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I don’t often contribute but read loads of your threads which are fascinating and informative. I know there has been a lot of not very good news on the secondary threads this year but I’ve had some relatively good news today and thought I’d share it so I hope you don’t mind. I was originally diagnosed in July 07 with secondaries in bones as well at same time. Even with treatment my chances of making 5 yrs were only 20% and the likelihood of recurrence is 90% in 5 yrs but hey they’re only statistics ! Had chemo, mx, full anc, rads, then tamoxifen, now zoladex, arimidex and zometa (my current cocktail) with a drop of prozac to help me cope with the hormone treatment side effects. I’m due back to see onc in Dec with a bone scan beforehand to see how things are but today I was at the surgeon’s for a 6 month checkup and having found a skin rash near my scar and a tiny, tiny lump in my other breast I was a little worried. However, all is well and there are no problems so it’s back in 6 months to see him, the drugs appear to be working and he said he’s never seen me looking better !!! I came out a very happy bunny. Thinking of all of you who are struggling at the mo. Liz, what a lovely, positive post. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. Long may you continue being a happy little bunny : ) Always delighted to read Good News on this forum. Enjoy. Fabulous News Liz… It’s always great to feel the warmth of someone’s good news, Long may it continue… Great news Liz…I was diagnosed like you with stage 4 from the very beginning in 2003. I’m feeling very well. Let’s keep confusing those stats. Thanks girls for your lovely,warm replies !!! Yaaaaaahey - great stuff. I’ve got it in my bones too - no idea what my stats are (how do you all find out these things, - espcially if like me, you are on herceptin which has only really been out a short time). Any way fab news and thanks for telling us. Celeste - I found out my stats from my bcn who used adjuvant online. I knew my figures were rubbish before I asked but I was applying for retirement from work at age 44 and thought they would help my case which was a very, very long shot but was granted first time without appeal. HR and union were gobsmacked as I was 20 yrs off normal company retirement. This was 18 months down the line and after a failed attempt to go back to work - I didn’t want to know during treatment!!! And I worked on the principle that someone has to be in the survivor statistics… It is always lovely to read good news from people. I am so pleased that everything is working well for you and long may it continue. Great news Liz - long may it continue. Well done nice to hear good news xx

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Watching animations has been one of my favorite things to do since I was a kid and up until now. They carry so much comedy, drama, action and even beautiful life lessons for both kids and adults. I think it's hard for anyone to get completely tired of animations, in my opinion. So, today we're talking about some of the best animated movies that you should see. 25 best animated movies: Coco is about Miguel, who loves music and dreams of becoming a famous musician and singer, which goes against his family's rules. But something happens and he finds himself in the land of the dead, meeting his favorite musician and he begins finding out some interesting information. 2. WALL E A classic and beautiful animation depicting planet Earth in the year 2805, where it's covered with rubbish and humans decide to leave because of pollution and live on a spaceship. The robot Wall-E works on cleaning earth until a robot, Eva, is sent to search for a trail of plants and she and Wall-E embark on an adventure of love and saving mankind. A heartwarming and important one to see. A beautiful and emotional movie about love and adventure. The deep story is about an old man named Carl, grieving the loss of his beloved wife and fighting for his home by traveling with it via Helium balloons to his late wife's dream travel destination. One of the recent releases that also portrays a very deep and meaningful story. Joe dreams of playing piano with a famous band, but after an accident, he finds himself living only as his soul in a different realm, where he learns a lot about life and happiness. 5. Inside Out A brilliant animation with a very interesting and creative concept. We get to see the main character Raleigh experience life through personified figures of her emotions; joy, fear, anger, sadness and disgust, and how her life could be with the absence of one of those feelings. 6. How to Train Your Dragon A teenage Viking tries to kill a dragon, but instead manages to develop a strong connection one and discovers a lot about dragons and his tribe. A funny and interesting animation that is loved by many with sequels. 7. Finding Nemo Now, an unforgettable classic that we all have a soft spot for. Nemo, a clownfish, just joined school but gets lost in the pacific ocean and captured by humans. His father goes on journey doing everything he can to bring back his son. A hilarious and incredible animation that is a must see! 8. Monsters, Inc. One of the best and most popular animated movies is Monsters, Inc. It talks about a city of monsters that uses human cries as a source of energy. Monsters, Sulley and Mike are scarers but things take an interesting turn when a little girl accidentally goes into their world. A Rabbit, Judy, wants to work as a policeman and investigator, but works in the traffic. She discovers the disappearance of an animal in the city and tries to solve the case by going on a mission with a con artist fox. Culinary lovers adore this movie. A funny and beautifully done animation about a rat named Remy. He has a strong sense of smell and idolizes famous chef Auguste Gusteaut, which leads him to a famous restaurant in Paris where he leads and guides a young man, teaching him how to cook in the kitchen. 11. The Incredibles A funny and adventurous superhero animation about Mr. Incredible and his family who want to save their city from villains but new laws stop them from doing so. 12. Toy Story The iconic Pixar classic will never get old. Who doesn't love the story if Andy and his toys, that come to life when humans are not present. It is actually the first entirely computer-animated feature film, released in 1995. 13. Wreck-It Ralph A story of the classic video game Wreck-It Ralph, who was made to demolish and destroy buildings, but decides to quit his job and become a hero instead. But all this changes after meeting Vanellope, whom he helps with fulfilling her dream of winning in car racing. Rapunzel has incredibly long hair that has an extraordinary ability to heal wounds and bringing elderly their youth back. She's stuck living in a tower with her overprotective mother, but she falls in love with a thief, who helps her escape. A girl moves into a new home but finds herself alone because her parents are busy with work. She discovers a secret door in the house that takes her to another world with different parents who want her to live with them forever, but in exchange for something really important. A darker and scary animation playing on 'Be careful what you wish for...' One of the most popular and important animations of our time. Moana, daughter of a tribe leader, is chosen to return the heart of a goddess from Maui, after the plants and the fish on their island start dying due from a disease. 17. Despicable Me The groundbreaking animation and beloved minions started here with the first film starting us off with the story of Gru, famous for his crimes, who decides to steal the moon by reducing its size, with the help of three children he adopted. 18. Kung Fu Panda If you haven't seen Kung Fu Panda yet I recommend you watch it, i's really cool. It's about a panda who works as a noodle cook, but dreams of meeting famous Kung Fu heroes. He accidentally gets chosen as the Dragon Warrior and must learn and train to save Valley of Peace. 19. Ice Age Ice Age is one of the most popular animated franchises out there. Earth on the brink of an ice age brings a sloth, tiger and mammoth on many hilarious adventures. There is probably no one you know who has not seen or heard of Frozen. It is personally a favorite of mine. With its incredible soundtrack and amazing characters, it tells the story of Princess Elsa and Anna, whose father dies. Elsa is about to be crowned but she loses control of her secret powers and must run away after accidentally cursing the city with an eternal winter. 21. The Emperor's New Groove Although this is an older one, it is really amazing and loved by many. Emperor Kuzco cares only about his self pleasure. He gets turned into a Lama by his ex-administrator Yzma and attempts to get back his throne.

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What if, by stray comet, poptimist butterfly wing, or Bruce Pavitt following his bliss and devoting his public radio show to ancient aliens instead of The Wipers, grunge never happened? The upsides are obvious and manifold, and not just to the cob nobblers of the New York Times’ fact-checking department. Jack Endino sticks to Skin Yard, still providing us with those “Seven Inches of Pink Throbbing Jesus” shirts but leaving the Tads and Coffin Breaks of the world to their own devices. Mother Love Bone’s Andrew Wood doesn’t die, he just gets bigger and better hats. Cobain lives, too—everybody lives, though the chances of Sub Pop inadvertently enabling the next Hitler were admittedly slim to begin with (but life, like Band of Horses, finds a way). Nirvana stops at Bleach, but somehow we all still make it through junior high, forced to lust after the cheer squad without the fantasy qualifiers of Anarchy patches. Seattle’s population of mutton chops and mussed manes thankfully keeps well in cool, dark storage, and serves the nation just as well during the eventual garage-rock revival, so why don’t we skip the middle step and contemplate the unthinkable: a world where “rock” is not pronounced “rawk” with an arched eyebrow, where SPIN has to find another cover subject for the next twenty years, and where everybody, without interruption or irony, does “The Hump.” Shorn of its flannel and thumb-holed cardigan, how would the wolf survive? If you close your eyes and wash your hair, you can dream it: Skid Row never feeling the need to record Slave To The Grind, Guns N’ Roses staying funky enough to make no sense on a Terminator sequel soundtrack, the carrot/stick fantasia of Janet Jackson’s “Escapade” retaining its place on the spectrum as the heaviest popular music needs to be—the deceit of happiness in pop music remaining implicit, rather than being made manifest with all the subtlety of a crossed-out crucifix on a teenager’s jeans.11It is, however, unfair to blame grunge for hair metal’s descent into Real Man grotesquerie. As Chuck Eddy has thoroughly documented, it’s a myth that Nirvana blew away all of that hairspray, leaving faux-fierce pathos the only option for the formerly made-up and making-out glam boys. By 1990, hair farmers from Cinderella to Poison were already blooze bawling and replacing bubble-gum glam with gospel-backed schlock. Grunge was venerated as a triumph of authenticity over “pop,” when really, it was just the culture at large’s regular cyclical response to the ascension of black and/or gay music. Even if Nirvana were mostly innocent (they did turn down an opening slot with the aforementioned Skid Row on account of Sebastian Bach’s homophobia), they were still members of this society. Imagine, instead, a world where rock dinosaurs and pop, uh, pterodactyls could live together in bliss. Not that a 20th century where “Corporate Magazines Still Suck” shirts worn on the cover of Rolling Stone elicit only the appropriate reaction—that is, an eye roll, rather than the energy blast of a time-travelling Sentinel—is free of complications. Do we wish to erase pre-grunge necessities like The Stooges from our timeline? KISS? Even Mudhoney, minus context, was a swell enough band, and it would be a shame to leave them off the extra-dimensional table. But alternate history requires sacrifice, so for the purposes of this exercise, all three have to go. Iggy Pop can stay, but only heroin-swooning New Wave Iggy. Here, Iggy, put this shirt on. Come on, if you undo the top five buttons, it’s hardly a shirt—more of a cape, really. There you go. Despite these losses, the joy of grungeless life is palpable even through the wall of unreality, this world that exists only on the vibrational wave of wah-wah peddles left to rust. After all, no grunge means—and here’s where the rising strings come in—no grunge revival; a world without a million bands from Brooklyn, USA, to Brooklyn, Australia, aping the stop/start grunting of the early Sub Pop catalog is truly a heaven descended. No longer would we have to stare glass-eyed as the newest tieless inanity performs the ubiquitous death-dirge-howl born of having to have roommates. No longer would new “real rock” saviors foist half-drawn melodies cribbed from Pixies B-sides upon us. The only predictable loud/quiet dynamic we would hear would be the sound of our own heartbeats and the grace note between. In the absence of seven-stringed upstarts like Korn and Limp Bizkit and the subsequent elevation of their tantrums into pop spheres, men stop dressing like little boys and all baseball caps face forward, towards the future. If I’m describing electroclash, fine, but imagine electroclash happening in 1990. God, our shoes would be amazing by now. We’d probably all have sword canes. Worst-case scenario? Every band out of Collegetown, USA, sounds like Snap!’s “The Power.” The Spanish Civil War was fought for less utopian ideals. The effects of grunge’s erasure from history are intercontinental. Without Blur and Oasis existing as reactionary forces to its eternal downcast glare, both bands cancel each other out and Suede ascends to the Britpop throne, ushering in an age of gender fluidity that, even if founded on singer Brett Anderson’s perhaps disingenuous claims of bisexuality, leads to the wholesale destruction of binary notions of sexuality in rock. The undereroticized hair in the eyes of twee is replaced with the coy sleekness of Lisa Stansfield coifs. Black-rimmed glasses are tossed to the side, and in our blindness, the make-out sessions are epic. Back home, absent the distractions of groovy manhood peddlers like Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots, their respective fan bases get into goth-rock and hip-hop, the two genres most concerned with the ethereal and the concrete and, therefore, least affected (musically) by the ostentatious teenage pathos of grunge. Gravediggaz become the most popular band of the 1990s, touring nonstop with a Michelle Williams-led Destiny’s Child, whose thoughtful explorations of fame and sex through the prism of an apocalyptic Christianity make them apt tour mates. Without the easy release of faux-rebellious and self-serving nihilistic guitar rock, millions take to the streets at the outset of the first invasion of Iraq. It of course does nothing to alter the state’s decisions, but it does set the progressive groundwork for an easier electoral victory for the Democrats in 2000. Without Pearl Jam, Ralph Nader literally fades away before a crowd of tens like an unlucky Marty McFly. His last words are the sound of a fuzz box going out of the red like a hurricane downgrading itself to a storm to a breeze to just the still air with birds taking flight in the distance. Of course, with Nader wiped from existence, we have no seatbelts. The carnage is breathtaking—the hundreds of thousands lives saved by Nader’s initiatives gone from this world. In this moment, if we knew what might have been had Jeremy been given his chance to speak in class today, we might miss you, theoretical Eddie Vedder. As with any alternate history, you must prepare for glitches in the space-time fabric and the results thereof. In this case, it’s the unrestrained rise of Grebo, that much-maligned, most floppy-shorted of UK scenes that flared briefly in our world like a highly stoppable sex machine, but that, without grunge’s obstruction, could have spanned the distance between C+C Music Factory and Slayer like a Bifrost Bridge. Follow this path, and Age of Chance—England’s foremost bike messengers—lead to Pop Will Eat Itself, which leads to Jesus Jones, a band that made it big with “Right Here, Right Now,” the EDM version of the Scorpions’ “Wind of Change” (see, grunge wasn’t the only pseudo-genre eating hard rock’s soup). And hey, by this point, America already had the Beastie Boys and Warlock Pinchers—it could have happened: a wonderful age of Mike Patton-style long-on-top/shaved-on-the-sides hair and white people who absolutely worshipped Public Enemy. No longer would one have had to choose between Janet Jackson and guitars, because they would have existed in one blissful club—Danceteria all day, every day. If I’m describing electroclash, fine, but imagine electroclash happening in 1990. God, our shoes would be amazing by now. We’d probably all have sword canes. Worst-case scenario? Every band out of Collegetown, USA, sounds like Snap!’s “The Power.” The Spanish Civil War was fought for less utopian ideals. With time being layered and all historical events happening simultaneously,22I guess? Your man failed out of high school and never really got on with the philosophy hacky sackers in college. a universe is possible where, because Kurt and Courtney never marry, Tori Amos and Trent Reznor’s relationship is afforded the respect it deserves, thus ushering in a thousand years of true love and keyboards, keyboards, keyboards. Big Audio Dynamite and Neneh Cherry are bigger influences than Sonic Youth, thus ensuring I don’t spend every waking moment enshrouded by a cultural boredom that cracks my bones. Of course, there is still war and strife, disease and turmoil, a Replacements reunion and Father John Misty. I’ve shaken enough monkeys’ paws to know that wishing can’t eliminate the machinations of an inherently corrupt universe. But picture a 2015 without turgid guitars and nostalgia for nostalgia. We’re hoisting Kurt Cobain’s unfamous grandchildren into the air, wearing overalls covered in Day-Glo graffiti, that drum and bass version of that Anita Baker song is playing on the solar-powered boom box in the other room, and we and our anthropomorphic hoverboard/body pillow are deeply, truly in love. The sun is shining, and the air, thank you three-term-and-counting President-For-Life Al Gore, tastes like Seattle mist and honey.

