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Wednesday, October 13, 1999 Published at 17:16 GMT 18:16 UK
No ice detected after lunar smash
Lunar Prospector: A dramatic ending
The controlled crash of Nasa's Lunar Prospector spacecraft on the Moon did not throw up any signs of water.
Scientists reached this conclusion after digging through extensive data from Earth- and space-based observatories.
The daring experiment, which destroyed the spacecraft, took place when the probe had reached the end of its useful life.
Scientists suspect that ancient cometary impacts on the Moon delivered ice that is now hidden in permanently shadowed regions at the Moon's poles. Large amounts of hydrogen measured indirectly from lunar orbit by Lunar Prospector during its mapping mission support this idea.
Research group leaders from the University of Texas at Austin announced their results on Wednesday at an astronomers' meeting in Padua, Italy.
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"There are several possible explanations why we did not detect any water signature, and none of them can really be discounted at this time," said Dr Ed Barker, assistant director of the university's McDonald Observatory.
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The failure to find water is disappointing, but the chances of detection had been assessed to be less than 10%. It does not rule out that water is present.
The $63 million Lunar Prospector was launched in January 1998. In March 1998, mission scientists announced the first suggestions of the presence of water ice. They later estimated that up to six billion metric tonnes of water ice may be buried in these craters, under about 18 inches of soil.
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The Hillary Clinton campaign on Sunday again urged the FBI to explain why it was revisiting the Clinton email investigation and said the candidate has not talked to top aide Huma Abedin, on whose laptop the new emails were purportedly found -- nearly three full days after the department announced the new probe. "She hasn't," campaign manager Robby Mook told "Fox News Sunday." On Thursday, FBI Director James Comey notified lawmakers about a new batch of emails possibly "pertinent" to its Clinton email investigation, while working on a case related to Abedin's husband, former New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, "sexting" a teenage girl on a laptop he purportedly shared with his wife. Clinton, hours later, in a hastily called news conference, declined to answer a reporter's question about whether she had spoken directly to Abedin, a close, long-time aide. "I want to know what's in these emails too," Mook said Sunday, arguing that Comey has yet to specifically say whether the agency is looking at Abedin emails. "It could be anyone in the world." Have Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin broke up, because it really does look like the FBI news has caused a rift in they're criminal friendship. Did Huma Abedin personally make sure that Clinton emails were discovered on her and her husbands personal computer and other devices, when the FBI was investigating Anthony Weiner for his perverted sex crimes? It makes you wonder about the news on Friday with the FBI reopening the Clinton case, if Huma Abedin gave up Hillary Clinton for a deal with the FBI. Huma Abedin seems to be another Clinton associate who has finally decided to get off the Clinton plantation, since reports are coming in of the two not talking or meeting since the FBI news...Which leaves me to believe Huma Abedin gave up Hillary Clinton for her own well being.
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Jennifer Garner Took Her Marching Band Days Very Seriously: "You Cannot Mess Around!"
For years Jennifer Garner stayed in tip-top shape for her role as undercover agent Sydney Bristow on the hit show Alias. But based on what she told Seth Meyers on Late Night Thursday, the physical demands for the role did not compare to her training for the John Adams junior high marching band.
"You were so kick-ass on that show, but yet from your early career it maybe would not have been easy to predict how kick-ass you would be in Alias," Meyers noted. "So you were full marching band?"
"Absolutely," Garner replied assertively. Meyers showed two pictures of a young, slightly dorkier, Garner in her band gear holding Sally the Sexy Saxophone, which she explained was her name for the instrument. "This is parade formation," she pointed out in the photo. "Clearly I'm breaking it to wave to my mom or something."
The Miracles from Heaven actress then delved into the difficulties of marching in a band: You have to walk very smoothly so you don't jostle around your instrument, but you have to be very alert at the same time while following the person in front of you. "You cannot mess around!" she said. "You go to band camp, you stand in the sun, and you practice marching at the same steady level of gait. It's not easy, Seth!"
Meyers asked about the whereabouts of Sally the Sexy Saxophone now. "Well, I lost her," said Garner. "I don't know where she is."
"Obviously you cared about her very deeply," Meyers joked. "You know where your kids are, yes? All three?"
"In theory," Garner replied with a smile.
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Hennessey tells the story Niall Hennessey, an Irish man who despite having IRA connections just wanted to live in peace with his wife and daughter… This all changes when an accident happens that has a British Soldier kill his family, and now Hennessy is out for revenge and will stop at nothing till those he perceives as having killed his family are eliminated!


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"If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health." ~ Hippocrates
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As a healthy and fit family, you need to remain active, which can be achieved by doing anything you like, as long as it keeps you moving!
It can be done by taking the dog out for walks, walking to the shops, walking to your school if it's nearby, helping in the household chores, taking the stairs instead of the lift, or cycling to nearby areas instead of taking the car. You can even pursue hobbies with your family like dancing, gardening, joining a gym, cooking-cleaning-washing at home, or playing any kind of sport.
