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Illinois Governor's Income Tax Plan Advances… P R Announces Deal to Restructure PREPA Debt… U.S. Senate to Weigh on Puerto Rico Oversight Board… Transportation Funding At Crossroads… Connecticut Mulls Tolls For More Revenue… President Trump Doubles Infrastructure Plan to $2 trillion… Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged… Low Inflation a Strategic Concern… Dwindling Supply a Tailwind to Muni Gains…
Illinois Governor's Income Tax Plan Advances…A supermajority of Democrats in the Illinois Senate favor a graduated income tax, Democrat Governor Pritzker's top priority. Senate Democrats want a constitutional amendment to replace Illinois' 4.95% flat tax rate for all Illinoisans with a graduated tax plan that levies 7.95% on those with incomes more than $750,000. The Illinois House, also Democrat-controlled, must approve the plan before voters decide at the November 2020 election. The new graduated rate structure would bring in an estimated $3.3 billion in new state revenue and modest breaks to 97% of taxpayers. Governor Pritzker is pushing the General Assembly for the graduated income tax plan to be in place by May 31. The Senate also approved a repeal of a levy on inherited estates and property tax relief, if the income tax plan goes through. New revenue that could help fill a $3.2 billion budget gap for the lowest rated U.S. state upends political stand-offs under the former governor.
Puerto Rico Announces Deal to Restructure PREPA Debt…The latest PREPA pact with Assured Guaranty and other stakeholders including a group of uninsured PREPA bondholders calls for investors to exchange each dollar worth of their securities for 67.5 cents of senior coupon bearing bonds and 10 cents of capital appreciation bonds. The agreement still needs a minimum 67% support from voting bondholders and Title III court approval, where it could be challenged by some creditors. Puerto Rico's oversight board said the restructuring is expected to save PREPA and Puerto Rico residents about $3 billion more in debt-service payments over the next 10 years than a previous agreement and will cut the company's legacy debt by nearly a third. "We have long made the case that the solution to Puerto Rico's difficulties is through consensual settlements" , said Assured Guaranty CEO. "This settlement builds on the work that successfully produced an earlier version of an RSA for PREPA, before the enactment of PROMESA in 2016." The initial trading, while sparse, suggests that the terms were largely in line with investors' expectations. PREPA bonds have rallied to over 80 cents after trading around 70 cents in March 2019 and hitting a low of 25 cents post Hurricane Maria in late-2017.
U.S. Senate to Weigh on Puerto Rico Oversight Board…By July 16, the U.S. Senate will decide on President Trump's re-nomination of seven members of Puerto Rico's Oversight Board. A U.S. congressional hearing on PROMESA pitted Governor Rosselló against Oversight Board Executive Director Jaresko. Rosselló gained the sympathy of Democrats, including U.S. House Natural Resource Committee Chair Grijalva who vouched against severe budget cuts. Meanwhile, the Oversight Board claimed completed restructuring of 30% of Puerto Rico's debt stack amongst accomplishments. Rosselló, who accused the Oversight Board for 'micromanaging' the Commonwealth budget, told lawmakers that the Commonwealth's 2016 Muni Week 5/07/2019 Review / Preview Illinois Governor's Income Tax Plan Advances… P R Announces Deal to Restructure PREPA Debt… U.S. Senate to Weigh on Puerto Rico Oversight Board… Transportation Funding At Crossroads… Connecticut Mulls Tolls For More Revenue… President Trump Doubles Infrastructure Plan to $2 trillion… Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged… Low Inflation a Strategic Concern… Dwindling Supply a Tailwind to Muni Gains… audit could be available in the coming weeks, followed by audits for more recent years. Puerto Rico's Treasury cash balance topped at $6.6 billion which is $2 billion or 30% ahead of estimates. Chairman Grijalva called the Oversight Board's performance 'mixed at best'. Ahead of a Senate confirmation vote on the Oversight Board, the hearing provided a chance to hear straight from the horse's mouth.
Transportation Funding at Crossroads…A flux in technology and driving trends has sparked a national debate over how to overcome falling gas tax revenues. "We may think of a different mousetrap to capture the movement around this state," New Jersey Governor Murphy is exploring a mileage-based fee as a replacement for soaring gas taxes to fund the Garden State's infrastructure. The I-95 Corridor Coalition, a partnership of transportation agencies and toll authorities from Maine to Florida, is testing a federally funded mileage-usage pilot program. So far, Oregon is the only U.S. state that offers an optional mileage-use fee. New York City intends to implement congestion pricing, which supporters say could generate up to $15 billion through bonding for the city's subways and buses, while Los Angeles, Philadelphia and other cities are considering it. Taxing marijuana, legal to some extent in 33 states, and gambling as well as privatization are amongst funding options to fix strained mass transit and highways. At least 30 states raise their own gas taxes to fill the void in federal infrastructure funding.
Connecticut Mulls Tolls For More Revenue…Toll-free state Connecticut is considering resuming tolls to fix its roads and bridges amid ongoing revenue and debt challenges. Democrat Governor Lamont's plan to generate $800 million in toll revenue is opposed by Republican lawmakers' plan to fund transportation infrastructure with general obligation bonds. The politically divided state's legacy debt and budget strife led to ratings downgrades in 2017. The first upward tweak to Connecticut's general obligation rating (Moodys 'A1' S&P 'A' Fitch 'A-') came in March 2019 when S&P changed its outlook from stable to positive.
President Trump Doubles Infrastructure Plan to $2 Trillion…President Trump has agreed to invest $2 trillion to revitalize the nation's infrastructure. Congress still needs to figure out how to pay for it. "I would say that 80% of it focused on infrastructure writ large. We agreed upon a broad figure of $2 trillion of investment. Probably the largest chunk would go to roads, bridges, transit, but we're also going to do waste water, harbors, and probably include airports," House Transportation Cmte Chair Peter De Fazio informed. In 2016, President Trump had proposed a $1 trillion infrastructure package. Reforming federal gas tax which has been 18.4 cents since President Reagan took office could be in the cards. Muni bond investors are keen to see to what extent tax-exempt bonds including private activity bonds could form part of the mix.
Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged…Inflation a Strategic Concern…It was not surprising that Fed Chair Powell kept rates unchanged stating "we don't see a strong case for moving in either direction" at the Fed's May meeting. In April, more Americans dropped out of the workforce and wages missed estimates despite 50-year record low unemployment. "Core inflation has retreated to relatively low levels over the past three months, elevating my concerns over the outlook for inflation," Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said this week. The Fed's preferred index decelerated to 1.6% for the year ending March versus 2% in December. The Fed is reviewing its approach to its 2% inflation target this year. A gauge of U.S. service industries unexpectedly dropped for a second month, slipping to the lowest level since August 2017 in the latest sign of weaker economic momentum at the start of the second quarter.
Dwindling Supply a Tailwind to Muni Gains…Not only was April's new muni issue supply 16% lower than last year, state and local governments are set to pay off $117 billion of debt from June through August. The amount of bonds that will be paid off over the summer months will far exceed the average $26 billion of new securities that have been issued each month so far this year. Soaring tax bills have led investors to buy more muni bonds in the first four months of 2019 than they usually do in a whole year. The dynamic has led to strong returns on muni bonds relative to comparable U.S. Treasuries. Yields on 30-year municipal bonds dropped to about 2.62% while those on Treasuries were little changed. That reduced the tax-exempt municipal yields to about 89% of taxable Treasuries' yield: the lowest since 2013.
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Urbano Ortega Cuadros, més conegut simplement com a Urbano (Beas de Segura, Jaén, 22 de desembre de 1961) és un exfutbolista professional andalús. Jugava de centrecampista i el seu primer equip va ser el RCD Espanyol. Actualment treballa amb el FC Barcelona.

Trajectòria

Com a jugador
Va iniciar la seva carrera, jugant com davanter, en l'equip de la seva localitat natal. Després va passar per les files del Real Jaén, abans de debutar en primera divisió, el 2 de març de 1980, amb el RCD Espanyol. Les seves bones actuacions en el club blanc-i-blau va despertar l'interès del FC Barcelona, que el va incorporar a les seves files la temporada 1982-83.

