Elderly female pedestrian and male passenger die in St. Johns and East Portland crashes.
Police are investigating two overnight fatal crashes, including a hit-and-run that killed an elderly woman described as "wonderful and incredible" by her family.
According to police, at 10:23 p.m. on April 10, North Precinct Officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the area of North Fessenden Street and North Polk Avenue. An off-duty Portland Police Bureau member reported the incident to dispatch and stopped to attempt to render aid.
The pedestrian, elderly female, was pronounced deceased at the scene. He name was not immediately released.
The vehicle believed to be involved was described as a red sedan. It was last seen traveling Eastbound on North Fessenden Avenue after the crash.
The Portland Police Bureau's Traffic Division's Major Crash Team responded to investigate the crash.
KOIN 6 News talked to the victim's daughter and grandson, who said she went out of her way to help everyone, including the homeless.
Neighbors also expressed concern about the speed in the neighborhood and said no one obeys the speed limit, which was recently lowered to 25 miles per hour.
Then, at 1:37 a.m on April 11, East Precinct officers responded to reports of a vehicle crash in the area of Southeast Foster Road and Southeast 134th Avenue. A witness reported the crash to a nearby fire station, then left.
When officers and medical personnel responded to the scene, they found a black Ford Expedition was found crashed into a tree and a pole. The passenger, an unknown age male, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver, an adult male, was extracted from the vehicle, provided emergency medical aid, and transported to an area hospital.
The Portland Police Bureau's Traffic Division's Major Crash Team responded to investigate the crash. Street closures are in effect on Southeast Foster Road from 134th to 136th Avenues.
Anyone with information about either crash is asked to call Portland police at 503-823-3333.
KOIN 6 News is a news partner of the Portland Tribune and contributed to this story.


Smartphones have made it easier than ever to take and share a ton of baby photos after a new baby is born. While most photos draw the usual likes and comments, a few photos have saved babies' eyesight and even lives. Several eye conditions can affect the way the pupils of the eyes appear in photographs, so some moms have gotten dire warnings from friends and family after sharing photos that have helped lead to early diagnosis and treatment.
What is the Red Eye Reflex?
Pretty much everyone has seen the red eye reflex in one photograph or another. The red eye reflex occurs when the eyes are looking directly at the camera and the flash illuminates the retina, revealing the blood within. Red eye reflex is normal and is a healthy sign, but when the reflex appears to be a color other than red, there may be a problem.
Several different conditions and occurrences can cause the pupil to appear white in photographs. After spotting this phenomenon, also called leukocoria, doctors can take action to definitively diagnose the condition and begin treatment if necessary. A certain rare form of child's eye cancer called pediatric retinoblastoma is the most serious issue that may cause the pupil to appear white by blocking the retina. While retinoblastoma is serious, it can usually be treated successfully if it is diagnosed early.
The pupils may appear white if a child is nearsighted, farsighted, or has astigmatism because the light will reflect off the eye in a different way than normal. If one pupil appears white and the other red, it could be a sign of strabismus, a misalignment of the eyes. White pupillary reflexes are not always something to be alarmed by, though, sometimes the way the child is looking when a photo is snapped makes the light reflect off the optic nerve.
A condition called Coat's disease, in which the blood vessels of the retina become twisted and sometimes begin to leak, can cause the pupil to appear yellow in photographs. If not treated early enough, Coat's disease can cause retinal detachment and can lead to vision loss of varying severity, including blindness. Spotting this problem early provides several treatment options that can help to prevent complications and save the vision.
Since children are adapting to the world day by day in early years, they may not understand that something is wrong, even when impairments or issues are severe. Doctors perform tests at wellness visits, but even something as simple as the direction a child is looking in when tests are completed can cause delays in diagnosis of eye conditions. Noticing an abnormal pupillary reflex could help you to identify issues with the eyes very early, allowing treatment to begin before conditions worsen or development is affected.


Using Bubbl.us you can create colorful mind maps, which can be saved as an image or HTML. They can also be shared and emailed with others.
See a description of Stormboard under Collaboration Tools.
Connect with all of the professional contacts you already know in one neat location, LinkedIn! Never lose the connections you've already made, instead see them continue to grow.
Build a free online resume using DoYouBuzz. Choose from many templates and customize your resume. Easy to use and visually pleasing, this is a great tool to help you begin your career hunting.
EasyBib is a great tool for citing your work. Search for books or insert citations manually. The list and format is generated for you and saved as a Word Document when exported. Note: Check format regulations within your courses to be sure they line up with the format settings.
Purdue OWL is the top site to find formatting answers to MLA, APA, Chicago Style, and all other formats. Citations, in text quoting, and general format rules are all explained with examples. Sample papers are provided for viewing.
Using your Canvas account, access Canvas Conferences to create online conference calls to communicate with your peers outside of school. The tool is free and accessible to all SXU students.
Dropbox is a file folder that can be accessed on any device. Once a device is registered with Dropbox, any changes automatically sync. You can share Dropboxes with several people, all having access to the file folder.
With a Google account you can create Google Docs that can be shared with others. It is possible to edit the same document with multiple users at the same time. You can also create and share spreadsheets and slides using Google.
Stormboard is a tool useful for group brainstorming. Create "storms" with the given templates and invite others to join the "storm." Group members can place virtual sticky notes upon the chosen template.
With Trello you can create a board where you and members can organize projects and keep track of what is complete. The website is free and easy to use. It is also available on iOS and Android.
With Docs.zone you can convert any files to PDF, Word, Excel, or Images. No software needs to be downloaded, simply upload the files.
Use this tool to convert any files to any needed format. The conversions can be mailed to you or saved in your CloudConvert or Dropbox folder.
Glogster is a website where users create multimedia posters. You can add text, images, audio and videos to your "glog." This tool is useful for creating presentations or as a space to brainstorm and save ideas in one location.
Prezi is a contemporary presentation creator. Signing up is not free but the website offers a seven day free trail and a discount is given when signing up with a school address.
SlideShare is a free slideshow presentation creator. It has themes to choose from and allows you to load your own pictures from any domain such as your computer, Facebook, and Instagram.
Weebly is a free website creator, filled with templates to choose from. It is both easy to use and visually pleasing. Once published, your website can be accessed by anyone at anytime.
Wix is a free website creator, providing hundreds of template themes. Websites are easy to create and the provided templates can be personalized. Wix also is available as an application on Android devices.
Animoto is an online video presentation creator. The tool is not free but a free trial is offered. Customize your videos using templates and themes to create a quality video.
Using Jing you can capture a video or screenshot of your computer screen. It is useful for creating tutorials. The screenshots and videos are easy to share through email, Facebook, Twitter and other places.
With Vcasmo you can upload a video or audio file, add slides or subtitles, and format the presentation. Once finished the presentation will have an HTML, which can be placed into websites or slide show presentations. This tool is also available as an application on iOS.
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Butterfly LifeStyle | Texas Life Style + Travel Blog: Life Update: Bonjour 2015!
WOW! I really can't believe its 2015 already, I mean I was just starting to get a handle on 2014 lol. I guess its out with the old and in with the new; life's too short to live in the past anyway, right?
Well, I saw "The Gambler" the other day and it had a really positive message (well at least I thought so) about life that got me to thinking about my "New Year's Resolutions" and because of that I decided not to make any resolutions this year. Instead, I'm just going to continue to work on my personal growth...my health, my finances and myself as a person (oh and my blog too, lol) will continue to be my personal focuses in 2015. What are your "Resolutions"?
Wishing You All the Best and so much more in 2015!


