Denver police body camera footage shows officers firing into stopped car they wrongly thought was occupied by a fugitive - Denverite, the Denver site!
The Denver Police Department released the video taken in March following the district attorney's decision that the fatal shooting was justified. The department's own investigation of the incident is ongoing.
Oct. 16, 2018, 3:33 p.m.
Denver police released body-camera footage on Tuesday of a shooting in March that left a man dead after police opened fire into a car they incorrectly believed contained a fugitive attempted murder suspect.
The video was released after District Attorney Beth McCann earlier Tuesday ruled the March 19 shooting death of Steven Nguyen justified.
"While the district attorney's investigation into these events has concluded, ours is just beginning," Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said at a brief press conference when the video was released. On Oct. 10, the department announced a new policy that allows for body camera footage to be released, under special circumstances, while an investigation is ongoing.
"I want to assure you there is a sense of urgency on our part to get answers to the questions that we all have," Pazen said.
Nguyen, 23, was driving a car police believed contained attempted murder suspect Mauricio Venzor-Gonzalez. Nguyen died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Venzor-Gonzalez had escaped from Denver Sheriff's Department while at Denver Health earlier on March 19. Venzor-Gonzalez was arrested in Thornton in August.
McCann's decision letter said there were no criminal charges that could be filed against Officers William Bohm, Austin Barela and Susan Mercado for the incident. She concluded the officers were legally justified because they were authorized to use deadly physical force. Based on the department's analysis, Barela fired his gun 34 times; Bohm fired his gun 12 times; and Mercado fired her gun two times.
Nguyen was struck three times; two rounds from Bohm and one round from Barela.
The officers encountered Nguyen and his passenger, Rafael Landeros, 23, after the SUV driven by Nguyen crashed against a wall and ended up near a storm drainage ditch following a high-speed chase with police. Landeros was treated at a hospital following the incident and was taken into custody on arrest warrants in Adams County. Both men were later determined to be associates of Venzor-Gonzalez.
Both Bohm and Barela approached the stationary vehicle with their firearms drawn. Both yelled for the men to show their hands, with McCann's report saying neither man followed the orders.
Bohm then approached the driver side door of the car and saw the driver reaching toward the center of the car's console, according to the decision letter, which also said Barela had earlier in the pursuit noticed the passenger throw something out the window (it was later determined to be a box containing methamphetamine) and had started reaching out in the car for what he believed was a gun. In the video from the driver's side, Bohm appears to move for the driver's side door — his reflection in the door shows him reaching his hand out as if to open the door — just before the sounds of gunshots ring out.
In the opposite side video, Barela yells "Show me your hands!" eight times a short distance from the passenger side of the vehicle as Bohm approaches from the driver's side, also yelling. The person sitting in the driver's side seat can briefly be seen in one video angle and appears to have his hands in the air when the sounds of gunshots start from the opposite side of the car.
According to the report, after seeing the passenger side door open slightly and fearing the passenger was getting out of the car to shoot him, Barela began firing into the passenger side of the car. The video shows Barela firing, reloading and firing several more times in rapid succession before pausing. The passenger side door is not consistently in the frame in the video from Barela's body cam, but when it is on screen, the door does not appear to be open.
After hearing the shots — which at the time, Bohm said he didn't know if they were being fired toward him or by Barela — Bohm also opened fire. He fired eight or nine rounds before the car appeared to start moving again. He reloaded and continued firing.
Mercado arrived at the scene and started getting out of the vehicle. Noticing the car was still moving and believing it meant the suspect was still fleeing, she fired her gun.
A 9-mm Beretta handgun was recovered from the vehicle driven by Nguyen near the passenger's seat and passenger door. McCann's report noted there was no indication the firearm was used during the incident by either Nguyen or Landeros.
Nguyen's cell phone was also found in the car. A forensic exam of the cell found a photo of the same Beretta handgun and a March 10 text exchange between him and a woman. The woman was warning him to leave a location, to which he responded by saying he had "2 full clips" among other boasts.
"I put that on my grandmas grave im ready to die today," Nguyen texted on March 10.
McCann is scheduled to host a community meeting to discuss her decision on Nov. 8 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Central Park Recreation Center at 9651 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.


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AIG's Tentacles Widespread
Courtesy of The Denver Post…
"The nation's largest insurer was No. 13 on the 2007 Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. companies, with revenues of $110 billion. Its operations directly affect 80 percent of the U.S. population, and the company also operates in 130 countries, Melicher said. (Ronald Melicher, chair of the finance division of the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business)
A critical issue for AIG is its deep involvement in insuring bank loans, including hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of home mortgages. An AIG bankruptcy could wipe out those insurance contracts, causing the value of the insured mortgages to fall and bringing more distress to the financial industry.
'There was concern that many U.S. banks would fail if AIG did not keep operating,' Melicher said. 'AIG is just monstrous.'
Finally, AIG bonds are widely held by money-market funds, which came under tremendous stress last week with the Lehman bankruptcy and other developments.
The AIG bailout has been called a bridge loan by some and a nationalization by others. The $85 billion loan has a two-year term and an interest rate of just under 12 percent – terms the government said will encourage AIG to move quickly to sell assets and repay the loan. The government replaced AIG's chief executive and took warrants that give it the right to nearly 80 percent ownership of AIG."
According to the Wall St. Journal, AIG insurance policy holders don't need to panic. While the holding company is in financial distress, AIG's insurance subsidiaries are separate entities that are financially sound. If an insurance company were to fail, each state runs an insurance guaranty association to protect policyholders.

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It's been a tough couple of days for Democrats here in Tennessee. We lost the State House and Senate. Our US Senate candidate was soundly trounced. Our Presidential candidate lost the state by a greater margin than John Kerry in 2004. I've pointed all the fingers I'm going to point on this thing, but he buck stops with you sir, that's not meant to assess blame, that's the reality of leadership responsibility.
But maybe I come on too strong, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Steve Ross. I live in Memphis, TN. I grew up in Little Rock, and Osceola, Arkansas, and have been involved in Democratic politics on some level since I was 16 when I walked the picket lines in 1988 with my mother and her fellow LRCTA teachers.
In recent years (the past 10) my level of direct involvement with the party and campaigns in general has been far less than I would like it to be. I travel some 200-250 days a year. This has relegated me to the role of a simple donor, rather than the boots on the ground guy I would like to be. Still, despite the challenges, I remain a faithful and loyal Democrat.
I suppose if I was doing something more that just "sitting on the sidelines" as you suggest, I would find some way to emerge from my business travel and immediately thrust myself into an activity that would somehow support the party, other than merely financially supporting Democratic candidates here in Tennessee and across the country. Instead, I sit here in front of this computer screen, some 5000 miles from Memphis, anonymously (well not anymore) engaging in a conversation, via my blog, with you and Democrats throughout Tennessee, in search of a strategy to return a Democratic majority to the Tennessee Legislature in 2010.
I write this blog, not because I want to anonymously attack people, but because I care deeply about Democratic ideals. My hope is that perhaps my words can inspire people to action in my absence. I can be critical, even brutal at times, but that criticism is rooted in a "tough love" that I have for institutions that support my ideals, but are, for whatever reason, underperforming.
The TNDP, and my local SCDP are underperforming in my view, and I feel that this is evidenced by the losses we experienced statewide on Tuesday. Candidates in Shelby County often win despite the SCDP, not because of it. There is a lack of strategic vision from both institutions. There is a lack of communication to the base from both institutions. Just this morning, I subscribed, again, to your email newsletter, and, as of yet, have not received even a confirmation email. I even checked my spam box to make sure it didn't get misplaced.
At this point it's too late to undo the losses we experienced on Tuesday, but it's not too early to start working on a strategic plan for 2010. So let me make this pledge to you. I will give the TNDP 50 days over the next year, that's over $15,000 out of my pocket, if you will give me something to do. I don't want any payment for this, I just want to help make a difference. Here are the conditions, I need regular updates, I don't do toilets, if there is travel involved, a per diem to cover my expenses and a place to stay overnight would be necessary (if it requires an overnight stay), and finally, because my business schedule is somewhat crazy, some flexibility on my assignments may be required.
Chairman Sasser, I'm serious about this and I hope you will take me up on my offer. You can contact me here, on my anonymous blog via the open comments section. From there I will reply to your email address with my upcoming schedule. I look forward to your reply, and to working together to turn Tennessee blue.
He's handing it off to Forrester.
Steve, I think your time will be better spent doing yourself what you'd like to see the party do. If you still have the same response to your words here that you have 50 days from now, let's talk… or rather let's do something about that. $15,000 worth of your time can go a long way, and I have some ideas.
Forget about state politics. There's plenty to do in Memphis & Shelby County. Your best shot at making a difference is right here. (One great example is what Brad did with the ballot measures…) I know it is hard to take advice from a republican, but we need honest and dedicated folks in this town.


