Stockholders of record on Monday, October 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. About 5.36M shares traded or 84.61% up from the average. Fund Mgmt Sa holds 0.11% of its capital in New Residential Investment Corp. The stock increased 2.42% or $0.41 during the last trading session, reaching $17.35.New Residential Investment Corp.is uptrending after having risen 0.90% since April 29, 2017. It has underperformed by 10.65% the S&P500. Highlander Capital Management LLC now owns 10,500 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $176,000 after acquiring an additional 7,500 shares during the period. 75,656 were reported by Los Angeles Management & Equity Research. Santa Barbara Asset Management Llc who had been investing in Ingersoll for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $21.52B market cap company. The stock witnessed 5.3% gains, -2.08% declines and 12.12% gains for the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month period, respectively. About 5.32 million shares traded. H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) has risen 10.84% since April 29, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 26.17% the S&P500. Also, the number of investment managers holding Synopsys Inc in top ten holdings decreased from 7 to 6 for a decrease of 1. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Cap Mngmt Inc stated it has 24,365 shares. Wall Street now predicts -9.84 % negative EPS growth despite New Residential Investment Corp. previous quarter's EPS of $0.61. (NYSE:NRZ) for 2,094 shs. They expect $0.10 EPS, down 16.67% or $0.02 from last year's $0.12 per share. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.03, Bloomberg Earnings reports.
A total of 3 analysts rate New Residential Inv (NYSE:NRZ) as follows: 3 "Buy", 0 "Hold" and 0 "Sell". Therefore 33% are positive. Corning Incorporated had 46 analyst reports since July 30, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Tuesday, February 13 the stock rating was maintained by FBR Capital with "Buy". Also, the Hold rating count is 2 as of 4/27/18. On Wednesday, November 29 the firm has "Buy" rating given by FBR Capital. The rating was downgraded by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, August 15 to "Sell". The stock has "Neutral" rating by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, March 14. Piper Jaffray maintained the stock with "Buy" rating in Monday, July 24 report. (NYSE:NRZ) has "Outperform" rating given on Thursday, January 18 by Wedbush. FBR Capital maintained the shares of NRZ in report on Friday, June 23 with "Buy" rating.
Investors sentiment decreased to 1.31 in 2017 Q4. (NYSE:NRZ) to report $0.55 EPS on May, 7.They anticipate $0.01 EPS change or 1.85% from last quarter's $0.54 EPS. It turned negative, as 27 investors sold NRZ shares while 68 reduced holdings. 63 funds opened positions while 98 raised stakes. Funds hold 138.68 million shares thus 3.46% less from 2017Q3's 143.66 million shares. Birch Hill Investment Limited Company invested 0.07% of its portfolio in Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE:IR). Vnbtrust National Association has 30,850 shares. 107,107 were reported by Mckinley Mngmt Ltd Llc Delaware. New Residential Inv earned a media sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale.
Currently, New Residential Investment Corp. Vantage Inv Ltd Liability Com invested in 0% or 500 shares. Neuberger Berman Grp Limited Liability Corp invested in 398,778 shares. (NYSE:NRZ) has 100% bullish analysts. California State Teachers Retirement accumulated 0.02% or 394,435 shares. Northern, Illinois-based fund reported 2.45 million shares. For New Residential Investment Corp. (NRZ) stock managed performance 2.54% over the last week and switched with performance of 1.01% throughout past one month period. 81,725 are owned by Inv Advsr. 1,650 are held by Earnest Ptnrs Limited Liability. Its down 0.09, from 1.4 in 2017Q3. It improved, as 41 investors sold GLW shares while 340 reduced holdings. 233.61 million shares or 5.15% less from 246.28 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Boston Advisors Ltd has invested 0% of its portfolio in Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE:IR). Investment Advsrs Limited Liability Com owns 316,909 shares. Qci Asset holds 0% in Mattel, Inc. Exane Derivatives holds 12,506 shares or 0.15% of its portfolio. Alyeska Inv Group Lp invested 0.21% in Mattel, Inc. (NYSE:BBY). Clinton Group has 0.67% invested in Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) for 111,295 shares. Credit Suisse Ag has 655,638 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio. Johnson Fincl Gru stated it has 0% in Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE:IR). (NYSE:BBY). 78,697 were reported by Fjarde Ap. 1,500 are held by Cypress Capital Mgmt (Wy). (NYSE:HRB) for 12,079 shares. Shares of NRZ moved upward with change of 4.49% to its 50-day Moving average. (NYSE:HRB). 27.56 million were accumulated by Blackrock. Brown Advisory Inc stated it has 0% in H&R Block, Inc. At the moment, the 14-day ATR for The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) is noted at 1.56. (NYSE:NRZ) rating on Thursday, October 6.


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Caller: My Opioid Addiction Almost Killed Me
According to one of the UK's leading drug experts the UK is on the brink of an US-style opioid crisis after new figures highlighted the increasing reliance on the addictive type of medicine.
Research has shown that one out of eleven people are taking dangerous addictive medicines in the UK. Experts have warned that patients need to know more and doctors need to do more to stop the number of patients receiving opioids for illnesses and pains.
David rang into LBC to talk about his personal addiction to opioids. He told Shelagh that after an accident six years ago "almost from day one they prescribed me opioid drugs."
He told Shelagh Fogarty that through out all the different operations he had "no one ever said we need to cut down on your opioids," and six years later he was "completely addicted to the opioids."
A US style opioid crisis is loooming. Picture: LBC
Talking about his daily routine David said that he "couldn't get out of bed" unless he took his medicinal opioids and his life "just became hell."
David was able to get "two to three prescriptions a week from the doctor" and at his worse he would take "14 or 15 ten milligram tablets a day." He reminded Shelagh that a 30mg dose is given to those in hospices "on their way out."
During this time doctors didn't tell him that he had cut down on his opioid intake. David spoke of how his opioid addiction got back he was told: "I have six months to live if I carried on the way I was going."
He went to his doctor and told him that he needed help, so his doctor gave him morphine - another opioid.
Luckily for David, he was able to get help and weaned himself of the opioids.