Remember, even a little bit of activity can reduce the risk of developing major chronic diseases, like stroke, various cancers, type two diabetes, and coronary heart disease, by nearly 50%, and reduce the risk of untimely death by 20%-30%.
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The Arkansas State football team (1-2) fell into a 34-0 halftime deficit before eventually dropping a 55-0 contest to No. 3 Georgia (3-0) Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium.
Rowlett, Texas, native Logan Bonner was 20-of-35 passing for 124 yards, while junior Ryan Grahman had seven rushing attempts for a team-high 24 yards. Freshman Isaiah Azubuike, junior DJ Chatman and senior Jamal Jones also saw action in the backfield, but a strong Georgia defense limited the Red Wolves to just 43 yards on the ground.
Junior WR Jonathan Adams finished with a career-best 85 receiving yards on seven catches, which was only one shy of his career-high eight set vs. SMU in this year's season opener. Omar Bayless added 54 yards on seven catches while Kirk Merritt followed with 25 yards on six grabs.
Georgia held A-State to just 220 yards total offense as the Red Wolves were unable to put any points on the scoreboard for the first time since 2008 against No. 2 Alabama (35-0).
Georgia out-gained the Scarlet and Black 656-220 on the game, as the home team had 388 yards in the air with another 268 coming from the ground. Arkansas State had 177 passing yards and 43 rushing yards.
Junior Tahjea Chambers tied his career-high for tackles with 10, matching his total versus Appalachian State in 2018. B.J Edmonds and Darreon Jackson added eight tackles each while Antonio Fletcher followed with seven.
As a defensive unit, the Red Wolves collected 67 total tackles, but only one tackle for loss.
Arkansas State will return home, after a two-week road stint, to close out non-conference play as it hosts Southern Illinois. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Centennial Bank Stadium with the game airing on ESPN+,while live stats can be viewed at AStateStats.com.


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A story in Sunday's Cars & Trucks by Bill Visnic discussed the decline of the V-8 engine in all but full-size pickups.
The public's demand for the powerful V-8 has skidded from an overall of about 19 percent just two years ago to around 15 percent, according to data gathered by the Web site from new-vehicle buyers shopping for and "configuring" their potential vehicles. Particularly telling are declines in market segments where V-8 engines once ruled: consideration for V-8s in large cars has dropped from 36 percent to 29 percent, for instance.
The story also reported that manufacturers are efficiently adjusting to this market trend.
General Motors Corp., for example, took a hard line when it recently announced it was shelving the development program for an all-new V-8 engine that was mostly intended for, ironically enough, its Cadillac division. GM and Ford Motor Co., as well as numerous other automakers, now have plans to use sophisticated new technology, such as turbochargers and direct injection, to endow smaller six-cylinder engines with V-8-like performance without the V-8 gas thirst. Even Chrysler LLC is under way with a plan to leverage its own fuel-saving technologies to impart a "greener" image for its thunderous Hemi V-8
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With Whistler's ongoing housing, staffing and affordability issues, many are finding it difficult to access consistent, quality care.
While it's still possible to see a doctor for urgent medical care, finding a steady family doctor is another story.
Some, like Stacey Murl, have resorted to driving to Squamish.
"So at least now when they say, 'who's your family doctor?' I don't say I don't have one," Murl said.
"And it's not just Whistler—this is an ongoing big problem, especially in small towns."
Having a doctor who is familiar with you can make all the difference in the world.
"I've had an incident where I was having some internal bleeding, and I didn't know it, but Dr. (Cathy) Zeglinski, when she looked at me, she's like, 'Yeah, you need to go the hospital,' because she knew what I normally looked like," Murl said.
"So that was a big wake up call for us, that it's kind of essential to have somebody, as you're getting older, that does know what you look like."
Zeglinski closed her practice, Northlands Medical Clinic, last September due to unsustainable rental rates.
"It wasn't a huge clinic in terms of its size, but it saw a ton of patients, and those patients still need a physician," said Monica MacDonald, executive director with Sea to Sky Divisions of Family Practice, a provincial initiative that focuses on finding solutions for physicians in various regions of the province.
Doctors in Whistler are dealing with a range of issues, MacDonald said, including a lack of local specialist services, a lack of physical space and staffing.
"It's a challenge to all industries, it's not limited to physicians ... but when a doctor's office doesn't have frontline staff to assist them, they can't practice," she said.
"I think that it's time that we start looking at what is needed to support primary care in the community of Whistler. It is really a community amenity not unlike a police service that is fully functional and ready to serve the needs of the community, or a fire service that is in place and structured in a way that it meets the community's needs.
"These are private, independent businesses delivering a public service, and that model has been in place for a long time, it just doesn't seem to be functioning as well as it needs to to support the patients in the community."
Staff at the Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS) have been hearing about the strain as well.
"We're definitely receiving feedback from individuals with children that finding a consistent GP for them and their family has been really challenging," said executive director Jackie Dickinson.
