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Related to the sun cats, purrsians(pronounced persians) are a winged feline race that rose to sentience before ponykind. Unlike sun cats, purrsians enjoy the amassing of wealth and this caused them to settle into towns as opposed to the nomadic lifestyle of the sun cats. They came into contact with ponykind when ponykind first ventured into the desert. The sun ponies have since enjoyed a friendly relation with the purrsians overall, with a few exceptions.
Physical Description: They are larger than ponies by a head in height and some additional body length. They come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, from rosette spots to stripes, to solid colors. Like ponies, their coloration can come from any portion of the spectrum, but tend to be matching colors, unlike the clashing riot that are the flutterponies. They have long tails, sharp teeth, and sharper claws. These claws are sharp and hard enough that they are commonly used in crafting, even to etch and work at precious gems. On their back is a large pair of feathery wings, usually of the same color and pattern as the rest of their coat. Purrsians are omnivores that require meat but enjoy fresh fruits when available, especially in the form of drinks.
Society: Purrsians value the amassing of wealth. Success is measured by how much a purrsian can surround him or herself with. They enjoy opulence, relaxation, and showing off. These traits are, perhaps, why they never formed an empire of their own, choosing instead to show off from within the confines of the pony empire, while it lasted. Traveling purrsians are often bedecked in their most lustrous, and portable, jewelry so as to demonstrate their wealth and strength of character to all that see them.
They are eager traders. Not every purrsian covets the same treasure. While one desires ancient scrolls, another is wild for rubies, so trading developed early and wide. What one cat merely enjoys, some other purrsian, or even another race, is desperate for. All the better to get the treasure they truly want. This has made purrsians welcome in most cities, as they tend to arrive burdened with trade goods and leave with just as much local product, making for delighted merchants.
Relations: Purrsians enjoy good relations with most sentient races willing to trade. Their opulent dress does much to assuage humanoids, getting them in the door where sun cats would be turned away. Rogue purrsians are terrible things, hunting wherever they wish with no concern for anything but their own hide and their pursuit of their chosen valuables.
Alignment: The race as a whole leans mildly towards evil, with their penchant for selfishness. This selfishness is usually tempered by respect for the rules of the society. They want everything, but most purrsians will play by those rules to get it. They're just out to win, everyone else be damned. While many purrsians fall around lawful evil, an individual can be of whatever alignment calls to them. There are selfless purrsians, but they are in the minority. A burning purrsian house will draw ten of their neighbors. Six will offer their services to build a new house, at a fair rate, one will offer a discount, one will be sneaking over to see if anything valuable might be rescued from the flames, and two will be trying to put out the fire.
Adventurers: The draw of the adventurer's life is that of hidden treasure. The idea that they could get an artifact that none of their, less bold, neighbors could dream of having is enough to propel a young purrsian into the unknown in pursuit of the ultimate treasure. As adventuring partners, purrsians can be a little difficult to deal with, thinking of themselves before others. They are not stupid, however, and most quickly learn that the success of the party means their own success.
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How about a race trait or two?
Earth Dreamer(Race, Purrsian): You have learned the distinctive shines of brass against well polished gold, rose gold, copper, and other metals. You adore them all, but will not be fooled by them. You have a +2 trait bonus to appraise and it become a class skill.
Sky Dreamer(Race, Purrsian): In the deep of night, you can remember when your people where one with the sky. Your air spells are cast with a DC increased by 1.
Earth Dreamer(Race, Purrsian): You have learned the distinctive shines of brass against well polished gold, rose gold, copper, and other metals. You adore them all, but will not be fooled by them. You have a +2 trait bonus to appraise and it become a class skill.
Sky Dreamer(Race, Purrsian): In the deep of night, you can remember when your people where one with the sky. Your air spells are cast with a DC increased by 1.
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I love the flavor of earth dreamer. It fits so well with the racial concept. Me Gusta.
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Although I didn't find it, I hope it isn't answered anywhere else.
Which gods do purrsians worship? Are their gods feline versions of pony deities as they are for Sun Cats?
Which gods do purrsians worship? Are their gods feline versions of pony deities as they are for Sun Cats?
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They worship the feline gods, that being the Sun King and the Huntress. You can find more info on the huntress in the griffon book.
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Delegates to the ministerial meeting in December responded positively and endorsed the new 10-year Pacific Youth Development Framework that will begin implementation in January this year. The framework reflects the consensus and inputs of young people, youth specialists, government officials and development agencies in the Pacific. "The new Pacific Youth Development Framework is different from its predecessor, the Pacific Youth Strategy," says Mereia Carling, SPC's Youth Adviser. "Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, it is informed and prioritised by youth. The participation of young people in the development of the framework, including the most marginalised of young people, has been central and will be the key to its success.
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Tifton Gazette
May 27, 1894
Watson Grade News.
We had some very nice raining with some hail last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Patten, of Adel, were visitors in this section last Saturday and Sunday.
The school at 'Possum Trot closed last Saturday with appropriate exercises and an excellent dinner. The school was under the management of Mr. Walter Patten and was a success in every respect.
Miss Merl Smith, of High Springs is visiting Miss Belle Patten.
Barney, the six months' old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Akins died last Saturday of fever, near this place, after an illness of four weeks. The remains were interred in Empire cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Mr. S. W. Watson, of Irwin, was in this section last week looking after some lands that are for sale.
Mr. K. E. Stapleton, of Milltown, is very sick at this writing.
Oat cutting is the order of the day now.
Mr. Mansfield Shaw and Miss Addie Greene were united in marriage Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. A. Knight officiating.
Mr. R. M. Greene is in Idaho, traveling for a buggy company.
Mr. M. C. Lee killed a rattlesnake near his yard one day last week that measured nearly six feet.
Miss Fannie Clements, of Rays Mill, is visiting relatives in this section.
Miss Rhoda Greene, who has been very sick for the past week, is convalesing.
Quite a crowd of young folks enjoyed a social entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clements last Saturday evening.
Miss Mary Clements, of Rays Mill, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. C. Lee.
Additional notes on Watson Grade:
Mr. & Mrs. M.S. Patten
Marcus Sheridan Patten (1862 – 1950) was a son of William Patten and Elizabeth Register, of Watson Grade near Ray's Mill, GA. In 1904, Marcus and his wife of two years, Mittie Cordelia Walker, resided at Adel, GA. In McMillan and Allied Families, Robert H. McMillan described Mittie as "an exceptional woman, tall and aristocratic in manner and height." Mittie's father, Edgar David Walker (1859 – 1927), operated a turpentine still about five miles east of Adel. Her mother, Malissa McMillan (1861 – 1885), had died when Mittie was about four years old, and Mittie spent most of her childhood with her grandparents, John and Sallie McMillan, in Berrien County.
Possum Trot
Possum Trot was one of the common schools of the area. In 1906 Possum Trot School was consolidated with Round Pond and Guthrie School.
Miss Belle Patten
Miss Belle Patten, age 21, was a daughter of James "Irwin" Patten and Leanna Patten.
