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General ENT
If you're suffering from an ear, nose and throat condition or have a general ENT question, our experienced staff has the resources to help. Whether you are experiencing ear pain, tinnitus, balance issues, sore throat or cough, we've got solutions to improve your quality of life.
One of the functions of the inner ear is to maintain balance. It contains the vestibular system, which transmits balance information to the brain based on the position and movement of the head in relation to gravity. Faulty signals cause the brain to make unnecessary adjustments, and lead to dizziness or vertigo. READ MORE
Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a common affliction often associated with hearing loss. Others describe it as resembling a hiss, roar, whoosh, whistle, or buzz.
It is characterized as a symptom and not a disease, and while there is no cure, understanding the underlying cause is integral in coming up with a treatment solution. READ MORE
Sore Throat
A sore throat, sometimes referred to as pharyngitis, is a painful irritation and inflammation of the throat. It may be accompanied by scratchiness, swollen glands, hoarseness, inflamed tonsils and/or adenoids, fever, chills, cough, runny nose, sneezing, headache, nausea, vomiting, and aching muscles or joints. READ MORE
A cough is a natural reflex that allows your body to clear the air passages of substances that cause irritation. It occurs when an irritant in the throat or airway triggers the lungs to forcefully expel air in an effort to dislodge the irritant. Coughing is normal, and something we all do on occasion. Should it persist more than a few weeks, it's a good idea to seek medical attention to rule out an underlying condition. READ MORE


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If you are looking for a short run garment print in volume numbers of less than one hundred, then we here at GP Promowear in East Sussex will be able to help. With our vinyl print and cut services, we will be able to provide you with a very efficient and cost-effective way of managing your short volume garment print runs.
Vinyl printing is a very effective way of creating durable, high-definition logos on a wide range of garments, and is ideal for sports shirt printing or if you have a one-off special event such as a hen or stag do, a sporting event or a promotional event. The results from vinyl print and cut look better, last longer and the costs are certainly cheaper than embroidery or screen printing.
Garment printing done in this fashion is a simple yet very effective solution to your promotional merchandise requirements, meaning your items of apparel will be completed and ready for you to collect or receive in a very swift time frame.
There are two stages to vinyl printing and cutting.
The first stage is obviously the printing stage. Supply us with a design (which we might tidy up a little for you if you ask us to) and we will re-create it on a very thin sheet of vinyl. Any pieces of unwanted vinyl are cut away, and the design is then heat-transferred onto the garment of your choice to create the finished product.
Vinyl printing often works best (and is cheapest) when only a single-colour design is used, and is particularly effective with numbers and letters and simple, one-colour logos. If you are looking to use a design that's a little more complicated, then we will certainly do all we can do in order to provide you with what you require.
We have an extensive range of clothing items for you to choose from when considering your vinyl print and cut choices, from t-shirts to specialist sportswear. Your printing will be completed on site, and we can deliver within one day for stock items. If your choice is not currently in stock we can have it ordered in as little as 48 hours.
No matter what your needs might be, a single t-shirt for a hen or stag through to 100 t-shirts for a promotional event, we here at GP Promowear in Hastings, East Sussex are always on hand for help and advice. Simply call us on .
At GP Promowear, we are small enough to care, yet big enough to cater for any order. No order is too small and whilst ensuring a prompt turnaround as customary, our courteous service remains at an exceptionally high level keeping you informed very step of the way.

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Cold Crossing: During a search in the vicinity of Ruby Road, Green Valley Samaritans discovered evidence of migrants who had recently passed through the area. This included a good quality quilted jacket, a water bottle in a cloth sack and unopened cans of food with markings in Spanish. The inescapable conclusion is that these items were brought over the border and across the harsh desert terrain where nighttime temperatures had been at or below freezing. Why this property was discarded at this location is open to speculation.
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or bliss as my family calls them … I don't like coconut so I have no idea!
These go in the five ingredient or less category and can easily be whipped up in about 20 minutes if you skip the roasting step – it's not necessary but it does add something. When my hubby was wanting a sweet at 8:00 at night, I skipped that step and he didn't seem to care! And, yes, these are ingredients I usually have on hand… LOL!
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 2 cups coconut
- 5 TBSP Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1/4 cup DARK chocolate chips (my hubby likes the dark… LOL!)
Preheat oven to 400. Place coconut and almonds on a cookie sheet and spread out.
Place in oven and toast for about 4 minutes. It won't take long before you see the edges of the coconut start to brown. Allow to cool. (This is why I sometimes skip this step). After cooled, chop into small pieces (I use a mezzaluna), place in a bowl and add sweetened condensed milk.
And now is the time to get your hands dirty… get in there and mix together well. It will start clumping together and getting sticky. After everything is mixed together well, roll into balls. You will want to squish things together well so that the balls hold their shape.
After all the coconut mixture has been rolled into balls, melt the chocolate. I prefer to do this in a double broiler and then pour it into an icing bag, but you could use the microwave and a plastic baggie too. When the chocolate is thoroughly melted, snip off the tip of the icing bag (or the corner of the plastic baggie) and drizzle chocolate over the tops of the balls. You probably should allow the chocolate to harden a bit before serving, but my family is usually in the kitchen jockeying for the best position to grab the first chocolate coated one so obviously it's not a necessary step!


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by Bill O'Connell
Hello, my name is Bill O'Connell. I live in Guffey, Colorado. I'm very excited about starting a career in Equine Massage and bodywork. I attended Level 1 Equine Massage in October, 2012. I am enrolled in the March Level 2 Equine Massage class, 2013. I look forward to learning more and continuing my education for years to come. Hopefully for a lifetime! I've just turned fifty years old and this is an awesome way to be starting the second half of my life.
During my Level 1 case studies, I had the opportunity to perform massages on a BLM mustang. Cinnamon Girl is a five-year- old mare. She was rounded up by the BLM in 2010, just outside Reno, Nevada. She spent the next two years in a holding facility at the prison in Canon City, Colorado. On September 17, 2012, Justin Dunn, a Colorado horse trainer and clinician, picked her up. He had less than 120 days in which to train her. They are entered in a competition called 'Mustang Magic' that will be held in Fort Worth, Texas January 24 -25, 2013. There will be 20 competitors; horses and riders. All the horses in the competition are mares. The trainers will show what their horses have learned in just four months. They will be judged and awards will be given. On January 26th, the horses will be put up for adoption. Trainers have been known to adopt the horse they have trained, as they develop very close bonds with them.
I did the first massage on Cinnamon Girl on October 24, 2012. She had been in Justin's care for only five and a half weeks. She was undergoing a gentling, learning and training process with Justin. Prior to this she had very little interaction with humans and had only been touched when she was freeze-branded and vaccinated. She had to learn to trust us humans. Up to this point in her life, humans were something to fear and to run from, just like any other predator or scary thing. This is the difference between a 'wild' or free-roaming mustang and a domestic horse. Most domestic horses have been handled by humans since birth, or at least, during the first few months of their lives. This is great imprinting, and helps the horse to trust and form a bond with humans almost immediately. A mustang's first experience with humans is to be chased, rounded up and corralled with other mustangs. Then they are transported to a holding pen, where they wait to be adopted out by the BLM to the public. It is a hard life for these horses and they are scared. I believe massage could benefit these horses greatly during and after their gentling and training.
When I first started doing massage on Cinnamon Girl she had only been touched and handled by Justin for a few weeks. She wasn't quite sure at first, and I could feel her shaking, fearful of being touched like this by a human. She relaxed rather quickly though, and seemed to enjoy her first massage. She even yawned 8 or 9 times in a row, along with licking and chewing. I was very happy to see that! I continued to do massages on Cinnamon Girl through the month of November. At times, she showed signs of being sensitive on her back and the crest of her neck became tight and sensitive to even light muscle-squeezing. I'm sure that learning to carry a rider and the accelerated training, which can be tough not only physically, but also emotionally, and psychologically, is what was contributing to this. I spoke with Justin several times about this, as he was concerned for her well-being. He tried using a different saddle pad and that helped her back quite a bit. Over time now, her neck is not as sensitive as it was earlier. She has become very relaxed with me and I believe she enjoys our massage sessions together.
Since our first session it has been just the two of us, with no handler. I've done our session in a small 30 x 30 foot square pen, or in a round pen. During one session I removed her halter to allow her to decide whether she wanted to stand for the massage. A few times during the session she moved away from me and walked around the pen, but then she came right back and stood beside me. I continued the massage and she stood perfectly still again. Now when I do a massage on her she will stand the entire 45 or 50 minutes with no handler. She even fell asleep one day at the end of her massage. I was happy to see her so relaxed.
I have enjoyed our sessions together very much and I feel that I have learned something new each time. I believe every time we are around a horse they can teach us things about them and ourselves. They teach us about patience, intention, understanding of each other, and our communication. I believe Cinnamon Girl knew I wanted to help her feel better, both physically and emotionally. I know the power of touch is very strong and I am so glad to have the opportunity and the privilege to learn continually and be a part of the exciting field of equine massage. I love it and RMSAAM. I am very grateful for this and the life I have being with horses. I look forward to learning something new every day!
Today is January 22, 2013, and in less than 24 hours Justin will load Cinnamon Girl in the trailer and we will make the long haul to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Mustang Magic competition on the 24th and 25th. On Saturday, January 26, Cinnamon Girl will go through the BLM auction process. We will see if Justin brings her home or if she will go to a new guardian. Either way it will be a very emotional time, as we have all been very close to her.