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Lucy Woodhouse
Grand Magasin Deux @ French Riviera, Dec 15 – 20
London's French Riviera is presenting the Grand Magasin Deux group exhibition at its Bethnal Green space, opening December 15 and running to December 20.
An ongoing collaborative project by gallery founders Samuel Levack and Jennifer Lewandowski, with curator Nat Breitenstein, the first Grand Magasin, with its concept of presenting an exhibition and shop, took place in 2013 and featured the like of Leslie Kulesh, Yuri Pattison and Daniel Kelly of Peckham art space/hair salon DKUK.
Its 2015 incarnation, meanwhile, features several of the same names including Harry Burden, Will Cruickshank and Fabienne Hess, as well as Marie D'Elbee, Ellen Mara De Wichita, Joey Holder, and Lucy Woodhouse.
See French Riviera website for details.**
Grand Magasin (2013). Exhibition view. Image courtesy French Riviera, London.
Lucy Woodhouse @ Los Angeles 2019 offsite in London, Nov 14 – Nov 20
Los Angeles 2019 is hosting Edge of Human, a performance project by Lucy Woodhouse, in an offsite exhibition taking place at a pop-up location at 70 Paul Street in London, running from November 14 to November 20.
Los Angeles 2019, the new offshoot of French Riviera developed as a focus on experimental projects and performances, brings Edge of Human as a dynamic, collaborative exhibition that uses a fluid approach to curation. The entire project will be documented and, later, used as material by Woodhouse for a new online work for the Los Angeles 2019 website.
The evolving collaborative project was created by Woodhouse, taking performance as the starting point and incorporating a host of artists, writers, curators and musicians into its week-long fold. Some of the names taking part include Beatriz Olabarrieta, Marie d'Elbee, and Joey Holder, who will DJ the opening party, along with approximately twenty-eight others.
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Fabienne Hess, Replica Sentiments (2014) exhibition photos
A one night only event that went on for longer. Replica Sentiments at London's French Riviera features luxurious silk wall hangings of pixelated deluxe watches. Rolex. Panerai. Ferrari. Opulence compressed to Kb and filtered through spam into Fabienne Hess's terrifying collection of data debris. It's junkspace in a folder, content catering to the artist's habits, supposedly, but scraping a browser window full of ideas and images her eyes never noticed.
There are products for the rich and sentiments, feelings, for the poor. A crumpled paint on plastic announcing OH NO! hangs from a wall, the unequal reality of "crisis globalisation" tumbling limply from a wall heater in lowercase: chance. A French Riviera storefront window installation confronts passersby with emotion ("I am very happy") robotically expressed, fed through an inbox and meticulously collated, edited and displayed on glass. There's a mantra for August 11: We're sorry to see you leaving. Or there's this one from earlier: You are not phobic or autistic. I wonder if said subject is working from a browser history.
Like the artist's Unknown Face Fragments series (2013) before it, the Replica Sentiments exhibition takes from the trash that most ignore and reinstates it as something one-of-a-kind, limited edition, an artwork, worthy. A brilliant exhibition text by Basia Cummings Lewandowska draws more insipid connections. Taking its title, We're happy to help and some prompts from the spam calendar window, the writer tracks the history of unsolicited email to the naming of ground-up tinned meat as a portmanteu of 'spiced-ham'. It's miscellaneous matter that mirrors what Brad Templeton calls (as cited by Lewandowska) the "real-time multi-person shared environment" of early USENET messaging, now compacted into a "still unwanted, unsolicited – link to a world that is split by neoliberal claims to free markets and democracy, and a desperate politics of economic inequality, conflict, hunger and disenfranchisement".
Hence the spam filter as a closing off and shutting out of a "more vulnerable, needier, poorer world", where 419s from South Africa, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan, Pakistan and India become a HELP ME! promptly identified and discarded by bots. Out of sight, out of mind. Hess' Replica Sentiments, on the other hand, makes us look, listen; bringing an inconvenient reality out of the in-between and into full view as a reminder: "My friends are ground in spam". **
Exhibition photos, top-right.
Fabienne Hess' Replica Sentiments was on at London's French Riviera, running from July 16 to September 7, 2014.
Header image: Fabienne Hess, 'Chance' (2014). Courtesy the artist and French Riviera, London. Photo by Kris Emmerson.


Find some exciting pictures and photos of Indian/Asian Elephants in the this photo gallery.
The Indian Elephant is one of three subspecies of the Asian elephant. The other two subspecies of the Asian Elephant are E. m. sumatranus (found in Sumatra) and E. m. maximus (found in Sri Lanka). The largest population of Asian Elephants is found in India. The subspecies of Asian Elephants is also found in Bangladesh, Borneo, Bhutan, China, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Sumatra and Vietnam.


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Яна Сергеевна Шевченко () — украинская и российская самбистка и дзюдоистка, серебряный призёр чемпионатов Украины по дзюдо, серебряный призёр чемпионатов России по самбо, чемпионка Европы по самбо.

Биография
Яна Шевченко жила в посёлке Мироновка (рядом с Дебальцево). Она училась и тренировалась в Донецке. Представляла Украину на соревнованиях по дзюдо. После начала войны была вынуждена прекратить интенсивные тренировки.

Она с семьёй переехала в Москву и стала заниматься в школе «Самбо-70» под руководством Павла Владимировича Фунтикова. Шевченко получила российское гражданство и стала представлять страну на международных соревнованиях. В 2018—2019 годах становилась серебряным призёром чемпионатов страны и чемпионом Европы по самбо.

Спортивные результаты
 Чемпионат Украины по дзюдо 2013 года — ;
 Чемпионат Украины по дзюдо 2014 года — ;
 Чемпионат России по самбо 2018 года — ;
 Чемпионат России по самбо 2019 года — ;

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Sir Cruse
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Sir Cruse is an American social media personality. Sir Cruse is a content creator on Youtube popular for his hair tutorials and reaction videos. Likewise, his Youtube channel is 'Sir Cruse' and has 551k subscribers in it.
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Sir Cruse was born on 9th November 1991 and his age is currently 29 years old. His birth name is William Cruse Jr. and his zodiac sign is Scorpio. Likewise, Cruse was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America and holds an American citizenship. Similarly, he belongs to African-American ethnic group and follows Christianity. Talking about his family members, Cruse is one of the three children of William Sr. Cruse and Valerie Cruse. Similarly, he is the second of the three children in his family.
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Trouble in Huercal Overa after the 2014 Semana Santa poster was denounced for plagiarism.
Shortly after the poster was put on the web, complaints started coming in from Jerez that it was copied from their 2007 poster.
Frankly, it doesn't look very similar. Inspired, possibly. Hardly a photocopy.
Huercal Overa says it was either a coincidence, or a mistake that was impossible to know. The jury chose the winning picture from a competition amongst the population of the village.
The townhall says it is "studying" the matter.
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Flowers are everywhere in fashion and jewelry designs this year!
Very pretty ring and very nice quality. Will be purchasing more items in the future.