The Games in Rio are in full swing but that's not stopping a former Olympic destination from cashing in on its glory days.
The surface of the iconic facility that hosted track and field events in London in 2012 has been dismantled and is being sold off, piece by piece, to those who want a piece of the (ahem) action.
According to an article in Inside The Games, framed pieces of track measuring 7.5 cm x 12 cm (a little larger than 2" x 4") are available for people to buy at $79. For those who want something more substantial, there is also the opportunity to purchase "Track in a Box" – a 26cm x 16cm (about 10" x 6") piece of track sitting inside a piece of laser-cut foam which surrounds a zinc-etched plaque – for $130.
Early on, officials made available for purchase a very limited number of premium sections, including numbers from both the start and finishing lines; however, most of the material being sold off was taken from the 100-meter straightaway where Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt won gold and set a new Olympic record of 9.63 seconds.
In May, following the removal of the old surface, British track stars CJ Ujah and Adelle Tracey ceremoniously helped install the new one, in order to have it be up and running in time for the Müller Anniversary Games.
Sections of the track are also being given to local schools, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic gold medalists and other partners, recognizing their contribution to the stadium's past and its future.
The Community Track will be the home of the Newham and Essex Beagles, and the London Stadium will continue to host community events.
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A totally retro American style coffee or tea maker that arrived from the late 70s in a perfect condition. It features an Art Nouveau style plastic handle and silver hardware. It's gonna be the eye candy of your kitchen. I'd use it as a cookie holder.


Mohammad Gulab Mangal told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview that long-term efforts had been launched to control such factions, but stopped short of going into details.
The governor said efforts at ensuring security had recently been increased, but cited the lack of enough security personnel as a big factor behind the failure to completely ensure security.
Mangal acknowledged the presence of irresponsible armed men in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital, had concerned people. He said carrying guns by irresponsible individuals was banned in the city and the issue would be resolved in a long process.
However, Mangal assured he would prefer various ways to implement the law on such elements and finally in long term the law would be enforced on them.
The governor also spoke about his achievements in combating corruption during his short period in office.
The campaign against corruption had been launched but it was sluggish due to the lack of cooperation from security and detective organs, said the governor.
Mangal confirmed receiving complaints about the Torkham Township, the Population Registration Department, Education Department, issues in visa issuance at the Pakistani Consulate and other organizations. However, he said evidence was required to take action.
The governor mentioned the relocation of the Torkham Mayor, warning the graft-tainted in-charge of the Torkham commissary, relocating and changing the Population Registration Department's employees in districts, and controlling the issuance of visas at Pakistani consulate as some of his achievements.
He said if the provincial security and detective organs helped him and provided proof and documents, he wouldn't hesitate from arresting corrupt individuals in every organization.
The governor also referred to efforts made at preventing land grabbing in the province, citing a recent example of reclaiming more than 1,000 acres of land belonging to the Nangarhar Canal Department from its illegal usurpers.
He also informed about demolishing of homes arbitrarily built during the past 30 years in the premises of state-run Spin Ghar Hotel.
Mangal said construction of new apartments in the area would expand the hotel besides playing a big role in its beauty.
The governor asked civil society activists and tribal elders to share solutions with him about problems besides highlighting them.


Mary Long (Co-Founder SageView Foundation) and Kathryn Downs (Director SageView Foundation) spent eight days in Kigali, Rwanda with Comfort My People in February, 2016. In addition to our local team that consists of Pastor Willy, William and Theophile, we were blessed to have Moffat Zimba, of Northrise University, spend the week with us, sharing his wisdom and experience.
The purpose of our visit was to spend time at each project supported by the Foundation and gather information through in person observation.
In July of 2015 land was purchased in the Bugasera District and work began to clear the land for an organic sustainable farm. The farm will produce fruits and vegetables that are of commercial grade. This produce will be sold in Kigali. We are negotiating to have a Dutch greenhouse constructed on the land as well, that will give us a unique competitive advantage in Rwanda as the demand for organic produce increases and Rwanda looks to source its produce locally.
After only five months, land was cleared, fences built, irrigation supplied, and crops were planted.
While we were in Rwanda the first crops were sold to a Kenyan specialty store in Kigali and orders were placed for weekly delivery. The project is being directed by William Mwangi who is training in agricultural management as well as Dutch greenhouse technology.
The farm is already providing an income to 15 local families and they are in the process of forming their own saving community.
It was a gift for us to be able to visit a number of homes that have been provided in partnership with the local community to women and children. Many of the women do not have extended family support due to the genocide and therefore do not have the resources to give their children basic shelter.
The student scholarship program has continued to grow and benefit the children of many of the widows that have received homes in the area.
Our meetings with Hope International in Kigali were scheduled to explore the possibility of a partnership that would create small savings group in the area that we serve. These groups would be administered through Hope International. This is a long term goal and the Foundation has been begun providing Hope with the statistics that they must have to evaluate the need in the local community.
Each time we have the pleasure of spending an evening with the young men who have chosen a life of sobriety we are encouraged and uplifted by their faith and the freedom that they have found in the Lord. It is so humbling to see the fervor of their faith as they share their testimony and to see the community that has been developed to give them the structure they need to begin a new life.
The team had the opportunity to tour the campus in Kigali that offers young women a unique opportnity that empowers them as leaders in a developing economy as well as in their communities. We were most impressed with the integration of graduates into the workplace as well as their commitment to have the staff mentor the women one-on-one.
As we leave the land of many hills we are reminded that what we saw in Rwanda truly depicts "beauty from ashes" .


