Many of you probably know Barbara of the wonderful Winos and Foodies. If so, then you know that for the last two years, she has hosted A Taste of Yellow, a food blogging event featuring yellow foods, to celebrate her survival of cancer and to raise awareness of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Sadly Barbara's cancer has returned, and she is currently undergoing another round of chemotherapy. Her dear friends, Bron of Bron Marshall and Ilva of Lucullian Delights, have organized a secret blog event in Barbara's honor so that we might all give her a "big virtual hug," and post some recipes that she might find enjoyable right now.
Barbara has been craving fresh Asian and Moroccan flavors, so I created this Moroccan Carrots and Couscous dish for her. Carrots are powerhouses of beta carotene, an antioxidant that may lower your risk of cancer, as well as lutein, which promotes ocular health. The dish also contains ginger, mint, and fennel seeds, all proven to help alleviate nausea.
Since I created this dish with Barbara in mind, I avoided sweet flavors and kept things salty and savory. However, if you'd like, you could toss in some golden raisins or drizzle the servings with some honey.
After it rained the other morning, a glorious rainbow briefly filled the sky. A symbol of peace, hope, and safe travels, a rainbow seems just right to send Barbara's way.
Place sliced carrots in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk 2 teaspoons olive oil, cayenne pepper, and salt; pour over carrots and toss until coated. Place carrots in a single layer on a baking sheet. Cook uncovered for 15-20 minutes, or until carrots are tender yet crisp and have a few brown spots.
In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, and ginger; set aside.
In a small dry skillet over medium, toast fennel seeds and pine nuts for 1-2 minutes, or until lightly golden and aromatic; set aside.
Place couscous and water in a microwavable bowl; cook on high for 1 minute. Rest on counter top for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Stir in toasted fennel seeds and pine nuts, and season with salt. Stir in mint.
Place couscous in a serving bowl, top with roasted carrots, and drizzle with the lemon-olive oil dressing. Season to taste with salt, and garnish with additional mint, if desired.
I'm sorry to hear her cancer returned. Insert hug here. The rainbow looks pretty.
How thoughtful, pretty and scrumptious looking!
A rainbow and this mouthwatering dish seem perfect send Barbara's way. The hug is growing to epic proportions!!
A beautiful post for brave Barbara...& with a delicious dish Susan. The rainbow fits in just perfectly too!!
The pic and shot has 'ethnicity' written all over....a beautiful one for a great cause....!
Thanks Susan for participating! Lovely dish!
Oh, sad news, but a spritely offering. Cous cous, fennel, pine nuts? Mmmmmmmm!
That's a very nuce and heathy dish. Lovely message, and loved the rainbow.
Susan please come and live with me:) This is perfect. Bryan cooked couscous one night for me and it was not as beautiful as this. It is a fine line between spicy and savoury I am able to enjoy and your couscous looks to be perfectly balanced. Thank you .
I hope Barbara gets better soon.
This dish looks so flavorful and healthy. I'm sure she would love to eat this.
Lovely! I can taste the "feel good" thoughts in this dish!
Sorry to hear this news. Your carrot salad is definitely a winner and it's a lovely contribution Susan.
Perfect! I can feel the *hugs* that go with this beautiful dish!
Lovely dish and rainbow photo, Susan.
A lovely dish for a very lovely person indeed!
Those carrots jump right off the page. This looks delicious. A big hug out to Barbara.
Tasty creation for Barbara and wonderful photo.
I'm sure that Barbara will love this dish - and the rainbow!
cory-I was sorry to hear about it too.
mark-I hope the virtual hugs will lift her spirits.
barbara-I'm so happy to hear that, Barbara. You are in my thoughts, my dear.
bron-I was honored to be included.
halfbaked-She's getting a lot of them.
heather-I'm glad you like it.
cakelaw-I hope it makes her smile.
A beautiful and thoughtfully constructed dish. Here's hoping that Barbara's health returns. I know good thoughts and virtual hugs like this are powerful medicine.
You know what I have been imagining from this secret blog event? It's just like we are forming a big circle, holding hands, giving our positive energy to Barbara, while she's sitting in the middle, receiving this energy hoping it will bring her back to normal life. That rainbow is a good sign, indeed!
Wow, what a beautiful rainbow photo! And the carrots and rice sound so healthy and delicious.
This is a wonderful dish I can imagine Barbara enjoying! I would enjoy it too! :) Great hug Susan!
A gorgeous dish! I can't imagine anyone seeing it and not smiling. What a terrific hug you sent to Barbara.
julie-Thank you for the thoughtful comment.
arfi-That is a beautiful image.
wanm-Rainbows are just so lovely.
jenyu-That is awfully kind of you to say.
This looks very tasty, something I would enjoy very much. The rainbow is beautiful and a fitting photo, too. Lovely post.