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Lion Serving Bowl
A new tableware collection by Danish ceramicist Rebecca Edelmann for The Shop Floor Project. Inspired by The Great Frost Fairs held on the River Thames during the 17th and 19th centuries (read the story below).
Object: Three naive lions hold up a bowl, perhaps holding some bon bon or even lemon water for refreshing fingers between meals as Lilian Either recommends in her 1926 The New Book of Etiquette:
"The finger bowl, which follows a fruit course or comes at the end of dinner, is half filled with tepid water. The fingers are dipped lightly into the bowl, one hand at a time, and then dried on the napkin. Only the fingertips should touch the water. It hardly seems necessary to add that well-bred people do not splash the water about".
Material: hand built stoneware with white textured lustre glaze.
Each piece is handmade therefore each one will vary slightly in appearance to the image shown.
Between the 14th and 19th centuries, the River Thames froze over at least twenty-three times, and on five of these occasions during the 1600's and 1800's - the ice was thick enough to hold a 'fair'. The frozen river became an iced pleasure garden and hosted kings and queens, games of all kinds, make-shift shops, ice-skating rinks, circus tents, bonfires and even an elephant. But it was the description of the lavish feasts that inspired this collection of tableware from Rebecca Edelmann.
Rebecca works from her studio on Bristol, where she creates pieces in her signature milk-white glazes with a slight lustre and mixed with sand for a textured, ancient feel. There is a calm beauty to each piece in the collection, as if they have been frozen, covered with a layer of frost for who knows how long. Inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando where she describes in length the Frost Fair of 1607, when King James I was new to the throne, and how, as the river began to thaw, it created a violent torrent with great icebergs floating down river:
"For furniture, valuables, possessions of all sorts were carried away on the icebergs. Among other strange sights was to be seen...a table laid sumptuously for a supper of twenty; together with an extraordinary number of cooking utensils"
The collection includes vases, jam pots, shell pinch-pots, asparagus spoons, flower bricks for single stem arrangements, lidded pots and serving bowls.
Although the collection is handmade in the artists adopted home of Bristol, the overall feel of the work certainly references Rebecca's Scandinavian origin, with a definite nod to simple, rustic Gustavian-style - with bows, flowing lines, white glazes and a quirky elegance. The addition of animals, feet and faces comes from a love of ceramics from the 15th to the 17th century, in particular the white Meissen porcelain animals from the 1700's.
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Gov. Rauner responds to state lawmakers failing to pass state budget
By Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois residents woke up to a new reality Thursday. The failure to pass a budget for the third year in a row made the state one-of-a-kind. People are fed up with Springfield, but still, no action.
ABC 7 had a one-on-one with Governor Bruce Rauner and he responded to the budget crisis.
"Dereliction of duty" is the phrase the governor kept using Thursday as well as Wednesday. Like Wednesday, he continued to blame the budget impasse on the Democrats. All of this comes as the credit agencies have once again for the seventh time downgraded the state of Illinois.
"Let me remind you that in all of his time the state of Illinois has existed we have never once gone without a budget until Governor Rauner took office," Susana Mendoza, Illinois Comptroller, said.
Mendoza said her office has to deal with over $14 billion of unpaid bills and $800 million in late interest and penalties.
Knowing the Governor Rauner would veto a budget that included tax increases, House Democrats left town without voting on a Senate-passed budget. The governor said all along he would only sign a budget with tax increases if it included reforms like workman's comp or a property tax freeze, two things Democrats have passed but the governor said the bills don't go far enough.
"The majority of the House has shown no interest in any real changes to the system but I hope we can work something out with senators and then all of us together, Democrats and Republicans, put pressure on the House majority so they aren't just loyal to their political positions, they actually want to do things that are good for the people of Illinois," Governor Rauner said. "I believe we can get there, we just got to stay persistent."
Lawmakers plan to return sometime this month but they are still far apart.
"Every time we try to get close with him, he says it's not good enough," State Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D) Northbrook said.
Months ago, the Senate was very close to passing a budget with Republican support but Democrats said the governor killed it at the last minute.
"He hijacked the grand bargain in the middle of the process. Told the Republicans to vote no and didn't give the support and the same thing happened in the House and as a result we don't have a budget," State Senate President John Cullerton (D) said.
Governor Rauner did applaud Senate Democrats for passing some of his reforms.
Most of the governor's venom is aimed at Michael Madigan and House Democrats.
The situation without a budget three years running is dire - so much so that U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-Illinois) weighed in overnight.
"Illinois is the first state in eight decades to go without a budget, and Springfield's continued failure to pass a budget has caused irreparable damage to our schools, roads and medical assistance facilities in our state. This budget failure will continue to hurt school children, seniors in nursing homes, the disabled and any taxpayer who is fed up running the state on a high interest credit card. I am particularly disappointed that this failure seems largely driven by Governor Rauner's complete inflexibility on any proposed budget deal. We already have a President in the White House who seems to lack an understanding of the legislative and budgetary process. Unfortunately, Governor Rauner also shows no appetite for reasonable compromise that true leaders need in order to do their job," Foster wrote.
So what exactly happened Wednesday night? Not wanting to take the political risk of sending a budget to Republican Governor Bruce Rauner that he would then veto, Illinois House Democrats chose not to vote at all on a Senate budget plan that included tax hikes, missing the midnight deadline.
"We're going to start to see some real pain now. We're going to start to see downgrades. We don't have any funding for schools. We don't have any funding for higher-ed. We don't have a budget. It's going to have to come to a head. It should have come to head tonight, but it didn't. So, I'm willing to continue to work," Senate President John Cullerton said.
Illinois senators endorsed Wednesday night a measure to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2022. The governor has said he would support that proposal.
There's a glimmer of hope for a budget. The fiscal year doesn't begin until July 1, so there could be a last-minute supermajority vote before then.
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March 23rd all participants in the raffle will be pinged. After March 23rd you'll need to let me know if I missed anything and I will ensure that you get your tickets.
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If at any time you want to remove yourself from the pinglist, ping or PM me and I will do so!
There are three badges available for participating in this raffle! They can be obtained by reaching a certain ticket amount in the raffle.
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1. Winners will be drawn during a public livestream using Picarto. Each person can only win once unless there are more prizes than entrants. You do not need to be at the livestream to win.
2. Please be respectful to myself and other participants. I unfortunately won't always be able to respond right away due to work, sleep, or other IRL things.
Note that I can only accept dragons when I'm online... so you may end up having to wait a bit and I apologize for that!
3. Rules may be added on an encounter basis. If something occurs I will announce a new rule or alterations and they will be bolded in red for everyone to see the changes.
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I accept practically anything for my raffles! If it exists in your hoard then it's accepted for tickets. Make sure to let me know it's for this raffle when you're sending!
If you're using a CR please be aware that if you touch a stack/item in ANY way that you have attached to a CR, the CR will break and never work again. So I'll have to tell you to resend a new one. Unfortunately that's how it is. But if you're careful about it you should be fine, so send however you want!
All of these ticket values are per item!
You can receive 5 tickets for bumping the thread! It's as simple as typing 'bump' and posting! There are a few rules, however.
You can receive tickets for 'referring' someone to the raffle! Spread the word to your friends and when they buy or send in items for tickets, if they mention that you referred them you will get 100 tickets.
A user can only refer someone once. If you were referred by Lightweaver you cannot also say that you were referred by Stormcatcher. However, Lightweaver can refer as many people as they want, and YOU can refer people all you want as well!
Anything that is not used for Swipp or Baldwin will be counted as 1/10th of the hoard sale value.
Most dragons will be exalted immediately upon CR or Private Auction! However level 25s (stoned or unstoned) will be sold as trainer dragons. If you are NOT okay with this, let me know beforehand.
Send dragons via Two-Way Delivery or Private Auction so that I can give you the treasure for them.
Extra tickets can be gained from sending as a one-way delivery/ 1t Private Auction! These will be based on the dragon's level.
Stoned 25s leave a screenshot in their bio to provide proof of stones. Stones need to be Eliminate, Berserker x3, Ambush x2.
Trickmurk Circus 2016. (9/14) Designed by Saerino.
Trickmurk Circus 2016. (10/14) Designed by SolarRush.
Trickmurk Circus 2016. (11/14) Designed by Archaic.
Trickmurk Circus 2016. (12/14) Designed by Drytil.
Trickmurk Circus 2016. (13/14) Designed by McMod.
Trickmurk Circus 2016. (14/14) Designed by dragoonwys.
Trickmurk Circus 2017. (8/14) Designed by DeathZhade.
Trickmurk Circus 2017. (9/14) Designed by Swirlything.
Trickmurk Circus 2017. (10/14) Designed by Shanol.
Trickmurk Circus 2017. (11/14) Designed by houseteeth.
Trickmurk Circus 2017. (12/14) Designed by Coronation.
Trickmurk Circus 2017. (14/14) Designed by crateshya.
Trickmurk Circus 2017. (13/14) Designed by wrecknrule.
Trickmurk Circus 2018. (14/14) Designed by Fenhyste.
Trickmurk Circus 2018. (10/14) Designed by TalaTari.
Trickmurk Circus 2018. (12/14) Designed by SilverHawks.
Trickmurk Circus 2018. (9/14) Designed by houseteeth.
Trickmurk Circus 2018. (8/14) Designed by LizzaBissa.
Trickmurk Circus 2018. (13/14) Designed by Gryffion.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (12/14) Designed by Tiguidou.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (1/14) Designed by Bluwiikoon.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (2/14) Designed by neonhorns.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (3/14) Designed by Spassow.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (4/14) Designed by ferpitou.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (5/14) Designed by yawns.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (7/14) Designed by Autopilot.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (8/14) Designed by Caecilius.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (9/14) Designed by bioluminosity.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (10/14) Designed by citrinebumblebee.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (11/14) Designed by Kaenith.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (13/14) Designed by LionMagnus.
Trickmurk Circus 2019. (14/14) Designed by Aeonox.
Contains the Opulent Nightshade ovalcrown, locket, bustle, knickers, bodice, tailtaille, garniture, spats, and gloves. The whole set!
Contains the Dusky Rose Thorn Arm Tangle, Banner, Collar, Crown, Gloves, Leg Tangle, Stockings, Tail Tangle, and Wing Tangle. 9 items.
Contains the Twilight Sylvan Anklets, Bracelets, Dress, Headpiece, Filigree, Twist, Lattice, and Wings. 8 items.
Contains the Archer's Cape, Gloves, Hat, Leggings, Quiver, Tail Twist, Treads, and Wing Cover. 8 items.
Contains the Dusk Rogue Belt, Vest, Bracers, Cape, Footpads, Trousers, Hood, Mask, Tail Binding, Gloves, and Wing Guard. 11 items.
Contains the Amethyst Flourish Anklets, Belt, Bracelet, Necklace, Eye Piece, Wing Drape, Tail Drape, and Tail Clasp. 8 items.
Contains the Untamed Leather Arm Guards, Boots, Banner, Claws, Headdress, Kilt, and Shoulder Guard. 7 items.
Contains the Shadowscale Shoulder Guards, Chest Guard, Bracers, Greaves, Tail Guard, Wing Guard, and Helmet. 7 items.
Contains the Pastel Woodbasket, Woodbrace, Woodguard, Woodmask, Woodtrail, Woodtreads, and Woodwing. 7 items.
Contains the Helpful Woodbasket, Woodbrace, Woodguard, Woodmask, Woodtrail, Woodtreads, and Woodwing. 7 items.
Contains the Mage's Midnight Bag, Gloves, Hat, Overcoat, Socks, and Tunic. 6 items.
Contains the Mage's Nightshade Bag, Gloves, Hat, Overcoat, Socks, and Tunic. 6 items.
Contains the Helpful Healer's Beacon, Calling, Mantle, Reference, Slippers, Trail, and Vestments. 7 items.
Contains the Mystic Healer's Beacon, Calling, Mantle, Reference, Slippers, Trail, and Vestments. 7 items.
A spool of pretty lavender ribbons. Includes Pretty Lavender Neck Bow, Arm Bow, Tail Bow, Head Bow, Leg Bow, and Wing Bow.
Contains the Orchid Tail Feathers and Feathered Wings. 2 items.
Riot of Rot 2013. (9/10) Designed by Uniformshark.
Wavecrest Saturnalia 2015. (5/12) Designed by JackSpicer.
Each raffle will have hidden unlockable prizes based on various things that occur throughout the raffle. Unlocks can be a certain number of tickets achieved, a certain number of people participating, certain number of items sent in, etc.
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These four eggs are excited to hatch and join a family! They wiggle and you can hear the hatchies chattering to themselves in their eager frustration.
The aim of the game is in the name, whoever's guess on what the hatchling will look like will earn that hatchling! There will be one hatchling for each week of the raffle.
1. Guess everything about the hatchling!
3. Wait and see who gets the closest to the hatchling!
Each guess will gain you 20 tickets for participating!
The one who guesses the closest to the baby that comes from that week's egg will be the one to receive the hatchling. If you win but don't want it, or just wanted to play the guessing game, then you are free to gift the hatchling to anyone you want!
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1. Pick a dragon you want to enter into the costume party.
2. Use the Dressing Room to dress up the dragon in the apparel and/or skin/accent you want! You do not have to own any of the apparel or skin/accent. Skins/Accents can be added underneath the apparel at the bottom right.
3. Share the completed outfit here!
Each week you may enter one dragon for the current theme, no more. Each dragon will get you 20 tickets for participating.
The top two winners for each week will receive an item prize, preferably tailored to wish lists/uncompleted bestiary familiars to help with those dreams and desires!
Here are my promotional banners! Feel free to put them in your signature to advertise and help out!
Welcome everyone to Hewn Distortions! A bit behind on the lore portion, will finish that later on.
This raffle will run for four weeks until March 23rd, the day before I believe Mistral Jamboree starts.
There are four Ice eggs to guess for and four Costume Party themes.


