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Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy
Is cervical spondylosis curable?
Not curable: Since cervical spondylosis is arthritis changes in the cervical spine, it cannot be cured. It is a normal degenerative process as we age. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Cervical Myelopathy (Definition)
Myelopathy means pathology affecting the spinal cord in the case in the cervical region vascular lesions, tumors inflammation degenerative disc disorders or infection ...Read more
What is "cervical spondylosis without myelopathy"?
As below: When spondylosis does not affect spinal cord or the root spinal nerves. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
What is intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy cervical region?
Cord compression due: To disc issue in the neck region usually with degenerative disc disease ; a small spinal canal diameter. Prior history of neck injury can accelerate degenerative changes ; smokers accelerate this rate 4x over a nonsmoker. A herniated large disc can cause a myelopathy which is cord compression but it is most often associated with degeneration leading to a too narrow spinal canal for the cord. ...Read more
High grade osseous neural foraminal stenosis with cervical spondylosis mean?
Pinched nerve: Cervical spondylosis is arthritis in the neck. Foraminal stenosis means narrowing of the space where the nerves exit the spinal canal, in this case caused by bone spurs from arthritis. After they leave the neck these nerves form the three major nerves of the arm, controlling feeling and movement. Stenosis can cause pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in the arm or hand. High grade = severe. ...Read more
Are cervical levoscoliosis, arthritis, lumbar degenerative discs and fibromyalgia related?
Can be: ? Whether cervical scoliosis, arthritis & lumbar DDD are related to fibromyalgia, FM. One of the multiple co-factors seemingly co-causal of FM is global muscle atrophy & weakness, leading to widespread myalgia & tender points in spastic muscles repetitively stressed/injured by gravitational forces. Painful skeletal derangements can incite sedentariness with loss of muscle mass/tone. Gravity Rules. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Whats lumbar spine stenosis?
Decreased space: The spinal cord passes through a "tunnel" in the bone. With arthritis, disc bulging, and overgrowth of surrounding ligaments, the spine cord can be compressed. The compressions is called stenosis. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
Is cervical radiculopathy in my cervical spine from disc protrusion?
Maybe: Cervical radiculopathy can arise from various causes that pinch a nerve in the neck. A disk herniation is a common cause. Other causes include bone spurs that form over time that narrow the hole through which the nerves exit the spine. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
How are cervical disc herniation and cervical disc encroachment different?
Encroachment: Any condition limiting space for the nerves causes encroachment. A herniated disc would cause encroachment. A bone spur would also cause. Encroachment does not imply pressure, or severity, or the presence of symptoms. ...Read more
What would cause cervical spondylosis, central canal stenosis, disc osteophyte complexes, mild cord impingement, cervical straightening in 43 y/o?
Age: These are all common findings that can be found on cervical MRI in patients over 40. Usually related to aging and the natural degenerative process. Genetics and lifestyle also contribute to these changes. ...Read more
Painful cervical spine?
Ubiquitous: Degenerative neck and back pain is akin to wrinkles in the skin. Age happens, and the alternative (bring aging to a grinding halt with death) is not appealing. Accept some aches and pain, use nsaid's/tylenol to control, salonpas hot patches, strengthen the core, consider mckenzie pt (doc's rx needed). If persistent, further evaluation. Should not be life altering under most circumstances. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Cervical spine compression of nerve?
Radiculopathy: Typically you will feel referred, burning, radicular pain in a dermatomal distribution, depending upon which nerve root is being compressed. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
What is intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy lumbar region?
Nonsensical: The spinal cord ends at about l-2, and most common disc issues are present at l4-5, and l-5-s-1. In order for a disc to affect the spinal cord, we are talking about a problem in the lower thoracic spine, or a rather unusual high lumbar disc fragment, perhaps. Myelopathy means involvement of spinal cord, so are we really using the term incorrectly here? Ask your doc about this. ...Read more
Is lumbar spinal stenosis curable?
Surgery: Spinal stenosis is the condition where the canal which the nerves and spinal cord travels gets narrow. This can be congenital or progressive due to arthritis. Rare causes for stenosis are infection and tumor. To cure it you need surgery. But if you have stenosis due to arthritis it can be treated with medications, therapy and injections. If those don't work, surgery may be the best option. ...Read moreSee 3 more doctor answers
Is lumbar spinal stenosis curable?
Somewhat: There are a multitude of treatments for spinal stenosis which to some extent can "cure" the symptoms of spinal stenosis to variable degrees. For example, an epidural steroid injection can sometimes cure the symptoms of spinal stenosis for a long time, sometimes well over a year at a time. But with any treatment, the symptoms can return, even if surgery is done symptoms can return. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
Can Cervical Stenosis without myelopathy progress to Stenosis with myelopathy?
It could: There is a narrowing of your neck canal which is the stenosis. If the narrowing gets worse yes it could cause a myelopathy. This is something you fallow along with your physician, to identify this and then treated as you may need. ...Read more
Can cervical radiculopathy and intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, cervical region cause bladder problems?"
Yes, it can: Based on the information provided -- intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy in the cervical region can cause bladder dysfunction as the spinal cord is compressed by the disc. ...Read more
Whats lumbar spinal stenosis?
Narrowing: A narrowing or "pinching" of the nerve canal. ...Read moreSee 3 more doctor answers
Do cervical spondylosis causes vertigo????
Yes: There is definitely an entity known as cervical vertigo. The spondylosis of the neck may send electrical stimuli to the central nucleus of the 5th cranial nerve and from there connections to the vestibular nuclei. Therapy aimed at the spondylosis could relieve the vertigo. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Can cervical spondylosis, if left untreated, cause lumbar spondylosis?
No: Cervical spondylosis has nothing to do with the lumbar one. Both can co-exist, though, but none is caused by the presence of the other. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Best cervical spondylosis treatment?
