Let's face it, some of our favorite foods leave us with some of the worst breath. We enjoy our garlic, onions and coffee, and the state they leave our breath is horrific but completely worth it. Just gargle a little bit of mouthwash & we're good…right? What if I told you it's all a myth, that mouthwash isn't helping you out with bad breath at all? Sorry to have to break the news, but it's true.
Before I begin, let's take a quick look at what causes bad breath in the first place. We have bacteria in our mouths, both good and bad. While there are a few medical conditions that can cause bad breath, poor dental hygiene is generally what causes everyday cases of it. If you don't brush and floss regularly, it is easy for plaque and harmful bacteria to collect and multiply inside of our mouths. That's where our saliva comes in. We naturally produce saliva to help our mouth maintain a healthy pH balance. We produce saliva, then it breaks up all the built-up bacteria and prevents it from sticking around, giving us bad breath. Couple that with your daily brushing and flossing, and you have a relatively healthy mouth.
Saliva is our natural line of defense against bad breath. Now let's look at mouthwash. We know for a fact that mouthwash is full of alcohol, some as much as 25 percent. We also know that alcohol dehydrates us. So, by default, mouthwash is also dehydrating. Now, if mouthwash dehydrates us, we are not producing enough saliva. Not enough saliva, our pH balance is thrown off and bacteria is allowed to collect. Mouthwash is actually doing the complete opposite of what we thought!
But what about the claims made by mouthwash ads to "kill bacteria and bad breath chemically"? Well, mouthwash does kill bacteria. It has to with all of that alcohol in it. The problem is, mouthwash cannot distinguish between the harmful bacteria and the bacteria it needs to leave alone because it is actually helping our mouth.
There were once claims that mouthwash could actually replace your daily dental regime. Nothing could be further from the truth. Mouthwash cannot remove plaque. Nothing liquid can remove plaque. It needs to be removed by physically removing it with a toothbrush and floss. If you aren't doing either of those, the plaque remains on your teeth and the mouthwash cannot get to the bacteria in order to kill it.
So, what do we do when we get a case of bad breath? Forget about mouthwash and use water. Brush and floss a couple times a day, and tongue scrape at least once daily. Your tongue is full of bacteria so a good scraping is pretty necessary. If you are in a jam and don't have a dental kit around, munching on an apple or a stick of gum will do the trick. Both will help produce saliva. And don't forget to drink lots of water. Not only is it just good for you and keeping you hydrated, but the more you drink, the more saliva you're producing. No more bad breath!
If you are in need of a professional cleaning, contact Dr. Gerald Middleton, DDS in Riverside, CA at 951-688-3442 to schedule an appointment today! Or visit www.gmdental.com for additional information.
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How Does The Dentist Clean My Teeth Differently Than I Do?
Regular teeth cleaning is an important of our daily routine. We clean our teeth to make them look good and in so that we can be confident in our smiles. Also, by regularly cleaning our teeth, we prevent oral bacterial infections that lead to complications in other parts of our body, such as the brain, lungs, heart and so on.
Part of what we can do to make sure that our teeth are kept clean at all times is to brush our teeth at least twice a day and floss at least once. Rinsing with mouthwash also helps keep plaque and bacterial buildup in teeth at a minimum.
Another thing that we can do to maintain our oral health all year round is to visit the dentist regularly for professional cleanings twice a day.
Professional cleanings are important because they're different from the regular teeth cleaning that you already do at home.
There are two reasons why you'll want to have your teeth cleaned at the dentist's office – to prevent tooth loss and to prevent oral infections from infecting other parts of your body.
Professional dental cleanings help remove the buildup of plaque and tartar from teeth, the main cause of gum disease and other oral complications. Even with regular brushing and flossing, your teeth may still be prone to plaque buildup, especially in hard to reach areas.
If neglected, plaque and bacteria may build up in such obscure areas, which may result to the earliest sign of gum disease – bleeding and inflamed gums. If not treated as early as then, the infection may spread out and infect the bone and tissues in your mouth. Although your body's immune system can fight off the infection, it won't be able to do so effectively for so long. This is exactly where professional dental cleanings come in.
In a way, professional dental cleanings help level the playing field. It helps remove most of the plaque and tartar responsible for the infection, so that your body's immune system won't have to fight them off on its own. This then lowers your mouth's risk for gum disease. Better yet, regular professional dental cleanings make sure that the oral infection in your mouth does not progress to the point that the damage becomes already irreversible.
Before and during the procedure, the dentist will explain to you the status of your oral health, like why your teeth are sensitive or why your gums are bleeding, and what's going to be done to help remedy your situation.
If you want, you can ask for an intro-oral camera or a mirror that will allow you to watch the dentist as he or she works. While optional, asking for one can help you gain a better understanding on what's being done to your teeth.
In some cases, such as when you already have gum disease, your dentist may recommend deep cleaning, or scaling and root planning. This type of treatment is more thorough than a regular dental cleaning. This is type of cleaning is necessary when there are already large amounts of tartar and bacteria under your gums.
Regardless of what cleaning your dentist recommends, you'll usually be updated on the state of your oral health. Your dentist will probably then take a few minutes to discuss with you on how you can improve your brushing and flossing technique, as well as when you should go back for another appointment.
Listen well to what your dentist says and follow any advice given. If you do that, you should enjoy cleaner and better-looking teeth that will stay that away for a long time.