Barney Akins
Barney Akins (died of fever) was an infant son of Robert Henry "Bob" Akins (1876-1941) and Sarah Jane Murray (1883-1948). Bob Akins was a grandson of William Green Akins, one of the hunters who tracked down and killed the Berrien Tiger in 1849.
Mr. S.W. Watson
Samuel W. Watson (1863-1925), a son of Mark R Watson and Rachel Slaughter, was born and raised in the Rays Mill district (1144 Georgia Militia District). S.W. Watson moved his family to Irwin County some time before 1900, but returned to Berrien before 1910.
Mr. K. E. Stapleton
Kennie E. Stapleton, age 21, was a son of James Stapleton and Eliza Jane Morris. His father was a fisherman with a house on Main Street in Milltown, GA.
Oat Production
Oats were a staple crop for the farmers of Wiregrass Georgia. Even in a bad year, farmers like M.C. Lee would produce 5,000 bundles of oats.
Mansfield Shaw and Addie Greene
Addie Greene was a granddaughter of Delilah Ann Hinson. Her parents were Houston Greene and Ann Elizabeth Futch, of the Connells Mill district near Ray's Mill. Mansfield Shaw was a son of Elbert Marion Shaw and Matilda Mary Waters.
Mr. R. M. Greene
In 1904, Riley M. Green was working for a buggy company. Born April 20, 1873, he was a son of Marshal E. Green and Mary Elizabeth "Maxie" Mathis. Later, he owned real estate in Ray City, GA and was involved in the incorporation of the Bank of Ray's Mill. His sister, Mary Elizabeth "Effie" Green, married Thomas J. Studstill, and Riley took a position as manager at the Studstill sawmill.
Mr. M.C. Lee
Moses C. Lee (1853-1926) was an outstanding farmer of Berrien County, GA known for his production of food crops and cotton, as well as cattle and hogs.
Miss Fannie Clements
This young woman could have been Fannie Clements, daughter of John C. Clements, or Fannie Lola Clements, daughter of David C. Clements.
Rhoda Green
Rhoda Green (1886 – 1912) was a sister of Riley M. Green. She died in 1912 and was buried at Empire Cemetery, Lanier County, GA.
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Clements
John Miles Clements and wife, Ann Eliza Swindle Clements, were long time residents of Rays Mill and the parents of Hosea P. "Hod" Clements.
Mary Clements & Mrs. M.C. Lee
Mary Clements, of Rays Mill, was the spinster sister of Amanda Clements Lee and John Miles Clements. Amanda Clements Lee was the wife of Moses C. Lee, a noted farmer of Berrien County.
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It has been nearly nine years since the last Slayers TV release on DVD and I was intrigued to see how Lina Inverse and the gang stood the test of time. While it's not my favorite series, Slayers is a classic anime franchise that I always looked forward to getting my hands on and watching. Slayers Revolution carries on the Slayers tradition: it sneaks in a complicated story while never taking itself too seriously. The episodes are filled with jokes and gags, but then, somewhere in all the madness, the writers slip in a captivating plot that keeps you eager for more.
The Slayers Revolution set contains the first thirteen episodes of the fourth season. The story begins after the events of the previous season, Slayers Try. Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev have all but rid the world of bandits, so they have decided to try their hand at battling pirates on the high seas. Their pirate-hunting careers are quickly brought to an end as they are reunited with Amelia and Zelgadiss who unwittingly help Special Investigator Wizer arrest Lina Inverse for simply being Lina Inverse.
Although Lina vindicates her name, in the next episode she is once again hunted by Wizer for destroying the magic tanks of Ravinagald. The tanks are being destroyed by someone who can cast the Dragon Slave spell - Lina's specialty. In an effort to re-clear her name, Lina and her entourage discover that there is someone else around who can cast the Dragon Slave: a diminutive, Pokemon-like, stuffed animal with ear-hands named Pokota.
From this point, Slayers Revolution slowly delves into Pokota's history and takes many twists and turns. Lina finds herself in a nostalgic, frivolous, yet in-depth romp through the Slayers world that includes an evil marquess, sword of light duels, a lost city, a fortress episode that takes a humorous swipe at RPG video games, a mysterious assassin, demon beasts, an epic battle in the finale, and tons of jokes about Lina's flat chest. The story manages to include many old faces from previous Slayers seasons such as Xellos and Sylphiel. Gourry plays the role of the viewer who hasn't watched the show in many years. He has trouble remembering each character and a quick summary is given to jog his memory. Not nearly enough background is offered for new viewers to understand the characters; however, old Slayers fans in need of a refresher will appreciate the CliffsNotes introductions.
The new additions to the cast are hit-and-miss. Duclis is a fascinating villain. His character depth piques the viewer's interest; however, much of his motivation is crammed into relatively little air time. Pokota is a solid character with surprising depth that is developed over the course of the series. When he first appeared I was afraid that he would be yet another impish character, like Xellos, who amply fills that role. While initially abrasive, Pokota's immense powers, Lina-esque explosive personality and intriguing background kept him a fresh and welcome addition to the cast.
Conversely, Wizer is a complete waste of time. He's annoying and the recurring gag of him slapping the cuffs on Lina Inverse every episode quickly wears thin. His ultimate motivation for arresting Lina is downright absurd--even by Slayers' standards.
In typical Slayers fashion, the story arc develops slowly over the first few episodes. By the fifth episode of the set, the story begins hook you in. Then the writers commit a huge party foul by nearly derailing the series with a ridiculous filler episode about a contest to roll boulders up a hill. The next episode starts off as yet more filler about a cruise ship; finally gets the story back on track around the halfway point of the episode. The time wasted on this filler could have been better used to further develop the background of Pokota, Duclis, or even Wizer to make him more interesting. On second thought, just stick to Duclis and Pokota. After the slow middle section, however, the pace quickens and the story really picks up.
By the end of the set, the story doesn't quite measure up to the previous seasons of Slayers, but still manages to be pretty good. Quite often, I found myself eagerly moving on to the next episode. Some of the plot points were not fully developed and feel rushed at the end. Because Slayers Revolution is only the first half of the season and Slayers traditionally finishes strong, I'll refrain from fully comparing it to the previous complete seasons until the next release. I was, however, pleasantly surprised that the ending to this set wrapped up so many loose ends. The final episode is satisfying and there are still enough questions left to whet your appetite for what awaits in the next half of the series.
Video: The video is presented with a 1.78:1 aspect ratio in anamorphic widescreen. Slayers Revolution looks great! This is a modern release with sharp, vibrant colors that absolutely pop off the screen. There is some CGI mixed in with the traditional animation, but it blends well and never distracts from the show. I didn't notice any compression artifacts.
Sound: The English language track is encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 while the Japanese track is listed as stereo. While the show is focused on the front speakers, the surrounds make good use of ambient sounds such as echoes, music and explosions. I listened to the English dub for this release. Although it has been nearly ten years since the previous release, FUNimation managed to get most of the original voice actors back together again. This dub cast was always one of my favorites and their work in Slayers Revolution is no exception. Lisa Ortiz, in particular, is outstanding with her work as Lina Inverse and is a perfect match for the feisty, confident, and slightly unstable sorceress. All of the characters, new and old, are well cast and there are no voices in the English dub that are overly grating like Naga from the Slayers OVA's.