Depends: If spinal cord compression causes significant symptoms surgical treatment is the best option. For minor symptoms and normal neurologic function a physical therapy directed exercise program is good. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Spinal Cord Disease (Definition)
Spinal cord disease is a condition where the nerves of the spinal cord are injured or infected. This affects their function and causes ...Read more
Cervical (Definition)
Cervical relates to the first seven vertebra of the spine. It is related it the neck. Also it refers to the muscular opening/exit of ...Read more
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NYFF 2010. Jorge Michel Grau's "We Are What We Are"
"Cannibalism may be the nominal calling card of We Are What We Are," writes Nick Schager in the Voice, "but ritualistic gruesomeness is merely a means for political commentary in Jorge Michel Grau's auspicious debut. 'My first intention was to make a film about familial disintegration,' says the writer/director. 'It begins as an art-house drama, and then switches at the end to horror.' His assured allegorical tale of man-eat-man monstrousness focuses on a destitute Mexico City family who, after their patriarch's death, strive to carry on their fanatical 'rite' of abducting and consuming those even lower down the societal food chain."
For Eight Rooks, who caught the film at Fright Fest last month for Twitch, "We Are What We Are is a film that tries to humanise seemingly ordinary people who do monstrous things, but it fails to do a good job of this for two main reasons; all of its subjects are neither likeable nor interesting with or without their monstrousness." But back when Twitch's Todd Brown saw it in Cannes, it was, at that time, "still my favorite film of the year.... [M]uch like Let the Right One In, what we have here is a film built on a horror premise — and this does, indeed, become quite horrific — but which is as much, if not more, a family drama and teen coming of age story." All in all, "a remarkable piece of work from a very talented young director. May this be just the first of many from Grau."
"Artists have used cannibalism as a metaphor for the ways a society exploits its less powerful members for centuries, in works ranging from 'A Modest Proposal' to How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman," writes Aaron Cutler in Slant. "In this case, you're being offered a commentary on how the Mexican middle class preys on both the poor and sexual minorities... The film's main problem isn't that it spins these standard horror-as-politics metaphors, though, but rather that it exploits real violence in order to advance them."
For Simon Abrams, writing for the New York Press, "We Are What We Are is as sophomoric and hatefully ugly as it gets."
Screens tonight and tomorrow.
Update, 10/9: From Twitch, the new UK trailer:
Update, 10/10: "Grau more often than not shies away from the most gruesome aspects of the family's cannibalism," writes Benjamin Mercer in Reverse Shot, "but often heightens the sound of ripped-open chest cavities and slack bodies hitting the ground to an almost laughable extreme. The black-comedy-of-police-ineptness subplot... [shows] the grossly unfair status quo in Mexico City, but it also jars tonally, working on a more farcical register than the rest of the film's subtly deliberate comedy. Perhaps this emotionally piecemeal approach is meant to emphasize Mexico City as a place divided up, factionalized, of discrete interests constantly at odds with each other. On the fringes of the unjust society at large is this particular patriarchal clan of cannibals, a unit aware of the evil of its acts but nonetheless willing to go to any length to preserve its ancient way of life; the police and many practitioners of the world's oldest profession soon come out in force against them, cutting their own destructive path through the city. But this film's seeming delight in tantalizing the audience with suggestions of the grotesque cheapens its broader points about isolated communities at odds."
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There will be no further pre-trial hearings in the case of a Vandalia man charged with 10 counts of Child Pornography.
36 year old, Ryan Koontz appeared in Fayette County Court last week for his final pre-trial hearing. During the hearing, both the defense and the prosecution announced that they were ready to proceed to trial with no further pre-trial hearings. Koontz will head to trial on July 24th.
Ryan Koontz was charged in November of 2014 with 10 counts of Child Pornography. The first two charges are Class X Felonies, each carrying a sentence of 6-30 years in Prison. The remaining eight charges are Class 2 Felonies that carry a sentence of 3-7 years in Prison each. If convicted, Koontz will have to serve each sentence in a consecutive manner.
(Photo courtesy of the Fayette County Jail).
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CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK ANNOUNCES FEDERAL SHUTDOWN FOOD ASSISTANCE - Click for details
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) is one of the newest programs for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. While the Food Bank has been providing food assistance through a network of more than 800 partner agencies, we are also now assisting individuals and families apply for SNAP benefits. A federally-funded program, SNAP helps low-income individuals and families stretch their food b...
As the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank's Executive Director, Joe Arthur serves as the Food Bank's principal ambassador, regularly presenting on the issue of hunger in Pennsylvania. Joe joined the Food Bank in 2008 after working 23 years in finance and accounting management.
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Tara Davis is the SNAP Outreach Manager for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. With 15+ years of nonprofit experience, Tara has spent the last eight years fighting hunger with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Initially, Tara began her career at the Food Bank managing special events and moving on to re-designing and managing the website as well as supporting other endeavors within the Communications & Marketing Department. This past spring she became a part of the Agency Relations Department and took on the new role as SNAP Outreach Manager.
For more than five years Brad has utilized his skill and experience for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in the fight against hunger. Brad brings 20+ years of nonprofit experience in communications, marketing, public relations and branding to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and as the Director of Communications and Marketing, Brad manages all internal and external communications, public and community relations, marketing, social media and website content, special event planning and brand awareness for the Food Bank.
Katie Wetzel serves as the Marketing Manager at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. In her role, she supervises the design, production and distribution of Food Bank print materials and leads efforts to produce and deploy relevant and engaging content through digital communication channels. Prior to moving into her current role, Katie managed the Food Bank's volunteer and food drive programs from 2012-2014.
Shelly Shultz is part of the Marketing Team at Dutch Valley Food Distributors. She is also pursuing a degree in Organizational Leadership and has a passion for helping people grow and achieve their goals.
Chef Allan Rupert, executive chef at Final Cut Steakhouse, is a graduate of America's most renowned culinary school, the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. After graduation, Chef Rupert traveled the country and worked at an array of top destination resorts and casinos including Caesars Lake Tahoe, Caesars Palace Las Vegas, the LaJallo Beach & Tennis Club, Sky City Restaurant at the Needle in Seattle and Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, among others.
