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The Port of Philadelphia will become the Northeast Distribution Center for the world's foremost producer of eucalyptus pulp, which is used in making a full range of personal hygiene products, including paper towels and facial tissues.
Mateus Carmo, president of Fibria Celulose USA INC, has revealed his company is relocating its operation from Baltimore to Tioga Terminal in early July.
Gov. Tom Corbett, who visited Brazil to promote more business for the port, was to have made the announcement yesterday at the postponed, due to the weather, annual luncheon hosted by the Seamen's Church Institute at the Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall.
He will receive the prestigious "Spirit of the Port†Award at the rescheduled luncheon for his commitment to ensuring the Philadelphia port prospers and grows as a viable part of the greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and US economy. The Philadelphia port is presently supporting more than 130,000 jobs paying more than $7.8 billion annually in wages and salaries.
The Governor's team, when in Brazil, and who the Governor later met with in Harrisburg, was Fibria's Colin Bilton.
Charles Kopp, chairman of the Board of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, which oversees the Port's terminals, said Fibria's activity will generate $1.74 million in state and local taxes per year, and well as $6.09 million in federal tax.
Fibria selected the Port of Philadelphia in December 2013 after many meetings with the Governor's Office, PRPA, DRS, ILA local 1291, and other port interests this past autumn. The many meetings with the Governor and other officials of the Commonwealth actually began earlier in Brazil, during Corbett's "Jobs First†trade mission to South America in April 2013.
Fibria Cellulose, SA, is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Their US headquarters is in Adventura, Fla. They are the largest producers of wood pulp in the world.
Tioga Terminal, operated by Delaware River Stevedores, whose CEO is Robert Paliaima, will become their strategic partner and distribution center. It will be expecting 18-20 large vessels per year and annual volumes of 360,000 tons. There will be terminal work loading rail cars and trucks five days a week, 52 weeks per year, creating over 300 more jobs.
It is predicted, from port sources, the tonnage will grow to half million tons a year. The ships provide intensive on hands labor and will utilize the rail and truck loading facilities of Tioga Terminal daily.
Operations at the new terminal are scheduled to commence in early July 2014 upon completion of improved infrastructure projects that will transform the Tioga Terminal into a premier wood-pulp terminal with 397,000 square feet of warehouse space, 22 rail-car spots and multiple truck docks, additional on terminal rail-car storage of up to 30 rail cars. Tioga Terminal has direct access to both NS and CSX rail, efficient on-terminal rail switching infrastructure, 42-foot draft at berth with maintenance dredging as required, on terminal drop-hook truck capacity, and convenient access to I-95 and I-76.
This pulp and paper company has a production capacity exceeding 6 million tons of pulp and paper produced in seven factories distributed in five Brazilian states. Much of this production is exported. The company has many distributor centers around the world and five offices in the main consumer markets: São Paulo (Headquarters); Beijing; Csomád, Hungary; Hong Kong; Miami; and Nyon, Switzerland.
Fibria has been selected as one of the top 10 corporations in the world "changing the industry through sustainability†and for its strong commitment to the efficient use of natural resources, its R & D and active social engagement. It is a leading manufacturer and supplier of wood pulp, a product used in a full range of personal hygiene products, including paper towels and facial tissues. The primary source of the product is eucalyptus trees, which grow to full maturity in six years.
Carmo stated the move is an initiative by his company "to ensure a competitive position of Fibria in the North American Market, supporting the strategy of the company to provide an outstanding and differentiated service to its customers in the region.â€
Acknowledging the cooperation and work and commitment made by the Port's partners, Carmo added, "We would like to take the chance to thank The ILA, The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, Delaware River Stevedores, PennDOT, Conrail, CSX and NS, for working together with Fibria to make such initiative a reality. We also specially thank Gov. Tom Corbett, and his action team, including DCED Secretary Alan Walker, and PennDOT Secretary Barry Schoch, for all the commitment and support given to all parties involved to make the Tioga Terminal a strategic long term business partner of Fibria.â€
Fibria's move to Philadelphia greatly improves supply-chain logistics for important Pennsylvania manufacturers like Proctor & Gamble and Scott Paper, creating 455 direct and indirect jobs.
Due to the frequent arrivals of vessels carrying Fibria's wood pulp, there will be regular opportunities for back-haul cargoes, which will permit Pennsylvania manufacturers to more easily export their products to Brazilian markets.
This new business is the catalyst which justifies the current investment to upgrade the Port Richmond Industrial Track & Rail Corridor. This will assure the future of modern rail service not only for the Tioga Marine Terminal but also for current and future industries located along the Delaware River in North Philadelphia.
Palaima said, "Tioga Terminal's food-grade warehouse status helped in a major way to attract the cargo to Philadelphia, as it is critically important — due to the 'personal hygiene' nature of the end products to be manufactured — that wood pulp cargoes remain clean (free of stones, dirt, and other debris).
"We look forward to a long relationship with Fibria, and found their leadership and management to be world class.â€
This will be a multi-decade commitment with the Port of Philadelphia and DRS, with at least a 20-year relationship currently envisioned.
Tioga Marine Terminal is expected to receiver 18-24 ship calls per year, with activity running five to six days per week of regular activity at the terminal.


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Did you know that February is American Heart Month? This is a great time to learn about heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in our country. In fact, in the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds! Each minute, more than one person in the United States dies from a heart disease-related event.
The statistics are scary, but they are real. That's why it's so important to learn as much as you can so you can protect yourself and your loved ones, and become aware of what to do if you or someone you love experiences any heart-related issues.
Here are some important topics and guidelines you can follow (in no specific order!):
When you feel your best, you can be your best. We wish you a healthy, happy heart month and we can't wait to see you for Opening Day; this is going to be a great camping season!
February is here and Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Some of us already have big plans, gifts purchased, and love notes written. Others (we're not pointing fingers) are a little less prepared and are scrambling to find the perfect gift for their special someone. Love is in the air – and camping season is right around the corner! So, we're here to help with potential gift ideas and Valentine's Day inspiration. Think of this blog post as cupid's arrow leading you in the right direction to make the day perfect for your camping loving Valentine!
Whatever you decide to do for your Valentine, we know they'll appreciate it! After all, Valentine's Day isn't about what you buy or get as a gift; it's about spending time with your loved one(s) and celebrating LOVE….and the fact that camping season is a stone's throw away! We are counting down the days (and we know you are, too). Can't wait to see you in the spring, friends! And Happy Valentine's Day!

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From 8 June to 8 July, we're proud to present our annual end of year arts exhibitions of our higher education students. Organised by Carey Sizer-Coy and Keith Hume, the four exhibition showcases the work of art and design degree programme areas and the creative talents of all the students involved.
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Ranging from sketchbooks, 2D and 3D visual development, finished illustrations and concept work, including animation and games design through to fashion and finally screen prints, paintings, ceramics, and sculpture. The work on display is to give a full picture of what our students undertake during their period of study with us.
These three exhibitions are a way of both celebrating the creative artwork of our students studying with us and allowing others to see what the University as to offer in means of Higher Educational study within the various Art and Design disciplines.