Hyperuricemia is the condition that results when there is a high level of uric acid in the blood. It can also result as a result of poor excretion through the normal kidney channels. If left untreated, it can lead to renal failures, kidney stones, hypertension, gout, arthritis, as well as cardiovascular diseases.
Some of the most common symptoms of high uric acid in the blood are listed below.
Home remedies that will be of use will work to improve the digestive system, speed up one's metabolism, improve kidney functions, boost blood flow, and improve blood circulation.
Lime is replete with antioxidants that support healthy living. It boosts the capacity of your body to counteract inflammation and expel toxins. Consuming lime at least three times a day with gives you a healthy amount of vitamin C. Lime will douse the high levels of uric acid in the blood. It will also strengthen the immune system.
The use of sweet potatoes as a remedy for constipation has been practiced for ages in several Asian cultures to produce ease of bowel movements. They will cleanse your digestive tracts and remove toxins from your body to optimize your health. There are appreciable proportiona of soluble and the insoluble class of fiber in this remedy. They also provide complex carbohydrates for boosting your carbohydrate requirements.
Eating sweet potatoes after boiling them and snack on the delicacy throughout your day. This will not only serve to detox thebloodstreamm but also enhance your immunity, as provided by pigments present in sweet potatoes.
Eating a dosage of grapes will detox the blood stream if prior to that you had no food. This will effectively expel waste from your digestive tracts and remove the toxins. It is regarded as a supportive remedy for a healthy kidney.
For the best outcomes, you should have no meals while eating grapes throughout the day. Make sure you eat mildly to avoid diarrhea.
This spice can be added to lemon juice to produce a blood cleansing solution. Cayenne pepper is reputed for the breaking down of mucus in your intestines so that they can be expelled speedily. Lemon juice on the other hand is able to expel toxins that linger in your digestive tracts.
For people with thinly stomach walls, they can consume a teaspoon of honey every hour to douse irritation that might be caused by cayenne pepper. To use this home remedy, mix a half teaspoon of cayenne pepper with four tablespoons of lemon juice in a cup of warm water. If you like, you can also add honey or syrup to add flavor. Drink this mixture before each meal to get the best results. Only do this once a week, though.
This is a unique herb, in name and in characteristics. It provides two essential effects that are noteworthy. Firstly, it promotes the creation of serotonin throughout your body, diminishing the effects of depression and virtually curing insomnia for most patients. Secondly, it is an extremely powerful detoxifier that strips the liver of all harmful toxins. This remedy must not be used with antidepressants. Buy St. John's Wort supplements and use them as directed.
Drinking as much water as possible, as frequently as possible is the easiest way to expel toxins from your body. Water is excellent for digestion and expedites circulatory activities in your body in order to boost the needed metabolism. Try to drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
Chamomile is mentioned in several home remedy literatures as a result of the presence of properties in it that serve as antioxidants. They also are reputed for use in anti-inflammation purposes and calming effects. It is suitable for consumption in tea form.
Consumption of chamomile will expedite better digestion and enhanced metabolism in the human body. Chamomile promotes rest and stress relief so that the rhythm of your body clock will be at equilibrium for your productivity and hormonal balance.
The use of honey can be trusted to boost your health in many ways without a doubt. The gains of honey include the cleansing effect which strips toxins from your body with ease. Honey has proven anti-inflammatory and antibiotic effects.
To use this home remedy, add two teaspoons of honey in a glass of warm water. Drink once before every meal. Once your high uric acid in the blood lowers, you can drink less of this home remedy: drinking it once in the morning will be good enough.
There is a healthy base of thiamine, pyridoxine, and riboflavin in apples that are a mix of B-complex compounds that act as catalysts for metabolic activities. Apples are some of the most profound fruits that provide healthy support for optimal organ functionalities.
Apples also host potassium, vitamin C, vitamin A and a host of other minerals. Reputed for its low-calories, it is a worthwhile item on the list of home remedies for blood cleansing. Apples are easy to source from the grocery stores, and they are affordable.
You can eat raw apples, extract the juice or buy apple juice with low sugar content for inclusion in your daily diet. The affordability of apples makes them available to a wide range of people across the globe. To detox the blood stream, you need to eat apples each day as they are easy to take along with you wherever you choose to go.
Ginger has anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antioxidants in good measure. It is composed of properties that cleanse the liver and these also can stimulate the functionalities of this organ. It has been put to use in Asia for centuries as a curative herb apart from acting as a spice for meals.
Ginger is also used to treat nausea, pain, as well as appetite challenges. The mode of use of ginger includes the powder, oil, and juice. As an aromatic herb, it is a house for nutrients like potassium, magnesium, manganese, copper, and vitamin C. it is easy to use as tea with the dried root steamed to give the tasty outcome.
To use this home remedy, drink ginger tea once a day. You can also add honey to this tea to both improve the flavor and the health benefits of this home remedy.
Making an effort to eat a balanced diet is important to speed up recovery as soon as possible. Include plentiful amounts of potassium and easy to consume protein. To gain potassium eats abundant amounts of vegetable soup and steamed vegetables. Fresh of tinned fish is best for protein consumption because it is rich in fish oils. Chicken, especially in chicken and vegetable soup also helps with digestion.
Exercise is recommended for you to help you keep physically fit. Beyond this fact, you are also aiding your physiological processes when you exercise as blood circulation gets expedited, and your cells are primed for faster renewal as a result.
Exercise is therefore a plus as a home remedy for reduction of high uric acid in the blood as an optimized internal circulation will lead to a faster metabolism and removal of toxins from your body stream. You can exercise in any way that you like to gain benefits from this home remedy.
Indian gooseberries, also known as amla, is a popular remedy that has been adopted for use in Eastern healing practices for centuries. It is commonly referred to for the treatment of inflammatory conditions as well as metabolic process optimization.
Amla will boost production of red blood cells, aid tissue growth and make Vitamin C available in rich quantities. The healing slant of Amla is not in doubt and its efficacy is alluded to across the globe. It has also been used for detoxifying purposes and this explains its mention on this outline of colon cleansing remedies.
Amla juice can be consumed through the regular intake and can be sweetened with honey for flavor boosting. To make your own amla juice at home, deseed and steam 100 gm of fresh Indian gooseberries. Put the berries in a grater and blend them. Once blended, add in a teaspoon of honey. You can also add in water to make the juice thinner. Drink this once a day to get the best results.
This works well to detoxify the body. Allow a cup of water to gently bubble, then sprinkle green tea leaves. Cover the cup and allow it time to cool before consuming. Drink up to four cups of this tea every day to see results.
The liver is better aided when milk is consumed. This is a rather simple remedy that is proven to give the desired results. To use this home remedy, all you need to do is put a teaspoon of melted butter in a cup of warm milk. Drink this every night before bed to get the best results.
The use of celery as a means to reduce high uric acid in the blood is based on its rich fiber content. Known for its lightness, it can be packed in a handy fashion and used as a lunch pack. The calorie count of celery is low and therefore serves as an added advantage for those on weight loss watch. If you grub a stick of this remedy, you would have taken in just eight calories only. Eat this vegetable often to get the most out of this home remedy.
Sesame oil is reputed for its beneficial content that can do your health lots of good. This remedy will expedite the functionalities of your digestive system and optimize your organs in their respective roles. Using sesame oil can help to lower blood pressure, assist in weight loss efforts, lower cholesterol, and improve the skin's appearance.
A measure of five spoons in oral intake in the morning will make for ease of bowel movement while cleansing your liver. Do this as you like, up to once a day, to see results.
Chia seeds are known to provide a rich supply of fiber and are rated for their high nutrition value. The seeds are a wellspring of fats and fiber for the cleansing of the liver and promotion of digestion. The fats present here are the Omega-3s with their proven health benefits for the stabilization of intestinal cell walls and inflammation dousing. They are also rich in zinc, copper, niacin, calcium and manganese.
The presence of soluble fiber in Chia seeds makes them fitting for digestion optimization. They will also help to relieve joint seeds and enhance your skin health. They are able to boost the capacity of your body to enhance inflammation avoidance.
Add one tablespoon of chia seeds to a cup of water. Drink this mixture every day for a week to reduce the high uric acid in the blood.
Alfalfa sprouts are also well-reviewed for the effective use as blood cleansing agents. They will rid your body of bacteria, fungi, and other pathogens. This remedy will lead to the proliferation of healthy bacteria while warding off the harmful bacteria. They also serve as healthy meals with the high nutritious value they possess. You will have the benefits of a cleansed urinary tract and purify your liver with this remedy.
Add alfalfa sprouts to soups and sandwiches to add this food to your diet. Along with lowering the high uric acid in the blood, eating this food can also help to hydrate the body, ease bowel movements, lower cholesterol, and optimize the pituitary gland.
