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Unfortunately we cannot ship tobacco outside of the UK. However Pipes and accessories are allowed
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Partagas cigars have been a firm favourite with those seeking a deep and rich smoke since the 1840's. Don Jaime Partagás y Ravell moved to Havana from Catalan in 1835 and worked initially for a local businessman (Lloret de Mar). By 1845 Don Jamie opened the now iconic La Flor de Tabacas de Partagás in Havana and procured a large quantity of plantations in Vuelta Abajo. The connection with Vuelta Abajo, Cubas premium tobacco growing lands, the Partagas brand was able to offer only the finest tobaccos in their cigars.
Don Jamie experimented with various fermentation methods, many of which are still used today around the world. One other innovation Partagas brought to the cigar world, was the use of readers for rollers in the factories and this tradition continues to this day in Havana factories. Sadly Don Jamie was murdered on one of his plantation in 1868 and his son (José Partagás ) took over the business.
Partagas are renowned by connoisseurs who are looking for a powerful cigar with a rich and pronounced flavour. These cigars offer a classic Cuban taste which has changed very little in the 180+ years, with rich woods, nuts, spice, earth and leathery flavours. The Serie range was introduced in the 1980 and while the blend is a little stronger, it still offers what you would expect form this brand.
Length - 6 1/8"
Ring Gauge - 52
Flavour - Full
Packaging - Loose
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The Paper Waste Workshop is an open source mobile kitchen that invites everyone to join in, experimenting with and developing new biodegradable materials from natural resources and local waste.
At this stage we use a ubiquitous material which however rarely is thought of to be recycled; the paper posters spread all over Berlin, announcing the events of the next day. These short-lived and attention grabbing media in multiple layers add up to an enormous bulk of paper on fences, public walls and advertising columns.
By taking them off, revealing the 'year rings' of these urban surfaces, we harvest the paper in order to process it into a new sustainable material using basic biologic ingredients and simple kitchen utilities to create peculiar (and sculptural) objects for everyday use. The composite material used is shapeable like clay during the process and solid like plastic when dried.
The project contributes to the idea of sustainability and circular thinking to create a closed loop for the poster waste in Berlin (however, other types op paper waste could be used as well). The illustration below shows how the process of the paper goes from waste to bioplastic to decomposing and regenerating new material from it.

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Our facilities
Guest rooms
There are twenty-one double guest rooms, four with access for wheelchair users. Three triple rooms and one family room with four beds. Each room has its own bathroom, a TV and a telephone. The telephone is for internal use only so you can keep in touch with the nursing ward. It is also possible to receive calls from family and friends outside the hospital.
Communual areas
On the second floor there is a communal area with a living room, a large kitchen with a dining area and a coffee & tea corner. You can prepare your own meals in the kitchen or, if you do not feel like cooking yourself, you may visit the staff restaurant "Het Plein" in the hospital.
On the fourth floor you'll find a relaxion room. In a this ambiance you can sit quietly, listen to music, find distraction in a book or simply enjoy the view.
For a small fee you can also make use of a washing machine, dryer and fax. Other facilities such as an internet connection, refrigerator, freezer, child's cot and bicycles (€ 20 deposit) are free of charge.


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Saturday afternoon, the Florida Gators (10-6, 6-5 SEC) will host the Georgia Bulldogs (13-8, 6-8 SEC) in the O'Connell Center in the second of their two annual meetings in Southeastern Conference play.
The all-time series reaches back nearly 100 years to the first game played in Athens on Feb. 10, 1926, which Georgia won, 55-27. Over the years, the two schools traded stretches of dominance, with UF's longest winning streak in the series set at 11 games (March 3, 2004, to Jan. 28, 2009) while UGA's longest of 10-straight games came early on in the rivalry from Jan. 6, 1928, to Feb. 12, 1932.
More recently, the Gators have won three in a row and 14 of the past 19 meetings with the Bulldogs. Georgia's last win came on March 2, 2019, in Gainesville by a score of 61-55. UGA has had a habit of stealing games from UF's home court lately, having won two of the last three meetings in the O'Dome.
Along with those historical facts, there are a few other interesting numbers of note heading into Saturday's game. Here is a look at three important digits courtesy of the press notes.
Everything you need to know to follow Florida basketball vs Georgia
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Valentino will launch Rock 'n Dreams, the fourth fragrance in the sequence that includes Rock 'n Rose, Rock 'n Rose Couture and Rock 'n Rose Pret A Porter, this month.
Rock 'n Dreams targets a younger customer, and features notes of myrrhone (a Firmenich molecule derived from myrrh and iris), peach, cinnamon, woods and vanilla. The fragrance advert features model Siri Tollerød.
Valentino Rock 'n Dreams is available in 30, 50 and 90 ml Eau de Parfum and in matching body products. It can be pre-ordered now at Escentual in the UK. (via cosmeticsinternational).
Also new from Valentino: Valentino Eau de Parfum.


