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"Survivor: Forgotten World" is a First-Person-Survival RPG, set in 1983 and based on Unreal Engine 3. You need to eat, drink, sleep and fight, after your advent upon unknown land. Losing all your memory from your previous life does not help you either, so you have to craft, learn and remember old and new things all again.
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40 Years After It Was Filmed, Orson Welles' 'The Other Side Of The Wind' Is Here — And It's Great
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Peter Bogdanovich and John Huston in Orson Wells' "The Other Side Of The Wind." (Courtesy Netflix)
2018's most electrifying cinematic experience was filmed more than 40 years ago, and it won't be coming soon to a theater near you. After languishing unfinished in a vault for decades due to a thorny tangle of rights issues, Orson Welles' "The Other Side of the Wind" has been painstakingly restored and completed by a cadre of the late filmmaker's old friends and former collaborators.
Now available on Netflix — the streaming service ponied up a reported $6 million to finance this technically daunting rescue mission — Welles' long-mythologized pet project, shot over a period of several years in the early 1970s, is at last revealed to be an astonishment even wilder and more rewardingly confounding than its fabled reputation. Prickly, perverse and almost half a century later still way ahead of its time, I watched the movie twice the day it premiered and haven't shut up about it since.
"The Other Side of the Wind" stars John Huston as hard-drinking, chest-thumpingly macho filmmaker Jake Hannaford, a relic from Hollywood's Golden Age washing up on the rocky shores of Me Decade counterculture. He's a blustery, larger-than-life character not unlike Huston himself, but importantly shares more than a few traits with Welles in a movie that's very much a hall of mirrors. The bulk of the film takes place at Hannaford's 70th birthday blowout, a raucous bacchanal tempered only slightly by news that the studio has pulled the plug on this has-been filmmaker's latest picture in the middle of production, leaving the old man broke and in rampaging self-destruct mode. By morning he'll have killed himself.
John Huston in Orson Wells' "The Other Side of the Wind." (Courtesy Netflix)
The party is packed with cinephiles and sycophants, all carrying 16 mm or Super 8 cameras, and Welles' outrageous formal conceit is that the film we're watching has been stitched together years after the fact from material shot by these guests. So yes, just as Orson Welles invented the mockumentary with the fake "March of Time" newsreel that opened "Citizen Kane," it turns out he also invented the found-footage movie before those "Blair Witch" kids were even born.
It admittedly can be tough sledding in the early scenes, as we're dropped directly into a cacophony of old pals and bitter resentments, with jarring jumps from black-and-white to color and back again on dizzyingly variable film stocks. You won't find the deep focus, cathedral-esque long takes Welles pioneered in "Kane" and "The Magnificent Ambersons," as this is more a progression of the twitchy, visceral flutter-cutting explored in his 1973 curio "F for Fake." The movie feels like it's inventing its own new cinematic language as it goes along, and the fine filmmaker Rian Johnson has quite astutely compared the experience of watching it to when your eyes adjust after entering a darkened room.
Relationships gradually reveal themselves, the most central being Hannaford's testy mentorship of the marvelously named young hotshot Brooks Otterlake, pointedly played by the filmmaker's real-life protégé Peter Bogdanovich. So many of Welles' pictures are about the collapse of male friendships, more than once during "The Other Side of the Wind" my mind returned to his great Shakespeare mashup "Chimes at Midnight," in which Prince Hal must cast aside his dear, disreputable Falstaff on the way to greater glory.
Similarly, Otterlake is a blockbuster director whose star has long ago eclipsed that of his teacher — much in the way that Bogdanovich ruled the roost in a New Hollywood that wouldn't give Welles the time of day when this picture was being shot back in the '70s. There's a crackling confessional undercurrent to Hannaford and Otterlake's interactions that comes from somewhere pungently, unflatteringly personal.
(The illuminating Netflix documentary "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead," commissioned to accompany this restoration, delves quite movingly into the interpersonal messes made during the endless production. It also provides a sturdy set of training wheels for this difficult picture if you're wondering which one to watch first.)
"This machine consumes more than it produces," Hannaford utters in a moment of inadvertent self-diagnosis, and indeed much of "The Other Side of the Wind" is devoted to tearing down genius myths and the popular mid-century idealization of great American artists as swaggering, virile alpha dogs. (Along with elements of Huston and Welles, there are generous portions of Ernest Hemingway and Norman Mailer in Hannaford's bare-knuckle bloviating, and it's no coincidence that the movie takes place on Aug. 2, the day Hemingway blew his brains out in Ketchum.) There's a show-offy, self-lacerating quality here in the tradition of Federico Fellini's "8½" or Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz," grandiose, poison-pen semi-autobiographies by outsized personalities who didn't believe their own baloney.
Welles can't help undercutting his hero's machismo at early every turn, with a Pauline Kael-ish film critic played by Susan Strasberg speculating that Hannaford's habit of seducing his leading men's significant others is just a blatant sublimation of his repressed homosexuality. The movie doesn't offer much in the way of disproving her thesis, as none of these fellas seem all that interested in women except as objects to be swiped from the other guy. Watch how coldly and casually Hannaford helps himself to Otterlake's party date — a dim-bulb teenage blonde in an Archie Bunker T-Shirt with no idea she's a pawn in a power play.
Then there's the matter of Hannaford's never-to-be-finished film, also called "The Other Side of the Wind" because everything in this movie must be some sort of reflection of itself. We see chunks of it here and there during interrupted screening attempts throughout the picture, the luminous 35 mm Technicolor a soothing respite from the jagged, lo-fi party footage. It's a fairly savage satire of 1960s European arthouse ennui tropes, some of it even filmed in the house next door to the one blown up by Michelangelo Antonioni at the end of "Zabriskie Point."
Here's the thing, though: It's kind of amazing. Pretentious nonsense to be sure, but also staggeringly beautiful, with Welles' late-life lover and co-writer Oja Kodar wandering nude across dazzlingly photographed landscapes fraught with tacky symbolism. Old Orson had it bad for Oja — you may remember the bit in "F for Fake" when he filmed her stopping traffic by wearing a miniskirt — and it's really sort of sweet to see how happily horny these two were in their work. The film-within-the-film contains an epically protracted sex scene between Kodar and a Jim Morrison-lookalike in a moving car that's as startlingly erotic as anything I've seen in an American film.
Robert Random and Oja Kodar in Orson Welles' "The Other Side of the Wind." (Courtesy Netflix)
The last remaining reels of Hannaford's incomplete opus wind up projected just before dawn at a dilapidated drive-in, the grounds as fascinatingly ravaged as Huston's craggy visage, while on the screen we see the air being let out of a gargantuan, inflatable phallus. "Our revels now are ended," Otterlake intones, only half-kiddingly, because with Welles all roads lead back to Shakespeare.
In these final moments "The Other Side of the Wind" manages to muster an emotionally overwhelming, ruined grandeur that feels like a fine bookend to the abandoned Xanadu of "Citizen Kane." This knotty, abrasive and endlessly self-reflexive film turns out to have been worth waiting four decades for, a proper last will and testament from a reckless innovator and combustible talent, the likes of whom we won't see again.
"The Other Side of the Wind" and "They'll Love Me When I'm Dead" are now streaming on Netflix.
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Battenberg (Eder) is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, the state of Hesse, Germany. The town is noted for giving its name to the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the ruling House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and through it, the name Mountbatten used by members of the British royal family, a literal translation of Battenberg.

Geography

Location
The centre of Battenberg lies in the Ederbergland, or Eder Highland, to which the Burgwald abutting the town to the east also belongs, on the southern edge of the Sauerland and the Rothaargebirge. Lying between 320 and 650 m above sea level, the town is also crossed by the river Eder.