Do not use this home remedy if any if you are pregnant or, use medications with contraindicate, have gout, or have cancer.
The use of Fennel seeds come up for mention in several outlines of home remedies that are available across the globe. They are useful for the treatment of a number of ailments and nagging health conditions. The concentration of dietary fiber in fennel seeds is appreciable and this aids the cleansing of the liver to boost digestive processes. The positive side also includes the removal of carcinogenic substances from the intestinal tracts.
The proven therapeutic effects are worth mentioning as this leads to the treatment of reducing high uric acid in the blood, bloating, heartburn and other inflammatory conditions. The nutrients you can get from fennel seeds include niacin, potassium, folate, copper, Vitamin B3, manganese as well as phosphorus. The identified nutrients will boost your metabolic processes and keep your physiologic processes effective.
There are optional methods to use fennel seeds for blood cleansing. To use this home remedy, drink fennel tea. You can make your own fennel tea at home by boiling half a teaspoon of fennel seeds in water for fifteen minutes. When the time is up, drain out the seeds and drink the leftover water.
The use of berries as a blood cleansing remedy is attributable to its load of antioxidants. This fibrous fruit is a wellspring of minerals and is home to omega-3s and other nutrients. The rich fiber content makes it suitable for use for blood cleansing and a fresh serving is proven to have up to 32 percent of the RDA for an adult. To use this remedy effectively in cleansing your liver, you need to eat it as a first meal in the day.
Consuming dark berries or raspberries can expel toxins from your body and expedite blood cleansing. Other benefits include constipation alleviation as well as prevention, in addition to bowel movement enhancement.
The mention of flaxseeds here is due to its rich base of natural fibers, omega-3s and antioxidants. The consumption of flaxseeds will unleash antioxidants for removal of toxins from your tracts. This will also aid the removal of lingering mucus and free up your liver. You can be sure that stale material that lingers in your tracks will all get removed with this remedy.
Flaxseeds can be added to other meals as the need arise. They can be easily added into salads or blended into smoothies for easy consumption.
The use of garlic as a curative and preventive remedy has been practiced for thousands of years at different facets of human civilization. The presence of such properties that are antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory in this remedy makes it a common feature in many homeopathic outlines. The taste of garlic makes it a worthy spice that can make many cooking experiments palatable.
The effect of consuming garlic is such that leads to the expelling of pathogens, toxins and parasites from the liver and entire digestive tracts. Going further, the presence of antioxidants is also well reviewed in many studies that show it engenders improvement of digestion, absorption of nutrients and waste removal in the human body.
You can specifically grate garlic and add to your variety of meals to get the desired means to reduce high uric acid in the blood effect. You can also eat garlic raw if you do not want to add it to your meals. Try to eat at least a little bit of garlic every day to get the most out of this home remedy.
The load of Omega-3s in fish oil is such that makes this remedy a worthy meal item if you are keen to have a dose of healthy fats. This can also detox the blood stream if you are keen to have the best outcomes for your health.
Your tracts will be cleansed, so that toxins can be expelled alongside waste products for your healthy living. Beyond this, fish oil is also reputed for the prevention of a number of ailments that you might be exposed to as a result of the presence of toxins.
Consuming fish oil is also made possible when you eat trout and salmons. Also, the supplements can be used if you have guidance from your physician. When using supplements, make sure to take them as directed.
Chickweed is reputed to possess health-boosting benefits that will lead to the toning of your muscles and liver. It will also strengthen your stomach walls while expelling toxins and dousing the chances of getting constipated. Your liver will be cleansed effectively when you consume chickweed so that you will have expedited bowel movements. It is sure to produce the desired effects after a few hours.
Chickweed is available in tea form, capsules, powders, and tinctures. The options here make it possible for this remedy to be used for curative purposes. A physician's guidance will suffice if you are on any medication or therapy. Whichever method you decide to use, make sure to use it as directed.
The use of this remedy as a natural laxative is well-publicized. The common application of this remedy is for the treatment of constipation and its prevention. The nutrients you will find in apricot juice are Vitamins C and A, as well as potassium. When you drink this juice regularly, you will be able to have the benefit of a means to reduce high uric acid in the blood.
There are a range of nutrients in yogurt including good bacteria. This remedy is abuzz with calcium for the sprouting of healthy cells and reinforcement of your intestinal walls. Consuming yogurt will help ward off stomach ailments, aid bowel movement and resolve flatulence. You can relieve indigestion by consuming yogurt and treat irritable bowel syndrome.
Simply eat at least once cup of plain yogurt a day to use this home remedy. You can also add honey, berries, or other fruits to this home remedy to make it even more beneficial.
The use of prune juice is an alternative to laxatives in order to have the benefit as a means to reduce high uric acid in the blood. You can avoid the excesses associated with drugs by using prune juice. A serving of prune juice is reputed to provide you with about 12.1 percent of fiber intake measured in RDA. When you drink a glass of prune juice, you would have consumed 3 gram measure of fiber.
Prune juice is available in prepared forms from grocery shops. You should only watch out to ensure that the sugar content is not spiked. The lesser the sugar content, the more effective it will be. Prune juice can be consumed on a daily basis to expedite bowel movement and prevent indigestion. There are proven properties of fiber and beneficial nutrients in this remedy that cannot be overlooked. Vitamin A, potassium and copper are other nutrients present in Prune Juice.
Home remedies can be useful for many health conditions and Triphala is a common feature in such outlines. Triphala is reputed for the aid of bowel movement so that toxins can be expelled from your body.
To use this home remedy, mix a tablespoon of powdered Triphala with half a cup of water. Drink this each morning to get the best results.
his remedy can be used for relief of troubled digestion or constipation with a day or two of timed use. The nutrient analysis of pear shows that it supplies dietary fiber in 6 grams or 24 percent of the recommended daily rating of fiber intake. Pears can be eaten as they are or get extracted in juice form to cleanse and ease the liver. When you consume pear steadily, your stool will ease through the digestive tract in an uncomplicated manner.
This remedy is also proven to boost means to reduce high uric acid in the blood and can be conveniently used at home with no fuss. This remedy will ease symptoms of constipation and make for ease of bowel movements.
Here is a rundown of what to do if you desire to use senna tea to detox the bloodstream. Add a teaspoon of crushed senna in a cup of boiling water. Simmer the tea for ten minutes. When the time is up, allow the tea to cool. Strain out the senna and drink the tea. Drink this tea twice a day for two weeks to lower your high uric acid in the blood.
These ingredients are needed for the liver to be cleansed effectively. Psyllium husk is rich in fiber and has the properties that will expedite digestive processes. Adding Bentonite to the mix makes it possible for toxins to be absorbed and pushed down the intestinal tract for removal.
To use this home remedy, mix one teaspoon each of psyllium husk and bentonite clay. Add this to three cups of water. Drink this mixture as often as needed to treat high uric acid in the blood.
The mention of slippery elm in many home remedies outline shows the relevance of this herb in the treatment of inflammatory conditions. It is a remedy that is abuzz with fatty acids, mucilage, and phytosterols that contribute a deal in relief of diarrhea and associated inflammatory conditions.
This remedy can be used to cleanse the liver effectively and produce the desired soothing effects after bouts of IBS, indigestion, or diarrhea. This remedy has been proven to relieve ulcers, fevers and cancer as well as bronchitis.
To make your own slippery elm tea at home, mix two tablespoons of slippery elm powder in two cups of hot water. Steep this for five minutes. Drink this three times a day to get the best results.
Leafy greens have a reputation for their rich vitamin supplies that makes a world of difference in human health. Consuming green veggies will help your digestive process work better so that you need to have access to Swiss chard, peas, leeks, cabbage, and asparagus.
Broccoli is a proven wellspring of Vitamin A, C and B6. It also contains potassium, fiber and antioxidants that will boost your health status. It has a huge effect in cleansing your liver while strengthening eyesight, boosting cardio fitness, and optimizing the digestion processes. You will be able to reduce the risk of inflammation by consuming broccoli. Add broccoli to your diet to reduce the high uric acid in the blood.
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NORTH AFRICA — Radio is crucial in reaching North Africans with the gospel. TWR began broadcasting into North Africa in 1965, and today a powerful medium-wave transmitter carries God's Word into the region.
A Kabyle Berber woman wrote TWR to tell her enthusiastic story of discovering the gospel by way of the airwaves.
She was surprised, she said, the first time she heard a program and learned that Jesus is the Word of God become flesh. The scriptures of the religion she grew up with mentioned Jesus but described him as only a prophet.
The main population of Kabyle people lives in Algeria, though a substantial number have emigrated to France.
The Kabyle account for the largest part of the thrilling growth in evangelical Christianity in this area during the past decade. Welcome unity is evident among the Christian community, which includes foreigners, Arabs and Berbers, of which the Kabyle are a subgroup.
TWR broadcasts programs such as Thru the Bible, Foundations of Family and Women of Hope weekly in the Kabyle language.


