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The Sphinx in Greek and Egyptian Legend
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There are two creatures called a sphinx.
One sphinx is an Egyptian desert statue of a hybrid creature. It has a leonine body and the head of another creature -- typically, human.
The other type of sphinx is a Greek demon with a tail and wings.
The 2 types of sphinx are similar because they are hybrids, having body parts from more than one animal.
Mythological Sphinx and Oedipus
Oedipus was made famous in modern times by Freud, who based a psychological condition on Oedipus' love of his mother and murder of his father. Part of Oedipus' ancient legend is that he saved the day when he answered the riddle of the sphinx, who had been ravaging the countryside. When Oedipus ran into the sphinx, she asked him a riddle she did not expect him to answer. Should he fail, she would eat him.
She asked, "What has 4 legs in the morning, 2 at noon, and 3 at night?"
Oedipus answered the sphinx, "Man."
And with that answer, Oedipus became king of Thebes. The sphinx responded by killing herself.
Great Sphinx Statue in Egypt
That may have been the end of the most famous, mythological sphinx, but there were other sphinxes in art and some of them still exist. The earliest is the sphinx statue made from the native bedrock in the desert sands at Giza, Egypt, a portrait thought to be of Pharaoh Khafre (fourth king of the 4th dynasty, c. 2575 - c. 2465 B.C.). This -- the Great Sphinx -- has a lion body with a human head. The sphinx may be a funerary monument to the pharaoh and of the god Horus in its aspect as Haurun-Harmakhis.
Winged Sphinx
The sphinx made its way to Asia where it gained wings. In Crete, the winged sphinx appears on artifacts from the 16th century B.C. Shortly thereafter, around the 15th century B.C., the sphinx statues became female. The sphinx is often depicted sitting on her haunches.
Great Sphinx
This InterOz site says "sphinx" means "strangler," a name given the woman/lion/bird statue by the Greeks. Site tells about repair and reconstruction efforts.
Guardian's Sphinx
Photographs and physical description of the Great Sphinx which is thought to have been commissioned by the Fourth Dynasty's King Khafre.
Saving the Secrets of the Sand
Interview and article on Dr. Zahi Hawass, director of the Sphinx Restoration Project, by Elizabeth Kaye McCall. See Recent Interviews for more information from Dr. Hawass.
Remnants of a Lost Civilization?
Zahi Hawass and Mark Lehner explain why most Egyptologists ignore the early dating theories of West and Schoch -- West and Schoch ignore the evidence of Old Egyptian society.
Gill, N.S. "The Sphinx in Greek and Egyptian Legend." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/sphinx-in-greek-and-egyptian-legend-111654. Gill, N.S. (2020, August 26). The Sphinx in Greek and Egyptian Legend. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/sphinx-in-greek-and-egyptian-legend-111654 Gill, N.S. "The Sphinx in Greek and Egyptian Legend." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/sphinx-in-greek-and-egyptian-legend-111654 (accessed January 19, 2022).
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Though it may be overshadowed by a parallel road – Route 169 – one of Connecticut's two nationally recognized Scenic Byways, Route 97 is scenic in its own right. In the south, it follows the banks of the Shetucket River, traveling through the historic neighborhoods of Taftville, Occum and Baltic.
When the Shetucket breaks west, Route 97 veers north, visiting the small towns of Scotland and Hampton; then becomes an official state scenic road for its final 4.5 miles in Pomfret.
Route 97 intersects US 44 twice, and Route 169 twice.
Station Road and Morey Road from Hampton Center to today's Route 198 in Chaplin. The "stairstep" section of Route 97 north of US 44 in Pomfret was called Route 201. The remainder of today's Route 97 in Pomfret and Hampton was not originally numbered.
In 1934, Route 97 was rerouted straight north from Hampton, crossing the old Route 101 (now US 44), absorbing the "stairstep" Route 201, and ending at old Route 93 (now Route 169).
In the 1960s and '70s, an eastern alignment of Interstate 84 was planned through Hampton en route to Providence. If this had been built, Route 97 would have been widened near the proposed interchange at the Hampton - Scotland town line.
Facing north on Route 97 in downtown Hampton, Conn. Just a few buildings make up the center of this quiet town. Light traffic allows the "stand in the middle of the road" view here. Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Kurumi.
In January 2001, a segment from the Hampton town line to Route 169 in Pomfret was submitted to the state's Scenic Road Advisory Committee. In April 2001, the commission determined that the portion south of US 44 did not provide a "continuous representation of the character or the criteria of a scenic roadway"; in other words, that part of Route 97 wasn't very scenic.
However, the 4.5-mile portion from US 44 to US 44/Route 169 (the aforementioned "stairstep" section) was approved as a scenic road on April 27, 2001. This designation helps protect the road from state modifications that might mar the scenery.
Reportedly there is/was a plan to widen Routes 12 and 97 to form a continuous four-lane connection between I-395 near Taftville and I-95 in Groton.
Although Route 97 does not need the large-scale widening planned in conjunction with I-84 to Providence, the road is quite narrow (18 to 20 feet) in northern Scotland and was planned to be reconstructed in 2002 to make it safer.
"Indeed, one of Pomfret's biggest challenges is its confounding road system--there may be no place in Connecticut where route numbers take this many tangled turns. Signs everywhere declare you are either entering Pomfret, leaving Pomfret or getting on one of three roads, Route 44, 169, or 97. The best tactic is to ignore all these signs and simply give yourself a half hour to become acquainted with the roads."
"Route 97 in Pomfret being considered as scenic highway.", Press Release, ConnDOT, Jan. 22, 2001.
"Scenic road status sought for Route 97.", Norwich [Conn.] Bulletin, Jan. 29, 2001.
"Section of Route 97 in Pomfret designated as scenic road." Press Release, ConnDOT, April 27, 2001.
"Change roads, put Norwich on map." Letter to editor, Norwich [Conn.] Bulletin, Feb. 11, 2002.


