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A federal judge in Michigan this week ordered the Trump administration to turn over communications from Rudolph W. Giuliani and other advisers on the president's controversial travel ban. Those suing over the matter hope the documents will bolster their bid to prove the ban was motivated by animus toward Muslims.
Giuliani has been a key figure in the ban even before the first version was signed, and judges across the country have pointed to statements by the former New York mayor and close Trump ally as they have ordered the ban frozen. The judges have noted particularly a comment Giuliani made on Fox News in January, in which he seemed to suggest he helped the president craft a legal way to prevent Muslims from entering the U.S.
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U.S. District Judge Victoria A. Roberts ordered the government to turn over to those suing a memo that Giuliani crafted, along with all "documents or communications" about the travel ban from him and several other Trump advisers, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions, White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon and senior adviser Stephen Miller during the period just before the election, before they were in their current roles.
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My previous tour Around the Edge of England involved 257 bus journeys and covered 5,000 kilometres. Reliability (buses turning up and connections kept) was 97% and punctuality (no more than 5 minutes late) was 77% so I was fairly confident that today's journey, being the start of my new adventure (see the Introduction page) would go to plan. Little did I know. . . . .!
Today was also unusual in that I visited no fewer than three counties and three county towns. I don't expect this to be the norm as I intend to try and spend a bit of time in the towns themselves, particularly those I don't know very well. But I live in Lancaster, Appleby-in-Westmorland is a small town difficult to reach and Carlisle was convenient for a train home at the end of day.
LANCASHIRE - County Town: Lancaster.
Lancashire and its county town of Lancaster were easy enough and an obvious place to start given that I live here! I didn't need to catch a bus as I can walk into the city centre in twenty minutes, which I do on most days for one reason or another.
For the purposes of this project however Lancaster was visited on 6th March 2018 as I started the journey around the other 38 towns and counties of England. The 1972 Local Government Act was unkind to Lancashire. The industrial south of the county was hived off to create "Greater Manchester" and "Merseyside", whilst "Furness District" on the fringe of the Lake District in the north of the county was transferred to Cumbria. Cumbria was one of the few successful new counties in terms of developing an identity, but towns such as Bolton, Wigan, Southport and St. Helens still seem very much at home in "Lancashire".
WESTMORLAND - County Town: Appleby-in-Westmorland
For administrative purposes the county of Westmorland and that of Cumberland, which follows were combined along with parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form "Cumbria", one of the more successful entities created by the 1974 re-organisation of local government. But this project is concerned with the "historic" or "geographical" counties so it was "Westmorland" (and "Cumberland") that I visited, rather than "Cumbria".
I left Lancaster at the very early time of 07.15 on Tuesday, 6th March, the day and time being dictated by the infrequent nature of the area's bus services. Stagecoach service 555 runs frequently enough, but my onward connections from Kendal were sparse indeed and necessitated the early start. 07.15 is far earlier than I would normally begin a day's bus riding and of course I could not use my concessionary bus pass at such an early hour. Instead I paid £8 for a concessionary "Explorer" ticket that I would at least be able to use for the rest of the day, as all the buses I planned to use were Stagecoach ones.
|The 555 at Kendal's bus station
The 555 was busier than I expected with a good load of students for the college at Kendal and some shop and office workers also travelling to the town. We entered Westmorland at the village of Burton-in-Lonsdale and arrived on time at Kendal's small bus station - just three stands with another three on the pavement opposite, but with access to toilets in the adjacent car park and, most importantly, a snack bar for a much-needed delayed breakfast.
Stagecoach service 106 on to Penrith runs only twice a day and thenonly on three days a week. Since Cumbria County Council stopped all spending on bus services a couple of years ago it has been supported by parish councils along the route. It left at 09.10 - still before the bus pass watershed. There had been heavy snow in the days before my trip and much was still lying in the fields north of Kendal and through Greyrigg, Tebay and Shap making for a remote and desolate atmosphere for the journey north. After the village of Orton a road closure saw us diverted down a road that was little more than a track (white with dashed lines on the OS map), over some rickety bridges and through very narrow gateways and then
|Aboard service 106 through snow-covered Westmorland
along a private road into the car park of a hotel, through their car park and out the other side on to an equally narrow track with a ridge of lying snow where the grass should be; possibly the most obscure route I've ever taken on a bus. Eventually we emerged onto the A6 to the south of Shap village, by now running 15 minutes late - a delay made worse by having to stop to pick up almost a full load of passengers and having to negotiate several sets of roadworks. At Eamont Bridge we crossed the border into Cumberland, although my stay there would be brief - merely a change of bus (or so I thought) to head towards Westmorland's county town.
We were twenty minutes behind time at Penrith railway station where my onward connection - the 563 to Appleby - was just about to depart. A further delay whilst we waited for a gap in the traffic to turn into the station forecourt meant that as we pulled up behind it, it pulled away. I shouted and waved, but of course the driver was concentrating on his offside mirror as he pulled out into the traffic!
|Appleby town centre.
Although nobody's fault, this was a disaster as the next bus to Appleby wasn't for another three hours and it would come straight back as the last bus of the day, giving me no time to see the town. I opted for a taxi, easily obtained from a nearby rank although if I had known (or had thought to ask) that it was going to cost me £35 I might have had second thoughts.
Appleby (the "-in-Westmorland" was added only in 1974) is a small place (pop. 3,000), more like a village than a town but I spent my time there pleasantly enough with a coffee, a walk up the main street to the castle (closed to visitors) and then lunch in the town's main (only?) hotel after which I had only half-an-hour to wait for the 563 back to Penrith, re-entering Cumberland at the bridge on the A66 over the River Eamond.
CUMBERLAND - County Town: Carlisle
Penrith is just within Cumberland, but Carlisle is the county town and the administrative centre for modern-day Cumbria as well as being the biggest town (or "city") for miles around. Stagecoach's 104 arrived at Penrith's rather bleak bus station in good time for its departure at 15.30, but there was a problem! The driver, with a colleague, disappeared round the back of the bus and came back shaking his head. Low oil pressure apparently (a warning buzzer would have been sounding in his cab) and, after a phone call to the garage he was told to bring the (empty) bus back so that someone could have a look.
The next scheduled departure to Carlisle wasn't for another hour and none of the dozen or so
|The 104 about to leave Penrith 35 minutes late.
passengers looked pleased at the prospect of a long wait in the cold. Some contemplated getting on the 104 heading in the opposite direction and riding to the southern terminus on the basis that sitting in a warm bus was a better bet than standing in a cold bus station, even though the driver warned them that they would be sat at Centre Parcs for 15 minutes before beginning the journey back to Carlisle.
|The Courts, Carlisle
Our bus returned after half-an-hour and, after loading up, eventually left 35 minutes late for a fast run up the A6 to Carlisle. After 257 virtually trouble-free bus rides "around the edge of England" I had now suffered one missed connection and a breakdown on Day 1 of the follow-up! But we got to Carlisle in time for a quick look round the centre and I didn't really plan on spending much time here having visited it on my previous tour and also having lived here for a year in the 1970s. I'd had a big lunch in Appleby, so after a few pints I headed to the railway station and got a train back to Lancaster with the cheap advance fare meaning a big saving over the cost of an overnight stay (not that anybody bothered to check whether I had a ticket in the first place).


