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THIS GIRL'S MAMA IS HAPPY TODAY! 😁 After the school run I went to @sainsburys for some essentials, yes I was brave enough to do the food shop with two tired kids👏🏽💪🏽 & spotted this @mamalifemagazine 😍 As a Mama, who works empowering Mamas, & a writer, based in Staffordshire, something tells me this caughtContinue reading "Representation Matters"
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You can be happy.
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You don't want to think about what you don't want..
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I know, right? With my Kim Kardashian pouty face, crazy a** hats are totally the New Black.
Lawd Jesus. Ain't nobody got time for that. Not at this hour.
Bitch, you're lucky I don't have my thug hat on, or I'd be all up in your grill like it was going down at a PTA meeting.
Bitch, pleez. You ain't returning a blouse to Talbots. You're in da 'Hood.
No. Your kid can't dance, Bitch. And close your legs to married men.
What? Seriously. Like I totally didn't even understand that last joke. Sometimes being little sucks.
The following television program is rated TV-DM. As in Dance Moms.
It may contain one or more of the following:
Intensely suggestive dialog. Coarse language straight up from da 'hood, Bitch. Some sexual situations and/or poorly styled booty shorts that cut you off at the thigh and make you appear shorter than you really are.
And the kind of moderate pop-off in a bitch's face kind of violence that used to be reserved only for greasy hoes trying to marry Flava Flav.
Parental Guidance is suggested.
Strongly suggested, actually. And a cocktail probably wouldn't hurt, either.
That can only mean one thing.
Black Patsy is back, Bitches. And she's not taking any prisoners. Or crap from any of the Moms. Especially that studio hopper Jill.
Oh, yeah. It was on. On like dancing gangstah Donkey Kong.
And amidst all the resulting collateral damage, two people probably took it harder than anyone this week when the ALDC foolishly crossed the tracks onto Black Patsy's turf.
One. The Lifetime Network censor dude responsible for hitting the Swear Button up in the sound booth, because that poor guy was assigned the task of (bleepin') out a good two thirds of this week's show. Give that boy a raise and a thumb massage.
Two. Whoever heads up the St. Louis Department of Tourism, because after witnessing what went down at this week's competition, I am never setting foot in that city. Ever.
And neither is most of America. Oh Hell No.
Using only her 'hood mentality and racially inappropriate nickname, Kaya Wiley single handedly did more damage to the Anheuser-Busch brewery bus tour business than any bad rating from the Missouri Board of Health could ever hope to accomplish.
Cuz she's 'hood. And you're in the 'hood. Her 'hood, Bitches.
HoodBitchHoodBitchHoodBitchHoodBitch. There was a lot of that going around this week. You might want to send the kids out of the room before we go any further.
But even a turf war has to start with the Pyramid of Shame.
As all the Moms and kiddos filed into the studio, Abby Lee Miller was MIA. And she's never late when it comes to bruising egos and crushing dreams, so you knew something wasn't right in Pittsburgh.
When she finally showed, visibly shaken, it was revealed that little Broadway Baby had passed away. Abby's 16 year old puppy with the exceptionally runny eyes had died.
So that was sad.
Finding out that he had kidney failure was also sad, but I'm leaning towards blaming that part on Black Patsy, because in all honesty when I heard that she was coming back I wet myself a little, too.
But dog or no dog, the show must go on. They were all headed to Black PatsyVille for the Dance Xpressions Competition and there was a lot of work to do, so Abby blew through the Pyramid in record time.
Bottom row was a Hyland family photo opp, with Paige and Brooke taped side by side, and tiny Mackenzie keeping them company.
Kendall and Nia were chillin' on the second row, which left room for Maddie's second time on top. Even Abby didn't seem too concerned about who went where this time around.
Chloe was still on suspension, because Abby needed something that would put a smile on her face while she mourned the loss of her dog, and watching Christi's Paranoia Pot slowly boil over was just what the doctor ordered.
With everything going on this week, there really isn't time to properly do justice to all the Mom Ensembles that were modeled during the line up, so I'll just say that…yes…mixing prints and patterns is very on trend. I watch Project Runway.
But I also watch What Not To Wear, and I know that when it starts looking like you got dressed on Laundry Day, it's time to edit.
Seriously. No idea what was going on with Jill's polka dot and plaid medley, though I'm thinking that someone is spending so much time picking out what new crazy hat to wear that it turns into crunch time when she finally has to get dressed and get out the door.
Oy vey. My eyes.
As the Moms headed to the Mom Perch, all the girls got working on the ballet group routine until Abby suffered a Broadway Baby Breakdown and had to leave the building to pull her shizzle together. While assistant choreographer Niyala worked it out, the Moms all huddled in formation upstairs and decided that the girls should not only design a homemade sympathy card, but that they should also toss the whole group number out with the bathwater and create an entirely new Dog Memorial Dance to cheer up Abby.
Because you know that nothing cheers a person up like changing their music and their choreography and their costumes and their headpieces behind their back three days before competition, right?
Anyone wanna place any bets on how that all worked out before we get the results?
While everyone was sabotaging and sympathizing all over Abby's hard work, Miss Miller was actually home with her own Mom mourning little Baby.
And, excuse me. Why didn't anyone tell me that Abby lived in Superman's Fortress of Solitude? Cuz I'm sure that's what it was.
Remember in the movie when Clark Kent walked through the front door and it was all blinding white light and white walls and white ceilings and white bookcases and white photos? I was literally waiting for Abby to move a bottle of Cheese Whiz, pick up one of those hidden magical ice sticks from the kitchen counter, hurl it on the floor and start talking to Marlon Brando. For realz.
And Abby's Mom had the same giant silk bow in the back of her head that a crazy lady I see in the subway station every morning wears while she talks to her mitten.
What can I say? I'm blessed with an eye for detail.
As the competition grew closer, Abby was once again MIA at the studio, and the Moms were getting concerned. Even Christi and Kelly were concerned, when they weren't chewing on each other's necks.
They still weren't getting along too well. I guess that telling your former BFF to go eff herself will do that.
While everyone tried to figure out how to magically create a completely new dance based on Jill's favorite iPhone ringtone, Black Patsy was up in St. Louis setting the Civil Rights Movement back about four decades.
Cuz she's 'hood. And the ALDC was coming to her 'hood.
HoodBitchHoodBitch. Trash with a Title. Abby's big on feet, even if she can't see her own feet. Doctor Holly has a edjukashun that she don't even use. HoodBitchHoodBitch.
Girl, pleez. You are wearing me out. And NeNe sez Fix Yo' Face, Bitch.
Back in PA, there was just enough time to work on Maddie and Nia's solos. Abby finally returned, because nothing makes her happier than working with Maddie and ignoring Nia. So Maddie got a private tutorial, and Nia got another hat.
Is it just me, or is this show big on hats lately?
Right about now was when Abby realized that the group number had been completely changed, and the whole Tribute to Baby thing backfired so hard it almost knocked Jill's hair back into place. Abby was not happy. Not happy at all. And definitely not thankful for any of the work that had been put in while she was home kissing dog photos.
With only one day left before Dance Xpressions, Abby activated the ALDC Panic Switch and morphed the group routine into kind of a DIY Night at the Improv dance.
Here's the CD, kids. Now go on stage and keep yourself busy. Mama ain't in the mood.
Oh. And Christi and Kelly went a few more rounds in the Ring.
Finally, it was Showtime! And time to meet up with Black Patsy in the lobby.
The competition hadn't even started yet, but you could tell BP was already looking to rumble. And you knew she meant business because all her big a** braided weave was pulled to one side like they do on VH1. That makes it much easier to head butt a bitch without losing a track, by the way.
The More You Know, kids.
After mocking Dr. Holly for being a Dr. Holly and then calling all the Moms boughetto, Black Patsy headed to her seat and the competition began.
Nia and Baby Black Patsy, Nicaya, busted out their solos. Those damn signature Dance Xpressions backstage light grids were plugged in again, flashing like Kmart window displays, and they were so distracting that I can't remember how the solos turned out.
I remember that nobody fell down, and that Nia still had a hat on when it was over, so I guess they both did ok.
Maddie's solo was only marred by this odd off-centered glittery heart appliqué that made it appear as though she had been stabbed in the chest with a prison shiv. When the dance was over the emcee announced that Maddie's routine was dedicated to Abby's dead dog and the crowd all clapped their paws together one last time for Baby.
And then the whole thing just went downhill from there.
Melissa scored a major brownie point by sneaking that one in past the other Moms, but it blew up in her face after it was over. The original dealio was that the group number was to be the dead dog tribute. Not Maddie's solo.
But Maddie is Maddie and Melissa is Melissa. So do the math.
Then the group Improv hit the stage. And the 'hood shizzle hit the fan.
After mumbling smack talk behind the ALDC Moms throughout the entire dance, all the Black Patsy dramz finally spilled out into the lobby. And it was on.
Surrounded by millions of those Justin Bieber fans that follow dance competitions like they're on some kind of religious crusade to Stonehenge, Kaya went total Bad Girls Club meets Sam's Club right up in Jill's face.
She trash talked Kendall. Who is Jill's daughter.
Jill Vertes. The same Jill who threw water on that crazy Candy Apple's woman . The same Jill who threw a shoe across the room. The same Jill who clearly can't dance Gangnam Style to save her life, but proudly does it like a Boss anyway and holds the record for the most consistently bad hair days in one television season.
The same Jill that used to drive me crazy but now completely captivates me with her insane ballsy-ness, if that's even a word. The same Jill who tries to fight like she has a gang tattoo on her butt cheek even though it's really just the tag from her Spanx.
That Jill.
In 3…2…1. Boom.
HoodBitchHoodBitch. You wanna go there, Bitch? You don't wanna go there, Bitch.
Screaming. Yelling. You got kicked out of the studio, Bitch. No, Bitch…I left. You went crawling back.
Seriously, the only thing missing was Maury Povich running on stage with a DNA test and Kaya going all Baby Daddy on that pudgy guy who kept trying to break it all up.
They both did a lot head snapping and OhNoSheDin't finger waving. Jill's version had to be seen to be believed.
And when all the dance kids are all grown up and this show is no longer on the air, you can bet that Christi has already received an offer to do impressions at the Comedy Connection. I know I'd totally buy a ticket to see that crazy blonde chick pretend to be all ghetto and pat her weave like Beyoncé. It was so wrong it was right.
Then Black Patsy was finally kicked outta the hizzle, and outta the competition.
Granted, she misplaced her own kid and it took awhile for her to actually realize it and leave the premises, but she finally made it outside and disappeared onto the mean streets of St. Louis.
Haters gonna hate.
Abby apologized to all the girls putting videos up on their youtube page, and the emcee apologized to everyone during the awards ceremony.
And then some kids won some stuff and Christ and Kelly hugged it out.
Cuz that's how they roll in the 'hood, Bitch.