En l'equip blaugrana va romandre durant una dècada, encara que mai va jugar amb regularitat. Si bé a la 86/87 disputa 28 partits de lliga i a la campanya següent arriba als 35, l'eclosió del Dream Team el va deixar sense lloc en l'equip, pel que va tornar a l'Espanyol l'estiu de 1991.

Després de dues temporades a Sarrià, va iniciar un periple per diversos clubs més modests com el UE Lleida, el Mérida, ambdós sent titular a primera divisió i el Màlaga CF fins a penjar les botes el 1997.

Com a entrenador
Va iniciar la seva carrera d'entrenador la temporada 2003/04 com segon d'Esteban Vigo en el Xerez Club Deportivo de la Segona Divisió d'Espanya. La següent temporada va acompanyar a Vigo en el Córdoba CF, i després en el Dinamo de Bucarest romanès i la Unió Esportiva Lleida. També va treballar com a secretari tècnic del Granada CF.

La temporada 2007/08 debuta com primer entrenador en la banqueta del Club Deportivo Baza.

Selecció espanyola
Mai va arribar a debutar amb la selecció espanyola absoluta, encara que va ser internacional en nou ocasions amb la selecció sub-21, va jugar onze partits amb la selecció juvenil i cinc amb la selecció amateur espanyola.

També va integrar l'equip olímpic espanyol que va participar en els Jocs de Moscou de 1980.

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Enllaços externs
 Entrevista en l'Ideal de Granada (22 de juny de 2007)

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Futbolistes del Real Jaén CF
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Linking with local manufacturing, Wärtsilä wants to launch a world-class 3D printing Research Centre in Vaasa. First order of business: creating a strong ecosystem which combines industry excellence with academic muscle.
Vaasa, Finland, could well become a global stronghold for ambitious additive manufacturing – if Wärtsilä succeeds in its plans to create a world-class Research Centre for 3D metal printing excellence on the west coast of Finland.
Steering the project along, Innovation Expert Juho Raukola believes that the potential of 3D metal printing is enormous – and that 3D printing has the power to usher in a brand new era in manufacturing.
"3D metal printing is on the verge of making a big breakthrough in 2020s," Raukola says.
As a matter of fact, even the upcoming Research Centre is only a part of a bigger puzzle: Wärtsilä has plans for additive manufacturing and 3D printing to go systemic across the organisation.
But why focus on 3D printing wizardry in Vaasa? Raukola says the key here is proximity: as majority of Wärtsilä's engine design takes place in Vaasa, it makes sense to have 3D printing services available next door.
"This way, when you're looking at a new component for an engine and trying to figure out, if 3D metal printing could be the ticket, you can just go next door and push the boundaries of what is possible," he explains.
Establishing a 3D printing Research Centre in Vaasa, however, is no small feat – and the project is still in its initial phases. Raukola envisions that the actual, physical construction of a brand new Research Centre could kick off in 2019 or 2020.
Innovation Expert Juho Raukola believes that the potential of 3D metal printing is enormous.
The project is carried out as a collaboration between big companies, like Wärtsilä and ABB, local metal industry sub-contractors and schools, such as Vaasa University of Applied Sciences and University of Vaasa. Raukola comments that it is very important to combine versatile industry muscle with academic reach in this project.
And the schools? Raukola says that creating a "talent pipeline" is crucial for the over-all success of the project: once the students of Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, for example, get familiar with modern 3D printing techniques, they will provide a "homegrown" labour force for the Centre.
Jorma Tuominen, Director of School of Technology at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, is equally excited about the project. "When Wärtsilä gave the signal that they were ready to run with this, we wanted to participate immediately," he says.
Tuominen has kept an eye on the development of 3D printing since the late 90's – and admits to being surprised by the rapid pace of development in recent years.
"Now it seems that the technology has suddenly evolved tremendously," he says, adding that even Formula 1 cars are now using 3D printed high performance components.
Presently, there are ten 3D printers available which use plastic materials – but moving into metal is an intriguing prospect for faculty and students alike. "There are already two teachers with the required 3D printing expertise and we've just hired a third one," Tuominen reveals, adding that the school wants to be a strong contributor in the emerging 3D printing alliance.
The project also has some very powerful backup from Sweden, thanks to the innovation hub AMEXCI which is bringing together some of best expertise from top Nordic companies. Founded in December 2017, AMEXCI features participation from Wärtsilä, ABB, Electrolux, Husqvarna Group, FAM, Höganäs, Saab, Scania, SKF, Stora Enso and Atlas Copco.
AMEXCI's CEO Edvin Resebo explains that a key reason why the group of 11 industry leaders came together to start the company was the prospect of working together in the field of additive manufacturing. The idea was not to gain experience simply on a 'everyone for themselves' basis, but to leverage the opportunity to learn from each other, and share experiences within the group.
"We are acting in a global environment where the technology development is moving very fast. The main drivers behind the development within what can be considered 'the Additive Manufacturing Business' are not in the Nordic Region, so it is important that we work together to stand strong in a competitive environment," says Resebo.
When talking about accelerating development, AMEXCI is looking for ways to collaborate directly with Wärtsilä's engineers in either ongoing or future projects.
Resebo acknowledges that Wärtsilä has competence in the area of additive manufacturing, and AMEXCI wants to help spread the know-how about additive manufacturing even broader within the company as a whole and on different levels to engage management, procurement and, of course, the engineering teams.
"Our expectation is to prove that additive manufacturing technologies can work to bring new innovations forward from an idea to a certified product, and also to define good processes for how to do so together with Wärtsilä and the other companies in the group," he sums up.


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I got the InputStream to String technique from this answer by Pavel Repin.
Don't forget to close your stream.