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Lady M Cakes Pop-Up Shop at The Bravern
This past weekend, Lady M Cakes brought their world famous layered Signature Mille Crêpes cakes to The Bravern in Downtown Bellevue. It was a lovely two-day pop-up shop that brought lots of excited people! The lines were so crazy! Some people waited 2-3 hours just to get their hands on these cakes.
I was lucky to get a few slices and got the signature & matcha flavor. The cakes are made with twenty paper-thin handmade crêpes layered with light pastry cream. It is so delicate and delicious! The top of the signature flavor is gently caramelized giving it a creme brûlée taste, which was my favorite!
Lady M has a few locations throughout the US as well as Asia. If you ever travel to New York or Los Angeles, be sure to give it a try. I hope they plan on opening a location in Seattle soon!


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In "Speak No Evil," a trio of adolescent boys break into the school laboratory and begin to break things there. They steal a typewriter. And they unknowingly start a fire as well.
The fire is traced back to Paul (Danny Bonaduce), who protects his friends rather than turn them in.
Billy (Michael Gray) gleans a sense of what is happening, because the Elders have advised him that friendship might be considered a "two-edged sword," with both "advantages and disadvantages."
When Paul's friends become trapped in a power plant while fooling around, with electricity sparking everywhere, Paul seeks the help of Captain Marvel (John Davey).
Danny Bonaduce -- of The Partridge Family (1970-1974) -- guest stars in this episode of Shazam. He plays Paul, a boy who feels peer pressure to go along with his juvenile delinquent friends as they destroy property and otherwise make mischief.
Mentor (Les Tremayne) and Billy (Michael Gray) try to get Paul to tell the truth, but he doesn't feel compelled to do so until his friends actually get into real danger at the electrical plant. Then, he finds his courage.
This episode is all about friendship (in case you couldn't guess), and how real friendship is about obligations as well as advantages. It is the duty of a friend, according to "Speak No Evil," to stop your friends from doing stupid or dangerous things.
The threat of the week, a power plant gone nuts, is visualized with special effects that resemble Star Trek's "Lights of Zetar."
Next week: "The Odd Couple"


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Tools for On-The-Go Brainstorming
Just before the peek of the sun, I arrived at Giant Coffee for tea lattes with Taylor Seely. The Writer, who contributes to Couture in the Suburbs (deemed "Best Fashion Blog" by Phoenix Magazine earlier this year), kindly invited me to join her at the Midtown bonne adresse to talk creative brainstorming, photo production and advice I could offer those aspiring to leap into the creative field of content production. We discussed the beginnings of my career by way of blogging and everything in between, including interviewing on behalf of The Style Line and launching my individual client base.
The interview will premiere next week on Couture in the Suburbs! In the meantime, I'm reflecting on my simplest tools for on-the-go brainstorming:
1. Inspirational Location
Know what coffee shop accommodates your workflow. While I'm based in East Valley, I often travel into Scottsdale, Tempe and Phoenix for events and client consultations. Each city has its respective characteristics as do their coffee shops.
My ideal atmosphere for work features subtle vocal harmony over smooth R&B, structured seating (ie: stools, benches, etc) and a table for two. Because I will generally spend 1-2 hours at this location, I look forward to grabbing a baked good at the counter to keep up energy for creative brainstorming.
Ie: Giant Coffee
2. Stationery, mainly a pen.
I don't always carry paper, but I will definitely have a pen on me. Sometimes, I'll grab a couple napkins from a coffee shop and jot notes there! What I particularly like about not carrying a journal is the authenticity of my note-taking. As a perfectionist of sorts, I feel that my napkin-notes are less forced or perfection-guided.
Ie: Ordonné La Papeterie
3. Camera phone
Similar to my reason for not always carrying a journal, I have more recently enjoyed using my camera phone - instead of my professional DSLR - to capture influential moments of inspiration for future shoots and writing projects. In essence, this is my way of creating a mood-board within my Camera Roll.
Ie: iPhone 6 Plus
Visit Couture in the Suburbs for the full interview the week of December 14!


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the usual monthly diaries
have turned into a mixed up 9-month photo album from january to october
this picture actually follows this post
getting ready for bed and i didn't want to take off the ck tshirt
my legs with another trolley full of clothes at work
birthday present to myself and current favourite bag: poppy lissiman wor$hip clutch
combining evil eyes and long nails
two sale-shopping blings: minty green necklace and deer head bracelet
(which is really big so gotta wear it around a sleeve!)
my manager brought her daughters to work. on the right: tinkerbell, on the left: me
i kick her ass in the fairyness
cyprus 1950s hero poster at the traffic lights
beers and cocktails
my best friend's badge gets right to the point
sightseeing in sleepy little cyprus villages
(id love to make my own embroidery and frame it like this)
the husband's symmetrical circles and angles
i bought him this surprise
selfie after my hen night in february, wearing all the bling
tiara, bride-to-be glasses, love-arrow earrings (sash not pictured)
late afternoon at the cliffside beach
more friends got married
couch and leopard-print cushions in the parking lot
selfie cliches in a diner toilet and a fitting room


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Teams I'm currently playing on:
- City Boy Hands (CBH on Facebook)
- Siren
This list is subject to change based on the whims of Fate and availability of improvisers - we're like the wind, the wind with ADHD.
(My teams that haven't played in a while...it happens: Stupid Carol.)
The nature of improv indie teams and practice groups:
Since moving to New York, I've been taking improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB). I learned a TON about game and how to do a Harold, passed levels 101 - 401, and even got approved for advanced study (aka improv grad school) - woohoo!
But ONLY taking classes usually isn't enough if you're serious about improving your improv skills. People form practice groups and perform as indie teams in addition to classes, sometimes playing at least 3 times a week for 3 hours at a time. For at least 3 years.
I'm personally not about getting stressed out over something fun and would much rather go with the flow. So I admit that I was only taking classes (in level 401) until a weekly practice group formed and all I had to do to join was show up! It was being coached by my former 201 teacher Brandon Gardner (he's on Twitter!) and was a fun and really easy way to add more playing time each week. I also made more friends in the improv community, leading to new indie teams, other practice groups and so on. All from saying, "yes, and" showing up!
But improv is a temporal art form and so are practice groups and teams. It brings to mind a Peter Brook quote Dave Razowsky, improviser and Steppenwolf West teacher, once shared with my class: "Don't take it too seriously. Hold on tightly, let go lightly."
So that's where I am now: getting to know people I like playing with, saying "yes, and" showing up, and being flexible and understanding if things don't go as planned.
And everyone has such different goals and paths anyway that meeting up to play can be like herding cats. So I celebrate every time we do. Play on!


text: Been a bit too busy of late to post any news, so will simply catch up with some photo galleries of the new things we have been making around here - starting with some festive Robin and Popinjay Wreath flour sack towels that actually make pretty sweet occasional tablecloths for the season! They are made of 100% cotton in the USA and printed here in Brooklyn. They are just $15 each as our Holiday Special this year. So snap them up right HERE, I only made a hundred!