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MISSOULA — With rain in the forecast and the Clark Fork River rising, Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday approved an emergency proclamation ahead of anticipated flooding.
"About three weeks ago, we discussed the potential to reach that minor flood stage along the Clark Fork River," said Adriane Beck, director of Disaster and Emergency Services in Missoula County. "We ended up coming up and touching it, but the river came back down and the cooler temperatures kind of helped keep the river low."
But another bought of warm weather and recent rain has pushed the river back up into the minor flood stage. The National Weather Service is predicting heavy rain in the days ahead, with up to .50 inches on Tuesday and another .75 inches on Wednesday.
"Now we're fully into spring and snowmelt is starting to occur at higher elevations," said Beck. "The biggest concern over the next 72 hours is that we have quite a bit of rain the forecast, in some areas up to three inches in one storm cell."
With flooding more common and the river channel shifting, the National Weather Service recently adjusted the river's flood stage to 7.5 feet. The river is expected to top 7 feet during runoff and will likely accede that.
"The Clark Fork is forecast to hit minor flood stage probably in the next 12 to 24 hours and continue to climb," said Beck. "At this time, we're expecting to get real close to moderate flood stage, which has some pretty negative impacts as far as overland flooding."
Areas that could be impacted by the high water include Kerhwald Drive and Tower Street, along with Mallards Way and Harper's Bridge further downstream.
Tuesday's proclamation marks the third consecutive year flooding will likely occur along portions of the river corridor through Missoula.
Last year's emergency proclamation was made on April 11, and the year before saw significant flooding in early May in low-lying areas of the Missoula Valley. That prolonged incident – the worst flood since 1908 – resulted in mandatory evacuations.
The river topped 14.5 feet in 2018.
Tuesday's emergency proclamation sets the stage for the county's response to a flood.
"It'll help us form the response that may be necessary, as well as any emergency expenditure that may be necessary to protect life and property," Beck said.


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The second round of the 2012 Greenbrier Classic gets underway bright and early on Friday morning in West Virginia. The first round on Thursday yielded plenty of red numbers as the Old White Course is wont to do -- Stuart Appleby fired a 59, the fifth ever on Tour, during the inaugural 2010 event. But Greenbrier owner, and savior, Jim Justice has toughened the classic track up in conduction with the Tour. The veteran Vijay Singh holds a one-shot lead after carding a 7-under 63 on Thursday. Singh went low in the morning on Thursday so he will not tee off until 1 p.m. ET on Friday.
Golf Channel will carry its customary broadcast of the second round, but with an extended hour on the end, running from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. The afternoon groups will feature plenty of starpower for the broadcast, particularly the 1:20 p.m. ET pairing. Tiger Woods, Webb Simpson, and Steve Stricker are set to go off on No. 1 at that time and will have the back side of their round featured during the coverage. Coming off his win at Congressional, Woods struggled with his putter on Thursday and shot a mediocre 1-over 71. Simpson is just two shots back of Singh and is 5-under. A complete schedule of tee times below:
Morning wave off No. 1:
|7:00 am
|Mallinger, John
|Merrick, John
|Chappell, Kevin
|7:10 am
|Perez, Pat
|Walker, Jimmy
|Sheehan, Patrick
|7:20 am
|Pampling, Rod
|Davis, Brian
|Gainey, Tommy
|7:30 am
|Estes, Bob
|Streelman, Kevin
|Tringale, Cameron
|7:40 am
|Sabbatini, Rory
|Love III, Davis
|Leonard, Justin
|7:50 am
|Vegas, Jhonattan
|Villegas, Camilo
|Gay, Brian
|8:00 am
|Pettersson, Carl
|Byrd, Jonathan
|Hoffman, Charley
|8:10 am
|Curtis, Ben
|Huh, John
|Points, D.A.
|8:20 am
|Overton, Jeff
|Levin, Spencer
|Harman, Brian
|8:30 am
|Hurley III, Billy
|Kokrak, Jason
|Compton, Erik
|8:40 am
|Todd, Brendon
|Quinn, Fran
|Miernicki, Daniel
|8:50 am
|Gangluff, Stephen
|Mulroy, Garth
|Mills, Jon
|9:00 am
|Claxton, Will
|Loar, Edward
|Wilson, Chris
Morning wave off No. 10:
|7:00 am
|Imada, Ryuji
|Couch, Chris
|Gore, Jason
|7:10 am
|Chalmers, Greg
|Jones, Matt
|Coles, Gavin
|7:20 am
|Taylor, Vaughn
|Lancaster, Neal
|Barnes, Ricky
|7:30 am
|O'Hern, Nick
|Dawson, Marco
|Blanks, Kris
|7:40 am
|Frazar, Harrison
|Bohn, Jason
|Perry, Kenny
|7:50 am
|Piercy, Scott
|Lamely, Derek
|Immelman, Trevor
|8:00 am
|Johnson, Dustin
|Haas, Bill
|Wagner, Johnson
|8:10 am
|Mickelson, Phil
|Stallings, Scott
|Appleby, Stuart
|8:20 am
|Rollins, John
|Mayfair, Billy
|Killeen, J.J.
|8:30 am
|Gates, Bobby
|Reifers, Kyle
|Beljan, Charlie
|8:40 am
|Kisner, Kevin
|Knox, Russell
|Cantlay, Patrick
|8:50 am
|Lovemark, Jamie
|Petrovic, Tim
|Hutsell, David
|9:00 am
|Castro, Roberto
|Potter, Jr., Ted
|Thomas, Justin*
Afternoon wave off No. 1:
|12:10 pm
|Trahan, D.J.
|Chopra, Daniel
|Thatcher, Roland
|12:20 pm
|Weekley, Boo
|Goggin, Mathew
|Stroud, Chris
|12:30 pm
|Matteson, Troy
|Duke, Ken
|Dunlap, Scott
|12:40 pm
|Maggert, Jeff
|Summerhays, Daniel
|English, Harris
|12:50 pm
|Mediate, Rocco
|Atwal, Arjun
|Bettencourt, Matt
|1:00 pm
|Glover, Lucas
|Beckman, Cameron
|Ames, Stephen
|1:10 pm
|Bradley, Keegan
|Furyk, Jim
|Watson, Tom
|1:20 pm
|Woods, Tiger
|Simpson, Webb
|Stricker, Steve
|1:30 pm
|Romero, Andres
|Flesch, Steve
|Daly, John
|1:40 pm
|Bertsch, Shane
|DiMarco, Chris
|DeLaet, Graham
|1:50 pm
|McGirt, William
|Lee, Danny
|Rocha, Alexandre
|2:00 pm
|Wheatcroft, Steve
|Thompson, Kyle
|Maness, Michael
|2:10 pm
|Flores, Martin
|Lee, Richard H.
|Ferrell, Jess*
Afternoon wave off No. 10:
|12:10 pm
|Green, Nathan
|Holmes, J.B.
|Willis, Garrett
|12:20 pm
|Teater, Josh
|Mathis, David
|Owen, Greg
|12:30 pm
|Adams, Blake
|Knost, Colt
|Kang, Sung
|12:40 pm
|Henry, J.J.
|Herron, Tim
|Driscoll, James
|12:50 pm
|Horschel, Billy
|Slocum, Heath
|Kelly, Jerry
|1:00 pm
|Kirk, Chris
|Woodland, Gary
|Singh, Vijay
|1:10 pm
|Leishman, Marc
|Snedeker, Brandt
|O'Hair, Sean
|1:20 pm
|Na, Kevin
|Choi, K.J.
|Howell III, Charles
|1:30 pm
|Wi, Charlie
|Hearn, David
|Bae, Sang-Moon
|1:40 pm
|Haas, Hunter
|de Jonge, Brendon
|Noh, Seung-Yul
|1:50 pm
|Bowditch, Steven
|Brown, Scott
|Kelly, Troy
|2:00 pm
|Christian, Gary
|Carballo, Miguel Angel
|McClellan, Robert
|2:10 pm
|Anderson, Mark
|Biershenk, Tommy
|Saunders, Sam
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Gig Review: The Pastels/Electrelane/The Royal We
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, April 29, 2007
And so…Triptych, the annual Scottish five day event that brings great music from around the world and celebrates the homegrown variety in Scotland's principal cities draws to a close. A night of three bands at the small but delightful Bongo Club (which has some damn fine programming).
First up, the Royal We, who look almost as young as some of the kids I teach. They seem a little awkward, but they short but sweet set wins me over. their singer is like Siouxsie Sioux's delightfully demenetd niece, and the band look like the archetypal scots indie twee kids (that's meant as a compliment. Hey, we're at the Pastels' gig). 'Three is a crowd' sounds great, Is This Music? have covered them, so let's hope they are getting more ocverage very soon.
Electrelane have just put out their rather fab no Shouts, No Calls (go, buy it. Now) album – hopefully will post a review here in the next day or so. They are a revelation live. I have never seen them live before but I would drive a long way to see them. They remind me of a more Germanic Stereolab, though the sheer attitude is unbelievable. Not in a riot grrl sense, but the utter subversion of what music sometimes expects of women. I swear I sore the ghost of nico look down from her great opium den in the sky and smile approvingly. I say to Mr. Toad from Song, By Toad that I think if Nico were alive and well in 2007 and she'd be seeking out Electrelane as her backing band. He points out, not unreasonably, that they are doing pretty well without her. And the soon to be Mrs. 17 Seconds is suitably impressed too.
Before Camera Obscura, before Sons and Daughters, Belle and Sebastian – heck, even before my beloved Delgados, there was The Pastels. Legends on the scottish indie scene – in fact, indie legnds full stop, the expectation tonight is high. Unfortunately, much as I want to be blown away by this legendary band, who I love on record, they have horrendous sound problems. They are joined by Japanese band The Tennis Coats, whose contributions add a nice touch that reminds me a bit of Durutti Column, but Stephen Pastel seems like a rabbit caught in the headlights. It's a measure of how highly The Pastels are regarded that the crowd patiently waits, but his discomfort is obvious. I hoep there's another time, because I want, so badly, to
love them live as much as I do when I hear their music on their stereo. Another time? Please??
For another, perhaps more positive review of this gig, visit Song, By Toad. See if you can spot the reference to the soon to be Mrs. 17 Seconds…and hear some great stuff by the bands from the last two nights' worth of gigs.