"And that's really hard with small children ... you're frequenting the clinic and your doctor's office more than normal during those years, and having consistency of care has been a concern."
The trend has picked up over the last five years or so, driven by a couple of key factors.
"One would be a baby boom that started in 2012 to 2013, so that's for sure one trend," Dickinson said.
"But what we have learned over the last five years is that this housing crisis does not discriminate. It affects every person in every demographic, and now we're seeing our essential services being impacted more than ever."
From 2003 to 2008, the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) had a policy around essential service employees, including public heath, safety and education workers, to be given priority on the rental waitlist (up to five per cent of the resident restricted rental stock).
At the time the policy was enacted, there was only moderate demand for housing in the community, and sometimes vacancies were hard to fill, said WHA general manager Marla Zucht, in an email.
"With over 900 applicants on the rental waitlist, there is no contemplation of re-enacting the Essential Service Employees rental waitlist policy at this time," Zucht said.
"Over the evolution of the resident restricted housing program, much time and effort has been put into creating a waitlist process that operates effectively and fairly for new and existing waitlist applicants."
But a lack of housing for essential service workers is having a broad impact on the community, Dickinson said.
"Not only are we seeing this impact in shortages with doctors, we're hearing it with teachers, we're hearing the same thing around front-line mental health workers, firefighters, police officers and early childhood educators," she said.
"And so we could spend a lot of time talking about the challenges, but what we need to start investigating are the root causes, and that's an increase in population and a decrease in available housing."


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Some VCLR folk will remember our Mem Fox event at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom quite a few years ago. Mem was a fabulous and friendly guest for all. Vibrant and wonderful.Her website features her new book on multiculturalism in Australia– mentioned in the articles below.
Article from the Guardian
And this article — from an Australian paper-book editor from Australia
Accused of having an incorrect visa, Mem Fox detained by immigration officials at LA airport
DEBORAH BOGLE, Books Editor, The Advertiser February 22, 2017 7:33pm Subscriber only
AUSTRALIA'S best-loved children's author, Mem Fox, was left sobbing and shaken after being detained for two hours and aggressively interrogated by immigration officials at Los Angeles airport.
Fox says she's unlikely to ever travel to the United States again after being made to feel like "a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay".
President Donald Trump had created the climate for this sort of behaviour, she said, adding: "This is what happens when extremists take power."
En route to Milwaukee for a conference on February 9, where she was to deliver the opening keynote address at a literacy conference, Fox was ushered into an airport holding room and told she was travelling on the wrong visa. This was incorrect and the US Embassy in Canberra has since apologised. Fox, 70, said that by the time she checked in to her hotel she was shaking and sobbing.
"I am old and white, innocent and educated, and I speak English fluently,"she said. "Imagine what happened to the others in the room, including an old Iranian woman in her 80s, in a wheelchair.
"The way I was treated would have made any decent American shocked to the core, because that's not America as a whole, it really isn't. It's just that people have been given permission to let rip in a fashion that is alarming."
The irony that the two most popular of her more than 25 books published in the US,* Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes* and *Whoever You Are*, are both about diversity, was not lost on her. Nor was the fact that the theme of the conference she was attending was inclusivity and diversity.
Fox has visited the US more than 100 times since 1985, and is widely known there as an author and literacy educator.
After returning to Adelaide, she made a complaint to the US Embassy in Canberra, and received an emailed apology. An embassy spokeswoman told *The Advertiser *consular cases were not discussed with the media for privacy reasons.
Her experience has confirmed in Fox the importance of her new book, *I'm Australian Too*, about multiculturalism, illustrated by an Indian-born Australian, Ronojoy Ghosh. Fox wrote the book in late 2014 in response to what she saw as a rising tide of antagonism towards immigrants and refugees. "And it's got worse since then," she said. "I just feel that the hate speech that is going on is trying to change that aspect of our national character and it would be heartbreaking if that happened.


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How people keep things clean is changing. The old ways of laundering towels and cabinets full of products are giving way to wipes pre-soaked with cleaning solutions in a variety of fabric colors and textures.
The U.S. wipes market was worth $2.5 billion in 2012. All indications are that the market will continue to increase over the coming years. Nonwoven manufacturers are working hard to meet the demands of the marketplace with a variety of features built into the nonwoven fabrics designed for wipes manufacturers. Because of the competitive marketplace, it's important for converters to consider how to differentiate their wipes products from others.
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- Fabric strength: Increasing the fabric strength of some nonwoven wipes enables converters to create wipes for a variety of uses. For example, wipe fabrics manufactured with a higher tensile strength can be utilized in tougher industrial environments.
Nonwoven manufacturers can use a variety of these features to assist their converter partners in producing wipes designed for multiple industries and uses.
How do you ensure your products stand out in the marketplace?
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Underground sound, photo by Paul Lowry via Flickr
Compilation and commentary by Erik Leijon, with consultation from the Music Team
No long-winded intro about our resilient and fertile music scene needed — here are the very best songs Montreal had to offer this year. There weren't really any rules (besides the rule that no artist could appear twice) or criteria, no envelopes were exchanged, and what constituted a Montrealer or Montreal band wasn't restricted to maintaining an address with an H postal code.
