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No More Bets! Five Unmissable Watches From COUTUREtime
After a whirlwind trip to COUTUREtime in Las Vegas, we take a look back at the watches that were worth placing our chips on.
By Viviana Shanks
Social Media Manager and Editor
It's that time of the year again! When brands, retailers, and journalists travel to Las Vegas either showcase their latest novelties or to finally experience the newness in the metal. The Wynn Las Vegas makes for the perfect setting for this show. With its luxury ambiance and excellent service, the Wynn has become an excellent venue for COUTUREtime. For my second year at the show, I decided to take a look at five standout watches.
Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 36mm
There is no secret that we have a soft spot for Oris at Watchonista. The Swiss brand always impresses with high quality and original timepieces for more than reasonable prices. This year, the piece that caught my eye was the new Oris Big Crown Pointer Date in 36mm.
The Big Crown was first introduced as a Pilot's watch in 1938. Since then, it has become one of Oris' signature designs. Technically, the new Big Crown Pointer Date is not a Pilot's watch. But the design is inspired by Pilots of the past with a big crown to help pilots adjust their watches while wearing gloves. I cannot help but think this could be a perfect watch for the lady pilots out there that don't necessarily need a 44mm watch which impedes control of their aircraft. Yet, the watch would still look elegant and most importantly, efficient.
This Oris Pilot Big Crown has a deep matte blue dial that makes the golden minute wheel and large white numerals stand out. The date is displayed with the third hand at the edge of the dial, making it discreet and leaving the gorgeous dial complete. With a 36mm steel case featuring a bronze bezel which is sure to gain a lovely patina with use, this timepiece has the perfect vintage vibe for your wrist.
Rado Golden Horse Limited Edition
Rado is a brand that likes to innovate with materials yet remain accessibly priced for the broader public. This particular timepiece is a re-edition of the famous 1957 waterproof model that was at the time already quite a step forward design-wise for the era. Part of Rado's Tradition line, the new Golden Horse is a welcome colorful throwback.
Anyone that knows me knows that I have an obsession for the color red. So I think we can say it was love at first sight. The red and black gradient on the sunray dial playfully changes color with the light. In the center at six o'clock, two applied golden sea horses. I couldn't take my eyes off this 37mm automatic watch.
Bell & Ross Bronze Diver BR-03-92 Diver Green Bronze
Bell & Ross has always been a brand that's fascinated me. Their unusual designs and their use of different case materials like sapphire combine for legitimacy not seen at their price point.
At COUTUREtime, the limited edition BR 03-92 Diver green bronze was a stunner and seemed to fit perfectly with the Vegas vibe. The combination of the olive green with the Bronze made it a perfect match. Inspired by military camouflage, the color had a certain elegance to it thanks to the matte green dial. On the wrist, it looked ready to take a plunge into the pool or on an aquatic adventure. One thing for sure, I cannot wait to see the bronze case patina after a few dives. Awesomeness guaranteed for $3,990
First introduced in 2017, The Defy Lab revolutionized the watchmaking world with the introduction of a new monolithic oscillator made out of Silicon. The Defy Inventor, unlike its predecessor, the Defy Lab, which was mostly a concept watch limited to 10 pieces. The Defy Inventor will be produced in higher quantities.
The 44mm titanium case pairs nicely with a uniquely textured 'Aeronith' bezel which gives the timepiece a robust, yet futuristic look. The real surprise is on the blue open worked dial where we can see a colossal oscillator made out of Silicon in full action. You will be mesmerized, and for $17,800, it's an excellent price for a gorgeous piece of horological innovation.
Tudor Black Bay Bronze slate grey dial
Tudor has found its bread and butter design! The Black Bay case is now a favorite among collectors so much so that it is getting harder by the day to find one in any declination. This case design is modern and comfortable on the wrist, meant to appeal to a younger crowd.
Since the launch of their first Bronze timepiece, Tudor has enjoyed continued success with their Bronze models. Owning one myself, I love how the bronze colored case changed with the use and atmosphere, making every timepiece unique with age.
This year, Tudor launched a slate grey edition. The 43mm bronze case is a perfect match to the slate grey dial. Combined with their iconic Nato straps, made from a family business in the South of France, we can assure you this is the perfect summer beach watch.
(Photography by Liam O'Donnell)
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Industry News: COUTUREtime Cancels Its 2020 Edition
By Josh Shanks , Editor-in-Chief
The annual Las Vegas tradeshow goes dark for the first time in its history.
COUTUREtime 2019: Grand Seiko Debuts An Impressive Lineup Of US-Only Timepieces Inspired By The Four Seasons
It's safe to say that the most exciting story to come out of the COUTUREtime show in Las Vegas was the introduction of four new, seasonally-themed...
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import org.junit.Test;

import com.sample.linebot.api.profile.response.Contact;
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	GetProfileManager manager;