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Finding Your Ideal Partner?
Rick Valens
How would you describe the ideal girl of your dream?
"Oh, she has got to be beautiful with a nice figure, having a sweet and sexy voice, cheerful, gentle, considerate, kind-hearted, understanding, independent, musically inclined, share a common interest of mine, hmm… knows how to prepare nice food and… "
Ok, that is enough. Now, do you think such a perfect person actually exists? Well maybe yes maybe not. But if everyone were to nevertheless, really have such a high expectations, love is certainly going to be hardly visible in the air. Don't you think so too?
So, what makes an ideal partner then? Well before we go on, perhaps it might be good to know what an exact ideal partner are we discussing here? A dating partner or a marriage partner? Or has this question never even occurred to you before?
Ok, let us answer the question again separately. Hmm… maybe we shall get the girls to answer this time.
First question: How would you describe an ideal dating partner?
Common answers would include, "Dashing with a nice body, full of gentlemanliness, caring and considerate, having a good sense of humor, cheerful, fun loving, adventurous, full of fun and excitement, loves me dearly and etc"
Ok now the second question: How would you describe an ideal marriage partner?
Common answers would include, "Mature, got a sense of responsibility, cheerful, caring, understanding, honest, kind-hearted, having a financially stable income, knowledgeable, able to take good care of the family, loves me dearly and etc"
Notice the difference? An ideal dating partner and an ideal marriage partner is usually a very different person, perhaps just very a little in common I would say.
Well in a perfect case, an ideal partner should of course be best, both a dating and a marriage partner. Someone whom you enjoy dating, bringing you lots of fun, joy and excitements; at the same time someone whom is willing to share your problems and unhappiness, accepting all your negative habits and faults; committed to bringing you happiness.
But again, does such an ideal person exist? Can we really have both the pie and the cake? Think about it. Are we somehow setting too high an expectation? Unknowingly rejecting our chances? Losing the opportunity to be in love? Unknowingly bringing unhappiness to your relationship, yourself and your love? Hmm… well, do remember that we are afterall just talking about ideal here. Something, which is good to have, but not a must to have?
So before you are going to start complaining again that life is so unfair to you, ask yourself, "Have you really ever tried? Tried pursuing for happiness?"
Instead of always picking on your partner's faults making life unhappy for both, have you tried looking at the other beautiful side of them, their beautiful qualities? Appreciating what you have already got? Tried improving on yourself instead, to becoming a better lover; a more ideal lover? Willing to open up yourself, giving both yourself and others a chance? Remember, what you expect of yours or your future partner is equally what he or she expects of you.
Going into a relationship is never a game. It is a long-term investment, an investment of love between the both of you. It is something which both have to genuinely think through and plan far. What would actually come after dating? Marriage is what I should suppose? Sharing the rest of your life, your future happiness with that special someone?
Well, if nothing were to go wrong in your relationship, your dating partner is eventually going to become your marriage partner, your life partner. Can I say so? Ok, to the girls, let me ask you a question. Would you share your happiness with someone that is full of fun and excitement to be with now, but deep down within yourself you know he is not going to be a good husband, someone who would not take good care of his family?
So again, what is your definition of an ideal partner? Someone whom truly love you, willing to share your problems and unhappiness or…? Well, the answer is within you. It has been with you all this while, only you can find the answer to this question. Your happiness belongs to you, nobody can decide for you. Be true to yourself, you should know what you really wants.
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Cushing's Patients at Risk of Life-threatening Pulmonary Fungal Infection, Case Studies Suggest
Cushing's disease patients who exhibit nodules or masses in their lungs should be thoroughly investigated to exclude fungal infection with Cryptococcus neoformans, a study from China suggests.
While rare, the infection can be life-threatening, showing a particularly worse prognosis in patients with fluid infiltration in their lungs or with low white blood cell counts in their blood.
The study, "Cushing's disease with pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a single center in Beijing, China: A retrospective study and literature review," was published in the Journal of the Formosan Medical Association.
Cortisol, a hormone that is produced in excess in Cushing's disease patients, is a kind of glucocorticoid that suppresses inflammation and immunity. Consequently, subjects exposed to cortisol for long periods, much like immuno-compromised patients, are at high risk for infections.
In Cushing's patients, the most common infections include Pneumocystis jiroveci, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Cryptococcosis — 95 percent of which are caused by C. neoformans.
But while "Cushing's disease patients are susceptible to C. neoformans, the association between pulmonary C.neoformans and [Cushing's disease] is poorly explored," researchers said.
In an attempt to understand the clinical characteristics of Cushing's patients who develop C.neoformans infections, researchers in Beijing, China, reviewed the clinical records of six patients at their clinical center.
Their analysis also included six other patients whose cases had been reported in previous publications.
Patients had a mean age of 44 and 10 were diagnosed initially with high blood pressure. Seven also had diabetes mellitus.
All patients had elevated cortisol levels in their urine and high levels of the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Ultimately, all patients were found to have masses in their pituitary glands, causing the high cortisol and ACTH levels.
Patients complained of lung symptoms, including shortness of breath after physical activity, cough, and expectoration. But they had no fever or signs of blood in the lungs, which could suggest lung infection.
A CT scan of the chest then revealed lung nodules in four patients, and lung masses in five patients. Four patients, including one with a lung mass, also had lung air spaces filled with some material (pulmonary consolidation), which was consistent with pulmonary infection.
After analyzing lung nodule/mass biopsies, lung fluids, or blood samples, all patients were diagnosed with C. neoformans pulmonary cryptococcosis.
For their infection, patients received anti-fungal drugs, including amphotericin-B, fluconazole, flucytosine, and liposomal amphotericin. Cushing's disease, however, was treated with surgery in 10 patients and ketoconazole in two patients.
Despite the treatments, five patients died during follow-up, including four who experienced co-infections or spreading of the cryptococcal infection and one patient with extensive bleeding after surgical removal of the gall bladder.
Among them, two patients had significantly low white blood cell levels and elevated cortisol levels, and four had infiltration in their lungs, suggesting these are markers of poor prognoses.
Researchers also noted that the patients who received ketoconazole died during in the reviewed studies. They attribute this to ketoconazole's anti-fungal properties, which may interfere with its ability to manage Cushing's symptoms.
Given the high susceptibility of Cushing's disease patients to C. neoformans infections, "pulmonary nodules or masses should be aggressively investigated to exclude" this potentially fatal opportunistic infection, the researchers suggested.
"The infiltration lesions in chest CT scan and lymphopenia seem to be potential to reflect the poor prognosis," they said.