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A note on this comic- it's not really supposed to be specific, nor do I think the boys are at fault. This is just a allegory for some smegged up bits of life we go through. Particularly on V-day.
This also was a tablet excerise, so excuse the messy coloring.
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Thanks for the vacation, Washington.
This is the Avatarczar reporting from Ground Zero in the South Texas economy. In the course of the past few years I have had many current events discussions with my friends and these topics are now more relevant than ever: … Continue reading
Did the Mayans Give Up?
December 14, 2012. What a horrible tragedy on this day. So the admin has begun the demagoguery. It's the guns.. there's the problem? If it were only so simple as that. Once we realize that there are ticking time bombs … Continue reading
Of Socialist Paradises.. and men who would be gods
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Description: The Love Sleeve is glow in the dark. It's worn by him to please the lady. New shapes give great sensations. It is 2¼ inches in length and 4 inches in circumference.
Manufacturer: Golden Triangle
Batteries Required: none
Initial Genre: Vaginas
Category 1: Glow In The Dark
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A little bit soft on the focus but the quality of the shots are really nice!
Anything between 13-16 would have been underexposed and probably most of the images would have turned out blurry. The tall buildings in the city blocks a lot of the sunlight when the sun is setting in the evening.


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Photographer's Note
Due to her auxiliary engine, I heard her coming before I saw her.
64 m long, with a maximum sail area of 1010 sqm, built in 1909.
Selection of country is a little difficult. The spit belongs to Denmark, while my POV is in Germany.
Critiques | Translate
danos (110395) 2018-01-14 7:57
Hello Sven,
nice the view of the old SS Grossherzogin Elisabeth that passing by in front of your lens.Beautiful presentation.
alvaraalto (33334) 2018-01-15 3:10
Hello Sven
Lovely scenic picture of the beautiful Grossherzogin. I wonder if Ive seen her before in real live in on of the Amsterdam Sail Festivals. I think she should have shown her beauty there.
Have a nice day. Groet Rob
Photo Information
- Copyright: Sven Erich Czernik (Energysavingelk) (4485)
- Genre: Miejsca
- Medium: Kolorowe
- Date Taken: 2017-10-09
- Categories: Natura, Transport
- Camera: Canon 5 D Mark II, Canon EF 70-200 mm f/2.8L II USM
- Naświetlenie: f/20.0, 1/21 sekund
- Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
- Date Submitted: 2018-01-14 3:09


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"I had a friend," my oldest son said, about this time a year ago. "His name was John Wilson."
"Did you?" I asked. We were at the breakfast table.
"Uh-huh. He gave me lots of presents, and he gave me special powers. But then he had a sickness, for a long time. And while we were sleeping, he died."
My father's name was not John Wilson, but this was who he was talking about. My father was diagnosed with cancer in late April of last year. He died that July 1st. He was there, but as a mere two months went by he was less and less there, and then he was gone.
My son, who was four years old by this time, was imbued with much in the way of superhero lore. He knew that heroes are endowed somehow, by chance or by some greater intelligence. Whichever the case, the hero is the agent of these forces in the mundane world. Whatever gave him his power, it cannot act directly in human affairs — maybe because it exists on a different plane, maybe because it died a long time ago.
This is the state of a father. The temptation, when you have children, is to believe that you've broken off a piece of yourself to project it into the future, when in fact the child is "yours" only to the extent that it might bear your name and your eyes. And far from being you, the child may run as fast as it can to avoid becoming you. Fathers and their children necessarily operate in different worlds.
I wasn't there when my father died. I live far now from the place I grew up, and in June, three weeks before he died, I flew there to spend just over a week with him. After returning home I kept calling to find out how he was, reaching him less and less often, conferring with my mother and my sister and finally with hospice nurses, asking for that final signal flare that would summon me back again. It seemed important to be there, at the end, to perform the duty of vigil. Watching over his death, conducting his passage, is nothing my father ever would've demanded of me, and I certainly would not demand it of my children. Yet it seemed, and always shall seem to me, part of the contract of being a son. I will never stop regretting that I wasn't there.
My father had once found himself in the same position. His own father died in his hometown while my mother worked and struggled, a thousand miles from there, to give birth to me. He attended my birth, then flew by a tortuous late-night route to the family homestead. How divided he must have felt — two levels of duty struggling in him, asked to shepherd male lives both into and out of his world in one day.
He was too late to see his father alive. I was too late. My brother-in-law called me that July 1st, shaking me from sleep not long after midnight. I might as well have been some lost hero, empowered with all my father had to give but stranded a star's distance from a home that was no longer there.
"And while we were sleeping, he died."
My son had seen me go away for that June visit, leaving him and his mom and his one-year-old brother, to "go check on Boonie." He knew that Boonie had been sick, and needed lots of help. So when we told him that his grandfather had died, he transcribed it into this fantasy of heroes and ghosts. From him we heard the story of John Wilson a day later, as I prepared to fly back again to see to the boxing, the bagging, the signatures — the things we do to declare a life over.
It was the greatest story ever told.


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Last week my lover Natalie at Fit.Fun.Femme. nominated me for the Sunshine Award. Nat is my best friend from law school, and she writes her blog with another law school (related) friend of ours Sara (her husband Ben was in school with us). They're both Florida girls too. Sara is a crazy strong yogi and Natalie is a runner, so go check them out!
But first…the important stuff.
If nominated for this award, you must include a link in your blog to the person/blog that nominated you. You must also answer some questions about yourself, nominate fellow bloggers, link their blogs in your post, and inform them that they have been nominated.
And now…the good stuff.
If nominated for this award, you must include a link in your blog to the person/blog that nominated you. You must also answer some questions about yourself, nominate fellow bloggers, link their blogs in your post, and inform them that they have been nominated.
