a scene from the animated feature "Megamind." Will Ferrell's dastardly schemes continue to succeed, with the animated "Megamind" staying at the top of the box office. The DreamWorks Animation family comedy, featuring Ferrell as the voice of a super villain, made just over $30 million in its second week in theaters, according to Sunday studio estimates. It's now made nearly $90 million total. (AP Photo/DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2010 file photo, Tina Fey, right, dresses as Roxanne Ritchi, and actor Will Ferrell dresses as Megamind, during the NBC "Today" television program's annual Halloween show, in New York. Ferrell's dastardly schemes continue to succeed, with the animated "Megamind" staying at the top of the box office. The DreamWorks Animation family comedy, featuringDrew, File)
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Will Ferrell's dastardly schemes continue to succeed, with the animated "Megamind" staying at the top of the box office.

The DreamWorks Animation 3-D comedy, featuring Ferrell as the voice of a super villain, made just over $30 million in its second week in theaters, according to Sunday studio estimates. It's now made nearly $90 million total. "Megamind" also features the voices of Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill.

Opening in second place is the 20th Century Fox action thriller "Unstoppable," starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine as railroad workers trying to stop a massive runaway train. It made $23.5 million. The movie is based on a 2001 Ohio incident in which a train carrying hazardous cargo traveled 66 miles without a crew.

Last week's No. 2


President Armen Sarkissian: Remember that the future of Armenia depends on all and each of us

On the eve of the beginning of the political campaign for the elections to the National Assembly, President Armen Sarkissian made a statement.

Dear Fellow Citizens,

The pre-election campaign for the elections to the National Assembly will commence on November 26.

These elections are the most important event in the political life of Armenia after the great changes which took place last April and May. The results will be essential for the development of the country and its prospects.

We all ought to be very responsible and conscientious, regardless of the positions we hold or capabilities we have.

Thus, I am appealing to state bodies: Carry on with honor your legal duties and fulfill requirements of the Constitution.The present invention relates generally to new and novel improvements in a prepackaged diaper changing kit. More particularly, the present invention relates to a prepackaged diaper changing kit which is compact and convenient to carry and use and which is capable of being both dispensed from conventional vending machines, as well as being displayed on shelves and sold in conventional retail establishments.
Having the necessary items to change a newborn or infant""s diaper, particularly when away from the home, is a recurring challenge for parents and others caring for newborns and infants. A diaper bag is often carried which includes supplies, such as a number of diapers, baby wipes, blankets and/or towels, as well as other items used in changing a newborn or infant""s diaper. Such diaper bags are


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Nena – OldSchool

New album – New Nena album Oldschool will be released on February 27. Ticketsfor spring ClubTour 2015 in Germany (Braunschweig, Frankfurt, Würtzburg, Stuttgart, Erfurt, Görlitz, Schwerin), Austria (Linz, Vienna) and Switzerland (Zürich) find here. More live shows to follow this autumn.

Midge Ure

New “Fragile” album: Ex-Ultravox frontman Midge Ure’s new album ‘Fragile’ was released few days ago – on July 4, 2014. You can listen to excerpts or download here on iTunes.

Holly Johnson

New single and album ‘Follow Your Heart’ is the first single from the forthcoming album named “Europa”. You can find it here on iTunes. New album of ex FGTH frontman is released on September 29, 2014.

Sabrina

New Single – Sabrina Salerno has just released (June, 24) new single “Colour me”. You can listen to– Three hour show features some of the biggest artists – Samantha Fox, Ricky Astley, 2 Unlimited, Twenty For Seven, David Hasselhoff, Vengaboys, DJ Sash! and Turbo B of Snap! 4th July – Slovakia, 18th July – Belgium, 22nd August – France, 29th August – Hungary, 19th September – Croatian, 17th October – Netherlands more info

Holly Johnson

Depeche Mode

DM catalogue reissued on vinyl The Depeche Mode catalogue has been reissued on 180 g audiophile vinyl. On May 27th, the final titles – Speak & Spell, Exciter, Playing The Angel and Sounds Of The Universe – in the series have been released. All titles are now available.depechemode.com

Alphaville

Live on Cibulafest – Slovakia – Forever young synthpop legend is coming to Holíč. Alphaville live on Cibulafest in Holíč, Slovakia on July 24.


cibulafest.eu

Suzanne Vega

European Tour – Suzanne Vega’s european tour goes on. Before her shows in the United Stated and Canada you can see and hear Suzanne live also in Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Austria and Italy. Upcoming shows dates on Suzanne Vega’s official website.

Modern Talking, Samantha and Sandra | Tuuri

Tuuri Dance Party Modern Talking, Samantha Fox, Sabrina, Dr. Alban and Culture Beat with Tania Evans live on July 11 in Tuuri, Finland. Find tickets here

Lisa Stansfield

European Tour – Lisa Stansfield’s european tour will continue after summer break. After live concerts in the UK in September you can see Lisa’s shows during autumn 2014 also in Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and in Warsaw, Poland. Upcoming shows dates on Lisa Stansfield’s official website.

Thomas Anders

Live show of Thomas Anders & Modern TalkingBand in Sopot, Poland has been rescheduled to July 19th 2014. Remaining tickets here

Level 42

Lessons in Love live – Autumn 2014 concert dates were announced by Level 42 band. See them live in the UK, Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Find upcoming shows dates on level42.com

Retro Futura

Erasure

New Album this year – Keenly awaited Erasure’s new album “The Violet Flame” will be released in September 2014. Official site

Bad Boys Blue

New album – Bad Boys Blue band is working on brand new album that will be out this year. It will include brand new tracks + extra bonus – “You’re A Woman 2014”

Europe

European Tour – Europe band has announced their return to stage: Find tour dates of concerts in Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Wales, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Belgium, Finland and


Norway on europetheband.com

Kim Wilde

European Tour – Do you want to see Kim Wilde live? This summer in Germany, UK, Portugal, Nehterlands and Belgium. More info – kimwilde.com

Alphaville

30th anniversary celebration of the legend Paris, Divan du Monde, 27 September 2014 – Alphaville will present an exclusive selection of tracks on stage, including some tracks chosen by their fans beforehand. Join the aftershow party together with the band and crew. In order to have an intensive contact to the fans and to keep the event familiar, tickets are restricted. More info – alphaville.info

The Bangles

See The Bangles live! – The Bangles have announced upcoming summer concert dates including Chicago, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Unfortunately no concert in Europe. More info – thebangles.com

Summer Festival

Billy Idol

European Summer Tour 2014 – Still noof catalytic converters and is now removed from both petrol and diesel during the refining process.

Hydrocarbons (HC) – HCs are emitted from vehicle exhausts as unburnt fuel and also through evaporation from the fuel tank, from the nozzle when you fill up and also at stages through the fuel supply chain. They react with NOx in sunlight to produce photochemical oxidants (including ozone), which irritate the eyes and throat.

Benzene (C6H6) – naturally occurring in small quantities (less than 2%) in petrol and diesel, Benzene is emitted from vehicle exhausts as unburnt fuel and also through evaporation from the fuel system although modern fuel systems are sealed and have carbon canisters to hold the vapours. Benzene is toxic and carcinogenic. Long-term exposure has been linked with leukaemia.

Lead (Pb) –


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Idling – What’s the harm?

The practice of vehicle idling, results in high running costs and air pollution levels for drivers.
If each one of the estimated 80,000 cars on the road in Central Scotland idled for just 10
minutes a week, a staggering 416,000 litres of petrol could be wasted each year!
Did you know?
1. 10 seconds of engine idling uses more fuel than restarting (California Energy
Commission).
2. 62% of people with asthma say that traffic fumes stop them in their tracks (Asthma UK).
3. Vehicle Idling wastes money
4. In 2005 air pollution contributed to 650 deaths per million people in the UK (3000 in
London alone) (European Environment Agency).
5. In UK, air pollution is responsible for a loss of approximately six months of life
expectancy (Health Protection Scotland).
6. Air pollution isof the market has been reached,” he said.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers estimates at least 44,000 direct jobs have been lost in the oil and gas industry since the downturn started in 2014.

The Hays survey also found many energy company heads fear recovery will be made more difficult because skilled oilfield workers are leaving Alberta to find jobs in other provinces, with the biggest competition for labour coming from British Columbia and Ontario.

In a separate report, Calgary-based AltaCorp Capital Inc. said Alberta energy companies are opting to cut staff, not wages, as they struggle to rein in costs in view of lower commodity prices.

It said Alberta oil and gas companies have eliminated about 29 per cent of their staff over the past two years but remaining resource


There as something about Riker in the first season, like he just might push Picard out the airlock.

DS9: Sisko just came off as a ass. Continuation of Worf being best. The relationship between Odo and Kira was nice.

VOY: Kes in the begining, I felt she was a strong presense on board. Later Seven, like Data she grew and changed. I see Janeway as someone who was experiencing psychological problems from the stress she was under, this accounts for her inconsistency.

ENT: For me ENT was always about Tucker and T'Pol. Their relationship and watching it grow - that was the A story, that weeks episode was the B story. I don't dislike Archer as much as some, in my eyes he's suppost to be incompetent, viewed as that viewpointnot nearly as sexy as the marketing people seemed to think she was. Give me Hoshi any day.)

TOS: Yeah Kirk is my favorite, though Spock is often very close. Admittedly, some of this the typical guy thing of "this guy gets all the women, carries himself with poise, is smart AND has a swagger about him?! Can I have what he's drinking?"