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Grenada Travel Guide – Holiday advice and travel tips including St George's highlights and beaches, diving, whalewatching, rum and chocolate tasting. Also featured are suggested itineraries, Carnival, Paradise and Grand Anse beaches, turtles, Grand Etang National Park, Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Belmont Estate, Amerindian petroglyphs.
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Written by Caribbean-based writer and photographer Paul Crask, this new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique is the only standalone guide available to this alluring Caribbean destination. With insider knowledge of the islands, from luxurious villas and resorts to pastoral villages and mountain trails, Bradt's Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique is rich in detail, local colour and practical information, and offers detailed accommodation, dining and activities listings as well as the author's own take on how to maximise your stay.
Whether you are into sailing, scuba diving wrecks and reefs, kayaking through mangrove forests, hiking mountain trails, 'jumping-up' at carnival, or sampling vintage rums at historic distilleries and luxurious beachside resorts, Bradt's Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique is ideal for travellers of all kinds.
This new edition covers the many developments on the islands in the past few years. Investment in accommodation on Grenada continues and the diversity of options is impressive: from the new Sandals resort to the Rumboat Retreat, a lodge that welcomes independent travellers as well as rum enthusiasts. More airlines now fly directly to Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport and the annual sailing regattas continue to attract a large international gathering. With easy access to and from North America and Europe, and with plenty of great accommodation and dining options, scenic Grenada offers a perfect blend of traditional island life with modern Caribbean living.
Grenada is a tri-island nation famed for its nutmeg and cocoa, sailing regattas, jaw-dropping beaches and strong cultural traditions. The main island, Grenada, has a tall spine of forested mountain ridges surrounded by rivers, waterfalls and farmlands, and the scenic coastline is replete with secluded bays and anchorages. To the north, at the southern tip of the Grenadines island chain, Carriacou and Petite Martinique are tranquil and beautiful. Noted for traditions of Big Drum Dance and boat building, both islands enjoy deserted beaches and coral reefs and offer a warm and friendly welcome.
Paul Crask is a writer, photographer and independent magazine publisher who has lived in the eastern Caribbean for over ten years. Based on Dominica, where he lives with his wife in their self-built home, he is a frequent visitor to Grenada and the Grenadines. His freelance travel articles and photographs have featured in international and regional publications. He is also the author of Bradt's Dominica.
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Chapter 1 Background Information
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Consulates and embassies, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, Women travellers, Travelling with a disability, Travelling with children, Gay travellers, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and events, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Business, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively
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Chapter 5 The Southwest Peninsula
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Other practicalities, What to see and do
Chapter 6 Gouyave, Grand Etang and the West
Chapter 7 Grenville, Grand Etang and the Southeast
Chapter 8 Sauteurs, Mt St Catherine and the North
PART THREE CARRIACOU AND PETITE MARTINIQUE
Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Carriacou and Petite
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Chapter 10 The Islands
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Can I be arrested for a DUI if I take prescription drugs? | Michael A. Gottlieb, P.A.
Can I be arrested for a DUI if I take prescription drugs?
On behalf of Michael A. Gottlieb, P.A. posted in blog on Thursday, May 25, 2017.
You may already be aware of the risks associated with drinking and driving in Florida, but did you know alcohol is just one of many types of substances that can lead to driving impairment? Many street drugs and prescribed medications have side effects that are similar to the effects of inebriation. If you take prescription medications, you are at risk of receiving prescription drug-related DUI charges.
Here is a brief overview of what can occur if you take prescription drugs and drive.
Some prescription medications can affect your ability to drive safely by altering your physical and mental abilities. Common drugs that result in impairment include antihistamines, Xanax, Vicodin and some store-bought medicines. When they are mixed with other substances, such as alcohol and narcotics, the effects become more intense.
If you get behind the wheel after taking your medications, an officer may pull you over if your driving behavior causes him or her to become suspicious. The officer may ask you questions and to perform some field sobriety tests so he or she can gauge your level of intoxication. The officer might ask you to take a breathalyzer test. The officer may also request for a drug recognition expert to assess your condition so as to provide a report on the substances he or she believes you are on at the time of the incident. If your actions indicate you are under the influence of a substance, the officer will arrest you and charge you with a DUI.
Even though you may be facing a prescription drug DUI, you should not make light of your situation. To beat a prescription DUI charge, you will need more than a valid prescription from your doctor. DUI charges are not easy to defeat without legal representation. You should speak to an attorney about the situation to receive guidance on the matter.
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I decided a while ago to abandon my original list for The Armchair Challenge. After reading, and loving, The Embarrassment of Mangoes, I knew there was no returning. So, I hunted for the suggestions that my friend, Amira, gave in the comments of one of my other posts. No luck; I guess my library just isn't as versed in Central Asia as hers is. But, they did have my Nook friend Cami's suggestion (well, actually Cami's mother's): Richard Halliburton's The Royal Road to Romance. And I'm so glad I picked it up.
I've gotten into BBC's Jeeves and Wooster (based on the P.G. Wodehouse books, which I really must read). I've not only enjoyed the silly (very silly!) story lines, but I've loved the whole 1920s aura; the dress, the attitude, the language. So, what does Bertie Wooster have to do with The Royal Road? Well, imagine Bertie as an American tramping about the world, and you've basically got the feel of the book. It's really a whole lotta 1920s fun.
First, a couple of laments: I lamented the lack of a map. I had an idea where many of the places were, but there were several stops I had no clue about. I wanted to know where Andorra was, and whether or not it was still a country. Same with Ladakh. I wanted to know where in India all these cities he popped in and out of were. There was a map in the original publication; Halliburton made reference to it. But, my edition lacked one and there were times when I really missed it. But the greater lament was the lack of photographs. Halliburton's tromping all over the world with his trusty camera (even getting thrown in jail for taking pictures in Gibraltar) and the only evidence we have is the cover photo of him in front of the Taj Mahal. So sad.
My laments aside — and they really are paltry — I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the world through Halliburton's eyes. The world was so different then; Halliburton literally bummed around the world, hitching rides on steamers, stealing trips on trains (avoiding train conductors was a common pastime of his: "All day long, it was necessary to fight off collectors, as the news of my default spread by telegram up and down the line. Not only conductors were on hand to hound me, but inspectors, police and station-masters. I was diving out of windows, changing compartments and haggling from morning till night. One particularly obnoxious collector would have pushed me bodily off the train had I not pushed him off first."), biking, walking… things that very few people these days would even think of doing. Sure, he comes from a certain class of people — for who else, when graduating from college, would shun a career for 600 days of "horizon chasing" — and that affects his view on the world. But, there's also the fact that so much of the British Empire was still intact, so there was a feeling of compatriotism from the ex-pats he met, people who were more-than-willing to help him on his adventures.
And what adventures he had! He climbed the Matterhorn, without any previous climbing experience (and was mildly disgusted at his friend Irvine's response: "At last," he continued in a far-away voice, "after talking about it and dreaming about it all these years, at last, I can actually SPIT A MILE!"). He met the president of Andorra, and bummed around Spain with a fellow American (an architect student; the funniest part was their "contest" in Seville where they tried to get as many girls as they could to smile/flirt with them). He went south to Gibraltar, snuck (sneaked?) into the fort at night, and then got jailed for taking pictures a couple of days later. (I liked this quote: "That same afternoon we approached the Bay of Algeciras, and there before me, rising abruptly across the water, I saw the majestic Rock, entirely devoid, to my great disappointment, of the Prudential Life Insurance advertisement I had always seen emblazoned upon it in picture." Hubby said, "Wow. Even back then.") He got out by sheer pluck, and with a fine of 10 pounds, which he did not have, but the guards (for whatever reason; because Halliburton was plucky?) and friends paid the fine for him.
Finding diamonds very boring, we sat on a bench in the Casino Gardens overlooking the sea, and there surrounded by great banks of flowers we finished our inadequate box of candy, realizing how much better it was to drown our desolation in this form of narcotic than to do the commonplace thing of shooting bullets into our skulls.
[I] turned my attention to maps, upon which I saw that in my aimless peregrinations I had wandered half-way round the world. It was now as near home eastward as westward so I resolved to return to America via Japan, despite the fact that this move would make me eligible for the dreadful epithet "globe-trotter".
He saw a cremation festival in Bali, partied in Hong Kong, got robbed by pirates off of Macao, met Russian exiles in Harbin, Bolsheviks in Vladivostok and then managed to secure passage across to Japan (as an "official" mail courier) and climbed Mt. Fuji (in January, in the ice and snow, taking the first-ever picture of the crater in the snowy season) before working his way back home.
As our little ship moved painfully toward her dock I was standing on deck in my shirt-sleeves beside the unfortunate American tourist who had lost most of his two hundred dollars.
"Lord, I'm hungry!" he growled at me.
WOW! I really need to get this book OFF my shelf and read it! (Yes, I haven't read it yet–my mom gave it to me last Christmas and it was lost in my house until last month!) I so love Jeeves. I'm sure this one will be a hit with me. Great review.
Yes, you should, Cami. 😉 And let me know what you think about it when you do!
What an absolutely wonderful review! You've made me want to run right out and read this book! Sounds fabulous.
This book sounds great. But I'm sorry your library is lacking. I'm especially surprised nothing by Ella Maillart was there since I've seen her books in a variety of libraries.


Thank you so much Lori for featuring this in the group Black Background and Color!
Thank you so much Mahesh for featuring this in the group Art and Meditation!
Thank you so much Jenn for featuring this in the group "Bath and Spa Prints"!
Thank you so much Kelly for featuring this in the group Strictly Neon!


The Department for Education are making changes to grading GCSEs from August 2017. The new qualifications will start to be awarded with number grades, rather than letters. The new grading scale runs from 9 to 1 instead of A* to G, with 9 the highest grade.
Not all GCSEs are changing at once – English language, English Literature and Maths are changing first, with students sitting these exams this summer. By 2020, all GCSEs in England will be reformed and graded using numbers instead of letters. However, most GCSEs taken by students at schools in Wales and Northern Ireland will continue to be graded A* to G.


My Love – why have you travelled on so far ahead of me?
Now I am left here all alone while you are there – elsewhere.
Where is there? What is there? When I get there will you be there?
No longer conjugatable beyond the verb 'to be'.
More of the 'esprit de corps' of the person you once were.
But silence's gold catafalque drapes you with its embrace.
My love, why have you travelled on this far ahead of me?
Impatiently I wait to share your call to liberty.