Who is your favorite philosopher? Phil Dunphy. "When life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like 'Whaaat?!'" Just kidding. I guess Martin Luther King, Jr. isn't technically a philosopher either, but I don't think you can go wrong following his advice. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
What is your favorite number? 7. It was my soccer jersey number for like, 15 years.
What is your favorite animal? This is boring, but dogs, of course! Specifically these two:
{My bubbas, Charlie and Penny.}
What are your facebook and twitter? My Twitter is @PennyCharlie. My Facebook is just my personal one, and it's pretty much on lockdown.
What is your favorite time of the day? Definitely evening. I'm a night owl... I feel like I don't really get fired up until at least 8pm, which, now that I'm not in school and have to (pretend to) be a real adult, is very inconvenient.
What is your favorite holiday? I mean, of course I love Christmas because I love being all together with my family. (Also gifts and quality time are my main love languages, so Christmas is a good day for me.) But I also really, really love the Fourth of July. It's summer, there's usually a body of water nearby that I can get into, and it all ends with fireworks! Fireworks fascinate me... I never get tired of them.
{Last year in New Smyrna.}
What is your favorite physical activity? Running, water skiing, and snowboarding.
{Wakeboarding... which is none of the above, but the best I could do.}
What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink? Natty's answer was red Gatorade, which I'm stealing, because it's true. It is the best... it makes everything better. I also really love Cheerwine. I hardly ever drink coffee, so in law school I used to come to class in the morning with a Cheerwine instead (in a koozie, with a straw). People thought it was weird, but whatever.
What is your favorite flower? Hydrangeas. J bought me these for Valentine's Day!
{Blue hydrangeas and my new ottoman that I still can't believe J let me put in the house.}
What is your passion? Helping people who don't have the power to help themselves, and doing my best to fight injustice and inequality. That sounds really... full of myself... but I'm only gonna get one shot at this whole "life" deal (I think), so I'm trying to do it right.


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Workcamp Details
Art of living (Monar Marianówek, near Kołobrzeg)
Description: SCI Poland has been successfully co-operating with Monar for over 20 years. Monar is the largest Polish NGO which helps people in difficult life circumstances, especially those socially excluded and those with drug addiction problems. Monar runs 30 centers of rehabilitation in different parts of Poland, 5 of them specialising in the therapy of young people. The center in Marianówek is one of them. It has a community of 70 young people, aged 15-25, coming from different backgrounds and areas of Poland, who take part in one-year on-site therapy. Beside dealing with daily life activities we use many different artistic, sport and outdoor events as tools in the process of therapy and rehabilitation.
Type of Work: The main task of volunteers is to socialise with the community by helping them in their everyday work (farm activities like gardening, taking care of animals, renovating, cleaning, kitchen shift, etc.), taking part in planned community events. Volunteers are more than welcome to share their interests and skills, organising workshops, games or any other sort of activities they would like to propose. It is possible that for a few days during the workcamp volunteers will go with the patients on a camping trip to the area near the sea/lakeside.
Study Theme: The problems of drug addiction, anti-drug therapy. Learning to live in a new, different way. Horse riding and possibly canoeing.
Accommodation: In the house of the community, in one room. Simple conditions: mattresses or sleeping mats. Please, bring sleeping bags with you!
Language: English
Approximate Location: It is situated about 20 km from the Baltic Sea (near Kołobrzeg), in the picturesque rural area with park, trout ponds and stable with horses around.
Notes: No drugs, no alcohol. Be ready to get used to day routine;-)


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Ordinary fat cells can be reengineered to burn energy with a common drug given to diabetics, a US study has shown.
Researchers discovered a protein called PRDM16 that can 'flick a switch' on fat cells, converting them from ordinary calorie-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning brown fat cells. This could lead to new treatments for obesity.
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Techno-giant Apple has filed a proposal for more manufacturing in Arizona, increasing the possibility of a larger portion of its business — and therefore jobs — being relocated to the United States, The Daily Caller reported.
This would not be the first company to move business to the United States under President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, and it would be hailed as another victory for Trump.
In a meeting with The New York Times, Trump said that he had held a positive meeting with the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, back in November.
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"I got a call from Tim Cook at Apple, and I said, 'Tim, you know one of the things that will be a real achievement for me is when I get Apple to build a big plant in the United States, or many big plants in the United States, where instead of going to China, and going to Vietnam, and going to the places that you go to, you're making your product right here,'" Trump said.
"I said: 'I think we'll create the incentives for you, and I think you're going to do it. We're going for a very large tax cut for corporations, which you'll be happy about,'" Trump explained. "But we're going for big tax cuts, we have to get rid of regulations, regulations are making it impossible."
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10 Times the Stars of Charm at MCC Were Weekend Vibes
September 22nd, 2017
by Josh Ferri
The powerful, exciting, and must-see new play Charm tells the true story of 67-year-old, black, transgender woman who teaches an etiquette class at Chicago's LGBTQ community center to a group of young adults struggling with a full range of issues. Think like a fun, edgier Sister Act 2 with a trans twist. The company features a group of young stars, each giving breakout performances. Scroll on as we highlight them in GIF because they are all #WeekendVibes.
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Your group decides that it would be a good idea to catch up on reading as the Imperial forces continue to scout the landscape of Purgatory. As time passes, you begin to learn a bit more about your companions.
You can embark on some side quests if you'd like, and remember that you can always recruit a companion to do it with. Picking the right companion for a particular side quest can lead to special encounters and rewards.
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Stocks ended flat today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) finishing down 27 points, or 0.2%, as investors seemed unsure of how to react to news that the Fed may end its stimulus program. According to The Wall Street Journal, the central bank has devised a plan for bringing its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program to a close, and would decrease the amount of stimulus in steps as the job market improves. In recent quarters, the Fed's signals that it would continue the bond-buying program have helped pump up stocks so the program's termination could be a negative sign. However, the Fed has not yet set a date for when it would begin taking such steps.