Disclaimer: Song preferences subject to my ever-changing moods. This list is completely arbitrary and based on the whims of those who assembled it, as is the case with any list. Discovering music is as much a communal thing as it is a personal one: if you see a song on this list you believe you directed us towards, then you probably did and for that we thank you. Specifically, thanks to Cult MTL lifers Lorraine, Darcy, Shant, Jonathan and Cindy for filling in the gaps. Leonard Cohen, Godspeed and Rufus Wainwright released records this year but didn't make the list; we hope they'll be able to recover from the slight.
30. "Diamond Look" by TOPS
Overly affectionate couples can be annoying, but it's not every day you see diamonds in the sky
29. "Macee" by How Sad (formerly Goose Hut)
"Hey, what's dubstep?" An hour later: "Hey, I wrote a dubstep song."
28. "Aftermath" by Thomas White & Vilify
Paranormal throat singers are beating down the door of the dojo
27. "True Blue" by Ango
Slow jam for all the couples. Bonus Montreality: produced by Jacques Greene
26. "7-Bit Blues" by Kid Koala
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The market is responding positively to the immense improvements happening in the online education landscape, too. Two out of three hiring managers now actively seek online graduates due to the more up-to-date programs and practical skills taught online. Students are also preferring online programs for the extra flexibility offered. Here are the steps you need to take to get started with your own pursuit for an online degree.
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|Spicy, creamy, juicy-- chicken doesn't get better than that!
Really, do I need a long story to go with this? Do I need a reason to slather chicken boobies in mustard sauce and wrap them in bacon? No. I just need to do it. That's all.
Spicy, a little creamy, and definitely juicy, I promise you will love this chicken recipe! The twice baked avocado recipe is just a little bonus. My husband and I love making those!
Hope you all enjoy this as much as we did!
NOTE: Both of these mustards use distilled vinegar. If you wish not to use mustard with vinegar, you can use your favorite vinegar free mustard. It may not have quite the zing to it as the jalapeño mustard, but will still be delicious!
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Mustard Chicken (for 4 breasts)
2 Tbs melted fat (ghee, grass fed butter, lard, etc.)
4 Tbs Organic Jalapeño Mustard (Whole Food's 365 brand)
2 Tbs Organic Dijon (Whole Foods 365 brand)
1 Tbs Flavor God Spicy Everything seasoning*
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp dried cilantro
8 slices raw bacon
2-3 fresh jalapeños sliced (depending on how spicy you want it)
*If you do not have Flavor God Spicy Seasoning, use the following:
1 Tbs garlic powder (in place of 2 tsp listed above)
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp red pepper
2 tsp onion powder
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Twice Baked Avocados (for 4 halves)
2 avocados
1 head cauliflower chopped
4 Tbs ghee or grass fed butter
Approximately 4 Tbs coconut milk
Salt & pepper to taste, and any other seasonings you may like. I like to add garlic powder.
Preheat oven to 425*F. Slice the avocados in half and remove the pit. If your avocados are ripe enough, remove the meat from the peel without damaging the peel. You will be stuffing them later with the mash. If your avocados are not ripe enough to remove with saving the skin, you will need to bake the avocados in their skin. The skins will be much softer. They'll still be usable, but they'll be a little harder to work with. Place avocado on a piece of foil or small cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Meanwhile, steam the cauliflower in your preferred method. Just keep in mind that you do not need to add water to cauliflower when steaming as they have a lot of water naturally. Remove avocado from the oven and turn the oven to broil. In a food processor or blender add baked avocado meat, cooked cauliflower, butter and seasonings (do not add milk yet). Begin processing. Slowly add the coconut milk until you get the desired consistency. Fill the saved avocado skins with the avo-cauli mash. Place in the oven on broil and allow to broil until top gets lightly browned. About 5-10 minutes-- keep an eye on them! Remove from the oven and let cool a bit before plating.


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Clue: Pulled out a piece
We have 1 answer for the clue Pulled out a piece. See the results below.
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Onlangs kwam de Egyptische president Morsi een beetje in opspraak omdat hij Joden 'zonen van varkens en apen' had genoemd. Het is terecht dat hij daar als president van een belangrijk buurland dat een vredesverdrag met Israel heeft, op is aangesproken en dat had nog wel wat feller gemogen. Ondertussen zeggen PA functionarissen en geestelijken dit al jaren en er kraait geen haan naar. Ook PA media slaan geregeld dergelijke taal uit. Het wordt tijd dat ook daar met internationale verontwaardiging op wordt gereageerd.
For those who try to argue that these are not representative of Palestinian Arabs as a whole, I have only one request: Find me a news story showing Arabs protesting against any single one of these expressions of Jew-hatred. Find me a columnist in a PA newspaper who criticize these broadcasts. Find me an organization in the territories that fights anti-semitism. Prove that these are the exception, and not the rule.
