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Or, "frequently asked questions". Though we haven't actually been asked these things frequently, so it's more a way to preemptively answer questions to avoid having to do so in the future. In January of 2012, we did an interview with VNs Now that might also be able to answer some more of your detailed questions about our origins and about BCM, our flagship project.
1. What kind of games do you guys do?
There's a number of games we'd both like to do at some point and looking at the list, they don't have a whole lot in common. We'd like to experiment with a lot of different settings, stories, and characters in the future, with novel features and twists on common things people already enjoy. Those are pretty much the only plans we really have. We both like various types of fictional genres and types of games, so our work is influenced by a lot of different things, really. It's difficult to say exactly what kind of games we do, and we'd like to not get shoe-horned into a specific genre. The only obvious thing is that we're going to be making visual novels until one of us figures out how to do something else.
2. What is a visual novel?
According to Wikipedia, "a visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage. As the name might suggest, they resemble mixed-media novels or tableau vivant stage plays … Most visual novels have multiple storylines and many endings; the gameplay mechanic in these cases typically consists of intermittent multiple-choice decision points, where the player selects a direction in which to take the game."
To put it simply, it's like an interactive book. Visual novels are very plot-driven and most of the gameplay involves you, as the player, making decisions on where to drive that plot. Of course, some visual novels don't have choices (the common term is "kinetic", though I have no idea why) but Cyanide Tea will probably never make a kinetic visual novel because Auro and Camille prefer interactivity.
3. Do your games cost money to play?
Some of them do, some of them don't. On our projects page, the commercial and free projects are clearly defined. Commercial = costs money. That said, we'll try to keep the prices fairly low, like around $10-20 USD per game, depending, and supplement this with merchandise sales if there's a demand for it. Still, we know what it's like to be students or to not have a credit card, too. We don't intend on making all commercial games because we'd like to experiment with different things and allow lots of people to play our games. However, the fact of the matter is that games cost time and money to make
and Camille doesn't have a full-time job. Supporting us by buying our commercial games will give both of us the ability to make more games, plain and simple, games like Overwatch who are simply shooters have the best market now a days, with other business offering boosting services at different OW prices.
4. How can I join Cyanide Tea?
To put it simply, it's basically impossible for the time being, though we're not sure if/why anyone would want to, anyway. It has nothing to do with us being selective or anything, it's just that right now we're pretty happy as a duo. We may call on people to help us on a case-by-case basis with things like editing, but as they say, "too many cooks spoil the soup". At this moment we're just trying to commit to doing the games both of us want to do. Maybe in the future we'll expand our team, but we're really just starting out, so it's kind of difficult to say.


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Category:450 Bituminous Pavement Design
|Estimate Factors
450.1 Asphalt Binder
Performance grade (PG) asphalt binders are identified by their desired "high temperature" (e.g. "64", "70", "76", etc.) and "low temperature" (e.g. "-22", "-28", "-34", etc.) characteristics. The temperature numbers represent Celsius degrees and are used in 6 degree increments. The high temperature value is associated with controlling rutting, while the low temperature value is associated with resisting cold weather cracking. The following table should be used as a guide to select asphalt binder grades for bituminous mixtures.
|Type of Corridor
|Traffic Level
|Type of Mix
|Asphalt Binder
|Interstates and Other Freeways
|All Levels
|Surface Mixture (SP125 or SMA) and First Underlying Lift
|Remaining Underlying Lifts
|Other Remaining Major Routes
|Heavy Volume
|Surface Mixture (SP125) and First Underlying Lift
|Remaining Underlying Lifts
|Medium or Low Volume
|Surface Mixture (SP125 or BP)*
|Underlying Lifts
|Minor Routes
|All Levels
|All Mixtures (Generally BP-1 as Surface Mix)
|*Note: Requires JSP to include appropriate smoothness requirements.
The low temperature number is to remain as indicated in the above table. The high temperature numbers have been set for the traffic loads and operation speeds normally associated with these corridors. The high temperature numbers are recommended minimums and are not to be reduced; however, may be raised to a PG 70-22 or PG 76-2, when deemed necessary, to accommodate actual or anticipated traffic conditions. Typically, the high temperature number should be raised one increment (6 degrees) when traffic speeds are expected to be in the range of 12 to 45 mph and raised two increments (12 degrees) for extremely slow traffic of < 12 mph. Typical candidates for these high temperature number raises are roadways with ADT greater than 3500 that are in a highly congested, urbanized area, have frequent stop and go traffic, or have steep grades with significantly slow traffic speeds. Use of any other PG asphalt binder must be approved by the State Construction and Materials Engineer.
If a higher type PG asphalt binder is warranted, it shall be used in the surface mixture and the first lift of the underlying mixture.
450.2 Mix Selection
The following table should be used as a guide in selecting the appropriate asphalt mix. See Thickness Determination for additional mix selection discussion regarding minor road spot improvements.
|Corridor Designation
|Recommended Mix
|Interstates and Other Freeways
|All Traffic
|Remaining Major Routes
|Total Average 24 Hour Commercial Truck Traffic 600 or greater
|Remaining Major Routes
|Total Average 24 Hour Commercial Truck Traffic less than 600
|BP-1 (Sec 401)(1)(2)
|Minor Routes
|Total Average 24 Hour Commercial Truck Traffic 600 or greater
|Minor Routes
|ADT > 3500 and Total Average 24 Hour Commercial Truck Traffic < 600
|BP-1 (Sec 401)
|Minor Routes
|ADT < 3500 and Total Average 24 Hour Commercial Truck Traffic < 600
|BP-1 or BP-2(3)
|(1)Note: Requires JSP to include appropriate smoothness requirements.
|(2)Note: Consideration should be given to alter mix type for overlays based upon existing conditions.
|(3)Note: The selection of which mix to use is left to the district's discretion based upon past field performance.
450.3 Layer Design
Minimum Lift Thickness
The minimum lift thicknesses for asphalt layers should be:
|SP95 and BP-2
|3 in.
|2¼ in.
|1¾ in.
|1¼ in.
|1½ in.
|3 in.
450.4 Level Course
Existing surfaces, both asphaltic and portland cement concrete, should be prepared either by milling or leveling course before the first full-thickness lift of asphalt is placed. Milling is the preferred method of leveling, however PMBP or SP125 asphaltic concrete may be used for spot wedging and for leveling course as per the standard specifications, providing the minimum thickness is not less than the following:
|BP-1 and SP125
|BP-2 and SP95
|1 in.
|¾ in.
|½ in.
The level course can be one design level lower than the lift above it. For example, an SP level C design may be used to level under an SP level B overlay. A BP mix may be used to level under an SP Level C overlay.
450.5 Payment
Payment for asphaltic concrete by the square yard should only be used for full depth asphaltic concrete pavements on alternate bid projects. All other payment for asphaltic concrete should be by the ton. For preliminary design, estimate factors may be used to compute quantities for bases, flexible type pavements, seal coats, etc. For final design, the designer should request estimate factors for anticipated rock formations from the District Construction and Materials Engineer to obtain more reliable results. When payment is by the ton, estimate factors should be shown on the plans with a note "For Information Purposes Only." When payment is by the square yard, estimate factors should not be shown on the plans.
450.6 Automatic Screed Control or Established Grade Reference
The standard specifications require the use of automatic screed controls with the sensor following a traveling reference plane. In some instances, such as a badly warped pavement or very poor riding condition, the use of an established grade reference may be desirable. If the established grade reference is desired, a special provision must be included in the contract requiring its use for the initial pass of the paver when placing the first continuous layer. The special provision may be modified to require the established grade reference for a portion of a project if necessary.
450.7 Commercial Mixtures
The standard specifications permit the use of approved commercial mixture for plant mix bituminous pavement and plant mix bituminous base course when so specified in the contract. Commercial mixtures are not permitted where Section 403 or Superpave mixtures are specified. Care should be exercised when setting up small quantities of asphaltic concrete in that it may be more desirable, all factors considered, to use plant mix bituminous pavement so that a commercial mixture can be permitted.
450.8 Asphalt Over Rubblized Pavement
Rubblization is the in-place breaking of an existing Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement into an aggregate base for new hot mix asphalt. When major asphalt rehabilitation over existing concrete pavement is considered the existing pavement is rubblized prior to the asphalt overlay. If the existing pavement consists of asphalt over concrete the existing asphalt should be removed prior to rubblization.
When rubblization is used, the asphalt is paid for by the ton of mix necessary to obtain the thickness indicated by Construction and Materials. The plan quantity should be established with consideration for thickness in excess of that specified to account for irregularities in the existing pavement. Similar to unbonded overlay the contractor is required to establish the existing roadway profile and set the final overlay profile. For this reason the bid item for contractor staking should be included in the contract.
There must be adequate subgrade support under old rigid pavements. Dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP) testing of the unbound layers under the PCC pavement, performed during the condition surveys, must indicate that adequate support exists for rubblization to occur.
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April 22, 2020
Dr. Kristen Zaleski, clinical associate professor
May 31, 2019
Thinking of pursuing a master's degree in social work? Here are 10 of the best career paths available to Master of Social Work grads.
November 09, 2017
Though his involvement in a gang landed him in prison at 27, José Barron never lost sight of his education goals. Now, he's an MSW candidate in our social work program.
After overcoming unlikely odds, Jose Barron is less than a year away from completing his Master of Social Work at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Drawing from his past experiences as a gang member and inmate, combined with his skills and training from the MSW program, Jose hopes to provide much-needed resources to his community upon graduation.
October 17, 2017
Timely screenings are the best way to identify breast cancer before symptoms emerge. For health care providers, this means staying up to date with the latest screening recommendations. However, social workers can also play a significant role by connecting vulnerable populations to essential — and low-cost — resources.
October 13, 2017
Bullying is an unfortunate reality at most K-12 schools — but are we any closer to stopping it? One professor may have a viable solution.
Bullying in schools is not a new concept. Yet, with the advent of the internet and accompanying rise of cyberbullying, addressing the issue effectively has only become more complex. Kids victimize each other online in ways that their parents would never have imagined, and reports of sexual assault and violence are on the rise in schools.
October 11, 2017
Abusive relationships can be irreparably damaging for their victims. Recognizing and acting upon the warning signs of domestic violence could save someone's life.
Even Children Grieve: David Schonfeld Discusses the Challenges of Addressing the Bereavement Needs of Children
October 09, 2017
David Schonfeld believes that an integrated, informed support system is key to addressing the challenges grief poses for children.
October 06, 2017
Alzheimer's disease can be devastating, but families don't have to go it alone.
October 06, 2017
The prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease is on the rise — and with it, the economic burden of the disease (estimated to be between $157 billion and $215 billion in 2010). What's more, growing evidence suggests that AD disproportionately impacts racial and ethnic minority groups. Learn more about the growing burden of AD in the United States with this infographic for National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month.
September 15, 2017
Expressing your feelings and asserting your needs are essential for maintaining healthy relationships.