Elsewhere, April retail sales came in better than expected, perhaps mitigating the blow from the Fed report. Consumer-level sales improved by 0.1% last month instead of the 0.3% drop expected. Exempting gas purchases, which were down on lower gas prices, April saw the biggest gain in four months.
On the Dow today, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) led all blue chips, gaining 2.3% after announcing this morning that it would present 11 different abstracts for its Tofacitinib drug, or Xeljanz, a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis at a conference in June. Pfizer also said analyses have further shown the safety and efficacy of the treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The drug, which is in phase 3 trials, could help the pharma giant recover from the patent cliff it recently went over when it lost exclusivity on Lipitor.
The biggest loser on the Dow today was Alcoa (NYSE:AA), which fell 2% as its shares reacted to industrial production numbers in China. Economists had expected a 9.5% growth in the category against an actual figure of 9.3% in April. Spending, specifically in construction and infrastructure, also grew more slowly than expected. China is a major market for the aluminum maker and lower-than-expected growth could force aluminum prices down further.
Finally, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) shares were up 1.5% as rumors swirl that CEO/Chairman Jamie Dimon could leave the company if he's removed from the chairmanship, as some major shareholders have called for on behalf of corporate governance. Dimon recently suggested as much according to sources, but shares gained strength late in the morning as a number of analysts and fund managers took to his defense. Among them was Mike Mayo of CSLA, who said the bank's shares could drop as much as 10% if Dimon exits and pointed out that there's no obvious replacement for him. The vote on Dimon's status as chairman will take place on May 21 at the bank's annual shareholder meeting.
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Simply pick your favorite Discover More options and confirm your choice with our reservations department before leaving home or with your Cruise Director on the day of embarkation. Please contact our reservations staff or see your Cruise Director once on board for the most up to date pricing. View our full Discover More Optional Tour booklet BRÜHL CASTLE This magnificent tour takes guests to the picturesque castle of Brühl, the former town of residence of the Prince Bishops of Cologne, and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Guests will have a guided tour of the Augustusburg Palace, which represents one of the first examples of Rococo creations in Germany. Then, they will have free time to explore the Falkenlust Hunting Lodge. Includes: Transfer + guided tour + entrance Note: After this tour, guests will be transferred by coach back to Cologne, where they will have the included walking tour of the downtown area. Price: From $75 per person Port: Cologne View Tour RHINE VALLEY WINE TASTING The Rhine Valley is renowned for its vineyards, in particular Riesling and other white varietals. Join your local guide for a visit to a local family winery including a tour of the cellar, an informative talk on the wine process and a tasting of different wines produced. Includes: Wine tasting + local guide + entrance. Price: From $75 per person Port: Rüdesheim View Tour Full day in ČESKÝ KRUMLOV A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Český Krumlov is famous for its Old Town, with 300 protected Medieval buildings and its castle complex, the second largest in the Czech Republic. Surrounded by rolling hills and the Vltava River, Český Krumlov's cobblestone streets wind past centuries old townhomes, inns, shops, and cafés. With its picturesque medieval center in South Bohemia, the town was founded in the 13th century and has retained its former medieval character. The architecture of the Castle and the town is a mix of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque. Includes: Coach transfer + lunch + local guide. Note: Guests taking this tour cannot do the Salzburg day tour or the Passau walking tour. Price: From $105 per person Port: Linz/Passau View Tour Full Day in SALZBURG Salzburg is the birth-place of Mozart and you will find the face of the city's most famous son everywhere. Salzburg is also the setting for the Sound of Music movie, which has shaped the city's perception in the minds of generations. But Salzburg is much more. It is a city with history based on the salt trade from the nearby Alpine Mountains, it is a city of beautiful Baroque buildings, nestled between the mountains and green waters of the Salzach river. It has a long cultural heritage, with quaint busy lanes like the "Getreidegasse" which houses wrought iron signs, where you might get a feeling of how busy this city once was. Includes: Coach transfer + local guide + lunch. Note: Guests taking this tour will miss the included Passau walking tour and the Český Krumlov day tour. Price: From $110 per person Port: Linz/Passau View Tour SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE Schönbrunn, the former summer residence of the Hapsburg Empire, is considered one of the most beautiful Baroque palaces in Europe. The Hapsburgs resided here during the summer months. Emperor Franz Joseph, who later married the enchanting Sisi, reigned from 1848 to 1916, and was born here in 1830. The monarch spent his last years entirely in the Palace, which became the property of the new Republic of Austria only two years after his death. Today, the palace is part of UNESCO's cultural heritage due to its historic importance, its unique grounds and its splendid furnishings. Follow our local expert and visit Empress Sisi's former summer residence. Includes: Coach transfer + local guide + entrance. Note: Guests taking this tour will also have a coach tour along Vienna's Ringstrasse, but will not have the walking tour of the city center. Price: From $60 per person Port: Vienna View Tour NATIONAL OPERA THEATRE Guests will have the opportunity to see everything related to the theatre: including backstage, dressing and make up rooms, creation of costumes, as well as the opportunity to stand on the actual stage. The highlight is a concert at the end of the tour, given by two singers at the so-called "museum area". Transfers begin at 3:00 p.m. Includes: Tour guide + entrance + glass of sparkling wine Price: From $35 per person Port: Belgrade View Tour City tour of ROTHENBURG The best preserved Medieval town in Germany, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, fits the word romantic perfectly. Walk the wall that encircles Rothenburg to get various perspectives of architecture in the middle ages. 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Bush Aides Won't Face Grand Jury Investigation
(CN) – Prosecutors can ignore a Connecticut attorney's request to have a grand jury investigate alleged crimes committed by members of the Bush administration, a federal judge ruled.
Francis T. Mandanici is well known in the blogosphere as a persistent critic of Bush family politics and also as one-time crusader against Whitewater special prosecutor Kenneth Starr.
He had asked that the U.S. attorney's office empanel a grand jury to investigate alleged criminal activities surrounding claims made by Bush administration in January 2003 that Iraq had sought uranium to make a nuclear weapon.