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The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has launched a review of its General Conditions of Entitlement (the regulatory rules that all UK communications providers (CPs) must follow in order to operate) and a consultation on updating its guidance concerning the provision of calling line identification (CLI) facilities.
General Conditions of Entitlement
The revised conditions, which come into force on 1 October 2018, are designed to better 'reflect Ofcom's current priorities and concerns', and are intended to be 'simpler and clearer' for the telecoms industry to comply with.
The changes can broadly be divided into three categories: (1) consumer protection; (2) network functioning; and (3) numbering. In summary, they will:
• strengthen the rules on complaints handling to ensure that CPs deal with consumer complaints quickly and efficiently;
• introduce a new obligation requiring CPs to establish policies to ensure that they take into account the needs of their vulnerable consumers; and
• extend the existing rules on billing accuracy and debt collection and disconnection procedures for non-payment of bills (which previously only applied to voice call providers) to broadband providers.
CLI Facilities
In addition, Ofcom is consulting on a number of changes to the provision of CLI facilities, which, according to Ofcom guidance, allow consumers the ability to 'identify the person or organisation calling them' and to make 'informed decisions about how to handle incoming calls'.
Ofcom hopes that the proposed changes will improve the 'reliability of CLI information presented to end-users', thus providing them with 'better information about the caller' and therefore 'assisting regulators and other enforcement bodies in tackling the issue of nuisance calls'.
In summary, the key changes will:
• extend the current rules on the provision of CLI facilities, including additional requirements to improve the accuracy and availability of the CLI data presented to call recipients;
• introduce new requirements on CPs to: inform their customers if CLI facilities are not available; to provide CLI facilities at no additional charge to their customers; and, where available, to switch on CLI facilities for their customers by default; and
• introduce a further requirement for the blocking of calls with invalid CLI data (common with many nuisance calls) to help prevent them from getting through to consumers.
Additional information on the revised conditions can be found here.


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Vile Parle (E), Mumbai - India
Hotel Quality Inn Parle International is one of the best strategically located Four Star hotels in Mumbai. Located in the vicinity of the domestic Airport, Hotel Parle International aims to cater to that segment of the Business Class that regards quality and efficiency as a vital aspect of their corporate requirements.
The hotel has 90 well appointed, air-conditioned guest rooms with Direct Dial Telephone, Color TV, Refrigerators, Satellite Channel Transmission, Channel Music, Electronic Safe, Free Internet Connectivity, Well Equipped Health Club with Massage facility, Coffee shop, Restaurant with live music, club lounge & much more
For your health and fitness, Parle fitness center provides you with the modern equipment for the various exercises. Facilities include steam bath, cold showers and body massage.
The Banquet Hall in Quality Inn Parle International is exclusively for get-togethers, seminars and conferences. Modern convention aids are available on request. Video Conferencing is also available.
The Crystal Hall can accommodate up to 200 guests in a theatre style of seating and up to 60 guests in a "U-shaped" arrangement. For cocktails, receptions and parties, about 300 guests can be accommodated.
Summit Hall, Crystal Room A, Crystal Room B and Board Room are well furnished with exquisite Chandeliers and carpeted with care taken on the Acoustics.
Facilities like Overhead projector, Tripod screens, VCR recorders with color TVs, cassette players and CD player, Microphones with PA system are available on request, and complimentary flip charts, pads, pens and pencils are also available.


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John C. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh
President & CEO
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
1100 H St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 331-8080 x150
Fax: (202) 331-7925
Email: email@example.com
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh is President and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Consortium consists of 17 colleges and universities: American University, The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, The George Washington University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, Howard University, Marymount University, Montgomery College, National Defense University, National Intelligence University, Northern Virginia Community College, Prince George's Community College, Trinity Washington University, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, University of the District of Columbia, and University of Maryland College Park. Previously, he served as Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and as president of the University of West Florida. John is a leader in higher education policy and innovation, as well as for innovative uses of technology. He has led statutory and regulatory reform of higher education, and is a national leader on quality assurance and accreditation. His disciplinary expertise is in gerontology and neuroscience. John earned his B.A. in psychology with high honors from the University of Delaware, and his M.A and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Notre Dame. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota and an American Council on Education Fellow. He received the American Council on Education Council of Fellows Mentor of the Year Award in 2012, and the Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence Community Leader of the Year Award in 2008. He was also awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from Drexel University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a Charter Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. John served as vice chair of the Board of Trustees for the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), secretary of the Board of Trustees for Marygrove College (Detroit), and on the leadership team for the Washington, DC Region Global Cities Initiative. He is past-president of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Board of Trustees, and has served as a Commissioner of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a Commissioner of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. He has served as member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, as treasurer of the State Higher Education Executive Officers, and as secretary-treasurer of the National Association of System Heads. He is the coauthor of three series of textbooks: Adult Development and Aging (with Fredda Blanchard-Fields, now in its 8th edition), Human Development: A Life-Span View (with Robert V. Kail, now in its 8th edition), and Essentials of Human Development (with Robert V. Kail, now in its 2nd edition). He also co-edited the three volume series Aging in America with Dr. Christine Cavanaugh. John has authored or co-authored over 85 articles and chapters on aging, higher education policy, and leadership issues.


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When mom had her second sad attack in a week last night I finally got the message---the instant I awoke from a sound sleep 3 hours later. At the time I didn't realize it, but the attack began with a phone call from my younger sister. After she hung up I mentioned to Mom I wished Sharon a belated happy birthday. I then went on to remind Mom how old we all are. Mom's only comment was "I don't want to grow old."
Still, despite the hour, she wanted to talk about other things. When I thought we'd finished I excused myself. Upon returning Mom told me she was going to check the laundry even though I cluelessly told her there was nothing on the line. Then she entered my room to inform me she was going to move a piece of furniture. Had she been able to see any dust I know now she would have tried to sweep away her thoughts, for when I next checked she was sitting on her bed sobbing. I sat beside her, tried to squeeze out the troublesome thoughts and listened. After a bit she dismissed me with a reminder of how badly I needed my beauty rest; and the attack was over.
The thought that awoke me was that Mom had euphemistically said "I don't want to die." These are precisely the words I uttered at a very young age when Mom explained the picture of a skeleton I had found. I can still recall how dreadfully agitated I became as I first grasped the concept of dying. Immediately I regretted having quite likely evoked that feeling in Mom just as my brother probably had a week ago by insisting he have a picture of Mom and her 64 year old son.
In 3 months Mom will be 90. I am thinking I will forget to wish her happy birthday. She'll appreciate that more than me causing another sad attack. When we visited the clinic a couple years ago I had to help with some information. After the nurse left us Mom looked at me with a twinkle in her eyes and said with a cheerful laugh,"I don't know how old I am." Mom's message is, it's better that way.


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After about a year and a half, my Vimeo account has gotten flagged. "Sexually-focused ventures" are not allowed so my Vimeo on Demand erotic collections have been removed. I am looking for other solutions where I can sell the collections: Goddess Erotica, Surrealist Erotica, and the un-themed "best of" Erotic Collection.
I still have a subscription site at OnlyFans but the themed videos are now pretty far back on the time line. I preferred the VOD collections because they were finished products, grouped according to their theme. I don't like the subscription model as much because I feel like I have to keep adding to it even though there are almost 300 videos already there- sometimes I just want to work on other stuff. Most people say they can't even keep up with the amount I upload there, but there's this feeling that I have to keep uploading to keep people interested.
VOD was a large chunk of my income. Selling erotica has allowed me the time and freedom to pursue music and my other art. Please consider subscribing to my OnlyFans site, or buying prints, or my music. Links are at the end of the post.
In the meantime, I am seeking other options. I'd rather not put the videos on a site where they could be downloaded- I'd rather they were streamed. Clip sites take a large cut, but that might be my only option. I consider what I do to be artistic, but it walks the line of pornographic. That's what makes this difficult. I would consider selling them as DVDs but I would need to find a distributor- there are too many legal issues, like age verification, to DIY a DVD production. I am also considering compiling stills and producing a magazine. Again, it would be ideal if a publisher was interested in producing it.
I am also considering making a less explicit, single video with all the footage from Surrealist Erotica to sell. I'm not sure if that's something people would actually want. I felt that collection was one of my creative masterpieces and frankly, I don't think it got the attention it deserved. Most people bought the general un-themed "Erotic Collection." The Erotic Collection had significantly more videos than the Surrealist Erotica collection, and was only a few dollars more. The Surrealist Erotica collection required research, acquiring props, etc. I thought it was unique.
Anyways, if anyone has any ideas, please contact me.
Ways you can support my work:
Art Prints
The Whip Angels Bandcamp
Temple ov Saturn Bandcamp
My Art/Poetry Books
OnlyFans (an erotica subscription site)


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Grand Brands and Appliance Warehouse Sale
Shopping has always been a pleasure with a pinch of pain, looking left and right for your favorite brands at the malls and cashing in heavily as the Christmas season comes near. This year, 2014, TradeNetLinkEvents in partnership with Rampant Media hosts the "GRAND BRANDS AND APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE SALE" where you can find great deals on your favorite brands under one roof, talk about "shopping made easy" ey. For the past years of bringing good events to us by the team of TradeNetLinkEvents management, we surely can expect another successful event this year as their partners and exhibitors are bringing in great goods to offer and are opening the doors for more business.
Come and join us at the GRAND BRANDS AND APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE SALE happening this OCT. 3-5 at the SM megamall mega trade hall 3 from 10am to 9pm and enjoy shopping! For more details, visit our fb page GRAND BRANDS SALE 2014


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San Francisco 49ers
LaMichael James joins 49ers' voluntary workouts
Running back LaMichael James, who was in his home state of Texas for the start of the 49ers' offseason program last month, joined the team this week, according to multiple sources. James' previous absence means he forfeits a $50,000 workout bonus in his contract and was viewed as a signal that he is unhappy with his role on offense and wants a trade.
General manager Trent Baalke and coach Jim Harbaugh both sloughed off the absence, noting that the current sessions are voluntary. The 49ers won't have a mandatory minicamp until the week of June 16.
"No," Baalke said in April when asked if he was concerned that James wasn't in Santa Clara. "Because he just had a young child and has a new baby at home, settling into life. Understand this, this is voluntary. This isn't where they have to be here right now. You have to trust that the guys who aren't here are working just has hard as the guys who are here."
James is the team's primary punt and kick returner, something he did well last season after Kyle Williams was released. The 49ers are holding a three-day rookie minicamp beginning today. Draft picks Bruce Ellington and Kenneth Acker are expected to be among those returning punts.


