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Enjoy a scrumptious Afternoon Tea at Cross Bar or dine alfresco style on our terrace, just £15 per person.
At Hilton, dining options are designed with you in mind. Start the day with a hearty breakfast or nutritious light bite; savour innovative dishes prepared with only the freshest ingredients, or simply relax with a cup of coffee in the hotel lounge. From business brunches to pre-dinner drinks and everything in between, the options at Hilton are catered especially for you.
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In the event you have never researched the most famous people from Milwaukee, Wisconsin you will be pleasantly surprised at this collection and why they were chosen.
1. Dierdre Barry is a 39 year old American female cycle racer who resides in Spain with her professional cyclist husband, Michael Barry. Like many sports icons they have more than one love and most often than not; a skill for many athletic activities. Dede became interested in figure skating excelling to successfully be a member of the United States Speedskating team for four years. During the skate training she used cycling for conditioning and became interested in entering and winning world wide recognition as part of a team.
2. Ben Bard, born January 26, 1893 and died in 1974 was classified as a career actor beginning with Vaudeville in his early introduction to the theater as a teen. His famous roles lingered into the years yet becoming more prominent in directing and teaching new talent in a leading Hollywood acting school and Twentieth Century Fox Talent Department. Ben Bard's performances in "The Bat Wispers" in 1930, "The Seventh Victim" , "The Leopard Man" and "The Ghost Ship" all in 1943 contributed to his film, stage acting career. During Ben's life he married three times having his legacy continue with two sons who now pursue professions in artistic areas their late father did.
3. Jeffrey Linonel Dahmer is still referred to as The Milwaukee Monster who was born in 1960 in West Allis, a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The span of brutal activities of this serial killer including many murders span the years of 1978 to 1991. Doing the math it is known that Jeffrey's first victim was committed when he was 18 years old. During his incarceration in 1994 he was beaten with a cleaning instument and died from those injuries done by a fellow inmate.
4. Antler is a poet which to no amazement has a real name of Brad Burdick. Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Walt Whitman Prize honoree in the years 1985 and furthermore the poet laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for two consecutive years in 2002 and 2003. His energy in creating his writing style depicts his love and admiration for the environment, particularly the wilderness.
5. Liberace was born in 1919 as Walter Valentino Liberace in West Allis, a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. A spectacular master performer at the keyboard dazzled Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall to European during show stopping performances. Liberace's showmanship won him awards beyond that of a first rate pianist with recognition as an author of best selling autobiography "Liberace" and "Liberace Cooks". His continued success acclaimed Liberace as the "Pop Keyboard Artist of the year for three years from 1976 to 1979. His legacy lives through his scholarships since his death at 67 years old.
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I did not know Liberace was from Wisconsin, wow! Great article. I always enjoy learning about fascinating people.
I've only heard of two of these famous / infamous people from Milwaukee. Thanks for the interesting article. Voted. : )
Very well-written information about these people especially that of Dierdre Barry and Antler the poet.
Wow I had forgotten what happened to Dahlmer - apparently he started by torturing pets, people should have picked up on his issues sooner.

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When you're snowboarding, what is your dog doing?
Unfortunately that's one of the few things he stays home for. I wish they had a doggy day care for him. He'd enjoy that! I could definitely figure out some creative ways to include him but nothing the ski resort would approve of I'm afraid.
I'm taking a ten day vacation in Leadville, Colorado this week. It's a time to relax and enjoy the fruit of my labors. This is the view from the front porch of our cabin.
We're having a great time. Trucking has been a great second career for me, and I'm already looking forward to getting back in my rig and moving across the country with some profitable flat-bed loads behind me.
My last load dropped where my two youngest kids were. Spent the day with my youngest. He just finished jump school and goes back for Ranger training.
Brett you always talk about doing something fun, so I used my free time to attend a hockey game.
Brett you always talk about doing something fun, so I used my free time to attend a hockey game.
Figures, the one time I have a different load than usual is the time you get to Denver...lol
Brett you always talk about doing something fun, so I used my free time to attend a hockey game.
Nice! I'm a big believer that you should try to have a lot of fun along the way.
I love this conversation! There's a ton of great stuff in here already. Looking forward to a whole lot more.
This was a cool moment from the other day, it wasn't really fun. Actually kind of creepy, but cool to me sort of. It will make more sense when I tell you.
I was at a Pilot, at the Christmasville Rd exit near Jackson, TN. Went inside to grab a drink and was on my reset at the time. As I walked out I glanced over at the fuel islands where you have to walk by anyways and in the lane closest to me was a stepdeck flatbed with a big can shaped cylinder arranged eye to the sky if that makes sense. Either way. The container had only one sticker on it that said Biohazard warning, the top of the container or the lid I guess was chained to the base of itself with these massive thick chains and then the base was chained to the trailer. I had never seen a biohazard load before, so I looked at the placards which I didn't recognize as a flammable or anything, but they were official and didn't seem familiar. The trailer had no company name on it, so I look at the tractor. Also no company name, just typical designation such as weight, number, etc. I stared at it for a moment and realized the driver who was pumping fuel was just staring at me. Not blinking, just staring. I turned and walked away, as I got to my rig which was within eyesight of the fuel aisle I looked back and he was still staring at me but the fuel nozzle was put up now. He got back in his tractor and left.
It was really weird, kind of creepy. Still cool.
A stepdeck , also referred to as "dropdeck", is a type of flatbed trailer that has one built in step to the deck to provide the capabilities of loading higher dimensional freight on the lower deck.
Sunrise in Colony, WY this morning. Talk about a frozen tundra, was even colder in North Dakota yesterday.
So this is a cool moment, sort of. I work for Central Transport. We unload our own LTL freight after getting back to the dock. Last night we had own own pickups plus two trailers of misc freight to unload and reload into outbound trailers. When you look around and see 5 or 6 guys all *****ing about how cold their feet and hands are getting, but putting their collective heads down and plowing through to get the job done....it's pretty cool. It was 1 degree and 830 pm by the time we finished.
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
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Yesterday we went out on a day trip [my siblings, me, and my mom]. The first stop was mom's doctor's appointment and the doctor's office is not even a mile from the airport. There is a cool little park tucked behind the airport, and the road leading up to it goes right along the fence, you get an awesome view of the planes. Yesterday it was 5 degrees out, 45 mph gusts and -15 wind chill. Because the road wasn't plowed, we parked right at the entrance of the road. Well, that just so happened to be right under where the planes landing on the nearest runway went. And, due to the wind, they had every plane landing there. In 10 minutes we saw 5 planes. You could hardly see the runway because the wind was blowing the snow everywhere. 2 out of 5 planes were special liveries, both pictured below (not my pics). All were completely sideways coming in, I wouldn't want to be riding in those planes!
Also something unusual I saw on the way, was that going the other way on the highway was a truck with his hazards on and pulling over. Then I saw that his aero skirt on his trailer had fallen of in the middle and back and was hanging on from the front! Was pretty crazy, must've been all the ice and snow either freezing the bolts or hitting it.
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So my original Thursday post I had planned for today is taking a HECK of a lot longer than I thought it would, I was just wondering what I would post instead when one of my favourite bloggers/Twitter friends tagged me in this awesome top ten Thursday tag. You can chceck out Delly's post here.
"Why I am Weird" Tag rules
- List ten weird things about yourself, your life or silly habits that you wouldn't normally share.
- Tag up to ten people so you can get to know them better.
- Link back to the person who tagged you & the creator
- Comment on the posts of people you tagged!
Why I am Weird
- I LOVE to sing and if I don't do so on a regular occasion I get super grumpy. I especially love Disney songs, being able to name a huge amount of them within a couple of bars is my special skill.
- I taught myself to swim like a mermaid when I was little and my nan paid for me to go to swimming lessons to learn to swim properly. I adore swimming and I also don't have to put in any effort at all to tread water, I just float.
- There are certain lines from films, tv shows and video games that can reduce me to tears almost instantly. These include (but are not limited to) "Goodnight Raggedy Man" from Doctor Who, "Had to be me, someone else might have gotten it wrong" from Mass Effect 3 and "You were my new dream" from Tangled.
- I don't drink tea or coffee and I very very rarely drink hot chocolate, I also really dislike any kind of fizzy drinks. I mostly just drink squash and the occasional glass of milk.
- I play Dungeons and Dragons. Like…A LOT of Dungeons and Dragons. I love all of my characters with their extensive backstories and have playlists for almost of all of them.
- I can get a little obsessive with some fictional characters – not in a way I think would be considered creepy or anything but I will quite often fall into the never-ending hole of YouTube edits. My go-to videos at the moment are usually Reylo, Mon El from Supergirl, Garrus from Mass Effect, Merlin (and Arthur if I really want to hurt) almost any Shadowhunters ones and the occasional Killjoys ones. I used to listen to music and imagine what videos I'd make to the songs and I finally got around to making my own one this year which I'm super proud of (It's a Killjoys one if you wanted to check it out here)
- I have to have at least a rough plan of what I'm doing for the day or I get stressed out/unmotivated. I love lists and I hate cancelled plans even if I maybe didn't want to go.
- I have to do things a certain way or I get stressed out and anxious. For example, I have to turn the lights off in the flat a certain way or I worry they'll explode and I always brush my teeth the exact same way for the same amount of time. I also got so upset about our airer being wonky that I cried.
- I used to be absolutely terrified of cows.
- I have broken every single of one of my toes and fingers at least once as well as both of my arms (almost exactly a year apart).
So there you have it, ten weird facts about me. Feel like sharing ten weird facts about yourself? Then consider yourself tagged! Link back to me and don't foget to credit Delly for creating the tag if you do so! I can't wait to learn more about you!