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Gun Lake Casino is building a new $300 million hotel with 15 stories, 252 guest rooms and a 32,000-square-foot aquadome with three pools. Completion is expected in 2025.
Artist rendering of Gun Lake Casino's new hotel and aquadome coming in 2025.
Gun Lake Casino is an Indian gaming casino located between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo off Exit 61 on U.S. 131. The casino is owned by the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe.
Gun Lake Casino opened February 11, 2011. A major $100 million expansion of Gun Lake Casino was completed in September 2021 that doubled the size of the gaming floor and added more space for entertainment and dining.
Gun Lake plans to spend $300 million to add a four-diamond hotel with 250 rooms and an Aqua Dome with a poolside entertainment venue.
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Gun Lake Casino breaks ground on $300M Hotel, Aquadome May 24, 2022 - Gun Lake Casino broke ground last Thursday on a $300 million construction project to add a 15-story hotel tower and a 6-story "Aquadome", a domed pool and entertainment venue. ... Read more Gun Lake Casino is adding Aqua Dome and Hotel May 11, 2022 - Gun Lake Casino will break ground this summer on a $300 million construction project to add a hotel and a glass-covered Aqua Dome. Casino officials announced the project a year ago and refer to it as Gun Lake's ... Read more Gun Lake Casino celebrates its $100M expansion opening on Sept 17 September 3, 2021 - Gun Lake Casino is celebrating an official Grand Opening of its newly completed $100 million construction project on September 17 and throughout the weekend. Free concerts ... Read more Gun Lake Casino tour of $100M expansion July 12, 2021 - Gun Lake Casino is completing a $100 million expansion of its gaming floor and new space for dining and entertainment. Gun Lake VP & GM Jose Flores took WOOD TV8 on this video tour of construction. ... Read more Gun Lake Casino plans $300M expansion to add hotel April 26, 2021 - Gun Lake Casino announced plans this week for a $300 million expansion project to add a 4-diamond hotel with an enclosed pool, spa and restaurant. Construction will begin this summer after completion of the ... Read more Headlines continued...
2021 exterior rendering by JCJ Architecture. Courtesy of the Gun Lake Casino.
Gun Lake Casino Expansion History
Gun Lake Casino has greatly expanded since its opening in Feb. 2011. At that time it had a 83,000-square-foot gaming floor and 1,400 slot machines.
2016-2017 Expansion Project (Casino)
A $76-million expansion project increased the casino's size from 83,000 to 156,000 square feet. Construction ran from January 2016 to the summer of 2017.
The following was added to Gun Lake Casino:
450 new electronic gaming machines increased the total to 2,050
Table games increased to 42
A new Stage 131 doubled in size.
A new buffet restaurant with 300 seats opened with upscale American, Italian, Mexican and Asian cuisines
Gun Lake Casino announced a $100 expansion project in Oct. 2019 with a completion date of summer 2021. See news article
The major features of the project include a larger gaming floor, an expanded entertainment venue and more dining options.
The gaming floor will be expanded by 72,000 square feet, 450 additional slot machines and 12 more table games. The additional space will include the high limits area and the smoking area as well as the main gaming floor.
Entertainment will be enhanced at Stage 131 by doubling its space with more seating, an outdoor patio and a new dining service.
Two new restaurants will be built. This will be upscale venues with details to be announced at a future date.
2021-2025 Expansion Project (Hotel, Aquadome)
In April 2021 Gun Lake Casino annoounced plans to build a $300 million hotel with a year-round, glass-dome pool (Aquadome), private cabanas, entertainment and a restaurant. Construction began in 2022.
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Gun Lake Casino breaks ground on $300M Hotel, Aquadome
Gun Lake Casino broke ground last Thursday on a $300 million construction project to add a 15-story hotel tower and a 6-story "Aquadome", a domed pool and entertainment venue. Project is expected to open to the public in March 2025.
Gun Lake Casino breaks ground on $300M resort, Aquadome - Courtesy of WOOD TV8, May 19, 2022. Available from YouTube
The Aquadome will feature three indoor pools in a year-round 82 degrees year environment. The pool area will include palm trees and a swim-up bar. There will also be events and concert space inside the dome. An entertainment stage will host events with seating for 2,400 people.
The new 15-story hotel will feature 252 guest rooms including 30 suites. One will be a two-story suite on the top two floors.
Gun Lake Casino recently completed a $100 million expansion of its casino adding 72,000 more square feet with 450 slot machines, 12 new table games and a larger non-smoking area.
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Gun Lake Casino is adding Aqua Dome and Hotel
Gun Lake Casino will break ground this summer on a $300 million construction project to add a hotel and a glass-covered Aqua Dome. Casino officials announced the project a year ago and refer to it as Gun Lake's Fifth Phase of expansion since opening in 2011.
Gun Lake Casino prepares for building expansion - Courtesy of FOX 17 WXMI, May 2, 2022. Available from YouTube
The new hotel will have 250 guest rooms and suites and feature a full-service spa, new restaurant and a convention center. An event area will include a music stage.
The Aqua Dome will be a glassed-in structure featuring three swimming pools: a family-friendly pool, an adults-only pool, and a VIP Pool with a swim-up bar and grill.
Gun Lake Casino celebrates its $100M expansion opening on Sept 17
Gun Lake Casino is celebrating an official Grand Opening of its newly completed $100 million construction project on September 17 and throughout the weekend. The event marks the official opening of a two-year construction project to expand the gaming floor and add new dining and entertainment venues.
The gaming floor at Gun Lake Casino is now 72,000 square feet larger with 450 more slot machines and an electronic table games area. The casino is non-smoking. The sportsbook operates in the Stage 131 Sportsbook & Lounge, which opened last year and is part of the expansion project. An online sportsbook was launched in August.
Two new dining venues have been added to the casino. Shkode Chophouse serves steaks and seafood dinners, and CBK (Craft Bar Kitchen) serves craft brews, burgers and shareables 11AM - 2AM daily.
Gun Lake's opening celebration includes two free concerts from the band Wayland on Friday the 17th at 6PM and 9PM. Advance registration is needed.
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Gun Lake Casino tour of $100M expansion
Gun Lake Casino is completing a $100 million expansion of its gaming floor and new space for dining and entertainment. Gun Lake VP & General Manager, Jose Flores, took WOOD TV8 on this video tour of the current construction
Inside the expansion at Gun Lake Casino: 10 features to look for - Courtesy of WOOD TV8, Jul 9, 2021. Available from YouTube
The video tour shows ten new features coming to Gun Lake Casino:
Floor for 500 slots, 12 electronic table games
131 Sportsbook and Lounge
Sports betting area
Second non-smoking parlor
Craft Bar Kitchen Restaurant
Two-story keg cooler and high-tech taps
Shkode Chophouse
Shared industrial kitchen
When construction is completed, Gun Lake will begin new construction on a $300 million, 4-diamond hotel with 250 rooms, an enclosed pool, spa and restaurant.
Gun Lake Casino plans $300M expansion to add hotel
Gun Lake Casino announced plans this week for a $300 million expansion project to add a 4-diamond hotel with an enclosed pool, spa and restaurant.
The new expansion plans will add a hotel resort with 250 guest rooms and suites, restaurant, an enclosed glass-domed pool, hot tub, cabanas, and a full-service spa. Nightly entertainment will include live music.
The total expansion will add 250,000 square feet. Additional details will be announced in the coming months.
Gun Lake Casino opens Stage 131 Sportsbook & Lounge
On Oct. 3 the Gun Lake Casino opened its new sports betting venue named Stage 131 Sportsbook & Lounge. Bets can be placed on professional and college sports with single bets, over/under bets and spreads. Self-serve kiosks are available throughout the casino and wagering windows are open Thursday-Sunday at these hours:
THU | 12PM - 11PM
FRI | 12PM - 12AM
SAT | 10AM - 12AM
SUN | 10AM - 11PM
The Gun Lake Tribe is the fourth Michigan tribe to launch a sportsbook. The first sportsbook in the state was opened by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians became the second tribe with sportsbooks launched at the Four Winds Casinos in New Buffalo, Dowagiac and Hartford. Last week the Hannahville Indian Community opened a sportsbook at Island Resort & Casino.
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Gun Lake prepares to reopen - Courtesy of WZZM 3 On Your Side, May 28, 2020. Available from YouTube
Gun Lake Casino plans $100M expansion
Gun Lake Casino announced plans last week for a $100 million dollar expansion of its casino, entertainment and dining venues. The ground breaking for the project is expected soon and itscompletion is expected in the summer of 2021.
Rendering by JCJ Architecture. Courtesy of the Gun Lake Casino.
Gun Lake Casino President and COO, Sal Semola, said
"We have undergone a careful and detailed process to understand how to best serve the needs of our current guests - and enhanced dining, entertainment and gaming amenities are a high priority."
"These great new amenities will provide new experiences for our guests as part of our continued effort to make Gun Lake Casino the premier entertainment destination in western Michigan."
The casino gaming area will be increased by 72,000 square feet. The increase will include a larger high limit area and larger smoking area. The additional space will have 450 more slot machines and 12 new table games. The total number of slot machines will become 2,500.
Stage 131 will have double the space allowing for more seats and a new outdoor patio an dining service.
Two upscale restaurants are also planned with details to be announced at a later date.
Gun Lake Tribe celebrates 20 years of tribal sovereignty
The Gun Lake Tribe celebrated its twentieth anniversary as a federally-recognized tribe on Friday Aug 23. The tribe, formally named Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, was granted recognition status by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on August 23, 1999.
Federal recognition of a tribe establishes a government-to-government relationship with the United States and protects the tribe's right of self-government. Reservation land is sovereign land owned by the tribe and held in trust by the federal government.
August 23, 1999 - The Gun Lake Tribe received federal recognition
2000 - Tribe adopted its constitution
2001 - Tribe applied for protection of lands under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
2003 - Tribe hired Station Casinos to manage its casino project
2005 - Reservation land was restored after years of legal challenges.
2009 - Gun Lake Casino held ground breaking ceremony.
2011 - Gun Lake Casino held grand opening.
Gun Lake Tribal History
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Gun Lake Tribe has contributed $1.5 billion to Michigan's economy
The Gun Lake Casino has been in operation for seven years. In that time the casino, the Gun Lake Tribe, and Gun Lake Investments have contributed the economy of Michigan $1.5 billion.
2,600 job positions have been created to support the casino. Each of those jobs have contributed $228 million into the economy every year.
The tribe employs 1,281 people for positions in their government, investment operations, and their casino. Payroll from these positions contribute annually $48 million.
Every year $36 million is spent by the tribe to purchase goods and services from companies that are located in the state.
$109 million is paid to the state and local governments. The money is used to pay for law enforcement, infrastructure improvements, and schools.
Gun Lake Casino opens poker room
On September 14 the new poker room was opened at Gun Lake Casino. This is the newest of the other 40 card rooms in the state.
There are 100 people employed in the card room.
It is located in the previous area where Villa Pizza and Johnny Rockets were at the casino. It is a 3,500 square foot area.
Plans for the room were announced in May after the tribe had conducted research on what amenities and games guests were interested in. This resulted in developing a space for poker.
The casino property has worked many times on projects to renovate and expand the gaming venue. In 2016 $76 million was spent to bring more slot machines and table games. Last year plans for a new parking structure were announced.
Gun Lake Casino opened in 2011. It is located south of Grand Rapids by nearly 25 miles.
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Gun Lake Casino opens Stage 131 Sportsbook & Lounge October 10, 2020 - On Oct. 3 the Gun Lake Casino opened its new sports betting venue named Stage 131 Sportsbook & Lounge. Bets can be placed on professional and college sports with single bets, over/under bets and ... Read more Michigan Indian casinos stay open as commercial casinos shut down November 19, 2020 - Michigan has issued a new COVID-19 mandate to temporarily close casinos. The three commercial casinos in Detroit will shut down for at least three weeks beginning ... Read more Michigan's Active and Coming-Soon Sportsbooks September 16, 2020 - Seven Michigan casinos have opened onsite sportsbooks in time for the kickoff of the 2020 NFL season. Eight more casinos are in final preparation before opening their doors to sports betting. ... Read more Gun Lake Casino reopens June 8 May 29, 2020 - Gun Lake Casino will resume operations at 8AM Monday June 8. New health and safety protocols will require all guests ro pass a temperature check at entry and wear a face mask while inside. ... Read more
Gun Lake Casino plans $100M expansion October 23, 2019 - Gun Lake Casino will soon break ground to enlarge its casino by 72,000 square feet, double the size of Stage 131, and add two upscale restaurants. The grand opening will be in the summer of 2021. ... Read more Gun Lake Tribe celebrates 20 years of tribal sovereignty August 25, 2019 - Gun Lake Tribe received federal recognition on Aug 23, 1999 restoring its rights to self-government and to sovereignty of reservation land under the U.S. Indian Gaming Regulatory ... Read more
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All Our Children, Jermyn Street Theatre
As much as I champion innovation in structure and style, sometimes a classic, linear two-act play surprises with its power and relevance. Stephen Unwin's new script, though occasionally a touch overwritten, uses a historical narrative as potent criticism of current Tory policy of dehumanising budget cuts against society's most vulnerable.
Victor is a paediatric physician and the head of an institute for disabled people under the age of 25 in 1941 Cologne. The nazis have taken over the facility's operations and it has been decreed that every fortnight, the most vulnerable residents are to be transferred to a death camp. Victor clearly struggles with the conflict between his pledge to adhere to the Hippocratic Oath, and the potential consequences of not following the regime's orders. Unwell and plagued by his fanatic head of administration Eric, his devoutly Catholic maid Martha and the mother of one of the patients, Victor just wants to get through the day that will end with a visit from the Bishop, who has heard rumours about the institute's role in the reported genocide.
Despite a few moments of capital-a Acting, the cast is generally invested and truthful, and the intimate theatre supports Colin Tierney's expression of Victor's externalised conflict beautifully. Lucy Speed as a mother unafraid to express unconditional love for her "different" son is the radical contrast to Edward Franklin's despicable fascist with no regard for human life. David Yelland's bishop is a moral conundrum in himself – he advocates for the sanctity of all life, but will not speak out against the persecution of Germany's Jewish people.
Unwin is commendably unashamed in his comparisons to current political thought – like UKIP and the Brexiteers, Eric has "had enough of clever people". He totally believes in the murder of disabled people because of the cost the state incurs for their care, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the latter held the same views. "The common good" must be the primary consideration, with the weaker excluded from this demographic. It's easy to picture many of the current administration grinning maniacally over a budget that silences the poor, the disabled and the different, and brings to mind recent news that disabled people are to be 'warehoused' in Austerity Britain.
Simon Higlett's set is also to be commended here – Victor's office is carefully considered, with the detailed furnishings indicating time and place as well as a man that values beauty in life rather than just the functional.
Wholly absorbing and irrevocably relevant despite its traditional style, All Our Children is a fantastic specimen of contemporary new writing. Its exemplification of history repeating itself is powerful, well-executed and generally tightly constructed. So tell all your Tory friends to see it before it goes.
All Our Children runs through 3 June.
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The New Jersey State AFL-CIO-sponsored 2014 Labor Walk Program is a success because of our affiliates, whose leaders and members understand that we can make a difference when we all work together.
Our affiliates make sure their locals are well represented in the "War Room," where labor walk packets are assembled, labeled and readied for distribution on Saturday mornings. Our affiliates make sure our phone banks are staffed for targeted races, and that their members know about the issues and make their voices heard with their votes.
Our affiliates recruit volunteers for the walks every Saturday, so that our message of support for labor-endorsed candidates is delivered to union members' homes. We are at 175,490 households visited, and counting!
Our affiliates, Central Labor Councils and Building Trades Councils make the program work.
This week alone, in steady rain, 1,132 volunteers from 87 locals knocked on 39,620 doors. It was a phenomenal effort, thanks to our affiliates, who have worked in solidarity throughout the fall election campaigns to solidify our success. For more photos from today's walk, CLICK HERE.
We'll be capping our election efforts with a strong Get-Out-The-Vote initiative on Election Day, November 4th. CLICK HERE to find out how you can participate.
Thank you for your eager and enthusiastic participation in the 2014 labor walks. We look forward to seeing you s we travel around the state on Election Day!