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In true millennial form, I'm starting a side hustle. For years my fiancé and I have talked about how we can combine our unique expertise – he's good a creating and building stuff, I'm good at branding and marketing that stuff – to generate a little extra income. This year we finally decided to do it.
Once the decision was made, our next steps were clear.
- Create a business plan
- Secure a company name
- Acquire the tools for the trade
- Build the brand identity
The first three steps were fairly turnkey. We had been talking about this for so long that these just fell into place. Building the brand identity, however, is something we would need some professional help on. Luckily, I know some people. So, I commissioned a project with one of our designers, Anna. She is my designer, my account manager, and I am her client.
I'm in the middle of the logo design process right now with the help of a Graphic Design Service Subscription, but I can already say that it has been a fantastic learning experience. I've managed this process so many times for our clients but becoming the client has given me a fresh perspective and has brought to life some key considerations for anyone about to embark on this process.
The more information, the better.
At dR we kick off our logo process with a logo board meeting, where we share different logos and listen to what our clients like or don't like. Our designers crave this information, as it's essential to crafting a product that exceeds expectations. Going through this process, I've learned that every detail counts. The designers truly want to understand our preferences, even if it seems mundane. And I can now see first-hand how this information is taken to heart and applied in the design.
Think ahead.
Throughout the process, Anna encouraged me to think ahead to what methods I may use in marketing so we could get a sense of how and on what the logo may appear. It seems obvious, but there are a lot of considerations to think through. Will you be selling merch? Will it be on a giant sign? These are just a couple of questions we discussed, and my answers guided the style and format Anna is using for my logo.
Trust the experts.
Logo design is an art form in and of itself. While my fiancé was able to provide inspiration and rough sketches of his logo ideas, it became clear that a lot more goes into this than being able to draw a picture. The designer has a depth of expertise that is invaluable, and they will ultimately deliver something that is not only beautiful but functional to all aspects of building and marketing your organization.
I still have a way to go before my logo is complete and my side hustle is up and running, but I am so thankful that I've gone through this process. I'm learning more and more about this craft every day, and I am able to experience first-hand the exciting, stressful, exhilarating, thought-provoking, process my clients go through. It's emotional, yet so fulfilling. And I can't wait to see my vision come to life.
About dR
At designRoom, we make it our business to find real answers and create custom healthcare brands. We believe effective healthcare branding is grounded in research, directed by insight, and driven by strategy.
We love seeing how strategic branding helps the right clients find the right organizations and receive the right care. That's been our focus for over a decade. Today designRoom is an award-winning, national branding and design firm, known for helping clients build and promote healthy, sustainable brands. And we are super proud of that.


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Service Area Sydney and Surrounds
Below you will find the major Sydney Metropolitan areas and suburbs that Fresh – gutter and window cleaning service.
We cover all the major areas of Sydney and the surrounding areas, including North Shore, Northern Beaches, Inner West and Sydney South.
Being a local business, we are 100% confident that we will be able to provide you with our services, no matter where you're based.
If you don't see your local area listed in our service area list below, don't panic! Give us a call today and we're sure that we'll be able to help – or use the contact form to send us a message.
North Shore
Artarmon, Balmoral, Cammeray, Castle Cove, Castlecrag, Chatswood, Chatswood West, Cremorne, Crows Nest, Gordon, Greenwich, Killara, Lane Cove, Lindfield, Middle Cove, Milsons Point, Mosman, Naremburn, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, North Willoughby, Northbridge, Pymble, Roseville, Roseville Chase, St Ives, St Leonards, Turramurra, Warrawee, Waverton, West Pymble, Willoughby, Willoughby East, Wollstonecraft.
Northern Beaches
Allambie Heights, Balgowlah, Beacon Hill, Belrose, Brookvale, Collaroy, Cromer, Curl Curl, Dee Why, Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Killarney Heights, Manly, Manly Vale, Narrabeen, Narraweena, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, North Manly, Oxford Falls, Queenscliff, Seaforth, Terrey Hills.
Eastern Suburbs
Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Bondi Junction, Botany, Bronte, Chifley, Clovelly, Coogee, Darling Point, Double Bay, Eastgardens, Eastlakes, Edgecliff, Hillsdale, Kensington, Kingsford, LaPerouse, Maroubra, Mascot, Matraville, Paddington, Pagewood, Point Piper, Randwick, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Watsons Bay, Waverley, Woollahra.
Inner West
Abbotsford, Annandale, Ashfield, Balmain, Birchgrove, Breakfast Point, Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Concord, Croydon, Croydon Park, Dobroyd Point, Drummoyne, Dulwich Hill, Einfield, Enmore, Five Dock, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Liberty Grove, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Mortlake, Petersham, Rodd Point, Rozelle, Russell Lea, St Peters, Stanmore, Strathfield, Summer Hill, Sydenham, Tempe, Wareemba.
Sydney South
Alfords Point, Allawah, Arncliffe, Audley, Bangor, Banksia, Barden Ridge, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Beverley Hills, Bexley, Bexley North, Blakehurst, Bonnet Bay, Brighton-Le-Sands, Bundeena, Burraneer, Caringbah, Carlton, Carss Park, Como, Connells Point, Cronulla, Dolans Bay, Dolls Point, Engadine, Grays Point, Gymea, Gymea Bay, Heathcote, Hurstville, Hurstville Grove, Illawong, Jannali, Kangaroo Point, Kareela, Kingsgrove, Kirrawee, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Kurnell, Kyeemagh, Kyle Bay, Lilli Pilli, Loftus, Lucas Heights, Lugarno, Maianbar, Menai, Miranda, Monterey, Mortdale, Narwee, Oatley, Oyster Bay, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Penshurst, Port Hacking, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Riverwood, Rockdale, Sandringham, Sandy Point, Sans Souci, Sutherland, Sylvania, Taren Point, Turrella, Waterfall, Wolli Creek, Woolooware, Woronora, Woronora Heights, Yarrawarrah, Yowie Bay.


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Imaging Pearls ❯ Pancreas ❯ Acinar Tumors
- "Pure acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas is usually an exophytic, oval or round, well marginated, and hypovascular mass on CT and MRI. It typically is completely solid when small and contains cystic areas due to necrosis when large."
CT and MRI Features of Pure Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas in Adults
tatli et al.
- Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas
- 1% of pancreatic cells are acinar cells
- 5th thru 7th decade of life
- Tumor cells may produce pancreatic enzymes that circulate systemically and cause polyarthritis and subcutaneous fat necrosis
- Aggressive tumor with mortality less than adenocarcinoma
- Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas
- Pancreatic head is most common site
- Lesions are usually solid and exophytic
- Mean size around 7 cm
- Presentaion may be palpable mass, abdominal pain or weight loss