Extras: The extras in this release are light. Textless versions of the opening and closing credits are the only Slayers related extras. There are also a few trailers for other FUNimation releases.
Bottom Line: This is classic Slayers: lighthearted, fun with surprising story depth that keeps you clicking your DVD remote to see the next episode. There were a couple of filler episodes that nearly kill the momentum of the series, but the show quickly picks up after that. Slayers fans from back in the day will find much to enjoy in this series, but new viewers should start with earlier releases--many of the jokes and character interactions will go unappreciated otherwise. Recommended.
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Older Age Doesn't Affect Survival After Bone Marrow Transplant
May 20, 2020
Age alone should not determine whether an older patient with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome receives a blood stem cell transplant from a matched donor, researchers of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research reported at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
Patients older than 65 do just as well as younger patients with transplants that are preceded by a milder chemotherapy regimen, according to an intensive analysis of every such transplant for AML or MDS conducted in North America between 1995-2005, said senior researcher Sergio Giralt, M.D., professor in The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. The analysis also included international transplant data.
The retrospective study of 551 transplants for MDS and 565 for AML showed that age had no statistically significant impact on transplant-related mortality, relapse, leukemia-free survival or overall survival.
"These findings will be important in changing practice for the treatment of older patients," Giralt said. "We also hope the findings persuade the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to recommend coverage of this therapy for MDS patients, as it does now for AML."
Findings will be presented at the meeting Monday morning by Dan McClune, D.O., of the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center Department of Leukemia.
Matched donor, or allogenic, blood stem cell transplants originally were preceded with high-dose chemotherapy that destroyed the patient's blood supply before transplant. For patients over 65, this "myeloablative" chemotherapy was too toxic and therefore outcomes were poor.
Giralt and colleagues at M. D. Anderson pioneered the use of less-intensive chemotherapy that did not annihilate a patient's blood supply. This "non-myeloablative" preparation opened the door for older patients to receive the potentially curative transplants.
Still, some hesitancy has remained even for non-myeloablative transplants for older patients. Lack of Medicare coverage also reduces the number of patients who can receive the treatment, Giralt said.
The research project divided patients into four age groups: 40 to 54, 55-59, 60-64, and 65-plus. In addition to finding no statistically significant difference in survival across age groups, the researchers found no difference in acute or chronic graft-vs.-host disease.
The two most important prognostic variables were disease type and status of disease at transplant, which affected survival in the first year, and affected transplant-related mortality and relapse in the second year after transplant.
Giralt and Daniel Weisdorf, M.D., of the School of Medicine at Washington University, designed and proposed the research project to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. The CIBMTR is a joint effort of all stem cell transplant centers, which report their results to the center to facilitate research such as this study.
Co-authors on the study with McClune, Giralt and Weisdorf are John DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D. of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto; Armand Keating, M.D., and Tanya Pederson of the CIBMTR in Milwaukee; Gisela Tunes da Silva, Ph.D., of the Medical College of Wisconsin; J. Sierra, M.D., of the Hospital De Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain; and Martin Tallman, M.D., of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
The research was funded by the CIBMTR.
About M. D. Anderson
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ranks as one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. M. D. Anderson is one of only 41 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. For six of the past nine years, M. D. Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in "America's Best Hospitals," a survey published annually in U.S. News and World Report.
Source: Scott Merville
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center


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Orizaba is located 20 miles from Cordoba, its sister city, i staten Veracruz, Mexico. Its name comes from the Nahuatl language meaning "valley of happy waters." One of the notable sites of the city is El Palacio de Hierro (The Iron Palace). Designed by Eiffel and built with 600 tons of steel it is now longer used as the city hall but is a tourist attraction. Other tourist attractions include the Church of La Concordia and the State Art Museum.
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IQ - brand, design & production GmbH Österreich, Schlitters
Unless other arrangements are explicitly made in writing in a given case, the following General Terms and Conditions of Delivery and Sale shall apply to all legal transactions based on which we (the company IQ brand, design & production GmbH, hereinafter shortly referred to as "IQ brand") sell goods to customers.
These Terms and Conditions of Delivery and Sale shall apply to both delivery and purchase agreements. The terms "orderers, prices, etc." used in these General Terms and Conditions shall include and shall also mean "purchasers, purchase price, etc.".
Conflicting General Terms and Conditions of the orderers shall be effective only if they have been explicitly recognised in writing by IQ brand. The offers of IQ brand shall be subject to change and shall not oblige IQ brand to accept orders. All representatives of IQ brand shall only be entitled to oblige IQ brand within the framework of these General Terms and Conditions of Contract. IQ brand shall not be bound to verbal arrangements made with the representatives; special arrangements deviating from these General Terms and Conditions shall only be effective in writing and shall require explicit acceptance by IQ brand. The agreement shall come into being by a written order confirmation of IQ brand or by actual delivery.
Unless explicitly agreed otherwise, delivery shall be performed ex factory. Extra costs for special delivery requests shall be borne by the orderer. IQ brand shall remain endeavoured to meet delivery periods; however, greed delivery periods are not to be regarded as "fixed dates", but the tolerances customary in the industry shall apply. The delivery period shall commence only with the end of the day on which the order is confirmed by IQ brand and any agreed down payment is received. If the orderer amends its order prior to delivery, this shall interrupt the run of the delivery period, which shall commence anew upon receipt of the amended order or of the undersigned order confirmation addendum. All events of force majeure within the meaning of these Terms and Conditions shall release IQ brand from fulfilling the agreement for their duration and according to the extent of the obstacles; in such cases, IQ brand shall also be entitled, at its option, to give notice of rescission of the agreement. Where IQ brand gives notice of rescission of the agreement for the reason above, IQ brand shall only be obliged to repay the effected down payment free of interest, but not to pay damages. "Force majeure" within the meaning of these Terms and Conditions shall mean all circumstances beyond the control of IQ brand, especially non-timely delivery by upstream suppliers, events of force majeure in the narrower sense (e.g. war, conflagration, floods, earthquake, etc.), unforeseeable operational disruptions, shortage of energy, materials and raw materials, official interventions, transport and customs delay and labour conflicts.