Ever found yourself scratching your head, dumbfounded and in awe of Soul Clap's production chops? Well, friend, we're right there with you. But at least we can all take comfort in the knowledge that on May 9, a part of the magic behind the madness will be revealed. Renowned production school Dubspot will be hosting a special workshop with the boys from Boston that promises to touch on how they use Ableton Live, their production philosophy, their workflow, and more. Rounding out the workshop will be a live, interactive performance featuring Soul Clap and three other performers. The whole shindig will be broadcast live via Dubspot's Ustream, which you can access through their blog. And stay tuned to their blog for the following week's session with techno whiz Kate Simko.


Is the "OK for all" type coolant, which is available everywhere, OK for our SVOs. If not what do you recommend?
yep, all iron, no special coolant requirements.
about anything that is marked coolant should be fine. One trick, using distilled water vs tap, keeps the coolant working longer, and less build-up.


Before it all fades away, I just wanted to capture these recent golden conversations I've had with four-year-old Nathan.
Nathan: Thank you for cooking the porridge for our dinner. It's so yummy.
Mummy: You are welcome, Nathan. I'm glad you enjoy eating it.
Nathan: Next time when I grow bigger, I will cook porridge for you, mummy.
Mummy: Really? Wow! That would be wonderful.
Nathan: Yes! We can cook it together.
Nathan: What book are you reading, mummy? Can I see?
Mummy: It's the Twilight series, Nathan.
Nathan: Twilight? I know about that book!
Mummy: You do? What is it about?
Nathan: Next time I want to get a pet dog.
Mummy: Oh… what would you do with your pet dog?
Nathan: I will play with him. Like popo's (grandma's) dog.
Mummy: So you'd like a dog like popo's dog?
Nathan: I'd like a small, furry one like the one we saw in the shopping cart today.
Mummy: Yeah, that little white dog we saw today was very cute.
Nathan: I like white dogs. And Popo's dog is brown.
Mummy: Yes he is. What colour dog would you like?
Nathan: (Pondering for a minute) PURPLE!!!
Nathan: Mummy, there are monsters under my bed.
Mummy: Are there? Let me have a look.
Mummy: I can't see any monsters at all, Nathan.
Nathan: No, you can't see them. They are inside the ground, under the floor.
Mummy: (Thinking for a moment) I know, I will put some special medicine on the floor for the monsters!
Nathan: (Perking up, deeply intrigued) Medicine? Can I see?
Nathan: Oooooh… what does the medicine taste like?
Mummy: It's yucky medicine for the monsters.
Mummy: Why? What's the matter?
Nathan: You mustn't put yucky medicine. You must put sweet medicine. Here let me do it.
Mummy: Sweet medicine? But why?
Nathan: The yucky medicine will make the monsters angry. You must put sweet medicine to make them happy!
Mummy: Oh, I didn't know that. That's a much better idea. Good night, Nathan. Sweet dreams.
Nathan: Good night, mummy! I love you!
Mummy: I love you more!
Nathan: I love you MORE!
Mummy: I love you the MOST.
We will! You look out for one too on your side of the world!


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Q: Get rho and theta with miximum votes from cv2.HoughLines I would like to use cv2.HoughLines to get the pair of (rho, theta), which has most votes from the voting matrix.
The function
cv2.HoughLines(Canny2h_upper,1,np.pi/180,500)

returns a list of (rho, theta) values.
My assumption:
cv2.HoughLines(Canny2h_upper,1,np.pi/180,500)[0][0]

returns the pair of (rho,theta) with maximum votes.
My question:
Is the assumption true?
Help is appreciated. Thanks.

A: Yes, lines in output are sorted by number of votes in descending order. So the first line in output has maximum votes. It was made for performance reasons.
But be careful, since this feature is not documented. Some implementation of HoughLines algorithm (for example for GPU) may output lines in different order.


Malawi, a landlocked country in south-eastern Africa, is endemic for onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, STH and trachoma. The Ministry of Health implements a Master Plan for NTD control through the NTD programme, while disease-specific control programmes are active in implementing interventions and surveillance. Malawi has made strong progress in LF elimination, and has been in the post-MDA surveillance phase since 2013.


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Dutch post metal unit THROWING BRICKS premieres "Irreparable Crack" single
Following a limited cassette release, "What Will Be Lost", the acclaimed new album by Dutch sludge/black metallers THROWING BRICKS will see its release on vinyl on January 8th 2021 via Tartarus Records.
This new LP edition will be limited to 150 copies and will feature the previously unreleased bonus track "Irreparable Crack".
Invisible Oranges is now hosting an exclusive premiere of "Irreparable Crack" at THIS LOCATION!
FFO: Oathbreaker, Rise and Fall, Regarde Les Hommes Tombre, Amenra, Ultha
Based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, this five piece started out as a vicious hardcore unit, but in recent years has grown to be a lot more than that. Mixing their punk beginnings with slow and crushing sludge riffs and dashes of black metal and screamo, the project has evolved into the heavy yet energetic juggernaut it is today.
THROWING BRICKS' music might sound angry and aggressive, but first and foremost it's emotionally punishing. The feverish lyrics, brutal growls and intensely high screeches, low yet melodic guitar work, grimy bass and pounding drums, they all share a feeling of hopelessness. No matter how hard you fight against it, resistance is futile. Whether you like dark, brooding drones, slow and dragging riffs or insanely fast blast beats, this band has got it all.
After self-releasing some music online, "What Will Be Lost" is THROWING BRICKS' debut on Tartarus Records. Recorded by Wessel Reijman at Catacomben Studios, it captures an emotional feeling which comes as close to their live shows as possible. With a presence in the middle of the audience rather than on a big stage, they even let the biggest venues seem intimate. Get ready to be sucked into a very heavy and loud void.
What Will Be Lost by Throwing Bricks
'Throwing Bricks managed to create an impressively stylish and gripping debut album with "What Will Be Lost".' – metal.de
'The apparent varying influences mesh exceptionally well in a listening experience that's unique and highly compelling, with no shortage of emotional depth, heaviness, and honesty.' – The Void Report
'This first Throwing Bricks album leaves us with the feeling that it will be good to keep an eye on them.' – Metalitalia.com
'What Will Be Lost is a murky and draining slog indeed, which is exactly what it aims to be.' – Distorted Sound Magazine
'What Will Be Lost ends up being a solid and dramatic post-hardcore shoved sludgy post-metal album.' – Grizzly Butts
'This album sounds both lovely and nasty' – The Razor's Edge
'Throwing Bricks know how to manipulate the material to their taste and liking, they show that they know it well' – Disfactory.it Webzine
'This is a tremendous release which is recorded impeccably to give a real boost to the quality execution of ideas laid out within. There are no weak points, this is a very real contender to make it into end of year charts.' – Echoes And Dust
Related Items:post metal, sludge, sludge metal, Tartarus records, THROWING BRICKS
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Rome skate punks THOUSAND OAKS comment on the explosive new EP "Hell Is Empty"!
Skate-punks COUNTERPUNCH releasing new 7-Inch


the mass of water vapor contained in a given volume of air?
What must be present in order for clouds to form?
from where does most evaporation come?
Upslope fog forms through what?
when ice melts latent heat does what?
when the air temperature decreases the rate of evaporation does what?
what might happen if enough energy is absorbed by liquid water?
clouds that often bring thunderstorms are?
which is of the following cloud types occurs at the highest altitude?
where would the air contain the most moisture?
sometimes a solid will change directly to a gas in a process called?
the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase.
the change of water from its gaseous for (water vapor) into liquid water.