Neighbouring communities
Battenberg borders in the north on the community of Bromskirchen, in the northeast on the community of Allendorf, in the southeast on the community of Burgwald (all three in Waldeck-Frankenberg), in the south on the community of Münchhausen am Christenberg (Marburg-Biedenkopf), and in the west on the towns of Hatzfeld (Waldeck-Frankenberg) and Bad Berleburg (Siegen-Wittgenstein in North Rhine-Westphalia).

Constituent communities
Battenberg includes the following centres:

 Berghofen
 Dodenau
 Frohnhausen
 Laisa

History
In 778 fighting took place near Laisa and Battenfeld as part of Charlemagne's Saxon Wars. A branch of the Wittgenstein noble family began calling themselves the "Counts of Battenberg" in 1214 – compare Sayn-Wittgenstein. In 1232, Battenberg had its first documentary mention, and two years later it was granted town rights. The early-Gothic church dates from 1249. In 1297, the town's ownership was transferred to the Archbishops of Mainz. In 1464, the Amt of Battenberg passed to Hesse. In 1932, Battenberg became part of the Frankenberg/Eder district. As part of municipal reform in 1974, the districts of Frankenberg (including Battenberg) and Waldeck united to form the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg.

The dynasty of the counts of Battenberg ceased to exist in 1314, their castle was demolished throughout the following centuries. When Prince Alexander von Hessen-Darmstadt, the brother of the grand duke of Hesse, married Julia von Hauke, the orphaned daughter of the former Deputy Minister of War of Congress Poland, their liaison was not considered befitting of his rank. Therefore her brother-in-law made her countess of Battenberg in 1851 and princess of Battenberg in 1858. With her husband, who agreed to carry the same title and name, she lived near Seeheim-Jugenheim at "Schloss Heiligenberg", a re-modelled manor. Her sons Ludwig Alexander and Heinrich Moritz both served the British empire, their families anglicized their name to Mountbatten (Berg means "mountain, hill" in German) in 1917.

Population development

Politics

Town council
Municipal elections held on 6 March 2016 apportioned the town council's 31 seats thus:

Note: Bürgerlisten are "citizens' lists", not actual political parties.

Coat of arms
Battenberg's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Per pale sable and argent.

The tinctures come from the arms borne by the town's old overlords, the Counts of Battenberg(a branch of the Counts of Wittgenstein). Battenberg's arms have their roots in the 13th century, putting them among Hesse's oldest municipal coats of arms.

Various other charges have appeared in the arms over the centuries, however. Sometimes it was a tower, the Count of Battenberg and the Archbishop of Mainz, the Archbishop by himself, or the Wheel of Mainz. One version even showed the same simple composition seen here, but with gules (red) instead of sable (black). This would have made the arms identical to those currently borne by Buchloe in Bavaria.

Town partnerships
  Senonches, France
  Romsey, United Kingdom
  Litvínov, Czech Republic
  Horní Jiřetín, Czech Republic
  Loon op Zand, Netherlands

Adoption
 In 1954, Battenberg "adopted" Sudeten Germans who had been driven out of the community of Obergeorgenthal (Horní Jiřetín) in the Brüx district.

Notable people

 Andreas Steinhöfel (born 1962), writer and translator
 Leonie Schwertmann (born 1994), volleyball player

References

External links

 Laisa

Waldeck-Frankenberg

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Predictors of Inadequate Response to Budesonide Multimatrix in Real-World Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Greenberg S1, Herfarth HH2,3,4, Barnes EL2,3,4. Inflamm Intest Dis. 2019 Aug;4(3):115-122. doi: 10.1159/000501004. Epub 2019 Jul 10.
1 Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
2 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
3 Multidisciplinary Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
4 Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
BACKGROUND: Budesonide multimatrix (MMX) system has been approved for the induction of remission in patients with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC), and offers potential safety benefits over more commonly utilized corticosteroid therapies.
OBJECTIVES: In a real-world setting we aimed to evaluate the proportion of UC patients treated with budesonide MMX who had an inadequate clinical response, defined as requiring transition to prednisone, and to identify any predictors of inadequate response.
METHODS: We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study evaluating adult patients with UC, ≥18 years of age, who were treated with budesonide MMX. We used bivariate and multivariable analyses to identify predictors of inadequate response to budesonide MMX.
RESULTS: Ninety-six patients were treated with budesonide MMX. Before initiation of budesonide MMX 55, 35, and 8% were on aminosalicylate, immunomodulator, and/or biologic therapy or no therapy for UC respectively. While 54% (52/96) of patients responded to budesonide MMX, 46% (44/96) required a transition to prednisone. Patients who required transition to prednisone were more likely to be male (39 vs. 19%, p = 0.035) and younger at the time of diagnosis (median age 23.5 vs. 29.0 years, p = 0.034). Age ≤29 years at diagnosis (adjusted OR 3.10, 95% CI 1.21-7.95) and male sex (adjusted OR 2.96, 95% CI 1.12-7.77) but not concomitant therapy with biologics and/or immunomodulators or disease extent were associated with increased odds of requiring transition to prednisone.
CONCLUSIONS: Budesonide MMX is effective in more than half of patients with mild-to-moderate UC. Predictors of budesonide non-response and need to transition to prednisone include male sex and younger age at diagnosis.