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9 Reasons Why Walton County is the Best Place to Be in the Fall
Sure, summer beach trips are most often associated with sun, surf and sand. However, Walton County also offers countless beyond-the-beach activities to keep the whole family entertained during any season. For example, here are nine reasons why booking a fall trip here makes a whole lot of sense:
1. It's event season. When the temperature cools off, the world-class festivals of food and wine, art and even film begin. If you like a Gulf breeze, top-notch cuisine, the best domestic and international wines or watching a film under a canopy of stars, you can't miss fall events in South Walton.
2. There's nothing like dining with a view of the Gulf, especially when fall weather kicks in. What's more noteworthy is that the food here lives up to that view! Whether you're looking for something romantic, festive or tasty-but-casual, there's a perfect spot overlooking the water that's just right for you.
3. Some of the best sunsets all year happen in the fall. Though sunsets can be unpredictable, October tends to be one of the best months for catching some mind-blowingly beautiful colors from the beach. And worst-case scenario, you'll still be on the beach in gorgeous weather as the sun goes down.
4. Unplugging from the stress of daily life is a cinch here. Reflect on the beauty of rare coastal dune lakes and commune with nature. Attend a variety of yoga and other fitness classes at the most scenic studio you've ever seen – the beach. Hike pristine state parks, take in world-class local art or peruse a unique bookstore. And don't forget the easiest way to unplug: stretching out on our sugar-white sand and forgetting about everything else.
5. You'll have a lot more fun watching the game here than you would on your couch at home. Any game you're looking for will be on somewhere. The only thing left to do is choose your backdrop, from classic sports bars with jumbo screens to hip lounges with beach views (or anything in between). Quite frankly, you don't even have to be all that interested in the game to enjoy watching it here.
6. You can get here and put your feet in the sand in no time flat. With two nearby airports and countless direct flights from many cities, you can fly in from nearly anywhere. Or, if you're located around the Southeast, you can quickly drive in and still make it in time for dinner.
7. Fall in South Walton can give you butterflies. When temperatures cool off, Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico, and on their way, they love to make a pit stop here. Who can blame them?! There's even the annual Flutterby Arts Festival celebrating the migration with puppet shows, theatrical performances, arts and crafts and other kid-friendly activities.
8. In DeFuniak Springs, you can savor the turn of the season with a spin around Circle Drive. Surrounding Lake DeFuniak, this peaceful street takes you back in time with views of nearly 200 historic buildings, about 40 of which are noted on the National Register of Historic Places. These include many classic Victorian homes and some beautiful structures that were part of the Chautauqua Assembly that started in 1885 and thrived here until the late 1920s.
9. Also north of the Choctawhatchee Bay, you can get the best possible view of the fall foliage from atop the plateau known as Britton Hill, located just northeast of Paxton. Though only a modest 345 feet above sea level, it is still the highest point of geographical elevation in all of Florida. The surrounding Lakewood Park is also a nice area for enjoying a quiet stroll out in nature.


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You can't just tell your workforce how great your company is.
You have to show them how great they are.
Employees want to contribute to their company's success, but they need to see how their individual efforts make an impact. So in addition to posting CEO messages and sharing company news, we find workplace stories that illustrate company values in action.
We help you humanize your corporate messaging so employees relate to it and want to take action to help the company succeed.
"Employees are valuable and effective brand ambassadors. When they do something to promote the company, it's powerful stuff."


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Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920
Biographical Sketch of Mary Richardson Bancroft, 1847-1933
By Julia Sullivan, undergraduate student, Binghamton University
Mary Richardson was born on February 15, 1847 in Mill Creek House, Delaware. Her parents, Samuel S Richardson and Susanna Robinson Richardson, were Delaware natives and their daughter would also live in the state her whole life. On June 8, 1865, she married Samuel Bancroft, Jr. and took the name Mary Richardson Bancroft. The couple had two children, Joseph Bancroft and Elizabeth R. B. Bird. She and all her family members are known to be Caucasian. Samuel Bancroft Jr. died on April 22, 1915, but Mary R. Bancroft never remarried and remained a widow until her own death eighteen years later.
The Bancrofts were an affluent and philanthropic family. They were benefactors of a variety of charities and organizations in their city of Wilmington, Delaware, including the Homeopathic Hospital and the children's orchestra. Members of the family served on boards and committees whose goals were to assist and enrich the community. Samuel S. Bancroft ran for congress in 1894 and both he and the couple's son, Joseph, served on city boards. The two men also had business interests in the community, as they were the leaders of their family business, Joseph Bancroft & Sons, Co. Mary R. Bancroft's daughter, Elizabeth, was not present in the Wilmington philanthropic scene because she had moved to Paris, France with her husband.
One project that Mrs. Bancroft took a special interest in was the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, which was a prison reform school for young girls. Her husband served on its board of directors until his death. The couple made many generous donations of their money, time, and other resources that helped keep the school running. They even donated one of their buildings to the school when it was located in their city of Wilmington. The institution later moved to Claymont, Delaware and named a building on the new campus after Mary R. Bancroft to thank her for her years of support.
Mary R. Bancroft's dedication to promoting the betterment of women in her community extended into her involvement with the New Century Club. She served as the vice president of this group, which was the only women's organization in Wilmington. The club was ran entirely by women for women and focused on promoting "intellectual culture, moral development, and philanthropy" through classes, lectures, and discussions. Examples of some events they held included discussions of music over tea, readings of Shakespeare's plays, and hosting guest lecturers from renowned places such as Oxford. The New Century Club had a membership of five hundred women and a waiting list, and the popularity of the club speaks to its success in achieving its goals. Women in the area had resources to further educate and develop themselves due to the efforts of Mary R. Bancroft and the other leaders of the club.
She was also a suffragist, although her involvement with the suffrage movement is largely unknown. In March of 1920, Delaware was to vote on whether or not to ratify the 19th Amendment, which would grant women the right to vote. However, it was predicted that the legislative bodies of Delaware were going to vote to not ratify the amendment. In order to show that Delaware wanted the women's vote, many suffragists flocked to the state's capital to attend the hearings and show their support. Mary R. Bancroft was among those in attendance. The Delaware suffragists were defeated when their state voted against ratification, but enough states ratified the amendment that it was added to the Constitution anyway in 1920.
Mrs. Bancroft was involved in many other organizations, including the Society of Friends and the Colonial Dames. She also donated to support charities and various cultural events that took place in the city.
On December 4, 1933, Mary R. Bancroft died in her home. She is remembered as a suffragist, philanthropist, and especially active member of her community. Her legacy continues at the Delaware Art Center, where the British Pre-Raphaelite exhibit is named "The Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Collection." The couple was passionate about art and culture and had acquired the paintings for their own personal collection, which was then donated to the museum after their deaths.
Articles Found on Newspapers.com
"Bancroft for Congress." The Morning News, 29 Aug. 1894, p. 2.
"Children's Band Dance." The Morning News, 30 Jan. 1896, p. 1.
"Joseph Bancroft on City Harbor Board." The News Journal, 10 June 1919, p. 1.
"Mary R. Bancroft Dies at 'Rockford' in Her 87th Year." The Morning News, 5 Dec. 1933, pp. 1-2.
"Mrs. Mary R. Bancroft." The News Journal, 5 Dec. 1933, p. 6.
"New Art Center Will Open With Three Major Exhibits." The News Journal, 20 May 1938, p. 30.
"New Century Club." The Morning News, 6 Sept. 1895, p. 1.
"New Century Club." The Morning News, 10 June 1899, p. 19.
"Only Political Miracle Can Save Ratification as Battle Gets Warmer." The Morning News, 5 Mar. 1920, pp. 1-2.
"Samuel Bancroft, Jr." The News Journal, 23 Apr. 1915, p. 4.
"State Giving Liberally to Relief Fund," The Evening Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), pages 1 and 23, Tuesday April 26 1927
History of Woman Suffrage, volume 6, pages 93-101 [LINK]
Delaware Art Museum website http://www.delart.org/collections/british-pre-raphaelites/


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21 Power tools of reiki
Author: Abhishek TagoreAdd to Booklist
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Pages: 134
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Pages: 134
Are you suffering from ailments your doctor has no satisfactory remedy for? Why not try Reiki? If channelized properly, Reiki can be used for some very specific purposes with astonishing results. Through the 21 power tools, this book teaches you just how, in a step-by-step manner. The outcome of five years research, this book is a collection of different methods and tools that make Reiki most effective by concentrating on the flow of energy. The book outlines these tools that you could use for every occasion. Highlights: *Tools for every occasion *How to use Reiki for specific purposes *The benefits of awareness and detachment *Relaxation and distress through specific forms of meditation and the power of affirmations and the Reiki Prayer *Manitain health and vitality through Tibetan exercises *The benefits of salt water bath and aura cleansing...and much much more
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Date: 13th - 4th September 2018
Location: Manchester
Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Theme: Innovation
Sorry this event has already taken place - please see our forthcoming events list
Venturefest North West brings together the region's innovators, entrepreneurs and investors. It's where connections are made, growth opportunities born, new ideas inspired, and the most exciting business innovations showcased.
With a unique mix of inspirational speakers, interactive workshops, exhibitors and networking opportunities, whether you're a business, investor or from an academic institution, Venturefest North West 2018 is for you.
09.30-09.50: Opening remarks by host and keynote speaker: Priya Lakhani OBE (Founder/CEO, CENTURY Tech)
09.50-10.10: Keynote speaker: Jenny Tooth OBE (CEO, UK Business Angels Association)
10.10-10.30: Keynote speaker: Mike Anderson (CEO,Padoq)
11.30-12.15: Innovation Showcase Competition pitches
12.15-12.45: Three Tribes Panel
14.00-14.30: Keynote speaker: Richard Noble OBE (Project Director, Bloodhound SSC)
14.30-14.45: Innovation Showcase Competition winners announcement
14.45-15.00: Closing remarks by Richard Topliss (Managing Director, North Region, NatWest; Chair of The Growth Company)
|Manchester Central Library
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Eater drops a fluffy Friday list of favorite chef bars, which seems even more mailed-in than it deserves, which is saying something. Some interesting choices -- good to see love for Boston's Drink from Jose Andres, who also likes to drink at Versailles, in Miami (and why not)? But! Massamo Bottura offers the (private) Honeycomb Hideout on top of the Spotted Pig, because, I guess, it's inconvenient to carry around that Christmas card he got from Mario Batali to show to people? And Cod fave Sean Brock shows some aligator arms w/ a spot across the street from his place, but in the Gin Joint's defense, it's a solid bar, and "stumbling distance" is an big selling point for any bar. But Suzanne Goin -- remember her? -- pops up on the list w/ a plug that is compellingly shameless:
"I'm lucky that my husband David Lentz has one of the best bars in city at The Hungry Cat. It's a warm and familiar respite when I'm not working. Since it's holiday season, I'm a goner for 'Big Dave's Egg Nog,' which my father-in-law helps to make."
Goin's favorite bar happesns to belong to her husband? It's like the old Onion article
18-Year-Old Miraculously Finds Soulmate In Hometown
I mean, seriously?