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Idaho State football coach Mike Kramer met with Athletic Director Jeff Tingey on Thursday. And one thing was clear — Kramer would not return to the Big Sky program next season.
The 61-year-old Kramer opted to retire after six years in Pocatello, where he led Idaho State to an 18-50 record, including 10-38 in the Big Sky.
"The intention (of the meeting) was to improve the program," Tingey said. "I had opened possibilities of what could and could not happen. But a change in the program and a change in the leadership was at the forefront of the meeting."
When asked if Kramer would return next year if he hadn't retired, Tingey responded with one word.
Kramer's departure takes effect immediately with spring practice starting next Thursday. He did not attend Thursday afternoon's press conference, and Idaho State will pay out a prorated amount for the final year of his contract, which is worth $164,000.
"We knew we needed a change of direction with our football program," Tingey said. "We knew we needed to improve. And we knew to some extent that we needed some different or better leadership with our football program."
Rob Phenicie will take over the Bengals from Kramer. Phenicie was the wide receivers coach the past two years, then was promoted to offensive coordinator Jan. 19 when Matt Troxel left for Montana.
Phenicie left Idaho State last week for an offensive assistant position at Northern Iowa. He began coaching with the team this week but will return to Idaho State for his first head coaching job. Tingey said he expects the school to finalize a contract with Phenicie, who was not in Pocatello on Thursday, in the coming days.
Phenicie, whose playing career included stops at Nebraska, Orange Coast College and Memphis, was previously the offensive coordinator at UNLV (2010-11) and Montana (2003-09), and also coached at Wyoming (2000-02). In addition to becoming Idaho State's head coach, he will also serve as the offensive coordinator.
"It's his experience, tied with the fact that he's been here," Tingey said. "He's not new to the program. The athletes don't need to get to know him. They don't need to see him in action. They've seen him in action. I know that they like him and the leadership that he brings.
"His experience at the University of Montana is very important because they've been very successful, and they're a program we want to pattern ourselves after."
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Kramer took over an Idaho State program in disarray in 2011 with academic probation costing the Bengals scholarships and practice time. Kramer brought a sterling resume to Pocatello with three Big Sky championships at Montana State and one at Eastern Washington. But he also came with a lot of baggage after Montana State fired him in 2007 when the fifth current or former Bobcat was arrested within a year.
Kramer later won a $240,000 settlement for wrongful termination.
While he restored Idaho State from academic probation, he couldn't turn around the long-struggling program, mounting one winning season in six years when the Bengals went 8-4 in 2014. It was Idaho State's first winning season since 2003 and earned Kramer his fourth Big Sky coach of the year award and a contract extension. But the Bengals went 2-9 each of the past two years.
Kramer also drew negative national attention to Pocatello when he pushed wide receiver Derek Graves to the ground in anger during a 2012 practice. Graves said he injured his neck, and ESPN's "Outside the Lines" aired footage of the incident on national television. Idaho State suspended Kramer for one game and Pocatello Police investigated, but prosecutors declined to pursue charges.
Kramer long complained the academic handcuffs placed on Idaho State before he arrived hindered his team's performance on the field. He recently said the priorities at Idaho State were, in order, academics, social responsibility and winning.
Tingey bristled at the remarks Thursday.
"The hard to win at ISU, I don't agree with," he said. "Academic standards are the same everywhere else. Our academic standards are about middle of the pack in the Big Sky Conference. We are definitely higher than some schools, but we are definitely lower than some schools.
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Agard has endured a difficult start to the season, and prior to the weekend trip to Charlton had failed to hit the target.
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I'm so sorry to let you wait so long for the second part of this guide. What kept me from writing this sooner was that I just had my first experience with a shopping service and I wanted to wait till the items reach me before I blog about it.
In case you missed the first part of this guide you can view it here.
A shopping service, or short SS, is a person or business buying stuff from a certain country for you. Most shopping services charge a fee in exchange for buying and shipping the stuff for you. (The price of the item and the shipping is also paid by you of course).
When do I need a shopping service?
If you want an item of a shop that doesn't offer shipping to your country.
Where can I find a trustworthy SS?
I mostly listen to which SS are recommended by people. (On blogs, or tumblr and so on..) If you discover a SS that you are not sure about it try to google reviews or ask someone on egl.
For my purchase I used "taobaospree", a shipping service that is recommended by many people. I will try to explain how shopping with them works.
How to shop with taobao spree?
I wanted to explain it in my own words but I feel like it became to complicated. In this post the whole thing is explained in an easy way. You can also check out tobaospree's website where everything is explained as well. Just click on "how to order" at the top of the page. Under "taobao tips" you can find an useful list of Lolita stores on taobao.
My own experience with taobaospree was very pleasing. The ordered something for me but the package got lost on the way to them. To my surprise this didn't cause trouble. They just ordered it again :)
They were friendly and replied to my emails quickly.
Well I'm sorry that this post is kinda a collection of links but I couldn't describe it better than it is on the linked pages. If you have any further questions you can contact me of course :)
See you next time,
Yaya ♡


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I'm back from convention and it was amazing. I'm still reeling from all the projects and things I learned. I'll post some of my swaps over the next few days but first, I thought I would share a super fast 3"x3" card that you can make at home.
The stamp set is called Pedaling Past from the Summer Mini Catalog. The card uses Textured So Saffron card stock. Poppy Parade and Chocolate Chip card stock.
The ink colors are Chocolate Chip and Poppy Parade. I used a Poppy Parade Stampin Write Marker to highlight the dots in the scroll image and color in the bike seats.
I love the rhinestones on the spokes of the bike wheel. They are only $6.50 for 150 rhinestones. They have adhesive on the back so they are easy to use.
Happy Stamping,


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From time to time I stumble upon such a gem of a cafe that it's hard not to share it. Of course, there is always that period of thought that I should keep this little secret to myself and a select group of friends as to not create Instagram pandemonium and crowd our favourite spot, but a cafe like West Village Cafe is meant to be shared.
There is seriously nothing that I dislike about West Village Café. It's interior creates a friendly and inviting atmosphere as it floods with natural light, beautiful décor and communal seating. Their food choices are healthy, delicious (seriously dreaming about their smoothie bowl) and even locally sourced whenever possible! And their staff are relaxed and friendly, really everything you could want from
Here are some photos from our most recent trip to the café! We've added a permanent spot on our Hunni Hangouts list for West Village Café, will you?
- Nicole – Social Media Coordinator


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Football players are more demanding when in regard to their working conditions. The proof once again with Abdoul Camara Razzagui. Guinean midfielder will miss the next round of qualifiers with the national Syli. He was to join his teammates Monday in Paris to fly to Maputo, Camara finally stayed with his club in Thessaloniki (Greece).
Razzagui wants to travel in premium class while the Féguifoot (Guinean Football Federation) has reserved that travel in economy class for its players. So, although coach Michel Dussuyer disappointed. "It's a shame not to have him. I do not know yet if I will call aa other player or not, "has declared the French technician.
The Guinea will face the next weekend the Mozambique in FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifiers.