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Objective. The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) working group aims to develop a core set of outcome measures to be used in clinical trials for PMR. Previous reports from OMERACT 11 included a qualitative study of the patient experience and a preliminary literature review.
Methods. A 3-round Delphi survey of clinicians and patients with PMR was undertaken to identify a candidate core domain set for PMR research. Additionally, a literature review of outcome measures and their respective measurement instruments was undertaken. Meetings of patient research partners and clinicians were convened to review face validity of the provisional core domain set, which was subsequently presented and discussed at the OMERACT 12 congress.
Results. Of the 60 clinicians taking part in round 1, 55 took part in round 2 and 51 in round 3. Of the 55 patients who took part in round 1, 46 and 35 took part in subsequent rounds. In total, 91% of participants in round 3 deemed the resulting draft core domain set reasonable. The literature review identified 28 studies for full review. Measurement instruments for each proposed domain were identified. Clinicians are highly aware of glucocorticoid-related adverse effects, but there is relatively little evidence about their true prevalence and severity, especially in PMR.
Conclusion. A provisional core domain set, presented for clinical trials in PMR, comprises acute phase markers, physical function, death, glucocorticoid-related adverse events, and development of giant cell arteritis. Measurement instruments are suggested that may cover each domain, but these require formal validation for clinical trials in PMR.
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease with the highest incidence in those over 60 years of age, and an estimated prevalence of 711,000 adults in the United States1. Its effects can be devastating to patients' lives (Table 1). Glucocorticoids (GC) remain the basis of treatment2,3. The OMERACT PMR special interest group (SIG) was set up to identify a set of core outcome measures using the OMERACT Filter 2.0 methodology4 and builds on work presented at OMERACT 115.
Delphi Survey of Clinicians and Patients
A 3-round Delphi survey of 60 international clinicians with an interest in PMR and 55 UK patients with PMR was conducted. In round 1, a list of candidate domains was provided, which had been identified from previous work5. Participants were invited to identify their "top 10" domains and to add further domains or comments. Patient and clinician surveys were conducted in parallel for rounds 1 and 2 and combined for round 3. Domains from round 1 placed by > 70% of either group in their top 10 were deemed included. The remaining domains identified by at least 20% of either group were distributed for a second round of voting to determine which were essential additions to those already included. In the final round, an overall opinion on the combined outcome set (Table 2) was sought, and suggestions were invited for potential instruments. Lastly, the survey results were discussed at meetings of patient research partners and clinicians.
Sixty clinicians participated in round 1, 55 in round 2, and 51 in round 3. Of the 55 patients who took part in round 1, 46 and 35 took part in subsequent rounds. Table 2 illustrates the draft core domain set after rounds 1 and 2, which was provided to respondents for round 3, with 91% agreeing that this was a reasonable draft core domain set.
The most common reason given by clinicians for non-agreement (n = 6) was concern about including the domain "muscle weakness" that had been identified by patients, therefore this could not be included in the provisional core domain set but was identified as an item for future research. GC-related adverse effects were identified as important, but there was no consensus on how they should be measured.
Patients requested that "stiffness" be considered instead of "morning stiffness." It was also suggested from the clinician group that development of giant cell arteritis should also be reported in any clinical trial of patients with PMR.
In the past, drug adverse effects have not been included as domains within OMERACT core domain sets, but OMERACT Filter 2.0 makes provision for identifying specific adverse effects of interest4. The concerns of both patients and clinicians about potential adverse effects of GC suggested that recording specific GC adverse effects might need to be included in the core set.
Literature Review of Outcome Measures and Measurement Instruments in PMR
A literature search of major medical databases was performed. Relevant PMR terms for both Medline and EMBASE (Table 3) were used, as well as the thesaurus function, which performs searches using all relevant associated terms. Identified titles and the subsequent abstracts were screened. The final full text articles were then reviewed to identify any outcome measures and associated instruments that had been reported.
In total, 562 abstracts were identified, with 28 articles included for full text review. The identified outcome measures and respective instruments relevant to the identified candidate core domains are presented in Table 4.
The instruments found covered all of the candidate domains in the provisional core domain set from the Delphi survey, except for GC-related adverse effects. One study reported poor test-retest reliability for fatigue visual analog scale, morning stiffness duration, and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) mental component score; however, it was unclear whether this finding reflected variation in the underlying symptoms or was the result of issues with the instruments themselves6. The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) has also been evaluated in PMR, and was found to be responsive to change and to correlate with other outcome measures7.
Qualitative work relating to the patient experience of stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that allowed a comparison with stiffness in PMR was presented at OMERACT 12 by Serena Halls. Patients with RA reported that their stiffness was highly variable in relation to time, duration, and intensity, and had an effect on many aspects of their daily life. This paralleled our findings regarding stiffness in PMR, in that duration of "morning stiffness" was only 1 aspect: severity and its relationship to physical function were of equal or greater importance to most patients. These findings of our qualitative work on stiffness in PMR were presented in brief at the last OMERACT meeting5 and have since been submitted for full publication.
GC-related Adverse Events
A large number of adverse events of GC have been described, but extensive review work done by the European League Against Rheumatism Task Force demonstrated that good evidence on their prevalence and severity at different daily and cumulative doses is mostly lacking7. This is an important issue because it challenges many of our assumptions about the risks of treatment in PMR (it must be acknowledged that existing data mostly relate to RA, and extrapolation to PMR would require consideration of important confounders such as age, comorbidity, and concomitant medications). The lack of current proven alternatives to GC in PMR is not a reason to ignore their adverse events; indeed a major part of the rationale for potential future clinical trials of disease-modifying therapies, or different doses/tapering rates of GC, is that clinicians and patients wish to reduce the burden of GC-related adverse events in patients with PMR, while maintaining control of disease activity.
According to the OMERACT Filter 2.0, a core adverse event is defined as one that should be measured in every study to which the "parent" core set pertains. Because PMR is currently predominantly treated with GC, and fear of adverse effects is an important factor affecting treatment in routine practice, core set developers might consider designating (some) GC adverse effects as core adverse events. This would allow the collection of high-quality data on the actual incidence of GC-related adverse events. This harmonization of data collection to facilitate data synthesis and metaanalysis is one of the key arguments for a core outcome set and may also apply equally to core adverse events.
Considerations from the group included the observation that adverse events are always reportable in trials that comply with International Conference on Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice requirements (www.ich.org/products/guidelines/efficacy/efficacy-single/article/good-clinical-practice.html), but that naming certain events as core would allow better attention to detail and mandatory reporting, even if zero events occurred in a trial.
Summary OMERACT 12 Special Interest Group
At the OMERACT 12 meeting in Budapest, Hungary, the goal of the PMR special interest group (SIG) was to draft a program for the next 2 years to develop a core outcome measurement set. Each of the core areas within Filter 2.0 was considered in turn.
Pathophysiological manifestations
Although simple measurement of acute phase markers may not be sufficient to identify all aspects of disease activity in PMR, it was felt that acute phase markers (particularly C-reactive protein) are the most useful biomarkers in routine clinical practice. The domain we would ideally like to measure is "disease activity" rather than acute phase markers, which are acknowledged to have limitations as a surrogate for disease activity, at least in clinical practice. Ultimately a biomarker for PMR that reflects disease activity better than the current acute phase markers would be useful; imaging may play a role here. It was concluded that much useful data could be obtained from longitudinal observational studies.
Life impact
Pain and stiffness were also identified as important by the Delphi. Prior work had suggested that, as in RA, for some patients with PMR, pain and stiffness are closely related5; hence in the provisional core domain set they are provisionally grouped together. The subjective experience of muscle weakness appeared important to patients, but its cause, whether related to PMR or to its treatment with glucocorticoids, requires further elucidation. Overall, considerations of parsimony and discussions with patients identified physical function as the item that best characterized the effects of PMR on their lives. The HAQ, Modified HAQ, and/or SF-36 may be adequate for identifying at least part of this. However, these generic instruments are unlikely to identify the full extent of the patient experience in PMR, and their content validity may not be optimal. Development of a patient-reported outcome tool for PMR requires a formal, rigorous approach, and this remains part of the agenda for future research.
GC-related adverse effects
Metaanalysis of clinical trial data of the adverse effects of low-dose GC in RA failed to show evidence of substantively elevated risk with GC. This challenges traditional teaching about the risks of GC therapy. However, many clinicians felt that these data may not be applicable to PMR, where patients are older and arguably more vulnerable to adverse effects. Data are lacking to settle this question either way; yet the question is fundamental to arguments for development of new treatments in PMR and to determine whether very slow reduction of GC is very nearly as safe as the usual recommendation of fast reduction.
To perform a metaanalysis in the context of PMR, ideally GC-related adverse effects should be recorded in a consistent way across studies. Feedback from the industry perspective suggested that the standard methods for recording adverse events in clinical trials may not provide the uniformity of data collection that would be needed for this.
The draft core domain set reflecting feedback from the OMERACT 12 PMR SIG is illustrated in Figure 1. The concept of parsimony is particularly relevant to trials of PMR: in many countries including the United Kingdom and The Netherlands, PMR is predominantly managed in primary care by general practitioners, so routine and ongoing data collection may be most appropriately undertaken in this setting. The concept of an "inner core" is thus particularly important for PMR.
Except for GC-related adverse events, within the "inner core" of essential items, candidate instruments that may be adequate for a preliminary outcome set were identified for each domain. The next step will be to begin validating these instruments according to the OMERACT Filter using existing datasets, and where possible, collecting new datasets.
The authors thank all of the OMERACT PMR patient research partners who participated in the Delphi study and subsequent meetings, with special thanks to Pam Hildreth, Margaret Ashton, and Eileen Harrison for their invaluable contributions.
Dr. Mackie is funded by a Clinician Scientist Fellowship from the National Institute for Health Research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the UK Department of Health.


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The temperatures in New York are keeping our coats and scarves in rotation, but the test kitchen tells a different story. We're no longer sampling stews or baking with wintry spices; we're reveling in salads, fawning over spring greens, and devouring bright, tart desserts. This week's test kitchen day was decorated with flowers and full of vegetables in every preparation imaginable, making us all very happy -- and satisfied -- campers. Take a peek at what we were up to on Monday, and remember to follow us on Instagram for more.
Spring! It's here! After enduring weeks of trips to potato-filled markets while west coasters bragged about their bushels of asparagus, we're finally starting to feel like spring has arrived. The flowers on Amanda's windowsill reassured us that winter's end is in sight; bring on the picnics!
Pan or palette? This baking sheet looks like it could be the palette for a canvas full of white, but it's really a clue for a sweet recipe we'll be sharing soon; any idea what we're making?
Our own wizards of Oz. Finding the right shot takes effort, creativity, and an almost-obsessive attention to detail. Here, Kristen and James, our food styling dream team, confer over a final shot. How will it turn out? Our breath is bated.
Looking for more ways to celebrate spring?Celebrate the season's best produce with these 10 recipes.Make lemony quinoa and roasted spring vegetables for dinner tonight.Pretend you're on spring break with paper umbrella-worthy cocktails.
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232,000 temp, day-to-day jobs vanish in July
According to a Statistics Korea job report, there were 232,000 fewer jobs for temporary workers and day-to-day hires in July compared to the same period last year. These are mostly positions in restaurants and on construction sites.
This was in stark contrast to the 272,000 jobs that were added in July compared to a year earlier for employees with contracts that last longer than a year.
More specifically, 108,000 temporary jobs disappeared compared to a year ago while day-to-day jobs saw an even sharper decrease of 124,000.
Temporary jobs have contracts of less than a year while day-to-day jobs last less than a month, as on construction sites.
The disappearance of jobs is being blamed on two hikes in the minimum wage, which is a key pillar of the Moon Jae-in government's so-called income-led growth policy.
The main idea of that policy is that employees on the bottom rung would earn more after the minimum wage was raised and start spending more, raising the revenue of businesses across the board including manufacturers to the benefit of the overall economy.
Small businesses - the usual employers of such temporary or day-to-day workers - warned from the start that it would not work that way. They are strongly against another major hike in the minimum wage set for next year.
This year, the minimum wage was raised 16.4 percent, the highest rate since 2001, and next year it will be raised an additional 10.9 percent.
A recent National Tax Service study found that small businesses like restaurants were under intense stress.
Last year, 166,751 restaurants reported that they were closing. That's 92 percent of the 181,304 restaurants that opened up, the highest rate since 2011, when the rate was 93.8 percent.
"Although the government is not clearly acknowledging that the minimum wage is having a negative effect on the job market, when you look at the sharp losses of temporary jobs and day-to-day job as well as jobs in wholesale and retail, it's clear that the minimum wage is the biggest reason," said Oh Jung-geun, a Konkuk University professor of finance IT. "If the results are turning out to be the opposite from what the government had intended, they need to acknowledge it and change their policy course."
In hopes of turning the mood around, the government has said it will announce measures to support small businesses on Aug. 23.
Spooked by the alarming job numbers, Moon told government and Blue House top officials that their jobs are on the line.
"My heart is heavy watching the job situation not improve and actually get worse," Moon said on Monday during a senior aides meeting at the Blue House. "The Blue House and the government economic team should work with perfect teamwork and realize that their jobs are on the line to [give the public] the faith that the government is doing its best in a difficult job situation."
Moon added that the government should aggressively utilize tax revenues that have been collected.
"At the same time [the government] should further speed up strengthening innovative regulation [changes] and promote a fair economy so that the private sector will be able to expand their investments and employment," Moon said.
"In policies, what should be most feared is losing the trust of the people."
Moon's popularity vote has been falling due to the failure of his economic policies.
It was clear from a Sunday meeting among the government, the Blue House and the ruling Democratic Party held in Yeouido, western Seoul, that there is ongoing discord.
Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon and Jang Ha-sung, the Blue House top policy aide and former economy professor who designed the income-led growth policy, were at odds on the impact of the minimum wage hikes.
Kim hinted at change in the government's policy on income-led growth, while Jang asked the public to be patient.
The Blue House on Monday tried to downplay any disagreement between Kim and Jang.
"How can both men say the same exact same words?" asked a Blue House official. "Each could have a different approach.
"Jang commented that the government will continue to push forward with the policy direction and philosophy unwaveringly while Kim talked about difficulties in reality and how to solve these problems."
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Business Brief
Farm Operation
ProGreen did not assist Contel with preparations or planting of this year's crop. As a result, Contel chose to grow onions this year. The decision was due, in part, to the demand from a large distributor that proposed to provide seeds valued at approximately $50,000 (USD) as a form of deposit. The deal was typical of the local market, such that the purchase would be made at the market price at the time of delivery (delivery being on-site pick-up, in this case). The farm crop is white onions, which are highest in domestic demand, as opposed to the sweet yellow onions or red onions that may be in higher demand in U.S. markets.
Unfortunately, the current market price is 25% of the price at this time last year, and so Contel has delayed the harvest and is doing everything they can to hold out for better pricing. The current price may not provide even enough revenue for Contel to repay their short-term loans for the operating cost and complete payroll payments for the harvest. The situation is not good for ProGreen with regard to any loan repayment installments from Contel this year, and we have no such expectation at this time.
We are still engaged with the lender for the $2.5 million funding, though (…the saga continues…) and we cannot give any assurance that we will receive this funding. We are working on alternatives for the funding, as we have been over the past year, and we hope to have a resolution within the first calendar quarter of 2020 if not sooner. When we do have funds available, we intend to bring the company current in its reporting with the necessary filings, and we will then also be able to communicate our plans going forward.
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Any forward-looking information provided in this post should be considered with these factors in mind. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained above.


