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De Democrazia Cristiana per le Autonomie is een nieuwe Italiaanse partij die in 2005 werd opgericht door Gianfranco Rotondi. Rotondi behoorde tot dan toe tot de Unie van Christendemocraten en Centrum-Democraten (UDC). De naam van de partij verwijst naar de begin jaren 90 opgeheven Democrazia Cristiana (DC) die decennialang de Italiaanse politiek domineerde. In Italië staat de nieuwe partij bekend onder de naam Nuova DC (Nieuwe DC).

Op 12 januari 2006 waren de Nuova DC en de Nuovo PSI (Nieuwe Socialistische Partij) van Gianni De Michelis een verkiezingsalliantie aangegaan. Met een gezamenlijke lijst werd er meegedaan aan de Italiaanse parlementsverkiezingen van april 2006. Deze alliantie bleef overigens binnen het Huis van de Vrijheden van premier Silvio Berlusconi. De Nuova DC—NPSI behaalde bij de verkiezingen 0,13% van de stemmen, goed voor 4 zetels in de Kamer van Afgevaardigden.

De Nuova DC wordt door haar leiding officieel omschreven als een partij van de "derde weg" (centristisch) en uiteraard christendemocratisch.

De Nuova DC is aangesloten bij de Europese Volkspartij.

Leidinggevende personen binnen de Nuova DC
Voorzitter: Publio Fiori
Secretaris: Gianfranco Rotondi
Leden in de Kamer van Afgevaardigden: Piergiorgio Martinelli, Lorenzo Montecuollo
Leden in de Senaat: Mauro Cutrufo
Leden in het Europees Parlement: Paolo Cirino Pomicino

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Zie ook
 Italiaanse parlementsverkiezingen 2006
 Kamer van Afgevaardigden

Externe link
 Logo gecombineerde lijst Nuova DC en Nuovo PSI - Italiaanse Wikipedia

Italiaanse politieke partij

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Trees are very essential part of the environment and need to be taken care for in the ideal way possible. Trees really help with weather and controlling climate change and thus need to be really conserved and looked after. There are states and countries that really take matters involving trees very seriously and have laws that govern how people handle trees and the environment in general. In case you have trees and you need to take care of them, you need to ensure that you do all that it takes to ensure that this happens. One of the things that you need to do to ensure that your trees are in perfect condition is to choose the ideal tree service provider around to provide these services to you. There are quite a number of tree service providers available out there but unfortunately not all of them have what it takes to provide the necessary tree service. In relation to this, you need to make sure that you choose the right tree service provider for the job. Below is a comprehensive cover of the things that you need to look into when you are in search of the tree service provider.
The very first thing that you need to do as you search for the right tree service provider is to look into licensing and accreditation of the tree service provider. There are states that have departments that are entitled with the task of issuing licenses to those interested in providing tree services to clients. These environmental department offer licenses to tree service providers who have met all the minimum requirements that have been put in place. For this reason, you need to ask the tree service provider to provide you with a copy of their licensing document so that you can verify their legitimacy. You should also consider visiting the licensing department so that you can also verify this directly from them.
Another very important aspect of consideration during this search is the charges of the different tree service providers available. There are different tree service providers as mentioned before and thus you should consider going through the charges of the very many of them who are available and consider choosing the one with considerable charges. In relation to cost, you also need to consider the quality of the services you are receiving from the tree service provider.
The last thing that you need to establish is the tree services that you are in need of before choosing any tree service provider.


Grocery Store Owner Facing Heat For Coupon Mailer That Liberals Are Having A FIT Over!
People take entirely too much stock in the wrong things and get too mad about the wrong things.
For example, a couple of times a week I will get these little advertisements for local businesses in my mailbox, mostly pizza shops and grocery stores.
The things that I would be inclined to go to I will keep just in case I want to try a new pizza place and the things that I wouldn't shop at anyway I throw away.
It's just one of those things that you never really take that much time to worry about and it's stuff that most people throw away anyhow so why in the world would someone get mad about it?
There are people that would get mad at something no matter what and most of the time the only reason that they get mad about it are because they saw something by accident.
Via Conservative Tribune: Depending on how you feel about a border wall, Mac's Fresh Market may be your new place to shop or new place to boycott.


This was a joint service held at St. Andrew's. There was no recording of this sermon. The text is below.
"There was a man who had two sons." That begins one of the most memorable and famous stories in the New Testament, a story commonly called "The Prodigal Son", or the Prodigal Son and His Brother".
The younger son demanded his inheritance but then squandered it, and the older brother stayed and worked hard. He is angry when his younger brother returns home into the arms of father delighted to see him, with all seemingly forgotten. [As our youngest congregant said upon hearing this story, "what the heck"?] What the heck, indeed?
We all have parents, most of us have brothers and sisters. How many of us are angry when we think our brother or sister has gotten more from our parents for less work? When we think we haven't been treated fairly? I specifically put that sentence in an active voice – "are angry" – because, be honest, who among us hasn't been?
For people who don't have any other siblings they usually have at least indirect experience, through the experiences of their friends, of situations like the one Jesus describes here.
I suspect that most of us relate to one or the other of the sons in this story.
A question to ponder: where do you see yourself in this story? Which brother are you? The dutiful one – who works hard and expects to be treated "fairly". In the text in front of me I have the word fairly in quotation marks because "fair" is, of course, very subjective.
Or are you the younger brother who wants to enjoy life?
It's normal for people to focus on one or the other brother in this parable and see ourselves as one or the other. But it's just as important for us to focus on the father in the story. After all, isn't this what Jesus invites us to do when he opens the story as he does. "There was a man with two sons." Some newer titles for this parable actually focus on the father and are titled, "The Forgiving Father".
What we're hearing about in today's gospel is forgiveness – compassion. And love – our love for each other, which is a glimpse of God's love for us.
In the Gospel, the father runs from afar to embrace the son he thought he had lost, and orders up a feast, a homecoming that most of us might question whether or not he deserves.
If you've had an experience with fatherly love, you'll bring our own experience of that love to the hearing of this parable. If you had a good relationship with your father – felt loved and affirmed by him – it will provoke those good memories and remind you how wonderful it felt to be loved in that accepting and forgiving way.
If your father wasn't present, or wasn't able to love you as you needed to be loved, you might have a different response to the image of a father racing to embrace his lost son. Maybe what you feel is longing.
What we hear in the Gospel today is a lesson in how we can be offered and receive unconditional love. There is a lesson for all of us in how this prodigal father loves his sons.
Yes, I said "prodigal father". Even after his son wastes his inheritance, what does the father do. He spots him from afar and races to him, full of love, to welcome him back.
Some would argue that he was being wasteful and extravagant in loving this son despite the son's shortcoming. His other son certainly sees it that way. He sulks and refuses to join the feast. The father goes to him and pleads for him to rejoin the family circle.
The father cares deeply that neither son is lost. This father loves lavishly, extravagantly. Though I would argue that no love is ever wasted.
What we really hear about though is a "forgiving father".
Compassion is an expert teacher. If recognizing ourselves in what others are feeling can help us to grow in understanding life and love for ourselves – then there are lessons for all of us in this story.
Perhaps there's no other time, at least in this generation, when these lessons about love, love that brings us together, felt more urgent at so many different levels than they do right now.
The great 20th-century contemplative Thomas Merton, who lived in a different time but inhabited a world that had some challenges in common with our own wrote about love, and hatred.
And he talked about love as an antidote to hatred, but it's interesting that he didn't consider the commandment to love one another as the place where that love begins. He thought it came out of believing that we are loved – loved by God even though we are unworthy.
And that's exactly what this parable is about. It's about a parent's love for a child. It's about God's abundant love for all God's children.
We are welcomed with God's open arms, we are celebrated, and we join in a feast, not because of what we do, or how we act, but because we are loved. We are all here because of God's mercy – all of our lives' journeys lead us to the love of God. We are invited to listen and care for one another – for those we encounter and know in our lives.
Nothing can keep us from God's love, though if we try hard enough to push love away, it might feel that way. When the younger son in the parable asks for his inheritance – now! – and then leaves home with it, he's turning his back on his father's love. But his father doesn't stop loving him.
The story we've heard today is a prelude to the resurrection, a story about the possibilities and realities that are ours because we are people of the Resurrection: he was dead and has come to life, he was lost and has been found. It's a story that in God's kingdom the law is grace, the currency is mercy and the economy is forgiveness. It is about God's love for all that makes this possible, the God who says always, I love you and welcomes us home time and again.


