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'The Voice of the Philippines' Premieres this Saturday
The show, hosted by ultimate multimedia star Toni Gonzaga, kicks off the competition with its talked about and unique Blind Auditions wherein coaches Apl de Ap, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo, and Ms. Lea Salonga will select the artists they want to mentor just by listening to the aspirant's singing voice. Each coach must pick 12 artists for their respective teams who will advance to the next rounds of competition— the Battle Rounds and the Live Shows.
When ABS-CBN said in early 2013 that it was going to bring the local adaptation of the worldwide hit format, the announcement was met with high expectations. This is because the Philippines is known for producing excellent singers, with most Filipinos fond of either singing at KTV bars or joining singing competitions. Even Philibert Braat, international consultant for franchise owner TALPA, acknowledged this. "The world knows that Filipinos are the best singers in the world so I think the country really deserves 'The Voice of the Philippines.' With the lineup of coaches that the show has, it's going to be of international standards," said Braat.
Filipinos across the globe have expressed excitement for "The Voice of the Philippines" especially in the online world where the show is being constantly talked about on various social networking sites and where fans are already rooting for their respective coaches. The show's primer "Mic Test: The Voice of the Philippines Primer" also made it to the top trending topics on micro-blogging site Twitter when it aired last Sunday (June 9).
Fans will be surely raving more once they watch the pilot telecast this Saturday (June 15) when the coaches get to hear the voices of the aspirants. Some of those to watch for include a rakista dad who wants to change his life, a fresh college graduate with a talent for singing, a former band vocalist who wants to step into spotlight, a Fil-Am working student who wants to pursue a recording career, plus a balut vendor, a taxi driver, and a belt vendor who all have temporarily set their jobs aside to become singers.
Who among them will motivate the coaches to push the red button and accept them? Who among the coaches will complete the team lineup first? Who among the artists made coach Sarah Geronimo cry?
"The Voice" is a unique singing competition where auditions are based solely on vocal ability. It first started in Netherlands in 2010 and in a span of three years, has been localized in more than 40 countries worldwide including the more popular US version where Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton, Shakira, and Usher sat in the iconic red swiveling chairs as celebrity coaches. It is open to artists aged 16 and above with pure singing talent and with or without professional experience.
Also joining host Toni as "V reporters" of the "The Voice of the Philippines" are Robi Domingo and Alex Gonzaga who will give the various updates and sidelights of the show.
Don't miss "The Voice of the Philippines" premiering this Saturday (June 15), 9 PM, and on Sunday (June 16), 8:15 PM on ABS-CBN. For more updates, log on to www.thevoice.abs-cbn.com, like the show's Facebook page www.facebook.com/thevoiceabscbn, follow @thevoiceabscbn on Twitter, and follow abscbnthevoice on Instagram. Tweet your thoughts about its pilot telecast using the hashtag #TheVoiceofthePhilippines.


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One model for memory is called the Information Processing Model or Dual Storage Model.
Here's the suggested process in this model in a class instruction context:
- Our senses receive stimuli. In the classroom students hear the teacher or a classmate talking, see the teacher's notes or the note being passed to them, smell various things in class, taste their gum etc.
- The sensory register filters out most stimuli which means the teacher's lesson is competing with all the other stimuli for attention. Most students are either visual or hands on learners yet the majority of instruction is conducted through auditory means. Information in a lesson that is meaningful or interesting is more likely to make it through the register.
- The information that makes it to the working memory is processed. Working memory has a limited capacity. Like a computer, if it is attempting to process a lot at one time it slows down. It is hard for some students to process a lot of auditory information if they are a visual learner so as they are attempting to process they may be missing other parts of instruction. This is why scaffolding and other strategies are important. They help reduce the amount of information the student has to process. The working memory also attempts to organize and make sense of the information -Gestalt Theory. In the photo below are some examples. When I present the image below under "closure" and ask people what they see, the response is almost always "a triangle." The really is no triangle there but the brain fills in the gaps. The brain wants to make the visual information meaningful.
- The information that makes it to long term memory is filed away. Effective learning means the stored information can be readily retrieved. Think of computer files or files in a file cabinet. I have a file for Gabriel's IEPs so I can easily retrieve them. Contrast that with how a student may stuff his homework assignment into his bookbag but later cannot find it. Effective storage is enhanced when the information is organized and makes sense. This is helped by making the information meaningful or by addressing prior knowledge (e.g. new IEPs filed with old IEPs).
Most if not all educational strategies would address some aspect of this model.

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These dogs were bred to herd sheep, but Border Collie parents know their pup's favorite way to use their herding skills is taking parents to the treat jar!
Once kept almost exclusively as a working herding dog, the Border Collie today is hugely popular all across the world, and particularly here in their home country of the UK. Highly intelligent, full of beans and generally very enthusiastic about everything!
Short sleeve t-shirt in 100% organic cotton. Designs printed with vegan inks.


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Article Title
Substructure of a Tunisian Berber Population as Inferred from 15 Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat Loci
Document Type
Currently, language and cultural practices are the only criteria to distinguish between Berber autochthonous Tunisian populations. To evaluate these populations' possible genetic structure and differentiation, we have analyzed 15 autosomal short tandem repeat loci (CSF1PO, D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D8S1179, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, D21S11, FGA, TH01, TPOX, VWA, D2S1338, and D19S433) in three southern Tunisian Berber groups: Sened, Matmata, and Chenini-Douiret. The exact test of population differentiation based on allele frequencies at the 15 loci shows significant P values at 7 loci between Chenini-Douiret and both Sened and Matmata, whereas just 5 loci show significant P values between Sened and Matmata. Comparative analyses between the three Berber groups based on genetic distances show that P values for FST distances are significant between the three Berber groups. Population analysis performed using Structure shows a clear differentiation between these Berber groups, with strong genetic isolation of Chenini-Douiret. These results confirm at the autosomal level the high degree of heterogeneity of Tunisian Berber populations that had been previously reported for uniparental markers.
Recommended Citation
Khodjet-El-Khil, Houssein; Fadhlaoui-Zid, Karima; Gusmao, Leonor; and Alves, Cintia
"Substructure of a Tunisian Berber Population as Inferred from 15 Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat Loci,"
Human Biology:
Vol. 80:
4, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol80/iss4/6


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Monday 5 November 2012
I'm Thankful For My Readers: Bloghop List
Here goes with my contribution:
There once was a wannabe writer
Whose writing needed to be tighter,
and thanks to those readers,
Whose tips they did feed her,
and made her writing so much brighter!