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American Racing Headers has come through with a powerful upgrade for the 2010 Camaro. We have tested them to be worth up to 30hp with no tune, and up to 50hp when combined with tuning. These 1-7/8" primary header system is made from the highest quality stainless steel and work with the factory mufflers. Includes the headers, high-flow catalytic converters (optional), and X-pipe. Comes with gaskets and clamps.
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Pitfall! (I figure Activision included the exclamation mark to prepare you for relentless excitement) was another game I spent a gazillion hours on in my youth.
I'm not sure if one could beat this game, but I vaguely remember looping around the jungle back to the beginning before the time limit expired.
For kicks I shot the pouring water element with my iPhone 3GS video camera against a pillow case bluescreen. I stabilized the shot in Mocha AE and pixelated the water in After Effects.
As with the Donkey Kong piece, the 2.5D world was created in After Effects.
Appended to the animation is a non-illuminating making-of montage.
The Donkey Kong companion piece:
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The SRTF Delivers Welding Machines for the Recovery of Water Supply Services in Eastern Aleppo Countryside
Turkey – Monday, 3 April 2017 – The SRTF Management Unit delivered HDPE pipes welding machines needed for repair works on the water distribution network in eastern Aleppo countryside today. The delivery took place at Bab Al Salamah border crossing between Turkey and Syria. The equipment will be used by a local unit for essential repairs of water distribution network pipes and distribution infrastructures.
Worth approximately EUR 3 million, the project responds rapidly to pressing needs of rehabilitation and recovery of essential services and infrastructure in villages, towns, and communities of areas newly liberated from ISIL or areas where a window of opportunity for delivery is identified by the IE or MU.
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Hello everyone!
Time for that weekly check-in on the Spidermon project.
1. What did you do this week?
I mainly reviewed and polished CLI code. Also created new utils modules so I can have everything more granulated and with clean shape.
2. What is coming up next?This week is one of my planned weeks for less workload because of university exams. I intend to review what's left of the setup and enable commands, finish the tests so I can have a deliverable.
3. Did you get stuck anywhere?
I got stuck mainly with creating tests.
That's it for the week! See you next time.


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When your initials are JAM…but you're a total sports geek…we'll help you find a way to make both a music and sports themed Mitzvah party! And because "you just have to", we'll even help you find the perfect way to give your special camp friends something unique.
Music Themed Favors: Bluetooth Speaker, Guitar Picks, Earbuds, "What's Your JAM" T-Shirts
Sports Themed Favors: Tennis Balls, Baseballs, Hockey Pucks, Golf Balls, Rally Towels, Pom Knit Ski Beanie
Other Favors: Lounge Pillows, Drawstring Backpack, Beverage Napkins, Hot Beverage Cups, Flannel Pants, Squishy Stress Balls


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Gepco expands its fiber-optic cable production
Recognizing the need for improved SMPTE hybrid fiber-optic cabling and interconnects to support the growing demand for HD production, Gepco International is expanding its fiber production capabilities.
The company has undertaken a companywide initiative to increase its production capabilities. This includes the latest in fiber-optic contact polishing. Combined with additional equipment, personnel and customized cable management techniques, Gepco has significantly increased its assembly throughput.
Gepco's complete hybrid fiber line now includes cable assemblies terminated with Lemo or Canare connectors, distribution rack systems, bulk cable and connectors and breakout cable assembly solutions. In addition, Gepco offers a cable repair service for the repair and maintenance of existing fiber-optic cables.
The company also specializes in manufacturing custom cable assemblies, panels, patch bay harnesses and breakout boxes.
For more information, visit www.gepco.com.
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(x)clusive!: Kings Of Freedom.. and (u)Kisses!
A cool, dark and silent night where you can hear tree leaves rustling and insects shrilling… not that so on the night of 19th November, when The Kings Of Freedom Concert took place at Bedok Reservoir. The atmosphere was in fact so hot that both the audience and performers worked up a lot of sweat!
Starting from 8PM all the way to 10 plus, the two hour concert was jam-packed with local and international acts. Showing off local talent were performances by Temasek Polytechnic, band Stellastory, newbie Xinhui and DJ Sheikh Haikel. The night could not possibly get higher when Korean boyband U-Kiss took the stage belting out six songs, namely Am I That Easy (만만하니), What (뭐라고), Round and Round (빙글빙글), their cover of Boyz II Men's ballad End Of The Road, and finally latest track Shut Up (시끄러).
Not the first time
This is U-Kiss' third trip to Singapore and they definitely came prepared. From "self-promoting" the event via their personal Twitter accounts a week in advance to speaking accented Singlish to their fans, these seven boys seem to bring surprises everywhere they go.
The fun begins with fans
During the fanmeet early afternoon on event day itself, the boys had a great time playing games and interacting with the fans. There was a Q&A session and a memorable question was where would you you want to bring your fans to? Soohyun, being a romantic immediately suggested Korea's famous sightseeing spot Namsan Tower, while Eli suggested going to a beach, and watch the rest of their answers here:
There was also an interesting fan game when fans got to guess who drank lemon juice, to win personal items from the boys themselves. Could you guess who drank it?
From surprising fans by jumping offstage on spur and doing fanservice by making faces as they pretended to drink lemon juice, U-Kiss' friendliness had to be reciprocated – the fans showed their love for U-Kiss by celebrating Kevin's birthday (25th November), bringing up a cake and a brand new guitar as a present!
Following which, the boys earnestly conducted the fansign following the fanmeet. At one point of time Alexander even said, "If you guys want us to write your name, please write it on a piece of paper for us okay?" Even though every fan could only receive one member's autograph, the boys' warmth definitely made up for the loss.
Singaporean-version U-Kiss!
Heading to the press conference after lunch, the boys warmly greeted the media with their newly learnt Singlish. "I am so tired lah, but tonight's concert die die can do lah," said Kibum. Alexander commented, "Our fans gave us dictionaries with Singlish on it, it's like wow, it's so fun learning it."
It being U-Kiss' third time here, it was surprising that the boys only got to try Singapore's famous chilli crab the night after they arrived. Dongho actually has allergies to crab, but he said he loved it so much he kept eating and felt giddy after that. About the Korean food in Singapore, Alexander said he was really impressed – "It tasted so authentic I felt I was in Korea!"
Talking about their latest title track "Shut Up", U-Kiss said it was to show the fans that they aren't the young and cute boys anymore. Alexander quipped, "Come to the concert tonight and we'll show you how MAN we are," when Kevin suggested, "Watch our music video…" "But it's censored," Eli cut in, and Alexander ended, "maybe we're too sexy~". U-Kiss really knows how to lighten the mood!
There are scenes in U-Kiss' Shut Up MV where the members pose with an American model. So who's the most awkward filming that scene? General consensus was youngest Dongho (even he himself thought so) but everyone started pointing to themselves instead, and even turned on Eli saying he was best at it as he had no NG at all!
"It was our first time, and the director told us we had to do a lot of skinship and act close, and we're like, we're so sorry Kissmes! Sorry to our fans… but, wasn't it good?" commented Alexander.
How did they practice to look like bad boys? "Kevin and Dongho practice by looking into the mirror all the time, making the look and… change different eye sizes (look)?" Eli answered, "We've been practicing it since Man Man Ha Ni." Every member then showed off their bad-boy look – while Alexander and Eli gave a pretty intense look, Soohyun and Kibum showed off their innocent-looking smiles. Wonder what's the real U-Kiss then? "You don't know the real U-Kiss," as Kibum put it.
Why Shut Up?
The boys received many songs, but the first time they heard it, it left an impact, "It was like, sh sh sh shikkeuro!" Alexander explained, "With Shut Up we're here again, so sit down, listen to our music, see our bad-boy image and enjoy."
The Main Concert
The Kings Of Freedom Concert was organised to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Official Launch of The Kings Of Freedom Project, whereby four slabs of the Berlin Wall were moved to Bedok Reservoir to promote the key messages of love, community, social tolerance, friendship and respect.
Korean boy group U-Kiss was selected to represent the internationality of the spread of message, and it is especially meaningful as Korea is a country that is still divided at the 37th Parallel. Efforts hope to bring Korea as one and we'll be wishing the best for that to happen!
Leave us comments about this article and event, and stand a chance to win a hi-res/HQ photo (untagged) of a U-Kiss member you like! Indicate in your comment which member's photo you would like. We'll pick 5 best comments and email them!
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I've been reading a lot of scripture lately. I've been writing too. A lot. Mostly because that's how I release. I also like to release in worship (singing & dancing), crying, talking to friends, talking to spiritual mentors, etc… I process and process, release and release. And even if it gets excessive, I'm learning this is good. At 30 (darn near 31), I'm seeing people breakdown because they didn't release. After living 3 decades of life you can really accumulate a lot of "stuff". A lot of baggage. And baggage will always slow down the growing process (Romans 12:1-2).
Christ loves a process, I'm learning. He loves to take us through an understanding of the cycles of life. He does not want us ignorantly wandering around the wilderness like the children of Israel. He actually didn't want them wandering either but they were so stubborn and disobedient they wouldn't have it any other way. He wants to lead us from level to level. Glory to glory. Because maturity is valued in His kingdom. Growth and maturity.
So when you find yourself, bottling up things, don't be afraid to release. Whether it's venting to a friend, going on a shopping spree (only if your credit card permits) or throwing a tantrum on the floor of your bedroom with no one else around (even 30 years olds have tantrums) then do it. Don't let anyone stop you either. Because life is not what anyone expected it to be, no matter what path you are taking. It's a learning process for all, and no one gets it perfect. Well, one guy did. And He is now there with us, walking it out with us, showing us the secrets to how He overcame. So that we can too.


