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Star wars is very popular with many theories and lore. Some people have theories, but this story is not a theory nor lore. I make this to entertain my audience, and give hope to others when they are in darkness.
After the rubble was moved, I saw a sight only a miracle could describe. The first face I saw was, Grum-Da. He help me get Satine's body out of the hole, than he got me out. I looked up and all I saw was construction and kids playing. I asked him what happen. He told me I was buried for over a month an a half. I was astonished, it felt like two weeks, at most a month. Than he told me, Satine's sister rallied more troops and quelled out the remaining resistance. It took over two weeks to find out what happen to me. They told me they saw someone running with a body and thought it was me. As soon as they were trying to reach them, a building fell and squashed them. The morale fell a little, but than Huf-Tra saw a body move, went down and investigated. It was the man running, and we all found out it wasn't me, so they kept fighting till they were able to look for me. As we were talking, we were heading to the main operating base. We stopped by a barracks and he introduced me to the man they thought was me. His name was Dur-Og, and he wanted to join to fight the enemy. he heard of my accomplishments and said it was an honor to meet a hero. "A hero", words I never would have thought to hear. We continued, and Grum-Da told me how they figured out where I was, it was all just a hunch the new leader had. We were at the entrance to the main tent, and we were going through he told me the name of the new leader. As he said it I saw a friend and a love, and it as also the new leader whose eyes met mine. It was Nova, my crush and my childhood friend. The new leader of Mandalore.


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Court case highlights federal immigration detaining requests
Can a request by federal authorities be the sole basis for whether local and state authorities can detain individuals being sought for immigration violations? That politically charged question is scheduled to go before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday.
Critics say the practice of holding individuals based on so-called "detainer" requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement is unconstitutional. They point to both the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which bars against unreasonable searches and seizures of individuals without a warrant based on probable cause, and similar provisions in the Massachusetts Constitution.
Detainer requests typically ask federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to give at least 48 hours' notice before a suspected immigrant is released from a jail - or to hold the person for up to 48 hours after they would normally be released.
The Department of Justice defended the practice as constitutional in a court filing, saying that without the cooperation of local and state officials "criminal aliens would be released back into the communities, endangering public safety and requiring even more dangerous at-large re-apprehensions of aliens prone to criminality or flight."
The government also argues that the detainers requests are voluntary.
"Immigration detainers are not mandatory. Rather, as the governing regulation and case law indicate, they are 'requests' upon State law enforcement to voluntarily assist Federal immigration authorities," the government wrote.
Republican state Rep. James Lyons, a member of the Legislature's Judiciary Committee, agrees. He said if an ordinary citizen has an outstanding warrant and gets pulled over for a traffic violation, they'll be taken into custody.
"Why should we have a two-tiered system in Massachusetts which gives more protections to people who are not citizens of the United States?" Lyons said.
A separate filing written with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts argues the detainer policy not only violates the prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure, but also creates a risk of discriminatory enforcement.
"Massachusetts law enforcement officers cannot arrest people merely because someone else asks them to, even if that someone else is the federal government," the filing argues on behalf of lawyers groups, including the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
They argue that a detainer request essentially amounts to an unconstitutional arrest because it asks state and local officers to keep people in custody for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released in the absence of any new criminal charges.
In addition to violating the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, they argue, the practice violates Article 14 of the Massachusetts Constitution, which also guarantees the "right to be secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures" without a warrant.
Jessie Rossman, a staff attorney for the ACLU of Massachusetts, said the issue deals with basic rights and should cut across partisan lines.
"What we're talking about here is not a liberal issue or a conservative issue, but a fundamental issue of the constitutional protections against unlawful seizures," Rossman said.
Opponents of the policy also argue that the practice of ICE detainers has intensified and become more discriminatory under President Donald Trump.
"The President has repeatedly said that those born in certain countries or who practice a certain religion pose a threat that must be urgently addressed through immigration enforcement," the lawyers groups argue, adding that the administration has given ICE officers "expansive and unreviewed discretion to target people for detention and deportation, throwing the door open to racial, ethnic, and religious profiling."
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker last year allowed the state police to temporarily detain some people wanted by federal immigration authorities, reversing a previous policy put in place during the administration of former Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick.
The current case was prompted by the arraignment last October of Sreynoun Lunn on charges of unarmed robbery
Lunn was held and in February transported for a trial date. The state said it wasn't ready and the court dismissed the charges against him.
Lunn's lawyers notified the court of an ICE detainer request for Lunn and asked that he not be held on the detainer. The court declined and Lunn was held solely on the detainer request until ICE agents arrived several hours later to take him into custody.
While the particular case is moot since Lunn was in ICE custody, the court opted to proceed, given the underlying questions.
The court can take several months to issue a ruling.
Whether the case ends up before the U.S. Supreme Court likely hinges on whether the Massachusetts court ruling turns on the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or on Article 14 of the Massachusetts Constitution.

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In a grindhouse-infected future, LA's last good cop gets pulled into an underground death race where the cars run on human blood. Watch Episode 1 now and gear up for the most insane action you've ever seen on cable TV. WARNING: Swearing ahoy.
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edible traditions
Minden company thrived from 1908 to 1961.
At its heart, making butter is a simple task: Separate the cream from fresh whole milk, shake it hard until it thickens into butter, strain off the buttermilk, and break out the toast.
Requiring little more than a milk cow and a healthy dollop of patience, many of the earliest farmers and ranchers throughout Carson Valley and the Truckee Meadows in the 1850s kept themselves well supplied with this household staple. For the rest, a growing number of commercial dairy employees did the work, collecting milk and cream from neighboring stock or their own carefully tended herds.
The industry began to transform after 1900, with the introduction of pure food and drug laws to protect consumers. Pasteurization became sound business practice, as scientists proved that heating the cream after separation killed harmful bacteria that could cause rapid spoilage and souring of the butter or, even worse, transmit deadly diseases such as tuberculosis and diphtheria.
Into this rapidly changing environment came the Minden Butter Manufacturing Co., opening in 1908 in the fledgling town of Minden. Within a few years, company employees were producing up to two tons of butter per day. Company trucks gathered cream from Carson Valley producers, and a company herd was comprised of numerous breeds, including imported Ayrshires, widely considered the thoroughbreds of dairy cattle.
From the beginning, Minden Butter found a ready market, not just in Nevada, but throughout California, where the company touted its New Holland process as the last word in scientific butter making.
In the years to follow, local jurisdictions began to pass milk ordinances, which required inspections of dairy cows and all facilities for proper sanitary practices. Reno adopted its in 1910, followed by Elko in 1921, and Sparks in 1923. City- and county-based inspectors assigned dairies rankings of Class A or Class B based on the health of their cows, the state of their living conditions, and the handling of their milk.
At first voluntary, the pasteurization of butter and ice cream became mandatory for Nevada producers in 1917. Those who could not afford the associated costs closed shop, but Minden Butter thrived, housed in an expansive new brick building designed by Frederic DeLongchamps. There, cream was weighed, tested, and poured into a pasteurizer, and after that a ripener, where it was cooled and held all night in preparation for churning into Grade-A butter the following day.
The company's high standards paid off. In the 1930s, Minden Butter was the only supplier for San Francisco's exclusive Fairmont and Mark Hopkins hotels. During World War II, the company won the contract to supply the newly established Reno Army Air Base with 100 quarts of its new Windmill brand of dairy products every other day.
The company closed in 1961, and the building was purchased by the Bently Nevada Corp., which still owns it today and is transforming it into a distillery. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1986, the factory stands as a reminder of The Famous Minden Butter, pride of Carson Valley.
Alicia Barber, Ph.D., is the author of Reno's Big Gamble and editor of Renohistorical.org. She blogs about history and place at http://www.Aliciambarber.com