The "moderate" PA also routinely calls Jews "apes and pigs"
One of the more interesting observations about the current kerfuffle over Morsi being caught calling Jews "apes and pigs" is that this rhetoric is mainstream not only in the Muslim Brotherhood - but by the so-called "moderate" Palestinian Authority.
You know, the people that the UN just overwhelmingly decided were deserving of a state.
Thanks to Palestinian Media Watch, we have tons of documentation of PA officials and PA media using that exact same terminology:
Source: Palestinian TV (Fatah), Jan. 9, 2012
Moderator at Fatah ceremony:
"Our war with the descendants of the apes and pigs (i.e., Jews) is a war of religion and faith. Long Live Fatah! [I invite you,] our honorable Sheikh."
PA daily: "Jews, Jews! Your holiday [Passover] is the Holiday of Apes"
Source: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Apr. 19, 2011
"The spring carnival has retained its [Palestinian] flavor in towns such as Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and Ramallah... with the demonstrations of the Scouts, songs, dances, and popular Palestinian hymns about Christian-Islamic unity and internal Christian unity. These hymns carry meaningful messages, in response to the Israeli prohibition [to enter Jerusalem], as seen in the calls of the youth who lead the procession of light, waving swords and not caring if anyone accuses them of Antisemitism: ... 'Our Lord, Jesus Christ, Christ redeemed us, with his blood he bought us, and today we are joyous while the Jews are sad,' and, 'Jews, Jews! Your holiday is the Holiday of the Apes, while our holiday is the Holiday of the Christ.'"
PA cleric: The "cursed apes and pigs" [Jews] undoubtedly poisoned Arafat
Source: Palestinian TV (Fatah), Nov. 5, 2004
Ibrahim Mudayris, PA religious official, Ministry of Religious Affairs:
"We are absolutely sure that the Zionist government is responsible for the attempt to kill the president [Arafat]. We have no doubt that it somehow poisoned him to kill him slowly. These are the cursed apes and pigs [Jews]. It is our right to pray to Allah to cure him, and to plant poison the hearts of those pigs. Have you seen them on TV embracing each other, singing and dancing, those apes, those pigs, on the news about the president's death."
PA TV: Allah describes Jews as "apes and pigs"
Source: Palestinian TV (Fatah), Sept. 12, 2004
PA cleric, Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi:
"All the weapons must be aimed at the Jews, Allah's enemies, the cursed nation in the Quran, whom Allah describes as apes and pigs, worshippers of the calf and idol worshippers…Nothing will deter them except the color of blood in their filthy nation... We are waging this cruel war with the brothers of the apes and pigs, the Jews and the sons of Zion. The Jews will fight you and you will subjugate them. Until the Jew will stand behind the tree and the rock. And the tree and the rock will say: oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him."
Jews are pigs and apes
Source: Palestinian TV (Fatah), Sept. 29, 2003
Girl on phone to TV show:
Girl: "My name is Alaa, I am from Rafah, ten years old."
Host: "Yes, please, Alaa."
Girl: "Let the pigs and the apes know, and their leaders Sharon and Bush, that we shall stay on this land, our birth place and origin. And we shall be buried there, Shahids (Martyrs) for Palestine."
PA religious figure: Allah turned Jews into apes and pigs
Source: Palestinian TV (Fatah), Nov. 1, 2002
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem, PA religious figure:
"Praise unto Allah, Who cursed our enemies; curse upon curse up to Judgment Day. And He has cursed them as well through the words of His prophets and emissaries… The Jews, however, as is their nature, and as Allah described them in His Book, [characterizing them] by conceit, pride, arrogance, rampage, disloyalty and treachery... They have a single common trait: enmity of Islam and Moslems... Note [their] deceit and cunning. Thus, it is not an exception to their nature, for which Allah transformed them to apes and pigs. [Quran] "We said to them: Be apes, despised and loathed.""
These are only some from the PA. Hamas has plenty more!
For those who try to argue that these are not representative of Palestinian Arabs as a whole, I have only one request: Find me a news story showing Arabs protesting against any single one of these expressions of Jew-hatred. Find me a columnist in a PA newspaper who criticize these broadcasts. Find me an organization in the territories that fights anti-semitism. Prove that these are the exception, and not the rule.
You can't.
(h/t EBoZ)


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Amorphous hydrogel dressings in wound management
In her third article Rosie Pudner looks at the use of hydrogel dressings on a variety of wound types.
Rosie Pudner, BA(Hons), RGN, RCNT, Dip.N.Ed., Dip.App.S.S.(Open) is a Senior Lecturer - Tissue viability, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University and St Georges Hospital Medical School, London.
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Bajaj Auto had restricted the supply of Pulsar 200NS from mid-2015 in order to make way for newer models such as the Pulsar AS200 and the Pulsar RS200. The naked street version of the Pulsar is reportedly getting readied for a relaunch with fuel injected engine.