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ETS Express Expands Sales Team
The Oxnard, California-based supplier ETS Express Inc. announced the hiring of three members for its sales team.
Mark Chipchase will be the newest multi-line sales representative for the mid-Atlantic territory, Julie Roben will join as a factory sales representative for the northwest territory and Jared Dahl will become a strategic accounts manager. Dahl's responsibilities will include updating internal systems and building relationships with existing accounts.
Dahl, who joins ETS after five years at OGIO International, Bluffdale, Utah, and two years at Braven, Irvine, Calif., has sales and customer service experience with a skill for developing new business.
Roben, who has been in the industry since 1997, moves from alphabroder, Trevose, Pa., but she began her career with distributor BDA, Woodinville, Wash., where she worked as a product developer on its retail programs.
Chipchase made his debut in the industry in 1993, working with a supplier. He began his multi-line business in 1999. His other clients include Dunbrooke, Independence, Mo.; Outdoor Cap Company Inc., Bentonville, Ark.; Spector & Co., West Chazy, N.Y.; and Snugz USA, West Jordan, Utah.
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The goal is clear: Reduce carbon emissions from energy generation, helping to protect the environment and the climate. At the same time, security of supply and affordable electricity prices must also be ensured. Simultaneously achieving these three goals represents the biggest challenge posed by the energy transition.
The energy transition is a lengthy, complex process which involves restructuring our entire energy generation and supply system. One core aspect of this transition is the expansion of renewable energy and our power grids. The development of storage technologies of industrial proportions is another key element.
Ultimately, the energy transition will only succeed if – in addition to achieving climate protection goals – the supply of electricity remains secure and electricity prices remain affordable. For the foreseeable future, conventional power stations will be necessary as a bridging technology to this end. These plants function as the safety net for the energy transition.
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Boulder-size asteroid, on collision course with Earth, disintegrates into fireball
A boulder-size asteroid disintegrated harmlessly over Africa, just hours after its weekend discovery.It's only the third time scientists have spotted an incoming asteroid on a direct collision course with Earth. The previous times were in 2008 and 2014.
The asteroid, dubbed 2018 LA, was discovered out near the moon's orbit early Saturday morning, aiming straight for Earth. NASA reported the latest episode Sunday night.
Asteroid trackers at NASA and elsewhere quickly determined the rock — about 6 feet across (2 meters) — was too small to pose any danger. It burned up in the Saturday evening sky over Botswana, eight hours after first being noticed.
Video posted on YouTube, from a farm just across the border in South Africa, showed a fireball swiftly descending and getting bigger, and then a blinding flash in the sky. It burst apart several miles up, according to NASA.
Initial estimates had the impact zone stretching from southern Africa across the Indian Ocean into New Guinea. Tracking systems narrowed it down to southern Africa.
NASA officials said the scramble among scientists and asteroid observers was a good training exercise. Their ability to zoom in on likely impact areas bodes well for the future, if and when a bigger object heads our way.
"This was a much smaller object than we are tasked to detect and warn about," NASA's planetary defense officer, Lindley Johnson, said in a statement. "However, this real-world event allows us to exercise our capabilities and gives some confidence our impact prediction models are adequate to respond to the potential impact of a larger object."
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Paul Chodas, manager of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said it's only the second time the re-entry location was predicted well in advance.
The 2008 asteroid was spotted 19 hours in advance and measured 13 feet, or 4 meters. It came apart above Sudan, as predicted. The 2014 asteroid was discovered just a few hours before entering over the Atlantic, with little time for tracking.
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"We search the night sky methodically nearly each clear night," Kowalski said in an email Monday. "While it is good fortune that I happened on this object, it is what our program is designed to do."
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In August 2009, in the Colombian Open final, Borja suffered serious injury to his right knee which kept him out of action for six months. He reached the top ten World Ranking the month following the tournament.
About three years later, in 2013, he succeeded to climb back into the top 10. In November, he reached the semi-final of the Qatar Classic winning in quarter-final against the seed No. 1 Grégory Gaultier in a tense and controversial match. And in December, he was runner-up of the Hong Kong Open against Nick Matthew, his first PSA World Series final.
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Together 'til the end: Top Ten Best TV Crime Partners of All Time.
Malik Yoba and Michael De Lorenzo
Since television has been invented there have been so many iconic duos on television from comedic like Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Laverne and Shirley, Kenan and Kel etc. But we can't get enough of the iconic cop\crime duos that made us love watching our favorite crime dramas due to their awesome chemistry and their remarkable ability to catch bad guys together as a team. Every television crime drama has 'em but only ten of the very best are what we're talking about on this article. Here we go!
10. Munch and Fin: "Law and Order: SVU."
Richard Belzer and Ice T.
Our first dynamic duo are the odd couple that often steals the show on SVU.
They're as mismatched as can be but in spite of that they couldn't be closer as friends or better as partners.
9. Sam and Callen: "NCIS: Los Angeles".
Chris O'Donell and LL Cool J
The Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of television. Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J just make magic together on CBS' long running hit NCIS: Los Angeles. The chemistry between these guys off and onscreen has been the glue that holds that show together. Sam and Callen are a bickering old married couple, brothers in arms, rivaling siblings, best friends and law enforcement partners all in one and for all those who watch NCIS LA they're bond and comedic chemistry is one of the best.
8. Spenser and Hawk: "Spenser For Hire".
Robert Urich and Avery Brooks
Spenser and Hawk are one badass duo and Robert Urich and Avery Brooks brought those two iconic mystery novel characters to life and owned them so well that no other adaptations of the Spenser novels have ever came close to the portrayals by Urich and Brooks.
Spenser and Hawk come from two different worlds yet these two intelligent, smooth talking and dangerous dudes make one heck of a team and the bad guys are always outnumbered just by these two together:
Spenser and Hawk's unique friendship and partnership isn't spoken of nearly enough but the depth, richness and humor of the bond these two share is one for the ages:
7. Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs: "Miami Vice".
Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson
This iconic duo in many ways defined the 1980's in fashion, style and one of the first great examples of what became a staple in film and television: The white\black cop duo. It all started with that first meeting:
These two are good friends to this day and it's all because of that special thing called chemistry that impacted an entire decade and beyond.
6. Perry Mason, Della Street and Paul Drake: "Perry Mason".
Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale and William Hopper.
This trio is one of the most efficient and tight knit crime solving teams ever seen on television. Perry is probably the greatest lawyer of all time but he wouldn't be able to do what he does without Paul and Della at his side to get him the info he needs, in Paul's case strong arm a foe or just providing him some comic relief when a particular case eats at him. The personal friendship and camaraderie these three share is stronger than most other partnerships on this list and in television history, it's probably because Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale and William Hopper were so tight offscreen as they were on. Perry, Della and Paul working together the bad guys don't stand a chance.
5. Benson and Stabler "Law and Order: SVU".
Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay
I'll admit I haven't watched SVU since Eliot's departure back in 2011. But the partnership and super close friendship of Eliot Stabler and Olivia Benson was the core of Law and Order: SVU and the strong chemistry between Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay was so perfect and added so much to what could've been a typical cop partnership or even a typical man\woman cop sexual tension forced partnership.
Eliot and Olivia were clearly not just partners, though. There was such a deep and powerful bond whether you think it was romantic or just a intensely strong bond between best friends, either way there was nothing they wouldn't do for each other and that on occasion came before their jobs:
4. Rick Hunter and Dee Dee McCall: "Hunter".
Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer
When it comes to dynamic duos Hunter and McCall are up there with the best of 'em. Hunter and DeeDee aka "The Brass Cupcake" were the Dirty Harry and Dirty Harriet of 1980's television and the bond between the two blossomed into a strong and long lasting friendship and maybe something a bit deeper:
With Hunter and McCall on the case you can bet that some unlucky bad guy's getting shot. These two loved each other and had each other's back at all times making them a perfect crime fighting team.
3. JC Williams and Eddie Torres: "New York Undercover."
New York Undercover was a new type of cop show back in 1994. JC Williams and Eddie Torres played by Malik Yoba and Michael De Lorenzo were new type of tv cops.
New York Undercover was the first cop show headed up by two minorities and also put Hip Hop out there for the mainstream public to enjoy. The show was all flavor but the best part about it was the partnership of Eddie and JC, these two guys were brothers in blue and brothers period. They kicked butt on the streets and shared a drink at the local night club every night where some hot hip hop or soul group were performing. JC and Eddie were NYU and after the show killed off Eddie's character in the season 4 finale, the show was never the same again which is why it was canned a year later:
2. Cordell Walker and Jimmy Trivette: "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard Jr.
It all started with that first fateful meeting:
After a cool start, these two developed a trust in each other which then evolved into them becoming the best of friends and a bad pair of crime fighting partners:
I grew up watching these two and I've always loved their chemistry and their brotherly bond. Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard Jr. make an incredible duo and I couldn't imagine what It had been like Clarence hadn't left Matlock to star alongside Chuck in the iconic Walker, Texas Ranger.
Frank Pembleton and Tim Bayliss: "Homicide: Life on the street".
Kyle Secor and Andre Braugher
For those of you who don't know about the classic 1990's cop drama Homicide: Life on The Street it was NBC's Friday night delight from 1993–2000. It was a dark and gritty police procedural with a talented and diverse ensemble cast but the two breakouts were for sure Detectives Frank Pembleton(Andre Braugher) and Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor). I have only gotten into Homicide over the last 5 months but watching multiple episodes and the made for television movie that aired months after the original series ended I have become a huge fan of this series, it's characters and the amazing partnership between Frank and Tim. These guys are magic onscreen together and managed to make the classic black\white, Lethal Weaponesque mismatched cop partners trope feel fresh and unique just because of the way these two characters relate to each other. They're not always the best of friends, heck, Frank seems like he can barely tolerate Tim most of the time, but when it came down to it, these two guys were the best and most reliably successful detectives in the squad and that's because they work really well together as a team whether in The Box interrogating suspects or out on the street. These two had to be my number one crime partners of all time because I don't think any other crime show in television history has ever created a relationship as complex, deep, interesting, compelling and outright funny as Pembleton and Bayliss. They're friends but also enemies, brothers but also strangers, yin and yang but also oil and water. The layers and depth of the Pembleton\Bayliss dynamic has seen no match before or since. I'll leave you to enjoy the fascinating interplay between Pembleton and Bayliss with some of their finest moments:
And then let me break your heart with their most poignant and tragic moment that showed that despite their differences, these guys had serious love and respect for each other:
And alas their very last scene together that turned their 6 year evolving partnership on its head:
Andy Taylor and Barney Fife: "The Andy Griffith Show".
Andy Griffith and Don Knotts
Nothing I could say about these two best pals and crime solving duo could better illustrate their amazing dynamic better than these:
'Til next time, folks!
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Handsome and optimistic, Aidan's modern tailoring makes it a perfect companion for almost any dinnerware. True to designer Lou Henry's philosophy, the pattern is all about the beauty of pure form. Spearing bites of tender filet with the elegant fork tines and spooning up your favorite steel-cut oatmeal become everyday acts of quiet enjoyment. Forged of 18/10 stainless steel in a pleasing heft and balance, the flatware stays brightly polished even after repeated dishwasher cleaning.