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Come February 14th, whether single or attached, you may be drowning your sorrows in a box of chocolates or glass of pinot noir. But this Valentine's day, it's not the dating scene that's got you down: it's the job search.
Instead of ending the night with a stomach ache (or beginning the next morning with a hangover!), take a lesson from a few of love's overused clichés. These tips are sure to have potential employers banging down your door for a second date…er… interview.
First impressions matter
From a firm handshake to holding the door open, small gestures can make or break new relationships. And business relationships are no exception. According to one study by psychologists, second and third impressions that contradict the initial one only stick in particular situations.
To ace that first impression, be on time and pay extra attention to appearance and body language, says CareerBuilder.
Remember there are lots of fish in the sea
In this day and age, who hasn't faced being turned down or dumped?
But does rejection mean we swear off the opposite sex forever? Of course not.
In the job search, it's especially important to let go of ego and accept the inevitable denials. But why stay optimistic through the rejection? Because there are lots of other fish in the sea! Brad Karsh of Career Rookie agrees: "Just like dates, there will be some companies that just aren't that into you. Don't get discouraged; the right one is sure to come along."
Be yourself
Sometimes there's a lot of pressure to act how you think you should — both in dating and job interviews. But doing so will only lead you end up with the wrong person — or position.
If a potential employer asks whether you mind doing administrative work or know HTML, here's a tip: be honest. He or she will likely appreciate an authentic answer more than a lie, especially one that will surface later on. Know your strengths and be upfront about your weaknesses. Remember that you're trying to find a job that's a good fit for both you AND the employer — the same mutual feelings necessary to a successful romantic relationship.
Go with your gut
Ever get that knotted feeling in your stomach like a date is just not what you thought it'd be? Sometimes you can't pinpoint why these feelings present themselves, but they're usually surprisingly on-the-mark. Trust your instincts if they arise during an interview, whether that gut feeling is good or bad.
According to one study, those who go with their "gut decision" typically end up happier in the long run.
Only fools rush in - so don't be that fool
If you can help it, don't settle for the first offer you get. Hold out for a job you will enjoy, one where you can succeed. Remember those high standards you have in your love life? Stick to them in the job search too, says Applicant.
Who knows? If you do, you just might find "the one" this year. The right job, that is.
Alyssa Martino is a writer and editor who loves digging for stories that connect people, place and possibility. Click your way over to her website to learn more.
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Contact TJFC
Thirroul JFC has more than 400 juniors in teams from Under 6s to Under 18s. The club's aim is to foster football by creating an environment for our Thunderbolts players where success is judged - not by winning - but by having fun, improving skills and participating in a club that is active within the community.
Thirroul Football or Thirroul Junior Football Club
PO Box 302
Thirroul NSW 2515


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The first ever live and in person Pen Addict Podcast recording took place this past Saturday at the Atlanta Pen Show. This was the one event this past weekend that I was the least nervous about, and I think Myke, Ana, and myself delivered one of our best episodes yet.
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Rosetree Wedding at James J. Hill Library
Hello Loves, This wedding ceremony was far from traditional and matched our couples personality to a T. Jessica was stunning in gorgeous lace wedding dress and Robert looked like a dapper Marlo Brandon with hat to boot. The bride made her entrance down a beautiful staircase and the couple celebrated their first kiss with a champagne toast with all of their friends and loved ones. Love was in the air and touched us all. Irving Park was a picture perfect backdrop for the ceremony with a quaint gazebo for the couple to share their first dance. From a unique park ceremony to their homemade table runners made of sheet music, Jessica and Robert had a beautiful day and finished off the evening at the James J. Hill Library where they had decadent desserts by Ganache Desserts & Confections.
Photography by: John Hanson Photography | Ceremony: Irvine Park | Reception: James J. Hill Library | Ceremony Musician: Ned Kantar | Officiant: Michael Nelson, Groom's Father | Catering: Lettuce Cater | Bar: Mintahoe | Rentals: Apres Party Rental | Transportation & Trolley: Schmitty & Sons & Grayline | DJ: Adagio Djay | Cake & Cupcakes: Ganache Deserts & Confections | Hair & Makeup: Neille Weidell with the Hair District Uptown | Photo Booth: The Traveling Photo Booth | Florist: Acanthus Floral Art | Dress Designer & Tux: Allure & Wedding Shoppe | Seamstress/ Tailor: Twin Cities Bridal Alterations | Hotel: Hotel 340


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What is a software project worth?
An art even blacker than software cost estimation
In General
Image credit: Tax Credits
Software estimation is frequently called a black art, yet the corresponding skill of estimating the value of software projects is even more obscure.
It's strange, because cost estimates don't make a lot of sense without value estimates to compare them to. . . .
Why does a data scientist need to know how to program?
"she's not your grandfather's statistician"
The "data scientist" title has arisen because we often find that people who are "data analysts" and "statisticians" don't have all the skills to maximize the value of their talents.
For instance, a data scientist typically works in an organization that has software development and a production . . .
Open Data Doesn't Discriminate
Non-commercial licenses are a barrier to Open Data
Kneecapping the competition
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The biggest complain I've always had about the API economy is that most terms of service prevent people from building interesting apps. This issue came to a head for AOL a few weeks ago, when it demanded that Pro Populi stop using Crunchbase data in an iPhone App. . . .
Wikipedia Pagecounts in Amazon S3
Trends have never been this intelligent
Subjective Importance
For a long time I've been fascinated with the problem of subjective importance, that is, ranking topics by how much people think about them.
Two applications for this are particularly clear: (i) if you're selecting topics using typeahead search, you need some way to put popular topics towards . . .
The Top Most Cited Books In Wikipedia
Obscure and usually expensive
One obvious application of databases such as DBpedia and Freebase is to use them as part of a bibliographic database, as Wikipedia topics could be used to classify books much the way that Library of Congress Subject Headings are used.
Freebase contains a property
/book/written_work/subjects that links books to . . .
True Semantic Advertising
Why unscramble eggs when you don't have to?
The problem of contextual advertising.
All contextual ad vendors claim that their product is "semantic", in the sense that the matching algorithm is a bit smarter than keyword matching. Yet, these products are generally not based on the semantic web and RDF, where most of the concepts that we think about can be . . .
Financial Sentiment Fails to Predict the Stock Market
Is watching CNBC hazardous to your wealth?
How it started
Last summer I was sitting in a hotel room in San Diego, watching CNBC, which is the channel I find most tolerable when I'm stuck watching cable.
I watch CNBC regularly at the gym and for months I'd seen the financial news and the markets seem to move independently of one another, an intuition . . .


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Article By: Mike Peck
Hogs' leading goal scorer returns
Chicago, Ill.- Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon announced on Wednesday that the National Hockey League club has reassigned winger Pascal Pelletier to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Pelletier, 25, returns to Rockford after a six-game stint in Chicago. The Labrador City, Newfoundland native was held pointless in his stay in Chicago after getting recalled on March 4. Overall this season Pelletier has played in seven games with the Blackhawks.
With Rockford in 2008-09, Pelletier leads the club with 27 goals and ranks third with 51 points. Pelletier has played 13 total games in the NHL including six last season with the Boston Bruins. The winger was acquired on July 24, 2008 from the Bruins in exchange for Martin St. Pierre.
Next Home Game: Saturday, March 21 vs. Manitoba Moose. Game time is 7:05 p.m. The Rockford IceHogs welcome the first-place Moose into the Forest City for the final of two visits in 2008-09. The first 2,000 fans can pick up a replica Goalie Mask Bank courtesy of MembersAlliance Credit Union.