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You see, that's the difference between the male and female response to the character of Jim Kirk. See the scene between Jadzia and Sisko in Trials and Tribble-ations, that said it all. Men are usually like: "Ooh, he gets all the women, he is a god, I want to be like him!" and most of the women are like: "Kirk? Who? Ah, the guy with


they were the most connected to the show's themes and storylines and therefore got to be central to the proceedings and carry the storylines much more often than O'Brien, Jadzia or Bashir. I think that by emphasizing the "ensamble show" aspect of DS9, people are really saying that supporting characters on the show - including those with recurring guest star billing - got more development and depth than some of the supporting characters (including those that were billed as regulars, members of the main cast) got in other shows.

Worf! He's always getting the short end of the stick, and someone is always getting one over on him, you got to feel sorry for a guy movitated by honor always getting screwed. He didn't really come into his ownfor power, most importantly military power, and they must balance power against actual or potential rivals. In these terms, liberalism has a decidedly subordinate status in realist policy. Morgenthau bluntly states: “Realism maintains that universal moral principles cannot be applied to the actions of states in their abstract and universal formulation.”

This is where Yan is coming from. When he analyzes liberalism, he does so from a power politics vantage: ideas can be useful in bolstering the power of leading states. For realists, liberalism, which informed the creation of post-World War II institutions such as the United Nations and International Monetary Fund, has served the interests of the US, underwriting global hegemony. Yan observes, however, that US world power is now in decline and, concomitantly, the appeal of liberal


MAVEN Status Update: July 31, 2014

MAVEN continues on a smooth journey to Mars. All spacecraft and instrument systems are operating nominally. This month was a busy time for spacecraft operations. We performed a series of tests on the Electra telecom relay package, some of the Particles & Fields instruments from the University of California-Berkeley, the mass spectrometer from the Goddard Space Flight Center, and the spacecraft star trackers. The team also did a second round of magnetometer calibrations. The Goddard-built magnetometers are located at the tips of the spacecraft solar arrays. The calibration was conducted by rolling the spacecraft, using thrusters, about the three spacecraft axes.

We had scheduled a third Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3) for July 23rd. The first and second TCMs occurred in December 2013 and Februarypossible and in the safest condition during the critical event on September 21st.

We had a significant technical review this month on our readiness for the Mars Orbit Insertion event in September and the Comet Siding Spring encounter in October. The review team included independent technical experts from the Goddard Space Flight Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, and other external aerospace consultants. The review went very well.

Speaking of Comet Siding Spring, the team has made final decisions on how we are going to operate the spacecraft during the comet’s closest approach. With safety as the highest priority, the plan is to take exciting science data of the comet and Mars’ atmospheric response a couple days before and after the comet’s closest approach on October 19th. On October


The tech industry's virtual reality leaders have banded together to form a super group capable of promoting the technology and its benefits to consumers and lawmakers. The new group is made up of Google, Facebook's Oculus, Samsung, Sony, HTC, and Acer.

The Global Virtual Reality Association, as it is formally called, "will develop and share best practices for industry and foster dialog between public and private stakeholders around the world."

"VR has the potential to be the next great computing platform, improving sectors ranging from education to health care, and contribute significantly to the global economy," the group said in a statement Wednesday.

Over the years, the tech industry has increased its lobbying presence in Washington, D.C., with groups such as this one. Often these groups fight against laws that couldprotects the tissue from sunburn as the animals lift their heads into the top branches of trees to forage for leaves. In humans, synthesis of melanin increases upon exposure to sunlight and produces tanning. Extensions of melanophores reach into the epidermis where they inject their pigments into developing hair cells. In a few cases, such as the bright ischial callosities of baboons, pigmented patches of skin are used as visual signals. The blue and red coloration on the scrotum and perineal region of male vervets (Chlorocebus aethiops) is used in dominance displays.

From: Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology by George A. Feldhamer, Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H. Vessey and Joseph F. Merritt (2007) p 97 The Johns Hopkins University Press; 3rd edition edition


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Spamalot – Swedish singing waitress wins role in London production

A singing waitress from Sweden has won the role of “the Lady of the Lake” in the London production of Spamalot.

On Saturday 2nd February, in the live final of the Swedish reality TV seriesWest End Star, Nina Söderquist went head-to-head with cruise ship entertainer Linda Holmgren and triumphed by taking over 59 percent of the public vote.

She will join the London cast from Monday 11th February 2008, taking over from Broadway Star Marin Mazzie.

The 35-year-old from Hälsingland, Sweden has performed with bands including Toto and the BeeGees and is also a lieutenant in the Swedish army. During the reality TV competition, she sang winning renditions of show tunes “With One Look” from Sunset Boulevard and “Tonight” from West SideStory as well as the “Diva’s Lament” from Spamalot.

Commenting on her victory, Söderquist said: “I am so happy to have won West End Star … Before I entered West End Star, I had never sung a song from a musical. I had only ever seen one musical my life – Cats as a teenager on a school trip to London.”

Over a 1,000 women took part in open auditions during September and October last year in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo. Over the past few weeks, the five finalists have been rehearsing in London at the Palace Theatre with the cast and crew of Spamalot, while returning to Sweden once each week to face the judges and the viewing public in a live TV sing-off.Spamalot – sets musical theatre back


a thousand years!

A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is the new musical directed by oscar winning Mike Nichols, with a book by the third tallest Python, Eric Idle, and an almost but not entirely new score by Eric Idle (No relation) and John du Prez.

Retelling the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and featuring a number of gratuitously scantily clad showgirls, not to mention the cows, killer rabbits and French people.

Please note that Spamalot may be ‘inappropriate for children aged eight years old or under’.Find The Emoji

Find The Emoji was born 85775 days ago in
Japanese
Emoji. He created several important buildings in his hometown as an
architect. Find The Emoji was later a personal employee of the stingy husband of
Quell Queen. Besides Find The Emoji was also responsible for the architecture of
the newer linguistic schools of After Adverb. He was born according to urban
archive with his parents and also had to grow up with them. Find The Emoji
belonged to the best architects of his time. In his leisure he learnt as well as
other his contemporaries the Circus Language.

Biography

Find The Emoji had to be operated after his
birth on the right skull. His birth was a real miracle. Finally, his parents
were already older than 21900 days old. When Find The Emoji was 1466 days old,
died his


father. His mother had Saturn's roots. He had to help to his mother at
the work on the cucumber field. For an education Find The Emoji had to exchange
his worker. Thus he cleaned shoes to the headmaster and the teachers. Thus he
could enroll in the primary school.
Moreover, he had to be able to bake honey cake at the age of 2199 days. Finally,
this was an important requirement for an education in the primary school for
him. Find The Emoji belonged by the widowhood of his mother to the lowest social
layer. That's why he with his mother hardly had rights. At school the small boy
liked mostly geometry. He drew regularly geometrical figures in his spare time.
At the age of 5475 days Find The Emoji applied for a study of the architecture.
Afterthe check of his documents and the origin of his mother his admission
because of discrimination was rejected. That's why his mother used her contacts
with her home planet. She contacted the Saturn's diplomats. After some time
several Saturn aliens came to the university for architecture in Japanese Emoji.
They kidnapped the uppermost rector to Saturn. There the rector was hit at least
222 times on his face. In the meantime, tried Find The Emoji to apply once more
for a study place.
This time he received from the deputy also a refusal. After this event the
previous history recurred. The deputy was kidnapped to Saturn within 2 days.
There all teeth were hit to him away. The new rector accepted Find The Emoji for
the study. During his education in the architect Find The Emoji had to


make for
the rector several samples of work. Thus he worked for the new rector. When he
was 7300 days, Find The Emoji might take part in the opening of the first
building.
It concerned a building which was built after the provided plan by Find The
Emoji. At that time were invited the whole celebrities of Japanese Emoji. Among
them the stingy golden processing factory owner and After Adverb were. Find The
Emoji was very proud of his first project within the scope of his study. On
account of his success the whole elite knew the young architecture student. The
elite of Japanese Emoji took down his name in their notes.
Under the heading: Young architect
Find The Emoji started to receive several orders from the elite of the town.
Because he was still in the study, he wasbound according to the study contract
to the university. Therefore he could make himself not independent. The rector
wanted to use the fame of Find The Emoji for the profit increase. Thus Find The
Emoji might work only for his university.
At the age of 7676 days he experienced a big shock. His mother died.
That's why Saturn aliens sent the arrested rectors of the university from the
Saturn back to Japanese Emoji. During the memorial service Find The Emoji found
out that the former rectors were again here. The former rector took over the
management of the university with his deputy. He perused the names of the
students. Among them he found the name "Find The Emoji". He checked the identity
of every student. Thus he decided to exclude all students with Saturn's roots
from the study.
Thus he


applied for the kidnapping of all students with Saturn's roots. The
rector, who admitted Find The Emoji in the study, was angry very much. He
decided to contact all dismissed students. Together with other students the
present rector organised a boycott against the management of the university.
Find The Emoji, however, was of use his chance. He understood his engaged
contract with the university as expired. Thus Find The Emoji took over all
orders independently. Finally, he could escape from the university. Find The
Emoji founded his own enterprise.
He started to search the names of the participants of the celebration in his
memory. Within the shortest time Find The Emoji received several orders of the
elite from Japanese Emoji. His former rector made friends with several Clowns
from the Circus Kingdom. He attacked together with other former studentsthe
house of the deputy. The raid failed. Many private policemen arrested this
group. Only the former rector remained free unnoticed. He had to work again as a
simple professor. In the meantime, Find The Emoji received a great order.
1095 days later the rector noticed that less and less orders were awarded for
architecture to the university. At this time realised Find The Emoji already
several projects of his customers. The rector decided to check exactly the
reason of the drop in sales. He went to the office for registered enterprises of
Japanese Emoji. There he looked for architecture enterprise. He found the name
"Find The Emoji". By this second he realised his mistake. He wanted to look for
legally binding documents in his favours. He ran in his office. There he looked
for different documents.
At the same