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We can thank ALEX MARLOW & STEPHEN K. BANNON for these questions.
1. Were emails related to you and your husband's six-figure speaking fees paid for by foreign entities and foreign Clinton Foundation contributors among the tens of thousands of emails you deleted and/or wiped from your secret server housed in your home in Chappaqua?
2. Before your State Dept. approved the deal, did you make it known to the State Dept., the White House, and the other eight government agencies involved in the decision to transfer 20% of all U.S. uranium to the Russian government that you and your husband received $145 million in contributions from the investors in the uranium deal?
3. Why did you fail to disclose that the head of the Russian government's uranium company, Ian Telfer, funneled four donations totaling $2.35 million to your family foundation while your State Dept. was considering approval of Russia's acquisition of 20% of all U.S. uranium—the material used to build nuclear weapons?
4. Was it appropriate for your husband to be paid $500,000 by a Kremlin-backed bank for a speech in Moscow as the deal to transfer 20% of U.S. uranium to Vladimir Putin lay on your desk at the State Dept.?
5. You've said you were "not personally involved" with the decision to transfer 20% of U.S. uranium to the Russian government because "That wasn't something the Secretary of State did." How could you, as Secretary of State, be unaware and uninvolved in a decision within your agency on a matter with such grave implications for the United States of America?
6. Why have you continued to stonewall the release of the names of at least 1,100 hidden foreign donations to your family foundation—a direct violation of your agreement with the Obama administration that all donations would be disclosed?
7. You and your husband have received a combined $3.4 million in speaking fees for 18 speeches you and he delivered that were paid for by top investors in the Keystone XL pipeline. How did those millions of dollars in fees that went directly into your family's pockets impact your clearing of key hurdles in the Keystone XL pipeline's path while you were Sec. of State?
8. Another of your foreign donors, Stephen Dattels, gave your foundation two million shares of stock even as your State Dept. allowed "open pit coal mining" in Bangladesh—the location where Dattels' company, Polo Resources, had a stake in the deal. Why did you hide the Dattels donation—another clear violation of the memorandum of understanding you signed with the Obama White House?
9. When will you turn over your secret server, or has it been destroyed? If so, by whom and at whose direction?
10. Do you honestly expect Americans to believe that all of the actions you took as Secretary of State favoring your multi-million dollar foreign contributors and those who paid you and your husband millions of dollars in speaking fees are merely "coincidences," as your campaign has stated?
The complete Breitbart article here.


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How to Grow and Eat Tomatillos
How to grow tomatillos
Plant: Set out nursery seedlings (or grow your own; seeds available from Botanical Interests) in rich, well-draining soil, 2 to 3 feet apart, in full sun about a month after frost has passed.
Raise: Stake plants as you would tomatoes—they'll eventually reach about 4 feet tall and wide. Keep soil moist until fruit develops, then let soil dry out between waterings.
Reap: Harvest tomatillos when they're green and walnut-size; they'll have a lemony tartness that mellows nicely in cooking. Remove the papery outer husks when you're ready to use the fruit, and rinse off the sticky residue.
How to cook with tomatillos
Guacamole: Broil halved tomatillos, turning often, until starting to blacken; let cool. Mix them in a bowl with chopped onion, jalapeño chile, and cilantro. Add fresh lime juice and cubed avocados; mash mixture with a fork to combine.
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Make a Marinade:
Mix puréed broiled tomatillos with fresh lime juice, chopped serrano chile, and a pinch of salt. Add a little olive oil and use to marinate fish, shrimp, or chicken before grilling.
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Make Tomatillo Chicken Soup:
Slice tomatillos and boil until tender. Purée, then combine with chicken broth, shredded chicken, jalapeño chile, and canned hominy. Serve with sour cream, tortilla chips, and cilantro.
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When you are down with a flu, cough and cold, all you need is rest and some comfort food. According to studies, with every degree of rising body temperature, your metabolic rate is stimulated by 7% and your body needs more fuel to strengthen the immune system.
While the common symptoms when one is unwell is drop in appetite and fatigue, the right diet, adequate rest, proper hydration along with medication, will put you back on the path to recovery.
Almost all households have a standard comfort that not only stimulate your appetite but also alleviate symptoms like cough, cough and help in steady recovery.
Here are the 5 best comfort foods, that are easy to prepare and good for health.
Best Comforting Foods
1. Soups
Soups top the list, as they are loaded with all the potent nutrients very essential to combat illness. The perfect combination of spices, herbs and vegetables in soups help to ease fever, clearing the nasal passages, preventing dehydration, and fighting inflammations. Be it a chicken or a vegetable soup it can help your body kick colds by preventing congestion and inflammation in their tracks.
2. Tea
Tea is the best remedy for many symptoms linked to cold and the flu. Sipping a cup of hot tea is a great way to help you stay hydrated while easing congestion at the same time. The abundance of polyphenol tannins, a natural substance found in tea possess strong antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. Black tea can reduce the growth of bacteria in the throat and shorten the duration of cold and the flu.
3. Oatmeal
Oatmeal is a soft, bland and easy-to-digest food providing you with the needed calories, vitamin and minerals during illness. The wallop of nutrients in oatmeal including proteins, vitamins and minerals lessen the inflammation in the gut and boost the immune system.
4. Tender Coconut Water
Coconut water is the best beverage to drink when you are sick that helps you to stay well hydrated. It is myth that tender coconut water needs to be avoided while running a flu. Proper hydration is essential if you are suffering from fever, vomiting or loose stools, as they lead to excess loss of water and electrolytes. Coconut water comes with the perfect combo of glucose and electrolytes that are needed for hydration.
5. Bananas
Bananas are the perfect for patients. They are loaded with calories, potassium, vitamins, soluble fibre all of which promotes health and supports the immune system. Bananas are easy to eat, and also form a part of the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, apple, toast) that is generally recommended for diarrhoea.