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I started knitting this cardigan while hospitalized with HELLP syndrome. I was quite bored, once I started getting a bit better, I got tired of the baby outfit I was knitting which was quite basic to knit without much happening.
I decided to do a loose cardigan, since I still have a few kilos of pregnancy weight to get rid of. Also I wanted to use my nice gradient yarn kit bought from my shopping tour in Destin FL, last year and they way the Hifotude is constructed fitted it perfectly. Hifotude is a pattern without any seams, with a very cool construction. The sleeves are sort of folded on themselves, as part of knitting the upper body, so there was no need to do any fancy calculations of how much yarn to save so that the gradience would look good on the sleeves. I'm actually thinking of converting this pattern into a bolero with third-quarter sleeves, but more on that if I actually do it.
I did some calculations and used two different skeins across the upper body and sleeves to have the front and back match gradience. There's a very subtle difference in yarn color for the darkest shades, so it's hardly noticeable in the photos.
On a few rare occasions I've had some alone-time, poured myself a little wine (wow, that was a looong time ago) and knitted away on my hifotude.
While knitting the body and sleeves seemed a little tight but I figured blocking would take care of that, since superwash yarns have a tendency to stretch. I'm really glad I made that call, because otherwise the cardigan w ould have been really oversize.
I did some slight alterations with the length. I'm a fairly short person. Actually I'm a really short person, but I still felt that the cardigan length was too short for me. There are plenty of tricks on ravelry for adding length to hifotude. There's a whole group dedicated to this cardigan (that's how popular it is).
I added length by knitting the first increases exactly as the pattern calls for. After two increases with two pattern repetitions each, I did three pattern repetitions before increasing further. I also added one more increase with three pattern repetitions.
One thing I'm not thrilled with is they lighter colors of the yarn. They tend to pool a little bit, creating awkward spots at times. It's not so bad that I can't live with it, but I was hoping that the yarn would look somewhat the same in the darker shades as in the lighter ones – not variegated rather just gradually getting lighter. I think it's a bit weird, that there's a mixture of the two ways of switching colors within one and the same kit. Then again, the kit is created for shawls, so it might look differently then.
Overall, I really like the fit and the length. And it was a really fun knit too.


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Boston Ballet's performance of the world-famous ballet, The Nutcracker, is perhaps the most well-known holiday show in the city. The Nutcracker, set to score of Tchaikovsky, tells the story of a young girl named Clara, who is taken on a magical journey when her nutcracker, a gift from her uncle, comes to life on Christmas. For many families, seeing the Nutcracker has become a holiday tradition. But, did you know that there are many other entertaining holiday musicals and plays annually performed in Boston? Local theater companies across the city host a variety of theatric holiday performances, based off of seasonal favorites like It's a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Carol, all at a fraction of the price of a Nutcracker ticket. Below is a selection of some holiday shows to get you in the Christmas spirit!
A Celtic Sojourn
Boston'a Cutler Majestic Theater will host Celtic Sojourn, an annual show featuring holiday music, with Celtic and Pagan influences. Celtic Sojourn, once a popular radio program, has been transformed into a live performance every Christmas season for the past 15 years. The show features a cast of talented musicians, singers, and dancers from Celtic countries around the world. Performances will run from December 14 -23, 218. You can find more information and a showtime schedule here.
It's A Wonderful Life
If you're a fan of the classic Christmas movie, A Wonderful Life, then you can't miss out on seeing a live version performed by the Greater Boston Stage Company in Stoneham, MA. The Greater Boston Theater Company is a non-profit theater organization that performs six or seven shows a year. This holiday, the Company will also be performing another well-known holiday film, Tiny Tim's Christmas Story from now until December 23rd. You can purchase tickets here, and a special discount is given to students!
A Christmas Carol
The Central Square Theater will also be hosting its own version of A Christmas Carol through December 30th. The performance tells the story of Charles Dickens' famous novel and has become a holiday classic in Boston. Actors dance, sing, and use puppets to animate the story of Ebenezer Scrooge in Victorian-era London. The Theater also offers discounted tickets for both high school and college students. You can purchase tickets and find showtimes here.
Hip Hop Nutcracker
Hip Hop Nutcracker is an unconventional rendition of the classic ballet, set in 1980s Brooklyn. This contemporary dance performance, hosted by the Emmerson Colonial Theater, features hip-hop mashups of Tchaikovsky's famous music with a professional cast of dancers, an electric violinist and a DJ. Last December's performances were all sold out shows, and this year is expected to be just as popular. Tickets still remain for this weekend's shows, you can browse showtimes here.
Happy Holidays! If you see any of these festive plays, be sure to share your experience with us by using #HomestayBoston or tagging @globalimmersions!