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Sant Pèire de Clairac (en francès Saint-Pierre-de-Clairac) és un municipi francès, situat al departament d'Òlt i Garona i a la regió de la Nova Aquitània.

Demografia

Administració

Vegeu també
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Municipis d'Òlt i Garona

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First of all, I thank all MWT staff especially Tilu, Teena, Supriya, for all the support you people had given. You were approachable at any time. I disturbed you many times. But you had no problem. Sorry for that. I thank once again from the bottom of my heart.


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SHOW ME THE MASON'S MONEY
VISA PATENT FOR CRYPTO CURRENCY
Secret Connections to the God of Mammon
What are the card-carrying VISA Masons up to with Crypto?
Is the Masonic Square and Compass in a VISA patent?
What does VISA know about the need to go virtual with money?
'Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the Faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.' -1 Timothy 6:9-11
This study is about the May 14, 2020, Forbes article entitled, 'VISA Applies For Digital Dollar Blockchain Patent'. The article was written by Jason Brett. In it, he disclosed how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published that VISA had filed a patent application to create Digital Currency on a centralized computer using Blockchain technology. UsptoUnited States Patent Application: 0200151682. This patent applies to Digital Dollars as well as other Central Bank Digital Currencies such as Pounds, Yen, and Euros. The aim is to digitize any physical currency of any Central bank anywhere in the world that would traverse the VISA Card's utilization by humans.
Many who study the End times believe that the Blockchain will be the infrastructure for the coming Mark of the Beast world monetary system. Prophetically, this signals that the present world physical Reserve Currencies will cease. What this means is that the Klaus Schwab vision of a Global Economic Reset is finding it intersection and worldwide companies that handle credit and money like VISA are resonating with the call for a New World Reset. According to the article, the VISA patent to go 'Crypto', was initially filed by VISA on November 8, 2019. The VISA patent essentially anticipates an eventual elimination of all physical currency from circulation. The future will be the Blockchain Platform in virtuality within a centralized digital grid system of value units that 100% verifiable and accountable. What can possibly go wrong?
It should be noted that the worldwide money supply is controlled by the World Monetary Fund, and the likes of The World Bank. They are the ones that have manipulated the value of money and lend it out with interests to all the Central Banks that almost all Nations on Earth are required to have for this pyramid scheme to operate. The money in turn is lent with interest to the government of Nations that pays it with taxpayer money to cover the cost and interest owed. In the case of the USA, it is specified clearly that such an endeavor lies solely with the Department of the Treasury. What has happened is that the Globalists have positioned their men and women in key governmental positions to shift the power away from the People or Congress, Thus, these 'Masters of Mammon' compromise the ability of the Nations to dictate their own monetary policy.
Debt Slaves
In other word, The World Bank owns the Nations and in turn the People by the very act of lending them money from nothing of 'Fiat' to purchase everything to anything. Thus, the credit cards and interest. What this study seeks to point out is that such conglomeration of world monetary agencies is run and ruled by the Secret Societies. It is no secret that for example, if one looks at the most powerful world Currency Reserve's Bank Note, one will notice whose it is. In the case of the U.S. Dollar, the backside of the Federal Reserve Note, which is not even an official U.S. Government owned Note has the Seal of the Masons. This is who's the money is owed to and is owned by. The point of this study is to bring to one's attention that there is a direct connection between the money supply and the Secret Societies of whom own and manipulate the currencies as they do with the interest rates and the Stock Market.
The key evidence is in the VISA patent schematic drawings that accompanied the patent to use Blockchain to convert physical money into 'virtual money' or Crypto Currency. What is rather revealing but not surprising to those that study the occult and Secret Societies is that the 'Architecture' component of the processes pertains to the logo of the Masons. The logo is a clear motif of the iconic Square and Compass. The question is what is that motif doing in the VISA patent to convert their money into Crypto Currency? It is the same question why one would ask, what is the Masonic truncated unfinished pyramid with the All-Seeing Eye of Lucifer doing on the backside of the U.S. Dollar Bill? The answer is that because it is theirs, they own it. In fact, their mantra of 'In God We Trust' is not YHVH of the Bible, as many would naturally assert.
The Mason's God they comfy in, is the God of Money, Lucifer who will implement the Mark of the Beast in the coming future. The technology that will facilitate like Blockchain is here, and credit card companies are coming onboard with the Globalist efforts to initiate their Great World Reset. What this means is that the coming economic collapse will be unimaginable once they 'pull down' the current World Reserve Currencies like the U.S. Dollar. To such in the occult, the God of Money is Mercury but who is also the Patron of Magic, Music and Thieves. Is it any wonder why they then control such protocols of entire Nation and have essentially enslaved Humanity with their monetary policies? In what way? For example, in order for Nations to be helped to 'develop', The World Bank and/or others like the International Monetary Fund makes sure their people get elected. They in turn borrow billions that cannot ever be paid back.
The Nation goes into debt and the People are stuck paying the interest on the loans and when in jeopardy of defaulting, The World Bank then requires 'austerity' or essentially the fleecing of its citizens by way of controlling growth or what sectors can thrive. And at worse, to take over assets like real estate, and the natural resource of a country. It is not well known by most but in the USA, Congress considered the idea of a Digital Dollar when debating the CARES Act, the 3rd COVID-19 relief package. The Digital Dollar was not included in the final legislation, but separate bills to legally create the Digital Dollar at the Federal Reserve and the Digital Dollar Wallet at the U.S. Treasury. What is not being told is that it was withdrawn as it would have been too obvious of the plan during COVID that is being used as a cover, and not in a mask kind of way. It is called thievery and a 'Transfer of Wealth' that is presently occurring in preparation to the Reset.
Show me a Mason
The aim of the Reset is to suspend any form of physical currency exchanges and or purchases/sales. What is occurring instead is a gradual elimination of physical currency as coins are being taken out of circulation under the excuse that it is dangerous and susceptible of carrying the Corona Virus 'cold'. As to the Masonic connection to this coming Digital Currency using Blockchain money? Their logos and motifs are scattered throughout the national capital of the USA as in most other world capitals. Their motifs are ingrained in the buildings, monuments and even the Halls of Congress, the Supreme Court and White House. For example, in many Press Conferences held by the President after the initial outbreak of the pandemic, there were members of the Task Force that stood behind the President at the podium. They had a Masonic Square and Compass lapel pin clearly seen.
In other instance a picture was taken of the President form the point of view facing all the Press Correspondence at a noted precise time. What time was that? The clock on the podium was precisely at 3:22 PM. Was this a deliberate inference to Skull and Bones 322? Or here is another 33 Masonic 'coincidence' perhaps with the CNN headline that read, 'Trump made 33 false claims about the coronavirus crisis in the first two weeks of March', by a Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam. But when was the article published? It was on March 22, (322) 2020. One thing is for sure, if Trump was not or is not part of the Secret Society or was not 'initiated' as former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said, he is being heavily trolled by them, if one has eyes to see.
Then on another instance, Dr. Fauci came in for a Press Corp debriefing at 3:30 PM (33) and proceeded to make the Hidden Hand Masonic Sign while deliberately posing. Then when the President was criticized for not utilizing the Defense Production Act to rush ventilators to hospitals, the President later on made a specific presentation of the very Act. The following is an excerpt of that presentation.
'Under this contract the 33rd use of the Defense Production Act. Remember you were saying, 'I do not use it enough; I did not use it enough.' And now you have heard, it is the 33rd use. We do not talk about it all the time. We used it. And we used it as a little bit of as a thread frankly with certain companies that were not doing as we were asking them to do. And it came through as both a treat and a usage. But this is our 33rd use of Defense Production Act …will now produce generic active pharmaceutical ingredients, which is a bid deal.'
Defense Production Act of 1950
The Defense Production Act of 1950 is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950 in response to the start of the Korean War. It was part of a broad civil defense and war mobilization effort in the context of the Cold War.
An Act to establish a system of priorities and allocations for materials and facilities, authorize the requisitioning thereof, provide financial assistance for expansion of productive capacity and supply, provide for price and wage stabilization, provide for the settlement of labor disputes, strengthen controls over credit, and by these measures facilitate the production of goods and services necessary for the national security, and for other purposes.
What is not being told is that the Federal Reserve has basically taken over all assets of the USA and essentially owns everything now due to the collapse initiated by their 'Virus Wars'. This has amounted to the greatest wealth transfer in the world to date from the Lower and Middle Class to the Ruling Class one. As they mandate lockdowns and have destroyed the Middle Class and medium to small business, they have dictated what type of businesses are 'essential'. And guess whose business is 'essential'? Theirs is. It is only the big box type of stores that are allowed to do business and has funneled all purchases through. This has produced exorbitant amount of wealth for such companies as they make billions, while the average worker is out of a job. Food lines now number in the tens of thousands of cars literally line-up to receive food.
It is the worst criminal act being perpetrated not only in the USA but the world. It is the 1st world Nations that are suffering the most as the Globalist are reducing the standard of living to the levels of the 3rd world. And this is their excuse as to how they will 'create a more equitable, sustainable and fair' New World Order. As with Communism, it is not that you bring the bottom percentiles of the population upwards, but you bring the top percentages of the population downwards. And while they steal the wealth. What the VISA patent is also anticipating is that the Crypto Currency will eventually have to be managed from a single centralized computing system. This means that no one Nation or government will have total control over its monetary policy. This means that it will be non-elected agencies and people such as The World Bank and eventually the AntiChrist that will maintain and make up the centralized powers of this New Digital World Order.
It will most likely not be centered in the USA or what will remain of the 1st World Nations but most likely Rome and/or Jerusalem. Some may ask, what is wrong in seeking to eventually come out with a Digital Wallet setup for every person in the world? It is because at this point in time for Humanity, it will cost you your soul. For one, it will force all people to 'bank' only with them. How so? They are actively working their Globalist money magic, in 'lockstep' with their Big Pharma corporation that they are in league with like Bill Gates that has a patent of his own, 060606 they precisely connect his coming mRNA vaccine to the Blockchain. The vaccine will have access to the Digital Wallets. This will be done through the Hydrogel Quantum Nanobots that will be within the vaccine that will essentially convert one's body into a virtual 'cell phone'.
The Nanobots will transmit not only biometric readings but connect to the Digital Wallet that will be the bank account for all persons to be able to 'buy and sell'. The set up will also be able to track and trace a person virtually 24/7. It is a well-orchestrated venture as VISA has teamed up with Facebook's crypto Libra as a joint venture. But it cast a light in the nefarious intent of those that have beguiled entire nation of peoples to voluntarily give up all their private information. How ingenious was it to gather the whereabouts, political persuasion, religious affiliation, friend, music and other information of billions of people on the planet? Where is this VISA patent in terms of their timeline for the coming Great World Reset? Well, in February of 2020, VISA did announce that it had granted permission to Coinbase, a Crypto Currency exchange, permitting them to issue debit cards already for individuals to spend their Crypto currency through the card.
Brett, Jason, Forbes: VISA Patent May 14, 2020
Dale, Daniel, CNN 'Trump made 33 false claims. March 22, 2020
Wikipedia.com