time there came the former rector, who accepted Find The Emoji to
the study. He asked the rector what he looked for. The rector answered this that
he needed documents about the former student called Find The Emoji. In addition
the professor said that the documents from his term of office were put into
archives as a rector in his house. The looking rector required from the
professor that he should urgently bring the documents. In addition the professor
said that he searched the documents still himself and brings. The former rector
tried to look for his former student Find The Emoji for this conversation.
He found the address of the architect's office. He came to his former student.
He said him that he owned a legally binding document. Moreover, he threatened
Find The Emoji with juridical consequences.He required a lot of ransom for this
document. Find The Emoji refused. He had a strong argument. Finally, he was
excluded from his study. Moreover, the former rector undertook nothing against
it in the last time.
The professor left disappointed his former student. At home the rector waited
for the professor. He asked for the document. After this event the professor
required a lot of money.
He argued his requirement with the fact that he was the only rector, who
accepted Find The Emoji. However, this did not help. The rector shouted loudly:
Help. Then there came his bodyguards. They had to hit the professor. The former
rector became seriously injured. Everywhere then bodyguards looked for the
document. After this event the professor decided to attack the rector together
with the other students with Saturn's roots. They organised together.


This time
the professor threatened his student Find The Emoji quite differently. This time
he wanted only that the former student helped him in the fight against the
rector.
Moreover, there came several his former fellow students for help to the
professor. Thus felt Find The Emoji to take part constrainedly. Find The Emoji
and his earlier rector with the costudents dug near the university a pit. When
the rector from the university came, he was hard hit by several furious
ex-students. Then they threw him in the pit. On this day his deputy also died of
an overdose of yellow milk. Find The Emoji remembered during this time more and
more how he could destroy the signed document. At this time the rector was got
from the pit again.
Then the discriminated ex-students hit him several times, until helost his
consciousness. Then the rector who dismissed all students with Saturn's roots
from the study died.
After this event the professor took over the university. About that his former
student Find The Emoji also got to know. He feared that his former rector could
sue him for all present salaries. The rector wanted to strengthen his position.
Thus all ex-students were resumed. The rector also went to Find The Emoji. He
tried to persuade him of the return. This would mean for Find The Emoji
practically the return to the dependence.
He did not want this. The rector threatened over and over again that his claims
were juridical valid in all earned profits of Find The Emoji. The more the
rector threatened his former student, the more headaches he got. Find The Emoji
felt from his former rector more


and more threatened. That's why he also decided
to use his fame for other business divisions. Thus Find The Emoji worked on a
game in his spare time. He also read many books over the country of Emoji. Thus
he made a game. In this game Emojis had to recognise a known face.
There one also had to find the name of Emoji. On account of his big interest in
the geometry Find The Emoji could find another hobby for himself with this game.
Moreover, the game was bought by many Emojis. For this game Find The Emoji
founded a new enterprise. Thus he worked much more motivated for his second
enterprise. His former rector tried to sue his former student for breach of
contract. One day the rector wanted to go to a lawyer. However, henoticed that
the valuable document was not at his confidential place.
He was shocked very much. In the meantime, a former costudent of Find The Emoji
stole the document. He did this when the rector was at the work. The costudent
wanted to go to Find The Emoji with this document. He was shortly before the
architect's office of his successful costudent. Suddenly he suffered a heart
attack. He passed away immediately. Later there came Find The Emoji from his
office. He found the dead costudent. He was shocked. He tried ones to look which
documents his costudent had, besides. Find The Emoji found only the searched
document. He was completely surprised.
He understood that the dead wanted to blackmail him. Find The Emoji wanted to
burn the document. But he decided to put it into archives. He dug


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Health officials say at least 67 cases of mumps have been tied to Temple University, the most cases in the city since 2011.

Testing confirmed that 12 people contracted the disease and 55 others are considered probable cases, a spokesman for the Philadelphia Department of Health said Monday. The tally of cases jumped significantly in the past week. A count last Tuesday sat at 54.

Earlier this month the Department of Public Health for Philadelphia cited that waning effectiveness of the mumps vaccination may have contributed to the outbreak. At the time they did not point exclusively to unvaccinated people as the direct cause of the outbreak, but amid growing concerns the university changed itsglands on the side of the face. Many who are infected may not know, as symptoms typically appear 16 to 18 days after exposure.

Last month, Temple University Student Health Services issued a statement to its community members cautioning that they be aware of the symptoms and to take steps to keep themselves and others healthy, after being notified that several Temple students have tested positive for mumps. Special attention was paid to students who were going on vacation for spring break.

Mumps is highly contagious, especially among people in crowded environments, and is spread through saliva and respiratory secretions, but the disease has been rare since widespread use of a vaccine introduced in the 1960s.

To avoid spreading the disease people are advised to:

Wash hands frequently

Use sleeve technique when covering


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As Damien Dufresne says himself: "I let my hands do the talking". His approach is totally new in that it's at the crossroads of makeup, body art, artistic direction and photography. The resulting complexity, technicality and beauty are impressive. Damien Dufresne, a make-up artist by profession for over 30 years, has always worked on images and has taken photographs of his face and body paintings for several years now. These ones in particular were shown in the Skin catalogue published by Assouline in 2014, which gained him international recognition. Accustomed to working with the most prestigious names in beauty, such as Amore Pacific, Intercos, Gamma Croma and L'Oréal, it progressively became apparent to him that photography would be a means to take things up a notch, tocollaboration, which continues, has become a friendship.</div>

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Build a digital clock in Wireworld by niemiro
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This is niemiro's only answer on PPCG so far, and claims to be their first Wireworld circuit too, but it is most definitely ambitious. The answer includes not only an animated GIF of the circuit in action but also a detailed breakdown of its construction.
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The only answer at present to a rather difficult question, and an excellent illustration of the importance of choosing the right language for the task.
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Juan Carlos Lomonaco

Juan Carlos Lomonaco (born 1969) is Music Director and Conductor of the Yucatan Symphony Orchestra, in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

The repertory and versatility of Lomonaco’s conducting covers diverse areas such as opera (Carmen, Traviata, Rigoletto, Boheme, Samson and Dalilah, Barber of Seville, Elixir of love) ballet (The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Onegin, Carmina Burana, Don Quixote), symphonic music, chamber music, and multimedia performances.

Many pre-eminent soloists have performed under his baton, such as, tenor Juan Diego Florez, Alexei Volodin, Erika Dobosiewicz, Vadim Brodsky, Jorge Federico Osorio, Carlos Prieto, tenor Fernando de la Mora, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, and the French multimedia group Art Zoyd, among others.

Education
Lomonaco graduated from The Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied orchestra conducting with Otto-Werner Muller. He also studied with Charles Bruck at The Pierre Monteux School,comprehensive health and wellness services through multiple hospitals, numerous general and specialty medical clinics, an all-inclusive retirement community, and more. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, the system holds market leadership in its served region, centered in the heart of an area known as the Ark-La-Tex, where the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas converge. The system's origins date to 1924 with the establishment of Tri-State Sanitarium, founded to address the healthcare needs of the burgeoning population of west Shreveport. Sold in 1929 to Drs. James Willis and Joseph Knighton, the establishment continued operations and, in 1952, it was renamed in honor of Drs. Willis and Knighton.

For the first several decades of its existence, the establishment played an important but relatively small role in delivering the region's healthcare. But in


staff members do at quality hotels. Among other things, they greet patients and their loved ones as they enter the hospital, ensure that they are directed properly to their given destinations within the establishment, and offer helpful assistance, as needed, with their goal being to foster customer service and support at every possible opportunity. Patient representatives serve as the gateway to value-added services provided through Willis-Knighton Health System's Good Samaritan program, circulating as needed throughout assigned institutions. They offer far more than that provided by the typical customer service agents that are now fairly common in healthcare institutions, as the following examples illustrate.A patient admitted to Willis-Knighton Medical Center through the hospital's emergency department left her home rather hurriedly as a result of her emergent medical condition, preventingher from attending to things before leaving, with the most concerning one being arranging for the care of her kittens. She very obviously was worried about them and she communicated her concerns to Willis-Knighton Health System's patient representative. Shortly thereafter, the patient representative departed the institution and visited the patient's household where she fed the kittens and arranged for a neighbor to care for them until the patient was released from the hospital. On learning that her kittens were fed and in good hands, the patient was highly relieved and was able to concentrate fully on her recovery \[[@CR13]\].A patient admitted to WK Pierremont Health Center refused to eat any of the food presented before her at the hospital. Despite a wide range of efforts, staff members were


unable to convince the patient to eat, something that was especially important for restoration of health and eventual release from the hospital. Willis-Knighton Health System's patient representative met with the patient and learned that she liked a dish served at a particular restaurant in town located a short distance from the hospital. After checking with the attending physician to ensure that consuming such a meal would not cause any negative health effects, Willis-Knighton Health System's patient representative visited the restaurant and ordered the favorite dish, requesting it as a carry-out order. On return to the hospital and presentation of the order, the patient eagerly and happily consumed the meal, setting the stage for her recovery and discharge from care.A patient, accompanied by her husband, was admitted to Willis-KnightonMedical Center with failing health, necessitating intensive care and treatment. Her meals were supplied as part of her admission; her husband's meals, of course, were not. Being away from home in another city, options were limited due to the couple's poverty; they had no money for food. On learning of this, Willis-Knighton Health System's patient representative consulted with the hospital's administrator and arranged for the patient's husband to receive meals free of charge from the hospital's cafeteria, greatly relieving his stress and permitting him to focus fully on his wife's care and treatment.On Willis-Knighton Health System's establishment of an indigent clinic in one of Shreveport's poverty-stricken neighborhoods, staff members were perplexed as to why more members of the community were not scheduling appointments to receive the free medical


master's degree in hospital administration from Washington University School of Medicine, and an honorary doctorate of science and humane letters from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He is the author of *Breadcrumbs to Cheesecake*, a book which chronicles the history of Willis-Knighton Health System.