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A physician's memoir about the ravages of a terrible disease and the small hospital that fought to contain it, Inferno is also an explanation of the science and biology of Ebola: how it is transmitted and spreads with such ferocity.
Inferno is a glimpse into the white-hot center of a crisis that will come again.
Dr. Steven Hatch first came to Liberia in November 2013, to work at a hospital in Monrovia. Six months later, several of the physicians Dr. Hatch had mentored and served with were dead or barely clinging to life, and Ebola had become a world health emergency. Hundreds of victims perished each week; whole families were destroyed in a matter of days; so many died so quickly that the culturally taboo practice of cremation had to be instituted to dispose of the bodies. With little help from the international community and a population ravaged by disease and fear, the war-torn African nation was simply unprepared to deal with the catastrophe.
As Dr. Hatch notes, while Ebola is temporarily under control, it will inevitably re-emerge - as will other plagues, notably the Zika virus, which the World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency.
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A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now.
—Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
This is a horror story. And as if someone from central casting were pulling the strings, this horror story begins with a small child happily playing right outside his home.
Meliandou is a small village of a few hundred inhabitants living in approximately thirty rustic dwellings in the hinterlands of Guinea, a satellite of the city of Guéckédou, a place to which the villagers, mostly farmers, come to sell their produce in the Nzérékoré Region, the easternmost province of a country shaped almost like an apostrophe that lost its footing in the middle of a sentence and was falling forward. Meliandou's North American equivalent would be described as "sleepy" and perhaps "idyllic." Although it would be naïve to think that Meliandou's people have lived a content, pastoral existence for centuries...
At the height of the epidemic, infectious disease specialist Steven Hatch volunteered, along with other medical personnel, to staff a Liberian Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) for four weeks; in Inferno he relates his experiences during this crisis. One needn't be an aficionado of medicine-themed books to enjoy Inferno, which should have wide appeal well beyond the typical non-fiction memoir...continued
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Hatch packs a wealth of knowledge into the book...poignant.
Hatch's testimony is a useful addition to the popular literature about the Ebola outbreak. [His] analysis is intelligent, nuanced, and tempered, a necessary departure from the panicked response of most American media outlets.
Starred Review. Readers who are interested in global health, medical education, and biographies in general will be moved by this account for its humanity, honesty, and lucid writing.
Starred Review. Hatch's chronicle is a compassionate, clear-eyed, and courageous account of how compassionate medical care proves a formidable force against the ravages of Ebola.
Starred Review. An outstandingly well-written, page-turning memoir in which [Hatch] focuses far more on the people he worked with and treated than on his own feelings ... nothing short of a literary miracle.
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Ebola, the viral disease at the core of Steven Hatch's medical memoir, Inferno, is among the most deadly diseases in the world. It is not alone, however, in its lethality; other viruses are at least as likely to be fatal.
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Beginning of Chapter << 48.04.010 >> 48.04.020
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(1) The commissioner may hold a hearing for any purpose within the scope of this code as he or she may deem necessary. The commissioner shall hold a hearing:
(a) If required by any provision of this code; or
(b) Except under RCW 48.13.475, upon written demand for a hearing made by any person aggrieved by any act, threatened act, or failure of the commissioner to act, if such failure is deemed an act under any provision of this code, or by any report, promulgation, or order of the commissioner other than an order on a hearing of which such person was given actual notice or at which such person appeared as a party, or order pursuant to the order on such hearing.
(2) Any such demand for a hearing shall specify in what respects such person is so aggrieved and the grounds to be relied upon as basis for the relief to be demanded at the hearing.
(3) Unless a person aggrieved by a written order of the commissioner demands a hearing thereon within ninety days after receiving notice of such order, or in the case of a licensee under Title 48 RCW within ninety days after the commissioner has mailed the order to the licensee at the most recent address shown in the commissioner's licensing records for the licensee, the right to such hearing shall conclusively be deemed to have been waived.
(4) If a hearing is demanded by a licensee whose license has been temporarily suspended pursuant to RCW 48.17.540, the commissioner shall hold such hearing demanded within thirty days after receipt of the demand or within thirty days of the effective date of a temporary license suspension issued after such demand, unless postponed by mutual consent.
(5) A licensee under this title may request that a hearing authorized under this section be presided over by an administrative law judge assigned under chapter 34.12 RCW. Any such request shall not be denied.
(6) Any hearing held relating to RCW 48.20.025, 48.44.017, or 48.46.062 shall be presided over by an administrative law judge assigned under chapter 34.12 RCW.
[ 2000 c 221 § 8; 2000 c 79 § 1; 1990 1st ex.s. c 3 § 1; 1988 c 248 § 2; 1967 c 237 § 16; 1963 c 195 § 2; 1947 c 79 § .04.01; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 45.04.01.]
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2000 c 79 § 1 and by 2000 c 221 § 8, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Effective date—2000 c 79: "Except for sections 26, 38, and 39 of this act, this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 23, 2000]." [ 2000 c 79 § 51.]
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder leads a team huddle during an Iowa women's basketball practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 24. (Shivansh Ahuja)
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder leads a team huddle during an Iowa women's basketball practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 24.
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Lisa Bluder: 20 years of making leaders for Iowa women's basketball
Lisa Bluder's tenure as head coach for Iowa women's basketball kicks off its 20th season tonight. Off the court, however, Bluder is far more than an X's and O's coach.
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Iowa women's basketball head coach Lisa Bluder's mark on the University of Iowa Athletics Department is unquestionable; the wins, trophies, and accolades that have come to the Hawkeyes are to be expected from a tenacious leader who's been at the helm for two decades.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder leads a drill during an Iowa women's basketball practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 24.
From amassing more than 750 total wins to reaching the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament in 2019, Bluder has achieved nearly everything a coach could wish for during the course of her career. The 2019 Naismith Coach of the Year has also produced 16 professional basketball players, including most recently Megan Gustafson, who ended her career as the Hawkeyes' all-time leading scorer and the 2019 espnW National Player of the Year.
But those accolades are not the main accomplishments for which she wishes to be remembered.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder talks with freshman guard Kate Martin during Iowa women's basketball's media day at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 24.
Rather, Bluder says, it's the impact she's had on the confidence and character of each of her players that means the most. It's the path she has paved for female leaders in any aspect, not just sports. It's the attitude she displays to the world — one of equal parts compassion and competition.
"That's kind of why we do this," Bluder said. "You hope that you make some small impact in these women's lives."
The Iowa women's basketball team was one of the most successful in the nation in 2019. Strong veteran leadership from a trio of seniors brought confidence to the Hawkeyes. Off the clipboard, however, is where Bluder's personal influence on the team can be seen.
"She cares about us and who we are," junior Alexis Sevillian said. "Not just so focused or worried about basketball success — worried about our life and school, how we're doing, ways that she can help us."
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder works in her office at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 24.
Bluder seemed to have immediate success since her head-coaching début at St. Ambrose University in 1984. The Wisconsin-born coach who grew up in Marion attributes her winning ways during this first stint to former Iowa head coach C. Vivian Stringer, who led the Hawkeyes for 12 seasons, during which she made nine NCAA Tournament appearances.