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Rahul asks Modi to tell nation who released Masood Azhar from jail
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the nation that it was the BJP government which released JeM chief Masood Azhar from an Indian jail.
Addressing a public rally in north Karnataka on Saturday, Gandhi said, "Let Modi make me understand who sent Masood Azhar from Indian jail to Pakistan." "I have a small question for Modi. Who killed CRPF jawans? What is the name of JeM chief? His name is Masood Azhar," the Congress chief said, adding it was the BJP government in 1999 that sent him from Indian jail to Pakistan through Kandahar in Afghanistan.
"Why are you not speaking about it? Why are you not saying that the person who killed CRPF jawans was sent to Pakistan by BJP... Modiji we are not like you. We don't bow in front of terror. Make it clear to people to India who sent Masood Azhar," he said.
Pakistan-based Azhar was released by India in exchange of passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC-814 in 1999 during the Vajpayee government. Gandhi also alleged while Modi talked about corruption, the whole country knew he was corrupt. He said the ruling alliance of Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka would fight the Lok Sabha elections together and win it. Gandhi also accused Modi of "fooling" the people of the country for the last five years with his programmes like "Make in India, Stand Up India and Sit Down India".
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi again hit out at those seeking proof of India's air strike at Balakot in Pakistan and slammed the previous Congress government for its handling of terror attacks like the one in Mumbai in 2008.
Addressing a public meeting in Greater Noida, Modi said the "corrupt" are opposing and abusing him in order to get votes. Modi said today India works on 'nayi reeti, nayi neeti' (new methods, new policies), asserting that after the terror attack in Uri (Jammu and Kashmir) in 2016, the country for the first time taught terrorists a lesson "in a language they understand" with surgical strikes. "Is it okay for you to have a government that does nothing? A chowkidar (referring to himself) who sleeps?" he asked the gathering of thousands, after inaugurating several development projects.
He said the country can never forget the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. India should have responded then and the whole world would have supported the country, he said. "But that required courage. All evidence was against terrorist handlers in Pakistan which proved them guilty. But how did India respond? There are reports that our forces were ready to avenge the terror attack even then, but Delhi remained cold. The forces were not allowed to take any action," he said.
Stating that there were repeated terror attacks in India after 2008 whose links were found across the border, Modi questioned the previous government's response. They did not change their policy, they only changed their home ministers, he said. "Had the previous government shown some courage and taught terrorists a lesson in their own language, terrorism would not have emerged as the menace it is now," he said.
He said after the pre-dawn air strike on February 26, India was quietly monitoring the situation and it was Pakistan which started "crying" around 5.00am that "Modi has hit us". "They were thinking they can keep wounding India, wage attacks, proxy wars and India would not respond. The reason the enemies of India could think this was because of the attitude of the 'remote-controlled' government prior to 2014. That is why the enemies could nurture this attitude," the prime minster said. He said some politicians are making controversial statements which elicit applause in Pakistan and urged the people to decide if they want to trust them or not.
"Aaj har bhrasht ko Modi se kasht hai (Today every corrupt person has a problem with Modi). There is a competition among them to abuse this chowkidar (watchman), they think abusing me will get them votes," Modi said.
Referring to the opposition, he said, "They have turned so hopeless that in their stubbornness to oppose Modi, they have started opposing the nation also." "After Uri, proof was sought. Our soldiers did something that has never happened before. Our soldiers struck terrorists inside their home. Terrorists and their guardians had not expected such action (this time)," he said.
"They thought if India once did a surgical strike, they would again do something similar. So they had deployed forces along the border, but we went by air this time," Modi added. While addressing a public meeting in Ghaziabad on Friday, the prime minister had slammed rivals' questioning the air strike and said the "trust of 130 crore people" was his proof to them.
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Through immense personal pain Joe Ofahengaue has learned the inspiring power of family, love and courage in adversity.
The Brisbane Broncos forward's partner Sofi Leota was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and made the brave decision to have her right breast removed earlier this month.
The way she faced up that ordeal at the age of just 23 continues to drive Ofahengaue to be a better man and footballer.
"To have breast cancer at her age, you can't imagine it," Ofahenague told NRL.com.
"I didn't imagine anything like this would happen to her and the way she is handling it is inspirational to me and everyone around her.
"Every day she treats as normal. She doesn't treat it as too serious or life threatening. That inspires me to do my best at what I do every day and come home happy, and happy for her."
Life was moving along as normal for Ofahengaue and his partner when their world was rocked by an unwelcomed discovery.
They both realised quick action was required.
"We were at home one day and she complained about her right breast being sore, and then we found a lump," Ofahengaue said.
"I told her to get it checked by the doctors. The doctor wasn't too sure and got a few blood tests done and the tumour came back cancer positive."
A few days later a big decision had to be made. Joe and Sofi sat down with her parents John and Brooke in hospital. Joe said it was an emotional time but through the initial tears Sofi decided to have a mastectomy to remove a tumour and lymph nodes for grade three invasive cancer.
"She had to decide whether to get chemotherapy and hopefully shrink the tumour or get the whole breast taken out," Ofahengaue said.
"My missus, being as strong as she is, didn't think twice. She knew the best thing was to get rid of the whole breast. She was so brave. It was a big decision to make and the way she has handled it is amazing and has amazed everyone around her.
"Sofi thought that if it is going to save her life, she had to get rid of it. That has been her whole attitude, whatever it takes to get herself better again she will do that.
"She hasn't looked back or regretted anything and I'm really proud of her.
"It is only the beginning of her journey. She will have about six months of chemo to flush out any cancer cells they have missed. I guess all she can do is stay strong, keep fighting and hopefully everything goes well."
Sofi had surgery early in the week before the Broncos played the Canterbury Bulldogs. Ofahengaue missed training to be by her side but was on hand for the captain's run. In the game he scored a powerhouse try to level the scores late on and then dedicated the four-pointer to his partner.
"I was real pumped," he said.
"I knew she would be watching so I looked for the camera to blow her a kiss. She was at home at that stage. She'd told me she'd be watching the game and I told her I would do my best to get a try for her. She was real excited and was texting me straight after the game."
The whole experience, while gruelling, has made Ofahengaue a better man and his own growth and maturity for a 23-year-old is plain to see.
"It makes me think that you never know what is going to happen tomorrow. It was a big eye opener for all of us but you just count your blessings," he said.
"So far everything has gone to plan but it is a fight I can't fight. The best thing I can do is stay mentally strong for her.
"If I show weakness then Sofi will notice that and things wouldn't go well for her, so me staying positive and feeding her positive vibes is helping her a lot.
"We've got a lot of family and everyone is staying real positive and showing us a lot of love and we are very grateful for that."
Ofahengaue has been a colossus for the Broncos through his partner's difficult times and the Tongan international's form has him right in the frame for selection for the Queensland Maroons.
"I did a few good things last year and I am happy with the way I am developing this year off the back of that," he said.
"I had a chat to Kevin Walters this year and he asked me if I was just playing for Tonga this year and I said I am here to play for both Queensland and Tonga.
"I am only thinking about Tonga right now but I'd love to play for Queensland. It is a dream I've had since I was a kid."
Ofahengaue won the Channel Nine man of the match award for his performance against the Sydney Roosters on Friday night and donated it to a breast cancer charity.
It was a gesture that summed up what is foremost in his mind right now.
Ofahengaue, the son of Josh and Kathy and nephew of former Wallabies star Willie Ofahengaue, is one of six children and a member of a large extended family that is very close.
In the loungeroom of his family home in the Ipswich suburb of Collingwood Park, where his sister now lives, there are words up on the wall in big letters that say 'family, where life begins and love never ends'.
They are not just words. They sum up the support both Joe and Sofi have had, and will continue to receive through testing times ahead.
"We are a real big, loving family and we always have each other's backs," Ofahengaue said.
"Sofi has come to realise that. My family will always be here for her. I will make sure it stays that way."
Sofi's resilience and courage is a story big Joe intends to be telling those he loves in years to come. He is optimistic it will be an inspirational tale.
"I know I am playing for something bigger now, bigger than just myself," Ofahengaue said.
"I am playing for our future and hopefully when we have kids I can tell them about how their mum inspired me. Hopefully I can tell them a good story."