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It's important to keep track of your fitness progress. It keeps you motivated and allows you to take note of your achievements.
Most new fitness regimes fall by the wayside withn the first few months, mostly due to the fact that we want to see significant physical changes occur in these initial stages. When this doesn't happen, we become less motivated to get back to the gym or go for a run. It's important to recoginse that persuring a healthier lifestyle is no flash in the pan and take time. Here are several ways you can track and measure fitness progress so you can avoid this common path. Firstly, you need a goal.
Establishing your goal
Diving into a workout routine absent of goals can lead to a muddled workout which won't give you the same benefits and improvements as a focussed, fixed goal. If you're struggling to find yours, ask yourself why you're looking to be fitter and healthier: e.g. Do I want to get stronger? Do I want to improve my endurance?
Of course, you can give yourself broader aims such as 'overall fitness' but it's helpful to have a specific goal. If you feel you sit in this camp then you can always look to target big muscle groups such as your core which is beneficial to your posture, frame and general fitness.
Keep a fitness journal
Once you start up your workout plan, it's easy to get swept up in the same exercises and forget your goals and focuses. Once you begin to progress, your workout must adapt with you in order for you to reach and smash your goal! A bit of an old school approach but keeping a journal of your fitness progress alongside your diet can be incredibly beneficial when it comes to tracking your progress and making changes if necessary. Write down the exercises you're performing, the food you are eating and what you intend to do on your next session.
Additionally, physically writing down something helps us to retain and recall information better so doing this makes you consistently aware of where you're at in relation to your goal. Read more about it here.
Some of you may cringe at the thought of taking a 'selfie' or a mirror pic, however this is a great method of documenting your progress. Even after those initial stages you'll be able to see yourself meeting your goals when comparing photos one month to another. So embrace your vanity and start snapping your progress now!
If you're intending to spend a bit of cash on your fitness life then there's a whole bunch of tech you can use to track your progress too. The TomTom Spark 3 watch is widely regarded as one of the best products with its wide-reaching and varying features including different sports modes, route navigation as well as the function to establish and track personalised workouts.
There are also plenty of helpful apps which are a much more affordable option including endomondo that allow you to log and analyse your activity particularly for cardio workouts such as running and cycling.
If you liked this, you'll probably enjoy the 7 secrets of gym motivation.


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Giles Coren reviews Pizza East Kentish Town/Chicken Shop/Dirty Burger
'It's like a cowshed, but not in a bad way, with an almost optionless menu and just, I don't know, good times'
The three rules to observe when choosing a restaurant, as restaurant agents would say if they existed (and thank God they don't), are: proximity, proximity and proximity.
I can enjoy no meal in the world knowing that for dessert I will be having 45 minutes in a stinky minicab with a lost, psychotic driver who hits speed bumps so hard that the bouillabaisse I just spent fifty quid on comes vomiting out through my nose and eyes along with its gruyère, rouille and little shards of crouton.
For food, in an ideal world, you want to walk five minutes, max. You want to be greeted by name, see familiar faces walking past the window, and know that if you leave your sunglasses on an outside


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Food and politics have always been intertwined. Many a pundit has opined about President Donald Trump's affinity for well-done steaks and McDonald's breakfast sandwiches. In the 2016 election, Bernie Sanders got his own flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. From Obama eating dinner in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain to Trump tweeting "Happy #CincoDeMayo!" with a photo of him eating a taco bowl, food and politics have become inextricably connected — and excessively over-analyzed.
Here in Texas, the politicization of food goes a step further. In a state with very strong opinions about beans in chili, sauce on barbecue and whether or not crunchy-shelled tacos are, in fact, tacos, even the tiniest food-related misstep can become fodder for both sides.
In 2013, when Ted Cruz told The Des Moines Register that he "despises" avocados, former Dallas freelance journalist (and current podcaster) Liz Goulding proclaimed that Cruz was "no longer fit to serve Texas." She also created bumper stickers — "Ted Cruz: Wrong on avocados, wrong for America" — and even got together with friends, one of whom is a voice actor, to make a political attack ad referencing Cruz's disdain for the cornerstone of guacamole.
"So ask yourself — can a man's moral center exceed his palate?" the ad asks. "To what other important issues does Ted Cruz bring the same lack of clarity? What other good and right options cause Ted disgust?"
Obviously, food plays a huge role in humanizing candidates. Back when I was a full-time photojournalist in the swing state of Ohio, I covered the presidential campaign leading up to Barack Obama's first win in November 2008, and often, I photographed carefully staged photo ops at restaurants — like this image I took of Joe Biden ordering dinner at a Kewpee Burger in Lima, Ohio. Biden campaigned his way through most of the visit, to bored looks from the journalists around me, but their pens really started moving the minute he placed an order for a double Kewpee Burger.
In the Texas U.S. Senate race, food is front and center like never before. U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke frequently posts Facebook live videos of his Whataburger orders, and Cruz famously called him a "triple-meat Whataburger liberal." Beloved Austin director Richard Linklater then launched a series of attack ads, one of which mocks Cruz's affinity for White Castle.
If you spend any time at all on Facebook, you've likely spotted the "Beto eats tacos with a fork" memes, stickers and T-shirts, but if this references a particular event in the campaign, I have yet to find it — there's no news coverage addressing whether O'Rourke has ever eaten tacos with a fork.
Another political Texas food rumor we are unable to confirm: Cruz's disdain for Fletcher's Corny Dogs, a claim made by a series of humorous yard signs recently spotted by Oak Cliff resident John Bradley, who photographed the signs during a walk in his Kessler Plaza neighborhood.
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One of the signs lists "things I like more than Ted Cruz: 1. Oklahoma. 2. Pace Picante. 3. KC (Kansas City) BBQ." That thread continues on another sign listing things they like more than Cruz: warm beer, cold queso and unsweetened tea. Obviously, the signs are meant in jest — but they're also posted next to a Beto campaign sign that makes the humorous signs' intent pretty clear.
In a Dallas subreddit thread about the signs, there were no arguments about Beto vs. Cruz or Republicans vs. Democrats. Instead, lengthy threads soon formed about whether or not beans belong in Texas chili. The debate became heated, with non-native Texans repeatedly asking why beans in chili is so egregious.
"It's a free country," user tmarkville wrote. "You can call it whatever you want. Just know that you're lying if you call it chili."