	@BeforeClass
	public static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {
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Newfoundland's minister of Justice and Public Safety, and Attorney General the Honourable Andrew Parsons, announced yesterday the establishment of the Drug Treatment Court in St. John's. This court will begin taking cases on November 30th.
This new Drug Treatment Court has been created with the goal of offering an alternative approach to those who have committed nonviolent, drug-motivated crimes due to serious drug addictions.This project has obtained federal funding and moves toward the idea of dealing with those who have drug-addictions less as criminals, and more as people who have illnesses which require help. The court will try and address underlying issues that motivated the crime, and brings together judicial supervision as well as treatment services. With this approach those who have committed drug-motivated crimes will not be left to deal with their substance abuse issues alone, but instead will be taken within a system which will set them up with long-term supports outside of the criminal justice system.
"Restorative justice plays an important role in the administration of justice and our government continues to explore innovative approaches to dealing with offenses. This Drug Treatment Court is a therapeutic alternative to the traditional court process. I would like to thank all those involved, especially the provincial judiciary and the steering committee led by John Duggan, for the tremendous amount of work that was done to get us here today." ~ Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General
The idea is to create a system which will, over time, help bring down the number of drug-motivated crime by aiding those with the substance abuse issues to gain the help they need to overcome their addictions. There will be "court-monitored treatment, random and frequent drug testing, incentives and sanctions, intensive case management and social services support." The court was created with the goal of setting up a network for the offenders which includes collaboration between the justice and health systems as well as social and community supports.
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An Israeli cop shot an unarmed Ethiopian teen. Here's why American Jews should care.
Mijal Bitton
Family and friends mourn at the funeral of Solomon Tekah, outside Haifa, July 2, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli society has been gripped over the past week by the killing of Solomon Tekah, an unarmed 19-year-old Ethiopian Israeli. On June 30, an off-duty Israeli police officer shot and killed Tekah under highly contested circumstances.
While emerging evidence seems to indicate that the policeman was not intentionally seeking to kill him, the conditions under which Tekah was shot are still under investigation and have been interpreted by many as reflecting a bias against Ethiopian Israelis.
Walking this city's streets and stuck in traffic jams, I am witnessing firsthand how this shooting has sparked heartbreak, protests, riots and an increasingly heated public conversation. Major Israeli public figures have debated the nature of the ensuing demonstrations and grappled with questions of racism in Israeli society.
But even as I experience this moment in Israel, I have been troubled by the knowledge that as my Israeli Jewish counterparts are fully immersed in the difficult aftermath of this shooting, my community, the American Jewish community, has little knowledge of Solomon's killing or involvement in the massive protests sparked by the tragedy.
As someone deeply committed to values of Jewish peoplehood and to a Zionist engagement with Israel, I believe that we American Jews must confront Solomon's death and grapple with questions of racism in Israeli society.
A moral commitment to Zionism must include narratives that are painful and inconvenient. It is not enough to speak of the startup nation and to celebrate Israel's many triumphs. We must also explore the darker chapters in Zionism, including discrimination against Ethiopians within Israeli Jewish society.
Moreover, American Jews have a responsibility to face Solomon's death because our community is morally implicated in the story of Ethiopian Jews. American political power and American-Jewish dollars helped support the efforts to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel, including through Operations Moses and Solomon.
In America, we celebrate the Ethiopian-Israeli story as a mark of Zionist success and solidarity. But we have not grappled with Israel's failure to fully integrate the Ethiopian community. We do not investigate the persistent gaps in educational and socioeconomic achievements of Ethiopian Israelis, the high concentration of Ethiopian residents in poor neighborhoods, systemic bias in the criminal justice system or broader social discrimination — such as Barkan Wineries' eventually revoked practice of not allowing Ethiopian employees certain roles in their wine manufacturing in order to align with a strict kosher certification that cast doubts upon the Jewish status of Ethiopian Israelis.
Knesset member Michael Biton (no relation) published a poignant Vidui (confessional prayer) on Facebook after Solomon's killing. One of his confessions was an "Al Het" — we acknowledge our sin — for amazing aliyah operations followed by failed integration. This is an Al Het that we as American Jews must articulate, too.
But beyond moral responsibility, confronting Solomon's killing will bring American Jews to engage with Israel in a more complex and nuanced way. We would have to admit that Solomon's killing is similar to many incidents of racist police brutality in America. Recognizing that Israeli culture suffers some of the same systemic problems of racism as America should bring us to explore the similarities between American and Israeli social inequities, and lead us to resist the sometimes self-righteous impulse we tend to exhibit toward Israeli problems largely absent in America.
Lastly, questions around Ethiopian Jews and Israeli racism lead us to reconsider how American racial binaries are often superimposed onto Israel. Some wrongly assume that Israeli Jews are akin to white Americans and Palestinian Arabs (and Ethiopian Jews) correspond to black Americans. This imagines – falsely – a binary of a racist white Ashkenazi Israeli hegemony against all people of color in Israel.
But even as Ethiopian Jews (and to a lesser extent Mizrahi Jews) have suffered systemic discrimination, most Ethiopian and Mizrahi Jews in Israel identify as Zionist and are not aligned with the Palestinians vis-a-vis the conflict. Their realities, manifest in the current protests, help us resist the temptation to apply American racial categories to Israel and the conflict.
Solomon Tekah's killing is a tragedy that should matter to all good people who care about questions of racism, discrimination, police brutality and inequity. But it should especially matter to Zionist Jews around the world, whose moral imagination and responsibility would expand in a deeply ethical way if confronted with his death.
And for Solomon, it would mean that his death would be mourned and protested not only by millions of Israelis, but by millions of Jews around the world of all languages and backgrounds who would join the fight to ensure his killing leads to a more equitable Israel.
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Q: How can I set an Q_ENUM from a QString I'm trying to set a Q_ENUM from a QString but I've got no idea how to do this. Anyone with experience with this?

A: Example of an enum (works also for normal enum):
enum class MyEnumType
{
   foo,
   bar
};
Q_ENUM(MyEnumType)

Easiest way I found is like this, using 2 essential lines:
auto&& metaEnum = QMetaEnum::fromType<MyEnumType>();
MyEnumType wantedEnum = static_cast<MyEnumType>(metaEnum.keyToValue("foo")));

Just be careful to only execute keyToValue when the string is not empty, using !yourString.isEmpty(). In my case, the enum value ended up being 0xFF in memory. I didn't include this in the code snippet because this check depends on your implementation.

A: You will need to get the matching QMetaEnum out of the QMetaObject for the QObject based type that Q_ENUM is declared in. Once you have that, you can get the integer that the string represents. For an example class MyEnumContainer with an enum called EnumName, which has an entry called SomeKeyInEnumName, this might look something like the following:
QMetaObject* metaObject = MyEnumContainer::staticMetaObject();
int enumIndex = metaObject->indexOfEnumerator("EnumName");
QMetaEnum enum = metaObject->enumerator(enumIndex);
int enumValue = enum.keyToValue("SomeKeyInEnumName");

For other useful tricks in QMetaEnum, https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qmetaenum.html should give you some ideas.