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* @author Steve Jin (http://www.doublecloud.org)
* @version 5.1
*/

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public class VMwareDVSVlanHealthCheckResult extends HostMemberUplinkHealthCheckResult {
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  public NumericRange[] untrunkedVlan;

  public NumericRange[] getTrunkedVlan() {
    return this.trunkedVlan;
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    return this.untrunkedVlan;
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The goals of All Out MultiSport are to race at the highest levels of our sport, while giving each and every athlete a chance to be successful. At the end of every race, we want every athlete to be able to look back with no regrets; knowing their dedication and training with All Out MultiSport allowed them to give it their best, maximize their potential and deliver a winning result. When that happens, our athletes are going to be successful in their races and in life. We value building more than just athletes, and look to build people that help make the community around them better. Out motto of "No Shortcuts" is the mantra of our training. We want to build efficient athletes that aren't afraid of hard work and putting in the time it takes to become the best that you can be.
All Out MultiSport races in all types of triathlons, ranging from draft-legal sprint events to long course triathlon races. The Youth/Junior Elite (Y/JE) team, whose ranks include athletes aged 13-19, races in the USAT Youth/Junior Elite series which consists of draft-legal sprint races, called Junior Elite Cups (JE), which serve as qualifiers to the Junior Elite National Championship each year. The U-23 athletes, comprised of both pro and amateur athletes, race in both draft-legal and non-drafting events. The elite pros race on the ITU circuit, which consists of draft-legal Olympic-distance races, and mimics the format of the Olympic Games triathlon event. The non-elite U-23 athletes race in the newly developed USAT EDR series that allows them draft-legal racing experience. Our top age groupers race in various NC series events and several different long-course triathlons throughout the United States.
Doughtie, Brooks (2014, April). "Game Time-Train Ride". USA Triathlon Magazine, 84.
Doughtie, Brooks (2014, Jan 29). "What does NCAA acceptance mean for tri in the U.S.?" Slowtwitch.com.
Doughtie, Brooks. ( Sept/Oct 2013). "Stepping Up to Coach Youth Athletes". USAT Coaching Performance Newsletters.