Alright so my limericks need work but the intention is there.
Thank you to everyone who has followed me on this blog, or on twitter, your presence makes my day so much brighter.
Thanks to those I email and communicate with 'off blog' who have awesome ideas and tips and have in turn encouraged ideas or offered to read parts of my work: Tobi, Inkinthebook, Kate Larkindale, Allison, J.A., Lisa, Majanka included. It is lovely to have met you.
Thanks of COURSE to Tara, my bloghop partner in crime who has made me a super awesome header I am going to put up tonight! :) YAY. Thank you so much for making it. I am so so happy you have a publisher for your ace novel Pop Travel and cannot wait until I can order a copy. I am very happy to have met you!
Thanks especially to my 'real life writing group' who I meet with once a month, and have done for several years now. I am so excited that we are starting to get published! You keep me sane.
And of course thanks to everyone who is joining in this bloghop. I will be back tonight to read everyone's entries, and hope you'll all hop around and join in the love ;) Remember if you'd like to, to tweet using #thankstomyreaders.
Wish all those doing Nano luck and a good November to all.
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That's all right - we can still access the names. Posted my entry today.ReplyDelete
crazy day! glad we still have the list =)ReplyDelete
Love the limerick!!! Thanks for hosting this great fest of Thanksgiving!ReplyDelete
Thank you for hosting this hop. Also, I liked your limerick. It was cute. ^^ReplyDelete
Thanks for co-hosting this blog hop! My post is up and I'll be "hopping" around and commenting over the next couple of days. :)ReplyDelete
This was such a great idea! Thanks for co-hosting it!ReplyDelete
I seriously LOVE this hop... so brilliant. The feeling of gratitude is so great on blogosphere today! Thanks for this, Vikki <3ReplyDelete
This is such a lovely idea for a fest - thanks for doing it. Will go Tweet right now.ReplyDelete
Your limericks are great. :D Thanks for hosting the bloghop!!ReplyDelete
Great limerick! Thanks so much more hosting this wonderful blog hop, Vikki. I love being able to get inside my own heart and realize my gratitude for my writer friends and blog followers.ReplyDelete
Loved your limerick and love this bloghop idea. A chance to say big thanks to our readers, thanks to you and Tara for hositng. I have seen the header Tara made for you over at her blog it's fab! Look forward to seeing it here soon :)ReplyDelete
Loved your limerick, love your blog, and I'm SO thankful to have a CP like you.Thaks for the blog hop. Pre-Thanksgiving thankfulness IS great!ReplyDelete
Alex - thank you, and thank you for joining in.ReplyDelete
Tara- glad the list sorted itself out ;)
Tyrean - glad you liked the limerick and gosh it's no trouble, it's lovely to see everyone's entries!
Patricia - no problem and happy the limerick worked for you ;)
Madeline- thank you for joining in!
Sherry - no worries, it's been lovely reading all the entries!
Morgan - no problem at all, it's been a treat to read everything!
Nicki - thank you , I saw your tweet too ;)
Laura - glad you enjoyed the limerick!
Cathy - thank you, it's been nice reading everyone's posts.
Suzanne - I am trying to get the header working now ;) Thank you for commenting ;)
Ink - thank you for YOU. ;)
It's an awesomely great idea for a hop, Vikki. Thanks for including all of us in such a wonderful project.ReplyDelete
Cute limerick and this was such a great idea for a blogfest!! So thank YOU!ReplyDelete
That's a lovely little limerick. A very awesome and heartfelt thank you to all your readers as well. Love your banner - Tara is so good at it. Thnaks for hosting, too! This was a great idea.ReplyDelete
Love the limmerick. :) Thanks for hosting the blog hop. It's a great idea!ReplyDelete
Great post, Vikki! We have a lot to be thankful here in this writing community! This community is awesome!ReplyDelete
The bloghop idea is awesome! I wish I could've participated in it. :)
Great post! I am thankful for you as well :)ReplyDelete
Allison (Geek Banter)
Hi! I signed up through Tara's blog but I wanted to drop by and say thanks to you as well :)ReplyDelete
What a cute poem! Thanks so much for hosting this blog hop. It's a warm and fuzzy heart day in the blog-verse. :)ReplyDelete
This bloghop has been so fun, VikLit! Thank you for hosting. :)ReplyDelete
What a great reminder to be thankful to those who help us in our writing. I would be lost without the friends who helped me and the strangers who helped me and my crit group who competely rock my socks. Thanks for this post to help me remember.ReplyDelete
Yay! That header is adorable. Kudos to Tara for an amazing job! And I love your limerick--terribly cute. Thanks for co-hosting this awesome bloghop.ReplyDelete
Aww! I completely love your limerick!ReplyDelete
Very cute limerick. Thanks so much for co-hosting. This has been fun :)ReplyDelete
Very cute poem! I liked it!ReplyDelete
And thank you for hosting :)ReplyDelete
Such a wonderful blog hop idea! Thank you for hosting. I love your header!!ReplyDelete
It's wonderful to see so many peeps have signed up for this one - it's a brilliant idea :)ReplyDelete
Thank you for stopping by my blog and your kind comment. Love the limerick!ReplyDelete
Visiting from IWSG, but this was such a nice post I wanted to thank you for it. Even if you forgot about the IWSG.ReplyDelete
Nice to meet you.
Faraawayeyes - I am late with IWSG but have put it up, thank you for visiting and commenting on this post anyway.ReplyDelete
M Pax - thank YOU for joining in!
Tamara - thank you, glad you liked the limerick!
Gwen and Emily - thank you, glad you liked the limerick!
Livia - thank you so for commenting!
Allison - HUGS glad to have met!
Samantha - thank you, that's very nice of you to visit here!
Christine - it has been lovely reading all the posts.
Carrie - no worries, gosh, thanks to everyone who joined in and made it work!
Jessica - glad you liked the post and thank you for the lovely comment!
Crystal - aw thanks, glad you liked the limerick!
Cherie - thank you ;)
Heather - thank you ;)
Jack - thanks and thanks for joining in!
Vikki - thanks for joining in.
Kimberley - thank you I love the header too!
Anna - it's been so lovely reading everyone's posts!
Debra - no worries gosh thank YOU for commenting here.