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Students at a university in Bristol have hit out at the new "studio pods" installed on campus, that they say are "not fit for humans".
The 21 new en-suite pods were installed in the car park at the University of West England (UWE) last month in response to an increased demand for student accommodation.
But the 8x10-ft pods have been branded "appalling" and "not mentally viable" by students living there - some of whom are moving out after just one month.
Students living in the Purbeck Court pod flats claim they have been taunted by other students in nearby halls of residence for "not living in real accommodation".
Other complaints have included limited communal space, thin walls, and being overlooked by an existing hall of residence.
The studio pods are costing residents £150 per week - whilst campus accommodation ranges from £111 to £183 per week.
First-year history student Joe Oakes-Monger told the BBC he had decided to move out because it was "quite isolating" to live in "a very confined space".
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He said: "It's a strange place to spend quite a large part of your time in. There's not really anywhere else to go.
"At the time [I moved in] I was desperate for accommodation, but I was pretty appalled. I couldn't quite believe the prospect of spending a year there."
He added it was "not an appropriate living standard for a human being".
Fellow student, Jack Fifield, who writes for the university's student magazine, said he had heard complaints the housing fees were too expensive.
The university has said it will be evaluating the value for money of the new units.
Mr Fifield told the BBC: "They [the university] say it's a pilot scheme but they shouldn't be testing it on live students.
"They need to reduce the rent and retroactively refund them."
Also speaking to the BBC, a university spokesperson said the pods had been "used successfully elsewhere, including student accommodation at other universities".
The spokesperson said the flats provided students with the opportunity to live on campus during their first year.
"We are working closely with the students living in this accommodation to respond to their feedback," they said.
"This will be used to inform our future accommodation plans and to see whether the pilot may be extended beyond this academic year."
The university's vice chancellor, Steve West, has offered to meet with students living in the pods.
"We are trying to create communities for the increasing number of students who want to live on campus," he said.
"The pilot picked up on the need for social space: [a new communal area] is being built and will be on site soon."
UWE said it had plans to build a range of 2,000 additional student rooms on the campus, which would be ready by 2022.


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Libhelani Ndlovu and Tichaona Urayayi (both age unknown) lost their lives over the weekend as the longstanding machete wars continue to wreck havoc in the gold-mining City of Kadoma and surrounding areas.
This particular war is between two terror groups commonly referred to as MaGokwe and MaNdebele, both of which seeks to control the Venice mining area using violence and the subsequent fear as their method of choice.
On Friday evening, Libhelani and Wisdom Ncube of the maNdebeles were spotted by the maGokwes at Venice shopping centre. The maGokwes mobilised their gang which was led by Mutsvanga brothers Brighton and Gift.
Also part of the group were well-known terror mongers only identified as Lucky and Danita. The gang charged towards the two, who took to their heels accusing them of killing one Law Dombo last year.
The gang caught up with Libhelani and attacked him using machetes, knobkerries and other traditional weapons. His badly mutilated body was only discovered by a security guard who watched the assault from his workplace the following morning.
This triggered reprisal attacks from the maNdebele who went on an assaulting rampage targeting the maGokwes.
The attacks saw them kill Tichaona Urayayi while seriously injuring Brighton Mutsvanga and Prosper Garapasi. Scores of people also got away with minor injuries.
The seriously injured are admitted at Kadoma General Hospital.


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No. S 498
|Moneylenders Act
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2019
|Citation and commencement
|1.—(1) These Rules are the Moneylenders (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2019 and, except for rule 5, come into operation on 16 July 2019.
|Deletion and substitution of heading to Part III
|2. Part III of the Moneylenders Rules 2009 (G.N. No. S 72/2009) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by deleting the Part heading and substituting the following Part heading:
|Amendment of rule 21
|3. Rule 21(3) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting "$1,500" and substituting "$500".
|New rule 21B
|New rule 21C
|5. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 21B, the following rule:
[G.N. Nos. S 304/2010; S 475/2011; S 95/2012; S 567/2015; S 755/2018; S 142/2019]
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
|[82/006; AG/LEGIS/SL/188/2015/2 Vol. 4]