In the last 24 hours I have read Sara Ahmed's wonderful piece on campus culture three times in full, so it's hard for me to pick out just one favorite quote. Ahmed takes on critics' simultaneous vilification and dismissal of students who challenge the university status quo as simultaneously immature, intellectually lazy, academically demanding, oversensitive, and all powerful. Ahmed's piece, which you really should read in full, surveys the criticism ("a moral panic about moral panics") and then systematically and soundly exposes its logical and ethical flaws.
When students who protest against such-and-such speaker become censors, those [professors] who wrote and signed the letter [against students] become the ones who are silenced, whose freedoms are under threat. So much speech and writing is generated by those who claim they are silenced!
But we can still ask: what is the figure of the censoring student doing. By hearing student critique as censorship the content of that critique is pushed aside. When you hear a challenge as an attempt at censorship you do not have to engage with the challenge. You do not even have to say anything of substance because you assume the challenge as without substance.
Read the piece on Ahmed's blog here.


On Friday 23 February 2018, Rethink Rebuild Society took part in Community Sponsorship and BSBT (Building a Stronger Britain Together) Networking Event in London.
1.	Providing groups with a general understanding of the Community Sponsorship scheme and the BSBT programme.
2.	Providing a workshop where groups can exchange best practice on how they have successfully integrated refugees/immigrants in their local areas and countered hostile/extremist narratives against immigrant communities.
3.	Providing groups with a general understanding of how to bid to be either a Community Sponsor or a member of the BSBT network.
RR also participated in a roundtable discussion with other organisations from the North West which share the same interests.


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Lolotoe is a town in Bobonaro District, East Timor. It is the capital of Lolotoe subdistrict, which has 7,021 inhabitants. Most of them are cultivating coffee.

The subdistrict is subdivided into seven sucos: Deudet, Gildapil (Gilapil), Guda, Lebos, Lontas, Lupai (Lupal) and Opa.

Lolotoe suffered a lot under violent clashes of 1999 by Timorese pro-Indonesia militias and Indonesian army.

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Populated places in East Timor
Bobonaro Municipality


The best solution for a food allergy is following a properly chosen diet, which eliminates products causing the allergic reaction.
Food is one of the biggest challenges for our immune system. If our general health condition is fine and our body does not struggle with such problems as incomplete digestion, damaged intestine, or immune system overload (overexposure to an antigen), everything is going smoothly. However, weakness in at least one of these areas may lead to an improper reaction from the immune system. Such reactions include: runny nose, asthma, contact dermatitis, oral ulceration, tiredness, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, middle ear infection, inflammation of the joints, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and fertility disorders. The list of these abnormal reactions is long indeed.
It is not unusual for patients with many seemingly unconnected symptoms to fruitlessly wander, from one doctor to the next, in the search of a diagnosis. When development of an allergic reaction to an allergen takes hours, connecting it to prior consumption a particular food is very difficult.
The most important element of curing every allergy (as well as intolerance) is reducing the exposure to a given allergen. To put it simply, we have to eliminate the thing causing the adverse reaction, either from our diet, or from our environment. Often, a simple diet not containing the problem-causing foods is enough to effectively prevent the symptoms. We need keep in mind that our body will keep producing antibodies as long as we are in contact with the allergen, which in turn causes the stimulation of our immune system.
If we are able to find the cause and eliminate it, we will definitely see an improvement, and the allergy symptoms should subside. It is worth keeping in mind that removing the foods causing allergic reactions from our menu allows the immune system to rest. The antibodies levels drop, immune complexes are cleared out and the symptoms subside.
IgE allergies seem to be "permanent," meaning that we will have to avoid the allergen for the rest of our lives. IgG allergies can, with time, be reversible. In their case it is best to eliminate the allergy-causing foods for a period of at least three months. If the symptoms subside, it is possible to reintroduce the eliminated foods. However, it should always be done one at a time and while carefully monitoring the results.
Unfortunately, the elimination diet requires a great deal of patience.
When we remove a non-staple food e.g. celery, citrus fruits, chocolate, or kiwi, we can easily replace it with another and we barely notice its absence. The situation changes dramatically, however, when we are faced with eliminating a food that is a staple on our menu. For example we could list breadstuff, milk or eggs. Creating our everyday menu so that it is not only balanced but also varied and tasty becomes truly challenging. Luckily, in many cases the necessity for milk- or egg-free diet lasts approximately a year. After that time, if the products are served sparsely enough and in proper amounts, they can be tolerated by our body quite well. In particularly difficult cases a longer period of avoiding a given ingredient is needed, and sometimes it becomes a lifelong commitment. Luckily, these cases are not common.
However, the situation is different with gluten. If a malabsorption and temporary intolerance is diagnosed, gluten-free diet can be used for a short time (around a few months). However, if we are diagnosed with celiac disease, the diet must be a lifelong commitment.
Throughout the course of the diet it is important to eliminate not only the product that is causing the allergic reaction, but also any other foods that contain it. We should learn to read labels carefully, because allergens can be hidden in products we would least expect them (e.g. eggs in mayonnaise or semolina in sausages).
A good course of action might be to limit foods belonging to the same group as the ones we have an allergic reaction to, since they share common allergens and may produce similar allergic reactions. It means that, if, for example, there is a peach allergy, we should also watch out for apricots, almonds, and raspberries. In similar vein, if there is a celery allergy, reactions may crop up when eating carrots, aniseed, or parsley. These cross-reactions, however, are relatively rare, and as usual, each patient should be treated individually.
Often, the foods that cause a smaller allergic reaction are tolerated by our bodies, as long as they are not eaten more often than every four days. However it is important to keep in mind that the tolerance is different for different people, so in order to achieve improvement, even products with 1+ reactivity should be eliminated.
During diets it is important to remember that sometimes a product which did not cause any reaction before may start causing one, if the product is consumed often and in higher quantity. Food allergy may also undergo seasonal changes. Therefore, it is very important to observe our body and its reactions for various foods, as well as our general well-being.
Since it is believed that IgG allergies are caused by transmission of food allergens through the intestinal wall, we should keep in mind that a treatment of intestines is necessary. Intestinal permeability test and a minute stool analysis are helpful in diagnosing the "leaky gut" as well as contributing factors (including indigestion, malabsorption, flora imbalance, IgA deficiency, and mucosa damaged by infection or by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Correcting these problems may help to reduce a chance of additional allergies arising.
Rotation diet is another kind of diet used with food allergies. It is used for people allergic to several or around a dozen of food products, or in cases there in a sudden allergy flare-up of unknown origin. Rotation diet helps us to avoid "overloading" our menu with allergens originating from the same group of nutritional products. Usually a four-day diet is used, but five- and six-day cycles are also possible. No matter the length of cycle, there is basically just one rule: first day we eat a product or product from a group, which we after avoid until the first day of the next cycle.
With a four-day cycle, products from one group may only be eaten only on this day, and then after four days. Product form the same group can be combined in one meal only if earlier they have been used separately and no adverse reaction was present. During the rotation diet, it is suggested to use fresh, least processed products, since they possess more nutrients and no hidden ingredients (allergens) added during processing, e.g. corn, soy, or eggs.
Rotation diet not only helps to subdue an allergic-immunologic reaction, it also decreases the risk of new allergies appearing.
To summarize: it is vitally important for our diet, despite some foods being removed, to maintain variety and provide all the needs for our body (energetic and nutritional), since following a deficient diet for a longer period may be detrimental to our health. Diet should always be individually chosen. While excluding highly nutritious foods, it is necessary that the replacement products cover the need for required nutrients. A dietician or a doctor should perform periodical checks the diet's effectiveness and judge to what degree it is being followed and whether no dietary errors are present (these are often unintended and come from the patient's unawareness).