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BIKO Mexico, Mexican Restaurant, Architecture, Building, Architect, Design, Photos
BIKO Mexico : Restaurant Interior
Mexican Interior Architecture – design by Entasis Architects
17 Aug 2008
Design: Entasis Architects
Address: Presidente Masaryk 407, Polanco, 11550 Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Phone: +52 55 5282 2064
The architectural design is partly inspired in the approach of the chefs Mikel Alonso and Bruno Oteiza (disciples of Jean Marie Arzak) through the tasting of dishes and wines where the traditional flavours of the Basque cuisine and its evolution create a new concept of clear duality.
BIKO Restaurant Mexico
Based in this duality, the architectural concept uses the opposition of tones (light/dark) that can be appreciated in the texture and hardness of the materials; this, combined with an oblique geometry inspired in prehispanic forms, generated the base for the design. The colour is given by the dishes.
The dark tones are represented by black slate on floors form a solid base; dark steel plates on walls and ceiling envelope the wine cellars and bathrooms, generating more hidden and solemn spaces.
The clear tones are conveyed by a sand coloured skin (Sande plywood) that envelops the space in horizontal scaled sections starting from the floor increasing in size and ending interweaving with a structure of vertical wooden lattices whose transparency allows a view of Mazaryk Avenue and control the afternoon sunlight.
Within this space two elements were placed to break its equilibrium, the first is a wooden walnut box that forms the bar and at the same time limits the entrance, the wine cellars and the dining area. The second one are two ¼" steel plates wrapping the chocolate coloured leather booths and also contain the waiters stations, becoming a point of reference in the restaurant.
The access to the wine cellars through an oblique tunnel made of glass is wrapped in steel plates and wooden oak racks for storing wine at a 5 degree angle to the walls and ceiling. A solid oak table in one of the cellars serves as a private dining room for special requests, enhancing the lightness of the walls and ceilings of black steel.
BIKO Mexico images / information from Entasis Architects Aug 2008
Location:Mexico City
Restaurant Designs – images from around the globe
Another Mexican restaurant interior by Entasis Architects:
image from architect
Mexican restaurant interior
Tori-Tori Restaurant, Mexico City
Michel Rojkind Arquitectos
image © Glessner Group
Mexican Restaurant
entasis arquitectos based in Colonia Condesa, México D.F.
Mexican Building by Pascal Arquitectos : Mourning House
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Buildings / photos for the BIKO Mexico City Restaurant page welcome
Website: www.biko.com.mx


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I just want to start again by stating, I am not a writer. For that matter, I am not much of a speaker either. I express myself through video, and (more recently) photography... or at least I try to. // see samples below
Lately, I have again taken a huge interest in documenting the night sky. I got into it when I was a bit younger, a bit more "amateurish", and when technology had a long way to go.
Fast forward 10+ years and here I am, Rhode Island, home to some of the darkest skies in the United States. In fact, a lot of the fascinating Milky Way images you see come from right here in Rhode Island. We are home to some great Observatories; Frosty Drew is one of my favs. We are also home to, multi-talented photographer MIKE COHEA, who I need to give HUGE props to for the inspiration to get out there and shoot. Click his image below to follow his work, it's worth it!
So there I was, Thursday night, 12am, pitch black, scaling the rocky walls at the Bonnet Shores of Rhode Island, (which I don't recommend by the way). About an hour later we are far enough away from light-pollution to make our time worthwhile. I take the 5 minutes or so to let my eyes adjust to the pitch black, I look up, and I am amazed! Blown away. Hooked. It took a little while to actually remember why I was there, I take out my camera, do some adjusting, take a photo and again I am amazed, blown away, hooked. The things these cameras are able to capture in low-light now a days is a bit scary. But the back of my screen looks like something out of a fairy tale and I freakin' love it. I brought a few cameras with me so I set one up on a mini tripod, set up the timer and off it goes. I took some more images with my secondary camera and three hours later, called it a night. The results of that night, the first in a long-long time, are below.
I've been back out to capture the milky way a dozen more times since. I recently started working with the sun and moon as well with some very mixed results. Needless to say, I am a bit of a nerd for the universe at this point. Bonus: I even began incorporating it into my wedding and commerical videography, lucky you!
With all that being said, and for those of you who still want a bit more info on how all of this work and what I mean when I say "Milky Way" here it is... When you go out on a dark night and find yourself peering out over the ocean or some other location away from all the light pollution here in Rhode Island, 9/10 times you will see some part of what we refer to as the "Milky Way." -Technically speaking, we all live in the Milky Way Galaxy. But in terms of photography and videography, the "Milky Way" refers to the faint milky-colored band, approximately 30 degrees wide, arching across the sky at just about all times (but visible only at night if you are far enough away from light pollution). This is the region you typically see featured in the dramatic astrophotography images that have become so popular in recent years.
With a pretty decent low light DSLR Camera capable of shooting RAW and a fast enough lens, I am capable of bringing some of these images to life :)
BTW, although the core can be the most interesting part of your photo, that doesn't mean you can't get some awesome night time photos in other ways. Below are a couple examples of what a crisp star-filled sky looks like without the Milkyway and another image of the night-sky popping with color.
The first time I laid eyes on the colored band of the Milky Way I was completely amazed. I was hooked! The beauty was something to behold, something to cherish, something to capture and share with the world... Well my friends, here is me sharing, enjoy!


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Back to Rockville
Classical Revolution KC to give pop songs an orchestral treatment
Claire & the Crowded Stage is a band that lives up to its name. The seven-piece multi-instrumental pop-rock symphony typically fills whatever stage it performs from.
Saturday night at the Buffalo Room, Claire Adams will perform some of her Crowded Stage songs with a bigger band: a 14-piece ensemble that includes members of Classical Revolution KC, a contemporary chamber orchestra.
The show is a spin-off of a concert in July 2014, when Adams performed some of her songs with what she dubbed the Tiny Symphony, a nine-piece orchestra comprising horns, strings, woodwinds and percussion. That ensemble included Alyssa Bell and Nick Bell, co-founders of Classical Revolution KC.
"There are several Classical Revolution orchestras around the country," Adams said. "They focus on performing in venues where classical music isn't usually performed.
"When we started thinking about doing another show, Pete (Lawless) reached out to Nick and Alyssa Bell about providing the players."
Lawless, a member of the Crowded Stage, is producing Saturday's show. Nick Bell will conduct. The project is being financed in part by a grant from Arts KC.
The performance will include two instrumentals composed by Lawless and another Crowded Stage member, Teri Quinn, who will also perform.
"We'll do 10 songs written by me," Adams said. "Seven are songs we do as the Crowded Stage, but a few are songs we haven't worked up as a band. Or we tried them, but they just didn't fit with what the Crowded Stage does."
In June, Adams and the orchestra went into Weights and Measures Soundlab, where owner Duane Trower recorded three songs. Two of them will be on a 7-inch vinyl, which, if the timing works out, will be ready by Saturday's show. The size of the group presented some challenges, Trower said.
"I have recorded other groups with classical instrumentation before, but this was one of the larger ensembles I have had in the studio," he said. "We did most of the tracking all live — orchestra and full drum kit — and it's tough to get good takes with so many musicians.
"But Claire and Peter had everyone well-prepared, as well as having a talented group, and it went really smooth. I think it was a blast. I enjoyed the challenge and am really happy with how it turned out."
For Adams, who plays bass in the trio Katy Guillen & the Girls, the project provides a chance to step out of her normal music zones. (The Girls' drummer, Stephanie Williams, will perform with the orchestra on Saturday.)
"It's really great for me to come at music from the opposite perspective, one I really look up to and respect," she said. "All these players dedicate a lot of time perfecting their playing and techniques. Their talents and technical abilities are remarkable. I know the arrangements weren't particularly challenging, so I think it's fun for them — at least I hope it is. To me they sounded really complicated.
"I come from a different musical place: 'Let's play some chords and sing some notes.' I'm working on improving that aspect of my musical self."
The project revived a musical interest that goes back to her childhood.
"I love pop music, obviously, but one of the things I've always loved is classical pop and movie soundtracks, especially the Disney movies," she said. "The instrumentation is amazing.
"During the recording, the horns were in a separate booth and the drums were in another room. but everyone else was in the main room, and I was in the control room, singing scratch vocals. And it was amazing. I felt like I was in a Disney movie."
Timothy Finn: 816-234-4781, @phinnagain
Claire and the Classical Revolution KC will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Buffalo Room, 817 Westport Road. Admission is $10. A VIP package is available for $20. VIP tickets include preferred seating and a copy of the 7-inch single "In the Blue." Advance tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com.