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Prior to the start the Japanese crew of Keiichi Tsujiura generously let me use their tent and heated van to stay warm and get a proper warm up down before the race. Keiichi is 9 time Japanese national champion, and a very friendly guy.
|Keiichi and Tom
Prior to the race, people were coming up and asking for photos and supporter cards. I'll have to get some made up, just for a laugh. There was even a family from Melbourne, who's son is a cyclist. Nice to hear some Aussie accents cheering me on out on the course!
Tom and Jooeri were my mechanics for the day, and did a stellar job fixing, cleaning and handing up the bike. Roeland had all access, and Rose had my jacket before the start, making sure I dont get sick! These guys rock. Considering none of them have done this kind of thing before, they are meticulous, and make sure I'm properly prepared and ready to roll. Seriously, this would all be impossible without them, I cannot thank them enough.
I was the last rider called up, and the atmosphere was incredible. About 10,00 fans around the course, and the start was on bitumen race car track. I floated a few meters off the back, and waited for the inevitable pile up to move up into about 45th out of ~65 starters. It didnt take long for the riders to pick me off, and I made my way round the course without too many dramas, just riding my own race.
Second lap and people started to realise I was an Aussie, especially when I had a spill on an uphill shoot, where there were fans packed leaning over the fence. As I fell there was a few ooohh's, but I got back up and revved up the crowd with a big grin on my face. They went mental. For every lap afterwards they would go ballistic when I came past. Such an awesome feeling! The same happened down a descent, and again I'd rev them up.
Up the run up they'd chant "Skippy, Skippy!" My mouth was either gaping for air, or had a grin from ear to ear the entire time. It was awesome, words cannot explain it.
I got 4 laps in before they pulled me, about 35 mins in. I finished in 57th, with one finisher behind me and 4 DNF's. I wasnt excpecting much better than that, I simply want to improve with every race. The result doesnt matter anyway, the fact is I had a ball, and ticked off one more thing from my bucket list.
No rest for the wicked, tomorrow is the GVA Trophee in Loenhout! Hopefully I can last a little longer. As close to 40 mins as possible would be ideal.
PLEASE NOTE: I generally try to avoid putting up pics without the photographers consent, but this is a special occaision. The photographers signatures are in the pics. If you dont want your pic up here, let me know and I'll take it down.
My new title photo is from a guy who sent it to me on facebook. He's got a great set of CX pics on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/krisclaeye/sets/72157627970015052/
The pics without signatures were taken by Rose. Thanks Rose!


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In this tutorial I share my process of speed sculpting in ZBrush. I create an original concept sculpt of a Troll. This concept sculpt can later be used for illustrations, maquettes, or even pre-vis models. We will cover features like Dynamesh, Masking, ClipCurve, Polypainting, and working with Alphas. This tutorial is captured in real time and audio commentary. I not only discuss the technical process of speed sculpting but my creative process as well.
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SIR – Alasdair Palmer's criticism (Comment, November 7) of the contradiction between Nick Clegg's localism and his commitment to handing powers to the European Union reminds me of George Orwell's term "doublethink".
This described a process whereby a person's mind could hold two contradictory beliefs, knowing that the beliefs are contradictory, but suppressing the knowledge simultaneously.
He coined the term as part of his vision of Britain as part of a monolithic dictatorship, with all of our freedoms taken away.
Peter Davey
Moordown, Dorset
SIR – Only in September did a Lib Dem minister, Andrew Stunell, claim that "Localism is in the Liberal Democrats' DNA."
Mr Clegg must know that opinion polls show that the British public is overwhelmingly in favour of decisions being made in this country, rather than in Brussels – indeed, a poll for the BBC last year found that 55 per cent of Brits favour leaving the EU entirely.
If localism really is in the Lib Dems' DNA, the party should be demanding a referendum on the EU, rather than an unwanted one on our voting system.
Joanne Stanway
London NW4
SIR – Alasdair Palmer correctly recognises the difficulty in cutting our contributions to the EU, but is naive if he believes that repatriation of powers is feasible, without total withdrawal.
Since Gordon Brown extended qualified-majority voting with the Lisbon Treaty, Britain has lost the one stick with which to further its interests – the veto over EU business. It is inconceivable that other, more statist EU countries would agree to give back significant powers that we have already given up.
The choice, therefore, is between EU membership and independence. I know which one I would prefer.
Hinal Patel
SIR – Herman Van Rompuy last week said that Euroscepticism leads to wars. He should consider recent history in which wars in eastern Europe and beyond followed the imposition of artificially created states such as Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
I was living overseas when Edward Heath took us into the EEC, by being economical with the truth. I neither voted for or against it. Since I returned, I have become more convinced that the best thing for Britain would be to leave.
Barbara Metherell
Horsham, West Sussex
SIR – Mr Van Rompuy is quite right to fear the spread of genuine Euroscepticism throughout Europe.
Since Ukip came second in the European elections in 2009, I have crossed swords with him rather publicly and warned him that he is hopelessly out of touch with European public opinion.
I recently spoke in Berlin to a packed hall of 600 people, all of whom are fighting to get back the Deutschmark and German democracy. The genie is now out of the bottle.
Nigel Farage MEP (Ukip)
SIR – There is absolutely no benefit arising from membership of the EU which could not be obtained free of charge from the European Free Trade Association.
Why, then, is it that politicians are so beholden to the EU?
Ian Brown
Hayek and Friedman are just what we need
SIR – Matthew d'Ancona is correct to highlight differences between America's Tea Party movement and Britain's Conservatives. They represent different cultural forces that probably do not translate between the two countries. But I part company with him when he speaks of new MPs' "whispered homage to Hayek and Friedman," implying that these economists' ideas are irrelevant to Britain. Their commitment to market forces is precisely what should inspire the Coalition to undertake a bold pro-growth strategy.
Cutting public expenditure, especially that which is wasteful, is only part of the story. The burden of taxes and regulation must also be tackled so that growth can be unleashed to create the jobs of the future.
If the Tory brand does need more detoxification, this will not be accomplished by positioning them as the party which can best manage a state-directed economy. It will be achieved by presenting the Tories as the party which can restore the nation's shattered finances and create opportunities for people to better their lives.
People will not judge them on whether they relished cutting spending. Instead they will ask if they stopped spending other people's money recklessly, and managed to let private enterprise and ambition generate the growth it does so well.
Dr Madsen Pirie
President, Adam Smith Institute
London SW1
SIR – The "whispered homage" to F A Hayek and Milton Friedman should be shouted, not muted. Both economists were aware of the need to act generously where the poor were concerned (in particular in Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty).
However, they both believed that a reduction in the number of people in poverty would come about through economic liberalism and the withdrawal of the state from all but essential services, such as the defence of the realm. The resulting decline in taxation, plus the stimulus of the market and greater prosperity, would ameliorate the position of millions.
The problem, as Janet Daley says (Comment, November 7), is to find a politically palatable way to reduce the size of the state.
T M Farrer
Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
Rights from religion
SIR – According Chris English (Letters, November 11), for 2,000 years "religious rights have trumped human rights with some very nasty results".
The notion of human rights would not exist were it not for religion, since the ascription of such rights to human beings simply by virtue of their being human is essentially religious in character. Human rights derive from the Christian doctrine that all of us have value because we are God's children and, as such, are equally precious in his sight.
Atheists delude themselves when they imagine that talk of "rights" in a secular sense. The religious basis helps to explain why human rights are not held in such high regard in places with a non-Christian heritage such as China.
Colin Broughton
Theydon Bois, Essex
Fees are fair
SIR – Jenny McCartney (Comment, November 7) had a dig at us oldies who didn't have to pay for our tertiary education. However, it is not a pull-up-the-ladder attitude that makes us think the proposed system is equitable: it really is fair and not terribly onerous either.
No graduate will have to pay back anything until earning £21,000 a year, significantly more than the average wage where I live.
Beyond that they will pay back at a rate of 9 per cent of their earnings above £21,000. Surely that is not too much to ask for a head start in a worthwhile career.
Bruce Denness
Whitwell, Isle of Wight
Pavement cycling
SIR – John Foxton (Letters, November 7) asks why cycling on the pavement is tolerated.
Cyclists rarely kill or injure other people. A pedestrian on the pavement is at far more danger from a car than a bicycle as statistics clearly show.
Simon George
Reading, Berkshire
SIR – If Mr Foxon is so concerned about the dangers of cyclists to pedestrians on the pavement then I invite him to try cycling on the road. There he will discover the dangers of vehicles to cyclists and he will probably want to ban cars.
Chris Harding
Parkstone, Dorset
SIR – The minister with responsibility for cycling, Norman Baker, says that tackling the problem of pavement cyclists has a "relatively minor" effect on pedestrian injuries.
This is undoubtedly because penalties are not severe enough. Anyone can take to the streets on their bikes without the slightest knowledge of the Highway Code or any means of identification, such as a number plate.
Heather J. Williams
Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Too many plastic pots
SIR – Isobel Whatrup, who has mountains of plastic plant pots, should buy plants in "hairy" pots.
These are made of coir fibres, which means a plant can be started off in a biodegradable pot, which rots away.
Roger Holden
Richmond, Surrey
SIR – My local recycling centre now has a section called "rigid plastic", and they list plant pots as one of the allowable plastics, along with seed trays and yogurt pots.
I was very pleased with this addition to our recycling possibilities as I too had built up a mountain of garden pots, and hated the thought of them blowing around in a landfill site for the next 20 years.
Maggie Summers
Hexham, Northumberland
The remarkable stamina of old fridges
SIR – My Prestcold fridge, which my parents bought and passed to me, can't quite equal Don Ashley's English Electric model which has been continuously working since 1947 (report, 7 November), but it still works as a drinks chiller in my shed, although I confess it has been re-gassed once and had one new thermostat, both over 20 years ago.
Conversely, when my current Hotpoint fridge-freezer went super-arctic recently, the engineer I rang said it must be at least 10 years old and so not worth the cost of repairing.
James Wraight
Chatham, Kent
SIR – My wife and I bought a second-hand fridge from English Electric when we were married in 1973. It followed us faithfully for the next 25 years through eight house moves in four countries on two continents.
Admittedly, the loving care of many removal men took its toll and it required two refrigerant top-ups over this period, but it gave us no other cause for complaint.
Finally, in 1998, my wife, with an eye on a new machine, insisted our faithful servant had to go as it had developed, like many of advanced age, certain anti-social emanations. I admitted defeat and duly ordered a shiny new appliance with all the latest bells and whistles.
While cleaning out the old one ready for collection I found, behind the fruit and vegetable basket, a rotten lemon. A less trusting husband may well have suspected foul play.
Clive Smith
Tarporley, Cheshire
SIR – I visited Ireland in September and encountered a 70-year-old fridge in perfect working order behind the counter at Ma Murphys Pub in Bantry, West Cork.
Sadly, we missed the birthday party held for it by two days.
Mo Farrell
Alton, Hampshire