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In the year leading up to recreational cannabis legalization, Ontario has experienced a fair share of organizational chaos. Plans for a government-run monopoly were upended by the provincial election in June, with Premier Doug Ford's newly elected Progressive Conservative government scrapping the Liberals' framework in favour of a privatized retail model.
At the end of September, three weeks out from legalization, the PCs released their plans: There will be no cap on the number of retail licenses granted, but licensed producers are limited to owning one store each in Ontario. Bricks-and-mortar stores won't materialize until April 2019, but the government-run Ontario Cannabis Store website will be open for business and taking orders on Oct. 17.
The biggest implication for Canada's most populous province: While orders can be placed, no one will actually have any legal recreational product in hand on day one (or day two, or day three…) of legalization.
A number of major court rulings challenging the prohibition on medical cannabis have come through the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and the Ontario Superior Court.
Located at Osgoode Hall in Toronto's trendy Queen St. West neighbourhood, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in the 2000 case R v. Parker that cannabis prohibition is unconstitutional because the law failed to provide an exemption for Canadians who use pot for medical purposes. This led to the implementation of Canada's first medical cannabis program, the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR), later replacedby the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) in 2016. A number of other cases in Ontario, including R. v. Mernagh (note: the author was the respondent in this case), R. v. J.P. and R v. Longhave challenged the constitutionality of prohibiting possession, growing, and access to medical cannabis.
Cannabis compassion clubs, the forebearers to dispensaries, have deep roots in Canada's largest city. Two of Canada's oldest clubs still exist in Toronto: Cannabis As Living Medicine (founded by Neev Tapiero in 1996) and the Toronto Compassion Centre (founded by Warren Hitzig in 1997), both serving thousands of members after surviving police raids.
Ontario is also home to Canada's first and longest running cannabis lounge — the Hotbox Cafe, also called the Hotbox Lounge — started by Abi Roach in Toronto's Kensington Market neighbourhood.
Like most major cities across Canada, Ontario hosts a slew of 4/20 smokeouts, including packed celebrations on the grounds of Parliament in Canada's capital city. Every year, Toronto hosts the annual Global Marijuana March starting and ending at Queen's Park, home to the provincial legislature. For the past several years, vendors have occupied the green space to sell their weedy wares sans permit.
Starting Oct. 17, adults of legal age (19+) will be able to purchase recreational cannabis online through the Ontario Cannabis Store website. The government-run OCS will be the exclusive online cannabis retailer in the province and the sole product distributor for bricks-and-mortar retail stores. But packages can't be dropped off and left unattended — customers will need to accept delivery in person and provide proof of age (similar to alcohol sales).
Physical retail stores are expected to open in April 2019, and store licensing will be overseen by Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The provincial government won't cap the number of retail licenses issued across the province, but municipalities can set concentration limits. As well, provincial regulation will set "buffer zones" between schools and cannabis retail outlets.
Municipalities will also have a one-time window to opt out of allowing cannabis stores in their jurisdictions until Jan. 22, 2019. Just north of Toronto, the mayors of Richmond Hill and Markham already announced their intentions to ban pot stores from their respective cities.
Until recently, the proposed public consumption rules were pretty strict: cannabis use was to be limited to "private residences," effectively banning smoking or vaping in all public spaces.
However, the recent legislation tabled by the ruling PC government proposes to align public consumption rules with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, meaning cannabis can be smoked in the same public places tobacco is allowed (except vehicles and boats). Under the Act, smoking tobacco is not allowed within 20 metres of schools, playgrounds and publicly owned sports fields and surfaces (ie. swimming pools, splash pads, and basketball, tennis or volleyball courts), or within nine metres of a hospitals. Homeowners will be allowed to consume cannabis anywhere indoors or outdoors on their private property, but landlords and condo boards have the discretion to set rules for their properties.
The Ford government also halted changes to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act that were set to take effect July 1, which would have outlawed lounges where customers can smoke or vape medical cannabis indoors. The Act is currently under review. Until then, bring-your-own-cannabis lounges continue to serve adults who are 19+ with proper identification, such as Higher Limits in Windsor — billed as Canada's largest cannabis lounge at 6,000 square feet. Enthusiasts have an opportunity in Toronto vapor lounge hop, and can do it in style in a weedy limo bus.
Everyone knows you're from Ontario (or just generally Canadian) if you ask for a "half quarter" of an ounce. A half quarter is everyone else's eighth. Some perspective: One ounce equals about 28 grams, which is just under the legal possession limit of 30 grams of dried cannabis (or its equivalent).
Source: Yours To Discover: A Guide To Cannabis In Ontario – Lift & Co.