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Dear friends from near and far,
Please join us on Zoom this full moon, Wednesday, October 20, 2021
at 6pm Pacific / 7pm Mountain / 9pm Eastern time
for the Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Meditation
We are incredibly excited and deeply honored to welcome beloved teacher,
Joanna Macy, to this month's global healing call!
The call will open with Cynthia and Joanna in conversation about the work of global healing in today's world and Joanna's experience with stewarding an Earth Treasure Vase herself. Joanna will stay with us through the guided meditation and prayer ceremony, with the possibility of a Q&A at the end. Please come one and all to meet this wise elder who has been such an influence on this practice for so long! (See more about Joanna below).
About this full moon, our friend and colleague, astrologer David Nicol, has written, "This month's full moon offers, I believe, a crucial initiatory passage into courage. Humanity is being challenged, for real, to step into the courage it will take to choose a path aligned with love rather than fear. Each of us is being challenged to step into that courage more fully on a personal level. Courage is the price of entrance to spiritual adulthood. It can only be realized through facing into our deepest fears. Can we do this?"
This month, let's do this through practicing together – in the good company of Joanna Macy – and strengthen ourselves so we may find the courage to meet the times we have been given to be alive.
Register here for the free Full Moon Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Meditation
The call information will be sent upon registration.
A recording of the live call will be sent out to all who register.
Note: You do not need to register again if you have already registered previously.
Joanna Macy and the ETV Global Healing Project
Eco-philosopher, founder of the Work That Reconnects, and author of World as Lover, World as Self and Active Hope, Joanna Macy, has been a teacher and mentor to Cynthia since the early 1980s. In the 1990s, Joanna's teaching on Nuclear Guardianship provided a powerful motivation that led to Cynthia's receiving the practice of the Earth Treasure Vases. Joanna planted an Earth Treasure Vase near the tritium laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley and was the first to point out that we are all "Vessels of the Holy." (Watch Cynthia's film interview with Joanna by that title below). About the Earth Treasure Vases Joanna has written,
"This is a remarkable adventure that is underway in our time and it began with one woman's question. The question had ripened within Cynthia Jurs for a decade, since our times together facing nuclear weapons and the challenge they represent to all life on Earth. The response she receives ignites an adventure which, thanks to her courage, moves out across the planet, engaging countless people from all backgrounds. As I took part and watched it unfold, my initial incredulity turned to awe, my inner cynic silenced by tears. Whatever power the Earth Treasure Vases possess to heal our broken world, the real miracle for me is what they awaken and inspire in virtually everyone who accepts the call to fill them with prayer and place them within our larger body, the sacred living body of Earth."
Please join us for this very special opportunity to welcome Joanna Macy into our global community, hear her stories, receive her insights, and honor her for her lifetime of service to this beautiful blue-green planet we call home!
Watch "Vessels of the Holy" here.
Sound Healing Sessions with Julian Silburn
Many of you are familiar with Julian Silburn from his presence on our monthly full moon calls where he supports our meditation through the sounds of his Didjeridu. Julian has devoted his life to Sound Healing and is known for his work nationally and internationally. He learned his craft directly from Aboriginal people around Australia including in Arnhemland, where the Didjeridu originates and has been played for thousands of years. He was given permission and blessing to play the Didjeridu and to use it for healing on Whadjuk Noongar land where he lives, by senior Elders. Julian brings a deep respect for this rich culture and traditions. He mostly uses the instrument in its traditional way for meditation, sound therapy and for ceremony but he has also performed with contemporary world musicians in various music genres in Australia, Europe, USA and Canada.
In a private Sound Healing Session, you will experience the ancient healing sounds of a variey of instruments including not only the Didjeridu, but also Tibetan bowls, crystal bowls, harp, planetary gong, sitar, Native American drums, bells and more. Your sound journey will take you into a deep state of relaxation (deeper than sleep) with incredible healing benefits. Each part of the body, including the energy meridians and chakras, resonates at different frequencies. Matching those frequencies using the various instruments and a variety of sounds ranging from low to high vibrations which correspond to these energy centers, helps those vibrations entrain, bringing these frequencies back into tune. This cleanses the electromagnetic field of the body and impels the blood through the nerve endings which can greatly increase rapid recovery from illness and injuries. These sound and vibration sessions effectively tune the body to its optimal resonance, helping you feel deeply rejuvenated and in a heightened state of peace. Sound healing has the following health benefits:
* Promotes energetic harmony and peace on all levels of being
* Cleanses, balances and harmonizes the chakra system
* Improves sleep
* Relieves pain
* Boosts your immune system
* Detoxifies and harmonizes on a cellular level
* Eliminates stress
* Promotes and enhances spiritual awakening and development
Suggested cost: $100 US$ for a one-hour online session / $140 US$ for 1.5hr session. Online sessions include a recording for further use. Please note: for those who would like a session and may not be able to pay the standard rate, you may pay by heartfelt donation.
Payment is by Paypal to: soundalchemy@hotmail.com To schedule a session, contact Julian here: soundalchemy@hotmail.com For further info on Julian click here
Dharma Conversation with Cynthia Jurs and Guest Teacher, Shantum Seth
We were delighted to have Cynthia's dharma brother in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, Dharmacharya Shantum Seth, joining her to give a teaching during our recent Monday Mindfulness Meditation. Shantum teaches in India and around the world and is actively involved in educational, social and ecological programs including work on cultivating mindfulness in society, with educators, the Indian police force and the corporate sector, among others. He has been leading pilgrimages 'In the Footsteps of the Buddha' and other multi-faith, educational, cultural, spiritual and transformative journeys across diverse regions of India and Asia since 1988 and is considered the foremost guiding teacher to the sites associated with the Buddha's life. When you travel with Shantum, you find not merely a well-informed guide, but a wise friend. He opens his home and connects you with interesting people from all strata of society. Shantum calls himself a cultural interpreter, and enjoys sharing the subtleties of India's religions, society, economy and politics with people from around the world interested in understanding the mind of India. An inveterate traveler with a commitment to cross-cultural understanding and a mission of 'Peace in Oneself, Peace in the World' Shantum has traveled to more than 65 countries and nearly every state of India. Having lived in England, the USA and the Plum Village Monastery in France, he now lives with his wife, Gitanjali and their two daughters in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, in Dehradun. To learn more about Shantum visit: www.buddhapath.com and www.ahimsatrust.org
This is the recording of their dharma discussion that took place on September 27th. The conversation touched on practice as pilgrimage, meeting the Buddha as a human being and the trees as a Sangha, the blending of Zen and Vajrayana in America today, and taking refuge in Bodhisattva Gaia.
Full Moon Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Meditation
Inspired by an ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition, our monthly Global Healing Meditation lives at the center of this community where once a month on the full moon we invoke the locations of all the Earth Treasure Vases that have been buried around the planet to bring healing and protection to the Earth and imagine our prayers radiating out to activate the global healing mandala that has been created, embracing all of Gaia in our love. Each month we focus our intentions on a particular treasure vase that is in the process of being accomplished.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS with these 2021 FULL MOON DATES:
October 20, November 19 and December 18.
Our Monday Mindfulness Meditations provide the opportunity to enter into a quiet place within, catch our breath, center ourselves, let go of anxiety and reconnect with our true source of being within the context of a supportive group or "sangha". Cultivating mindful awareness, we can meet these times of collective crisis and opportunity with calm and clarity. During each session, our practice centers simply and effortlessly on the breath as a way to anchor our minds as we return over and over to the present moment. There is a wealth of wisdom in this circle. Teachings and reflections are offered by Cynthia and various Sangha members. We then enjoy two 20-minute periods of silent sitting meditation interspersed with 10 minutes of slow walking meditation. We close with a poem by Cynthia West, then open the circle for sharing. The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 5:00 pm MT. Suggested donation $10/ session.
Please consider a gift to Alliance for the Earth
Our small nonprofit, Alliance for the Earth, is an organization that makes a world of difference. And although it is the job of many, we are just a few. For 30 years we have been doing the work of turning prayers into action in eco-systems and watersheds, diverse cultures and communities around the world, embracing the planet with our love. We deeply appreciate your support!
Please find us here
And stay connected in The Mandala, our private online community here
Find Cynthia's talks and teachings on our YouTube channel here
Alliance for the Earth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Federal Tax ID: 85-0378387) that is dedicated to bringing healing and protection to the Earth and supporting a global movement of collective awakening. Donations to Alliance for the Earth support our peacebuilding work in Africa, temple rebuilding in Nepal, sacred activism through the Earth Treasure Vases and ongoing group practices, pilgrimages and teachings. Become part of our alliance by making a one time or recurring donation.
Thank you for your tax-deductible gift to Alliance for the Earth.
May All Beings Benefit!
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OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2020Buy this book
Breathing clean air in all the cities of the world (SDG 11)
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Despite improvements during the last decade, air pollution in cities remains high, especially in poorer countries.
Air pollution is among the greatest environmental health threats across the world. This is particularly true for cities, where the higher concentration of people and economic activity compared to less dense areas make them more exposed to air pollution (OECD, 2020a; OECD/European Commission, 2020). As suggested by the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (UN, 2017), one the most relevant measures of air pollution is population exposure to fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5 in micrograms per cubic metre or µ/m3). Chronic exposure to PM2.5 significantly increases the risk of heart and respiratory diseases. In addition, the current pandemic is showing that air quality is also a source of health resilience. Recent studies have demonstrated that air pollution contributes to the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and a higher risk of mortality due to COVID-19 (Comunian et al., 2020; Cole et al., 2020).
Across the world, air pollution levels in cities tend to be higher in poorer countries. In 2019, the average PM2.5 concentration levels across cities was highest in lower-middle-income countries (66 µ/m3 of PM2.5), followed by low-income (42 µ/m3) and upper-middle-income countries (36 µ/m3). On the other hand, cities in high-income countries recorded significantly lower air pollution (15 µ/m3 of PM2.5), although still above the levels recommended by the WHO of 10 µ/m3. Air pollution levels also differ across world regions. With an average pollution level of 84 µ/m3 of PM2.5, South Asian cities have the lowest air quality, while cities in North America recorded the lowest average concentration of PM2.5 (8 µ/m3) – this is partially explained by the significantly higher population density of South Asian cities (Figure 1.11).
Globally, air pollution levels in cities have changed significantly in the last 30 years. While cities in high-income and OECD countries have been reducing people's exposure to PM2.5 since 1990, cities in upper-middle-income countries have started to make progress only since 2010. On the other hand, air pollution has been on the rise in the last 10 years in cities from lower-middle and low-income countries (Figure 1.12). More precisely, since 2010, most world macro-regions – except for South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa – have recorded a decrease in air pollution in cities. This reduction in PM2.5 concentration was strongest in East Asia and the Pacific (falling by 4 points) and the Middle East and North Africa region (falling by 5 points) (Figure 1.14-Figure 1.16).
In the OECD area, differences in air pollution levels across cities remain relatively small within countries compared to between countries. Nevertheless, most cities still have exposure to PM2.5 above the limit recommended by the WHO. Within-country differences are largest in countries such as Turkey, Chile, Spain or Poland, where pollution is high on average and where some cities experience levels of PM2.5 around the 30 µ/m3 or more (Figure 1.13). Although air pollution has been declining on average across OECD cities in the last 30 years, 66% of cities in the OECD (789 out of 1 187) still had their residents exposed to harmful levels of air pollution in 2019 (above 10 µ/m3). In 30 countries (out of 37), there is at least one city with population exposure to air pollution above the suggested threshold of 10 µ/m3.
The indicator of air pollution refers to the population-weighted average exposure to fine particulate matter that is less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5), which are generally emitted from the combustion of liquid and solid fuels for industrial and housing energy production, vehicles and biomass burning in agriculture. The major components of particulate matter are sulphate, nitrates, ammonia, sodium chloride, black carbon, mineral dust and water. These are potentially the most harmful to health, compared to other air pollutants.
Cole, M. et al. (2020), Air Pollution Exposure and COVID-19, IZA – Institute of Labor Economics.
Comunian, S. et al. (2020), "Air pollution and COVID-19: The role of particulate matter in the spread and increase of COVID-19's morbidity and mortality", International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
OECD (2020a), "Making the green recovery work for jobs, income and growth", Tackling Coronavirus (COVID-19), Contributing to a Global Effort, OECD, Paris, https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=136_136201-ctwt8p7qs5&title=Making-the-Green-Recovery-Work-for-Jobs-Income-and-Growth.
OECD (2020b), "Air quality and health: Exposure to PM2.5 fine particles – countries and regions", OECD Environment Statistics (database), OECD, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/96171c76-en.
OECD/European Commission (2020), Cities in the World: A New Perspective on Urbanisation, OECD Urban Studies, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/d0efcbda-en.
OECD/European Commission (2020), World Cities Tool (database), http://www.worldcitiestool.org/.
See country metadata in Annex B.
1.11. Air pollution in cities by countries' income and macro-region, 2019
Population-weighted average of cities, levels of PM2.5 in µ/m3
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1.12. Change in air pollution in cities by countries' income and macro-region
Population-weighted average of cities, change in levels of PM2.5 in µ/m3, over periods
1.13. Differences in air pollution levels in cities
1.14. Air pollution in cities: Eurasia and Africa
Levels of PM2.5 in µ/m3, 2019, with change between 2010 and 2019
1.15. Air pollution in cities: North and South Americas
1.16. Air pollution levels in cities: Asia and Oceania
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Connecticut Man Allegedly Sought 'Limitless Sex' with Handcuffed Sixth-Grader in 'Sex Dungeon'
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State police in East Hartford, Connecticut claim that a local man sought sex with what he believed to be a young girl, between the age of 10 and 12. Simon Hessler, 46, is being held in lieu of a $1 million bail, according to The Hartford Courant.
A female detective first got in touch with the defendant after he used an email account to solicit photographs of young Mexican girls for a "casting couch interview," according to the arrest warrant obtained by the outlet. A sting operation ensued.
Hessler allegedly claimed he had a dungeon for slave training, and proved it with photos of an "an elaborate sado-masochism room with multiple beds with whips and chains and handfuffs on the wall," police said. This included a picture of a cage with a padlock, cops claimed. The defendant allegedly demanded a 12-year-old foster child. They established a drop-off point at a camper-trailer in front of the hotel, and a $500 price for two days of "limitless sex (but no bruises)" with a "sixth-grade" girl, cops claimed.
The detective took a picture of a helpful, handcuffed "very petite" narcotics detective wearing a black hood, according to the warrant. She sent this to Hessler, who texted back the location of the money in the trailer, police said.
Hessler's trailer parked at his hotel, the Baymont Inn & Suites in Manchester was his alleged drop off point for sex trafficked kids before he brought them to the training dungeon in Vernon. @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/cYKNehNpUn
— Matt Caron (@MattCaronTV) November 15, 2018
Based on these allegations, it's no surprise Hessler was reportedly arrested when he arrived at the scene in a pickup truck. Police claim he admitted to making the demands but he said that he didn't intend on having sex.
Police said they discovered the so-called "sex dungeon" at his business New England Hospitality Management.
When contacted by cops, his wife allegedly asked if this had anything to do with underaged girls, and supplied officers with 11 flash drives she discovered in their bedroom.
Hessler is charged with attempted conspiracy at trafficking in persons, attempted felony to patronize prostitute, second-degree attempted sex assault, attempted impairing the morals of a minor, attempted unlawful restraint, attempted cruelty to persons, and attempted promotion of child pornography, according to FOX 61.
Law&Crime confirmed that he is scheduled for a court appearance to take place December 12 in Manchester, Connecticut. He doesn't have an attorney of record.
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Over 600 days since his last appearance, Stephen Ireland returns to Stoke's bench
The Irish midfielder has been out of action for a considerable period after suffering a broken leg in training.
By Paul Fennessy Monday 1 Jan 2018, 3:06 PM
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STEPHEN IRELAND HAS made Stoke's bench for the first time since breaking his leg in training at the end of the 2015-16 Premier League season.
The Irish midfielder last appeared in the Premier League off the bench in his side's 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace on 7 May 2016 — 604 days ago.
Before picking up the injury, Ireland struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular at Stoke, with the player invariably used as an impact substitute since joining the club in an initial loan deal in September 2013.
The 31-year-old will be hoping to boost Mark Hughes' side, who host Newcastle today, with the Potters currently 15th in the table, just two points off the relegation zone.
Ireland recently signed a contract extension at Stoke that runs until the end of the season, with the player set to be given a chance to prove he deserves to be retained by the club on a long-term basis.
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Nikkia Queen was determined to take her passion for music one step further by releasing her debut single titled "Solo Pienso en Ti" (I only think of you) in 2020. The track presents an ideal mix of dance rhythms and acoustic guitars, which will make you rise up out of your chair and dance to the groovy beat. This was followed by the excellent EDM track "Tonight Enjoy", created for dancefloors across the globe.
Now Nikkia Queen takes pleasure in releasing her latest single "Bailalo", which is a blend of urban swagger and Latin groove. Available on all major streaming platforms, "Bailalo" is about the deep attraction you feel when you meet somebody new.
Telling us about her musical journey, Nikkia explained, "I sang with a trio of boleros, and in one other typical Vallenato music group from Colombia, once I was 18 years old." The prizewinning songstress then travelled to Spain, where she sang with a trio known as Yomaje. Some years later Nikkia Queen learned music production and started to create her own music.
Three things have influenced, and made an impression on Nikkia throughout her life and music, more than others – her beloved mother, her soul, and her school. Nikkia believes that there ought to be no linguistic or cultural boundaries in music, as she blends both English and Spanish into her songs.
Currently working to release tracks like "The Viking", and "Dance with All", she also has reggaeton songs lined up for future release that have been done in collaboration with producers like JDan Music.
Nikkia Queen hopes to take her music-making abilities to the highest level with each passing day. She desires to make music that people can really feel and revel in with all their hearts.
Find her latest single, "Bailalo" available on SPOTIFY and APPLE MUSIC, as well as all major digital platforms. Connect with Nikkia Queen on her WEBSITE, INSTAGRAM and watch her videos on YOUTUBE
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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Charles returns to Paris to reminisce about the life he led in Paris after it was liberated. He worked on "Stars and Stripes" when he met Marion and Helen. He would marry and be happy staying in Paris after his discharge and working for a news organization. He would try to write his great novel and that would come between Charlie, his wife and his daughter
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While Gauteng's gross outflow of repeat home buyers to other provinces stood at 16% in 2016, it only attracted 6.9% of incoming repeat home buyers from other regions. This means its net outflow of repeat home buyers was 9.1% – up significantly from 2.9% in 2015.
This is according to John Loos, FNB's household and residential property sector, who said Gauteng's overall skills attraction and retention situation is not as bad as the repeat home buyer migration estimates may appear.
Gauteng, however, benefits more from inward migration of aspirant first-time buyers in the early stages of their working life, than do the smaller provinces, due to it still being the largest provincial economy and thus the major place of economic opportunity for new labour market entrants.
Where have all the Vaalies gone?
The Western Cape remains is the most popular destination for Gauteng semigrants, with 56.2% of its outbound repeat home buyers heading to that province in 2016.
"Of the big four provinces, the other one whose semigrants favour the Western Cape are those from the Eastern Cape, with 53.6% of that province's outbound repeat home buyers heading for the Western Cape," said Loos. "KwaZulu-Natal, however, saw 46.64% of its outbound repeat buyers heading for Gauteng in 2016, with 34.77% of its outbound repeat buyers heading for the Western Cape.
"For outbound repeat home buyers from the Western Cape, Gauteng remains the most popular destination, with 45.88% of this group headed there in 2016, followed by 21.82% headed to the Eastern Cape.
* For the purpose of this study, FNB identifies all purchases by individuals where there is a corresponding sale by the same individual within a period of six months prior to their purchase (some who relocate may purchase a new home in advance of the sale of their old one), to up to 18 months after that purchase. It is not an exact science, as some holiday property buying may slip through, while aspirant first-time buyers who have relocated do not get included into this figure.


