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What Can We Expect?
Having yet another day off (with pay, I might add), my wife and I discussed a few pertinent points about our future. We discussed career changes and the required schooling to facilitate such changes. I thought about becoming a brain surgeon, but I am 54 right now, and by the time I can actually practice on my own, Obama will have changed everything to where I won't be able to have my own practice, plus I will be 94. Our interests are taking us in the direction of the medical field as a technician in one of the many fields available. Some of these technicians make nearly $100K annually for their two years of training. Yeah, it would be worth it.
But what can we expect? Our current president has already started the ball rolling on a lot of changes in the medical field. Soon doctors will not be allowed to practice medicine out of their own offices, they would be put on salaries instead of being able to make a fortune as a specialist, and the insurance companies will call the shots. Would they actually become the real "doctors"? What happens to the medical billing specialists that spent considerable time learning the insurance coding? Will they still have jobs? Will there still be individual insurance companies that sell medical insurance, or will "Big Government" be the only insurance company?
How about the pharmacies? Would Walgreens become a government run pharmacy much like the state run liquor stores that many U.S. States now have?
My present career position is slowly dying. Fewer and fewer grocery retailers are cutting fresh meat on the customer level. More companies are stocking their shelves with pre-cut and pre-packaged "fresh" meat products than ever before. It is just a matter of time before the job market is over saturated with meat cutters and butchers looking for work in an economy that has no more positions open. The cutters that are still gainfully employed are forced to improve their cutting styles to reign superior over their counterparts in order to keep their jobs. Some are even driving great distances to keep cutting, because there are no other jobs out there.
So now it's time for me to make a change and be proactive in my thinking. It is time to change before the change forces us all out. It is time to take the tents down and clean the cages, re-tool, re-train and start again.
Does anybody miss George Bush yet?
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OSHA Approved Clean up of Contaminated Sharps
OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulates the proper disposal of contaminated sharp objects. Bloodborne diseases present on contaminated sharps are a hazard to those that handle them. Removal of the sharps potentially exposes workers to diseases such as HPV, HBV and HCV. Although needles are the first item that most people think of, sharps include scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wires. If any of these sharp objects have been contaminated by blood or other human fluids, OSHA requires that the cleanup procedure follow specific rules.
Due to the length of complexity of the regulations, it is often a good idea to call a professional clean up company. These companies know how to handle sharp devices. OSHA requires that mechanical devices or a one handed "scooping" technique be used for removing sharps from an area. Professional cleaners may have a mechanical device that can remove the sharp from the area or they might be trained in the proper "scooping technique."
Other OSHA regulations prevent sharps handlers from breaking or shearing sharps. Professional cleaners understand how to avoid accidentally breaking sharps. Bending, recapping and removing sharps are only allowable for specific medical and dental procedures. Professional cleaners can help companies comply with these regulations during clean-up.
Professional clean up companies also provide OSHA approved containers for storing contaminated sharps. These containers, which must be bright red in color, are also puncture-proof and leak proof. They must also be able to close to prevent liquids from spilling out of the container. Cleaning companies have processes in place to make sure that the containers are not overfilled. When removing sharps from the storage container, professional cleaning companies follow strict regulations. Workers are not allowed to stick their hands into the storage containers to remove any sharps. Professional clean up companies have processes in place to avoid these scenarios.
Some employers do have processes in place to handle routine use of sharps. For example, hospitals often have the proper disposal containers available for needles. Doctors and nurses are trained to properly dispose sharps into these containers. However, many areas that have been contaminated by sharps are not part of the routine. Suicides, murders and drug labs are an example. In these cases, there is typically no one within the building that is trained to handle any sharps that remain on the scene. In these cases, it is often a good practice to call a professional clean up company trained in the OSHA regulated handling of sharps.