"When I was at St. Ambrose I would work her camps for her in the summer," Bluder said. "That would bring me to this campus and so she's always somebody that I looked up to."
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder speaks during a timeout during a women's basketball matchup between Wisconsin and Iowa on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 71-53.
Her six seasons with the Fighting Bees earned her the same role with the Bulldogs of Drake University for the next decade. The turn of the millennium brought Bluder to Iowa City. Since taking over the Hawkeye program in 2000, she's won the Big Ten tournament twice.
Now, Bluder looks to be an inspirational figure for the women who play on her team.
"The knowledge she instills in us is something that is so powerful," Sevillian said. "Not just basketball-wise, because I think a lot of people get focused on that just because she is a coach, but about how women can impact the world, change the world; us and our generation, how we can change the world. Things that we can do and wanting us to succeed, wanting us to do great things in life."
Senior Kathleen Doyle adds that Bluder's influence on her is strengthened by the fact that she is the first female head coach for whom she's ever played.
"The influence that she has on the community and how she's so admired — it's really cool to see a woman as a role model for what you can achieve," Doyle said.
A number of Iowa women's basketball players can recall moments in which their head coach offered more than just game plans.
"She's kind of like a second mom; she has her own kids, but I kind of feel like we're her second set of kids," Doyle said. "She just genuinely wants you to become confident and independent on the court and off the court."
Bluder agrees, and treats her team as her family.
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Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder talks with guard Tomi Taiwo after practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.
"I think that actually becoming a mom made me a better coach," Bluder said. "I think it gives you more patience. I think it gives you a different compassion level."
Perhaps nobody has been a better witness to the personal effect Bluder makes on players — both on and off the court — than assistant head coach Jenni Fitzgerald, who began working with Bluder 28 years ago at Drake. After being so close to the three-time Big Ten Women's Basketball Coach of the Year for so long, Fitzgerald attested to Bluder's mission: ensuring that everyone involved reaches their full potential.
"What makes Lisa super cool is that she helps each coach continue to grow in their roles and yet she also knows what we're really good at and has us focus on that as well," Fitzgerald said. "She's really good at growing the people around her."
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder watches a tip-off during an Iowa women's basketball practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.
During practice, it's clear exactly how Bluder accomplishes this. Anyone in Carver-Hawkeye Arena can feel the intensity and volume she brings onto the court; she dissects every detail of a drill until it's executed without flaw. Arms crossed and whistle around her neck, she dictates directions to her defense and calls out different offensive attacks for the players.
Even after being a college head coach for more than three decades, Bluder's attention to detail hasn't changed.
Pictures are seen in Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder's office at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.
"She hasn't lost any of that enthusiasm or passion, and that's what makes her so special," Fitzgerald said.
In Bluder's office, the ambiance couldn't be more different. The natural light from the wall-sized windows complements the near silence of the workplace, save a few taps from the keyboard or a highlighter brushing against practice notes. Pictures of Bluder with her family and Iowa football Kid Captains splice the plaques she's earned for hundreds of wins.
"It's about being the best you can be, whatever that is; if that's being in the NCAA tournament, whether that's going to the Final Four, whether it's being a mid-place in the Big Ten," Bluder said. "It's a new team, so how can this team be its best, and what is its best? I think that's what you have to identify every year."
One thing that must change for the coach of any college sport, though, is the roster. The NCAA women's basketball's 16th-winningest coach has grown a list of accomplished players, producing 22 different All-Big Ten honorees. All the turnover on the roster, though, doesn't faze Bluder, but instead allows her to play to another one of her strengths: adaptation.
Iowa women's basketball coaches study practice film at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.
"I think that she just adapts to the team that she has that year. My freshman year we had Ally [Disterhoft] and Megan [Gustafson], so she adapted to both of their strengths, and then we had Megan and Hannah [Stewart] and Tania [Davis] the next two years," senior Amanda Ollinger said. "Then this year, having a completely new-looking team, she's just done a great job."
Bluder knows how to win. She knows how to create champions. Her excursion into the 2019-20 season begins tonight at Carver-Hawkeye, where besides the scoreboard, she will focus on the mission she values the most: creating leaders.
"I think it's a really crucial time in their development," Bluder said. "And I'm hoping that all of us on our staff has some part to do with them progressing as strong women and good role models."
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First off I want to mention that I never eat out at all. I eat what I make everyday, every meal.
I was just curious as to how those of you who do go out to eat manage to avoid vegetable oil, soy, wheat, msg etc. or do you not avoid it at all when you go?
Do you make requests at the restaurant and what do you say?
Careful, I know that Whole Foods puts canola oil in some of the sushi rice (I think it's the brown rice, not the white).
I worry a bit about mercury, parasites don't seem common enough to worry about.
Where is the "like" button? Love your answer, Amy. I make every restaurant work for me. Eggs and bacon, tacos without the tortilla, add salsa and guac. Organic hamburger joints, lettuce, no bun etc.
parasites? don't you worry about those?
Mexican is EASY...get fajitas with no wraps. Just grilled meat & veg. Pico de gallo and guacamole if you like that, and just tell them not to bring any cheese or sour cream. Is it the best quality meat? No, but you don't have to be a saint every time you go out -- *that* is what will limit you socially. Depending on how sensitive you are to gluten/dairy, there are very few places where you won't be able to find something suitable. Yes, you might ingest a couple grams of vegetable oil (*gasp!*) but you don't have to live like a hermit in fear of foods you haven't prepared yourself, either.
Tacos w/o the tacos. There's a local place near me that the SO and I love, and I usually get 1 of each taco type (mmm, tongue) they have, but without the masa. Meats, greens, veggies, avocado - pretty simple, pretty paleo. The owner no longer thinks I'm weird (he more appreciates that I like tongue and tripe).
Why only a salad? Did you go to a pizza parlor or something like that?
Lol I am a her.
First of all pick the places where you know beforehand you'll have the least issues to worry about. Pick something from the menu which is as clean as possible. Additionally, I'll ask tons of questions on how they have prepared it and what it contains. If I'm doubtful of something I'll simply not have it.
You don't need to be an idiot to the waiter, just ask questions and make requests. I've never had any bad reactions to that.
yeah, the toughest part of eating out for me is limiting the crap oils. wheat isn't a problem, you just order something without wheat. oil is very tricky. the nicer the restaurant, the easier this is, although they'll still sneak it in on you.
i'm seriously suspicious of all salad dressing, for example. i like to ask for olive oil & balsamic. grilled meats and roasted potatoes are great, if available. i do rice too, but i'm always paranoid about what sort of oil was used in cooking. same thing with eggs. sometimes you just have to take a breath, and realize that one meal won't kill you (which is not an excuse to eat like crap).
I ate out last night with some friends for the first time this year. I ordered a salad with no cheese or dressing. I left starving.... like i literally left and drove straight to the grocery store to buy some paleo food to make at home. I'm afraid not eating out will limit me socially, it's my last year in college. I still feel a sick this morning anyway.
I order some meat with a side salad and don't worry too much about what kind of oil there might have been on the pan/grill.
Look up menus online ahead of time. Call or email about menu items. I did this with my last eating out experience and it went pretty well.
If you go out occasionally, vitamin E might reduce the damage from PUFA, including vegetable oils. Make sure to get a mix of natural tocopherols, not tocotrienols. More info.