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Pontiac is Lyle Lovett's second studio album, released in 1987.

Chart performance
Pontiac reached number 12 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 117 on the Billboard Hot 200.

Critical reception

Pontiac was ranked at 201 in the list of the "500 Best Albums of All-Time" by the German edition of Rolling Stone in 2004.  The album was cited as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by the Italian magazines Il Mucchio Selvaggio  and Velvet.  It is also one of 300 albums listed in the book 50 Years of Great Recordings, and appeared at number 33 on the Village Voice's list of top albums of 1988.

Track listing
All songs written by Lyle Lovett
 "If I Had a Boat" – 3:06
 "Give Back My Heart" – 3:00
 "I Loved You Yesterday" – 2:56
 "Walk Through the Bottomland" – 4:11
 "L.A. County" – 3:17
 "She's No Lady" – 3:13
 "M-O-N-E-Y" – 3:15
 "Black and Blue" – 3:58
 "Simple Song" – 3:17
 "Pontiac" – 2:24
 "She's Hot to Go" – 2:30

Personnel
Tony Brown –	producer
Paul Franklin –	steel guitar
Vince Gill –	guitar, background vocals (track 2)
John Hagen –	cello
Emmylou Harris –	background Vocals (track 4)
Ray Herndon –	electric guitar
Simon Levy –	art direction
Lyle Lovett –	acoustic guitar, vocals, producer
Steve Marsh –	saxophone
Matt McKenzie –	electric bass
Glenn Meadows –	mastering
Edgar Meyer – double bass
Peter Nash –	photography
Willie Pevear –	engineer
Francine Reed –	background vocals (tracks 2, 7, & 11)
Matt Rollings –	piano, DX-7 synthesizer
J. David Sloan –	background vocals
Harry Stinson –	drums, background Vocals
Steve Tillisch –	engineer, mixing
Ron Treat –	engineer
Billy Williams –	acoustic & rhythm guitar, associate producer
Marty Williams –	second engineer

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Notes and sources

1987 albums
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Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Curb Records albums
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Baronius Press announces the publication of a new edition of The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the Breviary of the Extraordinary Latin Liturgy, as permitted by Summorum Pontificum.
"The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been a corner stone of Catholic devotion, for both priests and lay people, throughout the centuries. We hope that by publishing this new edition, people today will discover the fruits of these beautiful prayers to the Mother of God" notes Dr. John Newton, Editor of Baronius Press.
Of particular note is the inclusion of the complete Gregorian chant for the Office in this book. The music for the Little Office has never before been gathered together in one volume.
Fr. Berg, Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter warmly welcomed this new publication: "Devotion to Our Lady is part of the spiritual life of the Church, and fulfils her words that all generations will call her blessed (Luke i.48). The Little Office will help the Faithful to pray with even greater devotion to Our Blessed Lady. "
This publication is published in cooperation with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, A Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right founded with the approval of His Holiness Pope John Paul II in 1988, for the formation and sanctification of priests in the framework of the TRADITIONAL LITURGY of the ROMAN RITE and their pastoral deployment in the service of the Church.
The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a shorter version of the Liturgy of the Hours, but follows the same format as the Morning and Evening Prayers found in the Breviary. I started with the The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary in my own prayer life before I moved on to the four volume set of the Liturgy of the Hours. Though the little office is more than just the breviary on training wheels, but a devotional practice that will meet the needs of many.
Baronius Press besides the little office also has a 'Summorum Pontificum' edition of the Daily Missal 1962.
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keith September 14, 2007 - 3:06 pm
More good news. They also appear to be preparing a complete English/Latin Breviary for those of us who hope to start praying the Office in Latin on a regular basis.
As a seminarian, I pray it in English in common, which I adore. But would love to be able to pray it in Latin from time to time, especially on those days and during those Hours that I currently pray alone.
joanne September 17, 2007 - 10:31 pm
well, there's a good reminder about an old habit I have neglected lately. Thank you. Maybe I should go back to the old new version before I start on the new old edition? Already I'm confusing myself!


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How does decoupling work?
Decoupling breaks the link between utility revenues and how much electricity customers use. This removes the incentive for utilities to increase the use of electricity.
The PUC decides in a rate case which services the utility should provide its customers, and determines how much revenue the utility may collect to cover the cost of those services.
Rates are adjusted as total electricity sales vary to allow those costs to still be recovered and to allow the utility to recover the cost of investments it makes in clean energy and reliability. The utility will not make additional profits from higher sales. Decoupling does not guarantee the utility a profit. Many factors can cause the utility to earn less than the amount allowed by the PUC.
Individual electric bills will still be based on the amount of electricity a customer uses, so customers will still have an incentive to conserve and use electricity efficiently.
Separating electricity consumption and utility revenues encourages utilities to better support Hawaii's clean energy objectives - to increase use of renewable resources, reduce use of imported fossil fuels, promote energy efficiency and protect our energy, economic and environmental security.
How exactly does this support the state's clean energy goals?
Decoupling is one of many major steps to support efforts to reduce Hawaii's dependence on imported oil.
In the past, the more electricity used by utility customers, the more money the utility collects. That formula isn't consistent with our state's current energy policies. To reach our state's clean energy goals, we must find ways to use less oil, not more.
Decoupling breaks the link between utility revenues and how much electricity customers use. This allows utilities to better support increased energy efficiency, conservation and increased use of renewable energy resources.
More than 50% of your electric bill pays for the rising cost of fossil fuels. As we transition to clean energy, bills will become be more stable and lower than if our state continues to rely so heavily on imported oil.
Why did the Public Utilities Commission adopt the decoupling plan?
Since Hawaii is moving away from traditional, fossil-fuel based methods of generating electricity, our state is also adopting a new way of setting electricity rates to support those efforts. The idea is to help our state transition to greater energy independence through locally-produced renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Will customers see decoupling on their bill, and in what form?
Yes. A separate line item called the "RBA rate adjustment" will appear on customers' bills reflecting the decoupling adjustment. RBA stands for Revenue Balancing Account. We've made it a separate line item in order to make it easier for customers to find the adjustment.
How will decoupling impact customers' electric bills in coming months?
Your individual customer bill is still based on the amount of electricity you use, so you will still save money by conserving electricity.
Any increase or decrease due to decoupling is expected to be relatively modest and will depend on a number of factors, including changes in electricity sales and inflation.
Also, customers can receive a refund if the company collects more revenues than allowed by the Commission.
According to the Progressive States Network, which has studied decoupling in other states, "decoupling has not resulted in any significant rate increases in states that have adopted it and consumers end up with more control over their utility bills to offset increase with conservation measures."
What if decoupling doesn't achieve the benefits it's supposed to?
The Commission will review decoupling on an ongoing basis and address any issues that arise. In addition, the Commission has made it clear that it authorized decoupling to facilitate Hawaii's transition to a clean energy economy. If it does not appear that decoupling is achieving the intended objective, the Commission has retained the right to end the use of decoupling.
Doesn't this plan essentially just provide a guaranteed profit for the utility?
No. Many factors can cause the utility to earn less than the amount allowed by the PUC.
Decoupling enables the utility to recover on a more timely basis the fixed costs of providing service to anyone connected to the grid than it would have recovered under the traditional method. This provides the utility with an incentive to support energy efficiency, conservation and more renewable energy. The utility's financial performance will still be monitored by the Public Utilities Commission to ensure that the utility is not recovering more than what is reasonable.
How often will the Public Utilities Commission review each utility's revenues?
The Commission and Consumer Advocate receive and review information on the utilities' finances and plans on an ongoing basis.
In addition, every three years, in each of the utility's rate request filings, the Commission will thoroughly review each utility's activities and determine what services they must provide going forward. The Consumer Advocate will also participate in these reviews.
In between those rate cases, the Consumer Advocate will assist the Commission in reviewing and validating the utility's annual decoupling adjustment filing. The utility's rates will be adjusted down or up based on factors such as an independent cost index or how the overall economy is doing.
Are there other states that have adopted this approach?
Yes. The utility commissions in nearly half of the states have approved decoupling in some form for one or more of their utilities.
The decoupling plan that the Commission adopted here is similar to what several California electric utilities have in place. Independent reviewers have found that decoupling in California has helped save customers there more than $55 billion over the last four decades.
What's more, they found that residential electricity bills in California today are lower than the national average. The Michigan Land Use Institute's managing editor says, "When California utilities decoupled their rates, the state surged ahead of the nation in the productivity of its electricity use." He adds that California residents, per capita, now use about half the electricity that the average American uses.
I understand this is part of the State's energy policy. What exactly is that policy?
The state energy policy has established a road-map to a clean energy future and reduced dependence on imported oil for Hawaii. The goal is to get 70 percent of Hawaii's energy from clean sources (30 percent from energy efficiency and 40 percent from renewable generation) by 2030. Hawaiian Electric, the Governor of the State of Hawaii, the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism and the State of Hawaii Consumer Advocate signed an Energy Agreement in October 2008. Decoupling was included as a basic policy initiative in the Energy Agreement to help reach the goal of reducing Hawaii's dependence on imported fossil fuels and move quickly toward locally-produced renewable energy for both electricity and transportation.