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Choosing the right Obstetrician and Gynecologist can feel like a daunting task. You might be asking yourself, “Who can I trust with my health? Who will guide me through pregnancy or hormone replacement therapy marina del rey?” Imagine sitting in a cozy office, across from a doctor who really listens, who offers solutions and reassures you with their expertise. This comprehensive guide aims to help you find that doctor. Let’s journey together toward finding your perfect match! Know Your Needs Before starting your search, jot down what you need. Are you expecting? Do you need hormone replacement therapy? Identifying your needs helps you narrow down potential doctors. Do Your Research Don’t settle for the first name you see. Dig a little deeper. Look at their qualifications, experience, and reviews. Remember – your health is on the line here. Interview Potential Doctors Once you’ve narrowed down the list, it’s time to meet these doctors. Ask them questions about their approach, their experience with your specific needs, and anything else you might be concerned about. You must feel comfortable with them. Consider Their Location and Availability A great doctor who is always unavailable or is too far away might not be the best fit for you. Choose a doctor who is accessible and can see you when you need them. Evaluate Their Team and Office The doctor is important, but so is their team. You want a team that is respectful, knowledgeable, and responsive. The doctor’s office should be clean and welcoming too. Trust Your Gut Finally, trust your instincts. If something feels off, it probably is. You should be comfortable and confident with your doctor. If you’re not, keep searching. Finding the right Obstetrician and Gynecologist for you is not an easy task. But with patience and diligence, you can find a doctor who will guide you through your health journey with care, respect, and expertise. Remember, this guide is only a start. Everyone’s journey is unique. Here’s to finding your perfect match!

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The Friends of Ireland Wellbeing Service provides an ‘Irish voice’ for Irish citizens in New Zealand who are dealing with wellbeing challenges as a result of COVID-19. Hummingly’s Wellbeing Snack Videos serve as bite-sized conversation starters. Packed with science, stories and practical tips, the Wellbeing Snacks are a great tool to support those with existing expertise in the community as they tease out challenges, strategies and encourage a web of support between community members. Sharing stories and experiences across the community will lift everyone. They also link the more reticent members of the community with ways to view wellbeing information in a private setting. The wellbeing snacks feel personal - they are designed in a way where you feel you are in the room with Jolie and Elizabeth as they tackle issues that are so on-point right now. I love, love, love the videos and the summary sheets and I can see these as a huge asset to our community. FIONA DEEHAN - WELLBEING PROGRAM DEVELOPER FOR FRIENDS OF IRELAND

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It is but rare that I take the trouble to write a mere summary of a paper I have read with increasing enthusiasm. Here is one occasion. It pertains to “The earliest Chinese words for ‘the Chinese’: the phonology, meaning and origin of the epithet Ḥarya — Ᾱrya in East Asia” by Christopher Beckwith, published in Journal Asiatique 304:2 (2016), p.231-248. Some comments and background data are mine, but for the factual frame, the entire credit goes to Beckwith. I had never suspected that the Chinese word for “Chinese” has a foreign origin. But yes, it does. In fact, the same foreign word has been borrowed twice and yielded two different Chinese words, one of which is widely used as the ethnonym for “Chinese”. The procedure for adopting a foreign word is to identify it with a similar-sounding Chinese word. The concomitant character has a certain ordinary meaning, and the adopted meaning may be totally different; but when at all possible, preference is given to a similar-sounding character that also has a similar meaning. Thus, “Coca Cola” yields kekoukele 可口可樂, “what a!, mouth, what a!, fun”, more or less the carefree image that this brand tries to propagate. Sometimes a new character is created around an existing character of which the sound is borrowed regardless of the meaning. “Buddha” yields Fo 佛, which came about by composing the root signifying “man” with the existing simple character fu弗, “not”. Though later apologists tried to make sematic sense of it by explaining “not” as an allusion to Buddhist concepts like “emptiness”, it really had to do with the similarity in sound, at least to Chinese ears of the period. Whereas English words in -ize or -ation keep on reminding us of their Greek or Roman origins, the Chinese loanword gives no hint anymore that it is etymologically foreign. After the legendary ancestral emperors in the -3rd millennium (including the Yellow Emperor, r. -27th century), the first imperial dynasty in the Yellow River basin was called the Xia 夏 dynasty, r. -21st to -16th century. We have no contemporary sources about this Xia dynasty, which is why many scholars dismiss it as a legend or even a propagandistic construction from the time of the Zhou 周 dynasty (-11th to -3rd). The Zhou had come to power through a coup d’état against the earlier Shang 商 dynasty (-16th to -11th), and they invested a lot in justifying this transgression. The most important instrument they created to this end was the doctrine of the Heavenly Mandate (tianming 天命). This held that the founder of the Zhou dynasty had received a sign from heaven, in the form of a solar eclipse above his capital, that a heavenly mandate to rule had fallen to him because the Shang emperor had squandered it by proving himself decadent, unjust and no longer worthy of it. To anchor this doctrine, the Zhou ideologues claimed that the Shang had no reason to complain, since this coup d’état was only a repeat performance of the way the Shang themselves had come to power at the expense of the preceding dynasty. The Chinese are strongly conscious of their national history, and even a half-educated Chinese knows that this preceding dynasty was the Xia 夏. However, around the millennium, scholars active in the government-ordered Three Dynasties Project (i.e. Xia-Shang-Zhou) remarked that there were no known sources giving the early Zhou the name or any other data about this first dynasty, so they had to have invented it. Strictly speaking, there may have existed an aristocratic family drawing its name from the genuine Chinese word xia, 夏“summer”, and it may have served as an imperial dynasty, who knows? Then again, the name may have been arbitrarily assigned to an invented ancient dynasty as well. At any rate, the same word, or etymologically a homophonous loanword which came to be written with the same character, came to serve as the name of “us, Chinese”. According to Beckwith, in this meaning the term does not predate the Warring States period, the final part of the Zhou age (-5th to -3rd). At that time, knowledge was extant about distantly neighbouring countries, including Daxia 大夏, meaning “Greater Bactria” or “the Bactrian Empire”, i.e. Central Asia, then firmly held by the Iranian-speaking Scythians. These were a predominant influence from Croatia to Mongolia, where they imparted their lucrative knowledge of metallurgy and horse-training (Scythian legends pertaining to these skills were interiorized even by the Japanese). Their ancestral heartland was Bactria, i.e. present-day northern Afghanistan and southeastern Uzbekistan around the Amu Darya river (Greek: Oxus), an oasis friendly to agriculture and habitation amidst a harsh and inhospitable region. The later Chinese tended to identify themselves with their ruling class. The Qin 秦dynasty (-3rd) yielded the international name China, Sanskrit Cīnā; the Han 漢 dynasty (-3rd to +3rd) lent its name to the usual self-designation of the ethnic Chinese as distinct from the minorities within China as “the Han”. It might be that a Chinese elite for some reason had identified itself with the expanding Scythians. We do find such a reason in the alternative sinification of the same foreign word. Then pronounced very similarly to the character Xia 夏, it is now pronounced Hua and written 華. This character is a self-designation of the Chinese both internally and abroad, e.g. the Chinese minority in Vietnam is known as the Hoa. Its basic meaning is “civilized, elite” (apart from “flower”, with the same character), the opposite meaning of “barbarian”. The Chinese do indeed consider themselves as the civilized ones, as distinct from the barbarians. The oldest attestation of Hua 華 as a self-designation is among the ruling class of the feudal state of Zhao 趙. Originally, it seems to have distinguished that elite from all others, not just foreigners but also the Chinese commoners in their state of Zhao. This state lay on the northern border, partly in what is now Mongolia, where the Scythians had come to form an elite. Apparently the ruling class there had Scythian origins, had fully assimilated into China but had preserved a collective self-designation referring to their distinctive ethnic origins and its ancestral homeland of Bactria. A millennium earlier, the Zhou had had a similar history as half-barbarians living near the border, getting enlisted as border defence against the all-out barbarians (like the Roman Empire hiring and thus “domesticating” Germans to defend its border against “wild” Germans), becoming fully Chinese in the process, and finally even capturing the Chinese throne. Further, in the classical account, there is even a hint that the Yellow Emperor, kind of the Father of the Nation, had been an immigrant nomad. As during the Warring States period Zhao was one of the most powerful states (the last to hold out against the Qin 秦 bid to unify the empire under their own rule), this usage percolated among the elites and then also the masses of the neighbouring Chinese states. Except perhaps to aged and highly cultured members of the Zhao elite, no one was aware anymore that Hua 華 had entered Chinese as a loanword, moreover one that designated a foreign nation. Thus, it finally came to mean “we, the Chinese”. It still has that meaning today, along with Zhong, “middle”, from Zhongguo, “the Middle Kingdom, China”. We still see the two together in Zhonghua Minguo 中華民國, “Republic of China”, and Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo, 中華人民共和國, “People’s Republic of China”. The origin of the words Xia 夏 and Hua 華 is the collective self-designation of the inhabitants of Bactria, a country of which the Greeks rendered the Iranian name as Ariana. This is still the name of Afghanistan’s air company. The Iranians called themselves Aiirya, corresponding to the form Ᾱrya in Sanskrit, Arus in Anatolian (Hittite). In each of these languages, it originally meant “us”, “one of us” (as against “them”), “fellow countryman”. Surrounding or subject nations, and finally the Iranians themselves, used the word as an ethnonym for the Iranians. Indeed, Iran comes from Aiiryānām Khšathra, “kingdom of the Iranians”. In Vedic Sanskrit, it meant the self-designation of the Paurava tribe within which the composition of the Vedic hymns took place. For non-members culturally influenced by the Vedas, it came to mean “Paurava”, Vedic”. Thus, the name of the modern Hindu reform organization Ᾱrya Samāj, working under the motto: “Back to the Vedas”, means approximately: “Vedicist Society”. The Vedic country, North India, became Ᾱryāvarta, “circle of the Āryas”. In all cases, the word had an elitist connotation. In India, this could be taken to follow from the reservation of a Vedic initiation to the upper castes, but the elitist usage is probably older. The meaning “noble”, well-known internationally for being mentioned by the Buddha in the “four noble truths” and in the “noble eightfold path”, can be interpreted both as “Vedic” (since the Buddha himself had considered his own teachings as a revival of the Vedic seers’ original instructions before they got corrupted by the priestly class, a less literal way of going “back to the Vedas”); and more generally as “socially upper-class”, and hence metaphorically “morally upper-class”. This is the same semantic evolution as in English, where “noble” originally means: “Characteristic of the hereditary upper class”, but now predominantly has its metaphorical, meaning “morally upright, magnanimous”, as opposed to “petty”. (To pre-empt false conclusions, let me add that the appearance of this word in Chinese long predates the transmission of Buddhism to China.) At any rate, the Iranians came to boast of their Aiirya-ness, as does Cyrus, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, in his well-known Cyrus Cylinder inscription of ca. -535. So did the Bactrian aristocracy. It is with this elitist connotation that the word also came to mean “us, Chinese”, whence developed the meaning “the Chinese”. And so, in the state of Zhao and later in all of China, the character Xia also acquired the meaning of “grandeur (in manners)”, “courtly sense of ceremony”, while the character Hua also came to mean “splendid”, “excellent”. As a name for the Chinese people, Hua is unapologetic in its claim to superiority. So, the same word came to designate the ethnic specificity of Afghanistan, Iran, North India and China. The unexpected commonality between India and China is reflected in Tibetan. There, the word for the Chinese is Rgya, from Hua, from Ᾱrya; for India it is Rgyagar, apparently from Ᾱryavarta. At any rate, most of Asia called itself Ᾱrya at one time. Here we are reminded of the Manu Smṛti, in which it is said that even the Greeks and the Chinese (both of whom the Indians met in Bactria) had once been Ᾱrya, but had lapsed from that status due to a lapse from Dharmic norms, a barbarian-type conduct. Manu was not much of a historian, but at least he was right in seeing something Ᾱrya in the Chinese. For us, then, this glimpse into the strange itinerary of the term Ᾱrya is a healthy exposure to the relativity of core Vedic vocabulary.

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Balochistan, Pakistan: Three coal miners are killed by unknown gunmen in balochistan. The reports says that the killed were woring for two private coal companies in Quetta. The report said that gunmen opened indiscriminate fire Monday night, killing the three coal miners. “Three young coal miners were killed on the spot as they suffered multiple bullet injuries,” Gul Muhammad, a senior police officer of Hanna police station. According to the Pakistani daily, the attackers escaped after killing the miners. The members of the security forces deployed at the nearby check-post could not act promptly due to poor mobile phone service in the hilly area. A local police officer requesting anonymity said this incident seems to be an incident of a targeted killing. This comes as fighting between the Pakistan security forces and Baloch insurgents has intensified in the region. Balochistan is a resource-rich but least developed province of Pakistan where a movement for freedom has been ongoing for the past several decades. The majority of Balochs believe that the region was independent before 1947 and was forcibly occupied by Pakistan.