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This weekend is going to be a busy one for us. Weâre going to be conducting a series of interviews in the lovely Lake Claire neighborhood of Atlanta, where we plan to chat with members of a cohouse, someone who calls himself "Treeman" (he teaches people how to climb trees!), and folks attending a drum circle at the Lake Claire Land Trust. In addition to the stories weâll be producing, weâre going to gather stories from locals about why specific spots are meaningful to them. We canât wait to hear the stories from this neighborhood. The content we get from the Lake Claire community is going to serve as our pilot and proof of concept.
In the meantime, getting together to talk about Echo is often the highlight of our day! The two of us have been meeting for breakfast every other Wednesday at one of our favorite spots in Atlanta, Riaâs Bluebird (an institution), to discuss Echo. Itâs definitely going to become a fun tradition throughout this project.
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Chaotic Sword God - Chapter 1244
Chapter 1244: Disaster of the Ice Goddess Hall
"My true identity is not important, and I obviously have methods to return here," Mo Tianyun faintly smiled. He was very much ease. He caught a glance of the three destroyed saint artifacts below and with a gentle wave of his hand, the destroyed pieces immediately flew over, still covered in a thin layer of frost. They hovered by his side.
Protector Shui's gaze was very sharp as she stared unblinkingly at Mo Tianyun. She did not stop what he was doing, however.
Mo Tianyun indifferently glanced over the three ruined saint artifacts. The thin layer of frost melted at a visible rate before dripping from the weapons. However, when the water droplets struck the freezing surface of ice below, they did not refreeze. Instead, they melted deep holes through the tough ice, as if they contained a terrifying amount of heat.
In the blink of an eye, the thin layer of frost had disappeared and the suppressed glow of the treasures began to flicker. However, the glows were extremely dull.
Mo Tianyun slowly extended his hand to gently rub the broken places on the saint artifacts. His hand did not contain any presence of energy and seemed completely normal, but under his hand, the saint artifacts slowly closed up. In just a short while, Rui Jin's Sacred Dragon's Sword, Hong Lian's Scorching Godfire Hairpin, and Hei Yu's machete had returned to how they had looked before. The two pieces had fused back together.
At the same time, the origin energy that radiated from the three saint artifacts was actually even more abundant than before.
Protector Shui's eyes narrowed suddenly when she saw this. Her face became filled with disbelief. Destroying low-level saint artifacts was obviously a piece of cake for experts at her level, but repairing one was not simple at all. Mo Tianyun had used a few short seconds to completely repair the three broken saint artifacts. There was no way she could have done something like that.
With the saint artifacts repaired, Mo Tianyun then pointed once at each of the three frozen magical beasts. With a crisp explosion, the thin layer of frost that had trapped Rui Jin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu burst apart, scattering in the air as ice.
However, Rui Jin, Hong Lian and Hei Yu did not recover immediately. Not only had the coldness frozen them into statues, it had frozen their energy and the signs of life within them, even their souls. However, with the layer of frost gone, the coldness within them lost its source so it began to rapidly weaken.
The three of them slowly recovered their frozen energies and signs of life. Their souls had always been protected by their pearls, so even though they had lost their connection to the outside world, they could still feel the coldness rapidly weaken very clearly.
Without any hesitation, the three of them immediately used all they had to circulate their energy and purge the coldness. The residual energy dispersed very quickly with their full power, allowing the three of them to finally regain their freedom.
Rui Jin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu immediately opened their eyes. They saw a white-robed man standing with his back to them at first glance, separating them from protector Shui. Their origin energy weapons hovered in front of him.
Rui Jin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with shock. They were not stupid, so they immediately realized that this person was definitely responsible for their escape. However, what filled them with disbelief was that in an age where even Saint Emperors were rare, there was another expert that had surpassed Saint Emperor alive. They were greatly affected by this piece of news.
The three saint artifacts in front of Mo Tianyun flew to them as streaks of light. At the same time, Mo Tianyun's voice rang out, "Take these items and leave here. Immediately find a place to enter seclusion. Do not emerge until you become Saint Emperors. The Tian Yuan Continent will be in for war soon, and the outcome is difficult to predict!"
"Yes, senior!" Rui Jin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu courteously bowed to Mo Tianyun before leaving with their saint artifacts. Even after leaving, they wondered just who that man was, but before sovereign-like people who had surpassed Saint Emperor, they dared not ask. This was because they understood that even Saint Emperors would be as weak as ants before experts like him, let alone them, Saint Kings at at Great Perfection.
Protector Shui did not even glance at the three of them. Her gaze was fixed on Mo Tianyun for the entire process. Finally, she said in a cold voice, "Mo Tianyun, have you come just to save them?"
Mo Tianyun shook his head, "I've used so much effort to come down not because I want to save them. I do however have some news regarding the Ice Goddess Hall, which I think will interest you."
Protector Shui narrowed her eyes and her breathing became slightly hurried. She had already left the Saints' World for over three million years. She had not heard any news of it the entire time.
"What news? Speak!" Protector Shui's ice-cold voice became rather eager. She knew that Mo Tianyun had probably come down from the Saints' World and that he knew the most recent news. However, she could sense something bad from the way Mo Tianyun spoke.
Mo Tianyun said, "This might not be good news to you. Among the four protectors of the Ice Goddess Hall, all of them have advanced from Godking into the Primoridal realm except for you, Shui Yunlan, who has to endure the fact that you cannot make any progress in cultivation by coming to a lower world to wait painfully for the reincarnated Snow Goddess."
"So what? Wu Han, Bing Qin, and Cai Xia's talent isn't any worse than mine. In such a long amount of time, it's logical for them to reach the Primordial realm," Protector Shui coldly replied. If that was the bad news Mo Tianyun was referring to, she had no need to become so nervous.
"It indeed would be nothing if that was all of it. However, you probably would never have thought that Wu Han would become a traitor and would trap Bing Qin and Cai Xia. Two of the three elders have fallen while the remaining one has fled with heavy injuries. Their whereabouts are unknown. The Ice Goddess Hall is basically under Wu Han's control now, and Wu Han has already entered the forbidden grounds to go to where the Ice Goddess is healing. She wants to lay her hands on the Ice Goddess while she is heavily injured," said Mo Tianyun.
Protector Shui was greatly astounded. Mo Tianyun's news was just far just far too shocking, to the point where she struggled to believe it.
"Impossible, that's impossible. Even if Wu Han reaches the Primordial realm, she'll only be an Infinite Prime at most. How can she become a traitor? And the three elders of the Ice Goddess Hall are all Chaotic Primes. It's impossible for Wu Han to be the opponents of the three elders. How could she have killed two of them," protector Shui cried out. She had considered the fact that Mo Tianyun might be tricking her, but she could vaguely feel that Mo Tianyun would not use something so absurd to try to trick her.
"With Wu Han's strength, it's indeed impossible, but it's a whole different story if there's someone helping her," said Mo Tianyun.
"Who? Who is helping Wu Han?" Protector Shui's voice became shrill and heavy killing intent filled her icy-cold eyes.
"Nan Potian!" Mo Tianyun stressed each syllable.
Protector Shui shivered inside, "Nan Potian? The Nan Potian of the Moon God Hall?"
"Correct. The Moon God has disappeared. It's rumored that the Moon God died after failing to break through to Grand Prime. The Moon God Hall is under Nan Potian's control now. The elders of the Ice Goddess Hall suffered sneak attacks from him. Two died and one was injured. Other than that, I learned that Wu Han is having an affair with Nan Potian."
With that, protector Shui suddenly jerked as sorrow filled her eyes. If her face was visible, it would have been sheet-white. All of the members of the Ice Goddess Hall were female and every single member needed to maintain their purity. Having their bodies contaminated by men was an unforgivable crime. This was a particularly harsh rule for the four protectors. If one of them were contaminated by men, all four of them would be punished.
"Then what's the situation of her majesty?" Protector Shui urgently asked. She had already guess that the person who had actually moved against the Ice Goddess was probably Nan Potian of the Moon God Hall. Although the forbidden grounds of the Ice Goddess were protected by very powerful formations, Nan Potian was a Chaotic Prime. He was daring enough to lay his hands on the Ice Goddess, so he definitely had something he could rely on.
"That I rely on.
"That I do not know. This is all that I know actually. If you don't want the Snow Goddess to fall into the hands of Nan Potian, it's best if you don't return to the Saints' World. Even if you do, you can't go to the Ice Goddess Hall," Mo Tianyun sternly explained.
Protector Shui calmed down very quickly. Light flickered in her eyes as she paid close attention to Mo Tianyun, "Mo Tianyun, why are you telling me this? Are you connected to the Ice Goddess Hall in a certain way?"
Mo Tianyun's face suddenly sunk and instantly became filled with fury. He said heavily, "I am not connected to the Ice Goddess Hall, but Nan Potian meddled with my affairs, so I obviously will disrupt his plans."
Protector Shui came to an understanding with Mo Tianyun's explanation. No wonder Mo Tianyun had purposefully come over to tell her this. He had an enmity with Nan Potian.
Mo Tianyun continued, "There's something else. You're not allowed to touch Jian Chen here or interfere with any of his matters."
"You probably don't know who Jian Chen is. His existence is a hidden threat to our Saints' World," replied protector Shui coldly. She did not want her change her plans at all in regards to this.
Mo Tianyun looked at her in scorn and said, "Shui Yunlan, I know much more than you. However, I feel like you should consider how you will make it through the disaster of the Ice Goddess Hall and not do things that are rather pointless. At the same time, with Jian Chen's connection with the Snow Goddess, he might end up as a crucial figure in assisting you overcome this problem."
"Hmph. Her majesty the Ice Goddess was injured by the Immortal Exalt from the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens, and she still remains injured. Isn't the problem we currently face caused by that Immortal Exalt? We don't need the successor of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens interfering with matters of our Ice Goddess Hall," snorted protector Shui coldly.
"Then compare it to the survival or death of the Ice Goddess Hall. I have delivered my message, and I wish you all the best." Mo Tianyun did not say anything more. He threw that out before silently vanishing.