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Marinara Sauce Recipe
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 yellow onion, minced
2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon fresh oregano, or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
5 cups jarred, diced, unsalted, no-sugar-added plum tomatoes
10 fresh basil leaves, torn
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
In a large pot over medium heat, warm olive oil. Add garlic, onion and carrots and saute for 5 to 7 minutes, or until slightly softened. Add tomato paste and stir. Add oregano and tomatoes. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low, then simmer sauce for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove sauce from heat and, if you want a smooth tomato sauce, blend with an immersion blender or regular blender (take care if blending sauce when hot; place a kitchen towel on top of the lid, and apply gentle pressure, to avoid splattering) to desired consistency. Season sauce with salt and pepper; taste and adjust seasoning. Add torn basil leaves.
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Switch it up: This marinara sauce is an everyday go-to sauce that's wonderful on its own, but can also be spruced up in dozens of different ways to accommodate nearly any recipe or preference.
*Add as many roasted or grilled vegetables as you desire to boost the flavor and nutrition
*Add low-fat, organic milk to make a creamy tomato sauce
*Add organic, lean ground turkey, chicken or pork; low-fat, organic milk and organic parmesan cheese (such as Organic Valley) to make a Bolognese sauce
More: 6 Guilt-Free Pasta Recipes*Add 1 cup of low-sodium, organic vegetable or chicken stock and blend to make a quick tomato soup
*Steep 2 dried Anaheim chilies in organic chicken stock, and add rehydrated chilies with about 5 tablespoons of the stock to the tomato sauce. Stir in 2 teaspoons of ground cumin. Toss in a handful of fresh cilantro, and blend to create a quick sauce for enchiladas.
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When you signed into Etsy this morning, you probably saw a notice about changes to how we represent shop owners throughout the site. In this post, I'll tell you a bit about why we're making these changes.
On Etsy, a person, their account, and their shop have always been deeply connected. Almost everywhere on the site, the single username/shop name represents a person and a shop and cannot be changed. As Etsy grows and evolves, this makes less sense. There are also several places on the site where, if you click on a username (which is also a shop name), you don't know where you are going. Will you find more information about the person (shop owner) or the shop? The changes we are announcing today aim to make this more clear.
Starting October 18, 2011, shop owners will have two ways to represent themselves across the site. Instead of being just a username/shop name, shop owners will now be displayed as a person who owns a shop. Shop owners can enter their full name, if they choose to, which will be displayed with their shop name and link when they participate in Forums, Teams and other areas of the site. This will allow shop owners to promote their shops while they participate across Etsy.
As you can see in the above example, shop owners will be represented as a person who owns a shop. If you want to find out more about the person, you can click on their name and go to their personal profile. If you're interested in their shop, you can click on the shop name. Displaying these two pieces of info separately not only allows easier navigation, but also gives shop owners more space to represent themselves.
As part of these changes, we will also start to show the full names of members who don't own shops, so everyone is represented consistently across the site. Showing your full name is always optional. You don't need to enter a full name and you can always remove your name from your profile completely. If you choose not to provide a full name, we will show your username to represent you as a person.
In addition, this change will allow for one of our biggest shop owner requests: changing your shop name! For those of you who would like to, starting on October 18 you'll be able to sign in to your shop settings and request a new name. You won't be able to pick from any existing shop names, but you're welcome to create a unique one. Your shop will have a new URL, but the old shop URLs will redirect, so links won't be broken.
Changing your shop name is a big decision, so we wanted to give you a week to think about it. Shop names are the biggest identifier of your shop's brand across Etsy. Whether they describe what you sell or serve as a creative name that captures your shop's image, shop names are displayed with you across the site, and they can define your shop's success!
Likewise, how you represent and name yourself as a shop owner is important as well. In our new way of displaying your name with your shop name, this name will be an important factor. We invite you to use your full name, your first name, or multiple names if you so choose. For example, if I own a shop with my sister, using "Natalie and Rebecca Schwartz" would be a fine way to represent ourselves as shop owners and add credibility to our shop. Remember, since we'll display your shop name after your full name, there is no need to use your full name to represent your shop; your shop name and link to your shop will always be displayed with your full name. This will highlight shop owners across the site and provide a clear path to a person's shop. To further highlight a member's shop, we will update the listing page so the shop is called out at the top of the sidebar, with information about the shop owner displayed below.
These changes will be reflected across the site. You can see more examples of how your name and shop name will be displayed in these FAQs. We will make these changes in Treasury, Forums, and Team discussions starting October 18 and going forward. However, it's important to note that your past participation (Forum and Team discussion, etc.) will remain attached to your username and will not display your full name and shop name.
We hope you'll take some time to think about which name you choose to brand your shop and establish credibility as a shop owner and member on Etsy. We understand these are important choices, which is why we're emailing everyone to let them know, as well as reminding you of these changes upon signing into Etsy this week. If you decide to stick with your username, simply leave your full name blank or remove it.
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This dessert is a favorite of Alfonso Iaccarino's. The yeast-leavened babas are lightly infused with rum and lemon verbena, a refreshing combination that enhances the flavor of the golden peaches. Beautiful Desserts
How to Make It
In a small bowl, stir together the milk, yeast and 1/3 cup of the flour with a fork until smooth. Set the mixture aside until small bubbles appear, about 10 minutes.
Butter six 1/2-cup baba molds or muffin tins. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, combine the eggs, sugar, salt and the remaining flour. Add the softened butter and beat on medium speed for 10 minutes. Add the yeast mixture and the water and beat for 1 minute. Using a rubber spatula, scrape the dough from the whisk and scrape down the side of the bowl. With moistened hands, fill the prepared baba molds two-thirds full with the yeast dough. Set the molds in a warm place and let rise until the dough just reaches the rims, about 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Bake the babas for about 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Remove from the oven and immediately turn the babas out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small saucepan, combine the water and sugar and bring to a boil over moderately high heat; cook until the sugar has dissolved. Transfer the syrup to a bowl and add the lemon verbena and rum. Let the syrup cool to room temperature.
Arrange the babas in a large, shallow dish and pour the syrup on top. Baste the babas with the syrup, turning occasionally, until they have absorbed as much syrup as possible without falling apart, about 25 minutes. Remove the babas from the syrup.
Cut each baba in half lengthwise and place on dessert plates. Surround the babas with peach wedges and serve.


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Some observers were kidnapped in Donetsk, reported press service of the regional headquarters of the Presidential Candidate Viktor Yuschenko in the Donetsk oblast.
Yuschenko's authorized representative in electoral district #57, Mykola Volynets, reported that two persons, students from teachers training college Olena Kit and Valentyna Pozniak, were kidnapped. According to Volynets, college director is implicated in the kidnapping.
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|Barrel Length
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|Front Sight
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|Rear Sight
|Adjustable for elevation
|11mm dovetail
|Two-stage adjustable
|Ventilated rubber
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Things I liked: this is a continuance of a previous review, best pellet H&N sport Baracuda 10.65gr .177, very accurate with .50 groups at 25 yards, an occasional flyer as with any pellet, about 35 shots per charge, this thing is deadly, I am impressed with it's performance. I put a Leapers UTG 6-24x50 scope on it, a great combo for this rifle.