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PortfolioJuly 2013 Gallery On each day of July 2013 I spent many hours every evening creating a brand new vector of whatever interested me most in the moment. Animals, patterns, broken glass, and blurs were the name of the game. Anywhere from 2 to 8+ hours each. Back to Portfolio

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One of my favorite TV specials to watch every year is Barbara Walter’s 10 most fascinating people of the year. It’s so entertaining to see the year’s biggest events replayed through interviews with key players. And while I feel certain that no one in my family will ever make that list (well, maybe Chandler has a shot), I thought my annual Christmas letter might be more fun through a similar lens. Therefore I present to you: The Sparks’ Family’s Top 10 most fascinating facts of the year – even if we are playing fast and loose with the word fascinating. 10. Chuck now works as the Chief Operating Officer for a company called Strategic Government Resources, and will transition from Board President for the Epilepsy Foundation of Dallas/ Ft. Worth to the same position on the state board. 9. I just had another surgery. Wasn’t thrilled to be facing that again so soon, but grateful that it is not really cancer-related. Maybe just cancer adjacent. 8. Shelby had a minor heart surgery that did not work but is still as healthy as can be expected and ended up accepted into the drug trial we were pushing for last year. 7. Allie is in her last year of middle school, singing in two school choirs, became a student council officer and made her volleyball club’s select team! 6. Shelby graduated from high school and started the transition program at our sister school. She also now participates in music and rec therapy. 5. Chuck and I endured the process for becoming Shelby’s legal guardians and continue to work setting up other programs and processes for her now that she is 18. Her adulthood is one learning curve after another in the school of life. 4. The four of us took a trip to California in October and got Shelby to see the big mouse himself at Disneyland. A good time was had by all. 3. Chuck and Allie finally got to go on a life-changing mission trip to Honduras where they worked alongside Orphan Outreach with at risk children. As a result of this and her service at church, Allie believes she wants to be a children’s minister some day. 2. We proudly watched Chandler graduate from medical school and be commissioned as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Then we, a tiny bit begrudgingly, watched him move his bride and our 4 grandchildren to O’Fallon, Illinois for his medical residency. If you didn’t catch it, our Chandler is a doctor! And the #1 most fascinating Sparks family fact of the year is… We remain so grateful for you, our family and friends, and to our God and Savior Jesus Christ for the unbelievable gift of His grace.

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Starting a business is a gamble. No matter how great your products are or how knowledgeable you are about trends, there is still a chance that your venture will crash and burn. According to statistics, eight out of 10 businesses fold within its first 18 months. That is an 80% failure rate within one and a half years which, for aspiring entrepreneurs, sounds scary. If you are starting a business, however, there are things that you can do right to ensure that your money and your efforts are not going down the drain. If you are a graduate of a health coach training course who wants to start accepting clients or a chef who wants to start their own meal service, here are survival tips for small businesses: Have an Open Communication with Customers It is crucial for every business, big and small, to listen to their customers. The role of customers is often emphasized whenever the success of businesses is discussed. It might seem obvious that, for your business to thrive, you need to take good care of your customers. However, many business owners make the mistake of not communicating with their customers, especially when they are developing a marketing campaign for a new product. As a result, their new idea, no matter how promising, flops. Successful entrepreneurs have to put themselves in the shoes of their target audience. That is not possible without dialog. Choose which method works for you; you can call a focus group, send out surveys, interview current customers, or read online reviews. Your goal is to know whether your idea would work as well as you hope for before you invest all your resources into it and lose steam. Know your customers. It will ensure the longevity of your business. Create Brand Advocates Having customers is not enough to keep your business running for years. You need to have people who will recommend your business to others. A brand advocate is not an affiliate. They do not get anything, not even payment, to promote your business. It is an effective strategy to create brand advocates because, after all, people trust the advice of those they know. If a friend or a family member promotes a business or a product, they will feel encouraged to make a purchase, too. Diversify Your Market At some point, you might find yourself needing to diversify to a new market. It might happen when your traditional market is no longer proving to be profitable. Or, you have a new product or service that you think would do better with another market. Diversifying your market is a risky but worthwhile gamble. Here is the challenge: you need to be able to attract the attention of the new market without neglecting the old one. Otherwise, you might lose both and cause your business to crumble. To make their products more competitive in a crowded market, many entrepreneurs decide to lower their prices. Often, this means they have to compromise on quality. They end up losing their customers because, now, their products are cheap in every sense of the word. Instead of charging less, beat larger enterprises by offering something that only you can give your customers. You may improve your customer service; anyone who has dealt with big corporations knows that they do not always get the best response. As a small business, you can promise a more personal approach to dealing with concerns and complaints. Beat your competitors with superior customer experience, better quality products, knowledge of your products, and post-sale support. Knowing that most small businesses fold should not be a deterrent. While there is no antidote out there against failure, knowing what and what not to do increases the likelihood of your success.

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I think we can all unanimously agree that mornings are the worst, and often the least productive times of the day. And because your morning is so lackluster and dreary, your entire day is ruined, and then the entire week, the weekend, and so forth. Your bad mornings are made all the worse by walking into work to find a bunch of your colleagues all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to take on their day’s tasks. What is their secret? Why are they so energetic in the mornings when you feel like you’ve been run over by a bus? Twice. I’m here to tell you that your mornings can be better, more energetic, and more productive. You just need to know how to start your day off on a positive and motivational note, and I have eight tips to help you do just that. By the end of this article, you will know how to reclaim your mornings so you wake looking like this: Instead of this: Here are eight ways you can start off your morning on a productive note… 1. Plan Out Your Day in Advance If there is one thing that ruins a morning, it is trying to figure out what you need to accomplish that day. When your mind is groggy and you just want five more minutes’ sleep, you can’t properly process what needs to be done. What ends up happening as a result? You forget important tasks during the day, all because you didn’t plan properly. Don’t put yourself in that position. The day before, decide what needs to be accomplished the next day—whether it’s paying bills or calling people. The night before, pick out your clothes and shoes, and set the table for your breakfast. Create a mind map for all your tasks and you will save yourself the hassle of worrying about what you need to do that day. By doing these routine tasks, you won’t have yet another thing to do in the morning, so your mind can work on waking up and being productive. 2. Don’t Hit Snooze! The snooze button on the alarm is not your friend, it’s your enemy. Hitting the snooze button does you no good—you have to wake up eventually, and by pressing snooze, you’re only delaying the inevitable. Worse, you’re actually disrupting your sleep—your mind is being jerked awake, sent to rest, and then rudely awoken again and again. No wonder you can’t concentrate for the rest of the day. Instead of pressing snooze, force yourself to get up immediately after—and by ‘getting up’, we mean opening your eyes, planting your feet on the ground, and then standing up. Don’t lie in bed after your alarm has rung—your body will be better motivated if you change position and move. Avoiding the snooze button isn’t something you will get used to easily, but in time, you will make a habit of it. 3. Don’t Look at Your Phone Your alarm is most likely on your phone, and you will be tempted to look at it once you are awake. Don’t do this. You should spend your morning focusing on yourself—not looking at what your cousin is doing in Fiji, the latest cat meme, or whether that project has finally got the go-ahead. Looking at your phone will cause you to lose focus on the here and now, and more importantly, will take your mind away from your current needs. As tempting as it is to spend ‘me’-time checking social media, use your morning to relax instead (social media is not relaxing). Try meditating, listening to calming music, or just looking out the window and absorbing the nature around you. 4. Drink Water, Not Coffee Caffeine is supposed to wake you up, which is why so many people start their day off by drinking coffee. But what will really get your brain into gear in the morning isn’t coffee—it’s actually water. Look at it this way, you have been asleep for 6-8 hours. And while your body has slowed down it’s functions during that period, it still needs nourishment, chiefly water. Instead of having a cup of coffee first thing after waking up, have a cool glass of water to rehydrate your body. This will also help to wake up your brain so you stop feeling so sluggish in the morning. You can have your caffeine fix later in the morning, but start off the day with water. 5. Eat Breakfast When You Want To First things first—you can’t skip breakfast. It is important to start your day with a full, hearty meal that will power you through the rest of the day. But some people just aren’t able to down a full breakfast first thing in the morning—it actually makes them feel ill. And they have a whole commute to navigate, either by car or public transport. A full breakfast sounds like a bad idea. What people often forget is that not all bodies are the same. Some people can have a big breakfast at 6am, others can’t stomach anything till 10am. Eat when your body wants to but eat well. As with water, your body has not had nourishment for a long period of time, which is why you are unable to be productive in the morning. If you eat a good breakfast, you will be better able to focus on the day ahead. 6. Set Your Daily Goals Once you get to work, create a task list according to your schedule for what needs to be accomplished that day. Give yourself concrete goals, and try to accomplish them to the best of your abilities. Don’t aim too high—you are unlikely to finish writing 10,000 words on a busy day (even freelance blog writers can’t) and when you fail to do so, you will feel demotivated. Set achievable goals that can be accomplished and will make you feel better about yourself, and your day. As we know, there is nothing better than checking an item off your task list. 7. Do Your Worst Tasks First Most people are guilty of starting their day by procrastinating. But by not doing anything in the morning, you negatively impact your productivity for the entire day. If you leave the tasks that you absolutely hate doing for the end of the day, there is a high chance that you won’t do them at all. By end of day, you will find another excuse not to do the task. You will push it off to the next day, and the cycle will repeat, until your deadline is looming and you are in a panic. Don’t avoid the task, no matter how much it terrifies you. Tackle it first thing in the morning after creating your task list. This process is known as ‘eating a frog’, which references a famous saying by Mark Twain. Eat a frog first thing in the morning, and the rest of your day will be much more manageable and productive. 8. Avoid Multitasking Your new morning routine will have given you renewed energy to take on the day. Surely you can do multiple tasks at once? Turns out multitasking isn’t as beneficial to productivity as many have believed it to be. By doing multiple tasks at once, you actually divide your attention and skill, rather than if you were to focus on one task from start to completion. If you try to do too many things at the same time, your mind will have trouble processing multiple sources of information—it won’t know what is, or isn’t, necessary for the tasks at hand. Avoid trying to do too many things at once in the morning—focus on completing one task thoroughly, and you will be able to do more in less time. Being productive in the morning may seem like a fantasy only other people enjoy, but with these eight tips you can be better motivated and more energetic in the morning. Start your day the night before—plan out what needs to be done and what you want to wear. Don’t snooze your alarm or look at social media. Drink plenty of water and eat a full breakfast when you want to. Once you are at work, set attainable goals for yourself, and finish the most difficult tasks first. Try and focus on one project instead of several, so you can be more efficient. Changing your routine takes time, but once you get used to it, you will be more productive at home and at work. About the Author: Ronita Mohan is a content marketer at Venngage, the online infographic and design platform. She has a wide variety of interests, including marketing, productivity, pop culture, diversity, and management, all of which she enjoys writing about.

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Just imagine what it would be like once you develop a photographic memory. You could use it while speed reading to learn new facts, names, and concepts in a flash. Well you can have a photographic memory, and this article will help get your started. When you think about a photograph what is the first thing that comes to mind? A picture. Your brain likes to think using pictures. Learning how to create pictures to lock in new ideas, and vocabulary is the first step in developing your new powerful memory. Let’s focus upon learning new names using this technique. Here is the first name I want you to learn: “Robin”. When you think of the word “Robin” what comes to mind? A bird! Now think about a giant bird sitting on top of the head of this person whose name is “Robin”. Whatever you see this person you will think about the bird. Like magic you have locked in their name. Let’s learn another name. A common name is “John.” This is also the word used for a man’s bathroom. Picture a giant urinal sitting on top of your friend’s head. Whenever you see this person you can’t help but think about that giant toilet sitting on top of their head. You have now locked their name into memory. How can you do this with a more complicated name like mine–Howard? With more complicated names you can break it down into syllables having different pictures. The first syllable is “How,” and that is a question. So I picture a giant question mark. The second syllable sound like the word, “wood.” To remember the name Howard, I picture a giant question mark on a piece of wood. Instantly, I’ve learned a new name. Try breaking down people’s names into pictures. The more exaggerated the picture the better it works. Soon you will be a maven at learning new names.

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If you are a grandparent, you might know by now how much divorce can affect whether you see your grandchildren, especially if your child is not the custodial parent. Many people become bitter enough to keep their kids from seeing their grandparents, especially if they believe this action would hurt their former spouse. Fortunately, we at Brian D. Perskin & Associates P.C. know enough about grandparents’ rights to help. How Are Grandparent’s Rights Determined? Most judges make decisions based on the best interests of the children. If a judge believes that allowing the kids to see their grandparents occasionally, he or she will probably grant visitation. In fact, if you can prove that both parents are unfit for parenting, you may even get custody of the children. This may also occur if the parents are no longer living, provided you show interest in obtaining custody. Judges use similar criteria when determining grandparental rights as they do when deciding which of the parents should get custody. In general, as long as you can provide a loving, safe home, and no one can prove otherwise, you have a good shot of at least getting visitation rights. This means that a bitter parent who is angry at your son or daughter after divorce cannot necessarily keep you from seeing your grandkids. Be sure to record any threats made by the custodial parent, and let your lawyer know, but do not let threatening remarks discourage you from trying to see your grandchildren. How Does the Process Work? Once you contact a lawyer, you should discuss what you hope to gain from the legal process. Do you want full custody of your grandchildren? Do you want regular visitation, or do you just want to see them occasionally, such as around holidays? Once your wishes are known, a plan of action can be developed. Be aware that the court will consider your history with your grandchildren when making this decision. If you have always had a good relationship with them, and have always shown interest in staying in contact, your chances of custody or visitation are good. If the odds are not on your side, you still have a chance of success, especially when you choose the right legal team. Grandparent’s Rights Lawyer in Brooklyn When you contact us, we can go over all the details of your case, including the advantages and disadvantages of the situation. We will also make sure we understand the desired outcome. This way, we can provide proof to the court that visitation or custody would be in the best interests of the children. If you are interested in finding out more about your legal options when it comes to seeing your grandchildren, we urge you to fill out an online case evaluation form to get started.