Noting that the "U.S. attorney's office has declined to request a summons of a grand jury and does not seek to return an indictment, effectively foreclosing prosecution," Chief U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth said the Washington, D.C., will not take any action on his request.
"The public interest does not require the court to order a grand jury summoned to investigate the matter," he wrote on Nov. 16.
Furthermore, given the fact that the activities occurred eight years ago, the statute of limitations for non-capital federal offenses had already expired, Lamberth added.
"Although Mandanici argues for equitable tolling of the state of limitations, or for the application of equitable estoppels, this court can find little authority that allows for an equitable exception," he wrote.
"The statute of limitations has run, this court is aware of no legal basis for nonetheless permitting a prosecution, and the U.S. attorney's office would not seek an indictment at any rate," the two-page order states. "Summoning a grand jury to investigate would be to no end."


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WeWork brings Kanye lyrics and vintage touches to Google's former office
With more than $1 billion in funding and tens of thousands of members, WeWork has cemented its status as a juggernaut in the coworking world. Today, the coworking company operates 125 global locations in 38 cities — with five in Chicago alone. Megan Dodds, WeWork Director of Community Midwest, took us for a tour of the company's Kinzie location.
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:: Thursday 2nd June - 7th July :: EXHIBITION EXTENDED
Natasha Lee Exhibition. Photographic work exploring the rights of Women in Turkey. Ends Thursday 7th July.
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Monthly meeting of the Adelaide Feminists Reading Group.
This month's discussion: Given the recent scandal in the meat industry, it's appropriate that we're sinking our teeth into 'The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Vegetarian-Feminist Critical Theory' in which Carol Adams explains the links between meat, patriarchy, feminism and animal rights. It's still a controversial book twenty years later, so we hope to have you join us for the discussion.
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We host resident poet, Kathryn Hummel
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CHESS NIGHT from 6 - 8pm
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PRETTY/UGLY OPENING NIGHT EVENT 6pm - 8pm
Daria and Shaylee are two 19 year old emerging artists from regional areas, that have recently moved to Adelaide to start their first year studying Visual art at UniSA. Daria has been a part of White Cube Mildura, Mildura Backlane festival 2011 and Sketchbook project. Shaylee is a 2011 JUMP artist, being mentored by Deborah Paauwe, she has also recently been commissioned to create works for the Rundle Street Lantern by CountryArts SA & SALA moving image project.
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To The Surface :: SALA Exhibition by Meg Cowell
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These portraits feature varyingly ambiguous garments and items of fabric. Light catches a tiny constellation of bubbles. Dark water creatures waft to the surface.
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Sunday, December 1, 2013
35 years ago, Lenin "incarnate" Jim Jones, the "ultimate socialist," self-destructed, but not without taking over 900 of his inculcated followers with him.
If it could happen in Jonestown, it could happen in America!
"Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness"
(2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).
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I have an addiction and it's called canning. I've been canning up a storm this Summer from fruit jams to specialty jellies, dips and sauces, I've done a lot! It started with finding strawberries, black berries and raspberries at the 99c store. That made me triple berry jam, next was a Thai Hot and Sweet dipping sauce. Then there was the chocolate raspberry sauce, strawberry jam, red wine jelly, berry wine jelly, tomatoes, jalapeño jelly, and pears. I have plenty of stuff to give as Christmas gifts around the office and pass on to friends and family. Tate and I have been enjoying the different sauces and dips, and I am just keeping my eyes peeled for the next item to can! I'm thinking the Oktoberfest beer mustard I saw in my canning book is going to be the next one to try!!!
The canning shelf in the pantry before it got full!
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Does The Delhi Chief Minister Want To Run To Punjab?
For the first time ever, a current chief minister is running away from his elected position and "responsibilities" to contest for the chief minister position of Punjab, a state that is going to polls. You guessed it – the notorious Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP party. Someone said that AAP does not trust a Punjabi – and instead go for a non-Punjabi import? Some would say he has been an ineffective chief minister of Delhi. So a move out of Delhi, would this improve governance in Delhi and make it worse in Punjab? Of course, the voters get to decide…
Source: DNA India
- 11 Jan 2017
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Chikungunya Hits Delhi Badly, But Delhi CM Kejriwal & Govt Out Of Delhi
Chikungunya has hit Delhi hard, already there are deaths and thousands are infected. But Delhi's ruling Aam Admi Party's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal or his health minister are no where to be seen. Instead of providing critical emergency health services, they are now blaming Delhi's LG – Najeeb Jung and the Center, claiming in tweets as to not have any powers or authority. As a result the people are being left to suffer. So where is Kejriwal – allegedly campaigning in Punjab, and Satyendra Jain, is in Goa. If AAP does not want to govern, no problem, they have the choice to resign rather continue to be paid by the votess and tax payers?
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- 15 Sep 2016
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Arvind Kejriwal, the allegedly abusive Chief Minister of Delhi questioned PM Modi's educational qualifications and degrees. Recently, the PMO and the respective universities in Gujarat and Delhi have promptly released them. People feel convinced but then Kejriwal says they are fake – almost a certain way to keep the media attention on himself (even if one makes a fool of oneself) and more importantly serve as a shield to Congress to divert attention away from the massive Augusta Westland corruption issue where all fingers point to Congress. Has anyone questioned Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi's degrees?
Source : Times of India
- 10 May 2016
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Session 28
Session Date: 6 December 2012
Players: Brad, Braon, Lenora, Lex, TJ
Game Date: 10 November 2012
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
With Shepherd barking out directions, Hawkeye navigates the streets southeast of the Hague. "There," Shepherd says, pointing to a highway on-ramp, "take the A4 north. We're heading to Amsterdam."
"In this boat?" Martin asks.
"Well, it's all we got for now. We'll find something more…discreet…as soon as possible."