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Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV Posts Strong Sales In November12
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The Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV has posted impressive sales figures thus far, with 33,094 units sold in China during November, making the microcar the best-selling EV in the Chinese market, beating the Tesla Model 3. In fact, the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV was the only EV in China that sold more than 30,000 units in a month.
The sales performance was reported by Chinese automotive news website Gasgoo.
SAIC-GM, one of General Motors' joint ventures in China, launched the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV earlier this year. The microcar is offered in three basic and affordable variants, with pricing ranging between RMB 28,800 (about $4,400 at current exchange rates) and RMB 38,800 (about $5,930).
Taking inspiration from Japanese kei cars, the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV seeks to combine practicality with highly compact exterior dimensions.
The impressive sales performance in November follows a string of earlier sales successes. As GM Authority reported in November, the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV was the best-selling electric vehicle in China during the month of October as well, with 20,631 units sold. The Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV was also the best-selling electric vehicle in China in August of 2020, with roughly 15,000 units sold, outpacing the Tesla Model 3, which sold 11,800 units during the same time period.
In the first 20 days after GM opened order books in July, some 15,000 orders for the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV were made, with another 35,000 order made through August.
The Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV comes with two doors for ingress and egress, and four seats to accommodate passengers, as well as a large rear hatch for cargo. With the rear seats folded down, the minicar offers a maximum of 741 liters (26.2 cubic feet) of space. Motivation is sourced from an electric motor producing 13 kW (17.4 horsepower) and 85 Nm (62.7 pound-feet) of torque. Range per charge is rated at 170 km (105.6 miles) in top-trim form, while top speed is set at 100 km/h (62 mph).
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The first winter survey taken in late November – beginning of December 2018 showed that while electoral effects of the Azov crisis and introduction of the martial law are yet to be studied the more active participation of opposition parties and politicians has already changed the voters' attitudes and affected the parties' popularity.
Among major trends the biggest heed should be given to grown popularity of Yuriy Boyko and the newly established Opposition Platform – Za Zhittya (the union of a part of Opposition Bloc headed by Yuriy Boyko and Za Zhittya party headed by Vadym Rabinovich).
Also, popularity of smaller political parties is showing the stable upward dynamics as well.
According to the survey results, should the presidential elections in Ukraine be held 'this Sunday', the biggest part of voters would give their votes to Yulia Tymoshenko (11.6%), Yuriy Boyko (11.5%), and Petro Poroshenko (9.3%). They will be followed by Volodymyr Zelenskiy (5.6%), Oleg Lyashko (5.1%), Anatoliy Grytsenko (4.9%), and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (4.2%). Among the candidates who seem to obtain less support the biggest upsurge was shown by Illya Kiva (2.3%).
Along with this, the decline of voter's attitudes mostly affected the politicians from the remaining part of Opposition Bloc and also – Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, who was expected to announce the dawn of his political carrier but already wasted several opportunities to do so. The poll embraced the politicians that would most likely participate in the elections.
As regards the parliamentary elections, the new Ukrainian parliament would consist of the following political parties: the Batkivschyna Party headed by Yulia Tymoshenko (12.3%), the newly established Opposition Platform – Za Zhittya (9.8%), "Sluga Narodu" Party of Volodymyr Zelenskiy (8.1%), the Solidarnist Party of the incumbent Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (7.9%), the Radical Party of Oleg Lyashko (6.2%), and Opposition Bloc of Vadim Novynskiy (5.3%).
Modest chances to be represented in the parliament are shared by "Gromadyanska Pozitsiya" of Anatoliy Gritsenko (4.8%), "Samopomich" (Andriy Sadoviy), "Svoboda" (Ruslan Koshulynskiy), the Socialist Party of Ukraine (Illya Kiva), "Narodniy Front" (Arseniy Yatsenyuk), and several others.
The results of the survey are shown in the tables below.
The international research center BURI (The Belgium-Ukraine Research Institute) conducted the survey in Ukraine from November 26 to December 1, 2018. Total quantity of respondents equaled 2020 individuals (representational sample). The survey method – direct interviews. Error margin is 2.2%.


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|Ciaran speaking on behalf of Console at #txs2
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|Ciaran speaking on behalf of Console at #txs2
|Brenda Drumm in her groovy Christmas glasses
Thank you so much for sharing this. It really was a magical day. You are right - Christmas can be a tough time for some, but hopefully those who hear 'Holding on for Christmas' will hear the smiles in our voices as we sang our hearts out yesterday for a cause also close to my heart unfortunately. There is barely a family at the moment who has not been touched by the numbness of suicide, but yes, while the grief is still there at times, and the awful numbness that comes with it, days like yesterday remind us that there really are wonderful people who will be there to help. Glad you were there to feel the Christmas magic - and experience the jumpers too!!!ReplyDelete
Thank you Anne marie for your lovely comments and sharing your experience. I felt yesterday was very positive and it was great fun too. I agree that probably most if not all families in Ireland have felt the impact of suicide. It is great that there are charities like console raising awareness and supporting those who feel suicidal or those bereaved from it.Delete
A lovely heartfelt piece, looking forward to hearing the song!ReplyDelete
Thanks for that Niall.
With regards to the song, well I am biased so suffice to say it's brilliant. Roll on the launch date of 9th December.
A very good cause, like others have said there have been so many families hit by suicide. Maybe the love and joy felt in this song will help people to forgive others and look at the true meaning of Christmas. Look forward to hearing the song..ReplyDelete
Thanks, I must admit I am counting down the days until we can all hear the song.Delete
Hi Helen, thanks for this, a lovely moving post. xx MagsReplyDelete