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Vodori's Pepper® Cloud Named One of Top 20 Most Promising Enterprise Content Management Solution Providers of 2017
Chicago, IL – October 30, 2017 — Vodori, Inc., an innovator in life sciences content management, is honored to be named one of CIO Review magazine's 20 Most Promising Enterprise Content Management Solution Providers of 2017. CIOReview, a leading enterprise technology magazine in the US, selected Vodori in recognition as a next generation leader in providing solutions to influence and create significant impact in the ecosystem. As part of the honor, the Vodori Pepper Cloud platform developed to streamline the marketing review process for life sciences marketers, is featured in the November issue of the publication.
Vodori designed Pepper Cloud's suite of SaaS products to provide organizations with tools to create, manage, and analyze content across the enterprise. As life sciences companies are increasingly facing a highly regulated and competitive environment, while also forced to increase productivity and decrease operational costs, it's essential that they have a content management system that is effective and efficient. Pepper Cloud is comprised of three core solutions that work in tandem to expedite approvals and publication, cut cost and risk, and drive commercial results for life sciences marketers.
Pepper Cloud's insight-driven approach captures data at every touchpoint of the operational and publication process, informing marketers on how the content performs. Marketers can quickly identify and compare different types of content against customizable metrics like ease of approval and lead generation. Marketers can then use these insights to confidently redirect investment efforts from operational support to creating content that delivers.
"We specialize in providing an insight-driven content management solution for the life sciences industry," said Scott Rovegno, president and CEO, Vodori. "Pepper Cloud's analytics capabilities and our unmatched customer support helps clients improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the content as well."
The Pepper Cloud suite of software solutions includes:
Pepper Flow – approval process management system to route, review, comment, approve and distribute collateral
Pepper Canvas – web content management tool that enables users to create, edit and publish websites
Pepper Folio – content management program that provides immediate access to appropriate approved collateral
All of the Pepper Cloud solutions include Pepper Insights and Pepper Library. Pepper Insights includes a dashboard that traces and reports real-time user interactions and material usages including references, claims and distributions. Pepper Library is a digital asset management (DAM) collection of all content.
"We empower marketers to publish great, impactful content rather than churn out volumes of unused marketing material," said Rovegno. "Pepper Cloud provides the foundation for life sciences companies to start making intelligent content marketing decisions based on real-time data and insights."
About Vodori
Since 2005, Vodori has been helping clients in the life sciences industry market, sell, support and service their clients using the Pepper Cloud platform. Vodori provides insight-driven solutions that expedite approvals and publication, cut cost and risk, and drive commercial results. Vodori's Pepper Cloud solutions can be combined to create a seamless and comprehensive content supply hub that helps create, manage and analyze content marketing efforts across the enterprise. For more information about Pepper Cloud, visit vodori.com/products.
Sura Lennon
Vodori, Inc.
sura.lennon@vodori.com


The Loop is a member of the The Trans-European Drug Information project (TEDI) which is a network of European Drug Checking services that share their expertise and data within a European monitoring and information system. TEDI has developed a database system that collects, monitors and analyses the evolution of various European drug trends in recreational settings.
The aim of this monitoring and information system is to help to optimise public health, prevention and harm reduction intervention strategies/programs. It serves as an early warning system and a tool for monitoring the evolution of drug markets in Europe. TEDI also focuses its efforts on reporting the emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in recreational settings and monitoring their evolution throughout Europe. Over the last few years, at least one new NPS on the market was being reported every week.
As well as the TEDI network, The Loop also shares information and expertise with other organisations internationally. One of the key approaches to this is through sharing of results with kindred organisations to act as a global warning system for new substances and improve the detection capabilities of those organisations and of The Loop.


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Fine Art Works
$25 mini prints
Mardi Gras Quartet
Primer For Prophets
Vintage album covers
New album covers
Not! Flora Covers
Little Man Press
Magazine Covers and Interior Illustrations
Flora Art Books
Flora Children's Books
Lord Buckley
1955 album cover illustration
2007 ltd. ed. (10) fine art print
JimFlora.com has released a limited-edition, archival-quality fine art print of a classic Jim Flora album cover illustration. The original Lord Buckley album, entitled Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger-Poppin' Daddies, Knock Me Your Lobes, was released on RCA Victor in 1955. Vintage copies of the LP (which was packaged in a 10″ sleeve) are rare and fetch high prices from collectors (fans of both Lord Buckley and Flora).
Produced in 2007 by Flora archivist Barbara Economon, the print was meticulously crafted from a mint-condition artist's proof sheet of the Buckley cover in the Flora collection. The image area is 11-1/2″ square (larger than the original RCA 10″ album) on a 19″ x 13″ untrimmed sheet.
Only ten (10) prints were produced for this edition. Each print is hand-numbered in the lower right corner beneath the image and authenticated on the reverse with the stamped seal of Jim Flora Art LLC (a Flora family enterprise).
Print numbers 1/10 thru 10/10 have been purchased; the edition is now sold out and no longer available as a fine art edition in wall display-sized format. Flora's Lord Buckley cover art may later be offered in reduced form in print items such as cards, calendars or folios, or commissioned as exclusive, premium-priced, custom-formatted single prints produced privately at our discretion.
The sale price of the final print was $450.00. Edition prints in private hands might appear on the secondary market, but we do not arrange such offerings and will not be personally involved in secondary sales.
The unframed prints are on heavyweight (310g) mould-made William Turner stock, a natural white, 100% rag paper with a fine toothy surface manufactured by Hahnemühle, who are renowned for premium-grade archival papers. The edition was produced on an Epson 3800Pro large format printer using Epson UltraChrome K3 Pigment Ink Technology, resulting in brilliant, velvety color and offering excellent longevity and durability.
The print will ship flat, securely packaged and guaranteed against bending or dents. Print includes a detailed, custom-printed one-sheet with instructions for the proper care of this fine art reproduction.
Due to the fine art print's higher-resolution process, as well as superior paper, inks, and quality control, the colors in the print appear brighter, crisper, and more vibrant than the online image. Online color appearance may vary slightly depending on your monitor settings.
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Palmyra Panthers News
Jefferson City News
Library program sends out Christmas greetings to local shut-ins
By Editor | December 29, 2020
by Mark Cheffey
Pictured are some of the home-made greeting cards that were sent out to local shut-ins through a program set up at the Marion County Library. (Contributed photo)
A project to provide Christmas cheer to local shut-ins grew beyond what was expected.
The Marion County Library put out a call to the youth of the community to make Christmas greeting cards for nursing home residents using 12 kits provided by the library.
But, it went way beyond that number.
"They all went very quickly," said Molly Briggs, the library's youth services director, of the 12 kits. "People really responded and wanted to help out.
As a result, the library collected and then distributed more than 200 cards to residents of Maple Lawn Nursing Home and Bristol Manor, as well as the people served by the Palmyra Nutrition Center.
"It was really special to see the whole community come together and help others in the community," Briggs said.
Youth and adults alike use their artistic skills to make cards like the ones pictured above to send to local shut-ins through a program hosted by the Marion County Library. (Contributed photo)
The project started out as a way to get youth involved in a way that allowed them to work at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but grew even beyond the original age category.
"We had two-year-olds to people quite older," Briggs said.
She was also touched by how those taking part added special messages and personalized the cards.
"They were very thoughtful, with what they put into it," Briggs said.
The success of the project may lead to similar efforts by the library in the future.
"People like to come together to help others in the community," Briggs said.
'A high-flying flag'
County OKs extra sheriff's deputy
City council OKs court, loan actions
Five vying for tournament queen
New Year's ice storm causes power outages, damage to trees
Palmyra Spectator


Some of you may know as well as being a day to day web developer for Rawnet I'm also the Technical Director over at Caffeine Press, a company I founded with an ex-colleague and mate back in 2004. The site has recently been re-launched with a nice web2.0 tastic design and UI elements. There's plenty more to come on the site with a lot more detail going to be added to the portfolio about the sites and some pretty little thumbnails (probably off alexa's service but tbc) and also a blog keeping you in the loop as to what we're up to and what's coming soon on the sites. I won't say any more but off the back of FOWA day 1 it's confirmed so ideas we were planning are definitely worth pushing on. flatpackedworld is far from done either. I've got a load of code I want to publish and also still need to finish the design. Comments need to be done and the archive pages are going to be hidden away a bit in favour of a nice tag cloud type thing (not sure exactly what just yet), also need to work on my stream to hook in flickr, twitter, last.fm and del.icio.us updates. Got a side track idea on the "stream" thing, but, not sure if it as any legs yet and is still very much a "in my head" idea, hey you never know it might work.