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Washington (Gallant Gold Media Hill Report | Perspective | May 15, 2019) – Huntington, West Virginia Mayor Steve Williams spoke with Axios Co-Founder Mike Allen this morning in a conversation with several other concerned leaders – Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Dr. Vanila Singh Chief Medical Officer US Dept HHS – to discuss a pathway for overcoming the pain crisis in America. More than 50 million Americans are battling chronic daily pain.
Mayor Steve Williams is on the front line of the opioid crisis, speaking candidly about his growth in understanding about the size and scope of this devastating disease, stressing that it is indeed a disease rather than a crime. "We can't arrest our way out of this."
Williams walked the audience through his journey of understanding. Initially, his strategy had been to tackle the crisis through law enforcement, with a hard on crime approach. "River to jail." Anyone crossing the Ohio River to sell drugs in Huntington, WV, was going straight to jail. But arresting 200 in 9 days, didn't change the results. Drug sellers kept coming. Williams was forced to reassess the root cause of the opioid crisis. Addiction is a disease, he eventually determined. Williams explained that Americans have done a superior job at addressing cancer head on by establishing cancer institutes, and dementia by founding Alzheimer institutes, but there are no addiction institutes.
"The epidemic of addiction is the greatest existential threat facing our nation." ~ Mayor Steve Williams, Huntington, WV
When asked about solutions for getting overdose survivors into treatment, Williams outlined Huntington's Quick Response Team, a group of four wearing plain clothes, who immediately move into action within 24-72 hours, to help survivors following an overdose.
The Quick Response Team consists of:
Law Enforcement Professional
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QRT's mission is to:
Better their community
Instill hope for people struggling with substance abuse
Offer Treatment
Show vulnerable citizens that their city cares about them
Overdose deaths In Huntington, WV have dropped by 50% since the QRT program was established. Mayor Williams' ability to define the problem, so that he can solve it, appears to be paying off. His central message at the start of this campaign was,"Everybody, EVERYBODY, had to take ownership." Medical system. Churches. Schools. ETC.
"If you can name it, then you can own it." ~Mayor Steve Williams, Huntington, WV
Getting the whole Huntington community to own the crisis resulted in a turning of the tides that changed the outcome, saved lives, and revitalized the community. Excellent small scale example that can be applied in every town and city in America.
Thank you, Mayor Williams!
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The "The Third Day" exhibition offers the city a new and unexpected insight on the topic of sustainability. A scientific environmentalist denunciation is replaced by an evocative and poetic narration. It takes visitors through a cathartic journey that begins with the Third Day of Genesis, the birth of nature and plant species, Genesis 1.9, that goes through creation, destruction, overcoming, nihilism, as far as a return to nature with a palingenesian pattern that follows sensations.
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I've spent a lot of time this year experimenting with data collection and monitoring student satisfaction and achievement using traditional and digital technologies. After a recent professional development where the staff at my school discussed the qualities we would want in a leader/teacher, I started thinking about asking my students what they wanted in their own teachers, and what qualities stood out as being the most valuable.
This came together in an activity that I did during Genius Hour yesterday and I wanted to share it because it was fun, eye-opening and a good way to start the school year. Unfortunately we're right at the end of the school year in Australia, but that just means that reports are done and it's a perfect time to experiment with ideas for the future.
First, I handed out strips of colourful paper and asked the students to complete this sentence: 'A good teacher …'. I gave one example of my own but then encouraged them to write anything they could think of. They had five silent minutes and weren't allowed to talk about their ideas (except for the EAL students) and the strips were anonymous. I went into the activity with no preconceptions about what they might write, just a hope that they would take it seriously.
After five minutes most of the class were still thinking and writing so I gave them a couple more minutes, then they gave their strips to me and went on with Genius Hour. A couple of students asked if they could help Lynda (an aide in my room) and I sort the strips, so we tried to make categories and removed any answers that were identical.
I was blown away by some of the answers, such as 'enjoys their job', 'wants to share knowledge', 'lets us be creative', and 'doesn't make useless tasks'. All the things I want to do as a teacher! And my favourites – 'is funny' and 'tells good stories'. Maybe not quintessential parts of teaching, but certainly qualities of my most memorable teachers at school.
Then we stuck the strips on a big piece of paper and taped it to the board. After Genius Hour the students were given three star stickers and asked to star the ideas they thought were most important.
So what was most important? By far 'being fair' and 'making learning fun' were the top hits. If I'd been asked beforehand what I'd thought the students would say I'd probably have picked these two as well, because it's what is important to me too. It was a great discussion to have and I could tell the students were pleased to be asked for their feedback. I spend all day telling them what I think of their work and behaviour, why not give them a chance to give me some feedback?
The highlight of the day came when we had our 'School Value Superstars' session (students nominate each other for stickers in the six categories of the school values) and one of the boys nominated me for a sticker because he said I did all the things on the list. Well, my heart nearly exploded. Then one of the other boys started to say 'Well, actually Miss Lenon doesn't… ' but I told him to be quiet and let me enjoy the moment ;-).
I've stuck this sheet on a noticeboard in the school because I love, love, love it. I highly recommend the process to other teachers. I'm looking forward to seeing whether next year's class makes a similar list or comes up with very different things – and I look forward to using it as my own guiding principles throughout the year and doing an accompanying poster about what makes a good student and then the class and I can work together to become better.
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Loved what this provided to both teacher and students in terms of feedback and voice. It also reflects the safe environment that exists in this classroom that students could be open and honest and the teacher equally comfortable with receiving constructive feedback from their students.


Six weeks into his new job as President and CEO of The Florida Orchestra, Mark Cantrell already has very clear ideas on how to move things forward.
He and music director Michael Francis hit it off splendidly, and agree that while the orchestra is doing quite well both artistically and financially, there's room for improvement.
Lots of people, he says, still think of the symphony orchestra experience as "dead white guy music for nearly dead white people" and wouldn't think of buying a ticket for the Mahaffey Theater, Straz Center or Ruth Eckerd Hall.
And what's that? "We need to quit expecting people to come to us on our terms. We need to be taking music, and what we do, to them on their terms. We need to demonstrate to the community the transformative power of music." He's not, he stresses, talking about "dumbing down" what TFO does.
A newly-launched series bringing chamber music to the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, he points out, is a step in the right direction. The idea is to weave the orchestra – the 21st century orchestra – into the fiber of the community.
Growing a newer and younger audience, that old classical music bugaboo, haunts Cantrell, too. He's fascinated by technology, and how it can augment and enhance the live music experience.
Last weekend's performance of Schoenberg's Transfigured Night, which the orchestra played in a darkened theater, accompanied by a surreal, 28-minute silent video of an artist creating a painting inspired by the piece, was a huge hit with audiences – including, Cantrell noted, more young people than usual.
Already in motion for next season is a performance of the Richard Strauss tone poem Don Quixote, in collaboration with the same artist (Geff Strik) and videographer (Joey Clay).
"I would also like to see us commissioning new pieces of music to go with new pieces of some other kind of art, where it's a multi-media experience created just for that moment," Cantrell says.
When Cantrell first met St. Petersburg, he was a bass trombonist with the visiting Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.
Cantrell and his wife Carolyn recently closed on a house near downtown St. Pete. Although she and the couple's teenaged daughter Rose are still in Madison, Wisconsin – where Mark had been CEO of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra since 2013 – they'll be relocating here soon, most likely at the end of the current school year.
He's got plenty to keep him busy, along with the new job. He's a voracious reader, an avid fisherman and a custom furniture builder. His mind, he says, never slows down.
The native of Scottsdale, Arizona says he has "the adventure gene." He moved across the country to study music (on scholarship) at Boston University, and performed for many years with the Boston Pops, Boston Ballet, and Boston Lyric Opera, among others. He also was an adjunct professor of music at Boston University and University of Massachusetts.
The "adventure gene," however, could not be subdued. From 2006 until 2010, Cantrell – by now a trained and licensed pilot – flew shuttle planes out of New York's LaGuardia Airport (he was still playing contract gigs, when he found the time, with opera and ballet companies).
After his employer moved his shift around one too many times, Cantrell left the piloting biz and signed on with the Boston Philharmonic as executive director, where he stayed until the Wisconsin opportunity presented itself in 2013.
All his experiences with crisis management, between dogs and deadlines, attenuating to the bigger picture and to the most minute details, prepared him for The Florida Orchestra.
"After being in the management business for more than 10 years, it occurs to me that the only reason a community needs an orchestra is: We make it a better place," Cantrell says. "We take care of communities.
"Look at communities all over the United States, big or small, the ones that are top-notch have a vibrant arts scene. And at the heart of that arts scene is either a symphony, an opera or a ballet, or all three in some cases.
So i have lived in an "armpit" for 20+ years? And he came here?
I supported the Florida Orchestra during those "armpit" times, and still do. I suggest he quash such crude comments and remember those who persevered through some rough times with the orchestra and care deeply about their success.