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Atrial flutter is a short circuit where electrical activity travels in a continuous loop around the tricuspid valve/annulus on the right hand side of the heart. This causes the atria (the hearts upper chambers) to beat at around 300 beats per minute and commonly every second impulse travels down to the ventricles to cause a heart rate of 150 beats per minute (medications may be used to slow these heart rates down).
Symptoms and Treatment
Atrial flutter may cause a persons heart rate to be increased (tachycardia) and can lead to symptoms such as palpitations (the sometimes unpleasant awareness of a persons heart beat), shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pain or sometimes lethargy. In atrial flutter the top chambers of the heart beat so quickly that they do not effectively pump blood and blood clots can develop. For this reason an anticoagulant or 'blood thinner' is often recommended to reduce the risk of blood clots and stroke.
In patients with symptoms from atrial flutter an ablation procedure is considered first line treatment. This is because the success rates with atrial flutter ablation are ≥95% with a single procedure (substantially more effective than medications). Some patients may have both atrial flutter and a related rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AF) at different times (see the section on 'Atrial Fibrillation').
An Atrial Flutter Ablation
An atrial flutter ablation will generally take around 1 hour and patients can either be given 'twilight sedation' to keep them comfortable or a general anaesthetic. A short ablation line is created between the tricuspid valve and the inferior vena cava on the right side of the heart to interrupt this circuit (shown in the second picture below). The risks with an atrial flutter ablation can include a 1:1000 risk of a potentially serious complication such as a heart attack or stroke, a 1:500 risk of bleeding around the heart requiring drainage (a needle passed below the rib cage to drain blood) and the risk of requiring a permanent pacemaker is 1:600. In general if complications do occur they will be identified at the time of the procedure and treated accordingly.
Following an ablation for atrial flutter it is important to continue to maintain good cardiovascular health to reduce the chances of developing other heart rhythms problems (such as atrial fibrillation or AF) in to the future. This includes keeping active (≥30 minutes of exercise a day), maintaining a healthy weight, a healthy blood pressure (≤130/80mmHg), not smoking, not drinking alcohol excessively (≤2 standard drinks on ≤5 days a week) and treating obstructive sleep apnoea (if applicable).
For more reading about atrial flutter you can visit www.hrsonline.org/Patient-Resources.
The diagram above shows a normal heart with four chambers (right and left atria at the top and right and left ventricles at the bottom). The hearts normal electrical system is shown in yellow. The short circuit that causes atrial flutter is shown in blue. Here electrical activity travels continuously around the tricuspid annulus/valve within the right atrium. Atrial flutter is treated by cauterising a line from the tricuspid valve back to the inferior vena cava (IVC) to interrupt the circuit. Electrical activity during atrial fibrillation (AF) is shown in green (see the section on AF).
The image above shows two X-ray views of the heart in a patient undergoing an atrial flutter ablation (LAO and RAO X-ray views). The image on the left shows the atria face on with a 20-pole electrophysiology catheter placed around the right atrium to identify the electrical activation. The white arrow shows the path of electrical activity in atrial flutter going anti-clockwise around the tricuspid valve (the valve between the atrium and the ventricle on the right side of the heart). On the right is a side on view of the same procedure. This image shows how ablation is performed along the cavo-triscupid isthmus between the valve and the inferior vena cava to interrupt the atrial flutter short circuit and stop it from coming back.
Above is an example of an electroanatomic map from a patient who has 'atypical atrial flutter'. Atypical flutter is used to describe short circuits that follow a different pathway to the short circuit described above as typical flutter. These can occur in the left or the right atrium and most commonly happen in patients who have previously had cardiac surgery or ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. In this case the electrical circuit is traveling down the front wall of the left atrium, between the mitral valve and the left sided pulmonary veins, and then returns up the back wall of the left atrium to form a continuous circuit. Ablation along the top (roof) of the left atrium in this patient terminated this short circuit and we were no longer able to induce it (bring it on) following.


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Last seen in the cinema: "Noah"
Richard and I went to the movies during the Easter break to watch a couple of movies, one of them being Noah. I never actually saw the trailer but I remember reading about it. Admittedly it was the cast-list that made us watch it. I have to say that I was really not that entertained… I was a bit bored. The actors did a swell job but there was just something about that movie that was off to me. It may sound weird but we both felt like that. I've heard very mixed reviews from my friends as well. Some like it, but most people I know didn't like it much either. I do like the story about Noah. And I liked the way they portrayed the fallen angels but that is not enough for me. I can't recommend Noah to anyone – but we all have different opinions so maybe one of you guys will like it or liked it?


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Colchester Borough Council is monitoring the situation closely and will continue to take action to minimise disruption and keep residents and visitors safe.
Coronavirus: updates, advice and guidance
Yes, but only if payments are made direct to you. The easiest way to do this is to register for an online account. This will let you view your tenants Housing Benefit and payments. You will also receive your updates as instant e-notification instead of waiting for them to be posted to you.
If you pay Council Tax on any or all of your properties or pay Business Rates you can also access this information and pay online.
Regularly updated, your online account is the easiest way to view, download or print these details whenever you want 24/7.
Did you know? Your tenants can also sign up for an online account. It's the easiest way for them to keep on top of their payments.
Sign up here - you will need your business email address and Landlord reference number.
We can only discuss your tenants claim with you if they give us permission.
Your tenant would need to complete the Tenant's Permission Form.


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Recently Wowcher had a deal for a £20 voucher for feel unique for only £10 – I had been eyeing up the Emma Hardie try me kits as they're really good value (and incidentally out of stock), as I want to try their Moringa cleansing balm ( but don't want to spend £40 on a full size for something I might regret), After almost 2 weeks of waiting impatience kicked in after trawling the site for something else similar. So Hello to the Ole Henriksen pure truth melting cleanser.
This was a total whim when it came up as a recommended item, I remember Fleur de Force talking about this as being a favourite of hers, and that was enough to convince me to try.
Pure Truth is a 3 in 1 product formulated to brighten, repair and nourish the skin. Containing Vitamin C which Brightens and supports natural collagen; Rose Hip Oil which is a Natural source of omega 3, 6, and 9 added to regenerate, repair and nourish and Virgin Cherry Oil which is rich in vitamins and antioxidants; reduces redness and rehydrates the skin.
Packaging is simple but effective. The tub feels sturdy enough for travel without being extra bulky and heavy and it handily comes with a middle lid (is there a real word for this) to stop the product spilling everywhere.
This is a thick gel texture which I massage around the face and eye area before adding water, the formulation then completely changes and emulsifies into a milk. This does a great job of breaking down eye makeup (including stubborn waterproof mascaras) and leaves my face feeling throughly clean and nourished. My cleanser test of true cleanliness is following up with a toner and seeing how much invisible makeup is left behind and it's never anything with this.
I've flitted in and out of using this over the past few weeks (as I collected up all my scattered cleansers from across the house and was using something different each day) but since using this solidly for a week I have noticed a change in my skin. I have a new Magnitone which I'm currently trying – and I must say not liking at all at the moment, and the formulation doesn't work so well with that. I much prefer using my fingers to massage into the skin and then using a wet muslin cloth to wash off and break down.
Not quite believing the descriptions that it would look, smell and feel like marmalade – but nope it's all of those things and smells good enough to eat without being overpowering.
My only comment would be that I feel like I'm going to run out of this quite quickly, I'm trying to use less and less each time to work out what's the perfect amount, but whilst I don't feel like I'm using it a lot (and have only used it 10 times so far) for a cleanser which costs £23 I think I would think twice before repurchasing again at this moment in time unless I could find it discounted again!
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Oh man, just give me a big fat F for blogging this month. Man life is out of control. Not only has my life exploded, but my brain, apparently as well. I've read approximately three books since I last blogged, none of which did anything to improve my life. Two were Nora Roberts books, and one was my own book, for Book Club. Since we read it, I am now trying to edit it…which is lame. I mean really, really lame. I need to invent my own book editing software. It will involve at least three giant screens, a super computer with really detailed voice recognition software, and some sort of automated serving bar. Except that I cannot drink thing fun. Wine, beer, soda, tea. Apparently, when your stomach is waging full scale rebellion, all you can drink is water.
On the subject of wonderful things, only this time, actual wonderful things, I have been allowed the blessing of watching my niece Paige full time. She is just about the cutest, sweetest, and absolutely the easiest 9 month old baby in the land. No joke. Having two little ones under the age of two running around has wrecked some havoc in my life however. I did finally get the house clean today. And I mean clean, not picked up. As in, cleaned bathrooms, scrubbed floors. For the first time since Parker was born, I am caught up on laundry, and have been keeping on top of it. Unfortunately, I've been an epic failure in the kitchen lately.
Question for you stay at home mom's out there who aren't at all good at it…does it ever feel like as soon as you've gotten one aspect of household management under control, another one falls apart? I mean I was a disaster in the kitchen, and then one day I decided I wanted to start cooking, and suddenly I was like, a whiz in the kitchen. Ok well…that may be an exaggeration. But Dan was going to work every day with a home cooked meal, courtesy of moi. Of course, while this was happening, the laundry was busy multiplying in my bedroom, and before I knew it I had seventy five bastard piles of laundry love children to pay child support for. Or something. And now, I have that whole fiasco under control, but poor Dan and Parker have been eating spaghetti and chicken stir fry every meal.
And the worst is that I know I could be like, super mom, super wife, super Taaaaaniiiiiaaaaa…but I am lazy I think. I like working on my book, and sitting and watching a little TV at night when Parker is asleep, hanging out with my girlfriends and their kids. Plus there is the sickness I call Farmville. I still have no idea why I like playing this game. There is hardly any point, and yet, I am sucked in. If I just cut Farmville out, I am sure I'd be rocking the stay at home mom gig. Oh the pressure.
All right, well I am off to edit my novel on the dinky machine I like to call my laptop. One day, I swear I will make the dream come true, and will have the super book editing behemoth computer of my dreams. Just you wait.