JLF Jr. is Chair of the James K. Elrod Department of Health Administration, James K. Elrod Professor of Health Administration, and Professor of Marketing in the School of Business at LSU Shreveport where he teaches a variety of courses in both health administration and marketing. He holds a BBA in marketing from the University of Mississippi; an MBA from Mississippi College; a PhD in public administration and public policy, with concentrations in health administration, human resource management, and organization theory, from Auburn University; and aStrike, TAAC-NE assist ANSF during Afghan Runoff Elections

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Thompson (right), the deputy commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, listens to a peer while advising his counterpart with the 201st corps Afghan National Army at Forward...

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Thompson (right), the deputy commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, listens to a peer while advising his counterpart with the 201st corps Afghan National Army at Forward...

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Thompson (right), the deputy commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, listens to a peer while advising his counterpart with the 201st corps Afghan National Army at Forward...

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Lt.


Col. Travis Thompson (right), the deputy commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, listens to a peer while advising his counterpart with the 201st corps Afghan National Army at Forward...

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- In April, there were eight candidates vying to become Afghanistan's next president; in June there were two. In as many months as there are candidates from the last election, the Afghans went to the voting booths to decide who will become their country's next top official.

Leaders with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and the commander of Train Advise and Assist Command-Northeast assisted their counterparts with the Afghan National Security Forces as they executed their plans to ensure a safe and secure runoff election day process for voters June 14, 2014, atthe Operational Coordination Center- Regional, Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan bases its elections off the French model, in which a candidate has to obtain 50 percent of the vote to win the election. The top two candidates from the April 5th election, Abdullah Abdullah and Arshaf Ghani, vied for the presidency during the runoff.

"In the case of the runoff election, the ANSF improved due the fact that they had the previous election to use as a training run," said U.S. Army Maj. Benjamin Flanagan, the Civil Affairs officer with 2nd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., and native of Hope Mills, N.C. "They were able to provide better security; they had a plan in place to supply additional ballots to polling centers that ran low or ran out."

Flanagan


here in 2011-2012. This is an entirely different Afghan Army."

Maj. Gen. Mohammed Zaman Wazeri, the commander of the 201st Corps Afghan National Army, said that he was confident in the capabilities of his ANA soldiers because of their experience from the previous election.
"Fortunately, all the security team members of the ANSF -- everyone was well prepared," Wazeri said.

Results from the presidential runoff election are due out July 22, 2014.From: Stephen A. McNallen [Email him]

The old Nordic deities, through their followers, have been fighting Muslims since the first deployment of US troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. An estimated several hundred followers of the Asatru faith have seen service there, and others are now serving as military contractors in the area. The VA has authorized "Thor's hammer" as a symbol on the gravestones of Asatru veterans, and the organization I founded has its own "Asatru Military Program."

These men and women follow in the footsteps of Holger Danske (and presumably at least some of the Scandinavian mercenaries who defended the Byzantine Empire against Saracens). Fighting in the Middle East is not quite the same as street fighting in Copenhagen, but it does take the fight to at least part


Lamar and SZA.

Aside from these new bangers, many festival lineups of 2018 were also announced, sending music lovers into a frenzy. The surprise release of the 8th annual Governors Ball Music Festival lineup offered New Yorkers a reason to truly celebrate the start of 2018 with a motley crew of headliners including Eminem, Jack White, Travis Scott and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The biggest coup was the reunion of punk band The Gaslight Anthem in honor of the tenth anniversary of their album The ’59 Sound. Halsey, Khalid, LANY, Billie Eilish and plenty more round out the lineup, while one name is mysteriously blocked out. This year’s Gov Ball is set for June 1 – 3.

Meanwhile, West Coast music lovers rejoiced with the confirmation that Queen Bey wouldconfused or depressed patients and their families.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and a worldwide symbol of kindness, will celebrate his 82nd birthday in the Indian region of Ladakh on Thursday. The Tibetan community in Ladakh and the Ladakh Buddhist Association are hosting a long-life offering ceremony for him.

Tibetan Buddhists regard the Dalai Lama as a manifestation of Chenrezi (Avalokiteshvara), the bodhisattva of compassion. Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama. Born in 1935 in the northeastern province of Amdo, he was recognized as an incarnation of the previous Dalai Lama when he was 2 years old. In 1959, he escaped the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and has since resided in Dharamsala, India, the site of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.Samba header denies Rangers

15 October 2011 05:16

Rangers came into the match on the back of a 6-0 defeat at near neighbours Fulham but responded well, dominating the majority of the first period.

QPR's early momentum paid dividends as they took the lead in the 16th minute through Heidar Helguson's deft cross-shot.

The striker's goal was the west Londoners' first at Loftus Road this season, but their joy was short-lived as Samba latched on to Jason Lowe's corner to put Kean's side level.

Both sides wasted chances to win the match in the second half, with results elsewhere putting Blackburn bottom of the league despite ending a two-match losing streak.

Jamie Mackie was named in the QPR starting line-up for the first time since suffering a double leg break against the same opponents.


The 26-year-old was injured in a collision with Gael Givet in an FA Cup tie in January.

Mackie was one of three changes made by manager Neil Warnock, with Helguson and Armand Traore also included in the side.

Blackburn made three changes to the side that lost 4-0 to Manchester City, drafting in Jason Roberts, Michel Salgado and Martin Olsson.

QPR pressed from the off and, after Helguson came close to connecting with Traore's left-wing cross, Alejandro Faurlin blazed a long-range drive over.

Blackburn had a chance of their own at the other end in the 13th minute when Anton Ferdinand shinned an Olsson cross just over, before QPR broke the deadlock three minutes later.

After Helguson saw a header accidentally blocked by Rangers skipper Joey Barton, the 34-year-old coolly chipped over across from the right that snuck in at the back post.

QPR came close to doubling their lead moments later when Barton's driven ball almost found an unmarked Helguson.

However, the tide began to turn soon afterwards and, after Olsson saw a free-kick hit the wall, Rovers levelled eight minutes after falling behind.

While struggling to dominate possession, Blackburn looked dangerous from set-pieces and equalised when Samba headed home Lowe's corner.

The Rovers skipper was back marshalling the defence shortly after as QPR went on the attack once more, with Shaun Wright-Phillips coming close with a fizzing 25-yard effort.

At the other end, an Olsson cross almost picked out Junior Hoilett, who then had a shot cleared off the line by Ferdinand after jinking past Shaun Derry and Barton.

Neither side managed to get


a foothold on play in the opening 10 minutes of the second period, with the only moment of note a booking for Blackburn's Steven Nzonzi.

Fitz Hall produced a superb block to thwart a run by the ever-impressive Olsson as the match began to liven up once again, with most of the play in the Rovers half.

Blackburn looked content to counter-attack and allowed QPR to boss possession, although they struggled to eke out any chances.

Wright-Phillips and Traore were booked as frustrations got the better of QPR, who replaced Mackie with talisman Adel Taarabt shortly afterwards.

The Hoops looked lively after the Morocco international's introduction, although he was guilty of a heinous miss on his 100th league appearance for the club.

Wright-Phillips headed Taarabt through on goal but he somehow managed toOn Friday, Oct. 9, in the UH Maui College Library, a time capsule was opened that had been locked away for 25 years. A group of students and faculty members watched as Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs David Grooms and Ellen Peterson, an assistant professor and Phi Theta Kappa adviser, opened the school vault to see what had been left inside.

“This is a great moment in history for all of us,” Peterson said.

The items within the vault were mostly historical artifacts from the school itself, not souvenirs from the time period. The items were kept in various manila folders, which seemed to be from a different department from the school. There were many documents and pictures, newspaper articles and a few T-shirts from past campus events. There were


In the photo were seen comedian Kim Won Hyo's me2Day photo along with Ailee's own twitter self-photo.

Ailee's currently on a diet where she's only allowed to eat broccoli and cherry tomatoes. Seeing Ailee's face in both of the photos showed her hard efforts have paid off. In the photo of Ailee and Kim Won Hyo, Ailee's face is maybe half the size of Kim Won Hyo's.

Viewers commented, "Ailee got the full effect of the diet. I'm really jealous," "After her major weight loss, she got prettier," and, "I should go on a diet, too."on March 2.

The calendar shows that LePage traveled from Presque Isle to Washington and back to Maine in a 24-hour period so he could appear at a White House news conference where Trump announced plans to review dozens of national monuments, including Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

The monument landed on the review list largely because of LePage’s vocal opposition to the project and his lobbying of the Trump administration to reverse or change the designation.