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|Aruba is a 33 km (21 mi) long island in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Aruba is renowned for its white, sandy beaches on the western and southern coasts of the island, relatively sheltered from fierce ocean currents. Aruba has a dry climate and has helped tourism as visitors to the island can reliably expect warm, sunny weather.
Tourism is the mainstay of the small, open Aruban economy, with offshore banking and oil refining and storage also important. The rapid growth of the tourism sector over the last decade has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Over 1.5 million tourists per year visit Aruba.
Aruba's two official languages are Dutch and Papiamento.
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ADI-6432R: The RME ADI-6432 R is identical to the ADI-6432, but can be connected to two different electrical circuits. If one of these circuits fails, the ADI-6432 R will continue to operate without interruption.
RMEs ADI-6432 offers 64 channels of format conversion from MADI to AES and vice versa. Typical applications include two ADI-6432 used as digital multicore, or one unit used as AES/EBU frontend for theHammerfall DSP MADI PCI card. Up to 192 kHz at 24-Bit are supported. Built with 2 units height there is enough space for all connectors and control elements. Of course the unit includes lots of typical RME-features:
The compact unit with 19" width and 2 unit height serves as format converter MADI to/from AES (schematic view). MADI handles 64 channels of 24-Bit audio at sampling frequencies up to 48 kHz, 32 channels up to 96 kHz, and 16 channels up to 192 kHz. All channels are transferred across a single cable, either coaxial (BNC) or optical network cable. In both cases, cable lengths of more than 100 meters can be achieved. The AES/EBU channels are provided as 32 AES/EBU inputs and outputs via D-sub connectors. The ADI-6432 accepts 56 channels and 64 channels as well as 96k frame at its input, and can be set to generate those formats at its output.
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|Crop Knowledge Master
Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)
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Ronald F.L. Mau, Extension Entomologist
Jayma L. Martin Kessing, Educational Specialist
Department of Entomology
Honolulu, Hawaii
Updated by: J.M. Diez April 2007
This aphid attacks several vegetable crops including: broccoli, cabbage, Chinese broccoli (gai lon), Chinese cabbage (Napa cabbage, won bok), daikon, mustard cabbage (kai choy), radish, tomato and zucchini.
The turnip aphid has a worldwide distribution (Blackman and Eastop, 1984). Records in the literature report this aphid has been on Maui since 1987. Its distribution on other islands is unknown.
Aphids feed by sucking sap from their hosts. Large colonies can cause the plants to become deformed and the leaves curled, shriveled and yellowed (Metcalf, 1962). The turnip aphid can sometimes be found in large numbers on the undersides of outer open leaves or in the inflorescences (flowers) (Blackman and Eastop, 1984). In severe infestations, both sides of leaves are infested (Yadav et. al., 1988). On cabbage, large populations can affect leaf size (Deshpande, 1937) and yield (Jagan Mohan et al., 1981). On mustard, these aphids prefer flowers to leaves (Singh, et al., 1965).
Like other soft bodied insects such as leafhoppers, mealybugs and scales, aphids produce honeydew. This sweet and watery excrement is fed on by bees, wasps, ants and other insects. The honeydew serves as a medium on which a sooty fungus, called sooty mold, grows. Honeydew gives cabbage plants a dirty appearance that reduces their market value (Deshpande, 1937).
Aphids vector many plant diseases that cause greater losses than caused by direct feeding injury. This is often the greatest impact of an aphid infestation. The turnip aphid is a vector of about 10 non-persistent plant viruses, including cabbage black ring spot and mosaic diseases of cauliflower, radish and turnip (Blackman and Eastop, 1984). In nonpersistent transmission the virus reproduces in the plant and aphids simply aid in dissemination of the virus and the infection process.
This aphid has two modes producing young: fertilization of females by males resulting in the production of eggs (sexual reproduction), and the birthing of live female nymphs by adult females without fertilization by males (parthenogenesis). Reproduction through parthenogenesis seems to be the norm as males are very rare and females are almost exclusively viviparous (birth live young) throughout the year and males have only been observed in the cooler months (Kawada and Murai, 1979).
Temperature is a crucial factor in the longevity of the turnip aphid. Within the viable temperature ranges, high temperatures shorten the life span and cooler temperatures increase longevity (Sidhu and Singh, 1964). A study by Sidhu and Singh (1964) reported the longevity of the turnip aphid on radish at several temperatures throughout the year in India. Adults live for 15 - 18 days during the summer when temperatures are varied between 85û - 94û F. Lifespan was considerable longer at winter temperatures (55û - 68û F) and varied from 31 - 61 days. The number of nymphs produced is also influenced by temperature. At an average temperature of 55.4û F (13.0û C) 132 young were produced by each aphid where at 86.36û F (30.2û C) 26 nymphs were produced (Sidhu and Singh, 1964). On different rape and mustard species, fecundity is influenced by the species and variety of the host plant (Singh, et. al., 1965).
Eggs are laid along the veins of leaves (Kawada and Murai, 1979). Eggs of this aphid have not been found in Hawaii.
There are four nymphal stages (instars). The general appearance of each stage is similar except for increase in size during subsequent instars. The first, second, third and fourth nymphal stages last 1-2, 2, 2, and 3 days respectfully (Sachan and Bansal, 1975), giving the nymphal stage a length of 8-9 days total. Minor variations in these durations occur between winged and wingless forms when raised on cabbage, cauliflower, mustard and radish (Sachan and Bansal, 1975). Refer to Sidhu and Singh (1964) for a shaded drawing of the first and fourth instars.
Wingless, female, aphids (called apterae) are yellowish green, gray green or olive green with a white waxy bloom covering the body (Blackman and Eastop, 1984). The waxy coating is more dense under humid conditions. The winged, female, adult aphids (called alate) have a dusky green abdomen with dark lateral stripes separating the body segments and dusky wing veins (Blackman and Eastop, 1984). Antennae are dark in color except at the base (Deshpande, 1937). The apterae females are about 3/50-1/10 inch (1.2-2.4 mm) long and the alate forms are about 3/50-1/12 inch (1.4-2.2 mm) long (Blackman and Eastop, 1984). Refer to Sidhu and Singh (1964) for a shaded drawing of the apterous and alate adults.
After emerging from the last molt, 1-2 days pass before the adult females begin producing young (Sachan and Bansal, 1975). They continue producing young for 13-20 days followed by a 2-3 day post reproductive stage. The total duration of the adult stage is 26-37 days (Sachan and Bansal, 1975). Sachan and Bansal (1975) reported that wingless females produce 70-87 young in their lifetime, while winged females produce 31-40 young.
Male aphids are olive-green to brown in color. They are considerably smaller than the females and measure approximately 3/50 inch (1.20-1.35 mm) in length (Kawada and Murai, 1979). A technical description of the apterous male is provided by Kawada and Murai (1979) and Verma and Mathur (1966).
In India, the turnip aphid is preyed upon by three species of lady-bird beetles and their grubs and parsatized by two wasp parasites (a Chalcid and an Ichneumonid) (Deshpande, 1937). In Hawaii, it is suspected that this aphid is attacked by several parasites and predators that are general to aphids.
Lai (1969) reported several varieties of mustard and rape that were highly resistant to turnip aphid attack.
Jagan Mohan, et. al. (1981) and Krishnaiah and Jagan Mohan (1977) found that chemical treatments with methamidophos and quinalphos offered the best protection against the turnip aphid on cabbage. Jagan Mohan et. al. (1981) also found endosulfan, ethiofencarb and pirimicarb significantly effective against this pest. However, their tests were inconclusive in regard to the efficacy of synthetic pyrethroids, fenvalerate and permethrin (Jagan Mohan et. al., 1981). Yadav, et. al. (1988) reported excellent kill using methyl-demeton and endosulfan and up to 8 days of keeping aphid populations in check using malathion and chlorpyrifos.
There are no listings for chlorpyrifos, endosuphan, ethiofencarb, malathion, methyl-demeton, pirimicarb as of April 2007.
Blackman, R. L. and V. F. Eastop. 1984. Aphids on the World's Crops: An Identification and Information Guide. John Wiley and Sons: Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore. 466 pages.
Deshpande, V. G. 1937. Cabbage Aphis - Siphocoryne indobrassicae - and Its Control with Home-Made Nicotine Spray. Agric. and Live-Stock in India. 7(6): 756-762.
Jagan Mohan, N., K. Krishnaiah and N. K. Krishna Kumar. 1981. Chemical Control of Mustard Aphid, Lipaphis erysimi Kalt and Leaf Webber, Crocidolomia binotalis Zell on Cabbage. Pesticides. 15(2): 29-32.
Kawada, K. and T. Murai. 1979. Short Communication. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata. 26: 343-345.
Krishnaiah, K. and N. Jagan Mohan. 1977. Control of Cabbage Pests by New Insecticides, Presented at the Second Oriental Entomology Symposium, Loyola College, Madras. Abstracts of papers: 88-89.
Lai, O. P. 1969. Field Studies for Varietal Resistance in Rape and Mustard Aphid Lipaphis erysimi Kalt. Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Entomologie. 64: 394-400.
Metcalf, R. L. 1962. Destructive and Useful Insects Their Habits and Control. McGraw-Hill Book Company; New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London. 1087 pages.
Sachan, J. N. and O. P. Bansal. 1975. Influence of Different Host Plants on the Biology of Mustard Aphid, Lipaphis erysimi Kalt. Indian J. Entomology. 37(4): 420-424.
Sidhu, H. S. and S. Singh. 1964. Biology of the Mustard Aphid - Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) - in the Punjab. Indian Oilseeds J. 8(4): 348-359.
Singh, S. R., A. Narain, K. P. Srivastava and J. A. Siddiqui. 1965. Fecundity of Mustard Aphid of Different Rapes and Mustard Species. Indian Oilseeds J. 9(3): 215-219.
Verma, K. D. and A. C. Mathur. 1966. Short Notes. Indian J. Entomology. 28: 277-278.
Yadav, P. R., L. S. Yadav and S. S. Dashad. 1988. Comparative Efficacy of Some Insecticides Against the Aphid, Lipaphis erysimi Kalt. on Cabbage Crop. Indian J. Entomology. 50(1): 61-68.