Things I would have changed: more common air adapters included in kit or combo kits to fit pump and scuba tanks
What others should know: make sure to get all the adapters for the pump and scuba tank set ups, the gun includes a DIN adapter that will fit a scuba tank with DIN type valve for direct attachment to the tank, use the H&N Baracuda pellets 10.65 gr for .177 cal.
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Things I liked: I bought the .177, it's very accurate, smooth trigger and bolt, works good with H&N Baracuda 10.65gr and Beeman silver jet, it is a little loud but well worth it.
Things I would have changed: I bought this in a combo, the combo did not include the pump adapters part #PY-A-5358 Air Venturi SS female DIN adapter w/ male quick connect, and the pump did not include a female fosters quick connect, it would be nice to include these items in the combo package, that way you could actually use the gun when it arrives, instead of finding that you need to order more parts.
What others should know: make sure to order all the needed additional fittings and adapters when you order this or any PCP air gun, they are not included in any of the combos, make sure to check the PCP hook up link for all the proper adapters you will need, if you use a scuba tank with a DIN valve the DIN adapter is included with the rifle, scuba tank is much easier than the pump.
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Things I liked: this gun is great i love the sights they are good for a medium range shooting and the 8 shot clips work like a charm along with the smooth bolt action
Things I would have changed: the only things id change re probably a new trigger since i am not fond of plastic ones and hopefully if it could include a complete adapter for a scuba tank or what not because its a pain having ti buy all the adapters and stuff but other than that its great!
What others should know: if your looking for a good precharged pneumatic rifle this is the one id pick its got a very god fps speed along with a good look because nobody like ugly guns right? it has a smooth bolt action and just feels great in the hands of a shooter as for accuracy this gun is amazing and if you devote good time to having it zeroed in this can be a deadly weapon for a hunter
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It is Item No. 465.108 and it would need to be special ordered.
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One magazine.
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Welcome to Billins Air Services! Whether you are interested in simply "having a go", or have made up your mind to obtain your Pilots license, have you ever gazed longingly at a light aircraft as it flies overhead and wondered what it's like to fly one? now is your chance to find out!
We operate two, four and six seat light aircraft and offer pilot training from the basic Private Pilots License, both National and European, through to Night Ratings, Instrument rating qualifications and Twin Engine Ratings.


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Whether you are at work or at home, with colleagues or friends, there are some words or phrases that can drive the people around you to complete insanity. Especially if you use them again, and again and again!
The trouble with these words is that they are not something we have carefully chosen to most eloquently make a point. No, they are just filler words that we got into the habit of using. They often don't mean anything, they are just there to irritate.
In some people the use of these repetitive, nothing-saying, filler-words has reached epidemic proportions. I believe we need to cure this and stop using them. When I say stop using them I don't mean completely. I don't mind if someone uses them appropriately. I use most of them. What we have to stop is using them repeatedly and without meaning!
But then, maybe it's just me? Maybe I am the only one that gets irritated by that? Or do you get annoyed and tired of hearing someone talk like this:
"To be honest, at the end of the day you are literally going get into trouble, seriously. I mean, you better be careful, if you know what I mean. I am just saying."
Or this:
"Awesome! This is, like, I mean, totally seriously, like, the most epic band I have ever heard. You know what I'm saying. I am literally going to, like, die if I can't go and see them."
Some might argue it is just teenagers. No. I believe that every decade has their favorites. For me, the two examples show this nicely where the first one would typically come from someone a little older and the second from someone of a younger generation.
We seem to use these words to fill pauses in our conversations. My recommendation is to actually pause, instead of bombarding people with meaningless words that simply make it more difficult (and exhausting) to understand what someone is saying. Pauses are fine! Pauses are natural.
Here are my top ten most irritating filler phrases:
- "At the end of the day" – What does that even mean? Does it mean later? Just leave it out!
- "To be honest" – Why, are you normally not honest with me? What a crazy thing to say!
- "If you know what I mean" – If I don't know what you mean I would probably tell you. I don't need a prompt.
- "You know" – Is this a question or a statement?
- "Having said that" – Yes, you have just said that. I was here, you have been speaking to me and I don't need you to tell me that you have just said something to me!
- "Like" – This is especially annoying if it is inserted a number of times into every single sentence. Why, oh, why?
- "Literally" – Should mean 'figuratively' or exactly as you say. It makes so sense to 'literally explode' or to 'literally die'.
- "I am just saying'" – Yes, I have heard it. Should this make me feel better about the fact that you have just offended me or said something that didn't make sense?
- "Seriously" – Are you saying that you are telling me the truth or are you using it as a replacement for 'yeah' – I am, like, seriously confused!
- "I mean" – Some people litter this phrase into every single sentence they say. It must be one of the most meaningless phrases of all.
So, is it just me? Or do these words drive you nuts too? 'Like' this post if they do! No seriously, like, totally 'like' this post! I am just saying, if you know what I mean? Finally, feel free to add other phrases you find particularly infuriating into the comment field – let's make it the most complete list, like, I mean, seriously, EVER!
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Saint Helena is a volcanic island located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, composed largely of rugged terrain and perpendicular cliffs rising 500 to 700 meters tall. The only practicable place for ship landings is on the island's north-western side at James Bay, from which a narrow valley extends 2.4 km inland. In this valley, sandwiched between steep cliffs, is nestled the town, capital and port of Jamestown.Share
Jamestown is Saint Helena's most peculiar settlement. The town is rather long, thin and densely populated, with tightly knit, long and winding streets. Shrubs and trees decorate some of the street corners. The surrounding terrain is rough and steep, and rockfalls are an occurrence, sometimes damaging buildings. The town's prominent features is Jacob's Ladder, a staircase of 699 steps, built in 1829 to connect Jamestown to the former fort on Ladder Hill. The ladder is very popular with tourists, is lit at night and a timed run takes place there every year, with people coming from all over the world to take part. Other interesting sites to visit include the Museum of Saint Helena, the impressive High Knoll Fort, and Napoleon's two residence - Longwood House and the Briars, and his tomb.
Longwood House, in the town of the same name, was the home in which Napoleon spent the great majority of his time on Saint Helena and also where he died. It has several wings and contains the type of furniture it would have when he lived there, though most of the originals have been carried off elsewhere. The house is now run as a museum and maintained by the French government. (Read more.)
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A bad survey can create many problems for a provider, from disrupting a plan of correction to potential termination of Medicare provider agreement and/or license. Avoiding a bad survey requires providers to maintain compliance. Awareness of surveyors' focus areas helps to ensure compliance. Medicare also helps this effort by sharing industry survey data. This seminar will look at current survey data and trends to identify areas of significant survey focus.
In addition, CMS recently revised Appendix Q of the State Operations Manual, which governs immediate jeopardy determinations and enforcement. Since publication of the revised Appendix Q, there has been a noticeable increase in surveys resulting in immediate jeopardy determinations. This program will review key changes to Appendix Q to help providers understand what can lead to immediate jeopardy determinations, as well as compliance strategies for areas of heightened surveyor focus. Join us to learn how your agency's compliance program can help maintain compliance between surveys and some strategies for use during the survey.
Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits.
- Top areas of surveyor focus based upon survey data
- Why certain administrative issues are of great concern to surveyors
- Key changes CMS made to Appendix Q and their impact
- How agency administration can lead to condition-level findings, even with quality patient care
- Insight into how a compliance program can be leveraged to increase survey readiness
- The immediate jeopardy process
- Process to appeal Medicare termination provisions
"Conducting Mock Surveys to Assess Survey Readiness" Thursday, February 7, 2019
This informative session is designed for administrators, clinical managers, nurses, compliance officers, compliance staff, executives, and management.
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What's It Gonna Be?
16th Mar 2017, 7:01 PM in Season Two - Part 1: Target: Felix Harper
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W-well, I'm hoping he has something more up his sleeve... D:
Yeah, he just meekly rolled over and gave up without trying any more magical tricks.
Yeah... >>
Better to surrender and see it than risk missing it because you're unconscious... :)
...Special Agent Williams, Ret.
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yes, so is right, keep on pressing that berserk button, start fighting, and felix gets a chance to sneak away, there's still a chance here.. ;P


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- Data demonstrate Namodenoson's liver protective properties and support its use in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Namodenoson being evaluated in Phase II study as treatment for NAFLD/NASH, an indication for which no FDA approved drug is available
- NASH estimated to be $35-40 billion addressable pharmaceutical market by 2025
PETACH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE American:CANF) (TASE:CFBI), a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address cancer, liver and inflammatory diseases, today announced it will present two scientific posters at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) annual conference, The Liver Meeting® in Washington, D.C. on October 20-24, 2017.
- Poster Title: Namodenoson (CF102) Prevents Liver Fibrosis in the CCL4 Model
- Date & Time: Friday, October 20, 2017 at 8:00am ET
- Study Conducted by: Liver Unit, Hadassah University Hospital and Can-Fite BioPharma
- Findings: In this study the anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrogenic effects of Namodenoson are demonstrated in a CCl4 mouse model manifested by a decrease in ALT, NKT cell activity in the liver and signaling proteins including α-SMA, PI3K and p-STAT-1. The data support the development of Namodenoson as an attractive drug candidate to combat NAFLD/NASH.
- Poster Title: The Anti-Fibrogenic and Liver Protective Effects of Namodenoson (CF102) in a Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis model
- Date & Time: Friday, October 20, 2017 at 8:00am ET
- Study Conducted by: Liver Unit, Hadassah University Hospital and Can-Fite BioPharma
- Findings: Namodenoson's anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrogenic effect was demonstrated in a STAM-NASH mouse model manifested in a marked reduction in NAS and fibrosis area. Namodenoson treatment induced a decrease in CK-18 levels suggesting hepato-protective effect and at the same time up-regulated adiponectin levels, reflecting anti-fibrogenic and anti-inflammatory effects.
During the conference, Can-Fite will also conduct a meeting of its NASH Clinical Advisory Board comprised of key opinion leaders in the treatment of liver disease and NASH including Dr. Scott Friedman, Dr. Arun Sanyal, and Dr. Rifaat Safadi.
"In addition to sharing our compelling findings about Namodenoson at The Liver Meeting in Washington, D.C., we look forward to meeting with our Clinical Advisory Board, as Namodenoson enters a Phase II study in the treatment of NAFLD/NASH," stated Can-Fite CEO Dr. Pnina Fishman. "Through two experimental animal models of NAFLD/NASH, the data show that treatment with Namodenoson improved several parameters of liver function including steatohepatitis and steato-fibrosis. We are committed to advancing Namodenoson through its Phase II NAFLD/NASH study, as currently there is no FDA approved drug for this condition which impacts a growing number of people across the world."
Namodenoson's Phase II trial to determine the efficacy and safety of the drug in the treatment of NAFLD/ NASH will enroll approximately 60 patients with NAFLD, with or without NASH. Patients will be enrolled in three arms, including two different dosages of Namodenoson and a placebo, given via oral tablets twice daily. The study's primary endpoints will be percent change from baseline in liver triglyceride (fat) concentration measured by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMRS) and safety.
About NAFLD/NASH
NAFLD is characterized by excess fat accumulation in the form of triglycerides (steatosis) in the liver. According to a study published in Hepatology, an estimated 17%-33% of the population in the U.S. has NAFLD, with a higher prevalence in people with type II diabetes. Incidence is increasing based on rising obesity rates. NAFLD includes a range of liver diseases, with NASH being the more advanced form, manifesting as hepatic injury and inflammation. According to the NIH, the incidence of NASH in the U.S. is believed to affect 2-5% of the population. The spectrum of NAFLDs resembles alcoholic liver disease; however, they occur in people who drink little or no alcohol. If untreated, NASH can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. By 2025, the addressable pharmaceutical market for NASH is estimated to reach $35-40 billion.
About Namodenoson (CF102)
Namodenoson is a small orally bioavailable drug that binds with high affinity and selectivity to the A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR). Namodenoson is being evaluated in Phase II trials for two indications, as a second line treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma, and as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A3AR is highly expressed in diseased cells whereas low expression is found in normal cells. This differential effect accounts for the excellent safety profile of the drug. Can-Fite has received Orphan Drug Designation for Namodenoson in Europe and the U.S., as well as Fast Track Status in the U.S. as a second line treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma.
About Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd.
Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE American: CANF) (TASE: CFBI) is an advanced clinical stage drug development Company with a platform technology that is designed to address multi-billion dollar markets in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disease and sexual dysfunction. The Company's lead drug candidate, Piclidenoson, is scheduled to enter a Phase III trial for rheumatoid arthritis in 2017 and a Phase III trial for psoriasis in early 2018. The rheumatoid arthritis Phase III protocol has recently been agreed with the European Medicines Agency. Can-Fite's liver cancer drug CF102 is in Phase II trials for patients with liver cancer and is slated to enter Phase II for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). CF102 has been granted Orphan Drug Designation in the U.S. and Europe and Fast Track Designation as a second line treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. CF102 has also shown proof of concept to potentially treat other cancers including colon, prostate, and melanoma. CF602, the Company's third drug candidate, has shown efficacy in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in preclinical studies and the Company is investigating additional compounds, targeting A3AR, for the treatment of sexual dysfunction. These drugs have an excellent safety profile with experience in over 1,000 patients in clinical studies to date. For more information please visit: www.can-fite.com.
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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are expecting their second baby any day now and although the couple has been quiet about the sex of baby no. 2, they did finally reveal it.
During an interview with Savannah Guthrie on The Today Show, Kutcher said that they are expecting a baby boy. This information got relayed after a video of his daughter, Wyatt Isabelle pointing to Kunis's stomach saying "baby brother," played on TV.
Kunis and Kutcher have been talking about pregnancy, parenthood and their children quite a bit. The Ranch star recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and said that he's quite scared even though he's already dad to two-year-old Wyatt.
"This one, I haven't done anything. I'm like, 'Well, we already didn't break the first one.' They're really durable. They don't break easily. You have to really try to break them," Kutcher said.