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Cooney's novel is based on the one very early New York travelogue that has survived since the first half of the 1600s. Written by Fort Orange (Albany) barber-surgeon Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, it had somehow fallen into private hands and was discovered in an attic in Amsterdam, New York in 1895. His small party, which also included two other Dutchmen (Jeronimus dela Croix and Willem Thomassen) left in the middle of December 1634 in an effort to reach the Oneida tribe and renegotiate the price of beaver. They Oneida had nearly abandoned their trade with the Dutch in favor of the French to their northwest and Van den Bogaert, at the age of 23 was sent to correct the situation in favor of the Dutch.
The journey last six weeks and according to Van den Bogaert took them nearly 100 miles to the west-northwest of Fort Orange where he spotted the Tug Hill Plateau – a harrowing journey to say the least. Van den Bogaert experienced much generosity from the Native People he met in his travels and in 1647, when he was charged with Sodomy committed with his black servant Tobias, he fled to the Iroquois he had visited thirteen years earlier- he was captured in an Indian storehouse by a Rensselaerwyck employee named Hans Vos and in the ensuring struggle the building was burnt down. Van den Bogaert was taken back to Fort Orange but escaped – as he fled across the frozen Hudson River the ice broke beneath him and he was drowned. That incident serves as the climax of The River That Flows Both Ways.
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 644272.
PLASMAS – Printed Logic for Applications of Screen Matrix Activation Systems
PLASMAS directly builds on world-leading nano-materials, printing and display device technologies developed and patented by the consortium members. Our consortium is unique in that it covers the entire supply chain. PLASMAS directly addresses the current commercialisation barriers by demonstrating the capability of technology (based on novel copper and silicon inks with favourable cost to performance ratios) through development of printed circuit boards and printed logic as well as displays with printed copper and silicon-based back panels and established "self-emissive" OLEDs and "reflective" low power electrochromic elements. PLASMAS will make a significant step forward in commercialising these technologies and ensuring that the commercial benefits are maximised for the EU.
Joanneum Research mbH, Acreo, Fraunhofer IAP, C-Tech Innovation Ltd, 3D Micromac AG, Cyprus University of Technology, Gemalto SA, Precision Varionic International Ltd, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Supported by: EU Framework 7
Visit the Website: http://www.plasmaseu.eu
End Date: April 2017
This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 604568.
PRESTEGE – PRinted ElectronicS applied to the manufacture of ThermoElectric Generators for Energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks
The project aim was the development of a cost effective, innovative printing process for the manufacture of energy harvesting thermoelectric generators (TEGs). The TEGs produced will be integrated into a novel energy efficient wireless sensor network for the monitoring of district heating pipes.
Utilising the heat from the district heating pipes for the hot side of the TEG and a finned heat sink in the ambient air for the cold side of the TEG an optimised material was required for the delta T of ~60°C.
Intrinsiq Materials' role in the project was to provide a screen printable bismuth telluride paste. Intrinsiq worked with the University of Surrey and the University of Cardiff to understand the requirements for producing n and p type thermoelectric generating pastes. The TEG paste was developed at Intrinsiq Materials and stencil printed on to a rigid ceramic substrate. This material is also suitable for printing on other substrates, such as flexible polyimide film.
The TEG paste was tested by European Thermodynamics Ltd who confirmed both the n and p type pastes had state of the art thermoelectric properties.
The PRESTEGE consortium consists of 4 partners from Finland and the UK, including Intrinsiq Materials Ltd (UK), Fimator Oy (FI), VTT Technical Research Centre Of Finland (FI) and European Thermodynamics Ltd (UK) as the project lead.
Supported by: EUREKA member countries, the European Union Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and Eurostars.
Visit the Eurostars website for the grant agreement: Eurostars PRESTEGE
End Date: March 2016 (Completed)
View the YouTube video here: PRESTEGE Project
This project has received funding from Eurostars, Co-funded by EUREKA member countries and the European Union Horizon 2020 Framework Programme project number 8619
UK Research Programs
HI-PROSPECTS – HIgh-resolution PRinting Of Solar Photovoltaic EleCTrode Structures
The HI-PROSPECTS project will deliver novel cost-effective copper front contact electrode structures for Silicon PV, increasing cell efficiency by 0.4% and reducing the overall cell cost by 7%. High-resolution fine line grid structures printed on Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide (FTO) coated glass will impart reduced sheet resistance delivering efficiency gains of up to 1% at a reduced cost to existing ITO coated glass. HI-PROSPECTS will additionally support existing perovskite solar cell developments to demonstrate FTO with fine line copper grid structures applied to single junction thin film cells with an efficiency of up to 17 % at a cost of less than £ 230 per kWp.
Precision Varionic Instruments Ltd, Queen Mary University of London, SPECIFIC, University College London, Johnson Matthey, NSG Pilkington Glass.
Website: www.hiprospects.com
Project End: October 2018
AMPS – Additive Manufacturing for Packaging Semiconductors
The AMPS project will provide the materials and laser process technology that enables high-density electronic metallisation structures for 2.5D and 3D semiconductor packaging systems using glass interposers, therefore ensuring the UK plays a valuable role in the supply chain on the next generation of semiconductor packaging architectures. The consortium partners have IPR and a route to exploitation which, when combined, forms a technology ideal to meet the technological and economic needs of the industry. IML's nano-seed material, deposited and patterned by M-Solv's equipment allows copper to be plated in an additive process with low waste and high density of circuitisation.
M-Solv, Atotech.
End Date: March 2017
AMMETEX – Advanced Materials and MEtamaterial Structures for MetaTEXtiles
The AMMETEX project will investigate the feasibility of 'MetaTextiles' – prototyping electromagnetic metamaterials including meta-textiles and meta-surfaces from a textile design-based perspective, using low-cost high-performance print technologies and their associated nanoscale printing inks. The aim is to explore experimental material manipulation techniques to achieve periodic textile surfaces that can accomplish tasks required in transformation electromagnetics/optic devices while being considered continuous and effective at specific frequency bands. The project will identify a feasible design and manufacturing solution and carry out a simple proof of concept demonstrator to show the potential for applying MetaTextiles to high-speed mm-wave communication links.
Queen Mary College London.
End date: December 2016
FAST-LAPS – FAST LAser Precision Sintering
To ensure cost-effective processing, copper, which is ~1% of the current silver price, is required. However, to enable the use of copper and to prevent oxidation, rapid sintering methods are required. This project demonstrates the use of laser technology as a high volume production process to enable realisation of the conductive ink market and builds on the UK's leading position in already supplying these materials to a broad customer base. The programme will create a laser sintering technology to enable high output, low-cost and high-quality roll to roll manufacture of electronic devices and structures (touch screen, solar cells, and intelligent packaging).
Liverpool University.
Supported by: UK Technology Strategy Board
Project End: September 2016
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MULTAN: President Asif Ali Zardari has called upon Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to immediately start consultative process with all the political parties with a view to make a separate Seraiki province in South Punjab, said a press release on Saturday.
The president said this during his meeting with the delegation of Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) lawyer forum at the Prime Minister's House Multan.
Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar, while giving details of the meetings held today, said that the president maintained that this was not politics but was meant to respect and honour the aspiration of the people of South Punjab who have been feeling deprived for the last sixty years and were demanding their just rights.
The president said that the PPP promised to give identity to the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and that they had fulfilled their promises.
"Similarly we gave rights to our Balochi brothers and the people of Gilgit-Baltistan." Now, he said, we have promised the people of this belt to cater to their aspirations and we would do our best to honour our commitment.
He said that the people of this area have every right to demand and have their own province and the party leadership respected their wishes and aspirations. He added that this was the right time to give what people have been asking for so long.
"If giving rights to the people is a crime, we will continue to commit such crimes," Senator Babar quoted the president as saying.
The President warned that if a viable solution for a new south Punjab province is not evolved, then militancy will hijack the vision and life of the people. He was addressing members of People's Lawyer's Forum of south Punjab in Prime Minister Camp in Multan. He said that people of the region were already fighting alongside terrorists in the mountains.
"We have already found that students of the madaris of the region are fighting in the mountain along with terrorists. If people of south Punjab will not be given their due right, their reaction will be dreadful," he warned. The issue was not about politics but, about the existence of a stable Pakistan, he added.
South Punjab province will be announced before the next general elections but it will be done after comprehensive consultation. I have given orders to initiate the consultation about the name of the province and provincial boundary.
He said that they were aiming for an economically viable province started before the next general elections.
Defending the Prime Minister
Visiting his Prime Minister's hometown, Zardari rallied support for Gilani, "Gilani is a man of crisis, and he knows very well how to face challenges." Suggesting that there were some who wished differences develop between the President and Prime Minister, he fared them a fair warning, "there were no differences between me and Gilani, nor will there ever be."
"I appreciate his services for the people of Pakistan and I am proud of him," he added.
The president assured the gathering that the PPP would not let anything happen to Pakistan's sovereignty and will sacrifice the party for Pakistan's integrity.
Earlier, he said that the biggest reason of his visit to Multan was to defend his Prime Minister and his sons against a targeted strategy.
"I had been targeted in the same manner in the past and people had been forced to become witness against me in the narcotics case," Zardari said.
Terming it a character assassination Prime Minister and of his sons, Zardari said that Gilani was brave and fully aware the bogus campaign against him. Hinting towards certain quarters, Zardari said that the Multan native had been targeted only after they brought up the topic of Seraiki province and backed the President.
He said that the party had complete consensus over the need for a south Punjab province. A name for this province will be decided and announced by Gilani.
Roaring at the Tiger
Lashing out at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Zardari quipped, "if we want, we can take away the government from PML-N, but we respect the mandate given to them by the people of Pakistan."
Explaining execution of power, he said that all his ministers were independent and powerful because he wanted them to be empowered since they were representatives of the people of Pakistan.
"But you can also see the Chief Minister of Lahore who does not want to share even a single ministry. Its people who empower to share their power and resolve their problems, it was never you who would empower people," the President jibed.
Zardari is on his first official visit to Multan, where the Prime Minister House is his temporary residence.
Strict security measures have been taken and Multan has been declared a red alert zone for the duration of president's visit.
All political leaders of PPP southern Punjab were called to Multan for the final decision on the Seraiki province.
As per sources, PPP has completed the constitutional framework and all paperwork for the creation of a Seraiki province.
Earlier, PPP southern Punjab President Makhdum Shahabuddin had said that the president will be announcing the creation of a Seraiki province after the senate elections, adding that he would be doing so in person.
Correction: In an earlier version of the article, 'Zardari' was misspelled in the headline. The error has been rectified.