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Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail
Tarrio was arrested as he arrived in Washington two days before supporters of then-President Donald Trump descended on the U.S. Capitol and disrupted the certification of the Electoral College vote.
The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation's capital days shortly before the Jan. 6 riot.
Enrique Tarrio told the court he was "profusely" sorry for his actions, calling them a "grave mistake."
"What I did was wrong," Tarrio said during the hearing held via videoconference.
Tarrio was arrested as he arrived in Washington two days before thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump — including members of the Proud Boys — descended on the U.S. Capitol and disrupted the certification of the Electoral College vote. Tarrio was ordered to stay away from Washington, and law enforcement later said Tarrio was picked up in part to help quell potential violence.
Authorities say Proud Boys members stole the banner that read #BLACKLIVESMATTER from the Asbury United Methodist Church on Dec. 12 and then set it ablaze using lighter fluid and lighters. Tarrio posted a picture of himself holding an unlit lighter to his Parler account and admitted days later in an interview with The Washington Post that he joined in the burning of the banner.
When police pulled Tarrio over on Jan. 4 on the warrant for vandalizing the sign, officers found two unloaded magazines emblazoned with the Proud Boys logo in his bag. Tarrio said, according to a police report, that he sells the clips and the ones he was carrying were purchased by a customer.
Tarrio pleaded guilty last month to destruction of property and attempted possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device.


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We're still riding high off the potent exhaust fumes of the drag racing Chelsea bus from Monday night. Even the media at large have been tripping over themselves to sing our praises; that's how good that performance was. Meanwhile, Mourinho invented the latest narrative-defining metaphor (aww, horsies!), and suddenly Chelsea are back in the title-favorite talk. Incidentally, still nobody seems to notice Arsenal there at the top of the table, which is kind of funny.
On Saturday, eighth-place Newcastle come to town. Losers of five of seven in all competitions, they certainly don't feel like an eighth-placed team however. Fresh off a home derby day embarrassment to Sunderland and the loss of Yohan Cabaye to PSG, it's probably safe to describe them as "reeling." Yet to underestimate them - with everybody seemingly expecting at least a 5-0 to Chelsea - would be a mistake. Let's not forget that we've lost three of the last four against them. Never easy; always tricky.
The Magpies have been a very streaky team under Pardew; they're only one result away from turning their fortunes around. And it was a 2-0 win over Chelsea in November that sent them on their way to seven wins from nine. Newcastle went into that match on the heels of a derby day defeat as well.
On the plus side, we will not have to deal with the cosmic curse on us that is the month of November this time around, so hopefully a similarly flat and uninspired performance as on that day can be avoided come tomorrow.
Date/Time: Saturday, February 8, 2014, 15:00 GMT; 10am EST; 8:30pm IST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Forecast: Rain, heavy rain
On TV: none (UK); USA, Mun2 (USA); Star Sports 4, Star Sports 2 HD (India); elsewhere
Online: Chelsea TV (audio only); BBC One (UK, audio only); NBC Sports Live Extra (USA); Star Sports (India)
Chelsea squad news: Marco van Ginkel and Fernando Torres remain out, despite the latter's return to training earlier this week. A few others are carrying knocks, but Mourinho wasn't kind enough to divulge just who those might be.
The fixture list resumes its usual twice-weekly rate of matches in two of the next three weeks, so we will likely have to start rotating a bit more than it's been the case lately. We do have new boy Mohamed Salah and supposed weakling Andre Schurrle ready to go I'm sure. Though I think Mourinho will ensure these three points before potentially resting a player or two in the away match against either West Brom on Tuesday or Manchester City (FA Cup) on the weekend.
Newcastle squad news: As Steve told you, we will be seeing a much-changed Newcastle squad from the last time we faced them. Besides losing Cabaye to economics and Loïc Remy to suspension, the Magpies lead the injury charts with eight players currently on the disabled list.
It goes a little something like this: Fabricio Coloccini (MCL), Yoan Gouffran ("muscle injury"), Papiss Cisse (back), Cheick Tiote (hamstring), Ryan Taylor (ACL), Gael Bigirimana (ankle). Shola Ameobi (illness) and Gabriel Obertan (knee) face fitness tests. That's seven of the 14 players who took part in our last meeting potentially out.
View from the enemy: Coming Home Newcastle
Previously: This will be the 155th meeting between the two clubs, with Chelsea owning a 63-51 overall edge in wins. As mentioned at the top, our recent record is rather bad however: only two wins from the last eight (since 2010). But at least we did get to see a wonder goal.