Content is king! So much so that the tech giants (a.k.a FAANG – Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) are allocating huge budgets to acquiring original content. They want to get into the TV space. What does this mean for the pay-TV industry? Is it simply supply and demand? Or will inflating content values reach bursting point?
The pay-TV industry is continually evolving to meet the changing needs of its consumers. With advancements in technology over recent years, we've seen viewing habits move from linear TV to OTT. In fact, Pew Research's recent study, found that 61% of young adults (18-29) use streaming services as their primary way to watch TV. At the same time, we have an aging population. By 2050 Deloitte reports that 22% of the population will be over 65 – up from 10% today. Is there one provider that can meet these diverse needs? Or will we always be hopping between different providers depending on what we want to watch?
Certainly, the tech giants have the resources, budgets and ambition to take on this challenge. Over the last year or so the FAANGs have been making their TV intentions clear.
Apple has hired 2 key Sony TV executives, with plans to spend US$1billion on TV shows. Yet, this number is small compared to Netflix (US$6bn) and Amazon (USD$4.5bn).
Google also has plans for creating bigger budget shows for its subscription YouTube Red channel. And then there's Facebook. They're reported to be willing to spend millions an episode on new programming.
Now here's the question. Why are they serious about content? After all, these companies already have a revenue figure equivalent to the GDP of a small country. Are they merely exploiting content to drive their core revenue generators – for instance, ad-sales?
No doubt, the initial interest from such companies will drive up the value of the content. But whether it's the tech giants, studios, sports rights holders or traditional pay-TV operators; they all need to protect their investment. If the content is freely available elsewhere, consumers will vote with their feet: reduced number of eyeballs for advertising and fewer subscriptions.
This means securing the content. If the tech giants are really serious about content, they will also need to invest in technology and services to protect that content from online pirates. For instance, online piracy detection services enable you to identify if your valuable content has been leaked, and provide business intelligence to help your content acquisition and release strategies. Combining these services with forensic watermarking means you can trace the source of the leak – be it within your distribution network or to an individual consumer – allowing you to implement counter measures.
Unfortunately, failure to securely deliver the content will result in the bubble bursting. Content will lose its value, impacting the whole media ecosystem. I can't imagine what the industry would look like then.
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Q: How to detect which PyQt5 QtWidgets.QPushButton was clicked? In PyQt5 I generate as many QPushButtons as there are items in a list, like:
self.modelsButton = [QtWidgets.QPushButton(self.resultsWidget) for x in modelsDefined]

And then I make them execute a function when clicked:
[self.ui.modelsButton[i].clicked.connect(self.populateDetailsTab) for i in range(len(self.modelsDefined))]

The function populateDetailsTab will attempt to pull the text details of the button clicked, but I can't decipher which button was clicked. I tried to pull the text of the button directly via the following:
[self.ui.modelsButton[i].clicked.connect(self.populateDetailsTab(self.ui.modelsButton[i].text().split[0])) for i in range(len(self.modelsDefined))]

But this throws an error: TypeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object is not subscriptable.
Can someone please help me identify which button was clicked? There are a decent number of buttons generated in my script.