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There are direct flights to Italy on American, Alitalia, British Airways, United, and Delta which last approximately 9.5 hours.
U.S. citizens may travel to Italy for any reason, including tourism. … All persons traveling to Italy from any foreign location are required to provide their airline or Italian law enforcement officials with a self-declaration form prior to travel.
Which airlines fly from London to Italy? Ryanair flies most frequently to Rome from London. In general, British Airways, Iberia and easyJet fly the most to Italy.
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Italy Welcomes Vaccinated US Tourists Without Quarantining As It Eases Travel Restrictions. Fully vaccinated tourists can skip pre-arrival testing by presenting their CDC vaccination card. … The updated entry requirements come as the U.S. was added to the European Union's safe travel list.
U.S. Tourists Can Now Travel to Italy without Quarantining
Good news for travelers who have been dreaming of a summer on the Amalfi coast or in the rolling hills of Tuscany: Italy has officially reopened to American tourists for quarantine-free travel.
Can I travel to Italy this summer? Technically, as it stands: yes you can. From May 17, Italy is on the amber list. This means it's not advised to travel there for leisure, but you will be allowed as long as you complete certain requirements.
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From 21 June to 30 July, anyone over the age of six who has been in the UK in the last 14 days must quarantine for five days after entering Italy. After this you must take a rapid antigenic or molecular swab Covid test, and can be released from isolation if you test negative.
No, Italy is not requiring a visa for British tourists to visit for up to 90 days. Business travellers will not require a visa either, as long as their trip is no longer than 90 days. In both cases, note that your passport will need to be valid for at least three months from the date of entry into the Schengen zone.
The best way to get from England to Italy is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs £45 – £440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £310 – £750 and takes 16h 41m.
You'll also likely find Italy to be less expensive than other popular European destinations such as the UK or Scandinavia. On average you can expect a trip to Italy to cost €55-125 per person per day (~$65 to $150 USD) for budget to mid-range travellers.
Prices vary during different seasons, with summer being the most pricey time for European travel. During the summer months, flights from major U.S. cities to Italy can cost over $1,000 per person. In less popular months, flights average $500-600 from major U.S. cities.
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INTERVIEW: Gov. Masari's SA (Politics) Insists Late Yar'adua, Shema Did Nothing To Show In Katsina
May 1, 2016 Mallam Mustapha
Usman Bala Zango, a former Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, currently serves as the Special Adviser (Political) to the state governor, Aminu Bello Masari. In this interview with MUAZU ELAZEH, Zango who was formerly a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insists that despite ruling Katsina for 16 years, the PDP has nothing to show.
It is almost one year since this administration came on board. What is your honest assessment of the journey so far?
As a matter of fact, the journey of this administration has so far been fantastic. The state is being manned by an experienced governor. Governor Masari is not new to the system, as he has been in it since the past 40 years where he served in different capacities, including being a seasoned civil servant. So, as someone who has seen it all, he has derived a lot of experience in governance, having even served as the Speaker of the House of Reps. We have a governor who has high integrity and vast experience. During his campaigns, the governor pledged to run an open government and he promised to be convening town hall meetings, which he has since started. Through the town hall meeting, the governor is fraternising with people at the grassroots where he is seeking their views and opinions on his administration, while giving them detailed account of the state's finances. So far, the town hall meeting has proven to be effective.
Is the APC government getting the sort of opposition it expects from the PDP and other political parties in the state?
Of course yes. We appreciate the fact that for any government to succeed there must be opposition. It is this opposition that will help keep the government on its toes. But unfortunately, in this clime, we have a conjured view and perception about opposition. We have made it a duty to urge those in opposition to always feel free and express their views. Even during the town hall meetings, the governor always emphasize that those from the opposition should be given ample chance to make comments, ask questions and express their views about the running of the government.
Aside the town hall meetings, are you involving those from the opposition in running of the government?
I can't expressly say there are persons from the opposition who are serving in this government. But you see, we do work with them, seek their advice and they do come to my office from time to time to tell us 'this is right or wrong'.
Will the government extend a hand of fellowship to willing and capable PDP members to come and serve in this government?
Never! We will not do that because they will spoil the government. We will rather invite APGA people than bring PDP because it is suicidal to invite PDP members to join this government. Do you really know how the PDP looted the state's treasury?
You were once an active member of the PDP but of late, you are one of its fiercest critics. Why?
You see, PDP has committed so many blunders. Obviously, the PDP has nothing much to show. Everyone knows the rot caused by PDP. And for me, what motivated me to part ways with PDP was the insecurity, the embezzlement of funds, insincerity and lack of openness. The PDP people are not serious…
(Cuts in) But aren't you aware of the views that the past PDP administration performed better than your government?
Well, the electorate can judge. You see, you can't construct roads and leave people in hunger and abject poverty. Yes, the past PDP administration built schools but when you entered the schools you see empty buildings with nothing inside. Most of the schools never had furniture; they are just empty structures, no teachers, no learning materials and no teaching aid; nothing! As a matter of fact, it is now that the government is trying to employ qualified teachers to man the schools, it is now the government is planning to purchase furniture for these schools. So, all the PDP did was to build structures that have no utility. Why should a reasonable government spend N100million to build market in a community when the people of the community are in hunger? In all the 34 local government areas the government spent millions of naira to build markets but is that the priority of the people? PDP never sampled people opinion; rather, it did what suits it without recourse to the feelings of the people.
But there are concerns that having spent close to one year, your government still hasn't executed any viable project.
It is unthinkable for anyone who knows Katsina State very well and who is conversant with the realities of the state to say this government hasn't executed any viable project. Just go to Daura emirate and see the beautiful work which is on going in the Fago road construction; visit Daura General Hospital and see if it was the way it used to be. If you visit Daura general hospital, you sure will see a lot of structures being built as the hospital is currently undergoing remodelling and upgrading. It is the same with Katsina and Funtua general hospital where government is working assiduously to ensure their upgrading and remodeling, so as to make them befitting of a hospital of their status and ultimately serve as referral centres for other hospitals in the respective zones. Roads are being constructed, schools are being renovated and new ones being built as is the case. Places that for long had lived without portable water supply now have water. As a matter of fact, the list is endless. No one in their right senses can say this government has not done anything since assuming office.
Of recent, one issue that has generated controversy is the decision by the APC administration to renovate structures initially built by PDP administration but afterwards painting them in APC colours. What informed this decision?
This is politics and we are living in APC era. Go to Kano and see, where ever you see buildings embarked by Kwankwaso you will see Kwankwasiyya boldly written on them. So, what is wrong with that?
Can that be taken to mean that the APC government in Katsina State is emulating Kwankwaso?
No. We are not emulating him. I am just citing an example. In any case, that is politics and there is nothing to worry about.
Is the Katsina APC still a united home, judging from the recent happenings at the state assembly where some principal officers were forced to resign their positions?
What happened at the Assembly was politics and that is the beauty of democracy. Crisis of this nature is perculiar to Assemblies and does not in anyway suggest that the APC is not a united house. It is normal and need not be seen as a problem because it is truly not a problem…
(Cuts in) But there are allegations that those forced to resign were part of the governor's stooge at the Assembly and so, their resignation was to send a signal that the Assembly was ready to assert its authority and independence.
No, it is not true. The changes were done solely by the Assembly members who have all the right to determine how their leaders emerge. The governor has no hand in it; he has no preferred member or members and has continued to work harmoniously with the lawmakers in line with the dictates of the Constitution and the principles of Separation of Powers.
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Ned asked me out to a Chinese restaurant. We ordered our food and when it arrived, he looked around like he was preparing to commit a crime.
He pulled a plastic container from his jacket. It was filled with spaghetti and this weird greenish-blue sauce.
He said, "Isn't this a good idea?"
He then shoveled the spaghetti and greenish goop into his mouth quickly, as if really in a hurry to not be caught.
"I don't like Chinese food," he confessed, "It all tastes the same to me."
"We could've gone somewhere else," I said, "and what's that green sauce on your spaghetti?"
He grinned and opened his mouth wide to show me the gooey green bits within.
I literally threw up in my mouth a little when I read this story.
I literally pooped in my mouth a little when I read this story.
I literally pooped in your mouth a little when I read this story.
Stories like this make me wish there were more serious comments on the stories. This would be interesting to discuss. For instance: does anyone else agree that Chinese food all tastes the same? Would you like to discuss how irritating it would be for someone to agree to go to a restaurant of cuisine they know they don't like? Why would he order a meal he wasn't going to eat? Are there any coprophiles among our number who believe he's actually eating poop spaghetti? What are the merits of poo in your noodles as opposed to noodles in your poo?
@Ankh - nothing says serious discussion like "Are there any coprophiles among our number who believe he's actually eating poop spaghetti?"
I don't think it was really poop he was eating. I think he just said that to disgust his date, because for some people, being disgusting gets the ol' motor going.