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The Pentagon's senior weapons-buying official said this week that a program for purchasing offensive and defensive military equipment for cyberwarfare is still being worked on.
Cyberwarfare gear is one area the Pentagon is not expected to cut as it trims $487 billion from spending in the next 10 years.
Frank Kendall, acting undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said after a speech Monday that his office is having trouble producing a report to Congress on how the Pentagon will buy cyberwarfare gear.
A recent draft report, required by a provision of the current defense law, was so watered down because of the staffing process that it had to be rewritten, he said.
"And to be honest, what had happened in the staffing process was that every interest group, if you will, had kind of gotten the thing to where it was so weakened that it really wasn't going to have much teeth in it anymore," he said. "So I pulled it back and I'm working on rewriting it."
Mr. Kendall explained that buying and testing cyberwarfare equipment is not the same as purchasing other information technology.
"I'm separating that from the things that we use specifically to defend our networks, where the IT is, and the things that we might buy to attack other people, and then some of the things that are used for intel as well would go under [the program]," he said.
The problem, Mr. Kendall added, is that the cyberacquisition is relatively small in terms of dollars but is "terribly important."
"They're important to the survival of our networks," he said. "They're important to our ability to operate. They can be very important on the offensive side as well."
The cyberwarfare acquisition system needs to move much faster than other programs, he said.
"The technologies move extremely quickly," he said. "We have to react instantaneously to many of the threats. We can't sit around and wait for a [Defense Acquisition Board] or a [Joint Requirements Oversight Council] for these things. So we got to take it outside the conventional system for the major long-term weapons system entirely."
Mr. Kendall said Pentagon arms-buyers need to understand any gaps in capabilities. They also need to know what is being bought now and what will be purchased in the future.
Mr. Kendall would not estimate how much cyberespionage and data theft had cost defense acquisition.
"I'm not even going to pick a ballpark number," he said.
He added that cyberattacks and cyberespionage remain a "very serious problem" for both government and private industry.
Financial analyst Howard Rubel of Jefferies & Co. in New York told The Washington Post last month the Pentagon is spending between $10 billion and $11 billion on cybersecurity, and it could be one area where money is added in the next budget.
Computer attacks are becoming a daily occurrence, and an online newsletter says the threat is getting worse.
MalwareCity.com reported Jan. 24 on an unusual case of a Frankenstein hybrid — a computer virus accidentally infecting a worm, potentially increasing its lethality to computers and networks.
According to the newsletter, the malicious software in question morphed into a different threat than was intended by its human creators.
"Ten years ago, there was a clear-cut distinction between Trojans, viruses and worms," the report said. "They all had their own features specific to one family of malware only. As more people connected to the internet, cyber-criminals started mixing ingredients to maximize impact. … Trojans with worm capabilities or viruses with Trojan features, and so on."
But a new practice emerged recently. The new digital threat: viruses that infect executable files happen to hit a system already infected with a worm — a malicious executable file — that then carries the virus with it to other computers and networks.
"Although this happens unintentionally, the combined features from both pieces of malware will inflict a lot more damage than the creators of either piece of malware intended," according to the report, based on the work of the software firm Bitdefender.
Bitdefender found 40,000 examples of piggybacking malware in a pool of 10 million files. One was identified as the Virtob virus combining with the Rimecud worm.
Military cybertechnology officials say the virus-worm combination is likely to be used in military-grade cyberwarfare attacks in the future.
China tried convince former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that he should not visit Beijing's rival Taiwan last year.
According to sources close to the former Pentagon chief, a Chinese Embassy political officer called Mr. Rumsfeld's office before the October visit to urge him not to go.
Mr. Rumsfeld ignored the request. During his visit, he said Taiwan needed more U.S. arms in response to China's continued large-scale military buildup.
In a speech Oct. 11 in Taiwan, Mr. Rumsfeld said: "As Taiwan identified further requirements and those needs are assessed as legitimate and reasonable in light of China's military posture, Taiwan has the responsibility to continue to make known its requests for responsible consideration.
"In turn, the United States has the responsibility to give such requests fair, prompt and reasonable attention. Taiwan deserves no less from a fellow democracy."
The Obama administration around that time offered to upgrade Taiwan's fleet of U.S.-made F-16s but declined the island nation's request for newer F-16s.
The attempt to dissuade Mr. Rumsfeld from visiting Taiwan is part of China's efforts to isolate Taiwan from the United States.
China's communist government uses its visa system in trying to control what Americans may say about China. Anyone who is regarded as a critic of Beijing is routinely denied entry to China.
The policy is mainly targeted at U.S. specialists on China who need access to China as part of their work.
Beijing's message: Say nice things and ignore threatening things and you can visit China. Otherwise, forget about it.
Mr. Rumsfeld now heads the Rumsfeld Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports military charities and rewards public service.
He donated the $524,000 he made from sales of his memoir, "Known and Unknown," to military charities late last year, according to the foundation's latest report.
The foundation also brings professionals from Central Asia to the U.S. for six-week fellowships. The latest group of Central Asian fellows included people from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Mr. Rumsfeld's book reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list, prompting the former secretary to remark, "I suspect that bothered some of those folks."
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Hopefully you're healthy, and happy and this year is going great for you, despite all the stuff going on in the world. YIKES!!! I hope you have many reasons to celebrate life so you can come down and join me and my band, "FUNKY CHICKEN" at Hawaiian Brians on Wed. Feb 24, from 7-10pm. I KNOW IT'S A WEDNESDAY!!!!! Not ideal, but hey, good excuse to break your routine and have fun in the middle of the week. YOU DESERVE IT!!!! Come on, the leftovers can last another day and you won't be tired once you come down because you will be given SUPER POWERS once you enter through the doors, like magic you will feel 10, 20, 30, 40 years younger. Yes, the fountain of youth is awaiting you. And there's no cover charge, what a deal for free 99!
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Rural Mainstreet: 4 of 10 Bankers Report Recession Conditions
USAgNet - 09/20/2019
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) for September climbed above growth neutral according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy.
Overall: The overall index rose to 50.1 from 46.5 in August. This marks the third time in the past five months that the overall index has risen above growth neutral.
The trade war with China and the lack of passage of the USMCA (NAFTA's replacement) are driving confidence and growth lower for most areas of the region.
"Despite a $16 billion federal government support package this year and somewhat stronger grain prices, more than four in 10 bankers are reporting that their local economy is in a recession," said Ernie Goss, PhD, Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University's Heider College of Business.
As reported by Dale L. Leighty, chairman and CEO at First National Bank of Las Animas, Colorado, "Grain prices are (still) a big negative for our customers."
Farming and ranching: The farmland and ranchland-price index for September slumped to a weak 43.1 from August's 46.3. This is the 70th straight month the index has remained below growth neutral 50.0.
The September farm equipment-sales index improved to 35.9 from August's 30.3. This marks the 73rd month that reading has remained below growth neutral 50.0. "This month bank CEOs were asked to project farm equipment sales in their area. On average bankers expected farm equipment sales to decline by another 7.4% in the next 12 months," said Goss.
Banking: Borrowing by farmers for September remained strong. The borrowing index expanded to a very strong 72.2 from August's 66.3. The checking-deposit index declined to 54.2 from August's 52.5, while the index for certificates of deposit and other savings instruments dipped to 51.4 from 52.5 in August.
As a result of continuing weakness in the farm sector, more than half of bankers reported increasing collateral for farm loans, and one in four rejected a higher percent of farm loan applications.
Hiring: The employment gauge jumped to a strong 62.5 from August's solid 55.0. Despite tariffs and flooding over the past several months, Rural Mainstreet businesses continue to hire at a solid pace.
Over the past 12 months, the Rural Mainstreet economy added jobs at a 0.7% pace, or half the pace of urban area growth of 1.4% for the same period. Rural areas of two Rural Mainstreet states, Missouri and Nebraska, lost jobs over the past 12 months.
Confidence: While the confidence index, which reflects bank CEO expectations for the economy six months out, climbed slightly to 42.9 from August's 40.0, it continues to indicate a very negative economic outlook among bankers.
Home and retail sales: The home-sales index decreased to a still solid 57.1 from August's 57.7. The retail sales index for September expanded to 52.8 from August's 45.0. "Bankers in the region reported a rebound in retail sales from August levels," said Goss.
Each month, community bank presidents and CEOs in nonurban agriculturally and energy-dependent portions of a 10-state area are surveyed regarding current economic conditions in their communities and their projected economic outlooks six months down the road. Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are included.
This survey represents an early snapshot of the economy of rural agriculturally and energy-dependent portions of the nation. The Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) is a unique index covering 10 regional states, focusing on approximately 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. It gives the most current real-time analysis of the rural economy. Goss and Bill McQuillan, former chairman of the Independent Community Banks of America, created the monthly economic survey in 2005.
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LIVESTREAM | Moving the new bridge in place in Downtown West Bend
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Oct. 24, 2018 – West Bend, WI – The second white bridge has arrived in downtown West Bend and is being put in place over the Milwaukee River.
This bridge is being installed to the south of where the 'bridge to nowhere' used to be located.
This bridge replaces the metal bridge that used to be fondly known as "Kevin's Bridge" for Kevin Schultz from Mountain Outfitters.
The 20,000-pound bridge arrived Wednesday morning around 8:15 a.m. Bernard was the driver of the oversize load. He said he started Tuesday in Minnesota and made it to Waupun where he spent the night at the truck stop. Then he pushed along in the morning and came down Highway 33 to West Bend. Below is a one-on-one interview with Bernard when he arrived on Veterans Avenue.
-There won't be a lot of street parking on Veterans Avenue and contractors hope people can park on the east side of the road especially when 20-foot sheets of piling are being moved in. The traffic will not affect the Museum of Wisconsin Art.
-The old bridge, also known as 'Kevin's Bridge' had steel that's rotted and only pedestrian traffic and dollies were allowed to cross at this time. That bridge is being replaced.
-Parking spots on the west side of Veterans Avenue are being removed just south of the driveway for the Museum of Wisconsin Art. Still waiting for confirmation on how many spots are being eliminated.
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Bindi Irwin Praises Ariel Winter's Body Confidence for Encouraging Young Girls to 'Love Who They Are'
Bindi Irwin and Ariel Winter are both preaching the message to love yourself no matter what you look like
Bindi Irwin has a lot of love for Ariel Winter
The 18-year-old Dancing with the Stars champion calls Winter "one of the strongest women that I know," praising her for encouraging young girls to "love who they are."
"She's an amazing person – I love her so much," Irwin explained to Entertainment Tonight. The two stars follow one another on Instagram and Twitter, and Irwin says she admires Winter's message of body confidence.
"You look at what she posts and just as an individual she's a lovely being – she's a girl with a message!" Irwin said. "She does inspire so many young girls I think that we share that message so completely because we all get caught up in trying to be like each other – and that's kind of this ideal, and we all try to live up to this ideal – but really it's an individual thought of what beauty is."
For people who feel self-conscious about their bodies, Irwin said it's important to love yourself "no matter how you look."
"You have to love who you are and know that you are beautiful and own it," she pointed out. "If you have curves, you have to own it – and if you have been born to be able to pull off that bikini really well you have to just enjoy it and love your body and love who you are as an individual."
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The self-esteem message is important for both women and men, according to Irwin: "I see a lot of young men who are really trying to fit that box – and they have to live their lives and be true to to who they are," she said. "We all have to be thankful for the bodies that we've been given because our bodies – they carry our souls!"
And that common message of self-acceptance is what connects Irwin to the 18-year-old Modern Family star. "I love that Ariel Winter is just so involved with preaching that message and preaching to everybody that you have to – just love whatever body you've been given."