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South Africa's definitive school guide from enrollment to graduation
What Is a Waldorf School?
A Waldorf school is private school that follows the teachings and educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. Steiner developed a philosophy known as anthroposophy
What is the main idea?
This philosophy believes that in order to understand the workings of the universe, people must first have an understanding of humanity.
The emphasis in the primary grades is on artistic expression. As the child matures, the process of scientific inquiry and discovery becomes the focus in upper school studies.
A Waldorf teacher moves with her students through the primary grades creating a sense of stability and security. She gets to know her students very well. She understands how they learn and respond to the world around them.
Music and art are central components in a Waldorf education. Learning how to express thought and emotion is taught through art and music. Children are taught not only how to play various instruments but also how to write music. Another unique feature of Waldorf schools is the use of eurythmy. Eurythmy is an art of movement devised by Rudolf Steiner.
Waldorf vs Traditional Primary Education
The main difference between Waldorf and a traditional primary education is Waldorf's use of anthroposophy as the philosophical backdrop for everything which is taught, as well as the manner in which it is taught. Children are encouraged to use their imaginations as part of their process of discovery and learning. In a traditional school the child will be given objects and toys to play with. The Steiner method expects the child to create her own toys and other objects.
Another essential difference is that Waldorf teachers do not grade your child's work. The teacher will evaluate your child's progress and discuss areas of concern with you at regular parent-teacher conferences.
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New Fellowship tackling Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr Jo Brooks has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Training Fellowship, to fund her PhD studies on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Through this Fellowship, Jo is hoping to better understand how people go from having a normal healthy bowel to suffering from IBD....
Schools' giant jellies set for Norwich
The Institute of Food Research is issuing its annual challenge to schools to see who can use their food physics skills to best effect, in constructing the tallest possible jelly. This isn't as easy as it sounds, as most jellies struggle to top 10cm....
Updated food composition reference book published
'McCance & Widdowson's The Composition of Foods' contains nutritional information on almost 1200 items, providing the most recent data on the foods currently eaten in the UK diet. "This is a major update and release of one of the most used and cited reference...
New insights into botulism toxin
A recent study from the Institute of Food Research has uncovered new information about the genes Clostridium botulinum uses to produce its deadly toxin. An analysis of closely related strains of one particular type of C. botulinum showed that the toxin genes are carried...
New technology to help combat food fraud
The Institute of Food Research (IFR), working with Oxford Instruments, has developed a new, rapid testing regime based upon benchtop NMR that can distinguish between different species of animal, based on fatty acids extracted from cuts of meat. This machine provides a fast and...
The Orange Juice and Cardiovascular Disease Study
We need your help on the Orange Juice and Cardiovascular Disease Study Over 2 million people are affected by heart disease in the UK each year. Diet and lifestyle choices are major factors in deciding how likely we are to develop a problem. There is evidence...
Machine learning advances help to tackle cancer
A new technique has been developed at the Institute of Food Research, which is helping to understand how epigenetic marks relate to the risk of developing cancer. Epigenetic marks are changes to our genome, that don't alter the genes themselves but affect whether they...
Fighting bacteria – with viruses
Research published in PLOS Pathogens reveals how viruses called bacteriophages destroy the bacterium Clostridium difficile (C. diff), which is becoming a serious problem in hospitals and healthcare institutes, due to its resistance to antibiotics. The study, by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory...
Life Sciences Minister tours The Biorefinery Centre
George Freeman MP, Minister for Life Sciences, concluded a visit to the Norwich Research Park on 23rd July with a session at the Biorefinery Centre. He engaged in state-of-the-art biomass-to-biofuel processing activities with an active demonstration of the steam explosion plant, and had discussions...
New analysis of how we metabolise folic acid risks overexposure
A new study has shown that synthetic folic acid, the form taken in folic acid supplements we can buy over the counter, is not processed by the body in the same way as natural folates, the form found in green vegetables. This can lead...


I haven't seen a lot of discussion about Pearl Harbor day today. But considering the crossroads at which we find ourselves at the end of the Bush era, this piece about the Japanese attacks and doctrine of preventive war (aka the Bush Doctrine)gives an important historical overview of why (until the neocon fanatics took over) the US did not assert that doctrine.
That is not to say we didn't invade other countries on trumped up rationales or thin evidence. We certainly did. But it was a given among western democracies after the two horrifying wars of the 20th century that wars of aggression were a no-no. But just as Bush and Cheney decided that 9/11 changed everything such that even the civilized taboos against torture were out of fashion, they openly flouted and then discarded the world's consensus on this issues after WWII. We became what we had once abhorred.


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WJR broadcasts live morning show from FRIB
On 9 May, WJR radio (760 AM) broadcast the Paul W. Smith Show from FRIB. The visit was part of the program's Pure Michigan Tour.
FRIB Laboratory Director Thomas Glasmacher was a guest on the program, providing information about FRIB, including the project's progress, the science behind the laboratory, and its benefits to Michigan and the nation.
Listen to the interview with Director Glasmacher on the program's podcast.
Founded in 1922, WJR is a news/talk radio station headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. It broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for commercial AM stations. Its broadcasts can be heard throughout much of the eastern half of North America at night.
MSU is establishing FRIB as a new scientific user facility for the Office of Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Under construction on campus and operated by MSU, FRIB will enable scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes in order to better understand the physics of nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and applications for society, including in medicine, homeland security and industry.
WJR's Paul W. Smith Show broadcast from FRIB on 9 May. Host Paul W. Smith (right) interviewed FRIB Laboratory Director Thomas Glasmacher (left) on the program.
WJR's Paul W. Smith (above) broadcast his radio program live from FRIB on 9 May.


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Mr. Thomas L. "Tommy" Ford, age 78 of Symsonia, Ky passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:15 AM at his residence. He was a member of the Symsonia Baptist Church; and a retired Electrician from Local Union #816. Mr. Ford is survived by his wife of 60 years- Diane Whitt Ford of Symsonia, Ky; one son- Thomas Neal (Leslie) Ford of Symsonia, Ky; one daughter- Cheryl Hawkins of Symsonia, Ky; one sister- Helen Uzzle of Murray, Ky; four grandchildren- Randy Gough of Symsonia, Ky, Ryan (Christina) Gough of Brendlee Mountain, Al, Michael (Karrie) Ford of Symsonia, Ky, and Jamie (Derrick) Mccuiston of Murray, Ky; 9 great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by an infant son- Jeffrey Ford; two sisters- Wanda Tynes and Lela Hopwood; parents- Thomas William & Laverne Seay Ford. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, Ky with Rev. Rick Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Clarks River Cemetery. Friends may call after 11:00 AM on Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, Ky. Pallbearers will be: Randy Gough, Ryan Gough, Michael Ford, Jamie Mccuiston, Daven Ford, Donavon Ford, Garrett Mccuiston, and Cassidy Mccuiston. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Delainie Ford, Alex Depew, Kayla Martel, Andrew Martel, and Carter Gough.
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A bit of salt gives lithium batteries just the right kick
A CSIRO-led team gave lithium batteries a boost by immersing the electrodes in a mixture of ionic liquids and lithium salt.
CSIRO scientists, in collaboration with RMIT University and QUT, have demonstrated that pre-treating a battery's lithium metal electrodes with an electrolyte salt solution extends the lithium battery life and increases performance and safety.
The simple method is set to accelerate the development of next-gen energy storage solutions and overcome the issue of 'battery range anxiety' that is currently a barrier in the electric car industry.
The technology has the potential to improve electric vehicle drive range and battery charge to a point where electric vehicles will soon be competitive with traditional petrol vehicles.
CSIRO battery researcher Dr Adam Best said the pre-treated lithium metal electrodes could potentially outperform other batteries currently on the market.
"Our research has shown by pre-treating lithium metal electrodes, we can create batteries with charge efficiency that greatly exceeds standard lithium batteries," Best said.
The pre-treatment process involves the immersion of lithium metal electrodes in an electrolyte bath containing a mixture of ionic liquids and lithium salts, prior to a battery being assembled.
Ionic liquids, or room temperature molten salts, are a unique class of material that are clear, colourless, odourless solutions and are non-flammable.
When used in batteries, these materials can prevent the risk of fire and explosion, a known rechargeable battery issue.
The salt bath pre-treatment adds a protective film onto the surface of the electrode that helps stabilise the battery when in operation.
"The pre-treatment reduces the breakdown of electrolytes during operation, which is what determines the battery's increased performance and lifetime," Best said.
Lithium batteries that have undergone the process can also spend up to one year on the shelf without loss of performance.
QUT researcher Associate Prof Anthony O'Mullane said the method can be easily adopted by manufacturers.
"The pre-treatment process is readily transferrable to existing manufacturing processes," O'Mullane said.
The electrolyte salt solutions, to which CSIRO holds patents, come in a range of chemical compositions.
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    });
    $A.enqueueAction(action);
}
})