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T.e.j.a.s. is based in the east end of Houston, Texas. Our district – Texas Congressional District 29 – surrounds the Houston Ship Channel – the busiest international port in the country, and home to the largest petrochemical refinery complex in the western hemisphere. Because of the lack of safety within industrial facilities along the ship channel, Houston communities have been subjected to decades of uncontainable toxic pollution. As a result, Houston ranks 1st in the nation for Mercury, Formaldehyde, Benzene, and 1-3 Butadiene and a host of other toxic chemicals in the air. Texas ranks 1st in the nation for carbon dioxide emissions, cancer-causing chemicals released into the air, toxic chemicals released into water, hazardous waste generated, and much more undocumented pollution. These highly toxic chemicals cause sickness that range from asthma, to cancer, to infertility. A University of Texas study revealed that children living in a two mile radius of the Houston Ship Channel have a 56% greater chance of developing Leukemia than kids living outside a 10 mile radius. Despite record profits, record pollution, record sickness, and minutes away from the largest medical center in the world- Texas Congressional District 29 has more uninsured children than any district in the nation.
Regardless of these disparities, the Houston Ship Channel is scheduled for drastic expansion for 2014. The Keystone XL pipeline has been given the "green light", and construction of the southern leg was completed in January 2014. This will establish a direct line from the Alberta Tar Sands to Houston and other Gulf Coast refineries, bringing 11 times more sulfur, 11 times more nickel, and 5 times more lead. This will mean a devastating hot, polluted, and sick future for Houston and the planet– one that Chief climatologist James Hansen of NASA declares as "Game Over" for our climate.
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Hello football fans, it's Cole Tuisl, the Sports Director here at WLTL, and already 33% of your Lyons Township Lions football season is over. Led by Coach Weinberg and a young offense spearheaded by sophomore quarterback Ben Bryant '18, the Lions are 4-0, but where does the team stand at this point, heading into conference play?
4-0 is pretty impressive, but the easiest part of LT's schedule is behind them, and their four wins aren't the most impressive looking. Beating Warren and Proviso West by wide margins was expected, but nearly losing to cellar dweller teams such as Morton (Cicero) and Leyden are cause for concern. The LT offense in both of those games struggled for extended periods of time, while the run defense had it's problems containing simple runs between the tackles. Trying to pull off a couple upsets in conference play will require many things to go right, and the Lions can't play against previously mentioned conference opponents like they did against Morton and Leyden. The rest of the football season will truly be an indicator what this LT football team is capable of.
RIOT FEST // MY EXPERIENCE
Hi! My name is Zoe Forsyth and I am the assistant music director here at WLTL. Being
the huge music fan that I am, over the past couple years of my life I have attended probably
more music festivals and concerts than the average human being, but Riot Fest in Chicago is by
far the most unique one I have ever experienced.
Riot Fest is a music festival over the course of three days specializing in punk, rock, alternative,
metal, and hip-hop, which is a similar format to the music our Djs play at the station. This year I
arrived just in time to see Kongos— an African, alternative rock band consisting of four brothers,
Cypress hill—An old school, Latino- American hip hop group, Snoop Dogg—the one and only
—and Modest Mouse performing tracks off their new album Strangers To Ourselves.
Modest Mouse impressed me the most with their noisy guitars and Issac Brock's angsty rants,
which appealed to both the younger and old crowd. Their music is one of the most interesting
success stories in rock history, and there's no doubt that their new album will be just as
successful as their last with great tracks like>> Strangers to Ourselves and Be Brave. I
recommend you check these out :)))
MILD HIGH CLUB INTERVIEW 9/6/15
Recently, WLTL Music Director Matt Danbury and I had the opportunity to interview Alex Brettin, mastermind behind co-op musical group Mild High Club. The Chicago-turned-L.A. musician performed at The Subterranean, preceded by Burger Records' Michael Rault and as an opener for psychedelic Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
With a large "club" of musicians in tow Alex performed a set that felt layered and multi-dimensional, creating an infinite lyrical landscape in the intimate venue space. The ebb and flow of distortedly smooth guitar riffs put the crowd in a trance that heavily contrasted the high-energy bookending sets. For a band to captivate an audience completely unaware of its existence is an unusual feat. With a lifetime of guitar lessons and a formal jazz education behind him, Alex radiated a knowledge of his craft and wisdom of the music industry with justifiable confidence; a certain internal musical progression was evident. He dedicated one of his final songs to a presumable childhood friend to the side of the stage, saying softly, "I played this for him three years ago, I think. Or maybe I was too embarrassed. "
Mild High Club will soar with the release of their upcoming album Timeline due out 9/18 on Stones Throw Records. This is no biased statement, let me assure you. Catch the full interview below.
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Dear Diary, Love Hunter!
Hey y'all! It's Hunter, the Assistant Programming Director here at WLTL. This past week has been pretty fire (That's some slang the kids are using these days to describe something that's really cool) and WLTL (as usual) is running along smoothly! The first week of shows is done, and we can all breath deeply here on the management team.
So far, my experience as part of the governing body of WLTL has been a good one. Lots of freedom, but (get ready for a Spiderman quote people) with great power comes great responsibility. Although junior year is going to be tough, I'm pretty excited.
Now, some of you may be asking what's coming up here at WLTL? Well, it's so great of you to ask! Of course, coming up in a few weeks is Homecoming, and with that comes the Homecoming parade! WLTL (of course) will be at the parade jamming out and passing out free stuff, so make sure you join us!
Besides that, everything else is going fine! Make sure you listen to me and Connor Ciecko's show every Friday from 3-5 for some great conversations and some great music!
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by Christopher Porter November 24th, 1995 August 29th, 2020
The Secret Life of Machines is the new release on VHF Records from the low-profile Fairfax-based band Doldrums. Or is it New York City-based? Or Texas? After recording Machines, the trio's members went their separate ways, but didn't break up. "We're still a band, as much as a band can be made up of three people who only see each other occasionally and are separated by hundreds of miles," says Bill Kellum, guitarist for Doldrums and VHF's major-domo. The secret to Machines's success lies in the consistency of its free-flowing, melodic compositions. "All of the music is improvised, at least at first," admits Kellum. "We just jam and then go through the hours of tape looking for the five interesting minutes." In fact, Machines, part of which was recorded on four-track and part live to DAT, contains 52 minutes of interesting music, spread over five tracks. Guitarists Kellum and Justin Chearno (of Pitchblende) create atmospherics and textures, then Kellum's brother, Matt, lays down dub rhythms. Doldrums' sources are disparate, but Kellum thinks "the format of the band is as much an influence as anything—two guitar players with very different styles and backgrounds, and no bass. I think because of that, we pay a lot of attention to the quality of the guitar sound, as opposed to just trying to come up with a cool line to play over the rhythm section." The CD or vinyl is available for $8 postpaid from VHF, P.O. Box 7365, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.


By TLex More (dive watch) product placement in the latest FF movie. We know that Paul Walker wore a JLC Deep Sea CHRONO in Fast & Furious 6.
But had anyone noticed that Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock was sporting an Oris ProDiver Date in the same film? Here's a pic (not a very good one) of him wearing the 49mm Oris diver . . .
Oris Prodiver is a very cool watch. I am getting my Prodiver soon, but mine will be the Col Moschin edition!


