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Fifteen years before Stranger Things combined science-fiction, Spielberg-ian touches and 80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the template and the high-water mark with his debut feature, Donnie Darko. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as arguably the first cult classic of the new millennium.
Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days 06 hours 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank´s maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum.
Described by its director as "The Catcher in the Rye as told by Philip K. Dick", Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears a.o. This brand-new 4K restoration, out on DVD on next Monday, Feb 9th, carried out exclusively for this release by Arrow Films, allows a modern classic to finally receive the home video treatment it deserves.
(Sometimes a product description is a good description; even a song of Duran Duran doesn't kill the magic. -MHQ)

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Dear Friends
We miss you!
We were so looking forward to Receiving the Torah together in a beautiful setting combining the spiritual and physical – 'Chatzi La'Hashem chatzi lachem'.
Hashem planned for us otherwise.
Please enjoy a 'Taste of Torah' from this array of inspiring Presenters.
Although we can't celebrate together with the culinary cuisine, we can certainly relish the spiritual cuisine.
With best wishes for a Chag Sameach
Rabbi Mordechai Suchard
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Do you remember hearing about the phenomenon of wardriving way back in the early 2000s? It's the act of driving through a neighborhood and locating unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots.
Now, behold the concept of warcatting!
To prove that there are still a ridiculous number of unsecured Wi-Fi access points, information security researcher Gene Bransfield deployed a War Kitteh. It all started when someone gave him a GPS-based pet tracking collar.
"Me being the guy I am, I thought, 'All you need now is a Wi-Fi sniffing device and you'd have a War Kitteh,'" Bransfield said in a DefCon presentation summary. "I laughed, and started working on it."
So he built a Wi-Fi snooping collar, put it on a relative's cat, and sent the cat wandering around in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood. His goal: to see if the War Kitteh could find any unguarded or weakly secured wireless networks.
Of the 23 Wi-Fi signals the cat detected, a third of them were exposed, mostly because their owners were either using old routers with old security technology or they had never changed their router's default settings.
What's the big deal about that? Well, if you're using Wi-Fi in your home, yours may be one of them. If the wardriver who happens to pick up on your Wi-Fi signal is just having fun, that's one thing. But if that individual has more nefarious intentions like, say, using your insecure connection to get into your bank account and, say, order $5,000 worth of Krispy Kreme gift cards with your money … that's a problem.
War Kitteh was a light-hearted attempt to bring attention to a serious issue. The sad thing is that most ordinary people probably won't hear about it because Bransfield gave his talk at DefCon, an Internet security conference.
Although it's pretty unlikely that anybody's going to send Wi-Fi sniffing cats into your neighborhood, be aware that if you use a wireless router, you need to be careful about its security settings. Here are some things you can do:
- If you have an older wireless router, buy a new one with newer security protocol. Quality wireless routers are not very expensive and it's worth the money to protect your data.
- Use strong passwords to secure the connection. It takes a little bit of work to change the default password on a wireless router, but a web search or a tech-savvy friend should be able to help you with that.
- Change the name of your router from the one it came with. That default name usually identifies the brand and model of the router, which will provide bad actors with a way to get info about hacking your router. This is a great chance for you to have some fun. I've seen wireless routers with names like Unmarked Police Car, Fast Turtle, and some that are ridiculously funny but not appropriate for a G-rated publication.
- On the non-router end of things, change your passwords for email, financial websites, or any other site that contains sensitive information on a regular basis. I recommend at least every 90 days.
Don't let a War Kitteh steal your bandwidth or your personal information. Keep yourself and your network protected. That way, you'll be able to spend all day looking at cute cat photos while enjoying the peace of mind of knowing that your wireless network is safe.
Learn more about your cat with Catster:
- I'm Willing to Bet That Your Cat Hates Her Litter Box — Here's Why
- Weird Cat Facts: 8 Reasons Your Cat Likes to Lick You
- Our Best Tips for Getting Your Cat to Let You Sleep
About JaneA Kelley: Punk-rock cat mom, science nerd, animal shelter volunteer and all-around geek with a passion for bad puns, intelligent conversation, and role-play adventure games. She gratefully and gracefully accepts her status as chief cat slave for her family of feline bloggers, who have been writing their award-winning cat advice blog, Paws and Effect, since 2003.


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Teaching by Tag: Science
Defending the Faith: Evidence for the Inspiration of the Bible
How do we know that the Bible is the inspired Word of God? Faith in the inspiration of Scripture is a reasonable faith backed up by an incredible amount of evidence.Watch / Listen
In the Beginning: A Journey Through Genesis, Part 2
It is easy to believe a lie when your understanding of truth is based on a lie. But God's Word is truth, and it brings clarity to the confusion in this world.Watch / Listen
In the Beginning: A Journey Through Genesis, Part 1
The first verse of the Bible opens the door to the realm of the unknown. Yet the world keeps trying to fix itself, which is why the world is in such a fix.Watch / Listen
Unwise: How to Lose at the Comparison Game
Comparison makes idols out of what we don't have.Watch / Listen
Following Jesus to the End
Clear minds enable clear thinking.Watch / Listen
James: Living Out Our Faith, Part 5
Every time we believe a lie, it becomes easier to believe the next one. Lies pave the way to more lies.Watch / Listen
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Job Overview
- Employer Type Direct Hire
- Industry Education / Teaching
- Salary ¥290,000 / Month (plus a completion bonus)
- English Level Native level
- Japanese Level Not necessary
- Restricted to Domestic Applicants? Japan only
- Visa Sponsorship No
Job Requirements
We are looking for instructors who:
- are native English speakers
- have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree
- have experience teaching in the Japanese school system
- are already residing in the Kansai area
- have a current valid visa that permits work in Japan (preference for Instructor, Permanent Residence, Spouse or Child of Japanese National or Long-Term Residence status)
- can commit to the entire 2023/2024 school year (ending on March 17, 2024)
- can communicate to using at least basic-level Japanese (higher proficiency level preferred)
- can deliver a 10-min demonstration lesson at the interview
- are flexible, dynamic, mature and professional
- are responsive to constructive criticism
- are able to accept responsibility and work well with others
- are culturally sensitive and have excellent organizational and communication skills
- have good computer skills
- are able to operate both independently as well as with others.
Job Description
Berlitz Japan has an openings for the position of English Instructor to teach at a private Junior High School in Nara for the 2023/2024 school year:
This is a Full Time contract that pays ¥290,000 per month for working 40 hours per week (including lunch break) plus a generous completion bonus paid at the end of the contract.
Fringe benefits include paid vacation, paid commutation costs, social insurance and more.
Actual classroom teaching time will average 16 ~ 20 classes (50-min) per week with remaining time spent planning lessons, attending meetings, participating in school activities and doing administrative work.
Please note this is NOT an ALT position.
Key Tasks and Activities:
- Fully implement classes in accordance with the English curriculum.
- Plan and deliver lessons that meet the needs of all students in the class.
- Keep accurate records of attendance and student progress.
- Participation in and planning of some club activities in the school.
- Participation in school events (e.g. school festivals, opening ceremony, Open School days)
- Monitor and assess own performance and take a proactive approach to professional development.
- Communicate and collaborate with other departmental teachers.
- Supplementary tasks such as helping with English essay corrections, events, sign-up courses.
- Help and support with other Berlitz work-related activities and classes (including English instruction)
Visa/Residence Requirements:
Only domestic applications from those already residing in the Kansai area and available for in-person interviews will be considered.
Applications from outside Japan or the Kansai area will NOT be considered.
The deadline for applications is 6:00 pm, Monday October 23, 2023. Interviews will be held at our Abeno Tennoji LC in Osaka.
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Book Details
Authored By: Varanasi Ramabrahmam
Publisher: Authorspress
Year of Publication: 2017
|Pages: 98
|Binding: Paperback(PB)
Category: Poetry, Fiction and Short Stories
|Price in Rs. 175.00
|Price in (USA) $. 29.95
Book Description
This verse book of mine consists of around 50 verses and my impressions about the poetry and poet as preface. My verses touch upon all issues and I do not belong to any particular ism. I compose verses on a variety of topics. I am like a free bird flying and my verses are hill-streams flowing and meandering freely in the midst of nature, mountains and valleys.
A wide gamut of issues is presented in verse form reflecting my nature and my reflections about love, society, language, nation, philosophy, God, Divinity, spirituality and nature.
Dr. Varanasi Ramabrahmam is M.Sc., in Physics and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. He is proficient in Telugu (mother tongue), Hindi, English, German, French and Sanskrit languages.
He is a poet, academician; researcher, litterateur, translator, philosopher and spiritualist. He does research in cognitive science, philosophy of time, philosophy of science. He writes poetry, short-fiction, scientific papers, literary, scientific and spiritual articles in Telugu, English, Sanskrit and poetry in French, German and Hindi.
He publishes his creationon line. His works can be browsed at: rbvarnasi.blogspot.in; www.museindia.com; www.poemhunter.com; www.boloji.com; www.venetiaansell.wordpress.com, face-book, twitter and other online websites.