In-between the ceremony and the reception, the wedding party hopped on a trolley and we bopped around town taking some photos. Our first stop was Black Cat Alley on the East Side where our friend Adam Hernandez had been working on a mural. Imagine our surprise when we found it dedicated to us!
We wanted to make some of our cocktail hour, so our only other photo stop was the lakefront. Hard to pass up Lake Michigan in the golden hour.
Can't say enough good things about our photographers, T & S Hughes. Stay tuned for views of the reception.
Congratulations to you Katrin and also to your husband. You look very beautiful on your wedding day and I also love your dress. The bouquet that you and your bridesmaids are holding are very pretty yet elegant. Your friend, Adam Hernandez, has really great talent and artistic skill to come up with an awesome mural that is dedicated to both of you. You, your husband, and also your friends looks really happy in the picture and having a really great time. I also want to praise the photographers for capturing your lovely photos.


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THE MADNESS OF DONALD TRUMP
In just a matter of months, Donald Trump has single-handedly turned America into a second rate power, unwilling, unable to lead the world in efforts to maintain peace, promote trade and further environmental standards. Pulling America out of the TTP,
ALIENS? FACT OR FICTION
Let's say a race of beings came from a solar system very close to us, say a billion light years away. After all, the universe is 13.7 billion light years in size, so that's really close. And, since nothing can
THE LOGIC (?) OF DONALD TRUMP
The Donald is going to bring manufacturing jobs back to America…by threat, cajoling, or guilt-tripping. But who will buy those products? The average manufacturing wages in America is 10 times greater than China. And although wages in China are increasing,
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE
Political parties are likely to become potent engines by which cunning, ambition and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp themselves the reins of government. George Washington Farewell address Sept. 17, 1796
JEFF SESSIONS: LIAR, BIGOT, RACIST, MISOGYNIST, HOMOPHOBE
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Less than two months ago, you said that America should not seek impeachment against Donald Trump. That such action could tear the country apart and make polarization even worse. Now, in the 7/1 edition you say he should step down,


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Naomi Osaka vann titeln efter att ha besegrat Victoria Azarenka med 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 i finalen.

Bianca Andreescu var regerande mästare, men hon drog sig ur turneringen på grund av oro för den pågående coronaviruspandemin. Totalt fem spelare som var rankade topp 10 drog sig ur turneringen, bland annat även Ashleigh Barty och Simona Halep. Sammanlagt saknades 24 spelare som var rankade topp 100 från turneringen.

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Digital assistants to reach more than 4 billion devices in 2017 as Google set to take a lead, IHS Markit says
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LONDON (June 1, 2017) – The expansion of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled services from companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung Electronics is expected to drive growth of the AI-powered digital assistants market, which is on track to exceed 4 billion consumer devices by the end of 2017, according to business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO). The device base will grow to more than 7 billion by 2020 as digital assistants become common across all consumer electronics categories. The huge smartphone installed base will be the main driver of this growth, with Google Assistant launching across modern Android smartphones, Samsung launching its new Bixby platform and Apple already well established with Siri.
Mobile will account for the largest share of devices, but digital assistants and voice as a user interface (UI) are increasingly important in the home through integration with connected smart speakers, set top boxes, smart TVs and streaming media devices. Here, Amazon has an early lead through its Echo speaker and Alexa assistant, which has developed an impressive range of skills and device and developer partners. Amazon increasingly will come under pressure from the likes of Google, Samsung and others that also are looking to develop their presence in the home.
Digital assistants are part of a wider platforms battle
"A broad range of companies are now looking to launch digital assistants or partner with existing services," said Jack Kent, Director at IHS Markit. "Device makers use assistants to provide a smarter experience, differentiate their products and tie users to their platforms. Telecoms operators have deployed assistants to provide new forms of customer support, reduce costs and integrate services. Other platforms can use assistants to help support their core businesses including advertising, retail and entertainment. The key challenges for digital assistant providers include balancing privacy concerns with the need to capture user data to ensure a compelling experience; ensuring sufficient developer support and service integration to offer a range of use cases; and understanding the cost implications of adding AI-enabled services on devices and providing continued network-based support."
Voice is the UI for the smart home
"Voice control is crucial in the smart home environment," said Blake Kozak, Principal Analyst at IHS Markit. Amazon launched the Echo three years ago and there are now more than 105 companies that have smart home devices. That equates to a total available market of 65 million smart home devices in 2017 that are controllable through a voice assistant. This means that more devices in the home are controlled through voice commands, effectively reducing the need for continuous management of dozens of mobile applications. "Subsequently, controlling the smart home is no longer limited to one phone or tablet that sits behind a passcode, allowing friends and family to interact with the smart home to create an engaging and unique experience," Kozak said.
Home appliance makers look to integrate Google and Amazon assistants
"Most home appliance manufacturers already have started to integrate Amazon Alexa and Google Assistants within their smart connected appliances," said Dinesh Kithany, Senior Principal Analyst at IHS Markit. According to Home Appliance Intelligence Service from IHS Markit, the total addressable market estimated for smart connected home appliances is expected to be around 700 million units cumulatively from 2015 through 2020. "Currently these smart appliances are likely to be assistant-enabled, and there is a possibility of also embedding this digital assistant AI-based technology within certain premium ranges of appliances, such as smart fridges, smart wall ovens, smart coffee machines and even robotic vacuum cleaners. As adoption of this emerging technology grows, the key market differentiator will not be simply supporting digital assistant technology, but will be the use-cases and skill-sets which can be built around them," Kithany said.
Google to challenge Amazon's smart speaker lead as third-party support grows
"The launch of Amazon's Echo was instrumental in launching the smart speaker category, and in validating the concept of voice-enabled digital assistants providing a unified interface for the smart home," said Paul Erickson, Senior Analyst at IHS Markit. "The smart speaker market will continue to expand as Amazon's existing success with the Echo line and third party Alexa-enabled hardware will soon be complemented by additional, substantive category growth driven by the Google side of the equation. Third-party hardware momentum is now building behind Google Assistant and set to bear fruit in the form of new mic-equipped products debuting in the fourth quarter of 2017 and at the 2018 CES tradeshow. With the category accelerating in competitive velocity and price aggression, smart speakers stand alongside smartphones as a key platform driving digital assistant penetration within the greater ecosystem battle taking place."
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The Last Stage Coach
In 1950 American photojournalist Jack Birns crossed the Swiss Alps to document one of the last stagecoach services in Europe, running between towns along the Simplon Pass. He had first encountered this survival from an earlier age of transportation six months earlier while photographing a journey on the Orient Express.
Stagecoaches served a vital function for the remote Alpine towns carrying passengers, mail, and supplies as similar coaches had done for centuries. Birns's report was published in LIFE magazine in 1951. Shortly thereafter the service was discontinued, the horse-drawn coaches replaced by motor-buses.
Photographs in the series capture the scenic, often perilous, journey over mountains, through villages, towns and cities, but they also capture the lives of the coachmen and their passengers.
The journey begins at Brig in Switzerland. Coaches would depart from there at 7:20 each morning and were due to arrive at Iselle in Italy by 6 o'clock in the evening. Passengers paid 7 Swiss francs and 40 centimes for passage, about two U.S. dollars in 1951, or twenty dollars today.
At certain points along the route sleighs were used instead of coaches to cross otherwise impassible snow. Pictured below: coachman Anton Bruchi (center) hands over the mail to sleigh driver Johann Zenklusen.
The road over the Simplon Pass was constructed by Napoleon's engineer Nicolas Céard between 1801 and 1805. One of the four short tunnels built at the time has an arched extension for use when heavy snow interferes with travel along the main road.
Napoleon's memory looms large on the Simplon Pass. Pictured below: Coach driver Edouard Theiler and a barmaid pose with a milk cup used by the Emperor at a hotel in Gstein-Gabi and the coin which he used to pay for it. Theiler had been driving coaches for thirty years when Birns met him.
Hospitality in the towns along the route was rustic and simple but no doubt much appreciated by passengers and coachmen alike.
End of the line: the coach crosses the Italian border and Theiler enjoys a well-deserved drink at a café in Iselle.
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A Golden Age of Transportation
James Howard Kunstler on getting around in upstate New York at the turn of the twentieth century:
There was a time just before the First World War when a person could get around this part of the world by train, trolley, boat, automobile, horse, or on foot, and in fact each mode of transportation had its place. This rich variety of possibilities is hard to imagine in our age, when the failure to own a car is tantamount to a failure in citizenship, and our present transportation system is as much of a monoculture as our way of housing or farming. Factory workers walked or took the trolley across the Hudson. Shoppers walked to market. Stores delivered orders too big to carry. Freight moved long distance by rail or boat, and by truck or wagon only locally. Anybody who had urgent business with the greater world at large could hop on a train and get to Albany in an hour or New York City inside of five.
From The Geography of Nowhere.
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The Orient Express
In 1950 LIFE magazine published a photo-essay by Jack Birns on the Orient Express railway line—then past its prime but still wonderfully romantic. Birns traveled the classic route from London to Istanbul, detailing the entire journey. The vintage travel blog Retours has a multipart retrospective on Birns's article including previously unpublished photographs.
The Orient Express was a favorite of royalty, diplomats, and spies—Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, King Leopold II of Belgium, T.E. Lawrence, Tolstoy, and Mata Hari were among the noted passengers at the turn of the twentieth century. The train entered popular culture through novels like Graham Greene's Stamboul Train and of course Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.
The first leg of the journey was the shortest—from Victoria Station in London to Folkestone in Kent, and from there by ferry across the English Channel to Calais.
Victoria Station London
At Calais passengers boarded a train with the distinctive blue livery of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Arjan den Boer writes at Retours:
Wagons-Lits sleeping cars had a daytime and a nighttime setup. During the day passengers were seated on a comfortable couch, which was converted by the conductor into a regular-sized bed at night.
First-class travellers had their own sink cabinet with hot and cold running water. There were no showers and toilets had to be shared…
In addition to its sleeping cars, Wagons-Lits was renowned for its dining cars which were every bit as good as fine restaurants. Although the luxury of the interwar period had faded, in 1950 full meals with good wines were still served at fully-set tables. This was accomplished by a seven man brigade, with three of them working in the kitchen.
Albert Brenet, Le Train Bleu leaving Gare de Lyon in Paris, 1976
Wagon-Lits sleeping compartment
Wagon-Lits dining car
Wagon-Lit dining car
Naturally, the journey through France, Switzerland, Italy, and the Balkans afforded views of beautiful scenery. And also a way of life that had survived both World Wars but was now disappearing. Arjan den Boer writes:
Until 1951, a stagecoach or sleigh ran over the Simplon Pass from November to June to transport passengers, mail and supplies to the villages on the pass. The difference with the train in the Simplon tunnel was huge: a journey of 20 minutes versus 10 hours over the snow-filled pass.
Jack Birns was intrigued by the coach and the coachman he photographed in the border village of Gondo. Six months later he returned to make a separate photo report on the Simplon coach, which shortly afterwards was replaced by a mail bus.
The Orient Express passing Chillon Castle in Switzerland
The Orient Express crossing the Simplon Tunnel
Stage coach service over the Simplon Pass
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Se7en admitted on the show "Golden Fishery" that his U.S. foray was a failure. Like BoA, Se7en also tried to find success in North America and worked alongside Mark Shimmel, Rich Harrison and Darkchild. The result? Complete flops.
What I'd like to ask is, if a singer, regardless of nationality, debuts in the U.S. with English songs produced specifically for an American audience, is that artist still a part of the Korean Wave?
These types of articles always puzzle me. Yes, Park is ethnically Korean and debuted in a Korean boy band -- but calling a Korean-American singing in English a hallyu star, and even a promoter of K-Pop, seems to be a wild leap in logic.
Before stamping the word "hallyu" on every song with a connection to Korea, it is crucial to first deconstruct the notion of the so-called Korean Wave.
The opinions of this commentary are solely those of Esther Oh and do not reflect the views of CNNGo.
Esther Oh, a California native currently residing in Seoul, is a freelance writer for CNNGo. She received her B.A. in East Asian Cultures from UC Irvine and obtained her M.A. in Modern Korean Literature at Columbia University. She currently works as an online news editor at CJ E&M.