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You've seen them in your home and probably squealed in terror, but now it's time to learn all about cockroaches. From their ability to run incredibly fast to the appendage that alerts them when you're about to whack them with your shoe, cockroaches are fascinating creatures that deserve your respect.
When the Mary Celeste was discovered floating and abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean one day in 1872, the legend of the ghost ship was born. Why did the Mary Celeste's crew disappear? Was it pirates? Mutiny? UFOs? Well, probably not that last one.
Impeachment is does not necessarily mean a president is removed from office. But it could. It's a fascinating procedure that has been crafted and shaped over the years because of a lack of detail in its initial definition. Listen in today to learn all about the weird and wacky process of impeachment.
Ever since Victorian orchid hunters ravaged the tropics in search of unique specimens to sell for ludicrous amounts of money, the West has been gripped by orchidelirium. Small wonder since orchids are not only beautiful, they're among the most interesting plants on Earth.
We finish our tour of the best sights of the ancient world when we get deep into the history of a lighthouse that stood for 1200 years, an unsettling statue of Zeus, the world's first mausoleum, and Chuck's favorite, the Colossus of Rhodes!
Long before slide rulers and pocket protectors, civilizations across the world used their noggins to build some impressive structures. Almost all have crumbled to ruins over the millennium, but thanks to the earliest tourists, we admire them still today.
Long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, George Lucas allowed the Star Wars Holiday Special to be made. What happened on the night of November 17, 1978 can never be fully explained, but we make our best effort in a very special edition of SYSK. May the force be with us all.
It's the most wonderful episode of the year! Join Josh and Chuck as they ride their sleigh through the debate over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie, the Rockefeller Center tree, a boozy holiday recipe and plenty more great holiday tidings!
This week Josh and Chuck dive into the world of narcissism, one of the most perplexing and disturbing disorders humans can have. Learn all you ever cared to know about people who largely are centered on the self, lack empathy and don't understand what the problem is with that behavior.
The Globe of Death – el Globo de la Muerte to our Spanish-speaking friends – is perhaps the greatest of all the circus arts. It requires no smoke, no mirrors, only motorcycles, a giant sphere and fearless riders with the will to bend physics.