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Leslie Manookian | Health Freedom: Your Bodily Autonomy, Informed Consent & How Your Choices Are Censored
"We get to rebuild the world that we want to live in and we will. We'll start by doing that in our own communities. As scary and uncomfortable as that feels, we were born for this day and we get to actually create the world that you and I have been talking about and envisioning for so many years." – Leslie Manookian
President and Founder of the Health Freedom Defense Fund as well as Award-winning Filmmaker of The Greater Good, Leslie Manookian, shares how companies make statistics favor their financial goals, unpacks the spiritual and informational war that is happening right now, explains the misuse of medical interventions, and provides information for what you can do right now for the right to bodily autonomy.
How much do you know about health freedom laws? Do you know what medical providers and government officials are allowed and not allowed to do when it comes to bodily autonomy?
Leslie Manookian returns this week to share how the Health Freedom Defense Fund is helping people all across the nation.
We get to rebuild the world that we want to live in and we will. As scary and uncomfortable as that feels, we can and we will start rebuilding our communities. We were born for this day. - Leslie ManookianClick To Tweet
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Listen To Episode 443 As Leslie Manookian Uncovers:
[1:30] The Health Freedom Defense Fund
Leslie Manookian
CV 19 Truth Series: Protecting Your Health Freedom
344 Leslie Manookian: CV 19 – The Truth About Flattening The Curve
Health Freedom Defense Fund
Leslie's background of doing 10-15 very intense years of research on health and medical intervention.
Her past career working for Goldman Sachs and her involvement in the early years of telecom and running research teams.
What she witnessed while working on Wall Street that she found very disquieting about pharmaceutical companies.
Her own health issues and why neither she nor her doctor could understand what was wrong and western medicine couldn't cure her so they sent her to visit a homeopathic practitioner.
Vaccines Are They Really Safe and Effective? by Neil Z. Miller
The moment she first heard about the medical intervention debate and began looking into it.
Why she decided to start the Health Freedom Defense Fund.
What lawsuits they have filed and the current status on some of them including mask and medical intervention mandates.
[18:00] Bodily Autonomy
Unpacking what bodily autonomy is and how it plays a part in protecting our sovereign selves.
Josh and Carrie's own experience taking Novah to the NICU and how they were treated for taking their son home before the hospital wanted them to.
Her research on bodily autonomy and the 3 major things that people should be taking into account.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
Deaths associated with newly launched SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (Comirnaty®)
VERIFY: CDC & FDA data doesn't support false claims thousands have died from COVID-19 vaccines
Arizona police officers forcibly removed 2-year-old boy with fever from home, video shows
[34:45] How to Make Statistics Lie
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
What the data about CV 19 and medical intervention are telling us today.
How you can make statistics about CV 19 lie and where we're seeing this in the media.
Why there is such a small chance of getting CV 19 without the medical intervention compared to getting it.
The dramatic decrease we saw in numbers from the CDC at the same moment Russa invaded Ukraine.
Why not all adverse reactions to vaccines have been reported to VEARS.
The number of people who experience reactions according to the research data.
[41:35] The HFDF's Mission Fighting Mandates
The Health Freedom Defense Fund's mission and how they operate.
Some of the team members of HFDF and how they've contributed to the mission with their expertise.
The incredible demand for assistance they have received and so much so that they haven't been able to help with every case yet.
How they're guiding the people that they're unable to help right now to form their own groups and find support amongst themselves.
Their current law fight with Los Angeles as well as with other organizations throughout the country and what positive results Leslie hopes will come from it.
Where is Fauci? Questioning why he has been out of the spotlight for a while now and why.
Rising health concerns for people who do receive the medical intervention compared to those who do not.
[57:00] The Spiritual & Informational War
Joe Rogan Experience #1757 – Dr. Robert Malone, MD Full Transcript
Yuval Harari on Transhumanism and The Singularity
The misuse of mRNAs as spoken about by the patent owner himself, Robert Malone.
Breaking down the spiritual and informational war that we are in the middle of right now.
Why she believes that globalism is the problem and localism is the solution and what that means for our modern world.
The power we have to do everything that we can to develop a local food system, a local currency, and a true healthcare system.
What the government's plan to regulate cryptocurrency could mean for the USA and our monetization system.
442 Robert Breedlove
What collectivism is and how it's present in the USA and its connection to our current cancel culture and the need for dialogue dilemma.
Why we're no longer on the same page as a culture educationally or morally.
[1:04:30] Our Moral Fight for Freedom
The duty we have to defend our country and why it's not okay that we have become so relaxed with it.
Who Martin Armstrong is and the economical models he's created that Leslie believes we should pay attention to.
Armstrong Economics
Why it's predicted that the USA will divorce into those who do care to fight for our freedom and those who don't by 2032.
The dark nights of the soul that Leslie has gone through since the start of 2020 and lockdowns began to happen.
How we can begin rebuilding the world that we want to live in by starting with our own local communities with a positive vision.
What wellness means to her now compared to when Josh interviewed her in 2020.
Why the mass resignation is a sign that people are waking up and they don't want to be mindless robots, they want to do something that empowers them and serves their inner purpose.
We have to lead with love. My new mantra is, 'Globalism is the problem, localism is the solution.' When I say that, what I mean is that we need to come together and build, strengthen, fortify, and reclaim our communities. - Leslie ManookianClick To Tweet
The Ongoing Spiritual War
"We are in a spiritual and informational war; it's just that most people don't realize it because no shots have been fired in this country. The spiritual war is between those who believe that you're nothing more than a bag of bones and those who believe, like you and I do, that we're much greater, more powerful, and more important beings than that. I personally believe that we are individual points of consciousness; spiritual beings having a physical experience here on this planet." – Leslie Manookian
Globalism is the Problem, Localism is the Solution
"We have to lead with love. My new mantra is, 'Globalism is the problem, localism is the solution.' When I say that, what I mean is that we need to come together and build, strengthen, fortify, and reclaim our communities. We must reclaim them from the powers that are trying to centralize them under a one world's government. That means doing everything you can to develop a local food system, a true healthcare – not sickcare – system, and even create a local currency." – Leslie Manookian
How to Live Life Well in 2022
"Part of our modern-day crisis is that people are waking up and realizing that maybe they're not happy with what they're doing with their lives. They don't want to be mindless robots; they want to be something else and I think that is really critical. You have to do something that actually fulfills and inspires you; I don't think you can be well unless you are doing that. Second, I think you have to keep working on yourself; whether it's your anxiety or your anger to the point that you recognize your behavior patterns and take action to change. Lastly; you have to have community. You need that support system when you face events like the ones since 2020." – Leslie Manookian
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Health Freedom Defense Fund Interviews
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About Leslie Manookian
Leslie Manookian is an award-winning documentary film producer and writer and former successful Wall Street business executive. She chose to leave Wall Street at the height of her career in order to pursue a more meaningful path. She is also a qualified homeopath, nutrition and wellbeing junky, and a health freedom advocate.
Originally from Idaho, Manookian's career in finance took her from New York to London with Goldman Sachs. She later became Director of Alliance Capital in London running their European Growth Portfolio Management and Research business. She has been featured in a cover article in Barron's, in numerous other financial publications, in dozens of TV, radio, print and Internet interviews, and a presenter at numerous conferences.
Research on Medical Interventions
She learned of the medical intervention debate while living and working in London and determined that one day she would make a documentary exploring the issue. The Greater Good movie is the result.
She is Chapter leader for the Weston A. Price Foundation and advocates for nutrient dense traditional foods and sustainable farming. She has served on the board, managed or consulted for many organizations in her community. Leslei has been active legislatively, playing a leading role in defeating the extension of a medical intervention-tracking registry in Idaho and helping to secure legislation protecting consumer access to raw milk. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA from Middlebury College.
The award-winning documentary The Greater Good is the result of 11 years of work. She has also been featured in dozens of TV, radio, print and internet interviews as well as appearing at numerous conferences discussing medical intervention issues. Furthermore, Leslie has been featured in a cover article in Barron's as well as in other financial publications.
In addition, Leslie has served on the board, managed or consulted for many organizations in her community and successfully led the charge to defeat a proposed coal plant in her state and helped secure legislation providing consumer access to raw milk.
She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA from Middlebury College.
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The Mummy To Reboot?
What do you do when you run out of ideas? Recycle old ones of course. With a spate of reboots – Batman, Spider-Man, Robocop, Total Recall, it's not really a huge surprise that Universal have turned their attentions to one of the popular franchises – The Mummy. Frankly the series was subject to the law of diminishing returns and the final instalment, Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, released in 2008 was an absolute calamity.
Jon Spaihts is the man who's been selected to write the new script. He's a bit of an unknown quantity at the moment – he's one of the co-writers of Prometheus but he also wrote decidedly ropey alien invasion flick The Darkest Hour. He's clearly chuffed with the opportunity,
"I see it as the sort of opportunity I had with Prometheus: to go back to a franchise's roots in dark, scary source material and simultaneously open it up to an epic scale we haven't seen before," he told Variety.
Stephen Sommers brought us Imhotep and his pesky scarab beetles back in 1999 with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in the leads. The result was knockabout comedy adventure fun which did great guns at the box office. The Mummy Returns released in 2001 wasn't quite as good but still had its moments. The wheels fell off the franchise completely when Rob Cohen took over directorial duties and Maria Bello replaced Weisz for Dragon Emperor in 2008- the nightmares still haunt me to this day. And The Rock had some fun in spin-off adventure The Scorpion King in 2002.
The door's wide open to see what Spaihts will do with the script, although it does sound like he's going to go for scares rather than laughs. Will Rick O'Connell return, or will there be a completely new set of characters?
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Smelly Pits? These Are the 10 Strongest Natural Deodorants
By Stephanie Osmanski
Dec. 9 2020, Published 4:41 p.m. ET
Looking to say goodbye to traditional anti-perspirant for good? There are plenty of reasons why people choose to make the switch to natural deodorants, between wanting to go aluminum-free, vegan, cruelty-free, or committing to a deodorant with sustainable packaging. But switching to a natural scent can be a bit of a learning curve.
First of all, you'll have to do that super-fun armpit detox period – during which you basically smell worse before you can smell better – and then there's the efficacy issue to consider. It's the main criticism people have of natural deodorants: Do they really work and are natural deodorants strong enough?
The answer is: well, it depends. Some natural deodorants are stronger and more effective than others (as with the traditional stuff), thanks to different ingredient combinations and formulations. If you want to skip the whole trial-and-error thing, we've narrowed it down for you. If your sweat is particularly stinky and you know you need something strong, try any one of these strongest natural deodorants.
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Made with organic ingredients including organic coconut oil, avocado butter, and raw organic honey, customers love the unisex scents that Agent Nateur offers. Floral, but not too flowery, and masculine, but not too cedar-y, that mix of both notes is why people of all genders love it all the same.
Other ingredients include beeswax, sodium bicarbonate, sunflower butter, castor oil, and various essential oils, which all work together to mask musk. Their deodorants are never made with GMOs, parabens, sulfates, aluminum, petroleum, or pesticides. The brand contends that raw organic honey's antimicrobial and antiseptic properties prevent moisture from accumulating throughout the day, and kill odorous bacteria.
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Apothecanna Everyday Deodorant Spray is one of the most beloved natural deodorants out there and has developed a kind of cult-like following – especially amongst gym rats. It's long-lasting and made with food-grade essential oils and zinc ricinoleate, as well as fresh, natural scents like mandarin, cedar, and geranium to counteract the cannabis, de-congest clogged pores, and soothe the sensitive underarm skin.
The one main caveat to the Apothecanna Everyday Deodorant Spray, however, is how often you have to use it. While it's a super-strong formula recommended for athletes and frequent exercisers, the website recommends reapplying the spray every six to eight hours or "more frequently in situations of heavy perspiration."
Curie is a clean, effective, and aluminum-free natural deodorant that comes in both a deodorant spray and a classic stick. And it really, really works. The brand's deodorant sprays are formulated with probiotics, as well as witch hazel, sage oil, and triethyl citrate – a safe additive that Environmental Working Group (EWG) scores as a 1 in terms of safety. They're also safe to use on any part of your body, from under your boobs, to your back – wherever you sweat.
Is it strong? Definitely. One reviewer wrote, "This is the best stick you will find, people [sic]! It took me months to find a natural deodorant I still didn't stink in and after seeing Curie on Instagram, I had to try it… It's not irritating and truly lasts longer than even Dove."
Oh, and for an added bonus, their packaging is recyclable, and the spray is packaged in a non-aerosol bottle. You also have three signature scents to choose from, including: Orange Neroli, White Tea, and Grapefruit.
When it comes to Humble Brand's ingredients list, the company keeps things true to their name. Each deodorant is made from four simple, all-natural ingredients – fractionated coconut oil, non-GMO cornstarch, beeswax, and all-natural baking soda – plus essential oils for a natural scent.
Their latest deodorant venture is the Comfort Bar, a CBD-infused deodorant bar enriched with 1,000 milligrams of organic broad-spectrum hemp extract. There's no aluminum, alcohol, dyes, parabens, or artificial fragrance. Humble Brand's Comfort Bar is also vegan, cruelty-free, and partners with 1% for the Planet. But most importantly: Does it work?
According to CBDClinicals.com, CBD might just be the key to eliminating odor naturally. The website says, "CBD deodorants target the same result as many traditional deodorants, which is to eliminate odor. However, CBD deodorants work in more natural ways than regular deodorants, without the need for any harsh chemicals."
By using the natural terpenes in cannabis, combined with natural essential oils, CBD-infused deodorant gets the job done.
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The first thing you'll notice about Each & Every is that it smells good. Like, really good. They have a scent for just about everything; you can even smell like a Christmas pine tree come the holidays with the Black Spruce & Fir and Cedar & Pine scents (if you're into that sort of thing!). With such strong and fragrant scents, the smell of sweat doesn't stand a chance. Other perks include plant-based, sustainable packaging, it's EWG-verified, vegan, cruelty-free, and sensitive skin-friendly.
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Ursa Major is an all-natural skincare brand based out of Vermont. In addition to making a fan-favorite natural deodorant, Ursa Major also specializes in face wash, bar soaps, lotions, and even haircare products. Some of the deodorants are baking soda-based, while others aren't, and their formulas are always non-staining. And not only do they eliminate odor, but also the bacteria that's causing the odor.
Koalin clay, a key ingredient, is a "soft and mild clay," the website contends, which. Has moisture-absorbing properties. This is probably why it works so well. Combined with saccharomyces ferment – a probiotic enzyme known to reduce odors – and hops – which also apparently neutralizes unpleasant odors – these three work together to create the trifecta of moisture-wicking ingredients.
Other perks include that it's toxin-, aluminum-, fragrance- and paraben-free. You should note, however, that the website says that it takes up to three weeks to notice a change after switching to Ursa Major. Especially if you're going from traditional to all-natural, the detox period might be more noticeable, but don't let it deter you. Give it the full three weeks trial!
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According to LAVANILA, the brand makes "healthy deodorant." While none of their products include parabens, petrochemicals, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oils, silicone, synthetic dyes or fragrances, chemical sunscreens, sulfates, or aluminum, LAVANILA's deodorants are made with non-toxic and non-irritating ingredients safe for all skin types.
LAVANILA's deodorants use a "breakthrough technology" called Beta Glucan Technology. According to their website, this is a "health-promoting technology" that "breaks down sweat molecules and prevents odor while nourishing delicate underarms." With strong notes of vanilla in every scent – Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Coconut, and Vanilla Grapefruit – LAVANILA effectively masks the smell of sweat.
In addition to its natural, organic ingredients, zero-wasters will love LAVANILA's brand ethos, too. All of their natural ingredients are harvested ethically and sustainably and for every order placed on their website, the company plants a tree. More trees and pits that don't smell? It's a no-brainer!
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Known for their "hyperclean" beauty and wellness products made by their in-house estheticians based in Austin, Texas, milk + honey makes long-lasting deodorant formulas: Baking Soda-Free Deodorant, Regular Strength Deodorant, Extra Strength Deodorant, and cream deodorants, too.
A stand-out formula from the milk + honey brand is its Lavender Tea Tree Oil Extra Strength Deodorant No. 09. For religious athletes and people who frequently work out, their Extra Strength Deodorant No. 09 offers a boost of extra deodorizing help thanks to bacteria-eliminating tea tree oil and moisture-absorbing arrowroot powder. It features an aluminum-free formula that's cruelty-free, esthetician-approved, and devoid of gluten, parabens, and propylene glycol.
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Kaia Naturals is strong and comes in several scents. The main ingredient in all of Kaia Naturals' deodorant products is charcoal. Like baking soda, studies show that activated charcoal is an effective odor absorber. It's also gentle on the skin, aluminum-free, made with no synthetic fragrances, and never tested on animals. It also is certified with the Credo Clean Standard, which means none of its products are ever made with any of the ingredients found on Credo's Dirty List.
All of the Kaia Naturals deodorants are strong, but if you're really looking for a one-two punch of deodorizing, the company also offers the "Better Together" method. According to the website, it's "a proven underarm practice that uses the power of activated charcoal to transform any natural deodorant into extra-strength protection. The better together duo includes the charcoal underarm bar and takesumi charcoal deodorant."
Together, the website says, the products mask the stink associated with the "deodorant detox" and is long-lasting, too – for a full 24 hours. You also don't have to worry about getting white streaks of deodorant on your clothes. Because activated charcoal is the main ingredient, the deodorant is black and goes on clear.
Pretty Frank
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Natural deodorant company Pretty Frank — formerly known as Primal Pit Paste — comes in recyclable glass jars, with stick options, as well, and the formulas are still aluminum-, paraben-, and synthetic fragrance-free. So, despite the name change, the company still offers everything shoppers loved about the original brand. Certified Leaping Bunny and cruelty-free, you can choose between two different formulas: baking soda-based or zinc-based formulas, depending on your preferences.
Regardless of the formula you choose to wear, Pretty Frank is strong AF. A stand-out formula from the milk + honey brand is its Lavender Tea Tree Oil Extra Strength Deodorant No. 09. For athletes, their Extra Strength Deodorant No. 09 offers a boost of extra deodorizing help thanks to bacteria-eliminating tea tree oil and moisture-absorbing arrowroot powder. It features an aluminum-free formula that's cruelty-free, esthetician-approved, and devoid of gluten, parabens, and propylene glycol.
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If you're seeking out roll-on deo, Real Purity is a standout, and plenty of celebrities swear by it, too. It never irritates, is made with naturally sourced and organic ingredients, and is made in the USA. So, why does it work so well? It's jam-packed with essential oils – like, a lot – from grapefruit oil, sandalwood oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil, geranium oil, sage oil, rosewood oil, and apricot oil.
But additional (natural!) ingredients like Aloe Vera leaf juice, vitamin E, and kosher vegetable glycerin work wonders together to sop up any potential moisture. It's tough on sweat, smells delicious, and people love that you don't need to keep reapplying it throughout the day; it's that long-lasting.
Keep things all-natural and test one (or all) of these options, to ensure you keep things all-natural and sweat-free, all the time.
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Ory joined our team in July 2018, as Area Director for our Northeast Network. Ory has been the Student Pastor at The Healing Place Church since 2017. He and Kassady have been married since 2011, and they have one son, Chasen. Ory answered the call to preaching ministry at age 17, and has been actively involved in student ministry for over 10 years. He is an Ordained Bishop in the Church of God and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Christian Ministry, with an emphasis in Pastoral Ministry, from Lee University. Ory loves Alabama football, Atlanta Braves baseball, reading books and traveling with his family.