They say that there are two types of children out there: those who love to read, and those who loathe it.
Those who loathe it are not necessarily bad students or destined for low paying, paper-hat wearing jobs for all eternity. Quite the opposite, the ones who see reading as a chore might instead flourish in areas like math or science. They might be great teachers or chefs or astronauts or computer technicians. They just don't see reading as entertaining. Books for pleasure is an oxy moron. Newspapers and magazines are really only good for lining the bird cage. For some kids, reading just isn't a pleasurable sport.
I am a reader. It clearly translated into my desire to write as well. I have favorite books. I have a favorite author (John Sanford) and I look forward to the new release of his books each year, always afraid that this time is when he will take the plunge and kill off my favorite fictional character, Lucas Davenport.
My husband not only loves the library, he calls ahead and reserves books. George will not go to sleep without a bedtime story.
This picture was taken at about 10 p.m. on Friday night. I tried to snap the picture in the dark, but it wouldn't show up, so I clicked on the light. And I swear to God, the child didn't notice. When the book light that came free with his Snuggie (don't judge me) broke, he almost cried. Thank God I bought this as a backup! Not only does he read every night before bed, but he actually cannot fall asleep without reading. FOR REAL.
We are a family of readers. Let's hope it sticks.
That's Awesome Marney. I had the habit of balancing the flashlight on my shoulder down pat so I could read well into the night. I miss it sometimes. But good for him and loving it!
I am one of those for whom reading is a punishment. You could not give me a worse punishment than to put a book in front of me and tell me I have to read it. I am a math and science person. I am thankful for those of you (like Aunt Lil) who gave my children the love of reading. Seeing the joy of reading is a great example for children. I was so afraid they would inherit my loathing for the subject.
I do enjoy reading short stories and news items. I have been recently turned on to your blog and I enjoy reading your wit and wisdom.


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DescriptionA tuple server allows for processes to store their data to be sent so that each process does not have to block until the receiving process can receive the data. Using multiple, distributed tuple servers allows for this paradigm to become highly scalable, taking advantage of CPU cores and memory across multiple nodes on distributed memory systems. In this presentation, we will discuss the implementation and interfaces of a parallel workflow engine.


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1-6: An OJR Merda and a RoboStrux Runna can make an all silver runner. The leftovers make a red/blue oddity.
7-12: Throw a Zoids2 Hellrunner in the mix, and you get these two! The blue/black one almost looks like something that could have come out in the NJR (except that they wouldn't have bothered to make a black head, with all the silver-grey ones laying around). The red cockpit is from an OJR Sinker, btw.


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NAKAMURA Yoshikazu Associate Professor
Tokyo University of Science,
Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Applied Biological Science
2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-8510, Japan
Homepage URL
https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/ynakamur/
Under-Graduate School
2000, The University of Tokyo Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Graduated
2002, The University of Tokyo Graduate School, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's course Completed program with degree
Postgraduate Qualification
The University of Tokyo Ph.D. Research papers
Research History
200307-200903 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
200704-200903 University of California, San Diego
200904-201006 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Assistant Professor
201007-201803 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Lecturer
201804-201903 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Associate Professor
201904- Tokyo University of Science, Department of Applied Biological Science Faculty of Science and Technology, Associate Professor
Research Keyword
Lipid biology, Dermatology
Biological pharmacy (Lipid Biology, Dermatology)
Research Institute Theme
Academic Awards Received
Academic Society Affiliations
2020/9/1 - 2023/3/31
The Japanese Biochemical Society
councilor
The Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology
2020/1/1 - 2023/12/31
TTHE JAPANESE CONFERENCE ON THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF LIPIDS
Refereed Papers (41)
Other Papers (1)