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"Thunder Magic" by Jason Read
"For thousands of years in comparative isolation, the Chinese developed powerful systems of magic largely still unknown in the West. This series of books, perhaps for the first time in English, give a workable and practical introduction to Chinese magic and sorcery. In this book are the secrets of Thunder Magick, one of the most respected and feared of the many branches of Chinese sorcery. Thunder magic harnesses the yang forces of nature in a kind of yogic sadhana and use of spells and talismans. This compact volume shows you how.
The mysteries of Chinese occultism have long been hidden from the West, largely due to the cultural and language barriers between us. Also because of the reluctance of the Chinese Masters to part with their knowledge. For this reason, we are producing this series of books to fill that gap in the knowledge of most western magicians. This knowledge comes from both oral and written sources that can only be found in Chinese communities. The author has travelled extensively in China and Malaysia and personally learned under several teachers from a school of practical magic known as Maoshan. Maoshan is a school of magic dealing with the interaction of the seen and unseen worlds, with a knowledge base dating back thousands of years to the time of the ancient shaman kings who ruled that area of China known as the Sichuan Plateau. Over many generations, the Maoshan school developed hundreds if not thousands of unique techniques to alleviate the challenges of life as well as to explore our spiritual nature and that of the cosmos. Maoshan, the school devoted to practical magic is unveiled in these books for the first time in the English language. We hope this opens a door to the mysterious world of the ancient Chinese sorcerers."
"The Witch's Book of Spirits" by Devin Hunter
"Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction" by Grady Hendrix
"On the Nature of the Jinn" by Thomas Arvada
"The Psychonaut Field Manual 1-4 version 3.5" by Arch-Traitor Bluefluke
"Daily Magic: Spells and Rituals for Making the Whole Year Magical" by Judika Illes
"Miracles and the Medieval Mind: Theory, Record, and Event, 1000-1215" by Benedicta Ward
"Craft: How to Be a Modern Witch" by Gabriela Herstik
"The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can't Think the Way We Do" by Erik J. Larson


Hi folks - I've was running 1mW yesterday on 7MHz and was rewarded with reports from G GI GM DJ ON and PA. I'll be on for the next 10 hours or so, until at least 2359 GMT on Feb 7th running just 100 MICROWATTS.
The system is an IC703 running 100mW through a 30dB attenuator into a full-size 40m square loop.
Unfortunately, WSPR settings allow for 1mW minimum.