The risk, even for freight-paid delivery and delivery free Austrian border, and for delivery ex works, irrespective of who bears the freight costs and who actually performs the transport, shall pass to the orderer once the goods are provided to the orderer or carrier in the plant as per agreement. Transport insurance shall be taken out only at the orderer's request and expense. If the orderer comes into default of acceptance or if the goods cannot be delivered to the orderer, since it has not effected the stipulated payments, IQ brand shall be entitled to claim the locally customary downtime fee or storage fee as compensation from the start of the default of acceptance or the readiness of IQ brand to perform notwithstanding any further claims for damages and the other legal consequences of the default of acceptance.
a) The warranty period for the products and services of IQ brand shall be two years. Technical information in catalogues, prospectuses, price lists and the like shall be subject to change and may be amended if required. They shall become binding for IQ brand only if they have been explicitly laid down in the order confirmation of IQ brand. The products and services of IQ brand must be inspected by the purchaser immediately after being taken over, and defects must be notified in writing or by e-mail or fax without delay. Default in inspection and complaint shall result in any warranty and damage claims being lost. Any further processing of or amendment to the delivered products shall be regarded as acknowledgement of proper delivery. Any existing defect shall not entitle the orderer to remedy the defect itself or to have it remedied by third parties, but IQ brand must be provided with an opportunity for improvement within a reasonable period beforehand.
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Title to the delivered goods shall remain with IQ brand until they have been paid in full (invoice amount, interest, expenses and costs). Title of IQ brand to the goods shall not expire by handling or processing, but it shall be explicitly agreed that the item manufactured in this way shall be manufactured for IQ brand. Retention of title shall also remain in force for all claims arising in connection with the delivered goods, i.e. claims from repairs, deliveries of spare parts and accessories. As long as the delivered goods are subject to retention of title, the orderer shall be obliged to insure them against fire, water and theft. The orderer's claims from such insurance contracts must be assigned to and written notice of the assignment must be given to IQ brand. As long as the retention of title exists, any alienation, pledge, transfer by way of security, renting or other surrender of the delivered goods without the written consent of IQ brand shall not be permitted. If creditors of the orderer intervene, especially if the delivered goods are seized, the orderer must immediately notify IQ brand by registered letter and bear the costs of measures taken to remedy the intervention, especially intervention processes, unless they can be collected by the counterparty. The orderer shall be obliged to maintain the delivery object in a proper condition for the duration of the retention of title and to have necessary repairs immediately carried out in the plant of IQ brand, except in emergencies. If the orderer does not meet its payment obligations and the obligations resulting from the retention of title of IQ brand, ceases its payment or judicial composition or bankruptcy proceedings are initiated in relation to its assets, the entire residual debt shall become due, even where bills of exchange with a later maturity date are pending. If the entire residual debt is not paid immediately, the orderer's right of use to the delivered goods shall expire, and IQ brand shall be entitled to immediately claim surrender to the exclusion of any rights of retention. All costs arising due to the resumption of possession of the delivered goods shall be borne by the orderer. IQ brand shall be entitled, without prejudice to the orderer's payment obligation, to utilise the product of IQ brand along with accessories at best by sale by private agreement. If the orderer does not meet its liabilities and IQ brand asserts the retention of title, it may not be objected in any case that the delivered goods must serve to maintain the trade.
Unless agreed separately, the invoices of IQ brand shall be payable immediately after receipt without deduction. Payments shall be offset against the respective oldest claim. In case of doubt, any agreed payment period shall commence with the invoice date. Bills of exchange and cheques shall be accepted by way of payment only after separate arrangement, with the orderer bearing all costs and expenses. When using bills of exchange, IQ brand shall not assume any warranty for timely presentation and protest. If the orderer comes in default of payment, also without its fault, IQ brand shall be entitled to offset 11% default interest, and all reminder and collection expenses must be reimbursed. Such default consequences shall also apply to default of acceptance, notwithstanding any further legal or contractual consequences of such default of acceptance. If circumstances creating the impression that the orderer's creditworthiness is reduced become known, IQ brand shall be entitled to claim advance payments or to rescind the agreement if such payments are not effected. If the orderer comes in default, in whole or in part, with an instalment payment or bills of exchange in an instalment purchase transaction, the entire residual purchase price shall become due. The orderer shall be entitled to offset against counterclaims only if such counterclaim is not disputed by IQ brand or a final executory title exists.
The manufacturing process, the patents and the other know-how of the goods delivered by IQ brand shall be its intellectual property and subject to its property rights. Any assignment, especially the production and/or distribution of items of IQ brand by third parties in violation of its rights, shall be prosecuted. IQ brand explicitly points out that it shall not assume any liability for products not manufactured by IQ brand. Only the gloryfy® original and its materials shall guarantee maximum quality, flexibility and stability and a long service life. Due to the property rights applications made by IQ brand, imitators shall be directly prosecuted and prompted to refrainment by the patent lawyer of IQ brand. The gloryfy® distribution partner authorised by IQ brand shall be obliged to immediately forward to IQ brand any property rights infringements in connection with products of IQ brand. Customised products shall always be accompanied by a manufacturer note.
The place of performance for both parties shall be A-6262 Schlitters in Tirol. The Austrian court factually competent for A-6020 Innsbruck shall herewith be agreed as the place of jurisdiction for all disputes resulting directly or indirectly from the agreement (including claims from bills of exchange and cheques). Austrian substantive law shall be applied to all disputes from agreements. The applicability of the UN Sales Law shall be excluded. Only in case that the agreement on the applicability of Austrian law is ineffective (e.g. in the course of any litigation in a "Third World" country), the UN Sales Law (United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods - Federal Law Gazette
1988/96) is to be applied subsidiarily. The contract language shall be German.
Subsequent amendments to the terms above shall remain reserved if legal measures or changes in economic conditions make this appear necessary.
If individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions of Delivery and Sale are or become legally ineffective, this shall not affect the validity of all other provisions of these General Terms. The ineffective provision shall be replaced by an effective one, whose content pursuant to its economic purpose shall come closest to the purpose pursued with the respective ineffective clause.


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little music fan
Last week I went looking for my iphone and found it here, in Israel's hands and headphones on. It's amazing how he knows to get into the music folder and choose the band & song he likes. I just love this boy.
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- AnonymousDecember 03, 2012
What was he listening to?ReplyDelete
This is so great. I love his triangle pants!ReplyDelete
He is cute! And yeah... We will never be as good as the todays children with those machines :DReplyDelete
Israel is rockin' those headphones! He's such a cool little dude ; )ReplyDelete
OMG He is so cute. And his pants!!!ReplyDelete
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So cute little man! He seems very occupied :-) and love those pants, maybe they're made by his mothers magic hands :-)?ReplyDelete
Oh, the cuteness! I wish mine liked wearing headphones!ReplyDelete
oh mylanta jen, he's adorable! a little music lover!ReplyDelete
Aw! Just stumbled upon your blog and had to stop to say this is so cute! He's adorable!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 04, 2012
So cute! Where did you get that iphone case? Iove it.ReplyDelete
He is adorable! I love his shirt too! I have to admit, though, that I was afraid to buy my kids that shirt in fear that they might actually do it! LOL!ReplyDelete
Super cute!ReplyDelete
Where's his outfit from? Is it true you made his pants??!