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The extreme death of George Floyd on the 25th of May by a white Minneapolis police officer who, for nine minutes, kneeled on his neck, has evoked deep-rooted discussions, analysis, protests, re-evaluation of America’s discriminatory policing against Black communities over the generations, across the country. Street protests, conflicts, slogans, marches, and lasting confrontations have erupted about America’s radical and systematic racism. Multiple studies and surveys prove that black men and men of colour are targeted and killed 2.5 times more than white men – Source of data: data revealed by Washington University, Rutgers University, and the University of Michigan. It says that for every 1 lakh individual, hundreds of black people are killed, and police kill thirty-nine white people throughout their lifespan. It has evoked deep-rooted discussions, analysis, slogans, marches, protests against America’s systematic and radical racism, addressing discriminatory actions against people of colour, and how issues like poverty, drug abuse, and violence are dealt with in this situation. Some of the largest cities have been flooded with violent crimes. On the Fourth of July weekend and the last weekend, Chicago suffered twenty-eight fatal shootings in total. Over fifty percent of Americans demand equal treatment of people of all colour. The streets are flooded with protesters demanding defunding of police and re-evaluating the laws of enforcement. The community criticisms are making it harder to hire qualified and capable officers. The more impoverished communities and the coloured people have been suffering the consequences for the same. However, the change in policing is being evaluated and disputed for a better tomorrow.

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Grand Slam tennis legend Don Budge and American Tennis Association champion Jimmy McDaniel desegregated the sport in a game that ended in Budge’s favor, 6-1 and 6-2. Budge then teamed up with American Tennis Association player Dr. Reginald Weir in an interracial doubles match against Richard Cohen and McDaniel. Weir would later go on to become the first Black man to compete in the U.S. Indoor Lawn Tennis Championship in 1948. “The color line was erased, at least temporarily, for the first time in the history of major American Tennis yesterday,” wrote Ed Hughes for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Prior to 1940, African-Americans were prohibited from joining any tournaments authorized by the United States Lawn Tennis Association and snubbed from participating in friendly matches. Click to listen to the AURN News report from Clay Cane: The post On this day in 1940, the color barrier was broken in major American tennis appeared first on American Urban Radio Networks.

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(Press-News.org) Score another one for artificial intelligence. In a recent study, 151 human participants were pitted against ChatGPT-4 in three tests designed to measure divergent thinking, which is considered to be an indicator of creative thought. Divergent thinking is characterized by the ability to generate a unique solution to a question that does not have one expected solution, such as “What is the best way to avoid talking about politics with my parents?” In the study, GPT-4 provided more original and elaborate answers than the human participants. The study, “The current state of artificial intelligence generative language models is more creative than humans on divergent thinking tasks,” was published in Scientific Reports and authored by U of A Ph.D. students in psychological science Kent F. Hubert and Kim N. Awa, as well as Darya L. Zabelina, an assistant professor of psychological science at the U of A and director of the Mechanisms of Creative Cognition and Attention Lab. The three tests utilized were the Alternative Use Task, which asks participants to come up with creative uses for everyday objects like a rope or a fork; the Consequences Task, which invites participants to imagine possible outcomes of hypothetical situations, like “what if humans no longer needed sleep?”; and the Divergent Associations Task, which asks participants to generate 10 nouns that are as semantically distant as possible. For instance, there is not much semantic distance between “dog” and “cat” while there is a great deal between words like “cat” and “ontology.” Answers were evaluated for the number of responses, length of response and semantic difference between words. Ultimately, the authors found that “Overall, GPT-4 was more original and elaborate than humans on each of the divergent thinking tasks, even when controlling for fluency of responses. In other words, GPT-4 demonstrated higher creative potential across an entire battery of divergent thinking tasks.” This finding does come with some caveats. The authors state, “It is important to note that the measures used in this study are all measures of creative potential, but the involvement in creative activities or achievements are another aspect of measuring a person’s creativity.” The purpose of the study was to examine human-level creative potential, not necessarily people who may have established creative credentials. Hubert and Awa further note that “AI, unlike humans, does not have agency” and is “dependent on the assistance of a human user. Therefore, the creative potential of AI is in a constant state of stagnation unless prompted.” Also, the researchers did not evaluate the appropriateness of GPT-4 responses. So while the AI may have provided more responses and more original responses, human participants may have felt they were constrained by their responses needing to be grounded in the real world. Awa also acknowledged that the human motivation to write elaborate answers may not have been high, and said there are additional questions about “how do you operationalize creativity? Can we really say that using these tests for humans is generalizable to different people? Is it assessing a broad array of creative thinking? So I think it has us critically examining what are the most popular measures of divergent thinking.” Whether the tests are perfect measures of human creative potential is not really the point. The point is that large language models are rapidly progressing and outperforming humans in ways they have not before. Whether they are a threat to replace human creativity remains to be seen. For now, the authors continue to see “Moving forward, future possibilities of AI acting as a tool of inspiration, as an aid in a person’s creative process or to overcome fixedness is promising.” AI outperforms humans in standardized tests of creative potential GPT-4 scored higher than human participants in three tests designed to measure divergent thinking, an indicator of creative potential. ELSE PRESS RELEASES FROM THIS DATE: Study results show 25% of pregnant people are not getting enough omega-3 fatty acids from their diet or dietary supplements Boston, MA – Results from a new nationwide cohort study show that, despite strong recommendations in favor of consuming omega-3 fatty acids for optimal pregnancy outcomes and offspring health, 25% of participants reported rarely, or never eating fish during pregnancy, with fewer taking omega-3 supplements. The study, “Demographic and health characteristics associated with fish and n-3 fatty acid supplement intake during pregnancy: results from pregnancy cohorts in the ECHO program” was led by investigators at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and published February 27 in Public Health Nutrition. The study is timely, ... Cleveland Clinic researchers uncover how virus causes cancer, point to potential treatment March 1, 2024, Port St. Lucie, Fla: Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a key mechanism used by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), to induce cancer. The research points to effective new treatment options for KSHV-associated cancers, including Kaposi’s sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and HHV8-associated multicentric Castleman disease. “Our findings have significant implications: viruses cause between 10% to 20% of cancers worldwide, a number that is constantly increasing ... SLU professor studies link between adversity, psychiatric and cognitive decline Saint Louis University associate professor of health management and policy in the College for Public Health and Social Justice, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Journal of Clinical Psychology that examines the relationship between childhood adversity, and psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and psychiatric and cognitive decline. His team discovered that just one instance of adversity in childhood can increase cases of mental illness later in life, and adverse events in adults can lead to a greater chance of both mental ... Warwick to benefit from £2.5 million funding into “phenomenal” metamaterials A £2.5m grant will enable a new network driving research into metamaterials, headed up by a researcher from the University of Warwick. Metamaterials have phenomenal potential. They are artificial 3D structures comprised of at least two different materials. This combination and the structure give metamaterials properties beyond those of the materials used to make them. These properties may be electromagnetic, acoustic, magnetic, mechanical/structural, thermal, or chemical. Metamaterials could transform our economy in a digital age, helping to address society’s challenges by contributing to manufacturing in areas of sustainability, health care, ... More schooling is linked to slowed aging and increased longevity Participants in the Framingham Heart Study who achieved higher levels of education tended to age more slowly and went on to live longer lives as compared to those who did not achieve upward educational mobility, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center. Upward educational mobility was significantly associated with a slower pace of aging and lower risk of death. The results are published online in JAMA Network Open. The Framingham Heart Study is an ongoing observational study first initiated in 1948 that currently spans three generations. The Columbia analysis is ... Trends in recurring and chronic food insecurity among US families with older adults About The Study: The results of this study highlight how rates of recurring and chronic food insecurity among families with older adults rose substantially over the past 20 years. Monitoring national trends in food insecurity among older adults has direct programmatic and policy implications. Authors: Cindy W. Leung, Sc.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.5463) Editor’s ... Self-reported everyday functioning after COVID-19 infection About The Study: The findings of this study of 372 veterans suggest that the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on everyday function may occur via multiple pathways regardless of whether or not they had a documented infection with COVID-19. Future work with larger samples is needed to validate the estimated associations. Authors: Theodore J. Iwashyna, M.D., Ph.D., of Ann Arbor VA in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0869) Editor’s ... The surprisingly complex inner workings of an endocrine tumor Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that the cells that make up aldosterone-producing adenomas become more transcriptionally active and express higher levels of genes linked to hormone production over intratumoral differentiation. Tokyo, Japan – There is strength in teamwork, and it turns out that this applies to tumors, too. Researchers from Japan have reported that different types of cells within a single benign tumor may work together to promote the tumor’s growth. In a study published this ... Safety assessments for older drivers would benefit from introducing spatial orientation tests Older drivers who have worse spatial orientation ability experience greater difficulty when making turns across oncoming traffic, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Spatial orientation skills are the combination of skills that enable us to mentally determine our position, or the position of our vehicle and other vehicles, relative to the environment. Lead author Sol Morrissey, a PhD researcher at UEA’s Norwich Medical School, said: “Driving safety is typically reduced in older adults due to changes that take place during ... New type of metallacrown ether, polyoxometalatocrown ether, opens research opportunities Crown ethers were discovered in 1967. They were then modified by adding a metal-containing unit creating metallacrown ethers. These metallacrown ethers have been the subject of intensive research. Depending on the molecular makeup of the metallacrown ethers and their resultant architecture, the properties and therefore the uses of the metallacrowns can change. They have many different uses currently, and ongoing studies continue to expand their application. Just a few of these include magnetic refrigeration, imaging agents—specifically as potential contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging—and single-molecular ... 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Annals supplement highlights important new evidence readers ‘may have missed’ in 2023[Press-News.org] AI outperforms humans in standardized tests of creative potential GPT-4 scored higher than human participants in three tests designed to measure divergent thinking, an indicator of creative potential.

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THERANOS founder Elizabeth Holmes should spend 15 years in prison and pay $800 million in restitution to investors defrauded in the blood testing start-up, US prosecutors recommended late on Friday. The Department of Justice recommendation, made in a court filing, came as Ms. Holmes prepares to be sentenced next week. “Considering the extensiveness of Holmes’ fraud… the sentencing of 180 months’ imprisonment would reflect the seriousness of the offenses, provide for just punishment for the offenses, and deter Holmes and others,” the prosecutors said. Ms. Holmes earlier urged US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California not to send her to prison. A jury convicted the 38-year-old on four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy in January. Each count carries a maximum 20-year prison term. Any sentence would likely be served concurrently. Prosecutors said she lied to investors from 2010 to 2015 by promising Theranos, Inc.’s technology could run many tests on one drop of blood from a finger prick. Ms. Holmes had pleaded not guilty to charges that she lied about Theranos, including that its technology could detect diseases with a few drops of blood, and said the firm’s lab directors were in charge of test quality. On Monday, Mr. Davila rejected her requests for a new trial, including over a claim that a key prosecution witness visited her at home and made statements that undermined his testimony. Ms. Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 at the age of 19. The company was once valued at $9 billion, and Forbes magazine estimated Ms. Holmes’ net worth at $4.5 billion in 2015. Theranos collapsed after the Wall Street Journal published a series of articles, starting in 2015, that suggested its devices were flawed and inaccurate. — Reuters

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Come Friday its finally the beginning of the weekend (TGIF!), so what better way to celebrate than to mosey on over to the nearest bar and hang out with your long lost friends (who somehow seem to be busier at work than you are)? The only issue is that you only have 30 minutes from the time you get out of work to the time you agreed to meet them, which means you need an outfit that’s appropriate enough for work, yet fun enough for the bar. Seems like a predicament doesn’t it? Well, not to worry because with the right accessories you’re good to go. The key is simplicity. The most important thing is picking out something unassuming, like a plain black dress. Pair this BCBG dress with a black blazer, opaque black tights and classic black heels. Throw on your favorite gold watch and a simple gold chain Dogeared necklace, and you’re ready for hours of toiling away in that tiny cubical you like to call your office. Come 5 o’clock, if your lucky, shed that pesky blazer and throw on the taupe fur vest you’ve been hiding under your desk all day. Switch out your heels for Jeffrey Campbell booties, and let your loose curls out of that tight pony (beware of the dreaded ponytail crease). Suddenly it’s like the martini you’ve been dreaming of all day is calling your name. Check out at Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, or Lord and Taylor for simple, work appropriate dresses that can also be dressed up just enough for the nightlife after work. Keeping a bag full of jewelry, or going-out shoes under your desk is the perfect fix for plans made during the workday. It’s easy to stay prepared, just think simplicity, and you’ll be golden from sunrise to sunset. Have a tip we should know? [email protected]

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Greater Atlanta, in voting down a transit-focused package of transportation improvements this summer, demonstrated its inability to act regionally to address major quality-of-life problems. The city remains plagued by traffic congestion, with no clear plan to fix it, in the face of rapid projected population growth. In addition, last week, Atlanta was named the sixth most dangerous city in America, in terms of violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Mayor Kasim Reed and city leaders are now marshaling funds, not to address either of those issues, but to tackle something that is apparently considered more critical: the Atlanta Falcons' desire for a new stadium. Reed is floating the idea of using $300 million in revenue from the city's hotel tax to cover a large portion of the replacement costs for the 20-year-old Georgia Dome, according to Network blog Marta Rocks! But blogger "Urban Commuter" says the city is making an all-too-common mistake: Somehow, sports stadiums have become the new “Keeping up with the Joneses” for cities. Another city got a new stadium with a big jumbotron. It is only right that your city must get a newer stadium with an even bigger jumbotron. It is like the two middle aged guys in the neighborhood trying to one-up the other with a new grill, new car, or new power tool while ignoring the cracking foundation under their home. But who can see the foundation anyways, right? And that is what we have, ignoring the foundation of our city for a cosmetic good. It pains me to lay criticism at Reed’s feet for this. I really like him, and think he is one of the best mayors in this country... But this is where he could drop the ball in my opinion. We watched [the transportation referendum] get beaten down by the region. But the City of Atlanta voted yes and by a pretty good margin. During TSPLOST, Reed attempted to act as a regional ambassador, which I appreciated. It was his attempt to bring the region together on a vital issue. But the region spit in his face... And while the stadium may reside in the City of Atlanta, it is used by the entire region. So if the region rejected us on something as important as improved roads, rails, bridges, and sidewalks, why would we offer them an entertainment facility that would be used less than a dozen times in a year? The claim is that only $300 million will be used from the city hotel/motel tax to help fund the stadium. But that $300 million could go a long way in solving local transportation issues, and even longer if used as a means to match federal funds for projects. Elsewhere on the Network today: I Bike TO shares a British Columbia study finding that bike infrastructure -- especially protected bike lanes -- makes city cycling safer. City Block highlights Portland's abolition of parking minimums in certain transit-rich parts of the city. And Half Mile Circles looks at how Monday Night Football rivals Detroit and Chicago match up in a head-to-head livability competition.