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Welcome to the Monday Night Football betting breakdown, where I'll provide a betting overview of the upcoming MNF game utilizing moneyline, points spread, and projected total odds from DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook. Additionally, I'll hone in on at least one player or game prop each week that I feel has profit potential at one of those three sportsbooks.
All betting takes will be classified as either a "lean" or a "pick." A lean is a wager that we have a determined degree of certainty. However, it's one that still falls somewhere short of a high-confidence selection. A pick carries an additional degree of confidence based on a variety of factors. These include relevant injuries, the past track records for certain conditions and bet types, and team performances leading up to the game.
For more detailed information on this week's matchup, including further game analysis, betting trends breakdown, betting tips specific to MNF, and a synopsis of the history of the line movement for the game, please see our Monday Night Football Betting Preview over at TheLines.
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Bengals at Steelers, Monday, Sept. 30, 8:15 p.m. ET
The Steelers have remained steady favorites since the game was first posted last week. Both team's close Week 3 losses essentially seemed to cancel each other out in the minds of the betting public. The matchup is unusual in the sense that it's rare these clubs meet with each sporting winless records. Neither is as bad as their combined 0-6 mark implies. That even holds true with Mason Rudolph under center for the Steelers in place of Ben Roethlisberger (elbow).
Rudolph came close to notching a win in his first NFL start last week in San Francisco. After a mostly forgettable first half, his pair of long touchdown passes to JuJu Smith-Schuster and rookie Diontae Johnson had Pittsburgh in position for a victory in the fourth quarter. However, the defense, which has surprisingly been the weakest link in the early going, couldn't hold the Niners with a short field afforded them by a late James Conner fumble. That ultimately resulted in a 24-20 loss for the Steelers. One bright spot on that side of the ball in the defeat was the safety play of newly arrived Minkah Fitzpatrick. He notched five total tackles, defensed a pass and put a hit on San Fran's Jimmy Garoppolo.
Another week of practice/classroom prep as the starter should be of considerable benefit to Rudolph. So, too, should be home-field advantage in a prime-time matchup, where the electricity in the home crowd always seems turned up a notch. The on-field matchup isn't bad by any stretch, either. The Bengals have been up and down with their pass defense thus far and come in allowing a so-so 237.7 yards through the air per game. But it's Cincy's deficiencies against the ground attack that could actually be the indirect key to an improved performance from Rudolph. The Bengals are ranked ahead of only the Dolphins with 168.7 rushing yards per game allowed through three weeks. Conner and Jaylen Samuels, with a possible occasional assist from rookie Benny Snell, could potentially spearhead the Steelers ground attack's first breakout game, and in the process, keep the Cincinnati defense honest.
To be sure, it doesn't figure to be easy for the Steelers despite some potential advantages when they're on offense. Their defense has plenty of question marks in its own right. They've been vulnerable to both the run (139.3 rushing yards allowed per game) and pass (302.7 passing yards allowed per game). Joe Mixon had the look of an improved back in Week 3 after an abysmal first two games. Andy Dalton is playing solid ball and has Cincinnati ranked behind only the prolific Chiefs and Patriots with 308.3 passing yards per contest. With speedster John Ross around to potentially expose the Pittsburgh secondary's shaky back-end coverage and Tyler Boyd operating in the short-to-intermediate passing window, the Bengals should have a chance at a few plays through the air.
With two teams that know each other well each fighting for its first win, this shapes up as a possible slug-fest of a showdown. Ultimately, I see home field and a more talented — albeit underachieving thus far — Steelers defense stepping up to the occasion and Pittsburgh securing a very close win.
The Pick: Steelers moneyline (-194 at FanDuel Sportsbook)
Point Spread
The Steelers check in as 3.5-point favorites. They get just a bit more than the standard three-point edge afforded home teams. That shapes up as a reasonable number. Neither team has a win and with Roethlisberger out, the talent of the two offenses is reasonably comparable. The one big advantage the Steelers have is at No. 1 receiver with A.J. Green (ankle) still out for Cincinnati. Factor in each team's underperforming defense and the fact this is a divisional game and you've got the makings of a very close contest.
The Bengals are 2-1 (66.7 percent) overall versus the number in 2019, including 2-0 as an away underdog. Last season, Cincinnati was an impressive 4-2 (66.7 percent) ATS in AFC North games as well. Although they've dropped eight straight games straight up in the series, their 2018 losses to Pittsburgh were by just seven (home) and three (road).
The Steelers are 1-2 (33.3 percent) overall against the spread in 2019, including 0-1 as a home favorite. Last season, Pittsburgh finished with a 3-3 mark ATS in AFC North games.
Both teams will be desperate and the Steelers offense is likely to have trouble pulling away with Rudolph still getting his bearings. Therefore, I'm strongly leaning toward a Bengals cover.
The Lean: Bengals +3.5 (DraftKings Sportsbook)
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Over/Under Total
Were Roethlisberger under center for the Steelers, we'd undoubtedly see a notably higher projected total. The 43.5-44.0-point figure at most sportsbooks speaks to the significantly lowered expectations for the Pittsburgh offense. However, Rudolph is far from incapable. Given his college pedigree — two 4,000-yard seasons and an 86:22 TD:INT in three seasons as a full-time starter — and the fact he's already connected on four touchdown passes through six quarters seem to corroborate that.
As already alluded to and illustrated with numbers, both defenses have plenty of deficiencies. Those should help facilitate balanced attacks for each club. That would be of particular benefit to Rudolph as he continues to acclimate to a starter's job he'd never envisioned he'd have this early into his career. The diversified approaches should, in turn, help each team finds its way into scoring position on a fair share of their drives.
Granted, each team knows each other's personnel well, to an extent. However, the Bengals are running a considerably different offensive system after bringing in Zac Taylor as their head coach. Meanwhile, the Steelers' attack is a different one when Rudolph is under center for a number of reasons. One of those is tied in to Rudolph's mobility, which is an upgrade over Roethlisberger's.
The total here is a modest one and I can therefore see both teams doing enough to exceed it in a game that should come down to the wire.
The Pick: Over 43.5 (FanDuel Sportsbook)
Best Prop Bet
Home Team To Win By 1-6 Points (+320 at DraftKings Sportsbook)
As referenced already on numerous occasions, this should be a four-quarter affair. Neither team figures to have enough to leave the other in the dust. The Steelers are my firm moneyline pick here at home. However, they'll have to sweat it out, which makes this prop a particularly appealing one for me at some hefty plus-money. Four out of the last five games between these two teams have also been decided by seven points or less. Three of those have been by four points or fewer. Yes, these are different teams, but there's plenty of personnel overlap from those squads. And the major subtractions — a sidelined Green for Cincy and the departed duo of Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown for Pittsburgh — actually help make these squads even more evenly matched.
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Juan Carlos Blanco has served as a freelance writer for a wide variety of online publications and websites, with an intensive focus on fantasy sports and sports betting. Juan has provided analysis and comprehensive coverage of the MLB, NBA, NFL and CFL, while also reporting on news and developments in the daily fantasy sports, online gaming and sports betting industries.
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This article came across my Facebook newsfeed today and boy, am I glad it did. It was published last year on our 8 year dating anniversary (just in case you were wondering).
Being busy is not all it's cracked up to be. It's nice to pass the time but some days I don't want to do anything. And maybe it's not even that I don't want to do anything, I just don't want anything that I'm obligated to do. I can't tell you how many days I fail to complete my to-do list for work, let alone my to-do list for home. Laundry and dishes often go by the wayside around our place. How will we ever juggle kids too? As satisfying as it is to physically cross things off my to-do list notebook, I long for a Saturday and Sunday where we don't have to work and can either get out of town to enjoy a day trip together or just snuggle up with the cats and watch tv, scramble some eggs, and casually fold clothes (while still sitting in bed).
I know before long it will be summer, we'll be in our new house, work will slow down, and we'll have time to work on big projects at home and enjoy everything we've worked for so far. For now, I just need to remind myself to take a break, breathe deeply, not feel discouraged, and press on at a pace that feels comfortable.


Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) Bangkok, Thailand and Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Islamabad, Pakistan jointly organized a brainstorming session "NARS-CGIAR Interactive Session for Strengthening Partnership in South Asia" at Islamabad, Pakistan on 22 October, 2013.
Today, the advancements made in science, technology and innovation, provide ample opportunities to dramatically improve productivity and production to sustainably feed the ever-growing population in South Asia. There is a growing optimism and opportunity for a "sustainable agricultural revolution", to strengthen agriculture R&D for enhancing food security across South Asia. This process would need new innovations, increased investments and strengthened partnerships between different countries, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), private sector, and other agri-stakeholders at different levels. It is quite evident that in the past, collaboration between NARS and CGIAR led to Green Revolution and had helped to attain food security in the region during the past 50 years. Keeping in view the enormous new emerging agricultural challenges with depleting natural resources, interlinked with rapidly increasing globalization and ageing agriculture, it becomes evident that no single individual or organization can meet the expectations of all stakeholders. Therefore, the way forward warrants an integrated approach through strengthened collaboration and partnership for attaining a sustainable agricultural production system. Realizing these challenges and opportunities, the brainstorming session was organized by APAARI and PARC on 22 October, 2013 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
Session was structured with focused deliberations to prioritize and delineate pathways to strengthen collaboration between NARS and CGIAR to gainfully capitalize the available options and opportunities arising from the existence of GGIAR Research Programs (CRP's) and Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) in the region. The experts from NARS and CGIAR deliberated in-depth during the workshop and identified the priorities and policies for future collaboration and partnerships in a win-win situation. A total of 85 participants from 19 Countries including 16 Heads of NARS or their representatives from Asia, 4 CGIAR Director Generals or their representatives, and other senior level policy makers and young professionals from NARS, GGIAR, NGOs, private sector and farmer organizations attended the deliberations.
This report embodies the outcomes of deliberations and key recommendations for strengthening NARS-CGIAR partnership to achieve sustainable farming systems in South Asia.