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Konferenz: Queerying Japan
Queerying Japan
Transnational Perspectives on Politics, Society and Culture
International Symposium, Schadowplatz 14, Haus der Universität, 6-7 July 2018
Organized by the Dept. of Modern Japanese Studies, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
for abstracts, venue, team etc. see: http://www.queerying-japan.hhu.de
Each individual belongs to multiple social groups at the same time. How do gender and sexuality shape these social relations, and how do they determine people's opportunities in life? We discuss these broad questions in the case of contemporary Japan through the lens of gender and queerness, and along the intersections of socio-economics, politics and culture. Our aim is to shed new light on sexual politics as shaping the conditions that sustain or hinder human creativity, well-being and survival. This international symposium brings together scholars from Japan, Germany, Australia and the U.S. to discuss queer life chances in contemporary Japan, while also providing transnational and comparative German, European, and Asia-Pacific perspectives.
Conference Program
Friday, 6 July 2018
13:00–13:30 Greetings and Introduction:
Anja VERVOORTS, Central Equal Opportunities Officer
Inge KRÜMPELBECK, Head of Diversity Coordination Office
Andrea GERMER, Chair Modern Japanese Studies I
13:30–15:00 Chair: Andrea GERMER (Düsseldorf)
Vera MACKIE (Wollongong): Thinking sexual citizenship through the family
TANIGUCHI Hiroyuki (Kanazawa): Jurisprudence on LGBT sexuality in Japan
Konstanze PLETT (Bremen): Legal views on sex and gender in Germany
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–17:00 Chair: Annette SCHAD-SEIFERT (Düsseldorf)
SHIMIZU Akiko (Tokyo): Marriage equality as strategy: family registration, moral conservatives, and the "LGBT" fad in Japan
KAWASAKA Kazuyoshi (Düsseldorf): LGBT rights are human rights, but in what sense?
Dorothée de NÈVE (Gießen): Merkel's gut feeling - debate about marriage for all in Germany
17:00–17:30 Coffee Break
17:30–19:00 Chair: Michiko MAE (Düsseldorf)
KAWAGUCHI Kazuya (Hiroshima Shudo): Consuming identity and lifestyle: transforming queer subjects in Japan
Elisabeth SCHERER (Düsseldorf): Queer wedding ceremonies in Japan
Ilse LENZ (Bochum): Queering gender and capitalism in comparative perspective
19:30 Dinner
Saturday, 7 July 2018
9:00–10:30 Chair: Michael HEINZE (Düsseldorf)
John TREAT (Yale): Put to the test: abjection and sexual citizenship in Japan
IINO Yuriko (Tokyo): 'Queering' disability may be possible, but …
MANO Yutaka (Hiroshima Shudo): LGBT education in Japan: grassroots activities in curriculum development
10:30–11:00 Coffee break
11:00–13:00 Chair: Stephan KÖHN (Köln)
Andrea GERMER (Düsseldorf): Queer carnival and fascist moments: Your Name (2016)
Jasmin RÜCKERT (Düsseldorf): Queer space in television drama
Katharina HÜLSMANN (Düsseldorf): Queer readings and potentials of the Boys' Love genre and communities
KANNO Yuka (Doshisha): Framing: lesbian representability and the genealogy of girls' culture
13:00–14:30 Lunch Break
18:30 Dinner


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Is financial management too difficult practically? Not really, if you take little care of your transactions. We keep watching and listening to news informing how credit card debts have ruined the credibility and financial discipline of people. But, do not fret! We could solve this problem for you, if you keep some points in mind. Managing credit card does not need a degree in finance. It's all about a few important steps, so that credit cards can actually prove to be your asset.
Let us have a justified view of what could be the plusses and the minuses of various actions that relate to credit card transactions.
Case Where Credit Card Transactions Can Work Against You & Ways to Avoid Them
1) When you overspend
Research proves that credit card owners spend more compared to when cash transactions take place. But, make sure that this does not result in some negativity for you. A non judicious spending results in expenses to such an extent that you are unable to bear the amount when the bill payment time comes. Do not get carried away by this easy swipe money as this can go against you.
How to avoid
- Fix up a limit for your expenses through credit card.
The minimum due amount is a real trap. Credit card companies normally calculate and mention such amount. However in reality, these are not meant for your benefit, but theirs. By paying only the minimum due amount, you land yourselves in trouble as the unpaid amount of the bill generates attracts interest, service tax as well as late payment fees. The charges are huge. Remember, minimum due amount is only meant to keep your card running.
How to avoid
- Pay full amount of the bill generated before the due date.
- Pay minimum due amount only in the months when you do not have enough funds.
3) When you use department store credit cards
One thing definitely works as a disadvantage in case of department store cards i.e. the soaring rate of interest. What you can see apparently is the discount rate that is offered to you on your departmental store purchases, but actually such cards do not work best for you in spite of the discounts. However, a sound strategy may help you have an edge sometimes. Find out how, below.
How to avoid
- Use of these at home improvement stores including Lowe's and Home Depot, which offer interest free purchases on these cards for a year or half.
- Make use of the ordinary credit card rather than the department one to have a better deal
- If you use any department store card, pay off the full balance due to avoid the mounting interest pressure.
The key to making Credit Cards work for you
If you properly adhere to the avoiding tips mentioned above, life can work easy for you financially. However, it is always good to be clear about the basics for making the credit card transactions beneficial in an ultimate sense. Make your life easy with a correct usage of credit card and take care a few below mentioned points:
- Always pay the full balance generated each month.
- Keep credit cards of business transactions separate from those of personal transactions
- Use balance transfers to save your interest expenditure