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Nibbles: The Bedtime Book This wonderful new instalment of the internationally best-selling series by Emma Yarlett is packed with die-cuts, flaps and lots of fairy tale fun! It's bedtime, but where's Nibbles? Instead of counting sheep, Nibbles is munching through bedtime stories. He's making a splash in The Ugly Duckling and stealing the spotlight from Cinderella. Come back Nibbles! It's time all little monsters were tucked up snug in bed. This brilliant bedtime book with a cheeky, lovable monster will send little ones to sleep with wonderful dreams. Just like Rhiannon Fielding and Chris Chatterton's popular Ten Minutes to Bed series, Caroline Crowe and Tom Knight's Pirates in Pyjamas and Ian Whybrow and Axel Scheffler's The Bedtime Bear, Nibbles: The Bedtime Book is the perfect sleepy-time read. Also available: Nibbles: The Book Monster, Nibbles: The Monster Hunt, Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide, Nibbles Colours, Nibbles Numbers, Nibbles Christmas Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group Format : Hardback Number of pages: 20 Weight: 488 g Dimensions: 286 x 250 x 9 mm

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Words Rebecca Gould This was a trip that most were looking forward to, starting peacefully at the wildlife sanctuary (perfect for those exploring Melbourne’s nightlife the day before)! The sanctuary was small but had a lot to offer with the array of Australian wildlife to interact with. Whilst the koalas and kangaroos are an obvious favourite the star attraction was probably Matilda the wombat with many taking the opportunity to get hands on and have a hold. The tour continued with our guide giving us copious amounts of information on all the creatures we encountered. However, his knowledge of popular culture was questionable when introducing us to a Koala he called “Rhiannon” who liked to sleep under the ‘umbrella’… The trip to the sanctuary ended with a chance encounter in the gift shop. A huntsman spider making itself at home in the corner. I think it’s safe to say, not many of us stayed to browse for long. Leaving the wildlife behind, we suited up and got ourselves down to the beach. Once the boys had finished strutting their stuff and admiring their figures in the wetsuits, it began. Confidence was high after a bit of land practice. If the instructors were concerned at the lack of elegance, they hid it well. Once we hit the water however, it became apparent that surfing doesn’t come naturally to all! A quote from pro surfer Greg Noll “I took off on a wave, went down the side, popped out the other end and thought %$^& I’m still alive” became extremely relatable at the start of this experience! But of course, with all of us having a competitive streak, determination won and most of us were up and away riding the waves. Of course, there were a few that thought they were ready to enter the Rip Curl Pro. All in all, this was a brilliant day and we (well most) caught the bug for surfing. Definitely gained some stories to tell the grand kids.

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AGRA: A day after a group of around 200 Muslims in Madhunagar slum-cluster here claimed they had "reconverted" to Hinduism, many of them on Tuesday said they were still Muslims, with some admitting that they had joined the RSS and Bajrang Dal-organized 'ghar vapsi' ceremony after being promised ration cards and houses. The saffron outfits, though, rubbished this claim, saying there was no inducement for "reconversion". Farhan, a slum dweller, said, "If 40 people in saffron scarves come and stand on your head, you will do just as they want." Farhan was among those who had taken part in the puja, washed the feet of Hindu gods and also briefly worn vermillion on his forehead. On Tuesday, though, he said it was all for getting those men in "saffron scarves" off his back. The re-conversion event was painted as "ghar vapsi" or re-conversion of Muslims who had Hindu ancestry. It was organized by the Dharma Jagran Samanvay Vibhag , an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bajrang Dal . A 'shuddhikaran hawan' was also performed in the slum. Bajrang Dal functionary Ajju Chauhan said the re-conversion had indeed taken place, and if the people were denying it, it was out of fear. "All these people have Hindu ancestors. They just did 'ghar vapsi'," he said, adding, "They were not lured by ration cards or houses. They wanted to lead clean lives." District magistrate Pankaj Kumar and SSP Shalabh Mathur said no one had approached them in connection with the re-conversion event.READ ALSO: RSS 're-converts' 200 Agra Muslims, says more in line Ismail, who led the 200-odd Muslims in the event, said he offered namaz on Tuesday after no one from the saffron outfits turned up in their neighbourhood. "We're poor people and anyone can do anything with us. We can't afford to lose our lives over religion and conversion," Ismail said, adding that the promise of ration cards and houses had drawn many people. "They first threatened to get us to vacate our homes. The land is owned by a Hindu. Later, they said that if we converted, we would get houses and better schooling for children," Ismail said. The women who had posed before cameramen on Monday sappeared withdrawn the day after and would not even allow the kids out to play.Read this in Hindi: नया मोड़: RSS ने लालच देकर कराया धर्म परिवर्तन?

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Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, a European princess sneaks off for an evening of sightseeing while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter who takes her back to his apartment for safety. After discovering her true identity, he bets his editor that he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way. Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn (in her American debut) are a perfect match in this incredibly charming romantic comedy, restored and re-released to celebrate the film’s 70th-anniversary. ‘William Wyler’s film from 1953 is a modern fairytale whose two leads have a charm and innocence that irradiate the whole movie…a lovely film.’ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ‘Timeless, exuberant classic, with Hepburn’s nave sense of fun and perfectly charming performance matched equally by Peck’s lauche and charismatic worldy American.’ David Parkinson, Empire Magazine What else is on? Today (Tuesday 16th April) Tomorrow (Wednesday 17th April) Plan your visit Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!

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DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP are and where we are from . Such a map also would not just display routes from A to B , but would plot a course from the past to the present and even to the future – and this is what has been achieved by the fascinating gazetteer project GB1900 . GB1900 was the brainchild of historical geographer Professor Humphrey Southall , following his earlier association with a Welsh project , Cymru1900 , undertaken by the National Library of Wales , the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , and People ’ s Collection Wales . The Government of Wales had commissioned this group to survey Welsh language placenames . To do this a lot faster than the English placenames survey that had started in 1922 and still wasn ’ t finished , Professor Southall , from the University of Portsmouth ’ s School of the Environment , Geography and Geosciences , proposed crowdsourcing the vast data collection required . This approach became the model for GB1900 and the crowdsourcing was managed by Professor Southall ’ s University of Portsmouth colleague Paula Aucott . The GB1900 project was based on all the 1:10,560 ( six inch : one mile ) maps of Great Britain from around 1900 . It sought to preserve and enhance this geographic history by creating a comprehensive record of placenames and , as far as possible , the history of those names . Over the 22 months of its construction it became the most detailed historical gazetteer ( geographical index ) ever compiled for Britain , and possibly anywhere in the world .

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In Tunisia, a wave of racism and xenophobia has unleashed a “black-hunt”, according to reports in Italy by media and parliamentarians. In Sfax, the second largest city in the country in terms of population It has a population of 330 thousand people, the hunt for hundreds of desperate sub-Saharan migrants, who are being deported into the desert, is unleashed. In this and other Tunisian cities, episodes of xenophobic intolerance have grown with the strong economic and political crisis plaguing the country. But observers point out that they never reached today’s levels. In Sfax, the most recent attack against black citizens was the killing of a Tunisian by a group of immigrants. The reaction of the authorities and many Tunisians was very harsh: Numerous photos and videos circulated on social media showing sub-Saharan people being beaten, assaulted and expelled, amid applause from Tunisians inciting the police to expel illegal immigrants, chanting “so long!” Long live Tunisia! Sfax is not a colony. From this town on the Tunisian coast, 270 kilometers from the country’s capital, small boats depart almost daily. loaded with immigrants The Tunisians and the Sahara south of the Sahara towards the Italian coasts, in particular towards the island of Lampedusa, which they see almost a stone’s throw away, less than 200 kilometers away. Meanwhile, the Tunisian president, Kais Said, once again used xenophobic phrases: “Tunisia does not tolerate the use of its territory as a transit or settlement area for peoples from different African countries.” In March, international organizations denounced the rhetoric of its authoritarian president Said, who unleashed a wave of racism and xenophobia, with persecution and arrests, by promising “urgent measures” against illegal immigration to sub-Saharan Africa. The president said, “There are hordes of sub-Saharan men threatening our identity!” According to Said,hordes of illegal immigrantsThe “source” of “violence, crimes and unacceptable acts” that aim to change the demographic composition of Tunisia in order to obliterate its “Arab-Islamic” character. He even accused unknown persons of receiving money to “settle” sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia. The racist violence that has reached its peak in recent days in Tunisia is worrying. In Sfax, incitement to xenophobia by President Said led to beatings, raids, and stalking of the black man. Representative Nicolas Fratoianni denounced that “the target is migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, who were forced to flee to the desert with their children.” Italy and the European Union are doing everything they can to stabilize the country and stem the flow of migrants to Italian shores. With this aim, the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, traveled to Tunisia twice in just five days, last June. On her most recent visit, Meloni was accompanied by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte. They offered Tunisian President Kais Saied, Aid package worth 250 million euros (100 million European funding for border control and an additional 150 million liquidity to ease the financial crisis in the North African country, which is on the verge of bankruptcy). Italy and the European Union are doing everything they can to stabilize the country and stop the departure of migrants to Italian shores. Saied also promised his support in the complex negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is imposing reforms on the authoritarian regime of the Tunisian president, to grant A loan of about 2,000 million euros. Only in the event of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the European Union is ready to intervene with a strong support plan (up to 900 million euros), to avoid the bankruptcy of public finances in Tunisia. But Saeed does not give in to the demands of Europe and the International Monetary Fund for reform, using immigrants as a card in his negotiations with the European Union, Italy and the IMF to obtain the funds he desperately needs to prevent the country’s social and economic collapse.

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Discover how to connect with your unique intuitive guidance system, uncover and dissolve what is holding you back so you can confidently claim the life you were divinely meant to live. Do you tend to overthink and second guess yourself? Are you someone who receives gut feelings but unsure if you can trust it? Are you someone who wants to create change in your life but cannot seem to follow through? Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, lost or disconnected? or are you someone who simply knows that there is more to life but unsure of how to navigate your next steps? I was someone who played by the rules. I listened and did everything I was supposed to in order to be successful. I graduated from post secondary, secured a stable job, found my life partner and got married, had children and yet I was still feeling unfulfilled. After many years of frustration I finally decided to look at things from another perspective. What if other’s people’s definition of success wasn’t the way I defined it? What if I stopped denying what truly lit me up inside and followed what excited me instead? What if I could find out what was preventing me from feeling safe to be my true self? What a few of the founding members of Hello Intuition experienced (who were in the middle of completing the training) So excited for this! Big changes in many areas of my life the past year and coming up. One a couple of days ago (the biggest one so far) went perfectly because I’m tuning into my intuition. I cannot tell you enough how much your class meant to me. You are an amazing teacher and I’m blessed to have found you. It’s comforting to finally be surrounded by others who understand you spiritually. Your hypnosis session worked this morning. I just registered a domain name and set up an email account for my business. I can’t say enough good things. This course is exactly what I was looking for. Can’t wait till next week. I was jumping out of my skin, your story was resonating so much today. Hello Intuition has 7 modules and 10+ guided hypnosis journeys to help you connect with your intuition, and heal patterns that do not serve you to activate confidence and trust in co-creating the life you yearn for this program will guide you to: Gain a deeper understanding of self Clarify what intuition is and is not Discover your own unique intuitive language Learn how to use your body as a receiver for intuitive information Activate chakra system Exploration of subconscious for healing past traumas and limiting thought patterns Connect with your higher self and and access intuitive information as you need Develop trust with your intuition to dissolve fears and resistance to change Uncover psychic abilities Overcome roadblocks when working with intuition Create energetic boundaries Step by step process to use intuition to co-create your highest aligned life YES everyone can connect with their intuition √ 7 Modules & 10+ Guided Hypnosis Journeys √ Lifetime Access to the Program √ Receive all Future Updates to the Program √ Private Facebook Community for Support and Accountability √ Monthly live class and Q&A ***Access to Journey Inward – 4 class bundle delving deeper into the wisdom of your intuition and the healing power of self-discovery.*** get started now Pay in Full One payment of $555 2 monthly payments of $285 A few Student experiences I have taken other Intuition courses in the past? How does yours differ? After years of training under many mentors and taking multiple courses myself, what I know to be true is that each person has added value to the development of my own intuition. I bring health mix of spirituality, mindset, energetics and psychology to this program. My training with over 16 years as a Psychiatric Nurse combined with my experience as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and in meditation, I believe fully in the concepts I teach. Of course – I love payment plans myself! How long do I have to access the course? You have LIFETIME access as well as access to any updates in the future. The program is self paced so you can start and pause as you need and more importantly re-watch any modules over and over as you need. Any additional questions please email [email protected]