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By limiting SBD eligibility (and access to SRED tax credits) on the basis of taxable income and asset size, small firms could be discouraged from growing (Chen and Mintz 2011).
Further researches on RED include BLUE  and SRED .
Anna was diagnosed with SRED in November 2007, by both myself and my colleague.
Sleepwalker put on nine stone because of nightly snacks!
In contrast, night eating is involuntary and largely unremembered in SRED, and morning anorexia is often characterized by nausea resulting from the unusual foods or toxic substances consumed overnight.
Fleming said he advises use of the parasomnia protocol for SRED patients, which can be remembered with the mnemonic SIS: Secure the bedroom and home environment; avoid intoxicant use; and keep the sleep schedule constant.
SRED often is unrecognized, but it can be effectively identified and treated.
The enzyme is able to diffuse more rapidly in the CAM than in agarose gel because the pore size in the CAM matrix may be larger than that in the agarose gel matrix on the SRED plate.
x SRED, EMV L1 & L2 Contact, EMV L1 Contactless, MasterCard Contactless 3.
Topiramate has been shown in previous studies to promote weight loss and control binge eating, and at least two case reports have suggested it helps control SRED.
The remaining 11 patients remained on therapy for a mean follow-up of 2 years, with all 11 achieving full or substantial control of SRED episodes.
ETS' eKrypto[TM] range includes PCI / EMV PIN Pads, PCI SRED Bank Teller Keyboards and Electronic Signature Pads, all available with Fingerprint, ID Card & Contactless Passport / NFC reading options.
Federal SRED tax credits, which are non-refundable, are earned on qualified Canadian SRED expenditures and can only be used to offset Federal income taxes otherwise payable.


1. You don't have to be "low income" to qualify for LIPP.
"LIPP is extremely generous and it's absolutely livable." This is a common refrain heard from HLS graduates who use LIPP to repay their student loans. Andrea Saenz ('08), a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, said, "I think there's not enough accurate information out there about how much public interest lawyers make and how we're not all living on ramen with six roommates." Because LIPP has no income cap, graduates who earn six figures may still be eligible depending on the amount they borrowed. For example, someone with $126,000 of law school debt (the average for a 2013 HLS graduate) who makes $70,000 in her first year and $91,000 in her tenth year will have more than half of her loan expenses paid by LIPP.
2. LIPP allows for career flexibility.
You can enter or exit LIPP anytime as long as you are still repaying education loans and stay in LIPP if you move between eligible jobs. Lela Klein ('09), a law fellow in the legal department of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) who is currently receiving LIPP payments, started her career at a private labor and employment firm and found the staff in Student Financial Services "incredibly helpful, thoughtful, and professional" throughout her career transitions.
3. Payments go up as you have kids.
LIPP takes into account extra costs that come with having kids. Klein said, "With maternity leave, you still continue to qualify for LIPP…When I was in DC my child care costs were ridiculous. I was paying about $1,600 per month for child care, but that came out of my income. So when LIPP looked at that, they subtracted $1,600." LIPP covers parental leave for up to six months and part-time work for participants with small children at an income level equivalent to the full-time salary.
4. LIPP won't keep you from buying a house.
5. Don't want to be a lawyer or work for a non-profit? No sweat.
HLS graduates are notorious for their contributions outside regular legal practice and LIPP supports these efforts. Jobs in government, academia, and the non-profit sector are all eligible. Jobs in the private sector qualify if they are "law-related." LIPP is explicitly designed to accommodate nontraditional careers.
6. LIPP can cover up to $30,000 of undergraduate debt and $10,000 of bar loans.
LIPP covers more debt than most people think. The easiest way to determine your eligible borrowing is to set up a meeting with program administrators at lipp@law.harvard.edu.
7. You can still travel the world, eat sushi, and drink single-malt scotch.
8. LIPP provides a path to financial independence.
LIPP is designed to enable HLS grads to pay back their loans in ten years or less, but many participants are able to save money and leave the program sooner. The average length of participation is 3.4 years, partly because graduates often move in and out of the public sector.
9. HLS sends you a check every six months.
Many students interested in LIPP feel like the program must be too good to be true. But everyone we talked to said there is no catch. LIPP has become a primary draw for law school applicants and HLS shelled out $6.3 million on the program in 2012-2013. That's no joke.


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Women's Wooden Award Midseason Top 20
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 13, 2010) – The top 21 candidates for the Women's John R. Wooden
Award, the nation's most coveted college basketball honor, were named today by The Los Angeles
Athletic Club's John R. Wooden Award Committee. Because of a tie in the voting, 21 players were
named rather than the traditional 20. Composed of the players who will compete for this season's
player of the year award, the midseason list is based on individual excellence and team record during the first half of the season.
"The depth and breadth of talent in the women's game is really apparent," said Women's John R.
Wooden Award Chairman Richard "Duke" Llewellyn. "Many, many players received votes this year,
and I am sure we will see players on the ballot who are not even on this midseason list, as they will
step up as we get into conference play."
Just as players who are not on the preseason list are eligible for the Midseason Top 20, players who
do not make the Midseason list are still eligible for the national ballot, which will be selected in
March and will consist of approximately 20 players, chosen by the Wooden Award National
Advisory Board Committee. Players selected to the national ballot will have to be certified by their
university as making progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
Among the Midseason Top 20 candidates are returning Wooden Award winner Maya Moore of
No. 1-ranked Connecticut (19.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg) and her teammate, center Tina Charles (17.6 ppg, 8.5
rpg). No. 2 Stanford also had two players selected, center Jayne Appel and forward Kayla Pedersen.
Four 2009 National Ballot honorees were named as 2009-10 midseason candidates: Appel, Alysha
Clark (Middle Tennessee), Jantel Lavender (Ohio State), and Monica Wright (Virginia).
Other intriguing candidates who were not chosen to the preseason list include James Madison's
Dawn Evans, the nation's leading scorer at 26.4 points per game; Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot,
who averages 9.6 assists per game, tops in the country; Baylor's 6-8 freshman Brittney Griner; and
Delaware's Elena Delle Donne, who made headlines last year when she gave up her basketball career
at Connecticut to play volleyball closer to home. In her first collegiate hoops season, she is ranked
No. 4 in the country in scoring (24.7), and is averaging 9.6 rebounds as well.
The Big East leads the Midseason Top 20 with 4 players selected. The CAA and ACC each had
three players selected, and the Pac-10, Big 10, SEC and Big 12 had two players each. The Sun Belt,
Atlantic 10 and West Coast Conferences had one player chosen. Overall, 48 different players from
36 schools received votes.
More than 300 voters, comprised of sports media members and college basketball experts from
across the nation, will then cast their votes to determine both the five-member All American Team
and Player of the Year. In late March, the 10-player Wooden Award All American Team will be