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Q: Google translate get current language After finding zero of anything to help me online....
I am using the current function for a multi language site:
function googleTranslateElementInit() {
  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', includedLanguages: 'en,es',     layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE}, 'google_translate_element');
}

However I have no idea how to get the current language once a user changes it.
I'm not sure if this is even possible. Basically I want to update to Spanish images if
Spanish is chosen over English. Any help would be appreciated!

A: The currently selected language is stored in a cookie named googtrans.
Here's a simple example of grabbing the value from the cookie (based on cookie code from here: What is the shortest function for reading a cookie by name in JavaScript?):
function readCookie(name) {
    var c = document.cookie.split('; '),
    cookies = {}, i, C;

    for (i = c.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        C = c[i].split('=');
        cookies[C[0]] = C[1];
     }

     return cookies[name];
}
console.log(readCookie('googtrans')); //eg. 'en/no' for Norwegian, '/en/hr' for Croatian, etc.

A: Your not gonna believe it:
window.setInterval(function(){
     var lang = $(".goog-te-menu-value span:first").text();
     alert(lang);
},5000);

I just had to dig to find the container in Firebug and grab the value from the first
span element. Hope this helps someone.

A: Calling google.translate.TranslateElement().c gives the code for the current language. For example, "fr" for french, "en" for english, "de" for german.
Inspecting the google.translate global object is generally informative. It's a little hard b/c Google's obviously compiled the code such that things like TranslateElement.c don't have human readable names, but with a little effort you can make sense of some of the parameters.

A: Calling google.translate.TranslateElement().a.sd gives the identifier of the current language.

Examples:
  "fr" for French, "en" for English, "de" for German, "it" for Italian

Calling google.translate.TranslateElement().a is an object of other current parameters, like the Google Analytics tracking code.
Check it out in the console to see what is there. How do I access the console?
Inspecting the google.translate global object is generally informative. It is a little hard because Google is constantly updating the code, making changes to the parameter allocations, and has obviously compiled the code in such a way that things like google.translate.TranslateElement() does not have human readable names; with a little effort though, you can make sense of some of the parameters.