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Colorado man awarded $7.2 mill in “popcorn lung” lawsuit A U.S. federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition known as popcorn lung from a chemical used in flavoring microwave popcorn. Jurors agreed with the claims by Wayne Watson, 59, that the popcorn manufacturer and the supermarket chain that sold it were negligent by failing to warn on labels that the butter flavoring, diacetyl, was dangerous. The condition is a form of obstructive lung disease that makes it difficult for air to flow out of the lungs and is irreversible, according to WebMd. Watson, of suburban Denver, was the first consumer of microwave popcorn diagnosed with the disease, bronchiolitis obliterans, his attorney Kenneth McClain said. Watson was diagnosed in 2007 at Denver’s National Jewish Health, a respiratory health center, after years of inhaling the smell of artificial butter on the popcorn he said he ate daily. The verdict was the latest in a line of cases in the past 15 years, starting with workers in popcorn plants where diacetyl was an ingredient, that has linked the chemical to health problems. Jurors found Gilster-Mary Lee Corp, the Chester, Illinois, private-labeling manufacturer of the popcorn, liable for 80 percent of the $7,217,961 damages and the King Soopers supermarket chain and its parent, Kroger Co, liable for 20 percent. An attorney for the defendants had told jurors that Watson’s health problems were from his years of using dangerous chemicals as a carpet cleaner. A spokeswoman for King Soopers and Kroger said the companies intended to appeal the decision. An attorney for Gilster-Mary Lee was not immediately available for comment. Similar cases are pending in federal court in Iowa and in state court in New York, Watson’s attorney said. McClain said he has represented microwave popcorn and flavoring workers across the United States who began suing in 2004 and have been awarded large damages. He said Dr. Cecile Rose, a witness for Watson and one of his physicians at National Jewish Health, made the connection between his disease and diacetyl when she asked him if he had been around large quantities of microwave popcorn. She had been a consultant to the flavorings industry and had seen the same disease that Watson had among workers exposed to the chemical. The jury took a day to reach its verdict after a nine-day trial. By Robert Boczkiewicz Tell-a-Friend comments powered by Disqus

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It was rightly said by Cesar A. Cruz that “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” This statement is more than just wordplay, it says something that is relevant to the present day and even history. Cruz defined what role does art play in society according to him, however, it gets more nuanced when the subject of artistic freedom is brought up. Before diving into whether there should be any limitations on artistic freedom, it is important to understand the concept of artistic freedom itself. The word ‘artistic freedom’ gives birth to the question – “freedom from what/whom?” The answer to this could be the audience, governments, cultures, etc. Debating on the extents of artistic freedom means that we are confirming that a particular institution, group, or individual holds authority over it. But does art really fall into the jurisdiction of any state or institution? To ponder the question “should there be limitations on artistic freedom?” let us imagine a scenario where there are limitations on it. And when there are restrictions on art, two questions arise – To what extent? And who decides? The first possible answer to both the questions could be the audience, since they are the primary consumers of any product of art. But is there uniformity of any kind among them? No, there is not. The only thing that remains uniform among the people consuming a piece of art is the artwork itself. Since the audience comes from a different financial background, belong to different religions and genders, share a different set of ideas, conform to different political ideologies, share different set of experiences and traumas, it is impossible to create something that would not offend or hurt the sentiments of anyone from the audience. From the artists’ perspective, this would just be murderous to their creativity and imagination. The second figure of authority after audience would be the state or the political ideology it abides by. Almost every government in any form of governance, be it democracy or dictatorship adopts a different ideology, which in turn influences their vision and the policies they come up with. Talking of democracy, the very nature of it is change. Theoretically, the power lies in the hands of the people in a democratic country. Therefore, the governments change according to the collective opinions of the people. Even if a particular artist shares the same beliefs as the ruling government and creates art accordingly, the career of that artist is temporary in this scenario since the government will change. And there are going to be multiple artists who share different ideologies, and if the state has jurisdiction over the extent of artistic freedom the artists would be limited. After all, is it even true art if it has to go through the filters set by the authority? Another major point in this discussion is how art has always been and always will be used for expression. From India’s struggle to seek independence from the British to the Zimbabwean immigrants in the United Kingdom, art has been used as a medium for dissent. It has been used to give voice to the people who have been unheard by the state or institutions and taking it away by restricting artistic freedom would be equivalent to ripping off their rights. The third body of dominance in any state could be the majority religion or culture. Since the world is a spectrum of religions and cultures, I am going to narrow it down to one country – India. India has been known as the home to different religions, traditions, and cultures throughout history. It takes pride in coexisting in harmony and peace. Since there are multiple religions, there are bound to be multiple beliefs. However, the most important factor for our discussion is the magnitude of those beliefs. The spectrum of any religion includes people who are firm believers of it and abide by the teachings of their religion and the other side of the spectrum who do belong to a particular religion but are indifferent to its traditions and beliefs. And each person across this spectrum has different trigger points. An accurate example to illustrate this difference is people’s reactions to comedians making jokes about their Gods or traditions. Some people are part of the audience who laugh and cheer the audience, and more importantly, understand that there is no malice in the intention of that comedian. Then there are some people who may or may not understand the context of the joke or the intentions of the artist but take offense by those jokes. This creates a divide among the people who may or may not be from the same religions but are a part of the same society. Catering to either of the sides would be a disservice to the other. This raises the question as to where do you draw the line between what is acceptable and what is offensive? The way I see it, in the battle between two sides of people where the opinions of a party conflict with the other, the focus then diverts from the main subject matter – Art. The people who usually demand that there should be limitations to art believe that it could be divisive or hurtful. What they do not realize is that it is not art, which is either of those things, it is the people. Coming back to the quote from Cesar, “Art should disturb the comfortable”. This does not mean that art could be inherently hurtful, it means that art open to interpretations. If it has the potential to comfort people, it is guaranteed that it will disturb other people. This is not because of the diverse nature of art; it is because of the diverse and mostly conflicting nature of human beings. This brings me to my conclusion that artistic freedom is a right that any artist is born with and putting restrictions on that based on a particular set of beliefs or ideologies would be criminal for them. Any form of art calls for both appreciation and criticism, but what it absolutely does not deserve is restriction. It has every right to exist.

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Oct. 29—A full emergency was declared at the Delhi's IGI airport after a suspected fire broke out on Bengaluru-bound IndiGo airlines flight 6E2131 on Friday night. The flight was grounded after the suspected spark. The IndiGo, in a statement, said the take-off was aborted and the aircraft safely returned to the bay. It also regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers. "An aircraft operating flight 6E2131 from Delhi to Bangalore experienced an engine stall during take off roll. The take off was aborted and the aircraft safely returned to the bay. All passengers are being accommodated on an alternate aircraft. We regret the inconvenience caused to the passengers," the airline said in the statement. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has ordered officials to submit a report in the incident after looking into it. "Concerned officials at @DGCAIndia have been directed to look into this and furnish a report at the earliest," the ministry said in a tweet. On Twitter, a passenger, Priyanka Kumar, posted a video of the incident on Twitter, purportedly showing one of the engines on fire and sending off sparks, describing it a "scary experience on Delhi runway." "Indigo 6E 2131. Scary experience on Delhi runway! This was supposed to be a take off video but this happened," the user, @PriyankaaKumarr, tweeted. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. Priyanka told news channel Republic TV that it was a close call but everyone is safe. "The pilot said it was an engine issue. It was on the runway, the plane would have taken off in another five seconds," Priyanka was quoted as saying by news channel. News agency PTI reported that the fire caught in one of the engines at the time of taxiing at the Delhi airport. The A320 aircraft was taxiing and an emergency was declared. There were more than 180 people on board, the PTI report added. (c)2022 the Hindustan Times (New Delhi) Visit the Hindustan Times (New Delhi) at www.hindustantimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Ever since I saw the exciting Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk in New York in 1996 I have longed for its creator and performer, Savion Glover, the celebrated American tap dancer, to come to London. Its been a long wait. This is Glovers first visit. He came for only four days with a concert performance rather than a full-scale production. The awarding-winning Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk, which was created with George C. Wolfe, gave a potted black history lesson from the days of slavery to the present, in a series of tableaux, through tap dancing and rhythm. The show had a political agenda and three of its most powerful images recorded lynching, street riots, and factory workers as cogs in a machine. The invention and spontaneity of his choreography was matched by the bravura, dexterity and energy of Glover himself and his excellent dancers. The 33-year-old, dreadlocked, bearded and baggy-trousered, has been a virtuoso dancer since he was 10 when he co-starred with his mentor, Gregory Hines, in The Tap Dance Kid on Broadway. Today, he is acknowledged to be the worlds greatest living American tap dancer. Glover has reinvented tap, giving it a new dimension, which has absolutely nothing to do with brightly spangled, smiling chorus boys and girls vacuously hoofing away. He orchestrates his feet like a percussive instrument, hammering the deck, beating out intricate rhythms. He uses the whole foot not just the toe-ball-heel and his lightening feet miked and amplified - move through a whole range of musical styles. His style is influenced by the heavy bass beats of hip-hop music. For sheer stamina I was reminded of the Kodo drummers who go on beating their drums long after you presume they have no energy left. So it is with the indefatigable Glover who goes on dancing and dancing and dancing and dancing. He cant keep going, you think. But he can and he does, non-stop relentlessly so and exhaustingly so, for the audience, too. For Savion Glover tap is music as much as it is dance and he uses tap as a musical instrument, interacting with his band, a quartet of jazz musicians: Patience Higgins (Saxophone) Andrew McCloud (Bass), Tommy James (piano) and Dwayne Cook Broadnax (drums). For much of the time he dances with his back to the auditorium so that the audience can concentrate on the sound and the feet and not be distracted by facial reactions. In the second half he is joined by his dance group, Chapter 1V: Marshall Davis Jr, Maurice Chestnut and Ashley Deforest. Live for London was a concert for jazz aficionados as much as it was a concert for tap fans. Those of you, who are thinking of taking your children to see the animated cartoon, "Happy Feet", may be interested to know that Glover is the co-choreographer and performed the tapping feet of Mumble, the tap-dancing penguin.

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As if How to Get Away with Murder couldn’t get any sexier, this week’s episode ties in a story line surrounding a sex club with Annalise and team, if you don’t mind the expression, getting in on the action at every turn. While dealing with even more scandalous truths from the Hapstall siblings, Annalise and her squad take on a new client charged with killing her lover mid coitus. Seven Weeks Later This week, as we get more pieces added to the puzzle, we find that after the Fab Four run out of the house and over the dead body of Emily Sinclaire, Annalise’s phone begins to ring with Nate on the other end. Just as Annalise is about to reach her phone, she passes out but does not necessarily die. Meanwhile, Nate is seemingly on his way towards her. <<<How to Get Away with Murder Episode 2.03 Photos: ‘It’s Called the Octopus’>>> As Annalise sits in her office she goes over the theories regarding the Hapstall case while helping herself to an ample amount of liquor. A drunk Annalise then stumble to bed. Just as she’s about to fall asleep she’s brought back to her full attention by the sound of a crash. When she goes down to investigate though, it turns out to be a rat … hmmm metaphor much? She then calls Wes over to help take care of the situation. After receiving an alarming message, Annalise and team head over to the Hapstall mansion where she confronts Caleb and Catherine about leaked photos of them kissing. Caleb tells her that they are in love and Annalise warns them about all the judgement they’ll face for their incestuous affair. After tasking Frank to find out the source behind the photos, it turns out the person responsible for leaking the pictures of Caleb and Catherine were their chief of staff, who tells Annalise that she believes they killed their parents due to the parents decision to remove them from their will after discovering their love affair. Meanwhile, we discover that it was Asher who had caused the crash at Annalise’s home earlier in the episode, as he was there on orders of Emily Sinclaire to steal Annalise’s recorder. When Asher goes to meet Sinclaire again to tell her that he’s done being her mole, she threatens him with an image of a mysterious young blonde girl from his past. Prompting Asher to seek help from his father. The Case of the Octopus This week Team Keating has the job of defending Tonya Randolph, a woman accused of murdering her lover, Dominic Ewing, in the middle of sex. To make matters worse, Randolph also runs the sex club, Utopia Circle, which the DA uses to paint her as a sexual deviant. With all the talk of sex, Connor, Laurel, Asher, and even Wes can’t help but indulge in sharing their own sexual conquests and stories. However the topic of conversation makes Michaela highly uncomfortable, which at first we are led to believe might be because of her continued relationship with Levi aka Eggs 911, but as it turns out, it’s simply because of her sexual inexperience. When Annalise comes in to end their merriment, Connor informs her that he and Michaela have managed to get leads on the case. The lead of course is an invite to the Utopia Circle by one of Tonya’s clients. At the meeting, they discover that on the night of Dominic’s death, Tonya made sure to be with him, even though they were not assigned to one another. Tonya comes to Annalise’s office and reveals to her how Dominic died, it was due to a deadly mixture of Viagra and nitro glycerin, the latter of which she administered. Annalise tells her that she was selfish and kicks her out of her home. At court the next day, Annalise tells the judge that Tonya should be tried for first degree murder, much to the surprise and indignation of her client. But Annalise, being Annalise, is able to spin the trial in her favor, eventually getting Dominic’s wife to admit on the witness stand that she was the one responsible for Dominic’s death since she supplied him with the medicines that killed him, resulting in a non guilty verdict for her client and another win for Annalise. Wait List in Motion When Wes sees a picture of Levi, he immediately recognizes him from Rebecca’s photo, and accosts him outside of Michaela’s house. He finds out that Levi is indeed Eggs (who didn’t see that one coming?) but that he is Rebecca’s foster brother (Okay, I totally did not see that coming). Levi tells Wes that he believes Rebecca to be dead and that Annalise could have very well killed her. Wes and Levi then strike a deal, with Wes telling Levi he won’t reveal to Michaela and the rest of the group who he is because he wants to get to the bottom of what happened to Rebecca. Later on that night, Annalise goes to Nate Lahey’s home to offer him his old job back. Initially he refuses not wanting to owe anything to Annalise anymore, but she insists and he tells her he will think about it and closes the door on her. It’s only after he shuts the door that we see Wes in his room and Nate tells Wes that he’s “in.” Clearly there is a plan in motion here and Wes is at the center of it all … again. In the final moments, we flash forward to see that as the team are running away from the Hapstall mansion, they run into Nate, who is in uniform, so clearly he took the job offer, and he instructs them all to get in his car. Was this the plan? I guess we’ll see. How to Get Away with Murder airs Thursdays at 10PM on ABC. (image courtesy of ABC) Contributing Writer, BuddyTV

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It is the end of an era and beginning of a new for this area of Biscayne, starting with the sale of iconic Miami restaurant Soyka. Miami Herald writer Carlos Frias recalls, "Mark Soyka called Yardbird founder John Kunkel every three months to ask him the same question: Do you want to buy my restaurant? Kunkel would say yes, Soyka would say OK, then hang up and not call back for another three months. It went on like that for more than three years. On Tuesday, Soyka finally finished the conversation. Soyka, 75, the eponymous restaurateur who used his background in interior design to create some of Miami’s most eclectic and original restaurant spaces, has sold his restaurant of 19 years to Kunkel’s 50 Eggs group. Kunkel’s company will run Soyka under the same name for the next six months before unveiling a new concept in the summer of 2019." This is not the only change for this area of Biscayne across from Morningside, an upscale residential neighborhood. The lot at 5700 Biscayne is in the planning stages to become Paseo, a complex with 283 apartment units, 35,855 SF of restaurant space and 13,485 SF of retail along with 517 parking spaces. The project has been reviewed and approved by Miami’s UDRB.