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Japanese Title: Ao no Exorcist
Series: Blue Exorcist #4
Manga-ka: Kazue Kato
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Graphic Novels, Older Teen Ages 16+
Publisher: Viz Media, Shonen Jump Advanced, Shueisha Inc.
Format: Paperback, 187 Pages
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Source: Borrowed from Wentworth Library
Rating: 4/5
Tagline(s): Fight hellfire with hellfire!
Summary: While most of the students at True Cross Academy head home for the summer break, Rin and his classmates are sent to a training camp in the forest district, and the right to go on a real mission is riding on their performance. Locating and recovering their objectives in the woods is tough and will require teamwork, skill and more than a little magic--and Rin will have to learn to rely on his friends. But is Mephisto masterminding something behind the scenes?!
Rin has finally made friends with those in his class, but Mephisto comes along and ruins everything for Rin. Mephisto sets his brother, Amaimon, after Rin again, but Rin's friends are threatened and in order to protect them, his true identity is revealed. Now friendless once again, Rin must work to control his blue flame and pass the Exorcist exam in six months to prove to everyone--but most importantly, himself--that he's not a monster.
I really liked the moment when Rin is caught by the big moth and tells everyone to go on ahead--because he plans on using his flame to get free and doesn't want them to see--but Suguro insists on helping Rin escape and tells him the he doesn't need to do everything alone because he has friends to help him. The only sad thing about that moment is when Rin questions how they would feel if they ever found out that he is a child of Satan.
The big question that Mephisto presents in this volume while Rin is fighting Amaimon is:
"While demons are pleasure-seekers who can only destroy, humans are weak because they walk the middle path. So which will it be for you?"It'll be interesting to see what path Rin will take. Will he become the demon he was born to be? Or will he walk the middle path? I'd like to see Rin take a path that would not only make Father Fujimoto proud, but one that also leads him to follow his beliefs and what he thinks is right.
I think my favorite part of the whole volume was when Rin was undergoing questioning in front of the Grigori and Mephisto is going on and on about how he asked Father Fujimoto to save Rin so that they could use him as a weapon against Satan. Rin's had enough and explodes declaring:
"I'm not a weapon or a demon lord or a savior!!! I'm Rin Okumura!!!! Someday I'm going to be the strongest Exorcist!! All of you remember that!!"Rin always gives the best declarations and you can tell that he's going to d everything to prove his words correct.
This volume ends with the beginning of a new story arc, so I'm excited to see what happens next!
About this Manga-ka:
Blue Exorcist. She also created Robot to Usakichi ( ロボとうさ吉 ), for which she received the price Osamu Tezuka Award.


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365 Things to Do in Memphis #158: Splash Around at Peabody Park
Running through the splash park at Peabody Park is sort of like playing in a field of the best sprinklers ever. Assignment #158 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to put on your suit, grab a towel and cool off.
I love Peabody Park. It's smaller and less crowded than nearby Overton Park, and it's got a few cool unique features. There's a playground, a small field, two pavilions, sculptures by local metalsmith Yvonne Bobo and – best of all – there's a splash park.
It's not very big – maybe 50 yards long – but it's got plenty of space to get wet. There are fire hydrants that constantly mist, a rain tower, tall metal tubes that randomly spray water and small geysers that shoot out of the playground's soft rubber floor.
The splash park is free and open to everyone, but it's primarily a place for little kids (though occasionally, you'll see an adult – like me – leading a reluctant 3 year-old into the spray).
The park opens in May and closes in September. Pack a towel and a snack before you go.
Peabody Park isn't the only place for the kids to get their splash on. Try Beale Street Landing, the Children's Museum, Shelby Farms Park, or dip your toes into the Riverwalk at Mud Island. If you're a member of the Kroc Center in Midtown, they have a pretty sweet indoor pool and outdoor splash park.
Go There:
Peabody Park / Raymond Skinner Center
712 Tanglewood
Memphis, 38103
This post originally published in 2012.
Love this park and really live that it's free!
Peabody Park is awesome. Highly recommend! Highly! (especially for grandparents on a budget spending the day with their grandchildren).


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160 IDP women, girls to benefit from UNFPA's skills programme
A TOTAL of one hundred and sixty women are to benefit from a skill acquisition programme supported by the United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA) in twage-appropriatesplace Persons (IDP) camps, officials have said.
Known as UNFPA supported Safe Space, the programme was established in Malkohi and NYSC IDP Camps to provide enabling environment for women and girls to interact and access culturally sensitive and age appropriate sexual and reproductive health information and GBV services (counselling, psychosocial support and referral).
It is expected to provide a platform for emotional support and leisure activities in a secure and safe environment.
"Skill acquisition programme is the component of the safe space that intended to build capacity of beneficiaries to access economic resources and accelerate re-integration into communities of origin," UNFPA said in a statement at the weekend.
A total of 70 women and girls are listed to have benefited from the skill acquisition programme in the two camps.
Another new safe space is expected to be established in Damare village host community for IDPs in the next quarter of implementation.
"By December, 2015 ninety (90) more women and girls will benefit from the skill acquisition programme and psychosocial care services," Kori Habib said on behalf of UNFPA.
She stressed: "The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mohammadu Buhari, visited Malkohi IDP Camp in Yola, Adamawa State on Friday the 13/11/15. Among the sites he visited in the Camp was the UNFPA supported Safe Space."
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Project Brief
Wim Motors Academy wanted to attract people & dirt bike riders all around the world to train and practice on their facility in Portugal. What we want to achieve is to design a website which immediately generates the sense to book a training course, single ride or "extreme" holiday.
The Solution
As Wim Motors Acadamy are a young and fresh company with a real enthusiasm for what they do, we wanted to keep the design modern and contemporary. The site is built using a CMS enabling WMA to manage their own website content as well as adding new tours to the online product offer. The site is fully responsive and and is view-able on all mobile devices.
The Result
Using stunning imagery and a color scheme which mirrors the atmosphere of the actual brand, we created a clean though high impact website to help drive this new business forward. The website is also fully responsive ensuring the design adapts to any screen size.
We would love to hear about your online business ventures and offer our services.


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What's that on your face?
As I've come to know night elves in general and a certain priestess in particular, I've noticed that many of them have curious markings on their faces in a variety of shapes, but this is strictly limited to the women, though not universal among them.
Given how they never seem to change, that would rule out makeup, and it seems very odd for a naturally-occuring coloration, so the night elf facial markings must be tattoos. Given their gender distribution and the lopsided gender roles night elves traditionally occupied, I suspect the tattoo's presence and meaning might break down along former societal roles. Perhaps those who were soldiers and huntresses generally didn't have them, while those with more religious roles tied to Elune did. Given that Elune-worship appears to have been an exclusively female role during historical night elf periods, that would explain why the tattoos are only found on women and not men, as, while they might like Elune, they were expected to engage in the manly worship of Cenarius as their primary duty.
This, of course, brings up the question of how night elf society has coped with the dissolving divide in gender roles the modern era has brought about. Are female druids and male priests looked at as freaks by more traditionalist elves? Even if they are, I doubt it's due to conflation with homosexuality. Given how the elvish men were locked in the Emerald Dream for millennia with only occasional visitation rights, and given how horny real-life humans are, we can only assume there was extensive same-sex sex going during that time (gives new meaning to "bears"). This was probably considered tacitly acceptable, though not necessarily something you should be talking about in public.
You could just ask, you know…
You could just ask, you know? Yes, they're tattoos. They represent different degrees and modes of service to Elune, I got them upon being inducted into the priesthood, and it hurt like a bitch for days, the eyelids especially. As to sex while we were separated, hell yes! Elune requires it, you know? Plus, it's fun!