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It's important to teach a child the difference between objective facts and subjective feelings. Not all people recognize or respect the distinction between what is and what they feel about what is, e.g. I hate broccoli. Broccoli is bad. Here are some exercises to reinforce the learning point by concentrating first on neutral observation before proceeding to personal associations and feelings:
1. Look at a picture. Ask the student to describe in writing what he/she observes— (objective). Then ask what feelings the picture evokes—(subjective).
2. Combine sensory language drills with objectivity/subjectivity awareness using the five senses. Ask him or her to write a sentence describing what they touch, taste, smell etc.( objective), then write what this sensation reminds them of or makes them feel (subjective).
- Touch: Have the student reach in a bag containing any textured material such as gravel or corn meal. Objective/subjective feedback.
- Taste: Blind taste any liquid (orange juice, syrup) followed by objective/subjective feedback.
- Hearing: Eyes shut listen to distinctive sounds (squeeze toy, bouncing ball) followed by objective/subjective feedback.
- Smell: In a plastic pouch douse cotton or paper towel with a disctinctive smelling liquid (vinegar, vanilla) followed by objective/subjective feedback.
- Sight: Hold up either a common or an unusual object followed by objective/subjective feedback.
3. Offer simple words: (police officer, shark, race car) and ask for an objective then a subjective sentence for each.
Once again, this is all done in the interest of instilling a deep seated awareness of the difference between what something is and the feelings we associate with it.


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Students will also have opportunities to perform in front of audiences. We encourage children to share their talent to inspire others with their new skills.
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The Greek island has long attracted a glamorous clique, but the influx of billionaires has transformed it into a haven of absurd luxury
From shark swims to snow leopard treks, a tailored trip of up to a year is now a must-have
Self-described 'serial entrepreneur' behind the Aurora Station says it is selling the astronaut experience and plans to open in 2021
Founded in 1989, the Icehotel in Swedish Lapland is built from the snow up each year, using ice from the local river. The rooms are designed by international artists and this year feature spacemen and an ice queenGallery
Local politicians write to Emmanuel Macron to complain about loss of business at resorts such as Antibes as luxury yachts head for Spain or Italy instead
Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager's new venture in Manhattan takes luxury down a notch.
Basketball courts, recording studios, deep-sea submarines, helipad party decks … our writer gets a taste of the latest must-have accessories in superyacht design
For £2,000 a night, the lucky few can bag a berth on a £213m, 220-metre-long yacht as it drops anchor at most glamorous events
From private islands that can be yours for as little as £100,000, to yachts and jets to rent for just £90 a pop, the luxury lifestyle isn't so exclusive after all
The world's largest passenger ship, Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, docks in Southampton ahead of her maiden cruiseGallery
As corporate jet services go, this was more prosecco class than champagne but it might take off with groups of sport fans
Cruises are no longer the preserve of affluent pensioners. Now there's yoga, goth bands, wildlife watching, Star Wars parties and zombies – although not all on the same boat
Concorde's first commercial flight was in January 1976. Twelve years after its retirement, enthusiasts are hoping to see it airborne again – and a new generation of supersonic aircraft is in development
With their discreet lobbies and Michelin-starred restaurants, the capital's high-end hotels have become a new green zone of affluence, where the global super-rich book entire floors to do business away from prying eyes
This members' club-style 'resort' in Oxfordshire expertly combines a wilderness cabin vibe with the comforts of boho London … and just a hint of the Truman Show
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What a nice day to wake up and find out that Bishop Briggs, one of my most anticipated artists, just released her debut EP. Bishop Briggs is a stage name of British musician based in Los Angles, Sarah Grace McLaughlin. You may already heard her singles, like River, since last year. Some describe her music as dark pop, some as alternative rock, but one thing for sure, I began to watch her music since the first time I heard her single, River.
Fresh, crisp, and powerful are what cross my mind when I hear Bishop Briggs' debut EP. The self-title EP consists of 6 songs, featuring some of her famous singles and two new songs, that I bet will easily winning lots of its listener's heart.
The EP starts with River, the one that successfully put her name into broader acknowledgment. As an opening, this song is not only convince you that you are in the right track to find something good, but also gives you a glimpse of what will you get. Next in line, she puts a new song, Dark Side. If River's intro is quite heavy, she starts Dark Side with fingerpicking guitar melody before launch her powerful voice in chorus and effortlessly playing the tension. Determined to keep your attention, Briggs put The Way I Do. She greets you with her high-pitch voice that dance along with the humming background, which slightly reminds me of Rag N' Bone Man's music. Next, she gives you a relatively slow tempo songs, Wild Horses and Dead Man's Arms, but still with more or less same enchanting formula–support by the choir, hand clapping, and finger clicking. Though I don't find Wild Horses' tune as gripping and upbeat as the first 3 songs, I like how she combines the heavy electro tunes with the guitar. She close the EP with another new song, The Fire. With a simple drum beat that grip my attention, she put her powerful voice on point. It is indeed a clever move because here, it feels like she restating her music nuance and promising you that her music will linger on your mind, which is exactly what I feel now.
Here, take a listen to Bishop Briggs EP and feel free to share with us what you think of the EP 🙂