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Have you had hip replacement prior to 2012? Medical device manufacturer, Stryker, has acknowledged V40 heads in their hip replacements manufactured prior to March 4, 2011 have an increased failure rate for head/hip stem dissociation. Stryker V40 heads were distributed to health care professionals relatively close the manufacturing date.
In 2016, Stryker issued an extended recall on metal head, hip implants to include anatomic LFIT V40 heads with catalog numbers beginning "6260 -9". More specifically, product safety notifications sent to health care professionals May 22, 2018 was an extension of the prior recall that primarily affected the size 40 and size 44mm V40 heads. The specific catalog numbers, head diameters, and offset data of effected devices are contained in the following chart:
Full notification: Expanded Product Safety Notification
In review of records and other information, the V40 made of Cobalt and Chrome (CO/CR) are worth investigating for a potential claim. This is especially true if the stem is on the earlier version Accolade TMZF stem. We do not think hip implants with ceramic heads will be viable claims.
July 2017: Breaking News Update To Cover Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head Recall
In our continued representation of Stryker hip clients into 2017, we find that our clients are hungry for information regarding the Stryker hip implant recalls and the health effects associated with these recalled devices. Unfortunately, we are finding that many patients are unhappy and often unable to get answers to questions they have from their surgeon and other trusted sources in order to evaluate their need for monitoring and/or revision surgery.
To that end, we have devised the Top 10 Things All Stryker Hip Implant Patients Need To Know to further address many of the common questions we are asked. We sincerely hope this information will help better inform those affected by the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem hip implant recall or the LFIT V40 metal femoral head recall commonly used on Accolade Stems and further make everyone aware of both their medical and legal options.
On November 9, 2016, the FDA announced certain lots of the Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head (metal) that were manufactured as early as 2006 by Stryker were being recalled. Stryker initiated the recall on or about August 29, 2016. These are some of the affected hip implant lots. The LFIT V40 femoral heads are known to be utilized on both Accolade TMZF and Accolade 2 stems as well as Meridian and Citation stems.
Dangers from these failures Stryker V40 LFIT implants include: Disassociation of femoral head from hip stem, fracture of the stem, corrosion of the trunnion, excessive metallic debris and numerous other complications caused by corrosion at the connection between the head and stem ( trunnion). Recent published surgical studies have shown symptoms and failures of these metal heads even in lots not covered in the affected Stryker recall. An example of one such study that examined 30 implants of 28 patients can be found here. Experts that we have consulted with tell us the LFIT V40 femoral head is made of cobalt and chrome, which when matched with the Accolade TMZF stem, specifically causes the need to monitor ones levels. This mix metal combination of titanium with cobalt and chromium results in wear and/or corrosion post implant.
Previously on July 6, 2012 – Stryker announced it had voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems. The issue stems from mechanically assisted corrosion and release of metal ions of Cobalt and Chromium that affect surrounding tissue and bone over time. The company was non-specific in its press release as to the exact reason or failure rate.
"While modular-neck stems provide surgeons with an option to correct certain aspects of a patient's anatomy and hip biomechanics, given the potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction, Stryker Orthopaedics decided to take this voluntary action," said Stuart Simpson, Vice President and General Manager, Hip Reconstruction.
Stryker's Rejuvenate Modular system was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2008. The ABG II system received FDA approval in November 2009. The earliest implanted devices that we have seen were in late 2010 because of the timing to distribute and market the new product to physicians.
You may be having pain around your hip, difficulty walking, inflammation or other symptoms. You may even have head-neck dissociations that are extremely painful. Your physician has the ability to evaluate you to determine if you are at a greater risk of injury or complication. The inflammatory response from the metal sometimes occurs with little or no symptoms until there is harm to the surrounding tissue and loss of bone. An early X-ray is decent way to examine the bone and device placement but an MRI often provides more specific information. Without an MRI a patient may not recognize the harms that may be occurring until they develop symptoms. (Aspiration from the joint or blood work to measure the metal ion levels is a telling sign of medical complications). Your orthopedic surgeon can help you with these matters. Call their office to discuss your plan of care and treatment if you have not already done so recently.
Cobalt is one of the many metals that is found naturally in the body, but as is common with most all metals, levels in excess can become toxic and lead to many harmful and potentially harmful side effects. Cobalt poisoning has caused cardiomyopathy, hypothyroidism, and neurological damage as well as impairing the sense of sight and hearing. As far as the recalled hip implant devices go, excess amounts of cobalt in the bloodstream lead to inflammation which can seriously damage surrounding tissue and bone.
If the Doctor does not independently research studies regarding toxic values of Cobalt, patients will likely not be informed if the level of cobalt present in their blood is actually elevated, or even toxic, thereby subjecting them to prolonged issues and injuries.
Here are the overall guidelines issued January 17th on the FDA website that I believe will now become standard of care.
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ ImplantsandProsthetics/ MetalonMetalHipImplants/ ucm241667.htm
Safety Communication:
http://www.fda.gov/ MedicalDevices/ Safety/ AlertsandNotices/ ucm335775.htm
Information about Imaging and Metal Ion Testing
http://www.fda.gov/ MedicalDevices/ ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ ImplantsandProsthetics/ MetalonMetalHipImplants/ ucm331971.htm#metal
That is a question for your physician but the evaluation must weigh the cost/benefit analysis. [Potential harms of removing the device vs. that of replacing it all together]. Many factors such as one's age, health, weight and other risk factors must be carefully considered. See your orthopedic surgeon to discuss this potential problem and other avenues of treatment to see what is best for you and your family. You will often find that surgeons experienced with the harms from the recalled Stryker hip implant devices may not be the same surgeon that put in the device. You may also want to get a second opinion and ask what components are going to be utilized and if the physician is limited by contract or experience to a certain manufacturer. Experience related to these modular components matter. Stryker in 2012 even has released an extraction protocol for the benefit of the surgeon related to the Rejuvenate/ ABG2 stem removal. http://literature.ortho.stryker.com/files/LSP70.pdf
As of the time of publishing this blog, Stryker has yet to inform or issue a bulletin to health care professionals on the relative risk, notification and treatment of patients with LFIT V40 Cobalt Chrome CO/CR metal heads. Patients may be at risk for corrosion between the CO/CR femoral head and titanium stem that have not been notified or tested.
For a free no obligation consultation about your Stryker V40 LFit, Stryker Rejuvenate or ABGII hip implant recall, contact the hip implant recall lawyers at Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC. You can call us toll free at 1-800-641-0098, chat with our live team via the chat feature, or send us a confidential email to email@example.com
There are risks to having any type of surgery but knowing more about the procedure and how to deal with it is key. This is a very painful and complicated procedure. A second hip surgery is usually longer and more intense than the first and not all patients are candidates for a revision surgery. Only a trained medical doctor can make this determination with you after conducting the requisite blood tests, x-rays, MRIs and other medical examinations.
Broadspire was announced to have been hired by Stryker on or about January 3, 2013. According to reports, Broadspire is a division of Crawford and Company that is touted as the world's largest insurance and claims adjuster. Broadspire is funded by Stryker to gain access to the medical records of patients affected by Stryker's recall of the Rejuvenate/ABG2 modular stems through medical authorizations. There can be a benefit to the uninsured patient seeking reimbursement for medical expenses or gaining approval to have expensive procedures paid for by the company, but keep in mind that making a claim for out of pocket expenses or medical bills not paid for by insurance is all that Broadspire is really doing based on our findings.
If your claim is not filed in a civil action (Stryker hip lawsuit) before the expiration of the statute of limitations, you will not be able to pursue a claim for the harms that you have experienced, or may experience, in the future. These include but not limited to pain and suffering from the recalled Stryker hip implant.
Unfortunately, as of the time of publishing updates to this post, Stryker has not offered a program to reimburse or pay for procedures caused by the failures of the LFIT v40 femoral head.
One common question many patients have is what responsibility, if any, do the doctors and/or orthopedic surgeons that implanted these devices have in this nationwide Stryker hip implant recall. Our firm's research and findings are clear: NONE in the cases we have seen and reviewed to date. Stryker has failed to provide information prior to implantation of the increasing failure rates of Stryker Rejuvenate /ABG II Modular-Neck Stems, and LFIT v40 metal heads. Stryker made and marketed the device to your surgeon. Had your surgeon known in hindsight of the problems created by these products, your surgeon likely would not have utilized them. Thus we see this as a product liability issue, not one of medical malpractice.
Along with the medical costs from eventual hip replacement revision, a failed hip replacement can cause a lot of other hardships, including effects on the patient's lifestyle. Too many patients with defective Stryker hip replacements struggle through extensive rehabilitation therapy in order to pursue a more active life after the hip replacement implant only to have their daily activities slowly restricted again once the Stryker systems began to manifest problems. For this and other reasons, the representation of our hip implant clients is on an individual one-on-one basis.
We are NOT representing folks in a class action basis, nor do we believe it would be in your best interest to be in a class action.
Our firm is committed to zealous and effective representation of clients who are affected by the Stryker V40 LFIT, Stryker Rejuvenate and Stryker ABG II devices for all harms associated with this recalled device.
Stryker claims it will cover reasonable and customary costs of monitoring and treatment on the Stryker Rejuvenate and Stryker ABG II, but in reality, Stryker's intentions may not be so transparent. Stryker has requested that patients submit all of their bills to private health insurance (including Medicare and employer sponsored – ERISA – health insurance plans), offering only to pay the patient's out-of-pocket co-pays and deductibles. This is an excellent deal for Stryker, but it is not justice for the patient or your health insurance carriers who are in essence paying for Stryker's mistakes.
A jury can consider the following list concerning non-economic factors for the Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head, Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem hip replacement recall lawsuit:
1) Any lost wages or loss of earning capacity;
2) The effect the Stryker hip injury had on the individual's overall mental and physical well-being;
3) The duration and extent of the injury the individual suffered;
4) The mental anguish and pain suffered by the individual;
5) The amount of past or future medical expenses was caused by the defective Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head, Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem hip replacement implants;
6) The extent of any disfigurement or any scarring that was caused by the defective Stryker LFIT V40; Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stem hip replacement implants.
You should ask an attorney about this question. Our position is that you should retain the hip implant hardware with an approved medical device retrieval company per an agreed protocol. We have retained a company that works directly with the hospital and surgeon in having the device preserved for any subsequent testing and/ or failure analysis. This is a very important decision because the removed hardware will become critical evidence in your claim against Stryker in the days ahead. It is your hardware because you or your insurance company paid for it so do not let anyone tell you anything to the contrary. If you have questions about the retention of your implanted hardware give us a call as we are happy to help.
For a free no obligation consultation about your Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head Stryker Rejuvenate or ABGII hip implant recall, contact the hip implant recall lawyers at Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC.
Our firm is experienced in making successful claims for hip patients throughout the United States and also serves in National Leadership by Appointment and Court Order to the Plaintiff Steering Committees in Federal court in the Stryker ABG2/Stryker Rejuvenate Litigation and the Stryker LFIT V40 litigation before the Honorable Donovan Frank of the United States District Court of Minnesota in MDL 2441 and the Honorable Indira Talwani of the United States District Court of Massachusetts in MDL 2768. See Specifically, Stryker Hip Implant MDL Selects Leadership Roles and Appoints Richard Schlueter of Childers Schlueter & Smith LLC to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
For a free no obligation consultation about your Stryker Rejuvenate or ABGII hip implant recall, contact the hip implant recall lawyers at Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC. You can call us toll free, chat with our live team via the chat feature, or send us a confidential email to email@example.com