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Chemistry: Chemical Changes
In this worksheet, students will look at how electricity is used to separate substances into their elements and what applications there are in the industry.
GCSE Subjects: Chemistry: Single Subject, Chemistry: Combined Science, Physical Sciences
Curriculum topic: Chemical Changes, Movement and Interactions, Chemicals of the Natural Environment, Chemical Reactions
Curriculum subtopic: Electrolysis, Atoms Into Ions and Ions Into Atoms, What Are Electrolytes and What Happens During Electrolysis?
An electric current can be used to separate compounds into their different elements, and also to create new products using a method called electrolysis. The diagram below shows an electrolytic cell, while electrolysis of sodium chloride (NaCl) is taking place:
The principle is that the electric current separates the compound into its ions. Ions are atoms that have gained or lost one or more electrons in order to make the compound with the other element(s). The electrodes used for electrolysis are a positive one (anode) which attracts negative ions (anions), and a negative one (cathode) which attracts positive ions (cations).
The electrolyte is the molten compound or the solution that is separated during electrolysis and it must be able to conduct electricity.
Electrolysis of dilute sulfuric acid
Hydrogen is made at the cathode: 2H+ + 2e- H2. The positive hydrogen ions migrate towards the negative cathode, gain one electron each and are discharged as hydrogen gas
Oxygen is made at the anode: 4OH- - 4e- 2H2O + O2. The negative hydroxyl ions migrate towards the positive anode, they lose one electron each and combine to form water and oxygen
Purifying copper
Electrolysis is also used to purify metals, such as copper. Copper is extracted as an ore (compounds of copper with other elements) and is purified with this method. The anode is the impure copper, it dissolves into the electrolyte and pure copper coats the cathode. This is called electroplating.
What is used to separate substances into their compounds during electrolysis?
An electric current
A hammer
An acid
What is a compound separated into by electrolysis?
What is the positive electrode called?
What is the negative electrode called?
What do we call the molten compound or solution that is separated?
What do we call the negative ions that are attracted to the anode?
Anodions
What do we call the positive ions that are attracted to the cathode?
Cathions
Cathides
What is produced at the cathode during electrolysis of dilute sulfuric acid?
What is produced at the anode during electrolysis of dilute sulfuric acid?
Which electrode is pure copper found at during its purification using electrolysis?
Positive electrode
An electric current is used to separate substances into their compounds during electrolysis. It is needed to attract the ions in the substance you are trying to separate.
A compound is separated into ions through the process of electrolysis. Ions are atoms that have gained or lost one or more electrons in order to make the compound with the other element(s).
The positive electrode is the anode and it attracts negative ions (anions). The other one is the cathode and it will attract the positive ions (anions)
The negative electrode is the cathode. It attracts positive ions (cations). Did you read this last question? I might have given you a clue then!
The molten compound or solution that is separated is the electrolyte. This could be any product that you want to separate such as aluminium oxide or sodium chloride.
Negative ions attracted to the anode are called anions. Positive ones would be cations
Positive ions attracted to the cathode are called cations. Again, I might have given this away in the last description - did you read it?
Hydrogen is produced at the cathode during electrolysis of dilute sulfuric acid:
2H+ + 2e- --> H2.
Oxygen is produced at the anode during electrolysis of dilute sulfuric acid:
4OH- - 4e- --> 2H< sub>O + O2.
Pure copper coats the cathode. This is because it is a positive ion (because it is metal) and positive is attracted to negative.
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A man who crashed his car last year and then traded gunshots with a Cache County rescue worker, pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser charges.
Cade M. Austin – who was injured in the Dec. 15 shootout with Assistant Smithfield City Fire Chief Jeremy Hunt – was charged with two counts of first-degree felony attempted murder and a slew of misdemeanor counts.
On Tuesday, Austin pleaded guilty in 1st District Court to one count each of attempted murder and aggravated assault, both second-degree felonies punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
In exchange for his pleas, the other counts were dismissed.
Also as part of the plea deal, prosecutors will recommend that the 30-year-old Preston, Idaho man serve the two prison terms concurrently.
Sentencing is set for next month before Judge Kevin Allen.
Deputy Cache County Attorney Spencer Walsh said Tuesday that the victims – Hunt and Lewiston city EMT Nathan Sisson – were comfortable with the plea deal.
Walsh said the deal took into account that Austin has expressed remorse, and that his blood-alcohol level after the episode tested at 0.412 – which is more than five times the legal limit of 0.08 for driving in Utah.
Despite his extreme intoxication, Austin conceded that he was able to form the mental intent to shoot off nine rounds from a handgun at the two men trying to assist him after the crash.
"He admitted he committed the crimes of attempted murder and aggravated assault," Walsh said.
During a February preliminary hearing, Hunt described the situation as shoot or be shot.
Hunt, who has a concealed firearms license, testified that Austin – who had been traveling on U.S. Highway 91 about a mile south of the Idaho border ccc crashed into a natural gas regulating device, which began to spew gas.
The first responders were EMTs from the Smithfield City Fire Department, including Hunt, who testified that Austin appeared "agitated" and "fidgety" as Hunt began pleading with Austin to turn off his car.
"I said, 'Can you hear that loud hissing? That is raw natural gas that is going to explode if you do not shut that vehicle off,' " Hunt testified.
Hunt said Austin eventually turned off the engine. But as he continued talking to the man, Hunt testified, Austin became increasingly nervous, zipping his hooded sweatshirt up and down, and moving his fidgeting hands closer to his waistband.
"Our main concern at this point," Hunt testified, "was to get him out of the vehicle and all of us away from that gas line."
When another officer told Austin that they should get him out of the car, Hunt testified that Austin quickly moved his hands to his waistband and pulled out a gun.
Hunt testified that he, in turn, pulled out his own gun, stuck it inside Austin's vehicle and fired. Austin allegedly fired his gun, as well, though Hunt couldn't remember who shot first.
Hunt said he then backed up and continued to shoot through the back window of the car until he saw that the driver was "slumped over."
"I knew if that gun made it to the window, one of us was going to die, me or one of my partners" Hunt testified.
Sisson saw the barrel of the gun and "hit the deck as shots were being fired," according to Walsh.
Austin's attorney, Bryan Galloway, could not be reached for comment.
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With technical indicators today suggesting gold could dip as low as US$1,322 an ounce in the current corrective phase, bears and bugs are deploying opinions in-line with their interests. The drop by nearly $100 in ten weeks is nothing new, nor is the strident tone growing in both camps. Its all consistent with the bull market in gold and silver that has been underway for the last decade.
In a pattern that is as clear as the four seasons, the tone in the media presages market sentiment, which segues into market action, then market re-action, classically followed by market price adjustments for over-reaction, which itself engenders a reversal of market sentiment, and a subsequent reversal in media tone. Metaphysical economic ping pong at its finest.
To detail and exact example would render this an unreadable article, because the micro-focus on step by step events could cause migraines. Far better to recognize the pattern from a 10,000 foot viewpoint without zeroing too closely on the details – you risk missing the core message and opportunity.
That is the classic problem with the mainstream financial press, which can only report what is happening right now. Drawing conclusions about future performance from current data departs the realm of journalism and enters that of opinion, and we know how common those are.
That being said, it is nothing short of remarkable how vast the quantity of high paid experts in vaunted positions yielding astronomical pay are so consistently wrong, and yet retain their overpaid posts.
CIBC World Markets analyst Stephen Bonnyman said at the time that it expected metals prices to remain volatile. "Barring a major contraction in global economic growth, we see little risk of collapse in metals prices but expect a gradual decline from existing levels," said analyst in a note to investors.
CIBC revised its price outlook for gold for 2006 to $580 an ounce from $675 an ounce, while the price for silver was unchanged at $12 an ounce.
Gold has corrected in price in excess of 10% no less than 46 times since the onset of the bull market in 2001. Each time, the analysts and money managers come marching out of the woodwork to proclaim and end to the bull market, only to be sent slinking back in silence as the price of gold powers to new highs.
What is most important in understanding the long term price direction of gold is not listening to analysts at banks whose opinion is a reflection, in general, of what has already happened as opposed to a thoughtful analysis of what is unfolding. It is the fundamental realities in the global economy that instigated the bull market in gold, and continues to drive it higher, in the macro sense.
The number one catalyst in the birth of the gold market was the broad perception that the U.S. was printing too much money relative to its GDP and tax base in order to finance its military and political ambitions in the middle east, where it has historically had a vested interest in maintaining instability thanks to that jurisdiction being the primary source of energy for the United States.
After World War 2, the U.S. learned that the most strategic resource in maintaining military superiority was control over fuel supply. From that point forward, it set about covertly destabilizing regimes in jurisdictions where the political climate was not conducive to its own interests, i.e. continuous supply of relatively inexpensive oil. Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Egypt have all seen the history of their political leadership influenced by the machinations of the CIA.
What the U.S. discovered subsequent to that period was that it could not afford to finance a mult-faceted military presence without going deep into debt, which it then proceeded to do with the blessing of economists of the era who espoused deficit spending as the path to economic prosperity.
The fast-forward result is $14.7 trillion U.S. dollars in debt held by the rest of the world who can now ill afford to either buy more or sell any lest they cause a panic for the exits. The only reliable hedge against the U.S. dollar devaluation strategy now underway by the Americans is the monetary metals.
China, the biggest holder of U.S. debt, is acutely aware of this, and this is one of the reasons why it has become the biggest producer of gold in the world. It will foil America's attempts to dominate the world with the dollar by replacing it with the yuan backed by gold and silver, platinum and palladium.
This fundamental reality has not altered one iota since manifesting itself in the early part of the last decade. If anything, the willingness of the U.S. to debase the value of its currency and impoverish its general population is seen to be increasing, as it purchases an average of $75 Billion of its own treasurys with its own checkbook, i.e. the Federal Reserve.
These corrective windows are opportunities for those seeking to preserve net worth to buy gold, and for speculators to accumulate gold, silver, platinum and palladium producers and explorers.
The only global fundamental change that will alter the direction decisively of the price of monetary metals is a revaluation of the U.S. dollar on an official basis – a move for which the political power and moral integrity are both thoroughly absent.
I am not a gold bug. If the U.S. dollar were to be a correctly valued and unencumbered monetary unit, there would be no need to own gold and silver. But that is not the case, and so, in gold in silver we have no choice but to place our trust. For the long term, that will not change.