Ha! That t-shirt cracks me up. Too adorable.ReplyDelete
I would love to purchase Israel's t-shirt and leggings.ReplyDelete
love love love is my favourite song of monsters and men!ReplyDelete
He is so cute :)ReplyDelete
awww so cute :)It amazes me how music connects with all, young and old :)ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 07, 2012
i love the iphone case -- where did you get it?ReplyDelete
omg! I love your iphone case I want to give present for my bestfriend !! where can I get it???ReplyDelete
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Learn about the history and discover the mosaics of this monument of world architecture
One of the great mysteries of history is the fate of Anastasia, the last of four daughters born to the Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. The great tragedy of her younger brother, Aleksey, who suffered from hemophilia overshadowed the life of Anastasia's family, while the dark clouds of Revolution grew ever ominous on the horizon. Who was Anastasia and how did she live, what were the things she loved? What is the truth about the woman who claimed to be Anastasia years after she disappeared?
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Wilkinson has found that there are three keys that cover everyone needs. The three keys are money, dreams, forgiveness. Everyone is affected and needs a miracle from God. Anybody can partner with God to let him use them for his Glory. We just have to be willing and listening to him. The book also contains a special section entitled "Real People, Real Miracles". This section gives stories about miracles from everyday people. The book contains "Discussion Questions" to help you to go deeper in your study.
I would recommend this book to everyone who is longing to make a difference in someone else's life. God can use anybody if they will let him! No one is useless or unable to help deliver a miracle for the Glory of our Father! I have learned to partner with God to let him use me willingly. The steps in this book will lead you to helping accomplish a delivery miracle for God. You will learn how to make a difference in someone else's life and give God the credit! The book will make you believe that miracles do happen daily!
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Health Care Access for Migrants in Europe
Catherine A. O'Donnell
Migration is a reality of today's world, with over one billion migrants worldwide. While many choose to move voluntarily, others are forced to migrate due to economic reasons or to flee war, conflict, or persecution. Such migrants often find themselves in precarious and marginalized situations—particularly asylum seekers, refugees, and undocumented or irregular migrants. While often viewed as a single group, the legal status and entitlements of these three groups are different. This has implications for their ability to access health care; in addition, rights and entitlements vary across the 28 countries of the European Union and across different parts of national health systems. The lack of entitlement to receive care, including primary and secondary care, is a significant barrier for many asylum seekers and refugees and an even greater barrier for undocumented migrants. Other barriers include different health profiles and awareness of chronic disease risk amongst migrants; awareness of the organization of health systems in host countries; and language and communication. The use of professional interpreters can help to overcome communication barriers, but entitlement to free interpreting services is highly variable. Host countries need to consider how to ensure their health systems are "migrant-friendly": solutions include provision of professional interpreters; ensuring that health care staff are aware of migrants' rights to access health care; and increasing knowledge of migrants in relation to the organization of the health care system in their host country and how to access care, for example through the use of patient navigators. However, perhaps one of the greatest facilitators for migrants will be a more favorable political situation, which stops demonizing people who are forced to migrate due to situations out of their control.
Health for All and Primary Health Care, 1978–2018: A Historical Perspective on Policies and Programs Over 40 Years
Susan B. Rifkin
In 1978, at an international conference in Kazakhstan, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund put forward a policy proposal entitled "Primary Health Care" (PHC). Adopted by all the World Health Organization member states, the proposal catalyzed ideas and experiences by which governments and people began to change their views about how good health was obtained and sustained. The Declaration of Alma-Ata (as it is known, after the city in which the conference was held) committed member states to take action to achieve the WHO definition of health as "state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Arguing that good health was not merely the result of biomedical advances, health-services provision, and professional care, the declaration stated that health was a human right, that the inequality of health status among the world's populations was unacceptable, and that people had a right and duty to become involved in the planning and implementation of their own healthcare. It proposed that this policy be supported through collaboration with other government sectors to ensure that health was recognized as a key to development planning.
Under the banner call "Health for All by the Year 2000," WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund set out to turn their vision for improving health into practice. They confronted a number of critical challenges. These included defining PHC and translating PHC into practice, developing frameworks to translate equity into action, experiencing both the potential and the limitations of community participation in helping to achieve the WHO definition of health, and seeking the necessary financing to support the transformation of health systems. These challenges were taken up by global, national, and nongovernmental organization programs in efforts to balance the PHC vision with the realities of health-service delivery. The implementation of these programs had varying degrees of success and failure. In the future, PHC will need to address to critical concerns, the first of which is how to address the pressing health issues of the early 21st century, including climate change, control of noncommunicable diseases, global health emergencies, and the cost and effectiveness of humanitarian aid in the light of increasing violent disturbances and issues around global governance. The second is how PHC will influence policies emerging from the increasing understanding that health interventions should be implemented in the context of complexity rather than as linear, predictable solutions.
Health Status of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe
Rachel Humphris and Hannah Bradby
The health status of refugees and asylum seekers varies significantly across the European region. Differences are attributed to the political nature of the legal categories of "asylum seeker" and "refugee"; the wide disparities in national health services; and the diversity in individual characteristics of this population including age, gender, socioeconomic background, country of origin, ethnicity, language proficiency, migration trajectory, and legal status. Refugees are considered to be at risk of being or becoming relatively "unhealthy migrants" compared to those migrating on the basis of economic motives, who are characterized by the "healthy migrant effect." Refugees and asylum seekers are at risk to the drivers of declining health associated with settlement such as poor diet and housing. Restricted access to health care whether from legal, economic, cultural, or language barriers is another likely cause of declining health status. There is also evidence to suggest that the "embodiment" of the experience of exclusion and marginalization that refugee and asylum seekers face in countries of resettlement significantly drives decrements in the health status of this population.
Mental Health of Migrant Children
Saida M. Abdi
The psychosocial well-being of migrant children has become an urgent issue facing many Western countries as the number of migrant children in the population increases rapidly and health-care systems struggle to support them. Often, these children arrive with extensive exposure to trauma and loss before facing additional stressors in the host country. Yet, these children do not access mental health support even when available due to multiple barriers. These barriers include cultural and linguistic barriers, the primacy of resettlement needs, and the stigma attached to mental health illness. In order to improve mental health services for migrant children, there is a need to move away from focusing on trauma and mental health symptoms and to look instead at migrant children's well-being across multiple domains, including activities that can promote or diminish psychological well-being. Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees (TST-R) is an example of an approach that has succeeded in overcoming these barriers by adopting a culturally relevant and comprehensive approach to mental health care.
Violence and Health
Maria Cecília de Souza Minayo and Saul Franco
Violence is a problem that accompanies the trajectory of humanity, but it presents itself in different ways in each society and throughout its historical development. Despite having different meanings according to the field of knowledge from which it is addressed and the institutions that tackle it, there are some common elements in the definition of this phenomenon. It is acknowledged as the intentional use of force and power by individuals, groups, classes, or countries to impose themselves on others, causing harm and limiting or denying rights. Its most frequent and visible forms include homicides, suicides, war, and terrorism, but violence is also articulated and manifested in less visible forms, such as gender violence, domestic violence, and enforced disappearances.
