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Review: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
After a failed attempt to climb K2, one of the world's tallest mountains, Greg Mortenson became lost and ended up in the tiny village of Korphe, an impoverished settlement in rural Pakistan. In return for the villagers' kindness, Mortenson vowed to build a school for their children. But before he could begin construction, he had to go home get the cash to pay for it. After many struggles, he raised the money and returned to Korphe, only to find that the village elders needed him to build a bridge before the school, because otherwise how could they get building supplies to the site? Despite these setbacks, Mortenson finished the Korphe school, but even before the first stone was laid other villages begged him to build schools for their children, too. He ended up creating a non-profit devoted to building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Central Asia Institute, and has since founded 130 schools. His adventures are chronicled in great detail, from meetings with Taliban officials and conservative Muslims to his struggles balancing time with his family and endless fundraising trips around the United States. It's especially interesting after 2001, when Mortenson and Relin describe the impact of 9/11 on Mortenson's work and how it shaped his philosophy that the greatest anti-terror weapon we can use is providing education to the people of central Asia.
As a tea fanatic who can't go a day without at least two pots of tea, I found the tea culture of Pakistan fascinating. I love that everything was conducted around drinking tea, forcing the pace of business negotiations to slow down and helping to build relationships between buyers and sellers, government officials and their constituents. It's completely different from our approach here in the US.
In many ways, the book acts as a celebration of Pakistan's people, and destroys many of the stereotypes Americans have about Muslim people. The author emphasizes that without the dedication of local villagers, Mortenson's schools would never have gotten off the ground. The people *want* their children to receive an education, and it is mostly lack of money that holds them back rather than religion. Sure, there were occasionally mullahs or ultra-conservative Muslims who opposed the secular schools educating little girls, but by and large the communities supported the idea.
But ultimately, it's Greg Mortenson that this book celebrates. I mean, David Oliver Relin's introduction to the book made him sound like a gushing fangirl. He seemed so over-the-top that I rolled my eyes. But Mortenson's accomplishments are genuinely worthy of praise. He sacrificed so much to make those schools a reality...it seemed like he hardly spent any time with his family, and I'm sure that in the years after this book was published and he became such a popular public speaker it's only gotten worse.
I know we're always saying stuff like "If you put your mind to it, you can do anything!" but it's pretty freakin' amazing what Greg Mortenson has managed to do in Pakistan. I'd love to see Mr. Mortenson speak someday, but as noted in the book every time he does so, it takes him away from his family or his work. I'll force myself to be content with this book and the sequel, Stones into Schools, which was published in December 2009 and talks about Mortenson's adventures in Afghanistan.
5 out of 5 stars
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Who Will Die in 2010?
A lot of celebrities died in 2009, and many of them, like Brittany Murphy, were highly unpredictable. That's why we've decided to take some initiative and make some celebrity death predictions for 2010.
Dick Clark used to be called The Boy Who Couldn't Age. Then he aged all at once really quickly. Clark suffered from a stroke in 2004, and since then he's been on the way out. He's still been co-hosting the New Year's Rockin' Eve" television special every year, but you can see that he's slipping. Last year, he wished the entire country a "Happeneryer" at midnight. When your job is saying "Happy New Year" and you can't do that anymore, that means it's time to go.
Predicted Cause of Death: Dick loses control of his electric wheelchair, plows into the new years ball, and blacks out Times Square on live TV. That night, he dies peacefully in his sleep.
Larry King has been hosting Larry King Live for 25 years. He was really old when it started, and now he's 25 years older really old. he's a f*cking dinosaur. It looks like Larry drank from the wrong cup at the end of The Last Crusade, but then he stopped the rapid aging process in the middle, so he looks like he's 300 years old, but he can still get around okay. Unfortunately, you can only look 300 for so long.
Predicted Cause of Death: Larry will bump into a person on the street, causing his amulet necklace to slip free, fall to the ground and shatter, after which Larry will disintegrate into dust. It will later be determined that Larry's ancient egyptian amulet held a curse that was the only thing keeping his mummified body alive.
This is an easy one. People are amazed that she's survived this long. People actually congratulate Amy when they see that she's still alive. She parties hard, she's not gonna slow down until she's long gone, and nobody will be at all surprised when she dies.
Predicted Cause of Death: She'll suffocate in a locked dumpster that she crawled into to smoke some crack.
The Bandit is not doing too well lately. His health is starting to fail, and he recently went to rehab for an addiction to prescription painkillers. Burt entered rehab after his housekeeper found him lying unconscious in a pool of blood. Apparently he'd been badly cut and was bleeding out. It seems like Burt doesn't like getting old, and once you get to that point, it's only a matter of time.
Predicted Cause of Death: Burt will suffocate on his own mustache.
Lindsay Lohan is young, hot, rich, and crazy. That's a bad combo. She's fallen apart over the past couple of years, and it looks like she'll be staying the course in 2010. She's completely self-destructive, and now she's desperate to revitalize her career. She probably has some kind of an ace up her sleeve, but if that doesn't do the trick, then she's definitely on suicide watch.
Predicted Cause of Death: Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of booze and coke.
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My wife comes home yesterday and one of her workmates was sent home to quarantine. My wife called to check on her. She said she had been feeling sick and got tested. They told her the tests results wont be back for 10 days.
That surprised me! I didnt realize people were having to wait ten to fourteen days. Hopefully she will be feeling better by the time she gets the results back but that means many people who test positive already have quarantined and feel better.
Another workmate of my wife went in for surgery. She had to be tested before the surgery and she got results back in a couple hours.
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For those interested, here my project so far. Actuately, it's functioning! Both cams are synced by a microcontroller. Same microcontroller thereafter controlls the signals to be combined as 1 vidosignal. Set-up: Combined signal ( this goes into transmitter) At receiverside, there's a free app, what extract A and B into picture for left-eye and right-eye on you phone. ( the phone goes into a VR goggle with 2 lenzes ) Logicanalyzer plot: ( see burst, ODD/even and line )
Mmm...for he time being, I'll keep my design as it was. This means: no colour seperation.. Just playing with the frames of both cam's. Allready 've seen some tests, looks promising! Kind regards!
Hi, recently started working on a 3d/stereo FPV setup. 3d FPV looks very expensive, so I briefly made some ideas. During this I found following setup, and deicede to try that first: This specific setup, uses 2 cam's ( PAL/NTSC ), a (small) microcontroleller and an ic (4066) for switching analog ( PAL/NTSV) and a FPV transmitter. it actualtely switches (in sync) between 2 cams. Here's the link:https://www.instructables.com/id/Lowcost-3d-Fpv-Camera-for-Android/ Both eyes see alternately the picture from right and left camera. (Both eyes see the same picture at the same time!) So far... The goal is like this: With a step forward, one could devide the colours, to get more 3d effect etc etc... I will not go in details here. The cam's wil be in sync (controlled by microcontroller ), this works fine. The 4066 work fine, too. ( cvbs1 and cvbs2 could also be swithed, so only 1 "?" is needed. )
Hi. Monday I'm back and I'll answer! Kind regards!
Could this be an idea? Again: I got the sync -signals allready! One cvbs input will do too,as long there's RGB-out!
PAL/NTSC to RBG ouput
CobaltBlue posted a topic in General Analog CCTV DiscussionHi, recently started using the LM1881 ic's. This ic extracts sync-signals from composite video signal. Things work fine! Now, I'm looking for an ic that can extract R-, G-, B-signals from composite video ( video over 1 wire ). Googled ( like 'pal to rgb encoder' etc ) but I only find RGB to PAL ic's etc... Anyone who can give me a hint for an ic ( or schematic ) ? Like to have the color signals seperated. Kind regards!


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Online banking, mobile money transfer applications, cryptocurrency – these new ways to carry out customary banking operations and financial services made all the possible headlines in 2018. However, the question is how to find the right angle to observe what's going on without bias. For instance, are we witnessing the death of the traditional banking system as we know it or is it the emergence of new innovative approaches?
One thing is certain. Nowadays, there are two major factors accelerating businesses on a global scale – technology and information. Following the trend towards global digitalization, banks should become tech-savvy companies in their own right. Otherwise, due to the shortcomings of modern banking institutions, new FinTech companies may take away a great chunk of their services.