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Khloé had pregnancy scare days before Tristan's cheating drama
June 25, 2019 | by BANG Showbiz
Home » Entertainment » Celebrity Gossip » Khloé had pregnancy scare days before Tristan's cheating drama
Khloé Kardashian had a pregnancy scare just days before she discovered that Tristan Thompson had kissed Jordyn Woods
The 34-year-old reality star already has 14-month-old daughter True with her ex-boyfriend, but after experiencing "migraines and nausea" for several months earlier this year, she worried that she could have been expecting another baby with the NBA star.
Speaking on the first half of a two-part season finale of Keeping Up with the Kardashians on Sunday, 23 June, Khloé said: "I get really bad migraines but they've been increasing more and more. And I don't know if my migraines and nausea are caused by the same thing, I'm not really sure.
"Some days I feel great and I don't feel nauseous at all and I don't have a headache and I'm fine. And then the next day, the slightest thing might really upset me, and I get blindsided by them."
Her half-sister Kylie Jenner, 21, then suggested that she take a pregnancy test, which to Khloé's relief came back negative
The Revenge Body star said: "Obviously you can't plan everything, but I just don't know if the right time is [now] – there's a lot going on. I don't know if I could have handled it if it did say 'positive' at the moment.
"I'm happy that I'm not pregnant because I didn't want to be, but with that being said, now I'm like, 'Why the f**k am I nauseous all the time?' I almost wish I was so I could say that's why I'm nauseous."
But before Khloé could get to the bottom of what was causing her nausea, she was hit by the news that Tristan had been unfaithful to her whilst at a party, when he locked lips with Kylie's best friend Jordyn Woods.
On the show, Khloé also admitted that she was left "heartbroken" and humiliated by the scandal.
She said: "I feel like I'm so heartbroken. Right now, I don't feel much of anything. I'm in shock. This is a debilitating blow to my soul. It's so humiliating, it's hard. There are some days you just want to cry."
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Wrestling with Words
I want to thank Dr. Aryeh Cohen for sharing his experiences and for providing a creative herme-neutic model that responds to troubling religious texts with both an intellectual honesty and an ethical sensitivity. As a graduate student in Jewish thought, I wrestle daily with disturbing Jewish sources – sources that I view as Torah – and I have found his essay to be a helpful guide in my own search for spiritual meaning.
I begin my reflections by turning to the last paragraph of Cohen's essay. It is here that he applies the principles of his reading strategy and makes the difficult decision to exclude the disturbing midrash from his vision of Torah. While I commend Cohen for following his conscience and boldly taking his theory to its logical conclusion, I feel that the implications of this decision are not addressed adequately in the essay. Two questions come to mind.
First, in creating his boundaries for what is considered Torah, Cohen acts alone. In fact, all three of his biblical models act alone. What is the role of one's religious community in defining such boundaries? Further, if a reader can determine the limits of Torah alone, can one also make independent or autonomous decisions about his or her religious practice? This issue is most striking given that Cohen teaches at a rabbinical school where "halakhah defines the parameters of daily life and interaction with the sacred."
Second, the title of Cohen's essay is "Teaching Troubling Texts." While he speaks at length about his own struggles with the text, he does not discuss how his personal discovery affects his teaching or his students. Will he continue to teach rabbinical students texts that fall outside of the limits of Torah, since he views their text study as an act of talmud Torah? If so, will he share his hermeneutic model with them (assuming that they do not all read Sh'ma) or encourage them to create models of their own?
Another issue that struck me in reading this essay was Cohen's treatment of the role of history in the religious life of the interpreter. Throughout the article he dismisses the historicizing of troubling texts as but a preliminary, and ultimately unsatisfactory, reading practice. While I agree that alone this approach is insufficient, I also feel that it serves at least two important functions in this situation. First, by placing a troubling text within its historical and cultural framework, one is able to establish enough distance from the text to challenge or refute its claims. This is particularly important for students who may not otherwise have the confidence to "take on the tradition." This act also serves simultaneously to inject a healthy dose of humility into the interpretive process by reminding contemporary readers that we, like our ancestors, participate in the ongoing evolution of Torah.
It is my hope that these questions and challenges will help to stimulate further discussion on this important and complex issue.
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Or Rose is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic studies at Brandeis University and a teacher at the Jewish Community Day School in Newton, MA.


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Q: A card game with no decisions A friend showed me a mindless card game he plays, in which the initial state of the deck completely determines whether he wins or loses.  The game is played as follows:

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*Shuffle a standard $52$ card deck

*Lay the top $8$ cards face up

*If any two cards show the same value, lay on top of them the top two cards from the remaining deck, face up.

*Repeat step $3$ until no two cards showing have the same value, in which case you lose, or until all cards have been played, in which case you win.

What is the probability of a win?  Just as a simple observation, if there are no pairs in the first $8$ cards, the game is lost immediately after step $2$.
Of course, we could generalize by varying the number of total cards, the number of different possible values, and the number of cards with a particular value.  We could also change the number of cards we are allowed to lay face up to begin with, and as noted in the comments, we could require that all cards of the same value be covered up at step $3$, and not just pairs.

A: The game is trivially equivalent to take the 52 cards from the deck, one (or two) at a time, and group the same valued cards in respective 13 piles. You loose if at some moment you have 8 or more piles with an odd number of cards.
My simulation ($5 \times  10^7$ tries) gave me a winning probability estimate of $p=0.054207$
and the amount of cards taken from the deck (minimum=8, maximum=52=win) has the following distribution. Most of the time, we loose in the first trials, as noted in the other answer.