Although attention to the consequences of different forms of violence has always been part of health services, its formal and global inclusion in health sector policies and guidelines is very recent. It was only in 1996 that the World Health Organization acknowledged it as a priority in the health programs of all countries. Violence affects individual and collective health; causes deaths, injuries, and physical and mental trauma; decreases the quality of life; and impairs the well-being of people, communities, and nations. At the same time, violence poses problems for health researchers trying to understand the complexity of its causes, its dynamics, and the different ways of dealing with it. It also poses serious challenges to health systems and services for the care of victims and perpetrators and the formulation of interdisciplinary, multi-professional, inter-sectoral, and socially articulated confrontation and prevention policies and programs.


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Today, most people own at least one pet whom they consider to be a part of the family. We are very attached to our pets, and try to provide them with the best nutrition and health care that we can possibly afford. As pet owners, we must remember that some very damaging illnesses can happen by neglecting simple hygiene rules with our pets, or in our homes. One of these diseases, that typically go unnoticed in human beings, is Bartonella infection.
"Cat Scratch Disease, in human beings, is caused by the organism Bartonella, which is spread from cat to cat by fleas" said Dr. John August, professor of feline internal medicine at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. "The Bartonella organism infects the red blood cells and the cells lining the blood vessel walls."
Many cats who are exposed to fleas appear to be infected with Bartonella organisms, without any clinical signs.
"When fleas feed on cats, which is called having a 'blood meal', the Bartonella organism grows inside the flea" said August. "The flea will eventually pass the blood meal as feces, and the 'flea-dirt' contains the Bartonella organism."
If flea-dirt is located on a cat's nail and then the cat scratches a person, the contamination is transferred within the scratch.
"Most people diagnosed with Cat Scratch Disease do not have any clinical signs" noted August. "Some may develop illness of a wide variety, including fever and lymph node tenderness in the area closest to where the scratch occurred. The lymph node soreness and fever may last for several days, although some people develop enlarged lymph nodes that can last for weeks or months."
In a typical case of Cat Scratch Disease, a person will visit the doctor after feeling feverish, lethargic, and having headaches and lymph node tenderness.
"If there is an infection in the scratch, it will not be noticed until five to ten days after the scratch occurred" said August. "It is not until seven to ten days after noticing an infected scratch that you will start to experience lymph node discomfort, and at that time you may start feeling sick."
Cat Scratch Disease can occur after the mildest of scratches. CSD cases are most often seen in children, because they tend to play with kittens, which are more likely to scratch and have fleas.
"Cat Scratch Disease becomes a serious problem when someone with a poorly functioning immune system is scratched and infected with the Bartonella organism" said August. "CSD can cause serious problems which affect the brain, eyes, liver, spleen, and bones. People who have contracted HIV should be cautious around cats of unknown background, because Cat Scratch Disease can cause serious disease in those individuals."
In temperate climates where fleas are common, about 25 percent of cats are thought to be infected.
"The best method of prevention is to keep fleas off your cat" said August. "The only way that Bartonella organisms can be transferred between cats is through fleas, therefore try to use a very good flea control; especially in kittens. Another way to help keep children from getting the disease is to teach them how to play responsibly with kittens."
When a child contracts Cat Scratch Disease it can be worrying for a parent who is unfamiliar with the disease. Symptoms of fever and swollen lymph nodes often cause parents to think that their child has a more serious disease. The good news is that people rarely get Cat Scratch Disease more than once.
"Many people with Cat Scratch Disease will recover without any help from antibiotics, but for others, antibiotics shorten the length of the illness. Those with serious disease such as AIDS may require intensive treatment" said August. "Still the outlook is very good; within the last month there have been advancements with more sensitive and accurate ways of diagnosing cats who might be infected. Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University have recently commercialized new types of diagnostic testing to determine if cats and dogs are infected."
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The commercial banks of Oman have not shown signs of initiating Internet banking in the Sultanate. According to a recent report by the Oman Observer, although the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has been monitoring the latest developments in electronic banking and electronic monetary activities, it has not yet received any requests for the implementing of such up-to-date technologies from local commercial banks. Since 1974, CBO has been responsible for approving any plans introduced by the local banks.
The executive president of CBO, Hamood Sangour al-Zadjali, told the Oman Observer that four local commercial banks have already begun the trading of government development bonds, which certainly reflects a step in the right direction.
The penetration of information technology into all aspects of life has created new challenges and demands on the part of local customers, thus, making it necessary for all sectors, banking included, to adjust itself to the ever-changing reality and implement the required technologies and services. — (Albawaba-MEBG)
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The elections are over — but some issues related to the process should be addressed now so as to lessen or eliminate the flaw in future elections.
The elections are over — but some issues related to the process should be addressed now so as to lessen or eliminate the flaw in future elections.
Control has to be implemented to lessen the months of constant and continual political advertising. Starting with last spring's blossoming advertisements, the litter grew bigger and louder with each day — including election day. Many town governments have constraints on when campaign placards can be placed on lawns. National and statewide elections should also have constraints on political advertising. Advertisements advocating a candidate or party shouldn't be mailed, emailed, on radio/television or in magazines or newspapers until after Labor Day. This proposed law or ordinance (be it state or national) will not only rid us of continual advertising clutter — it will provide, during the pre-Labor Day time period, opportunities to meet/listen/read about the candidates. Candidates' "freedom of speech" before September would be limited to their writing of letters to editors, having interviews with media, meeting with potential constituents and/or by making public speeches.
The content of political advertising should be the responsibility of the candidates. Whereas I tired of hearing "this advertisement is approved by"¦." It meant (a) this was what the candidate believed and (b) if it contained false or misleading information, it was a direct reflection of the candidate's character.
I'd like to make it illegal for outside groups to fund trash ads, but realize that would be a limit to their freedom of speech. To rid politics of these powerful and rich outside groups that are often media bombing our minds with half-truths will take quite a bit of citizenry work — maybe even a constitutional amendment, given recent Supreme Court action.
It is doubtful that elected officials will legislatively restrict the financial mouths that feed them. An alternative solution, which would solve two problems, would be to charge a sales tax on any/every advertisement not endorsed, approved and/or under the control of a legitimate candidate's campaign fund. Taxing the billions spent on election advertising by PAC's and/or lobbying groups would bring millions in sales tax revenues to the state.
Taxing the recent election advertisements by the federal government would have significantly cut our national debt. The PAC's and lobbying groups can't complain too much — because most of their revenue/profits are the cause of our national debt. Taxing PACs and lobbyists is also a way to tax the rich, at no expense to the middle or lower class. If the PAC advertisers had to pay 5 percent in tax, that might reduce the amount of advertising by 5 percent — which would be music to my ears.


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February 14, 2013
By Ron Haverkost, Oregon OSHA technical specialist [originally printed in the Construction Depot, Winter, 2006-2007]
Coated hand tools may not protect you from electrical hazards. Recently, while removing lighting on a demolition project, a worker inadvertently cut an energized power cord with a pair of pliers that caused a spark and a hole in the cutting portion of the pliers. The worker used pliers with plastic-coated handles made for ergonomic comfort; however, this type of coating doesn't insulate against electrical current and doesn't provide a complete safety barrier.