In summary, noninvasive clinical staging techniques aid in stratifying patients into similar prognostic and therapeutic categories. Every patient with presumed non-small cell lung cancer should undergo a thorough history and physical examination, basic routine laboratory testing, PA and lateral chest radiographs, and chest CT scan with upper abdominal cuts to allow evaluation of the liver and adrenals. Recently, FDG-PET scanning has shown tremendous promise in the noninvasive evaluation of the primary tumor, nodal involvement, and metastatic [table: see text] disease. Although valuable, clinical staging has limitations, and when pathologic confirmation of lung cancer is required, minimally invasive techniques, such as bronchoscopy, TTNA, thoracoscopy, anterior mediastinotomy, and cervical and extended mediastinoscopy, may be valuable and simple ways of obtaining tissue.


1. The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of DTXS Slik Road Investment Holdings Company Limited (the "Company") has established a committee of the Board known as the audit committee (the "Audit Committee").
2. The Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board and shall comprise non-executive Directors only. The Audit Committee must comprise a minimum of three members. The majority of the Audit Committee members must be independent non-executive Directors, and at least one of whom is an independent non-executive Director with appropriate professional qualifications or accounting or related financial management expertise.
3. The Chairman of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board and must be an independent non-executive Director.
5. The Audit Committee shall meet at least twice a year. The Company's external auditors may request a meeting if they consider it necessary.
6. Notice of at least 7 days shall be given of a regular Audit Committee meeting, unless all members unanimously waive such notice. Notwithstanding the notice period, the attendance of members at the meeting shall be deemed waiver of the required length of notice. For all other Audit Committee meetings, reasonable notice shall be given.
7. The quorum of the Audit Committee shall be any two members.
8. Meetings can be held in person, by telephone or by video conference. Members of the Audit Committee may attend a meeting either in person or by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting are capable of hearing each other. With consent of all members, resolutions of the Audit Committee can be passed by written resolutions.
9. Resolutions of the Audit Committee at any meetings shall be passed by a majority of votes of the members present.
10. A resolution in writing signed by all the members of the Audit Committee shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Audit Committee duly convened and held.
11. The Director responsible for the Company's finance, the head of accounts department, the head of internal audit, representative(s) of the external auditors and other person(s) invited by the Audit Committee shall normally attend the meetings. However, at least twice a year, the Audit Committee shall meet with the representative(s) of the Company's external auditors without any executive Directors present, except by invitation of the Audit Committee.
12. The company secretary or his/her nominee or such other person as nominated by the Audit Committee shall be the secretary of the Audit Committee.
13. Only members of the Audit Committee are entitled to vote at the meetings.
14. The Audit Committee shall report back to the Board on its decisions or recommendations, unless there are legal or regulatory restrictions on its ability to do so.
15. Draft and final versions of minutes of the Audit Committee meetings shall be sent to all members of the Audit Committee for their comment and records respectively within a reasonable time after the meeting.
16. Minutes of the meetings and written resolutions of the Audit Committee shall be kept by the secretary of the Audit Committee and shall be available for inspection by any members of the Audit Committee or the Board.
17. The Audit Committee is authorised by the Board to investigate any activity within its terms of reference. The Audit Committee shall have the right to require the Company's management to furnish information on any matter relating to the financial position of the Company, its subsidiaries and associates, as may be required to perform its duties.
18. The Audit Committee is authorised by the Board to seek independent professional advice and to secure the attendance of outsiders with relevant experience and expertise in appropriate circumstances when necessary, at the Company's expense.
19. The Audit Committee shall be provided with sufficient resources to perform its duties.
(w) where the Board disagrees with the Audit Committee's view on the selection, appointment, resignation or dismissal of the external auditors, the Company should include in the Corporate Governance Report a statement from the Audit Committee explaining its recommendation and also the reason(s) why the Board has taken a different view.
21. The Audit Committee should establish a whistleblowing policy and system for employees of the Company and those who deal with the Company (e.g. customers and suppliers) to raise concerns, in confidence, with the Audit Committee about possible improprieties in any matter related to the Company.
22. The chairman of the Audit Committee or in his/her absence, another member of the Audit Committee or failing this, his/her duly appointed delegate, shall attend the annual general meeting of the Company and be prepared to respond to shareholders' questions on the Audit Committee's activities.
23. The Board must approve and provide written terms of reference for the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall make available its terms of reference, explaining its role and the authority delegated to it by the Board, on both the websites of the Company and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.


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Sri Lanka should stick to agreements
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, responding to a question on Sri Lanka posed at the daily press briefing on 12 July 2016, said that there are agreements between Sri Lanka and the international community and Sri Lanka should stick to those agreements.
Question: Thanks. I… I… I listened to the Secretary‑General's speech on… in the human rights event, and he mentioned [Human] Rights Up Front, which at least, I think, somehow is connected to what happened in Sri Lanka, or at least I've heard it described that way. So, I wanted to know, the President of Sri Lanka, Mr. [Maithrepala] Sirisena, has recently said there will be no international judges in the working of accountability procedures which seems to be a stepping back from what he had said and was praised for saying. Does the Secretary‑General have any view on this stepping back?
Spokesman: I haven't seen those exact comments. There are issues between the international community and Sri Lanka and agreements to ensure accountability. And we hope those are followed.
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If you're a photographer, then you know all about finding inspiration online or in print. Personally, I love buying fashion magazines like Dazed and Flaunt in those awesome corners stores of New York City to find new content. Likewise, Instagram is a great place for fresh ideas and I would love to share my Top 5 contributors with you! Below you will find work from people with hundreds of followers to hundreds of thousands but at the end of the day their work is too good to pass up.
Jimmy's images are light and airy, and his palette consists of pastels and beautiful pinks. His work exudes happiness and a child-like charisma that I think any photographer can learn from. I find it very important to draw inspiration from artists who don't create the same work you do because this opens up doors and possibilities for your own work. Something I enjoy about Jimmy is that whether he is photographing a model or a singer, like Ariana Grande, they all look like models. When I saw his work with Ariana I almost overlooked that it was her.
Matthew works with warm flat tones that really help the garments he is shooting stand out in their own magnificent way. At times, his sets are minimalist and flat but when he does choose to incorporate props they are unorthodox and outlandish. Which again, brings out unique features in the clothing and models. When you are looking for odd cheap prop ideas check his page out. While I was in school at Savannah College of Art and Design I had to grab props on a budget and one of my saving graces was furniture from my own house, good will, or the hardware store. Yes, I went to Home Depot and Lowes to get props for high fashion shoots.
Brook is a master of lifestyle photography and she really invests all of herself into her shoots. She has said in interviews that she prepares playlists unique to each photo shoot because she really wants to create an atmosphere that helps the models get in the mood. Her greatest talent is making photo shoots look as if she happened upon then instead of curating them from the ground up. She has done advertising campaigns for Levi's, Shock Top, Ford, and many more.
My favorite type of fashion photography is the unorthodox kind. Models who don't fit the standard and props that were probably acquired from goodwill. Andreia and Nathalia do this perfectly, they have found the sweet spot between high and low fashion. Their work has been all over Europe in magazines such as Elle, Glamour, and Vogue, and their work as even been in Adidas ads. Much like Jimmy Marble they embrace the pastel and floral tones but instead of blowing their whites out they keep with the flat mild tones of Matthew Priestly, it might just be the perfect combination of visual concepts.
On the flip side of the previous photographers, Ludo produces high fashion, Vogue-esque, work. Colors that are rich but muted and styling that is edgy yet elegant. His models sometimes seem too perfect as if they are mannequins or aliens which is an effect that I find rather compelling. Like I said before, it is important to look at all styles of art to better understand what it is that you personally want to create, and my own work tends to embody a little but of all of these styles. This is why these five photographers are on the top of my list.
To get any idea of how these inspirations manifest in my own work click the link below!