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Back in October 2014 I saw a video from YouTuber Ben Brown which showcased his time in Canada. Immediately after watching this video, I began researching vacations. Fast forward to July 2015 and I visited Vancouver, BC for the first time with my two friends Callum and Ashley. Brand new Canon 17-40mm L Series lens in hand, I decided that this was going to be where I would try my best to further my photography "skills". I've always been into the idea of photography, taking pictures whenever I can, but I've never really understood the art involved in taking that perfect shot.
Now I should give a disclaimer, the pictures included in this post which are highlights of my trip are in no way that aforementioned "perfect shot", however these are my favourite photos I took and will act as a diary of where I started.
I hope you enjoy what you see, any feedback is welcome and I thoroughly look forward to continuing with this blog.


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Acne Treatment
Our dermatology consultants at Skin55 are experts at treating acne. Whether you are school age or into adulthood, have hormonal issues or want to address scarring, we are able to help.
All our dermatologists are on the Specialist Register of the GMC and all hold, or have held, full NHS consultant dermatologist posts.
Which treatment is right for me?
This is the key to success. Only a specialist dermatologist can assess your skin and your general medical health to determine the appropriate treatment for you . For your acne, this will depend on several factors:
- Is you acne inflammatory - with pus spots and nodules?
- Is your acne mainly pore blockage (whiteheads and blackheads) - comedonal acne?
- Are you getting scars?
- Are you getting increased pigmentation?
- Is your acne worse with menstruation (females)?
- Do you have a medical condition which predisposes you to acne?
The answers to these and other questions will help guide how your treatment is chosen. It may be that you start off on one treatment but change over time as your dermatologist learns how you respond to treatment.
Treatments for acne include:
- Medicated face washes
- Benzoyl peroxide creams
- Retinoic acid creams
- Antibiotic creams
- Combination creams - mixtures of antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and retinoids
For some patients, medications taken by mouth (oral treatment) may be more appropriate:
- Contraceptive pills (certain types only)
- Antibiotic tablets
- Isotretinoin (Roaccutane) tablets
Laser and Chemical Peels for Acne
Although lasers and peels are commonly used for acne scarring, they can be used to treat inflammatory acne itself. As dermatologists, we tend to use these treatments in patients who cannot have standard treatments or oral isotretinoin.
Treatments include:
- Erbium:Glass (ICON 1540nm) laser
- Sebacia acne treatment system with gold particles
- Pulsed dye laser (585-595nm)
- Salicyclic acid peels
Your suitability for such treatment can be considered when you attend for a consultation.
Will I need any special tests?
Acne can be diagnosed by the appearance of your skin, by an expert dermatologist. However, sometimes blood tests regarding hormonal conditions may be necessary or sometimes you need blood or urine tests prior to treatment, such as with isotretinoin. Female patients who might have polycystic ovarian syndrome may need an ultrasound of the ovaries. Any tests will be discussed with you at the time of the consultation. If you think you have had these tests recently, please bring copies of the results with you for your appointment.
What should I do next?
If you would like to have an individual assessment of your acne and your treatment options, the best thing is to book in to see a dermatologist. We will explore the history of your acne and your medical history: it would help if you could bring a list of all your previous acne treatments.


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Beach scene in Ostend reproduction
Butterflies, from the Pears Annual, 1910 reproduction
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Children Playing On A Path, Cottages Beyond reproduction
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Children resting beneath the rick reproduction
Cottage Garden in Summer reproduction
Cottages - a row of cottages with a figure and other... reproduction
Early Spring Blossom, 1889 reproduction
Feeding the Ibis at Corsica, 1902 reproduction
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Flower Girls reproduction
Flowers of the East, from the Pears Annual 1895 reproduction
Gathering Flowers reproduction
Girl with a Basket of Coral reproduction
Girl with Shell reproduction
Goldfish, from the Pears Annual, Christmas, 1893 reproduction
Halcyon Days, 1887 reproduction
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Hours of Idleness, 1900 reproduction
Love birds reproduction
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I am so happy that you prayed to ask Jesus to be the king of your heart.
This is a new and exciting beginning for you! I know it took a lot of courage and a little faith, but God heard your prayer.
And since you invited Jesus to be your Lord, He will now give you direction, guidance, comfort and peace. His purposes will now begin to be lived out in your life as you partner with Him each day. The sky is going to look bluer, and the grass greener. And when you have problems, you can run to Him in prayer.
And here is how you can keep this love for God fresh and strong:
- Read the Bible and pray regularly. I would encourage you to start reading in the book of Saint John. It will tell you all about Jesus and His awesome love for you. And prayer is simply talking to God. Thank Him for the good things in your life, and ask Him for wisdom in the hard things of life.
- Start attending a church that believes the Bible is true, and preaches about knowing Jesus personally like you now do. In the Knoxville area Harvest Church is a great place to get to know other believers in Jesus and become part of the family of God. Fellowship with other believers is highly important for all of us in Jesus Christ.
- Be water baptized. It will help seal the deal in your heart and your commitment will be stronger. It is the act that makes the spiritual break with the power of death and sin and Your church can help you with this.
- Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Ask God to fill you everyday with His Spirit, and to release His gifts in you. The first 5 chapters of the book of Acts will help you.
- Tell someone else as often as you can about your prayer today, and how Jesus forgave you.
One more thing, Will you email me today and tell me of your decision to make Jesus the king of your heart. Maybe this is the first time you have ever done this, or maybe you wandered off spiritually and now have come back home. In any case, I would love to hear from you.


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162. Norman Lear
Manage episode 182147686 series 1340511
Gilbert and Frank welcome one of their most sought-after guests, iconic writer-producer-director Norman Lear, who holds court on a variety of subjects, including the inscrutability of Dean Martin, the politics (and Jewishness) of Edward G. Robinson, the "inventiveness" of Mickey Rooney and the heroism of the Tuskegee Airmen. Also, Norman woos Frank Sinatra, praises John Amos, presents Jerry Lewis with a one-of-a-kind gift and remembers his friend Carroll O'Connor. PLUS: James Franciscus! Roscoe Lee Browne! "Hot l Baltimore"! Norman buys the Declaration of Independence! And the legend of Joe E. Lewis.
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A Bewitched Place/
When Alfred Jarry bid farewell to the nineteenth century with his delightfully baffling Ubu Roi (1896), he set the play in "Poland—that is to say, nowhere." Not content with simply denying an event, Jarry negated an entire country, thereby managing to outdo Baudrillard's polemical nihilism ninety years before the Gulf War did or did not take place. Partitioned and re-partitioned within an inch of its life, Poland was a Real place for which there was no room on official Symbolic maps. Or perhaps one could say it survived as a literary and cultural phenomenon: simultaneously a touchstone for avant-garde pataphysicians (Jarry) and the source of fantastic modernist experimentation (such as Wyspianski's The Wedding, written just five years after Ubu).
It is sadly appropriate, then, that a significant chunk of Polish (non-existent) territory would eventually become part of Ukraine—nearly all of Ukraine's land is a geopolitical Trojan Horse, smuggling in its neighbors' territorial claims. The Russian literary tradition gives little comfort to participants in territorial disputes. In the title of one of his many didactic fables, Tolstoy would ask, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" Hisstory unfolds in the context of Russian colonialism, telling of a greedy Russian carpetbagger who covets Bashkir land. When the protagonist dies as a result of his overreach, we learn the answer to the title's question: a man needs just enough land to bury him in.
Closer to home, the title of a lesser-known story by the Russian (Ukrainian!) writer Nikolai Gogol might well apply to Ukraine: "A Bewitched Place" ("Заколдованное место"). In Gogol's story, the bewitched place alternates between immobilizing the feet of the person who stands on it, magically transporting it to a cemetery, and offering a treasure that turns out to be slops and waste. Read deliberately against the grain, "A Bewitched Place" is a cautionary tale against territorial attachment; soil (native or otherwise) is just another form of filth. In questioning the ontological stability of the ground beneath one's feet, Gogol's story can remind us that a land (here, Ukraine) is not just an exercise in magical thinking ("If we be build it, they will come"), but magical realism. [1]
This may be its true inheritance from Poland. At the beginning of the 21st century, Poland is definitely somewhere: its borders consistently delineated on most maps, the country has the reassuring object permanence that only NATO membership can bring. Meanwhile, Ukraine's status (both Symbolic and cartographic) has a tendency toward the blurry. Recognized internationally since 1991, Ukraine nonetheless finds its very existence as a "real" country constantly called into question, which only reinforces a reflexive nationalist desire to trumpet the nation's value. One side claps for the continued life of a Ukrainian Tinkerbell, while the other side would gladly see her fade away.
Next: This Country Which Is Not One
[1] I'm tempted to explore the ramifications of trilingual wordplay with "Gogol," the "Chochoł " from Wyspianski, and хохол, the Russian slur for Ukrainians, but it's hard to imagine the overlap between people who would a) understand and b) find it of any value.


