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Severe acute respiratory infections during the influenza A(H1N1)2009 pandemic in Belgium: first experience of hospital-based flu surveillance
S Hammadi1,
I Gutiérrez1,2,
A Litzroth1,
K Mertens1 &
F Wuillaume1
In September 2009, as part of the surveillance during the Influenza A(2009) pandemic, Bel-gium introduced a web-based surveillance system aimed at recording hospitalisations and deaths attributable to Influenza in real time.
We present the web-based application developed for the pandemic as well as a descriptive analysis of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) cases reported through this system.
From 1 September to 31 December 2009, 1723 SARI-related hospitalisations potentially due to influenza were reported in Belgium. The median age of the patients was 29 years (range: < 1 year-99 years). Among SARI-hospitalised patients 68% were aged less than 45 years, 10.6% were vaccinated with the seasonal influenza vaccine and 7.5% with the pandemic influenza vaccine. No deaths were recorded.
This first experience showed the feasibility of getting real-time information from hospitals during a public health crisis. However, the absence of death detected through the system highlighted the importance of better defining the severity of the hospital cases.
From April 2009, the reports on the first cases of Influenza A(H1N1)2009 showed a moderate severity of the disease [1, 2], most patients experiencing a self-limited illness, except in some groups at higher risk of severe disease and deaths [3, 4]. The monitoring of the severity of the new variant influenza by Member States was highly recommended by the ECDC and the WHO [3–5]. In Belgium, no system for reporting influenza-related hospitalised cases and influenza-specific deaths existed before the pandemic.
Hospital-based surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) can help in charac-terising the risks of clinical disease, severity and death, and in identifying the risk groups and risk settings [6]. Drawing a picture of severe cases asks for a complex and demanding hospital-based surveillance system. However, in the early phase of the pandemic, a significant increase in the workload of emergency wards was expected [1–4], limiting the possibility to add tasks for surveillance and reporting. The hospital representatives required a light set of variables to be recorded at the entry point of the hospital only. With this constraint, no follow-up of the patients within the hospital was possible and the clinical outcomes of the patient, such as deaths, could not be recorded.
The system aimed at recording all hospitalisations for SARI during the Influenza A(H1N1)2009 pandemic. This paper describes the surveillance system and the weekly incidence of SARI cases by age and geographical area from week 39 to week 53 in 2009 in Belgium.
In August, pilot hospitals tested a web-based application known as 'eH1N1'. Next, the Scien-tific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP) invited the 147 Belgian hospitals with emergency wards to participate, on a voluntary base, in the SARI surveillance.
The surveillance started on 1 September 2009. It consisted of real-time notifications of SARI admissions in the web-based application eH1N1. The date of admission, the vaccine status for seasonal and pandemic influenza, and the national number of the patient were collected. From the national number, the eH1N1 application deduced the year of birth and the postcode of residence of the patient. WIV-ISP was provided with a code unique per patient, which permitted the identification of double entries and multiple hospitalisations. Due to privacy protection constraints, the sex of the patient was not transmitted.
The eH1N1 application checked the vital status of the patients by linking the national number of SARI patients to the national register of the population. The death of a patient could be detected up to two months after his or her admission.
Each week, WIV-ISP sent a recall mail to the person in charge of the surveillance in the hos-pital. We asked the hospitals to explicitly report zero cases when they had no SARI hospitalisations, to make sure no cases were omitted or forgotten.
Results were presented in the weekly Belgian Influenza bulletin and published on the inter-net.
We used the WHO definition for SARI: a person with sudden onset of fever > 38°C and cough or sore throat in the absence of any other diagnosis and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing and requiring hospital admission [6].
In order to introduce this surveillance system, a formal ethical approval was obtained from the Belgian Commission for the protection of privacy.
We carried out descriptive statistics for all study variables. All cases were included in the analysis. We categorised patients according to age groups. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata v10 (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA).
During the period from 1 September 2009 to the end of December 2009, 1723 hospitalisations due to SARI were reported. Among all Belgian hospitals (n = 147), 85 (60.3%) agreed to participate in this surveillance and an average of 40 (range 39-53) hospitals reported cases of SARI every week. This number varied from week to week. The number of notified SARI increased from week 40 to week 45 consistently with the epidemic curve of ILI (Figure 1) and the mean weekly number reported per hospital varied from 0.9 to 3.8 at the peak.
Number of SARI hospitalisations and ILI incidence by week, Belgium, September-December 2009.
The median age of all cases was 29 years (range < 1 year to 99 years). Sixty-eight percent of cases appeared to be people under 45 years of age. Most SARI cases were children, and the 0 to 5 year group represented 33.2% of all SARI.
The overall rate of hospitalisation per million inhabitants was 169, ranging from 153 in those aged 85 years or older to 967 in infants younger than 5 years (Figures 2 and 3).
SARI incidence per million inhabitants, by age group, Belgium, September-December 2009.
Weekly SARI hospitalisation rates per age group (September-December 2009).
In Belgium, the vaccination against seasonal influenza started in week 40 (beginning of October) and the vaccination against pandemic influenza started in week 45 for the health staff and week 47 (mid-November) for the populations at higher risk. Among SARI cases hospitalised from mid-October, 10.6% (67/630) were vaccinated with the seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine. Among SARI cases hospitalised from mid-November, 7.5% (13/173) had been vaccinated with the new pandemic influenza vaccine.
The system did not report any deaths among patients hospitalised during this period and registered in the surveillance database.
This was the first attempt of the Belgian Influenza surveillance system to record SARI poten-tially attributed to influenza. From conception, the system wanted to limit additional work in emergency wards for surveillance purposes. The timeliness of reporting was a major benefit of the system, balanced by a lack of information to complete a description of hospitalised cases.
The participation in the surveillance was voluntary and we observed a strong heterogeneity in the reporting among regions. A higher proportion of Flemish hospitals reported cases than in other regions (Brussels, Wallonia) (Figure 4).
Reporting of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in Belgium, fall 2009: percentage of hospitals that reported data on SARI per province.
The median age of hospital cases was 29 years, lower than expected in seasonal influenza [7–9]. Most hospital admissions were observed in patients younger than 45 year [7–10]. In our series, the SARI hospitalisation rate per 100,000 was comparable among age groups, ranging from 10.4 to 19.1, with the exception of infants who had the highest rate with 95.4 SARI hospital admissions per 100,000 inhabitants. Data collected by the surveillance do not permit to score the severity of hospitalised patients, especially among children. Some of the children were probably hospitalised due to precautionary measures rather than to severe complications [11, 12].
The results were consistent with those found in other studies [3, 13–15]. However, our case definition of SARI was not specific and did not require laboratory case confirmation, which could explain a higher hospitalisation rate in our series.
Changes in SARI hospitalisation rates may provide information on the burden of the epidemic in hospital services. One of the major shortcomings in our system was the lack of additional criteria to score the severity of the cases. Data were collected at the entry point of the hospital and no follow-up information was collected. The duration of the hospital stay, rates of complications and/or outcomes and admission to intensive care units were thus unknown. It was only possible to relate SARI patients to the death register. Strangely enough, none of our patients died in the two months following their hospital admission. This absence of mortality in our SARI population is highly questionable. One hypothesis is that severity was not a major criterion leading to hospitalisation in our series. Another possibility is that a more specific case definition is necessary. Yet, the trends of SARI were perfectly consistent with the trends of ILI recorded by the sentinel network of general practitioners [16].
This experience of SARI surveillance in Belgium showed the feasibility of getting real-time information from hospitals. This is important for managing health-related crises such as pandemic influenza. However, the current system did not provide sufficient information on the severity of SARI cases and this experience demonstrated that collecting data on hospitalisation only is insufficient to score the severity of an event. To define those severity criteria while respecting the workload and organisational constraints of emergency services will constitute the next challenge for the monitoring of public health events.
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European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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Phnom Penh Post - 7-Eleven still plans Cambodia stores
7-Eleven still plans Cambodia stores
Thou Vireak | Publication date 25 November 2020 | 21:48 ICT
The US-based convenience store giant reiterated its commitment to operations in Cambodia and Laos next year. AFP
Thou Vireak
Bangkok-listed 7-Eleven franchise operator CP All Plc on November 24 reiterated that its plan to launch the US-based convenience store in Cambodia and Laos next year is still in motion.
It voiced its firm commitment to adhering to its original gameplan despite its indirect subsidiaries CP All (Cambodia) Co Ltd and CP All (Laos) Co Ltd warning of the rocky road ahead with Covid-19 hanging on.
CP All Cambodia and CP All Laos have each been granted franchising rights for 30 years in the establishment and operation of 7-Eleven branches, according to Thailand's The Nation.
In a press release accompanying its signing of a master franchise agreement on May 7 with CP All Cambodia, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc said: "The first Cambodian 7-Eleven-branded convenience store is expected to open in Phnom Penh in 2021.
"The master franchisee plans to construct stores, modernising the small-retail environment and bringing greater convenience to shoppers, backed by the world's largest convenience retailing brand.
"Cambodia will be the 19th country where 7-Eleven stores operate or will operate soon."
Cambodian ambassador to Thailand Ouk Sorphorn told The Post on November 25 that CP All was sure to open the convenience stores in the country once Covid-19 eases.
He said CP All aims to hire local staff to do its share in improving the lives of Cambodians and shoring up community development.
"The company promised us that they will feature Cambodian-made products on the shelves of 7-Elevens in Cambodia . . . [and] Thailand," said Sorphorn.
In Thailand, the company is forging on with plans to open an additional 700 stores in the entire 2020, having opened 513 in the first nine months of this year, according to The Nation.
Currently operating 12,225 7-Eleven outlets in Thailand, CP All has said it will invest between 11.5 and 12 billion baht ($380 and $396 million) this year to open new stores, renovate existing branches and launch new projects, it said.
According to 7-Eleven Inc, CP All was set up in 1988 to operate 7-Eleven branches in Thailand under an exclusive licensing agreement with it.
It noted that the first store in Thailand opened in the capital the following year, and that the country is second only to Japan in number of shops, followed by South Korea and the US.
On the Stock Exchange of Thailand, CP All's share price dipped one baht (3.30 US cents) or 1.59 per cent to close at 62.00 baht ($2.04) on Wednesday for a market capitalisation of 556.95 billion baht, with 40.99 million shares traded.
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Q: How to specify a schema for a many-to-many relationship table? I have a User-Role many-to-many relationship, specified by this excerpt from an EntityTypeConfiguration<Role> derived class that allows me to specifiy schemas for single tables, e.g:
[Schema(SchemaNames.ParkPay)]
class WeekDayConfig : EntityTypeConfigurationWithSchema<WeekDay>
{
    internal WeekDayConfig()
    {
        Ignore(t => t.IsDeleted);
        Property(p => p.Name)
            .IsRequired()
            .HasMaxLength(20);
    }
}