Tioman Island is a well-known island among Malaysian locals and it is situated off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This island is known for its spectacle diving along with snorkelling activities with crystal-clear greenish sea water. Tioman Island is considered as one of Southeast Asia's most breath-taking island for its acclaimed ecological and geological paradise.
Tioman Island is part of the Pahang territory; however, it is said to be much nearer to mainland of Johor. Thus, travelling to this island will be through ferry services located in Mersing, Johor. This makes Mersing Jetty as the main gateway to Tioman Island. Travellers who prefer to take a ferry from this jetty is due to its close distance with Mersing Bus Terminal.
For Mersing locals, they can board a local public bus to get to Mersing Jetty. It is the cheapest means of transportation available compared to taking a cab. The bus journey will probably only take about 4 minutes, depending on the traffic.
For travellers from Johor Bahru, board the bus from Larkin Bus Terminal that goes directly to Mersing Bus Terminal. The bus ride normally takes about 2 hours or so, depending on the traffic as well that may prolong the journey. From Mersing Bus Terminal to Mersing Jetty is just a short 10-minutes walk.
For Kuala Lumpur travellers, board a bus/coach from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) to Mersing Bus Terminal, then walk towards Mersing Jetty by foot upon arrival. The bus journey from KL to Mersing is around 4 hours.
There is one ferry operator that is well-known in Mersing Jetty for transporting travelers to several villages in Tioman Island. However, there is no ticket counter available on Tioman Island for travelers to get back to the mainland. Therefore, travellers are advised to buy 2-way tickets from Mersing Jetty to avoid disappointments.
Popular routes from Mersing Jetty in Malaysia.
Mersing is initially a fishing village town located at the east coast of Johor. Thus, Mersing Jetty acts a main gateway to a few beautiful islands nearby such as Tioman Island, Rawa Island, as well as Besar Island. Being the main ferry pick-up and drop-off point to Tioman Island, the town is occupied with many facilities around the area of Mersing Jetty.
The town also have many cheap budget hotels for travellers to choose from just in case there is a change of ferry schedules upon departing to Tioman Island. Travellers should prepare for unexpected schedule changes due to tidal issue from time to time.
Mersing Jetty acts as the main gateway that provides ferry transportations to Tioman Island along with other nearby islands. Being the central transit point, Mersing Jetty has many facilities surrounding the area to cater to the travellers needs before departure.
Getting to Mersing Jetty is quite easy too. Locals and travellers can board a bus and alight at the nearby Mersing Bus Terminal. From there, they can walk 10 minutes to the jetty upon arrival. Travellers will not need to worry since buses are the cheapest mean of transportations available there compared to riding a taxi.
Travellers can check out Easybook website to review ferry schedules to several villages in Tioman Island. You can also check out bus schedules to Mersing Bus Terminal in our website. It's easy and cheap! Use the guidelines here to assist in purchasing your tickets.