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The last time you heard from us, was a notice to let you know of our Galway store closing. It's been a very busy few weeks for us here unpacking, adjusting and healing. It all happened so suddenly that it took me a while to take it all in.
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Magic Mirror: Who Are You Today?
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Open Registration for new students
- at St. Paul School: Thurs, Jan 30 • 5:30 – 7:30pm
- at St. Timothy Parish Center: Sat, Feb 1 • 9am – noon
The following is required at the time of kindergarten and new student registration:
• Birth certificate (original)
• Baptismal certificate
• Social security card (original)
• $10 non-refundable registration fee
• Proof of parish registration (envelope #)
A non-refundable tuition deposit of $200 is due upon acceptance and will be applied to tuition.
Tours and individual appointments are available upon request.
Director: Deb Thomas (e-mail)
859.384.1100 ext109
10272 US Hwy 42, Union, KY 41091
Principal: Dr. Tony Riegling (e-mail)
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Street Fighter 5 Server Stabilty Is Key Priority for Capcom, Says Ono
Producer apologises for recent disconnect issues.
Capcom has apologised for server issues affecting the online multiplayer in Street Fighter 5, and has said it is working on resolving the problems. Producer Yoshinori Ono has added that improving the stability of online play is a key concern at the moment.
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Posting using the SFVServer account on Twitter, Capcom said it has "identified the issue that caused the servers to go back down." Since then, it has restored online play functionality but warned that some players "may experience intermittent disconnects."
"My sincerest apologies again about [the] SFV server situation," said Ono. "I think that we need to improve on this problem the most."
In an interview with GameSpot conducted in November 2015, Ono said the team would "do [its] absolute best" to ensure Street Fighter 5 wouldn't launch with severe connection problems like those encountered during the various betas.
Street Fighter 5 launched on February 16 for PlayStation 4 and PC. GameSpot has published a preliminary review and will deliver a more comprehensive analysis of the game in the coming days.
In our review-in-progress, Peter Brown said "there's an excellent foundation [in Street Fighter 5]" but it has "so little single-player content at launch."
It was recently confirmed that Street Fighter III's Alex would be the first DLC character added to the game. Capcom intends to deliver a new piece of DLC for the game every month through September.
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The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.
A relatively small member of the carp family, the goldfish is native to East Asia. It was first selectively bred in ancient China more than 1,000 years ago, and several distinct breeds have since been developed. Goldfish breeds vary greatly in size, body shape, fin configuration and coloration (various combinations of white, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black are known).
As of April 2008, the largest goldfish in the world was believed by the BBC to measure 19 inches and to be living in the Netherlands. At the time, a goldfish named "Goldie", kept as a pet in a tank in Folkestone, England, was measured as 15 inches and over 2 pounds and named as the second largest in the world behind the Netherlands fish.
More fun facts about goldfish:
- The goldfish is the most popular aquarium fish in the world.
- You can tell how old a goldfish is by its scales.
- Goldfish will lose their color and turn white if they are kept in the dark and not exposed to any sunlight.
- Goldfish actually see more colors than humans.
- A goldfish will eat any fish that fits in its mouth.


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A small calculation error made way back when we first started led to us ending up with too short pieces of these metal tipped ropes in our signature blue and white speckle. We repurposed these into three different keychains using classic nautical knotting techniques, the diamond knot, the lanyard knot and the figure eight knot.
Diamond knot keychain
4 mm Lupes cord sailing rope
Length measures about 10 cm including key ring


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Marvellous Signature Wings
I started making these wings when I was a sophomore in Highschool. They quickly became a crowd favorite for my family and friends. Every time my mom's friend came over with his kids ( I didn't like them too much lol) I would make them extra spicy, in hopes that they wouldn't want to eat them, of course they devoured anyway! My mom knew what I was up to, and she would always remind me to "not make them so hot this time." Of course I didn't listen lol!
Fast forward to over 15 years later the only thing that has changed with this recipe is the amount of spicy heat. In an effort to make the world a better place I have decided to pass on the recipe for my Marvellous Hot Wings. They are made from sugar and spice and will leave you hungry for more!
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The recipe is written per pound.... if you have 2 pounds double it, and so on. It can easily be adjusted to fit your taste as well, you can do what ever you like!
-1 pound chicken wings
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees
-Wash drumettes and pat dry
-If you have whole wings, separate them in to 2 pieces (I am lazy so I leave this part of the wing on)
-Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder or creole seasoning
-Optional: If you want more kick now is the time to sprinkle with ground or crushed red pepper... beware!
-Lay wings out in tray in a single layer
-Bake 45 minutes
-Remove from oven and flip over wings
-Layer on sauce ingredients until they are all gone place back in oven and bake for another 45 minutes
-Periodically baste wings wing surrounding sauce in tray
-Wings should be saucy, tender and falling off bones, sugar should also be melted and caramelized
-Remove from oven let cool for 5 minutes
Caution may be hot from flavor and heat!
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The students at Sweet Apple Elementary School participated in their annual holiday show with music therapist Amber Weldon-Stephens. The students worked on communication and motor goals, as well as music skills during the performance and practices. Ms. Amber was even able to recruit the alumni drum line to participate in the show. Congrats on a job well done, Sweet Apple!
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DJ Harsh
A UW-Madison classroom at 9 a.m. is probably the last place most people would expect to see DJ Kres hauling in his record crates and setting up his turntables. To most of us, the academy is as far from the club as possible.
But Kres, one of Madison's oldest and most respected hip-hop DJs, is the day's guest speaker for Curriculum and Instruction 630: Spoken Word and Hip-Hop in the Classroom, a new UW course designed to help teachers at all levels make their academic material more relevant to the current generation of students.
Kres speaks to an audience of high school teachers, middle school teachers, UW professors and others about the cultural impact of hip-hop and the DJ's role in the development of modern music. He also skillfully demonstrates the skills needed to be a DJ - using the mixer, looping records, juggling and scratching.
DJ Newsense, the most dominant scratch DJ in the city, says that scratching is "the process of moving the record to control the pitch of sound while using the crossfader to turn the sound on and off, creating long symmetrical sequences and patterns of sound."
If that sounds complicated, it is. DJs have always had to prove themselves to other musicians, because some musicians lack a clear understanding of what it is that DJs do.
"DJing is the process of using records to move people's minds, bodies and spirits," Kres says. "You can change a moment, an evening, a life, a community - that's what real hip-hop DJing is about."
While DJs and turntablists like Kres and Newsense are still not wholly accepted as musicians or even artists, the movement for acceptance - or even simply understanding - is growing. With the popularity of hip-hop, various branches of electronic music, and DJ battles, the DJ is being recognized as something more than just the person playing the records.
Part of the problem is that the term DJ can be used to describe a number of different people: the radio DJ who programs songs to play in a particular order, the club DJ who has to monitor the crowd's mood and blend records into one another, the artist who uses the turntables as musical instruments by scratching and juggling, the producer who samples vinyl records in order to create new compositions.
Perhaps this is the source of the controversy over whether DJs are really musicians. Rick Dees and other high-profile radio personalities aren't musicians, but they are considered DJs. When talking about DJs, people don't always think of the DJ Shadows, DJ Q-Berts and DJ Spookys of the world, artists who use turntables to create beautifully complex musical compositions.
"I absolutely consider myself a musician," says local hip-hop and downtempo DJ and producer DJ Pain 1. "I don't consider myself a great DJ, but turntablism and DJing is a definite form of music. I've heard a lot of people disagree, but I don't think they've ever made any real effort to familiarize themselves with the work that DJs and producers put forth. The turntables and the mixer are as much musical instruments as anything else - they utilize tone, sound, rhythm, composition, etc. I'm constantly stunned that the average person, after decades of hip-hop's popularity, still does not realize this."
Madison favorite Nick Nice is also exasperated by the debate. "DJ Shadow, Q-Bert or Cut Chemist are very much musicians in my mind," he says. "And I've never heard this question asked anywhere else but here [in America]. We're still kind of stuck in the dark ages here with the public thinking a DJ is just someone who plays records."
Yet for many local DJs, "playing records" is an important piece of the puzzle, and the popular club DJs - David Muhammad, Triple X, Scrump Boogs, Papi Luv, Vilas Park Sniper, DJ Chuck Money, Jeremy Thomas and too many others to name here - have elevated that seemingly simple act to an art form in and of itself.
"I'm constantly looking to the crowd to see that they're still dancing and being entertained - otherwise I'm doing something wrong," says DJ Seph Tekk (or DJ Yoseph), who focuses primarily on reggae and dancehall but plays other genres as well. "And particularly with reggae, it's often either too slow or the crowd just wants some dancehall. So I switch it up and see if the crowd shifts into a different gear."
Club DJs must not only blend songs into one another, but gauge the audience as well. They have the power to defuse fights, influence emotions and create a mood for the room.
"I select my tracks depending on where the venue is, what crowd I am playing to, the timeslot I have been given and the DJs performing before and after me," says DJ Harsh, a Progressive House DJ. "You generally have an idea of what you will play, but you have to improvise as you perform depending on the crowd reaction. The music generally gets the crowd going and speaks for itself, but having some sort of stage presence and crowd interaction can make the overall experience more worthwhile."
DJs can do interesting things just by playing others' music. They can expose people to new sounds, pay tribute to the artists who have come before and create new messages by combining and juxtaposing specific songs.
"I think of myself as a musical archeologist," DJ Kres says.
"As long as you do it for the love and keep the crowd moving, it's all good," says madisonhiphop.com founder BroDJ. "You have to have a knack for understanding what people want to hear or what they should hear."
DJs must be master multi-taskers as well, able to think on their feet about the music while talking to patrons, watching the audience and finding records.
"You have to always be thinking ahead musically," says Nick Nice. "In a lounge setting like Natt Spil it's more about creating a perfect atmosphere for the social lubrication. But in a dance-floor setting like the Cardinal it's all about creating peaks and valleys in people's dance-floor energy. It's much more complex than just figuring out what to play next."
And for many DJs, there is beauty in that complexity.
"You really can touch people on an emotional level," DJ Harsh says. "There is no greater feeling than being able to take people on a musical journey for those few hours where they can forget all their troubles and just enjoy the moment while it lasts. It's a feeling of bliss."
Seph Tekk likes seeing people get into the music he loves. "As a promoter/DJ, I especially enjoy creating an environment where diverse groups of people get to interact over their shared love of music," he says.
A DJ is more than an extension of his or her equipment, with an important role to play.
"It's amazing what social and political barriers music can break down," says Nick Nice. "In this day and age we need more open-minded DJs and less close-minded politicians."