Now, for Role, the configuration class contains this code, and the resultant table UserRole gets created under the 'dbo' schema, not my desired schema. This is that code:
[Schema(SchemaNames.ParkPay)]
internal class RoleConfig : EntityTypeConfigurationWithSchema<Role>
{
    public RoleConfig()
    {
        HasMany(t => t.Users)
            .WithMany(t => t.Roles)
            .Map(m =>
                     {
                         m.ToTable("UserRole");
                         m.MapLeftKey("RoleId");
                         m.MapRightKey("UserId");
                     });
    }
}

Is there anything I can do, except script a schema change during the seeding phase of initialization, to have table UserRole created under the 'parkpay' schema and not the 'dbo' schema?

A: I don't see why this wouldn't work:
public RoleConfig()
{
    HasMany(t => t.Users)
    .WithMany(t => t.Roles)
    .Map(m =>
    {
        m.ToTable("UserRole","parkpay");
        m.MapLeftKey("RoleId");
        m.MapRightKey("UserId");
    });
}

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The island of Penang sits just off Malaysia's west coast, connected to the mainland by bridge. A multicultural melting pot, it's been British colony, opium trade port, Japanese military base, and electronics manufacturing centre – just a slice of the island's colourful past. Today, the capital George Town's Colonial District is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Penang is recognised as Malaysia's unchallenged food capital, with a large and bustling Chinatown and Little India, hawker food markets galore, and a rich colonial history, with Chinese clan houses, industrialist mansions, British forts, Buddhist temples, and street art and markets filling the city's roads and lane-ways.
We landed in Penang at nine o'clock on a Saturday night in July, and the air hung heavy, thick and humid, as we left the airport terminal. The kids were spent after a long day and a late flight from Kuching, so we snagged a cab, and they crashed on the drive into town.
Keen on what we'd read and heard about George Town's charismatic heritage district, we'd booked three nights in a little bed and breakfast called Spices, in Lumut Lane. Once a series of shophouses, the row has recently been transformed into a gorgeous little oasis, tucked away in a corner of the historic centre of town. We arrived in the darkened street in our cab, two kids asleep in the back seat. Unremarkable from the outside, the plain front doors opened to reveal a cosy, welcoming foyer, with a swinging lounge, perfect for sleeping twins. We didn't get a shot of that, but here they are, awake and enjoying the swinging lounge.
Leaving our shoes at the door, it felt like home. Our host, Celeste, served up cold drinks, and showed us to our family room, which was an unexpected upgrade from the basic room that we'd booked.
Kids settled in their trundle bed down a little ladder in their hideaway, a cracking storm rolled over the island, we watched the lightning and listened to the thunder and rain through the wooden shutters. It was an awe-inspiring welcome to Penang's monsoon. I'll never forget the power of that tropical thunder – it was an epic storm.
We were really lucky that the rain let up in the morning. The owner of Spices, Karen, chatted to us over breakfast and suggested the best way for us to check out the old town would be by bicycle. It was Sunday, so the roads would be quieter than usual, and we could rent bikes with baskets on the back for the kids to sit in.
Heading around the corner to Armenian Street, we found the bike shop sitting quaintly on the corner. I love this place!
There was actually a throng there that morning, so we battled through the crowd of tourists and picked ourselves a couple of three-wheelers. Once motorised, they were now pedal-power all the way. I guess you'd call them tricycles. Seated on plastic stools inside their baskets, our precious cargo burst with excitement, and we set out on the town. I think it was $15 per bike for the whole day. 'Bring them back by seven' was the only instruction. Paperwork? Pffft!
We set off. Needless to say, we were quite the attraction ourselves. Cheeks were pinched, car horns honked, motorcyclists' heads were turned, pedestrians high-fived.
The kids didn't actually want to stop anywhere – they were having too much fun being chauffeured about.
We saw passing processions, stopped by (the unremarkable) Fort Cornwallis for a snap in colonial getup (who's that photo bomber?), visited a Chinese mansion, stuck stickers on bamboo (seemed like the thing to do), and made new friends.
We visited "bike world" – downtown George Town, closed off to traffic on Sunday mornings – it was a cyclists' paradise!
We admired Penang's famed street art.
But mostly, we revelled in the ride – rollin' in Penang on six wheels and having a blast!
A big shout out to the team at Spices @ Lumut Lane for making our stay in Penang so comfortable and memorable – great local knowledge, excellent service, and welcoming of kids. Breakfast is fantastic!
Read about more of our Malaysian adventures in Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park, KL Chinatown, Batu Caves, staying on the Santubong Peninsular in Sarawak, Borneo, our wildlife-spotting boat trip in Santubong, Borneo, things to do in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, in Malaysian Borneo, and day trips around Kuching.
← I'm just so angry.
Love that street art very cool, awesome photos, reminded me of a warm breeze on a hot day…refreshing and entertaining.
The street art is really fun, Kath. So much to see, and just provides such a welcoming vibe to the city.
They were the best! I wish I could have ridden in the back.
I think cycling is the perfect way to explore George Town with little ones. And for some reason, we have not gotten around to doing it ourselves! By the way, I think you found the most picturesque bike shop in town. I've heard other people praise Spices, too.
We loved it Michele! (Can you tell?) Haha! Loved the streets closed off on Sundays – what a great idea! Yes, Spices was lovely, mostly because of the people.
What a great article. I must say I wish I had twins myself , I think the fun is double this way. I don't work at Spices but at the sister property called Syok. I am really proud to be their colleague and share these wonderful comments about our accommodations.
Georgetown is really a gem for adventurous travellers like you and your little ones. Glad to see you made the most of it.
Hoping that next time you will be in Penang and the twins are older, we will host you at Syok as well, enjoy a backpacking experience.