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Georg V av Hannover, född 27 maj 1819 i Berlin, död 12 juni 1878 i Paris, var kung av Hannover och hertig av Braunschweig-Lüneburg från 1851 men förlorade tronen 20 september 1866, då Hannover blev annekterat av Preussen.

Han var också prins av Storbritannien och Irland samt hertig av Cumberland och Teviotdale då han på fädernet var sonson till kung Georg III.

Biografi
Han var son till kung Ernst August och Fredrika av Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Personalunionen mellan Storbritannien och Hannover upphörde efter kung Vilhelm IV:s död då Hannover enligt den saliska lagen inte tillät kvinnlig tronföljd. Fram till att hans kusin på den brittiska tronen, regerande drottningen Viktoria, fick sitt första barn var han närmast arvsberättigad till Storbritanniens tron.

Georg var sedan barndomen blind på ett öga genom komplikationer av en barnsjukdom och i tonåren miste han också synen på sitt andra öga genom en olyckshändelse 1833. Detta gjorde att hans underskrifter på statsdokument alltid skulle övervakas och verifieras av två vittnen.

Efter sitt trontillträde 1851 återställde han 1855 regeringsformen av år 1840. Kung Georg V var en obönhörlig motståndare till Preussen och avsattes av Bismarck. Han slöt dock 1867 ett avtal med Preussen, enligt vilket han skulle erhålla en gottgörelse på 16 miljoner thaler för att lämna ifrån sig regeringen av Hannover. Uppgörelsen bröts dock 1868. Georg V levde först i närheten av Wien, senare i Frankrike, separerad från sin maka.

Familj
Georg V gifte sig 18 februari 1843, i Hannover med prinsessan (Alexandrine) Marie av Sachsen-Altenburg (1818–1907), äldsta dotter till Josef av Sachsen-Altenburg och hans hustru hertiginnan Amelie av Württemberg.

Barn
 Ernst August, kronprins av Hannover (1845–1923), gift med prinsessan Thyra av Danmark (1853–1933).
 Friederike (1848–1926), gift med friherre Alfons von Pawel-Ramingen.
 Marie (1849–1904)

Noter

Externa länkar

Huset Hannover
Riddare av Strumpebandsorden
Riddare och kommendör av Kungl. Maj:ts Orden
Mottagare av Serafimerorden
Personer från Berlin
Födda 1819
Avlidna 1878
Män


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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on agriculture while visiting farms in Rostov region, Russia, Sept. 24, 2015.
Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to New York on Monday for a highly touted speech at the United Nations General Assembly — his first appearance at the international body in nearly a decade.
But Putin's trip to New York is also part of a wider effort to show the world he will not be sidelined on the international stage.
Russia's tacit war in Ukraine, Moscow's support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, and the Kremlin's rollback of democratic freedoms at home have all soured relations with the West to levels not seen since the days of the Cold War. Even Putin's meeting with President Obama — announced Thursday — marks the first direct talks between the two leaders in nearly a year.
Indeed, disagreements between Moscow and Washington run so deep that arguments have already broken out over what topics will be covered and how the meeting came about — with the Kremlin saying it was arranged bilaterally and the White House insisting the meeting comes in response to repeated requests from the Russian leader.
Either way, White House officials say the talks reflect Obama's desire not to waste a diplomatic opportunity at a critical juncture.
"Given the situations in Ukraine and Syria, despite our profound differences with Moscow, the president believes that it would be irresponsible not to test whether we can make progress through high-level engagement with the Russians," said a White House official on Thursday.
Yet Russian analysts say it's Putin's recent Syrian gambit more than Ukraine that willed these talks into being. Washington simply had no choice given the changing military picture on the ground in Syria.
Over the past month, the Kremlin has continued to ferry arms and personnel to an air base in Syria's coastal province of Latakia, leading U.S. defense officials to conclude that Russia may be setting up a forward air operating base there. These moves prompted direct talks between top defense officials on both sides to try to ensure there are no hostile encounters between American and Russian aircraft in Syrian airspace.
But while Russia has remained coy about its military objectives in Syria, Moscow-based analyst Dmitry Oreshkin says the political calculus was obvious all along.
"Putin needs the West to have no choice but to meet with him," says Oreshkin. "He's already sent in troops into Syria. Putin's de facto already there so he's a player. And now the conditions are set for a deal."
Just what "deal" the Russian leader might seek is open to speculation. What he has to offer — less so.
In a regional summit in Central Asia earlier this month, Putin called for Western powers to join Russia in an international anti-terrorism campaign aimed at wiping out the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS.
"Simple common sense and responsibility for global and regional safety require uniting efforts of the international community [to fight] such a threat," argued the Russian leader. Russia's Foreign Ministry says Putin will return to this theme on Monday.
But Moscow's unwavering support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tand insistence that Assad be part of any future peace settlement with the Syrian opposition — complicates the offer. Western nations accuse the Syrian leader of war crimes and say he must go.
Russian officials have further muddied the picture by suggesting the Kremlin may go it alone in Syria should the West refuse Putin's offer.
It's a threat military analysts regard as more bark than bite.
"To change the situation on the ground in Assad's favor to defeat the opposition and ISIS we would need to deploy tens of thousands of troops. Maybe a hundred thousand in Syria," says Pavel Felgenhauer, a leading Russian military analyst.
"That's absolutely out of the question."
Felgenhauer questions the level of public support for an extended military campaign — particularly if Russian boots are on the ground. Already this week there have been reports of Russian soldiers refusing deployment until the nature of their mission — and benefits to family members should they fall in harm's way — is made clear.
Yet observers say Putin's real aim in New York may be to offer Russian cooperation in Syria for an easing of Western sanctions imposed over Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Just how receptive Obama and other Western leaders are to that message may determine just how far Putin's loyalties to Syrian President al-Assad extend.
Either way, Felgenhauer says that the Russian gambit in Syria has proven a creative — if high-stakes — way to force the West to take Putin's plan for a grand anti-terror coalition against ISIS seriously.
"Moscow has been promoting that plan since June and no one was taking it seriously," says Felgenhauer. "Well, they are now."