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Airbnb Redesign Brings Hosts Center Stage
In a live broadcast this morning, Airbnb cofounders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk announced a major site redesign for the San Francisco-based company. Over 13,000 Airbnb users tuned in from 78 countries to the invitation-only event, and T+L spoke to company Product Lead Justin Santamaria for a sneak peek at the new look.
Across all platforms, a logo called the bélo (short for belonging; pictured above) features prominently. Designed to be internationally recognizable regardless of language, the bélo is also easy to draw by hand. Hosts can customize their bélo on a companion site to add their personal flare, such as sunglasses, top hats, and sneakers. They can then create their own merchandise and, significantly, business cards, with the unique logo.
The overhaul brings the human side of apartment renting to the foreground, showcasing hosts prominently. The home page—complete with "Welcome Home" text—includes images and looping videos of the owners in their rentals, while on the search page, host images appear with each listing.
Also new is the Discovery Experience, which offers destination and rental suggestions customized to the user's location. Bay Area users will find recommendations to popular nearby vacation spots such as Lake Tahoe or the wine region, while East Coasters will see listings for Cape Cod or the Catskills. Helpful for impromptu getaways, the Discovery Experience is the first step in Airbnb's process of personalization. (Expect even more customization in the near future based on individual user activity).
While the functionality of the site remains largely unchanged, a few updates stand out. Calendars now make it easier to see which dates are available for booking; the multi-tab layout of each listing has been replaced with a streamlined, easy-to-read format showing important information all in one place; and, most notable, listings in most popular destinations now come with a neighborhood guide stocked with images, key descriptors —San Francisco's Portrero Hill appears with the words "Views, Sunny, Bungalows, Spread Out, Quiet, Warm"—and a map showing the apartment host's personal recommendations.
The T+L Take? Airbnb is in major offense mode right now, as it faces uphill legal struggles and community backlash both in the US and overseas. Bringing hosts to the forefront and highlighting human experiences is the website's savvy attempt to win over potential users in areas where the Airbnb news of late has been less-than sympathetic.
Peter Schlesinger is a research assistant at Travel + Leisure and a member of the Trip Doctor news team. You can find him on Twitter at @pschles08.


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Scrabble (Switzerland , 0:11:00)
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Relationships are peculiar. On the one hand, we all pursue The One – the only person who, once found, seems to fulfil us. , , But what happens after years, when love becomes routine, our interest wanes and boredom sets in? The traditional relationship, the fear of something new, demands we turn a blind eye to this aspect of what relationships become. Theo and Barbara, an old married couple, are stuck in this rut, they have nothing more to say to each other. Day after day in his allotment shed, Theo can no longer suppress his anger and self-loathing. Why can't he just do something to change this depressing situation? , , Symbolic for the autumn of life, "SCRABBLE" is set in a colourless allotment where a relationship slowly wilts in a close and intimate space. Week after week, Barbara sets up the game of Scrabble in front of Theo. Wordlessly, endlessly trapped in the same pattern, the martyrdom begins again. While the routine keeps Barbara alive, Theo suffers through the once exciting game, not accepting as Barbara has what their lives have become. She lays her first tiles. Silence! One mere word gives vent to Theo's passive aggression: Death!, , The game runs its usual course and yet is still a battle of wills. Theo wants to shock Barbara, but she knows her husband's antics and concentrates on winning – until an idea comes to Theo. Is it conceivable that the game has more power than expected? Can fate be tempted – or even controlled? Why does a bee fly in front of Theo's face just as he lay exactly that word on the board? Is there a deeper meaning to the tiles that spell the word "shovel" – with which Theo could strike his Barbara? A fantasy? Or can I – here and now – really control fate? , , "SCRABBLE" projects the horror of a loveless relationship onto an innocent board game. With delicate facial expressions and diffident reserve, the story plays out almost wordlessly. The ambient noise and haunting melody of a single cello build the tension. Colourless images of the wilting nature symbolize impending death. The story plays with suppressed feelings of hate which arise from a meaningless being. This silent thriller ends with a cynical twist – unexpected but not dissonant with the theme of human abyss.


text: You are here: Home > Course > Desserts > Cakes > Chocolate Brownie Or How To Make Chocolate Brownie Recipe Chocolate Brownie Or How To Make Chocolate Brownie Recipeby Tarla Dalal 15 Aug 2020 add to my cookbook add to shopping list You are not signed in. Please sign in to access your cookbooksExisting members click here to sign inNew visitors click here to sign up Please sign in to create shopping lists! 4/5 stars 100% LIKED IT 60 REVIEWS ALL GOOD Chocolate Brownie Video चॉकलेट ब्राउनी रेसिपी | 5 मिनट में चॉकलेट ब्राउनी | चॉकलेट वॉलनेट ब्राउनी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Chocolate Brownie Or How To Make Chocolate Brownie Recipe in Hindi) Added to 730 cookbooks This recipe has been viewed 419566 times Here is how you can prepare the most authentic Chocolate Brownie with common ingredients! Just flour, curds, butter, cocoa and a few other everyday ingredients when worked the right way give rise to a fantastic treat that is perfect to serve with tea or as a dessert, with a topping of vanilla ice-cream. Whichever way you choose to have it, you are sure to fall in love with this rich chocolate experience.If you loved this recipe, you are sure to like more of our Eggless Cake Recipes.Enjoy how to make Chocolate Brownie recipe with detailed step by step photos and video below. Add your private note Chocolate Brownie Or How To Make Chocolate Brownie Recipe Tags CakesIndian style Eggless CakesChildren's DayMicrowaveKitty Party Sweets Preparation Time: 10 mins   Cooking Time: 4 mins   Total Time: 14 mins     Makes 4 pieces Show me for pieces Ingredients For The Chocolate Brownie1/2 cup plain flour (maida)4 tbsp cocoa powder2 tbsp sour curds (khatta dahi)1/4 tsp baking soda1/4 cup melted butter5 tbsp powdered sugar1/2 tsp vanilla essence1/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts (akhrot)1 tbsp butter for greasing Method For the chocolate brownieFor the chocolate brownieTo make chocolate brownie, sift together the flour and cocoa powder using a sieve. Keep aside.Combine the curds and soda-bi-carb in a bowl, mix well and keep aside.Combine the melted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla essence and ½ cup of hot water in another bowl and whisk well.Add the curds-soda mixture and mix well.Add the flour mixture and walnuts and mix gently to make a smooth batter of dropping consistency.Grease a 150 mm. (6") diameter shallow microwave safe dish using butter. Line it with a piece of greaseproof paper at the bottom of the dish and again grease it using a little butter.Pour the batter into the greased and lined microwave safe dish, spread it evenly using a spoon and microwave on high for 4 minutes.Cool the chocolate brownie slightly and unmould by turning upside down on a plate. Remove and discard the grease proof paper and serve the chocolate brownie hot. 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Take another medium sized bowl and put the melted butter into it. Add the powdered sugar. Add the vanilla essence to it. Mix well with the help of a spatula. Add a cup of hot water to this mixture and mix well. Now combine the curds-soda with the butter-sugar mixture. Mix well and your wet ingredient mixture is ready. Likewise add half the flour mixture to the bowl. Also add the remaining half and mix gently to make a smooth batter. If you put the entire flour mixture at once, the brownie batter might turn lumpy. Add the chopped walnuts. The eggless chocolate brownie batter should be of dropping consistency which means when you take a spoonful of the mixture and tilt the spoon, it drops off the spoon easily. If your batter is thick for some reasons, add 1-2 tbsp of hot water to adjust the consistency. Now take a 150 mm (6") diameter shallow microwave safe dish and grease it properly using butter. 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It's been a while since I did a political entry, so I thought I'd do one to offset all the comics-related entries and try and maintain my reputation as a serious artist.
As a liberal, I personally feel that the only reason needed to vote against George Bush in the 2004 election is that, with luck, you'll get someone other than George Bush. Nearly anyone will do. It never occurred to me to think up reasons to vote FOR Bush, because I assumed those planning on doing so aren't reading this and don't need to explain their actions in any way that makes sense in the first place. But it has occurred to me that there are some people who clearly should vote for the big guy, and yet may not know it. For them, I provide this handy list.
1) You are Osama bin Ladin. If this applies to you, by all means do whatever you can to keep Dubya in power. His administration has demonstrated its pro-flying-airplanes-into-buildings agenda by not coming after you like a pit bull. Indeed, Bush hasn't even uttered your name in months. His alleged war on terror seems to have declared you immune from the fighting. You couldn't ask for a better friend.
2) You are a member of the Saudi Royal Family. No need to feel uncomfortable about how much your country helped out al-Qaeda and how many (15) of the 19 hijackers came from your neck of the woods. Your buddy, George, is more than happy to not mention it and cover everything up for you. By all means you should keep this guy in power, since he is unable to track fifteen sets of footprints to your front door.
3) You are Ken Lay. Remember Ken? The guy who raped his shareholders, employees, and the state of California? He ran a company called Enron that you might have heard of until September 11, 2001. The people destroyed by him and his empire would love to see his head on a pike, but he's a friend of George's. I wouldn't worry, though, Ken. Even if George loses in 2004 he'll probably give your a big fat last-minute pardon anyway, like his dad did to all his Iran-Contra friends.
4) You are CEO of, an employee for, or a shareholder in Halliburton. Obviously.
5) You believe that homosexuals are a bigger threat to our nation than anything else. Clearly, in this age of joblessness, rampant crime, government corruption, and media shenanigans, we must immediately stop and ferret out those among us who might be kissing people of the same gender.
6) You firmly believe that someone other than you should be in Iraq getting shot at. Especially if you have a weblog or newspaper column.
7) When you read cyberpunk fiction, you think, "Man, I would LOVE to live in this world!" We're headed there! Keep voting Republican!
8) You're the kind of Republican who believes that the US shouldn't be isolationist, U.N. Resolutions are important, the government should spend more, personal freedom should be curtailed, "hate speech" should be prosecuted, adultery by elected officials is a private matter and shouldn't be pursued by the public, even people with nothing to hide can demand privacy, drug addicts should be pitied and treated rather than prosecuted, $87 Billion is better spent on other countries than ourselves, and that people shouldn't have free choice when buying medicine.
9) You're Al Franken. Conversely, Ann Coulter should be voting Democrat. After all, it's easier to sell books about how the president sucks than it is to sell them about why he's great.
10) You're Saddam Hussein, the Anthrax Mailer, or the guy who leaked Valerie Plame's job to the press. It's amazing how much trouble we seem to have finding these criminals.
So there you go. Ten solid reasons to vote for George W. Bush in 2004. If one of those reasons applies to you, go for it.