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WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (June 30, 2016)—A highly experienced hospitality professional, Ronald Kooistra, has taken the helm of ACOYA Hotel Suites and Villas, a member of the Ascend Hotel Collection, in Willemstad, Curaçao.
In addition to having served as CEO of the Papagayo group in Curaçao, Kooistra, a Dutch national, also has an impressive pedigree of service in hospitality in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
With extensive hospitality management and entrepreneurship education at Hotelschool in Groningen, Netherlands, Kooistra moved on to food service management and restaurant development at Cornell University in New York, a leading hospitality education institution in the United States.
He moved to France to continue his studies with the International Hotel Management high-potential program at the ESSEC Business School in Paris. Part of his specialty involved the study of the heightened efficiency gains made by switching hotels to LED lighting.
Kooistra served as manager of commercial affairs, Hospitality and Events for PSV NV, a leading football club in the Netherlands, where he enhanced the professional hospitality approaches throughout the organization.
After training at Sode Hotel in Brussels, Belgium, he moved to Euro Disney in Paris to continue working in the hotel sector. This experience was followed by a food and beverage position at the Carlton Beach Hotel in The Hague and a banquet sales position at the Carlton Square hotel in Haarlem, both in the Netherlands.
"Ronald brings a thoughtful blend of experience and professionalism to this position, and we have already seen the fruits of his leadership since he joined us," said Mahesh Daswani, founder of the Dutch Caribbean hotel.
Kooistra, whose hobbies include diving, cooking, golf, reading, fitness and eating out, feels very much at home in Curaçao, which features captivating beaches and a diverse culinary heritage spanning Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese mixed with Caribbean and Creole influences. The island also offers world-class diving and snorkeling sites favored by divers and adventure travelers from around the globe.
Kooistra's executive team includes Henry Martijn, sales manager; Sudri-Anne Elizabeth, event coordinator; Yolanda Nunez, human resource manager; and Najat Karraz, guest relations manager.


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I thought dinosaurs were extinct. Apparently they're alive and they're thirsty for human blood. One snuck into my house and its chupacabra eyes glared at me before its obese frame plummeted onto my desk. I never thought I would see this but I actually saw a mosquito walk. It was so engorged with human blood that it could no longer fly.
It had an interesting skip to its step which for a second tricked me into perceiving it as cute. It was enough to buy this dinosaur a few more seconds of life. I would have smashed its brains out on the spot but this mosquito required a tarp and several towels. I didn't want my house looking like a murder scene! I flicked it off my desk with my finger and I watched it fall to the ground in slow motion like in the movie "300" when that Spartan kicked the Persian dude down the pit. Not gonna lie, it was kind of badass. Especially after yelling "This. Is. My House!" Shut up. It's my blog sucka fish.


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Amazon merchants who aim for long-term success invest in additional workforce, time, and effort, as well as investing in software tools and services to help them streamline their online business. With that in mind, here are some of the best Amazon tools and services to help you improve your Amazon business in 2021.
Project Management Tools to Use for Your Amazon Business
Similar to any business, your Amazon venture requires multiple things, from handling inventory to customer care. For that matter, it is critical to define your business process to make it easier for you to manage the overall business operation.
To achieve a defined work process, the use of project management tools is recommended and beneficial. With the help of a project management software, Amazon sellers can collaborate better and produce a more efficient work output.
For Amazon sellers preparing for 2021, it is good to note that 77% of high-performing projects (workamajigdotcom) make use of project management tools. If you wish to improve the overall operation and communication within your Amazon business, this type of Amazon seller tool should be considered.
Inventory Management Tool
When it comes to online retail, a shortage of inventory or being out of stock can have a very negative impact for sellers. This can affect both your Amazon rating and the overall customer shopping experience. Implementing a reliable inventory management software will help you combat this.
As an overview, an inventory management tool is the most effective way for Amazon sellers to keep track of their store's inventory levels.
As for its added features, sellers may also make use of inventory management tools for tracking orders, sales, and deliveries. Some of its known benefits include but are not limited to a reduced risk of overselling, avoidance of excess stock and improved business negotiations.
Advertising Tools & Services
Most Amazon sellers are not aware that an Amazon shopper spends around 10 minutes on Amazon. In view of the given data, listed items buried low in Amazon search results will likely receive few engagements. If you want to increase the visibility and sales of your Amazon store, then you should start implementing specific Amazon advertising solutions.
The best thing about Amazon is that they already have their own advertising tools and services that correlate with their algorithm. If you wish to have a successful Amazon business in 2021, understanding these advertising solutions will help you in potentially expanding your business.
Amazon categorizes their advertising tools and solutions into 3 categories, namely by; by-product, by objective, and by industry. Within each category, various advertising solutions are available for Amazon sellers to choose from.
As an overview of Amazon's advertising services, here are the top 3 advertising tools widely used by Amazon sellers:
Sponsored Products: This type of Amazon ad pertains to individual product ads that appear within shopping result pages and product detail pages.
Sponsored Brands: This type of advertising tool aims to showcase a seller's brand and product portfolio, mainly through the custom headline and brand logo display.
Sponsored Display: Similar to the aforementioned ads, the sponsored display also showcases products and brands. However, it is not simply limited within Amazon, ads can also appear outside the Amazon platform.
Repricing Software
The Amazon marketplace is a competitive marketplace, which is why winning the Amazon Buy Box is critical for increased store engagement and revenue. One of the main factors sellers should consider for an increased Buy Box winning rate is of course, the price – the more competitive, the better.
Amazon sellers should be proactive in their repricing strategy, especially in 2021 where an influx of shoppers is expected. A dynamic repricing approach is crucial for business success. Hence, the use of an Amazon repricer is a must.
In particular, automated repricers offer the best results and improved functionality that Amazon sellers should take advantage of. Automatic repricers, such as Seller Snap, are capable of automatically adjusting prices based on marketplace situations, competitor's behavior, and price change notifications coming from Amazon's API.
Product Research Tool
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the shopping behavior of consumers worldwide. For that matter, it is crucial to offer items that are relevant and practical amidst the global crisis.
By having access to accurate sales data, Amazon sellers can make informed decisions based on which products are worth investing in. You can achieve this with a product research tool, such as SellerApp.
Additionally, this tool helps Amazon sellers discover niche markets, best sellers, and trending items that can be added to their Amazon inventory while saving an enormous amount of time in the process.
Keyword Research Tool
To complement product research, keyword research is also necessary for improved product listing optimization. Keywords play a vital role in achieving a better position on a product search result page.
When optimizing a product listing, Amazon sellers should include relevant keywords for Amazon SEO purposes. Alternatively, proper keywords also aid in improving your Amazon affiliate marketing campaign.
With the help of reliable keyword research tools and services, you will discover keyword ideas to use for your Amazon PPC campaign and product listing optimization. This will generate more leads, increase conversions, and improve visibility on search engine result pages.
Amazon Feedback Tools
Another software to consider in order to help you succeed is a feedback and review tool. Reviews and customer feedback are key metrics that influence the Buy Box algorithm.
Amazon takes into account how many reviews your store has in relation to your selling history. That is why it is important to encourage reviews from your Amazon store shoppers.
The main function of this particular Amazon seller tool is to automatically request reviews and feedback from shoppers while giving you an opportunity to track all product reviews in a single place.
If you wish to increase the number of customer reviews on your Amazon store in 2021, an Amazon feedback tool is worth trying.
Brand Protection Tools
Despite the strict guidelines, fake items and counterfeit goods are still being sold online. In view of such a pressing concern, Amazon has introduced brand protection tools to help sellers protect their Amazon business against counterfeiting activities
Amazon sellers wanting to grow and protect their brand should take advantage of the Brand Registry, Project Zero, Transparency expansion, and IP Accelerator. The aforementioned Amazon seller tools and services are geared toward Amazon seller protection for both local and global Amazon marketplaces.
Amazon FBA Calculator
Perhaps one of the most important Amazon seller tools that should never be neglected in 2021 is the Amazon FBA calculator. Despite the prevalence of off-site FBA calculators, the on-site FBA calculator of Amazon remains invaluable.
With the help of the Amazon FBA calculator, Amazon sellers, especially the newbies, can easily understand all of the Amazon seller fees. Hence, giving them a better view of a product's potential profitability and the necessary budget.
The FBA calculator within Amazon is also handy for sellers selling across international marketplaces. Amazon offers access to various FBA calculators, including that of the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, and other Amazon international marketplaces.
Gearing Up for Amazon 2021 and Beyond
A significant change has been observed in the retail and eCommerce industry this year. Amazon sellers, in particular, experienced drastic changes within global marketplaces.
Now that 2021 is fast approaching, ample preparation and upgrades are necessary to thrive in the current market. In order to improve Amazon store performance and hit sales targets for the next year, the use of the abovementioned reliable Amazon sellers tools will be a game-changer for any online seller.


