: Oingo Boingo and Toto
Rock Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers, All-American Rejects, and Blink-182
Jason is the founder and managing editor of Fandomania. He is severely into toy collecting, plays a worryingly large amount of games, watches way too many movies and TV shows, and reads more than his fair share of books and comics. He also likes guacamole.


Wi-Fi Alliance website revealed specifications for the Samsung Galaxy phones running Android 9.0.
We already know that the Samsung smartphones like the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus will be eligible for Android 9.0 Pie. Now, there is evidence to prove that some of these devices, the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus and Note 8 will be getting the update soon.
Wi-Fi Alliance, which is a non-profit organization that promotes Wi-Fi technology and certifies Wi-Fi products, listed the three devices on its official website. Product finder results for the three devices revealed specifications of each of the smartphones. Specifications explicitly mentioned "Android, version:9.0" against the operating system. You can visit the listing here.
Recently, it was also announced that Samsung's new user interface called One UI, is apparently going to be released for the Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus and the Galaxy Note 8 as well.
At the Samsung Developer Conference on 7 November, the company unveiled a new user interface, with an aim to redesign the user experience in a way that it puts less stress on a user's thumbs and fingers as they try to navigate large screen displays.
As of now, Samsung has announced that the beta of One UI is open for sign-ups. The beta version rolls out to to the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Note 9 in November itself.
Head here if you want to know the steps to join Samsung's Open UI beta program.


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const webpack = require('webpack');
const webpackMerge = require('webpack-merge');
const ExtractTextPlugin = require('extract-text-webpack-plugin');
const DuplicatePlugin = require('./duplicate.plugin');
const commonConfig = require('./webpack.common.js');
const helpers = require('./helpers');

const ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.ENV = 'production';

module.exports = webpackMerge(commonConfig, {
  // devtool: 'source-map',

  output: {
    path: helpers.root('dist'),
    publicPath: '/qimager/dist',
    filename: '[name].js',
    chunkFilename: '[id].chunk.js'
  },

  htmlLoader: {
    minimize: false // workaround for ng2
  },

  plugins: [
    new webpack.NoErrorsPlugin(),
    new webpack.optimize.DedupePlugin(),
    new webpack.optimize.UglifyJsPlugin({
      compress: {
        drop_debugger: true,
        drop_console: true,
        warnings: false // 警告开关
      },
      output: {
        comments: false // 注释开关
      }
    }),
    new ExtractTextPlugin('[name].css'),
    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
      'process.env': {
        'ENV': JSON.stringify(ENV)
      }
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Posts tagged with Wildlife Services
Follow-up Items
A few follow-up items related to my past couple of posts: the first sheds some additional light on the Santa Ana typhus scare, while the second provides a little historical context to The Sacramento Bee's recent reporting on Wildlife Services.
1. Typhus, Fleas, and Cats
Somehow I missed press releases from both Stray Cat Alliance and Alley Cat Allies, both issued yesterday in response to the Santa Ana typhus scare. (My apologies!) Below is the SCA release in its entirety (as I've been unable to find a link). The ACA release can be found here. Read more
Disinfecting Wildlife Services
An editorial in Sunday's Sacramento Bee provided yet another opportunity to use the quote from Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (to which I referred in my inaugural post, and several times since): "Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants, electric light the most efficient policeman."
It seems all the sunlight two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and Bee reporter Tom Knudson shone on USDA's Wildlife Services with his recent three-part investigative series has prompted further inquiry—this time by the U.S. Congress. According to The Bee, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) "have said they plan to ask the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to investigate." [1] Read more
Never Bet Against Irony
Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Darkone.
According to a recent story in The Charleston Gazette, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has, in recent years, made great strides in stopping the westward spread of the raccoon variant of the rabies virus. And a promising new vaccine, typically distributed in packets dropped from airplanes, may eliminate raccoon rabies altogether.
The news came via a presentation by Richard Chipman, Assistant National Rabies Management Coordinator for USDA's Wildlife Services (yes, that Wildlife Services), and several of his colleagues at the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies' Conference in April. Read more
Reform, Retire, or Simply Reload?
Despite the evidence that non-lethal methods can be effective, Wildlife Services continues its killing. Indeed, the greatest change at the agency seems to be its increased interest in targeting "invasive" species with "traditional" techniques.
Preview of Wild Things, produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, to be released early this summer. (Video not displaying properly? Click here.
Yesterday The Sacramento Bee ran the third and final story in its series investigating Wildlife Services, a little-known (until now) agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
In Part 1, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and Bee reporter Tom Knudson focused on Wildlife Services' controversial practices and secrecy; Part 2 looked at the environmental consequences of the agency's activities. For Part 3, Knudson spoke with a range of stakeholders demanding changes at Wildlife Services.
"Ideas for reform include more nonlethal control, curtailing aerial gunning, a ban on traps, snares and cyanide poison and pouring more resources into controlling invasive species. Some critics are calling for an investigation of Wildlife Services' trapping practices and perhaps eliminating the agency altogether." [1]
Four points stood out for me: Read more
Contract Killing: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Wildlife Services' killing campaigns are not only brutal, costly, and ineffective—they may actually contribute to an increase in the population of the coyotes targeted by the agency.
In the second part of The Sacramento Bee's three-part series investigating Wildlife Services, published Tuesday, reporter Tom Knudson sheds some light on the dubious rationale behind the agency's methods. [I discussed the first installment in my previous post.]
"For decades," writes Knudson, "Wildlife Services, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has specialized in trapping, poisoning and shooting predators in large numbers, largely to protect livestock and, more recently, big game."
"Now such killing is coming under fire from scientists, former employees and others who say it often doesn't work and can set off a chain reaction of unintended, often negative consequences." [1]
(Many readers will recall that I made a similar argument in my February 2011 letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—no "relation" to Wildlife Services, though they seem to share the same penchant for lethal control methods and secrecy—regarding their ill-conceived Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex Integrated Predator Management Plan.)
"With rifles, snares and aerial gunning," writes Knudson, "employees have killed 967 coyotes and 45 mountain lions at a cost of about $550,000. But like a mirage, the dream of protecting deer by killing predators has not materialized." [1]
This despite a significant increase in the killing. Read more
Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up
In FY 2011 alone, Wildlife Services, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, killed nearly 3.8 million animals—including pets and endangered species. All of it funded by American taxpayers.
According to its website, the mission of Wildlife Services "is to provide Federal leadership in managing problems caused by wildlife."
"WS recognizes that wildlife is an important public resource greatly valued by the American people. By its very nature, however, wildlife is a highly dynamic and mobile resource that can damage agricultural and industrial resources, pose risks to human health and safety, and affect other natural resources. The WS program carries out the Federal responsibility for helping to solve problems that occur when human activity and wildlife are in conflict with one another. The WS program strives to develop and use wildlife damage management strategies that are biologically sound, environmentally safe, and socially acceptable."
A three-part investigative series in The Sacramento Bee this week promises to challenge each of the three points from that last sentence, exposing the controversial and secretive practices of Wildlife Services. Indeed, the first installment, which ran Sunday, suggests that the agency, a little-known part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Inspection Service, is often the source of human-wildlife conflict. Read more