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United States District Court, D. Connecticut
May 21, 2018
JOSE ANTHONY TORREZ, Plaintiff,v.SCOTT SEMPLE, et al., Defendants.
plaintiff, Jose Anthony Torrez ("Torrez"), was
formerly incarcerated at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional
Institution. He has filed a civil complaint under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities
Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.
regarding an incident that occurred in December 2014 at
Manson Youth Institution ("MYI"). He names
Commissioner Scott Semple, Warden John Alves, Deputy Warden
Thomas Hunt, Lieutenants Castro and Archer, and Correctional
Officers Todd Ketchum, Ruggiero, and Lis as defendants.
section 1915 A of Title 28 of the United States Code, I must
review prisoner civil complaints and dismiss any portion of
the complaint that is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state
a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seeks
monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such
relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Although detailed allegations
are not required, the complaint must include sufficient facts
to afford the defendants fair notice of the claims and
grounds upon which they are based and to demonstrate a
plausible right to relief. BellAtl. Corp. v.
Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555-56 (2007). Conclusory
allegations are not sufficient. Ashcroft v. Iqbal,
556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). The plaintiff must plead
"enough facts to state a claim to relief that is
plausible on its face." Twombly, 550 U.S. at
570. Nevertheless, it is well-established that "[p]ro
se complaints 'must be construed liberally and
interpreted to raise the strongest arguments that they
suggest.'" Sykes v. Bank of Am., 723 F.3d
399, 403 (2d Cir. 2013) (quoting Triestman v. Fed. Bureau
of Prisons, 470 F.3d 471, 474 (2d Cir. 2006)); see
also Tracy v. Freshwater, 623 F.3d 90, 101-02 (2d Cir.
2010) (discussing special rules of solicitude for pro
se litigants).
alleges that he has been classified as a seriously mentally
ill individual. Compl., Doc. No. 1 at ¶ 12. He claims to
suffer from various mental health conditions including
bipolar disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder,
attention deficit disorder and hyperactive disorder. See
Id. at If 13. He has taken medication and has undergone
therapy to treat his disorders. See Id. at ¶
14. Torrez claims that he has engaged in "mania . . .
acts of self-harm associated with mental health" and
"has suicidal ideations." Id. at If 15. On
September 23, 2014, prison officials at MYI placed Torrez on
Behavior Observation Status for attempting to commit suicide.
See Id. at ¶ 37.
December 26, 2014, Torrez was standing in between cell eleven
and cell twelve of D-Cottage, A-Wing, when he observed a
physical altercation between two inmates. See Id. at
fflf 16, 20. As he watched the altercation, two inmates and
two pretrial detainees assaulted him. See Id. at 1|
Ketchum and Ruggiero stood by and watched the assault on
Torrez, but made no effort to intervene to assist Torrez.
See Id. at fflf 21-22. Eventually, Torrez was able
to flee from his attackers. See Id. at If 23. After
other prison officials responded to the scene of the
altercations, an official handcuffed Torrez. See Id.
at fflf 24-25. Torrez was "drenched in blood" and
his left eye was closed shut. Id. at ¶ 26.
Torrez suffered a laceration under his right eye, a hematoma
around his right eye and an abrasion to his elbow. See
Id. at ¶ 27.
claims that Commissioner Semple, Warden Alves, Deputy Warden
Hunt and Lieutenants Castro and Archer were aware of his
mental health conditions and should have housed him in
G-Cottage which was the mental health unit at MYI. See
Id. at ¶ 32. Four of the seven individuals involved
in the altercation were pretrial detainees. See Id.
at If 35. At the time of the altercation, Torrez was a
sentenced inmate. See Id. at ¶ 34.
Castro and Archer placed Torrez in administrative segregation
after the altercation and deprived him of his mail,
telephone, commissary and visiting privileges. See
Id. at ¶ 29. In addition, Torrez lost good time
credits. See Id. Torrez claims that if Lieutenants
Castro and Archer had viewed the video of the altercation,
they would have observed that he was only attempting to
defend himself from being assaulted and therefore should not
have been placed in segregation and should not have lost any
privileges. See Id. at If 30.
states that Officer Lis was a phone monitor at MYI. See
Id. at ¶ 31. Torrez suggests that if Lis had
listened carefully to telephone calls made by two of the
inmates who were participants in the altercation on December
26, 2014, he would have overheard the inmates discussing
conduct involving a risk of harm to other inmates and to the
security of MYI. See id.
asserts that he suffers from a mental health disability and
Commissioner Semple, Warden Alves, Deputy Warden Hunt and
Lieutenants Castro and Archer discriminated against him
because of his disability by subjecting him to punitive
segregation, assault, restrictive conditions of confinement
and denial of various privileges. See Id. at fflf
42-43. Torrez contends that the defendants have violated his
rights under the ADA by failing to place him in the
"most integrated setting appropriate for his
needs." Id. at ¶ 47. In addition, they
have violated his rights under the Connecticut Patients'
Rights Act. See Id. at ¶ 49.
states that during his 10-day confinement in punitive
segregation, officials denied him items of his property, use
of the mail and telephone and the opportunity for recreation.
He was confined in his cell for twenty-fours a day during
that period. See Id. at If 45. On January 6, 2015,
officials released him from punitive segregation and
transferred him to Cheshire Correctional Institution. See
Id. at ¶ 50. On January 30, 2015, prison officials
released Torrez from imprisonment. See Id. Torrez
made no effort to exhaust his administrative remedies
relating to his claims prior to his release from prison.
See Id.
Section 1983 - Eighth Amendment Claims
generally asserts that the defendants violated his Eighth
Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.
He claims that the defendants confined him under conditions
that exacerbated his mental health conditions and that the
defendants violated his right to be free from assault by
other inmates.
Eighth Amendment prohibits the infliction of "cruel and
unusual punishments." U.S. Const, amend. VIII. Although
the Constitution does not require "comfortable"
prison conditions, the Eighth Amendment imposes certain
duties on prison officials, to "ensure that inmates
receive adequate food, clothing, shelter and medical care,
and must take reasonable measures to guarantee the safety of
the inmates." Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825,
832-33 (1994) (internal quotation marks and citations
state a deliberate indifference to health or safety claim
under the Eighth Amendment, an inmate must demonstrate both
an objective and a subjective element. To meet the objective