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The US-propelled draft resolution targeting Palestinian Hamas failed to pass a two-thirds majority threshold at the UN General Assembly vote in what is seen is a major upset for outgoing US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley.
The resolution garnered 87 votes in favor and 57 against, thus falling short of securing a required two-thirds majority for the motion to pass. Thirty-six member-states abstained from the vote.
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The resolution would have condemned Hamas, which was in control of the Gaza Strip from 2007 to 2014 and has been again since 2016. The document was in the works for several days while Haley sought to reconcile its text with the EU and major Arab nations.
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The final draft denounces Hamas "for repeatedly firing rockets into Israel and for inciting violence, thereby putting civilians at risk," demands it and other militant groups, such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad "cease all provocative actions and violent activity," including "airborne incendiary devices."
Haley has put a great deal of personal effort into making sure that what could have been the first-ever UN resolution condemning Hamas found support within the 193-strong body of nations.
It was reported that she had sent letters to all UN missions, saying that the US "takes the outcome of the vote very seriously."
However, the thinly veiled threat did not sit well with Qatar, which called a procedural vote some 20 minutes before the vote on the resolution, which arguably sealed its fate.
Qatar argued that a two-thirds majority instead of a simple majority should be required for the resolution to pass. The motion, to the dismay of the US, was narrowly approved.
The resolution might have been a swan song for the outgoing diplomat, who abruptly announced her resignation in October, an unnamed Security Council diplomat told AFP.
READ MORE: Trump accepts Nikki Haley's surprise resignation as UN ambassador
"She would like to go out with something," he said.
Haley's strenuous effort was fully supported by the Trump administration, which has been unapologetic in doing Israel's bidding at the UN. Haley repeatedly blasted the UN for its alleged bias against Israel, calling the organization's treatment of the Jewish state "unfair."
'With us, or against us': Nikki Haley's top threats & accusations at UN
Ahead of the crucial vote, US Middle East peace envoy Jason Greenblatt attempted to drum up support for the resolution with US allies in the Arab world, reaching out to representatives of Morocco, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Egypt and Qatar, Haaretz reported on Tuesday.
In a letter sent to the Arab missions, Greenblatt reportedly said that the Arab states "have no reason" to oppose the US-sponsored draft if they are against terrorism and for the stability in the region.
Haley has been one of the leading pro-Israel voices in the Trump administration. During her tenure as ambassador, the US quit the UN Human Rights Council, which Haley described as "a cesspool of political bias" and "a protector of human rights abusers".
"Since its creation, the council has adopted more resolutions condemning Israel than against the rest of the world combined," Haley charged at the time, slamming the UN body as a "self-serving organization."
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Author: Jonathan Hatch
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic. Those who champion AI suggest it could solve international crisis, bring an end to poverty and help prevent catastrophe.
But sceptics argue that using it could lead to an end to privacy and millions of jobs being lost.
There are a lot of promising ideas for AI to do good for the world. And here are six of them that could improve international development and humanitarian assistance. They're all projects that are either in production or already functioning.
1. The innovation that knows where to build a school
Using satellite technology, government and census data, crowdsourcing and machine learning, Unicef has created a tool to map every single school in the world. The data generated will determine where there are gaps and limitations to education systems and can dictate and advise governments on their education strategies. It can also problem solve for those children with no or difficult access to a school.
The global rate of school enrolment has plateaued since 2007, and Unicef predicts that 60 million children won't have access to education by 2030. The project has already mapped areas of Colombia, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi and Mauritania. But Unicef is determined to map every school in the whole world.
2. The app that learns what the student needs to learn
China-based Squirrel AI is an intuitive app that can help students learn more effectively. The student answers a series of questions on a subject and, using this data, the Squirrel AI algorithm determines what areas of study need to be focused on and in what order. Regular testing, video lectures and interactive programs help to "plug the learning gaps" without going over areas that the pupil already has substantial knowledge of.
In June 2018, 785 schools across China began using Squirrel AI to learn whether the tool could benefit a substantial amount of students. The company is also planning an expansion into international markets. If this way of learning proves to be successful, it could be a huge asset to those children with less access to education.
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3. The algorithm that can learn where best to relocate refugees
The AI for Good Foundation is funding few different projects. One of them is a program that uses refugee information from previous crises, census data, economic data of the area where the refugees have come from and economic data from neighbouring countries. With this information, the program can determine where displaced people would best be relocated by skillset, resource availability and capacity.
This project is a work in progress, and potentially faces a lot of pushback from nations more hostile to accepting refugees. However, with ongoing global conflicts and increasing amounts of climate displacement, this program could be a huge help and a valuable tool for showing the benefits of taking in refugees.
4. The database that can find and rehabilitate missing children
The TrackChild portal in India uses information on a local and national level from police stations, shelters and other agencies to help locate children that have been reported missing. The portal uses keywords and other descriptors to reunite children with their families or carers. The portal has had a strong success rate and is also used for finding missing adults.
The portal also maps areas that children disappear from, spotting trends and analysing what services are available for children that have been identified as being in a vulnerable area. When they have found a child, the child is also monitored and offered rehabilitation services to ensure they have continued support.
5. The program that can diagnose those in an emergency
By inputting thousands of emergency calls into their program, Corti's software can now spot patterns in speech that suggest when a caller is having a cardiac arrest. Using the software, the emergency dispatcher can correctly spot a cardiac arrest, which helps with triage. Corti can reduce the number of undetected out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by 50%.
The Danish-based company has already rolled out their technology, with plans to expand capabilities to include spotting other serious medical emergencies.
6. The network that can count, identify and describe animals in the wild
Motion-sensor cameras are a great way of observing animals in the wild without being obtrusive. But to analyse each image, these camera traps come at a huge cost and take a lot of man power.
By using facial recognition technology, deep-learning technology and deep neural networks, the PNAS technology can identify an individual animal and its species to an accuracy of 96.6%, which is the same accuracy as when the image analysis is crowdsourced.
On the dataset the network was tested on, which included 3.2 million photos captured on the Serengeti, it was able to identify 99.3% of the images. This tool could prove invaluable for conservation efforts in Africa and beyond.
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A call to action for the international development sector to trust local communities and the groups that represent them more: local communities and groups who are the first responders, the community mobilisers and other unsung heroes
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This new approach builds on the best of the traditional understanding of aid, as well as the main critiques of it, and responds to the new global reality we all face.
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The lawsuit alleges that the policy discriminates against employees who are 40 years of age and older and thus has a substantial disparate impact on the class protected by the ADEA. The action further alleges that the Defendants' actions were retaliation against the putative class members for participation in SURS in violation of Illinois Const., Art. XII, § 5.
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As I mentioned in my write up about our four fabulous nights at the Dream Downtown hotel in New York, the prolific hot spot is a unique experience in itself. With it's famous PHD nightclub on the roof, IGK hair salon, open-air swimming pool and duo of onsite restaurants, we could have happily spent our five days in the city right here. There's waaay too much to be seeing, doing and most importantly, eating in NYC for that though of course.
We did however manage to squeeze in a seating at both of Dream's eateries while we were there because with such glowing reviews and notorious reputations, it would have been positively rude not to. Bodega Negra was actually our first stop after landing hungry, tired and in desperate need of tacos. The uber cool, basement Mexican did not disappoint and quickly landed itself a spot on my best places to eat in New York list.
It wasn't until a couple of nights later that we got round to seeing what all the high-profile fuss is about at Dream's second acclaimed asset, TAO Downtown.
Pop TAO into Google and you'll see it described as Pan-Asian cuisine in a clublike setting and well, that's pretty much it in a nutshell. We've got some great Asian eateries back home in Liverpool (I'm looking at you Blind Tiger) but as you might expect from the capital of the universe, this was on a whole other level. As a popular celebrity haunt and a glitterati go-to for Saturday night dinner in Manhattan, we were lucky to clinch a table in the lounge area, with massive thanks to our well-connected hotel concierge.
Rocking up in my old faithful Zara dress, slightly dishevelled eye make up and an expression of pure awe across my face, I had definitely underestimated the measure of this place. TAO isn't the kind of restaurant where you can chow down on salt & pepper ribs like some sort of resurrected cavewoman; this is a upmarket establishment where the less clothes and more money the better. Or at least on a Saturday night, it seems.
I was glad I had packed my red suede party boots when standing in line at the restroom between two 10 foot tall women complimenting each other on their Dior stilettos and their sequinned 'Loubs'. Somehow, I don't think my Old Skool Vans would have sufficed.
Once we were seated at our table in the TAO lounge by a waitress who looked (and dressed) a lot like JLo's long lost sister, we couldn't help but to take a second to absorb our surroundings before even breaking the spine on the menus in front of us. Having already travelled down a cavernous, candlelit corridor to reach the main restaurant area, I suspected we might be in for a real treat and when it comes to architecture and decor, this is certainly something special.
The lounge area where we were is an impressive platform at the top of an expansive staircase. As the staircase descends, each side is lined with upholstered, red leather booths where groups of people sat eating, drinking and enjoying the hedonism New York's renowned extravagance has to offer. At the foot of the staircase you find yet more vast floorspace filled with freestanding tables and chairs, a bustling bar area and a colour-changing statue of an ancient God that is the focal point of TAO's opulent and decorative design.
Although sitting in the lounge area to eat was slightly cramped for our liking, such a minor complaint got totally eclipsed by the views which our elevated spot afforded. Lights were low, music was loud, spirits were high and the atmosphere was vibrating with electricity. The incredible dishes we eventually got round to ordering and devouring were just a bonus that took the backseat and when food comes secondary with me, you know there must be something extraordinary going down.
Lights were so dim in fact, that you're going to have to forgive my pretty shoddy photography in this blog post. In all their grainy glory, what you're seeing in picture-form here is the Barbecue Duck Fried Rice ($22) bejewelled with lime, mint and fried broccoli, the Spicy Chili Chicken ($34) with onion, pineapple and soy, the Vegetable Spring Rolls ($16) and the Chicken Cashew ($34) with peppers, garlic and ginger. Everything we shared between us was absolutely delicious and with no compromise on quality or temperature considering how many customers were packing the venue out. I particularly enjoyed the Duck Fried Rice and the sweet, sticky, Spicy Chili Chicken.
The TAO menu is segmented into everything from Small Plates and Dim Sum to Yakitori and speciality dishes. The larger plates are separated by 'Sky', 'Land' and 'Sea' so there is something for everybody no matter what you're individual dietary requirements or preferences. As you'll notice, TAO definitely couldn't be classified under 'cheap eats'. However if you're in New York for a celebration or you're just on the hunt for the best places to eat in Chelsea or Manhattan then you're onto a winner here for sure.