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In this article, you'll discover the top 3 worst seduction technique I've ever encountered and how I've handled these situations so you can learn from them.
If you're a solo female traveler or even a man traveling solo, you certainly have encountered some people trying to flirt with you.
I know that a lot of you don't feel comfortable with these situations.
Maybe you try some tricks like wearing a fake wedding ring or preventing people from approaching you with a very distant attitude. But you have realised that it doesn't really work and it's often worse.
In this article, I will tell you three anecdotes that happened to me when traveling and how I handled each situation. So that you will be better prepared by knowing what can happen to you in these three countries and some tips to avoid it to turn bad.
Article summary – worst seduction technique.
The worst seduction technique in Sri Lanka: no more buses for home.
The worst seduction technique in Cambodia: the whore bar!
The worst flirting technique in Vietnam: Speed dating on a bus.
Conclusion – worst seduction technique.
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If you have read my safety tips for women solo travelers, you know that Sri Lanka is the only destination that I advise female travelers against, whether they travel alone or with friends.
The great majority of Sri Lankans have an unhealthy behaviour with women, which left me a bad memory of this island however very pretty. I don't call that seduction behavior. The touching, the looks deliberately placed on the chest, the "hello, do you want to sleep with me", the acts of exhibitionism, the theft of mobile phone numbers by the police, followed by telephone harassment, have nothing to do with seduction…
The softest story in Sri Lanka, which can most closely resemble a poor seduction technique, took place in Anuradhapura.
That day, I had to go to the bank to change some money. A young man, rather handsome, received me in his office. We filled out the many documents together while we discussed. He was quite nice and charming. It was nice talking to him and it was nothing more than a courteous discussion. However…
However, very quickly once I left, I started receiving SMS from him. Nothing very bad in the content. Despite everything I do not write my number on an administrative form so that it is stolen and used by an employee, as handsome and charming as he is.
Worse than that, the evening when I had just returned, this young man came to my guesthouse, whose address he had also obtained from the form. He explained to me that he absolutely wanted to see me again and that for that he had missed the last bus to return home, that I could not leave him thus in the street!
Of course, I could have been tough on him, but I never felt threatened by his attitude. Even though his seduction technique was disastrous, he had no inappropriate gesture and did not insist when I refused. On the contrary, he was sorry and apologized, constantly repeating "but why we Sri Lankan guys are so crazy about sex? He was really sincere and held his head, curled up on himself on a bench. He even ended up admitting to me that he always had buses home.
This misadventure illustrates just how obsessed most Sri Lankans can be with women and sex, and how conscious of it some may even be. My advice: when filling out official documents in Sri Lanka, do not hesitate to provide a different address than where you really live and a false telephone number or the number of a guesthouse. The two times I had to fill it in, the result was similar. The first time, it was the policeman at a checkpoint who kept harassing me on the phone. You don't have to get mad. The other person may take it for fear and try to take advantage of it. On the other hand, be firm and confident. This is the most effective method of defense! Sri Lanka is not a suitable place for Couchsurfing. If you travel alone or among girls, prefer a guesthouse or a hotel. Remember that in Sri Lanka, even if you shout for attention or call the police, you are unlikely to get help. You can only count on yourself, your cold blood and your legs to leave!
When I was in Stung Treng in northern Cambodia, I was invited to the second day of a wedding.
The ceremony mixed Chinese and Khmer traditions, as is often the case in Cambodia, and the refined dishes were specialities of these two countries, as well as Vietnam.
For a wedding in a rich family as it was the case, many participants are present: the master of ceremony, kind of lay monk who organizes and performs most rituals; the assistant, in charge of advising the family on its posture and what they must do; the photographer; the cameraman; the troupe of singers / musicians / dancers; the troupe for the burlesque show…
The bride and groom are solicited throughout the day. The bride constantly changes hairstyle, jewelry and dress, the groom simply of dress, and it really looks like Cinderella's wedding!
In addition to being invited on the second day of the wedding, the bride's family invited me to attend the evening party.
I was obviously very happy, but I didn't have much else to wear but parachute canvas pants and a shirt… So Kak, the son of the group who invited me, asked his mother to lend me a dress.
After getting ready, I joined the girls in their rooms. Immediately, one of them asked me: " Would you wear this dress tonight?", while pointing at me a beautiful traditional dress…
No need to ask such a question to a traveller forced to put her femininity aside on a trip!
I quickly found myself locked in the bathroom, desperately trying to get my chest into the two cones provided for this purpose, while closing the said princess dress. Fortunately, the girls came to help me and I turned into apsara, these celestial dancers with their breasts bulging and strongly raised.
Then we went to the hairdresser, where I was curled up and made up. They lent me shoes, and I found myself holding Kak's arm, very proud to accompany me to our table.
On the podium, the speakers did the show and the singers followed one another.
Among them, one of the girls in the family, very comfortable. I was actually invited by a famous Khmer singer and TV host!!!!
We danced the whole evening, Cambodian style, turning around a table and slowly moving our hands.
We accompanied the traditional dishes… with whiskey soda. Every time someone wanted a drink, they had to drink with the whole table, who had to accompany them! The older one had to wear his glass higher than the others, and the first glass had to be finished in one go…
The Khmer princesses, including the bride, gradually transformed themselves into cheeky young women, competing to empty beer cans with one stroke and putting their fake nails in their children's noses…
Until that point, even though the princesses ran out of grace, everything went pretty well.
The next day, the family offered to join them to visit Mondulkiri.
So we went with 13 of us (the grandmother, the parents, the children, the grandchildren, the cousins and a neighbour) in two very comfortable and air-conditioned large four-wheels. Destination: the hotel by the lake of Sen Monorom, the city "in the middle of somewhere".
The family was as happy as I was that we could spend a few more days together, and even wanted me to accompany them to Bangkok a few days later. But I had come to discover Cambodia and with the intention of visiting the temples of Angkor. So I politely refused.
We spent two days at the drought-burnt Mondulkiri, alternating visits to plantations, prayers in pagodas lost in the mountains and swimming at the Bousra waterfalls.
The region was enchanting and reinforced my desire to rediscover it during the next rainy season. But that's also when things started to get a little spoilt, with the mother suddenly calling me a bitch for no reason. The other members of the family thought it was funny and told me that her behaviour was very changeable and strange, but I found it neither funny nor respectful…
Kak, the son of the family, had a big crush on me despite my distant attitude.
One evening, while we were having whiskey dinner… as every evening… two "officials" from the province joined us.
At the end of the meal, the singer gave them a big bundle of banknotes so that they could party and drink to her health.
I soon realized they were bribes.
We went to see some land to buy.
And in Cambodia, as in many Asian countries, all it takes is a few banknotes for officials to expel a family that has lived on land for generations and obtain a proper title deed…
As we were returning to the hotel, the son asked me to accompany him to take the car back.
Here begins the real story…
Instead of taking the way to the parking lot, our car begins to follow the two men.
Kak's car is heading for town.
– Uh… Where are we going? This is not the way to the hotel.
– No, we're going to karaoke. My sister gave these two men $100 to go sing a song. We're going with them.
– But… There are "hostesses" there, aren't there?
– Yeah, do you mind?
– That is… yes!
– We'll just go with them for a little while.
Yeah, great…
The parking lot is dark. The bouncer greets us, we enter a hallway with pale light. Some girls are waiting, one of them is watching me, gloups…
A second corridor, with many doors on each side. I am less and less reassured…
We enter the first room, fully upholstered. A long corner sofa occupies it almost entirely. What the hell am I doing here?!!
The girl from the entrance enters the room and sits between one of the men and me. I would have bet… Others are following in her footsteps.
The men order beers and the girls hurry to line up the cans on the two coffee tables. They bring snacks and ice cream. The sound system screams, the big screen turns on. There's no way out, I'm gonna toast… and drink again.
The youngest man chooses his song, he sings pretty good. His friend, totally drunk for a while, starts screaming into the microphone and the feedback attacks my brain…
– Come on, look, let's pick a song and I'll teach you how to sing.
– No Kak, no way. And I have a really bad headache right now, I really don't feel well.
– Well, okay, I'll sing a song and we'll go.
– It's okay, we can stay a little… but not too long… (Please don't laugh!)
I really must look like I'm dying. My female neighbor sent one of her friends to get me some iced towels. She gives me one that I immediately stick on my forehead. Damn, my head's gonna explode!
The old man no longer insists that I sing, he sees well that I am not in health and that I am not the Western girl he would like… And then he is too busy trying to make one of the hostesses dance, obviously not interested in him.
Kak finished singing "Come on, let's go".
– Okay, sorry, I really don't feel well.
The outside air does me some good. In the hotel lobby, we meet one of Kak's sisters.
– Where were you?
– We were at karaoke.
– Oh no, she exclaims with a lewd chuckle. You'll spend the night together!!!
– Of course not! Come on, good night everyone, I'm going to bed!
Isn't taking the woman you want to seduce to a hooker bar the worst seduction technique?
My advice: 1. Always be in control of your senses. While the whole family drank their whisky dry or a little sprinkled with soda, I dosed mine like syrup. 2. Karaoke is a bit of an institution in Cambodia. If you're being tricked into this like I did, don't panic. Those who go there find it natural but will understand that you do not want to stay. If the other person insists that you stay, pretend that you are not feeling well.
Unlike many travelers, I loved my trip to Vietnam.
In four weeks, I made a loop north from Hanoi.
I travelled mainly by local bus but also sometimes by hitchhiking, especially when I got kicked off a bus in the mountains to refuse to pay my ticket much more expensive!
This trip allowed me to be especially in contact with ethnic minorities, who have always shown themselves to be adorable with me.
During my first 2/3 weeks, I did not meet any tourists.
One day, on a long bus ride, we stopped for lunch.
Before leaving, a group invited me to share a coffee over a cigarette.
I accepted, sat down with the group and we quietly chatted before getting back on the bus…
When I got back, one of the boys came to sit next to me.
A discussion begins and ends with a "do you want to sleep with me tonight?"
I say no in the middle of a laugh.
Second boy…