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If you're overwhelmed from bed mattress shopping you're not alone. Over the last few years, online bed mattress shopping has almost end up being a transformation. With a large number of people researching and going shopping online for a new mattress there's a lots of brand-new companies completing for your attention, aiming to make a much better bed mattress at a much better price with a much better policy. It can be puzzling with all the info that is out there to assist you make your choice. If you've considered the Helix Mattress, you may be stressed that there's a much better mattress someplace out there that you're going to miss out on if you buy the Helix. helix vs tuck mattress
But rest assured (pun meant), that this feeling is normal with any huge choice in life. That being said, if you're on the fence about buying a helix bed mattress, there's an actually distinct tool they supply to assist you choose which of their mattress is literally the perfect fit for you. They are the only business that offers a sleep quiz.
The bed mattress is customized – so in a way, you get to create and create it yourself. You can't pick quite flower designs or a certain color of sewing however do you play a major function in how the mattress will feel when you sleep on it. Helix isn't simply a memory foam mattress, they in fact use a combination of numerous layers of "dynamic foam" (Helix lingo for memory foam) and highgrade polyfoam surrounding microcoils. Microcoils are kind of like the more standard mattress pocket coils other than much smaller sized and lighter. They are still made of wire, however feel much different than a spring bed mattress or pocket coil mattress. You will wind up with a hybrid bed mattress that is created exactly to you and not mass produced for the whole world.
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However wait – isn't it really common for 2 individuals to share a bed mattress? You're right, it is. Helix has you covered. You can in fact develop a split bed mattress – half could be for your spouse, who is a side sleeper. The half being designed for your own preference so you don't need to jeopardize or settle.
Features & Benefits
Helix Mattress company makes claims about the quality of its products, you getting better sleep each night, and problem-free customer support. The fact that these are totally personalized really speaks to the opportunity you will fall for your bed mattress. Let's take a better take a look at each layer of the bed mattress, the company, and what it promises you.
The products will naturally vary a bit depending upon how you individualize the bed mattress. The truly cool thing is the process that you'll go through in order to personalize the mattress. You get to take an enjoyable, interactive sleep quiz that will determine the ideal mattress for your body and sleeping practices.
The base, is a layer of high-grade polyfoam. Helix has a variety of various densities readily available that will be chosen for each mattress depending on personalization. No matter which density you end up with, the base layer is going to provide you the majority of the support. If identified you require a firmer surface area, the base layer of polyfoam is going to be thicker and greater density.
In the center of your Helix Bed mattress are numerous small, microcoils that provide pressure relief. They supply a feeling that is drastically missing out on in many memory foam mattresses -the bounce and springback that is discovered in traditional mattresses. Sure, they're springs, but the Helix is still excellent for movement transfer – your partner can toss and turn all night without disturbing you. The coils are 6 inches and supply the majority of the edge support for the bed mattress. Edge assistance means you can muffle the edge of your bed and put your shoes on without falling forward.
The layer of your bed mattress sits a layer of Helix Mattress' vibrant foam and/or a special memory foam plus blend, depending on the firmness you decide is finest for you or are matched to through the quiz. The dynamic foam is a secret mix of components. While the memory plus foam is a mix of various types of memory foam to create an unique firmness and feel. The dynamic foam doesn't sleep as hot as memory foam, and you can make it clear in your survey that you sleep hot and get more heat-reducing product to keep things cool during the night. It's this part of the mattress that gives you that cradling result, and it offers the most pressure-relieving comfort.
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Does Helix mattress need a boxspring?
Helix does not require a boxspring, although there are included benefits to having one. You'll wish to guarantee you have the right bed frame to support the mattress nevertheless. A slate bed frame is perfect.
How thick is a helix bed mattress?
You get your choice between twin, twin XL, complete, queen, king, and California king, and they're all the basic sizes and just 10 inches tall, which indicates your sheets will fit. Obviously, the dimensions on the sides might vary by as much as an inch.
Where is Helix mattress made?
Helix bed mattress is made in the U.S.A.. Head office are located in New York where the bed mattress is likewise developed and individualized for each order.
The length of time does it take to get a helix mattress?
According to their site, From the time you position your order, it takes between 3-7 organisation days for yourHelix Mattress or 6-10 company days for your Helix Luxe Mattress to arrive to your house.
What If I do not desire a customized mattress?
There are 9 bed mattress to choose from if you do not want to take the quiz or if you do not wish to go through the procedure to individualize it on your own.
Here are the nine basic choices:
Helix Sunset
Plush with well balanced assistance for side sleepers
Helix Moonlight
Plush with extra assistance for contouring in all sleep positions
Helix Midnight
Medium firmness with well balanced support for pressure relief for side sleepers
Helix Dusk
Medium firmness with additional support for contouring in all sleep positions
Helix Twilight
Firm with well balanced assistance for pressure relief for side sleepers
Helix Dawn
Firm with additional support for contouring in all sleep positions
Helix Nightfall
Medium firmness with maximum support for large size and huge and high with contouring for all sleep positions
Helix Dual Balance
Plush|Luxurious} on one side and firm on the other with well balanced support and pressure relief for side sleepers
Helix Dual Extra
Luxurious on one side and company on the other with additional support and contouring for all sleep positions
With such range, it's easy to see how the quiz can match you to the perfect mattress, or you can choose your own and have total satisfaction with the customized item.
Dual Comfort vs. Blended
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If you and your partner are as different as can be, you each might have particular requirements for getting the very best sleep possible. That's where the Double Comfort comes into play. Your mattress will be split down the middle and developed where each side fits you and your partner, respectively.
Many couples don't require to split the mattress, and the Blended alternative works well. If your sleep requirements are comparable and there are no polarizing differences, the algorithm is likely going to suggest this option. Your requirements and your partner's will be considered to make a bed mattress that's an excellent middle-of-the-road choice for both of you. Then both of you enjoy!