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Infections mimicking difficult-to-treat systemic lupus erythematosus
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DOI: 10.4103/injr.injr_161_20
Infections are closely associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE patients require aggressive immunosuppression making them vulnerable to unusual or atypical presentations of common infections. They have an inherent immune abnormality predisposing them to infection. On the other hand, infection can act as a trigger for the immune system and lead to a newonset SLE or flare. Here, we present three-patients with SLE and uncommon infection. First case is of a chronic cytomegalovirus-infection that mimicked a 3-year long SLE-disease. Detection of infection and treating it led to withdrawal of all immunosuppressive therapy. There was no further SLE-activity on follow-up. Similarly, in the second case, tuberculosis presented as diffuse lower lobe pneumonitis, which triggered a mild-quiescent undiagnosed SLE (ANA positive with low platelet count) into a full-blown SLE (nephritis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia). Initially, a diagnosis of lupus pneumonitis was made but later complications of cavitation and nonhealing bronchopleural fistula led to a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Again, in this case, treating the infection led to complete resolution of SLE. The third case is of herpes-simplex virus esophagitis that was confused with steroid withdrawal symptoms. It led to a refractory SLE-flare that settled after treatment of infection. Thus, here, we have discussed the complex interplay of these infections with the diagnosis and management of SLE along with an intriguing phenomenon of treating the infection leading to near-cure of an aggressive systemic autoimmune disease.
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Stumbling outside my comfort zone
Posted byneilsbaker	 February 9, 2019 December 2, 2019
At just about every workshop I lead there's a point where the participants move outside of their comfort zones. Sometimes they boldly leap across the line that separates where they feel safe from where they don't. Other times it's a more tentative shuffle.
It always happens on a Dark Angels course. But it happens too in unexpected places – in a corporate messaging workshop, for example, where an innocuous question like 'what does your organization really do?' can take participants into a place where they've not been before; a place that can feel suddenly discomforting. Especially if their boss is in the room.
But never mind. I can make reassuring noises about the fact that everything will be ok; there are no wrong answers; nobody is being judged; anxiety is just excitement by another name, etc. And it's true, nothing bad does happen.
Yet even so, it's important for me to remember that, while it's easy to say these reassuring words, it's less easy to listen to them. The participants are the ones being encouraged to 'feel the fear and do it anyway', not me. I know the fear will pass quickly, but that doesn't make it feel any less real in the moment.
"I need to feel the fear myself, so I don't forget what it's like. I should take my own medicine"
This is why I think it's important for me to get outside of my comfort zone every once in a while. I need to feel the fear myself, so I don't forget what it's like. I should take my own medicine. And that's how I found myself last week at something called The Lab.
How to describe The Lab? Really, you have to go and take part to understand what it is. But here's how its founder, the wonderful Steve Chapman, describes it. The Lab, he says, is "a not-for-profit place where people can experiment and be experimented on in service of enlivening human beings. It is a safe haven for creative expression and failing happy."
For me, entry into that safe haven meant spending the afternoon in a Bloomsbury attic room with 20 other creative weirdos (they would wear that name as a badge of honour, I think). On arrival, I was asked to write on a small card the name of any 'experiment' that I wanted to perform. These were grouped into those that run for less than 10 minutes and those that could take between 10 and 30 minutes (But nobody really knows for sure, as none of the experiments has been tried before – that's one of the rules). When it's time to start, a card is drawn at random. The person who devised the experiment then takes charge and the participants basically do whatever they are told to. When the experiment ends, we do another one.
In the four hours of The Lab I did some crazy things – things that likely make no sense outside The Lab. I played a game that had no rules; punched a Boris Johnson dog-toy in the face and reflected on what it felt like with a partner who'd stood on Theresa May; squashed a grape into my forehead just because someone told me to; devised a short film to market the appeal of 'humanity', then acted it out with ten people; enthralled a group with my description of a photograph that didn't exist; and started a revolution.
"There were times when I really wished I was somewhere else. But that was the whole point"
There were times when I had no idea what I was doing, and didn't even know what I was meant to be trying to do. There were times when I really wished I was somewhere else. But that was the whole point. I'd gone so far outside of my comfort zone that if I turned around to look for it I would never have found it, so I just had to keep moving forward – which was also the whole point.
I had the chance to try out two experiments of my own. In the first one we played a game I'd made up called Frequently Questioned Answers. The second involved making a prototype of a 'wisdom generator' I'd invented called an Aphorismatron.
Normally, I put a lot of thought and planning into my workshop exercises. But these were experiments I'd only devised on the train that morning. I had no idea how they would work, or if they would work. That was scary.
When it came to the Aphorismatron thing, I had to make up a lot of what I was doing after I'd started doing it, because I didn't have some of the things I thought I'd need. But I suppose that's also the whole point of The Lab.
What did I learn? I am more confident, resourceful and resilient than I thought. But I need to keep reminding myself, none of it needs to have 'a point'. There isn't anything that has to be learned. The Lab just is. Which is why The Lab is so special. I'm still processing the experience, but this much I know: I loved it and will be going back.
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(July 29, 2017 – New Britain, Ct.): The York Revolution nearly pulled off a big ninth inning comeback, but a pair of outs made on the bases derailed those efforts in a 6-5 loss to the New Britain Bees on Saturday night in front of 3,677 fans at New Britain Stadium. The Revs fall to 12-10 in the second half, as the loss sets up a rubber match in the series finale on Sunday afternoon.
Trailing 6-3, the bid for a rally began with one out in the ninth when Alonzo Harris doubled to left, extending his hitting streak to eight consecutive games. Alexi Casilla ripped a single up the middle, prompting Harris to be waved home but Michael Crouse's throw to the plate was on target for the second out. Isaias Tejeda reached on an infield single to keep the game alive as a throwing error by third baseman Jovan Rosa put runners at second and third with the tying run coming to the plate. Michael Burgess laced a two-run single to left-center on a shot that appeared headed for the gap but Crouse cut it off on a bounce and fired to second in time to get Burgess and preserve the one-run win for New Britain on his third outfield assist of the game.
New Britain built its lead early against Revs starter Logan Williamson who had retired his first five batters of the game. Williamson appeared to be on his way through two scoreless innings when Jamar Walton rolled a ground ball to second, but a bad hop resulted in an error on Casilla to extend the inning. Crouse capitalized with a two-run double to right-center to open the scoring.
An error cost the Revs again an inning later. James Skelton led off the third with a base hit, and with Yusuke Kajimoto bunting, Williamson's throw to second sailed into center for an error as the first two batters reached. An out later, Craig Maddox connected on a three-run homer to right-center, as it was suddenly a 5-0 New Britain lead. Maddox' sixth homer of the season was his first against a lefthander, and was the first allowed by Williamson to a left-handed batter.
The Revs got on the board as Ryan Dent lined a two-out RBI single to center in the fourth. Chase Simpson worked a leadoff walk in the fifth, and after a two-out single by Tejeda to keep the inning alive, Burgess singled through the right side to plate Simpson and cut the deficit to 5-2. Reliever Nate Roe entered for starter Jonathan Pettibone and struck out Telvin Nash to end the inning, however, stranding two runners.
New Britain nudged its lead back to four runs when Jon Griffin homered to left-center leading off the bottom of the sixth, making it a 6-2 game.
Simpson drew another leadoff walk in the seventh and advanced on a passed ball and a Harris groundout, before scoring on a Casilla single to center to bring York within 6-3.
Roe (4-3) earned the win for New Britain, retiring all four in relief. Shawn Gilblair survived the wild ninth inning for his eighth save.
Williamson (4-7) was charged with six runs (three earned) in six innings, suffering the loss. It marked his sixth consecutive start of six innings or longer, and his fifth quality start in those six (3-2, 2.39).
Righty Jake Ezell debuted for the Revs with a 1-2-3 seventh inning on a strike out and two groundouts. Lefthander Jared Gaynor was also perfect in his York debut, retiring the side in order in the eighth on a groundout and a pair of strikeouts.
Notes: It is the second time this season that the Revs have lost by one run to the Bees with two runners thrown out by outfielders in a ninth inning; York lost 4-3 at home on June 15 in a game in which Gilblair survived his first save. Tejeda extended a seven-game hitting streak with a pair of hits. Casilla's RBI is his fourth of the series. York out-hit New Britain 14-7 with Casilla and Burgess tallying three-hit nights. Burgess tied a season-high with a three-hit game and drove in a team-high three. York righty Jay Gause (5-1, 2.01) starts Sunday opposite New Britain right-hander Brian Dupra (3-7, 6.12) at 1:35 p.m. Revs fans can catch the action live on SportsRadio 1350, woyk1350.com, and on the WOYK app beginning at 1:15 p.m. with Darrell Henry on the call.