This was taken during the second day of CUC 2011 and the feature game was Capitals vs Traffic because everyone knew that these would be the teams facing off in the finals. The Capitals ended up winning both games and now get to represent Canada next year in Japan. Way to go girls!


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Henry County, Illinois Gender Ratios
There are more women than men in Henry County, Illinois. Total population of Henry County, Illinois is estimated at 49,635 people with 24,741 male and 24,894 female. There are 153 more women than men in the county, which is 0.31% of the total population.
The Henry County, Illinois Gender Ratio is 99 men to 100 women (99:100) or 0.99. Henry County, Illinois's gender ratio is higher than the Illinois State average of 96 men to 100 women (96:100) or 0.96. The gender ratio is also higher than the national average of 97 men to 100 women (97:100) or 0.97.
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Henry County, Illinois Gender Ratios By Age
Gender Ratios vary by age group as well as location. The table below shows the gender ratios breakdown in Henry County, Illinois by age.
Henry County Ratio
Illinois State Ratio
0 to 4 102 to 100 104 to 100 104 to 100
10 to 14 110 to 100 104 to 100 104 to 100
40 to 44 97 to 100 99 to 100 100 to 100
55 to 59 99 to 100 95 to 100 93 to 100
60 to 64 100 to 100 92 to 100 93 to 100
85 and over 49 to 100 49 to 100 79 to 100
Cities in Henry County, Illinois
Alpha, Andover, Annawan, Atkinson, Bishop Hill, Cambridge, Colona, Galva, Geneseo, Hooppole, Kewanee, Lynn Center, Ophiem, Orion, Osco, and Woodhull.
Cleveland and Green Rock.
Source: https://www.states101.com/gender-ratios/illinois/henry-county


manila fashion observer: Benetton "It's My Time"
Benetton is running a worldwide casting call and my online buddy Joni aka LimeBasil decided to join in on the fun! Please vote for her HERE! Right away please! There's only a few more days of voting left!


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Three Original L.A. GUNS Members Reunite For 20th Anniversary Tour
L.A. GUNS founding member Tracii Guns has reunited with original members Paul Black and Nickey Alexander for a special series of shows to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary.
"It's been great jamming with the guys I started this journey with 20 years ago," says Guns. "All the classics sound better than ever and we will be performing them all as well as some surprises at these special shows!"
Paul Black and Nickey Alexander are L.A. GUNS' original vocalist and drummer, respectively. Black co-wrote the band's fan favorites and Alexander played all drum tracks on the classic self-titled debut album for Polygram Records. The band released a CD, titled "The Black List", earlier this year, which is a collection of previously unreleased recordings of L.A. GUNS standards from 1986 and 1987, and are currently recording new material for release in early 2007.
Tracii hopes to eliminate confusion between his version of L.A. GUNS and any other act using the name. "As for myself, Paul, Nicky and Jeremy, don't expect any empty clubs," Guns says. "Upon announcing our project we were immediately booked onto special event shows such as festivals in Trinidad with SCORPIONS plus Rio, Brazil at The Rock for Life Festival!" Shows are being confirmed worldwide for 2006-2007.
Continues Tracii: "If you want to hear the hits performed by the artists who actually wrote them and played authentically by the guitarist who formed the band (not to mention the fact that the band is NAMED AFTER ME) as well as the original vocalist and the drummer that played on the hits then please, by all means DO NOT confuse the two groups. I have surrounded myself with a team of positive, established professionals from management to the band itself who believe in the project and are ready to rock!"
Confirmed dates so far (more to be announced soon):
Sep. 01 - Florence City Music Festival - Florence, SC
Sep. 02 - Ambrosia Amphitheater - Trinidad, West Indies (w/ SCORPIONS)
Sep. 09 - Prime Time - Burnsville, MN
Sep. 16 - Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Sep. 17 - Key Club - Hollywood, CA
Oct. 12 - Rock for Life Festival - Rio De Janeiro, BRA
JOE SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI, GENE HOGLAN Among Guests On BRYAN BELLER's 'Scenes From The Flood' Solo Album
Former SLIPKNOT Percussionist CHRIS FEHN Wants His Lawsuit Over Band Profits To Move Forward
GHOST Releases Provocative New Lyric Video For 'Faith'
ASKING ALEXANDRIA Releases Zombie-Themed Music Video For New Single, 'The Violence'
NICKELBACK Bassist Sincerely Doubts That His Bandmates Would Want To Make A Heavy Metal Album


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March 9–12, the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) will host the Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference in Seattle. The conference is dedicated to exploring geospatial solutions in the context of infrastructure management. The Virtual Earth team will be onsite hosting a booth (203) and partnering with the SQL Server team to showcase the synergy of Virtual Earth and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with geospatial extensions. In addition, Microsoft subsidiary Vexcel Corp. will highlight the Virtual Earth appliance and its 3-D Custom Collections offering. Virtual Earth partners Idea Integration Corp. and IS Consulting Services LLC will show their Virtual Earth-based solutions. For more information or to register for the conference, please visit GITA's Geospatial Dimensions of Emergency Response Symposium (http://gita.org/events/annual/31/ers.asp).
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Below we extend the list of companies which attach much importance to the implementation of innovations and are successful in this area. The goal of this list is to promote innovative companies essential both for domestic and European economy. REMARK! The list does not aim at evaluation of the companies. The place of the company on the list has no association with its financial results, achievements, is not connected with research or scientific work or rankings published in the media.
One of the most important changes, which we observe in the contemporary world, is the gradual transformation from material consuming economy to economy based on information and knowledge. In the effect of this far-reaching transformation, the hitherto competition among countries and regions based on material resources is substituted by competition based on nonmaterial resources, more exactly on knowledge and modern technologies. In this new economy, called Knowledge-Based Economy, the opportunities for countries' development and the prosperity of their societies are much more influenced by human intellectual potential and knowledge connected with the latest achievements of contemporary science. The foundation of this new economy is innovation.
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EUR/USD has reasons to rise, but it may end soon
EUR/USD is making an attempt to recover amid signs of improvement.
A turbulent quarter comes to an end and the mood may turn again.
The technical picture remains bearish for the pair.
EUR/USD is making an attempt to recover. The immediate trigger has been the upbeat German Retail Sales report that showed a jump of 0.9% in February, much better than a drop of the same scale that was expected. Year over year, consumers spent 4.7% more than February 2018, a positive development.
Zooming out from the immediate reaction, the market mood has also improved and stock markets are up. There are three reasons behind the better mood:
1) Bullard dismisses yield curve concerns
Saint Louis President James Bullard, a known dove, did not seem deterred by the inversion of the bond yield curve. While he acknowledged that it was an early warning of a recession in the past, he would want to see it consistently inverted and at many maturities. He also added that the US economy is doing quite well.
New York Fed President John Williams, not a dove, said that things are different than in the past, also playing down the main market concern.
2) US-Chinese trade talks
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are in Beijing for trade talks. The reports coming out talk about patience in reaching a deal. In addition, both sides are reportedly working on ways to defuse the trade war.
President Donald Trump recently said that tariffs would remain in place, but these reports provide hope for the global economy.
3) End-of-quarter
Today is the last trading day of the week, the month, the quarter, and the fiscal year in Japan. Money managers are making a last-minute adjustment to rebalance their portfolios. After markets suffered losses in recent days, there is room for an upside adjustment.
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All in all, a better mood favors the Euro against the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen.
What's next? German labor market data is projected to remain upbeat and Italy's CPI to pick up. US releases are of higher importance. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the Core PCE Price Index, is projected to rise by 0.2% and stick below 2% YoY. Personal Income, Personal Spending, and perhaps most importantly, the final Consumer Sentiment measure from the University of Michigan will be of interest. US New Home Sales seal the quarter's economic releases.
On Thursday, the US reported weaker-than-expected GDP data: 2.2% annualized growth in Q4 2018, but this may be a .
And if these factors are not enough, there's always Brexit. Embattled UK PM Theresa May will bring her accord to a third vote in a slightly different form: MPs will only vote on the Withdrawal Agreement, not on the full accord. The change was needed due to procedural demands from Speaker John Bercow.
Despite offering to resign in case the accord passes, the House will likely reject the accord. This may initially be pound-negative, but additional indicative votes on Monday open the door to better scenarios. The euro may be impacted by today's vote, but it is hard to gauge exactly how.
is trading below downtrend resistance as depicted by the thick black line on the four-hour . It limits any upside move. Momentum remains to the downside and the Relative Strength Index is leaning lower without entering oversold conditions below 30. Moreover, the 50 Simple Moving Average crossed the 200 SMA to the downside, a bearish sign.
Support awaits at 1.1212 which was the low point on Thursday. 1.1176 was the lowest level in 2019. The next levels already date back to 2017: 1.1115 and 1.1025 are next down the line.
1.1240 separated ranges in recent days and serves as resistance. 1.1275 was a swing low last week and 1.1285 capped the pair earlier this week. 1.1315 is where the 50 and 200 SMAs meet. 1.1335 was another peak.