Hi Viklit. Thanks for the awesome blog hop. I'm honored to be chosen as one of the winners.ReplyDelete
(Great banner header - I recognized Tara's trademark graphics immediately)
Nice to meet you. *waving all the way from down under*
Love the limerick! And thanks for hosting this blogfest - I've see so many great entries. :)ReplyDelete
Michelle - a deserved winner! :) Nice to meet you! Thank you for joining in with such a great post!ReplyDelete
Nicole - thank you, glad the limerick worked okay ;)


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Woman Slaughters Own Children To Spite Husband In Kano
A woman in Kano State identified as Hauwa has killed her two children over a disagreement with her husband who married a second Wife.
Confirming the story, police in Kano said the woman is at large and has been declared wanted by security.
The Children been slaughtered were identified as Yusuf Ibrahim, 5 years old and his younger sister, Zahra'u, aged 3.
An uncle to the murdered children, Sadiq Haruna Aminu said Hauwau, his brother's wife and mother of the deceased children, has been living with envy and jealousy ever since his brother married another wife, leading to her killing her own children on Saturday.
"The children were stabbed severally by Hauwa and this was confirmed by Zainab, the eldest of the children that is 10 years old, " said Sadiq Aminu.
The ward head (Diso) Malam Ahmad Bello who expressed shock over the incident confirmed the incident to newsmen in Kano On Saturday, noting that the incident occurred when the husband was away and in his new wife's home early on Saturday.
Bello condemned the act, saying, " we have taken the matter to court instead of taking the laws into her hands.
Kano State Police Command's Spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna said the command is already investigating the situation.


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Serine Dipeptide Lipid and Prostaglandin E2 Recovery in Pulps and Tooth Apices: Relationship to Pulpal Status
Date of Completion
Embargo Period
Dr. Chen, Dr. Kaufman, Dr. Safavi
Field of Study
Dental Science
Master of Dental Science
Open Access
Open Access
Introduction: Apical periodontitis is characterized by inflammation and destruction of the periapical tissues that is primarily caused by polymicrobial infection of the pulp, which is dominated by Gram-negative species. Gram-negative bacteria have different virulence factors, e.g. cell wall endotoxin and serine lipids, which are toxic to the periapical tissues leading to activation of the host immune response and inflammatory reaction. Porphyromonas endodontalis (P.endodontalis), a Gram-negative bacterium, has been shown to populate necrotic root canal systems and may contribute to apical bone loss. Moreover, it is shown to synthesize novel serine dipeptide lipid classes (Lipid 654 and Lipid 430). Lipid 654 is significant increased in necrotic pulps whereas Lipid 430 remains at comparable levels between healthy and necrotic pulps of human teeth. This finding suggests that the Lipid 430 is likely not heavily involved in the inflammatory reaction of necrotic pulps. However, to date, the levels of lipid 654 and 430 in periapical tissues of teeth with apical periodontitis are still unknown. We hypothesize that the conversion of the lipids in the periapical tissue could be increased from that which is found in the necrotic tissue inside of the root canal space. We also evaluated the levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in these samples and the possible correlation with the levels of the serine dipeptide lipids.
Materials and methods: The lipid extracts from 12 extracted teeth (molars and incisors) with necrotic pulps with apical periodontitis were obtained from the necrotic apical pulpal tissues as well as from the periapical tissues of the same teeth. Third molars with vital pulps and intact premolars (n=12) were collected and processed as negative controls. PGE2, Lipid 654 and Lipid 430 were identified by liquid chromatography-multiple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry (LC-MRM MS).
Results: The Lipid 654 levels were significantly elevated in the teeth with pulpal necrosis versus healthy pulp contents, but no significant difference was seen in Lipid 654 levels between the canal and periapical samples for teeth with necrotic pulps. PGE2 levels detected in pulps and from periapical tissues of necrotic teeth with apical periodontitis increased significantly compared to the levels measured in the pulpal tissues from the same teeth. The ion abundances for Lipid 430 transitions were not detectable in most of the pulp and periapical samples.
Conclusions: Lipid 654 ions were elevated in teeth with necrotic pulps and apical periodontitis in the intracanal and periapical portions of the teeth, which supports its participation in the activation of the innate immune system. This elevation of Lipid 654 can also indirectly cause bone destruction associated with apical periodontitis. It is unclear at this time if the lipid species of Lipid 430 represent precursor or breakdown products (or both) for the constituent lipid species of Lipid 654. Elevated PGE2 levels in the apical samples of the teeth with apical periodontitis are in concordance with other studies showing the association of the PGE2 with bone destruction and inflammation.
Recommended Citation
Tobin, Aniuska, "Serine Dipeptide Lipid and Prostaglandin E2 Recovery in Pulps and Tooth Apices: Relationship to Pulpal Status" (2016). Master's Theses. 981.
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If you KNOW what you need to do to move and eat healthily, but can't ever seem to stick to it! Or you generally feel out of control and crazy around food, then listen up!
Emma Clayton shakes the taboo out of the topic of binge eating and helps you understand why it's not down to a lack of willpower that you can't shake the habit, but something way more mainstream.
Be sure to save the date on Saturday 2nd February 2019 at 4PM – 6PM as Emma joins us live, in-person at Hourglass to share with you her unique Food Freedom Formula that she is sharing with her clients across the globe who are women on a mission to finally beat binge eating and lose weight without ever dieting again!
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Perky Polish brides bounce into Britain
A new wave of Polish immigration is following in the wake of the plumbers and barmaids – and it is one that no-one can dispute benefits the UK immensely. Apparently, UK dating agencies are scouring Poland for women with two impressive assets. According to reports in the Polish media, specialist agencies that match British men with Polish brides are desperate to find more ample-breasted Polish women to meet the demand.
Mariola Piotrowski, who runs such a marriage agency in Peterborough, said that British men knew exactly what they wanted. "They always ask first about a woman's physical attributes – most importantly, about her breast size," she said. "A good knowledge of English is not a priority."
Guru reckons there are plenty of locally bred girls in Peterborough who satisfy the above two criteria, but welcomes the influx of Poles nonetheless.
Who said the European Union was a bad thing?
Small price to pay for good behaviour
There was uproar during the prison officer strikes when inmates at a Nottinghamshire jail were paid £2 each for behaving themselves while the screws were manning the braziers. Glyn Travis, assistant secretary at the Prison Officers' Association, branded the decision "absolutely despicable".