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Norwich City face Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon (3pm) with their hosts under no small amount of pressure.
A turgid start to the season has seen Steve Bruce`s men lose two and draw one of their opening three games with the natives already getting restless and a few already calling for the former Norwich defender to be fired.
Norwich managed their first win of the season with a decent performance against QPR in midweek, so it would seem a good time to be visiting Villa Park.
However, it`s not been the happiest of hunting grounds for City, especially in recent times and despite some injuries to key men for the hosts, it`s likely to be a tough game as usual.
Midfielder, Mile Jedinak is back in contention to make his first start of the season after a minor operation over the summer and he has reportedly trained this last week without issue.
It`s worth noting that Villa have yet to win a game since his arrival from Crystal Palace, this time last year, without him in the side.
Winger Ahmed Elmohamady is also in contention despite needing 33 stitches in his lip after colliding with Cardiff keeper, Neil Etheridge last Saturday. He has apparently trained all week but a late assessment will be made by medical staff as to whether he can play against Norwich.
Scott Hogan had to be subbed off after just 30 minutes in the Tuesday defeat at Reading but he has received injections in his troublesome ankle and will also be a late call. With Jonathan Kodjia out with a broken ankle and Jack Grealish suffering with kidney issues, Villa will hope Jedinak, Elmohamady and Hogan can make it.
Meanwhile Norwich will probably need to make changes for the game as they play less than 72 hours after facing QPR on Wednesday night.
Ivo Pinto struggled with cramp in the last 30 minutes against QPR but seems likely to at least travel to the midlands with the squad, if not start the game.
Whether Wes Hoolahan can play another game so quickly is a big question but Marco Stiepermann could come into contention, along with Marley Watkins, Steven Naismith and Yanic Wildschut.
There is bad news for Jamal Lewis though, with the young left back being ruled out for the next four months after an operation. That`s a real blow because the lad was probably pushing for a first team spot after a very good looking pre-season. On the plus side, Harry Toffolo got 45 minutes in for the development side in the week and is going to be back fully fit soon. You can read all about that via Daniel Farke and canaries.co.uk here


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Menil Collection postpones opening of Drawing Institute
Inside the Menil Drawing Institute, daylight and shadows wash the angled ceiling of the "living room" entry space above the construction scaffolding and plywood-covered floors.
The institute, originally scheduled for an Oct. 7 opening, may look like it's moving along, but on Wednesday, Menil Collection Director Rebecca Rabinow announced that it has been postponed until sometime next year. Three planned exhibitions for the space are also being shuffled.
"We're in it for the long haul and have very exacting standards," she said. "Better to take time and get it perfect than open too early."
Rabinow is not ready to commit publicly to a future opening date, saying the organization's earlier move-in plan was "probably a little too aggressive."
Construction has taken longer than expected for the sophisticated, innovative building, she said.
Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Kolasinski, who had managed the project, left the Menil on June 30 to become COO of the Houston Zoo, but Rabinow said that did not impact the schedule.
Although it looks deceptively simple outside, little in Johnston Marklee's design is out of the box. The $35 million facility is the first freestanding building in the U.S. devoted to the study, preservation and display of works on paper.
Architect Sharon Johnston compared the project to making a watch. "All the pieces come together in such a precise way," she said. "And it's a small building, so a lot of the trades are working on top of each other."
The steel canopies that frame the three courtyards are not just custom-made: They're the first of their kind. In place now, they are a marvel of suspension, appearing to hang in the air unsupported at open corners that serve as courtyard entries.
The landscaping is not just for looks, either: Shade from the new trees is "totally integral to the measurable quantities of light" that are necessary for the safety of the delicate works on paper inside the rooms, Johnston said. And gutters must be installed before the trees can be craned into the courtyards.
The huge main gallery inside the building is nearly complete, as are offices, study rooms, a conservation studio and an intimate "salon" with rich oak paneling. Although the landscape is still dirt, about 150 new trees and many smaller plants are in the ground; and the shape of the new park between the MDI, the new energy house and the Cy Twombly Gallery is visible. The exterior cladding is going on, including distinctive vertical gray cedar planks for the most visible parts of the building and horizontal siding.
When the building does open, the landscaping will look more mature, Rabinow said.
Delays are not unusual on a Menil project. The museum's main building by Renzo Piano opened a year behind schedule, in 1987, because it, too, had an innovative roof, and founder Dominique de Menil wanted to get it right.
After the architect and contractor turn over the building, the Menil conservators will spend several weeks "commissioning" it, testing the air and lighting before moving the artworks in.