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Ellen Pompeo Loves On Patrick Dempsey After He Posts A 'Zoolander' Selfie
'Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo shared love to former co-star Patrick Dempsey on Instagram, after he mimicked a memorable pose made famous by Ben Stiller in 'Zoolander.'
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Patrick Dempsey's former TV wife, Ellen Pompeo, popped up in the comments section of his hilarious Instagram post on Tuesday, January 11. Patrick, who used to star in Grey's Anatomy as Derek Shepherd, opposite Ellen's Meredith Grey, sat on the couch with his dog while striking the "Blue Steel" pose for the camera. For the uniformed, the "Blue Steel" pose is done by Ben Stiller in his 2001 comedy film Zoolander. Patrick perfectly nailed it by pursing up his lips and sucking his checks in, while keeping his eyes fixated on the camera.
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Patrick captioned his post, "Happy Monday. Have a good one." Ellen, 52, then shared some love to her deceased TV hubby with a sweet comment. "Blue steel and his sidekick," the actress wrote.
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Ben Stiller in 'Zoolander' (Photo: Everett Collection)
As expected, Grey's Anatomy fans went wild over Ellen and Patrick's one-sided exchange. "Love you guys!!" one fan said, while another wrote, "my merder heart cannot." Other commenters called on Patrick to make a full-time return to the hit ABC medical series, which was recently renewed for season 19. Ellen's comment also got a whopping 7,000 likes, and counting, from their fans.
Patrick starred in the first 11 seasons of Grey's, before his character Derek was killed from injuries sustained in a car accident. However, Patrick made an epic return to the series in season 17 when Derek popped up in a beach dream sequence of Meredith's while she was in a coma from COVID. Other deceased characters like George O'Malley (T.R. Knight), Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh), and Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) also appeared on the beach to reunite with Meredith.
Ellen Pompeo & Patrick Dempsey (Photo: Alex Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock)
As we previously reported, ABC renewed Grey's Anatomy for yet another season on January 10. This continues the show's run as the longest-running primetime medical drama series. Ellen inked a new deal with ABC to return for season 19, according to THR, alongside fellow original stars Chandra Wilson (who plays Dr. Bailey) and James Pickens Jr. (who plays Dr. Webber). ABC noted in its statement that season 19 will "explore the ever-expanding world of modern medicine through the eyes of beloved returning and new characters."
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Patrick Dempsey -- PICS
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Review: Flight of the Filthy Vicar
Posted on January 27, 2009 by Bilgemunky
www.gangreneproductions.com
Genre: Pirate Jazz, funk, disco, etc.
Target Audience: Anyone with a sense of humor and a taste for the odd
With their second album, The Flight of the Filthy Vicar, Rustmonster continues its unique mix of jazz, funk, and experimental to explore pirate matters in a manner which no healthy mind could ever conceive. No fewer than 20 artists lend their creative talents to impress, entertain, and at times befuddle. There is, after all, nothing in this world quite like manly 'heave ho's shouted in time with a saxophone, and it's thus this album begins with its first track, Blood and Bone. It's a formula that led to astoundingly fun results with their first album, The Last Voyage of the Black Betty, and it works equally well this second time around.
Of course, you can't cross into the realms of pirate dementia and not turn up a stinker or two; but you can atone for it – and sometimes you can do both within a single track. This is what Rustmoster does with Andrew Lane, a nerve-wrenching song performed in an obnoxious manner with peculiar, pompous vocals. But then the singer is shot dead a third of the way in, and the remainder of the track is indeed his less-than-flattering eulogy. You can't argue with results.
Digging deeper into the album we find the circus vaudeville-esque style of Brutal Pirate. It's a fun, catchy song in which the singer tells how he used to be a good boy, but has since become a pirate. It has a vaguely epic quality about it, which makes for a fine quirkiness. The Storm, in contrast, is reminiscent of The Stray Cats, with a back alley jazzy rock quality. It's a surprisingly peppy tale of regret as a pirate realizes his fate isn't what he'd hoped when first signing articles.
Lost Not Found begins with a comedian on a cruise ship full of pirates (titled the S.S. Bilgemunky* by strange coincidence). The song then takes off and reveals itself to be an energetic song of soulful piracy performed an a manner reminiscent of 70's disco. "Doo-waas" and retro-laser "pew pews" abound as the singer shares his piratey life story. Bully in the Alley, however, is perhaps the closest Rustmonster ever comes to traditional shanties. It's a historical song performed in a primitive – and very drunken – manner. Actually, the primitive nature is an illusion as the drums, cranking noises, and other sounds become quite complex as they intertwine. Bully in the Alley as you've never heard it before, and it is grand.
The album ends with Poop Deck, a terribly (and intentionally) goofy song that I'd liken to doing shots of Jaegermeister – it's not necessarily pleasant going down and it leaves you feeling strange afterwards, but you'll keep doing it until you pass out. I have a feeling this track was the product of a dare. Something like a children's sing along, something like watching cartoons drunk, it's just all out difficult to describe.
As before, Rustmonster remains a band with little to offer the traditional shanty ear – but all others should pay attention to this lot. Strange, diverse, fun, humorous, and PIRATEY, The Flight of the Filthy Vicar is a piece of swashbuckling oddity that you should really check out.
*Note – artists take note, using Bilgemunky's name in your music (in a complimentary fashion, of course) guarantees a full star extra when your album is judged!)**
**No, not really! Rustmonster's star rating is a full and accurate reflection of my opinion of this album, the use of my name regardless. Even though them using my name is entirely awesome!!!
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The Quartermaster on January 28, 2009 at 11:01 am said:
Question, is this a Monty Python reference? The dirty vicar sketch?
Otherwise, who actually uses the term vicar?
"Vicar! Vicar! I've done many bad things!"
"Well so have I"
Craig Nybo on April 3, 2009 at 2:02 pm said:
Not a Monty Python reference. Vicar is a priest in The Church of England.
Although, most members of the band are pretty hard-core Python fans.