Granted, it does seem a bit of a slap in the face for staff taking industrial action against low pay. But Guru thinks there is a big opportunity for Travis and his mob here. Next time they organise a strike, they should offer each prisoner £2.50 to cause trouble.
If hardened Category C sex offenders can play happy families for the price of a pint of milk and a loaf of bread, imagine what damage they could do for 10 cigarettes.
All 758 inmates at Whatton Prison near Bingham were paid by the Ministry of Justice because prisoner co-operation during the strikes was essential. Guru reckons the government may find handing out pay rises to prison officers pretty essential once lags build up a head of steam on strike day…
Get set for 2012 Fawlty Olympics
Poor old Manuel he gets blamed for everything. First the suitcases went to the wrong room, then the food was cold – now it is his fault that the London 2012 Olympics is going to be a disaster.
Apparently, unless employers oversee a dramatic shift in the quality of waiters in the capital, they will become the Fawlty Games. More than six million visitors will fly home talking not about the new 100-metre world record or the risqué synchronised swimming costumes, but about the Spanish guy who dropped their minestrone in their laps at the Dog and Duck.
Almost two-thirds of London employers believe their staff's customer service skills are lacking, according to Sector Skills Council People 1st. "It's vital we look to eradicate the 'Manuel factor' now," said chief executive Brian Wisdom, before turning smartly and goose-stepping out of the room. He mentioned a classic comedy character in a tenuous link to the Olympics once, but he thinks he got away with it.
Guru actually thinks Manuel would be a vast improvement on most of the customer service staff he meets in London. The Spanish waiter was always keen, smartly dressed, and at the very least entertaining. He was comical precisely because he tried so hard and always got it wrong.
Most customer-facing employees Guru comes across are about as keen as a particularly low-grade, slightly gone-off mustard, as smartly dressed as a hungover student, and as comical as a nail in the eye – more Steptoe and Son than Fawlty Towers.
However, apparently a further 43,000 workers are needed to prepare the hospitality sector in the capital for the 2012 Games. Guru hopes far-sighted employers are now scouring Barcelona for enthusiastic contenders.
Cookie grumbles in fortune fiasco
Guru was delighted to receive a box of fortune cookies recently. He immediately treated Mrs Guru to a number 43 and chips from the local Chinese takeaway, and then settled down with a brandy to enjoy the crunchy, sugary desert and learn what fate had in store for him.
Now, the Chinese are famed for their hard-to-fathom mystical soundbites, but Guru was truly flummoxed by this little gem.
"Assured is the person who chooses largest employer of physiotherapists outside the NHS," he read with wide eyes. But what on earth could it mean?
Mrs Guru eagerly opened her fortune cookie too, only to learn that: "Itchy feet has the employee who think other job give better healthcare benefits."
After much pondering, Guru decided that the message was never to base your Friday night dining experience around a corporate gift.


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Another one of the weathering bench – the NBR Avery Tool van from Dragon Models.
A session last night saw the tool van finished. Strictly speaking I think that it should have screw couplings rather than three links but I didn't have any in and I can always change them later.
In the instructions George makes mention of a chain and peg to hold the doors shut. I reasoned that a tool van might have something a bit more secure so I decided to make a couple of padlocks. This proved easier to say than to do – I had just nicely filed them to shape when one flew off into space so I put the other on one side in disgust. A couple of days later after turning the workbench and floor upside down I noticed the missing lock caught in the hem of my apron….. I then had a couple of unsuccessful attempts at soldering a loop on
the top.
But when I had finished adding the last bit's and pieces last night I decided to have one last attempt before abandoning the idea and to my surprise and delight each one soldered without problem.
Just to offer a little more background on these vans, as I understand it four of these vans were converted from the standard 8ton Jubilee Van for use by Avery's in order to service and maintain the many weighing scales in use at stations on the NBR. According to the information supplied with the kit they had workbenches, store cupboards and even a rivet stove installed – I am a little intrigued by the latter because there is no chimney. Back when I was a butcher we used Avery scales and they were maintained by Avery – sadly the guys came in an Escort van rather than an NBR Jubilee:) Here's where I got to on Thursday night.
I was away on holiday for most of October so the bench has been a bit quiet. It was my birthday while I was away and Chris bought me some wagon kits. This meant (and I am sure it wont come as any surprise to some) that when I got back instead of finishing the CCT I started one of the birthday wagons – This is another from Dragon models Celtic connection range (former Majestic models). in the form of an Avery Tool Van
I haven't taken any photos until now as the construction was similar to the CCT. The one change that I have made is that I tried to make the roof removable using the same method as the CCT but I couldn't get it to sit down properly and after trying re-rolling it a couple of times I gave up and soldered it on.
This is the state of play and I hope to have it on it's wheels and pretty much finished with a fair wind tonight.
Here is the gas tank wagon after weathering – I have really struggled to get some decent photos that show the colours on this. Daylight seems to have washed it out to a grey colour when in reality it very much has an uneven brown cast to it.
All the photos I have in my LNER books show that gas tank wagons got very dirty but without exception (in the photos I have) the lettering is clearly visible.
My weathering mix was made up of the following Vallejo Model colour range, all diluted for spraying with Tamiya acrylic thinners.
Flat Earth
Leather Brown
Blue Grey
Black Grey
I started with a base of a more brownish colour and spraying from 8-10″ away so their was a bit of splatter giving texture as well as colour. Then I added more of the greys to the mix and went over it again. I used a small brush and meths to uncover the lettering before adding another light coat with the greyish mix to blend it in. I used some antique brass to paint the handwheels before the weathering, again easing back the gunge with a small brush and meths.
Still catching up on the week's progress on various things another thing that I managed on Thursday evening before going out to start on the building was putting the transfers on the Gas Tank Wagon.
That's another one ready for weathering – indeed it's now weathered (last night's endeavours!) but I need to have a look at it in daylight to see if am happy with it and to take some photos.
The thunder storms haven't deterred me from getting the tank wagon primed, painted and varnished ready for it's transfers. Thank heavens for an indoor vented spray booth.
I apologise for the quality of the photo, I carried it to my office in a cloth and it seems to have left some specks of lint on the tank sides that have caught the light in the photos but are not in visible to the naked eye in reality.
In hindsight perhaps I should have taken the photos while it had a flat matt finish……but you get the idea.