Only days later, LePage returned again to Washington, where he apparently checked into the Trump hotel along with the state police officers assigned to protect him.

The Trump Organization, now run by the president’s two sons, owns and manages the newly opened hotel in the Old Post Office Building under a federal lease


arranged long before last November’s election. While the U.S. General Services Administration has said the hotel does not present a conflict of interest for the president, Trump’s many critics view the hotel as a symbol of the tangled web of business and government interests surrounding the billionaire’s presidency. Reports that diplomats and some businesses are staying at the hotel in hopes of currying favor with the Trump family have only added fuel to those perceptions and suspicions.

LePage’s schedule shows that he met with two members of Congress during that trip – Republican Reps. Mark Meadows of North Carolina and Jim Jordan of Ohio – to discuss health care and Medicaid reform. At the time, House Republican leaders were tweaking their controversial Affordable Care Act replacement bill in hopesWe didn't have an address for Sol Food, but considering the excellent reviews on Trip Advisor we decided to just drive around Westpunt until we found it. Just across from Jaanchi's on the main road, we took a turn and saw their sign leading us to the green house on the cliff.

We were so happy that we finally found a restaurant on our list and it was open! We were greeted by the owner Sunshine, who was talkative and friendly. We saw her husband in the kitchen, busy grilling. She led us out to the covered patio overlooking the tree-tops and the bay and Playa Grandi. We found out they are from New Hampshire (and she originally from Massachussetts) and started talking about New England and New York.


little nervous walking there late at night, over the bridge from Otrabunda. The walk behind the Plaza Hotel was a little desolate. But once we entered the arches into the water fort, we realized it was a water-side oasis of dimly lit restaurants, menus along the walkway, as you'd find in almost any waterfront tourist destination in the world.

Dal Toro is one of many restaurants situated along the walkway, with a restaurant inside, a tiki-bar showing the Knicks game on the flatscreen (complete with NY fans on the stools) and seating on the deck above the crashing waves. Once again, the menu was quite different from the one they showed us at the hotel. It was a typical, but seafood-heavy, Italian menu. We started with bruschetta, that wasPosted by: azreal

Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope 2.

We are back after a short holiday break with our first update of the new year. Today we are showing off a light bomber that saw action in the harsh environments of North Africa; the British Hawker Hardy!

The Hawker Hardy started life in the 1930s as the Hart; a small and nimble bi-plane that was used primarily as a light bomber by the RAF. The Hardy came to life later on in what was essentially a tropicalised, general purpose variant of the Hart. Combat sorties were mainly against forces in Italian-occupied areas of Africa, but the aircraft also saw action in several other countries with several other air forces. While the last official mission occurred in


them from the parliamentary party.

No 10 had hoped the threat of expulsion - and an election - would bring would-be rebels into line.

The longest-serving of the Tory rebels, ex-chancellor Ken Clarke, told BBC Newsnight he was still "a mainstream Conservative" but he didn't recognise his party any more.

The "knockabout character" of the prime minister had "the most right-wing cabinet a Conservative government has ever produced", he said.

Please upgrade your browser to view this interactive Did your MP vote in favour of allowing the government to suspend Parliament in order to secure Brexit on 30 October? Enter a postcode, or the name or constituency of your MP Seat vacant

The prime minister said the MPs' bill would "hand control" of Brexit negotiations to the EU and bring "more dither, moredelay, more confusion".

He told MPs he had no choice but to press ahead with efforts to call an October election, adding: "The people of this country will have to choose."

The result means the MPs will be able to take control of Commons business on Wednesday.

That will give them the chance to introduce a cross-party bill which would force the prime minister to ask for Brexit to be delayed until 31 January, unless MPs approve a new deal, or vote in favour of a no-deal exit, by 19 October.

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The BBC understands the government intends to hold an election on 15 October, two days before a crucial EU summit in Brussels.

To call an election under the


general election as soon as possible," he told the BBC.

The BBC's chief political correspondent, Vicki Young, said the government was framing the situation as the Labour leader trying to block Brexit, and that would be its argument going into a general election.

Could the Commons defeat be a benefit to PM?

It's hard to know where to start sometimes.

The pace and gravity of events in Westminster this week is both monumental and dizzying.

A prime minister has lost his wafer of a majority.

But some close to the prime minister believe that from this crisis comes an opportunity - to close the unfinished business of the referendum result in 2016, with the Tory party at last being the bearers of a crystal-clear message on Brexit.

It's a measure of how upside down thepolitical norms are - that the prime minister losing his first vote in office is considered by some of his allies as a benefit.

Read more from Laura

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said he was "delighted" that MPs had expressed a "very clear view" in favour of a law to block no deal.

"Boris Johnson and his government must respect the right of parliamentarians to represent the interests of their constituents," he said.

"Yes, there must be an election, but an election follows on from securing an extension to the [Brexit deadline]."


The Republican leader in the Iowa state Senate resigned Monday after a local political site posted a video of him passionately kissing a lobbyist at a Des Moines bar.

Sen. Bill Dix is married with three children.

The video posted by Iowa Starting Line was taken March 1 by patrons at Waveland Tap on University Avenue. The filmers, according to the political-news site, recognized Mr. Dix from, among other things, his involvement in a sexual-harassment scandal engulfing the Iowa legislature.

According to Iowa Starting Line, the woman in the video, whom it did not name, has been a registered lobbyist for two years.

This isn’t the first time Mr. Dix has gotten in hot water over women.

He fired Kirsten Anderson, communications director for the Iowa state Senate GOP caucus, “hours after sheGRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI - The jam band Twiddle will perform with Railroad Earth at Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater on Aug. 21 after moe. canceled its summer tour due to its lead singer's illness.

moe. canceled its tour last month after announcing singer Rob Derhak was diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer.

With roots at Vermont's Castleton State University, Twiddle began its touring career in 2005. The foursome has composed an eclectic catalog spanning three studio albums of originals, in addition to many live releases.

Led by front-man Todd Sheaffer, the six-man Railroad Earth has been together and performing its bluegrass-influenced rock since 2001.

Tickets for the concert are still available at $41 for members and $43 for non-members, according to garden officials. The concert is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at


component; (5) the Auditory_Only responses, in which participants responded only to the auditory component but not to the visual component; and (6) the "Missed" trials, in which no responses were recorded.

Procedure
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The experiment was conducted in a dimly lit and soundproof room. The visual target was presented on an LCD monitor. The auditory target was delivered via a loudspeaker that was positioned directly behind the LCD monitor to ensure that the auditory tone sounded like it was coming from the same central spatial position as the visual target. Participants were instructed to fixate at the central fixation cross throughout the experiment without moving their eyes and to detect the appearance of the target stimuli by pressing the pre-specified buttons. The mapping between the two response buttons and the auditoryis among the 25 poorest countries in the world. It is home to many ethnic groups; Barbara, Tuareg, Dogon, Songhai, Senufo and Fulani are the most prevalent. Over 90% of the population is Muslim with Suni Muslims in the majority. But what will be most familiar to Western readers is that Mali is the home of Timbuktu.

Even the name conjure up a vision of rich fabrics and the scent of incense and spices. Timbuktu was historically the trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and the center of Islamic culture. It was founded in 1100 BC on the southern edge of the Sahara as a seasonal camp by Tuareg nomads. The story is that it was named after an old woman who was left to oversee the camp


with the Taureg roamed the Sahara.

By the 14th century, Timbuktu was flourishing. It was captured in 1591 by Morocco after which the city declined. Europeans arrive to the city in the early 19th center and it was captured by the French in 1894. The Republic of Mali achieved independence in 1960 (yet my schools still taught it as the Sudanese Republic, what’s up with that?). Today Timbuktu is impoverished like the rest of Mali, but many groups have worked to save and restore its landmarks. It is home to 3 of the oldest mosques in Western Africa and they are amazing structures.

For the last 20 years, political unrest and tension has been rampant in Mali. Violence, coups, refugees fleeing the northern part of the country, all of theseand more have exacerbated the economic plight of Mali.

Culturally, Malians have a rich history. Music is central and essential. From 2001-2012 Malians hosted an annual Festival in the Desert music festival. Showcasing Tuareg music and music from around the world, it was a major draw to the area. Unfortunately security concerns have kept the festival from Mali for the last six years.

Food is, of course, important because of the scarcity and poverty in the country (although Mali is approximately twice the size of Texas, only 2% of the land is arable). But it is also important culturally. Because Mali was historically a trading center, the flavors of Mali are diverse and pull from many regional cuisines. Grains are critical in the Malian diet and maasa is a gluten


of cylinders that create struck-by hazards and several electrical deficiencies.

"This injury could have been prevented if the employer implemented OSHA standards for lockout/tagout procedures," said Bill Fulcher, director of OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office. "Management knew what the standard is and failed to make the required change to protect its workers."

The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and proposed penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The site was inspected by staff from OSHA's Area Office, 2183 Northlake Parkway, Building 7, Suite 110, Tucker, Ga. 30084; telephone 770-493-6644. To report workplace accidents, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (321-6742).

Under theNJ Devils scuffle their way past NY Islanders, 4-2, to close out preseason

Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Devils player David Clarkson lands a punch to the face of Brendan Witt of the New York Islanders in the second period Tuesday night's preseason game at the Prudential Center.The Devils won four out of five games in this preseason, but they still haven't won over new head coach Jacques Lemaire, who harped about the team's inconsistency again after a 4-2 victory against the New York Islanders Tuesday night.