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The 43,000 acre Lionhead Roadless area includes 18 miles of the Continental Divide Trail and lies to the west of Hebgen Lake. There are a number of alpine lakes, dramatic cirques, and many open meadow areas. The area is a critical corridor that links the Yellowstone Park area to the Lee Metcalf Wilderness and ranges to the West like the Centennials and Gravelly Range. The CGNF has recommended nearly 18,000 acres as wilderness, though their 1986 Forest Plan had recommended 22,000 acres for wilderness. They should be commended for including the Lionhead, but the recommended wilderness should be enlarged to include most of the 32,000-acre roadless area.

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Inflammatory rhetoric may be common in today’s political discourse, but many Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) supporters have stooped to new lows in their effort to discredit and silence their opponents. Following adjournment of the 112th Congress last week, proponents of VAWA ruthlessly attacked House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor for failing to schedule a vote on the Senate passed reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Terry O’Neill, President of NOW, accused Cantor of believing “it’s okay for some women to get beaten and raped,” and another feminist commentator referred to Cantor as “the patron saint of rapes.” Such reprehensible attempts to demonize opponents trivialize the serious nature of sexual crimes and prevent needed debate of policy solutions. As Hadley Heath pointed out last week, there are legitimate reasons for opposing the law and opposition “has nothing to do with violence against women.” Furthermore, those making incendiary claims that the GOP has failed women and that more women will be raped, murdered, and abused because of the House’s failure to act could face similar allegations. If passage of VAWA reauthorization is truly a life and death matter, as many proponents proclaim, then why shouldn’t the Senate face the same pressure to pass the House backed version of the bill that would essentially reauthorize VAWA in its current form with only slight changes? In fact, opposition to the House version has stemmed from differences that have been largely misrepresented. For example, while the Senate version explicitly singles out lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals for protection, the version passed by the House recognizes the importance of all victims by prohibiting discrimination against any group in the application of the law or in the distribution of grants. Additionally, although the House version does not expand tribal court jurisdiction over non-Indian abusers, it certainly does not leave Indian women high and dry as supporters of the Senate version have insinuated. Instead, it authorizes the Attorney General to appoint tribal liaisons to encourage and assist in arrests and to improve the legal response to domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking that occur in Indian county. Furthermore, the House version also improves upon the Senate version by making a more serious effort to prevent documented financial waste and abuse and to discourage immigration fraud, which was revealed as a legitimate threat during Senate hearings over reauthorization. While the House version of VAWA is not perfect, and re-evaluation of the law is necessary, it seems that uncompromising support for the Senate version is based more on political goals than on a real desire to help victims of violence.

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Meghan married the sixth in line to the throne in a lavish ceremony at Windsor Castle last month that was watched by millions around the world. Britain's newest royal joined the monarch on a visit to the northwest county of Cheshire, where they opened a new toll bridge over the River Mersey. The pair departed for the day of engagements on Wednesday evening, journeying north on board the royal train. Crowds -- including swarms of excited schoolchildren waving flags -- gathered as they arrived at train station in Runcorn, where they were greeted by David Briggs, the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. The day is likely to serve as a masterclass in royal etiquette for Meghan, who will get to see how Britain's longest-reigning monarch navigates these more mundane events, which are a staple part of life as a working royal. While visiting the bridge, the royals were introduced to architects, planners and community representatives before watching a performance by local schoolchildren. The Queen then unveiled a plaque at the site to mark the opening of the bridge. One of the UK's biggest infrastructure projects in recent years, the bridge has faced criticism over the introduction of new tolls. Later, the Queen and her new ganddaughter-in-law will head into the city of Chester where they will open Storyhouse, a new library, theater and cinema. During the visit, they will watch a performance from a dance company for people in recovery from addiction. Following that, Meghan -- under the watchful eye of the monarch -- will attend a lunch at Chester Town Hall. Earlier this week, Kensington Palace announced the Duke and Duchess will embark on a tour of Australiaand several neighboring countries later this year. The royal newlyweds are set to visit Australia, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga and New Zealand in a tour that will coincide with the Invictus Games, which will take place in Sydney from October 20. The Duke of Sussex founded the sporting event for wounded or sick servicemen and veterans in 2014. ™ & © 2018 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.

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Sleeping comes easier in a Austrian pine bed Our studios und apartments are south-facing, very pleasant and bright and furnished with lots of Austrian pine from local forests. Beds, cupboards and drawers are made by master carpenter Schröcker from Wolfsberg. www.schroecker-tischlerei.at Austrian pine has a positive effect on overall well-being and health. This has been scientifically proven by Graz Research Centre Joanneum Research. The unmistakable scent of pine wood ensures a reduced heart rate and better night-time rest. www.zirbe.info St. Johann in Tirol The holiday region is ideal for leisure-skiers, cross-country skiers, snowshoe hikers, ski tourer is but above all for born vivants! Make your perfect winter dream come true in the holiday region Kitzbüheler Alpen St. Johann in Tirol - Oberndorf. Here, winter offers all facets of relaxation. With an individual, personal note and warm hospitality! Slopes of all levels of difficulty, more than 200 km of cross-country ski-tracks, many kilometres of winter hiking trails. Tobogganing, ice skating and snowshoe hiking in the fresh, clear winter air complete your personal fitness program. Spring, Summer, Autumn Recharging your batteries in the mountains, taking a deep breath - who doesn’t dream of that? Hiking, watching the course of nature, letting the mind wander - while doing something for your health ”on the side”. A looming summit destinations, idyllic valleys and alpine meadows, the unique flora and fauna of the mountains as far as the eye can see. After the exertion of climbing, it’s a wonderful feeling to dip your toes into the refreshing crystal clear water of a mountain lake. Taking a load off and delving into an extraordinary world. Guided hikes of various levels of difficulty are organised regularly by the tourism association. Many kilometres of bicycle and mountain bike trails beckon to embark on sporting pursuits. Several golf courses can be reached by car within 30 minutes. Climbing crags, paragliding, ballooning, parachuting and much more is on offer. And plenty of events: Mountings ablaze, dumpling table, Jabberwalky, concerts in summer on the main square, children’s play street, late-night shopping. Highlights every Friday on the main square: The market! Fresh vegetables, cheese, bacon, butter, bread - everything the heart desires.

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Revamped Wolf makes some minor changes to Wolves. Mostly, the AI is adjusted to make them more realistic compared to their real-life counterparts, and some Wolf Armor is introduced. This is one of many of our Mod Wikis, here at Minecraft Guides. If you're interesting in finding out about more of Minecraft's Best Mods, then check out our dedicated section! We allow you to sort by Forge, Fabric, Minecraft Version and Genre! A few changes are brought to the AI (artificial intelligence) of Wolves. Firstly, Wolves can now spawn in packs, with them having a pack leader who they’ll follow. Instead of aimlessly attacking nearby passive animals, they’ll now only attack when they’re hungry instead. Likewise, if Wolves see meat on the ground, they’ll pick it up and eat it. During the night, Wolves might also howl at the moon, like you’d expect them to. One way of revamping Wolves is by giving them Wolf Armor, which is provided by the mod. There’s multiple tiers to Wolf Armor, with it being crafted from Leather, Iron, Gold, Diamond and Netherite. Each tier will provide more protection than the previous, increasing the chances of your Wolf staying alive. Armor can only be equipped onto Wolves which are already tamed. To do so, sneak and right click a Wolf, then place the items into the Armor slot. All the sets can be created inside the Crafting Table, except the Netherite version, which needs to be upgraded between in the Smithing Table. Revamped Wolf Mod Download The links above will take you to the CurseForge page for the Revamped Wolf Mod. It’s recommended to only download mods from CurseForge, as they are vetted to ensure that they’re safe, and you’re also supporting mod developers. How to InstallIf you haven't already, make sure to install Forge for Minecraft. It's a simple process and takes just a few minutes. Once Forge is installed: - Download the mod for your Minecraft Version. It will be a .JAR file. - Take this file, and place it in the 'mods' folder of your Minecraft directory. If this folder doesn't exist, create it. The easiest way to access your Minecraft directory is opening the game, going to Resource Packs and pressing the 'Open Resource Pack Folder' button. - Once it's inside the mods folder, run Minecraft with the Forge preset selected. The mod will be installed and can be played with in-game.

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Are you so analytical that you struggle with interactions with other people? Do you tend to calculate your actions or see situations as algorithms? Are you curious about what skills are needed to help you get out there and be more social? Or maybe you already are ok at being social, but you just need some guidance on maximizing your impact. This book provides such guidance on people skills and how they can lead to greater emotional intelligence. 🙋🏻♀️What are people skills and what is emotional intelligence? People Skills are ”the ability to communicate and collaborate with other people and the ability to influence them” Emotional Intelligence is “is a crucial skill in building fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends and family” I particularly like how this book is structured, probably because I am analytical myself. It is an excellent step by step guide with examples on how to really understand your behavior, what you can do to change your undesired behaviors, as well as understand and influence other people’s behavior. There is a theme to this book which outlines your behaviors as algorithms. This will especially resonate with the data community because I think we are all similar in our thought processes here. The importance of emotions are demonstrated with an excellent story about a neuroscientist and his patient. I am not going into any detail, no spoilers here, must read yourself. 📖 What really stood out to me and what I especially enjoyed from this book were the use of analogies throughout in order to relate to the audience. This is a great way to relate back to previous topics and really keeps you on your toes 🐾 One teaser: there is mention of an elephant / rider relationship... you are going to want to learn more about why you need to become friends with an elephant. The book concludes with Next Steps, which Gilbert leaves it up to the reader but reminds all that uncomfortable situations are beautiful opportunities. Follow Gilbert Eijkelenboom on LinkedIn The book can be found here

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February CGA Forum Series: A House Divided: What Would We Have To Give Up To Get The Political System We Want? Join us on Tuesday February 5th at 12:30p ET/9:30am PT for a Common Ground for Action (CGA) deliberative forum on the new NIFI issue guide "A House Divided." The three options for deliberation include: Option 1: Reduce dangerous, toxic talk (change the way the media talks about/reports on politics) Option 2: Make fairer rules for politics and follow them (change macro political structures) Option 3: Take control and make decisions closer to home (local, state governments make more decisions) REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/yb55zo6s No supporting documents were uploaded by the moderator

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The most common reason I see clients is for PTSD, trauma and anxiety. Trauma is any experience that exceeds our ability to cope. When you’ve had bad things happen in life, you might be struggling with the why, feelings of guilt, anxiety and anger. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) may help. For Fire Service and LE clients, that experienced trauma on the job, I often hear, “I was trained to do this so why does it bug me so much?” My Veteran clients sometimes struggle with survivor’s guilt or think “if I tell anyone what I did over there, they’re going to think I’m a really messed up person.” Maybe you went through something really bad and now you can’t trust anyone. You probably feel out of control or unsafe even in places you know are ok-like your house. Many people with PTSD have a really hard time trusting other people and feel disconnected. They often build walls or lash out in anger. They look at the world through different lenses than everyone else because they’ve seen and been through some crap. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a brain based therapy that changes how painful memories are stored in the brain. A wonderful part of ART is you do not have to tell me what happened for it to be effective. The entire session is not focused on reprocessing or exposure to your trauma, which many clients prefer. Here is a quick video explaining more: ART can also be used for everyday stressors and dealing with life more effectively. It can also be used for concerns such as low self-esteem. If you have tried EMDR or Brainspotting, ART differs quite a bit. In fact, I have stopped offering Brainspotting, due to the client responses I have seen with ART. The supports that traumas processing and relief in 1-5 sessions. If you are used to talk therapies, ART is a brain therapy and there is little talk. We want you in the process as much as possible. It is also protocol driven and has distinct directions that I will guide you through. You will always know what we are doing during the treatment and there is no open endedness.