And Kutcher's wife seems to agree too. The actress earlier said that she'd want to teach her kids work ethics and revealed that her biggest fear was having an a------ of a child.
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Precarious work means work where your labour rights are not secure. It could mean that you are not covered by a direct and secure employment contract with the company or organisation who is benefiting from your labour and you are not protected by the national labour laws. It could mean that you are a casual or seasonal employee who might, or might not, get work. This means anything ranging from outsourced workers, part-time, independent contractor, seasonal workers, sub-contracted workers to on-the-job trainee.
Labour agencies are often involved in supplying workers to the companies and often obscure the employment relationship. Under this type of employment, employers do not have obligation to provide social protection, benefits, occupational health and safety as well as decent wages as required by regulations. Precarious workers often have no legal way to make the person, company or organisation ultimately profiting from their labour responsible.
1. It's a major employment trend in the world
After financial crisis in 2008, precarious form of employment has increased drastically around the world. As of 2015, only a quarter of the world's workers are on permanent contract, while the rest are on temporary work, part-time, or self-employed. It is a global shift that has moved away from standard employment to insecure jobs.
Nowadays precarious workers are used across industries, even big organisations or institutions, including NGOs. Flexibilisation and precarious work feeds on the exploitation of migrant labor. In Asia, precarious work is the norm. About 62%, 65% and 73% of all employed workers in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam are in precarious work. In Malaysia, it's one in four, while in the Philippines, 75% of those with jobs are informally employed.
2. It disproportionately affects women
Women and youth are predominant in precarious work, often occupying the most dangerous and lowest paid jobs.That means women workers take extra hit when there is no job security or social benefits, for example the lack of maternity leave or holiday leave. Often, precarious women workers get asked to leave when they are found to be pregnant especially those in entertainment or service sectors. Studies also show that precarious workers face higher risks of health and safety risks than direct workers.
Women make up the majority of short-term and part-time contract, partly due to the burden of care and the sexual division of labour that treats women as the 'cushion' for neoliberalism. While labour participation for women have increased in Asia, it does not translate to better quality of jobs. Precarious work is a major factor contributing to the enormous wage gaps between men and women. In Japan, part-time women workers earn only 54% of their full-time counterparts, while in South Korea, 70% of women workers are precariously employed and earn 43% less than their male, salaried counterparts. Workers in precarious work are three times more likely to live in extreme poverty than waged and salaried workers.
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Precarious work has been growing since the 1980s when corporations realised that a global supply chain of precarious workers is both cheaper and can protect them from regulations and responsibility. It quickly began to return more profits to shareholders and to the salaries of CEOs and executives. International financial institutions like the World Bank and IMF also promoted these policies as part of the neoliberal agenda. Precarious work is one of the main causes of the widening, obscene levels of wealth inequality and the growing gap between wages and profits.
In recent years, governments in Asia have introduced many laws that would allow companies to employ workers with more flexibility and less security. In the Philippines, where contractualisation is already rampant, the government is trying to legalize 12-hour work day for 4 days a week, without overtime pay. Other flexible arrangement like changing holidays into different days to avoid paying holiday pay.
4. It is destroying labour unions and labour organising
Precarious work has been one of the ways to break union power and organising. When your job is precarious workers fear losing their job. When you work as a 'contractor' you usually can't unionise. And precarious work also destroys solidarity among workers by dividing workers into "the regulars" and "the contractuals." Union busting companies use labour hire companies or outsource to non-unionised workplaces to destroy unions and their collective bargaining power.
5. It can be overcome with strong union organising with industrial and global level action
In South Korea, irregular women workers in public schools had a nationwide walkout in June 2017 to advance their demands for job security and social benefits. Currently, 40% of public school workers in South Korea are on temporary contracts, while the gender wage gap is currently the biggest in OECD countries. The strike resulted in an agreement with the Seoul metropolitan authorities that guaranteed job security for irregular employees and their right to collectively bargain with the education ministry directly at the national level.
Unions around the world are addressing this issue by reaching out to organise contract workers and include them in industrial or workplace level collective bargaining agreements. We must demand our governments end precarious employment and ensure all workers are entitled to living wages, paid leave, set hours and overtime, social protection, training opportunities, safe working conditions and the right to unionise, bargain and strike.
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In this paper, we proposed a novel optical film 'Collimation Film with Equivalent Focal Reflective Aperture' (CFEFRA) that can collocate with the proper light guide plate (LGP) to provide a highly collimated planar light source (HCPLS) that not only has high intensity peak but also good uniformity. The CFEFRA has micro-cylindrical lenses and inverted-prism-like micro-teeth on its upper surface and lower surface, respectively. The lower micro-teeth that are aligned with the upper lenses can deflect the light emitting from the LGP at large declination into the normal, and then the deflected light with transverse fan-out is further converged by the upper lens to become the collimated light. The exact alignment between the upper and lower micro-structures is fulfilled by the method 'auto-secure-alignment by focusing of a collimated exposure beam'. The vertical and horizontal full width at half maximum (FWHM) of angular intensity of the HCPLS for the optimal case are of 14 and 6 degrees, respectively. Moreover, it still has high optical efficiency with light output of over 90% despite the resultant emitting light is such collimated. Most importantly, CFEFRA just needs to collocate with a relatively low-cost and easily-manufactured LGP so the HCPLS adopting the CFEFRA can be extended for large-sized application. Both optical model and experimental samples are demonstrated in this paper, and the simulation results are consistent with the experimental results. The consistency proves our design concept and optical model are convincible and feasible.
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It looks like forgettable Big Brother 10 houseguest turned hardcore gay porn star Steven Daigle is returning to the Big Brother house.
This weekend, he changed his Twitter handle back to StevenFromBB10, and now has someone else tweeting for him. That's because, as he wrote in his last tweet, "Alright tweeps, gonna be MIA. 'unexpected' trip 2 Cali 2 help a relative with a challenge, catch ya later when I have my phone again!"
I think there's enough coded language there to make it clear what he's doing: "help a relative" (i.e. Big Brother) with "a challenge." While it seems most likely for him to return to do something like host a challenge, having his phone taken away and being gone for at least three days suggests it's more than that. As long as it doesn't involve the possibility of Jessie joining the show again, I don't care.
Live feed watchers haven't reported anything about him being in the house, although there are interesting theories connected with the Saturday saboteur announcement.


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So towards the end of last year I had profiling done on myself through the Flippen Group. I'll just post a direct quote from my report to explain it's purpose:
"Congratulations! You have taken part in a powerful process to gain self-awareness and map out a plan for growth. The Flippen Profile provides you with a unique fingerprint of how you view yourself and how you are perceived by others. This report is intended to provide you with a foundation for your personal growth. The data, descriptions and interpretations all provide insight on where you are and help point you to actions for further improvement."
So you complete a survey and then have 6 friends/co-workers complete the survey about you as well, they compile the data and send you a report and you also receive a phone call to explain the report and discuss it's results. You receive the phone call before the report (probably to soften the blow, lol), and to be honest I was left feeling quite confused after my call. It was not at all what I expected, and it took me several days/weeks to fully process both the call and the report. In the end, I think I've found it quite enlightening and motivating? Guess time will tell.