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What Happens to your Non-Compete Contract When your Employer is Purchased?
We get this question frequently and the answer can be complicated.
In the most common situation, an employee signs a non-compete agreement with her employer (the ABC Company). The contract provides the employee will not leave the ABC Company (its subsidiaries or affiliates) and compete in the same industry or line of business for a period of 2 years. Next, the ABC Company is bought by the DEF Company and, as a part of the purchase, the ABC Company assigns all of its contracts, including employment and non-compete contracts, to the DEF Company. The employee works for the DEF Company for a period of time but then leaves and competes with the DEF Company and is sued for violating the non-compete.
In many situations the DEF Company loses this lawsuit. Why? Many non-compete contracts identify the "employer" without reference to a subsequent purchaser of the employer. In the situation described above, the DEF Company is the "successor" or "purchaser" of the ABC Company. It is not a subsidiary or affiliate of the ABC Company. It is also true that many non-compete contracts expire after the passage of a specific length of time after the employee leaves the company. In the situation above, if the employee remained with the DEF Company for more than two years after DEF purchased ABC, and did not sign a new non-compete with the DEF Company, then the original non-compete contract has expired and the DEF Company cannot prevent the employee from leaving and competing against it.
My Take: The "devil is in the details." Just because another company bought out your old employer the non-compete contract may not be effective to prevent you from leaving and competing.
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Grace Marguerite (Lesher) Glassman, 97, Hays, died Sunday, March 24, 2019.
She was born Sept. 14, 1921, in rural Natoma to Clyde and Jessie (McConchie) Lesher.
She married Eugene "Dusty" Glassman on Feb. 15, 1942. They celebrated 63 years of marriage until his death in 2005. As a graduate of Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's degree in home economics and two master's degrees in education, she began her college career at the age of 40, while raising her family and working at the Marian High School library. She was a learning disabilities teacher for the Palco/Damar schools until her retirement at age 75. During her retirement years, she managed several rental properties from 1994 until she moved in with her daughter and son-in-law six years ago.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Daughters of the American Revolution and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, Stephen Glassman, Edgewater, Fla.; a daughter, Martha Lang and husband, Donald, Hays; a daughter-in-law, Linda Query and husband, Roland, Firestone, Colo.; nine grandchildren, Elise Glassman, Lynn Krestel, Jill de la Pierce, Jude Lang, Jessica Lang, Jeffrey Lang, Kim Burdett, Kelli Geier and Kendra Glassman; seven great-grandchildren, Bethany, Jayme, Logan, Andrew, Samantha, Aiden, and Bane; and four half-sibilings, Ruth Taylor, Naomi Brumfield, John Lesher, and Myra Lock.
She was preceded in death by a son, Philip "Dugie" Glassman; and a daughter, Mary Elise Milene.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hays; burial in Mount Allen Cemetery, Hays.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, both at Brock's-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 2509 Vine, Hays, KS 67601.
Contributions are suggested to Thomas More Prep-Marian High School, Holy Family or Catholic Charities, in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapel.com or by email at keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com.


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Report: Utilities like PNM vastly undervalue solar energy
Households and businesses with solar panels deliver greater benefits than they receive through programs like net metering, countering increasing complaints from utilities that solar homeowners don't pay their fair share.
Albuquerque earns berth in "sweet sixteen" for solar power
Albuquerque has more solar panels than most major American cities, ranking 12th among major metropolitan areas analyzed in a new report. The Duke City's berth in the "solar sweet sixteen," just behind San Francisco and ahead of Sacramento, was owed primarily to individuals installing solar panels on their homes.
Shining Cities
The use of solar power is expanding rapidly across the United States. By the end of 2014, the United States had 20,500 megawatts (MW) of cumulative solar electric capacity, enough to power four million average U.S. homes. This success is the outcome of federal, state and local programs that are working in concert to make solar power accessible to more Americans, thereby cleaning our air, protecting our health, and hedging against volatile electricity prices.
Report: violators of Pennsylvania fracking rules operate in New Mexico
WPX Energy was among the top fracking violators examined in a new report, breaking health and environmental rules in nearly half the wells it drilled in Pennsylvania. WPX Energy is one of the top gas producers in New Mexico.
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Fracking is dirty. From the very beginning of clearing a site for drilling, through extraction, transport and delivery of finished products, fracking poses significant risks to our air and water and to human health. People who live and work near fracking sites are at greater risk for respiratory and neurological diseases.


Anna Leibenko, a Toronto resident of just 24 years, is stranded in a hospital in Croatia after falling from a boat and hitting her head. Unconscious at the scene of the accident and suffering internal bleeding, Anna is now on life support and in a coma with internal bleeding and numerous head and face fractures.
Anna was taken by helicopter to the nearest hospital in Split, Croatia where she's been treated, but administrators at the hospital have informed her family that she will be responsible for the cost of treatment if she is unable to deliver health insurance documentation. Unfortunately, Anna didn't purchase travel insurance.
Anna's family is now trying to raise the money necessary for an air ambulance to bring Anna home – reported to be $93,000 (CAD) – and to pay her medical bills, which are reported to be over $20,000 (CAD) now.
Travel insurance plans like these also pay round trip transportation for one person to visit the insured traveler in the hospital, so Anna would have someone familiar with her as she gains the strength necessary to be airlifted home.