The current Pulsar NS200 is powered by the 199.5 cc, air-cooled, single-cylinder engine that develops 23.1bhp at 9,500rpm and 18.3Nm at 8,000rpm. The same engine in Pulsar RS200 with fuel injection in place develops 24bhp at 9,750rpm and 18.6Nm of torque at 8,000rpm mated to six-speed manual transmission. At present, it is not clear which of these specifications would be used in new Pulsar NS200, reports IndianAutosBlog.
To complement the changes in the powertrain, the new Pulsar NS200 is also expected with different graphics. Additional colour options that include some dual-tone paints are also expected. The launch can be expected in early 2016. The Bajaj Auto has confirmed that they will not participate in the Auto Expo 2016 in February. Hence, the launch can be expected in January.
Other tech specs of the motorcycle will remain the same. The Pulsar NS200 measures 2,017mm in length, 804 mm in width and 1,075mm in height with a wheelbase of 1,363mm. The motorcycle weighs 125kg and has a ground clearance of 169mm. it is employed with telescopic forks at front while rear gets mono suspension. The braking is taken care of by 280mm disc at front, while the rear gets 230mm disc.


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Installation Process
Are you ready to begin installation of your new lawn? Before you begin, know what to expect by reading through our 6-step walkthrough.
If you need guidance for your project, please call well in advance. Our first priority is you. So we are always happy to help you through any step of the process.
- To prepare your site, you should remove any existing grass, weeds, debris, etc. The grade should look as you want it to after installation paying attention to drainage and evenness.
- Soil compacted by construction equipment needs to be loosened, leveled and firmed.
- Soil tests can be done to establish the need for nutrient or organic amendments.
- Remember, the best time to prepare for sod is before it arrives. Typically, when walking on the prepared soil you should not leave more than a slight foot impression on the ground.
- Finally, it is critical to apply a starter fertilizer immediately before installation.
Measure the area the same way you would for painting a wall or installing a floor. Our turf is cut and priced by the square foot, so your units of measure need to be feet, and each roll contains ten square feet.
Take your time in measuring. Having a little extra is better than running short.
- Generally, the more lead time given for your order the easier, and sometimes less expensive, yours may be.
- Call before site preparation to get an idea of our harvest schedule. Your order will be delivered via truck and forklift and we always try to combine orders for full loads. Therefore, we will work with you to maximize the time you have and the time we need. There are many variables that affect our schedule so it is always best to call a minimum of three days prior.
- Your sod will be delivered on wooden pallets, which we take a deposit on, and can be placed on the site for ease of use.
- Notify us once you are done with the pallets. To expedite the return of your deposit please stack them neatly so we can retrieve them with our machine.
- On the day you are to receive your sod delivery please be ready! We are diligent about getting you the freshest product in the best possible condition and it is equally important for you to be ready.
- Have the site prepared as instructed here and be sure to have help lined up if needed. It is best to begin the installation as soon as the sod arrives. The turfgrass you have purchased is a living plant with many live organisms that continue their life process while rolled up. Stacked on the pallet, heat from respiration cannot escape and may reach critical temperatures if left too long. The simple answer is to be ready.
- Before actually laying the sod remember to apply a starter fertilizer. Next to water, starter fertilizer drastically increases the sod's ability to begin root growth and general establishment.
- If the soil is dry and summer conditions exist, lightly wet the ground to cool and eliminate root stinging. Dry soil under a hot sun can shock the roots as you lay the sod. Apply just enough water to cool the soil without making mud.
- Avoid walking on installed sod as much as possible.
- Begin with a straight line (sidewalk, a wall, driveway, etc.) and lay sod alongside.
- With the next row, stagger the joints like a brick wall, and make sure the ends and long edges are snuggly pushed together. Gaps will allow weeds to germinate and grow.
- As soon as there is enough finished area, begin watering. You do not have to make the job site messy or inconvenient but remember that much of the root mass has been eliminated and the turfgrass will be thirsty. Supply water as soon as possible.
- Once all sod is installed continue watering until the soil under the sod is completely soaked. Lift a piece of the sod here and there and check for effective infiltration of water. If the ground is soft when you step on it, you have watered enough. At this point try not to reenter the area until the ground has absorbed the water.
Watering practices for your new sod will depend on the time of year. Maintain moist to wet soil under sod for the first two weeks. When you pull back sod look for new, white roots going into the ground. You may even feel some resistance as you pull the roots free. This is a positive sign of good watering.
- There may be signs that you are not applying enough water, or you may see "dry spots" in your yard. Sod shrinks and you begin seeing gaps between individual sod rolls. Adequately watered sod will immediately begin to knit together and to the ground, inadequately watered sod will shrink.
- Sod that is shocked will take on a dusty, dull green appearance and the leaves will fold to narrow slivers, which may take several days to appear. This is a sign that the grass is lacking moisture and going dormant. Be careful to give this area the needed water and monitor it. The sod should come out of it within a few more days.