A: You might be able to get the language from the URL.
    function getUrlVars() {
    var vars = {};
    var parts = window.location.href.replace(/[?&]+([^=&]+)=([^&]*)/gi, function(m,key,value) {
        vars[key] = value;
    });
    return vars;
}

Then
var selected_lang = getUrlVars()['lang'];

A: I am using google translate module in my joomla site. My requirement was that we have one language button at the top. Default the site will be in English. So the button to display on top will be Spanish. When user clicks on the button the page translates to Spanish and the button changes to English and vice versa. This works fine as long you don't refresh the page.
Now say the translated page is in Spanish and the button at the top is English. Now when you refresh the page the button changes back to Spanish (javascript hide show function, default is Spanish). As I was enable to trace the current language, the language button at the top were not according to the language selected. After to much digging I found this script which helped me resolve my problem. I hope it helps someone else too.
<script>
 //to get currently selected language
window.setInterval(function(){
     lang = $("select.goog-te-combo option:selected").text();
    alert(lang);
},5000);
 </script>

A: I was stuck in the same problem. After spending a day,i got a hack to read selected language from google translate widget.You can read from html tag as we select,the lang attribute gets updated , You can simply :
document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0].lang

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Events are an awesome tool for growing your business if they're run well – but that's actually harder to do than you'd think. If you don't know what you're doing when you plan an event, there's a good chance it's going to end up being a dud. It's really no surprise, then, that so many businesses hire event planners to do the job for them; it's the best way to make sure things go off without a hitch.
Of course, bringing in someone to manage your events – whether you're hiring on a permanent or contractual basis – comes with its own crop of problems. You need to make sure you're hiring someone who knows the industry. You want someone who knows what they're doing; someone who can put together events that'll knock your guests off their feet.
That's what we're going to discuss in today's piece. How can you make sure the event planner you hire is a good fit? What do you have to do to ensure you only bring on experienced, passionate, and – most importantly – skilled people?
What Do Event Planners Do, Exactly?
I think it best to begin with a brief overview of the event management profession. There's actually a pretty good reason for that – it's easier to hire someone competent if you know the job you're hiring for. It's easier to know whether or not a prospective hire is capable of planning an event if you've an understanding of what goes into the job.
See, "event management" is actually a pretty vague catch-all term. The field itself is comprised of a number of different industries. You've got your meeting, conference trade show and convention planners who regularly work with businesses on one end; party, wedding, and fundraising planners are on the other. Even then, that's sort of a general overview – for every type of event in existence, you can bet that there's a professional who specializes in running it.
Working out the details of the budget.
Design the event so that it meets the client's needs, and come up with creative ideas to 'spice things up' if necessary.
Planning the event's scope, time, location, and schedule.
Registration – how much tickets will cost, how they'll be sold, when they'll be sold.
Getting in touch with partners, vendors, suppliers and sponsors.
Co-ordination of marketing efforts for the event.
Heading a team of staff and volunteers responsible for running the event.
Seeing to equipment such as projectors, cattle gating, audio gear; etc.
Monitor the event to ensure everyone is satisfied.
As you've likely surmised, it's not an easy job – not everyone is made for it. The best event management professionals have a sort of natural charisma, coupled with considerable organizational skills. At the same time, they're artists of a sort; with a great deal of passion and a boundless well of creativity. If you're a good judge of character, it shouldn't be hard to pick people like this out – and to determine when someone doesn't possess all of these traits.
Why Are You Hiring In The First Place?
Now that you've a general idea of the event management profession, it's time to start thinking about why you want to hire an event planner. What sort of event are you looking to run? More importantly, do you want to bring in someone on a temporary basis, or a permanent one?
The second question's more important than you'd think. Plenty of the top event management professionals and firms in the industry work strictly on a contract-by-contract basis; although they've a crop of regular clients they frequently do business with, they can't be said to belong to any organization but their own. Looking to hire an event planner as a permanent employee means you're actually limiting your choices a great deal; for that reason, unless you're planning to make events a core element of your organization (as in, you want to be known at least in part as an event management firm), I'd strongly advise simply contracting the work out to an external source.
It's also important to consider what you want your event planner to do, says event planning expert Rob Hard. Again, I'm not simply referring to the type of event you're looking to run. The general theme, feel, and concept of your event should be decided before you even start to think of looking for someone to run it.
You need to ask – and answer – all of these questions before diving into the hiring process.
Right, you have an idea of what event planners do – more importantly, you know what you want an event management professional to do for you. Now it's time for the hard part. Where can you find someone to run your event?
Of course, you shouldn't rely on word-of-mouth alone. Generally speaking, continues Hard, the best place to find an event management professional is at one of the many different professional organizations devoted to event planning. These include Meeting Professionals International, The International Special Events Society, The National Association of Catering Executives; you get the idea.
"It's also relevant to find out who is publishing articles in there industry," Hard adds.
Hard mentions one other source, which he cites as all-too-often overlooked: the local market. Checking with a local Convention and Visitors Bureau, hotel chain, or governmental organization could quickly put you in touch with some of the best event planners in your area. Even if you think it unlikely your efforts will bear fruit, it doesn't take all that much energy to toss out an email or make a simple phone call.
Of course, if you're looking to hire someone on a permanent basis, it gets a little more complicated. Look for someone with a background in marketing or communications – or better yet, someone with an event planning degree. Get in touch with any nearby universities that offer event planning programs, and toss up a listing on job boards such as Monster and Workopolis.
As with any position, the most nerve-wracking portion (for both the hiring organization and the prospective hire, believe it or not) is the interview. You're not going to be able to get by with a few generic questions and a gut feeling here – you need to make sure your questions actually test the knowledge, skill, and passion of the person you're interviewing.
How do you keep up-to-date with industry changes?
Give me five of your favorite venues. Why are they your favorites?
You have been give a brief of organizing a team building event for 150 Google employees to get them sharing resources and working better together. Brainstorm with me some suitable bespoke ideas to achieve the brief.
[Established brand name] is planning an advertising campaign to reinvent itself as a young, cool brand and you have been briefed with organizing the launch. Explain how you would approach selecting a venue for this.
How do you decide how much money to charge a client for an event?
How do you measure an event's success?
See why having a general concept of event management is important? The fact is that unless you're hiring a well-established, extremely renowned firm (which plenty of businesses can't afford to do), you need to run interviews. And like it or not, you won't be able to come up with effective interview questions unless you actually know a bit about event management.
What Should You Do About The Contract?
Now, if your business – like most – is hiring an event planner on a contractual basis, then there's a good chance you'll be given a few papers to sign.
See, most event management firms have clients sign some sort of contract before they agree to work with them (and you should take it as a red flag if the planner or firm you're hiring doesn't have one). Pay close attention to whatever you're being made to sign, and make absolutely certain that you read the fine print. Seek out a legal professional to go over the details with you – the event planner in question likely won't take offense unless they're trying to pull a fast one on you.
While you're at it, make sure you've a clear concept of all the fees and terms of your working relationship with your event planner up front. Nothing makes a partnership go sour faster than having to pay a fee you weren't aware of, or finding out a huge percentage of the profits will be siphoned away from your business. It's all about due diligence here, really.
You should have a general idea of everything that's involved in hiring an event management professional for your organization, on either a permanent basis or a contractual one. As always, if you've anything to add – any questions, comments, or concerns – then give a shout below.