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On this day it is windy. The Boquete District at this time of in year is very windy, it will continue until February or March. In Boquete there are two season, rain and windy.
We drive to the Palmira area from Plaza San Francisco, drove to Palmira's Library and begin our trek from there. The area we hike on is a dirt road on which few cars utilize, my favorite kind of area to hike. I do not smelling car fumes. On this day we encounter only one car during our trek. We hike for three and half hours, about 4km per hour. It is upward trek all the way, with just a few flat plateaus to rest catch our breath and continue upward. It is a great hike if you want to have a healthy walking experience, get your heart pumping, be with nature, and breath clean fresh air into your lungs.
This trek had great views of the Golfo de Chiriqui and the beautiful surrounding cerros and mountains to the West. Another beautiful day in paradise hiking on the highlands of Boquete enjoying nature and being with friends.
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More Learning than a Classroom
As someone who undauntedly keeps looking to acquire the 'latest skills' to increase her knowledge base, and can be found spending endless hours engaging with MOOCs on Coursera and edX, I was amazed when I realized how my experiences at Kepler have surreptitiously added to my professional skillset without my ever having to attend a 'course'.
So, being the economics major that I am, I'd like to throw some light on how experience in consulting provides one with valuable skills and propels them up their knowledge curve!
In essence, there are the 3 things that will happen to you:
- You'll become a no nonsense person: We follow the MECE – Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive principle everywhere. Emails. Conversations. Decks. You name it! This principle will transform you into someone who can bring structure to haphazardness & can elicit the true meaning of things from amidst marketing jargon. I've gone through 100+ documents and extracted valuable information to define the major pillars for an industry. I've developed issue trees to drive focus to the right problems. And most importantly, I've learnt to always ask the 'so what' of things.
- You'll break up with the random approach: We are data driven. We thrive on analysis. We deep dive into complex problems to come up with legit solutions backed by facts. I've used excel analysis to solve major business problems, to plan Kepler's Diwali party, to find the best hotel in Hong Kong and other endless issues.
Your decisions will never be random, not anymore. Heck, you'll even take the randomness into account as the additional epsilon to the problem equation. You'll have the sweet satisfaction of having accounted for every factor and making the best choice always.
- You'll have a strong sense of independence: I make this 'facts backed' statement for I've had the opportunity to engage one-on-one with executive level clients at the client site in Hong Kong, contribute to projects with freedom of opinion, present my findings to senior clients with the team, be a part of campus recruitment, organize Kepler events, work on Kepler's branding and the list goes on.
- You'll be the go-to person: Within 6 months of working at Kepler, I've gained proficiency to some extent in topics around insurance, practice management and technology and am on my way to write a white paper on the Indian insurance market. You'll get to deep dive on a plethora of topics across industries with strong mentorship & support to gain command of the subject.
So, while I continue my journey with MOOCs, I hope consulting keeps inculcating new skills in me that can only be gained with experience. And I promise I'll share them in the next blog post to come!


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A perfect balance of mawa, flour and cardamom is used to make a yummy Mawa Cake. Pistachios and almonds add to the beauty and flavor of this cake!
Today is a new week in the month lng Bake-a-thon and this week I am making Naked cakes. As the name suggests, these cakes have minimal or no cream and the cake can be seen without having to remove any cream from it.
For the longest time I have been baking Naked Cakes and Tea time breads. This is primarily because I was not confident of working with buttercream and fondant. Plus, Naked Cakes come together in no time and are generally as easy as mix, stir and bake!
From all the cakes I have made in the years, this Mawa Cake makes it to my favorite five! For all those from Mumbai, you can surely relate to my love for the soft and spongy Mawa Cake we get from all the Irani Cafes. Trying to replicate that cake, I came across this recipe from Madhuri's blog. It had all the ingredients I had and looked pretty simple to make. So I made it almost immediately.
The main ingredients in the recipe are milk, flour, sugar and milk solids. Milk solids or Mawa is an ingredient made from milk. I used a store bought packet of mawa but there are plenty of recipes on how to make it at home. That is the key ingredient so make sure it is fresh and good quality. Being a milk product, it is prone to going bad pretty quickly.
All the other ingredients are easy to find in any pantry. If you do not like the flavor of cardamom, reduce it and add just a pinch. Topping with almonds and pistachios gives the cake a great look and adds to the taste. However, cakes with none of these taste great too.
I made a BIG cake using the recipe. Besides, I made a few cupcakes using another one half of the recipe. The cupcakes were tiny, full of flavor and equally delicious! While it is difficult to have portion control with the big one, I like I can eat one cupcake at a time and get some sort of control!
Try this one and enjoy the taste of Mumbai's Irani cafes at home. Do not miss the other two naked cakes this week and many more baked goodies coming on the blog all month long!
All purpose Flour 1 1/4 cup
Mawa/ Milk Solids 100 grams, crumbled
Unsalted Butter 1/3 cup, room temperature
Milk 1/3 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Eggs 2, room temperature
Baking Powder 1/2 tsp
Cardamom Powder 1/4 tsp
Salt a pinch
Pistachio and Almond to top
Preheat oven to 350 F/ 180 C. In a bowl sieve together the flour, baking powder, cardamom powder and salt. Set aside.
In another bowl beat together mawa, sugar and unsalted butter for 6-7 minutes, till the mixture is pale and fluffy.
Alternatively divide equally in cupcake molds. Bake them for 20-25 minutes, till it leaves the sides and toothpick comes out clean.
Cool and serve with a glass of chai.