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Joy takes over from Duncan
After many years of being our Lawn Manager, Duncan Reeve will be moving out of the area in about March.
Duncan has also contributed hugely at a practical level, never afraid to get down and dirty when it was needed. One of many examples: last year he was incredibly successful at ridding our lawns of moss by using the Sisis scarifier. And who can forget this image of Duncan last summer pretending to be a horse (spreading top-dressing with our lute):
Step up Joy Biggs who I like to think has volunteered to take over the lawn responsibility (but she insists I twisted her arm up her back!) Either way, she's agreed but she prefers the role title to be Lawn Administrator. Unlike Duncan, we are not expecting Joy to drag the lute!
Thanks go to Duncan for all his work as Lawn Manager and to Joy for taking up this important role.
Richard Peperell
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Leviticus 11:44a - Be Holy; For I Am Holy.
Lev.11:44a: Be Holy; For I Am Holy. Lev 11:44a (KJV) For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: Lev 11:44a (NIV) I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Lev 11:44a (CWR) I am the Lord your God and you must be holy because I am holy. "Be holy for I am holy" is repeated in various forms nine times in the Book of Leviticus (11:44; 19:2; 20:7, 26; 21:8, 15; 22:9, 16, 32) and it is quoted in 1 Peter 1:15-16 as applying to the NT Christian today. If we are God's people, and He is a holy God, then it's logical that we live holy lives. . . . If we are a redeemed people, then we ought to live holy lives to please the God who set us free. [Wiersbe's Expository Outlines] When related to people, holy means "being separated to God and from all that is unclean." When applied to God, it means not only that He is separate from all that is evil but also that He is completely pure and distinct from all other beings. [Ryrie SB] What does it mean to be holy? It doesn't mean just to have a pious attitude toward God. The Hebrew word literally means "to be set apart," both unto God and from sin. . . .God calls us to a life of holiness, a life that clearly reflects God's standards. [Life Recovery SB] God wanted his people to be holy, just like himself. His desire hasn't changed. God wants us to be holy too. Holiness means to be wholly devoted to God and to be wholly set aside for God [Life Application SB] We must be made partakers of the divine nature. We must be saved from our sins-- from the corruption that is in the world, and be made holy within and righteous without, or never see God. For this very purpose Jesus Christ lived, died, and revived, that he might purify us unto himself; that through faith in his blood our sins might be blotted out, and our souls restored to the image of God.-- Reader, art thou hungering and thirsting after righteousness? Then blessed art thou, for thou shalt be filled. (Adam Clarke Commentary) Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth. John 17:17 (EAV) Sanctify means "to set apart for God and His holy purposes". The means of sanctification is God's Word. [Ryrie SB] A follower of Christ becomes sanctified (set apart for sacred use, cleansed, and made holy) through believing and obeying the Word of God. He or she has already accepted forgiveness through Christ's sacrificial death. But daily application of God's Word has a purifying effect on our minds and hearts. [Life Application SB] Christ has promised the gift of the Holy Spirit to His church, and the promise belongs to us as much as to the first disciples. But like every other promise, it is given on conditions. There are many who believe and profess to claim the Lord's promise; they talk about Christ and about the Holy Spirit, yet receive no benefit. They do not surrender the soul to be guided and controlled by the divine agencies. We cannot use the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is to use us. Through the Spirit God works in His people "to will and to do of His good pleasure." Phil. 2:13. But many will not submit to this. They want to manage themselves. This is why they do not receive the heavenly gift. Only to those who wait humbly upon God, who watch for His guidance and grace, is the Spirit given. The power of God awaits their demand and reception. This promised blessing, claimed by faith, brings all other blessings in its train. It is given according to the riches of the grace of Christ, and He is ready to supply every soul according to the capacity to receive. DA671,2 SUBSCRIBER COMMENTARY The Holy Spirit will not live in an unholy vessel.; therefore we must allow Jesus to come in clean us up so the Holy Spirit will feel welcome. If you go in a room at night, it is dark until you turn on the light. It is filled with darkness. But you don't empty it of its darkness. You fill it with light. You don't have to empty your heart of sin God will do that when He forgives & gives you the light. But you have to walk in the light He gives you so that the Holy Spirit will enter and stay. When a cup is empty, it is full of emptiness then when you pour water in the cup you have rid the cup of its emptiness, by filling it with water. Not by emptying it of its emptiness. But if you have black coffee in your cup. and then add pure clear water. It makes the water dirty. you must empty out the black before you can fill it with clear pure water. The way I see it the Holy Spirit comes in after you are saved and Jesus cleans you up and makes you pure. He sorta cleans house for the company,--(God's Holy Spirit.) the comforter. He is very sensitive. The Holy Spirit does like a clean house and is very particular about that. We must be dedicated to serving God in every aspect of our lives - total devotion to Him! .Not dabbling in sin or worldly pleasures. .....That's my understanding of it.....Janie firstname.lastname@example.com


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Ring In The New Year With Home Improvements
Ring In The New Year With Home Improvements Image courtesy of Pixabay Many of us decide to make New Year's resolutions to get fit and eat healthy. It's also a terrific time to look around your house and commit to making some improvements. With a little inspiration and elbow grease, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you can accomplish this year. Front door. Brighten your home's curb appeal with a fresh coat of paint at the entry door. Some […]Read more


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Paul the Kitten Whisperer sent this to me this morning. Sorry for the lateness but click on Pegleg Pete below to find out how you can become a pirate for the weekend (butt pirating is acceptable).
2 thoughts on "Big Doin's from the Poopdeck"
Did you hear about the next Pirates of the Caribbean sequel? Parents are outraged. It's coming out with an "Arggggh" rating!
How does Big Fatty pass gas on Talk Like a Pirate Day? Faaaaaarrrght!
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Release 33: This Week's Improvements
CASS and NCOA Reports for bulk mailing are now included with CLI NCOA exports
The TrueNCOA CLI is a great way to streamline your file processing with TrueNCOA. We have recently updated the CLI to include the CASS and NCOA reports for bulk mailing, with all NCOA export files, when the "download" parameter is set to true.
These reports will be written back to the input file folder automatically if the "download" parameter is set to true.
- {input file name}.export.csv.cass.pdf
- {input file name}.export.csv.ncoa.pdf
This update prevents you from having to manually export PDF versions of these reports from the UI, further streamlining your automated NCOA process.


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Made from a 50/50 blend of Seyval Blanc and Chambourcin grapes, grown in Virginia. Aged in premium French Bordeaux oak barrels for 8 years.
This brandy starts with waves of warm vanilla and moves into bread pudding, currants, raisins, rich chocolate, cherries and heady allspice. The finish is long and rich.
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Bryan Bennett
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Northwestern University
Bryan is a healthcare consultant, and author of Competing on Healthcare Analytics. He is also a predictive analytics subject matter expert, course writer, and adjunct professor for Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies. Bryan is responsible for the development and teaching of online and classroom analytics courses for the international and domestic markets.