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Saturday, June 26, 2010
A solemn face. A century worth of pain. A lifeless soul wanting to be murdered. In a place where there is no command nor answers is heard. A man waiting for life soon to be repaired as he swiftly forgave himself. For only a reason, he made. He made by once killing an innocent blond haired teenage girl. For only her beauty, he did what he wanted.
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Up till this point we have been laying the foundation for our checkbox tree, created the model, put in the plumbing and added some attributes that make the checkbox tree pretty configurable but now there is only one of the original requirements left:
The tree must be able to maintain a parent-child checkbox relationship. What I mean by this is that for example if a parent checkbox is checked all child and grandchild checkboxes will automatically be checked as well or if one child is unchecked the parent and potentially its parent is unchecked automatically.
The key is to keep the parent-child relations consistent, a quick analysis of the situation reveals we need a couple of methods to be successful:
- We must be able to update the store. (_setCheckboxState)
- We must be able to update child checkboxes if a parent is checked. (_updateChildCheckbox).
- We must be able to update the parent checkbox if a child changes state (_updateParentCheckbox and _getParentItem).
- We must be able to validate the store before we begin. (validateData)
- Receive checkbox status change updates from the tree. (updateCheckbox)
And finally in case we do not want to maintain a strict parent-child checkbox relationship I'm going to introduce one last attribute checkboxStrict.
Because of the tight relationship between the above mentioned methods I'm going to take a slightly different approach in this step. I'm going to address each method separately one-by-one instead of doing a couple of line in each function at the time. The at the end we are going to put everything together to build our final solution. With that out of the way lets get started with the most fundamental function of them all _setCheckboxState.
111 _setCheckboxState: function(storeItem, newState ) { 112 var stateChanged = true; 113 var currState = false; 114 114 if( storeItem != this.root ) { 115 currState = this.store.getValue(storeItem, this.checkboxIdent); 116 if( currState != newState && (currState !== undefined || this.checkboxAll ) ) { 117 this.store.setValue(storeItem, this.checkboxIdent, newState); 118 currState = newState; 119 } else { 120 stateChanged = false; // No changes to the checkbox 121 } 122 } else { // Tree root instance 123 if( this.root.checkbox != newState && ( this.root.checkbox !== undefined || this.checkboxRoot ) ) { 124 currState = this.root.checkbox = newState; 125 } else { 126 stateChanged = false; 127 } 128 } 129 if( stateChanged ) { // In case of any changes trigger the update event. 130 this.onCheckboxChange(storeItem); 131 } 132 return currState; // the new state of the checkbox 133 },
On line 114, the first thing we do again is check if we are dealing with the tree root. If it's not the root we get the current checkbox state from the store and see if the state has actually changed. If the current state is not undefined (we do have a checkbox in the store for this item) we update the store using the setValue method of the store. If the current state is undefined we check the checkboxAll attribute at line 116 and if true we create the missing checkbox in the store and update the current state. The one thing you need to know about the stores setValue method is that if the attribute does not exist it will create it for you therefore there is no method like createValue or createAttribute.
Starting at line 122 we do pretty much the same for the root element with the only exception that we do not use the actual store and validate the checkboxRoot attribute to see if a root checkbox is required.
Finally at line 129 we check if a state change did happen. If so, we call the by now infamous onCheckboxChange method to trigger the update event for the store, Yippy, we finally closed all loops.
Lets go make our final changes to the getCheckboxState:
18 getCheckboxState: function( storeItem) { 19 var currState = undefined; 20 20 if ( storeItem == this.root ) { 21 if( typeof(storeItem.checkbox) == "undefined" ) { 22 this.root.checkbox = undefined; 23 if( this.checkboxRoot ) { 24 currState = this.root.checkbox = this.checkboxState; 25 } 26 } else { 27 currState = this.root.checkbox; 28 } 29 } else { 30 currState = this.store.getValue(storeItem, this.checkboxIdent); 31 if( currState == undefined && this.checkboxAll) { 32 currState = this._setCheckboxState( storeItem, this.checkboxState ); 33 } 34 } 35 return currState 36 },
On line 31 we add the check if all store item require a checkbox and on line 32 we call the storeCheckboxState method to create the checkbox state on the store for this item.
The next method we need is to update child checkboxes. Whenever a parent checkbox is checked or unchecked all children need to be checked or unchecked as well
76 _updateChildCheckbox: function( parentItem, newState ) { 77 if( this.mayHaveChildren( parentItem ) ) { 78 this.getChildren( parentItem, dojo.hitch( this, 79 function( children ) { 80 dojo.forEach( children, function(child) { 81 this._setCheckboxState(child, newState); 82 if( this.mayHaveChildren( child )) { 83 this._updateChildCheckbox( child, newState ) 84 } 85 }, this ); 86 }), 87 function(err) { 88 console.error(_this, ": updating child checkboxes: ", err); 89 } 90 ); 91 } 92 },
On line 77 we perform a lightweight check to see if the parent item potentially has children. The reason why I use potentially here is because the mayHaveChildren method only checks if the specified item has the so called 'children' attribute. However, the children attribute doesn't always mean the item actually does have any children.
On line 78 we are going to fetch the children for the specified item from the data store. Once the child items are fetched the getChildren method will call our callback function which we wrap in the dojo hitch function because the callback normally executes in the scope of the store. Dojo hitch allows the callback to execute in any specified scope. In our case we tell dojo hitch to use this as the scope. Be aware that the function on line 79 is a callback and thus executed asynchronous. The callback function will iterate all children using the dojo.forEach function.
Because we already know the parent checkbox has changed state we can immediately update the child checkbox state on line 81. The last thing we have to do it to see if the child potentially has children of its own. If true we just make a recursive call to _updateChildCheckbox again.
If you are not familiar with dojo you may want to look into dojo.hitch(), dojo.forEach() and dojo.some() as we will be using these functions a couple more times.
Now that we are able to update child checkboxes we also need a method to update a parent checkbox in case any of its children changes state. When a checkbox is unchecked the theory is simple, just uncheck the parent and then its parent all the way up to the root. If a checkbox gets checked on the other hand, we need to validate the state of all siblings and if all of them are checked as well we need to check the parent checkbox and so on.
The challenge here is that the store doesn't offers a method to fetch an items parent. As you already have seen it is fairly simple to traverse down the tree using the getChildren method but up is a completely different story so let's go ahead and write our own _getParentItem method first. This is one of the area's that's going to change for dojo 1.4.
119 _getParentItem: function( storeItem ) { 120 var parent = null; 121 121 if( storeItem != this.root ) { 122 var references = storeItem[this.store._reverseRefMap]; 123 for(itemId in references ) { 124 parent = this.store._itemsByIdentity[itemId]; 125 break; 126 } 127 if (!parent) { 128 parent = this.root; 129 } 130 } 131 return parent 132 },
If an item in the store is referenced by another item (its parent) the child will have a reverse reference to its parent. In other words: A child will have a parent reference if the parent specified the '_reference' attribute in our Json source file. For example: children:[{_reference:'Mexico'}, {_reference:'Canada'}, … This BTW implies that any store item can have multiple parents but because the dojo 1.3.2. Tree implementation does NOT support multiple parents we will have to stop as soon as we get the first parent and break out of our loop started at line 123. Ok, let's go do the _updateParentCheckbox next.
93 _updateParentCheckbox: function( storeItem, newState ) { 94 var parentItem = this._getParentItem(storeItem); 95 95 if( !parentItem ) { 96 return; 97 } 98 if( newState ) { 99 this.getChildren( parentItem, dojo.hitch( this, 100 function(siblings) { 101 var allChecked = true; 102 dojo.some( siblings, function(sibling) { 103 return !(allChecked = this.store.getValue(sibling,this.checkboxIdent)); 104 }, this ); 105 if( allChecked ) { 106 this._setCheckboxState( parentItem, true ); 107 this._updateParentCheckbox( parentItem, true ); 108 } 109 }), 110 function(err) { 111 console.error(_this, ": updating parent checkboxes: ", err); 112 } 113 ); 114 } else { 115 this._setCheckboxState( parentItem, false ); 116 this._updateParentCheckbox( parentItem, false ); 117 } 118 },
On line 94 we call our newly created _getParentItem method, if we don't get anything back the store item apparently doesn't have a parent. This should only be true in case of our Tree root, take another look at our _getParentItem method as to why. Once we set the parent checkbox state to true ,on line 106, we move up one level in our tree (line 107) and repeat the process, remember the parent is always somebody's else's child. We keep doing this until we reach the Tree root and voila, there you have it. Notice that if a checkbox gets unchecked (line 114) we don't care about any of the siblings because it only takes one unchecked child to uncheck the parent.
As per our analysis there are only two more things to do:
- We must be able to validate the store before we begin. (validateData)
- Receive checkbox status change updates from the tree. (updateCheckbox)
In order to guarantee a consistent data store we have to start-off with one. This means we need to validate that the checkbox data provided in our Json source file is correct to begin with. For example: does the parent checkbox state accurately reflect the state of all its children. If not, we will have to make changes to our store BEFORE we even start rendering the tree. Simple right….
Now think of the following scenario: while we modify the store, update events will be sent to our tree but there are no tree nodes yet. This is exactly why the _CheckboxChange method of our tree checks if a node exists before trying to change the checkbox state on the tree. Again, there is the checkbox state maintained by our store and there is the matching state maintained by the tree and both need to be in sync.
133 validateData: function( storeItem, scope ) { 134 if( !scope.checkboxStrict ) { 135 return; 136 } 137 var parentState = scope.getCheckboxState( storeItem ); 138 scope.getChildren( storeItem, dojo.hitch( scope, 139 function(children) { 140 var allChecked = true; 141 var parentState = this.getCheckboxState( storeItem ); 142 dojo.some( children, function( child ) { 143 if( this.mayHaveChildren( child )) { 144 this.validateData( child, this ); 145 } 146 return !(allChecked = this.getCheckboxState( child )); 147 }, this); 148 148 if( parentState != allChecked ) { 149 this._setCheckboxState( storeItem, allChecked); 150 this._updateParentCheckbox( storeItem, allChecked); 151 } 152 }), 153 function(err) { 154 console.error(this, ": validating checkbox data: ", err); 155 } 156 ); 157 },
On line 134 we check if a strict checkbox relationship is requested, this by the way, is our last attribute for our model. The default for checkboxStrict is true. Because our validation method is called from the store "this" equates to our tree. In order to get the proper scope the tree passes our model as the scope. On line 138 we use dojo.hitch to adjust the scope for our getChildren callback function so now we can start using "this" again. Basically, we traverse the store and update checkbox states if needed. There is however a downside to the implementation of the strict checkbox relationships and that is that all the data needs to be loaded first before we can start rendering the tree. This is not an issue with dojo version 1.3.2 but version 1.4 offers a feature called deferred loading. What that means is that the data is only loaded from the file when needed for example when you expand the tree nodes.
The last bit we need to do is to make sure our validateData method gets called, we do that by adding one line to our Tree postCreate method:
210 postCreate: function() { 211 this.connect(this.model, "onCheckboxChange", "_onCheckboxChange"); 212 this.model.validateData( this.model.root, this.model ); 213 this.inherited(arguments); 214 },
On line 212 we call the validateData method and pass "this.model.root" as the starting point in our tree and "this.model" as the scope. At this point there is only one thing left to do. We talked about the updateCheckbox method before, we even declared the method on our model but just to recap, the updateCheckbox method is called by our Tree to inform the model that the user has checked/unchecked one of our checkboxes. With all the plumbing in place updateCheckbox has to perform three steps:
- Change the status of the checkbox in our data store.
- Update any child checkboxes (in case the tree node is a parent)
- Update any parent checkboxes (incase all siblings are checked/unchecked)
The final updateCheckbox method looks as follows:
11 updateCheckbox: function( storeItem, newState ) { 12 this._setCheckboxState( storeItem, newState ); 13 if( this.checkboxStrict ) { 14 this._updateChildCheckbox( storeItem, newState ); 15 this._updateParentCheckbox( storeItem, newState ); 16 } 17 },
Believe it or not but we are done, this basically concludes our CheckBoxTree tutorial. We have implemented all of the requirements we wanted to accomplish. Sit back relax and take a look at your new shiny dijit CheckBoxTree widget.
The last thing I want to do is to explain the differences between dojo version 1.3.2 and version 1.4. The last and final step, STEP 8