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Wedding Officiant/Life Cycle Celebrant
Serving Barrie, Simcoe County, Muskoka and GTA
I'm Reverend Jessie Brandon, an Ordained Metaphysical Minister and Life Cycle Celebrant, performing non-denominational, traditional and non-traditional weddings, LGBTQ weddings, Elopements and Vow Renewals in Barrie, Simcoe County and beyond.
My offering is a unique and personalized custom ceremony. I share your love story and get creative with readings that are meaningful to you. This is also a ceremony of choice if you're a creative couple, if you're looking to express yourselves through your wedding ceremony, if you want a ceremony with lots of opportunities to include family and friends, or if you're an interfaith or multicultural couple looking for ways to balance traditions and make them your own. It's all about options!
We start with a meeting in person to talk about your ceremony and questionnaires to allow me to know you a little better so that I can write your personal story.
Your ceremony is written just for you and includes your love story, it can include multiple readings, rituals and elements of your choice, including different ways for your loved ones to participate if that is your desire. You determine what goes into your ceremony.
Also includes:
- Arranging the order of your processional and recessional
- Help with your vows – To write or not to write?
- Rehearsal
- Coordinating with your other vendors (as needed) before your ceremony
- Referrals for other services


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Good Tuesday morning friends. Here's to another week of opportunities ahead of us.
Archive for May 2011
May 30, 2011
Good morning friends. I watched an excellent Memorial Day tribute special on tv last night, that reminded me of the true meaning of today.
May 29, 2011
Happy Sunday friends! Woke up to drizzle outside. I love it when the forecast posts a 0% chance of rain, and then here it is.
May 28, 2011
Good Saturday morning friends. It's good to wake up slowly, eat my Wheat Chex, while listening to podcasts (Pursuing Meaningful Work, etc).
May 26, 2011
As I've said before, quoting Arthur Dent (HHGTTG), "I never could get the hang of Thursdays".
May 25, 2011
Good Wednesday morning friends. Remember when we used to have awesome new episodes of #LOST on Wednesday nights?
May 24, 2011
Happy Tuesday friends. Not much happening at the moment. Listening to the Ransomed Heart and Mac OS Ken podcasts with my breakfast.


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"If you want to be successful, don't seek success – seek competence, empowerment; do nothing short of the best that you can do." - Sadhguru
The session offers simple but powerful practices from the science of yoga, an insightful talk and a guided meditation to achieve optimal physical health and mental clarity, unveiling the possibility of life beyond stress. Participants need not have any particular flexibility or previous experience of yoga. With regular practice of the tools taught during the session, one can reap immense benefits:
Enhance vitality, focus, memory and productivity
Stabilise body, mind and emotions
Strengthen the spine
Relieve back pain, stress, anxiety and tension
Relief from chronic ailments and improve overall health
Impart a lasting sense of joy, peace and fulfilment
We trust that you will make use of this transformative offering from Isha Foundation. You are more than welcome to extend the invite to your family and friends and allow them to receive simple tools for success in every aspect of their life.
The workshops are open to all over 7 years of age and do not require any fitness level or previous exposure to yoga
Workshops are held for 1h to allow interaction and the possibility to ask questions in the end.
The practices taught can be done anywhere between 5 to 21 minutes
Ongoing online support will be made available after the session.
Isha Foundation is committed to providing every human being with the means and methods to live a vibrantly healthy life. It does not seek to just alleviate disease, it hopes to empower each individual so that health is a fundamental basis for the blossoming of their full potential.
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The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision Blog announced today that actor Sean Bean will be joining Luke Goss in Universal's Death Race: Frankenstein Lives, a sequel/prequel to the car-racing action flick by Paul W.S. Anderson.
As reported previously, the new movie, produced by Anderson and directed by Dutch filmmaker Roel Reine, focuses on the original Frankenstein (Goss) that Jason Statham's character took over the role of in the previous Death Race entry. Bean joins Lauren Cohan, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo and Frederick Koehler on the project. Written by Tony Giglio, the latest lap in the Death Race franchise is being included as part of Universal's DVD Originals banner, a line of original home entertainment films that includes the recently released Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball.
Universal has sent out a press release announcing the start of principal photography and with new casting info. Hit the jump to read the release and for thoughts on the newest contestant joining the Death Race.
Universal City, California, March 1, 2010 – Start your engines…and load your weapons. The explosive, all-new high-octane Death Race 2 began principal photography on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The spectacular prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson's audacious re-imagining of the Roger Corman cult classic stars Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), Ving Rhames (Con Air, Pulp Fiction), Sean Bean (National Treasure, Lord of the Rings trilogy), Danny Trejo (Planet Terror, "Burn Notice"), Frederick Koehler ("Oz," "Touching Evil") and Lauren Cohan ("Supernatural") and promises even more outrageously outfitted muscle cars and death-defying stunts in a deadly driving competition. Director Roel Reiné (The Marine 2, The Lost Tribe) takes the helm of the adrenaline-fueled chronicle of Frankenstein, the greatest Death Race driver of all time, in an all-out thrill ride through a dystopian future.
The screenplay is by Tony Giglio (Chaos), from a story by Paul W.S. Anderson. A top-flight production team has also been assembled, including director of photography John McKay, production designer Johnny Breedt, editor Josh Galvin and costume designer Moira Meyer.
The latest in the hugely successful line of DVD OriginalsTM from Universal Studios Home Entertainment Productions, Death Race 2 is produced by Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt and executive produced by Paula Wagner and Mike Elliott. Death Race 2 is an official South African/German Co-Production, produced in South Africa by Universal Pictures Productions GmbH and Moonlighting Death Race Films C.C. and co-produced by Genevieve Hofmeyr and Ralph Tuebben.
Since its introduction in 2005, Universal's extensive DVD OriginalsTM slate of new live-action and animated content has dominated sales charts, scored impressive ratings on television network and cable outlets, performed successfully in multi-international markets and helped to shape the made-for-DVD arena. The high profile string of hits includes multiple installments of the powerhouse Bring It On and American Pie franchises as well as the epic saga Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior and most recently the explosive action release, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball .
Death Race 2 takes place in the very near future, as the United States economy begins to decline and violent crime starts to spiral out of control. To contain the growing criminal population, a vast network of for-profit, private prisons springs up, creating a lawless subculture ruled by gangs, cold-blooded killers and sociopaths. The worst of these prisons is Terminal Island. Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas arrives on the Island to serve his life sentence just as ruthlessly ambitious television personality September Jones launches the ultimate reality show, Death Race. A brutal prison yard demolition derby that pits prisoners against each other in steel reinforced, heavily armed vehicles, Death Race offers the winner the ultimate prize: freedom – if he can survive to enjoy it. When Lucas signs up to be a driver, the stage is set for the birth of a legendary racer.
As I mentioned previously, the idea of a Death Race franchise makes perfect sense in the high-octane action flick sort of way. While the latest news doesn't make it a guaranteed purchase, the addition of Bean certainly heightens the film's chance of moving to the top of my Netflix Queue. Bean is a phenomenal actor, and while he often takes on roles that seem like a waste of talent, he's absolutely brilliant in pretty much everything he does. Hell, his portrayal of Odysseus in Troy made the butchering Homer's poem almost acceptable.