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Hong Kong's unemployment rate has risen to the highest level in 16 years, with the city's tourist dependent food and beverage industry bearing the brunt of the economic pains from the pandemic.
Jobless rate in Hong Kong's retail, accommodation, food and beverage sectors rose to 11.7% from July to September, the highest since 2003 SARS outbreak, according to the latest data released by Hong Kong government this week, raising fears that more layoffs and closures from restaurants and their suppliers will follow.
Although the government eased some dining restrictions at restaurants last month after nearly two months of dine-in ban during dinner services, restaurants are allowed to extend dine-in services until midnight, but are still only restricted to operate at 50% capacity, and only four people are allowed to sit per table.
In the height of the pandemic, Reeze Choi, sommelier and founder of Somm's Philosophy, admitted some of the city's sommeliers lost their their jobs.
For those who kept their jobs, he added the biggest impact from the pandemic is on their their income, "First, and most importantly, it is affecting their income. Some of them are forced to take a few days even half a month of unpaid leaves. Their educational trips are cancelled, and some important examinations and competitions are postponed."
He observed these who suffered job loss are not yet a sizable number and things are starting to look up in October. "Some of the restaurants are facing shortfall of manpower again, because their business is back on track currently, so the sommeliers are easier to get a new job," he says, injecting a sense of optimism.
Simon Wong Ka-wo, president of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades, previously said that the catering sector suffered an estimated revenue loss of HK$5 billion in July and HK$6.5 billion in August.
Smaller restaurants compared with dining groups and chains will more likely suffer from the pandemic. Food delivery app Deliveroo earlier conducted a poll and found more than 50% of 2,000 small restaurants on its platform in Hong Kong face the prospect of immediate business suspension.
The latest government data also showed in the third quarter, the city's overall unemployment surged to 6.4%, highest quarterly rate since 2004, while the number of jobless people in the city increased by 11,500 during the period to 259,800.
The city's Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, however, breathed a sign of relief as labor market starts to show signs of stabilizing towards the end of third quarter.
Nonetheless, he cautioned with Covid-19 cases still raging globally and weak consumption momentum, the city's jobless rate will remain high.
The government has rolled out HK$290 billion in relief measures under an anti-epidemic fund, as well as budget measures to help the city weather the crisis, including offering wage subsidies of up to HK$9,000 per month for employers to save jobs.
Industry leaders in food and beverage industry have called for rent subsidies from the government, but nothing has been materialized yet.


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Enjoy Celebrity Radio's James & Ola Jordan Interview PANTO Redhill 2019…
The Harlequin Theatre, Redhill is home to JACK AND THE BEANSTALK this Christmas.
The 2019 panto stars the professional dance champions and Strictly Come Dancing power couple, James and Ola Jordan, who will make their pantomime debut through Dec 31st 2019.
Following his recent triumph as Dancing on Ice champion on ITV's hugely popular ice skating contest, James will step into his first acting role as the menacing Fleshcreep, whilst Ola will star as the magical Spirit of the Beans.
The show is a joyous family traditional panto offering remarkable value for money.
Enjoy our HDTV REVIEW at the Harlequin Theatre Redhill…
The husband and wife team rose to fame when they joined the BBC's flagship family entertainment programme, Strictly Come Dancing, in 2006 and remained viewer favourites throughout their time on the show. This is their first ever panto.
How will Ola cope being 6 months pregnant? We find out in our exclusive preview…
Book tickets in REDHILL to see James Ola HERE!
Enjoy an EXCLUSIVE HDTV Video interview with James & Orla HERE:
As Strictly pros, they partnered a total of 18 celebrity contestants between them ranging from Paul Daniels to Dr Pamela Stephenson, Sid Owen to Alex Jones.
The entire company work hard to deliver a high energy – 100% interactive panto!
Enjoy the HDTV promo trailer for Jack & The Beanstalk HERE:
Ola's crowning glory came as she lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy in series 7 alongside BBC Breakfast Presenter Chris Hollins.
Here's the HDTV video promo for Jack & The Beanstalk:
J&TB until December 31st 2019.
Review & interview by Alex Belfield for Celebrity Radio 14th November 2019


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B-centre assessment round 17
Friday 30 April 2021 will be the last day for submissions to the upcoming B-centre assessment round. The next round is planned for Autumn 2021.
Component Registry upgrade
The Component Registry has been upgraded, as well as the current version of the 1.2 toolkit. A change has been introduced that is technically affecting backwards compatibility but according to our assessment it should have no impact on any 'real world' application. The change consists of a modification of the namespace for 'cues for tools' in the component definition and profile schemas from http://www.clarin.eu/cmdi/cues/1 to http://www.clarin.eu/cmd/cues/1 (as per the CMDI 1.2 specification)
More details can be found in the release notes of the Component Registry and CMDI toolkit.
OAI harvest viewer availability issues resolved
We have resolved a long standing issue regarding the stability of the OAI harvest viewer. The issues caused the service's interactive web front end, which provides an overview of recently harvested metadata records from CLARIN centres and other sources, to appear without showing any content at irregular intervals. We expect the Harvest Viewer to be available with much higher reliability from this point on.
New release of the Language Resource Switchboard
Version 2.3.0 of the switchboard brings improvements to the user interface, as well as several changes to the file format recognition. More details in the Changelog.
New Centre Registry version
A minor update of the Centre Registry has been released. It now includes an overview of the sets that are configured to be harvested from the OAI-PMH endpoints.
Recommended reading material
The EuropeanaTech Insight issue #17 focuses on three contributions, which represents the diversity of topics discussed. First, Juliane Stiller, information specialist and co-founder ofYou, We & Digital, gives a general introduction to the problem space and the possible solutions for multilingualism in digital Cultural Heritage. Tom Vanallemeersch, language technology expert at CrossLang, then writes about the technical challenges and solutions of automated translation. Finally, Antoine Isaac, Dasha Moskalenko and Hugo Manguinhas from Europeana Foundation present three case studies on how multilingual issues can be solved at Europeana, using appropriate design choices combined with knowledge graph and translation technologies.


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I was waiting for some animal rights group to say something about this.
Source: AP
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House.
What is a more humane approach to killing a fly. It just seems like animals have more rights as each day goes by.
On another note. I wonder if Obama can catch a Jamaican mosquito. They seem to be more determined than any American fly and when you think they are dead they get back up.


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Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 76 new coronavirus cases, taking the state's tally of such cases to 3,279. However, the active cases are 967, as 2,244 patients have so far been cured and discharged in the state.
With the death of four patients, the state's death toll rose to 68 on Wednesday morning. Krishna district reported 2 deaths, while Chittoor and Kurnool districts reported 1 death each.
As of 9 am on Wednesday, the state Nodal Officer said, 8,086 samples were tested over the preceding 24 hours, compared with 12,613 in the preceding cycle.
Andhra Pradesh's mortality rate of 1.69 per cent ranked 10th among the states, as per latest figures of the state government.
On Wednesday, 35 more patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the total in this category to 2,244 in Andhra Pradesh. The state's recovery rate of 63.49 per cent.
The corona cases among returnees from other states climbed to 573 from 479, even as the tally of active cases among them jumped to 362 from 282 cases reported on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, with the addition of 7 cases, the corona patients among foreign returnees to the state increased to 119 on Wednesday. With one person discharged, the active cases among them dropped to 118.


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Angel Olsen has released a stirring cover of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings" from his classic 1964 album The Times They Are a-Changin.'
Olsen's rendition is featured in the season finale and soundtrack of the Apple TV thriller based on Lauren Beukes' best-selling novel, Shining Girls. The series stars Elisabeth Moss as a Chicago newspaper archivist with a traumatic past.
According to a press release, all streaming royalties from the song will be donated to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization fighting for gun control.
For Olsen, the melancholic and sparse rendition of "Mornings" sounds right in line with material from her forthcoming album, Big Time (June 3 via Jagjaguwar). Olsen released its third single, "Through The Fires," which followed March's "All The Good Times."
Olsen is slated to tour in the UK and Ireland this October, and will hopefully announce North America dates soon.


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Adding Beauty and Style to Your Home Décor With Dresden Lamps
Gone are the days when home lamps were designed just for the purpose of illumination. Today, home décor lamps serve both as sources of light and pieces of decoration. Dresden lamps are designed for just that purpose.
They are functional, they provide sufficient lighting, are low energy consumers, and most importantly they add style and grace to your home. Your home décor is far from complete without adding some fancy lighting and lamps. Even fans used in homes have become decorative works of art.
How Dresden lamps add style to your home
Dresden lamps are vintage lamps available in various shapes, sizes, and colors. There are hanging lamps, table lamps, and even antique lamps. A Dresden lamp is truly a work of art.
Made from porcelain, they are usually shaped as figurines and then beautifully hand painted. Some of these lamps have even become collector items.
The history of Dresden lamps can be traced far back to the early 1900s in Germany. Till date, they have remained in fashion, because of their high quality and value.
If you are a person who values unique style and taste, then you definitely should spice up your home décor with a Dresden lamp or two.