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It looks like Sean Kingston will be releasing his third album in time for the holiday shopping season.
"It's gonna be pretty collab heavy man," Kingston said of the LP, which will feature tour mate Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Akon, Nicki Minaj, and more. "I swear like, it's basically done so make sure you look out for a major album dropping in November."
Fall will be a busy time of year for the island-pop star, as he will also still be touring with Bieber on the second leg of the "My World" tour. The trek stops at large arenas through mid-December. Kingston shrugs off the notion that living in both the hip-hop and pop worlds simultaneously is hard.
"You just have to stay true to yourself," he said. "I think once you stay true to yourself, everything will come in place."
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Kingston has echoed similar sentiments while on the road to Bieber, a person he considers a little brother of his.
"I've just been telling him, 'Stay humble, be safe, keep God first, don't let it get to your head,' you know, stuff like that," said Kingston. Although while staying humble, the singer still knows how to have a little fun on the road. Sean admitted that it was he who put Bieber in that Lamborghini that the duo was photographed driving in during the tour's stop in Los Angeles.
In addition to the tour, and the impromptu Lambo runs, Kingston and Bieber will also be dropping a mixtape, which the "Fire Burnin'" singer says will consist of about nine or ten songs. King of All Kings will be released September 20.
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31 Jul, 2016 by James E. Horn
A Tribute:
By James E. Horn, September 7, 2015
I really don't (always) believe in spirits, or do I?
I've always considered myself to be a fairly pragmatic, straight forward type of guy, not very spooky, and stable.
I do believe in GOD. Given that, I suppose that acknowledging certain spirits is OK.
In fact, I believe that a spirit visited me recently. I was doing something, when suddenly; a profoundly vivid recollection of a man I had not thought of for over forty years came to my mind. I thought that I had completely forgotten all about Baumgartner. I believe that his spirit just passed by me, fleetingly, as though he was visiting to bid me farewell, as he was passing on to heaven. I was profoundly sad for a few seconds, and then I felt good. Baumgartner was now free of his demons.
Baumgartner (I don't recall his first name) was a passing thing in my life. I met him when I was stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Facility, a NATO base located at Sigonella, Sicily, a long time ago, in 1961. I was a nineteen year old sailor, and we were assigned to that base. I was a radioman (sparks, they called us, or sparkey). I was pretty good at Morse code, and worked military communications proficiently. I was proud, confident, perhaps a bit arrogant or cocky. None of us used first names much.
Our "radio shack" had just moved from an old, converted adobe farm house on that new NATO base into a new operations center. The new work spaces were neat after that old farm house.
In the armed forces, people get assigned and reassigned regularly. Every month or two, one of us Radiomen would come in to Sigonella on assignment, or depart to another assignment, somewhere in the far reaches of the world.
I had already been there for over a year, and Baumgartner was a new arrival. Baumgartner was a First Class Petty Officer (RM1) with four golden hash marks on his sleeve indicating 16+ years of service, all of it honorable. I had recently been promoted to Third Class Petty Officer (RM3).
In 1961, a First Class Radioman usually knew his stuff, especially after sixteen years. In those days, most Radiomen made it to RM1 within 6-8 years, and with 16-years of service should have been a Chief or Senior Chief Petty Officer. Something wasn't right, or routine.
In fact, Baumgartner didn't know much about communications at all. He just tried to push his rank around, not a good thing to do. He acted like a typical Boson's mate. Being who I was, having a guy who didn't know diddly doodoo about a Navy radio room and communications center bossing me around rankled me. My being one to not suffer fools gladly, the sparks flew, and we clashed. Once the dust settled, we started working together.
I learned that Baumgartner had been a Bosun's Mate (deck ape, or deck hand) for most of his navy career, and had just managed to convert over to Radioman.
In those days, guys usually became lowly deck hands because they generally weren't considered to be very bright or had other limitations. They often didn't have what it took to learn the more technical jobs, like military communications with radio receivers, transmitters, antennas, radio wave propagation, Morse Code, teletype machines, routers, cipher machines, cryptographic code systems, basic electronics, etc. Because nearly everyone looked down on the intellectually inferior class of Boson's Mates, they, in turn were a rather gung ho, often aggressive and sensitive group. Baumgartner fit the bill.
Baumgartner was a swarthy, balding guy about 5'-9" tall. He was sturdy from his many years of hard labor on the decks of destroyers, cruisers and other ships. He was not what I would consider attractive. He was tough in a hard way.
After he admitted (in his own way) that he didn't know much about military communications, we agreed that I'd work with him, and we got to work together. It wasn't easy, he tested my patience, and I tested his temper. But, we made it work. He applied himself and earned my respect. I earned his respect, too. He worked hard and learned what he needed to know.
Back in the barracks, he, ranked First Class had nicer, more spacious quarters in our open barracks which were separated only by partitions. With more space allocated, he could spread out, and one of his first acquisitions was a nice Telefunken console stereo system which we all admired. Then, he started playing his music – opera. OPERA! What the hell was that screeching, howling sound? Did someone have a cockle burr stuck up their behind? Where were the drums and twangy (as in Duane Eddy) guitars? It was awful. That "music" was in fact Baumgartner's passion. He loved opera. I later learned that when he was aboard ships (back when the Sixth Fleet's home port was at Cannes, France), he spent his off time attending French operas and ballet performances. He was clearly an unusual and rare sailor, not a run-of-the-mill deck hand. He never drank beer or booze, only an occasional glass of kosher wine. Here we had a hard case Boson's mate who was sober.
In the mess hall, few wanted to share a table with Baumgartner. He was a gluttonous slob. He slathered his bread with layers of butter, and half of the time ate with his hands, shoveling the food into his maw, leaving grease on his face. He was disgusting. He devoured everything on his mess tray, as though he was starving.
Still, Baumgartner and I warmed, and I began, little by little to learn from him, about him.
Baumgartner was a Jew. He was the first Jew that I remember getting to know personally. I was curious and wanted to learn more. Baumgartner was a German Jew. And, he hated Germans. That was a part of our early misunderstandings because I spoke German and dated German tourist girls who took their vacations at the lovely Sicilian beaches.
Baumgartner had no family. They had all died during the holocaust, murdered by the Nazis. He, himself was a death camp survivor. After getting out of the camps as a desperate, hungry, forlorn child, and then (eventually) out of Germany to the USA when he was sixteen, he had enlisted in the Navy at the age of eighteen, during the Korean War. The Navy was his only home and his therefore it was his life. He did have a woman whom he loved and pined for, but she was untouchable for him. She was a French ballet dancer, out of Baumgartner's class.
Baumgartner was looking forward to serving out his thirty years in the Navy. I asked about his plans. He indicated that after he retired from the Navy, he was going to emigrate to the new Jewish homeland where he could live amongst his own. He was going to Israel.
Soon, as things go in the Navy, it became time for me to transfer away from Sigonella, and I moved on, and soon forgot about Baumgartner – for forty-five years, until a fleeting but very sure feeling of his passing presence.
Farewell my friend, and God bless you, Baumgartner
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Oppose trade authority for Obama on Pacific trade deal
May 12, 2015 by press
May 12, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging the U.S. Senate to reject granting trade promotion authority to President Barack Obama to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership:
"Fast tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership that includes language making it a 'living' agreement is dangerous as it could lead to a permanent ceding of the Senate's authority to ratify treaties. The push to pass fast track is not about free trade, it is about power. It is about whether Congress trusts President Obama to rewrite the regulatory rules for the world. If you don't trust Obama, or if you believe the Senate's two-thirds treaty ratification power should be preserved, you should vote no."
Republican/Conservative Leaders Lining up against Fast Track
Senator Jeff Sessions – "A USTR outline of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (which TPA would expedite) notes in the "Key Features" summary that the TPP is a "living agreement." This means the President could update the agreement "as appropriate to address trade issues that emerge in the future as well as new issues that arise with the expansion of the agreement to include new countries." The "living agreement" provision means that participating nations could both add countries to the TPP without Congress' approval (like China), and could also change any of the terms of the agreement, including in controversial areas such as the entry of foreign workers and foreign employees. Again: these changes would not be subject to congressional approval."
"This has far-reaching implications: the Congressional Research Service reports that if the United States signs on to an international trade agreement, the implementing legislation of that trade agreement (as a law passed later in time) would supersede conflicting federal, state, and local laws. When this occurs, U.S. workers may be subject to a sudden change in tariffs, regulations, or dispute resolution proceedings in international tribunals outside the U.S."
"Promoters of TPA should explain why the American people ought to trust the Administration and its foreign partners to revise or rewrite international agreements, or add new members to those agreements, without congressional approval. Does this not represent an abdication of congressional authority?"
Carly Fiorina, former CEO and current candidate for President – "The devil is usually in the details. That's particularly true with this president. We don't know what's in this deal. We know we have trading partners who have violated agreements in trade deals, China being one of them. I think it's important to understand some of the fine print of this deal. for example, is China allowed to join this pacific trading agreement later on in a couple of years, yes or no? This is being sold as an opportunity for America to strengthen its lead and partnerships in the Asia Pacific region. I agree with that goal. On the other hand, if the truth is in these details China gets to join later, what are we doing here? I think the point is not free trade is bad. Free trade is good for this nation. I think the point is, what exactly is in this agreement? This administration, unfortunately, has a track record of burying things in fine print, whether it's the Iran nuclear deal or Obamacare or maybe this agreement that turn out to be very different from their selling points."
Donald Trump, real estate CEO- "Yet again, the politicians are allowing our president to reinforce the lack of respect countries like China and Japan now have for the United States. They will devalue their currency, exploit our trade agreements, continue to destroy our economy and put Americans out of work. Politicians are all talk and no action. Instead of fast tracking TPP, Congress should pass legislation that holds China and Japan accountable for currency manipulation. This would send a message to the world that there are consequences for cheating the United States. It's time for action. It's time to Make America Great Again!"
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal – "I'm for free trade. I'm for free trade agreements. Also: I'm for presidents in both parties having fast track authority on free trade agreements. But I am not for giving more authority to a president who ignores the Constitution, the separation of powers, and will of the American people. This particular President must not be given any more power to do anything else to harm this country. He cannot be trusted. That's why Congress needs to find a way to maintain oversight of the Obama Administration – the current deal doesn't do that."
Senator Rand Paul – "I've told leadership I'm a 'no' vote on trade promotion authority, I'm hesitant to give blanket authority on stuff we haven't seen."
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee – "We don't create good jobs for Americans by entering into unbalanced trade deals that forego congressional scrutiny, and then looking the other way as the law is ignored so that we can import low-wage labor, undercut American workers, and drive wages lower than the Dead Sea."
Brent Bozell – "There is no way that Congress should trust President Obama with the enormous grant of constitutional authority that Trade Promotion Authority or 'fast track' represents, and it would be the height of insanity to reward Obama's abuse of power over the past six years by giving him the pathway to rewrite the economic rules for the world. Any treaty Obama signs should be subjected to the full scrutiny demanded by the U.S. Constitution, that is why Congress should reject giving this President fast track trade authority."
Interview Availability: Please contact Americans for Limited Government at (703) 383-0880 ext. 106 or at media@limitgov.org to arrange an interview with ALG experts including ALG President Rick Manning.