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5 Napkin Burger in Boston's Back Bay is bringing back their burger and beer dinners! In fact, they're already here. We went to the Long Trail Brewing dinner in April, and had a great time!
Last Tuesday, the folks at Samuel Adams invaded this local burger joint for a fantastic beer dinner. The menu featured an eclectic mix of seafood, burgers, and some of the favorite Sam Adams beers such as Whitewater IPA and Boston Lager.
Menu Includes: Port Taquitos, Lobster Endive Spears, Deep Fried Pickles & Pistrami, Spinach & Artichoke Crostini, Bacon, Ale & Gruyere Soup, Choice of Avocado-Ranch Burger or Veggie Burger, Smoked Porter Creme Brûlée.
The food is to be paired with: Stone IPA, Stone Levitation Ale, Arrogant Bastard Ale, and Stone Smoked Porter.
Tickets are just $45, and includes the meal, drinks, tax, and gratuity! Stop by and see Jeff Nelson and Casey Gruttadauria from Atlantic Importing as they talk all things Stone for the worthy (or not so worthy) guests.
If that wasn't enough, the Cape comes to Boston next Tuesday when Mayflower Brewing Co. brings a unique mix of food and beer for hungry and thirsty patrons. Join Drew Brosseau, founder and president of Mayflower Brewing Company, Marissa Jacobs, Territory Manager, and Sarah Richardson, Marketing and PR Specialist for a great night of food and drink.
The Mayflower Brewing menu includes: Tuna Tataki Wontons, Grilled Chicken Skewers, Guacamole & Housemade Chips, Cheddar Tots, Mussels Steamed in Ale, Choice of Caprese Burger or Veggie Burger, and Porter Granite.
To wash down the menu, the Mayflower Beers will be: Mayflower IPA, Mayflower Golden Ale, Mayflower Porter, and Mayflower Autumn Wheat.
Tickets again are just $45, and includes the meal, drinks, tax, and gratuity.
Both of these events start at 6:30pm with informal and casual cocktail receptions. These are great opportunities to meet the brewery representatives, enjoy some delicious passed apps, and of course great beer! Guests will then be chauffeured to the dining room where the three course meals meticulously crafted by Chef Andy D'Amico and the breweries.
Tickets are still available, but tickets are likely to sell out for both as space is limited. Both events are available to purchase individually, but you can save a few bucks and purchase tickets to both events for $85. Click here for all ticket info!


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Using strong corner stakes rather than plastic corner stakes. The use of plastic corner stakes in the fabrication of a security products means that the door will not pass any of the current Australian Standards.
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The students chose a zoomed-in portion of their animal on which to concentrate, and they then drew a grid on top of the photograph.
They drew a similar grid on their piece of wood, in preparation for accurately reproducing the image in beans.
Most students placed all of the beans of a particular color before moving on to another color.


text: What would it be like to be a part of country music history? Singer/sngwriter and manager Merle Kilgore could have told you. He awed his fans with tales of his life in the music business, always with a supporting cast of impossibly famous friends. At age fourteen Merle carried the guitar for Hank Williams Sr. Four years later he wrote his first song, and Webb Pierce turned it into a million-seller. He double-dated with Elvis Presley, wrecked hotel rooms with Johnny Cash, held seances with Johnny Horton, and convinced Audrey Williams to put Hank Jr. on the road at fourteen-years-old. Merle became a prolific songwriter, entering the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He co-wrote his signature accomplishment, Ring of Fire with June Carter Cash. This work is listed by CMT as one of the top four all-time country music songs. These are just a few of the amazing stories of Merle's life, showcased in These Are My People, written by his grandson Mark Rickert.


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in the Arctic (AWIPEV Research Base in Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen)
Soon after the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica in the 1980s, the question arose if similar ozone depletion was also to be expected for the Arctic. While stratospheric ozone depletion is indeed observed in the Arctic, it occurs to a much lesser extent due to the more important role of atmospheric dynamics in the Northern hemisphere.
During regular measurement campaigns, an international network of stations is brought together to coordinate ozone sonde launches, trace air parcels and detect their ozone content several times along their trajectory through the Arctic stratosphere. This method allowed to verify Arctic chemical ozone depletion and its causes.
At the AWIPEV research base, an ozone sonde is launche regularly once per week to measure the vertical ozone distribution. During the polar night, the frequency is increased to two sondes per week, with even higher numbers during special campaign periods.
Also at the Antarctic Neumayer station, ozone sondes are launched regularly.
The ozone sonde data are provided to the World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre (WOUDC), to the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Changes (NDACC) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).


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Tuca has a wealth of experience creating the perfect atmosphere for every Event. Tuca takes the seed of an idea and with astonishing insight, brings it to life for the client. Using choreography music and costume they will create a themed venue, a stylish set piece, or an intimate backdrop, which will enhance your event.
Their own costume department, which is always kept busy, has a wide range of choices from the fairy godmother to burlesque.


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NEW YORK — Scientists have grown human cells inside pig embryos, a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant into people. Continue reading "Growing human organs in pigs"
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Whether bred to resist African Swine Flu (ASF), or with double muscles, Pigs are now on the forefront of genetic modification. The ASF-resistant pigs are still several years from being on our plates. They get their resistance from a gene from a African warthog (which is naturally resistant to the disease). Double-muscled pigs have leaner meat and a higher yield of meat per animal. However, they also have problems. Birthing difficulties result from the piglets' large size, for instance.