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Learning how to deal with stress or difficulty doesn't come naturally, especially for addicts and alcoholics. Treatment centers emphatically teach clients that one of the most important cornerstones of dealing with life's problems, is obtaining serenity. What is serenity, and how is it achieved? Take the serenity prayer for instance:
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference."
The takeaways from this universal prayer, are simple:
- Acceptance does not mean laziness – There are some things in life that we have no control over. The suggestion of having something greater than yourself, e.g., a Higher Power, the universe, God, time, or whatever you choose to believe in, is an important one. It is this belief that can take over the responsibility of handling what you cannot. No matter what happens, it is out of your hands.
- We must have courage to change ourselves – If you are in recovery, you are courageous. Change is never easy, and when you recognize that you have the power to create a better life, the faith you have in yourself and your Higher Power (whatever that may be), are hallmarks of serenity.
- Surrender is a courageous act – Surrender is not failure. Waving the white flag is joining the winning side. Trusting the process, having faith in the unknown, and having the wisdom to know what you can and cannot change are invaluable pieces that make serenity whole.
For addicts and alcoholics, life stressors can be dangerous. Whether they are financial problems, relationship or family issues, career, death, or environmental stressors, they all have a red flag factor of setting an addict or alcoholic off on a destructive path. In treatment, a wealth of knowledge and an entire toolbox of coping mechanisms are given to addicts and alcoholics. These tools teach us how to respond to daily or occasional, small or monumental stressors, without picking up a drink or a drug.
In addiction, we didn't have to face our fears, our problems, or our mistakes. In recovery, we learn how to deal with each one, just one day at a time. We no longer have to fear the unknown, we are able to cope with our fears, and when we make mistakes, we learn from them. Treatment can help put you on the path to serenity, and ultimately, freedom from everything from which you have been running.
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When the SEC dinged Mark Cuban with an insider trading charge, the thinking was that this spelled the end of his bid for the Chicago Cubs. But according to Cuban, that really hasn't entered into the story. On his blog, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks has posted a pretty remarkable and insightful account of the process of buying a sports team, complete with the politics and business considerations involved. We'll skip the inter-owner politics (e.g. does he get along with Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf?) and focus on the money side.
See, he was in the process of offering $1 billion to Cubs owner Sam Zell, though they hadn't yet made an agreement
Then the credit crisis hit and hit hard.
All of the sudden, what seemed like a sane business decision, didnt seem so sane any longer. In particular, the financial participations I had been discussing with my bankers were for shorter term loans. Just refinance at the end of the term. Its what everyone is doing. Except that it no longer seemed like a safe bet that I could refinance in a few years. I didnt want to be caught with a Sumner Redstone margin call, and for better or worse, the banks were getting worried about staying in business and the idea of matching the asset to the term wasnt something they were ready to do, unless of course they could convince 30 other banks to do the same thing. I thought about writing to Congress to get a bailout…just kidding.
Still, this wasn't the total end. He could eschew leverage and instead bid with a group of investors. But it's not so simple as just financing the bid differently. The changing scenario changes the price tag:
However, if we were going to pay cash, I was not going to bid anywhere near 1 Billion dollars for the assets. Once the credit crisis hit, the value of cash went through the roof. It was not just a matter of how much the Cubs were worth, it was also a matter of how much more money I could earn with that cash. Cash was and is king. Distressed investment opportunities were rolling in the door that could make me multiples of what any sports team could. I could not see any scenario where the Cubs were worth anywhere near the numbers that had been discussed in the media. There is one publicly owned team, the Atlanta Braves, that are owned by Liberty Capital. The market cap of ALL of Liberty Capital net of cash and debt got as low as $250mm dollars, and today trades for about $500mm dollars, and they own far more than just the Braves.
So suddenly, with the economic washout in full effect, Cuban is seeing plenty of interesting opportunities. The Cubs aren't so much of a priority.
But it's not over yet, and Cuban still thinks he has a shot:
So when it came down to it, I did what I thought was the only smart thing to do. I asked for an extension. I knew that if they got the money they wanted for the team, well my bid was not going to be high enough anyway. If they didnt, or the other bidders couldnt come up with their money, they would come back to me.
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Why Doing Crunches or Sit-Ups Can Give You an Abdominal Pouch
According to Muscle and Fitness Magazine, if you want a lean, flat belly, the absolute worst thing you can do is force yourself to do sit-ups and crunches! Reason: Although sit-ups and crunches strengthen the rectus abdominus muscle, they also lengthen the transverse abdominus (girdle)muscles, causing your lower abdominals to pouch.
But that's not all. Crunches and sit-ups can push your head out of alignment and cause tension in your shoulders. They can also damage your spine. Practice chin retractions and navel pulls each day. This will stretch the posterior neck musculature and work the transverse abdominus. This will help stabilize and decompress the spine. Try to hold each one for 5 seconds and do 15 repetitions twice a day.
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I was looking at various Hindi apps/books, but was having difficulty with teaching myself a language from scratch. I did the Rocket Hindi trial and started to finally feel like I was making progress with my learning. I am excited to continue to learn Hindi and am confident this program will give me a solid start.