We exchange a few words until the famous question: "do you want to sleep with me?"
Always the same answer.
The boys followed one another until they finally realized that the answer would always remain the same.
My advice: In this kind of situation, there's no need to panic or get upset. These young people simply tried their luck and there was no insistence, inappropriate gesture or aggressiveness. Nobody even touched my arm. The other passengers could have been alerted in the event of a problem. The best parry is to take it as a joke so that everyone saves face. Your interlocutor is direct, be just as direct!
So you have followed me in Sri Lanka with a young bank attendant who pretended he had missed his bus to spend the night with me, in a Khmer karaoke in the north of Cambodia and during a speed dating on a bus in Vietnam.
Which one do you think was the worst seduction technique?
And you, what's yours? Feel free to tell us about it in the comment field below.
Although these anecdotes have happened to a woman, a man is not immune to this kind of attitude.
Several male travellers told me that they were very uncomfortable in certain situations.
The most classic: the very enterprising behaviour of hijras, Indian transsexuals, lady boys, Thai transsexuals, young Thai women in some parts of Bangkok.
The advice remains the same: don't get angry, stay in control of yourself and your senses (alcohol, drugs), don't panic, alert people around you, don't venture into isolated places at night or places where locals advise you not to go, don't beat around the bush and say honestly but kindly that you are not interested.
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Well you see in South East Asia People have a Myth that western women are very easy to lay and are always ready to sleep with anyone. It is because of western movies and the short skirts n pants which they wear as most of these people are illiterates and have no access to western life hence the thought process………………………
I totally agree with you Rajesh. That's why I always make sure my attitude and clothes inspire respect so that people can ask questions and discover there's a lot of myths.
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Bana Ne Oluyor? [What is Happening to Me?] (2020) – 1 star
by Jack Brindelli August 20, 2021 August 20, 2021
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Director: Cansın Erülkebaş
Writer: Cansın Erülkebaş
Cast: İsmail Çelikyürekli, Fatoş Polat, Ergin Karabulut, Demet Şan
Running time: 27mins
To be up-front, I am not an expert in philosophy. My opinions on the matter should always be taken with a pinch of salt – especially regarding Friedrich Nietzsche. With that being said, whatever your feelings toward the works of Nietzsche – and whether the effects of advanced syphilis, or the meddling of his Nazi sister on them compromise their philosophical value – one thing I am sure of is that the meanings of his dense and overlapping tracts are far more complex than simply preaching 'self-love.'
Unfortunately, we live in the age of BrainyQuote and context-free 'wisdom' shared in the format of 'inspirational' memes. In that context, most people's first impression of Nietzsche is probably that he was some kind of 19th century self-help guru. One of these detached segments adorns the opening moments of writer-director Cansın Erülkebaş' Bana Ne Oluyor? Translated as What is Happening to Me? the film focuses on the declining physical and mental health of Can (İsmail Çelikyürekli) – a beleaguered student, set upon from all sides by people who assert he is less than in various different ways.
The filmmaker chooses to preface Can's suffering with the famous line: "But the worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself; you ambush yourself in caverns and forests." As with so many pseudo-intellectuals before, the director deploys the quote to give a bland affirmation of 'individual self-worth' some unearned ideological depth. By the end of the film, however, it is clear that he was rather less concerned with Thus Spoke Zarathustra, or the The Way of the Creator passage from which the quote is drawn.
The full segment of that text suggests that you might be an "enemy" to yourself in more than the direct manner of doubting or blocking your own progress. You may also become a more ambiguous 'enemy' to yourself – in that you take actions which alienate yourself from the norms you have been raised into. To become creative, you must be willing to alienate a part of yourself which has been taught that pandering to the will of the rest of society, and fitting in at all costs, is right and natural. There are many ways to read into that, from across the philosophical and political spectrum.
In the case of What is Happening to Me? however, the script chooses to take Nietzsche's quote as a warning about self-doubt and not much else. Can is under pressure from the self-serving ego of his self-righteous Professor (Ergin Karabulut) to produce a study that confirms all his own biases. Meanwhile he is being berated by his macho 'friends' for never showing an interest in girls – they are so 'worried' that they have set him up on a date with his classmate Jale (Fatoş Polat), coinciding with the deadline of his floundering studies. And to top it all off, Can's nagging super-ego of his tyrannical Mother (Demet Şan) scrutinises his every move, comparing him constantly to the shortcomings of his absent brother.
Rapidly crumbling under this mountain of pressure, Can's physical and mental health decline from early on in the film. Following the news his friends are concerned about his lack of involvement with the opposite sex, Can develops a hacking cough. Initially it seems as though something else is going on here – but the film never does anything with whatever we end up reading into it, so Can's sexuality does not seem to be something the filmmakers actually considered story-worthy. Then, following a bruising dissertation defence, the cross-examination from his fellow students sees Can projectile vomit into somebody's face, before discovering he is covered in red polka dots.
It seems that Cansın Erülkebaş is even less concerned with the medical aspects of the story than its philosophical depth – with much of Can's descent into ill health utterly laughable. His grating cough – which resembles a schoolboy trying to con its mother into allowing a sick day – does not come with any related symptoms such as shortness of breath, while the 'rash' he is covered in seems to have been coloured in using his mother's lipstick. Meanwhile, the semi-hydrated oatmeal he spatters into the face of his classmate draws none of the revulsion needed to at least distract from how little it actually resembles vomit. Nobody so much as blinks – not even the young woman who literally has chunks of it resting on her chin.
As the pressures on him mount, his symptoms only become worse. Worse in the sense he seems to be dying, but also worse in the cinematic sense. Cansın Erülkebaş eventually allows his protagonist to be covered in enough makeup that he resembles Darth Sidious, post-lightning.
This even prompts a child in a café to suggest he looks like a zombie. Out of the mouths of babes… In a moment where we should sympathise with Can – when he lambasts the child for making fun of someone with a serious mental and physical health issue – we are left on the brink of belly-laughing. His ailments have been so poorly handled that he does resemble a zombie – while the child who should come across as ignorant and cruel seems to be the only voice of reason willing to actually point it out.
Nobody else seems aware of how bad things are for Can. He sits opposite them, with grey veins bulging from his neck, and dark rings around his eyes, and the most anyone can muster is "are you sure you feel OK?"
Things come to a head when he starts blarting out blood during his extended coughing fits. Can blacks out, only to be confronted by his subconscious, asking for him to care more about his own feelings by stabbing him repeatedly in the stomach. You know, the standard pep-talk.
When Can comes to, he is aware of what he has to do – something which coincides with the miraculous evaporation of all his previous symptoms. Symptoms which we knew physically existed, thanks to his interaction with the child. But what is the new wisdom he has gleaned from this journey that has caused this deathbed revival? Well, when Mother confronts Can this time, slating him for his academic failures, now he knows that simply sighing, shrugging, and ignoring her will make everything better.
In the movie's final scene, we are treated to an extended shot of Can cleaning the blood from his stomach. So again, the dream was real, he really took a series of blades to the gut, but simply the ability to ignore his detractors has meant the wounds are not a medical emergency. Aside from the pure absurdity of this suggestion, the negligence of its medical and psychological implications, or its refusal to engage with the philosophy it used to give it an intellectual veneer, this scene shows just how little the team behind What is Happening to Me? understood of the gravity of any of this. If your lead character has been to hell and back by the end of a story, doesn't he deserve a moment of catharsis with a bit more substance than him washing his belly in the shower of his Mum's house?
As the credits roll, we are left in a strange, unknowing limbo, unsure of if this was all a joke, or what we were supposed to learn if it wasn't. Certainly, we have not gone into much detail on how we can be our own worst enemies. We have no signs that Can is determined to go against the grain, to carve out a new path for himself, or confront the systemic causes of his misery. He has just learned how to momentarily accept his situation. In the long-term, he remains committed to concluding his studies next year – rededicating himself to impressing the same ignoramus of a Professor that made his life hell for the last 12 months, and doubling down on his desire to prove to his Mother that he is not a failure like his brother.
He has not embraced any of the creative or introspective elements a Nietzschean man might embody. He has not sought to contradict any of the norms he was previously beholden to. He still lives in his mother's house. He still has to face the thinly veiled homophobia of his peers. He still has to spend another year grovelling to his tutor. Structurally, everything that was wrong with his life remains intact, and will inevitably continue to make his life miserable. But at least he loves himself, right?
So here again we have a superficial engagement with Nietzsche. One that sells books, but doesn't honestly do anyone beyond self-help gurus much good at all. Do not look within yourself to fight your alignment with ideas that are causing you physical harm. Look within yourself to simply choose to be happy!
The actors do a decent job of delivering their lines. The lines make most of them look absurd or cruel, but that is not their fault. Beyond that, there are not really any redeeming features on display here. The film's overall message seems to boil down to happiness being a choice – which is as damaging for people suffering from mental health issues as it is materially absurd. Imagine trying to tell someone with chemical depression that their condition was their fault for having the wrong mindset, or trying to tell someone behind the barbed-wire walls of a death-camp that they were standing in the way of their own happiness. What a reckless and grotesque sentiment that would be.
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-When you assigned the HG to a set by default it is "Appear & Ring", this will assign it to the button below the last line or above all lines (4th key down in your case))if there was a button that was not a line.
-Try Feature *81 to move the HG key to somewhere else.
Hi Curlycord, Thanks for getting back to me. I didn't assign the HG to a set. I am using the HG's in the CCR tree only. I've done this many times before without having an HG populate a button on a set and out of the three HG's that I am using only HG:01 took a button.
The Tree does not have HG's, only the KSU does.
The tree's path only points to the DN of a HG.
IN KSU SysProg/HG/01 view a member then press Show, then change as stated above from Appear & Ring to "Ring Only"