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Instructor: Lisa McCrory, Earthwise Farm and Forest
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2-4 PM (1 session)
Location: Earthwise Farm and Forest, 341 Macintosh Hill Road, Bethel, VT
Requirements: Kids under 12 should be supervised by an adult (both must register)
Learn how easy it is to compost your food scraps with the assistance of red wiggler worms! Get acquainted to some of the compost system designs, and find out what you can do with your worm manure.
Participants will:
- Understand the life cycle and needs of composting worms.
- See a few different worm compost systems.
- Learn how to feed their worms – find out what they like and don't like to eat.
- Learn how to use the worm manure as fertilizer – both as a solid and a liquid.
- Learn how to care for your worms year 'round.
Instructor Bio:
Lisa McCrory is co-Owner of Earthwise Farm and Forest, a certified organic diversified farm in Bethel, VT where they market organic meat, vegetables, herbs, flowers and raw milk from their farm and offer a number of educational workshops throughout the year. For the past 6 years, Lisa has been using Red Wiggler worms in a vermicomposting system for the purpose of creating nutrient-rich compost for their vegetable and flower gardens.


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Oct 11 2017 02:15 AM
Oct 11 2017 02:15 AM
I've created an SPFx webpart and I'm struggling to add it to a group with a new name. I believe it's the preconfiguredEntries where I configure this. I've read the documentation here:
I tried the following:
"preconfiguredEntries": [{ "groupId": "<generated a new GUID>", "group": { "default": "<new group name>" }, ...
The above did not work.
Could someone please provide and example of creating a custom group name for the webpart? Also, should I expect the group name to be displayed, or is it just used for grouping webparts? Finally, if the group name is displayed, would I see it in the workbench?
Oct 17 2017 07:37 AM
Oct 17 2017 07:37 AM
Seven days and no one cares to respond?
I have followed the same steps as the OP with the same result. If anyone knows the answer, please share.
Nov 14 2017 12:22 AM
Nov 14 2017 12:22 AM
Unfortunately, I have the same issue over here.
I already tried the following things:
All of the above with the group property:
"group": { "default": "<new group name>" },
The 'docs.microsoft.com'-documentation seems to be clear, but it simply doesn't work:
|The group id determines which toolbox group will contain the web part. The SharePoint Framework reserves group ids for default groups. The developer can pick one of those groups. If a group id is specified, then the group property will be ignored. Alternatively, the developer can pick a completely unique id and a group name. The toolbox will then show the web part in its own group.
|"groupId": "6737645a-4443-4210-a70e-e5e2a219133a"
|The name of the group in the toolbox in which the web part will be displayed. If no value is provided, then the web part will be displayed in the Custom group.
|"group": { "default": "Content", "nl-nl": "Inhoud" }
So it's definitely good to bring this topic under attention.
Nov 14 2017 01:32 AM
Nov 14 2017 01:32 AM
Hi @Alan Trafford,
Are you targeting modern or classic experience?
At the moment, the workbench does not group the web parts and all are listed under the "Featured" category/group I believe. A new web part picker may be coming soon to allow grouping.
Nov 14 2017 04:17 AM
Nov 14 2017 04:17 AM
Nov 14 2017 06:30 AM
Nov 14 2017 06:30 AM
When you open the web part picker on a modern page, do you see out-of-the-box web parts grouped into different groups?
Nov 14 2017 06:54 AM
Nov 14 2017 06:54 AM
I'm following you know...just quickly tried it on Office 365 workbench and had the same issues. It's either a bug, functionality yet to be released in the future (maybe for the new web part picker?), or the usage should be simpler or better documented
I would recommend that you search the issues list on the following GitHub repo and add a new entry if you can't find the issue there:
There is a large number of items there so don't be surprised if it takes some days to get an answer back.
Nov 14 2017 07:14 AM
Nov 14 2017 07:14 AMSolution
@Alan Trafford, @Yannick Borghmans, @Lee Hoffner
Check out this YouTube video (starting time set to the correct moment) published some hours ago where you can confirm that this functionality is not yet available :)
Nov 14 2017 10:39 PM
Nov 14 2017 10:39 PM
Nov 20 2017 06:58 AM
Nov 20 2017 06:58 AM
I'm targeting the modern experience.
Nov 20 2017 07:04 AM
Nov 20 2017 07:04 AM
Thanks for pointing me at the video. It's clear the functionality is not there yet.
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The Planning Commission has finished their work on their Draft SMP, and now the document is heading into the next round, which is to be edited by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), and seek the next round of comments from the public by Sept 8th. This deeply flawed document, compromised at many environmental levels by members of the planning committee who have vested economic interests in the outcome (both aquaculture and supposed "environmental" supporting homeowners on the shoreline), is neither fish nor fowl. Much of the work done by the able staffers, consultants, STAC and SPAC volunteers has been diluted beyond worth. There will be little positive outcome to the environment from this document, only more of the same destruction of habitat and wildlife. Add to that the fact that the county does little if nothing in the way of enforcement, and my only reaction is, let's pass it since this is as good as well get from this group of commissioners, and see whether the Board of County Commissioners, or Ecology, will help modify this document to actually get protections in for the environment. Thanks to Jill Silver and others for helping me focus some of my earlier comments on this post so that my intent was more clear.
Update: 8/6/2009 – This thread and the comments that followed it publication, were made all the more relevent to me tonight. My wife and I saw 'Food Inc'. I think it's enormously important that commissioners, and citizens who are concerned about the environmental (and legal) effects of large scale agribusiness, see this film. While only some kinds of aquaculture (fish farming comes to mind) are starting to resemble the land based food delivery systems documented in this film, the chilling impacts of the corporations on the debate is an all too familar chorus to the comments that follow this article.
The Planning Commission Final Draft SMP Recommendation is now available:
· Online – http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment/Shoreline_PCFinalDraft.htm
· Review Copy – At our DCD Front Desk, County Library & Bookmobile, Clallam Library in Forks
· Hard Copy – Pick-up at our DCD Front Desk
· Digital Copy available upon request
DCD will submit a final staff recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners on August 17. The Board will open public comment on the PC Final Draft SMP August 19 and a public hearing will close public comment on September 8.
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American crepes are not like French crepes.
American Japanese food is like Japanese food, in my brief experience.
American Chinese food is a mixed bag. If you go to Chinatown I think you can find a lot of similarities between what's actually eaten in China and what's eaten in an American Chinatown.
But for most of us who order take-out or eat at that cheap place down the street, it's more different than alike. Here in China I've seen more meat sans sauces. It's more spicy here, too. At the Chinese place I eat from in SF you can order soft tortilla wraps and stuff it with "musho pork" – a mix of lettuce and meat. In Beijing, you are supposed to dip Peking Duck into the dark sauce and then wrap the tortilla around the duck. Much different. I've also seen no sweet and sour chicken and no chow mein. Just one example of a tactical difference.
China is also a HUGE country and the food varies from region to region. Americans probably only eat from one region or the most popular flavors from each region.
While I've liked the Chinese food I've eaten, I probably like Japanese better.
My opinion on globalization and cuisine is that the very best Chinese food in San Francisco is probably as good as the very best Chinese food in Beijing. A five-star French restaurant in San Francisco is probably as good as a five star French restaurant in Paris. But, you'll find many more "very best" French restaurants in Paris than in San Francisco. What you get in the native land is more quantity of the five star. Also, a "pretty good" French restaurant in Paris will likely be better than a "pretty good" French restaurant in San Francisco. The equality only exists at the top tier.