element, an inmate must allege that he was incarcerated under
conditions that resulted in a "sufficiently
serious" deprivation, such as the denial of a
"life[] necessity[y]" or a "substantial risk
of serious harm." Id. at 834 (internal
quotation marks and citations omitted). To meet the
subjective element, an inmate must allege that the defendant
prison officials possessed culpable intent, that is, the
officials knew that he faced a substantial risk to his health
or safety and disregarded that risk by failing to take
corrective action. See Id. at 834, 837. Thus, an
allegation of "mere negligen[t]" conduct is
insufficient. Id. at 835. Rather, the subjective
element requires that an inmate allege that prison officials
acted with "a mental state equivalent to subjective
recklessness, as the term is used in criminal law."
Salahuddin v. Goord, 467 F.3d 263, 280 (2d Cir.
indifference by prison officials to a prisoner's serious
medical or mental health needs constitutes cruel and unusual
punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. See
Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104 (1976); Jareckv.
Hensley, 552 F.Supp.2d 261, 264 (D. Conn. 2008)
(applying Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference standard
to inmate's claim of denial of treatment for mental
health conditions); Atkins v. County of Orange, 372
F.Supp.2d 377, 408 (S.D.N.Y.2005) ("In the Second
Circuit, it is equally clear that psychiatric or mental
health care is an integral part of medical care and falls
under the rule laid out in Estelle which requires
that such care be provided to prisoners.") (internal
quotation marks and citations omitted). To state a claim for
deliberate indifference to a serious medical or mental health
need, an inmate must meet a two-pronged test. Under the first
prong, an inmate must demonstrate that his or her medical or
mental health need was "sufficiently serious."
Salahuddin, 467 F.3d at 279. Factors relevant to the
seriousness of a medical condition include whether "a
reasonable doctor or patient would find [it] important and
worthy of comment, " whether the condition
"significantly affects an individual's daily
activities, " and whether it causes "chronic and
substantial pain." Chance v. Armstrong, 143
F.3d 698, 702 (2d Cir. 1998) (quotation marks omitted).
Subjectively, the defendant must have been actually aware of
a substantial risk that the inmate would suffer serious harm
as a result of his or her actions or inactions. See
Salahuddin, 467 F.3d at 279-80.
Failure to Protect Claim
generally asserts that the defendants disregarded a risk to
his safety by subjecting him to conditions of confinement
described in the complaint and failed to take any corrective
action. Specifically, Torrez contends that if defendant Lis,
who was a phone monitor at MYI in 2014, had paid more
attention to inmate telephone conversations, he would have
heard two inmates, who were involved in the altercation that
occurred on December 26, 2014, discussing "a potential
risk of harm to other inmates safety and the security of
[MYI]." Compl., Doc. No. 1 at ¶ 31. Torrez suggests
that if defendant Lis had performed his monitoring j ob
properly, the incident involving the altercation would not
have occurred. Torrez claims that defendants Ketchum and
Ruggiero were present during the altercation, but failed to
take any action to stop the altercation or assist him.
alleges that he sustained various injuries as a result of his
involvement in the altercation, including a laceration under
his eye and a hematoma near his eye. Torrez has plausibly
alleged that he was subjected to conditions that posed a
serious risk of harm to his health and safety. Thus, he has
met the objective prong of the Eighth Amendment.
stated that seven inmates, including himself, were involved
in the altercation on December 26, 2014. Telephone
conversations made by two inmates that occurred on
unidentified dates and involved discussions about "a
potential risk of harm to other inmates" are
insufficient, however, to have put defendant Lis on notice
that Torrez might be harmed in an altercation that involved
six other inmates on December 26, 2014. See Farmer,
511 U.S. at 838 ("an official's failure to alleviate
a significant risk that he should have perceived but did not,
while no cause for commendation, cannot under our cases be
condemned as the infliction of punishment"). Thus,
Torrez has not plausibly alleged that defendant Lis possessed
culpable intent in failing to determine from telephone
conversations of other inmates that he might be subject to
harm by those inmates ...
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The Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized Saudi Arabia for backing terrorists, saying it has created big problems for the region and the world.
"We believe that Saudi Arabia has been using terrorism for years as a tool to reach its (covert) objectives. One main reason behind the spread of terrorism in the region and the world is that country's logistical, financial and ideological support for Takfiri groups."
Hossein Jaberi Ansari made the statement in his weekly press briefing on Monday, IRNA reported.
A Takfiri is someone who accuses followers of some Islamic sects of apostasy and believes their murder is allowed.
The spokesman warned that although Riyadh believes such policies can help advance its interests, the long-term consequences of the move could be devastating for the authoritarian oil kingdom.
"Spread of terrorist groups poses a serious threat against Saudi Arabia and all countries which may back them," he warned, referring to the strong Saudi backing for militant groups fighting to topple the government in Damascus.
"Tactical use of terrorism has long-term consequences and anyone who uses terrorists as a tool will be targeted by them."
Not Mending Ties
Asked about any efforts to mend relations between Iran and the Persian Gulf Arab country that have been severed for months, Jaberi Ansari said the two countries are not in any talks to settle differences.
"No formal negotiations between the two countries are underway."
Iran has in the past called for talks with the Saudi rulers, but the kingdom has rejected the proposal.
Although Tehran-Riyadh relations had not been warm in recent decades, ties worsened after the conflicts emerged in Syria and Bahrain in 2011, where the sides supported opposing sides.
But the real problems emerged after Salman bin Abdulaziz ascended to the throne in January 2015 and started a military campaign in Yemen and adopted a more aggressive policy against Iran.
Another issue which further undermined ties was the Mina stampede, where thousands of hajj pilgrims of different nationalities, including 469 Iranians, died in a crush during a ritual close to the holy city of Mecca.
Heightened tensions culminated in an announcement by Riyadh last January to break off ties with Tehran, using the attacks on its vacant diplomatic premises in Iran by protesters angered over the Saudi execution of top Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr as an excuse. This is while senior authorities in Tehran condemned the attacks and prosecuted the perpetrators.