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Everyone has seen the countless onshore wind turbines that dot the British landscape. They stand in clusters, their blades whirring lazily as they harvest energy from the skies.
The sight of these turbines may conjure multiple thoughts in your head. You might think of the homes and businesses that they are powering, or of the maintenance people that scale their dizzying heights.
But if you're anything like me, you might not have thought about how the turbines actually got there.
Remarkable video shows how a 200ft lorry turns sharp right on a narrow Highland road from SWD Media on Vimeo.
With turbine blades reaching lengths of as much as 200 feet, it takes a seriously skilled driver to transport them to where they need to go.
So, the next time that you see a wind turbine in-situ, think of the amount of work and effort that went into getting it there.


At Complete Dental Health, our patients' health and happiness is our top priority. We know coming to the dentist probably doesn't top your list of fun things to do. We also know that coming to the dentist regularly is important if you want to avoid more painful and costly oral health problems down the road. Whether you just need regular exams and cleanings, more complex restorative work, or want to improve the look of your smile with cosmetic dentistry, our team provides exceptional care in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Complete Dental Health welcomes everyone from Hillcrest and the larger San Diego area to experience the difference of a dentist that truly cares. Our concierge level of care from our entire team is unsurpassed and enables our patients to lead healthier, happier, more confident lives through comprehensive, personalized visits.
We use only the most advanced technology and cutting edge techniques to bring our patients the best solutions modern dentistry has to offer. We have sedation options available to help patients with dental anxiety get the care they need, comfortably. We also offer solutions for patients who clench and grind their teeth (bruxism), patients with TMJ, and patients suffering from sleep apnea. Whatever your dental needs are, we have a solution for you at Complete Dental Health.
If you or someone you know has experienced a traumatic dental injury and is in need of urgent dental care, look no further than Complete Dental Health. We make time in our schedule every day to accommodate emergency appointments, and Dr. Collins is on call 24/7 because we all know emergencies don't always happen during business hours. Our doors are always open for current and new patients alike.
Unless a life is in danger, you should skip the ER and call us first. The ER is not trained or equipped to handle dental injuries, and will likely make you wait a long time, before telling you to call us anyway (don't forget about the hefty hospital bill).
Dental injuries are highly time sensitive. If you wait too long it may be too late to save your smile, especially if you've had a tooth knocked out. Here's some helpful advice from the American Association of Endodontists on what to do if you've had a tooth knocked out until you can get in to see us.
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The Phat Witch is the slightly thicker version of the already popular Good Witch sock from Darn Tough - the extra bit of padding makes them a year-round, all-weather favourite that feels great on all day.
The Phat Witch sock from Darn Tough looks fantastic and adds a splash of colour to the normally drab world of outdoor socks. However this is so much more than just another brightly coloured everyday sock, it is made with extra fine gauge merino wool for superb temperature regulation and anti-stink properties. The Phat Witch is the slightly thicker version of the already popular Good Witch sock from Darn Tough - the extra bit of padding makes them a year-round, all-weather favourite that feels great on all day.
These sublime socks are made from a mixture of 51% Merino wool, 46% Nylon and 3% Lycra. The fine gauge knitting makes this sock a true work horse that is supremely comfortable, breathable and fast drying. Merino wool has a natural ability to repel bacteria, so you can wear these socks for days before you need to wash them and allows them to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter...genius!


As a drummer, you'll already be well aware of the fact that your drum kits can go through a serious amount of abuse during the time that you own them. After all, that is what they are designed for.
However, over long periods of time, this can do excessive amounts of damage to your kit, which will only result in costly replacements.
Furthermore, it's worth noting that most of this expensive damage can be avoided with the simple and affordable investment of a drum head. These drum heads are basic covers that fit over the top of your drums that help to protect the skin of your drum while still allowing you to maximize the quality of your sounds, regardless of how hard you're drumming.
It doesn't matter whether you're buying these heads for your snare drums or your toms, you'll be looking for a head that can keep up with the level of drumming that you perform at while remaining consistent throughout.
You'll also want to be paying attention to the amount of sustain that these heads produce, whether you're looking for a clean attack sound, absolute clarity of sound and tone and, never understated, the quality of the sound that you're producing.
To help you make this all-important purchase, we've searched high and low for the best products that the market has to offer. Out of all the outstanding drum heads we found, we've managed to narrow down the selection to just four of the best.
Today, we're going to explore these four best drum heads in detail, helping you to make the right decision and, ultimately, the right drum head for you.
To start off this list, we've chosen this extremely affordable drum head that not only protects your budget but provides an outstanding service for your snare or tom drum. Measuring in at 14-inches, this will drum head will fit with the vast majority of drums, so you can ensure a perfect fit.
What we love about this head is the fact that it provides a medium to heavy-duty drumhead service that not only protects your drum but maximizes the capability of the sounds that you're producing. This is down to the fact that the outer area of the head offers a mid-range tone that's resistant and reliable when you're jamming or performing live.
On the other hand, the laminated dot in the center of the head is a highly durable area that specializes in being withstanding and gives you the ability to really focus on the tones and sounds that you're producing.
In terms of the quality of this product, this head is produced using 1-ply 10-mil coated film and a 5-mil bottom black dot, a production process that Remo has been perfecting for the last 60 years. There are multiple sizes available for other drums, ranging from 6-inch to 18-inch, ensuring that you'll be able to find that perfect fit.
Another entry into our top four list from Remo, this version being one of the most popular and highly rated drum heads on the market, and for a good reason. Coming in with an incredibly affordable price tag, this is one of the best value for money drum heads you'll find anywhere.
This head is particularly durable because it's produced using 2-plies of 7-mil coated film for outstanding levels of reliability, no matter how hard you're drumming away. This level of quality means that this head is compatible and suitable for all kinds of drum, whether that's your snare, tom or bass drum!
What makes this drum even more special is the fact that it's available in all kinds of drum sizes ranging from 6-inch to a massive 40-inch, ensuring you can find that perfect fit that works for you.
As we mentioned above, Remo has been in the percussion product industry for over 60 years. That's six decades of musical and instrumental experience that stands behind this product, and it clearly shows in the quality of the head itself and sounds that it produces.
In this case, the head has been designed to create warm and open tones that will captivate both you and your audience, regardless of whether you're playing in a studio environment or live on stage. All in all, these features come together to produce a high-quality drum head that you won't know what you ever did without.
Evans is another fantastic percussion manufacturer that has been trusted by musicians for decades, both at a beginner level and those rocking out on the main stages and arenas around the world. With this premium choice drum head that remains another one of the most affordable, you can now enjoy this level of quality with your own kit.
This 14-inch drum head is the only one on the market that is filled with oil materials, which ensures its place as one of the most durable. In fact, you can hit this drum as fast and as hard as you like without running the risk of it breaking, one of the most essential factors you'll want to consider when purchasing your own drum head.
This is because you'll still be able to enjoy the classic two 7-mil ply sheets of blue film, with a thin layer of oil in between them both. That oil feature also makes good for cutting out any unwanted and frustrating overtone that you'll find with your traditional, conventional or knock-off drum heads.
All in all, these features come together to produce a classic drum sound with a short sustain that means you create fast attack kicks and hits that sound crisp and clear, perfect for all manner of musical genres including rock, jazz, metal and heavier styles.
Finally, what we really love about this hydraulic drum head is the fact that they are renowned for being so easy to tune, fit easily to any drum you like and have an outstanding tuning range, so you can find the exact sounds that you're trying to make.
This means less time mucking around trying to fit your head, and more time doing what you love.
To conclude our list, we've chosen this awesome drumhead from Aquarian Drumheads that may be slightly more expensive than the other heads on this list, but if you're looking for a quality product for your snare drum, nothing else comes close.
Easily one of the highest rated drum heads available today, this drum head uses the tried-and-tested two 7-mil ply crafting techniques to provide you with a great-sounding head that will last for many years to come.
What really sets this product apart is the fact that it comes with a large 'Power-Dot' that's located on the underside of the skin. This provides you with extra strength, so it doesn't matter how hard you're hitting your drum, you can rely on this head to stand with you through every performance or studio meetup.
With this extra-strength in mind, it's safe to say that this head has been specially designed for drummers who like to hit hard, perfect for if you're in a rock or metal band and love to jam away until your heart's content. Hence why this head is titled 'Hi-Velocity'; it can withstand your excessive impacts.
While the sizes of this head are limited in comparison to some of the other brands, which means it's only available in 13 and 14-inch sizes, this is ideal for your snare drums, regardless of the brand you're used to playing.
Of course, as with all drum heads, you'll be able to tighten up your drum as much or as little as you like, which produces little to no overtone. This means all your drum sounds will remain crisp, clear and powerful; exactly how you want your drum sounds to be.
As you can see, when it comes to purchasing a drum head that gets the job done to the highest quality for your kit, there's a lot on offer. However, to make sure that you make the right purchasing decision the first time around, we highly recommend any of the four drum heads listed above.
This guarantee to give you the ease of use, the reliability, the durability and, of course, the sound you've been looking for. In short, get ready to take your drumming experience to the next level!