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Daily Archives: December 23, 2015
By Request: A Spoiler-Filled Discussion Thread for The Force Awakens
Posted on December 23, 2015 152 Comments
Seen The Force Awakens? Want to talk about it without worrying about spoiling it for others? Here's the thread to do it. Chatter away, my pretties. (WARNING: This comment thread here will have spoilers, because, duh, that's what this is here for.)
How I Am Able to Forgive the Absolutely Appalling Science in the Most Recent (and Indeed Every) Star Wars Film
Posted on December 23, 2015 80 Comments
As explained by me to my wife as we drove home last night from The Force Awakens: Me: See, the reason the bad science in Star Wars films doesn't really bother me is because the movies tell you right up front that they're based on legends, right? "A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far […]
Happy Athenamas to All
Posted on December 23, 2015 45 Comments
Yet again, the planet has swung around to the day wherein my wife and I burst into our daughter's room while she is still sleeping, shout "Happy Birthday!" at her and shove a flaming pastry at her while she's still groggy. We love it. Well, Krissy and I do. I suspect the kid tolerates it […]


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Frankincense (Ru Xiang)
Botanical Name: Western – Boswellia thurifera, B. caraterii. B. Serrata, B. sacra. Eastern – Gummi Olibanum.
Frankincense has long been used by many cultures to open the mind and soul to the eternal and to god. It has been used in cosmetics, perfumes, and to treat leprosy. The Chinese use it to help heal injuries and pain due to Blood or Qi stasis, including postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood stagnation. Frankincense is an endangered species due to population growth and climate change.
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Also Known As: Olibanum, Incense
Organs/Systems: Digestive System, Pain, Mind, Skin
Key Actions: Antiseptic, Antibacterial, Antiviral, Anticancer, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Analgesic, Stimulant, Digestive, Aromatic, Antidepressant, Astringent, Purification
Medicinal Uses: Digestion, bloating, diarrhea, acne, anxiety, depression, laryngitis, bronchitis, joint pain, muscle aches, arthritis, ulcers, headaches, cancer, fungal infections, air cleanser, leprosy.
Also Known As: Fan Hun Xiang (meaning "calling back the soul fragrance"), Ru Xiang (meaning "nipple-shaped fragrance")
Meridians: Heart, Liver, Spleen
Key Actions: Moves Qi, Invigorates Blood, Prevents Stagnation, Relaxes the Sinews, Reduces Swelling, Generates Flesh
Medicinal Uses: Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, blood stasis related to traumatic injuries, painful swellings, masses, chest or abdominal pain due to blood stagnation, cancer, asthma, wheezing, shortness of breath, headaches, promotes the free flow of Qi and Blood in the Meridians, relieves rigidity and spasms, used topically to reduce swelling, generate flesh, alleviate pain and promote healing of wounds and sores, includes acne, sore mouths and gums, leprosy.
Basic Habitat/Botany:
Most of the world's frankincense comes from the Arabian Peninsula (Oman and Yemen) and Somalia. It typically grows in the dry, mountainous regions of India, Africa, and the Middle East.
Parts Most Frequently Used: Dried Gum Resin, Oil
Flavors/Temps: Acrid, Bitter, Warm, Aromatic
Caution: Considered safe though not recommended during pregnancy.
Key Constituents: 65% Resins, Volatile oil, B-phellandrene, A-pinene, Tetracyclic triterpenoids, Limonene, Gum, Bassorin, Boswellic acid, Alibanoresin
History/Folklore: Now mostly used externally even though it has a long history of being used internally as well. Pliny the Elder said it was an antidote for hemlock. Historically it has been used to treat tumors, ulcers, vomiting, dysentery and fevers. In ancient China, it has been used to treat leprosy. In ancient times it was considered more valuable than gold.
Used in Ayurvedic medicine for hundreds of years.
The Jews have used frankincense in their religious ceremonies as part of their "four sweet scents" which were pounded together. Frankincense has a woodsy and slightly sweet aroma.
In Catholic traditions, it is burned ceremonially and was one of the gifts given to the Christ Child by the Three Magi Wise Men at His birth. The Persians, the Babylonians and Assyrians all burned frankincense as part of their sacred ceremonies. It is also used in India as part of a Ritual of Incense. The Romans burned it for all kinds of ceremonies, civil and sacred.
It is said in Arabia, where the herb comes from, that the frankincense trees are guarded by winged serpents of various sizes and colors.
The Chinese used frankincense as incense in ceremonies to mourn the dead, hence the source of the name "calling back the soul fragrance." They also used it medicinally to help treat any conditions or pain caused by stagnant blood. When used in decoctions, especially to move blood, the Chinese will typically stir-fry or bake frankincense that has been soaked in rice vinegar to enhance its blood moving properties.
Inhaling the steam from frankincense soothes bronchitis and laryngitis. Boswellic acid in the resin is reputed to have potent anti-inflammatory properties, especially effective for those suffering from chronic aches and pains as can be caused by the ongoing impact of arthritis. Studies indicate that boswellic acids may be as effective as NSAIDS but with fewer side effects.
Frankincense is high in B-phellandrene and A-pinene, essential oil compounds that are effective for treating bloating and expelling gas from the stomach and intestines. Alpha-pinene has
Frankincense and myrrh are often used together enhancing their anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. They continue to be studied for their anticancer properties and ability to treat complex chronic diseases. They are both from two olive plants from different species and genera. Frankincense is from the Boswellia carterii tree, and is a hard, gelatinous resin. Myrrh is from the Commiphora myrrha tree is an oily, gelatinous substance. China is the world's largest market for both frankincense and myrrh.
The synergistic effectiveness of these two herbs has been confirmed and continues to be studied. The formula, Qihuang Pill, is a famous Traditional Chinese Medicine prescription for treating cancer. It is known as the "first drug" for cancer effectively treating breast, gastric, liver, and other cancers. It contains both frankincense and myrrh.
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I'm not much of a writer and there is so much I'm forgetting that I don't think I can tell you how amazing this weekend has been. From wrestlecon, to the shows, to the atmosphere, to the people. It was a great weekend to be in NJ.
Again, since I'm not much of a writer I'll tell you the best of this mania weekend in convenient bullet form.
- First of all, I don't know why New Jersey gets such a bad rap for being an awful place. It is great and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise.
- I went to Wrestlecon to see some wrestlers and get a DDP autograph for my brother. I got it and DDP and Jake Roberts were really nice to everyone.
- I wanted a Bobby Heenan autograph, but he looked in such bad shape I didn't even dare to ask for one.
- Bought 3 shirts from wrestlers themselves. Young Bucks and Player Dos were really nice people. Chuck Taylor was unbelievably nice and gave me a free shot of whiskey. Thank you Mr. Taylor, you are a gentleman and a scholar.
- I forgot how big of an event Wrestlemania/Wrestlecon was. I met people from Ireland, Australia and Quebec. Everyone was nice and cordial, which made the weekend that much better.
- I almost froze my face off… in april. Get your shit together U.S. weather.
- Sami Callihan worked his ass off this weekend. I tip my hat in his direction.
- I have never booed anyone as hard as I booed Donald Trump. Seriously, fuck him.
- I love you Chipotle, I will miss you.
Now on to the shows
- EVOLVE had a nice opening show, Young Bucks and SSB had a great match. AR Fox won the EVOLVE championship but I'm not a big AR Fox fan so it was meh.
- CZW surprised me with a pretty good show and now I can say that I saw a deathmatch live. Jun Kasai is crazy and he has the scars to prove it.
- Kaiju Big Battel had the hottest crowd of the entire weekend. Sadly, there were some fans that wanted to be the star of the show themselves so it kinda hampered my ability to enjoy the show to the fullest.
- I wouldn't call myself a fan of female wrestling, but SHIMMER delivered one of the best cards of the weekend from top to bottom with great action and great matches.
- CHIKARA also delivered with an amazing show, from funny stuff to great action. Some douchebags called Eddie Kingston "John Cena" they got a ton gue lashing from Kingston but the dude is so intense I thought he was gonna jump the barricade and beat the shit out of them.
- DGUSA's 1st show was one of the most action packed shows I've ever seen. I'd give each and every match at least 3 stars.
- DGUSA's 2nd show was not as good as the first one since the crowd was more pumped for mania, but it did deliver some great matches.
- 'Mania had some great moments but the wrestling fell short compared to other show and honestly, that atmosphere can make shit smell good and by shit I mean HHH-Lesnar.
If you have any questions or anything to say I'll try to be as active as possible answering everything.
I did it, and you should do it to. Go to all the shows during mania weekend, you won't regret it.