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(Chicken with carrot, squash, celery, mushroom, garlic topped with toasted cashew nuts)
🌶 29. Curry Chicken 咖喱鸡 ....................................................$12.25
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30. Sesame Chicken 芝麻鸡 .....................................................$12.25
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31. Orange Chicken 橘子鸡 ......................................................$12.25
(Fried chicken tossed with a light orange sauce)
🌶 32. Kung Pao Chicken 宮保鸡丁 .........................................$12.25
(Chicken with carrot, squash, celery, garlic topped with peanuts)
🌶 33. General Tso Chicken 左宗棠鸡 ......................................$12.25
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🌶 34. Ruyi Spicy Chicken 如意水煮鸡 .....................................$14.98
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((Egg Patty: Cabbage, egg, carrot, pea, onion and bean sprout)
(Gravy: Chicken, broccoli, mushroom, squash, carrot, cabbage, young corn and water chestnut)
36. Teriyaki Chicken 日本鸡.......................................................$12.25
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37. Sweet & Sour Chicken 甜酸鸡.............................................$12.25
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🌶 38. Devil Chicken 辣子鸡丁...................................................$13.98
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39. Moo Goo Gai Pan 蘑茹鸡.....................................................$12.25
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40. String Bean w. Chicken 四季豆鸡..........................................$12.25
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🌶 41. Chicken w. Eggplant 茄子鸡.............................................$12.25
(Chicken, eggplant, bell pepper, jelly fungi, garlic and bamboo shoots)
42. Chicken w. Vegetable 清蒸素菜鸡..........................................$12.25
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(Chicken, broccoli, mushroom, squash, carrot, garlic, cabbage, young corn and water chestnut)
🌶 43. Chicken w. Garlic 大蒜鸡..................................................$12.25
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44. Soya Chicken 豆豉鸡.............................................................$12.25
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45. Broccoli Chicken 西兰花鸡 ....................................................$12.25
(Chicken, carrot, garlic and broccoli)
46. Chicken Chop Suey 鸡肉杂翠 ...............................................$12.25
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97. Blueberry Ice Tea (蓝莓冰茶)....................................$3.79
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(Pork, carrot, water chestnut young corn, garlic, broccoli, onion and bean sprout)
🌶 48. Pork w. Eggplant 茄子猪肉 ...............................................$12.25
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(Fried tender pork chop with a light orange sauce)
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(Fried pork chop with onion, green onion, garlic, bell pepper with salt and pepper seasoning)
53. Sweet & Sour Sparerib 糖醋排骨 ...........................................$12.25
(Fried pork chop with sweet and sour sauce)
54. Sweet & Sour Pork 甜酸肉 .....................................................$12.25
(Fried pork, and bell pepper, pineapple, onion with sweet and sour sauce)
🌶 55. Double Cook Pork 回锅肉 .................................................$12.25
(BBQ pork with cabbage, green onion and carrots)
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(Gravy: Pork, broccoli, mushroom, squash, carrot, cabbage, young corn and
🌶 57. Yu Shang Pork 魚香肉丝 ...................................................$12.25
(Pork, jelly fungi, bamboo shoots, and bell pepper)
58. Muk Shui Pork 木须肉 .............................................................$12.25
(Pork, jelly fungi, bamboo shoots, carrot, green cabbage, green onion and
Chinese pancake)
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(Fried fish with onion, green onion, garlic, bell pepper, with salt and
pepper seasoning)
🌶 60. Ruyi Spicy Fish 如意水煮鱼 ...............................................$14.98
(Water boil sliced fish with garlic, cabbage, green onion and bean sprout)
61. Fish w. Vegetable 清蒸素菜鱼 .................................................$13.98
(PICK ONE SAUCES: White sauce is salty; Black sauces is sweet and salty;
(Fish, broccoli, mushroom, squash, carrot, cabbage, young corn and
🌶 62. Fish w. Garlic 大蒜鱼 ..........................................................$13.98
(Fish, garlic, young corn, onion, broccoli, carrot, garlic, water chestnut and bell pepper)
63. Soya Fish 豆豉鱼 .....................................................................$13.98
(Fish, onion, garlic and bell pepper with black bean sauce)
🌶 64. General Tso Shrimp 左宗棠虾 .............................................$14.98
(Fried shrimp with garlic and broccoli)
🌶 65. Salt & Pepper Shrimp 椒盐虾 ..............................................$14.98
(Fried shrimp with onion, green onion, garlic, bell pepper with salt and pepper seasoning)
66.Cashew Nut Shrimp 腰果虾仁 ....................................................$13.98
(Shrimp with carrot, squash, celery, garlic and topped with toasted cashew nuts)
67.Pineapple Shrimp 菠萝虾 ...........................................................$13.98
(Shrimp with pineapple, onion, and bell pepper)
🌶 68.Kung Pao Shrimp 宮保虾球 ..................................................$13.98
(Shrimp with carrot, squash, celery, garlic topped with toasted peanuts)
69. Shrimp w. Vegetable 清蒸素菜虾.................................................$13.98
(Shrimp, broccoli, mushroom, squash, carrot, cabbage, young corn and water chestnut)
(PICK ONE SAUCE: White sauce is salty; Black sauce is sweet and salty;
Yu Shang sauces is sweet and salty and spicy)
70. String Bean Shrimp 四季豆虾.....................................................$13.98
(String bean, garlic and shrimp)
🌶 71. Shrimp w. Garlic 大蒜虾.........................................................$13.98
(Shrimp, garlic, young corn, onion, broccoli,water chestnut and
72. Soya Shrimp 豆豉虾...................................................................$13.98
(Shrimp, garlic, onion and bell pepper topped black bean sauce)
73. Broccoli Shrimp 西兰花虾..........................................................$13.98
(Shrimp, carrot, garlic and broccoli)
74. Sweet & Sour Shrimp 甜酸虾....................................................$13.98
(Fried shrimp with sweet and sweet and sour sauce)
75. Shrimp Chop Suey 虾杂碎 ........................................................$13.98
(Shrimp, carrot, garlic, water chestnut young corn, broccoli, cabbage and bean sprout)
76. Shrimp W. Lobster Sauces 虾蓉糊 ...........................................$13.98
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77. Walnut Shrimp 核桃虾 ...............................................................$15.98
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78. Muk Shui Shrimp 木须虾 ............................................................$14.98
(Shrimp, jelly fungi, cabbage, bamboo shoots, garlic, carrot, green onion and Chinese pancake)
79. Shrimp Egg Foo Young 虾芙蓉蛋 ...............................................$14.98
(Gravy: Shrimp, broccoli, mushroom, garlic, squash, carrot, cabbage, young corn and water chestnut)
80. Ruyi Egg Foo Young 如意芙蓉蛋 ...............................................$14.98
(Gravy: Beef, chicken, shrimp, garlic, broccoli, mushroom, squash, carrot, cabbage, young corn and water chestnut)
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(Sliced Chinese eggplant with bell pepper, garlic, jelly fungi, and bamboo shoots)
🌶 83.Eggplant w. Tofu 茄子豆腐 ......................................................$10.88
(Tofu, eggplant, bell pepper, jelly fungi, garlic and bamboo shoots)
84.String Bean 四季豆 ........................................................................$9.98
(String beans and onion tossed in a soy and garlic sauce)
85.Broccoli w Garlic 蒜蓉西兰花 .........................................................$9.98
(Broccoli with garlic sauce)
🌶 86.Ruyi Fried Tofu 如意炸豆腐 ......................................................$10.88
(Fried tofu with onion, bell pepper, green onion, garlic, with salt and pepper seasoning)
87.Vegetable Egg Foo Young 蔬菜芙蓉蛋 ..........................................$12.88
(Gravy: Broccoli, mushroom, garlic, squash, carrot, cabbage, young corn and
88.Steam vegetable 蔬菜......................................................................$9.98
(Broccoli, mushroom, squash, carrots, green cabbage, young corn, water chestnut)
Yu Shang sauce is sweet and salty and spicy)
🌶 89. Ma-Po To Fu 麻婆豆腐.............................................................$10.98
(Tofu, peas, carrots and green onion)
90. Braised Tofu 红烧豆腐....................................................................$10.98
(Tofu, carrots, mushroom and squash)
🌶 91. Kung Pao Tofu 宮保豆腐 ..........................................................$11.98
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A Lighthearted Look at Zombies
Isn't this how every horror movie or "there's a fungus among us" movie starts.
First scene: A lab in a sunny, secluded and security conscious area. Men and women in surgical garb hard at work finalizing an experiment. They sigh meaningfully, rejoice and congratulate each other as they complete it. They promise each other foreshadowingly that what they just did will change the world.
Suddenly the sounds of screams pierces the sterile labs, eyes widen above surgical masks, and the sound of breaking glass offscreen as the horrible new…gene, microbe, virus…whatever…escapes.
Cut to doctor (who receives grisly death later in the movie only after supplying our hero with necessary background information) who says, "My God, what have I done?
Well this is the real life start of that movie that will most assuredly end with something akin to zombies. I don't know the science behind zombies but I'm pretty sure this is how they start.
A scientist is poised to create the world's first man-made species, a synthetic microbe that could lead to an endless supply of biofuel, according to The Telegraph. Craig Venter, an American who cracked the human genome in 2000, has applied for a patent at more than 100 national offices to make a bacterium from laboratory-made DNA setting his company up to become the "Microbesoft" of the 21st century.
It is part of an effort to create designer bugs to manufacture hydrogen and biofuels, as well as absorb carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases.
A colleague said: "For the first time, God has competition. Venter and his colleagues have breached a societal boundary, and the public hasn't even had a chance to debate the far-reaching social, ethical and environmental implications of synthetic life." (Or the implications of zombies)
But don't worry Mr Venter did ask a panel of experts to examine the implications of creating synthetic life. The committee, led by Mildred Cho at Stanford University, had no objections to the work but pointed out that scientists must take responsibility for any impact their new organisms had if they got out of the lab.
What do we care if they take responsibility for the zombies? Zombies don't take orders. (If they did, maybe they would do the jobs Americans won't do.)
But they tell us not to worry again because the organisms can be designed to die as soon as they leave laboratory conditions. First off, didn't any of you read Jurassic Park? How about the movie? Or any movie of the 20th century for that matter. Mark the date folks. We just entered Zombieville USA.
Humor, zombies
JimmyV
Creepy. Don't these scientists realize that waging ware on a chemical compound is a bad idea. If all of the CO2 is microbed out of the air, will we have a 90% oxygen environment?
Got a match?
Patrick Archbold
You got it. Then we will have to engineer a microbe that kills the microbe we just released. Then we got bigger problems….


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Hajjilar (, also Romanized as Ḩājjīlār; also known as Aldzhilar, Aljīlar, Gheslagh Haji Lar Dizmar, Gūzī Ḩājjīlār, Ḩājīlār-e Gūney, Ḩājjīlar-e Gūnī, Ḩājjīlū, Qeshlāq-e Ḩājjīlār, Qeshlāq Ḩājelār, Qeshlāq Ḩājjīlār, Qeshlāq Kīājīlār, and Qishlāq Kiajilar) is a village in Arzil Rural District, Kharvana District, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 86, in 20 families.

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Towns and villages in Varzaqan County


This is a case report of left upper limb edema following left brachiocephalic fistula done for hemodialysis. Patient was detected to have proximal central venous stenosis as cause of upper limb edema. Usually such cases are managed with closure of arteriovenous(AV) Fistula to relieve limb edema which should not be done and AV fistula should be salvaged for future usage. In our case, patient responded well to conservative treatment anddistal AV fistula was salvaged for future purpose.