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As more people use their computers and smartphones as their primary shopping tools, online commerce is on the rise. Including holiday sales that are expected to represent a solid increase over last year's, e-commerce sales are forecasted to rise by more than $60 billion in 2014, according to a report by eMarketer.
According to PYMNTS, eMarketer predicted that e-commerce sales will hit $305.7 billion in 2014. This presents a 15.7 percent rise from 2013's $264.3 billion. A driving force behind the leap in e-commerce sales is the significant ascent of mobile shopping. Increasing use of smartphones to browse, research and make purchases will lead to a projected 37.3 percent growth in mobile retail sales, a rise from $42.38 billion in 2013 and just $2.2 billion in 2010 to $58.07 billion. The 1,875 percent growth (yes, you read that right) is fairly staggering, and is illustrative of a dramatic shift in the commerce landscape.
Rising sales, of course, mean more opportunities for companies to expand their reach, or carve out a niche, in the e-commerce sphere. A viable omni-channel commerce platform can help organizations improve their sales, marketing and customer fulfillment approaches. That, of course, is easier said than done.
How e-commerce is reshaping buying and selling
E-commerce is having widespread effects on how supply chains operate as well as on how shoppers make purchases. One significant development receiving attention recently is the phenomenon of price differentials. While disparate prices have always existed, it's never been easier for customers to do research that yields exactly to what extent e-commerce pricing can be a fuzzy thing. It's not just between one company and another, either - in many cases, according to Forbes contributor Kate Ashford, customers are finding that they can get different prices on the same website. This may be due to determinations on the company's side, such as time-specific pricing, or things on the consumer's end, such as enrollment in a rewards program.
Speaking with Ashford, travel expert Kim Mance touched on the increasing awareness of the practice, and compared it to brick-and-mortar retail strategies of old.
"I don't think it's a huge surprise for people who are in the industry, but maybe consumers will be surprised," Mance told Forbes. "We've seen a huge trend for personalization from the travel search engines, trying to function a little bit like a travel agent. I think it's coming from a good-intentioned place."
Mance's point is an interesting one. By functioning more like a travel agent, the company brings an element of personalized interaction that would ordinarily come from a brick-and-mortar location, instead of offering blanket services as has become common on many online platforms. By developing an approach that draws from successful parts of both traditional physical shopping and e-commerce, organizations can create more effective omni-channel solutions.
An investment into e-commerce is ultimately a win for both company and consumer, as they can forge more personalized connections that don't come at a higher investment from the organization. It's important, however, to ensure that supply chains and customer service practices are up to the task of handling the rising tide of omni-channel commerce.
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At Balance Bar, we believe a life in Balance is a good life. That's why we created the Balance Project, to help you find more Balance. The response has been so positive, we decided to expand our efforts internationally! So we grabbed our passports and headed abroad to bring Balance to more people.
Our first stop was perhaps the most well-known off-balance landmark in the world – Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa! While finding Balance is never easy, this one took the cake. After many grueling hours, we're proud to report that the tower is now a sturdy, vertical structure. The world let out a collective sigh of relief.
Next up, the city of love, the beautiful Paris, France. We know how important it is to surround yourself with happy, positive people. Their optimistic attitude builds you up, making it more possible to achieve your goals. So, we stopped at the Louvre to spread some cheer and give the infamous Mona Lisa smile a little lift. A few tubes of paint later, we think da Vinci would be happy with her wider, more infectious smile.
Our last stop? London, England. We hear it time and time again – you need more time! Whenever we ask someone how to find Balance in life, 90% of people say they need more time in their day. Well, we finally did something about it. We met with world leaders in London and convinced them to add another hour to the day!
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Month of Slovenian Culture in the Centre of Slavic Cultures in Moscow
Our team has decided to dedicate this February exclusively to the culture of Slovenia. Right now, there is a unique opportunity of getting yourself familiar with the book exhibition "On the Slovenian Language", which runs until 14 February. The exhibition presents grammars, dictionaries, scientific works on the history and development of the Slovenian language taken from the collections of the Library of Foreign Literature as well as the private collections.
The gems of the exhibition are the original editions of grammars by Jernej Bartol Kopitar (1808) and Fran Levstik (1866). You can see a copy of the first pages of the "Alphabet Book" or "Abecedarium" published by Primož Trubar in 1550.
At 4:00 p.m. on 6 February, we are waiting for the opening of the photo exhibition "Tangle of Roots" and the performance of its author Valery Maltsev called "Slovenia: Through the Eyes of Russian Journalists and Bloggers." Upon the completion of official part, we will have tasty tea and interesting talks: our discussion club "Tea with the Slavs" has already become a good tradition 🙂
The detailed program on the Month of Slovenian Culture is available at slavic.libfl.ru
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European Dreaming
We are PLANNING to have more than 3 partner organizations, and we have already started contacting them, for the nature of this project is a cooperative one. We know that we can't do this all on our own, nor do we want to. But we are yet at the very beginning, so we can't name any of our future partners just now. Those partners shall cover the areas: science, politics, education, media, culture, and civil movement.
Our idea is to strengthen European Cultural Identity in the hearts of people in Europe, but not only there.
Dreaming is not subject to the regulations of time and space. Still, this is where we live and where that dreaming roots, so we would like to travel all over Europe and meet and further connect the artists and the dreamers, and inspire those who are disappointed by the status quo, or plain desperate.
We want to ask: Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?
Berlin, Paris, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Vienna, Florence. Europe as a whole. The Ruhr area is a part of that, obviously, but there is no special focus.
Europe is perceived by many people as a spaceship from Brussels that likes to control cucumber design and that through the ESM and the ERT exerts corporate power.
This has led many into believing that full steam astern is just the answer.
We want to show that there may be more than just those two alternatives; that there's more to Europe than corporations and nationalism. We have a common culture and history of ideas that is worth fighting and dreaming for.
Our aim is to show that our cultural common ground is stronger than nationalism.
A year from now, we would have a little bit more of a European public sense. All the people that take part in this project or follow it online and offline will ideally feel more "European" than they did before.
And we would like to have contributed to the development of political structures in addition to those of the EU.
In short: There will be more european dreamers than today.
We want to travel all over Europe in small groups and meet artists, politicians, and, generally, dreamers, regardless of their origin, as long as they feel Europe is still a stronghold for human rights and culture.
To the citizens of every city we visit we would present a chiseled stone as a reminder: of the future that we dream about and of the past we share. This roots us in the cradle of civilization as well as in the Renaissance.
Regarding the political arts, "If Mayors Ruled the World" has inspired us, so we'd also like to help build new structures in addition to those of the EU, strengthening the idea of a European Citizenship in a Kantian sense.
On our website everyone shall be able to dream along and also contribute dreams. We are open for all who feel the same about Europe.
To be very sincere: For us. We love Europe as a home for culture and human rights and we would like to keep it and live here in peace. Since this is a dream we share with many people all over the world, it is also for all those who still believe, and even more for those who have lost the faith.
More specifically: As an audience we target those who love and perform the arts, and this includes the art of living together, of organizing society.
Our aim is to bring Europe into the hearts of the people rather than the minds. We believe that while it's reasonable to think of it as a necessity, but we would rather focus on joy than obligation.
Instead of delivering a specific political concept that leaves space for the arts, we would "simply" like to show Europe as a place of the arts that's worth fighting for politically.
We'll chisel the European Dreaming into marble that roots us in our past, artfully showing this online.
Funding requested from Advocate Europe
Total budget
Web-TV (post)production 36000 (€100/minute), travel and accommodation 24000, personnel 18000, office 6000, IT 5000, materials 3300, + 5%.
We appreciate and are very grateful for any kind of constructive feedback, of course, but since this project is very ambitious and far-reaching, we are especially interested in cross-cultural cooperation and networking.