Apex class
public class Event_Example {

  @AuraEnabled
public static string insertAccount(account acc) {

   string result;
    try{
        insert acc;
        result=acc.Id;
    }catch(exception e){
        result='Error';
    }
    return result;
}

@AuraEnabled
public static string insertContact(contact con,string accId){
    string result;
    try{
        con.AccountId=accId;
        insert con;
        result=con.Id;
    }catch(exception e){
        result='Error';
    }
    return result;
}

}

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Q: "FltUser.h - no such file or directory" when compiling with v140_xp toolset on visual studio 2015 I wrote a minifilter driver and I want it to run on windows xp.
Therefore I compiled it with platform toolset v140_xp and I noticed the file FltUser.h doesnt exists on Windows SDK version 7.1.
Someone know how I can use FltUser.h and still use SDK 7.1 (so it will support Windows XP SP2)
Thanks.


Platform technology providers are attempting to alleviate concerns that too few players in the market are taking on too much work.
Last week Old Mutual Wealth announced the cancellation of its replatforming contract with IFDS to switch to rival provider FNZ. A note sent to advisers by Old Mutual Wealth seen by Money Marketing says the project was hampered by frequent delays and issues with the quality of delivery.
With just four key technology providers backing the majority of adviser platforms, fears over lack of competition in the market abound.
One platform boss tells Money Marketing the FCA has concerns about the systemic risk surrounding platform technology providers and the impact on consumers if one of those companies was to face significant problems.
Is there enough competition in the platform technology market and do the current providers have the resources to handle the demand for the replatforming projects that are under way?
There are four main technology providers powering the UK platform market: Bravura; GBST; IFDS and FNZ. But challenger companies, and providers offering propositions for different parts of the market, are increasingly establishing themselves.
Money Marketing approached all four companies to get their view on how concentrated the market is, how they win business and why the costs of replatforming projects have a tendency to increase significantly beyond initial estimates.
However, only GBST responded, with the other companies either not answering the request or saying they were unavailable to comment.
Each of the four main technology companies are managing a significant workload as adviser platforms make progress with their replatforming projects and banks and fund managers eye entering the platform and robo-advice space.
FNZ arguably has the heaviest workload of the four, particularly now it has taken on the Old Mutual Wealth project, which is expected to be finished by early 2019 at the latest.
It is also building Vanguard's direct-to-consumer platform which is expected to launch this spring. FNZ also powers both the Standard Life and Elevate platforms.
Australian-headquartered GBST is managing the Aegon/Cofunds technology upgrade, with the core of the new platform being based on Aegon's Retirement Choices platform, which uses GBST technology. The existing Cofunds platform used IFDS technology.
GBST is also handling Alliance Trust Savings' replatforming project, and both AJ Bell and Novia also use GBST technology for their advised platforms.
Since losing its contract with Old Mutual Wealth, the major UK replatforming project being run by IFDS is for St James's Place. Last month, Money Marketing reported that project had already cost SJP £121.1m, with pension and bond business yet to be transferred and a retirement account still to be developed.
The main replatforming projects being run by Bravura, also headquartered in Australia, are for Ascentric and Fidelity's FundsNetwork. Bravura runs the technology behind the Nucleus platform.
Commentators do not seem concerned about the level of competition in the market, despite the level of activity and specialist nature of the work being carried out.
Altus Consulting innovation head Adam Jones highlights other technology firms that are offering similar solutions, for example, Babel, which sits behind the Nutmeg platform.
The Lang Cat principal Mark Polson points to SEI – which provides technology to adviser firms True Potential and Tilney – and Pershing, which sits under Seven Investment Management, as other providers.
GBST Europe, Middle East and Africa head David Simpson says there is no shortage of competition, with each of the current technology companies having its own strengths.
Jones agrees for a "relatively niche market" there is a range of choice among tech providers, and exploiting the options available can help platforms differentiate themselves.
Jones says: "The real benefit is to be an engine room that powers trading, custody, settlement and cash management and empowers platforms to interact with clients as they choose too, for example, by putting your own front end on it or being able to tailor your proposition to fit your target customer base.
While competition in the market was deemed to be healthy, commentators were less positive about delivery and admitted technology providers are facing the challenge of managing resources to complete the multitude of projects on their books.
Jones says the companies will be seeking to bolster their staff levels with support from external contractors and consultants.
Advisers are not typically concerned with the internal machinations of a life company and are more interested in whether the platform "does what it says on the tin". On this, Old Mutual Wealth scores well. The firm ranked fourth in Platforum's Q1 User Leaderboard for platforms over £12bn in assets, based on surveys with advisers.
Advisers give the firm good scores on web usability, usefulness of online tools, ease of doing business and technical support. The firm scores lower than its competitors in customer service and business development manager support.
Some suggest that all platforms will start to look the same as they increasingly use the same back-end technology. We respectfully disagree. Outsourced platform technology rarely runs entirely on trunk code with a universal release cycle.
Outsourced technology firms largely write branch code and different versions that are customer centric. For example, Standard Life Wrap and Elevate use the same provider but there is a general consensus that they are very different iterations of the same software.
Another way of looking at it: the Swiss company Swatch produces the mechanisms that go into around half the watches sold annually, including for luxury brands like Cartier.
But no one would complain there is homogeneity among watches – companies actively compete on the front-end design. So too do platforms vis-à-vis their back-end technology providers.
The Old Mutual Wealth replatforming with FNZ is due to be completed in late 2018 or early 2019. If Old Mutual Wealth cannot add some basic functionality to the platform until then, it will look out of step with competitors.
may soon become the only platform that does not support exchange-traded funds.
Advisers who have a significant amount of business with Old Mutual Wealth might be able to use this as an opportunity to get an even sweeter deal with the platform. If the sparkplug works well, the car may win the race.
Heather Hopkins is head of Platforum.
Platforum recently interviewed the heads of major platform tech players for Money Marketing. Read their profiles of GBST here, IFDS here, SEI here and Bravura here.


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module AlecSequences.A279968 (a279968) where
import Tables.A274080 (a274080_row)
import Data.List (genericIndex, genericLength)

a279968 :: Integer -> Integer
a279968 n = genericIndex a279968_list (n - 1)

a279968_list :: [Integer]
a279968_list = map count [1..] where
  count n = genericLength $ filter (odd . (n+)) adjacentLabels where
    adjacentLabels = map a279968 (a274080_row n)