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At long last this map has been solved! while some guesses got close, only on named a feature inside the map, and that was Chesler Park, which can be seen in the upper left corner of the map. This map also includes druid arch, and much of the Needles formation in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. If you have never been to Needles district, it is one of my favorite places in the world.
Looks like that last one was too hard, so here is something a little easier. Geo Guess 3 is still active, until someone solves it, but in the meantime here is this one


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The Joe Expo Schedule of Events
The Joe Expo, presented by White's Mountain Chevrolet, is coming up this weekend May 1st & 2nd at the Casper Events Center. Check out all the fun activities you can take part in here!
Schedule of Events on The Plains Tire Stage:
Friday, May 1st
4:00 PM - Doors Open
4:30 PM - Grip Strength Competition - North Platte Physical Therapy
5:30 PM - Putting Challenge - Durbin Street Golf
6:00 PM - Lingerie Show - Christina's
6:30 PM - Blackjack Tournament (ON THE CONCOURSE)
7:00 PM - Putting Finals - Durbin Street Golf
7:30 PM - Chin-Up Competition - US Marine Corp
8:00 PM - Ring Toss - Backwards Distilling
8:30 PM - Last Call For Alcohol
9:00 PM - Event Ends
Saturday, May 2nd
9:00 AM - Doors Open
9:30 AM - P-38 Can Opening Contest - Gear Up and Get Out There
10:00 AM - Putting Challenge - Durbin Street Golf
10:00 AM - Cornhole Tournament (ON THE CONCOURSE)
10:30 AM - Black Jack Finals - Dave's Darts
11:30 AM - "Award Winning Whisky" - Wyoming Whisky
12:00 PM - Putting Finals - Durbin Street Golf
1:00 PM - TAILGATE Featuring NFL players Mitch Unrein of The San Diego Chargers & Ben Garland of the Denver Broncos
3:00 PM - Grip Strength Competition - North Platte Physical Therapy
3:30 PM - Last Call For Alcohol
4:00 PM - Event Ends
Don't Forget To Check Out The Joe Expo Jousting Arena - Open To Everyone All Day!
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A new study by academics in the Netherlands has found that cyclist riding in a peloton get much more protection from wind resistance than was previously thought to be the case.
Published in the Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, the study found that riders encountered between five and ten times less air resistance than had been assumed beforehand.
It also found that the sixth, seventh or eighth rows in the bunch were the places to be to get most protection while still being close enough to the front to respond t any attacks.
Lead author Professor Bert Blocken of the Eindhoven University of Technology & KU Leuven said that a cyclist in the middle or rear of the peloton would encounter only between 5 and 7 per cent of the air resistance a solo rider would experience.
"Put it another way," he explained. "it is as if a rider is cycling at 12 to 15 km/h in a peloton that is speeding along at 54 km/h."
The research was based on computer simulations and wind tunnel studies of on a peloton of 121 model riders and, according to Professor Blocken, could shed light on why so many breakaways fail.
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"It turns out that current calculation models used by some race teams to determine the best time to escape are based on the wrong assumptions," he said.
"Perhaps these new results will lead to more successful escapes and partly explain why so few escapes succeed, and why the peloton often hauls in the riders that do escape," Professor Blocken continued.
He said that the research could help professional teams with their tactics and where they should seek to position their riders, saying: "At the very back, the air resistance is very low, but there is less opportunity to react to attacks and chances increase greatly for getting caught in a crash.
"So for classification riders or sprinters, the best position is in row six, seven or eight: there you are sufficiently shielded by other riders and you're near enough to the front," he added.
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.


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Inspections are not a walk in the park. I learnt that first-hand during my recent campaign to sell my own house. Subsequently, I thought it was fitting to go into detail of how to take your inspections to the next level. Inspections show potential buyers how they can consider life in their potential home. So it is imperative that you portray the most desirable home scenario possible..
Never leave a half used toilet roll in the bathroom
This is basically like saying "yep, I just took a poo this morning." You want your home to feel as though no one has lived there before; as if its brand spanking new. You don't want it to feel as if someone else is currently living there.
The toilet bowl
Further to toilet paper.. Please make sure your toilet bowls are clean. No skid marks thank you.
Remove all family photos
Family photos mean occupation - the one thing you want is for potential buyers to walk inside your home and see themselves living there - connect, fall in love and become so attached. By leaving family photos out, all you are doing is causing your potential buyers to block that connection. All they will be able to visualise will be you living in the home - not them.
What is the first thing that will make an impact on entry?
What do your potential buyers smell? It is so important that your home smells fresh and appealing.. During my campaign, I had candles and essential oils on for at least 30 minutes before the openings. I wanted potential buyers to walk into my home and feel something.. There is nothing worse than walking in to a bedroom and smelling that stale smell of someone else.
During my openings, I have had Moroccan, soulful music playing in the kitchen. Not only does this show potential buyers what the home will be like when the music is on and they are occupying the house but it also "transports" the buyers. Music makes every moment more magical.. why wouldn't we all want to make our openings more magical and almost mystical for our potential buyers.
The C Word
Clutter - GET RID OF IT.No one wants to see or feel a messy home. Clean your drawers - I promise you they will be opened. I have attended many showings myself and I can honestly say I am so turned off when I go to a viewing and open a cupboard door and everything is shoved and jammed packed into the drawers and cupboards. It is just not appealing. This campaign, I made sure all my cupboards were in order (we generally keep everything super tidy behind doors, but I made extra effort to remove some clutter from the pantry. It makes me feel amazing too!)
Kids toys - a Big No No
The reality is that when you have kids - young and old - their stuff is strewn across living rooms and bedrooms . Often, to you, this cr*p becomes the norm and part of the furniture... but this is not the case for someone who is visiting your home. It sticks out like an iceberg. During our campaign, all of Jesse's toys, tables, and 'stuff' was taken out of the living room. We knew our home would appeal more to someone without kids so we wanted to show the house as if there were no kids in the main areas (his bedroom we left as is obviously!)
Flora and Fauna
Quite simply, a must.
Putting fresh fluffy towels is a must for every single inspection. You basically want new buyers to walk in to your home and feel that no one has lived here before and that they will be the first! Crunchy paper style towels, a big no no.... Wet and recently used towels.. a no no... smelly towels... a no no :)
Have I left any must do's off the list? Let me know in the comments below!


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Less is more ... rather than overwhelming you with volumes of travel tips, here is a specific list of exclusive recommendations with Mr & Mrs Crystal's stamp of approval.
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Nine soluble polysaccharide fractions were sequentially extracted with hot water at 80, 100, and 120 °C for 3 h, and 60% aqueous ethanol containing 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, and 5.00% NaOH at 80 °C for 3 h from dewaxed bamboo (Dendrocalamus brandisii) sample, and their chemical compositions and physicochemical properties were examined. The sequential treatments yielded 20.6% soluble polysaccharides of the dry dewaxed bamboo material. Molecular weight and neutral sugars analysis revealed that the soluble polysaccharides were mainly composed of arabinoglucuronoxylans and amylose starch. Spectroscopy (FT-IR, 1H, 13C, and 2D-HSQC NMR) analyses suggested that the isolated arabinoglucuronoxylans from bamboo (D. brandisii) could be defined as a linear (1→4)-β-linked-xylopyranosyl backbone to which α-L-arabinofuranose units and/or short chains of 4-O-methyl-glucuronic acid were attached as side residues via α-(1→3) and/or α-(1→2) linkages. In addition, it was found that the thermal stability of polysaccharides increased with an increment of their molar mass.
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Sometimes we'll be writing updates about what the people behind Vidcode are doing outside of work!
During June Leandra, the Vidcode designer, spent the month learning, tinkering and building at ITP Camp. Read about her experience, and what she's bringing back to Vidcode from what she learned.
ITP Camp was an absolutely incredible experience. I attended workshops on creating audio visualizations with P5, user testing, creating bowls out of mycelia and making hanging plants, and ran sessions on using sketch and animating svgs with css!
Camp was a playground, with so many toys that I didn't even get to half of them. I spent a lot of my time playing with the laser cutter, I was absolutely blown away seeing things I made in Photoshop and Illustrator enter the physical world.
What I was able to bring back to my work at Vidcode from the experience, was an understanding of the world of creative coding and the communities around creative coding that exist. Processing has been around since 2001! I had been working with Vidcode with the goal of getting people excited about learning to code through creative projects, but I definitely didn't understand the amazing ecosystem that that work is a part of.
I'm already working on creating new Vidcode lessons around the creative coding technologies I was exposed to during my month of camp, be on the lookout for new lessons in the fall!