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In pictures: Phil Spector
Born in New York in 1940, Phil Spector started his career as a musician before inventing the "Wall of Sound" recording technique and discovering girl group The Ronettes.
By the mid-1960s, Spector was much in demand as a producer, working with The Righteous Brothers and contributing to The Rolling Stones' debut album.
Spector was rarely pictured without his trademark dark sunglasses and made a brief cameo as a drug dealer in the film Easy Rider, in 1969.
After spending some years out of the limelight, Spector produced Let It Be for The Beatles, which topped the UK and US album charts in 1970.
Spector's most recent work came before his arrest and was with British band Starsailor. He was due to produce their entire 2003 album Silence Is Easy but was fired over creative differences.
Lana Clarkson, best known for her role in 1985 cult film Barbarian Queen, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the mouth at Spector's home in 2003.
During his first trial Spector appeared in a series of bizarre guises, including wigs and platform shoes.
The jury in the first trial in 2007 failed to reach a verdict after 12 days of deliberation. The retrial took five months.
Spector sat motionless in court when the guilty verdict was read out. He will be 88 years old before he is eligible for parole.
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TGI and MAHE join hands to promote excellence in public health research
NEW DELHI, Nov 7. The George Institute for Global Health in India (TGI) and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) have joined hands to promote public health research in India and to build the capacity of budding researchers to do cutting-edge research in the area. The partnership is focussed on addressing real-world health challenges through development and testing of innovative solutions that bridge the gap between research and policy.
As part of the partnership, researchers from both institutions would work together to promote evidence-based research. This will be done through creating a system whereby researchers from the two institutions will work together in the spirit of cross-fertilisation of best ideas and solutions to health challenges facing the country
Announcing the partnership, Prof Vivekanand Jha, Executive Director, George Institute for Global Health, India said the George Institute works with world class institutions across all its offices, including the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; University of Oxford, UK and the Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, China. "We hope this partnership evolves along similar lines. As the popular saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step".
Welcoming the initiative, Dr H Vinod Bhat, Vice Chancellor, MAHE, said
"We are excited about this partnership and will work together to promote excellence in the field of public health and produce high quality outputs. MAHE has a high tradition of promoting research and excellence and we see this partnership as a stellar example further accentuating our recent recognition as an "institution of eminence".
As part of the affiliation agreement, eligible TGI researchers will receive faculty affiliations at MAHE and develop joint proposals for conducting world class research. "Capacity building of future researchers in the area will be the focus of the partnership," said Dr Jha.
Professor Vivekanand Jha
Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health, India
Further reading/s
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Milk analyzer comes with the English-language user menu. The device operates on AC and battery power. Analyzer is equipped with a peristaltic pump to wash, rinse that ensures the quality of the device and reduces the likelihood of contamination and failure of the measuring chamber.The model is equipped with: peristaltic pump, alarm system with the requirement of cleaning the analyzer software for computer communication, RS232, 12V DC cable, ECS POS thermal printer, three modes of measurement (raw cow's, sheep's, pasteurized milk), the ability to recalibrate the analyzer at any kind of milk (cow's milk , goat's milk, camel milk, cream, whey, cream mixture, restored, homogenized milk).
User manual in the following languages: Russian, English. Other languages upon request.
Option 1: High quality, durable plastic-ABS with polycarbonate.
Input:100 - 240 V ~1.6 A max.
Output:+12 V 3 А min.