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Have you ever had those mornings where, for whatever reason, you just don't want to get out of bed? Yeah, I had one of those this morning. It made me remember an analogy the Lord showed me last winter when I felt the same way.
Lying in my bed I was thinking, "Boy it sure is warm under the covers, and I'm still tired. If I get up I'll get cold, I'll have to do chores, school, etc. But here I can sleep just…a…little…longer…" Then I realized this can represent my comfort zone as a Christian. In my comfort zone, it's warm and comfortable. I am tempted to have an attitude of: "The people out there are cold-hearted. I'll just stay here at home or with my Christian friends where I feel accepted."
How wrong of me! Jesus told us to "go into all the world." (Matt. 28:19-20) He didn't say, "You can go if you want to, or if your spiritual gift is evangelism." He said, "Go!"
"Ok, Lord, so here I am out of bed, now what?" Something I do after I get out of bed is to get dressed for the day. Sometimes in the winter, my clothes can be cold to my skin when I first put them on. But that's ok, they warm up when I've had them on for a while. Personally, I think this can be compared to putting on the armor of God. It may seem somewhat uncomfortable at first, before I get used to it, but after a while, I'll realize that it's more uncomfortable without it.
All throughout that day, I found comparisons between my daily life and the Christian challenge of getting out of your comfort zone. For example: Eating breakfast to nourish my body for the day = morning quiet time to prepare my heart for the challenges I will face. Daily chores, helping my family = Christian service at church, helping my spiritual family. What other comparisons can you find?