Top Tips For Cleansing Your Body – Why Am I Unhealthy?
It is quite necessary for us to take good care of our bodies. But with the amount of processed and refined foods we love to eat, this can be hard. It has been recommended that we cleanse our bodies at least once a year to push out all of the toxins we've been harboring.
If you've been feeling down or generally unwell, it might be a good idea to detoxify your body with healthy foods. Not only will it leave you feeling in better health, but it could also help to change your diet for good.
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What we put into our bodies is extremely important. Often we eat what we crave rather than what we actually need, and this usually causes more damage that good.
Cut out alcohol, tobacco and caffeine – It might be hard, but dropping these addictive items will really help you to cleanse your body, as they only add more toxins. Try cutting down your intake first if you feel you need to slowly make this change.
Cut out white flour and sugar – These are refined, and can lead to obesity as well as tooth decay. They also contain addictive properties, which is why it can be so hard to cut these foods out of your diet. Instead of white flour, try whole grain options which have more fibre and leave you full up for longer. Brown rice, oats, quinoa and buckwheat are all other good options.
Cut out processed foods – Processed foods have little to no nutritional value, are full of additives and leave you feeling hungry and craving more. Take the time to prepare a filling, healthy meal rather than reaching for a microwave box-meal or lunch meats. Not only will you be doing wonders for your health, but you will also be learning how to make great healthy dishes!
Reduce meat intake – Meats will slow down detoxification in the body, and diets that are high in meat have been linked to heart disease and cancer, so it's good to start cutting down on the amount of meat you eat. If you need some meat, those of the leaner kind such as turkey, chicken or fish are always the better options over beef and pork.
Only a small amount of these meats should be eaten, and it is advisable to take a break from meat for a a few days even up to a week if possible in order to allow your body to rest and clean itself out. For other sources of protein, try eating lentils, chickpeas, or dried beans.
Cut out milk and soda – Milk should not be consumed while you cleanse you body, nor should soy milk. Sodas are full of sugar and therefore should also be left out. For a sweet drink, try fresh fruit juices – but these should be consumed in small quantities.
Increase fibre intake – Eat lots of vegetables, particularly those of the green variety. However, nightshade vegetables such as potatoes and tomatoes should be avoided. Apples are a great choice of fruit for cleansing the body, as are lemons and limes. Other than lemons and limes, however, no other citrus fruits should be consumed, and due to the sugars in fruit your intake should be limited.
Spice it up – If you dislike the taste of certain vegetables, try cooking them in herbs and spices. Cumin, garlic, ginger, rosemary, oregano, turmeric and basil are just some of the options you can try, all of which have health benefits of their own.
Increase water intake – Water is incredibly important for cleansing the body and flushing out toxins. If you can't stomach the taste of water, try adding lemon – which is also great for detoxifying. You could also drink herbal teas such as green tea, dandelion tea or burdock root tea. These drinks will help to cleanse the liver. You should try to drink 12-16 glasses of water a day if possible. Your digestion, overall health and skin should improve greatly as you increase your water intake.
Exercise – Alongside a cleansing diet, it is best to do some exercise.
Exercising improves the metabolism and therefore with detoxifying the body. Yoga is a great way to exercise, as it combines stretching with meditating.
Stretching helps circulation, relieves stress and is great for your muscles. Alternatively, you could also walk for 20 to 30 minutes everyday if you feel yoga is not right for you.
The aim is to get your body moving everyday; this will also help to lighten your mood and leave you feeling great! Try using a boar bristle brush on your skin afterwards to remove all of the toxins that have been sweated out.
Sleep well – Sleeping is just as important as what we do while we are awake.
We need to get eight hours of sleep every night, and this should be good quality sleep. If you feel the need to rest during the day, take a nap or set aside some time to rest peacefully.
Breathe deep – If you can find the chance, try taking deep, calming breaths.
These help spread oxygen through the body which will balance your pH levels. Ideally spend 15 minutes per day doing this if you can.
While your body cleans itself, you may find yourself feeling a bit off – symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, headaches and irritability. This will occur as your body tries to push out all of the toxins it had been storing.
It might be hard, especially if it is your first time cleansing, but it is worth it; after a while these symptoms will stop and you will no longer have cravings for junk food.