Yesterday saw the build of the gas tank wagon complete.
My clumsiness when fitting the finely cast horse hooks saw one of them break in half in my hand so I fabricated some more from scrap etch they don't look as good as the cast ones but once under the paint and grime they will be almost unnoticeable.
I also made up some more vacuum pipes from 1mm brass rod bound with 28 gauge brass beading wire and some rings of scrap etch. this gives the advantage of being able to secure them firmly to the bottom of the wagon floor as well as making them a bit more robust when being handled.
The following are both sides and ends as they stand.
A complete lack of any energy this week (as opposed to lack of mojo) has meant that I didn't do anything further on the tank wagon until last night. This is where I had to do the first major deviation from the instructions. In the photo below the slots that you see in the bottom of the solebars hold the W Irons. The problem being that the flanges at the top of them are not deep enough to touch the underside of the floor and as they are, they don't sit flush with the back of the sole bars either. This means that if you were to solder them to the underside of the solebars then the thin strip on the inside would make them very prone to being bent out of position with very little to anchor them to.
How I got around this was to solder four strips of scrap etch to the back of the sole bar and then solder the W Iron flange to that giving a nice solid fixing. I also found that I needed to file to points of the axle ends in order to make the W Irons sit upright without bowing outwards. Once I had this sorted getting the other wheels on was straightforward. Lastly I added the brakes. Which unless I have missed something, just leaves the brake levers/guards, the ends of the cradles and the vacuum pipes before a good clean up.
Good progress has been made on the tank wagon over the weekend.
Everything went together nicely with the tanks held on in prototypical fashion via the strapping. The only bit I changed was the pipe fittings that come out of the ends of the tanks. There are nice castings supplied but I doubted that I could solder in a piece of rod for the pipes without melting the fine whitemetal tube so I modified a pair of Connoisseur clack valves – Once lost under paint and weathering they should suffice adn stand a bit more handling.
With a bit of luck I should have it on it's wheels tonight.
Here are a couple of shots of where we are to date – it still needs some cleaning up though.
The timber and ore wagons have been through the paint shop and are now at the transfer stage.
I had a little hiccup with the painting in so much as a large section of the pain on one side of one wagon came back of when I removed the masking. This is the first time that this has happened and I can only assume that I didn't do something right….
Instead of being dismayed I got stuck in and repaired it. This was achieved very quickly with the use of a hairdryer to dry off the paint in between coats – it took longer to clean the air brush between coats than it took to redo the painting….
A busy week hasn't allowed much time to progress this but I managed a little last night.
The solebar overlays went on like a dream.
The challenge came when I got to soldering the solebars to the underframe. The underframe has a broken half etched line to show where it's located but getting it to solder in an upright position tested my ingenuity. In the end a piece of rectangular tube backed up with a strip of scrap etch under the lip brought it vertical so I placed it under one end while I tacked in and then repeated at the other end before completing the seam.
A quiet day at home resulted in my getting the timber wagons into primer – two colours no less. I have read a few posts about people using black primer for underframes so I gave it a go along with grey for the bodywork.
Then I made a start on the next one which is another Dragon kit. This one is the NBR/LNER 'twin' tank travelling gas wagon. I emphasise the twin because I have asked Chris Basten if he can supply another kit with an extra tank so that I can do a triple tanked version too.
This is another one that originated in the Majestic models stable and so far the tanks have made up very nicely. The only adjustment that I needed to make was on the outer tank wrapper which has two half etched edges to make a smooth seam. When I tried them the left too much of a gap between the wrapper and the cylinder so I cut of one of the half etches plus an extra 0.5mm this allowed for a much better fit and the slight overlap from the remaining half etched section is hidden under the tank.
What has come as a bit of a surprise based on the other former Majestic kits that I have built is that the bulk of it is etched (I had in my mind that the chassis was cast much like the 4mm SE Finecast versions that I built previously – perhaps that's where the false idea came from….).
All the rivet strips are separate items giving a nicely reinforced appearance.


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IIS internals
Here I'm not about Kestrel and .NET core. It's article about classic things — Windows, IIS and ASP.NET pools in it. I just bring it all together from different official sources, posts of respected authors and from my personal observations and scrutinizing of Microsoft code.
Windows and IIS are optimized to use hardware. Keeping of TCP connection can be off-loaded to the server-class network card (they have own TCP/IP stack support), while HTTP protocol is processed in kernel mode driver. This dramatically reduces the number of interruptions and context switches, giving more CPU power to perform your code.
It means, that request is passed from kernel to w3wp.exe (executable representing application pool and running under its credentials) directly. There's only one transfer from kernel to user mode (CPU terms) to exactly that user, under which application runs.
Some security is implemented in the kernel, interfacing (through SSPI) to both kernel and w3wp.exe.
Look at the picture:
First, take attention at the user mode part. Each combination of "w3wp.exe native code" (green rectangles) and "Managed code" (inside of it) is a single process from OS perspective. Managed code is loaded by Common Language Runtime (which is native DLL itself) inside of the w3wp.exe space.
NTLM, Kerberos and Negotiate protocols are implemented by Security Support Providers in kernel mode. Negotiate is not authentication protocol itself, it's a module used to negotiate one — Kerberos or NTLM. The only way to enable Kerberos in IIS is by enabling Negotiate for Windows Authentication.
For Kerberos protocol to work, there should be a key, belonging to a service account, for decryption of service access ticket (issued by KDC for a client). This service account (to which key belongs to) depend on configuration:
- If kernel mode authentication is enabled (by default) — SYSTEM (It is {MACHINE}$ from the perspective of Active Directory).
- If kernel mode authentication is disabled — application pool account. In this case, you need to generate SPN (Security Principal Name) for the domain user, under which application pool runs.
For Kerberos and SPN consult this article.
For more about request processing pipeline read in ASP.NET Application Life Cycle Overview for IIS 7.0 (it's old but informative) or in the source code of HttpApplication, HttpRuntime and related classes in Reference Source of .NET Framework.
Request processing and authentication
For every request w3wp.exe forks an OS thread (native thing) and associate pooled instance of HttpApplication class (managed) to it. You can check these instances as counter in Performance Monitoring and understand how many requests was processed in parallel just a moment before.
Windows authentication
New w3wp.exe OS thread doesn't have correct windows user authentication token attached to it. Such token assignment can be made only in native code. Therefore, windows authentication is processed by two modules:
- Native WindowsAuthenticationModule (Inetsrv\Authsspi.dll) which works with SSPI to authenticate, holds a session and attaches user authentication token to the OS thread.