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Russia's Big Bet on Gold Is Paying Off
This is just the beginning; sky is the limit for gold when dollar pops
Those Pesky Russians
Leonid Bershidsky	 28 Jun 19 780 3
For years, Russia has been the world's biggest sovereign gold bug: even while gold prices were in the doldrums, it doggedly kept increasing its reserves. Now that gold is at the highest level since 2013, the tactic appears to be paying off.
The U.S. dollar's dominance as a global reserve currency is commonly thought to result from the dearth of safe assets. Russia, however, recently has provided an example of how a sizable economy with the world's fifth biggest international reserves can minimize dollar assets and still do well. So far, it doesn't have many followers, but gold buying by central banks is going up.
Since being hit by sanctions for its aggression against Ukraine in 2014, Russia has had good reasons to rethink the composition of its international reserve. [Actually Russia's gold buying strategy goes much further back.] While the European Union hasn't toughened its sanctions for almost five years, the U.S. has been doing it all the time.
The Kremlin and the Bank of Russia consider the risk of further restrictions unpredictable and dependent more on U.S. domestic politics than on anything Russia does. In the 12 months since the end of September 2017, the central bank has more than halved the dollar's share in its international assets and sharply increased the shares of the euro and the renminbi.
These data, the latest available from the central bank, show the share of gold slightly dropping, even though Russia added 274 metric tons of the metal to its reserves in 2018, bringing its total reserves to 2,113 tons. That's because other assets also increased as Russia sought to insulate itself from Western pressure — and because in those 12 months, the price of gold dropped by almost 7%.
Generally, though, the metal's market performance has, for the most part, justified Russia's stubborn trust in it.
And so far this month, as the price of gold has soared by about 7%, it has added about $7 billion to Russia's international reserves (assuming no new purchases since the end of the first quarter of 2019).
If the price increase holds, gold will account for some 20% of Russia's half a trillion dollars in international reserves, approaching the dollar's share.
The dollar, of course, remains the world's biggest reserve currency, and gold and other currencies aren't exactly displacing it worldwide. But then, the World Gold Council has noted an upward trend in net gold purchases by central banks that goes way beyond the Russian effort — even through Russia remains the biggest buyer. In the first quarter of 2019, central banks bought a record amount of gold, 715.7 metric tons.
China has its own problems with the U.S. and with the dollar. While it can't cut its enormous dollar assets as decisively as Russia has reduced its smaller ones, it has gone for a gradual reduction. And it has shown an increased interest in gold.
Other significant gold buyers include Turkey and India — the latter, like China and Russia, a member of the global top 10 by international reserves.
Low U.S. interest rates, the Trump administration's unpredictable combativeness and insatiable appetite for debt, and geopolitical instability are making gold look like a safer asset than U.S. debt instruments. A few more years of this, and it's possible that more countries' international reserves will be structured like Russia's.
President Vladimir Putin's regime moved first among big reserve holders to phase out the dollar because it had the biggest reasons to fear the U.S. The current and future U.S. administrations should tread carefully to avoid giving others similar incentives to kick their dollar habit and follow the Kremlin's example. While Russia's economic management in general leaves much to be desired, the country's approach to building international reserves is looking more and more prescient.
thomas malthaus
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2019-07/focus/boltons-attempt-sabotage-new-start?source=focus
While I'm not always sure where Bolton is coming from, since he entered the WH as national security adviser the world has become a more dangerous place. That goes without enumerating the points.
He has probably made indirect plays into foreign economic matters resulting in nations going on a de-dollarizing regimen whose effects not as yet fully recognized.
When Erdogan, Modi, and other world leaders consider the S-400 and other Russian weapons systems, they're probably simultaneously thanking Mr. Putin and scorching Bolton.
I never thought until now that US global trade has becomes so existential as to rely on one individual's motive and actions that may imperil the economy for a generation and possibly beyond.
Canosin
complete nonsense and idiotic phrases "….. after Russian aggression in Ukraine in 2014……"
the author of this article may be right in economics….. but a complete ignorant in contemporary historic events…… repeating like a parrot the distorted NATO and MSM narrative of the Ukrainian tragedy in 2014….
TheLooseTruth
Reply to Canosin
Well put……..These authors routinely parrot the MSM official "fictional" version of both domestic & world events. Like you said they may be well informed and presenting truth in their given field but never do the "much needed" research verifying the historical accounts written by the fiction writers of big city Newspapers (NYT, WP, LAT, etc) or the TV networks CNN, MSNBC, ABC etc)


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The entire public transport network in London will accept contactless card payments in the near future, Transport for London has announced. Last October, the organisation revealed that passengers on the capital's buses will soon be able to pay via contactless debit or credit card.
Now, Transport for London has confirmed that the technology should be in place in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games and that it will also be rolled out across the Tube, tram, DLR and London Overground networks by the end of next year.
London will soon become the first city in the world where passengers can access the entire public transport network with a single swipe of their contactless debit or credit card. At present, passengers are required to purchase a paper ticket or load a travelcard or pay-as-you-go credit on to their Oyster card. Soon, however, it will be possible to make direct fare payments when entering a station or boarding a bus.
The new payment system is being made possible thanks to upgrades to the transport network's existing Oyster card readers. New software will allow passengers to pay for their journey simply by touching their debit or credit card to the reader, without even having to enter their pin. The fare will then be charged directly to the user's bank or credit card account, making it easier for both Londoners and overseas visitors to move around the capital.
Transport for London has worked closely with Visa, MasterCard and American Express to ensure that all of the key brands are involved in the scheme. Mark Austin, head of Visa Contactless in Europe, said that he expects 20m contactless debit and credit cards to be in circulation by the start of 2012. He said the new initiative "will be a great new convenient service which will save people time queuing to either purchase tickets or top up their Oyster card".
Hany Fam, president of MasterCard UK & Ireland, also welcomed the move. He pointed out that MasterCard was the first to introduce contactless payments on public transport in the UK in 2009 and revealed that the company has been working on the project with Transport for London since 2006. "We believe that London's leadership will pave the way for adoption of contactless payments in other major cities across the world," he predicted.