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Research Article - Journal of Environmental Waste Management and Recycling (2018) Volume 1, Issue 1
An analytical study on medical waste management in selected hospitals located in Chennai city.
The present paper aims to study the Medical Waste Management assessment, the process of managing the medical waste: management of medical waste, segregation, storage, and disposal of medical wastes in public and private hospitals in Chennai City. A structured questionnaire was circulated among 140 health workers at hospitals in Chennai with 70 respondents from governmental hospital and 70 respondents from a private hospital respectively. Simple Random sampling method was used in this study. The results reveals that the, health care facilities in private and governmental hospitals still struggle with unsuitable biomedical wastes management which has not received enough concern. In the surveyed hospitals, there is lack in implementing training courses about healthcare waste management. Hence, the Ministry of Health and health care institution and hospitals should give more consideration towards policies for proper management and hospital wastes disposal in order to develop medical waste management in Chennai City. The study was concluded with recommendations for improvements on biomedical wastes handling and treatment in order to render proper and adequate waste disposal system in health institutions.Author(s): Sutha Irin A


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When you need help managing your business's human resources, choosing the best HR provider is essential. The right HR provider for your organization is one that can stabilize labor costs, attract and retain talent, reduce administrative burdens, and more. Your search for the best HR service provider starts here.
Choosing the best HR service provider can prove to be a difficult task. Some people may think, "What's the big deal? They all do the same thing, right?".
Well, not quite.
All PEOs offer different services in different ways. Many PEOs even offer HR services that others do not. Because of the varying levels of services that are offered, choosing the best HR service provider is a task that needs to be approached carefully and armed with the tools necessary to make the right decision. We understand that choosing the best HR service provider for your business isn't just time consuming: it's a matter of utmost importance. After all, you're paying good money and entrusting them with the well–being and management of your employees—you want to be certain you're choosing the best HR service provider out there. That's why we've created a quick checklist to help support you in the decision–making process.
Our checklist for choosing the best HR service provider is broken into four main categories:
Within each category, we've provided features that you can mark as "must have" or "nice to have", depending on your business's unique needs. Ultimately, the best HR service provider for your business should offer a balance of what support you need right now, where you'd like to grow in the future as a company, and what you can realistically afford.
It's important to keep in mind that you don't always need everything— you only need what's going to help your business thrive. In some cases, additional services can be costly and unnecessary. For example, you may need help with HR, payroll, and benefits admin, but not help with talent management or recruiting if you already have an in-house recruiter on staff.
The checklist we've created is a fantastic free tool for you to use as you shop around for the top HR service providers in your price range, but we know there are a lot of questions that still need to be answered when it comes to choosing the best one.
To supplement the checklist, we've also provided answers to six of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) from business owners that are considering working with a PEO. The questions range from "Does this solution fit my budget?" to "How does a PEO differ from a standard HR provider?"—and everything in between.
There's a lot to process here, and it's perfectly okay to have even more questions about choosing the best HR service provider for your company. As experts in the PEO industry, we're always here as a resource to help answer any difficult questions you might have along the way. Feel free to reach out to us directly or schedule an HR Diagnostic to get all of your questions answered by an expert.
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This comprehensive assessment gives you the opportunity to ask us those tough questions, identify specific pain points for your company, and get a sense of where you'll need an HR provider to help out. After the diagnostic, you'll also receive an overview of some HR solutions tailored to your business to take home or even use as a reference as you shop around.
During your search, keep in mind that your business is unique, and it needs to be treated as such. The company you choose to work with shouldn't take a cookie cutter approach to serving your business. A good HR provider should cater to your needs, and not the other way around. So, you need to ask, "Would I work with a PEO that uses a one-size-fits-all approach?"
The answer is – you wouldn't.
That's why we like to hang our hat on our diagnostic approach to HR. Not only does it allow us to discuss and identify your specific HR needs, but it also allows you to think critically about what matters most in terms of supporting employees and the value that a proactive, responsive partnership brings to the table.
Choosing the best HR service provider for your business can be an arduous process, but armed with this checklist you'll be ready to make the right decision for your business. If you have any questions, remember that we're happy to help at any stage of your decision-making process. Or read our client reviews to learn more about what our customers say about our services.


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Keon Hamler sits up against a pole near a bus stop at 27th and Kilbourn. The stout 22-year-old quietly watches the hustle and bustle around him, as people come and go.
"After I graduate, I wanna get into the music industry," he says.
Influenced by members of his family, Keon was writing rap lyrics, making beats and recording music as early as 8.
Hamler has stayed "all around" but grew up on the east side of Milwaukee, staying, first, on Richards, then Concordia and 21st Street. And, from a young age, it's been a challenge for Keon, who was hit by a car when he was 6.
"I was in a coma for about five days — they thought I was gonna die … That fifth day, I woke up."
He doesn't remember much from that time but wonders what it would've been like if he never would have woken up, and what the people in his life would be like now. He says the experience taught him to "always look both ways while crossing the street."
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Keon, who attended Milwaukee High School of the Arts and graduated from Rufus King, was taking classes at MATC until about a year ago. He was working toward a degree in Music Occupations. "I didn't have my money right, so I had to take off, get a job and get the money."
Hamler hasn't found it easy to settle down, moving around a lot. He just quit his job as a security guard at Rainbow because the place kept getting robbed, and he says he didn't feel safe.
Still, he plans to get back to MATC by the fall.
"I write about my life, what I've been through, what I had to go through to be where I'm at right now," Keon says.
"I just like to keep it real, 'cause I came from nothin'."⬩
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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was instated after the U.S. Civil War to commemorate and honor the people who gave life and limb in military service. Those people made the ultimate sacrifice. It may not have even been for a cause they believed in (though in most cases, of course, it was), but they gave their lives nevertheless, and are to be honored for that.
At the same time, I refuse to glorify war. People will come at me and say "but they fought for your freedom!" That was true for the Revolution, for the Civil War and for the two World Wars. It is not true for the current war, nor was it for many of the other wars in which we have been involved in this century and the last. They had nothing to do with our freedom and everything to do with our interference in global affairs. American favor changes like the wind, and we often find ourselves fighting wars that we ourselves created one way or another.
In the end, whatever the reason, we must finally learn that violence is not our salvation; war is not the thing that keeps us free. To those who died in service, whether by an enemy's hand or their own, I bow to you: you did what you believed was right.
To those who keep sending them to their deaths, I offer you a mirror clear enough to see into your own soul. Look carefully, for you are the problem.


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Ghana's number one urban radio station, Y102.5FM has gifted an amount of GH₵2,500 to Francisca Lamini, a student of Keta Senior High and Technical School (KETASCO) who yesterday became the first female contestant to represent a school in the final of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) in eight years.
The gift was presented by Y102.5FM's presenter Naa Dzama when the contestants from Ketasco appeared on the 'PickNPlay' show hosted by Naa Dzama.
In presenting the gift to Francisca, Naa Dzama made it known that the gift was a way of commending the only female contestant for her impressive performance at the NSMQ competition.
"This is GH₵2,500 and it is a gift from all of us at Global Media Alliance to you saying well done. Meanwhile, we are proud of all three of you," she said.
Francisca Lamini who represented Keta SHTS in the 2021 NSMQ is the first female to contest in the finals of the competition in the last 8 years.
Ketasco made history when they qualified for the finals of the NSMQ. The school represented by Francisca Lamini, Bright Senyo Gadzo and James Lutterodt battled against six times champions Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (PRESEC) and Prempeh College.
The school is also the first SHS in the Volta Region to have qualified for the finals of the NSMQ competition.
KETASCO finished third in the 2021 NSMQ final behind second-placed PRESEC and winners Prempeh.