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The disease is difficult and expensive to manage, and its growth threatens to overwhelm the state's health care system.
U of M and Mayo researchers call their diabetes collaboration the Decade of Discovery.
The discovery of insulin in 1921 was one of the biggest advances in medicine. Treating diabetes is essentially the same as it was then.
We asked sources in our Public Insight Network to tell us what it's like living with diabetes.
Minnesota companies are angling to make the state a national leader in the treatment of diabetes.
The number of Minnesotans with diabetes is growing so fast that state health officials describe the disease as a juggernaut threatening to overwhelm the state's health care system. But there is some hope. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota have set out to conquer diabetes within 10 years.
These Minnesotans are working to find better ways to manage diabetes, and to cure it.
Reporters: Lorna Benson, Elizabeth Dunbar
Broadcast editor: Mike Edgerly
Online editors: David Cazares, Melanie Sommer
Photographers: Jeffrey Thompson, Alex Kolyer
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Brutal Murders Of Three Fishermen In China Put Spotlight On Rise Of Islamic Terrorism
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times
BEIJING — The three men's bodies were found bloodied on the banks of a lake where they had been fishing last month, one of them slashed in the neck so deeply he was almost decapitated.
The April 27 triple slaying of the Chinese men in an ethnic Uighur section of the Xinjiang region has raised once again the specter of a new wave of Islamic terrorism roiling China.
The killings, first reported Thursday by Radio Free Asia, took place in a rural area about 100 miles southwest of Kashgar, one of the westernmost cities in China. President Xi Jinping was visiting that day to promote the fight against separatists and delivered a speech calling Kashgar the "front line in anti-terrorism and maintaining social stability," state media reported. Xi's visit was also punctuated by a bombing and knife attack at a train station in Urumqi, the regional capital.
Relatives of the slain men have accused Chinese authorities of covering up the details in order to downplay the extent of ethnic violence in the region.
"Anyone with common sense can tell this is a terrorist attack…. What are they trying to hide?" they said in a letter signed by the widows of the three men.
The letter was posted on an Internet site May 3 but removed shortly afterward, presumably on orders of Chinese authorities. Comments about the letter in a Kashgar online forum were also removed, and the accounts of the people who commented were blocked.
The three men were employees of state-owned companies, one with a bank and two with an automobile repair company. They reportedly liked to fish on weekends and had gone to a pond near their homes in Yecheng county. Their mutilated bodies were discovered by a fourth man who had traveled with them but was fishing alone at another section of the pond.
"Their car was there. Their money was there. It was definitely not a robbery," said Zhou Jianlai, manager of the Zepu County Tongda Transportation Co., where some of the men worked. "The police have not solved the case yet. They are taking it as a regular criminal case for now."
Experts in Xinjiang say there has been a surge in ethnic violence, much of which has gone unreported.
"The tempo and tone of the attacks has increased very significantly in the last two years," said Rohan Gunaratna, a Singapore-based terrorism expert. "These are really low-tech attacks using knives, sticks, stones and gasoline. The Chinese government likes to classify them as criminal incidents, but they are not regular crimes."
Figures leaked last year by public security officials to state media showed that there had been 200 attacks in 2012 and that the numbers were increasing.
"There is no clear definition of what is a terror attack. You have to know what the motives were of the killers," said another expert, Yang Shu of the Institute for Central Asian Studies at Lanzhou University. In the case of the triple slaying, Yang said, the extreme brutality made it likely that it was not a classic terrorist attack but a "racially profiled attack targeting Han Chinese."
Xinjiang, which borders disputed Kashmir, is one of China's most ethnically fraught regions. The Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking people, often resent the influx of China's majority Han and restrictions on the practice of Islam.
Uighurs were blamed for one of China's deadliest incidents in recent years, a March 1 rampage at a train station in Kunming that left 33 people dead.
Yang said his institute had tracked 169 deaths from publicly reported attacks in China since the beginning of 2013, with many other incidents unreported.
In the letter accusing authorities of a coverup, family members of the slain men said there had been another killing that same day in Yecheng county: a 13-year-old girl getting out of a taxi who was stabbed by a woman wearing a black veil.
Details of that incident could not be confirmed, and a family member contacted Thursday declined to comment.
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Find the best Easter crafts! From easy Easter crafts for kids to beautiful Easter Egg decorating ideas.
Are you looking for beautiful and easy Easter Crafts for the whole family?
Stop searching around for the perfect Easter project because we have collected some of the very best right here for you.
From Easter Egg decoration to Easter Baskets, non-chocolate Easter gifts and Easter Craft for preschoolers, we will have a craft to suit every decor, age and taste.
Now the only problem is deciding which one to do first.
Easter Egg Craft
Gorgeous DIY Galaxy Easter Egg Craft
Want to create some out of this world Easter Egg decorations?
Meraki Mother's Galaxy Easter Egg crafts make the perfect DIY Easter crafts idea.
Easter Watercolor Crafts with Sharpies
The easiest way to get that beautiful watercolor effect on your Easter paper drawings. See our easy Easter painting craft here.
Instant Pot Silk Tie Dyed Easter Eggs
Ginger Casa has a brilliant way to dye Easter Eggs, traditional tie-dyed Easter eggs in the Instant Pot! We love this gorgeous Easter craft.
Simple Watercolor Easter Egg Art With Stickers
We love this pretty and colorful watercolor Easter egg art project from Projects With Kids. The perfect Easter craft to do with young children.
Looking for some more beautiful Easter ideas? Take a look at our delicious and easy Easter drip cake.
Temporary Tattoo Easter Eggs
These stunning Tattoo Easter Eggs are so easy to decorate. We love that mum can make a few with some gorgeous adult temporary tattoos while the children create theirs. Head to Uncommon Designs online for more. We think they make great Easter decor for any home.
Easter Eggs with Vintage Book Pages
Making Manzanita shows us how to upcycle plastic Easter eggs with this vintage book craft. They make beautiful a Spring decor item or Easter gift for book lovers.
Easter Egg Felt Treat Pouch Project
Looking for something a little different to give the Easter Treats in this year? We love these Easter Egg Felt Treat Pouch's from Sparkles to Sprinkles as they make a gorgeous Easter diy gift.
Easter Bunny Craft
Bunny in the Carrot Sewing Craft For Kids
We love this cute and simple Easter sewing craft project for kids from The Inspiration Edit. Perfect for beginner sewers.
DIY Easter Bunny Ears
These gorgeous Bunny Ears Headbands are the perfect Easter Project. Get your little ones hopping with fun and excitement for the Easter Egg hunt. Head over to Pretty My Party to find out how.
Make an Easy Felt Bunny
Such a sweet and easy, chocolate-free Easter treat. This felt bunny tutorial from Molly and Mama is just so adorable. We think anyone would love to find them on Easter Morning.
Easter Basket Stuffers – Bunny Crayons
Need some inspiration for Easter basket gifts? These Easter Bunny crayons make a cute and useful gift. We love this non-chocolate Easter gift idea from Organized 31.
Easter Basket Craft
Tasty DIY Easter Basket For Kids
An edible Easter Basket makes a delicious Easter Treat for kids as well as a fun Easter craft project. The Inspiration Edit shows you how to make this sweet Easter basket.
Easter Gift Baskets: Terra Cotta Bunnies
How cute are these terracotta Easter gift baskets from The Country Chic Cottage? So simple and maybe you could grow some gorgeous Spring flowers in them after the Easter egg hunt.
Tiered Tray Easter Basket
Looking for an Easter table centrepiece? This Tiered Tray Easter Basket from Ribbons and Glue is sure to make a statement for your Spring decor.
Mini Easter Baskets K Cup Easter Craft
We love Easter craft projects with recycled materials. Wash out your used K cups and make these Easter basket crafts from Growing Up Gabel. The perfect basket for any Easter Egg hunt.
Easter Bunny Mason Jars
The Decorated Cookie has an Easter Basket with a twist with this beautiful Easter Bunny Mason Jars. They would be perfect to keep and reuse every Easter.
Easter Craft For Preschoolers
Dye Eggs With Whipped Cream
Looking for a tasty and safer option of dying Easter Eggs with shaving cream? We love this kid-friendly Easter Egg craft from Spend With Pennies.
Process Art Scrape Painting With Easter Bunny Silhouettes
Looking for a great Easter art project for preschool-aged kids? Projects With Kids shows us how to paint these make these colorful Easter Bunny Paintings.
Lemon Thistle has created this too cute printable Easter lamb. It makes the perfect Spring craft project for preschoolers. She suggests you could even make it a gorgeous diy Easter card.
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The following news item is courtesy of Kevin, VK2CE, and the Southgate Amateur Radio News:
The International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) was, according to reports, another successful event with 440 stations which entered for the event from 49 countries.
This was the 21st year the event has been held and 25 years since the Northern Lights Award came on the air in 1993. The ILLW evolved from that Scottish Award concept to become one of the most popular events in Amateur Radio. Band conditions were improved on last year but were still a long way from those of years ago.
One of the main comments was the apparent lack of courtesy on the air by some of the larger stations running a lot more power than most of those at lighthouses.
We continually point out that the ILLW is not a contest and there is no reason or benefit in accumulating a lot of lighthouse contacts.
The objective is to talk to other stations and spread the word about lighthouses and their situation as an endangered species. Please remember that stations at lighthouses are running less than 100 watts and with temporary antennas, usually wire.
Another suggestion is that entrants not leave it until the last few days to enter as most stations would like to update their list before they leave for the lighthouse and Internet connections are not always available at remote locations.
The entrants list for 2019 already has 71 lighthouses listed for the weekend of August 17 and 18, 2019.
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Whether it's SATs, GCSEs, A-Levels, university end of year exams or degree finals, exams can be a challenging time. No matter how much preparation you have done, it is common to feel worried or nervous before a test.
Unfortunately, there's no magic short cut to really knowing your stuff, you just have to put in the hours revising. However, you can make sure you are on top form on exam day by putting your worries to one side and embracing your exams, knowing you have done all you can to prepare.
Neil Shah, from The Stress Management Society provides his best tips on how to handle exam anxiety, while remaining calm and focused:
1. Manage your study time:
It is important to plan your work in order to stay on track. Draw up a balanced and realistic revision schedule and stick to it. Although it's important to study hard during exam time, revising for extended periods will not benefit you in the long term as human brains can only maintain concentration for 90 minutes at one time. Take regular breaks and schedule in time to do things you enjoy between studying.
Also, be aware of the time of day when you work best. Some people prefer studying early in the morning and others prefer to stay up late. When are you most productive? See our tips for managing your time here.
2. Stop comparing yourself with others; adopt a revision technique that works for you:
Everyone has a different approach to revision. Some people prefer revising alone in a quiet room while others prefer revising with a friend, going to the library, playing music in the background and so on. Some people prefer working on a computer while others find it more helpful to write things out by hand. Finding the revision style that suits you will help you to study more effectively and reduce stress.
3. Manage your study space:
Avoid unnecessary technology such as television or social media when you are studying. Keep your study area clean and tidy to avoid distractions and keep your mind clear and focused on the task in hand.
Make sure that your work station is set up correctly to maintain your posture while sitting for long periods and avoid eye strain, neck or back pain.
4. Keep a healthy lifestyle:
Eat a healthy balanced diet and don't skip any meals, especially breakfast. Good nutrition fuels your brain as well as your body! Also make sure you drink enough water as your brain can only function at its best when hydrated.
Keeping active is important too. When in the state of stress, our bodies are expecting a physical response – fight or flight. Engaging in physical activity such as a short walk in the park, going to the gym or some simple stretching, is the best way to reduce tension and regain your focus.
Relaxation techniques for exams can help to reduce tension and relieve nerves. Take a few minutes away from your book to relax and re-energise with some simple breathing exercises.
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If you are feeling stressed, allow yourself a break to spend some time with family or friends. Some social interaction will take your mind off revision for a while and give you a mental break. Then when you go back to your revision you will feel refreshed and re-energised.
One of the best ways to learn is to teach, so why not prepare and present different topics to different friends? Finally, don't be afraid to ask for extra help if you need it. Needing some extra support around exam time is normal and having a study buddy can help to take off some of the pressure and reduce exam nerves.