Jack finally gets Kamal patched up, then yells up to Shepherd, "Boss, it's good to see you again…..by the way where in the blazes were you!? What exactly happened at Department B?"
Once he helps Hawkeye get on the highway, Shepherd makes his way to the back of the van. He rests a hand on Kamal's shoulder. "You're going to be ok."
Kamal grimaces in response.
Shepherd sits down. He looks tired, stressed. "It's a long story, but I'll try to be quick. We can talk about it more in Amsterdam. I was fired by the powers that be, but now I'm not sure how legit the whole thing was. I don't have a lot of contacts back in Department B, that's just the way things are – very compartmentalized. But from what I hear there was some sort of internal shake-up around the time I got fired. Hell, they didn't even do it in person, just sent me the paperwork. Now, from what I hear, everything is in shambles because of Antarctica."
The members of TRU Echo begin to explain the situation, but Shepherd stops them with an upheld hand. "I'm not saying it's your fault. I think it was a setup. Something about the whole situation stinks. Anyway, I had to get you out of there. I've still got ties to…well you know now…the Basement. Sorry I had to keep it from you all in the past. Orders, know what I mean? But fuck orders now. We're on our own. We've got some friends: Kamal and his buds, Carla is in Amsterdam…there are others. But it's not much. Anyway, something big is going on; there's a buzz running through the Basement circles like crazy. I think it has to do with North Korea and Red Sickle – you know, that string we were trying to unravel before I was kicked out."
"Anyway, Department B is gone. The TRUs are gone. From now on, we're just Echo."
Shepherd takes another swig from his flask and offers it to the rest of the group.
Hawkeye grabs the flask and takes a long drink. A couple members of the group eye him, a bit surprised he'd drink and drive without hesitation.
As the group continues the drive toward Amsterdam, Martin settles into his seat and askes Shepherd, "Why did you rescue us?"
When Shepherd looks at Martin to reply, Martin can't help but see how haggard and tired Shepherd looks. The man – who was probably no more than 40 – looks at least 10 to 20 years older. Sure the alcohol and Shepherd's unkempt appearance contributes to this, but there is something else…almost as if Shepherd has lost his vitality, his strength. "What else was I going to do," Shepherd replies with a shrug and half-hearted chuckle. "Department B was all I had. And like I said, there's something big going on I'm afraid. I can't stop it by myself, that's for sure."
As Shepherd speaks, most of the group pays him close attention, and it is clear that there is more to Shepherd's story. It doesn't seem that Shepherd is trying to decisive the group, but rather that his past ties to Department B, and perhaps even the Basement by extension, goes further than his profession.
"This exit? To Amsterdam? OK, got it. Pretty convenient that Amsterdam is spelled the same in English and in whatever the hell language they speak here…I should be able to follow the signs, but help me out if anyone sees anything. We ain't got no GPS and I've never driven here before, so just keep an eye out for me.
"No offense, but you look like shit, Shepherd. But it's good to see you again. You too, Kamal. It's weird to see you without you being mostly dead.
"So, what's waiting for us in Amsterdam? And who's waiting for us? And for fuck's sake, tell us everything you know about the Basement, because I think I can speak for the rest of us when I say that we are damned sick and tired of running around like a chicken with its head cut off not knowing what the hell we're doing!
"If you want our help, and I'm guessing by the fact that you rescued us from UN prosecution that you must, you need to give us as much information as you have. What the hell is the Basement. How do we get there and how does whatever lives there get here?
"Look, we've seen several people, mostly Red Sickle, with strange mutations and powers — is that related to the Basement? If so, how? Is that a side-effect or a purposeful change?
"We also saw a girl get transformed into some kind of beast by a grenade." [I describe the grenade-thing that transformed Shannon McLeod in some detail.] "What the f#ck was that and how do we protect ourselves if our enemies are wielding that kind of power?
"And finally, what do you know about the current leadership of Dept B. Because they're at the top of my Fucked-With-The-Wrong-Person list."
Hawkeye continues to rant for a little while more before Shepherd can calm him down with another offer of the flask. The two trade the flask back and forth for a couple more drinks before Shepherd discards it in the floor of the van. "There will be time for talking at the apartment in Amsterdam," Shepherd says. First, let's get to Central Station, ditch this heap of metal, and get the apartment so we can lay low."
- The group ditches the van near the busy area of Amsterdam known as Central Station. Jack cleans the van out, trying to make sure they leave no evidence behind, and they remove the van's license plate, hoping to buy themselves a little more time before the police find the van.
- Once the group finds the apartment, which is just a few blocks off the Red Light District, they discover that Carla is there waiting. She eagerly greets Adrian and even seems to be relieved that the rest of the group is ok. Kamal tends to his wounds, gets cleaned up, and tells the group he has to leave. He explains that he was helping Shepherd out as a favor to the group and that the Mossad doesn't even know what's going on. Before leaving, though, he admits that he knows about the Basement, and that his assignment within the Mossad is to ensure Israel's enemies – especially Iran – doesn't gain access to the Basement.
- After everyone settles in, Shepherd begins to explain to the group what he knows about the Basement. First, he caveats the information by saying that he has only been to the Basement on a couple of occasions, and both of those times were only for a brief period. He explains that the Basement is a sort of world that is somewhat parallel to the "normal" world, though physically linked by subterranean "gateways" created through nuclear testings. Apparently the initial Gateways to the Basement were create by the US and USSR in the 1950s during nuclear subsurface tests. Shepherd goes on to explain that the Cold War was really more about a race to gain access and control of the Basement than it was any sort of ideological, economic, political, or overt military conflict. In the 1970s, when other countries began learning about the Basement and wanting to gain access to it, the US, USSR, and other key nations realized the danger in widespread access to the Basement. This led to the Limited Test Ban Treaty, which the US and USSR sought to use as an instrument to limit other countries' access to the Basement. In recent years, countries such as India, Pakistan, and North Korea have all sought to create their own Gateways, with limited success. The belief is that North Korea tried to create Gateways in 2006 and 2009 but was unsuccessful.