Update: a computer calcutation (not a simulation; exact, and quick, though not elegant ) gives me: $$
p=\frac{23655404966027488102313337962261}{436763610067824320055367170703125}=0.0541606590401477 $$
I just consider a 5-elements "state" (number of values that have appeared k-times) and compute iteratively the probabilities transitions (1806 valid states). Java runnable code, in case you are interested (with floating point instead of exact fractions, for clarity), here.
Edited: Let $t \in 0 \dots 52$ be the "time" (iteration) of the game, equal (in my formulation above) to the total number of drawn cards.
Let ${\bf n}(t)  $ be a 5-dimensional state vector such that $n_k(t)\in 0 \dots 13$ (with $k \in 0 \dots 4$) counts how many values (card ranks) have appeared $k$ times, after having drawn $t$ cards. It follows that
$$\sum_{k=0}^4 n_k(t)=13$$
$$\sum_{k=0}^4 k \, n_k(t)=t$$
(BTW, the total set of states, correspond to the weak-compositions of 13 in 5 parts. And the state value determines univocally the time $t$, through the second equation).
The legal state transitions correspond to selecting a index value $j\in 0\cdots 3$, decrementing that index value and incrementing the next one: $n_j(t+1)=n_j(t)-1$, $n_{j+1}(t+1)=n_{j+1}(t)+1$, with the restriction $n_j(t) >0$.
Each transition probability can be computed as
$$p_j = \frac{n_j(t) \, (4-j)}{52-t}$$
Further, the additional game rule corresponds to having less than $M=8$ odd valued numbers, i.e. $n_1(t) + n_3(t) < 8$
Then, given the probability of all legal states at time $t$, we can compute the probability of all legal states at time $t+1$. And the probability of reaching ("legally", without losing the game) state $t$ is the sum of those probabilities. This is just what my program computes.
An example. This states corresponds to 28 cards already played, 3 values (12 cards) not having yet appeared, 5 values have appeared twice (10 cards), 2 values have appeared three times).
k  n  nk    p
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0  3   0  12/24
1  0   0   0/24
2  5  10  10/24
3  2   6   2/24
4  3  12   0/24
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  13  28    1

A: Let's set some variables:
PairChoices = Select[Subsets[Range[8], {2}], #[[1]] < #[[2]] &];

(This  is a list of all possible (ordered) subsets of $\{1,\ldots,8\}$ of size two.  We'll use it to scan for pairs.)
What follows is the bulk of our code.  It iterates a while loop until we win or lose, then prints the number of cards remaining in the deck:
Deck = RandomSample[Flatten@ Table[Range[13], {i, 1, 4}], 52];
Hand = Take[Deck, 8]; Deck = Drop[Deck, 8];
While[Length[Union[Hand]] < 8 && Length[Deck] > 1,
    Paired = First[Select[PairChoices, Hand[[#[[1]]]] == Hand[[#[[2]]]] &]];
    Hand = Join[Drop[Drop[Hand, {Paired[[2]]}], {Paired[[1]]}],Take[Deck, 2]];
    Deck = Drop[Deck, 2]];
Print[{Length[Deck], Hand}]

This outputs $0$ if and only if we've won; in general, it outputs the number of cards left in the deck when the game ends.  It's not hard to turn this into a function, mapping decks to the number of cards left when the game ends.  Then we can run this function as many times as we like.  What follows is a histogram of this data, for 100000 games:

Notice that it appears to be impossible to come close to winning without actually winning.  After running this game 250000 times, I've had a win-percentage of $0.053816$, i.e. a win about every 18 or 19 games.  I'll run more games; hopefully a statistician will be able to say when the result is significant.

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Q: ng-change is not working initially on page loading but after refreshing page it works fine Here is the code I am facing problem with:
<input type="text" data-ng-model="TODATE" data-ng-change="setTdate()" name="date" class="form-control datepicker" id="todate"  data-date-container="#cal"  data-provide="datepicker" data-date-format="mm-dd-yyyy" placeholder="mm-dd-yyyy"   />

code in controller:
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I am using input type as text for bootstrap datepicker, and wants to call a function on selecting a  date. The ng-change event is not working when the page initially loads but as i refresh the page it works fine. There is no warning or error  on debug.

A: Have a look. I think it's working fine without refreshing the page.

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Views of a vanishing world: Supply of mountain paintings begins to melt
Nineteen years after launching the annual 'Peaks and Glaciers' exhibition, dealer William Mitchell reflects that as the snow on the peaks themselves has contracted, so too has the supply of topographical Alpine scenes.
Frances Allitt
The exhibition, which takes place at John Mitchell Fine Paintings in Mayfair until March 6, comprises 50 mountain views by generations of intrepid peintres-alpinistes from the mid-1800s to the present.
Chief among these figures are Edward Compton (1849-1921) and Gabriel Loppé (1825-1913), pioneers in both mountaineering and recording the peaks en plein air.
When Mitchell staged the first edition of this exhibition in 2001 (at that point a loan show for the Alpine Club in London), works by Compton and Loppé were comparatively easy to find.
"I used to be able to pull out six or seven Comptons," he says, but these days, the supply is shrinking in a way the dealer compares to the Old Masters market.
"I've been specialising in Loppé and Compton for the past 20 years and I have only one painting by each in this exhibition."
Prices, he adds, correspond to supply.
Unrecorded painting
The star piece is a previously unrecorded oil painting by Compton. The Lyskamm from the Gnifetti Hut, Valais, Switzerland, offered for £125,000, is signed and dated 1902.
This English-born German artist was an independent soul, climbing 300 peaks in his lifetime, 27 of which were first ascents. During his career he is thought to have recorded more peaks in the Alps than any other painter.
His works are highly collectable and several appear in the Alpine art museums owned by contemporary climbing legend Reinhold Messner.
"Compton could really understand rocks," Mitchell says, "Whereas Loppé could paint ice, particularly the jellied depths of a crevasse."
Loppé is represented in the show by his oil Crevasses on the Glacier du Géant, Chamonix, France, priced at £65,000.
It was painted in the mid-1870s and reflects the artist's fascination with the inner workings of glaciers.
Loppé, like Compton, was self-taught and climbed constantly, but was more sociable. Tantalisingly, though the two were both members of the Alpine Club, there is no evidence that their paths ever crossed.
Lots of options
Plenty of work by other artists is also on offer, including Alexandre Calame (1810-64), Charles-Henri Contencin (1898-1955) and Jacques Fourcy (1906-90) as well as Contemporary artists Michael Hart and James Hart-Dyke.
Buyers tend to go for scenes they recognise from their travels and Mitchell is careful to balance the supply of remote landscapes with more recognisable peaks, such as the Matterhorn.
Particularly popular, according to the dealer, are the pictures with some sign of human presence, whether a distant group of climbers or a small shepherd's hut.
Summer views are available as well as snowy scenes. Sometimes the mountains are seen over lakes or snowy rooftops.
Topgraphically sound
The most important quality for inclusion in the show is accuracy.
"There's no fantasy or artistic licence here. These pictures are all topographically sound," says Mitchell.
A keen mountaineer in his own right, he uses his Alpine expeditions in part as research missions, tracking the specific locations recorded by artists as much as 150 years ago.
He supplements his research poring over maps and looking at images online to match up past and present scenes.
Comparing the same scenes, past and present, is a reminder of how the landscape has changed. Snow caps have shrunk, winters and summers are warmer.
The 'Nose' of Compton's Lyskamm has lost most of its cover today, and the basin of the Lys glacier in the foreground has gone.
"I didn't set out to be a climate change exhibitor," Mitchell says. "Twenty years ago we knew glaciers were receding but we didn't know to what extent."
Talking about Loppé's glacier view, he adds: "When he painted that there was no reason for him to exaggerate a single crevasse or single bit of snow or ice…the one thing he could not have believed was that this would be gone in 150 years."
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