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If anyone had noticed the tall red box standing near the quayside, no one had seen fit to remark upon it - and this in spite of the fact that it was completely out of place in its setting, being a tall red box in a place where boxes tended to be neither tall nor red. In spite of its unusual appearance, it seemed somehow to be completely ordinary, doing nothing, attracting no attention.
Even when the three people came pelting down the quay as fast as they could run, flung the doors open, and plunged inside, nobody around seemed to notice. The furious mob of pistol- and sword-waving young men who had been in hot pursuit of the trio ran straight past the tall red box, entirely failing to take note of it or consider that their quarry might have taken refuge within it.
A few moments later, with a flashing of the lamp on its roof and a strange grinding wheeze, the TARDIS Phoenix faded away and disappeared, leaving no trace that it had ever been there beyond a square impression in the dust - an impression that was wiped away moments later by a stray swirl of seaside breeze.
In the Phoenix's Console Room, the three travelers leaned against various of the room's coralesque structures, panting.
"I'll give you this, Julie," said Jack Harkness with a slightly haggard grin, "you've definitely got a way with people."
The tall, auburn-haired young woman to whom he was speaking shrugged expressively. "All I said was that the Baron was an indifferently educated halfwit. Which he is."
"I don't think that's what he took offense at, actually," Jack told her. "I suspect it was probably the 'inbred, impotent catamite' part."
"I admit part of that was speculation," Julie conceded.
Jack laughed. "Good to know," he said. Then he turned to the timeship's pilot. Rose Tyler still stood leaning forward against the Phoenix's control console, one hand braced amid the improvised-looking helm controls, shoulders hunched under her black leather jacket. "Hey," he said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "You OK?"
Rose turned her head to look at him, a puzzled expression on her face. "I think so," she said, and then, "Just got a - stitch in my side. Can't seem - to catch - my breath."
Then, as Jack stared at her in horror, a trickle of blood ran from the corner of her mouth. She moved her other hand, which she'd had pressed against her side inside her open jacket, and then blinked in consternation to find it streaked with crimson. Looking down at herself, she registered the stain spreading slowly under her white T-shirt.
"... Oh," she said, then stumbled away from the console, nearly falling. Jack caught her and half-walked, half-dragged her across to the brown leather settee that stood at the base of one of the coral support columns.
"How'd that happen?" Rose wondered, sounding somewhere between confused and indignant, as she hiked up her shirt to regard the wound.
"One of the Baron's men must have hit you on our way out the window," said Jack, his usual flippancy erased by urgency as he dug around under the console for the first aid kit. "Just hang on."
"How did I not notice getting shot?" Rose demanded, sounding more annoyed than anything else.
Jack returned to her side, propping the kit open on the settee next to her, then set to work with the medical scanner. "Come on, come on," he mumbled.
Julie crouched next to the settee and took Rose's hand in both of hers. "I'm so sorry," she said, bowing her head over their hands. "This is all my fault."
"Hey, hey, relax," said Rose, patting their hands with her bloody free one; then, muttering, "oh, sorry," she removed it.
"Relax? How can I relax?" Julie demanded. "I could have restrained myself, for once in my life. I could have not needled the Baron to the point of violence. But I did it anyway, because I thought it would be fun, and now look what has happened!"
"It's just a flesh wound," said Rose, but as she said it, Jack looked up from the scanner, his face grave, and shook his head.
"If you've got a canister of nanogenes kicking around someplace, now's the time," he said with a weak attempt at a smile. Julie all but collapsed, her forehead on their still-linked hands, weeping bitterly.
"OK, then, not just a flesh wound," said Rose, her voice a bit fainter. "On to plan C... " she murmured, closing her eyes.
Jack set the scanner aside and took her free hand. "Rose," he said urgently. "There must be someplace we can go to get help. Give me some coordinates and I'll see what I can do."
Rose opened one eye and gave him a sardonic look, then emitted a chuckle that turned into a cough. "We know what you can do when I let you drive, 'Captain' Harkness," she said wryly. "It involves glaciers."
In spite of her grief, Julie had to laugh at that, though it transmuted instantly into a stifled sob. Rose sighed and settled back on the couch, looking for all the world like she was just tired and trying to get comfortable.
"Rose," said Jack sharply. "C'mon, stay with me. Have we got a, a distress beacon or something? Can't we call the Doctor? Or Griffin, or Romana, or somebody?"
Rose gave another sigh, opened her eyes, and told him as sternly as someone in such a weakened state could tell someone, "Will you please stop wittering? I have to concentrate. I'll be back in a minute."
So saying, she closed her eyes once more, sinking fully back onto the cushions. After a few seconds her brow furrowed as if in puzzlement; without opening her eyes, she mumbled,
"... that's funny... "
And then, with a long exhalation, she went absolutely still.
Jack blinked tears from his eyes and stared at her in horror. "Oh no," he whispered. "No, no, no."
With a sharp intake of breath that made her startled friends jump back, Rose suddenly sat bolt upright. Her eyes snapped open, an eerie glow flickering behind them.
"Oh yes," she said, in a vaguely uncanny impression of the way the Doctor often said it, and then she seemed to explode in a roaring storm of otherworldly orange light that poured from the sleeves of her jacket and the collar of her shirt. The Console Room's lights flickered, the gravity fluctuated, several of the overhead hoses disconnected with writhing sprays of steam, and sparks burst from a number of places on the console. Relays chunked and clattered somewhere beneath the deckplates as automatic failsafe systems sprang into action. Above the sudden cacophony, Rose's voice soared in a high, sustained wail that might've been anguish, or ecstasy, or both.
Then, as abruptly as it began, it was over, and Rose sprawled back on the settee in the sudden dim quiet, blinking wide-eyed at the ceiling, her chest heaving as if she'd just surfaced from slightly too long underwater.
"Whaaaa!" she cried, sitting up and looking at her hands. Shaking her head, she got unsteadily to her feet and looked around at the shambles she'd made of the Console Room. "Woo! Now that's what I call a bloody ride! A-plus plus plus would buy again!" She raised her hands and pushed them through her hair, then dropped them to her sides and shook herself like a wet dog. "Somebody kiss me."
Julie straightened up from the defensive crouch she'd assumed when Rose had... whatever she'd just done. She hesitated, but only for a moment, since truth be told, she'd wanted to do exactly that since she'd first met this gorgeous mad Englishwoman.
So she did.
"Hmm," said Rose with a judicious expression once Julie had released her. "Not bad! Never kissed a girl before. On the other hand, I never died before either. It's a day for firsts! I - whoa, 'ang on." With a sudden thoughtful frown, she felt at her upper chest, first one side, then the other. "That's new," she mused. "Take some getting used to. They're not even in sync. Kind of a bossa nova thing going on there. I wonder if that's bad?" Shrugging, she turned to Jack, who stood staring at her with bafflement all over his face. "What?" she asked.
He looked at her for a few more seconds, then said, "... You didn't change."
Rose went to the console and looked at her dim reflection in the surface of the blank master monitor, then turned back to Jack. "'Course I didn't. Why would I want to?" she asked, then grinned. "Look at me."
"What just happened?" Julie wondered.
"Sorry, right, no briefing," said Rose. "Bit distracted. You know, the whole fatal gunshot wound thing. What were we doing?"
Before either of her companions could answer, the Phoenix lurched as if she had struck something. More sparks, more smoke, and from somewhere far away, the low and ominous tolling of a bell.
"Oh!" said Rose brightly, clearly thrilled with the discovery, as she commenced grappling with the sparking console. "Crashing! Brilliant!"
Julie and Jack looked at each other, then lunged for handholds.
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Like most national coverage of Ann Arbor's dining scene, the review starts with a reference to the city's most famous food ambassador, Zingerman's. But in this week's review of Spencer, which opened at 113 E. Liberty 53 weeks ago, New York Times freelancer Rebecca Flint Marx celebrates the small plates restaurant for its own unique identity.
Marx's description of the food at Spencer borders on rapturous:
"A plate of farmers' market cucumbers and melon got a joyous umami nudge from a Beldi-olive tuille and creamy blobs of whipped feta. Cherry tomatoes and pickled tomatillos, meanwhile, delivered an acid kick to ribbons of hamachi crudo garnished with lime zest and shiso."
When Abby Olitzky and Steve Hall opened Spencer in October, 2015, it was marketed as a wine and cheese bar. Though the cozy shop has cheese and charcuterie plates and a well-curated wine list, the patrons who regularly share the restaurant's communal tables know that it's much closer to a fine dining restaurant - albeit in a casual environment - than a wine bar.
The restaurant's menu changes according to seasonal and regional ingredient availability and Olitzky and Hall's enthusiasms. During a week in September, the pair decided to turn the lunch menu into a celebration of sandwiches. Thinly sliced vegetables, local goat cheese and fresh herbs topped a vegetable tartine. Ham, havarti and fennel fronds topped a sandwich that was almost as beautiful as it was delicious.
"I know that 'seasonal' and 'local' are buzzy words these days," Hall told The Ann Arbor News in 2015. "The big thing for us is that we're really dedicated to quality and craft. We try to not use those as buzz words. One of our big things is being very honest. We're honest about the sources of our food because they matter to us, not because we can charge more for it."
The full New York Times review can be read on the New York Times website. You can keep up with the restaurant's menu changes and wine tastings on its Facebook page. More coverage of Spencer from MLive and The Ann Arbor News can be found here:


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Corporate Medicine (and Physician Productivity)
Get used to hearing that term. There is no doubt that the trend is increasing for doctors to be employed. Right now, about half of America's physicians are in solo or small group private practices. By the end of this decade, I would expect that 25% or fewer will be, as the pressures on managing a private practice continue to build. On the one hand, all the overhead is determined by market forces, yet the reimbursements are determined by Medicare fee schedules, which are not keeping pace with inflation. Even physicians willing to add discretionary services such as cosmetic surgery and injectables (Botox, fillers) only helps so much, since these are becoming more competitive – with resulting downward price pressure.
The physician-employment trend was seen in the 1990's, but it was gradually unwound as productivity tended to suffer. Now, most employment involves compensation tied to productivity. The problem with this however, is that under such a situation overutilization and procedural activity is not going to be reduced. Reduction of excess is one of the tenets of the current healthcare reform effort. Tying compensation to productivity makes sense for the hospital. But for the system as a whole, it does little to change the so called "perverse incentives" that drive the overall volume of services. What makes sense is for each medical department to be evaluated on overall outcomes. The problem is that good outcomes may not come with high revenue. This problem will be passed along to the employed physicians in the form of lower pay. At some point, physician compensation will have to be tied to the market supply/demand of each specialist, rather than the productivity achieved by that specialist. The more that reimbursement continues to lag increases in inflation, the more likely this will become.