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MusicJune 08, 2013
Portugal. The Man is stuck in the frenzy zone. In half a dozen years it made just as many albums and tours more in a year than most bands do in a lifetime. Though the band signed to a major label years ago, the biggest of its opportunities only recently took shape.
"We were in the middle of recording our new album and John (Gourley) got a call saying that we are going to work with Danger Mouse," said Zach Carothers, bassist and one of the two founding members of the band. "It kind of threw a wrench in everything."
In the band's most recent album, "Evil Friends," Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, whose omnipresence shines through in the likes of Gnarls Barkley and Broken Bells, took the band under his wing. He also aided in the celebrated works of Jack White, Gorillaz and The Black Keys.
"You can't pass up an opportunity to work with him," Carothers said. "He's kind of untouchable,. We never thought we'd get to work with him. It was an amazing experience and we learned … a lot."
From the start, the act spent its time searching for perfection. Eventually, Portugal learned to slow down and let the creation reveal itself. Each of its previous albums, though unique in its own right, was generally written and recorded with each musician determining his own contributions to the final product. It was a tried-and-true method Portugal had almost completed once again before news broke that Burton signed on to produce the band's next album.
"It was all a collaboration from the start," said Carothers. "We're hands on, but it wasn't like Danger Mouse did 50 percent and we did this percent. We all did it together. He basically joined our band to do the record."
Historically, Portugal. The Man relied not on popular styles of music, but on a following of fans who loved its DIY model. The act found nominal success with its early work in a 2009 release of "The Satanic Satanist." It included the pop-heavy single, "People Say," which was widely accepted by music lovers and which broadened Portugal's audience. Thus it transformed from a band beloved in the sacred circles of the super-indie, hip kids to a revolutionary and universally enjoyed sound.
Portugal. The Man promises an odd, yet sometimes beguiling, dynamic with each song. It creates itself anew with every release, yet maintains the same distinctive sound that separates it from other psychedelic ensembles.
Its previous and subsequent album releases fueled its popularity enough that it gets gigs from Bonnaroo to South by Southwest and plenty of places overseas. Prior to this most recent album, however, Portugal lacked familiarity with producer-directed production.
"We didn't want it to be too thought out or too planned out," Carothers said. "We like a little bit of slop to our recordings. It's what makes it rock and roll. It has a lot of that whole personal, human quality to it."
"Evil Friends" combines the same consciousness-expanding energy with numbing aural effects as previous albums, but withstands definition by being neither dance-a-thon soundtrack nor bedtime melody. On the track "Hip Hop Kids," the band explores its own brand of hip-hop that superfans always suspected lurked under the band's psychedelic surface. Danger Mouse made it happen. The group cooked with the same ingredients, but altered the recipe under a new chef to give this album a little extra kick.
Portugal. The man is scheduled to play Red Rocks July 5 in an opening slot for The Avett Brothers.
"Red Rocks is arguably one of the most beautiful venues in the country," Carothers said. "We had absolutely no idea that we'd ever be playing there. I've never seen a show there. I'm really excited."
Hardly a stranger to the state, Portugal consistently sells out all along the Front Range. It hits Telluride and Aspen at just about the midway point of the ongoing tour the weekend of July 4.
"We have more friends in Colorado than anywhere else," Carothers said. "On our very first tour, we kind of got stranded in Colorado. ...We were hanging out at the Fear Before The March of Flames house for about a week, and we became really good friends. Everybody is cool there — the fans, everyone. It always seems like people in Colorado just go above and beyond. It's actually pretty rare."
Gramatik: EDM's game changer
Show Experience: We used last night to go to the Fitz & The Tantrums show at The Ogden. We're happy with the decision.
SXSW Official: a guide to Colorado bands taking over this year's festival
At the Savoy show last month in Denver? Here's a short video recap to jog that hazy memory.


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Hydroxychloroquine – yay or nay?
Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
A: The best evidence (still) suggests a resounding nay.
***** EDITED: 11:44 am to include FDA evidence review in the reference section *******
For our TGIF post we're going to revisit the hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) debate, because let's get real, friends…..it's been quite the week on the HCQ information frontlines.
We Nerdy Girls are here to help you separate out the JEWELS from the JUNK when it comes to big claims about potential COVID-19 treatments. And today we are going to equip you to think like a Nerdy Girl and join in the infodemic-fighting fun. Welcome to the team!
So how does a Nerdy Girl sort through claims about a (controversial) medical treatment? With kindness, curiosity, and scientific skepticism, of course! And what, exactly, do we mean by "scientific skepticism" when considering evidence about said medical treatment? Enter…… the Three C's – CONTROL, CHANCE, and CONTEXT. We first introduced the Three C's in a post discussing the anti-viral Remdesivir (link below), and now we'll use it to think through this week's HCQ hot potato. For those who are new to the party (and for those who might welcome a refresher :)), let's define each of the Three C's in turn as we apply them to assess the state of the evidence about HCQ:
1. CONTROL: How credible is the comparison between those who get the treatment and those who don't? Best protection: randomization.
Do we have randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about HCQ? Yes! (see Newsweek reference below for an excellent write-up) What do they find? No evidence of HCQ benefit.
2. CHANCE: How likely were the results to have arisen from the play of chance? Best protection: large sample sizes. "Randomness doesn't look random" is a common maxim among researchers, and small samples are particularly vulnerable to data flukes that represent statistical noise as opposed to meaningful signal.
Do the randomized controlled trials finding no benefit of HCQ have sufficiently large sample sizes? Yes!
3. CONTEXT: How well do the results translate beyond the research setting? Best protection: Replication across multiple geographies, time periods, and health care
Has the finding that HCQ confers no benefit been replicated in multiple randomized controlled trials conducted in different settings and at different stages of the COVID-19 disease course? Yes!
Now here's your homework assignment (don't worry, it won't be graded!): Work through the Three C's for evidence generated from a handful of (controversial) clinicians' experiences treating all of their COVID-19 patients with HCQ (Answer: No control group; small enough samples to be subject to the vagaries of chance; poor generalizability across settings). As Fred Guterl astutely describes in the terrific Newsweek article mentioned above, "such claims would be considered just another observational [i.e. non-randomized] study—if s/he were to document it and publish it in a peer-reviewed journal." You'll see that this quote jives with the visual depicted below.
And here's the thing: clinicians practicing evidence-based medicine are the FIRST to incorporate evidence from rigorously-conducted studies performed in a variety of external settings into their clinical decision-making toolkit. Indeed, medical societies demand it.
But you don't need to take our word for it – or anybody else's – and we recognize that it's SO confusing when dueling "experts" with fancy credentials are zinging each other from both sides. We Nerdy Girls will continue to equip you with critical thinking tools like the Three C's so that you feel more empowered to make your own judgements.
Bottom line: The best evidence (still) suggests a RESOUNDING NAY on the effectiveness of HCQ as a COVID-19 treatment. Researchers continue to work with speed, innovation, and resolve to find other promising treatments – so keep up the hope.
Terrific (!) Newsweek write-up summarizing the history and findings of the key HCQ studies to-date (including a randomized controlled trial demonstrating no evidence of benefit in outpatient settings).
Earlier DP posts on HCQ: Post 1 and Post 2
DP post on Remdesevir/introduction of the Three C's
Scientific review of the HCQ evidence-to-date in inpatient settings by the FDA
Image adapted from the *FANTASTIC* (and freely available!) book "Know Your Chances," by Drs. Steven Woloshin, Lisa Schwartz, and Gil Welch. This trio has been at the forefront of fighting "infodemics" for decades, and their work is A-MAZING. You can download the book here.
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Getting married can be a stressful and huge event to arrange. There are so many details to organise; from the venue to the church, the dresses and the suits, the band and the reception, the photographer and the cake …. the list goes on! One detail that is often left to the last minute is a Thank You gift for the wedding party or special family members and friends.
Last year, one couple decided to get a special personalised gift for their best man and groomsmen. The groom has four brothers and they decided to give each of the brothers a special mounted caricature of the five brothers together.
Caricature of bride & groom at the races with winning tickets!
For the grooms brothers, I was told a little bit about each one. One brother is always on his laptop and another is attached to his iPhone. One brother loves playing golf, another is a cyclist while the groom loves the horses.
I created a fun caricature of each brother at the bar having a drink and wearing their wedding suits. The first brother has his laptop on the bar, the next brother with a golf club, the groom holding Paddy Power betting slips, the next brother with his cycling helmet and the youngest brother listening to music on his phone.