The Piccola chair is specially designed for narrow spaces as small bars, bistrot and cafe. Compares to a regular one, the Sedia Piccola is a thinner chair, even a little bit severe but with a strong personality given by a single detail, a sort of wedge, obsessively repeated in the encounters of various beams that compose the chair.
This construction detail is a way to "highlight" the very effective system of "mortise and tenon" that has always been used in chair making.
It's a clear and sincere executive system since the first glance.
The Piccola chair was chosen by chef Massimo Bottura (best chef of the world 2017) for his Refettorio in Bologna. The Refettorio project is part of the activities of the "Food for Soul" organization ,founded by Massimo Bottura, that fights food waste in support of social inclusion and individual well-being.


Distance between Lunenburg and Clark's Harbour. How many miles from Lunenburg to Clark's Harbour.
The straight distance between Lunenburg (Nova Scotia) and Clark's Harbour (Nova Scotia) is 91.84 mi, but the driving distance is 110.16 mi.
It takes 2 hours 10 mins to go from Lunenburg to Clark's Harbour.


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Some more screwing around with regex more has made me realize I have overcomplicated capture replacement, it is a simple as using a replace and just throwing in the $1, etc into the Regex.Replace functions replace string. I mean what I do works but it is totally unnecessary so I thought I would throw that out there. Apparently they already though of that when they did replace, I wonder why they didnt think of the tristate check treeview since a checkbox can be tristate. Sometimes it is better not to ask why!
The way I did it works well enough but you can see how it could be done below without a temp variable, and it is a little less confusing than using Regex.Result.
Anyway I thought I should share my ignorance, and enlightenment.


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Next is "Amy Carter's Fabulous Dream Adventure," which allows us to imagine a meeting of the Carters, Amy (Carly Tamer) and Rosalynn (Rachel Bay Jones), and the Fords, Susan (Morgan) and Betty (Alison Fraser). (Because it's a dream, anything can happen, and Fraser is gleefully unhinged as Betty Ford, pre-rehab. Jones (Pippin) is subdued, providing a great foil.) As I mentioned earlier, this scene is actually about the first daughters, and we get a peek into the unique and odd triumphs and challenges of being a first daughter.
Unfortunately, there's not much of this insight in the rest of the musical. The third scene, "Patti by the Pool," is mostly a conversation between Patti Davis (Levy) and Nancy Reagan (Fraser), with sporadic appearances (and an odd conclusion) by Anita Castelo (Isabel Santiago), a maid who has a history with the Reagans. The other three vignettes are mostly sung through, but this one is dialogue-heavy, with only momentary bursts of song from Patti.
First Daughter Suite concludes with "In the Deep Bosom of the Ocean Buried," which takes place in Kennebunkport in October 2005. Here we see Barbara Bush (Mary Testa)—that would be George H.W. Bush's wife, not his granddaughter, who was actually a first daughter—talking with Robin Bush (McCarthy), Barbara and George's deceased daughter. Laura Bush (Jones), W's wife, periodically comes in, relaying messages from the men and trying to reason with her prickly mother-in-law.
The final tableau (First Daughter Suite is directed by Kristen Sanderson), finds everyone looking at Barbara Bush. This image reminded my friend and me of Assassins, and, indeed, the idea here is similar: Put together a group of people who have this one, entirely distinguishing thing—something you have to go through to understand—in common, and see what happens. That's an interesting concept, but it just doesn't work.
The misdirection of the title aside (and LaChiusa has already written First Lady Suite), the score does not excite; it does not open up a piece of this strange world of living your life in public, of having this honorific and place in history despite not seeking it. Rather than go for deep, thoughtful analysis, First Daughter Suite trades in summary-page, tabloid psychology, which is disappointing given the caliber of artists on and off stage. Again, the exception is the imaginative Amy Carter dream, which, when going for laughs, finds truths and drama. Perhaps that should have been the tack taken in the other three vignettes, which all went for sophisticated drama but got soap opera pastiche instead.