Lyle Wells, the Flippen man, challenged me during our phone call to consider whether I was doing the right things in life, he could sense in my report a stress between who I am, how I am living/feeling, and how others view me. He commented something to the effect of, "don't live in a box others have designed for you". He was surprised when I told him I have very low stress levels because that is not what the reports show. I was confused by all this after the call, because I had been expecting to hear something like, "hey, so you're pretty critical", or "kind of lazy and unmotivated", or… I don't even know what I expected. I didn't expect to be told I was an "off road vehicle living a minivan life". lol
Jon and I discussed this at length, and I admit to feeling frustrated because I truly believe that while I may not be living the ultimate FUN life, or living out all my wildest dreams, I do feel like fundamentally I am doing the RIGHT things. I wanted kids more than I wanted to travel for example, and having kids means life changes and is more restrictive in some ways- but still full of joy and great things. I homeschool because I think it's best for my kids, even though homeschooling is actually not my happy place. Sometimes I feel guilty admitting that, because I am so blessed to have the opportunity to homeschool and a husband that 100% supports me, but the truth is that it's just not my favourite. But then, isn't that just life? Sometimes we sacrifice what would be good and fun for what is best, right? Doesn't mean the best has to be miserable, because as Christians we know joy isn't dependant on circumstances, and also I'm not crazy enough to suggest that homeschooling my kids is torture either. It's just a job, like everyone has in their lives. Somedays it's ok, somedays it sucks, regardless it needs doing.
So what does Lyle want me to do about that?! Flout my responsibilities and go in search of adventure in the great wide somewhere?! (yes of course my Disney princess personality has always been Belle!) 🙂
But… for all that there is something to what Lyle was saying. After reading my report carefully I believe what he interpreted as massive stress was actually a deep deep discontent. He said he saw it in both Jon and I (he had it done as well), that for all our differences Jon and I are cut from the same cloth and not "opposites attract" as I had thought. Jon and I have restless spirits. We have both always seen it as a spiritual struggle, which, while I still believe it is deeply rooted in the spiritual, I am also beginning to see that we could possibly work on it in other ways as well.
The most eye opening part of the report was at the end where I was provided with my top 3 personal constraints. It's not fun to bare all, but I'm going to share them anyway. My 3 were low-dominance (need to lead or be in control), low self-confidence (overall belief in yourself and your abilities), and low need for achievement (internal drive and intensity), and when I say low, I mean LOW. Bottom of the charts low. Immediately upon reading those I saw in black and white what I have felt for a long time but didn't have the right words to explain. I have given up and checked out. Somewhere over the last couple of years I've lost something… I don't know… a spark? I've felt it across all areas of my life. I don't want to try at anything, be involved in much of anything, be bothered by anything. My walk with the Lord has drifted and limped along, I know He forgives me, but I'm sick of myself and my failures and I don't want to face them (as relationship with God causes us to do). My blogging has dropped off because I feel like I have nothing to say, nothing to add, and don't want to share any scrap I do have. Hy heart has grown critical and shallow and empty. My default is to retreat into books or media and just hunker down and get through. For those that have been there, you know as I have learned- that you can live without really living at all. I still do stuff and have good days and whatnot, but there is just this underlying flatness to it all.
"Sooner or later we are confronted with the painful truth of our inadequacy and insufficiency. Our security is shattered and our bootstraps are cut. Once the fervour has passed, weakness and infidelity appear. We discover our inability to add even a single inch to our spiritual stature. There begins a long winter of discontent that eventually flowers into gloom, pessimism, and a subtle despair-subtle because it goes unrecognized, unnoticed, and therefore unchallenged. It takes the form of boredom, drudgery. We are overcome by the ordinariness of life, by daily duties done over and over again. We secretly admit that the call of Jesus is too demanding, that surrender to the Spirit is beyond our reach. We start acting like everyone else. Life takes on a joyless, empty quality. We begin to resemble the leading character in Eugene O'Neill's play The Great God Brown: "Why am I afraid to dance, I who love music and rhythm and grace and song and laughter? Why am I afraid to live, I who love life and the beauty of flesh and the living colours of the eartha nd sky and sea? Why am I afraid to love, I who love love?"
Something is radically wrong."
It feels sort of like… depression? But that's tricky to say because my life is full of really awesome things. My blessings are pouring out my eyeballs. I don't have real worries or circumstances to get a girl down. I've been provided for and loved and have people to love and serve and my health and oh my word- what on EARTH could I be depressed about?! I know that depression doesn't work like that, but I still don't feel like the word fits exactly, so I'm not going to use it. Now that I've defined the problem, what I need to do is find out where the spark has gone and chase it down. 🙂
Certainly it is first and foremost spiritual. I've talked many times about what a legalist heart I have. It's killing my relationship with the Lord because I'm constantly holding sins against me that He doesn't even see anymore! I reject His grace. In a book that I think it just about the greatest after the Bible, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning wrote: "Unfaithfulness is a refusal to become, a rejection of grace (grace that is inactive is an illusion), and the refusal to be oneself… The disparity between our ideal self and our real self, the grim specter of past infidelities, the awareness that I am not living what I believe, the relentless pressure of conformity, and the nostalgia for lost innocence reinforces a nagging sense of existential guilt: I have failed. This is the cross we never expected and the one we find hardest to bear."
Oh that's me. Rejecting grace and refusing to even be myself.
I had some ideas I was going to expand on, and perhaps I will another day. But not an hour ago I read this:
"Do you live each day in the blessed assurance that you have been saved by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ? After falling flat on your face, are you still firmly convinced that the fundamental structure of reality is not works but grace? Are you moody and melancholy because you are still striving for the perfection that comes from your own efforts and not from faith in Jesus Christ? Are you shocked and horrified when you fail? Are you really aware that you don't have to change, grow, or be good to be loved?
Do you possess that touch of folly to transcend doubt, fear, and self-hatred and accept that you are accepted?
If not, you probably belong to the brotherhood of the bedraggled, beat-up, and burnt out. You may feel like a charred log in a fireplace, totally drained of energy, and unable to light a fire in yourself. Your personal inner resources appear to be exhausted."
(oh my word. God is uncanny in His timing.)
"The first step toward rejuvenation begins with accepting where you are and exposing your poverty, frailty, and emptiness to the love that is everything. Don't try to feel anything, think anything, or do anything. With all the goodwill in the world you cannot make anything happen. Don't force prayer. Simply relax in the presence of the God you half believe in and ask for a touch of folly.
The Indian poet Tagore puts it this way:
No, it is not yours to open buds into blossoms.
Shake the bud, strike it; it is beyond your power to make it blossom.
Your touch soils it, you tear its petals to pieces and strew them in the dust.
But no colours appear, and no perfume.
Ah! It is not for you to open the bud into blossom.
He who can open the bud does it so simply.
He gives it a glance, and the life-sap stirs through it's veins.
At his breath the flower spreads its wings and flutters in the wind.
Colours flush out life heart-longings, the perfume betrays a sweet secret.
He who can open the bud does it so simply."