After two weeks you can gradually reduce the frequency of watering. It is important to water more deeply to encourage root growth deep into the soil. We suggest putting out a container with straight sides to act as a rain gauge to determine the amount of water being applied. Less frequent watering of about an inch should work well. Do not forget to include rainfall that may occur. At four weeks we recommend another application of granular starter fertilizer. Avoid using any products with herbicides in them during the first six weeks. From this point on, follow a fertilizer program that allows at least four applications per year.
For two weeks following installation maintain moist soil under the new sod. You will need to periodically lift a small section of the turfgrass to check for proper watering amounts, and during this time, you should observe new white roots growing into the soil (see photo). Remember, roots for the sod start out shallow, only as deep as the sod roll itself. Therefore, you will only need to water enough to maintain moisture to this shallow depth. As the roots grow deeper they need a deeper supply of moisture. The illustrations show deeper roots, requiring less frequent but longer duration watering.
After two weeks it should be somewhat difficult to pull the sod up from the ground. This is called knitting down. At this point, you should see good results from deep, infrequent watering cycles. Watch for the stress signs mentioned in Step 6. If these occur, adjust watering practices until corrected.
When harvested, Ideal Turf arrives with about two inches of blade length. This is done for harvesting purposes and to avoid the need for immediate mowing. We recommend mowing heights between two and three inches. Root depth is directly proportionate to mowing height (see illustration). Benefits of taller mowing heights are; deeper more substantial root mass able to find moisture, more competitive canopy against weeds, more resilient and robust against wear and tear, and more efficient use of applied water.
Ideal Turf is safe to begin mowing as soon as the grass has attached itself to the soil. Be careful to allow the ground to firm up if you are watering heavily so you do not leave foot impressions while mowing. Always avoid mowing more than 1/3 of the length of grass at one time. Cutting more than this can shock the root system and cause a reduction in root mass. For example, if you want to mow your lawn at two inches it can grow to three inches before mowing becomes critical.
We do not recommend bagging clippings on a regular basis. Properly fertilized, watered and mowed lawns should not create more clippings than the environment can break down. Clippings become food for many important organisms in your lawn as well as adding nutrients back to the soil.
Growth Cycle
Finally, to help our customers understand the growth cycle of cool-season grass we have used this pattern in our logo design. Turfgrass comes out of winter dormancy and experiences a flush of growth above and below ground. As the heat of summer approaches, growth tapers off to protect from heat and drought stress. During the fall turfgrass begins storing much energy in the roots and will continue this until the ground freezes for the winter. To take advantage of this pattern, light frequent applications of fertilizer will greatly improve your turfgrass' appearance and health over infrequent heavy applications. Never exceed the package recommendations of the product you choose to use. Fall and early winter are good times to feed your lawn for energy storage and spring green-up the following year.
Whether you are a seasoned pro at installing sod or are considering it for the first time, Ideal Turf is here for you.
We are often asked when the best time to install sod is, and how late in the year we can harvest sod. Without a doubt, cool temperatures and increased moisture from rain greatly help in the transplantation of any plant. These conditions are especially true for turfgrass as it is "planted" on top of the ground where temperatures rise and moisture levels fall most rapidly. We typically see these ideal conditions (lower temps, higher moisture) early in the year and late in the year.
The only two environmental conditions that limit our ability to harvest are excessive rain and frozen soil. Sod can successfully be installed while in winter dormancy. Typically, though, when the ground finally freezes, conditions in the field will not be favorable again until the spring thaw.
No matter what time of year you choose, you must have some type of watering capability available. If you do not have an in-ground irrigation system on your property, we strongly advise you to install Ideal Turf sometime between January 1 and May 1 or October 1 thru December 31. This will ease the effort required to apply adequate water and takes better advantage of the grass' natural ability to adapt.
Manually operated sprinklers – for example, the type you would hook a hose to – generally take longer to cover a given area than permanent irrigation systems. During warm dry periods of the year, such as June through September, it may prove challenging to supply enough water for the grass to survive. (You may notice a gap between May and June. This is to allow sod installed in May to develop new roots before the summer heat, therefore reducing the amount of irrigation water needed.)
Be certain you can provide the time and water needed to welcome the sod to its new home. The most common factor in the failure of sod installation is not monitoring water needs, especially in the first two weeks. Properly done, the sod should immediately begin putting new roots into the soil and will gradually become less dependent on irrigation.
Second, do not expect to use your newly sodded area in less than six weeks. You need to allow ample time for that "knitting" to occur in order for the sod to be firmly attached to the ground and able to extract nutrients for repair and regrowth.
Finally, once in a while we come across a situation that requires seeding vs. sodding. If you are contemplating sod, but are unsure of its application, please call and we will help you make the correct choice. Remember, we stress these points in an effort to ensure your success for our success.


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My Skin Type: Oily to Combination
Skinfood Peach Cotton Multi Finish Powder Review:
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So many things in our daily world have been changed by technology, and mostly for the positive. Advancements in radio technologies paved the way for the mobile telephone; research in compression technologies helped usher VoIP to our desktops and ultimately laptops; and now we have combined the best of each of these on the supercomputers we each carry in our pocket - the smart phone. "Why does this matter for the contact center?" you ask.