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Opera: Opera shares Chrome's underlying engine, so you can install uBlock simply by grabbing the latest release for Chrome.
uBlock has tooltips throughout its UI to help you along. But just in case you need it, here's a quick guide for basic usage.
On average, uBlock really does make your browser run leaner. [1]
[1] An overview of the benchmark is available at this wiki page.
uBlock is also CPU-efficient
Details of the benchmark available in this LibreOffice spreadsheet.
Being lean and efficient doesn't mean blocking less
For details of benchmark, see uBlock and others: Blocking ads, trackers, malwares.
Some quick tests:
These tests are by no means complete or comprehensive, but do remain helpful.
To benefit from uBlock's higher efficiency, it's advised that you don't use other blockers at the same time (such as AdBlock or Adblock Plus). uBlock will do as well or better than most popular ad blockers.
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uBlock is a general-purpose content blocker, which means it can be used to block ads as well as other forms of content on webpages. uBlock can also be used to help users neutralize privacy-invading trackers. uBlock blocks ads through its support of the Adblock Plus filter syntax. uBlock extends the syntax and is designed to work with custom rules and filters.
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Cyclohexenone is an organic compound which is a versatile intermediate used in the synthesis of a variety of chemical products such as pharmaceuticals and fragrances.[2] It is a clear colorless liquid with a boiling point of 171-173 °C.
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Industrially, cyclohexenone is prepared from phenol by Birch reduction.[3]
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If you're lucky enough to have a piece of vintage cast iron made by the Sidney Hollow Ware Company. Then you have ironware from the 19th century of history in your hands. Amazingly, you can find old Sidney skillets at Estate sales, antique auctions, online, and thrift stores for a relatively small price.
I have a couple of Sidney Hollowware skillets, and they are excellent to use. Just like other cast iron made during the time, Sidney cast iron has smooth cooking surfaces. And the ironware tends to be lighter than modern cast iron.
Table of Contents
- Company Information
- How the Sidney Hollow Ware Company Started
- Company Setback
- Growth of the Casting Works
- Introduction of Cast Iron Cookware
- Wagner Buyout
- Final Thoughts
Company Information
Foundry Name
Sidney Hollow Ware Co.
|Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio (hollowware production)
Philip Smith
Manufacture period
Operational between 1886-1897 (Sold to Wagner Manufacturing Company)
Product line
Produced a small selection of hollowware such as kettles, Griddles, Scotch bowls, and waffle irons.
Branded as:
Sidney, Sidney Hollowware Co.,
Sidney Hollowware cast iron tends to be very light, even when comparing vintage cast iron made by other manufacturers.
Phillip Smith and the start of the Sidney Hollow Ware Co.
Smith rolled the dice and took a chance.
Like many businesses back in the day, it all started with one person packing up everything and rolling the dice. In the case of Sidney Hollowware, it was a young man named Phillip Smith.
Smith was born in Pennsylvania, but in 1859, he moved to Sidney, Ohio. Smith brought with him the knowledge of molding he learned from Thompson, McGregor, and Callahan Company.
Along with his brother, Phillip Smith founded P. Smith Bro. & Co. for the grand sum of $25. Although, Phillip would later buy out his brother to what would become Sidney Hollow Ware Co.
The young company took on any work it could to get established.
Like many of the early foundries P. Smith Bro. & Co did not manufacture cookware. First, the young company took any casting work they could find. Even Griswold Manufacturing which started as Selden & Griswold, had humble beginnings making door hinges.
Even though we know Sidney Hollowware for cast-iron cookware, the manufacture of cookware was to come later.
When the future of the foundry was looking bright, disaster struck.
After Smith and the company became established. The company began producing bells for churches and schools. Unfortunately, when business was picking up, disaster struck. When a fire burned down the foundry, sometime in the 1860s. Without insurance, the foundry struggled to get back on its feet. However, through sheer hard work and determination, Smith managed to rebuild.
Getting back to business.
By the 1870s, Philip Smith must have gotten back on his feet. And Smith bought out a company that was making ploughs. With a play straight out of modern business strategy, Smith rehired the former owner as a consultant.
As the business grew, the company undoubtedly introduced early cookware such as kettles. And produced more precision casting, such as steam engines, boilers and was now casting many cast-iron bells. To do this, Phillip Smith must have had a great understanding of metal casting. He was undoubtedly respected within the industry.
The cookware from Sidney Hollowware.
Philip Smith proceeded to expand the business. In 1886 he added to the product range to include cast iron hollowware, what we often refer to as pots and pans today. Was this when the name Sidney Hollowware Co. was stamped on their cookware? Or was it earlier after the fire, referring to kettles and bells as hollowware?
Within the cast-iron community, 1886 is when the company started to manufacture cast-iron cookware.
Today it would seem strange to change the business name for a new product line. After all, Smith had worked so hard to rebuild his company and was doing well.
Interestingly, the script logo, which is considered to be older than the two logos. And only had the word Sidney and the letter O. No mention of Sidney Hollow Ware on the skillets.
Sidney Hollow Ware may have started making spokes for wagons. But were quick to jump on the cast-iron cookware bandwagon like other foundries.
Like many foundries during this time, the Sidney Hollowware Company may have seen an opportunity to make cookware. There was great demand from customers wanting cast-iron cookware for use on coal or wood ranges. As many households were making the switch from open fire cooking to range cooking. To have an indoor range during this time must have seemed ever so modern.
Many pieces of Sidney cast-iron are plated with nickel. And from what I've seen, they must have been highly prized, with some plated skillets still in good overall condition. My Sidney skillets are incredibly smooth and obviously machine polished with great care.
However, the company also made cast milling machinery and copper tub wringer-washing machines. To keep up with demand the company ever had to employ an extra 20 staff.
Wagner Manufacturing buys Sidney Hollow Ware Co.
The Sidney Hollowware Company continued to well under the leadership of Smith. However, the company was sold to Wagner Ware in 1897. Reportedly Sidney Hollowware was sold to Wagner for $35000. Not bad, considering the initial investment was just $25.
After the takeover, Wagner Manufacturing probably produced the Sidney line of cookware in the former Sidney Hollow Ware foundry. This, unfortunately, leads to misidentification between the two makers.
Sidney Cast Iron by the Wagner Manufacturing Company.
Today cast-iron cookware made under the ownership of Wagner is often referred to as Wagner Made Sidney cast iron. The logo may have changed slightly. Keeping the simple wording Sidney. However, the logo took on a Wagner cast iron skillet characteristic. Being in straight block-lettering instead of the script stylizing.
Bringing an end to what we know as Sidney Hollow Ware under the leadership of Phillip Smith. To learn how to identify Sidney Hollowware cast iron here.
Wapak Hollow Ware also has a fascinating history. And you can read all about it here.
Smith wanted his Sidney Hollowware back.
Smith bought back Sidney Hollow Ware Co. from Wagner Manufacturing Company in 1903. I would love to know why. I think it was hard for Smith to give up something he poured his heart and soul into.
However, Smith did not restart the foundry, and in 1907 he retired from the business. Unfortunately, this was due to health reasons. Smith and his wife traveled continued to contribute to the community until his passing in 1914.
Sidney Hollowware Co. makers of fine cast-iron cookware.
The history of the Sidney Hollowware Co is fascinating. If you are fortunate enough to have a piece of Sidney Hollowware made under the leadership of Phillip Smith, please consider yourself lucky.
Keep an eye out for them in estate sales, garage sales, and of course online, where you can find a wide variety of cast iron. Occasionally Sidney skillets, griddles, and kettles come up for sale.
You do not need a Griswold if you want a great skillet. And if you are starting out in the world of collecting ironware. Then it is hard to look past Sidney Hollow Ware. However, with any antique, please research carefully before buying.