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Q: How to understand and solve these warning within golem shiny package creation This is not the best question of mine, but I do not know how to ask. Moreover I can't provide a working example.
I try to create a package of my R shiny app within the golem framework.
And I already achieved to create a package and it worked very well.
But honestly I do not have good control about things that happen.
For example
What does these warnings mean?
Why they occur?
And why they are doubled?
How can I avoid them?
Warning messages:
1: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::insertTab' by 'shiny::insertTab' when loading 'blabla'
2: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::actionButton' by 'shiny::actionButton' when loading 'blabla'
3: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::tabsetPanel' by 'shiny::tabsetPanel' when loading 'blabla'
4: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::column' by 'shiny::column' when loading 'blabla'
5: replacing previous import 'shiny::runExample' by 'shinyscreenshot::runExample' when loading 'blabla'
6: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::insertTab' by 'shiny::insertTab' when loading 'blabla'
7: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::actionButton' by 'shiny::actionButton' when loading 'blabla'
8: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::tabsetPanel' by 'shiny::tabsetPanel' when loading 'blabla'
9: replacing previous import 'bs4Dash::column' by 'shiny::column' when loading 'blabla'
10: replacing previous import 'shiny::runExample' by 'shinyscreenshot::runExample' when loading 'blabla'

My NAMESPACE.R
export(run_app)
import(bs4Dash)
import(fontawesome)
import(grDevices)
import(markdown)
import(pkgload)
import(radarchart)
import(rmarkdown)
import(shiny)
import(shinyscreenshot)
import(shinythemes)
importFrom(golem,activate_js)
importFrom(golem,add_resource_path)
importFrom(golem,bundle_resources)
importFrom(golem,favicon)
importFrom(golem,with_golem_options)
importFrom(shiny,shinyApp)

The app_ui.R starts with:
#' The application User-Interface
#'
#' @param request Internal parameter for `{shiny}`.
#'     DO NOT REMOVE.
#' @import bs4Dash
#' @import shinythemes
#' @import radarchart
#' @import shinyscreenshot
#' @import rmarkdown
#' @import markdown
#' @import fontawesome
#' @import pkgload
#' @import grDevices
#' @noRd
....

I would be grateful for any directing hint.
I already solved the warning for DT with this https://github.com/HelBor/wpm/issues/27 so the warning does not occur anymore?

A: These warnings mean that you are using the packages like 'bs4Dash' and 'shiny' that have functions with common names, so you need to decide which function to consider from the packages, sometime you may want to consider one function from  'shiny' and another from 'bs4Dash'. so to warnings you need to update the roxygen2 header as below
in the example below i want to get the 'insertTab' function from 'bs4Dash' and all other functions from 'shiny' and accordingly i updated the header @import and @importFrom
#' The application User-Interface
#'
#' @param request Internal parameter for `{shiny}`.
#'     DO NOT REMOVE.
#' @import bs4Dash
#' @import shiny
#' @import shinythemes
#' @import radarchart
#' @import shinyscreenshot
#' @import rmarkdown
#' @import markdown
#' @import fontawesome
#' @import pkgload
#' @import grDevices
#' @importFrom bs4Dash insertTab
#' @importFrom shiny actionButton tabsetPanel column runExample
#' @noRd


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Denis Viktorovich Kapustin (; born 5 October 1970 in Kazan, Respublika Tatarstan) is a retired male triple jumper from Russia. Best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, he is also the 1994 European champion. His personal best jump is 17.65 metres, which he achieved in 1998.

International competitions

References

External links

1970 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kazan
Russian male triple jumpers
Soviet male triple jumpers
Olympic athletes of Russia
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Competitors at the 1991 Summer Universiade
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
European Athletics Championships winners
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners

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Formed by Colin Love Snr, Cevol Industries Pty Ltd was initially named as Colin Love and Co Pty Ltd. After many years of steel fabrication in a warehouse in Mentone, Victoria, it became apparent to Colin that many companies saw the advantage of hiring, with no capital outlay, full tax deduction, combined with the flexibility of supply.
At Cevol we work hard to maintain our reputation as one of Australia's leading suppliers for quality stillage and caged pallet hire, servicing a range of industries from one side of the country to the other.
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Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings | The Best Buffalo Wing Recipe!
Achieving a Crispy Baked Buffalo Wing can be a challenging process. And as hubby reminded me, creating a crispy fried buffalo wing can be tricky too.
Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings are easier to make than you think. Only 5 ingredients, a simple buffalo sauce and the trick for seriously crispy wings!
Through the years of wing tasting I've found that finding the perfect crispy chicken wing isn't as easy as one would think. In my quest to find the perfect crispy baked chicken wing I decided to do my research first.
The first step is knowing the difference between a naked wing and a breaded wing. Naked wings do not have any type of breading or batter, using only the skin to make up the crunch.
Something like Shake-n-Bake would be a breaded wing, while traditional wings do not.
I had a hunch that the brilliant J. Kenji López-Alt had already tackled the case of crispy wings. It seemed like the type of task that was right up his alley. I happened to be right!
And in the rest of my research I quickly found that most other crispy baked buffalo wing recipes also followed his exact instructions. Why recreate the wheel? Am I right?
The trick isn't much of a trick at all, more common sense. Using the same technique as to make super crispy skin on a whole roasted chicken or turkey, you need to allow the skin to dry out prior to baking which can be done several ways.
Lastly, there is the technique used to make crispy duck. This involves boiling water and pouring it over the chicken. Basically you are creating a burn, tightening the skin, which dehydrates, but also partially cooks the chicken. This isn't my favorite techinque for chicken.
Blotting- blotting with a paper towel.
Cold drying- placing chicken in the refrigerator and allowing to dry.
Salting- well salting the chicken and allowing to sit, then shaking off excess salt.
Salt + Baking Soda – Together, they don't need to be shaken off.
Personally, I like the combination of cold drying and salt and baking soda. To throw my own spin on the recipe, I also made a basic dry rub before baking. Onion and garlic powder with chili powder make the best simple and flavorful mix.
In fact, that these crispy baked buffalo wings don't even need sauce. But I am sauce person, so that isn't negotiable. Just call me saucey. Haha!
Buffalo sauce is another recipe often over thought. The experts at Anchor Bar, the birthplace of the buffalo wing, will tell you that the best sauce is best in its simplicity.
Hop over to my buffalo wing sauce recipe to hear about how I went on a date with Uncle Jesse from Full House at the Anchor Bar. True Story!
The last trick for super crispy baked buffalo wings is to bake them on a broiler pan or wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. This allows heat to circulate all the way around the wing and fat or liquid to drip off. No pools to sog up the batch.
– use this over the rimmed baking sheet to create a makeshift broiler pan, but with more grates.
Rinse chicken and pat dry. In a large mixing bowl, toss chicken with baking soda Kosher salt. Arrange in a single layer and place, uncovered, in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare a broiler pan or place a wire rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet to allow fat and liquid to drip off.
In a small bowl, mix together garlic and onion powder and chili powder. Toss with dried chicken wings.
Arrange in a single layer on wire rack. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove, turn each wing and return to oven for an additional 15 minutes.
Remove and either toss crispy baked buffalo wings in Homemade Buffalo Sauce or serve on the side for dipping.
This sounds like a great way to achieve crispy wings in the oven! i grew up outside of buffalo, ny so my dad and i are total buffalo wing snobs, haha. he has it down to a science with his deep fryer, but i'll have to give this a shot—it would be nice to avoid the frying sometimes!
A great way to liGhten up a Game day classiC. These look delicous.
I hate frying, so this sounds perfect! I really appreciate the tips for getting it Crispy.
I am so with you – why reinvent the wheel when you've found a good thing?? and these absolutely look like a good thing – so crispy and delicious! perfect for game day snacking as we head into football season!
Wings are a big think with my family. These look delicious! Your sauce is spot on!
Wings are a big thing with the family! Your homemade Buffalo sauce is spot on.
Frank's really is the best Hotsauce.