Contact Center architectures are a hybrid of technologies; call routing engines, dialers, databases, phone systems, analytics and reporting tools - just to name a few. In many cases, these tools are interconnected using various protocols that provide integration under the guise of CTI (Computer/Telephone Integration). This integration has provided the glue that allows contact centers to provide for the rather transactional nature in which they operate. Merging customer databases into outbound dialing campaigns; enabling "screen pops" for agents handling incoming customer calls; capturing sales trends and close ratios for agents while mapping this to customer detail. All of this requiring rather complex CTI scripting and ultimately, customer routing along the way.
No longer is the simple transaction the simple transaction. In much the same way that telephony matured to provide for mobility and the mainframe matured to provide for mobile computing, customer's expectations have matured along with these trends of increased intelligence. No longer is it acceptable just to manage the transaction.
This is requiring contact centers to evolve their architectures and processes for serving their customers. The move towards a managed contact center began a number of years ago as they began to see the need for measuring agent performance, customer satisfaction, and automated support. The implementation of measurement allows for the easy transition into an optimized contact center model where the performance and customer data can now be used to make real time decisions.
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The McLaren 720S has a 710 horsepower twin-turbo V8 that produces a powerful but generally inoffensive exhaust note. I mean, as long as you're gentle with the gas pedal. Flip a couple extra switches and its full violence can be felt with a little trick McLaren calls "hot start."
The "hot start" name is literal—the engine actually has to be at operating temperature in order for the trick to work, because basically what's happening is that heat is being directed to ignite a little unburnt fuel in the exhaust system.
To make it happen, find yourself a McLaren 720S that's been running hard, push the start button with your foot off the brake you can access the electronic controls and put the powertrain "Track Mode." This will prime the car to change its delivery of spark and fuel. Then when you put your boot on the brake and press the start button again —BRAAAP—it wakes up with a snap-crackle thunder to scare your rivals into submission.
So basically, this is the 720S' haka. Which I'm sure would make Bruce McLaren, a New Zealand native, very proud.


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These are finally starting their annual show and believe it or not they actually get even more beautiful in the next few weeks as their colors morph from pale lilac to purple to blue. Not far behind are the flaming orange Tiger Lillies (on the right under the window).
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It Is Official! Producers Announce "Strong Heart's" New MCs
Following the yes-no-maybe-so, vague answers from their management agencies, it has been officially announced that Shin Dong Yup and Lee Dong Wook are the new hosts of SBS's "Strong Heart," formerly emceed by Lee Seung Gi and Kang Ho Dong.
During a phone interview with local news outlet OSEN, a representative of SBS's variety show department confirmed, "It's official. Shin Dong Yup and Lee Dong Wook are the new MCs of 'Strong Strong.'"
Early reports revealed that MC veteran Shin Don Yup was the strongest candidate for the position, but Shin's management agency have been careful in its answer, stating they were still looking over the final details. Initially, many netizens were skeptical of the producer's decision to cast actor Lee Dong Wook as the MC. While he's well known internationally for his popular dramas, Lee Dong Wook had no prior experience in emceeing. However, the casting of Shin Dong Yup has silenced many of the doubts.
Last month, Lee Seung Gi shocked netizens with the unexpected announcement that he was stepping down as MC of one of the popular variety shows. In 2009, Lee Seung Gi partnered up with Kang Ho Dong to co-host the show. When Kang Ho Dong announced his retirement from the entertainment industry last October, Lee Seung Gi took over the reins and entertained both viewers and his guests as the solo MC.
Shin Dong Yup and Lee Dong Wook will participate in their first recording of "Strong Heart" as dual MCs on March 29. Their first episode as MCs will air on April 10.


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The real heroesBy Tom Svensson, maandag juni 12, 2017
Last year more than 100 rangers were killed and more than 1000 in the last decade across the world. Most of them were killed by poachers.
The rangers put their lives at risk every day to protect the wildlife so we are able to enjoy it and hopefully coming generations will also be able to. They don't do it for money; their salary isn't that good but most of them do it for the love of nature and animals.
I have had the great honour to work with some of them at the Protrack Anti Poaching Unit in South Africa. An amazing organisation you should have a look at. If you can, please support them. Visit the website at www.protrackapu.co.za
They live out in the field for many days at the time and are on patrol during the night when poachers come to pick up snared animals or kill rhinos. They are amazing trackers that will find the smallest track and go for the poachers. Their skills are so amazing and it is impressive to see them work.
The poaching can't go on - we need to make sure these animals are more worth alive than dead.
Every year more than 1000 rhinos are killed and an elephant is killed every 15 minutes. The most poached animals at the moment are pangolins and if this goes on they will very soon be extinct. I think we all should thank the rangers for what they do to keep our animals alive.
For me they are my heroes; they make a big difference. How many people do you know that would do the same?