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While most of the exergaming attention has gone to the Nintendo Wii, arcades occasionally get the nod for promoting physical activity via gaming, as we read in this article on the Rocky Mount Telegram website. DDR gets most the attention in this article which is fine, but do remember that there are some other non-DDR alternatives to coin-op exergaming out there (see here and here for a little more on coin-op exergaming). One thing I just realized though is that these kind of articles never give much attention to games like air hockey either which can give you a small workout if you get into it.
I do think that if we saw more exergames in arcades it would be a good thing, if not just for the exercise it would be great to since we could expect these kind of games to include controls that are difficult to reproduce at home (or that provide more exercise than simply flicking your wrist). I have heard rumors since last year that some arcade developers were looking into the possiblities of exergaming in light of the Wii craze but we still haven't heard anything about such projects yet but with AMOA next month and IAAPA in November maybe we will get a surprise.
Heh. I did one of these articles years ago. Does anyone even remember Martial Beat?
wasn't that made by konami and used a cabinet simular to the dancing stage series released about 2000-1. man I would've love to play that game if thats the one you mean.
final fulong is also one of them too, man it tiers me out quick. I've come up with a few excergames myself ages ago. thats also an advantage the arcade have because you need the space and money to buy good strong equipment like you would buy for setting up a gym.
wonder if hopping road ever comes out to the west as thats a very good excersizing game and taitos opopo where you have to twist your body to make a tail move.
sega actually made a running game that uses the tredmill although from the looks of it it looks quite gimicky but I would have to play to find out what it actually does that a normal tedmill doesn't do.


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Marianne du Toit (1970, Sudáfrica) es una aventurera, activista, escritora y fotógrafa sudafricana, célebre por su épico viaje junto a dos caballos criollos realizado desde Argentina hasta Nueva York en un período de veintiúno meses finalizado en 2004. Es la segunda persona de la que se tenga registro en realizar dicho tramo a caballo, habiéndolo completado primero el suizo naturalizado argentino Aimé Tschiffely en poco más de tres años y con un itinerario distinto al de du Toit. Actualmente, reside en Dublín y forma parte de la DSPCA (en: Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), dedicada a la prevención de la crueldad contra los animales.

Biografía
Nació en 1970 en Sudáfrica. Tras obtener en 1992 una licenciatura en psicología y otra en ciencias políticas en la Universidad de Stellenbosch, se trasladó a Europa, donde recorrió buena parte del viejo continente en bicicleta durante alrededor de tres años antes de decidir trasladarse de manera definitiva en Dublín.

A pesar de no hablar castellano y de no saber demasiado sobre caballos, pero inspirada por Aimé Tschiffely y con el objetivo de recaudar fondos para la construcción terapéuticos en Irlanda, decidió trasladarse a Argentina en 2002, donde adquirió dos caballos criollos, a los que bautizó «Mise» y «Tusa», palabras que se traducen a la lengua cervantina como «Yo» y «Tú» en irlandés. Pasados seis meses desde su partida de Buenos Aires hacia Nueva York, Tusa enfermó de anemia y fue sacrificado. Luego de ello, Marianne consideró abandonar su recorrido y, tras otras dificultades menores, llegó finalmente a Nueva York el 17 de marzo de 2004, donde se unió al desfile del día de San Patricio.

Actualmente reside junto a su esposo y sus tres hijos en Dublín.

Véase también
 Aimé Tschiffely
 Caballo criollo

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Alumnado de la Universidad de Stellenbosch
Escritoras de Sudáfrica
Escritores sobre viajes del siglo XXI
Escritores en inglés del siglo XXI
Fotógrafas de Sudáfrica
Psicólogos de Sudáfrica
Activistas por los derechos de los animales

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Pinza, máquina-herramienta cuyos extremos se aproximan para sujetar algo.
Pinza (dulce), dulce típico veneciano.
 Pinza (Lugo), parroquia y aldea del municipio de Sarria, provincia de Lugo, Galicia, España.
Pinza (política), en política parlamentaria, acuerdo entre dos partidos antagónicos, y desde posiciones opuestas, contrario a un tercero que queda en el centro para presionarlo en su toma de decisiones.
Pinza amperimétrica, tipo especial de amperímetro.
Pinza de depilación, pinzas que sirven para depilar.
Pinza de parrilla, pinzas utilizadas para poner, girar o sacar alimentos de la barbacoa.
Pinza de Rincones, artefacto industrial diseñado por el venezolano Rafael A. Rincones
Pinza para espaguetis, pinza utilizada en la cocina para servir la pasta.
Pinzas de laboratorio, tipo de sujeción ajustable usada en laboratorios.
Pinzas de punta, pinza de corte y sujeción usado por electricistas.
Pinzas de presión o Pinzas de cierre por Acodamiento, pinzas que pueden ser inmovilizados en una cierta posición.
Pinza óptica, instrumento científico que usa un rayo láser para proveer una fuerza atractiva o repulsiva.
Pinza, apéndice de los escorpiones y algunos crustáceos.
Pinza de té, infusor de té muy usado en el siglo XIX.


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