"Two good shifts, two bad shifts," Lemaire said afterward. "One good shift, one bad shift. The thing that is happening is that we don't have five guys working together. That is why we don't have that consistency."

Zach Parise and Travis Zajac each tallied a


Tej Pratap leaves for Delhi after visiting Mathura: Sources

New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday left for Delhi from Mathura after visiting Vrindavan and Radhakund, sources close to the former Bihar minister said.

Yadav told a regional news channel earlier on Friday that he would not return home till his family backed his decision to divorce his wife Aishwarya Rai.

Rai is daughter of RJD MLA Chandrika Rai and grandchild of former Bihar chief minister Daroga Prasad Rai. They got married on May 12.

During the telephonic conversation with the channel, Yadav had said that he was in Haridwar.

However, the sources told PTI-Bhasha that he has spent the past two days in Mathura.

The RJD leader was last seen in Bodh Gaya on November3 where he had checked-in to a hotel after meeting his ailing father at a hospital in Ranchi.

The sources said Yadav performed Govardhan Puja in Vrindavan and circumambulation of the Giriraj hillock in Govardhan town.

Yadav did not talk to media in Vrindavan, Radhakund or Govardhan, but he allowed people to take photographs.

The sources said Yadav left for Delhi to celebrate his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav's birthday.


Laws such as the controversial SB1070 have made Phoenix, Arizona the epicenter of the national immigration debate. The Border, is a look at the illegal immigration issue from the eyes of six teens living in the Valley of the Sun. Students interview various key players in the debate including America's Toughest Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, and others in the search of answers to this question. The film offers a unique unbiased point-of-view from the eyes of teenagers in an unbiased analysis of the issue.
Rated .Salzburg, where he acquired a reputation as a civic activist, advocating for the improvement of the city's landmarks and publishing a book on one preservationist's work, wrote generally positive art reviews, and worked as chief publicity agent for the Salzburg Festival. He spoke Austrian dialect and became known as a networker. People whom he met at this time and before and who later helped him in his career included Hermann Göring (Mühlmann was friends with his sisters, who lived in the Salzburg area, and there is a story, which he denied, that he helped Göring to escape from Germany after the failure of the Beerhall Putsch in Munich in 1923) and Arthur Seyss-Inquart.

The Austrian Nazi Party was banned in July 1934 after the murder of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss,


His widow had his body returned to Salzburg for burial.

Private life
In 1932, Mühlmann married Leopoldine "Poldi" Wojtek (also called Woytek), a successful Salzburg artist. Her father, Josef Wojtek, was a building official in the city until 1938. He divorced her in 1941 and the following year, with Himmler's permission, married his mistress, Hilde Ziegler. He had four children. As a fugitive in Bavaria after the war, he reportedly had several romantic relationships, including with Leni Riefenstahl.

Assessment
Mühlmann was one of the most successful art thieves of Nazism. He was described in 1946 as "the most implacable Nazi in the group of looters held for American interrogation during the summer [of] 1945." and Jonathan Petropoulos, an art historian specialising in Nazi plundering, has called him "arguably the single most prodigiousRingo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press

The vehicle former NBA player and coach Derek Fisher wrecked early Sunday morning as part of a suspected DUI was reportedly registered to Golden State Warriors forward Matt Barnes, TMZ Sports revealed Thursday.

According to TMZ Sports, Fisher is dating Barnes' ex-wife Gloria Govan, and Barnes reportedly gave Govan the 2015 Cadillac Escalade "for the kids."

Per the Los Angeles Daily News, Fisher flipped the SUV after hitting a guardrail. Fisher was then arrested on suspicion of DUI after police learned he had been drinking.

Both Fisher and Govan were uninjured in the accident.

In October 2015, it was reported that Barnes and Fisher were in an altercation over Fisher dating his ex-wife, according to TMZ Sports.

Fisher and Barnes were teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2010-11


Blackburn Rovers wish to announce that manager Owen Coyle has left his role at Ewood Park by mutual agreement.

Assistant manager Sandy Stewart, first team coach John Henry and goalkeeping coach Phil Hughes have also left the club.

The decision has been taken in order to give the club the best possible chance of climbing to a position of safety in the Championship in the remaining 15 games, which starts with the big trip to Burton Albion on Friday night.

The club would like to place on record its thanks to Owen and his staff for all their efforts this season and we wish them well for the future.

The search for a new manager will begin with immediate effect.

No further comments will be made at this stage.Stéphane Matteau

Stéphane Matteau (born September 2, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played over 800 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted in the second round, 25th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career
As a member of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team, Matteau scored two overtime goals in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils, including one that ended the series and became an iconic goal in Rangers lore. His first overtime goal ended Game 3 at 6:13 of the second overtime in New Jersey giving the Rangers a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 series lead.

His second goal came at 4:24 of the second overtime of Game 7


a knee replacement – a common procedure for Americans over 50. Private health insurers negotiate separate prices for those operations with every hospital in their network. That’s different from Medicare, which sets relatively standard rates for knee replacements around the country, with only slight adjustments for local conditions. The prices paid by private insurers vary widely. The least costly price in the study for the simplest type of knee replacement was only about $3,400. The most expensive one was about $55,800.

The wide ranges of price occurs not just in different places, but often within the same community. The researchers examined prices at hospitals in the area and found the surgery can cost insurance companies as little as about or as much as about , depending on the hospitalForce make it six in a row against Highlanders

The Western Force secured their first back to back victories in Super Rugby since April 2011 when they beat the Highlanders 29-31 in Dunedin.

The Force who finished the match with 13 players also scored four tries in the contest and took the full five points from the match.

The result is the Western Force's sixth consecutive victory over the Highlanders in Super Rugby.

Dogged defence by the Western Force and reduced to 13 men over the closing stages,
but the visitors held on for a desperate win.

Ben McCalman and Adam Coleman both copped yellow cards as the Force confronted
a late rally from the Highlanders who trailed 31-16 with 20 minutes remaining.

With the Highlanders dominating possession and territory they steadily reduced
the gap forcing the


Force into desperate defensive measures, including a spear
tackle which forced referee Glen Jackson to produce the yellow cards.

But even with a two-man advantage the Highlanders were unable to bridge the
gap.

After eight minutes of unsuccessfully battering away at the line, they were
rewarded on fulltime when replacement fly-half Hayden Parker scored out wide.

But his conversion attempt which would have seen the match end in a draw, fell
short.

Although the Force were on the losing end of the second half, they built enough
of a buffer in the first 40 minutes, when they led 21-16 to secure their second
win as they backed up from beating the Melbourne Rebels 32-7 a week ago.

"We're playing some good football now, starting the game strong and finishing
it off well with 13 men," a relieved Force captain MattHodgson said.

The Force, looking to emulate last week's effort when they raced to a 32-0
lead by halftime against the Rebels, had their first points on the board within
three minutes.

Hooker Nathan Charles, loitering on the left wing, scored in the corner with
Sias Ebersohn adding the conversion.

But they were made to pay for repeated infringements with Highlanders' fly-half
Lima Sopoaga landing three penalties in quick succession including a 50-metre
(yard) effort to give the Highlanders a 9-7 lead inside 20 minutes.

However, the lead was to change twice more before half-time with Ebersohn putting
the Force back in front from a 40-metre intercept try which he also converted.

The Highlanders, who had one win from two outings going into the match, responded
with a try to Shaun Treeby who snapped up an Aaron Smith chip kick


from a scrum
close to the line.

Sopoaga's conversion had the Highlanders in front 16-14 before McCalman crashed
over for a try, converted by Ebersohn, for the Force to lead at half-time.

A penalty early in the second half to Ebersohn, who also converted the bonus-point
try by Junior Rasolea pushed the Force out to a 31-16 lead.

Malakai Fekitoa and Parker scored two late tries for the Highlanders with Sopoaga
adding a fourth penalty.

The Force return to Perth to play the defending champion Chiefs next week while
the Highlanders remain at home to face the Hurricanes.Japan. This work was also supported by Mochida Memorial Foundation for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research and Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

[^1]: Conceived and designed the experiments: MS ES TT MH HO YN. Performed the experiments: MS AU AK II MA HS TT. Analyzed the data: MS AU AK ES II MA. Wrote the paper: MS HO YN.

[^2]: Current address: Mie University, Tsu, Japan

[^3]: Current address: Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

[^4]: Current address: National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan


and slaughter of the Profanity Peak Pack could have been avoided.

Many animals have evolved to birth their young in spring, a time of plentiful resources. In spring, wolf sociality revolves around birthing puppies. Wolves remain close to the den site during this time. Livestock also birth in the spring, however human intervention has altered this to late winter so calves are ready to graze by spring. The release of cow and young calf onto public land to graze coincides with the birthing of wolf puppies and increased energy needs for the pack.

Gray wolves hunt cooperatively in family units known as packs, a social unit composed of diverse individuals with a hierarchy and social structure that facilitates cooperative hunting. Cooperative hunting involves socially complex meat-eating animals working together, withsocial mannerisms. Dr. Wielgus was depredated by social predators – agency professionals, legislators and community members – whose self-interests are more important than truth.