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Maria is a trained Birth & Postpartum Doula as well as a qualified Reflexologist, Health & Nutrition coach and a Gentlebirth Instructor.
She is a doting mother of 4 and lives in the gorgeous Kilkenny. Maria came to this work after the birth of her first child and became the go to person for pregnancy, birth and postpartum as she was the first of many of her friends and family to have children. She began researching and learning to better support those around her and was acting as a Doula before she even knew what it was and has continued to support mum's and their families!
She has experienced birth in a hospital and home setting.
Maria believes that every family has the right to a joyous and empowering experience as defined bythem.
Supporting families is where her passion lies and she will bring warmth, compassion, reassurance and do all she can so you feel supported and confident while birthing your baby and during those first few weeks with your newborn.
Maria is always deeply honoured to be a part of such an amazing time in parents' lives.
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Action on Ko Phan Ngan got heated during a recent full moon party when two expat women got into a brawl outside a pharmacy in Haad Rin.
According to what we gathered through (now deleted) Facebook and Imgur posts, the trouble started when two Thai males walked out of a pharmacy, angered at a blonde woman eating while sitting on the road.
Apparently they found it disrespectful, which is why they changed out of the pharmacy and started a fuss. The blonde hits both men before the second one hits back. A brawl explodes. Blonde pulls a runner while her brunette friend absorbs blows. The blonde then re-enters the fray, then pulls another runner.
Editor-in-Chief of TopAsiaNews, based intermittently in northern Thailand, Phnom Penh, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.


The Singh Airdrop is Officially over. Thanks for participating!
Singh is a Democratic Content Creation Network, in the form of a mobile Application, where people all over the world can monetize their talent, by participating in special campaigns with a prize in real money, in the form of Singh Credits, which can be turned into Amazon Gift Cards or used to buy merchandise from the App's Shop. Each campaign is created by an Advertiser by paying SINGH ERC20 tokens, and features a unique set of rules (a bit like a bounty): the Advertiser could ask Singh users to design his new logo, or to take a picture of themselves with a particular book, to make a video about their favourite restaurant... Anything really!
After the users submit their original content, a Voting Phase starts: a completely democratic process, where users vote each other's creations and the community gives an ELO-based score to each picture, choosing how beautiful it is and if it respects the Campaign's rules. The entire Prize Pool is then shared between all the campaign participants. Everyone wins! But only the best creations will get higher shares of the prize.
Singh is available for Android devices (version 6.0 and up) at the link below, and in the next months it will also be released for iOS and KaiOS.
1. Only registered users on the Singh Airdrop Program official website ( https://singh.life/airdrop.html ) can participate in the program. For now, the airdrop is only open to Android devices holders, but iOS and KaiOS can sign up now and perform the actions as soon as the other versions come out, in Q2 2019.
2. Participants need to use email to register on the official website.
3. To receive the reward, ALL STEPS need to be completed. Users who only complete part of the steps will not receive any reward.
4. The reward is sent to the Ethereum Wallet created in the Singh app upon installation, NOT TO THE USER'S PERSONAL WALLET. The wallet is decentralised and controlled by the user, so everyone will be able to send the SINGH to their main wallet.
5. The reward is fixed and equal to 720 SINGH tokens ( $ 180.00 ). SINGH tokens are not convertible to vouchers, but can be used to create campaigns and traded on crypto exchanges upon the listing of the token.
6. We reserve our right to terminate your account and forfeit any rewards you may have accrued in the event of any dishonest behaviour.
7. We reserve the right to change airdrop campaign rules in our discretion.
All rewards will only be payable following the completion of the user's first campaign on Singh. The user may have to wait 7-10 days before he receives his tokens.
1. Comment this post with your email or go to the Official Singh Airdrop Page and insert your email address.
3. When the App is released you will receive an email with a google play link. Click on the link: it will take you to Google Play, where you will download and install the Singh app on your Android device.
4. Once you have installed the App, you will see a list of campaigns. They all have a prize in Singh Credits, which can be converted to Amazon Gift Cards! To get your free SINGH and Singh Credits you'll have to submit your original picture to the campaign, following the Rules in the Campaign Page.
5. Once your picture has been approved, you'll be asked to vote the other users' pictures. Remember: You need to both submit your picture AND vote to receive your aidrop reward!
6. When the voting phase ends you'll get your campaign rewards, and in 7-10 days time you will receive your airdrop SINGH tokens!
Great! What a wonderful project! Just checked...not a scam.
Finally not the usual ICO...good job!
So, we need only to put the email and then partecipate to the first campaign of the app?
Oh Great!! After that how can i use the money?
Seems pretty nice project .Hope we together grow.Waiting for the next step.
I like your project it's seem great But we need only to put the email and then partecipate to the first campaign of the app?


Any used children books or educational toys to giveaway.
[WTB] Bench drill or Drill press.
Branded Dog Food for Sale - Eukanuba, etc.
Any apartment for sale/rent in Goodyear Court 3?
Brand New Fisher Price to let go - anyone interested?
[WTS] Children Car Booster Seats..
Haier Electric Clothes Dryer!! Cheap/Cheap!!
3d 2n stay in Swiss Garden Hotel,Lumut,Perak .
(WTS) Nokia 6500 Classic & CSL phone.
Marble/ toys - where to buy?
Sunway Lagoon Club Membership for sale!
20 over magazines for only RM15!


Bombshell Raquel Welch ("The Three Musketeers," "One Million B.C.") stars as a roller derby star who finds herself in a brutal showdown against her rival. Co-starring Oscar-nominee Kevin McCarthy ("Death of a Salesmen," "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"). Look for Oscar-winner Jodie Foster ("Silence of the Lambs," "Maverick") in an early performance!


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Sharing your files with colleagues and clients has never been easier. In just a few clicks you can securely share a document, video, audio, image or scanned document.
Security is a top priority for us at BigMIND, which is why we've implemented a number of measures to ensure your files are shared safely.
Firstly, if you wanted to share a file to a colleague already using BigMIND, you just have to enter his or her name. But, if you needed to share a file with someone outside of your organization, you can share a protected link that changes automatically each time it's generated. You can also set an expiry date, password-protect the file and get a notification if a file is downloaded.


Learn the tips and tricks to use when Identifying Your Ideal Customer, featuring MSP Consultant Richard Tubb and BrightGauge co-Founder Eric Dosal.
Are you choosing the right customers for your business? Finding the right customers begins during the sales process, but first you must understand the different types of customers. So we invited Richard Tubb - one of the most well-known consultants in the British Managed Service Provider community - to join our co-Founder, Eric Dosal, for this exciting 45-minute webinar to provide a closer look at how to Identify Your Ideal Customer.
As the former owner of an MSP business, Richard understands the challenges IT business owners face every day and can help you to overcome them while retaining what's left of your precious sanity.