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ProSTAR Industries offers a complete line of janitorial/sanitary supplies, chemicals and equipment - specifically designed to meet the day-to-day demands of the entertainment industry. At ProSTAR, we are committed to becoming your global ONE-SOURCE partner for janitorial supplies by setting higher standards of quality, service, consistency and affordability. Our mission is to create valuable, long-term relationships, helping our clients develop maintenance management programs. Our latest development is the Solid Detergent System, taking cleaning to a new level of efficiency and productivity by reducing storage, freight and handling. See us at our booth for an introduction.Website: http://www.prostarind.com/


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The Warlukurlangu Artsits Aboriginal Association was established in 1986. The Art Centre is located in the community of Yuendamu which is located 300 km North West of Alice Springs. Its members are made up of more than 600 Indigenous artists from the Walpiri community.
The art centre is a not for profit organization which provides artists with access to art materials and markets and catalogues completed works. The income from sales are shared between the artists who paint the work and the art centre. The art centre provides important social, cultural and economic rewards for its members.


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Riese & Muller Birdy bikes are now in stock and ready for test rides…! The long awaited delivery of these beautifully engineered folding bicycles was worth wile. The Birdy ranges of folding bicycles is perfect for city commute equipped with hub gears, disc brakes and integral and powerful dynamo lights or adventure rides with cassette gears, optional disc or V brakes and integral lights. What sets these folding bicycles from the rest is the extreme