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Crude Prices Rise And Fall As Markets Follow Iraq And Supply News
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The long-term objective of the T32 UCLA Interdepartmental Clinical Pharmacology Postdoctoral Training Program (ICPTP) is to produce clinical pharmacologists who have expertise in conceptualizing and implementing hypothesis driven, data based clinical pharmacology research;are competent clinically to achieve therapeutics of the highest quality;and are motivated to educate future clinical pharmacologists. The benchmarks of this successful program will be progress in clinical pharmacology research, improved therapeutic outcomes and decreased complication rates, all contributing to increased efficiency of the health care system. The diversity of the UCLA ICPTP has been confirmed both through the association of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA with the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and by the specialties of the trainees, who have been MD or MD/PhD junior faculty with primary appointments in Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, internal Medicine (Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, (Allergy/Immunology), Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation, Immunotherapy, Pediatric Endocrinology), Psychiatry and Surgery (Liver Transplantation). This association and breadth of trainee areas of expertise broaden and enrich the T32 UCLA ICPTP curricular experience.
of the UCLA T32 Interdepartmental Clinical Pharmacology Postdoctoral Research Training Program resides in the outcomes or current activities of its graduates, the majority of whom are academicians. The clinical pharmacology skills of ICPTP alumnae translate to their activities as researchers, educators and clinicians, who serve as a nucleus to educate future clinical pharmacologists in diverse specialties, potentially resulting in declining medical errors in practice, hospitals and industry.
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Ask a Freelancer podcast
May 31, 2016
Written by Jonnie Hallman
To us, Cushion is more than an app—it's an opportunity to build a support system for the freelance community. With the Talking Shop interview series, we've been able to get other freelancers to share insights into their workflows and practices. Now, we want to hear from you and provide advice based on your questions.
We've partnered with freelance illustrator and host of the Creative Pep Talk podcast, Andy J. Miller, to host what we're calling Ask a Freelancer. It's a short-format podcast where Andy answers three submitted questions. We're hoping this brings more value to the freelance community and helps those who are interested in learning more.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Does it Warrant the Hype?
Ever since Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen burst on the scene in the first Hunger Games movie last November, an eager audience has awaited the sequel. Catching Fire does not disappoint in bringing the book to life and staying true to the story by Suzanne Collins.
Much like the first installment, Catching Fire is an exceptionally accurate portrayal of the book. Here we see Katniss and Peeta back on the Hunger Games arena, fighting for their lives, this time with a group of past winners. However, as with everything in the Capital, there is more to these Games than meets the eye. A revolution is building and Katniss is unwittingly its figurehead.
The movie is fast-paced and provides lots of twists for those that have not read the books. Although it clocks in at two and a half hours, there is not one boring minute; whether its an action sequence or an emotional scene your attention will be firmly fixed to the screen.
Obviously, unlike the first movie, there is not much back story to provide, so we are immediately thrown into the plot. In some ways this is a bit hard to get used to, because there are some questions that arise and are not answered. It would have been nice, for example, to get more information on this growing revolution or the role that Katniss has played in it. Instead, there are only glimpses and guesses.
There is good reason to cut these scenes out, it is already a long movie and the lack of information creates a bit of mystery, but I did find myself wishing I had read the book and, in fact, picking it up shortly after finishing the movie.
The movie was impeccably cast, making the performances rock solid. Jennifer Lawrence has really stepped into her character and Katniss is even more vulnerable, real and heroic than before. Jenna Maloney is an excellent surprise; she plays her acidic, sarcastic and fearless Johanna with perfect pitch. The late Philip Seymour Hoffman is another great addition, though his role is fairly small.
It is always difficult to create a solid second installment in a trilogy because it does not have the novelty of the first film nor the climax of the last, but while The Hunger Games: Catching Fire did suffer from this a bit, there were plenty of redeeming qualities that made it well worth a trip to the theater.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is nothing short of an emotional roller coaster that leaves you cheering at every triumph, crying at every defeat, and begging to see more.
Characters and cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire include:
Peeta Mellark – Josh Hutcherson (Bridge to Terabithia, The Hunger Games, The Kids Are All Right, Epic, Red Dawn)
Katniss Everdeen – Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone, X-Men: First Class, Silver Linings Playbook, The Devil You Know, American Hustle, The Hunger Games)
Gale Hawthorne – Liam Hemsworth (Paranoia, The Hunger Games, The Expendables 2, Empire State, Knowing)
Marvel – Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games, Just 45 Minutes from Broadway)
Ripper – Taylor St. Clair (Jinx'd, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Evolution Creek)
Haymatch Abernathy – Woody Harrelson (Now You See Me, True Detective, Seven Psychopaths, No Country For Old Men, Transsiberian, Wag the Dog, Natural Born Killers)
Katniss' Mother – Paula Malcomson (Ray Donovan, The Hunger Games, Sons of Anarchy, Deadwood, Tombstone, The Green Mile)
President Snow – Donald Sutherland (Pride & Prejudice, The Italian Job, Moby Dick, The Mechanic, Cold Mountain, Fallen, A Time to Kill, JFK, Backdraft, Ordinary People)
Effie Trinket – Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games, The Next Three Days, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Lego Movie, Modern Family, Spider-Man 3, Seabiscuit)
Plutarch Heavensbee – Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Hunger Games, The Master, Doubt, Capote, Charlie Wilson's War, A Late Quartet, Moneyball, Cold Mountain, 25th Hour, Red Dragon, Almost Famous, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Big Lebowski)
Caesar Flickerman – Stanley Tucci (Margin Call, Billy Bathgate, Murder One, The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games)
Claudius Templesmith – Toby Jones (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Mist, Infamous, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Hunger Games, The Painted Veil)