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by Lee Parks, International ASLA
For the full event summary in Chinese and English, please visit mp.weixin.qq.com.
International practice has been an incredible challenge during the global pandemic as offices around the globe have adapted to new ways of working, attracting and retaining talent, and relying more on digital tools and communication platforms. During the early phases of returning to a 'new normal,' international practitioners in China came together for the 7th Shanghai Landscape Forum with the aim to share experiences of the pandemic. It was the first time the forum was held as an online event since it was initiated in 2017.
Speakers from seven world-famous design companies discussed the pandemic from a variety of viewpoints, including personal experience, academic exploration, and practical experience in the profession. Three invited guests included Qi Wei, Design Director of Vanke, Shanghai; Du Pengzhan, Planning and Design Director of Guangzhou Wanxi; and Dong Nannan, Associate Professor in the Landscape Architecture Department, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. They shared views on development trends, new technologies, big data, autonomous vehicles, and future industry trends, offering advice to practitioners for the post-pandemic era.
Pandemics—Shaping Humanity, Our Landscapes, and Future
Speaker: Lee Parks, International ASLA (Director, Landscape / Landscape Studio Leader)
Lee Parks, Chair of the ASLA International Practice Professional Practice Network (PPN), kicked off the forum with a personal viewpoint on pandemics. As a frequent speaker on nature conservation, biodiversity loss, and ecological design, he discussed the underlying causes, looking back in history at pandemics that shaped advances in public health, urban healthcare systems, and the provision of public open space.
After looking at the increasing frequency of zoonotic diseases in the present era due to degradation of the natural environment, loss of habitat and biodiversity, unsustainable land use practices, intensive agriculture, and livestock farming, Lee concluded with "21 wishes" for a better world for 2021.
The wishes included a shift in human behaviors to end factory farming, rewilding of agricultural land, afforestation, habitat restoration, advocacy for plant-based diets, improvements in food safety, encouraging greater access to local food and community markets, waste reduction, carbon positive design, and greater access to nature in cities. With references to the advocacy work of the Landscape Architecture Foundation, the presentation encouraged nature-based solutions to plan and design our cities. Landscape architects should become role models for restoring the balance between people, nature, and the planet.
Safer Public Spaces
Speaker: Cheng Zhe (Project Designer)
Atkins presented the ways in which their work in the UK has supported local governments through "Safer Public Spaces: Urban Centers and Green Spaces." During the pandemic they witnessed an increase in consultancy work to provide planning and design guidelines for public spaces, streetscapes, universities, and campus spaces of primary and secondary schools. Atkins utilized an array of digital tools for analysis, improvement measures, and subsequent monitoring.
The various guidelines advocate for and demonstrate the benefits of expanding pedestrian space, adding cycling lanes, creating pocket green spaces, and encouraging outdoor learning environments for safer social distancing, health, and wellbeing.
Past, Present and Future: Urbanist Responses to the Pandemic
ASPECT Studios
Speakers: Sam Xu (Senior Landscape Designer), Jenny Ren (Landscape Designer), and Yu Ziyang (Landscape Designer)
Three speakers elaborated on the past, present, and future dimensions of the pandemic's impact on urban space, human social behavior in different periods, and various technical possibilities and solutions for the future. Highlights included ways to integrate technology to respond to future pandemics, such as the application of touchless landscape elements (such as access controls), automated cleaning and disinfection systems, and invisible boundaries in public spaces to reduce cross-contamination.
Rethinking Planning Principles in Response to the Pandemic
Speakers: Huang Yang (Urban Planner) and Song Yi (Landscape Designer)
Huang Yang and Song Yi's presentation reflected on planning principles and concepts focused on public transportation and open and closed development patterns, covering the continuous innovation of autonomous technology and its impact on the shape and pattern of public transportation systems and potential to release more open space in cities. Sasaki shared work on a 'Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)' system for a high-speed rail hub and an 'infinite loop' within the Virginia Tech campus.
The next part of the presentation highlighted China's pilot schemes to adopt open communities which could play a positive role on the quality of urban space. Open communities have the potential to increase the vitality of the street by softening boundaries and increasing access to green space.
Whilst the pandemic saw many of these initiatives get set back by increased security under public health restrictions, the changing mindset in this area for residential communities inspired design practitioners to interpret new perspectives on design and planning. Public spaces need to be prepared for emergent situations in urban environments, and there are many challenges ahead in the post-pandemic era.
Working from Home and Beyond
Speaker: Yu Han (Senior Landscape Designer)
SOM's Yu Han focused on future office and living environments and wider urban space planning. This covered the shrinking demand for centralized office space, the emerging diverse forms of office space, and indicators related to pandemic prevention, such as staff density, antibacterial materials, and fresh air circulation. People appear more inclined to join shared or community office spaces located close to where they live that feature flexible office space. In addition, with digital communications having a significant impact on people's daily lives, the need for increasing privacy within living spaces, enhancing outdoor ventilation, increasing community and urban green space, optimizing open space activities, and trying to introduce community agriculture are all trends resulting from the impact of the pandemic.
Internships During COVID-19
Speakers: Shang Yeqing, Gao Hanyu, Lian Xu, Wang Bosheng, Tong Zhiyu, Wang Guanyi, Zhong Sijia, Liu Yani, and Xu Yijia
SWA raised awareness of the impact of the pandemic on Chinese overseas students and provided an opportunity for those choosing to stay in China to continue their studies to express their thoughts on the current situation. Through a series of video interviews, interns in SWA's Shanghai office from UPenn, Harvard GSD, and other universities talked about their learning experiences, internship opportunities, and their experience of online education.
The interviews expressed the loss of internship opportunities abroad, and potential problems with visas and unexpected difficulties for international students. Some students took the opportunity to take a "gap year," while others chose to continue their studies online in conjunction with internships. The interviews raised awareness of the impact the global pandemic is having on next generation landscape architects, and how the pandemic will inspire their future studies and practice.
Design Reflections in the Post-Epidemic Era
Speaker: Xu Shuya (Senior Urban Designer)
Hassell looked at the impact of the pandemic on global urban development and social and spatial inequality. Through the pandemic, a series of seemingly unrelated phenomena have been found to be closely correlated: a heavy loss in global tourism and economic fallout, a slowdown in housing supply and demand, a massive retail shutdown, changes in transportation choices due to significant travel reductions, increased demand for outdoor activities, the rise of telecommuting, etc. The presentation served as a catalyst for rethinking urbanization and accelerating global urbanization change, asking whether overly dense urban populations are in fact a hidden danger, increasing the spread of pandemics. However, research demonstrated that some of the countries with the highest density had better pandemic prevention performance, possibly explained by effective governance and control policies.
In conclusion, Hassell introduced six design reflections for the post-pandemic era as thematic directions for international practice and design:
- Mix uses and diversify assets
- Flexible streets for the 21st century
- Embed place value and experiential destinations
- Social-oriented neighborhoods
- Embed and leverage natural systems
- Holistic leadership
The global pandemic continues to have a profound impact on our daily lives, practices, and economies. The 7th Shanghai Landscape Forum enabled international practitioners to address the potential crisis and challenges together by sharing knowledge and embracing and seeking positive change.
The Shanghai Landscape Forum continues to focus on and discuss cutting-edge topics in the landscape industry. The forum intends to return to an offline format in autumn/winter 2021.
Click here for a detailed bilingual summary of the event.
About the Shanghai Landscape Forum
The Shanghai Landscape Forum is a themed landscape professional sharing event initiated by Sasaki, AECOM, and SWA in 2017, with participation from SOM, ASPECT Studios, HASSELL, TLS, and many other international landscape companies. The forum's aim is to "pioneer new practices that result in design innovation and influence on policy transformation; raise public awareness of landscape architecture's vital contribution, and advocate landscape architecture into the mainstream driving force for social progress," and to promote our profession and build a more sustainable tomorrow.
Lee Parks, CMLI, International ASLA, is Director and Landscape Practice Leader of AECOM based in Shanghai, China. He is a Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (UK) and currently chair of AECOM's global landscape practice sub-committee. Lee is a co-founder of the Shanghai Landscape Forum and a regular speaker across urban planning, architectural, nature conservation and academic forums in China. Lee is currently Chair of ASLA's International Practice Professional Practice Network (PPN).