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Dusky babe Bipasha Basu will be seen romancing south superstar R. Madhavan in 'Jodi Breakers'. The tagline of the film reads 'Single rehne ka bejod formula'.
It is directed by Ashwini Chaudhary (his last film was 'Good Boy Bad Boy' proved to be one of the biggest disasters). Maddy and Bips have opposite image, Ashwini had taken a huge risk by pairing them.
The film is alleged to be Hindi adaption of French film L'arnacœur (Heart Breaker). In L'arnacœur , the hero is hired by the heroine's father to stop her from marrying a man he feels is unsuitable for her. The hero is polished and appealing, and actually runs a business specializing in breaking up couples. But in this case he falls in love with the heroine.
Vibrant and peppy poster of rom-com is released recently. Maddy holds the pretty lass by her waist in a black suit and Bips is wearing a red hot evening gown with thigh high slit. Bips high heel and Madhavan's geek glasses is raising the hotness meter of the poster.
I am confused why in the world the poster has Bipasha looking taller than Madhavan. Was that intentional? Any Guess?..
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The other day, a 36-year-old patient who I see every week for an opiate use disorder treatment asked me, "Dr. Majeed, will you be able to stay in the United States? I know you are from a Muslim country." Other patients and their families have shared similar concerns with me over the past few weeks, and many of my friends who are also international medical graduates (IMGs) have told me that their patients have done the same.
President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries is already having a significant impact on the medical community in the U.S. and is likely to impair this country's health system.
Most Americans are probably not aware of how dependent the U.S. health system is on physicians who are IMGs. According to a report by the American Medical Association, a quarter of all physicians now practicing in this country are IMGs. Many come from Muslim-majority countries. In addition, last year, almost 4,000 non-U.S. citizens were required to fill the residency positions in American hospitals. That's 13.5 percent of all physicians entering the U.S. health system. Three countries that Trump banned immigration from ― Iran, Iraq and Syria ― are among the top countries of origin for residency programs.
A quarter of all physicians now practicing in the U.S. are international. Many come from Muslim-majority countries.
Trump's promise during the campaign to overhaul the H-1B visa program could affect thousands of IMGs who have completed residency programs and are now working in underserved communities or working in hospitals throughout the country. Many IMGs need an H-1B visa to work in the U.S. The Conrad 30 Waiver program allows physicians to get an H-1B visa to remain in the U.S. provided they agree to work for at least three years at health facilities that are medically underserved and located in federal health professional shortage areas.
This program has helped me and thousands of other physicians stay in the U.S. in exchange for our service to underserved communities. Plans to revamp H-1B visa — or the even more extreme talk of eliminating it altogether — jeopardize all of these positions. This is of great concern not only to physicians but also to patients. Sadly, if these physicians are required to leave their positions, there is likely no one to replace them.
By preventing highly trained medical personnel from entering the country, the Trump administration is depriving American citizens of access to the best health care available. The American Medical Association outlined this grave concern in a letter to the Trump administration Wednesday, noting that IMGs address the medical workforce shortage in poor communities.
The immigration ban has already affected many physicians and medical scientists. Suha Abushamma, an internal medicine resident from the prestigious Cleveland Clinic, was deported from JFK airport hours after she arrived from Saudi Arabia. She has a Sudanese passport with a visa to travel to the U.S. Around the same time, Samira Asgari, an Iranian-born human genomic scientist, was denied boarding on a plane to Boston to start a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard-associated Brigham and Women's Hospital. Another Iranian, cardio-vascular scientist Seyed Soheil Saeedi Saravi, was set to join the cardiovascular medicine department at Harvard Medical School. But his visa was suspended.
Furthermore, the timing of this executive order could not be worse from the perspective of IMGs who are seeking residency positions this year. Every March, residency programs across the country fill their internship positions. Now, with the executive order, hospitals will be reluctant to offer positions to candidates from Muslim-majority countries because of the fear that those candidates may never get a visa or will not get one in time to start the residency training by the end of June.
With the executive order, hospitals will be reluctant to offer positions to candidates from Muslim-majority countries.
I know many young bright physicians from Pakistan who have spent two years and a considerable amount of effort and money taking the U.S. medical licensing exams, applying to the National Residency Match Program and traveling to interviews with the hope of getting a position as an intern in the U.S. Now, they are pessimistic about their future because of the executive orders. Hospitals will still fill the residency positions but will miss the best talent available to them.
Americans deserve the best and brightest physicians to take care of their medical needs, and IMGs are as skilled as American medical school graduates. A study of almost 250,000 hospitalizations showed that patients who were treated by an IMG had significantly lower mortality rates when compared with U.S. medical school graduates or U.S. citizens who went to offshore medical schools. The irony is that the government trusts us to take care of its most vulnerable population — the sick and unwell — but not enough to let us live in this country.


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In the heady and hallucinogenic days of the 1960s and '70s, a diverse range of artists and creative individuals based in the American West—from the Pacific coast to the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest—broke the barriers between art and lifestyle and embraced the new, hybrid sensibilities of the countercultural movement. The exhibition West of Center illuminates the unique works of these individuals through videos, photographs, drawings, ephemera and other original and re-created objects and environments. The countercultural movement has typically been associated with psychedelic art, but West of Center presents psychedelia as only one dimension of the larger, artistically-oriented, socially-based phenomenon. The wider integration of art practices, political action and collaborative life activities is foundational throughout contemporary art and culture.
Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. The exhibition is supported, in part, with funds provided by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts. Sponsored locally by the Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation.
Co-curated by Elissa Auther and Adam Lerner. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, featuring nineteen authors, published by the University of Minnesota Press.


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Quintuplets Are Born!
- by Take5
During my singleton pregnancy, my husband Bill and I took various classes: childbirth, infant care, etc. I felt prepared and ready to have a baby! However, I somehow came away thinking that all women experienced Braxton Hicks contractions at least once. (These are contractions that are not real labor.) So when I woke up in the wee hours of the morning one Thursday having contractions, I thought these were my Braxton Hicks. I didn't even bother to wake my husband figuring that he had to go to work that day while I could take a nap later. So I sat on the couch and watched TV and somewhat tracked the contractions. Around 7 that morning, I noticed that they did seem like they were getting close together and decided to wake Bill up. Now I am normally a very organized, responsible person who is on top of things. However, at this point, my contractions were between 4 and 5 minutes apart, and I was still convinced that I was not in real labor; however, my husband was equally convinced that I was! We called the doctor's office. Since I seemed calm and not in extreme pain, they said to come in when their office opened. That was fine with me because I wanted to have breakfast and clean the kitchen. Although Bill was nervous about taking extra time, he agreed and those things were accomplished. He did draw the line and said no when I wanted to vacuum the whole house though! So we left for the doctor's office (house un-vacuumed!). I was still calm, walking fine and in relatively little pain. The nurse hooked me up to the monitor and said I would probably be awhile. When the doctor came to examine me, he determined that I was already 8 cm dilated and completely effaced! (Ten cm dilated is when they have you start pushing.)
We walked over to the hospital and got checked in. I was still doing well, but I was VERY scared that I would be too far along to get an epidural. They said we still had time, and the anesthesiologist came to the room and did the epidural. My parents came to the hospital to be with us. A little after 2 that afternoon, the doctor said it was time. I pushed for 12 minutes and out came our beautiful 8 pound blessing! Mark William was born on Thursday, April 26, 2007, perfect and healthy and we couldn't have been happier!
Fast forward 18 months. At 33 weeks pregnant with quintuplets, my body had given all it could give to carrying five precious babies. My OB, Dr. Kirshon, said we needed to deliver at this point, and Baby A's water broke. Even though average delivery for quintuplets is 27 and a half weeks and we had been told that at 33 weeks odds were very good that the babies would all be healthy, I was still really nervous! It just didn't feel like it should be time yet! They were still so small, but we trusted the doctors to take care of me and them. I had felt pretty bad the night before, but I didn't want to tell Bill and have him come to the hospital because I was afraid that would make everyone around me push for delivery. When my contractions increased in intensity and quantity and then my water broke, the doctors were moving pretty fast. It was an hour drive from our house to the hospital without traffic, and I was concerned Bill wouldn't make it in time. My parents went to our house to watch Mark, and Bill rushed to the hospital and made it before I went into the OR. A lot of the delivery day was a blur for me.
By this point in the pregnancy, the only clothing I fit in was the extra large hospital gown, so I was already dressed and ready to go. They moved me to the delivery area and prepped everything. Bill put on scrubs and met me in the OR. He stood by my head and talked with me and took pictures. The nurse anesthetist was awesome! He was also by my head and talked to us and explained things which was very calming. He also took our birth video!
The OB broke each water one at a time and handed each baby off to be taken to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to be examined. There were at least 20 people involved in this process. All five babies were born in about a minute and a half! All were examined and found to be extremely healthy which meant that each baby could be brought back into the OR so that I could see them. I even got to hold John!
The NICU has different levels. Level 3 is what most people think of when they hear the term, and it is a high tech area where the doctors and nurses can deal very quickly with just about any problem that arises. Level 2 is often nicknamed "feed and grow." In level 2, babies are monitored, they might need oxygen, and they probably need feeding help, but they don't require as much attention as is needed in the higher level.
All five of our babies were immediately downgraded to level 2 after being examined! What an amazing blessing for us! Our quintuplets were born on Saturday, October 25, 2008, at 11:03 and 11:04 am. John Daniel was 3 lbs 3 oz, Rebecca Jenne was 4 lbs 1 oz, Alison Marie was 3 lbs 12 oz, David James was 4 lbs 12 oz, and Katelyn Elizabeth was 4 lbs. We were overjoyed to have them here and healthy! Our next concern would be getting me back into shape after spending so long in bed and getting them healthy and home.