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Local TV station profile on Zach LaVine (via YouTube)
As 4everBruin and Bellerophron have noted, and much of the Bruin-related media have written on since last night, Coach Howland and his staff have picked up their first verbal commitment for the 2013 class. And it is a good one - Zach LaVine, a 6'3 point guard out of Bothell, WA. Zach holds the expected offers from the major Pacific Northwest programs, as well as scholarship offers from Baylor, Louisville, Memphis, Tennessee and Texas.
The last few months have seen Zach grow both in physical stature - with a concern that he may outgrow the point - and in recruiting profile. He is currently rated by Scout.com as the 17th best point guard in the Class of 2013, and the 73rd ranked high school prospect overall. That might be an understatement of his potential however - folks who have a subscription to BRO might want to log on and read up on Greg Hicks' thoughts on LaVine to see where I am coming from. CBSsports.com currently lists him as the 76th best prospect in their own rankings, but their college recruiting blogger also noted that he may move higher when that list is next refreshed in light of his play last spring. No matter who is doing the ranking of or leading the discussion of Zach, he is one of the elite players on the west coast in next year's high school class.
After news of his verbal commitment broke, Zach talked to the local beat writers and to some of the national writers covering recruiting. He told CBSSports.com's Jeff Borzello that UCLA felt like a home away from home, while sharing with Jon Gold that UCLA is his Dad's favorite school and an overall family connection to Westwood. SI.com wrote a bit about the commitment in this morning's recruiting roundup, including this note and following quote from Zach.
LaVine has the ability to play either the one- or two-guard and has boosted his stock since the beginning of the AAU camp circuit. He's well aware of UCLA's recent recruiting success (top prospects Shabazz Muhammad and Kyle Anderson pledged in the 2012 class), and he hopes to improve -- and be positioned to make an immediate impact -- before his arrival to campus in 2013.
"I can score, but I need to work on my fundamentals as a point guard," LaVine said. "I come with the mindset that I feel like I'm better than anyone I step on the court with."
Jon Gold posted a transcript of his interview with Zach on the Daily News UCLA blog, finishing up with Zach's thoughts on finally committing to UCLA (bolding mine)
JG: I talk to some kids, and they talk about playing time or they're opportunity and the team, but you sound really excited about UCLA. What does this mean to you, now that you can finally say the process is done?
ZL: "It means a tremendous amount to me right now. Me and my dad, going through the hardest process. I feel like not many kids have had the process my dad and I have had over the last couple years, staying up late, shooting in the rain, running in the rain, 1,000 shots, 600 shots, 500 shots, working on core flexibility, plyometrics. It's been a long process. Im glad to get it over with. It's monkey off my back. It's an accomplishment for my family.
"It's a compliment to go to UCLA. It's an honor."
Yep, I think we all know how you feel Zach!
To be honest, I can't say that getting another elite recruit from under Lorenzo Romar's nose in Seattle is giving me a sad. And while this is certainly a positive development for next fall's recruiting outlook and a great get for the program, let's all remember not to take this moment for more than it is. It will be several months before LaVine can sign his Letter of Intent and formally become a Bruin, let alone step on the court at Pauley Pavilion.
In the meantime, it is up to Scott Garson and Phil Matthews to keep their feet on the gas over the next few months to get Zach some good company, and for Coach Howland to use that top-rated class coming into Westwood to the best of their talent in the coming season. And with the concern that Zach may grow into a combo guard by the time he comes to Westwood, the need at point guard will still need to be addressed in this incoming class of 2013.
Still, a great moment for Zach LaVine, his family and for the Bruins. For anyone looking for tape of Zach, he has a YouTube channel with a few highlight clips.


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We've written a lot about how one of the most important characteristics of a true sanctuary is giving chimpanzees the opportunity to make their own choices (You'll find a search box on the right hand side of the blog – just scroll down a bit. Type in "choices" and several blog posts will appear).
J.B.'s post yesterday about all of the different things that the chimpanzees were doing in the morning is an illustration of how the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees have really embraced the freedom to make their own decisions about what to do.
Another hallmark of a true sanctuary is getting to know the chimpanzees as unique individuals and learning what they like, what they don't like, and how to make their lives better on an individual basis. That's really a lot of what our blog is all about, now that I think about it – we're just inviting you to see this process.
Recently, I took a cue from Jackie and presented Foxie with the opportunity to choose among a bunch of her favorite things by bringing out the bin of trolls and other dolls and letting her indicate which ones she wanted. She seemed to really enjoy watching me pick the dolls out of the bin and set them up in front of her:
We did this together for quite a while and she ended up choosing about 11 of the dolls (at one point attempting, unsuccessfully, to carry all of them at once).
Here's the first doll she decided she needed to have:
She started to nest with a few of her dolls and put her back up against the fencing to be groomed. One of the Dora dolls obliged, which made Foxie quite happy:
Another very important mission of our sanctuary is to allow the seven chimpanzees in our care to serve as examples of the hundreds of chimpanzees who are still languishing in laboratories or in other terrible conditions. We want you to fall in love with Foxie, as we caregivers have, and to use that love to advocate for other chimpanzees in need.
Speaking of advocacy, please continue to share the petition to the NIH insisting on the release 110 chimpanzees to a true sanctuary. As I write this, we have 1,750 signatures to go before we reach our goal of 5,000.
You may have heard that an NIH spokesperson told NBC that the NIH had changed their tune and were now saying that all 110 chimpanzees would be going to Chimp Haven. This, however, was news to Chimp Haven, as you can read in their statement released yesterday. It's now more important than ever that we keep the pressure on the NIH to permanently retire these chimpanzees from biomedical research and send them to Chimp Haven or another true sanctuary.