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Fort Vancouver fireworks canceled for 2021, the second year in a row
Updated: Feb. 02, 2021, 5:12 p.m. | Published: Feb. 02, 2021, 5:12 p.m.
Thousands descended on Fort Vancouver on July 4, 2012 to see the fireworks launched from Peareson Field. The Historic Trust canceled the 57th Annual Vancouver Fireworks Spectacular due to the coronavirus crisis. (Doug Beghtel/ The Oregonian)LC- The Oregonian
By Jamie Hale | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Fort Vancouver's big fireworks display has fizzled out once again.
The beloved Fourth of July fireworks show over Washington's Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has been canceled for 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Tuesday.
The Historic Trust, a local nonprofit dedicated to local history and patriotic events, which usually teams up with the National Park Service to present the fireworks show, announced that this year's event will not go on as scheduled, The Columbian first reported Tuesday.
David Pearson, president and CEO of The Historic Trust, told the newspaper that the event's fireworks vendor needed a decision by the end of January, and that public health conditions just aren't looking safe for the summer. He said an average of 20,000 people have turned out in recent years for the event, which features a fireworks display over the recreated fort on the banks of the Columbia River.
"We are very disappointed, but safety comes first," Pearson told The Columbian. "We had some optimism for a while. Then there was another reality check, come January. Following all the health experts and state guidelines, we're not going to be able to do this."
The event was canceled in 2020, along with all other large public gatherings, as COVID-19 spread through Washington and Oregon. It was previously put off in 2009 due to financial difficulties.
This year's cancellation is another setback for the big event, which has been scaled back significantly over the last decade. The Fourth of July event once drew some 60,000 people for a full day of entertainment, capped off by fireworks launched from a barge on the Columbia River.
After the 2009 cancellation, fireworks were launched from the park site instead, and organizers began charging admission to cover their costs. In 2017, admission was scrapped along with the daylong affair, focusing solely on the fireworks display at night.
It will be at least 2022 before the fireworks return, forcing Fourth of July revelers in Clark County to find their entertainment elsewhere this summer.
--Jamie Hale; jhale@oregonian.com; 503-294-4077; @HaleJamesB


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Bath & Body Works gave some customers early access to Candle Day, creating extra buzz for its most-anticipated sale day and drawing comparisons to Ticketmaster
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Bath & Body Works' annual Candle Day sale kicked off on Friday — $26.50 candles are on sale for $9.95.
The brand added a presale and is placing shoppers in a virtual waiting room, drawing comparisons to Ticketmaster.
One shopper said it's what "should've been the [Taylor Swift] eras tour ticket experience."
Bath & Body Works' blowout candle-shopping holiday is here, and its early-access sale and virtual waiting room are drawing comparisons to Ticketmaster.
The brand's annual candle sale, known as Candle Day, kicked off Friday and extends through Saturday, December 3. Bath & Body Works' coveted three-wick candles, typically $26.50, are on sale for $9.95, which the brand calls "pre-pandemic pricing." Last year, the candles cost $10.25 on Candle Day.
Also new this year: early access for Bath & Body Works rewards members that allowed loyal customers to begin shopping from 8 p.m. Eastern to midnight on December 1.
While the brand started putting eager shoppers in virtual lines during last year's Candle Day, this year's sales event added the presale feature, which shoppers likened to Ticketmaster's presale event for Taylor Swift's Eras tour. Ticketmaster experienced technical difficulties and sowed confusion during the presale process, so much so that outraged fans are demanding the Federal Trade Commission investigate.
But so far, customers are hailing Bath & Body Works for its virtual line: Shoppers simply need to visit the brand's site to be entered into the queue, and as of Friday afternoon, the wait was only about two minutes.
—Ashley (@ashlynnlee_14) December 2, 2022
—Adam Kelsey (@adamkelsey) December 2, 2022
—grace (@graceawbrey) December 2, 2022
Candle Day is one of the brand's biggest shopping holidays of the year, with popular scents often selling out and lines forming at Bath & Body Works stores much like Black Friday. Bath & Body Works has been hosting Candle Day for 11 years and "millions of Americans" have shopped during the event, the brand says.
Bath & Body Works is one of a growing cohort of brands creating virtual "waiting rooms" ahead of big sales. SNKRS, Nike's sneaker-shopping app, places shoppers in a queue during sales of in-demand products, which the brand says helps ensure that everyone gets a fair shot at buying shoes. While these types of waiting rooms often just generate hype for products, they also help prevent sites from crashing during major sales events, according to Retail Dive.
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Home > Culture > Sport and recreation > What is devolved?
The National Assembly has legislative competence to pass laws in relation to 'sport and recreational activities'. However, it can not pass laws on 'betting, gaming and lotteries' since this is expressly excluded from legislative competence (see paragraph 16 of Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Government of Wales Act 2006).
The current laws in the UK governing recreational activities are dispersed across a number of legal areas including criminal law, charity law, property law, countryside law and environment law. Not all of these legal areas have been devolved to the National Assembly. The National Assembly does not have legislative competence, for example, to pass laws on how charities are governed (this is an exception under paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Government of Wales Act 2006). To some extent this impacts on the extent to which the National Assembly can legislate to change the existing laws which affect sport and recreation.
There is a large amount of subordinate legislation made under these Acts (such as orders, regulations and schemes). Before the devolution of power to the National Assembly in 1999, subordinate legislation was made either on an England and Wales basis or separately for Wales by the Secretary of State for Wales. A number of these pre-devolution instruments remain in force. The functions of the Secretary of State for Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 (SI 1999/672) and this included a number of the functions to make subordinate legislation in the statutes listed under 'key legislation' which existed at that time. From then on the National Assembly exercised the transferred powers to make subordinate legislation for Wales until 2007 when the powers to make subordinate legislation were further transferred to the Welsh Ministers on the coming into force of the Government of Wales Act 2006.


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The American Cancer Society knows all too well the health risks that come with cigarettes.
It's pretty common knowledge that smoking is linked to lung cancer, but it's also associated with bladder, cervix, kidney, stomach and uterine cancers, so the American Cancer Society (ACS) works hard to help smokers quit. Their online "Guide to Quitting Smoking" includes information on the health, economic and social benefits of quitting, along with resources to help smokers deal with the mental and physical addictions.
The ACS Web site is very realistic about the success rates for people who quit smoking: Those who quit completely on their own have just a 4 to 7 percent chance of staying smoke-free. They recommend professional help, like behavioral therapy, to increase those odds, and they also encourage smokers to look into medications, which increase the odds of quitting successfully to 25 to 33 percent.
Like QuitNet, the ACS resources include information on fighting the weight gain that often comes with quitting smoking, and suggests physical activity and getting involved in spiritual practices to help cope with stress without cigarettes.


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Deutsche Soldaten!
[Red Army Propaganda Handbill]
Place of Publication Not Stated: [Red Army], 1942-1944. No Edition Stated. Handbill measuring 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 (187 x 124 mm), single page, printed on both sides on cheap paper.Red Army handbill calling on German soldiers to lay down their arms and surrender. The handbill also serves as a safe-conduct pass for German soldiers who surrender to the Red Army (translating from the German): "German soldiers! All those captured by the Red Army are guaranteed life, good treatment, and return home after the War." Text on both sides in German, with a small section also in Russian (the part guaranteeing free conduct). The handbill mentions a directive of Stalin, dated 23 February 1942. By then, the tide had turned against the Germans, so this handbill (and others like it) would have served to further undermine German morale. SCARCE. Item #2016
CONDITION: Closed tear to one edge, paper heavily toned. A Very Good copy.
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