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Interview with Dr Giles Yeo
Giles Yeo is Principal Research Associate at the Metabolic Research Laboratories and Director of Genomics/Transcriptomics at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge. In addition to that, he is President of the British Society for Neuroendocrinology. Giles is interested in studying how the brain controls food intake and determining how this differs between lean and obese people. Further to that, he has presented a range of fantastic BBC documentaries on the subject of obesity. In this interview, we have touched on a wide range of topics from his geographically varied upbringing, to his favourite books, spoiler alert – one of them is The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee. It has been a pleasure to interview Giles and we hope you enjoy reading about his adventures.
Q: What is your dinner party monologue for when someone says "and what do you do?"
A: I am a geneticist and I study obesity. Wait! Don't run away! Yes I know you think it's a simple a problem….people eat too much and move too little. But that is 'how' we become fat. Why, however, do some people eat more than other? That is where the genetics and biological variance lies and is what I study.
Q: Could you tell us about where you grew up; were you a rural or city dweller?
A: My early life was slightly nomadic because I followed my Dad, who was an academic clinician, about. So I was born in King's College in London in 1973. The day I was born, the power went out in the King's maternal unit, so all of us babies were carted over to a small hospital (since shut) next door, St Giles' Hospital (hence my name). I spent the first year of my life in London, then another 4 years after that in Newcastle. I moved back to Singapore, which is where my folks were from, from 5 yrs old – 9 yrs old. I was then in Boston, Massachusetts, USA from 9-10 yrs old, back in Singapore from 10-14 yrs old, before we emigrated to San Francisco, California. I was in San Francisco for High School and University before moving to Cambridge UK to do my PhD. I've been there now for the past 22 years.
Q: What subject(s) did you excel at in school, and which did you find most challenging?
A: I excelled in English and Biology. I really struggled with (and still do) with maths.
Q: Can you recall any reoccurring comments from your school reports?
A: 'Giles needs to focus and apply himself more; he could be doing so much better.' Pretty much some variance on this statement from kindergarten till I was 12 years old.
Q: Did you ever have a eureka moment where you thought, "this is the subject I want to study"?
A: 15 years old, High School in San Francisco. I just took my first big exam in biology and aced it without studying. My teacher at the time, Mr Tom Murphy, said you could be really good at this. Do you want to do extra credit after school on biology? And hesitated, but ended up saying yes. Never regretted it since.
Regarding your undergraduate studies:
Q: Which University did you study at, and was it your first choice?
A: I went to the University of California at Berkeley. It wasn't my first choice, no. I, like many others, had dreams of going to an Ivy League school like Harvard or Yale. But life led me to Berkeley and I loved every minute of my time there. Unsurprisingly, it was an immensely formative time for my outlook in life, both cultural and intellectual.
Q: What undergraduate degree did you study for at University, and in hindsight would you select the same subject again?
A: I studied 'Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Genetics'. It is still what I do now, so yes, I would select the same subject again!
Q: Can you remember a University lecturer who really inspired you?
A: Prof Nicholas Cozzarelli who taught me cell biology. He was a specialist in super-coiling of DNA. Sadly he passed away in 2006.
Regarding your postgraduate studies:
Q: What motivated you to further pursue academia?
A: I actually wanted to become a medical doctor. But I spent a summer in a lab in Cambridge UK in the third year of my undergraduate studies, and soon realised that what I wanted to do was NOT medicine, but actually to pursue an academic scientific career.
Q: What institution(s) did you study at in your pursuit of postgraduate education?
A: I was at the University of Cambridge for my PhD studies.
Q: What was the title of your PhD thesis, and how would you explain your findings to a novice?
A: 'Study of Complement Genes in the Japanese Pufferfish Fugu Rubripes'
I know, a seriously niche topic! In essence, this was a 'pre-human genome project' PhD project….and it had to do with mapping human genes. The problem with human genes is that the coding region, the bit that codes for protein, only makes up around 1-2% of the DNA. While humans and fish diverged over 400 million years ago, we still share most of the genes in common, including their genetic structure. The pufferfish is unusual amongst vertebrates that they have a very small genome, with their coding regions making up 10% of their genome. It meant that it was 10X easier to map genes in the fish than it would be in most other species. The goal in my PhD was to characterise the genes encoding the components of the complement pathway in fish, and then map it back onto the human genome. The thing is, once the human genome project was completed, this project became redundant!
Q: If you had your time as a student again, what would you do, if anything, differently?
A: Difficult to say. The bottom line is while the topic I studied was niche, I became well trained in molecular genetics techniques, which are still the techniques I use in my research today. So I think I would make the same decisions again today!
Q: Tell us about your current research focus?
A: I study the how the brain controls food intake, and how this might differ between lean and obese people.
Q: What do you believe is your single most important piece of research?
A: When I was in my first post-doctoral position with Prof Sir Steve O'Rahilly nearly 20 years ago, we reported that mutations in the Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), a hormone receptor that functions in the brain, causes obesity at an early age. We now know (from researchers all over) that mutations in MC4R are the commonest 'monogenic' cause of obesity to date, with up to 1% of people with a BMI greater than 30 carrying mutations in the MC4R.
Q: Within your area of study, what breakthroughs are on the horizon?
A: I think personalised treatment for obesity, or for that matter many different diseases, based on your genetic profile, could be 10-15 years away. Critically we are not there yet…..but a few more quite realistic technological leaps, and we could get there.
Q: Let your imagination take over for a minute and tell us what you hope your successors will be researching in 2116?
A: Given the progress with gene-editing technology, and leaving aside the ethical quagmire, for now, I think we will have solved inherited genetic diseases, and moved to correcting the somatic mutations that build up over a lifetime.
Q: What do you feel your professional legacy will be?
A: I would like to be an excepted fact that obese people are not lazy, gluttonous and morally bereft, rather they are fighting their biology.
Q: Are you working on any extra-curricular projects at the moment, such as: books, podcasts, websites, or speaking?
A: I am *hoping* to get a book on fad diets written….but in the meantime, I will continue my TV broadcast projects.
Q: If you could give your 18-year-old self one piece of advice, what would it be?
A: The vast majority of disappointment I've had in life has led to something unexpectedly positive. Very cliché I know, but I would tell myself to never look back and to never give up.
Q: What advice would you give someone looking to start, or progress his or her career in your field?
A: Always try to be as useful as possible, and try not to p*ss people off; if you do this, then when push comes to shove, someone will be in your corner.
Q: Which book would you say has had the biggest impact on your life?
A: The first are the comic strips Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, which are no longer drawn. But they are filled with fantastic advice and philosophy in life. The second is The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. Nerdy, but I have read them many times over, and celebrate human ingenuity and the triumph of science.
Q: If you could recommend one book to a novice in your field, what would it be?
A: The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Much of science comes from serendipity, and freethinking facilitates serendipity.
Q: Why do you think being a freethinker is important?
A: Because much of science comes from serendipity, and freethinking facilitates serendipity….or at the very least, freethinking enables you to fully take advantage when serendipity drops something in your lap.
Q: And finally, we are back at the dinner party. Someone offers you a drink, what do you ask for?
A: An American craft ale; An old vine Zinfandel; or a Gin Martini, dry as dust, with a twist of lemon.
If you'd like to find out more about Dr Giles Yeo you can check out his Twitter page, Instagram page and academic profile.
Books Recommended by Dr Giles Yeo
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Sex & Society Tour
A quirky look at modern attitudes to sex in Ireland
On this tour discover Dublin's Secrets:
Leopold Bloom's Night Town
Prostitution - Then and Now
Censorship and Sex Shops,
LGBTQ Rights & Marriage Equality
Irish people talk a lot, but until recently, did not talk much about sex. Thankfully, there have been huge changes in Irish attitudes towards sex in the last decade or two and it could be said that Ireland has finally joined 'the carnal mainstream'!
No longer obsessed with 'fallen women' (what about 'fallen men'?) the Irish are now a little bit more comfortable talking about sex. But what about the history of sex? Did it just begin in Ireland 20 years ago? What went on behind closed doors and what is happening these days?
On this 2.5 hour tour we take a gentle, fun look at sex and society in Dublin. We visit 'The Monto', immortalised as 'Nighttown' in Joyces' 'Ulysses', (and previously the biggest red-light district in Europe), before arriving in a modern Dublin complete with adult stores and fetish shops to show you, in a light-hearted way, the huge changes in sex and society that Ireland has seen.
Q: Do I need book this tour?
A: Booking online is essential to guarantee your reservation
Q: Strangely named tour, Tell me more.
A: Home to one of the largest red-light district in Europe, Dublin changed to one of the most church influenced cities in Western Europe. over the last few decades has become one of the most liberal, Join us and learn the story of this journey.
Q: What kind of subjects are covered on this tour?
A: Who was charged and convicted for selling condoms? Recent laws on divorce, abortion and marriage equality and visit the site of last Magdalene Laundry to close in Dublin
Q: Where does the tour end?
A: The Tour will end at Capel Street, Just a 4-minute walk to the famous Temple Bar area
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Parche is a town and Village Development Committee  in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,182 persons living in 669 individual households.

Parche is one of 43 VDC of Kaski District lies north of Dhikur Pokhari VDC and East of Lumle VDC.Sikles is the major village of this VDC where there is traditional in-habitation of Gurung people.