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David Jay (born April 24, 1982) is an American asexual activist. Jay is the founder and webmaster of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), the most prolific and well-known of the various asexual communities established since the advent of the World Wide Web and social media.

Activism
Frustrated with the lack of resources available regarding asexuality, Jay launched AVEN's website in 2001. Since then, he has taken a leading role in the asexuality movement, appearing on multiple television shows, and being featured heavily in Arts Engine's 2011 documentary (A)sexual.

AVEN, which Salon.com referred to as the "unofficial online headquarters" of the asexuality movement, is widely recognised as the largest online asexual community. Its two main goals are to create public acceptance and discussion about asexuality and to facilitate the growth of a large online asexual community. As of June 17, 2013, AVEN has nearly 70,000 registered members.

In New York City, working both with the Department of Education and private organizations, he has been providing training on Ace (asexual) inclusion to health educators.

Personal life
Jay is from St. Louis, Missouri, and he graduated from Crossroads College Preparatory School in 2000. At the age of 15, Jay began considering himself asexual, and he came out as asexual while a student at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Jay is part of a nonromantic, three-parent family, which he views as influenced by his asexual identity.

References

External links
 AVENguy – David Jay's online profile
 Love from the Asexual Underground - David Jay's blog and podcast about asexuality
 AVEN – Asexual Visibility and Education Network.
 Interview with Jay

1982 births
Activists from Missouri
American founders
Asexual men
Crossroads College Preparatory School alumni
Living people
People from St. Louis
Wesleyan University alumni
American LGBT rights activists

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Invasive Species: Impacts, Challenges, and Strategies for Management
James Boyd, Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, and Roger Cooke
Invasive species pose significant economic, management, and policy challenges. Policymakers and managers must choose what strategies to employ and how much to invest to prevent new introductions, monitor for new invasions, and control established invaders. These decisions hinge on a variety of factors, including the magnitude of the damages caused by invasive species, the regions impacted, control methods available, and institutional context. It is difficult to quantify or value damages, however, and the spread of biological invasions can lead to increasing damages over time in ways that evade accurate prediction. Invasive species also can advance across political or jurisdictional boundaries, requiring coordination among multiple entities, exacerbating the difficulties of control.
At this RFF First Wednesday Seminar, panelists tackled these issues from a variety of perspectives, including examination of recent efforts to quantify the impacts of invasive species on the Great Lakes ecosystem, discussion of cost-efficient strategies to manage new and established invaders, and exploration of how cross-jurisdictional spread of invasive species hinders management. A global perspective was provided in an overview of the US State Department's engagement on these issues, and novel approaches for combating invasive species through market creation were discussed. The seminar engaged expert panelists to help forge insight to improved management and new strategies for reducing the enormous economic and ecological impacts of invasive species.
Jim Boyd, Director, Co-Director, RFF Center for the Management of Ecological Wealth
Becky Epanchin-Niell, Fellow, Resources for the Future
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Roger Cooke, Chauncey Starr Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Adrianna Muir, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Ocean and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs
Jason Goldberg, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species
Risk Analysis and Uncertainty
James Boyd
James Boyd is a senior fellow and Thomas Klutznick chair in environmental policy at RFF. Boyd's research emphasizes collaborations between ecologists and economists in order to guide decisions that affect natural resources.
Rebecca Epanchin-Niell
Rebecca Epanchin-Niell is a senior fellow at RFF whose research focuses on ecosystem management, in particular examining how human behavior affects ecological resources as well as identifying strategies to improve management.
Roger Cooke
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Roger Cooke is a senior fellow emeritus at RFF. He joined RFF in September 2005 as the first appointee to the Chauncey Starr Chair in Risk Analysis.
Media Highlight — Dec 15, 2022
Scientific American: "How Water Cycles Can Help Prevent Disastrous Floods and Droughts"
A journal article coauthored by Fellow Hannah Druckenmiller on the economic benefits of wetlands is covered in this story by Scientific American.
Media Highlight — Dec 5, 2022
Outrider: "Is a River Infrastructure? Experts Say the US is Rediscovering the Value of Natural Systems"
A story about the importance of riverine ecosystem services extensively quotes Fellow Hannah Druckenmiller.
Media Highlight — Nov 16, 2022
Nature: "Smarter Ways with Water"
An article in Nature Magazine about our relationship with water quotes RFF Fellow Hannah Druckenmiller and cites her work on the economic value of wetlands.
Journal Article — Jun 27, 2022
Accounting for Ecosystem Service Values in Climate Policy
In a comment for Nature Climate Change, RFF Fellow Hannah Druckenmiller reflects on the need to incorporate the ecosystem impacts of climate change into the social cost of carbon.