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A bench to hold books and a blanket, constructed with biscuit and dowel joints.
Designed for the lifestyle of small apartment living and yearly moves to new apartments, a piece of furniture is needed that cannot only provide storage, but serve multiple purposes. Though designed to serve initially as a bench, today it is used as a co ee table, and holds a collection of cookbooks and a blanket.


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My Ryan is a freshman in high school . . . and I can't even believe I just typed that.
|It'll be fun to see how much both have grown at the end of the year!
He had his first Cross Country practice yesterday after school. I picked him up hot and hungry. He came home, gulped down some snacks, showered, ate dinner and got right on his homework. So very proud.
I asked Kyle to watch the puppy while I took Ryan to school, since high school starts before middle school. I got home, and Kyle says he got the best video ever. He wasn't kidding. I could watch this all day, every day and still laugh my booty off.
My Kyle had the easy first day of school this year . . . same school except now he's an upperclassman in the 8th grade. However, he didn't make the easiest morning since I made him change his shirt three times, chased him down to brush his hair and forced him to eat something. Mean mom alert! We chatted about it last night, and things were much easier today. Thank you baby Jesus. Gotta love that boy.
|Too bad the sun was glaring in their faces . . . makes for an awkward look!
I'm happy to report everyone had awesome first days and left with smiles this morning. I suspect everyone will be exhausted come Friday . . . including me!
I'm grateful my kids didn't want much as far as back to school purchases. They were all fine with their old backpacks and lunchboxes. However, everyone likes a new school sneaker. Haircuts and shoe shopping make it feel like school is really happening. Check out these swaggy new kicks.
|We tease Ryan about his '50 shades of gray' - the only color shoe he tolerates.
Kyle loves them bright . . . blue or yellow will do.
Amanda likes them girly.
Check. Check. And check.
|Love, love, love these ladies!!
Somebody also turned 14 weeks old yesterday and got another round of puppy shots! That sweet, shy, timid little puppy has been replaced with a super fun, playful, ball of energy that likes to nibble, steal and stay close to his mama.
|My Petey doorstop is where I take his picture every Monday . . . one day I'm going to realize he's all grown up,
and I want to make sure I have lots of pictures!
He was 18.5 pounds and healthy! He's tall and skinny with long legs. We've noticed he is getting more tan and losing some of his black coloring. We are trying hard to enforce the rules . . . not allowed on the couch and not sleeping in our bed. He has discovered a loophole . . . he can hang out on our bed, but he has to sleep in his crate when it's lights off. How can I resist this little nugget?
He is so easy to put in his crate . . . we just tell him night night, and he sleeps in there all night long. He loses his mind with excitement when I get him out . . . he sometimes even wakes the kids up with his howls of joy. Dogs are the best for being so happy to see you . . . they can make anyone feel good!
Okay . . . off to mark some items off the to do list and tidy up this house! Happy Tuesday everyone!


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Oxycodone is available alone or in combination with either acetaminophen or aspirin. Its chemical structure is most closely related to codeine, but it has strong painkilling effects equal to those of morphine.
Types of prescription oxycodone
Oral preparations of oxycodone include immediate-release pills, controlled-release pills, and a liquid solution. The immediate-release pills, as their name implies, get the drug into the bloodstream faster than other formulations. Within about 15 minutes of taking immediate-release oxycodone, the drug's analgesic effects take hold. Pain is lessened and the user experiences a feeling of drowsiness and/or well-being.
The controlled-release formulations, on the other hand, prolong the release of oxycodone from the tablet for several hours. These pills have a special protective outer coating that makes them harder to digest, so that the oxycodone inside can be released slowly over a period of about 12 hours. That means the pills are capable of providing relief that lasts twice as long, allowing users to obtain the same effect they would get from taking an immediate-release tablet once every six hours.
For patients with severe pain, one additional advantage of newer controlled-release formulations such as OxyContin is that they contain a much larger amount of oxycodone than the other prescription painkillers that contain some oxycodone.
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Like oxycodone, oxycodone with aspirin is used to treat moderate to severe pain. The aspirin provides additional pain relief and anti-inflammatory properties not found in oxycodone alone. For some types of pain, these medications may be a better choice than oxycodone alone, particularly if pain is accompanied by significant inflammation, swelling, and stiffness. The aspirin component also may be especially beneficial if pain is accompanied by fever.
Pain relief usually begins within 30 minutes of taking oral oxycodone with aspirin. The drug achieves its peak effect within about 90 minutes and lasts for three to four hours.
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Recently, Christian Odendahl had a sensible take on what should be done in Greece, but reasonable advice from economists is being overtaken by politics and events. Catherine Rampell:
Greeks are hoarding cash and sending their savings abroad; by a conservative estimate, Greek bank deposits have fallen by about 45 percent since their peak in 2009. Recent talk of capital controls and bank closures has only accelerated this bank run (or, as some have dubbed it, a "bank jog"), making the banking sector weaker, and, by the day, even more in need of European assistance. Last week alone, Greeks withdrew an estimated 4 billion euros. For those keeping track, that's two-and-a-half times what the country owes the IMF at the end of the month.Karl Whelan discusses the connection between a Greek government default, the ECB and a euro exit -- in theory, the ECB could help Greece stay in the euro even if the government defaults, but it doesn't appear inclined to. Ultimately, if the euro is to avoid similar crises in the future, it needs to be robust to a sovereign default.
Reports over the deal terms being discussed are hardly encouraging. Wonkblog's Matt O'Brien writes:
Europe is making life so difficult for Greece with such specific demands for austerity that it almost seems like Europe is trying to get Greece to leave the euro now. Before this latest showdown, Greece had actually cut so much that it had a budget surplus before interest payments...Although its the EU that deserves most of the blame, the IMF's role has been controversial, too: see this Politico article and this Ambrose Evans-Pritchard column. At the IMF's blog chief economist Olivier Blanchard explains what the IMF believes a "credible deal" requires.
But Europe isn't interested in that. It's interested in making Greece run bigger and bigger budget surpluses, without much regard for the economic consequences. Not only that, but Greece has to run surpluses the way Europe wants them to. Never mind that Greece has already cut its spending a lot, already cut its pensions a lot, and already reformed its labor markets a lot. There are always new cuts and new reforms that Europe says will make Greece grow at some point in the future.
If this is how it's going to be, why should Greece stay in the euro? It sure seems like Europe is trying to force Syriza to do what Syriza said it wouldn't just to prove a point: don't underestimate the power of the ECB. It's a not-so-subtle message to the anti-austerity parties in Spain and Portugal that they have nothing to gain and everything to lose from challenging the budget-cutting status quo.
See also: James Galbraith on "reform", and Branko Milanovic on what this means for Europe.
Update (6/29): The Greek government has called a referendum and imposed capital controls. See Eichengreen, Krugman and Stiglitz (and Tony Yates for a take somewhat more critical of the Greek government) Charles Wyplosz on the ECB, Francisco Saraceno and Matt Yglesias on the politics, and Hugo Dixon on how the referendum may play out.