- Shepherd goes on to explain that there are three main "levels" to the Basement, which are roughly divided into "Landings." The First Landing is used as a base of operations for further excursions into the Basement. This is where humans establish base camps with medical, research, and military facilities. This is also where Basement exploration teams deploy out of. Occasionally, Basement creatures venture into the First Landing, but they are weaker there. The Second Landing is where most exploration takes place. On the Second Landing, exploration teams often encounter the more monstrous, less intelligence Basement creatures. This area is "psycho-reactive" in nature, with a morphing landscape that cannot be accurately mapped. The Third Landing is by far the most dangerous, but also the most lucrative for exploration. This is where intelligent creatures have been contacted, and this is where powerful "Artifacts" can most often be found and brought back to the surface world for study. These artifacts are most often objects made of materials not native to Earth and possess strange powers. The Third Landing also features inconsistent physical relativity to the Earth surface world, and can be used to transverse the equivalent of long-distances on the surface world in just a short period of time. Conversely, it is possible to travel for long periods of time on the Third Landing, only to discover that the travel has accomplished little more than returning to an exploration team's starting point.
- Prolonged, repeated exposure to the Basement almost always leads to physical transformation, manifestation of mutations, and the occasional development of a Basement-like supernatural ability. The most common physical traits are nuclear burns, elongated body parts, exaggerated facial features, and coloration changes in the skin, hair, eyes, etc. More radical changes are possible with increased exposure, especially on the Second and Third Landings.
- Shepherd's experience in the Basement came through two trips to a Gateway in Chernobyl. The Chernobyl Gateway, commonly called the Trap Door, is run by a combination of the Russian and Ukrainian mafia and ultimately headed by Ivan Gregori Masarov, the Godfather of the Soviet Mafia. Masarov was thought to have died in the 1990s, but in fact he went into hiding to run the Trap Door Gateway full time. Passage into the Trap Door can be bought for the right price ($50,000 US per person for a week), and Masarov and his men can also be sought ought for information about the Basement, its inhabitants, and goings-on.
- Taking all this information about the Basement in, the conversation shifts briefly to Adrian's brother, Andrew, and the Ukrainian ship captain who betrayed the group, Leonid Kuchma. Shepherd reveals that Andrew was originally a member of TRU Alpha and that Shepherd was his handler. It was because of Andrew's success that Department B recruited Adrian. Andrew eventually transferred to TRU Bravo, which was headed by a friend of Shepherd's named Carlos Frost. After a stint with TRU Bravo, Andrew was assigned to a Subterrestrial Operational Theater Exploration Team and based out of the Tartarus Gateway in the Nevada desert. Shepherd believes that whatever happened with Department B probably also affected the Basement exploration teams and that Andrew may have been trying to warn Adrian. Shepherd is also worried that Andrew may be in trouble and perhaps even trapped in the Basement. The only lead Shepherd has to contact Andrew is Carlos Frost, and the only way Shepherd knows to contact Frost is through a special radio frequency transmitter device ties to the Basement at the Trap Door Gateway (the same way Shepherd was able to contact the group).
- As for Kuchma, Shepherd followed his activities after the incident in Antarctica. Immediately following the incident, Kuchma took his ship, the Kapitan Belousov, to New York City, where it was docked for a few days. After that, Kuchma conducted operations primarily in the Black Sea for the next few months. Eventually the Kapitan Belousov was decommissioned in the military naval port of Nikolaev. Kuchma then began using a much smaller cargo ship called the Star and Sickle, which was also based out of Nikolaev. Once Shepherd started planning to break the group out of the ICC, he didn't have time to monitor Kuchma, and so he hadn't followed his activities over the last few months.
- The group considers their options. They toss around the idea of traveling to the US and seeing what became of their safehouse, but dismiss the idea because of concerns of traveling to the US. They also debate whether they should spend their limited resources on buying passage into the Trap Door Gateway in Ukraine in search of clues leading to Andrew. Eventually they decide the best course of action is to track down Kuchma and the Star and Sickle so they can interrogate the captain. They are able to dig up a good deal about the ship, to include pictures, specifications used during its initial sea trials, registry information for its current activities, etc. They learn that Kuchma is current transferring classified military cargo from Ukraine to the North Korean port of Songjin. They are able to track the ship via its transponder and learn that it is currently transiting the western Indian Ocean. They deduce that it will likely pass through the Malacca Straight in about four or five days, and so they set a plan into motion to board the ship.
- Adrian leads the effort in creating false identification papers for the group, to include a pilot license for Hawkeye. Meanwhile, Martin is able to purchase plain tickets from Istanbul to Jakarta using their new fake identities and hide his online purchasing information. The group drives to Istanbul, flies to Jakarta, and then splits up. Adrian and Hawkeye go to a local tourism company, Transwisata, where Adrian is able to smooth talk her way into the company allowing her to rent a helicopter. Meanwhile, Jack, Lincoln, and Martin work the Jakarta black market, meeting up with some street thugs who are able to supply the group with a hunting rifle, a shot gun, six pistols, two bulletproof vests, and some camouflaged fatigues. The group is also able to acquire gear for repelling out of the helicopter and Adrian is able to locate common chemical substances necessary for building a homemade bomb.
- The group continues to track the progress of the Star and Sickle, and on the evening of the day after they arrived in Jakarta, the Star and Sickle begins transiting the Malacca Straight. The group immediately heads out on the tourist helicopter to intercept the ship.


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I used some of the leftovers from the other penguin cake I made to make this small birthday cake. The cake has been completely iced with buttercream but the penguin and tree are fondant. Thanks for looking!
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Psalm 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain.
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I like it, but the penguin looks sad :(
Michal, he is not sad, he is in deep thougt, wondering what to get Tricia for her BIRTHDAY! :D. But i will take eye placement into consideration next time in order to avoid the sad Penguin eeffect! Thanks for looking and commenting.