- Managed WindowsAuthenticationModule which recreates principal in .NET (this principal is based on the token of the thread).
Federated and forms authentication
Despite the matter of protocols and using or not of SSPI, from the perspective of application, authentication is the presence of trusted information about the principal. In ASP.NET such information is expected to be in HttpContext.Current.User and Thread.CurrentPrincipal.
Federated authentication and forms authentication modules are not related to SSPI at all. They both:
- Handles authenticate event and recreates .NET principal. Authenticate event is not a moment when user types password (which is the challenge response), it's a step in a pipeline executed for each request to recreate principal in .NET before going further.
- Handles EndRequest pipeline event and challenges user with authentication if the response to be sent had 401 status code.
Federated authentication and forms authentication modules works slightly differently in terms of attaching principal to expected places:
- Federated authentication modules assigns constructed principal to HttpContext.User, then directly to Thread.CurrentPrincipal.
- Forms authentication module does the same for HttpContext.User, but then some magic about assigning to Thread.CurrentPrincipal; I have read module code, but I didn't understand it pretty well (and that magic doesn't happen in 0.001% of cases, see Scott Hanselman).
I said "Federated authentication modules" (plural form) not by mistake. In contrast to forms module, there are two managed modules for federated auth:
- WSFederationAuthenticationModule that takes care of token in request after redirection back from authentication service (STS in terms of WS-Federation protocol) and redirects to STS when needed. Recreates principal from token.
- SessionAuthenticationModule that creates a fed-auth cookie, holding authentication during a session. Recreates principal from that cookie.
Both federated modules has to be added explicitly in Web.Config, while forms module is auto-added by IIS if forms authentication is configured.
Mixing and tuning authentication
Handlers of the authenticate event in all Microsoft modules take care of existing user passed in HttpContext. If HttpContext.User is not null then module skips its work because it means that the user is somehow authenticated by another module.
You can't strictly control the order in which modules handle EndRequest event. If you use some + windows authentication, I guess (experiments show it's true) native windows authentication module will handle status code 401 last.
How, possibly, you can alter authentication behaviour:
- Managed windows authentication module class is sealed and don't have events that could help you hook it up. But other modules sit in the IIS pipeline after it for ingress and before it for egress, so you can manipulate users and challenges in other modules.
- Forms module have events you may need to alter behaviour.
- Classes of federated authentication modules are open for extending and due its explicitness you can add your altered modules to handle WS-Federation instead of original ones.
See example of Mixing WS-Federation and Windows Authentication in IIS.


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Late last night the Obama administration warned that the president is opposed to Republican provisions in the "omnibus" bill to keep the government running after tomorrow.
The administration wants, instead, passage of a short-term budget measure to allow for more time for negotiations on both the budget bill and the extension of the payroll tax cut for workers.
A short term bill funding the government expires tomorrow and without action by Congress, the government will partially shut down.
The Republican language the administration opposes would gut Wall Street financial reform by failing to fund the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and would drastically weaken President Obama's ability to conduct foreign policy.
The GOP has attached a provision to the bill that would reinstate restrictions on travel to Cuba that were lifted or liberalized by President Obama in 2009.
The GOP hopes to ram through its version of the bill by tomorrow so it can allow its members to clear out for the Christmas holiday. That would increase pressure on the Senate to accept both the spending bill the GOP wants and the Republican version of the payroll tax cut that avoids any new taxes on millionaires.
It is already clear that Republican intransigence on the matter of not taxing the rich is forcing Democrats to come up with a compromise that allows the tax cut for workers to be extended without adding a millionaire's tax.
Since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is reported to have ruled out further cuts to discretionary spending, the approach backed by Republicans. Thus far Republicans have not shown a willingness to make any concessions in exchange for Democrats dropping the tax on millionaires.
Federal workers are living a double nightmare this holiday season. In addition to facing layoffs if the government shuts down, the GOP bill calls for adding 12 months to the two year freeze currently clamped on their paychecks. The GOP plan also calls for larger payments by workers into their pension plans and for cuts in the pensions themselves.
"A shutdown would be devastating for federal workers at agencies where funding has not yet been approved by Congress," said William R. Dougan, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
"Federal workers are the scapegoats," said Eddie Eitches, President of Local 476 of the American Federation of Government Employees. He said that the interests of his workers are apparently not of major concern to Republican lawmakers.
Several Democratic lawmakers, however, on a conference call yesterday that was sponsored by the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, denounced the GOP attack on federal workers. Those on the call included Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., and Reps. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., James Moran, D-Va., and Gerald Connolly, D-Va.
Cardin described a letter he and other senators sent to Reid demanding that the Senate "reject any proposals that call for pay freezes or other forms of compensation reduction for federal workers, or significant reductions in the federal workforce."
Senators who signed the letter were Democrats Barbara Mikulski, Md., Barbara Boxer, Calif., James Webb, Va., Tom Harkin, Iowa., Mark Warner, Va., Carl Levin, Mich., and Daniel Akaka, Hawaii.
Connolly said the GOP shows its hypocrisy when it insists on paying for a payroll tax cut for the middle class while pushing unpaid-for tax cuts for the rich.
"It is ironic to me," he said, "that Republicans have abandoned their own ideology, long-standing, that tax cuts pay for themselves and don't need to be offset at all."
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., was one of only 14 Republicans to vote against his party's bill. "Some would have the one year tax holiday financed through a long-term structural attack on federal employees," he said. He then reminded his fellow lawmakers that "some federal civilians risk their lives on behalf of the nation and provide many vital services."
Photo: On a street corner in Los Angeles, a cart belonging to a homeless person. Poster image depicts House Speaker John Boehner. The ranks of the nation's poor have swelled to a record 46.2 million – nearly 1 in 6 Americans. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
Right-wing Israeli leaders advocate using disease and nuclear bombs against Palestinians
U.S. weapons makers tell investors to expect big profits from Israel's war
Someone knew: Stock traders made millions short-selling before Oct. 7th Hamas attacks
George Mann's new CD, 'The Coronavirus Sessions,' pure joy in the struggle


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Richard Evans Speaks on New Toronto Program
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Alberta Theatre Projects, Downstage, and Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre have been selected to move forward into Incubating Innovation, a program that supports organizations in designing and prototyping new strategies for increased public impact and value.