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Q: how to write a macro that will append text to a partial function name to create complete function name I'm trying to figure out how to write a C Preprocessor macro that can accept a partial function name and a piece of text to append to the function name along with a set of arguments to create the actual function name and function call. The idea is to combine the first two macro arguments to create a function name and then add the rest of the macro arguments as arguments for the function name created.
So I want to achieve the following:
MACRO(foo, postfix, ...)
----> foo_postfix(__VA_ARGS__)

For instance if I have several C functions, func_test1() and func_test2() and func_test3() then I want to be able to use the macro to specify func as the first argument and test1 as the second argument so that the macro will create a function name of func_test1(), or to specify func as the first argument and test2 as the second argument so that the macro will create a function name of func_test2.
or something like
#define MACRO(foo,postfix,...)  "macro to combine foo and postfix into actual function name"

and then I could use this macro like
MACRO(func, test1, a, b, c);  // will create func_test1(a, b, c);
MACRO(func, test2, i, x);     // will create func_test2(i, x);

There doesn't seem to be a straightforward way to do this.

A: You can use ## in the macro to concatenate the two parameters as strings. So if your macro is
MACRO(foo, postfix, ...)

you could define it like this
MACRO(foo, postfix, ...) foo##_##postfix(__VA_ARGS__)
                              ^^^ adds an underscore in the middle. Don't include if you
                                 don't want the underscore.

to concatenate foo and postfix with an underscore in between.
Be careful when using arguments that are macros with these types of macros. The argument is pasted without undergoing macro expansion so doing MACRO(foo, MYMACRO, ~) will expand to foo_MYMACRO() instead of the value of MYMACRO.

A: The C preprocessor allows you to use ## to "glue" tokens together.
This means that
#define MACRO(x, y) x ## _ ## y
MACRO(foo, postfix)

will be turned into
foo_postfix

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Coronavirus On Cardboard, Plastic And Steel
How Long Coronavirus Survives on Cardboard, Plastic and Steel?
By now it is nearly impossible that you're not familiar with COVID-19, the name given to the disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. According to data by John Hopkins University as of Tuesday, March 24, the infection has spread to at least 53,660 people across the U.S., and has caused at least 703 deaths as a result. Worldwide, these numbers rise to 417,582 confirmed cases and 18,612 reported deaths, while 107,247 people have recovered from the illness.
Scientists are puzzled by the fact that a disease caused by the most closely related coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-1, which infected over 8,000 people in China between 2002 to 2003, behaved very similarly. This comparison fails to clarify why Coronavirus has turned into a global pandemic. One theory proposes that people infected with COVID-19 may be spreading the virus without their knowledge since they can go days without serious symptoms.
That also suggests that asymptomatic infected individuals may be less likely to self-isolate. According to the authors, the results of the study also suggest that people could be getting the virus through breathing in contaminated air and by touching contaminated surfaces. This begs the question, how long does the virus survive in the air and on surfaces such as cardboard, plastic and steel?
COVID-19 Virus Stability on Various Surfaces
According to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains "stable for several hours to days" while suspended in the air and on surfaces like plastic and stainless steel. The study found that SARS-CoV-2 was detectable in the air for upwards of three hours. On copper surfaces, the virus lasted for four hours. Here's where the numbers start to increase: the virus stayed "stable," which means intact, for up to 24 hours on cardboard surfaces, and when it comes to plastic and stainless steel surfaces, it lasted for 2 to 3 days.
Just how long the virus remains "stable" largely depends on its environment. Specifically humidity and temperature of the room have an effect, along with other factors such as ventilation and general air quality. For example, the virus can be weighed down by water particles, causing it to fall to ground level where it's less likely to be inhaled. However, this doesn't solve the problem of it surviving on various surfaces.
How COVID-19 Spreads In The Community
What's particularly worrisome is that most of the secondary transmissions seems to be happening in community settings. That is why it's so important to take every precaution possible to slow the spread. Here is what's recommended:
Avoid coming into contact with anyone who is sick, even if their symptoms are mild.
Try to avoid touching your own face, especially your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Staying home whenever possible, this is especially important if you are sick.
Always cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw that tissue away immediately.
Identify frequently touched objects, places and surfaces in your home and clean these areas with a disinfecting solution.
While it's important to practice social distancing, it's also necessary to keep in mind the length of time that the virus can stay active on surfaces, especially those made of plastic or stainless steel. To be safe, you should try to disinfect most commonly used surfaces in your home and try to let in fresh air when and wherever possible.


Apart from skin problems that need special medical attention, moisturizer is the most basic treatment for skin problems.
Moisturizers are great for the prevention and treatment of many damaging effects of the environment and climatic conditions. Generally, if the body is properly nourished, it can provide natural skin supplements to protect it from getting harmed. However, excessive heat, pollution and the ultraviolet rays of the sun dehydrate the skin and even destroy areas beyond the surface.
That is why moisturizer must be applied to the skin to avoid dehydration. The best time for applying moisturizers is after every bath because it can be easily absorbed, therefore trapping the moisture under your skin.
There are numerous varieties of moisturizers available in the market, but you must not just jump and buy the first one that you see. Check the label first for the ingredients like Avocado Oil, Vitamin E Oil or Jojoba Oil. Most advisable are those with natural organic properties. It is safer to use organic formulations as compared to the chemical based products.
Some get confused regarding what moisturizer to use because there is a range of products to choose from. You need not be, moisturizers are designed to suit skin textures that vary accordingly to body parts, and of course, skin condition.
What you should do is buy one for your body and one for your face. Do not use your body moisturizer for your facial care because it is too strong, nor use your facial cream on your body because it is too light and will not give enough protection to your skin.
Try also giving your skin a breather from the use of over-the-counter skin care products by making your own brand of treatment at home.
Avocado and Watermelon are great organic moisturizers. Both have properties that can normalize skin temperature and remove dullness of the skin. You only have to put about a tablespoon of Lemon juice over a slice of Watermelon. Refrigerate, and then slice it into tiny strips. Paste it on your face. Leave it for some time and rinse.
Try another one with a medium size Avocado. Remove the pulp. Avocado has natural oil compound that is great for skin maintenance. Mix it with a teaspoon each of Honey and Lemon juice. Lastly, add curd. Blend well until you get a heavier cream and refrigerate it for about half an hour. Apply it overnight on your face and neck. Properly rinse in the morning.