With the 2018 NFL season officially closed, there's a new league set to carry the torch this offseason for deprived football fans.
The Alliance of American Football's (AAF) inaugural season kicks off this Saturday night on CBS. The league includes eight teams, six former NFL or college head coaches, and a host of ex-NFL players – some of which who have previously donned a lightning bolt on their helmet.
Running back Branden Oliver will suit up for the Salt Lake Stallions. Oliver, 27, played three seasons with the Chargers, most recently in 2017. Three former Chargers kickers are also in the league, including Younghoe Koo (Atlanta Legends), Nick Novak (Birmingham Iron) and Nick Rose (San Antonio Commanders).
Several players in the AAF have been on past Chargers offseason rosters, too. For example, quarterback Mike Bercovici, wide receiver Nelson Spruce, tight end Ben Johnson and offensive lineman Brett Boyko are all listed as members of the San Diego Fleet. In addition, quarterback Zach Mettenberger and cornerback Channing Stribling will play for the Memphis Express.
Other notable players include running back Trent Richardson (Birmingham), quarterback Christian Hackenberg (Memphis), and wide receiver Josh Huff (Arizona Hotshots). San Antonio Express head coach Mike Riley held the same position with the Chargers from 1999-2001.
Former Charger Slauson retires – Offensive lineman Matt Slauson retired from the NFL on Wednesday after a 10-year career.
Slauson, 32, played for four different teams, including the Chargers from 2016-17. He started 113 regular season games and appeared in three playoff games as a member of the New York Jets.
His 2018 season with the Indianapolis Colts was cut short after five games due to a back injury.
Flores introduced as Dolphins' new coach – Less than 24 hours after winning a championship, Patriots defensive play caller Brian Flores was introduced as head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Flores spent 11 seasons with the Patriots in a variety of roles, from scout to position coach. New England's defense held the Los Angeles Rams to just three points and 260 total yards in Super Bowl LIII.
Flores replaces Adam Gase, who is now head coach of the New York Jets. The Chargers will play at Miami during the 2019 regular season.
Taylor takes over in Cincy – Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor was introduced on Monday as head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Taylor replaces Marvin Lewis after his 16-year run as head coach. Lewis compiled a record of 131-122-3 and made seven playoff appearances.
The 35-year-old Taylor is now the second-youngest head coach in the NFL behind his former boss in Los Angeles, Sean McVay.


Wow KnitPicks! Once again you have knocked my socks off! This yarn is SO SOFT! I can't wait to get it on my needles! I've met scratchier cashmere and alpaca. It's so soft and drape-y in the skein, with just a little halo from the kid mohair, that a cowl or shawl or a sweater would be perfect! And the socks will soon be a favorite pair. SO comfy! Machine wash and dry too - it might even be safe to give to the muggles . Scrumptous ! Thanks KnitPicks!


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Celiac Disease & Gluten Intolerance Research
Study Points Toward Better Gluten-free Bread
Record is Archived
This article is now archived and is closed to further replies.
By Jefferson Adams • May 15, 2009
Celiac.com 05/15/2009 - Certain proteins found in the gluten of wheat, rye and barley trigger adverse responses in people with gluten intolerance and celiac disease. This happens when the offending gluten proteins encounter the immune systems of susceptible individuals, triggering a CD4+ T-cell mediated immune response, together with inflammation of the small intestine. However, a number of gluten proteins contain no T-cell stimulatory epitopes, and so trigger no such adverse immune response. So, not all gluten is equally offensive to celiacs, and some may be both well tolerated and useful for making better bread.
Gluten proteins are found in multiple gene sites on chromosomes 1 and 6 of the three different genomes of hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) (AABBDD).
Gluten is the stuff that makes bread delightfully chewy, among other desirable properties, so being able to successfully incorporate non-offending gluten into bread recipes might yield better breads that are safe for consumption by folks with celiac disease. Obviously, being able to produce high-quality, celiac-safe bread on a commercial scale would be of tremendous benefit for both producers and consumers. Currently, most gluten-free bread contains no gluten, as it has been difficult or impractical to separate the offending proteins from the non-offending proteins.
Recently, a team of researchers based in the Netherlands attempted to remove celiac disease-related protein from Chinese Spring wheat while maintaining the beneficial bread-baking properties.
The team was made up of Hetty C. van den Broeck, Teun W. J. M. van Herpen, Cees Schuit, Elma M. J. Salentijn, Liesbeth Dekking, Dirk Bosch, Rob J. Hamer, Marinus J. M. Smulders, Ludovicus J. W. J. Gilissen and Ingrid M. van der Meer.
The team used a set of deletion lines of Triticum aestivum cv. Chinese Spring to assess the results of removing individual gluten sites on both the level of the T-cell stimulatory epitope in the gluten proteome and the favorable qualities of the flour.
To measure the reduction of T-cell stimulatory epitopes, the team used monoclonal antibodies that recognize T-cell epitopes contained in gluten proteins. They then clinically tested the deletion lines for their dough mixing properties and dough composition.
The team's attempts to remove the alpha-gliadin site from the short arm of chromosome 6 of the D-genome (6DS) yielded in a favorable decrease in the presence of T-cell stimulatory epitopes, but also yielded a significantly loss of favorable baking properties.
However, by deleting the omega-gliadin, gamma-gliadin, and LMW-GS locations from the short arm of chromosome 1 of the D-genome (1DS), researchers were able to strip offending T-cell stimulatory epitopes from the proteome while maintaining technological properties.
The team concludes that their data hold important implications for lowering the quantity of T-cell stimulatory epitopes in wheat, and promoting the creation of celiac-safe wheat varieties that will potentially yield breads of higher quality than currently available.
BMC Plant Biology 2009, 9:41
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Guest Tammy
Would have been great if the author would have gone one step further and listed the grains which contain the less offending gluten, which he mentioned in the first paragraph.
Guest Jared
Nice! I hope it makes for better beer, too. The sorghum beers just don't do it for me.
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Bernard Fokou est un homme d'affaires et industriel camerounais. Il est le fondateur de la chaîne de magasins et quincailleries Fokou.

Biographie

Carrière
En 1998, il achète les Aciéries du Cameroun. En 2004, l'activité gaz industriels se développe.

Politique
Il est membre du RDPC. Ancien adjoint au maire de Penka-Michel. Il est membre de la sous-commission de l'intendance et de la logistique, qui réunit les militants les plus fortunés et se charge du financement des événements d'envergure organisés par le parti au pouvoir.

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Gagnants du challenge Fokou}}

 Empire Fokou
 Ses succès économiques dans la première moitié des années 1980 commencent avec la boucherie Ben le boucher, à Yaoundé. Il obtient l'exclusivité de l'approvisionnement du restaurant universitaire en vivres frais, puis remporte le marché de la construction du mur d'enceinte de l'université.

Il entreprend de s'approvisionner en Asie pour exécuter les travaux. Pouvant massivement importer des matériaux de construction, il démarre les quincailleries Fokou.

Grand fournisseur de l'administration, Bernard Fokou, est détenteur d'une énorme créance sur l'État, du fait d'une accumulation de factures non payées durant la crise économique nationale. Il transforme cette dette de l'administration en obligations du trésor à coupon zéro qu'il place ensuite auprès des banques. En récupérant une somme importante, il fait décoller ses affaires. Fokou serait le premier groupe privé à capitaux exclusivement camerounais.

Fokou est actif dans :  la métallurgie et sidérurgie, les boissons et spiritueux (Sofavinc et Emif), la transformation du bois (SCTB), l'agroalimentaire (New Foods), le transit (Sotrascam), le courtage (OAC), la gestion des déchets (Bocam), la fabrication des peintures (Smalto), la plasturgie (Sofamac), le BTP (Foberd), et aussi : ameublement et décoration.

 Négoce
En 1980, il crée les quincailleries Fokou.

 Industries
Il construit à Kribi une usine de fabrication de fer à béton et d'autres produits dérivés de ce minerai. C'est un investissement de 30 milliards de F CFA (46 millions d'euros) pour transformer une partie du minerai de l'exploitation du gisement de Mbalam-Nabeba, à cheval sur la frontière entre le Cameroun et le Congo. Ce projet consolide la présence du groupe Fokou dans la métallurgie et la sidérurgie depuis l'achat, en juillet 1998, des Aciéries du Cameroun, joyau industriel du groupe.

 International
Son réseau est présent dans les pays autour du Cameroun.