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Bush declares war
Nov. 30, 1999, midnight | By Kevin Chang | 21 years, 1 month ago
President addresses nation, explains US goals
Earlier today, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said, "the opening stages of the disarmament of the Iraqi regime have begun," according to the Washington Post.
President Bush addressed the nation at 10:15 tonight, saying, "American and coalition forces are in the early stages of miltary operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger."
More details to come.


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Delegates will be able to relax on a 1,000sqm rooftop terrace with 360-degree views of the Hollywood hills, where an open-air pool, restaurant and lounge can be taken over exclusively for private events.
The hotel's Panasian fine dining restaurant Tao can also host groups with four private dining rooms on offer, while on-site nightclub Avenue offers both indoor and outdoor space for cocktail receptions and evening events.


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Does Your Rolex Need a Watch Winder?
Does a Rolex Need a Watch Winder?
The Rolex self-winding movement, or Perpetual movement, uses the movement of the wearer's wrist to stay wound and to maintain an accurate reading. The idea is that, if worn regularly, a Rolex that runs on a self-winding movement should never need to be wound. If you don't plan on wearing your Rolex regularly, the movement will eventually stop. While this can be inconvenient in the sense that when you wear your watch again you will have to re-set it, this, according to some collectors, can also be detrimental to the movement if left sitting for an extended period. The idea is that the material that keeps the parts lubricated will start to harden and will significantly affect the movement's ability to maintain a precise reading. There are arguments as to if this statement is true or not with many believing that modern lubricants don't harden and that the only real threat to your timepiece is the natural aging that happens over time.
If you choose to invest in a watch winder, there are many options available to suit any budget. Single watch boxes can start as low as $40, and more expensive options boast a price tag that exceeds $10k. Both options have their benefits, with the more expensive options offering quieter motors as well as the ability to set the turn per day (TPD) to avoid excessive movement of the watch.
Some collectors argue that there is no need for a watch winder as it can potentially harm your watch by wearing down the parts more quickly as opposed to letting the movement rest. Those who subscribe to this theory argue that simply winding your Rolex every morning or moving it around from time to time should be enough to keep the movement in perfect working order. Furthermore, having your watch serviced regularly should also keep the movement in tip-top shape and properly lubricated regardless of how often you choose to wear it. However, as previously stated, if you choose the right watch winder, you can ensure that your timepiece stays wound without causing excessive wear to the movement over time.
In the argument for or against owning a watch winder, what it comes down to is a matter of convenience. A watch winder prevents the wearer from having to hassle with setting complicated functions every time they wear their watch. If this is an important factor to you, then a watch winder may be an ideal investment. If you fall into the category of collectors who enjoy setting the complications that accompany their Rolex, then a watch winder may not be necessary. Regardless of which option you choose, the most important take away from this article should be to remember to service your timepiece regularly and to consider investing in a quality storage option to keep your Rolex in excellent condition when not worn.
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While it's not quite hempcrete, a mix of concrete and hemp fibers has found its way onto the highest stage of international sport.
As athletes from around the world gather in China for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, industrial hemp will be in the spotlight as bobsledders and lugers fly down concrete runs reinforced with hemp fiber. The runs are currently being built at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing, a mountainous district just outside of Beijing.
Canadian Greenfield Technologies of Calgary, Alberta is the manufacturer of NForce-Fiber, a concrete additive made from hemp fiber that is being used in the construction of the downhill tracks. The product helps prevent newly poured concrete from developing cracks as it dries.
Stephen Christensen, vice president and general manager of Greenfield Technologies, told the Journal of Commerce, a construction trade journal, that other materials that can be used to make concrete stronger did not meet the exacting specifications required for Olympic racing.
The hemp fiber is compatible with shotcrete, or concrete that is pumped through a nozzle at large-scale construction sites.
Christensen said that the company researched different alternatives and discovered that natural fibers performed best.
To produce NForce-Fiber, Greenfield Technologies created a new way to remove hemp fibers from the stalk, in a process known as decortication.
The company sources stalks from Alberta hemp seed farmers. Once the fibers have been separated, they are treated to increase their compatibility with concrete. The product is available in one-pound bags that can be added, bag included, directly to wet or dry concrete mixes at a ratio of three or four pounds per cubic meter of concrete. Concrete strengthened with NForce-Fiber has already been used in construction projects including swimming pools, decorative installations, and a skate park in British Columbia.
The company had a third-party conduct testing of the product for potential use in Olympic facilities. But when designers made their selection for the Beijing infrastructure, the opted for a more traditional method.
"They typically don't use fiber in bobsled tracks because they require such highly-finished surfaces and the fibers protrude," said Christensen.
However, testing of the chosen option revealed that it failed to live up to expectations.
In addition to the superior performance of NForce-Fiber, it also offers versatility to the construction industry. The hemp fiber is compatible with shotcrete, or concrete that is pumped through a nozzle at large-scale construction sites. Other fibers can be unsuitable for the process.
"The product can also be added to shotcrete, which solves the problem of fiber flying out of the mix while it's being shot," says Christensen. "It's very pumpable and adhesive, so you could spray bands of up to eight feet tall at one time, without having the product settle.
Christensen told the Calgary Herald that the visibility of Greenfield Technologies, which manufactures other hemp products including beauty products and cat litter, has skyrocketed with the news of the Olympic facility.
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White House: North Korea conducted short-range missile test
Charles Dharapak/AP
FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Defense Department must improve the way it responds to child-on-child sexual assault at military bases in the U.S. and abroad as part of a sweeping new law President Donald Trump signed Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. While the Pentagon began addressing sexual assault in the ranks a decade ago, an Associated Press investigation revealed that similar reports involving military kids got lost in a dead zone of justice. Child offenders were rarely held accountable _ even when they confessed _ and victims often received no counseling or other help. Under the new law, more than 70,000 students in Pentagon-run schools now receive the same legal protections as their U.S. public school counterparts. The schools also must overhaul their system for tracking and addressing assault allegations. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
The White House says North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, just days after the sister of Kim Jong Un threatened the United States and South Korea for holding joint military exercises.
The missile tests, which were confirmed by two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, also come as North Korea has ignored offers from the new administration to resume negotiations. The officials downplayed the significance of the missile tests, and said the Biden administration remains committed to resuming talks with North Korea.
"Our objective is always going to be focused on diplomacy and denuclearization in North Korea," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said last week.