Dr. Wielgus questioned the actions of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and a public lands rancher that led to the slaughter of the Profanity Peak wolves. Livestock and salt blocks were placed within 200 yards of a wolf den on public land. Once discovered, no action was taken to remove the livestock, despite numerous warnings. Salt blocks were left in place, complicating the situation. When agency and industry refused to listen, Dr. Wielgus risked his reputation and went to the press and public. Once cattle were killed, seven wolves – adults and puppies – were slaughtered. This situation could have been avoided through


Two of Jeffrey Epstein's 'sex slaves' claim that they engaged in sexual acts with Prince Andrew - one of whom was underage at the time.

Virginia Roberts, whose defamation case against Epstein's alleged madame Ghislaine Maxwell is the source of these unsealed documents, provides a photo of herself with Prince Andrew and Maxwell at the later's London home in one court filing.

She was 17 at the time the photo was taken of the three.

The documents were released Friday morning just moments after the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the decision to make public over 2,000 pages of court filings that had previously been under seal.

Those documents reveal in great detail the three-year period in which Roberts claims she was Epstein and Maxwell's 'sex slave.'

Unsealed file:Jeffrey Epstein's former sex slave Virginia Roberts alleges that she was intimate with Prince Andrew at the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell in unsealed files (Roberts, then 17, with Prince Andrew and Maxwell at Maxwell's London townhouse in 2001)

Johanna Sjoberg alleged that Prince Andrew groped her and Roberts in 2001. She is pictured in 2007

'One of the individuals Ms. Giuffre was trafficked to was Prince Andrew – trafficking that took place in Defendant’s own townhouse in London,' states the filing, which was in response to a Motion to Dismiss from Maxwell's attorneys.

'There exist flight logs evidencing Ms. Giuffre flying to London alongside Defendant and Epstein on Epstein’s private plane, and a photo of Ms. Giuffre, Defendant, and the Prince, without Defendant ever offering a legal reasonable explanation for


that photo being taken, or for traveling with a 17 year old girl overseas.'

The other female, Johanna Sjoberg, alleged that Prince Andrew groped her and Roberts in 2001 while the group was at Epstein's townhouse, in a deposition that was released with the unsealed court documents.

Sjoberg, who was 21 at the time, claims there were multiple eyewitnesses to the incident.

Sjoberg, who was 21 at the time, claims there were multiple eyewitnesses to the incident at Epstein's Upper East Side mansion (pictured)

'I just remember someone suggesting a photo, and they told us to go get on the couch. And so Andrew and Virginia sat on the couch, and they put the puppet, the puppet on her lap,' said Sjoberg in a deposition.

'And so then I sat on Andrew’s lap,is no other reasonable explanation why an American child should be in the company of adults not her kin, in the London house owned by the girlfriend of a now convicted sex offender.'

These unseled documents reveal in great detail the three-year period in which Roberts claims she was Epstein (above) and Maxwell's sex slave

Prince Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing and in a 2015 court application, a judge threw out Robert’s allegations that she had sex with Prince Andrew and ordered them to be struck from the record as being 'immaterial and impertinent.'

Buckingham Palace also issued on the record statements in January 2015, stating: 'Any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue.'

That statement went on to note: 'It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York


responded: 'Jeffrey told me that Donald Trump is a good friend of his.'

She then followed up by asking if Roberts had ever seen the two together, at which point she stated that she had never seen the two men interact during her time with Epstein.

Trump had been Roberts' boss prior to the three years that she was allegedly trafficked by Epstein around the globe.

She has stated in court papers and multiple interviews that Maxwell recruited her while she was working at Mar-a-Lago.

Other famous friends that Roberts said she had met included Heidi Klum and Naomi Campbell, in addition to Gore.

That deposition also detailed the 'sexual training' that Roberts allegedly received from Epstein and Maxwell, which lasted somewhere between four and six months.

After that was complete, Epstein began totraffic Roberts to his friends she said.

Roberts has spoken publicly about her time with Epstein on a few occasions, and stated that by 18 she was deemed to old for the pedophile.

A short while later she managed to escape, after being sent to Thailand for her 19th birthday to take a massage course - and told she would be taking back an underage girl.

Roberts was to interview the minor with the goal of taking her back to the United States, but that all changed when she met her now-husband.

She never returned and the two went off to start a new life in Australia, where they are now raising their three children.

She has since devoted her time to combating sex trafficking and the sexual abuse of minors.


React still on top; Containers are hot

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

November's job postings were in line with most of 2018 as React remains
on top with a strong lead again after a close call last month. If this
holds for React in December, it'll have been in the top spot for the
full calendar year. That will be the first time a technology will have
that distinction in these rankings. If that's not enough React, it's also
worth mentioning that November, 2018 marks the 2 year anniversary of
React's first win
in November, 2016.

One area of movement to note is in the container space. No surprise
given the amount of coverage of Docker and Kubernetes in developer
circles. Both Docker and Kubernetes are nearing the Top 10 together and
Kuberetes reached itsnaturallove and affection which he has and bears towards his wife, Virginia C. Fulton, as well as in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to him in hand paid by said party of the second part at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, delivered, released, conveyed, and confirmed, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, deliver, release, convey, and confirm, unto the said party of the second part, and to his successors and assigns, subject to the uses and trusts hereinafter expressed, the following-described real and personal property; to wit (the description of the property is omitted).

'In trust, nevertheless, to and for the sole and separate use, benefit, and behoof of


Virginia F. Fulton, wife of the said party of the first part, for and during the term of her natural life, free from the debts, liabilities, or contracts of the said party of the first part, or any future husband, with remainder at her death to her children then in life, or who have issue alive at that time (the issue of any deceased child taking the parent's proportionate share); but should she die leaving no child, or issue of a child, surviving her, then with remainder to her heirs at law. Provided always, and it is distinctly understood, that said Virginia F. Fulton, at any time after the execution of these presents, during coverture or widowhood, may, by her last will and testament, give, demise, or bequeaththe entire trust-estate, with income and increase thereof, to such person or persons as she may see fit, as if she were sole and unmarried; but in case of her death without leaving any will, or of any legal disability to make a will, then the trust-estate shall, after her death, vest as aforesaid in her children or other heirs in law. And provided, further, that the said Virginia F. Fulton shall be authorized at any time, upon the death, resignation, or removal of the party of the second part, or any of his successors, by instrument in writing, under her hand and seal, to appoint the said party of the first part, or any other fit and proper person, trustee in the place and stead of the


consumed, and maintenance and education, and that they shall not be required to make annual or other returns to the court of ordinary or other court. That in the event of the death of the said Virginia F. without making a will, and leaving children, or issue of children, the party of the second part or the party of the first part, if the trustee, shall be authorized to keep the estate together, exercising the same power hereinbefore granted until such time as he shall deem it advisable to distribute the estate among the remaindermen; but in the event of the death of the said Virginia F. intestate, and leaving no child, or issue of a child, surviving her, then the trustee for the time being is towere examined, himself, and his brother-in-law James S. Hamilton. There is no discrepancy in their statements. The facts lie within narrow limits.

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Fulton, the appellee, married Virginia F. Hamilton, the daughter of Thomas N. Hamilton, in the year 1851. Her father was a man of very large fortune. Fulton received by her, before and after her father's death, more than $100,000. He had himself, at the time of his marriage, substantially nothing. His father-in-law died intestate in 1859. Before and after his marriage, Fulton promised his father-in-law to settle his wife's fortune upon her. After his father-in-law's death, he made the same promise to her brother, James S. Hamilton, who administered upon his father's estate. Nothing in fulfilment of these promises was done by Fulton until the 14th of


September, 1864. On that day he executed to James S. Hamilton the deed made a part of the bill. It conveyed the premises in controversy in trust for the sole and separate use of the wife of the appellee and her children. The deed contained, among other things, a provision, that, if Hamilton should die, resign, or be removed from the trusteeship, she might appoint her husband, or any other fit person, as trustee in his place. On the same day Hamilton resigned, and Fulton was appointed. On the 16th of May, 1861, Fulton executed to James Lloyd two notes of $5,000 each, one payable on the 1st of September following, the other on the 1st of September, 1862. There was due on these notes, at the dateof the trustdeed, $11,780. Fulton then owed to other persons not exceeding $2,000. This was the extent of his indebtedness. The aggregate of his liabilities was less than $14,000. He retained in his hands property worth $36,000, besides non-enumerated articles worth $20,000 in Confederate currency. The point of depreciation which that currency had then reached is not shown. The property reserved was of greater value than that conveyed. After the execution of the deed, he was able to pay the notes. In 1862 he offered to pay them in Confederate currency, which was then but little depreciated. Payment in that medium was refused. His ability to pay continued until 1866. In that year he embarked in the enterprise of raising cotton in Arkansas. The result wrecked his fortune,


than is presented in the several cases of Van Wick v. Seward. On the 6th of November, 1817, Seward assigned a judgment to Van Wick, and gave him a guaranty that it was collectible. The judgment was a lien upon lands fairly to be presumed more than sufficient to satisfy it. On the 16th of April, 1818, Seward conveyed all his real estate, consisting of a farm of two hundred acres, to his son. The consideration of the deed was the payment of a specified sum to each of two daughters of the grantor, and an annuity for life of $500 to the grantor himself, who was then aged and infirm. The lands bound by the lien of the judgment were sold under execution, and bought in byof this case was expressly affirmed by the Supreme Court of Ohio, though the result upon the facts was in favor of the creditors. The facts of the case in hand are more favorable for the support of the deed than those in Van Wick v. Seward. Here the debtor reserved property worth more than twice and a half the amount of his debts. He expected and intended to pay all he owed. He continued able to do so until he lost his means by the hazards of business. The creditor rested supine for a long time. He did not take his judgment until more than eight years after the second note matured, and more than six years after the execution of the trust-deed. More than seven years


had elapsed when the levy was made. The validity of the deed was then challenged for the first time. The creditor quietly looked on until after misfortune had deprived the debtor of the ample means of payment which he had reserved, and now seeks to wrest from the wife the small remnant of property which her husband acquired by means derived wholly from her estate, and which, in part fulfilment of his promise repeatedly made both before and after his marriage, he endeavored to secure to her and her children.