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UN map of the municipalities of Kaski District

Populated places in Kaski District


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Ex-Belfast cabbie's novel snapped up for Paramount movie
By John Toner Email
June 25 2019 9:55 AM
A NORTHERN Ireland author's latest thriller has been snapped up by Paramount Pictures in a million pound plus movie deal.
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Uber driver turned award-winning writer Adrian McKinty (51) will see The Chain adapted for the silver screen in a reportedly "low seven figure deal".
Shipyard worker's son McKinty was born in Belfast and grew up in Carrickfergus during the Troubles before going on to Warwick and Oxford universities. His latest novel has already been hailed by legendary horror writer Stephen King, who said: "This nightmarish story is incredibly propulsive and original. You won't shake it for a long time."
The Chain - set for release next month - tells the story of a mum called Rachel and her quest to track down her daughter who has been kidnapped.
McKinty's 2003 debut novel, Dead I Well May Be, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award 2004.
He wrote several more books over two decades while working in various jobs including as an Uber driver to make ends meet.
After falling on hard times and getting evicted, McKinty wrote a forlorn letter to Don Winslow, author of bestsellers including The Cartel and The Force, saying how much of a fan he was and expressing his regret at not hitting the big time as a writer.
A one-time struggling author himself, Winslow replied and referred McKinty to American screenwriter and producer Shane Salerno who had helped him become a success.
McKinty was persuaded by both Salerno and Winslow not to abandon his literary career.
The resulting book is The Chain which Winslow refers to as "Jaws for parents". He added: "It belongs in the elite company of world-class thrillers like Gone Girl and The Silence of the Lambs."
McKinty, whose novel is due for release in a fortnight, said: "My story is a story of never giving up, It's a story about writers helping fellow writers.
"I hope it inspires other writers who may be thinking about quitting, to never give up.
"I never imagined any of this could happen, but I hoped it would. I had hope. I am so grateful and I hope my story inspires others."
Tragic Stephen Clements: 'My BBC show offers me an escape from reality'
By Jane Hardy Radio presenter Stephen Clements had told how his 90-minute BBC Radio Ulster show was always "an escape from reality" no matter what was happening in his life.
UVF drug accused Mark Rainey in 'rip your ears off' threat
By Ciaran Barnes A loyalist facing charges connected to an East Belfast UVF cocaine dealing network threatened to "rip the ears off" a young relative of Ian Ogle who was stabbed to death by the terror gang.
Ex-DUP leader Peter Robinson wanted pardon for terror chief Gusty Spence, state papers...
By David O'Dornan Peter Robinson set up a meeting with a government minister to discuss jailed ex-UVF godfather Gusty Spence being handed the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
Performing is the only drug I need: Jason Donovan on life, fame and overcoming his...
By David O'Dornan A cocaine addiction nearly cost him his life during the 1990s, but today Jason Donovan gets all the kicks he needs from performing.


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Law & Order: SVU Renewed for Season 21 at NBC, Will Become Longest-Running Live-Action Series in History
By Michael Ausiello / March 29 2019, 10:00 AM PDT
Courtesy of NBC
Headline-ripping Law & Order: SVU is now tearing apart the record books. NBC has renewed the venerable Dick Wolf procedural for Season 21, a move that will make it the longest-running primetime live-action series in television history. Mariska Hargitay & Co. will breeze past current title holders OG Law & Order and Gunsmoke, which ran for 20 seasons apiece.
"I'm deeply proud to be a part of this groundbreaking show, and humbled to make television history today," Hargitay said in a statement. "The longevity and continued success of SVU is a testament not only to the show's powerful storytelling and ability to connect with viewers, but to its necessity. We have told important stories for 20 years, and we will continue to tell them." (Her co-star Philip Winchester, however, has announced he won't return next season as assistant district attorney Peter Stone.)
SVU is currently averaging 4.3 million total viewers and a 0.9 demo rating as NBC's Thursday night closer, down sharply from its 19th season (which aired on Wednesdays, not leading out of sitcoms) but off just two tenths from what time slot predecessor Chicago Fire did last season. Among NBC's 11 current dramas, it ranks No. 8 in both measures.
What's Renewed & Cancelled for Next Season?
"As SVU moves into its third decade, Mariska has become an iconic figure as a star, advocate and crusader for women," enthused Wolf. "She is an enduring champion of the movement to end sexual violence, and dozens of episodes have dealt with the very same issues that have shifted into the spotlight in this country in the past two years. Mariska is a delight as No. 1 on the call sheet and, to me, a true friend."
TVLine's 2019 Renewal Scorecard has been updated to reflect SVU's record-setting pickup.
TAGS: Dick Wolf, Law & Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay, NBC
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Wine tasting should be and is fun. There are however a few things to keep in mind when tasting.
1) Brushing your teeth, chewing gum or eating mints before tasting can dramatically alter the way wine tastes. Start with a neutral palate.
2) The nose plays an important role in how wine tastes. Avoid wearing cologne or perfume. If you must, apply very sparingly.
3) Don't be afraid to stick your nose in the glass. The way wine smells, "the nose", plays a big part in how a wine tastes.
4) Don't be afraid to try new things. There is a lot to explore. If you don't care for it, use the dump bucket.
5) Almost always, the tasting menu is listed in recommended tasting order; whites before reds, dry before sweet.
6) Tip your server. These folks work hard to provide you with a good experience. Show them a little love. Plan ahead to bring some cash for tipping.
Learn more tasting tips on a Temecula Wine tour. Schedule one with us today.


Every year we celebrate all the brilliant and dedicated people who give up their time to help us in our mission to create Good Homes, Better Lives.
Our volunteer celebration event is our way of thanking the hundreds of devoted people who help in our charity shops, as befrienders to isolated people, those who help us to provide life-changing training and opportunities for young people, those who fundraise for us as well as the many committed Octavia residents and other local people who regularly give up their time to support our work and make a big difference.
Our 2018 Awards will be held at Lambeth Palace and hosted by Tamsin Greig who has generously supported the event for a number of years.
"Octavia's volunteer awards are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and recognise the efforts of volunteers who make such a difference in our local communities.


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Leek Wildcats Complete Debut Season Double
29th May 2019 News
The Leek Town "Wildcats" under 8's girls football team have completed a cup double of the Staffordshire Shield trophy and Staffordshire cup winners cup.
Back in January, Alpha were announced as team sponsors of the newly formed team, with managing Director Paul Clews keen to support local youth development:
"We do a lot for our young people through our apprenticeship programme through local events, projects and charity activities but this is something a bit different for the wider community. It's great to be able to help local young people enjoy sports and hopefully they'll do well in their first season"
The girls secured the first of the two trophies on 11th May after beating Lichfield City 4-1 and completed the double on the 18th May, collecting the Staffordshire Cup Winners Cup. Everyone associated with Leek Town and Alpha are incredibly proud of the Girls' achievement so soon.
Alpha will continue the young team and wish them every success on and off the pitch during next season.


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Telangana PGCET Notification 2017 Osmania University on behalf on Telangana State Council of Higher Education. This Post Graduation Common Entrance Test will provide the opportunities for many candidates in different courses. Every year the organization releases the notification and secure many numbers of candidates in various colleges. Currently, Telangana PGECET 2017 notification has been revealed for the candidates who are spying to use this fortuity can register now on its official website www.tspgecet.org on before last date. Telangana PGCET Notification 2017 online Application starting, last date Exam dates will be updated shortly. The Telangana PGECET 2017 will be Conduced from May 26 to 29 2017 as per the Notification by the Telangana State Council for Higher Education. We have given the Telangana PGECET eligibility, fees, exam pattern and syllabus below. Telangana PGCET Notification 2017 Aspirants refer official Notification for knowing clear details.
Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test is the entrance exam to get the admission for Post Graduate Engineering courses like M.Tech, M.E, M.Pharm, M.Arch and graduate level Pharm.D (P.B). Every year Osmania University conducts PG CET or PGECET for the students of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. After the bifurcation, both states have decided to conduct all the common entrance tests. Now, Osmania University will be host for TS PGECET 2017. The government of Telangana is with full of freshness, it releases so many notifications for the unemployment and notifications for the All common entrance test for the students without late. Now, the government of Telangana has released the TS PGECET 2017 notification through its official site. So, students of Telangana get ready to TS PGECET 2017 apply online. Osmania University and government of Telangana has created an official site for TS PGECET 2017 i.e. www.tspgecet.org.
Qualification: Aspirants Must have passed or Appeared for the final year of B.E/B.Tech/B.Pharmacy /B.Arch/AMIE/B.Planning or Equivalent examination for seeking admission in P.G Courses and it's Specialization/Graduate level Pharm-D(PB) Courses.
Age Limit: Aspirants age limit should be above 17 years.
Selection Procedure: Candidates selection made on Performance of Written Test only.
Aspirants Pleased to check out the official website for TS PGCET2017 Exam Syllabus.
I want to know about PGCET entrance exam dates for Msc(Computer Science). please let me know about its official website . NOT PGECET.