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So after all the moving, the personal tragedies that struck, the 101 hours I have put in to work in the last 8 days. I have done it. I have painted stuff.
Let's start at the beginning of this story. My 8 year old plays Menoth. He loves Warmachine. He loves that it's his special thing with me. And he like painting the models. The boy has been fantastic throughout the move and I wanted to get him a special gift. Something to tell him that his good behavior was appreciated.
My no not so local FLGS has had a few used menoth models in the show case for almost a year and I figured it was time to take them home and give them some love. I picked up the Avatar of Menoth for him. Here is what it looks like right now.
This is obviously not the best paintjob and this model deserves everything I can do in my power to make it look great. It really is a center piece to a Menoth army, so off to the Simple Green it went.
If you have read this far you are probably wondering what I was talking about when I said I painted a thing. Well your patience is just about to be rewarded.
I also picked up a primed Choir of Menoth.
I started by getting the white base coat down using the airbrush. I used Menoth White Base. Using an airbrush is the best/ easiest way I have found to get a good smooth coat of white onto a model. I didn't want it too start white so I sprayed the white over the black primer and it gave me a pretty good look.
I used a kind of highlight that is actually a bit darker. It's also a bit warmer in color and gives what I think is a good contrast. I used Menoth White Highlight which has a tinge of Khaki to it. I then started to paint the unit assembly line style and did all the browns using Vallejo Game Color - Beasty Brown. This is a great base coat for just about any gold. I also used the old GW - Jack Bone for the parchment.
Well it took us a while but there we are. Tomorrow I hope to get the reds, browns for the leathers, and finally the golds onto these guys so they can be sealed and then washed.
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Reviewing restaurants, food publications, cooking products, and supply stores can be tricky business. So often the hard work and livelihood of small business owners is in the hands of the reviewer. This can lead to some writers being soft and kind when perhaps they shouldn't. Not to worry here!
When it comes to food, especially food and food products that I pay good money to experience and/or use, I have high expectations. If those expectations are not met, I want everyone to be warned to avoid the tricksy slop I experienced. If they are exceeded, I want the world to know about it so they too can go and enjoy the wonderment of it all.
Let me be your guide to great restaurants and food vendors. See which cooking and food publications I've found to be the most useful and well laid out. Lean on my experience of which kitchen products are "must haves" and which are a waste of creation. Go shopping with me to learn valuable secrets that can have long term benefits for you and your wallet.
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Lack of collaboration is a proverbial stone in the road for those developing any 'sustainable' tourism operation.
Let's be clever and work smarter, not harder. Many tourism players are aware that improving collaboration is a worthy objective, yet they feel stymied by how to put practice into action. Instead of competing, can we learn how to offer complementary services? Can we make a commitment to collaboration?
We explored this topic during the Responsible Tourism in Cities Conference in Durban, South Africa. (2011)
Collaboration is different than cooperation in that it includes different players with various interests, some of which may be at odds with one another. That said, if the people come together they end up creating something that could not be accomplished individually. Also, the 'end product' is often something that was previously unimagined as the process itself generates new developments.


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In keeping with promises made during his campaign, the Democrat is expected introduce changes to one of the most controversial areas of foreign policy.
The current restrictions, introduced by George W Bush, prevent US-based relatives sending more than $1,200 (£860) per year to Cuba and allow only one visit every three years to immediate family members.
The maximum remittance is now expected to be raised substantially and the rules on travelling relaxed.
The president will attend a regional conference in the Caribbean next month offering reform, as his administration aims to re-engage Latin America.
An administration official said: "All policies are under review, but we expect a decision soon on family remittances and travel."
During the Bush years, US allies in the region felt ignored as the White House concentrated on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, forged a new Leftist alliance that was hostile to Washington.
The official said the summit was: "A chance for the new administration to engage Latin America. The region as a whole has liberalised and we have great allies there."
However Mr Obama's plans fall far short of demands from Cuba and pro-Cuba groups in the US for a complete end to the embargo.
One Cuba campaigner, who asked not to be named, said: "If Obama lifts up the curtain and this all he has to show, it's going to look pretty small time."
Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, is expected to urge Mr Obama to end the US trade embargo on the island when he visits Washington on Saturday.
The embargo's terms and conditions have fluctuated over the years with the Bush restrictions being the tightest in the past two decades.
The Cuba proposals are the latest example of Mr Obama reaching out to previous enemies. Since taking office, he has signalled a willingness to talk to Iran and scrap a missile defence system on Russia's borders.


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Satellite images taken since last month's inter-Korean summit show a steady reduction in the number of buildings around North Korea's known nuclear test site, built under Mount Mantap in the Punggye-ri area in the north of the country.
"At the very least, this is a welcome PR move," said Jeffrey Lewis, head of the East Asia program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, Calif.
"Over the past two weeks, five or six buildings have inexplicably come down," Lewis said, citing commercial satellite images from the San Francisco-based firm Planet Labs that have a resolution comparable to Google Maps. "Something is clearly happening there."
As part of the extraordinary rapprochement going on, North Korea has vowed to dismantle the test site, where all six of its nuclear detonations have taken place, this month. But as with so many things about North Korea, it's difficult to tell how much of this is wheat and how much is chaff.
Kim made the pledge during a historic summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, which laid the groundwork for a meeting between Kim and President Trump, which Trump announced Thursday would take place June 12 in Singapore.
Kim said he would invite security experts and journalists to the North to observe the closure of the site, the South's presidential Blue House said.
North Korea promises to dismantle its nuclear test site in public view, South says
All six of North Korea's nuclear tests have taken place deep under the mountain at Punggye-ri, with five of them occurring in the tunnel complex accessed through an entrance known as the north portal. There are two other entrances to the site, the west and south portals.
The last test, in September last year, was so huge that some experts wondered whether Mount Mantap was suffering from "tired mountain syndrome" and had become unusable. But nuclear experts have cast doubt on that theory, noting that even if the tunnels leading to the north portal were unusable, the other two entrances could still be operational.
Tunneling and activity at the west portal had been visible as recently as April 20, a week before the inter-Korean summit, according to an analysis for 38 North, a website devoted to North Korea.
There are clusters of buildings at the portals, including administration buildings and a command center, as well as smaller buildings.
The big, main buildings are still there but the smaller, more peripheral ones at the north and south portals, the entrances to the main tunnels, have come down, Lewis said.
This could be part of the preparations for inviting journalists and experts to watch the closure of the site, which, Lewis said, could be as simple – and as reversible – as blocking the portals.
"Shutting down the test site is something they can easily do. It's just tunnels so they can seal the entrances – but they can also unseal them," he said.
"And the tunnels are always going to be there," he added, unless North Korea blows up the whole site.
Still, analysts wanting to be optimistic about the diplomatic process say that declaring the site finished and taking steps toward closing it would support their theory that Kim is making an effort, just like this week's release of three Americans who had been held in North Korea.
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But skeptics say that closing a test site that might well be spent is just cosmetic.
A group of Chinese scientists last month said they believe that the test site collapsed after September's huge test, which caused an earthquake so big that satellites caught images of the mountain above the site moving.
North Korea claimed to have detonated a hydrogen bomb, which would be exponentially more powerful than the atomic devices previously tested, and experts said the size of the earthquake suggested that it had indeed been a hydrogen, or thermonuclear, explosion.
Adding to the theory that the site has outlived its utility is new research from scientists from the Earth Observatory of Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, who claim to have found evidence that the damage at Mount Mantap was more substantial than other research shows.
In their study, which will be published in the journal Science on Thursday, they argued that by using satellite radar imagery to supplement ground-based seismological readings, they were able to gain a more accurate picture of the Sept. 3 test.
Sylvain Barbot, a researcher with the Earth Observatory of Singapore, wrote in an email that the nuclear test last year was so large that "we could 'feel' it from space."
The amount of shaking that accompanied the explosion was so severe that traditional radar measurements were inaccurate, Barbot said, and his team had to use unusual techniques to compensate for significant changes in the landscape.
By using these techniques, the researchers were able to estimate a depth for the nuclear detonation: around 450 meters, or roughly 1,500 feet, beneath the summit of Mount Mantap. Researchers then combined this information with seismological readings to come up with an estimated yield for the weapon of 120 to 304 kilotons.
Much of this range would be far higher than officials from the United States and South Korea estimate.
The researchers also found evidence that a significant part of Mount Mantap had collapsed after the explosion, supporting the Chinese study. A "very large" part of the facility had collapsed, Barbot said, "not merely a tunnel or two."
Taylor reported from Washington.
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