As we head into Round 2 of Community Innovation Labs in two new cities, we're pausing to reflect on takeaways from our pilot Labs and to share updates on our revised program design.
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Pew Calls on EU Fisheries Ministers to Act to End Overfishing
Brussels–The European Commission today published its Communication on Fishing Opportunities for 2015, which serves as a guide to the state of fish stocks in the European Union. It also gives an indication of the Commission's commitment to swiftly implementing the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, which requires an end to EU overfishing by 2015 where possible and by 2020 at the latest.
According to the Communication there is an increase in overfished stocks from 39 to 41 percent in the North-East Atlantic and adjacent waters. In 2013, 16 of 41 assessed stocks were overfished, increasing to 19 of 46 in 2014. The Communication also indicates that in addition to the increase in the number of stocks being overfished, the rate of overfishing rose as well. In 2012, fisheries ministers set fishing limits an average of 11 percent above the scientific advice; in 2014 the average limits were significantly higher, at 35 percent above scientific recommendations.
Uta Bellion, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts' European marine programme, issued the following statement in response to the Communication: "In the last two years, at the same time that they were agreeing on a Common Fisheries Policy reform to end EU overfishing, fisheries ministers have gone back to setting fishing limits significantly above scientific advice. This Communication is a wakeup call to all EU citizens to press decision-makers to show as much ambition in implementing the Common Fisheries Policy as they did in reforming it."
To reverse the trend of EU overfishing and deliver sustainable EU fisheries, the European Commission and Council of fisheries ministers must:
- Set fishing limits in accordance with scientific advice so that fish stocks can recover above levels capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield, or MSY.
- Agree that delays in ending overfishing in 2015 can be allowed only if they are based on evidence of serious social and economic hardship to the fishing fleets involved—and with clear plans in place to end overfishing for the relevant fish stocks as soon after 2015 as possible.
- Ensure that any increase in quota for stocks subject to the discards ban on unwanted fish—the landing obligation—is subject to supporting evidence from International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and limited in scope.
On July 2, Pew distributed its preliminary reaction to the member state officials responsible for handling the Commission Communication. To read the reaction, click here.
Pew and partner nongovernmental organizations have asked that the July 14 EU Fisheries Council meeting, which will include debate about the Commission Communication, be web streamed. To read the letter, click here.


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Rumor has it that the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant is haunted by a victim of an explosion in the late 1980s. When the plant was reopened for the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s, workers suffered from nightmares and visions and heard the phantom sound of bicycle bells once used as transportation by supervisors throughout the plant.
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Not me specifically, but my mom told me of a story that happened to my grandfather that worked there. She told me he was a part of that exact explosion, and helped out there, although he quit a few months later. She told me he actually heard the same bycicle bells described here. I would get my grandfather to tell me the story himself, but sadly he passed away from a tumor.
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Lillian Warren in her studio, 2018. Courtesy the artist.
Photo: rj warren photography.
Lillian Warren thinks certain events in life are overemphasized, in particular, "big goals and career choices," the kind of striving that defines so many American lives. Standing in her roomy studio, surrounded by her highly-designed paintings of life's most ambiguous moments, those spent in doctor's waiting rooms or airports, she clarifies: "Your most poignant moments are probably over eggs at breakfast." Resisting the polished narratives of social-media and the obsession with self-presentation, she says, "We stage and perform our lives."
It's a false—or at least incomplete—way of experiencing the world that Warren seeks to overturn through her paintings using self-deprecating humor and "gentle protest." Her newest series of artworks, They Woke Up and Started Dreaming at Anya Tish Gallery May 19 through June 23, edge into the unexpected territory of the graphic novel and animation, a realm not traditionally associated with subtlety. But a common undercurrent remains in all of Warren's work, finding "unexpected and unusual beauty" in what others deem unimportant or ignorable. "Most people don't take time to look," she says.
The paintings have evolved since her early BFA days at the University of Tennessee, where Warren was an abstractionist "because that's what you did at the time," to landscapes and "traffic-scapes," anything that represented the right "collision of accidental factors." Recently she has migrated to figural work, and even narrative. In her newest works, text has begun to invade the frame. Whatever her subject, the paintings have remained multivalent. "It's an extension of my own personal gratitude practice and mindfulness practice," she states, a way of looking at the world that values the "liminal."
In the latest iteration of her process, Warren has engaged volunteers to enact "short improv scenarios" that seem oddly dreamlike. "I tell them to navigate through an imaginary maze, or have a conversation about their least favorite politician, or pretend there's a strange creature in the corner and you don't know what to do." The resulting scenes, in which characters interact with one another in undefined spaces, sometimes with a chair, ladder, or stool between them as a prop, are pregnant with tension, although what kind of tensions is left for the viewer to decide. "It's somehow very significant to them [the characters], but we don't know what that significance is," says Warren.
The narratives are nebulous, yet Warren's painting style is anything but. Her luminous painted Mylar surfaces weave the eye in and out between positive and negative space, integrating her "limbo-land" with the figures and their festively patterned clothing. "The more outrageous the pattern the better," she says of the "actors" clothes. "I love Hawaiian shirts." As a painter she clearly relishes in the vivid plaids, stripes, and florals of her figures—even the treatment of faces at moments takes on a pattern-like aesthetic.
To create these artworks, Warren sets up a camera and tripod, snapping up to "a thousand photos. I'll pick out the 20 I think are the most interesting," she shrugs. The selected images are then painstakingly combined for compositional effect and interpreted with Warren's characteristic watery strokes. She explains that the ambiguity is calculated: "They're not portraits, they're just vehicles."
The process itself has led to new forms and format; one work will be a sketchy, diaphanous animation that resulted from the artist's bank of copious photographs. But whatever the format, Warren seems to find meaning in the process itself. "Painting is very meditative, I think, for most painters. It creates a 'zone of awareness,' a way of being present in the moment." She speaks of an interest in the "evocative, half-poetry of Annie Dillard" and an affinity for French films. "They don't spell everything out…you're never quite sure what happened. An American audience wants closure, everything needs to be wrapped up in a bow."
But Warren refuses to work in this way, and she's (quite literally) inviting her audience to engage. On May 31 she will stage another series of "interactions" in the Anya Tish gallery space. The event is open to all who would like to participate.