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NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Human Services is seeking sponsors for its Summer Food Service Program.
This federally funded program is intended to assure that children who rely on free and reduced price meals during the school year have access to nutritious meals during the summer.
Eligible sponsors include schools, private non-profit organizations, government entities and non-profit residential camps. Sponsors are reimbursed on a per-meal basis for meals served to eligible children and may sponsor the program at one or more sites.
Last year, a total of 91 sponsors served more than 4 million meals to children at more than 2,000 sites across Tennessee.
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There's nothing I love better than mooching around a beauty emporium to see what goodies I can unearth. Even better when I'm on holiday; the thrill of finding a new or relatively unknown brand never fades and sometimes, I truly find a jewel that I wonder how I lived without.
Case in point: the Louse Young Essential Eye Palette, discovered on a recent girlie trip to Mallorca. Drawn to a darling little shop in Peurto Portals called Specific Apothecary (that bore more than a passing resemblance to Space NK), this perfect neutrals palette caught my eye, and I just couldn't leave without it.
I've talked in more detail about this palette in my latest What's In My Handbag video, which you can see HERE. This über-slimline palette houses the perfect selection of five matte eyeshadows that work like a dream, either worn on their own or together for day and night appropriate eyes. The darker brown shade would work so well as a brow powder on someone with a fairer complexion than mine, and all the shades are perfect as shadow liners too! The sable brush is compact enough to really lay down colour where you want it, while being just fluffy enough to blend and shade like a pro. And if you think I've waxed lyrical for long enough, let me just tell you, the mirror is perfect for on the go touch-ups, and wide enough to be able to see both eyes at the same time – essential for checking to see if your make-up is symmetrical!
If you're not planning a trip to the sunny island of Mallorca any time soon, don't worry. You can pick this up in Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Fenwick and quite a few other locations, as as online, of course! (You can find the full list of stockists here). Best known for her brushes, this is definitely a brand I intend to explore further!
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SAN FRANCISCO City, supervisor back developer's idea, but preservationists object
Once a popular jazz-age neighborhood venue where people watched vaudeville acts, silent films and talkies, the Harding Theater is again the center of attention in a resurgent section of San Francisco's Western Addition.
The city's Planning Department and district Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi are backing a developer's plan for an eight-unit condominium building adjacent to the Harding, which opened at Divisadero and Hayes streets near Alamo Square in 1926 and had late-life careers as a light-music theater and rock concert hall before it closed for good.
Much of the theater's interior would be restored as part of the project and the space devoted to commercial or entertainment purposes.
Preservationists, however, want the Planning Commission to block the project, arguing that the developer's plans to demolish the Harding's stage would dilute the theater's historic value.
The commission is scheduled to decide within a few weeks whether the project can proceed or whether planners and the developer, Divisadero Hayes LLC, must reconsider removing the stage where comedians cracked jokes in the 1920s and bands including the Grateful Dead performed in the 1970s.
"The Planning Department has determined that the Harding is a historic resource, but that does not mean that the entire building has to be preserved," said city planner Leigh Kienker. "What the new project does have to do is convey that this is a very old theater and present that to the public; the staff believes it does that."
The proposal is scaled back from its original design. In 2003, developers submitted an application to demolish the entire theater and build 16 condominiums, parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Preservationists persuaded the Board of Supervisors to reject that plan and order an alternative that would save the theater.
Developer Michael Klestoff says opponents may never be satisfied. In the meantime, he said, the building is a deteriorating hulk in the midst of an emerging, dynamic community.
"This is a vibrant neighborhood with little shops and businesses, and people are in favor of fixing up the Harding," Klestoff said. "Otherwise, it's an eyesore that is just going to continue sitting there."
Mirkarimi, who opposed the previous plan, said he supports the current project and wants to resolve the issue soon. He said he hopes the Harding can once again be a venue for film or live theater.
"The city has done due diligence and given the historic issues serious attention," Mirkarimi said. "I don't believe we can allow this building to remain derelict."
But removing the stage would purge the theater of one of its most historically significant elements, opponents of the project maintain.
"The enduring integrity of the Harding's dual purpose as a movie and vaudeville theater remains a prime historic characteristic of the building that sets it apart among the diminishing number of survivors from the silent movie era," Christopher VerPlanck, a history consultant for the opponents, wrote to the Planning Department.
The preservationists' lawyer, Arthur Levy, argues that at a minimum, the project needs to be looked at more closely.
"Further review would help determine whether the project could go forward and still preserve the stage; that's the crux of the issue," Levy said.
Renowned San Francisco architects James and Merritt Reid might be amused by all the friction their relatively modest creation has stirred.
The brothers' list of landmarks includes the Fairmont Hotel, the Cliff House, the Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego, the Golden Gate Park band shell and numerous theaters, including the Grand Lake in Oakland and the now-closed Alexandria on Geary Boulevard.
But historians say the Harding is special because it is the only surviving theater building in San Francisco whose Gothic Revival decor is still largely intact, featuring a Gothic proscenium arch, which separates the stage from the seats, arched organ grills and decorative plaster finishes on the walls.
The theater also boasts a rich San Francisco theater and music history.
The Lamplighters light opera company performed there for several years in the 1960s. In addition to the Grateful Dead, Aretha Franklin and James Brown were among the performers who appeared there.
Its time as an entertainment venue ended in the 1970s, and for about 30 years the Harding was used as a church. The Berean Christian Fellowship Baptist Church moved out in 2004 after Klestoff and a partner bought it for $1.6 million, and the building has been vacant since.
The theater's original marquee is gone, and vandals have defaced the interior with graffiti, Klestoff said. But if the dispute over the project can be resolved, the property could come back to life.
"The new plan should allow the building to be what it was, a gathering place," said Alfonso Felder of the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation, a group that seeks to preserve the city's older movie houses. "The Harding Theater could be an anchor for the community."


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BUT you will still smell the clay mask after washing it off. One night I kept on waking up and asking myself 'What's that smell…?'
I'm still brand new to using clay masks so it looks like I'm not quite using enough…
The clay mask does dry out your face… but it also leaves it smooth at the same time. I made my mom try it out and she had to use cream on her face right after using the clay mask.
I have this growth thingy that started about a year ago… see… AND I have very dry skin esp in the eyebrows LOL they get a bit flakey-like.
Now my feet are EXTREMELY DRY. Check out the pics. [photos to be added late, I have to compress them as they're TOO big to upload right now]
Part of experimenting with this skin care combo is also to test this out on my younger sister. She has some sort of acne problem that's been ongoing for many, many years.
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Eating well with juvenile arthritis
Around 15,000 children in the UK live with some form of arthritis; dealing with fatigue, stiff and painful joints and the side effects of medication. Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition, so eating an anti-inflammatory diet can help relieve symptoms and reduce flare ups.
Parents provide good role models. Eat together as often as possible and getting children involved in shopping or cooking can be a good way to get them interested.
Sugar, white flour and processed foods are inflammatory foods and should only be a small part of a child's diet, rather than the main part of their meals.
Make some gradual steps:
Start off with half white and half whole grain sandwiches, or move to oatcakes, wholegrain crackers or pitta pockets.
Replace half the white flour in baking with whole wheat, buckwheat, quinoa, oats or coconut flour.
Try pasta and spaghetti made with vegetables or whole grains. Get a spiraliser and try courgetty spaghetti.
Blend cauliflower and carrot until riced and steam. Add to cooked couscous.
Cauliflower and sweet potato instead of mashed potato – or do half and half.
Add grated veg to any savoury dish and put a bowl of mixed vegetables on the table.
Drinks: Fruit juice, diluted juice and fizzy drinks contain hidden sugars or artificial sweeteners. Offer plain water or add natural flavours, milk or nut milks. A whole piece of fruit is better than fruit juice.
Protein: Lean meat, low fat dairy, nuts, nut butters, fish, eggs, and tofu are good sources of protein. Add lentils to vegetable soup or beans to a casserole and try hummus or bean dips with carrot sticks.
Healthy fats: Use olive oil for cooking and serve fish a couple of times a week. Avocados make a good dip or spread. Grind nuts and seeds to sprinkle on cereal, soups and savoury dishes.
Get outside for Vitamin D. It's essential for healthy bones and joints.
Children with arthritis may be sensitive to dairy or gluten. Get advice before removing these from their diet to ensure they are getting enough nutrients.
If medication reduces appetite or makes your child nauseous, offer small regular meals and avoid food with strong flavours.
When young people with arthritis leave home:
There is equipment to help with food preparation including special knives, electric jar openers and all sorts of choppers and slicers.
Buy ready prepared fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, cooked whole grains, crushed garlic etc. They are great if you are too fatigued or sore to cook.
When friends or relatives come over get them to help prepare meals.
Cook in bulk and freeze portions for days when cooking seems daunting.
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