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Ivan Gout
University College London
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Publication history
Received date: November 16, 2016
Accepted date: December 02, 2016
Published date: December 06, 2016
©2016 Tian L. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Tian L (2016) Identification of ras/raf binding site and design of interfering peptide with potential clinical application. Integr Mol Med 3: DOI: 10.15761/IMM.1000259.


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About writing. And reading. And being published. Or not published. On working on being published. Tangents into the pop culture world to come. Especially about movies. And comic books. And movies from comic books.
Monday, May 8, 2017
Day 20 (a future history)
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But I wonder how many would actually care if they took all the books. Too many people don't read anyway, and if they took the books, they wouldn't notice. Sad state of affairs.ReplyDeleteReplies
Liz: I think books are the kinds of things that people suddenly want when you take them away. Not because they want to read them, just because. Like people who boycott movies (or books) that they were never going to see (or read) in the first place. It's the same kind of thing.Delete
Seems a lot like North Korea. "That Kim Jong Un, he's a great guy, great guy. He knows how to get things done."ReplyDeleteReplies
Jeanne: It seems a lot like a lot of things, none of them good.Delete


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B.F.Goodrich g-Force Comp T/A R1 This is the new R1 - more grip, longer lasting, less filling, great taste. Made for track use but you can use them on the street but you'll probably only get from 5,000 to 10,000 miles out of them.
Yokohama A032R This is the B.F. Goodrich R1's major competition, it's a made for the track tire. This is an RX-7 mail list favorite but it is a very noisy tire.
B.F.Goodrich Comp T/A R1 The old standard, it's being replaced by the g-Force (above) and is a made for the track tire.
Heat Cycling of BFGoodrich Comp T/A R1 Tires Be sure and get your R1's heat cycled for longer life and better grip.
B.F.Goodrich Comp T/A Drag Radial For the straight liners out there.
Bridgestone Potenza S-02 Their highest performance street tire.
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Yokohama Nexus Their highest performance street tire.
Pirelli PZero System Their highest performance street tire, my personal favorite.
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Hoosier Radial A3S03/R3S03 Racing tire. Available in 18 inch sizes!
Proxes RA-1 DOT- Approved Street-Legal Competition Radial A rising competitor for the BFG R1 race tire, great reviews from the RX-7 mail list, lasts much longer than the BFG R1.
The Tire Rack's Home Page Lots of great info on tires with prices and sizes.
Mail List Discussion
I run SO2s on the street on my 968 and I use R1s on the track on both my 968 and my RX7. I have also used the R1s on the street on the RX7 a limited basis, mainly just for fun between track events. The SO2s are a great street tire and perform respectably on the track, but they dont have anywhere near the grip of the R1. At a track like Mid Ohio I would guess that the R1s are good for about a 2 second per lap advantage over the SO2s. If you were only going to use them on the track the R1s would obviously be the better choice.
For both street and track use its a harder decision. I think the most important factor in your decision is how often you have to drive in the rain. The R1s dont have many grooves to begin with, and the ones they do have start to disappear rapidly as you do track events (EGOD problems excepted :-). You can get the car home on R1s in the rain if you have to, but I dont think its practical to have to worry about this on a daily basis. The SO2 on the other hand performs great in the rain. If rain is not an issue then I think the R1s would be great for combined track/street use. As far as price goes however, its true that you could almost get two sets of R1s for one set of SO2s, but I expect to get as much as three times the wear out of the SO2s as I would out of R1s. Another tire to consider if you can live with the noise is the Yokohama A032R. I dont have any first hand experience, but by all accounts they are almost as good as the R1 on the track *and* they have great rain performance. I originally wanted to get these instead of the SO2s on the 968, but my wife balked at the noise problem and she drives the car more than I do.
A032Rs are phenomenal in the rain. I had a first hand demonstration of this last weekend when I attended a PCA event at Mid Ohio in my 968. Saturday was dry and I ran my BFG R1s, but it rained all day on Sunday so I switched to my street tires, Bridgestone SO2s.
For Sundays last session it was raining pretty hard I was third in line to go out behind a 3rd Gen RX7 and a 87 NA 944. The previous day in the dry on the R1s I was able to blow past the 944 like he was standing still, and the RX7 always had to let me by and I could steadily pull away from him. I figured it would be the same on Sunday, but I didnt realize (until after the session) that both of these guys were on A032Rs. We went out and the RX7 just took off. I had absolutely no hope of catching him, let alone passing him. The really shocking thing was that I could only barely keep up with the 944. I would eat him up on the straights and under braking, but he would pull away in the turns. Every time I tried to match his pace in the turns I would slide dangerously off line. I couldnt believe how much stick he had. After the session I talked to both of them and saw the tires they were running and then I understood what happened. My SO2s are good in the rain, but the A032Rs are so much better its incredible. They are on a completely different level. In the dry I would say that R1s are faster than the AO32Rs, but in the rain the A032Rs definitely the ones to have. Even the SO2s are faster than the R1s in the rain.
Jim Child
I use the the S02's for the street and have A032R's for the track. It is easy to compare the two since I change back and forth between them. The A032R's are superior in performance IMHO. I've run the S02's around TWS, and then switched to the A032R's the very next run. However, the A032R's are LOUD! The whine from the tread design is very noticeable. I suspect you could get used to it ... if you're running a cat-back it might drown out the tire noise. However, the performance is very nice... works well on the street, in the rain, at the track for both road racing and drag racing. At $135-$140 at the tire rack, they are a good bargain.
Jon A. Drake
I have run my TII and 3rd gen. at track events for a few years and here is what I have found. There is no good tire for street and track use. For track only I like the BFG R1's and now G force tires. If you are unwilling to change brakes and tires for events then a mediocre compromise would be the Porterfield RE4 pads and pick a tire based on the miles you drive. If you drive less than 5k a year you could probably get away with a true track tire. If you drive more, the A032 might be a good choice. My rational is to buy long wearing street tires to save money, and use the funds to run track tires. Lots of people are selling used stock wheels. Long wearing street tires also allows you to run more negative camber without eating up the insides of your street tires. Alignment has a HUGE effect on handling. The new BFGs are also more negative camber hungry than the old R1's.
Trey Jones
Drag Tires
Simply a stiff suspension and stiff sidewall tire, they don't match
for launching. Depending on what you are looking for, a tire to drag race with that is
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This talk gives an overview of recent thinking on the typology and structure of the liturgical texts found among the Dunhuang manuscripts. I propose dividing the thousands of liturgical texts found at Dunhuang into two main categories: liturgical protocols(zhaiyi 斋仪) and liturgies (zhaiwen 斋文). Liturgical protocols (sometimes called "written protocols," shuyi 书仪) were used as references for drafting liturgies. Liturgies, written up on the basis of these liturgical protocols, were functional documents that were read aloud at all kinds of ritual gatherings.
We can also divide the structure of the liturgies into five parts: the "opening" (haotou 号头), "exaltation of virtues" (tande 叹德), "liturgical purpose" (zhaiyi 斋意), "ritual area" (daochang 道场), and "adornment" (zhuangyan 庄严). This structure is roughly applicable to liturgical protocols and liturgies with all manner of content, including hymns of praise, apotropaic rituals, healing rites, and mourning rites, though there are of course many variations in the specific arrangement and sequence of the parts.
This talk will also touch on the commonly used term "prayer texts" (yuanwen 愿文). I will suggest that this is a specific kind of liturgical text and that the term cannot be used as a blanket reference to the broader category of "liturgical text."
数以千记的敦煌写本斋文可以分为《斋仪》和斋文两类,《斋仪》与《书仪》性质相同,是供起草斋文参考用的文书;斋文是依据《斋仪》起草的在各类斋会上宣读的文书,是实用文本。斋文的文本结构可以分为"号头"、"叹德"、"斋意"、"道场"和"庄严"五个部分。 《斋仪》和斋文集的结构大致包括赞颂功德、攘灾、患差、悼亡等诸多方面的内容,但具体编排次序有多种样态。
About the Speaker:
Prof. Hao is a senior professor of the School of History at Capital Normal University, also serving as the head of the university's Institute of Historical Studies. His main areas of research are Dunhuang documents, Buddhism in China, and Chinese history, especially from the 3rd to 13th century. In the past few decades, he has published several monographs on various related topics, which include Zhonggu shiqi sheyi yanjiu 中古时期社邑研究 (The Study of Confraternities in Medieval China), Tang houqi Wudai Song chu Dunhuang sengni de shehui shenghuo 唐后期五代宋初敦煌僧尼的社会生活 (The Social Life of Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Dunhuang during the Late Tang, Five Dynasties, and the Early Song), Shishi xiejing: Dunhuang yishu 石室写经——敦煌遗书 (Scriptural Manuscripts in Stone Chambers: Dunhuang Documents), Dunhuang de lishi he wenhua 敦煌的历史和文化 (The History and Culture of Dunhuang) (co-author), and Dunhuang sheyi wenshu jijiao 敦煌社邑文书辑校 (A Critical Collection of Documents concerning Confraternities from Dunhuang) (co-author). In addition, he was the chief editor of Vol. 12-14 in a multi-volume collection of Dunhuang manuscripts which are preserved in the United Kingdom and have published a host of articles. His current primary work-in-progress is an investigation of Dunhuang documents kept in the U.K., with the goal of collecting and studying the data related to social history. This is one of the major research projects sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China. The outcome of this project will be a 30-volume series Ying cang Dunhuang shehui lishi wenxian shilu 英藏敦煌社会历史文献释录 (Annotated Transcription of the Dunhuang Literature concerning Social History Preserved in the U. K.), of which 15 volumes have already been published.
He has served in a wide range of institutions. These posts include President of the Institute of Dunhuang and Turfan Studies of China, Chief Editor of Dunhuang xue guoji lianluo weiyuanhui tongxun 敦煌学国际联络委员会通讯 (Newsletter of International Liaison Committee for Dunhuang Studies), chief editor of Dunhuang Tulufan yanjiu 敦煌吐鲁番研究 (Studies on Dunhuang and Turfan), and editorial member of Zhongguo shi yanjiu 中国史研究 (Journal of Chinese Historical Studies).