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Mom Finds Vibrators On Sale Next To The Children's Toys While Shopping
Well that's not supposed to be there.
A mom in the UK is very upset with her local discount store. While shopping up and down the aisles, Jana Bardsley-Smith saw something that probably shouldn't be on the shelves.
The 52-year-old mom says, between the 'Finding Nemo' bath towels and slinkies were dozens of Bonkin' Bunny Vibrators. The mom of two told SWNS "I was amused at first, but then I realized I found it annoying. It's not something you want to see at eye level when you are out shopping. There is a place and a time to be selling or buying things like that."
Bardsley-Smith bashed the UK discount store 'Poundland' for being insensitive. "There are a lot of families in the area. I wouldn't want my child to ask what it is. Thankfully I was on my own when I was out shopping."
When the store was asked about the adult toys being visible for all to see, a spokesperson said that the vibrators were right where they should be behind the counter, out of reach from kids, on their "multi-price shelf". "Err, we're bemused. Our Bonkin Bunny is precisely where it should be - behind the till out of reach."
The store says that they require you to show your ID when attempting to purchase this item.
Maybe the mom is right, keep it in the back of the store.
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Marsh is the twenty-second main story mission in The Walking Dead: Road to Survival.
The mission starts with Garrett asking Richard how long he has been living in Ezekiel's kingdom. Richard tells Garret that he doesn't really know, and he assumes that he was living there when D.C. fell apart.
If the player chose Brock to come with the group, he will ask about the military and about the cure. Richard tells the sad news; the life they're living will always be the same and it will never get different. Garrett will comment on Richards saying that he has "good attitude". Richard, a bit mad, claims that his attitude is what kept him alive.
With the day's light almost completely gone, the group has to cross the remaining portion of the river one of two ways: down and across the silty, thick marsh where walkers lurk just within reach, or around the shoreline, where the bandits hunt for unsuspecting survivors. The player gets a decision: Go through the marsh or Go around the shoreline.
If the player chose to go around the shoreline, TBA
If the player chose to go through the marsh, the group will walk in the dirty water, but not without trouble. Richard spots a group of Saviors. Garrett asks who the Saviors are, but Richard quickly claims that they need to get killed as quickly as possible.
A Savior with a half-burned off face named York appears. He finds it funny that Richard tried to attack them, as he and his group were taking wagers on whether they were walker food. Richard tells him that they're on their way peacefully, and asks York if he wants to start a fight. York says that it depends on whether Richard's group will give the Saviors what they have, so that York and his group won't bother the rest. If they don't things are going to get rough. The player gets a decision: Pay the fee to the Saviors or Fight the Saviors.
If the player chose to pay the fee to the Saviors, TBA
If the player chose to fight the Saviors, York will get disappointed, saying that this wasn't the answer he was looking for. A fight ensues.
Richard shouts that this is enough. York says that it's enough for now, but he shouldn't expect that Negan isn't going to hear about the fight.
The Saviors leave. Garrett asks Richard who Negan is. Richard tells the group that Negan is a man who's going to make their lives a whole lot harder. He tells the Hero Player that this isn't good. Garrett asks Richard again how much further it is. He also asks who the people are that Richard is taking them to. Richard replies that he'll bring them to friends of the Kingdom and that they live in a place called Hilltop. Garrett asks if they have to deal with the Saviors as well, to which Richard replies that they all have to deal with the Saviors, and that it's just the way it is that that there's nothing they can do about it.
Later on, Garrett comments on how the walkers in the mud are creepy. If Brock came along with the group, he'll also comment on how it's dangerous as well if you're not paying attention, but he's shortly interrupted.
If Emma came along with the group, she'll appear stuck in the mud. Garrett alerts the group of walkers closing in. Emma thinks that she can get out of the mud alone, and that the rest just has to deal with the walkers.
If Emma didn't came along with the group, Garrett will alert the group of walkers closing in.
If Brock came along with the group, then he'll alert the group of a revenge of the Saviors. A brawl intensifies.
If Brock didn't came along with the group, the Saviors appear again, for revenge. A brawl intensifies.
If Emma came along with the group, Garrett will ask if she's free. Emma will say that she is, and that they can keep moving. However, he spots a group of Saviors again.
After dealing with the Saviors, a man appears. The group wanted to shoot him, but Richard claims that the man is with the group. Richard introduces the man to the group: he's named Paul Monroe, but his friends call him Jesus.
If Brock came along with the group, he'll comment on Paul's nickname, asking if he's kidding. Richard will say that Paul isn't kidding. Richard also tells Paul that Ezekiel wanted him to introduce himself to the group, because they're looking for their lost friends. He also tells Paul that they can fight. Paul calmly states that there's enough time for all of it. However, he'll state that they need to get back to Hilltop, because they're vulnerable out in the open.
|Enemies & Challenges
|Enemy Type
|Dividers, Chokepoints - Fast
|Control, Powerful Enemies - Strong
|Swamp = Walkers / Other path = Enemy Survivors
|Buff, Powerful Enemies
|Waves 1-5 Enemy Survivors (fast & tough)
Wave 6 Enemy Survivors (fast & alert)
|Large Mob - Strong
|Large Mob - Strong & Fast
|Large Mob, Dividers, Chokepoints - Though
|Large Mob, Dividers
Order of the waves is random.
|Buff, Powerful Enemies - Tough
|Enemy Survivors
- Hero Player
- Garrett
- Richard
- Brock (Determinant)
- York
- Emma (Determinant)
- Paul Monroe
- Saviors
- A few members of the Saviors.
- The mission got its name because of the terrain the mission takes place in; a marsh full of mud.
|Missions of The Walking Dead: Road to Survival
|Main Story
|Homemart • Woodbury Gates • Train Fuel Depot • South Woods • The Prison • Steel Bridge • Construction Site • Southeast Woods • Speedway • The Sewers • Town Square • Northeast Woods • Small Street USA • Northwest Woods • Central Square • North Georgia Woods • Training Camp • I-85 • Pig Farm • Rest Stop • D.C. Schoolyard • Marsh • Hilltop
|Roadmap Missions
|Axel's Mission • Dale's Story • Glenn's Hunt • Michonne's Story • No Guns No Noise • Rosita's Rescue • Alexandria • Saviors: Part 1 • Saviors: Part 2 • Saviors: Part 3 • Telltale: Part 1 • Telltale: Part 2 • Telltale: Part 3 • Gun Fight • Fast Foes • Tough Enemies • Alert Adversary • Strong Enemies • Homemart • Raid Road • The Mighty Shiva • Margaret's Story • Telltale: Part 1 (Michonne) • Telltale: Part 2 (Michonne) • Telltale: Part 3 (Michonne) • Flash Roadmap • Sandy's Story • Barker's Story (Road to Survival)