The wall yielded to the hammer; the blows rained down by her frustration were frantic and angry venting her fury at a situation she had found herself in which was entirely of her own making.
Paper ripped from the exposed joists hung loosely now that support had been removed; the paste no longer enough to keep it in place.
Her dreams had shattered as this wall was disintegrating now; dreams of love and life and happiness supplanted by thoughts of hate and death and loneliness. But she would not be the only one to suffer, once this wall fell another of brick and plaster would replace it; stronger and sturdier than the original and with the sole intention of hiding her former lover from the world's view.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, eh? I like how the constant pace of the writing matches the anger and frustration of the character's POV.
I enjoyed your story. So too would have Edgar Alan.
So you guessed I'm not a builder then 🙂 Thanks for the advice and muchly appreciated Doug.
Ha! Nice! We were along the same lines of murder and corpses in the wall, weren't we? For other commenter's sake, here's mine.
Well-written. Loved the build up of description and emotion.
Great comments already–agree with them all. Lack any new remark other than–very well done–I loved it.
That's the way to do it! Hell hath no fury…. You captured rage and revenge succinctly in a few words.
I agree: Hell hath no fury… Good job of showing a jilted lover's frustration and anger–and the fact she did something about it. Thanks for the comment on mine.
nice how the metaphor covers the house and relationship.
Oh. Dang. I've been this mad before. Men punch walls when they're angry, women tear them down the smart way- with hammers. Nice.
Enjoyed the energy and emotion. Nice.
Another tale of murder, this one told from the perpetrator's POV. You somehow make me feel empathetic toward her, in spite of her revealed crime.
Your story had great action and furious (literally) pace. Catharsis!
that tell-tale heart's gonna getcha…….
In the 1st paragraph she states that the situation was entirely of her own making. Sounds like she knew this man was no good from the start. Looks like she will put an end to that problem!
I see you pick up on the Masonic language in mine. You're the only one that noticed that–good catch.
That's what happens when you love someone that you know doesn't love you I guess. I think I might like to take the whole premise a little further and see what really happened in the story.


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MBAN'S ANGEL ACADEMY DEBUTS NEW INITIATIVE TO FURTHER BOOST THE MALAYSIAN ANGEL INVESTMENT SCENE
Home > Latest News > MBAN'S ANGEL ACADEMY DEBUTS NEW INITIATIVE TO FURTHER BOOST THE MALAYSIAN ANGEL INVESTMENT SCENE
Published 9 September, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – 10 AUGUST 2015 – Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (CFSB) the early start-up influencer, in partnership with the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN) and in association with the London Business Angels (LBA) launched the Angels in the City programme here today in Kuala Lumpur.
The Angels in the City programme is the result of a collaboration between MBAN and LBA, Europe's oldest and arguably one of its most successful angel networks where under the collaboration, MBAN is given with an exclusive licence and receives full support from LBA to run and operate a similar programme of the LBA's brainchild in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. V. Sivapalan, President of MBAN regards collaborating with LBA as a huge opportunity to learn from the best and tap on LBA's tremendous experience and knowledge in running a successful angel-investing network.
"Since 2000, LBA has helped over 200 companies in successfully raising over approximately £50mil of funding and over the last 3 years, nearly 40% of the companies selected to pitch to LBA's investors have secured funding despite vague economic climate changes. Moreover, having Anthony Clarke, CEO of LBA who carries vast experience and knowledge in this field (angel investment scene) on board is a tremendous resource to have. MBAN is certainly delighted to fully utilise the opportunity throughout the roll-out of this programme,'' Sivapalan said.
Meanwhile, Anthony Clark notes that the partnership between the two was of a mutual interest given that they have maintained a close working relationship since 2012 following Clarke's first visit to KL and MBAN's later visit to Europe to find out more about LBA's successes and in particular their Angels in the City programme.
"We considered that our Angels programme could be operated in Kuala Lumpur and would like to view this partnership as the opportunity to transfer LBA's best practice to Malaysia on both exclusive and commercial basis," said Clarke.
Clarke also comments on the need of running the programme in Kuala Lumpur despite Malaysia having its tax break scheme for angel investors investing in the technology and innovation space.
"Although Malaysia has introduced its Angel Tax Incentive, that, however, is not the magic bullet to bring more angels to the KL Angel scenario. From experience, we feel that angel syndication needs to be encouraged more in Malaysia to further boost the angel investment scene. The Angels in the City programme will do exactly that, as has been the case in UK," explained Clarke.
Objectively, the Angels in the City programme aims to increase the awareness amongst individuals in Malaysia to become investors as well as to bring their financial capacity and business experience to invest in innovative entrepreneurs with high growth potential within the Malaysian start-up ecosystem.
MBAN views the target audience for the programme to be high net worth individuals and high income earners whose numbers are increasing in Malaysia. Professionals, expatriates and general investing public who are still unaware of the opportunities offered by angel investing are also the target audience.
Razif Aziz, the executive director of MBAN adds that Angels in the City programme is looking to forge partnerships across the ecosystem involving incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces and funding entities that include government bodies, venture capitalists and crowd funding platforms. Likewise, expert service providers from the law, accounting, tax and IP firms are also amongst those whom MBAN looks forward to collaborate with. While some are capable of providing start-ups with funding assistance, others can share their expertise and knowledge in guiding both angels and entrepreneurs.
"The partnerships we intend to forge involve different parties who each play an equally crucial role towards the success of the Angels in the City programme and ultimately, the angel investment scene," Razif said.
Razif also says that Angels in the City complements the Angel Tax Investment Incentive, an initiative administered by the Angel Tax Office (ATIO), a unit under Cradle, where angels enjoy income tax relief of up to RM500,000 following their investments to an accredited start-up.
"Angels in the City acts as a focal point that brings together its angel investors and prepared early-stage businesses to interact socially. Simultaneously, angels get the opportunity to socialise, collaborate and co-invest, hence encouraging more syndicated angel investments and emergence of lead angels in the country," added Razif.
From the event or activity perspective, the Angels in the City programme in Kuala Lumpur will entail the running of a series of Investor Workshops, Entrepreneur Pitch Readiness Workshops and Pitch Sessions which are scheduled to take place at specific intervals throughout the year.
In regard to the programme's future plans, Razif also says that MBAN is eyeing on expanding the programme to other parts of Malaysia starting with established commercial hubs such as Penang and Johor Bharu targeting before the end of the first half of 2016 or earlier if MBAN manages to find suitable partners.
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I was bullied for years in school and understand how frightening it can be to speak out and seek help.
Eventually the bullying got so bad that I was afraid to even attend school for fear of name-calling and physical abuse.
I was assigned a mentor and finally found help and support for what I was going through.
My family, teachers, the police and the school nurse all helped me gain confidence and cope with my problems.
I felt like a completely different girl when I returned to school, and even if I was still picked on, it didn't affect me as much as it used too.
I now want to help other victims of bullying find this confidence and have created a poster with the help of Fixers to show them that it's okay to speak out.
I want to let them know that asking for help is the bravest thing they could ever do.
Nicola Bartlett, Training and Development Officer, and the rest of the team at Cardiff Against Bullying are supporting my Fixers project. They're helping me to share my posters with secondary schools in Cardiff, and say they'll use my resource in their workshops.
My posters were launched at the Cardiff Against Bullying Youth Conference on Thursday 23rd October. They received some great feedback from teachers and school pupils, including the comments below.