As soon as we step off the Underground at the Knightsbridge stop do we see evidence of Harrod's. I suspect more people recognise those particular shades of green and gold as do the distinctive Tiffany blue.
Harrod's is a favorite stop of ours not for the retail flotsam that can be had elsewhere. (I mean, how remote must your kingdom be that a visit to Harrod's is your best way to get unimaginative popular fluff like Tommy Hilfiger?) It's the food court which draws us, with it's elegant ready-to-eat wonders.
I found out after the fact, by glancing at a sign on our way out of the store, that photography isn't allowed in Harrod's. I guess if you don't use a flash they don't notice. Everyone enjoy these for what they are and don't open up a luxury store on your own, okay?
Here are some of the delicacies which tempted us. In this photo it was the avocado with lobster which won out. We had some venison with local fruits, and some Indian foods, and of course some desserts. There are enough things in the Food Courts which are difficult to find; that's what makes it so much fun. Other things are uninteresting, such as Harrod's-brand coffee.
I took the Egyptian Escalator from the fourth floor Toy Kingdom (which really doesn't have enough things the children can actually play with) down to the memorial to Dodi al-Fayed (the late son of the owner of Harrod's) and Diana, the late Princess of Wales.


She'll be coming back in 2018 instead.
Fans hoping to watch Beyoncé perform at Coachella will have to wait another year. The singer has dropped out of the 2017 festival lineup, but will perform next year in 2018. The pop star, who is currently pregnant with twins, had to cancel her set under doctor's orders.
News broke in January that the singer would headline Coachella, along with Kendrick Lamar and Radiohead, though rumors of her performance started circulating as early as November 2016. Beyoncé was originally scheduled to play on April 15 and 22. This would have marked her first time performing at the festival. As of right now, it is unknown whether she'll be replaced by another artist.


He also spoke about the other side resorting to 'thuggery', after being booed and jeered by UNC members when he went to cast his vote yesterday morning.
Even after the results were announced, he could not bring himself to utter the words.
Meanwhile a deflated-sounding Panday who stayed at home, indicated that he was not yet ready to concede, that he wouldn't be going to the party's Rienzi Complex headquarters last night and wondered why he should. 'I'm having fun..answering my e-mails,' he said, when asked what he was doing for the evening.
Ah boy... what else you could expect eh?
It will be interesting to see what the next steps will be now. Will the same parliamentary group who sided with Bas, now bow to the people's choice and choose Kamla as the Opposition Leader? Will Bas be able to keep them with him? Will Kamla be tough enough to insist that her colleagues choose her as political leader?
Will his side challenge the results? Will he take his part of the party with him and form yet another political party - to follow the ULF, NAR and Club88?
I said it before on this blog and I'll say it again, the old guard is tough and alliances are hard to break in this case. But in spite of that I'm glad the people had the courage to vote for change. Teach these little boys that they are NOT the be-all and end-all of Trinidad politics. Change was bound to come at some point.
Now bow to the woman in charge! Bow!!!! Ah love iiiiiit!!!!!