Description: This Capri has only been salied a few years. It has been stored on its trailer and covered up for years. It comes with the trailer and outboard motor. And all the equipment most of which is unused. Excellent sails, interior cushions are upgraded and flawless Lewmar winches, forspar tiller extension are like new. Rudder in perfect condition along with roller furling system.
There are no gelcoat chips or repair marks. The keel does not so much as have a scrape on it. The sails are still crispy and the interior was upgraded by Catalina. It will sleep 4 and is easily trailered and ramp launched by virtually any car as the boat only weighs 1800 lbs.
The spars, lines and deck are in perfect condition. The galvanized wheels are brand new as with the tires.
Equipment: Comes with trailer and outboard motor, with gas tank. Many other parts included, but too many to list. Please see pictures and call me with questions.


Bedroom opening on terrace, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower & toilet.
Equipped with: Wi-Fi and TV / no smoker / no pets allowed.
Price list: 2 nights: 80€, a week (7nights) 195€, all inclusive.
Additional facilities: cot available, closed garage.
Other services on request: linen for duration of visit, 15€. Breakfast: 3.50€ person/day.
Shops: grocer in vicinity, supermarket 2kms.
From: Puy du Fou (17kms), Tiffauges Castle (12kms), Clisson (25kms), etc.
Only 1 hour away from Atlantic coast, Nantes and Venise-Verte, etc.
Hike, canoe, and ride (bike & horse) along the bank of river Sevre.


The number Fifteen -15 in the Bible.
FYI – Depending on the translation and the concordance you use some of these numbers may appear different. For this study, I just wanted the number fifteen (15). The NIV and KJV handle numbers differently. The KJV will spell them out like eight hundred and fifteen while the NIV will write 815 (Genesis 5:10). Also, the NIV translates some numbers in standard units (what Americans will understand) like 15 feet while the KJV would say 10 cubits (Zechariah 5:2).
The first number fifteen is in Genesis 7:20 and is the depth of water covering the mountains with the Flood.
The second usage is with the walls of the courtyard of the Tabernacle. There were two fifteen cubit walls forming the east side leaving a twenty cubit gap that had an offset hanging acting as the gate (Exodus 27:14).
The third usage is in Exodus 16:1 (see 10 Test and Timeline). This marked the second month of the Israelites marching out of slavery.
The most references are with Feasts (Leviticus 23).
Why the fifteenth of the month? If you do not know it the Hebrew calendar is set on a 30-day month (lunar cycle) with the month being the actual unit of time. The first day is the new moon so the fifteenth day would be the full moon of each month. Here are some thoughts about this: the Feast was a reminder of the "best" of Egypt dying and them leaving; full moon is a reflection of sunlight at its best; it still could add up to be a name of God. (Something to think about.) To be fair to one source I read which said 15 represented "rest." The Feast do start (and end) with a day of rest but the first one, the day after the first Passover, was them leaving in a hurry. These Feasts (Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur and Feast of Tabernacle) were so important that Jeroboam set up a false holiday on the 15th of the 8th month to act as a distractor for the Ten Tribes (1 Kings 12:33). In Ezekiel 31:17 it is talking about Egypt, the time frame the 15th day of the first month (Passover/ Unleavened Bread). Purim is the holiday from the Book of Esther and is still celebrated today (enemies got cleaned out).
Another notable story that has fifteen wrapped in it is the healing of Hezekiah where God added fifteen years to his life (2 Kings 20:6, Isaiah 38:5). One resource concluded that fifteen must deal with "addition" because fifteen years were added to his life. His reign was twenty-nine years long so this extra fifteen years started in the fifteenth year of his reign.
God "cleaning things" and "parties starting" seem to happen, a lot when the number fifteen is involved. The feast were times to enjoy God and His goodness by drawing close to Him so they are cathartic in themselves.
The fifteenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet is Samech. I will list some things associated with it but follow the links to the various sources for a better study (Please note that some are Messianic Jew/Christian and others are strictly Jewish).
Numerically it represents the number sixty.
The priestly blessing has fifteen words and sixty letters.
It means "to support" or "to protect." This is all forms of support: spiritual, financial, physical, moral, etc.
Because it is circular it represents the wedding ring.
There are still other references with the number fifteen (15) in the Bible but I hope you will continue to study as this number/letter has a lot associated with it.
http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm About the Jewish calendar.


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One Big East Era Ends, Another Begins
By Sean Keeley@SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 5, 2008, 3:12pm EDT
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Interesting that on the day Mike Tranghese announces he will retire next year, we learn that the Big East Lacrosse Conference is happening. It's really happening people! Rejoice! (HT to Axe)
Despite the fact that seven schools with conference membership play Division I men's lacrosse, there were two major obstacles to the formation of the league. First, Syracuse had long-cherished its status as one of the final remaining independent schools in Division I lacrosse (this season, only the Orange, Johns Hopkins and newcomer Presbyterian played as independents). Second, the Big East was hesitant to add men's lacrosse when two of its potential members - Villanova and Providence - were not fully funded.
But after years of waiting, Inside Lacrosse has learned that the Orange have changed their tack, and both the Wildcats and Friars are in the process of meeting internally to procure funding. The expected result is that the Big East will be a reality in the immediate future, by the end of June at the latest.
So what does the Big East look like? One juggernaut (Syracuse), two perennial power teams (Georgetown, Notre Dame), a quality-if-not-powerful program (Rutgers) and three little guys (St. John's, Providence and Villanova).
For sure the move, along with the creation of the NEC, will be sending shockwaves through college lacrosse. The moves affect multiple conferences including the CAA, ECAC, MAAC and Great Western League who will all now have to either invite new members or readjust on their own. According to Sean Burns, get ready for a conference realignment that would make the whole ACC/Big East/CUSA football moves from a few years ago look like child's play. Check out the expected realignment of all conference here.
As I've always said, it was an inevitable move and a fantastic one for the legitimacy of college lacrosse. As Georgetown coach Dave Urick says, "When a conference like the Big East has men's lacrosse, it benefits the growth of the sport."
So how will this affect Syracuse on a scheduling basis? Some tough decisions will likely have to be made. With Hobart leaving Division-1, that's one less to worry about, but which NY State opponent will feel the pinch first? Binghamton? Cornell? Albany? Or will we have to be more prudent in scheduling the Virginias and Princetons of the world in order to make room?
What a last couple of weeks for college lacrosse. All good things...all good things.