De Pointe-Noire, deuxième point d'ancrage important du groupe, où est implantée entre autres la Société congolaise de fabrication de produits alimentaires (Sofapral), il déploie ses magasins jusqu'à l'enclave angolaise du Cabinda, en Angola. Une série d'activités au Congo permettent de fabriquer des matériaux de construction tels que les pointes, les treillis soudés, les fils d'attache, le savon, les boissons et spiritueux.

Au Gabon, il est actif via la Société gabonaise de matériaux de construction (Sogamatec). Au sein de New Foods, vaisseau amiral dans l'agroalimentaire, on produit, en dehors d'une cartonnerie, du sel, de la margarine, du chocolat, de la confiserie, du bouillon en cubes, des tomates en boîte, de la mayonnaise.

 Vie privée
Bernard Fokou a plusieurs enfants. Sa fille Trésor dirige Sofavinc, Anicet, est dans le management de Fokou Distribution. Yves, l'aîné, est à la direction l'entreprise de transformation de bois, à la périphérie de la capitale.

 Challenge Allô Fokou par Richard Bona.
Son nom est utilisé pour un challenge musical lancé sur internet et soutenu par Richard Bona, à qui il demande d'''envoyer des cordes . L'artiste fait ici référence aux quincailleries Fokou, vendeur de cordes,  entre autres outils et produits distribués par l'entreprise de distribution de matériaux de construction Fokou.

Notes et références

Personnalité Bamiléké
Naissance au Cameroun
Homme d'affaires camerounais
Entrepreneur camerounais
Personnalité politique camerounaise
Industriel camerounais


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Irish filmmaker Anthony Haughey says "Migration is one of the most divisive issues of our time. It is increasingly impacting on the lives of millions of people worldwide. People do not leave home unless they are forced to, most often by an immediate threat to their survival, I think most of us would seek a better life in a better place if we found ourselves in a similar situation."
His film, "Sanctuary," documents the voices of people living outside their home country. The film is the result of a project Anthony worked on with a migrant organization near Ireland's border. During the process, Anthony couldn't stop thinking about how isolated these migrants were from the nearest town.
"I came up with the idea of cycling," he explains, "as a practical resource and a symbolic gesture of freedom. Many of these residents had crossed the Sahara Desert by truck and survived boat journeys across the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach Europe. Thousands of people die attempting the trip every year. It was ironic that the group I worked with were living within a short distance of yet another border between Ireland and the UK. In a way it captures the experience of many migrants worldwide who never fully arrive, always in limbo between international boundaries."
Being an Artist in Ireland
Anthony is an artist and educator at the Centre for Socially Engaged Practice-Based Research in Ireland. He supervises practice-based PhD students, including filmmakers, photographers and socially engaged artists. He describes his artistic approach as "a socially engaged experimental documentary style."
Anthony says he loves being engaged in the arts community of his country. "This is one of the things I love about this country. There are so many passionate visionary creative people who make incredible things happen, even in small towns."
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Anthony says that it was while researching for "Sanctuary" that he learned about Filmed by Bike. "This was a fantastic coincidence. The film's participants were very excited to have the film screened in the festival. It is important to them to promote a sense of agency in their lives, to have a voice in the world, so the idea of the film being screened to an international audience is very important and exciting for all."
Meet Anthony at Filmed by Bike
Anthony will be visiting Portland for Filmed by Bike. His participation in the festival is supported by Culture Ireland.
Anthony says he's a craft beer lover and looking forward to exploring our craft beer culture as he bikes through the city. "I am also really looking forward to the festival and connecting with people in Portland!" he adds.
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Dog Walking for Rainforests was founded with the belief that we could use our love for caring for dogs and cats to help New York City and the rest of the world. By hiring Dog Walking for Rainforests NYC, you help support all of these charities and projects.
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Kickstarter has rapidly become the go-to platform to help businesses and projects come to fruition. The community driven fund-raising website hasn't only attracted wannabe entrepreneurs, but also musicians searching for investors to back their ideas and talents.
Legendary electronic musician, BT has an extensive resume that includes producing movie scores, heartfelt trance classics and a rich background in classical music. But BT is also one of nearly 200,000 people turning to Kickstarter to make his dream a reality―that dream, being his Electronic Opus project.
The Electronic Opus project has been on BT's mind for years. Unusually, he has found it difficult to gather enough people who share his vision in order to make this event happen.
His dream event would feature a live orchestra that combines the basic elements of electronic music production, like LED lights and other visuals that make dance music festivals what they are. One thing is clear, there will be no DJing at this event. BT is aiming to create a concert style format and wants to attract an audience devoted to listening to the music attentively.


WASHINGTON (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 81, underwent a heart procedure Wednesday morning to have a stent placed in her right coronary artery.
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Jews don't die easily, and for that reason, it is fair to compare them to cockroaches.
DUHNICREUS, So what the hell are U . We do not need people like U around , now U can drop dead .. lets hope the lady is able to go home for turkey day .


Perfect for your children's bedrooms, these Moonlight Stars & Moon curtains are available in blue and pink and feature a dim out coating on the reverse, which means they stop the light waking up your little ones too early. They also reduce sound and can conserve heat. The shimmering stars and moon pattern is great for kids who need that bit of help getting to sleep, as they can imagine they are looking up at a starry sky.


Did you know that several companies and government agencies allot a certain number of projects/portion of their budget for contracts that can only go to woman-owned businesses? Those contracts include everything from military projects to public works and information technologies. When it comes to securing those choice contracts, the only eligible businesses are those that are certified as woman-owned. You can't just show up and say, "I'm a woman with a business." You have to first go through an arduous process and achieve certification, either through a third party or a government agency.
What you need to get certified.
The thing that surprises people most about the certification process is the scope and volume of documentation required. Not only do you need to prove the validity of the business, but you also need to prove your eligibility personally as the business owner. Copies of everything from articles of incorporation to birth certificates are required. You'll want to check with the specific agency through whom you are seeking certification for a complete list of documents needed. Here is a sample list of the documents required to help you get started.
The types of contracts you want to acquire dictate the type of certification you will want to secure. If you want government contracts you will need to secure certification through the government agency at the appropriate level (city, state, federal). If you are only interested in private sector contracts then you can seek certification through a non-governmental organization such as the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) or the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC). Of course you can seek more than one level of certification. This way you are not limited only to government or private sector contracts.
Once you have gathered all of your documents and submitted them to the appropriate agency your application will go before a committee for review. After they receive your application and all the necessary documents they will conduct an in-person interview at your place of business, which is weighed along with all of your supporting documentation. The visit is to ensure that what is in your documents is true in your business. Once the interview is complete the committee will meet again to make a decision.
If for some reason your application is denied, most agencies give you 30 days to challenge or respond. Sometimes an application is denied because there was some discrepancy or error in your documentation. The 30 day window gives you time to correct the mistake.
In addition to the resources available on the WBENC and NWBOC websites you can learn more about woman-owned business certification from the following outlets: SBA Office of Government Contracting and WomenBiz.gov.
Getting your certification as a woman-owned business will open many doors for your business. Yes it may be a long and difficult process, but since few are willing to complete the process the number of contracts waiting on the other end are plenty. Plus, you always want to do everything you can to set your business up for success and secure as many advantages as you can. Certification is one way to gain an advantage over your competition.
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The work is based on a series of photographs and a video shot inside and outside Top Shop, the fashion store in Oxford Street, London.
The photographs, snatched in seconds inside the store, were then enlarged to life size. On this grand scale, the banal, unfocussed shots of shoppers riding escalators become images of transcendence, their progress upwards suggesting an ascent into heaven.
The video was shot using a hidden camera from the pavement outside one of the entrances to the store. Shoppers hurry in and out. Beyond them the huge in-house video screen can be seen, its images of pop videos flickering in a wash of background colour, the music forming an indistinct, haunting soundtrack for the piece.
In the Saturday crush of Top Shop the work finds some fleeting moments of satisfied desire, an imperfect glimpse of heaven on earth.