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#Fingers crossed
Pandemic could be ended in less than two years, says WHO
The prediction comes amid a spike in cases across Europe.
Randolph hopeful of recovery while Parrott 'has real chance of starting' v New Zealand
Mick McCarthy has also played down worries over the fitness of Shane Duffy and Glenn Whelan, and said Troy Parrott has a 'real chance' of a senior debut next month.
Club bosses strike notes of optimism for Ireland over Duffy and McGoldrick
The pair are currently sidelined with injuries ahead of a crucial double-header of Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Leopardstown on course to beat the weather as cards in Britain continue to fall
However, officials have announced the running order will be amended on Saturday.
'The golden generation in England won nothing. I think all of Belgium just wants to win something'
Chelsea star Eden Hazard thinks England's underachievement serves as a warning to Belgium.
Brighton boss Chris Hughton delivers potentially great news for Ireland
The ex-Ireland full-back is hopeful Shane Duffy is available for this weekend's Premier League meeting with West Ham.
Watch: Rugby World Cup pool draw live from Japan
Ireland will find out who they'll be facing in the pool stages in 2019 this morning.
What does a UK election mean for Ireland? It could be good news you know...
… from a Brexit point of view at least. But could it bring about a border poll?
Erasmus to give Murray every chance of being fit for Toulouse
The scrum-half has been given the week off ahead of the province's Champions Cup showdown with the French side.
Connacht hopeful Carty injury not as serious as first feared
The champions have had no luck this season.
The Leaving Cert appeal results are out this morning
Honours English and Biology were easily the most appealed subjects in 2016.
The weather isn't great out there, but it may* clear up in time for the All Ireland
*This is Ireland. There are no guarantees.
Footballer of the Year McCaffrey an injury doubt ahead of Sigerson Cup final
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Martin O'Neill plays the waiting game as Long and O'Shea race to be fit for Bosnia
Rob Elliot's absence "a wee bit strange," says O'Neill as question marks hang over five of play-off squad.
Shane Long is 'touch and go' for Ireland's Euro 2016 play-off
Striker left out of Southampton squad as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury.
The appeal results for this year's Leaving Cert are out...
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Making Mistakes
Last time I was here I was talking about a super sweet Narset, Enlightened Master deck in Modern. I played around with it, and decided that in a few short games that I knew better than the original designers of the deck and decided that I could make it better. I thought that I could make it more resilient and more consistent and make it a real player in the Modern metagame.
I was wrong.
You see when I ended my play session with the original build of the deck, which you can see here, I was sorely mistaken about what kind of deck it was. I was mistaken in regards to the tools that the deck had, and was just playing it wrong. The deck didn't need to be rebuilt, the issue was with me. I was spinning my wheels, thinking that I knew what was best, and made up my mind that this deck just needed to be redone. If anything, the sideboard is incredibly bad, but upon playing it after learning how to properly operate it, the deck is a fine glass cannon combo deck. You just have to optimize the sideboard to fight the current Modern metagame.
I rebuilt it anyways.
I wasted a few perfectly good days of testing with the deck instead of learning how to correctly play it. How to take full advantage of Serum Powder and Pull from Eternity, which are words I never thought I would type in regards to a Modern deck. I just saw these cards, thought that they were terrible and decided that these would not do.
I was foolish.
Who knew that the optimum play with the deck was to Serum Powder aggressively until Narset was removed from the game? You then spend your opponents first end step putting it in the yard with Pull from Eternity and go off the next turn. I put so much stock in having Narset in hand that I was incredibly short sighted to the overall goal of the deck. To me there are different kinds of combo decks. Storm has a certain sense of inevitability. It can win through disruption. Stuff like Necro could do that. The Cat Pact deck could do it. When it goes off it's going to win more often than not. Belcher, or something like Oops! All Spells are examples of glass cannon combos. They are so reliant on their game play that there is no safety valve in the deck. Either the opponent has Force of Will or they lose. Sure they can transform post board, but glass cannon decks look to take out game one and win one of the post board games. Grishoalbrand, which is what I tried to make this deck in to, can turn on the combo and win quickly, but it at least has a the ability to cast the spells. This version of Narset didn't even have that. I took a perfectly fine cannon and tried to make it in to something that it is not.
I made a mistake.
It's okay to make mistakes in Magic. You learn from them and you grow as a player. As long as a lesson is learned mistakes are incredibly great learning tools. I like to think that I've learned my fair share in regards to this deck, much like I did with the UR Magnivore deck that turned in to a Splinter Twin with land destruction deck, or the Gruul land destruction deck that turned into a Shivan Wumpus fueled monster. I'm not the deck builder that I used to be, I'm not sure that I can go back to those days because that was nearly fifteen years ago and Magic has changed almost as much as I have. I learned that I need to fully understand what the deck does, or tries to do before I start to make changes to it, and respect the work that others have put in. When I first saw the list and started to share it on Twitter and Facebook, I found out that there was a thread on mtgsalvation about the deck. I ignored it wanting to forge my own path. Instead, had I checked it out upon first learning of it, I would have seen what had worked, what had not, and understood more about the deck. Taking advantages of every available resource is important! Finally I learned it's okay to fail. This deck didn't work. The next one might not work, but as long as I have sixty cards, I'll have a chance.
This deck may have been a spectacular waste of time, but the next one might not be.
Here is what I ended up building. It draws heavily off of Grishoalbrand, and my honest opinion is to leave the decks alone. Keep them separated so to say. You can have multiple Goryo's Vengeance decks in the format!
My Mistake
Here is the video where I explained my thought process throughout the rebuild. By the time I started to question the inclusion of Brilliant Ultimatum and replacing it with Through the Breach, I knew that the point had been lost and I had made an error in understanding the deck.
Finally here is some gameplay with the deck. To me, it wasn't as explosive as the original build, and while it did kinda play like the deck it was inspired by, by and large it would have been better to just play with the big Brand daddy and his pals.
So what is on tap for the next article I write? I'm not entirely sure, I'm going to stick with Modern though for stuff on Legit, and leave Standard to Puremtgo.com. Make sure you check out the stream on twitch, and have a wonderful day, thanks for stopping by!
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Tagliatelle with Leeks and Mushrooms; Always good to learn something new
It's been an educational weekend.
Mon mari has been wallpapering the hallway – trying to get it all done prior to the stairs coming. For the record, I don't paint or hang wallpaper because I don't do a good enough job for Mr. Perfectionist….
I'm no fool….
Mon mari learned that those irritating little numbers that manufacturers put on stuff, called 'dye lot numbers', do, in fact, have a purpose.
While I was in the US, he went to the DIY to pick up 2 more rolls of the wall paper (slight change of plans).
As I said, I'm no fool….
I left him the wrapper from one roll, with the dye lot number highlighted. This was paper-clipped to a sample of said paper.
Naturally, as usual, it was assumed that I was being overly, er, attentive to detail.
He only took the sample.
Today, about half way though hanging the paper, he asked if it looked right.
He had to rearrange, and rehang 4 strips, 2 of them 3 times.
Fortunately, there is a post in the wall that breaks up the color line.
Now he understands what those numbers mean….
I learned that I have to get up a bit faster when I hear Sedi (little brown dog also known at Tilty and Tippy these days) pacing in the middle of the night.
Since her stroke, she still manages to get up and get to the door when she has to pee….
She just can't wait for me to get there.
So, I either jump out of bed a lot faster…. Or accept the fact that I'll be mopping at 3am.
Dogs don't understand 'Go outside now so you don't have to later.'
Sedi learned that, since her stroke, she can only walk by the ditch when she leaves for her walk, when it's on her right.
She avoids it when she comes back. When it's on her left side, she, er, tips over into it.
She has recovered amazingly well from her stroke, just over a week ago. But her balance is just a bit off – to her left. Apparently it doesn't bother her in the least… She falls over, gets back up, wags her tail and is off.
Emma (big white dog) learned not to be afraid of thunderstorms.
She has always looked to Sedi as to how to act. Sedi, also since her stroke, can no longer hear the thunder…. So, she doesn't get upset and afraid and try to crawl into bed with us.
And neither does Emma.
As I said, it's been en educational weekend.
I think rewards are deserved.
Tagliatelle with Leeks and Mushrooms
3 medium leeks – about 1 1/2" diameter (3.5cm)
6oz (150gr) field mushrooms
4 – 5 slices Prosciutto or other dry-cured ham
12 – 15 large sage leaves
2 tbs olive oil
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan (2oz – 50 gr)
3.5oz (100gr) tagliatelle or spaghetti
Cook pasta according to package directions.
While cooking: Clean leeks and slice thinly. Brush mushrooms and slice. Roughly chop Prosciutto. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add leeks and sauté until starting to get tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, ham and sage leaves and sauté about 10 minutes, until everything is starting to turn golden. Add chicken stock and heat through. Pour over hot, cooked pasta, add Parmesan and toss lightly. Serve.
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Did Anyone Else Know We Had a New Franklin County Auditor?
On September 6, 2009 By Joseph
So my wife and I had a 'discussion' tonight about our neighbor's name. I'm convinced his name is Jeff. She's not so sure.
Unfortunately we weren't able to find out the answer because the Franklin County Auditor's Property Search page no longer works.
And while I didn't find out my neighbor's name, I did find out something when I visited the Auditor's site: we have a new auditor! Oh, and he's a black Republican! (seriously!)
After a little research I learned that Joe Testa retired a few weeks ago. And because he was a Republican, the Franklin County GOP […]Full Story... →
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Ace Aquatec is a leading company in acoustic systems for marine and aquaculture application and electric stunning systems for fish farms. Used by many of the largest fish farms in the UK and internationally, our fish farm systems offer state of the art solutions to predation and humane slaughter. Used by some of USA's biggest fishing fleets our hull deterrents have an excellent reputation for reducing predation on catch. Used by many of the largest installers of offshore wind farms our mitigation devices are recommended by many of the government organisations seeking to reduce negative impacts on marine mammals.
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Our acoustic equipment is developed and built by our partner Neptune Sonar, who are located on a 25-acre site in East Yorkshire. With a 60,000 square metre trials lake and a floating calibration laboratory the site provides an extensive range of facilities supporting every aspect of acoustic transducer development from modelling and design to final product acceptance. As an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, the "on site" calibration facility ensures that Neptune Sonar's production transducers are supplied to the highest quality standards using a monitored programme of free-field acoustic testing on a continuous basis.
Our electric stunners are developed by our partner Silsoe Livestock Systems and built by LCI in Dorset. All equipment meets EU standards.