Some hand tools such as electrically rated lineman's pliers have insulated handles that are designed to withstand specific voltage levels - for example, 1000 volts AC. The coated pliers that most workers use are not electrically rated. Insulated hand tools must be covered with material that protects the user from electric shock and minimizes the risk of a short circuit. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM F1505) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC 60900) specifies the requirements for selecting and using insulated hand tools.
Oregon OSHA's Division 2/S and Division 3/K electrical safety rules require employers to have safe work practices that protect employees who work near or on energized equipment or circuits. Live parts that an employee may be exposed to must be de-energized before the employee works on or near them. If de-energizing live parts makes work more hazardous or is not feasible, employers must use other effective safe practices.
Never assume that a hand tool is acceptable for work on energized equipment because it has a plastic coating on its handles. Although insulated hand tools must meet specific industry standards, they provide only a partial barrier from electrical hazards. The safest way to work on electrical equipment is to make sure that it's de-energized before you begin.
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vs. THE HENS: The Bisons are 0-1 against Toledo this year, having only played on Thursday night against the IL West opponent. Buffalo won the season-series a year ago, 5-3, thanks to a series win at Fifth Third Field. The Bisons have not lost a set to the Mud Hens at Coca-Cola Field since the 2003 season (one win and four splits).
NIESE-LY DONE: LHP Jonathon Niese looks to continue his hot streak as he takes the mound tonight for his 16th start of the season. The southpaw is a perfect 4-0 in his last five starts. In this stretch, Niese has an astonishing 0.83ERA, with only 10 walks to 40 strikeouts. He has only allowed four earned runs over his last 43.1 innings pitched. This season, the pitcher has a Bisons-leading 80 strikeouts to only 24 walks.
OH NELLY: IL All-Star RHP Nelson Figueroa has been one of the league's most consistent pitchers. His 2.50ERA is tied for the 4th lowest in the IL. The veteran has allowed more than two runs in just two of his 14 starts and more than three runs only once. He has won five decisions in a row and has a 1.64ERA in seven starts since the beginning of June. On Wednesday night, Figueroa pitched a scoreless 8th inning with two strikeouts in the IL's 6-5 win over the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star Game.
MR. DEPENDABLE: OF Jesus Feliciano has been the most consistent hitter for the Herd all season. The outfielder continued to swing a hot bat with three hits in Thursday night's game. Feliciano currently has an eight-game hitting streak in which he has batted 12-31 with a .387 average. The Bison slugger currently leads the team in batting average (.308), RBI (34), as well as stolen bases (11). His .308 average is also good for 10th best in the IL.


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Atletico Rafaela goalkeeper Guillermo Sara was guilty of an horrific blunder as his side were beaten 3-1 by Estudiantes last weekend.
The Argentinian keeper ran out of his area looking to clear a speculative ball forward from an opposition player.
Inexplicably, as he reaches the ball he starts to slowly backtrack inside his area, hoping he will be able to pick up the ball. Unfortunately for Sara, an Estudiantes striker closes him down and taps the ball past him into the net.
See also:
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Play of the day: Taison scores incredible volley
Play of the day: Barton scores from corner
Play of the day: One-legged soccer player scores incredible goal
Play of the day: Liverpool fans soaked by faulty sprinkler
Play of the day: Goalie sees red, strikes ball boy
Play of the day: The perfect corner kick
Play of the day: When goal celebrations go wrong
Play of the day: Goalie scores long distance stunner
Play of the day: Is this the worst penalty kick ever?


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We did it for the beta, so there's no reason to skip the funniest and glitchiest moments of Battlefield 4 proper. Especially when players have been capturing some awesome moments like these.
Let's take a look.
With outdated or beta drivers, the maps can easily be turned into a giant rave.
Battlefield meets Antichamber... Or Portal... Or The Stanley Parable.
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You can find players with invisible weapons.
Or you can use them for teleportation.
Fighter jets can make pretty impressive maneuvers.
But luckily fighter jets are not the only flying jets in the game.
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"Beneath Oblivion have put out their best record to date... blindsided by how far the band has come..." — Decibel Magazine
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"I want to stand with pride… waiting for the end to arrive" he proclaims, as a tremendous struggle is about to unfold within us all and before us all. Inwardly, outwardly. Consumed by devastation and the somber reality of a world of ash and a brain full of worms. Ruins. Ruined. From Man To Dust is an 80 minute journey through the deepest chasms of grief in a post-apocalyptic wasteland of nuclear fallout. The war inside is responsible for the war outside. Beneath Oblivion trudges onward through the 8 tracks that make up the album in an utterly ferocious manner. Crushing all preconceived notions of "devastation" as they bludgeon ahead amidst all the contempt and misery we've all caused one another. "Flush it away, I care no more… perhaps I never did" vocalist/guitarist Scott Simpson realizes on the albums second track. With the shriek of a man on fire, he condemns society and questions how we process thoughts as human beings. In a world where nobody else cared, would you? The album is as introspective as it is globally inquisitive. Detailing the direct correlation between our inner thoughts and the direct actions of man in a fractal universe. "Love is madness, and madness is inspiration". The fragile human psyche presents the hardest struggle of man, few can hold the stretching fabrics of sanity together for more than mere presentation to others. "Easy to forget, and totally permanent". With its focus on stark imagery and the contrasting beauty of destruction, the album arcs through each movement with terrifying strength. "I'm still alive, that's all I know". The lyrical composition further deals in the metaphorical sense of wordplay – detailing accounts of an apocalypse that is never completely revealed to be internal or planetary… or both. "To journey miles… over the smoldering dead… who turn to soil which yields no growth". The guitar work of Allen Lee Scott and Simpson is like shovels digging graves for all of us and they dig with the conviction and confidence of a band thats rediscovered themselves. They are fighting for it on From Man To Dust, as the rhythm section of Keith Messerle (bass) and Nate Bidwell (drums) churn through each track with the tightness of a duo that's performed together for years, though it's Messerle's first album with the band. It also marks the bands first recorded output as a four piece, creating a dense environment capable of seizing the air from your puny lungs. "Death is a being, she has inevitable tow".
The album was recorded during a sweltering heat wave in a massive, formerly abandoned warehouse in Cincinnati, OH by Andy Perkins, with samples, mixing and additional tracking done at his own Perkins Ranch in Erlanger, KY. The natural reverb from the multitude of room microphones in the gargantuan space further conveys the ambitious grandeur of the record. After the mixing of the album was completed, the whole thing was sent off to the legendary engineer/producer Billy Anderson to master (Neurosis, High On Fire, Melvins), the resulting sound confidently captures the devastating nature of the material itself. In describing the sound in terms of something relatable for people that haven't heard the album, I suppose you could say Beneath Oblivion combine the hypnotic, churning crunch of Sleep and Electric Wizard, with the raw, broken down contempt of Grief and Buzzoven and the monolithic heaviness of Zoroaster and YOB, but also has moments containing the more eclectic elements of Agalloch-esque folk-metal and Skepticism-esque funeral doom keys. Simpson's vocals range from head splitting shrieks, more akin to black metal than doom, to guttural growls, and even into clean singing. Mix it all together with a considerably European flavored atmosphere and a twist of southern rock swagger and you're getting an idea of what the band sounds like. Artwork design for the album was handled by the bands own Allen Lee Scott with layout duties taken care of by N.Shumaker/Northerlightsindustries.com. The vinyl version of the 80 minute epic will be a 2xLP on colored vinyl with heavy, thick gatefold jackets containing spot gloss and a lyrics insert. The CD will come in a thick, recycled stock five inch cardboard gatefold jacket. The album will be released worldwide September 27th via The Mylene Sheath. "Inner and outer conflicts have grown, mental, global, crumbling and too far gone."