If law enforcement officers can examine the contents of your phone, they can peek mercilessly into every corner of your life.
Smartphones are so ubiquitous that we take them for granted. But their capabilities would have staggered the imaginations of people who lived just a few decades ago.
The wealth of information they offer to users is matched by the immense trove of information they compile about users — where they went, whom they called or texted, what websites they perused, even how many steps they took.
The accumulation of such information presents a threat to privacy — from Facebook, Google and other companies that aggregate data, but also from the government. If law enforcement officers can examine the contents of your phone, they can peek mercilessly into every corner of your life.
That's the bad news. The good news is that the Fourth Amendment forbids "unreasonable searches and seizures" by government agents. And federal courts have shown they understand that the advance of technology requires the updating of the law to shield citizens from unwarranted snooping.
That decision protected people going about their normal business. But it didn't affect them when crossing an international border. Customs officials have long had the power to search the persons and baggage of anyone entering or leaving the country to detect contraband such as guns or drugs. The question for the modern age is: What about cellphones and computers?
Kolsuz was stopped on his way to board a plane for Istanbul at Washington Dulles International Airport after firearms components were found in his luggage. He had his phone taken and subjected to a thorough forensic examination that yielded an 896-page report.
His lawyers argued that the search was illegal because the government didn't have "probable cause." But the court said the lower standard of "reasonable suspicion" was all the agents needed to meet to examine his phone — and they had that. So his conviction stood.
Call it a happy ending: An arms trafficker goes to prison, but he also does the rest of us a favor by inducing a federal appeals court to issue a decision to keep a basic right from being fatally eroded. We hope the Supreme Court will find the opportunity to do likewise.


Howard and I went to see The Dictators last night. It's actually the second time I have seen them in the space of about a year. It took me 25+ years to actually see them the first time being that they formed in 1975.
Without going into their history, they simply ROCKED last night. Even without their one guitar player (who left to start a solo career), they did serious damage. I got to stand right in front (gotta love Bottom Of The Hill for both sound and stage setup) and sing along (more like scream-along as my somewhat raw throat will attest) with all of the new and old songs. Got to meet "Ross The Boss" (their lead guitar slinger) both backstage and on stage with a hearty handshake during the latter. Nice.
Even nicer was the dinner at Tangerine in 16th and Sanchez. Nicer still the fact that I needed a night out and away and I got it.


The first Greek New Testament printed in America. This can be found in at least two states. They can be distinguished by look at Jude 25. In the first state, the second word in the verse is misprinted as ςοφά, in other copies it was reset as ςοφω. The edition by Isaiah Thomas, Jr. was based on that of the English scholar John Mill. Thomas' editor seems to have been a Presbyterian minister, Caleb Alexander.
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Comments: This is the first Greek New Testament printed in America.
This New Testament can be found in at least two states that can be distinguished by looking at Jude 25. In the first state, the second word in the verse is misprinted as ςοφά, in later copies it was reset as ςοφω.
Jude 25 - First state.
Jude 25 - Second (corrected) state.


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Robert O. Hickey Named 2015 Lawyer of the Year and Four RRD Attorneys Included in 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP is proud to announce that Robert (Bob) O. Hickey was selected, by his peers, for inclusion in the 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and has been named Stamford's "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers' 2014-15 in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. This rare honor is given to one lawyer in each practice area, in each community that is being recognized with a "Lawyer of the Year."
In addition, Bob along with his partners, Charles A. Deluca, Daniel E. Ryan and Michael T. Ryan were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015 (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Best Lawyers ranks lawyers through peer-review surveys, and has been published annually since 1983.
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Arina Alexandrovna Tsitsilina (; ; born 9 October 1998) is a Russian-born group rhythmic gymnast representing Belarus. She is a five-time World bronze medalist and the 2016 European champion in 5 ribbons. She also is the 2016 European group all-around silver medalist and the 2021 European team silver medalist. She represented Belarus at the 2016 and the 2020 Summer Olympics finishing fifth in the group all-around both times. She is the 2015 European Games 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops champion and the 2019 European Games group all-around and 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion.

Career
Tsitsilina began rhythmic gymnastics when she was three years old. In 2013, she was noticed at a competition in Spain by Olympic champion and Belarusian coach Marina Lobatch. Lobatch invited Tsitsilina to train in Belarus, so she moved to Minsk and joined the Belarusian national team group.

2014-2015
Tsitsilina competed at her first European Championships in 2014. In the group all-around final, Belarus only finished seventeenth overall after making major mistakes in their 3 balls + 2 ribbons routine. They then finished fourth in the ten clubs final. She then competed at the World Championships alongside Ksenya Cheldishkina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Maria Kadobina, Maryia Katsiak, and Valeriya Pischelina. In the group all-around final, they won the bronze medal behind Bulgaria and Italy. They then won bronze medals in both apparatus finals.

Tsitsilina represented Belarus at the 2015 European Games where the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 6 clubs + 2 hoops final. They also won a bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Israel. She then competed at the 2015 World Championships and helped the Belarusian group finish fourth in 6 clubs + 2 hoops and seventh in the group all-around.

2016
Tsitsilina won a gold medal in 5 ribbons and a silver medal in the group all-around at the European Championships in Holon, Israel. At the Kazan World Challenge Cup, the Belarusian group won a silver medal in the 6 clubs + 2 hoops final behind Russia. She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Maria Kadobina, Hanna Dudzenkova, Maryia Katsiak, and Valeriya Pischelina. They finished outside of medals in the group all-around final with a fifth-place score of 35.299.

2017
Tsitsilina competed with Hanna Shvaiba, Alina Sevastsyanava, Hanna Haidukevich, Ksenya Cheldishkina, and Marharyta Avadzinskaya at the Tashkent World Cup where they won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Bulgaria. They also finished fourth in both apparatus finals. The same group then competed at the Baku World Cup where they won the silver medal in 5 hoops and the bronze medal in 3 balls + 2 ropes behind Ukraine and Bulgaria. Then at the Sofia World Cup, the group won the bronze medals in the all-around and in both apparatus finals. At the World Championships, the Belarusian group finished fifth in the group all-around and in both apparatus finals.

2019
Tsitsilina and the Belarusian group won the gold medal in the 5 balls final at the 2019 Sofia World Cup. She was selected to represent Belarus at the 2019 European Games alongside Anastasiya Rybakova, Hanna Shvaiba, Hanna Haidukevich, Karyna Yarmolenka. They won the gold medal in the group all-around by 0.050 ahead of Bulgaria. They also won the gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. In the 5 balls final, they won the bronze medal behind Russia and Bulgaria. She then competed at the World Championships in Baku where the Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around. They also finished fourth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and seventh in the 5 balls final.

2021
Tsitsilina competed at the Tashkent World Cup where the Belarusian group won the all-around bronze medal behind Uzbekistan and Israel. They won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Uzbekistan, and in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs behind Israel. She won a group all-around bronze medal at the Baku World Cup behind Bulgaria and Italy. They also won the bronze medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and placed fourth in the 5 balls. She then competed at the European Championships and won a silver medal in the team competition with the senior group and individuals Alina Harnasko and Anastasiia Salos. The Belarusian group finished fourth in the all-around and in 5 balls and finished eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.

Tsitsilina was selected to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Malakanava, Anastasiya Rybakova, Karyna Yarmolenka. In the qualification round, the group finished in eighth and qualified for the final spot in the final. Then in the group all-around final, the group improved to finish in fifth place. The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. They won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia. This marked the first time Belarus won a World group all-around medal since 2014. In the apparatus finals, they finished fourth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs. The Belarusian team of Alina Harnasko, Anastasiia Salos, and the senior group won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Italy.

2022
Tsitsilina did not compete in any international competitions in 2022 due to the International Gymnastics Federation banning Russian and Belarusian athletes due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Gymnasts from Minsk
Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Belarus
Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games
Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games
European Games gold medalists for Belarus
European Games bronze medalists for Belarus
European Games medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Sportspeople from Barnaul
Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Belarusian women