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Welcome to the second-trimester!
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A man has been found dead at a Plymouth house near the main train station.
Police were called to an address on North Road East, near the railway station, at about 6pm yesterday following reports of a man in an "unresponsive state".
Both officers and paramedics were sent to the scene, but police have confirmed the 26-year-old man was later declared deceased, The Plymouth Herald reports.
Police say next of kin have been informed, but formal identification is yet to take place.
North Road East is predominantly houses split into flats and maisonettes, and is adjacent to the University of Plymouth.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said they are currently awaiting results of a post-mortem examination.
The spokesperson said: "Police were called to an address on North Road East, Plymouth at around 6pm on Sunday, January 21 following reports of a man in an unresponsive state.
"Police and ambulance attended the scene, but the 26-year-old man was later declared deceased at the scene.
"Police are currently treating this death as unexplained and enquiries are underway.
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Gigapixels are a great way of experiencing a place remotely or reliving a moment, and the Super Bowl is the perfect venue for this awesome photographic technique.
James Blakeway of Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas was lucky enough to be able to create one of these massive images before the Denver Broncos took on the Carolina Panthers, offering a chance to feel what it's like to be on the grass.
James told DIYP that the gigapixel consists of hundreds of photos, though only five minutes were needed to capture them all. "It would have been less than three minutes if done from center field without a lot of people around," he added, "but being a game of this caliber the NFL did not have an opportunity to squeeze us in anywhere else".
No need to worry about James having too much spare time on his hands, though, as stitching all those photos into one image took no less than 14 hours.
While he preferred not to endorse any manufacturer by disclosing what gear was used to create this Gigapixel, James did tell us that this 26-billion pixel image has a file size of 16.7GB.
To give you an idea of what detail the image offers, here's a close up on a bunch of people reading DIYP on their smartphones: (or not, who knows?)
We've seen much larger gigapixels, such as this one of Mont Blanc, but obviously the purpose of these images differs greatly. Unlike the more artistic Mont Blanc, the Super Bowl is an interactive image which allows Facebook-tagging people and adding attendees as friends.
Being an art publisher, though, Blakeway didn't settle with creating only this free-to-enjoy gigapixel (not to mention a great memento for those who attended the game), and is also offering for sale licensed panoramas from the unforgettable event.
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Pandemonium: Tchaikovsky
Pearce Institute, Govan
The title conductor Paul MacAlindin chose for The Glasgow Barons season of filmed concerts for the Covid era, Pandemonium, might better suit the other work Tchaikovsky wrote in 1880, The 1812 Overture, with its booming canons celebrating Russian resistance to Napoleon. The composer, however, thought that a worthless piece of hackwork and was dismayed by its popularity, while the Serenade for Strings, a suite of four movements of meticulous construction that falls, purposely, just shy of being symphonic, was a labour of love of which he was very proud.
His ideal ensemble to perform it would probably be rather larger than the one MacAlindin has around him in this performance, but the conductor draws the fullest sound from his socially-distanced players, many of them – although by no means all – familiar faces from Scotland's top-notch youth orchestras and the back desks of our professional bands. MacAlindin keeps a very precise beat at all times and this is a very crisp performance that underlines the inspiration of Mozart and earlier baroque music in the score.
That purpose of the composer is especially evident in the opening and closing movements, and the final bars of both here brought to mind the "old style" of Edvard Grieg's almost contemporary Holberg Suite. The Waltz and Elegy in between, however, are prime Tchaikovsky, the tune of the former as fine as anything in his first ballet score, Swan Lake, from a few years earlier.
The Elegy is no less melodious and altogether more complex, and is particularly beautifully paced here. Special credit should go to the single double bass of Stirling's Daniel Griffin, carrying the root of the movement through all the variations of key and dynamics around him.
That light and shade is also enhanced by the acoustic of the Macleod Hall, which is the orchestra's home in Govan's Pearce Institute. The showcase it is having in this series is a nice counterpart to the more lavish profile other Glasgow venues are enjoying through online Celtic Connections concerts.
The big noise of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture might have more in common with work at the John Elder (soon to be re-named Fairfield) shipyard that Sir William Pearce had taken to the peak of its international reputation in 1880, but the Serenade for Strings is a more fitting memorial to the pioneering businessman who would be dead at 55 before the end of the decade, and memorialised in the name of the community building at the start of the new century.
Watch the concert via Vimeo at glasgowbarons.com
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Benton Police Department will participate in the annual Rock One Sock campaign May 21-25. The weeklong awareness campaign culminates with National Missing Children's Day, which falls on Friday, May 25. Missing Children's Day is dedicated to encouraging parents, guardians, caregivers and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority; it also serves as a reminder to continue efforts to reunite missing children with their families and an occasion to honor those dedicated to the cause.
The brainchild of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), Rock One Sock encourages everyone to join the campaign to get people talking about the issue of the thousands of missing children in America. Participation includes putting on one sock and taking a picture, posting it on social media using the hashtag #RockOneSock or even making a donation to NCMEC.
BNPD Chief Scotty Hodges said you will see a random assortment of socks at the PD on Friday, May 25, when BNPD has chosen to formally observe the week's cause.
"It always results in some unique photo opportunities, but the important thing is that it makes people ask why, and then we're able to keep the discussion going and bring more awareness to the fact that we have literally thousands of young people who are not currently spending their childhood with their families as intended. It's a small step in the right direction, and BNPD is happy to participate every year in hopes of bringing these missing children home."
During the last 33 years, NCMEC's national toll-free hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST© (1-800-843-5678), has received more than 4.6 million calls. NCMEC has circulated billions of photos of missing children, assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 260,000 missing children and facilitated training for more
than 347,000 law enforcement, criminal/juvenile justice and healthcare professionals. NCMEC's Team HOPE volunteers have provided resources and emotional support to more than 63,000 families of missing and exploited children.
Additional campaign information will be available on BNPD social media sites throughout the week. For more information about Rock One Sock or NCMEC, visit rockonesock.org or missingkids.org.


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Hoop Basin - Surface Mount (Pastel Peach)
sku: HP1-1-0-PA
Each basin sold supports Carbon Positive Australia's tree planting program and reduces our carbon footprint.
With a sleek, thinner wall, the Hoop Basin adds a refined touch to the bathroom.
|D15in x H4in
|Bowl Capacity
|Waste Rqd
|1.25in or 1.5in Standard (not provided by Nood)
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