S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a 2008 stand-alone prequel for a video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. While essentially being the same game in terms of plot and engine it features some brand new plot and some new characters and firearms.
The Beretta 92FS appears in the game as the "Martha".
The player holding a Beretta 92FS.
The player aiming a Beretta 92FS.
The player reloading a Beretta 92FS.
World Model of a Beretta 92FS.
The Browning Hi-Power appears in the game as the "HPSS-1m".
Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9x19mm.
The player holding a Browning Hi-Power.
The player aiming a Browning Hi-Power.
The player reloading a Browning Hi-Power.
World Model of a Browning Hi-Power.
The Colt M1911 appears in the game as the "Kora-919".
Colt M1911 Pistol - .45 ACP.
The player holding a Colt M1911.
The player aiming a Colt M1911.
The player reloading a Colt M1911.
World Model of a Colt M1911.
The player holding a Colt M1911 (Silenced).
The player aiming a Colt M1911 (Silenced).
The player reloading a Colt M1911 (Silenced).
World Model of a Colt M1911 (Silenced).
The Desert Eagle Mark XIX appears in the game as the "Big Ben".
The player holding a Desert Eagle Mark XIX.
The player aiming a Desert Eagle Mark XIX.
The player reloading a Desert Eagle Mark XIX.
World Model of a Desert Eagle Mark XIX.
The Fort-12 appears in the game as the "Fora-12Mk2".
The player holding a Fort-12.
The player aiming a Fort-12.
The player reloading a Fort-12.
World Model of a Fort-12.
The Heckler & Koch USP Compact appears in the game as the "UDP Compact".
Heckler & Koch USP Compact - 9x19mm NATO.
The player holding a Heckler & Koch USP Compact.
The player aiming a Heckler & Koch USP Compact.
The player reloading a Heckler & Koch USP Compact.
World Model of a Heckler & Koch USP Compact.
The player holding a Heckler & Koch USP Compact (Silenced).
The player aiming a Heckler & Koch USP Compact (Silenced).
World Model of a Heckler & Koch USP Compact (Silenced).
The Makarov PM appears in the game as the "PMm".
Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov.
The player aiming a Makarov PM.
World Model of a Makarov PM.
The player holding a Makarov PM (Silenced).
The player aiming a Makarov PM (Silenced).
The player reloading a Makarov PM (Silenced).
World Model of a Makarov PM (Silenced).
The PB-6P9 appears in the game as the "PB1s"".
PB-6P9 with integral suppressor - 9x18mm Makarov.
The player holding a PB-6P9.
The player aiming a PB-6P9.
The player reloading a PB-6P9.
World Model of a PB-6P9.
The SIG-Sauer P220 appears in the game as the "SIP-t M200".
Early Model SIG-Sauer P220 - .45 ACP.
The player holding a SIG-Sauer P220.
The player aiming a SIG-Sauer P220.
The player reloading a SIG-Sauer P220.
World Model of a SIG-Sauer P220.
The player holding a SIG-Sauer P220 (Silenced).
The player aiming a SIG-Sauer P220 (Silenced).
World Model of a SIG-Sauer P220 (Silenced).
The Walther P99 appears in the game as the "Walker P9M".
Walther P99 (stainless steel) - 9x19mm.
The player holding a Walther P99.
The player aiming a Walther P99.
The player reloading a Walther P99.
World Model of a Walther P99.
The player holding a Walther P99 (Silenced).
The player aiming a Walther P99 (Silenced).
The player reloading a Walther P99 (Silenced).
World Model of a Walther P99 (Silenced).
The Heckler & Koch MP5A3 appears in the game as the "Viper 5".
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 - 9x19mm NATO.
The player holding a Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
The player aiming a Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
The player reloading a Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
World Model of a Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
The player holding a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 (Silenced).
World Model a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 (Silenced).
The AKMSU appears in the game as the "Akm-74/2U".
The player holding an AKMSU.
The player aiming an AKMSU.
The player reloading an AKMSU.
World Model of an AKMSU.
The player holding a AKMSU (Silenced).
The player reloading an AKMSU (Silenced).
World Model of an AKMSU (Silenced).
The AKS-74 with synthetic furniture appears in the game as the "Akm 74/2".
AKS-74 with synthetic furniture - 5.45x39mm.
The player holding an AKS-74.
The player aiming an AKS-74.
The player reloading an AKS-74.
World Model of an AKS-74.
The player holding an AKS-74 with PSO-1.
The player aiming an AKS-74 with PSO-1.
The player reloading an AKS-74 with PSO-1.
World Model of an AKS-74 with PSO-1.
The player holding an AKS-74(Silenced).
The player reloading an AKS-74(Silenced).
World Model of an AKS-74(Silenced).
The player holding an AKS-74 (GP-25).
The player reloading an AKS-74 (GP-25).
World Model of an AKS-74 (GP-25).
The player holding an AKS-74 (ALL).
The player reloading an AKS-74 (ALL).
World Model of an AKS-74 (ALL).
The AN-94 appears in the game as the "AC-96/2".
The player holding an AN-94.
The player aiming an AN-94.
The player reloading an AN-94.
World Model of an AN-94.
The player holding an AN-94 with PSO-1.
The player aiming an AN-94 with PSO-1.
The player reloading an AN-94 with PSO-1.
World Model of an AN-94 with PSO-1.
The player holding an AN-94(Silenced).
The player reloading an AN-94(Silenced).
World Model of an AN-94(Silenced).
The player holding an AN-94 (GP-25).
The player reloading an AN-94 (GP-25).
World Model of an AN-94 (GP-25).
The player holding an AN-94 (ALL).
The player reloading an AN-94 (ALL).
World Model of an AN-94 (ALL).
The AS Val appears in the game as the "VLA".
The player holding an AS Val.
The player aiming an AS Val.
The player reloading an AS Val.
World Model of an AS Val.
The player holding an AS Val (PSO-1).
The player reloading an AS Val (PSO-1).
World Model of an AS Val (PSO-1).
The Enfield L85A1 appears in the game as the "IL 86". It is still incorrectly modelled with the muzzle cover attached.
Enfield L85A1 with SUSAT scope - 5.56x45mm NATO.
The player holding an Enfield L85A1.
The player aiming an Enfield L85A1.
The player reloading an Enfield L85A1.
World Model of an Enfield L85A1.
The player holding an Enfield L85A1 (Silenced).
The player reloading an Enfield L85A1 (Silenced).
World Model of an Enfield L85A1 (Silenced).
The FN F2000 with FN GL-1 appears in the game as the "FT 200M".
FN F2000 - 5.56x45mm NATO with FN GL-1 - 40mm.
The player holding a FN F2000 (FN GL-1).
The player aiming a FN F2000 (FN GL-1).
The player reloading a FN F2000 (FN GL-1).
World Model of a FN F2000 (FN GL-1).
The player holding an FN F2000 (FN GL-1)(Silenced).
The player reloading an FN F2000 (FN GL-1)(Silenced).
World Model of an FN F2000 (FN GL-1)(Silenced).
The player holding an FN F2000 (FN GL-1).
The player reloading an FN F2000 (FN GL-1).
The Heckler & Koch G36 appears in the game as the "GP37".
Heckler & Koch G36 with ZF 3x4° dual optical sight - 5.56x45mm.
The player holding a Heckler & Koch G36.
The player aiming a Heckler & Koch G36.
The player reloading a Heckler & Koch G36.
World Model of a Heckler & Koch G36.
The player holding an Heckler & Koch G36 (Silenced).
The player reloading an Heckler & Koch G36 (Silenced).
World Model of an Heckler & Koch G36 (Silenced).
The player holding an Heckler & Koch G36 (SIG GL 5040).
World Model of an Heckler & Koch G36 (SIG GL 5040).
The player holding an Heckler & Koch G36 (ALL).
The player reloading an Heckler & Koch G36 (ALL).
World Model of an Heckler & Koch G36 (ALL).
The OTs-14-4A Groza with synthetic furniture appears in the game as the "Tunder S14".
OC-14-4A Groza - 9x39mm SP-5, SP-6 or PAB-9.
The player holding an OTs-14-4A Groza.
The player aiming an AOTs-14-4A Groza.
The player reloading an OTs-14-4A Groza.
World Model of an OTs-14-4A Groza.
The player holding an OTs-14-4A Groza with PSO-1.
The player reloading an OTs-14-4A Groza with PSO-1.
World Model of an OTs-14-4A Groza with PSO-1.
The player holding an OTs-14-4A Groza(Silenced).
The player reloading an OTs-14-4A Groza(Silenced).
World Model of an OTs-14-4A Groza(Silenced).
The player holding an OTs-14-4A Groza (ALL).
The player reloading an OTs-14-4A Groza (ALL).
World Model of an OTs-14-4A Groza (ALL).
The SIG SG-550 with synthetic furniture appears in the game as the "SGI 5k".
SIG SG 550 - 5.56x45 mm.
The player holding an SIG SG-550.
The player aiming an SIG SG-550.
The player reloading an SIG SG-550.
World Model of an SIG SG-550.
The player holding an SIG SG-550 (SUSAT).
The player reloading an SIG SG-550 (SUSAT).
World Model of an SIG SG-550 (SUSAT).
The player holding an SIG SG-550(Silenced).
The player reloading an SIG SG-550(Silenced).
World Model of an SIG SG-550(Silenced).
The player holding an SIG SG-550 (SIG GL 5040).
The player reloading an SIG SG-550 (SIG GL 5040).
World Model of an SIG SG-550 (SIG GL 5040).
The player holding an SIG SG-550 (ALL).
The player reloading an SIG SG-550 (ALL).
World Model of an SIG SG-550 (ALL).
The Z-M LR 300 with synthetic furniture appears in the game as the "TRs 301".
Z-M LR 300 ML with side-folding stock - 5.56x45mm.
The player holding an Z-M LR 300 ML.
The player aiming an SIG Z-M LR 300 ML.
The player reloading an Z-M LR 300 ML.
World Model of an Z-M LR 300 ML.
The player holding an Z-M LR 300 ML (SUSAT).
The player reloading an Z-M LR 300 ML (SUSAT).
World Model of an Z-M LR 300 ML (SUSAT).
The player holding an Z-M LR 300 ML (Silenced).
The player reloading an Z-M LR 300 ML (Silenced).
World Model of an Z-M LR 300 ML (Silenced).
The player holding an Z-M LR 300 ML (SIG GL 5040).
The player reloading an Z-M LR 300 ML (SIG GL 5040).
World Model of an Z-M LR 300 ML (SIG GL 5040).
The player holding an Z-M LR 300 ML (ALL).
The player reloading an Z-M LR 300 ML (ALL).
World Model of an Z-M LR 300 ML (ALL).
The SVD Dragunov appears in the game as the "SVDm2".
The player aiming a SVD Dragunov.
World Model of a SVD Dragunov.
The SVU Dragunov appears in the game as the "SVUmk2".
The player holding a SVU Dragunov.
The player aiming a SVU Dragunov.
The player reloading a SVU Dragunov.
World Model of a SVU Dragunov.
The VSS Vintorez appears in the game as the "Vintar BC".
VSS Vintorez with PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm.
The player aiming a VSS Vintorez.
The player reloading a VSS Vintorez.
World Model of a VSS Vintorez.
The PKM appears in the game as the "RP-74".
The player holding a PKM.
The player reloading a PKM.
World Model of a PKM.
The Mossberg Maverick 88 appears in the game as the "Chaser 13".
Mossberg Maverick 88 - 12 gauge.
The player holding a Mossberg Maverick 88.
The player aiming a Mossberg Maverick 88.
The player reloading a Mossberg Maverick 88.
World Model of a Mossberg Maverick 88.
The Franchi SPAS-12 appears in the game as the "SPSA14".
SPAS-12 combat shotgun with stock removed – 12 Gauge.
The player holding a SPAS-12.
The player aiming a SPAS-12.
The player reloading a SPAS-12.
World Model of a SPAS-12.
The TOZ-34 appears in the game as the "TOS-34".
The player holding a TOZ-34.
The player aiming a TOZ-34.
The player reloading a TOZ-34.
World Model of a TOZ-34.
The TOZ-66 appears in the game as the "BM16".
The player holding a TOZ-66 Sawn-off.
The player aiming a TOZ-66 Sawn-off.
The player reloading a TOZ-66 Sawn-off.
World Model of a TOZ-66 Sawn-off.
The GP-25 appears in the game as the "GP-25 "KOSTER".
GP-25 grenade launcher - 40mm.
World Model of a GP-25.
The RG-6 grenade launcher appears in the game as the "Bulldog 6".
RG-6 Grenade Launcher - 40mm VOG-25.
The player holding a RG-6.
The player aiming a RG-6.
The player reloading a RG-6.
World Model of a RG-6.
The RPG-7 appears in the game as the "RPG-7".
Russian RPG-7 - 40mm PG-7VL HEAT.
World Model of a RPG-7.
The SIG GL 5040 appears in the game as the "M203".
SIG GL 5040 - 40x46mm.
World Model of a IG GL 5040.
The F-1 hand grenade appears in the game as the "F-1".
The player holding an F-1.
The RGD-5 hand grenade appears in the game as the "RGD-5.
RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.
The player holding an RGD-5.
The player holding a Gauss Rifle.
The player reloading a Gauss Rifle.
World Model of a Gauss Rifle.


Hi! I'm Jen, an Iowa native that feels fortunate to end up in Milwaukee, a city I've grown to truly love and adopted as my own.
I was gifted a DSLR camera by a generous and thoughtful friend (Hi Betsy!) who encouraged me to take my growing love of photography to the next level. I quickly hit the ground running by enrolling in photography courses, photographing every item in my apartment, and running social media photography for Barre Code where I am an instructor!
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