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Kasai Daun Besar
Scientific name: Pometia pinnata
Family name: Sapindaceae
Kasai Daun Besar trees in Taman Tugu
The Kasai Daun Besar is an indigenous rainforest tree that are amongst the 4,100 trees added to the Taman Tugu site, selected in collaboration with Forest Research Institute of Malaysia ("FRIM") and Malaysian Nature Society ("MNS").
Physical Features
Kasai Daun Besar tree can grow up to 50m tall, with buttresses spreading up to 50m tall. It has alternate, stalked, compound leaves that go up to more than 1m long. The monoecious flowers produce male and female in the same individual, and are generally white to green-yellow and occur on branched flowering stalks. The fleshy red fruits have a stony core, are round shaped, and turn black when ripe.
The fruits of the tree are edible. The bark is used by Malays and Indonesians to treat sores and wound infections. The leaves and bark are used to make bathwater for fever. The wood is generally used in construction, to prodice furniture, flooring, and various items. The wood is also burnt as firewood and charcoal.
Kasai trees can be found in primary and secondary forests, up to 1700m altitude, and is common on riverbanks. These trees are native to South China and Sri Lanka, through Southeast Asia to the Pacific Islands.


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Update your music playlist with a new tune from Falz – Sweet Boy out now!
Nigerian rapper and actor Falz, President of SBA drops its official anthem 'Sweet Boy'. The Bahd Guyz boss has been teasing the new record with his new found Sweet Boy Association (SBA).
This is his official single which may herald in a new album project from Falz anytime soon. Despite saying he would make conscious and controversial music this new jam is strictly for enjoyment.
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I certify that I am purchasing Liquefied Petroleum Gas/LPG (Propane) from Kemgas, 1300 N. Main St, Fort Bragg, CA (Kemgas) without sales or use tax (effective September 1, 2001) under section 6353(b) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, and which qualifies for the tax exemption indicated below:
I further certify that the Propane purchased and delivered by Kemgas is being delivered to my primary residence not serviced by gas mains and pipes, for use therein, in accordance with Revenue & Taxation Code Section 6353(b). I further certify that the Propane is being delivered into a tank with a storage capacity that is equal or greater than 30 gallons.


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Order_Up: Wide Shot, originally uploaded by BrickWares.
Having worked in various aspects of food service for about 16 years of my life, I appreciate what BrickWares has going on here. There are enough details in the shot to keep you looking for quite a while.
What are some things that I really liked?
The tiled kitchen floor definitely!
The cases of lettuce off to the left (making use of the green Exoforce hair)– I used to have to move those from the delivery truck up to a walk-in salad fridge, until the ladies were ready to slice them for the salad bar.
I also liked the shelves and the wide assortment of items stored up there. Not to mention the rat. There goes their health rating! =)
And it's hard not to appreciate someone who has tracked down all these various food pieces, and food service establishment-looking torsos!


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Mae Sa Craft Village
Chiang Mai Attractions | Chiang Mai sightseeing
The Mae-Sa Valley provides lazy days of quiet relaxation, plus the chances to explore unique attractions.
Nearby are tribal villages of the Meo, where the ancient way of custom and costume are little changed today. Theres an elephant camp, with a daily show, a short hike or bus ride away. You can even return to the resort on an elephants back, along a mountain trail. Your touring can include an orchid nursery, and a lobster farm, and take you deeper into the famous mountain scenery of the north.
Mae-Sa Valley Craft Village
Mae-Sa Valley Craft Village offers a day out with a difference. Nestling within one of Thailands most beautiful botanical gardens, with its own stream and tiny waterfall, The Craft Village is home to a group of the regions highly-skilled artisans: potters, weavers, silversmiths, wood-carvers.
But here, visitors can not only enjoy watching them at work, they can join in! Morning and afternoon activities enable participants to learn some of the skills that have made northern Thai craft work famous throughout the world.
Mae-Sa Valley Craft Village has three centres of activity: a Thai cookery school, a health centre and the craft village itself. Each has an English-speaking instructor and each session, morning or afternoon, lasts two and a half hours. Participants can spend a half or a whole day and can learn two different crafts or practice one in greater depth. Where appropriate visit that they have made themselves. This is a day-out that everyone can enjoy - adults and children. No prior experience is required and everyone is helped to achieve their best results.


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- 8 ounces cream cheese (one package) softened a little
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
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- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (I used Vietnamese cinnamon)
- 1 loaf white bread- I used Bimbo Bread, it works perfectly because the slices are square and not rounded on top. But any white bread will work. Also, you can remove the crust, it's up to you.
- Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and 1 cup sugar, set aside.
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Currently I use Speedicath by Coloplast.
Currently I use SpeedicathIMG_5584 by Coloplast. For those who do not know Speedicath is small and looks like a skinny tube of lipstick. The complaints I have heard about Speediacath is that it is too short and one sometimes has to touch the lubricated ridged tip to insert it easily. This catheter has served me well over the years.
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The sample I received was size twelve french. Fourteen french is what I normally use. Measure
My first time using the catheter I definitely needed
two hands. ( I can't resit this tid bit. Most medical pictures have a woman separate her labia with one had and insert a catheter with the other. For my book Beyond Embarrassment I had a graphic artist change that in a picture, because just by the fact of a woman opening her legs her labia opens as well. Which is a good thing for the first time I inserted this new catheter!) I needed one hand to hold the device and one hand to pull the tubing out of the wound container. As I pulled the tubing through the protective sheath, the white cylinder you see in the picture. (which is great because I am sure this will cut down on infection) I got a little pinch because I did not pull it down far enough.
I then pulled on the wound tubing to insert the catheter in my bladder. There is no lubrication to the catheter yet the catheter is easily inserted. An excess of lubrication can cause a yuky build up over the day so it is nice that they have this feature. The urine flowed out quickly.
The ring shape made it easier to hold.
Countless times I have dropped a catheter in the toilet. Not a fun fishing expedition. This is a part of the design that is surprising to me. It is secure in my hands and easy to held while using.
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LB CREW (The Voice) on Apple Music iTunes Chart
LB Crew (The Voice)
See all of the songs performed by LB Crew on The Voice on Apple Music iTunes Chart. LB's current chart positions are updated hourly.
LB Crew performances in The Top 100
If none are shown above, it means that all of the songs performed on by LB on The Voice have dropped out of the top 100.
This quick video shows you how to support your Artist with a neat trick!
How To Support Your Fave Artist on The Voice
How to help your preferred artist on The Voice. A quick video showing you a neat trick! #thevoice
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If anybody wants to defeat the John Carroll University men's soccer team, starting fast is a must.
The Wilmington College Quakers failed to do so on Saturday, Oct. 10, and felt the consequences.
For the fourth time in five games, the Blue Streaks scored two goals in the first half, rolling to a 3-1 victory.
Senior Kevin Pachuta started the scoring early for JCU. The Farmington Hills, Michigan native received a pass from sophomore Dalton Browsky and slotted the ball past Wilmington keeper Nick Latessa for the 1-0 lead at the 1:35 mark of the first half.
Later in the period, senior Jimmy Mattina scored for the second straight game. The defender notched the insurance goal on a free kick in the 29th minute. Senior Shaq Bridges added the assist, his first of the season.
The Quakers could not muster a response before the end of the half, as JCU took a 2-0 lead into the break. The JCU offense dominated the action in the first period, outshooting Wilmington, 11-3.
Less than seven minutes into the second frame, the Blue Streaks struck again. Senior Michael Melfi netted his second goal of the season, extending the lead to 3-0.
Wilmington answered the bell less than a minute later. Following a save by JCU goalkeeper Liam McIntosh, Wilmington sophomore Tahj Sho-Johnson scored on a rebound to narrow the Quakers' deficit to 3-1.
Each team did have opportunities to score, but neither found the back of the net before the final whistle.
Following the win, JCU continued its trek through the OAC schedule, playing host to Heidelberg University at Don Shula Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Goals from sophomore Jesse Marinaro, freshman Andrew Frank, and another from Mattina sealed the deal for the Blue Streaks, as they defeated Heidelberg on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 3-0. The victory was JCU's third win in a row.
The Blue Streaks remain at home this weekend, as JCU will host Marietta College in a 7 p.m. Saturday showdown at Don Shula Stadium. Historically, the Blue and Gold have enjoyed success against the Pioneers. JCU holds a 24-5-1 series lead over Marietta heading into Saturday's home match.