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Verizon's latest system updates are out for five smartphones namely the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9, S9+ and the LG Zone 4.
The updates by and large contain the latest security update patches for the respective models from Android. In an odd case, there are certain performance improvements as well.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is one of the devices in which the software update includes performance improvements. Mobile phone manufacturers keep receiving feedback from the users of their devices and these are then passed on to the internal technical team that studies them. When they come up with the solutions, they add the improvement patch to the updates sent to the devices. This system update No.28 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also contains the latest security update patch from Android dated November 1, 2019.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 9
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a more recently launched smartphone model and is receiving the 15th system update from Verizon. This update contains the December security update patch from Android and nothing else. The unlocked version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 received its software upgrade to Android 10 beta along with Samsung's One UI 2.0 recently in the US.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are the S series flagship smartphones from Samsung released in 2018 and this Verizon update is its 18th. These two devices are also getting the latest December 2019 Android security update patches. The unlocked versions of these two devices too are receiving software upgrade to Android 10 beta along with Samsung's One UI 2.0. Some known issues are being fixed on the devices as well.
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LG Zone 4
The LG Zone 4 is a smartphone released in March 2018 and this device is receiving its system update No.12 from Verizon. This update has the November 2019 Android security update patch.


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The Hinterkaifeck Murders
I love reading about unsolved mysteries, especially weird/creepy ones, and the Hinterkaifeck murders is one of most fascinating to me.
A farmer in Germany back in the 1920s had noticed mysterious footprints in the snow around his house. There was also strange stuff happening around the farm. Footsteps in the attic, a newspaper that no one in the family had bought, and eventually the house keys disappeared. What makes it stranger is that the housekeeper had left a few months prior, swearing up and down that the farm was haunted.
The family suddenly went unseen for a couple of days. Their neighbors went to check on them, only to find the entire family as well as their newly hired housekeeper had been murdered. Most of the family had been lead into the barn one by one and slaughtered with what's believed to have been a pickaxe. The maid and their youngest son were killed in their beds. The worst part is that the youngest daughter lived for a few hours after the attack. She spent the last few hours of her life lying next to her dead family in the hay of the barn, and had torn chunks of her own hair out in that time.


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The overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr) has been implicated as a causative factor and a poor prognostic marker in a number of carcinomas. Therefore, strategies that down-regulate EGFr expression may be therapeutically useful. We designed antisense ODNs complementary to the initiation codon region of the EGFr mRNA and evaluated their efficacy in several tumor-derived cells, including the A431 cell line that express amplified levels of EGFr. A 15-mer phosphorothioate (PS) antisense ODN (erbB1AS15) induced a concentration-dependent reduction in proliferation that was accompanied by a change in the morphology of A431 cells into more tightly clustered and discrete colonies. A 15-mer sense (PS) control oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) and a phosphodiester (PO) version of erbB1AS15 had little or no effect on cell number of morphology, and erbB1AS15 (PS) did not induce these effects in control cell lines expressing lower levels of EGFr. The effects of erbB1AS15 (PS) on A431 cells were not mediated by a true antisense mechanism in that there was no reduction in the level of EGFr mRNA or protein over a 24-hr period, as determined by Northern and Western blotting, respectively. However, autophosphorylation of the receptor was significantly reduced by erbB1AS15 (PS) and not by control ODNs. The results of further studies suggested that this effect was mediated by a direct, dose-dependent inhibition of the EGFr tyrosine kinase enzyme and was not due to impairment of either ligand-binding or receptor dimerization. These data suggest that erbB1AS15 (PS) can inhibit proliferation and alter the morphology of A431 cells by a sequence-selective, but nonantisense mechanism affecting receptor tyrosine kinase activity.
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|Molecular Pharmacology
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|Published - Aug 1996
- base sequence cell division cells
- cultured humans molecular sequence data oligodeoxyribonucleotides oligonucleotides
- antisense phosphorylation RNA
- messenger receptor
- epidermal growth factor thionucleotides


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After winning six of their last eight games, the Sacramento Kings look as if they have figured out some of the problems that have plagued them throughout the season.
Ever since Luke Walton made the decision to move Buddy to the bench and made Bogi the starting shooting guard, the Kings have really taken off. Even each respective player has benefitted from their new role.
Bogi is putting up about the same numbers he did when coming off the bench, but has been shooting the ball better from the floor.
Buddy seems to be thriving more out of this change of roles as he looks lights out when on the floor. Since moving to the sixth man role, Buddy is scoring 23.1 points a game while shooting 52.8% from the floor and 51.8% from three point land.
If Buddy's emergence from what seemed like a down year for the Bahamian doesn't get you excited, then maybe the fact that the Kings have actually been winning as a half court team will.
The Kings made themselves known last year as a quick team that could outrun their opponents up and down the floor. But with a change at the helm this season, Walton decided to make an interesting move and slow down the speedy youngsters.
At first, slowing down their pace of play looked detrimental to the Kings' success and Fox struggled with the new style of play.
However, in the six wins in their last eight games, the pace hasn't been over 100 once and Fox looks to be playing some of his best basketball of the season, scoring over 22 points on close to 50% shooting during that span.
Sacramento's defense has improved since slowing down their game style and their backcourt guards look spectacular. It's promising to see Luke's game plan finally working.
But the Kings do have some challenges up ahead starting tonight against the Bucks on the road.
The Kings play six out of their next seven games against teams currently holding a playoff spot. This is when the Kings will really have to show their worth and that their current hot streak is no fluke.
At 5.5 games out of the eighth seed themselves, they play the Memphis Grizzlies twice in that span, the current owners of the eighth spot.
If the Kings want any chance of making a late playoff push, then winning some of these games is crucial and beating the Grizzlies both times will be necessary.
The Kings have a tough schedule ahead of them, but with the way the team has been playing, it's an opportunity to show the league what Sacramento is made of and continue moving forward.


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