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One of the challenges that regularly comes up when we talk about bug-outs is food for our bug out packs, and even food to stash in caches along the way. Food preservation can be a complicated issue, comparing water needs, calories and nutrients, camping meals or supermarket granola bars, and even if we actually need trail food for a journey of 3-5 days.
Then it expands past a bug-out or initial evac kit, to ways to make or stock foods that can be used for overnight and three-day trips after a disaster has struck. In some cases that proposed trip is following a 3-6-12-18 month shelter-in-place scenario, waiting for a die-off or for calmer times. In other cases, it's looking at the fact that humanity has always made trips – to the coast, to hunting grounds, to and from winter and summer camps, away from danger, for fishing, for trading, even to visit family.
Happily, those journeys of the past, in peacetime and in war, can help us solve our travel food challenges. In some cases, they're also methods we can use to just preserve foods, and let us preserve the convenience of dropping something in water to create a meal.
Pemmican is a great travel food that will store well for months in just paper, a full year if kept cool.
Pemmican is one of those well-known long-storage travel foods. The proteins and fats, and the precious calories from those fats, were hugely important to people who were in some ways very nomadic, and to those who might be largely sedentary, but whose opportunities for fats and meats came in very short bursts through the year.
By first separating very lean meats from fats, then processing those into the separate entities of dry beef and suet, they can be recombined into a travel food that will store well for months in just paper, a full year if kept cool. That food can then be eaten as-is, or used to make a soup.
Many, many modern pemmican recipes include "wet" dry fruits like raisins, craisins and currants – that's going to significantly shorten the shelf life. A lot of the recipes I see floating around also include a lot of dried fruit, even though some of it is the dry-dry "leather" or "plastic" level of fruits. In some, there's almost equal ratio of fruit to meat or fats.
That's not actually how I learned to make it. What I learned is a bit more like this.
My only ties to natives are from the upper East Coast and the Deep South Cherokees who were moved west. So maybe there are tribes out there that really do use as much fruit as meat, and it's distinctly possible that something got lost in translation in Oklahoma and Wyoming or as tribes merged and disappeared.
I learned to make it at a ratio of about 3-4 parts dried meat, 1-2 parts suet or rendered fat, and at most 0.5-1 part dried vegetation – dried to the point when they, too, can be pounded into a powder.
Undoubtedly, the inclusion of a little bearberry or strawberry leaves would have boosted the Vitamin C, which would have been a huge aid to staying healthy in deep cold and deep snows, and while on the move. There's also probably to-taste twitches that were used by individuals and groups to improve the palatability.
Some tribes and individuals probably used fruits, or a higher ratio of fruit.
However, once mixed into pemmican, the application of dried fruits, leaves, and roots would have become limited: to food, and to a specific type of food. It no longer would have been possible to doctor them into the drinks, sweets, and herbal remedies that natives regularly used.
So I'm inclined to think that probably the truth from history lies somewhere in the middle (where it usually does), if not leaning just a little towards the "less fruit" side of the house. Some tribes and individuals probably used fruits, or a higher ratio of fruit. Some tribes and individuals probably used a minimum of fruit or none at all, packing more of the preserved harvest of spring and summer separately.
Natives wouldn't be the last to separate their meat and vegetables for long trips and long storage, if so.
Also called pocket soup, portable soup was made back in the days of the colonists and explorers of old. It was the equivalent of the broth base we can get in cubes and powders today – fast and easy, and with the potential to be not only flavorful, but to boost nutrients the way a bone broth can.
The descriptions given for pocket or portable soup tends to vary from a veggie-based medley to a meat version, such as the one demonstrated by James Townsend.
Lewis and Clark's expedition wasn't overly fond of theirs, which to me sounds similar to desiccated vegetables, but during the American Revolution, others took a more kindly view.
Either recipe gives us a way to produce our own instant soups and broths for convenience at home, and have something hearty in our pockets to dissolve into a warming drink or meal, now and in a potential future where supply chains are disrupted.
Mmm, sounds yummy, right? We're not just talking dehydrated/dried veggies here. Desiccated vegetables are a combination of starchy veg and leafy root veggies, either minced and mixed up or layered, that are pressed under high pressure to remove moisture.
Most of the references to its use are from the Civil War here in the U.S. , with citation back to the Crimean War about fifty years earlier. It was highly recommended by the author of "Prairie Traveler" in the 1940s. There are sometimes mentions of it or similar-sounding ship's food in naval journals from the same general pre-Antebellum period, where the cakes or planks of desiccated vegetables served the same purpose – providing much-needed vegetables to prevent scurvy in forces that were largely eating hardtack or similar foods for long periods of time.
Some recipes list the inclusion of beans or peas, most likely lentils and the starchier peas once grown far more widely. In all likelihood, these were collected green or were pre-soaked or cooked to soften, as opposed to pressed in as hard and dry legumes. It's possible, though, that they were pre-ground separately.
The mash that resulted was indented or separated into disks before drying, to allow for apportioning either on an individual basis, or by some accounts, into servings for four or five or eight souls. It wasn't always a preferred food, but it definitely did its job of keeping folks healthier.
We might not go for a monster press to create a handful of cakes for our backpacks or caches, but we can apply some of the ease of a full-meal drop-in if we want, cooking and then dehydrating molds of mixed veggies made using our ice-cube trays.
Some of us already dehydrate mini black bean patties and cooked slices of sweet potato to make serving-sized portions. There's also a common backpacking trick of dehydrating everything http://www.backpackingchef.com/dehydrating-food.html from fat-free refried beans to spaghetti sauce, applesauce to mashed potatoes, turning it into thin, flexible leathers or hard chips.
Spin it through a blender (with some water if necessary) and spread it thin on waxed paper or butcher's paper, and you can make leather or chips or thin cakes out of darn near anything. They typically don't store as long as those 1800's lumps, though. For many, we're looking at a handful of months, especially if we aren't super careful about the inclusion of fats.
There are commercial alternatives, if we're not interested in making our own.
I ran into Erbswurst while deployed in a multi-national force. They're compact rolls of five or six disks that dissolve into a pretty tasty and surprisingly textured lentil soup (never add as much water as a soup manufacturer calls for). It does better if you bash it a couple of times to increase surface area, or you can stick it in some water and over a fire, and usually about the same time it starts simmering, it's started to dissolve.
It's tougher to find in the U.S. but as the internet shrinks our world, we can pay the shipping for it, or, we can look at similar soup options.
It might not be quite as compact, but we can absolutely portion out things like Bear Creek's split pea soup when we're ready to roll or from the get-go. Dr. McDougall has some of those instant cups and packets of split pea and barley that we can store for a good while or repackage for longer shelf life.
So, why am I name dropping those specifically, and sticking to split pea and lentil soups?
Because they have no dairy or meats in them to go rancid early in storage or due to temperature fluctuations. Lentils aren't calorie powerhouses, but compare a lentil or pea soup to the same serving size of non-dairy instant veggie-based soups. You'll find that there's a pretty significant difference there. There's a whole lot more calorie – and nutrients – than ramen, and it's in a far more compact form than noodles. They cook faster than the just-add-water offerings that have beans and lentils in them, and even rice in a lot of cases. Those particular options are also satisfying; textured, as opposed to others that are just broth or some of the other pureed and creamed soups on the market.
We can absolutely make our own dry mixes, and we have ways of making especially flaked beans cook faster, or we can prepare something, blitz it in the blender, and dehydrate it in cubes or patties. If we're going to buy, though, we might as well make sure we're buying something that checks as many blocks as possible.
Calories, protein, vitamins, fiber, and lasting satiety from food is something I tend to consider, whether I'm sticking it in a backpack for a fun weekend, packing it away so there's something available on a trail later, or sticking it in my pantries to make fast and easy meals, now or later.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, cowboy; you can't sum up yet, you missed hardtack. – I skipped hardtack. I gave my opinion about hardtack in an article about bread options for disaster cooking. I don't really consider fully dried hardtack much of a trail food (although we could carry peanut butter jars to soak it in daily).
And that's what we're talking: Trail food.
There are a lot of reasons we might hit the trail and live out of a bag or off caches in the coming years. Pleasure packing, exploration, intelligence gathering, evacuations, hunting trips, relocation, travel for family reunions – they were done in all of the preceding centuries of recorded history, and they'll continue to be done for the foreseeable future, no matter what it's course. Happily, history provides a number of to keep us well-fed during our travels, things we can make at home now or later, and in some cases, readily available commercial options for the less DIY crowd.
In some cases, foods that were traditionally for the trail can also just give us a faster, easier meals – as we're accustomed to – compared to preparing everything from scratch.
Historic trail foods also have another major benefit: They largely use heat at some point, but otherwise, there are few or no preservatives, and there is no need for fresh canning jar lids. That means if we're running short of salt, sugar, vinegar, or pectin, or a pressure canner goes down, we still have viable means to get our foods from one harvest season to the next, just as some native tribes and northern explorers once did.


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Centre for Justice and Accountability (CJA) informs that the prosecution on former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in connection to the assassination of late journalist Lasantha Wickramathunga on last April 4 will be opened before a federal judge in a district court of California on April 16.
The Ceylon Teacher's Union in issuing a press release states that although Muslim schools are scheduled to be reopened for new term tomorrow (April 17), the commencement of the opening of the Muslim schools in the Eastern Province being set for April 22 is an issue for the entire schooling system.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given an assurance to Sri Lanka that the Extended Fund Facility arrangement of around US$1.5 billion or SDR 1071 million will remain unchanged, as approved last June 2016, IMF official sources said.
National Trade Union Center (NTUC) Convener Wasantha Samarasinghe says NTUC will act against the Counter Terrorism Act (CTA) and will hold discussions with all political parties in future with that regard.