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Moonlite Yellow
Diameter : 15mm
Base Curve : 8.6mm
Center Thickness : 0.04mm
Water Content : 55%
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I knew when getting these that they were gonna look a little weird since my natural eye color is a light blue. There's no blending between the contact and your natural iris so I think these look a lot better on dark eyed customers. The yellow was still very vibrant and didn't turn green on my eyes which is a very pleasant surprise. They were also super comfortable. I wore them for nearly 9 hours and didn't have any problems. I really like them!
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Awesome contacts~ Got these for my Catty cosplay and they gave me the exact look I was going for. Very bright and in your face~ Extremely comfortable and I can wear them for several hours before they start getting dry~ I get a lot of compliments on them when I wear Catty~ Very happy with them~
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Hand selected hip hop movies of the 90s
Hip hop movies are doing an amazing job in the film industry, not only from today or a couple of years ago but from the very inception of this genre. It is from the 80s that these movies are appreciated and loved, immensely. The best part about the movies that belong to this genre is that it does not cover the mainstream drama or romance, like other Hollywood movies. Movies that come from this industry are based on real-life issues and social troubles that each one of us is going through since ages.
Though the budget and technology of the modern times have improved the quality of the same, extensively, it is the primarily the plot of old and vintage hip-hop movies that make us stick to them even now. If you have been looking for a set of finest hip hop movies from the 90s, here is your surprise.
Take a quick glance to know what this amazing list consists of:
House Party- 1990
Boyz N The Hood- 1991
Juice- 1992
New Jack City- 1991
Above The Rim- 1994
Menace Society- 1993
The Show- 1995
Friday- 1995
Belly- 1998
Watching these movies will not only turn out as an eye-opening activity for you but will also let you have deeper insights into the kinds of problems, that time used to deal with. For more updates on trending movies, hip-hop cover stories and whip-related news, stay in touch with us only at Flow Online.
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My Home Base – Tom Northington, Jet Linx San Antonio
In each edition of My Home Base, we feature a member of the Jet Linx team from across the country and showcase what they feel makes their Jet Linx location and their city special. In this edition, meet Tom Northington, Jet Linx San Antonio Base Partner & President.
Jet Linx San Antonio Base Partner Tom Northington is a life-long Texan, and born in Austin, Texas in 1971. He has called San Antonio home since 1978, and brought our San Antonio Base to life in 2011.
Northington boasts a strong business background. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1995 and went into ranch real estate with an independent company, and later with Cordillera Ranch until 2002. Northington later co-founded a manufacturing company that built faux fireplace mantels for the "do-it-yourself" individual and sold them via Internet. He sold that company in 2006 and started a landscape company managing several crews until end of 2012 – and has since been involved in the day-to-day operations of Jet Linx San Antonio.
"The local presence is a big part of our success. Our team treats all our customers like they are neighbors and friends. The relationship that they create allows for a great line of communication which is key in our business."
Tom Northington, Jet Linx San Antonio Base Partner and President
The San Antonio Base has grown tremendously since 2011, and Northington feels incredibly proud of his team and clients. "When I started at Jet Linx, we had two Customer Service members and myself. We now have four Client Service team members, two maintenance technicians, and three-person sales team," he noted. "As we add more aircraft and local Jet Card members, we add more quality people to meet high expectations."
The team is not all that has evolved at Jet Linx San Antonio. The Base enjoyed a recent refresh as well, undergoing an extensive interior remodel. "The facelift at our office was much needed," he commented. "From the conference room to the additional offices, we have enjoyed the extra space and feel that it provides our clients with an even better Jet Linx experience."


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A Hoodie-Free Zone: Australian Police Place Window Decals on Storefronts
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Retailers Hope Window Decals Will Reduce Violence
Southwest Australian merchants have employed window decals on their storefronts to try decreasing the number of robberies in the area. According to Australian news source The Satellite, police announced parts of the country as hood-free areas and have launched a window sticker campaign to help retailers ask customers to drop their sweatshirt hoods.
The anti-hood initiative resulted from merchants seeing thieves enter the building using their sweatshirt hoods to conceal their identities. The Australian reported hoodie bans have already decreased the number of armed robberies in the area of Wynnum, which saw a 30 percent drop in burglaries among participating retailers.
Police Expand Hood Ban With Custom Window Stickers
The Satellite reported the Drop the Hood project may get a boost in retailer cooperation from the custom window stickers.
Hedley Shepstone, senior constable for the Centenary Patrol Area Crime Prevention Unit in Ipswitch, told the news source the stickers give power back to retailers.
"If someone walks into their shop, they can point to the sign and tell them they need to drop their hood," Shepstone said. "This helps to make it safer for the shop keepers and console officers to get a clearer mug shot of the people for the police should they choose to steal within the shop or do a [gas] drive-off."


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Tesoro Logistics LP Announces Pricing of $750 Million of Senior Notes
SAN ANTONIO - November 29, 2016 - Tesoro Logistics LP (NYSE: TLLP) today announced that it, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp. (together with TLLP, the "Issuers"), has finalized the terms of its previously announced Senior Notes offering. The Issuers will issue $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "notes"). The notes will be issued to the public at an offering price of 100.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest from December 2, 2016.
Subject to customary closing conditions, TLLP anticipates that the offering will be completed on December 2, 2016. TLLP intends to use the gross proceeds of the offering of the notes to repay amounts outstanding under its dropdown credit facility. TLLP intends to pay fees and expenses related to the offering of the notes from cash on hand.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC are acting as joint bookrunning managers for the offering. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting RBC Capital Markets, LLC by telephone at 1-877-280-1299 or at the following address: RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Attention: High Yield Capital Markets, Three World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, 8th floor, New York, New York 10281-8098. An electronic copy of the prospectus is available from the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any of these securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Tesoro Logistics LP
Tesoro Logistics LP is a leading full-service logistics company operating primarily in the western and mid-continent regions of the United States. TLLP owns and operates a network of crude oil, refined products and natural gas pipelines. TLLP also owns and operates crude oil and refined products truck terminals, marine terminals and dedicated storage facilities. In addition, TLLP owns and operates natural gas processing and fractionation complexes. TLLP is a fee-based, growth oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by Tesoro Corporation and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "should," "could," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "anticipates," "believes," "'plans," "expects," "future" and "intends" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond TLLP's control and difficult to predict. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section or other sections in TLLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the prospectus in connection with the offering, in each case as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements attributable to TLLP or persons acting on TLLP's behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and risk factors. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect the TLLP's view only as of the date of this press release. TLLP undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date hereof.
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There have been increasing rumblings that we may see interest rates rise before the year is out whilst others are pointing to early 2016, either way it'll be the first upward move in interest rates since July 2007.
The increases are likely to be in small steps of 0.25% every few months but whether you are a borrower or a saver it will increasingly have an impact on your finances.
Many people will have forgotten what sort of impact this could have on their finances, so here are a few pointers just to give you an idea of what may be around the corner for you.
Mortgage borrowers who don't have the safety net of a fixed rate deal will be the ones fearing a rate rise the most, with the extra cost dependent on both the amount borrowed and the term of the mortgage.
For example someone with a £250,000 home loan over 20 years will pay an extra £128 per month if rates were to increase by 1% whereas a borrower with £350,000 outstanding will have to find an additional £179 per month from the household budget.
For those with credit card borrowing again the level of extra interest will depend on how much you owe, but for a £1,500 balance with your rate being increased from 18.9% to 19.9% you'll pay £1.24 extra per month but if you have £7,000 on your plastic the same 1% increase will cost £5.83 per month more.
If you're a saver a 1% hike will give you an extra £120 per annum (after 20% tax) on a £15,000 savings pot – UK savers will be yearning for that sort of hike and more after enduring a savings drought for what must seem like an eternity.
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Open Access Maps at NYPL
The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division is very proud to announce the release of more than 20,000 cartographic works as high resolution downloads. We believe these maps have no known US copyright restrictions.* To the extent that some jurisdictions grant NYPL an additional copyright in the digital reproductions of these maps, NYPL is distributing these images under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The maps can be viewed through the New York Public Library's Digital Collections page, and downloaded (!), through the Map Warper.
via "New York Public Library Puts 20,000 Hi-Res Maps Online & Makes Them Free to Download and Use" at Open Culture
When I was a kid, my father brought home from I know not where an enormous collection of National Geographic magazines spanning the years 1917 to 1985. I found, tucked in almost every issue, one of the magazine's gorgeous maps—of the Moon, St. Petersburg, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe's ever-shifting boundaries. I became a cartography enthusiast and geographical sponge, poring over them for years just for the sheer enjoyment of it, a pleasure that remains with me today. Whether you're like me and simply love the imaginative exercise of tracing a map's lines and contours and absorbing information, or you love to do that and you get paid for it, you'll find innumerable ways to spend your time on the new Open Access Maps project at the New York Public Library.