(All quotes in this post are by Brennan Manning)
Hosea 2:14-15
But look, I am going to seduce her and lead her into the desert and speak to her heart. There I shall give her back her vineyards, and make the Vale of Anchor a gateway of hope. There she will respond as when she was young, as on the day when she came up from Egypt.
Isaiah 49:1, 15-16
Yahweh called me when I was in the womb, before my birth he had pronounced my name… Can a woman forget her baby born at the breast, feel no pity for the child she has borne? Even if these were to forget, I shall not forget you. Look, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands, your ramparts are every before me.
Romans 8:31-32
After saying this, what can we add? If God is for us, who can be against us? Since he did not spare His own Son, but gave him up for the sake of all of us, then can we not expect that with him he will freely give us all his gifts?


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Ron Amram has been in the brand marketing business for about 20 years. In the 2000s he was media director for Sprint's prepaid cellular group, mainly figuring out where the carrier should spend its ad dollars—print, outdoor, digital, or broadcast. TV was always at the top of the pyramid. A TV campaign was like "the Air Force," Amram says. "You wanted to get your message out, you did carpet bombing." But TV wasn't cheap, nor did it solve "that age-old question: Half of my marketing is working, half of it is not, and I don't know which half."
About 10 years ago, not long after Google went public and Yahoo! was still worth upward of $50 billion, attitudes shifted. Digital search and display ads had the potential to reach TV-size audiences at a fraction of the price. "People thought it was going to change everything," Amram says.
The euphoria escalated again around 2010 with the arrival of programmatic advertising, a typically banal industry term for what is, essentially, automation. The ideal programmatic transaction works like this: A user clicks on a website and suddenly her Internet address and browsing history are packaged and whisked off to an auction site, where software, on behalf of advertisers, scrutinizes her profile (or an anonymized version of it) and determines whether to bid to place an ad next to that article. Ford Motor could pay to put its ads on websites for car buffs, or, with the help of cookies, track car buffs wherever they may be online. Ford might want to target males age 25-40 for pickup-truck ads, or, better yet, anybody in that age group who's even read about pickups in the past six months.


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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Charles Schumer (D-New York) unveiled today a bill that would impose tough criminal and civil penalties for anyone who creates and distributes false and deceptive voting information in an attempt to keep voters from the polls. It is part of an ongoing fight launched by congressional Democrats to fight measures that aim to disenfranchise voters.
The lawmakers said that the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011 respects the First Amendment's free speech protections. It would be applied to efforts taken during the last 90 days leading up to an election, including listing the wrong date or time for an election, inaccurate information about voter eligibility or promoting false endorsements. Individuals who are found to have committed deceptive practices would face a fine and up to five years' imprisonment.
"Efforts to mislead and confuse eligible voters by distributing false and deceptive voting information and campaign literature is part of what seems to be a larger strategy to keep certain voters away from the polls," said Schumer. "This bill will rightly make this shameful practice illegal and will impose strict penalties on those who lie to their fellow Americans through false communications to try to keep them from voting."
Last week, Paul Schurick, who served as campaign manager to former Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich, was convicted of voter suppression charges. The campaign made robocalls to voters in the two counties with the largest Black voting populations encouraging them to stay at home before the polls closed because their choice, Gov. Martin O'Malley had wrapped up the election.
A second Ehrlich campaign aide, Julius Henson, who is African-American, faces similar charges and is headed to court early next year.
"Nearly 50 years after Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, we are still fighting to ensure that every American's vote counts," said Cardin. "The tactics we saw in Maryland and across America in recent elections are not new. We have a moral obligation to stop these reprehensible activities that are aimed at keeping minorities from exercising their inalienable right to vote."
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A Little Living Room Facelift~
Clear back in April I blogged about the sweet chair below, with which I was completely and totally smitten. Well, I ordered said chair...two of them actually.
And I waited, and waited, and waited. And they didn't come. So I ended up cancelling my order.
And so I thought, and thunked, and thinked about what to do because this is how my living room looked at the time. YIKES. The mismatched chairs had. to. go.
And the more I thought about my dilemma, the more my mind returned to my pretty TJMaxx beauties that sat on either side of my rehabbed console.
And I finally decided to bite the bullet, and see how they would look in place of my mismatched chairs.
And I loved it!! Loved. it. Because I am actually a neutral girl at heart, and my desire to infuse color by adding the yellow chairs, may have been a little bold for me. They probably wouldn't have lasted anyway, even though they are adorable, because I'm afraid they were just too bright for the space.
And so, in the end, the delivery mishap really was a good thing after all. There's always a silver lining, isn't there?
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1. Occurring at consistent, predictable intervals or points in time. One thing I loved about living in Germany was that the trains were always regular as clockwork. Every evening at 8 PM, as regular as clockwork, my dad sits in his armchair and reads the newspaper for exactly 45 minutes.
2. slang To have reliable, healthy bowel movements. I've been as regular as clockwork every since I started eating a healthier balance of protein, fiber, and carbohydrates. Drinking all of this prune juice keeps me regular as clockwork!
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Cliché very regular; completely predictable. (*Also: as ~.) George goes down to the bus stop at 7:45 every morning, as regular as clockwork. You can always depend on Nancy to complain about the office for fifteen minutes every afternoon, regular as clockwork.


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Thursday, July 27, 2017
Northern Flicker on the Tuolumne River Bluffs (along with an Acorn Woodpecker)
It didn't immediately fly away, since I was using the car as a blind. I snapped a couple of pictures, and then noticed a second woodpecker a few yards away. That was odd, because it was a different species, an Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). I guess it was just kind of a woodpecker day.
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In recent months the strip center at Montvale Plaza (across from west side Schnuck's) has had so many businesses coming and going it was hard to keep track.
Last month Sunny China House opened in the space next door to Little Caesar's (which was either the space that used to be the Spaghetti Shop (that moved across Iles to the space that had been occupied by Monical's Pizza) or maybe it was the space that had housed CocoBon Gourmet– a cute little kitchen/chocolate shop that just didn't tell enough people what they'd find inside.) Pretty soon we'll have a Great Harvest Bread store n the space that used to house the popular BrewBaker's Cafe … may it rest in peace.
But I digress. I wanted to tell you about Sunny China House: It's a pleasant little family run place with nice tables and chairs for dining in but they'll wrap up anything to go as well. The hot tea is free and their menu includes everything Chinese from soup to nuts (2 full pages of choices) including my favorite stand by / always reliable General Tso's Chicken. My only beef with this chicken dish – I have ordered it at 10 different places around town and always ask for it 'extra hot' (as in spicy) but either they don't really believe me or we have entirely different concepts of spicy. (When my eyes water I know I have been understood.) If you know the story of General Tso and his famous chicken recipe and / or what I should say to ensure that next time there will be steam coming out of my ears would you please post a comment and fill me in? In the meantime, give Sunny China House a try – just bring your own hot sauce.