So far, she has found her models to be both "amused and gracious." She laughs that someone described her figures as having exaggerated gestures, saying "I drove by the MFAH the other day and saw those figures of Michelangelo," [she strikes a typically Mannerist dramatic pose]. By comparison her works are far subtler, telling a story while allowing us some leeway in deciding what exactly that story is. Like the works that will be shown in the gallery, a participant in Warren's "interactions" should expect to be painted with exactly this combination of intention and speculation.


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Giants hold on to second-half lead over Redskins for first win of the season
Brave words after difficult defeats don't come close to soothing a losing team's spirits. Only wins can turn that trick.
The New York Giants didn't let Washington steal a victory late, finishing off a 32-21 decision Thursday night on Odell Beckham Jr.'s 30-yard touchdown catch and Rueben Randle's 41-yarder.
The Giants fell apart in the fourth quarter of losses to Dallas and Atlanta. This time, New York (1-2) dominated most of the action against the injury-plagued Redskins (1-2), who lost veteran cornerback DeAngelo Hall to a right leg injury that looked serious.
"It's definitely important to get a win," said running back Rashad Jennings, whose blocked punt got things started for New York. "I'm reluctant to use the word confidence, but it puts assurance on everything we know we're capable of accomplishing. There's a lot of stuff we still need to clean up, obviously. But it feels good to get a win."
The Giants scored in nearly every way possible, beginning with Jennings blocking Tress Way's punt for a safety on Washington's opening series.
"Ever since I was a rookie, I've always had a knack for blocking punts," Jennings said. "I can't give you all my secrets, but you just anticipate. It just worked."
Andre Williams scored on a 1-yard run, Josh Brown kicked three field goals, and Beckham toasted Bashaud Breeland to settle matters. Randle had a 41-yard TD catch in the closing minutes, after which Washington's Rashad Ross returned the kickoff 101 yards for the final score.
New York also led at halftime and through three quarters of its losses to the Cowboys and Falcons.
"Players need the reinforcement that comes with closing out the game with a win," coach Tom Coughlin said.
Prince Amukamara and Uani Unga had interceptions of Kirk Cousins, who struggled once more against New York. Last season, he threw four picks in a loss to New York.
Washington, which has lost five straight to the Giants, got field goals of 44 and 37 yards from Dustin Hopkins, but any thoughts of a comeback ended when Matt Jones fumbled on his way into the end zone with 9 1-2 minutes remaining. A late 4-yard TD pass to Chris Thompson and 2-point conversion brought the deficit to 11, then Randle made his scoring catch.
"You go on the road and you play a big division game, a game like this, and you turn the ball over three times and have a punt blocked, and it's going to be very tough to overcome," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said.
The victory provides some optimism for the Giants in the muddled NFC East, where Dallas is 2-0 but missing several stars, and Philadelphia is 0-2.
"I felt bad for the first two games," said Eli Manning, who struggled in key situations in the two losses. "We were right there, could easily have won. To not be at our best in final minutes of a game is frustrating. You have to want to get back in that moment, have success and feel good about yourselves."
Manning was coolly efficient, finishing 23 of 31 for 279 yards. Beckham had seven receptions for 79 yards, and Randle had seven for 116.
The Giants were super-aggressive with the blitz, with inconsistent results. Cousins' mobility helped him avoid sacks, but the sloppy Redskins couldn't find the end zone until it was too late.
New York, meanwhile, was scoring with variety. Jennings, who rushed for only 32 yards on the night, surged through to block Way's punt out of the side of the end zone for a quick 2-0 lead.
"Everyone has to contribute," Coughlin said, "including starters (on special teams)."
That margin increased to 9-0 after Amukamara jumped Pierre Garcon's route and picked off Cousins' pass deep in Washington territory. Williams rushed a yard for the TD four plays later.
Big plays by Randle (30-yard reception) and Daniel Fells (one-handed catch for 23 yards on third down) set up Josh Brown's field goals of 35 and 36 yards in the first half. Brown made a 48-yard in the third period.
New York was missing five starters, including top draft pick Ereck Flowers at left tackle and cornerback Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie. Washington was hit with several injuries during the game, the worst of which appeared to be Hall's. He had to be helped to the sideline, unable to put any weight on the leg. The team said he had a toe injury and Gruden said he "was not too thrilled" about Hall's injury being short term.
Notes: Redskins NT Kedric Golston broke a hand, but returned to the game. Left guard Shawn Lauvao hurt an ankle, while RT Morgan Moses damaged an elbow and OL Josh LeRibeus had a calf injury. Giants RB Orleans Darkwa hurt his knee. ... Cousins finished 30 of 49 for 315 yards. ... Washington rushed for only 88 yards, and New York managed only 84.


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Pipelines are not rare occurrences in this country, but perhaps the most famous one in today's world is the Dakota Access pipeline. Having read about numerous protests concerning this project, I decided to pursue a deeper understanding of the pipeline itself and the conflict surrounding it.
A pipeline is an underground pipe used to transfer oil and gas over long distances. The Dakota pipeline started as a plan to construct a means of transporting crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois, and it has almost achieved that goal.
Most of the pipeline has already been built, except for the section that borders the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. Extending the pipeline through this region would harm the tribe's sacred burial grounds and potentially contaminate its drinking water. Due to these possible consequences, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe protested for several months, which prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to temporarily suspend construction last year.
However, President Trump has recently signed a permit approving the construction of the Dakota pipeline as long as American steel is used. This executive decision has triggered protests from not only the Native American community, but many others, including activists, actors like Shailene Woodley and Mark Ruffalo, many U.S. Army veterans, and politicians such as Jill Stein and Bernie Sanders.
The demonstrations and protests have not always been peaceful. While protesters have been criticized for throwing petrol bombs and starting fires, police officers have been accused of using excessive force. The police have used pepper spray, sound cannons and rubber bullets in an attempt to control the protesters.
Recently, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has said that they do not wish the activists to be removed by law enforcement, although the tribe is working to amend the situation with federal authorities. Although tribal officials and local residents have asked the protesters to leave, about a few hundred activists remain in the area. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe maintains that they will continue to fight the construction of the pipeline in court, but wish for opponents to be sensitive to those living in surrounding areas.
The conflict surrounding the building of the Dakota Access pipeline is one of culture versus modernization, a clash which continues to define our world today. Only when we accept both of these ideas, and their consequences, can we advance as a society and as human beings.