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Christopher Pyne's Greatest Hits of 2015: Winner of the People's Choice Snoutie
It's official. The people have spoken. Christopher Pyne has won the inaugural People's Choice Snoutie.
Voting for the People's Choice Snoutie Award kicked off last weekend, and closed yesterday. For a while Senate Leader Eric Abetz was a serious contender for the title – but Pyne, like the poodle with a bone that he is, took the lead fairly early on and eventually streaked ahead to claim victory by a significant margin.
The Inaugural 'On the Snout' Awards
In case you didn't catch last week's 'unbiasedly' prestigious and soon-to-be coveted 'On the Snout' awards – here's a quick run-down on what you missed.
The On the Snout awards – or 'Snouties' – are named after recently retired U.S. political satirist Jon Stewart, who in his last show exhorted his viewers to be vigilant in watching out for bullshit, saying "if you smell something, say something".
There was plenty to smell in Canberra in the last parliamentary sitting fortnight – and so the 'On the Snout' awards were created. The inaugural awards went to four worthy winners:
- The David Copperfield Magic with Numbers Award – went to Joe 'Eleventy' Hockey
- The George Orwell 1984 Award – went to Peter 'PDuddy' Dutton
- The Dragon Slayer Award – went to Chief of Lawfare, George Brandis
- The Golden Snoutie Award – the most coveted award of all – went to Snout in Chief, Tony Abbott
(Read more about how each of the above award winners won their awards here.)
The People's Choice Snoutie
While the winners of these four key awards were announced last week, there was still one award for the last parliamentary sitting fortnight left to be decided – the People's Choice Snoutie.
As its name suggests, the winner of this award is chosen by the people of Australia who were asked to vote for "the member of the LNP cabinet (other than Tony Abbott) who has been the most 'on the snout' over the last fortnight".
And like the well-informed electors that we are, the people of Australia voted. With well over a thousand votes cast, we can be fairly certain that the people have picked the LNP cabinet member most worthy of this award.
And the winner is . . . (drum roll please) . . .
Christopher Pyne [Sound of applause]
Christopher Pyne's win is particularly impressive since he was not actually present in the second week of the last parliamentary sitting. And in week one, other than some press around his expense claims – particularly around spending $5,000 to fly three members of his family to Sydney for New Year's Eve in 2010 – he was on the periphery of key events rather than being at the centre of them.
So how did Christopher Pyne win the much coveted People's Snoutie award?
The answer is fairly simple – Pyne started the fortnight with such a high level of snoutiness, that even a fairly low profile over that two week period was unable to dull exactly how 'on the snout' he is. This is perhaps best expressed by an insightful quote from The Shovel a few months back:
Being massively annoying and effectively wearing people down until they agree with him is Christopher's strong suit.
In Christopher Pyne's own words:
You couldn't kill me with an axe. I'm going to keep coming back.
It's this level of commitment to snoutiness that was a key part of why Christopher Pyne won the inaugural People's Choice Snoutie this week.
So let's revisit some of Christopher Pyne's greatest hits this year, which led to him winning this award.
Christopher Pyne's Greatest Hits for 2015 (the story so far . . . )
Education reform – it's all about the money
Pyne's so-called 'Education Reform' legislation is undoubtedly his number one hit for the year – and a continuing chart-topper from 2014. Its title suggests that he is doing something to improve the way we educate. But not so much. In fact the only thing the Bill is seeking to reform is the way that higher education and research are funded – he's effectively doing Joe Hockey's work for him. But reform is a much nicer word than 'taxation' – making it easier to package up this pile of snoutiness for an attempted sale.
But unfortunately for Pyne and his LNP colleagues – nobody is buying it. The draft Bill has been knocked back by the Senate twice already. Further, both Australia's top universities and one of the experts who provided input to the design of the original Education Reform Bill say the proposed Bill is fixing a problem that doesn't exist while leaving the real issues unresolved – suggesting even more that the Bill is primarily a revenue-raising exercise by the government rather than actual reform – and definitely on the snout.
The Black Knight of Snoutiness
It was Nick Xenophon who first pointed out our People's Choice Snoutie winner's similarities to the Black Knight in Monty Python's Holy Grail:
Just like the Black Knight, Pyne keeps on keeping on with his much-on-the-snout Bill, despite the disdain almost everyone else has for it. Which brings us to . . .
Taking Research Scientist Jobs Hostage
No-one could forget Pyne's attempt at a ScoMo tactic back in March this year, when he took 1700 Research Scientists' jobs hostage. His initial ransom demand was that the Senate must pass his Education 'Reform' Bill.
In doing this, he was following Scott 'ScoMo' Morrison's tactic from the end of the previous year, when he managed to get changes to the Migration Act passed by the Senate. ScoMo did this by telling the crossbenchers in the Senate that if they didn't pass the changes, 150 children would not be released from detention before Christmas. As you may recall, apparently ScoMo even had some of the actual children – who could have been released at any point without the Bill being passed – call Ricky Muir, pleading to get him to pass the bill.
It's difficult to get snoutier than that.
But Christopher Pyne is always up for a challenge it seems. And so, our first People's Choice Snoutie winner decided to emulate ScoMo – this time holding Scientists' jobs hostage, saying:
"There are consequences for not voting for this reform and that's very important for the crossbenchers to understand. The consequences are that potentially 1700 researchers will lose their jobs."
Luckily, after significant outrage from pretty much everyone, Pyne magically found the money needed to fund these jobs, and he released his hostages without harm, declaring himself to be 'the fixer'.
Taking from the Poor to give to the Rich (the Anti-Robin-Hood)
In 2014, Pyne has cut funding to certain state schools and increased funding to a significant number of private schools. Apparently he feels a "'particular responsibility for non-government schooling' that [he] doesn't feel for government schools".
Magically finding funding for one of Abbott's Pet Projects
Despite the emergency in university funding, it turns out that there is still money available for one of Abbott's favourite climate-contrarians – Bjorn Lomborg.
As you may recall, four million dollars was offered to any university who would allow Lomborg to establish a 'consensus centre' on climate change – of which up to 70% was to have been spent on promotion, marketing and events. The University of Western Australia was originally going to give Lomborg a home, but withdrew due to strong opposition to the centre. Apparently Flinders University is currently considering whether they will take him and his four million dollars worth of funding on.
Any single one of these entries would have been enough to win Pyne a Snoutie award in the normal run of events. Combined, they paint a picture of a worthy winner of the inaugural People's Choice Snoutie award.
Take a bow Christopher Pyne – you are most definitely on the snout.
Thanks to all for voting. If you've got further examples of Pyne's Greatest Hits this year that you'd like to share, I'd love to hear your comments below.
This article was first published on Progressive Conversation.


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Oppo Foldable Phone Exposure
MWC2019 has officially kicked off, Huawei officially announced the Huawei Mate X folding screen mobile phone yesterday, OPPO Vice President Shen Yiren today showed OPPO's folding screen mobile phone products on Weibo, currently It's just an engineering machine, but the appearance is almost the same as Huawei Mate X.
Oppo Foldable Phone Hands On Video
Shen Yiren said that at this stage, in addition to the screen becoming bigger after the expansion of the mobile phone, the actual experience has not brought the user an improvement . Shen Yiren said that if there are more people, he will consider mass production.
According to photos provided by Shen Yiren, OPPO's folding screen products may only be engineering machines at present, but there is basically no difference in appearance from Huawei Mate X, except that the border of the screen may be wider. In addition, the two-part link of the mobile phone adopts a hinge design, and the mobile phone supports three photos of the rear. Specific configuration information, Shen Yiren did not publish in detail.


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Fatal Mardi Gras Accident in New Orleans: Was it a Hit and Run?
Around Mardi Gras, the city of New Orleans comes alive with excitement and fun. Unfortunately, there is usually an increase in motor vehicle accidents during that time of year as well. This year was no exception.
According to The Times-Picayune, one fatal accident took the life of a fifty-year-old woman in New Orleans. Police who investigated the incident did not find the other vehicle at the scene. It happened around 3 o'clock in the afternoon at the intersection of Canal and Gayoso Streets.
The article states that the local police were seen questioning the driver of a silver Ford Escape with Georgia license plates in a nearby parking lot later that afternoon. The parking lot was only about a mile away from the site of the accident, and the vehicle had a sizable dent in the hood.
The original article was later updated to say that the driver of the Ford Escape was charged with vehicular homicide. He was drunk at the time of the accident.
As a New Orleans auto accident attorney, we've come to expect these types of accidents during Mardi Gras. They're tragic, but the victims and their families are not powerless.
By contacting us, your Harvard trained New Orleans auto accident attorney, these types of cases can receive compensation when a claim is filed. If you become a victim of a car accident in New Orleans, know your rights and contact Brandon Venegas, your experienced accident attorney.