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^thisThat's really strange indeed. I didn't even see Maliris's final attack code. I thought it was also using the "under 10000 HP" way.So they indeed made 2 different systems for handling the end of the boss battles...You can't use the "perform special death if HP is 0" system with HW for now. I'll look into it but if that works as I think it does, it shouldn't be too hard to enable.However, you can already give more HP to enemies using the script : when an enemy goes under 10 000 HP, heal him.See this post for a detailled way to go : http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=14315.msg224426#msg224426
Program updated : I fixed those 2 bugs and added a way to add/remove functions in scripts. You can right-click on the function list for that.When you add a new function, you're asked 2 numbers, the entry type and the function type. The entry type shouldn't be changed (it says if the script is attached to an object, to a region or to nothing). The function type can be any number but :1) some numbers means the function is special and it will be run at some points (for AI script, this is what the previous posts in this page was about) ; the "looping function" number can be seen as a secondary "main function" as it is run when the script is initialised.2) there will be unknown results if you use the same number for 2 different functions of the same entry. The normal version used the types 10 and followings for regular functions that can be called somewhere else in the script.
Since we are in weird things that comes from nowhere and can make battles bug, I just ran into one. When you add an enemy to a battle group, you sometimes also need (in addition to editing the script and increasing the enemy amount in the group) to uncheck then check back the "Targetable" flag. Some enemies that you'd add are invisible and bug if you don't do it.
1) I tried to use the "death" function with an enemy (I don't remember which one) but it didn't work. I didn't investigate much more though, and you can use the usual way "+10000 HP and run the death script in the looping function". Maybe there is some flag or thing to know for using that type.2) Function types are not limited to IA scripts : they are also used for field scripts. The 3 examples you gave are of that kind : they are used for NPC dialogs or interactions (I'm not sure about the type 18 though ; it is used by Puck running on Vivi but also for a bunch of other functions not particulary special).I think the Black Waltz 1 also uses a death function for his last dialog.As a side note, the "counter enemy" type is not really what I thought it was. I need to check things but it seems to be running anytime a spell takes effect (be it casted by the enemy or the party). It also triggers on counter-attacks or returned spells, unlike the "counter party" type.
// Those lines are always in the counter functions already if ( ( GetAttackCommandId == 25 ) && ( GetAttackId == 103 ) ) { return } // Those lines need to be added, replacing the numbers by the spells IDs // of the spells with several damage points in their animation if ( ( GetAttackId == 100 ) || ( GetAttackId == 101 ) ) { return }
// Disc 1YanFriendly YanArmstrongGhostGizamalukeGrimlocks (both of them)JabberwockMimicCactuarLamiaSand ScorpionBomb (counter fire spells only)Black Waltz 2 (counter the elemental Black magics only)// Disc 2SoldierZuuSand GolemTantarian (put the script after HP update)Zorn & ThornSand Scorpion (more of them)Soulcage (counter fire spells only)StroperZemzelett// Disc 3AmdusiasShell Dragon (only the random encounters)Epitaph (magic disbled for these battles)Grimlocks (more of them)DrakanRing LeaderTonberry (put the script after HP update)Mover (optionnal : they don't crash the game but don't pass from 2 of them to 1 of them)// Disc 4AshKraken (when he's on crystal shape only ; he already has a "counter once" system as a boss)Trance Kuja
Very Interesting, speaking of which, what is it about the Enemy Attack effect that seems to make it so random? The damage seems to vary from doing 40 damage to over 1000.*Edit: After looking at the formula, it seems the Random Mod is only divided by 4 for Enemy Attack rather than 8 for party skills. They tried a little too hard to make this game random, jeez.
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Ricardo and Abby Marquez of Granada, CO welcome a baby boy Richard Aaron Marquez born April 5th 2017 at 8:08 am. Richard weighed 7lbs 15 oz and was 20 ½ in long. Richard was welcomed home by sisters Presley Lynn, Camilla Jolene, and Olivia Sue.
Grandparents are Richard & Roselia Marquez, Susie Turner, Sam Turner and Great Grandma Mary Cranso. Richard was delivered by Dr. Foley and Dr. Sharon Hendricks
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Taylor Gruber and Levi Stephens of Walsh, CO welcome a baby boy Shadoe Lee Stephens was born April 8th, 2017 at 10:47 pm. Shadoe weighed 5lbs 8oz and was 20 ¼ in long. ]
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A blog to explore my thoughts, feelings and opinions, mostly about Aspergers Syndrome/autism but also pretty much anything else that captures my attention.
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Autism Is Not An Excuse To Do Nothing
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Good post! You have made some really excellent points here. I think there are some autistics that can't work for whatever reason, but that doesn't mean they should be completely cut off from everyone. Everyone needs some kind of social network to part of, even people on the spectrum. We can't just live, and be alone forever. I have a brother like what you have mentioned in this post and even though we both are on the spectrum I am going to be the one looking after him when my parents die, because he has no life skills whatsoever. I do blame my parents for this mostly, but he could also have made more of an effort with his life.ReplyDelete
I love your post! Having autism doesn't mean you can't (or shouldn't) sit on the couch playing video games your whole life. That's a powerful message for people on the spectrum and the parents of children who are on the spectrum. I can't wait to share your post on my blog. Thank you for writing this!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 August 2013 at 23:16
Truly this is about motivation rather than autism because I do not see this as a trendReplyDelete
- NiceCupOfTea7 March 2015 at 11:55
Lol, okay B19 >_>. By the way, I never used my autism as an excuse for doing nothing. Well, not for the first 39 years at any rate, since I didn't have the diagnosis. Now I do. Anyway, can't linger. So little time, so many videogames to play! :pReplyDelete
- Anonymous10 March 2016 at 16:14
I work as an aide to a boy in middle school who has autism and I've seen this behavior in him and do not accept it. He is in a STEM program and smart/ capable of doing the work. His writing/ inferring skills are not where his peers are nor are his social skills. However, he and I are working on it and it's improving. He's come so far in the three months I've worked with him! The second I see him try and pull the not working card (i.e. He'll say things like he's lazy or I have autism, don't you know that?), I tell him, you and I can talk about it after class but right now, you have work that you need to finish. As such, he's doing a lot better in school/ I see him trying more/ he and I are working really well together :)ReplyDelete


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Milton R. MacIntosh, Worshipful Master of Harmony Lodge No. 9 F&AM, was a man devoted to the precepts of Freemasonry, and exemplified its teachings by the manner in which he lived his daily life…
His interest in young people paralleled his great devotion to Masonry. He was Dad of Fidelity Chapter, Order of DeMolay and was also prominently identified with the activities of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls. In 1910, before scouting became as widely known as it currently is today, he was instrumental in forming a Boy Scout Troop.
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Homeopaths have a good track record for the treatment of both chronic and acute disease. A meta analysis proved that homeopathy worked effectively for the treatment of various diseases. A medical journal published a dishonest analysis of double blind experiments and then other dishonest scientists blasted away at homeopathy. But homeopathy has a great track record for the treatment and most people are referred to homeopaths by other successful patients.
Considering that the New York times just published an article that said the majority of deaths in Florida were from prescription drugs, its time for an alternative that is successful and doesn't have the side effects of conventional medicine. Homeopaths will recommend that you stay on your medications and only go off them with the advice of your physician.
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