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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cisco has completed the acquisition of software company Cariden Technologies Inc. for about $141 million.
The privately held Sunnyvale, Calif., company supplies network planning, design and traffic management products and services for telecommunications providers.
Cariden will help Cisco provide more tools for managing increasing online traffic from mobile devices.
Shares of Cisco, based in San Jose, Calif., rose 6 cents to $19.92 in premarket trading.


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At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornadoes
Thu., May 16, 2013
GRANBURY, Texas — A rash of tornados slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. The violent spring storm scattered bodies, flattened homes, threw trailers onto cars. In Granbury, the worst-hit city, a tornado tore through two neighborhoods around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Resident Elizabeth Tovar described the fist-sized hail that heralded the tornado's arrival, prompting her and her family to hide in their bathroom. "We were all, like, hugging in the bathtub and that's when it started happening. I heard glass shattering and I knew my house was going," Tovar said, shaking her head. "We looked up and … the whole ceiling was gone." The powerful storm crushed buildings as it tore through the area, leaving some as just piles of planks and rubble. Trees and debris were scattered across yards, fences flattened. Behind one house, a detached garage was stripped of most of its aluminum siding, the door caved in and the roof torn off. A tree behind the house was stripped of its branches and a vacant doublewide mobile home on an adjoining lot was torn apart. Daniel and Amanda Layne initially thought they were safe sheltering under their carport. But then "it started getting worse and worse," and the couple took shelter in their bathroom, Daniel Layne said. "The windows and the cars are gone. Both our cars are messed up. I had a big shop. Ain't a piece of it left now," Layne said with a shrug. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds described the devastating aftermath and the hunt for bodies in Granbury, about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. "Some were found in houses. Some were found around houses," Deeds said. "There was a report that two of these people that they found were not even near their homes. So we're going to have to search the area out there." Deeds said around midnight that 14 people were still missing but Mayor Pro Tem Nin Hulett told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday morning that he believed most residents had been accounted for. "Our highest priority right now is to try to get the people that are out there in those communities under a shelter somewhere," Hulett said. Deeds said about 50 people were taken to a hospital in Granbury. Yet more gathered at a local elementary school where paramedics provided on-site treatment. Matt Zavadsky, a spokesman for MedStar Mobile Healthcare, estimated that as many as 100 people were injured. Utilities said about 20,000 homes and businesses were without power early Thursday. Another tornado that storm spotters told the National Weather Service was a mile wide tore through Cleburne, a courthouse city of about 30,000 about 25 miles southeast of Granbury. Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain said early Thursday that no one was killed or seriously hurt, although seven people suffered minor injuries. He estimated that dozens of homes were damaged and declared a local disaster. In one neighborhood, a trucking company trailer that had been parked on the street was picked up and dropped onto a nearby car and garage. Another tornado hit the small town of Millsap, about 40 miles west of Fort Worth. Parker County Judge Mark Kelley said roof damage was reported to several houses and a barn was destroyed, but no injuries were reported. Hail as large as grapefruit also pelted the area around Mineral Wells on Wednesday evening. A police dispatcher reported only minor damage.
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Dir: Simon West. US. 2012. 96mins
Despite only having a limited US theatrical run late last year that barely created a box office ripple, there is an awful lot of old-fashioned B-movie fun to be had with Stolen, which sees the always-active Nicolas Cage teamed with British director Simon West for the first time since their blockbuster 1997 action hit Con Air. The whole 'father must save kidnapped daughter' plot may echo too clearly with Taken, but the film has a strong cast and well-staged action to make it more than watchable.
There is no denying that Stolen is slickly made, moves at cracking pace and is interspersed with smooth action moments.
After an international roll-out release that started in September last year, the film ambled onto UK screens – without any press screenings and appearing in only one West End cinema – but fills an action void, and with a nicely catchy tagline ("12 Hours. $10 million. 1 kidnapped daughter") it will likely find a modest audience prior to a speedy home entertainment release.
The story itself is very by-the-numbers and familiar to anyone who has watched any action-orientated father-and-daughter film/tv series in recent years. Bank robber Will "Gum" Montgomery (Cage), who after being cornered with $10,000,000 from a heist, burns the money.
When he is released eight years later with the intention of going straight (they all say that) and sorting out his relationship with his estranged daughter, Alison (Sami Gayle), things get a little complex when his angry, shaggy-haired, former partner Vincent (Josh Lucas) returns, wanting his share of the money.
Vincent poses as New Orleans cab driver, kidnaps Alison, leaving Gum to desperately search the city – because the police and FBI won't help, apparently because he has a criminal record - for his daughter before it's too late.
There is a niggling sense that Cage is going through the motions with his familiar action-man routine – and his mission to get his daughter back seems just that, a 'mission', rather than something based on love, a persona that Liam Neeson managed to much batter in the original Taken – but he still has his moments, and even gets to talk Swedish to fool eavesdroppers.
Josh Lucas (rather underused these days) gets to play the loopy, scarred, straggly haired, 'driven mad by revenge' psycho role, and has a degree of over-the-top fun, while Malin Akerman (as Riley, the other member of the bank robbery team, now gone straight and running a bar largely frequented by cops) is sadly given little to do. The same for Sami Gayle as Gum's estranged daughter, who is largely there as a plot device.
But there is no denying that Stolen is slickly made, moves at a cracking pace and is interspersed with smooth action moments. The sight of Cage clutching a gigantic stuffed toy for his daughter recalls his classic line in Con Air ("put the bunny back in the box…"), and while David Guggenheim's script is something of a clichéd shocker, as a rollicking DVD B-movie offering Stolen is something of a guilty pleasure.
Production companies: Nu Boyana Film Studios, Simon West Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision
International sales: Millennium Films, www.millenniumfilms.com
Producers: Rene Besson, Matthew Joynes, Jesse Kennedy
Executive producers: Danny Dimbort, Kristina Dubin, Cassian Elwes, Avi Lerner, McG, Job Polhemus, Trevor Short, John Thompson, Mary Viola
Screenplay: David Guggenheim
Cinematography: Jim Whitaker
Editor: Glen Scantlebury
Production designer: Jaymes Hinkle
Music: Mark Isham
Website: www.stolen-movie.com
Main cast: Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Sami Gayle, Edrick Browne, Mark Valley, M.C. Gainey