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The Havasu Falls Hike generally results in staying at the campground along the Havasu Creek. The other option is to stay in the Lodge in the Supai Village, 2 miles away.
I like to drop pins on my google maps to keep track of things and where they are. I know lots of detail but that's me. I also download the google maps I need offline so when out of cell service I have my data.
Joanne and my campsite was in the first 1/4 of the campground closest to Havasu Falls. All campsites are along the beautiful blue Havasu Creek.
Campsites include a picnic table and as we did you can share sites, with one person's reservation.
Here is the beautiful blue water passing by our campsite.
Further down the Creek are more campsites right on the water. A flash flood would not be fun here. There is a High Ground sign near Havasu Falls to gather during flash floods.
There is a camp host of sorts (Ranger's Office on map) that does not deal with reservations to camp but does deal with issues and arranging packingbout your equipment the day of hiking out.
Some of the sites at lower levels have stones or wooden planks to get to these sites on the other side of the river or in this case in the middle.
We camped near the fresh water spring for easy access. I used a small dry bag as a water container to use at the campsite. The spring is supposed to be tested monthly but we used it in boiling to reconstitute dehydrated food so that was ok. For drinking I put water in a bottle and killed any possible bad stuff with my steri-pen with ultraviolet light.
We did drink water from the river where we have the last water before our hike out. This too was all sterilized with the steri-pen I carried.
Bathroom facilities are composting toilets. There are 3 of these on the main side and one in the other further down.
As you notice I did respect the Supai population by not photgraphing them. There are two vendor tents near Havasu Falls and Camp Host that serve fry bread, tostadas, etc. One night we shared a fry bread. They have drinks too. Note that prices reflect the difficulties bringing food into the canyon on mule train, but they are not outrageous.
There is a market in the Supai Village along with one snack stand and a small cafe. We did not eat at these or go in as it was a 2 mile hike to get there and then 2 miles back to camp. We were built sightseeing and carried all our own dehydrated food packages.


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The Adventures of Hercule Cubbage!
The Adventures of Hercule Cubbage is the ongoing saga of the son of a fan-favorite character from the award-winning video game Half-Life 2, "Colonel" Odessa Cubbage. Witness the rise of Hercule Cubbage from zero to hero in an action-adventure spin-off that explores the previously unknown Cubbage family relationships and the consequences of Doctor Gordon Freeman's return to action.


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1. Explain in brief the structure and functions of stomach and digestion of food in it.
2. With the help of diagram explain the structure and functions of the heart.
3. Discuss about the composition and constituents of blood in brief.
4. Classify endocrine glands. Why is pituitary called as the master gland of the body ?
5. Briefly describe the structure of the thyroid gland and its function.
6. Explain any three of the ductless glands with diagrams.
7. Mention sex hormones. Explain their role in the human body.
8. Describe about the types and functions of white blood cells in the body.
9. Describe briefly about blood groups.
10. What is 'digestion' ? Explain the digestions of rice and dal in human body.
11. Describe the structure of the small intestine along with the digestion of food taking place in it.
12. Discuss about the absorption of food stuffs in the human body.
13. Describe the structure and functions of heart in brief with the help of a diagram.
14. What are the different digestive juices secreted in the human body ? Describe their
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15. Describe the structure, type and functions of leucocytes.
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What a happy color to add to any project. Dive in and we promise you will get lost in its beauty. Who says one can have too many delicious pinks? When Miyuki started making this color in delica, we couldn't resist...now they are available in 11/0's. With a duracoat finish, the bead coating is more stable and has less chance of chipping than a regular color-coated bead. This could be a perfect bead for Ombrė Peyote or Spiral Rope. The 1mm hole size allows multiple passes for bead weaving with KO. Made in Japan by the Miyuki Bead Company.
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Adobo is a garlic, cumin, and sour-citrus marinade.
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; add tuna. Seal; chill 1 hour, turning occasionally.
Step 2
Remove tuna from plastic bag, discard marinade.
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Place tuna on a lightly greased rack in a broiler pan.
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Since the devastation and tragedy that Katrina wreaked on New Orleans and the United States, and I'm alluding to something more than the horrible effects of the natural disaster – see national media and governmental irresponsibility – I have practiced a self-imposed media fast.
Thomas Jefferson said, "The man who never looks into a newspaper (and in today's society, I would add television media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, etc.) is better informed than he who reads them (or watches them), inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors."
Following Dr. Steven Sample's (President of USC) example, I have stopped reading all newspapers and newsmagazines and I do not watch the national or local television news. The television part was no huge sacrifice, since I had stopped watching all TV except sports and LOST several years before. I might add that I do make an occasional exception for local weather reports. This news fast has lasted almost five years.
This fast has produced some interesting findings:
1) Much like Dr. Sample, I realized a newfound sense of freedom and autonomy. Also like Dr. Sample, "I realized that I (along with nearly everyone else in America) had become addicted to the mainstream media, and that I had given over a huge portion of my intellectual independence to a group of reporters and editors whose core values and interests were not necessarily congruent with my own."
2) While traveling and lecturing in universities in the remote and forgotten country of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia nine years ago, I realized that the media can be completely and irrevocably corrupt. The disturbing fact that I naturally trusted most news media began to sink in. The news I read in the papers there, even the Western papers, was not at all what was actually occurring throughout the world.Why should it be much different in the U.S.?
3) I was also stunned to find out that within hours, and now with the advent of Twitter, minutes of a story appearing in the mainstream media, I was often better informed about the facts than my friends who are still addicted to reading newspapers and watching national television media outlets. I was receiving my news from people whose biases were known to me, and affinity groups and social networks who had my best interests at heart.
4) People love to tell me about the latest news. When a friend asks, "Randy, have you heard about…?" All I need say is, "No, I haven't, please tell me about it." My friends always jump at the chance to be the first to inform me of breaking news. The beautiful thing about this – my friends will combine all they've read and watched on myriad news outlets, filter it through their personal passions and prejudices (of which I am familiar) and apply it to their own good judgment to come up with what they believe to be the truest account of the incident in question. So after two or three friends provide me their rendition, it makes sense that my grasp of the breaking news is more complete and accurate than any of my colleagues or competitors.
5) I maintained my intellectual independence and did not let talking heads decide for me what was important and what I should ignore.
6) There is a strong herd instinct in the news media. Our flood in Nashville perfectly proves this point. Because the flood was not important to one news outlet, all of a sudden, it was not important to any national news outlets. I had friends from Florida call me today, that still had not heard or seen any comprehensive reporting about our flood – one of the greatest natural disasters to ever hit America. This tendency for conformity in journalism presents a real and present danger to leaders.
7) News outlets often get the facts wrong. When one truly knows the inside of a story, as we Nashvillians did last week, this fact really hits home.
8) I know now that when I read newspapers or watch CNN, Fox News, etc., I do so for entertainment purposes only.
9) After a few months of the media fast, when watching a national television news outlet in a bar while waiting for an lunch appointment to arrive, it dawned on me that I felt much like when watching a local used car pitch man scream at me. Even though the national anchor person was much more refined, the shock factor and sensationalism was eerily the same.
I realize with Mr. Jefferson that the person in 2010 who reads and watches no news media at all may in fact be better informed than the person who is addicted to the news.
One very good outcome from this terrible disaster, the Nashville 2010 flood, may be that we all have a wake-up call about the extraordinary shortcomings of our national media – and the tremendous breaking news benefits and potential of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter where real people report real facts in real-time.