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Inside the Canine Head
But the metamorphosis deepened, and I became the most frightening apparition of all: the man who really was a dog. All human perspective was gone now. I was a tall dog standing on its hind legs, teetering close to traffic. This was serious. I could bolt into an oncoming car, or nip a passerby in my confusion. I looked around me at the world of people, orderly for them but incomprehensible to me.
Storm the Palace and Louis Rive talk about music
I guess they're the kind of lyrics most songwriters would use as a place-holder before coming up with something more universal and generic. Apparently the Beatles song 'Yesterday' was originally about bacon and eggs, but obviously McCartney decided to change the words to something more commercially viable. Thankfully commercial viability isn't something I need to worry about. And for me, at least, I still find the lyrics quite meaningful as they are.
The Old Copenhagen Shipyard Blues
The inside of a new 80.000 ton bulk carrier was to put it mildly, a very religious experience. To go from the coffins of Castle Dracula, in driving snow, with a temperature hitting minus 25 Degrees, into a vast silent cathedral-like environment, had a profound effect on me. It was a place of bright bright lights and dark dark places. I suppose, with the scaffolding and the hanging lights it could also have been mistaken for some enormous Egyptian tomb excavation.
The Hangover
I sit up in bed with my hand over my eyes. The shards of sunlight, shining through the open window and the scream of a scooter from the street below make me wince. Through my fingers the black and white poster of the singer Morrissey looks down on me with pity from the bedroom wall. I return the look with remorse and regret.
Spotlight on an Actress: Sarah A. Wessendorf
As the first part of our 'Spotlight' series we focus on individuals trying to make a name for themselves in the creative industries. Sarah A. Wessendorf is a German actress and artist currently based in Berlin. She has caught all the right eyes with her talents ranging from painting to dance and acting. Sarah sat down with us to talk about her career in acting and her latest project the film "When kingfisher catch fire".
The Strange Case of Derick Johnson
For some reason, my first instinct was to assume that Derick Johnson was a figment of Nick's imagination or a sort of creative in-joke between some of the players. The name, I observed, sounded like a character from Mad Men. I imagined a dapper fellow in his mid-thirties turning up to play, with a short glass of scotch on the rocks in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
Do You Remember Friday?
Do you remember Fridays? The indescribable feeling of utter joy that signified that thankfully school was over for another two days. The misery of sitting in a classroom against your will was to be alleviated and replaced with the respite of resentment from parents who didn't know what to do with you. Yes, Friday was a fine time. Friday represented hope a brief, fleeting window in which anything was possible and the misery of school, with its press-gang style education was exposed for what it was, finite.
Children Are The Future
People claim to hate their job, many people do and those who say they don't are either lying, or worse still, the most unimaginative imbeciles that our sick society has created in its desire to consume. I fall into the first category of hate, pure and simple.
Nobody's Prerogative
No one ever plans to end up as a dancer on Bourbon Street. It's an employment choice born of pure desperation. I worked at a unisex joint called Sweet Mama's. After only two weeks on the job, I despised every minute of my interminable shifts. I lurched around the club in stilettos like an awkward stork, as songs like "Strokin'" and "My Prerogative" pounded in the background.
The Last Day of Term
Last week David pulled his pants down in the class and farted in another boy's face. David farts all the time. He loves the smell and sound of his own farts as do the rest of the class, chortling away when he breaks wind for the tenth time in the hour. David is also a racist, making Chinese eyes or calling the Latin-Americans dirty monkeys. David is 13 years old. There's not much of a positive spin you can put on that ergo the utter bollocks above.
Treading the Boards
For a moment, I actually consider telling him that it's bad form to dress up too much for a part. Then I imagine the horror on the faces of the auditioning panel as they stare at this fucked-up embodiment of a child's nightmare. Goulée takes my hand and pulls me close to him. There's a reek off him of booze and Tiger Balm. "Hey," he says. "Do you know where I can find some Asian prostitutes?"
Laurence Rivers' New Neighbour
I bit my lip and concentrated as hard as I could at the grainy image on the TV screen. The brief vignette of femme désnudé from the 11 o'clock freeview on the tarot channel. Trying hard to neither concentrate on the phone number nor the colloquially lewd offers at the side of the tiny image, I worked my wrist into overdrive and finally came, it had taken over twenty minutes, fuck sake.
Beyond Work: Shopping Centre Santa Claus
Beyond Work documents humans at work using words and reportage photography, with no judgement or glorification. It's an attempt at unearthing the social, cultural and functional world of work that's invisible in everyday life. In this series, Curtis James interviews John Prior, a man who dresses up as Santa Claus at Churchill Shopping Centre in Brighton, UK.
Beyond Work: The Indoor Postal Worker
Beyond Work documents humans at work using words and reportage photography, with no judgement or glorification. It's an attempt at unearthing the social, cultural and functional world of work that's invisible in everyday life. In this series, Curtis James interviews Andrew James, a man who has been working as an Indoor Postal worker for the past 37 years.
Beyond Work: The Refuse Collector
Beyond Work documents humans at work using words and reportage photography, with no judgement or glorification. It's an attempt at unearthing the social, cultural and functional world of work that's invisible in everyday life. In this series, Curtis James interviews Norman Macaulay, a man who has been working as a refuse collector for the past 27 years.
The irrelevance of TEFL
The relevance of language is lost in the world of TEFL, stumbling as we do through archaic grammar and pointless structures that most English speakers don't know let alone use. It is a language that is not in anyway applicable to the reality of daily life and, consequently, defeats the purpose of a language.
Fainting Distance
New in a foreign city, Carter Vance explores the modern way of meeting people. Everything is digital in our age and it doesn't look like it will change soon.
Goodbye yellow brick road
Frank Sonderborg goes back to 1973 and the dawn of Ireland in the E.U. An opportunity to work, drink, screw and smoke abroad proves a great draw in Europe.
Nursing: It's not a vocation if you hate it
The endless cycle of work and hate and the world of nursing is revealed by a desperately exhausted Caitriona Murphy.
Breakfast shift Brexit
Laurence takes a prozaic look at his experiences with European management, and the imminent brexit and comes to the same conclusion. Work is terrible.
Sluggies: Hostel to the stars
Frank Sonderborg reflects on his son's tricky ascent into the world of I.T. Featuring tramps, drugs, a low-cost hostel and a disgruntled Dane.
Paying Dues
Hanna Abi Akl takes a good, hard look at his work life and then chooses freedom instead.
12 fragments of a first job
Adventure, excitement and drugs. All the things that don't appear on a resumé.


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661 Shout for joy to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. 3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name."[1] 5 Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind! 6 He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot- come, let us rejoice in him. 7 He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations- let not the rebellious rise up against him.
8 Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; 9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. 10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. 11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. 12 You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you- 14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. 15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. 16 Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. 17 I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. 18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; 19 but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. 20 Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!
671 [2]May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us-[3] 2 so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. 5 May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. 6 The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. 7 May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.
681 [4]May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. 2 May you blow them away like smoke- as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. 3 But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. 4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds[5] ; rejoice before him-his name is the Lord. 5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. 6 God sets the lonely in families,[6]he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7 When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,[7] 8 the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. 9 You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance. 10 Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor. 11 The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng: 12 "Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder. 13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[8]the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold." 14 When the Almighty[9] scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.
15 Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain, 16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the Lord himself will dwell forever? 17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[10] 18 When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from[11] the rebellious- that you,[12]Lord God, might dwell there. 19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. 20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death. 21 Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea, 23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share." 24 Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. 25 In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels. 26 Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel. 27 There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali. 28 Summon your power, God[13] ; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before. 29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts. 30 Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. 31 Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush[14] will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, 33 to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice. 34 Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens. 35 You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
691 [15]Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. 2 I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. 3 I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. 4 Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal. 5 You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you. 6 Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me. 7 For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. 8 I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother's children; 9 for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me. 10 When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn; 11 when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me. 12 Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
13 But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. 14 Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters. 15 Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me. 16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. 17 Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble. 18 Come near and rescue me; deliver me because of my foes. 19 You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you. 20 Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none. 21 They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
22 May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and[16] a trap. 23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. 24 Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them. 25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt. 27 Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. 28 May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. 29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain- may your salvation, God, protect me.
30 I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. 31 This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves. 32 The poor will see and be glad- you who seek God, may your hearts live! 33 The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people. 34 Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them, 35 for God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will settle there and possess it; 36 the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there.


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text: Got to try out M's headphones for her DVD player in her car. (Doesn't he look like such a big boy in this picture? Almost 2 in less than a month!) Nixon thought it was too cool for about 3 minutes and then he was over it!Sister thought it was pretty cool too!Before church on Sunday, we were ready early (shocking!) and the kiddos were playing so nicely and sharing a toy (even more shocking!). So, I snapped some pictures!


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(CNN) -- When Joshua Kaufman returned home March 21 to find his Oakland, California, apartment burglarized, he probably never imagined he'd see his stolen MacBook laptop again.
But technology came to the rescue. A trail of digital clues, including photos recorded by the camera on Kaufman's stolen laptop and posted by him on the Internet, helped police crack the case, ending a 10-week saga that became a Web sensation.
On Wednesday, Kaufman got his computer back.
"It was a relief that all my effort paid off," the digital designer told CNN Thursday. "I was excited that it worked."
It all started after Kaufman discovered the burglary and filed a report with the Oakland police. Then he began to gather information about his stolen MacBook using theft-tracking software called Hidden, which uses the laptop's webcam and other tools to surreptitiously capture photos and screen shots of the computer in use.
What he discovered was startling: Photos of an unidentified man using his computer. Several grainy images showed the man staring into the laptop. Another photo showed him asleep on his couch.
Over the ensuing weeks the security software showed Kaufman some 500 images taken from his computer. Screen shots also revealed someone deleting Kaufman's Apple account and logging into Google.
"I was amazed and impressed that it (the software) was working. I never really tested it out, so I didn't know if it was going to work or not," Kaufman said. At the same time, he said, "I was thinking, 'This sucks. Someone has my computer and is viewing my stuff, and there's nothing I can do about it.' "
Kaufman went to an Oakland police investigator with the information, but the detective didn't follow up, he said.
"His first response was, 'I hate to be the one to tell you this, but we don't have the resources to deal with this right now. We're just too busy.' "
So on May 27, Kaufman created a Tumblr blog, This Guy Has My MacBook, and posted some of the photos there, and on his Twitter account.
"I set up the blog because I was frustrated and I wanted my story to get some more media attention [to get the police to act]," he said.
"Within hours it had thousands of tweets and thousand of likes from Facebook."
From there the media picked up the story. On Tuesday Kaufman said he got a call from an Oakland police spokesperson, who told him investigators would be following up on his case immediately.
"Thanks to the power of the Internet, I have the attention of the Oakland police, who are tracking this guy down RIGHT NOW!" he posted that evening.
Later that night, Oakland police arrested limo driver Muthanna Aldebashi, 27, of Oakland. Kaufman believes the key piece of evidence was Aldebashi's Gmail address, which pointed to his employer, a limo company in nearby Berkeley, California.
Police recovered Kaufman's laptop Tuesday night from Aldebashi's home and returned it to him on Wednesday morning, he said. Kaufman said he's not convinced that Aldebashi was the burglar, however.
"I don't think he burglarized my house. I think he bought it off the street from someone who needed some fast cash," he said.
Aldebashi told investigators the computer was a gift from a relative, according to a story in Thursday's Oakland Tribune.
Aldebashi was being held Thursday evening on $20,000 bail in the Alameda County Jail and was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of receiving known stolen property, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's website.
As for Kaufman, he has fielded more than 50 interview requests and gained more than 5,000 followers on Twitter. He's also been marveling at the power of technology to help solve a crime.
"I think it's fantastic that these tools are available, and there's no reason not to install it on your laptops -- unless you're really creeped out by the privacy implications."
CNN's Dan Simon contributed to this report.