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The evidence, as it stands in the record, satisfies us of the honesty of the transaction on his part. The non-payment and the inability to pay are the results, not of fraud, but of accident and misfortune. When Fultonfor the UK. The Manual is written by our UK Accounting Consulting Services team and will be of particular interest to finance directors, chief accountants and others concerned in preparing and using company financial statements under IFRS. Analysts, academics and overseas readers will also find it invaluable.

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Members of the U.S. women’s soccer team, this year’s World Cup champions, are using their public platform to speak out about economic and racial issues, in addition to their demands for equal treatment relative to the men’s U.S. soccer team. Indeed, they sound like the radical feminists of the1960s joining all these issues together. Making clear the idea that none of us is free as long as one woman is unfree.

Amy Goodman, host of the news program Democracy Now interviewed two women about the feminist politics expressed by members of the U.S. women’s soccer team. The guests were Shireen Ahmed a writer, public speaker, award-winning sports activist focusing on Muslim women in sports and Dr. Amira Rose Davis, an assistant professor of history and African American studies atLactose

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Lactose is a disaccharide sugar derived from galactose and
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weight), although the amount varies among species and individuals, and
milk with a reduced amount of lactose also exists. It is extracted from
sweet or sour whey. The name comes from lac orlactis, the Latin word for milk, plus the -ose ending used to name sugars. It has a formula of C12H22O11.Lactose
is not added directly to many foods, because its solubility is less
than other sugars commonly used in food. Infant formula is a notable
exception, where the addition of lactose is necessary to match the
composition of human milk.


again had the opportunity to expound on the meaning of Pearce. Defendant Perry had originally been charged with a misdemeanor. After being convicted in an inferior tribunal, he exercised a state right to a trial de novo similar to that in Colten v Kentucky, supra. His first conviction was vacated and the case was set for trial. However, before trial began, the prosecutor secured an indictment charging the defendant with a felony for the same conduct that had led to the original misdemeanor charge. The defendant was convicted of the felony and sentenced to a substantially longer term in prison. The court first synthesized the previous decisions of Pearce, Colten and Chaffin as follows:
"The lesson that emerges from Pearce, Colten, and Chaffin is that the Due Process ClauseIt has been a mere six months since a U.S.-led coalition drove the Islamic State from its self-declared capital of Raqqa, Syria. As the offensive drew to a close in October 2017, news cycles around the world ran triumphant reports of the Islamic State’s humiliation, touting the victory as a final blow to the waning, would-be caliphate. The five-month campaign for Raqqa’s liberation had cost the city dearly: As the dust settled, over 11,000 buildings and much of the city’s infrastructure — including its electricity and water — lay in ruin. Even so, for the hundreds of thousands of Syrians displaced during the three-plus years that ISIS occupied Raqqa, the news brought the welcome hope of returning home, at last. Yet the fall of ISIS was not the


in the region, has likewise been unhelpful to aid groups trying to reach the area. The United Nations, which relies on permission from the Damascus-based regime, has no presence in the region. Now, even the modest recovery measures underway in Raqqa are threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent decision to freeze a promised $200 million fund for Syrian stabilization efforts. He’s also nodded toward pulling out the 2,000 troops currently on the ground in Raqqa, many of whom are involved in the reconstruction process. The U.S. is, by far, the largest governmental actor in the city, supplying humanitarian goods and capacity-building, security, and de-mining services. It is also the key partner to the still-fledgling RCC, and aid groups worry that the abrupt rollback in aid could undercutuse, but diverse enough to attract an array of users.

Despite operating as a ‘global’ exchange, unlike it’s betting exchange rivals, the Matchbook service focused on gaining popularity in North America, rather than Europe. Upon launch, the major markets included American football, basketball and hockey. However, users could also wager on ‘soccer’, tennis and boxing, as well as current events and a ‘movies’ section (which seemingly allowed users to bet on things such as box office takings).

Among the investors were WSEX, also known as the World Sports Exchange, a company who were among the pioneers of online betting. Formed in 1996, WSEX were among the market leaders in North America, until the United States government threw a spanner in the works.

A case launched against a number of online gambling


transform Matchbook into a betting exchange powerhouse.

Following the relaunch, Xanadu CEO Mark Brosnan outlined his vision for the company, which included permanently low commission charges, which in turn would provide high liquidity across their markets.

As a result, Matchbook was soon revealed to be the world’s fastest growing betting exchange. To celebrate the turnaround, all users were also provided commission free bets in all football events for the first few months of 2014.

However, while the future looked bright for some Matchbook customers, it wasn’t so bright for others. 2014 saw the company make the decision to pull out of North America completely, as they announced that they would soon be ceasing operations in Canada too.

While online betting is perfectly legal in Canada, Matchbook had made the decision following a‘comprehensive review of all operations’. It seemed that they were looking to cut back their services in order to focus their attention on the areas where they were already excelling, with Brosnan previously stating that they would only expand once they had reached the top in their current areas.

With renewed determination, Matchbook has been heading in the right direction since. As they continue to push for a bigger customer base, the company has set about marketing the brand to regular bettors and traders.

They were kit sponsors for Championship club Brentford during the 2015/16 season, and they are one of the betting exchanges to feature on Oddschecker, which helps bettors to find the best price before they place a wager. Likewise, deals have also been agreed for the exchange


to sponsor horse-racing events, such as the Imperial Cup.

Matchbook Exchange

While many of the betting exchanges prefer to adopt a ‘jack of all trades’ approach to exchange betting, Matchbook prefers to focus on improving the services that it already offers.

Currently there are 15 sports and markets available to customers. These include: Australian rules football, baseball, basketball, boxing, cricket, darts, golf, horse-racing, ice hockey, MMA, politics, rugby league, rugby union, football (soccer) and tennis, all of which allow customers to bet before an event, as well as in-play.

It isn’t solely for sports fans either - there are also a variety of services for those that prefer to bet in other ways. Matchbook have a popular online casino, where customers can play against live blackjack and roulette dealers, as well asRobert Sean Leonard is set to join returning guests Dann Florek and Andre Braugher in an episode airing next month.

Robert Sean Leonard is checking into Law & Order: SVU.

The House alum will guest star on a May episode of the NBC drama, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Leonard will play ADA Kenneth O’Dwyer, who once sent a man to jail for raping his daughter. However, when the daughter chooses to recant her testimony, the case is reopened and O'Dwyer must return to defend the verdict after Ellis (returning guest star Andre Braugher) asks for a retrial. The episode will also welcome back former series regular Dann Florek.

SVU, which wraps season 16 next month, was renewed for season 17 in February.

Leonard's recent credits include The Good Wife, The Blacklist and


Breaking News

Ty Burrell is opening up about the final episode of "Modern Family," which will air Wednesday, April 8 on ABC.

When asked what he'll miss most about the show, Burrell's simple answer took on a whole new meaning amidst the coronavirus outbreak.

"I'm going to miss my friends," he said calling the cast a "de-facto family." He added that he took for granted being around people who mean so much, but that they all feel "grateful" for the journey, for being a part of the show, and for being able to finish it before the impact of coronavirus.

"Who knew 'Modern Family' was holding the world together," he joked, adding that he hopes the finale provides some much-needed distraction to everyone at home in quarantine.

On a more serious note, BurrellSend this page to someone via email

What would you do if you turned around to see you were face-to-face with a bear?

A Sooke, B.C. man took things into his own hands when a black bear got in his face outside his home Thursday night.

The man, who only wanted to be identified as Mike, said he was having a cigarette outside his home when he felt a presence nearby.

When he turned around, Mike was startled to be face-to-face with the brazen black bear. Without hesitation he reached out and slapped the bear across the face.

He said his first instinct was to lash out and make face contact with the bruin. Thankfully it worked and Mike escaped unscathed after his close encounter with the boundary-breaching bear.

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layer that is strained and has a first lattice constant is formed over a substrate. A second crystalline semiconductor layer having a lattice constant different from the first lattice constant is formed on a top surface of the first crystalline semiconductor layer. A transistor including a gate electrode disposed above the second crystalline semiconductor layer is formed, as well as a sidewall spacer adjacent the gate electrode, and a channel region disposed below the gate electrode and at least partially in the second crystalline semiconductor layer. A free surface is created above the channel region in the gate electrode and/or the sidewall spacer. The free surface induces strain in at least a portion of the channel region disposed in the second crystalline semiconductor layer.
Creating the free surface aboveformed over the substrate between the first and second STI regions. A second crystalline semiconductor layer having a second lattice constant different from the first lattice constant is formed on a top surface of the first crystalline semiconductor layer between the first and second STI regions. A first free surface is created in the first and second crystalline semiconductor layers, and a second free surface is created in the first and/or second STI regions. The first and second free surfaces induce a change in the strain in the first crystalline semiconductor layer and induce strain in the second crystalline semiconductor layer.
Creating the free surface in the first and second crystalline semiconductor layers may include amorphizing a portion of each of the first and second crystalline semiconductor layers or