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Information published on 16 July 2019 in the UIC electronic newsletter "UIC eNews" Nr 655.
United Kingdom: Public invited to learn more about major accessibility upgrade at Mills Hill station
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Passengers and residents are being invited to find out more about the multi-million-pound upgrade to make Mills Hill station in Greater Manchester accessible for everyone.
The multi-million-pound investment as part of the Government's 'Access for All' scheme will see a new ramp built on the Manchester bound platform and a new lift and staircase installed on the Rochdale bound side.
This will help customers with reduced mobility, families with prams and those carrying heavy luggage.
Due to the limited space at the station, temporary buildings for construction staff have to be located in the station car park. This means there will be no parking available throughout the duration of the work from 23:00 on Wednesday 17 July until the end of March 2020.
On Thursday 11 July from 4pm to 7pm, Network Rail's project team will host an information event at Mills Hill Baptist Church, Mills Hill Road, Manchester so residents and passengers can learn the latest information about the project which is due to start on 18 July.
Simon Smith, sponsor for Network Rail, said: "With the project due to start in the coming weeks we're really keen to share with local people how we will carry out the work and explain how the improvements will transform rail travel for passengers in and around Mills Hill.
"We are working closely with the station operator, Northern, to ensure our work brings as little disruption as possible to neighbours and passengers."
Chris Jackson, Regional Director at Northern, said: "The improvements at Mills Hill will make our network more accessible than ever before and give more customers even more journey opportunities.
There will be no disruption to train services while work takes place and a temporary bridge will be built for passengers between the two platforms.
The major station upgrade is due to be finished by the end of March 2020 and has been funded by the Department of Transport's 'Access for All' programme. The project was originally planned to start last year but was delayed after Network Rail chose a different contractor.
The accessibility improvements also form part of the wider Great North Rail Project – a rail industry effort to deliver better stations, track and trains across the North by 2020.
(Source: Network Rail)
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Leveling is a social process in which the uniqueness of the individual is rendered non-existent by assigning equal value to all aspects of human endeavors, thus missing all the intricacies and subtle complexities of human identity. Leveling is highly associated with existential philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
However, Kierkegaard's idea of leveling wasn't one of making life meaningless but of making life equal because every single individual has equal access to the grace and gifts of God. He wasn't concerned with earthly and material goods.
German philosopher Martin Heidegger wrote of leveling: "by averageness and leveling down, everything gets obscured, and what has thus been covered up gets passed off as something familiar and accessible to everyone. ...by virtue of an insensitivity to all distinctions in level and genuineness, and in providing average intelligibility, opens up a standard world in which all distinctions between the unique and the general, the superior and the average, the important and the trivial have been leveled".
Heidegger's view of important things becoming mundane and non-specific points towards Nietzsche's concept of master–slave morality, in which the weak and disenfranchised reframe the positive traits of the strong and powerful as not worth pursuing.
^ Dreyfus, Hubert (1990). Being-in-the-World A Commentary on Heidegger's Being and Time. Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-54056-8.
Gregory B. Sadler, Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, "The Present Age", June 5, 2012. YouTube.
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'She was just really scared, very frightened,' her mother, Norma Sanchez, told CNN affiliate WABC.
'I'm afraid someone is going to murder me,' Ms Reyes told her mother.
But it's unclear why she was afraid. Ms Sanchez said her daughter didn't mention whether she was scared of anyone in particular.
A group of highway workers found Ms Reyes' body stuffed into a red suitcase in the affluent town of Greenwich, Connecticut, on Tuesday, about 22 kilometres from her apartment.
Ms Reyes went missing since the morning of January 29, police said. Neither her family nor the employees at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Eastchester, where she had been working for nearly three years, had seen her for a few days.
Several flyers with photos of Ms Reyes and her description began appearing in New York City while relatives began making pleas on social media for information about her whereabouts.
Last week, the New York Police Department's Midtown North tweeted a photo of Ms Reyes asking whether anyone had seen her.
'She was last seen wearing a green coat, black jeans, and black shoes. Suffers from anxiety and depression,' police wrote.
A week after Ms Reyes vanished, a group of highway workers who were on a routine sweep spotted a red suitcase in a wooded area in Greenwich.
The bag was about 1-2 metres off the shoulder of a road in a quiet neighborhood. When they opened the bag, they found a woman with her hands and feet bound, authorities said.
Greenwich, with a population of around 63,000, is on the Long Island Sound about 56 kms outside New York City. The affluent town is home to hedge fund and financial firms.
The body was identified as that of Ms Reyes last Wednesday.
The Connecticut chief medical examiner's office, which assisted in identifying Ms Reyes, had not released the cause and manner of death as of Saturday. It could take up to eight weeks before the report will be available, the office said.
One of the workers, who has not been identified, was placed on paid leave for taking photos of Ms Reyes' body and the crime scene.
Police wearing protective white suits spent several hours inside Reyes' apartment Friday, CNN affiliate WCBS reported, and were carrying paper bags when they left.
As the sun set last Thursday, a crowd of relatives and friends stood around a circle of candles with images of Jesus and the Virgin Mary on them.
'My daughter did not deserve whatever you did to her. My daughter was pure,' Ms Sanchez said at the vigil, addressing whoever is responsible for her daughter's death.


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Dollar Heroes: How the World Funds North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions
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As of January 2022, North Korea has embarked on a testing rampage, firing 7 missiles in just four weeks. While the average North Korean makes just under a dollar per month, the regime rakes in enough foreign currency to support its nuclear weapons program. North Korea is forced to import some of the parts for their nuclear missiles which makes foreign currency the backbone of its nuclear ambitions. 'North Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes', an investigative documentary by Carl Gierstorfer and Sebastian Weis, asks the critical question: where is this money coming from?
The answer? Modern slavery on a global scale. 'Dollar Heroes' refers to North Korean forced labor brigades. As the film describes, North Korean men and women are lured into working overseas with false promises of supporting their families. Laborers are stripped of their wages by North Korean work captains and must pay fees to the government, forcing them to work day and night. As escaped Dollar Hero 'Park' tells the filmmakers "People were not treated as humans there...They made us work 24 hours in two shifts."
Workers are under constant surveillance by the North Korean regime. Experts believe that 'Dollar Heroes' can be found in Russia, China, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and even Poland. They estimate that Dollar Heroes number in the hundreds of thousands, sending more than one billion US Dollars back to the 'hermit kingdom' annually.
The film uncovers shocking information about this international forced labor system, featuring interviews with North Korean laborers, experts on North Korea's regime, and North Koreans in exile. Thae Yong Ho, former North Korean ambassador to the UK, is critical of the international community's failure to place a ban on North Korean work brigades. "How else are we going to stop North Korea's steady progress in the field of nuclear technology and intercontinental missiles." says Ho.
Given the recent nuclear tests, North Korea's nuclear program shows no signs of stopping. 'North Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes' examines how forced labor supports North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal and suggests how, through patterns of global consumerism, we may be complicit.
'North Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes' is part of THE WHY Foundation's 'Film of the Month', available for free on YouTube for the month of February. Click here to check out the film.


So, what to expect from Tiger Woods -- the new smiling, hugging, joyful Woods -- when he reaches the Masters starting line on Thursday?
This was the discussion on ESPN's SportsCenter at the Masters on Wednesday night with its analysts Paul Azinger and Curtis Strange.
"He hasn't played in a long time," Azinger said. "Confidence is an earned commodity, and it's something that Tiger is going to have to earn back. He can't be confident. The last time he played, we saw him play, his game was in shambles. Curtis and I might have been able to give him a little trouble. It was sad to see that somebody could fall that far. What happened? I think that Tiger allowed himself to be over-engineered and possibly over-engineered right out of a career."
Azinger did concede that Woods "looked great to me in preparation this week. On the driving range I noticed that he was rapid-firing balls. That shows me that he's uncluttered his mind somewhat. If you remember a couple years ago, every position [in his swing] was just micromanaged and analyzed, and there was no freedom in that."
Strange said that he expects Woods to make the cut, but "I'd be more surprised if he he were to really play well.
"I think it's baby steps as we go forward. He doesn't come in here fully confident, as Paul said. There's no way. There's nothing to draw from. You get to the first tee shot and try to hit it on the center of the club face. That's as simple as it gets. And you try to put it on the fairway, then you try to hit the 6, 7 or 8-iron on the green, and let the round come to you. He's so used to dominating and overpowering people and golf courses. I think he has to let the game come to him."