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Mini Highland cows are some of our favorite homestead companions! When most people think of Highland cows, they think of the unkempt (and beastly) creatures often used as tourist attractions or featured in commercials. However, we know about a newer and smaller version of this Scottish cow gaining popularity – miniature Highland cattle! As their name suggests, miniature Highland cows are much smaller than their traditional counterparts. And they make great pets or farmyard animals for small-scale homesteaders. We’re about to analyze these magnificently mini cattle creatures in detail! - The Ultimate Guide to the Mini Highland Cow - Do Mini Highland Cows Exist? Or Not?! - What’s the Difference Between Mini Highland Cattle and Full Bred Highland Cattle? - Where Can I Find a Reputable Highland Breeder In the USA? The Ultimate Guide to the Mini Highland Cow If you’re considering adding a mini Highland cow to your farm or homestead, read on for everything you need to know about this exquisite mixed breed of cattle. Do Mini Highland Cows Exist? Or Not?! Many homesteaders and farmers swear that miniature Highland cattle don’t exist. We’d go as far as to say there’s a profusion of confusion regarding Highland cattle and the nature of miniature cow breeds. Yes, for the record, we believe that mini Highland cows exist! And – we’ve spent the last few months researching the validity of miniature Highland cattle. Here’s what we found. According to a Miniature Cattle Faculty Report published via the University of Nebraska Lincoln Digital Commons, miniature Highlands exist within the official International Miniature Cattle Breeders Society and Registry (AKA IMCBSR, founded in 1989.) We didn’t just take their word for it. We checked the Mini Cattle Database ourselves. We found that the IMCBSR website lists many reputable Highland breeders – including reviews, their websites, and social media contact information. (Some breeders sell full-sized Highlands, and others cater to mixed miniature varieties.) We discovered many real-world (and healthy) instances of mini Highland cattle! (And each specimen appears more adorable than the last.) We found reputable Highland breeders in other locations, too. There are a small handful of micro and miniature breeders within the official Highland Cattle Association Highland Breeder Directory. After additional research, it looks like many independent ranchers are also breeding and selling miniature Highland cattle. As of 2023 – they’re everywhere. Here are a few of the most well-documented miniature Highland breeders we could find after researching. - Cyrus Ridge Farm - Grass Puppies - Rolling 7 Mini Highlands - Rocking Ranch Miniature Cattle - Iowa Mini Highlands The list above is just scratching the surface. It seems like the popularity of miniature Highland cows is skyrocketing. We expect more mini cow breeders to continue the trend. If you're new to mini Highland cows and other mini farm animals - here's one of our favorite resources from Storey and Sue Weaver. It's Storey's Guide to Raising Mini Livestock! The book covers more than just tiny cows. It also talks about miniature goats, donkeys, pigs, sheep, llamas, and horses. If you have a small homestead and want the advantages of miniature cattle without having dozens of acres, then it's an excellent resource. The book contains 465 pages! Some reviewers cite how the book isn't advanced enough for their taste. So - the book is best if you're new to miniature farm animals. Are Mini Highland Cows Good for Anything? Yes. Absolutely! The full-bred Highland cow is a friendly and docile cattle from the Scottish Highlands. Since Scottish Highland cows are insanely adorable and tremendously hardy, many homesteaders now seek miniature versions – miniature Highlands. These cows are smaller than their full-grown counterparts, making them easier to care for and handle. Mini Highland cows are also known for their thick fur coats, which protect them from the cold weather in their native homeland. In recent years, mini Highland cows have become increasingly popular as pets and farmyard companions due to their easygoing nature and gentle dispositions. How Big Do Mini Highland Cows Get? Miniature Highland cattle typically weigh between 500 and 1,000 pounds – or 227 to 453 kg. They are also relatively short, with a typical adult height of 36 to 42 inches (91 to 107 cm). The bulls are generally slightly larger than the cows. Although they are much smaller than their full-size cousins, miniature Highland cattle still possess many similarly distinctive features, including long curved horns, shaggy coats, and wavy eyelashes. Miniature Highland cows make excellent pets – due partly to their docile nature and compact size. How Much Do Highland Cattle Weigh Compared to Mini Highland Cattle? Here’s what you can expect your adult, full-bred Highland cattle to weigh. - Full-sized adult (male) Highland bulls can weigh around 1,800 pounds. - Full-sized adult (female) Highland cows can weigh approximately 1,000 pounds. We also read a fascinating report from the Highland Association that says the average Highland birth weight is approximately sixty-five to seventy pounds. But what about miniature Highland cattle? Since various mixed miniature cows can weigh anywhere from one-half to one-third of their full-sized counterparts, you can expect a mini Highland cow to weigh anywhere from 400 to 1,000 pounds depending on sex, size, and genetics. What’s the Difference Between Mini Highland Cattle and Full Bred Highland Cattle? There is so much confusion regarding Highland cattle! There are two Highland cow nuances all homesteaders should know. They are as follows. - Highland cows are medium-sized cows from Scotland. They’re one of the oldest-known cattle breeds. They’re famous for being expert foragers and surviving in all weather – especially the snow. And they have horns, plus adorable shaggy hair. - Miniature Highland cows usually refer to Highland cows mixed with smaller cow breeds to create a much tinier version of the full-sized Highland cow. Full-bred Highland cattle are tremendously shaggy-haired and adorable – especially the calves. The calves look unlike many other cows – they look like Ewoks! To add to the confusion – many farmers and cow ranchers love to raise and market mixed Highland cattle and invent even smaller Highland varieties! For example – we’ve seen Highland cows mixed with the following: - Dexter cows - British White cows - Hereford cows - Panda cows For that reason – many adorable miniature Highland mixes exist, and each has varying height, weight, and size. (And we agree that it’s confusing!) Are Miniature Highland Cows Friendly? Yes. Absolutely! If you’re looking for a friendly pet, you might consider a miniature Highland cow. These cows are known for their sweet dispositions and love of being around people. And they look like giant teddy bears. Ultra fuzzy teddy bears! They are markedly curious creatures, so they’ll often follow you around and try to investigate anything that catches their eye. Highland cows are also relatively easy to care for and raise. They even make excellent lawnmowers! Many people get mini cows specifically for this purpose. How Much Does a Mini Highland Cow Eat Per Day? Cows usually eat around 2% of their body weight daily. A full-grown miniature Highland cow weighs approximately 500 to 1,000 pounds. So – expect your mini Highland cow to eat roughly 10 to 20 pounds of hay daily. (500 pounds * .02 = 10 pounds.) or (1,000 pounds * .02 = 20 pounds.) This number is just an estimate! Your mini Highland cow could certainly eat more than 10 pounds per day. But we’d be surprised if the total amount exceeded 30 pounds of hay daily. This amount may seem like a lot for such a little fellow! But it’s far less than what many other types of cattle consume. For example, Angus cattle can eat up to 35 pounds of hay daily. And we’ve heard of some hungry Holstein cows eating as much as 50 pounds of hay! Of course, the amount a miniature Highland cow eats will also depend on factors such as age, weight, and activity level. Younger cows tend to eat more than older cows, and cows used for breeding or milking need more food than those kept as pets. How Much Land Does a Mini Highland Cow Need? A mini Highland cow can live comfortably on as little as one acre of pasture. Most reliable cattle-raising sources agree that you require two acres of forage space per cow. But mini Highland cows are half the size of regular cattle. Sometimes, even smaller! So – one acre per mini Highland cow should be sufficient – as long as you have decent forage crops. (We also advise supplementing your mini Highland cattle’s diet during the winter!) Highlands are known for their hardiness and ability to thrive in challenging conditions. They’re also relatively low-maintenance, making them a good choice for homesteaders seeking to raise livestock while minimizing fuss. (Of course – raising cows is always a challenge. But Highland cows are famously less fussy than others.) Can Mini Highland Cows Live Alone? Mini Highland cows are social creatures that enjoy the company of other miniature bovines! When they get kept alone, they can become stressed and even depressed. Isolating mini Highland cows can also lead to health problems such as poor appetite and weight loss. Therefore, mini Highland cows should always have at least one other mini Highland cow for companionship. While they can get along with other animals, such as sheep or goats, mini Highland cows do best when they are with a herd. Read More – How Long Do Cows Live? Beef and Dairy 101! How Fast Do Highland Cows Grow? We’ve noticed that Highland cows are slow-growing. Their slow growth means they take longer to reach full size than other breeds. However, once reaching adulthood, they are larger than most other cattle breeds. Adult Highland cows (not the miniature versions) typically weigh between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds. The average bull can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. While the exact growth rate varies depending on the individual cow, most Highland cows will reach full size by four or five years old. After that point, they will continue to put on weight until they reach their peak at around seven or eight years old. Thanks to their slow growth rate and hearty appetites, Highland cows have a reputation for being very efficient grazers. What Age Do Highland Cows Grow Horns? While male and female Highland cows have horns, their horn buds don’t start maturing until they reach adulthood. Most Highland cows don’t start growing their horns until they’re between one and two years old. Once their horns start to grow, they’ll continue to grow throughout the cow’s life – typically reaching full size after about five years. Highland cows can live to be 15 or even 20 years old! That means their horns can keep growing for a significant portion of their lives. How Long Does a Mini Highland Cow Live? In general, miniature Highland cattle have a lifespan of 12 to 15 years. However, some mini Highland cows purportedly live up to 20 years, while others may only live for ten years or less. Factors that affect a miniature Highland cow’s lifespan include diet, genetics, and environment. For example, cows that are well-fed and living in a clean and spacious environment are likely to live longer than those that are neglected or living in cramped conditions. (Since many Highland mixes exist – it’s impossible to say how long yours will live. Ask your breeder for a better idea of what to expect.) Where Can I Find a Reputable Highland Breeder In the USA? There are two places to check. First, visit the IMCBSR Highland Breeder’s Database. Their website neatly lists a variety of Highland breeders and their contact information. You can also find other miniature cow breeds in their breed database. They list lovely miniature breeds like High Park, Panda, Mini Belts, Mini Cookies, and more. You can also find a few miniature cattle breeders on the Highland Cattle Association website and their Highland Breeder Directory. However, we had better luck searching the IMCBSR, as they have far more listed breeders. How Much Do Mini Highland Cows Cost? The price of miniature Highland cows varies. Big time! Expect to pay anywhere from $3,000 to over $20,000 in 2023. The cost depends on factors such as gender, hair length, color, size, and genetics, as well as the breeder. For example, a calf is typically less expensive than an adult cow. Similarly, a female cow will generally be more expensive than a male cow. There’s also a surprisingly high demand for Highland cattle. For that reason – the price may not decrease anytime soon. Do Miniature Highland Cows Have Bulldog Dwarfism? Some miniature Highland cattle mixes may be at risk for dwarfism, yes. (AKA Chondrodysplasia, or bulldog dwarfism.) We read a fascinating document from UC Davis about cow dwarfism and Dexter cows. It suggested that Dexters, Dexter crosses, and miniature Highland cows should get tested for dwarfism. Overall, their report suggested testing the following breeds for dwarfism: - Dexter crosses - Miniature Jersey - Miniature Zebu - Miniature Scottish Highland Since bulldog dwarfism is a lethal disease, we advise all homesteaders to source their cattle from reputable breeders who respect their animal’s health, viability, and integrity. (We think there’s nothing wrong with mixing cow breeds. It’s healthy, organic, and natural. But – cow breeders should do so responsibly, in a way that minimizes the risk of bulldog dwarfism and other lethal anomalies!) What’s the Difference Between Micro, Miniature, Mid-Size, and Standard Cows? You may see homesteaders and ranchers using the words miniature and micro cows. But what do these terms mean, exactly? According to IMCBSR, the miniature cattle sizing chart, and terminology should be as follows. - Standard-Size Cattle = Over 48-inches - Mid-Size Cattle = 42.25-inches to 48-inches - Miniature Cattle = 36.35-inchs to 42-inches - Micro Cattle = Under 36-inches Fascinatingly, and coincidentally, you may find that full-bred Highland cows fall in the miniature or micro cattle category since Wikipedia lists female Highland cow height as anywhere from 35 to 42 inches. (That’s another reason there is a ton of confusion regarding miniature Highland cows. Even full-bred and full-sized Highland cows are indeed relatively short!) Read More – Raising Mini LaMancha Goats! Miniature Highland cows are becoming increasingly popular on small farms and homesteads across the country. And worldwide! They’re versatile animals that can provide milk, meat, or fiber. And they’re a great way to teach kids about agriculture and animal husbandry. 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In front of the house is a wide terraced area with a dining table for eight, and room to use the deck chairs or play boules.There is a large gas plancha for outside barbecues. Note that open fires are not permitted. Flowering ash trees provide shade from the Summer sun, and in spring (April to June) the whole area around the house is a mass of flowers (asphodel, rosemary, wild thyme, tree heath and tiny mountain daffodils, tulips and orchids.) For birdwatchers there are many raptors in Spring, and passing storks, cranes bee-eaters and warblers, and many butterflies too. Further off below you are vineyards and then the coast. The whole area is covered in well signed paths for walkers of all levels, rising to over 1000 metres. The walk up to the landmark Madeloc Tower takes half an hour.

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Story is a fictional coffee company. A brand was to be designed to encompass its core principals - Community, Individuality & a Sense of Adventure. A vibrant, playful corporate identity was created to reflect these core principals. The logo was inspired by a traveller's compass. It points slightly upward to the right, encouraging people to move onward & upward. It is created by two triangles of individual size & colour to represent individuality. These triangles work together and overlap to creat a third triangle at the centre, signifying Community. The logomark was used to develop a pattern that is used throughout the branding. The chosen typeface was Gill Sans for its range of weights and geometric shape.

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If books could make peace, everyone in the Middle East would have been singing “Kumbaya” around a campfire for years now. Still, one can hope that the vast and ever expanding range of publications on the subject of Israelis and Palestinians might convince a few of the militaristically minded participants in the conflict to put down their rifles and pick up a pair of reading glasses. Avi Shlaim’s Israel and Palestine: Reflections, Revisions, Refutations (Verso, September), for example, may inflame more than it conciliates—the Oxford don has called Zionism “the real enemy of the Jews,” and spoken up in support of sloppy anti-Zionist polemicist Norman G. Finkelstein—but at least Shlaim perpetrates only figural violence. • • • Not so the acts considered by Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger in Jewish Terrorism in Israel (Columbia, October), which range from assassinations of Roman leaders in the first century C.E. to protests against the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in 2005. Specialists in the study of security trained at the University of Haifa, Pedahzur and Perliger cast a wide net, and conducted many interviews, in a bid to understand why some Jews have chosen violence as the means to achieve their goals. The authors suggest that religion in and of itself does not produce terrorism, but that “it takes a major threat to the community of believers or to its most sacred values to radicalize its members.” The Israeli Black Panthers—named in homage to the African-American group after a visit to Israel by activist Angela Davis—never quite radicalized to the extent their American namesakes did. Protesting for the civil rights of Mizrahis, Jewish immigrants from Arab lands, these Panterim Skhorim burned Golda Meir in effigy in the early 1970s and stole rich people’s milk, but they quickly turned to electoral rather than brutal methods. Sami Shalom Chetrit, a Morocco-born Israeli poet and scholar, praises the Panthers and other groups with similar goals in a survey of Mizrahi activism, titled Intra-Jewish Conflict in Israel: White Jews, Black Jews (Routledge, October). What can Israel—or any country—do about its legacy of internal conflict? Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi takes up this question in Yitzhak Rabin’s Assassination and the Dilemmas of Commemoration (SUNY, August). Pedhazur and Perliger discuss Yigal Amir’s assassination of Rabin in 1995, of course, but Vinitzky-Seroussi—a sociologist at the Hebrew University whose last book interpreted the bizarre ritual of the American high-school class reunion—concerns herself not with the murder itself but with Israeli society’s responses, examining all the memorials and monuments, speeches and songs that mourned, or capitalized on, Rabin’s death. • • • One thing Israelis have mostly managed to agree on, lately, is the proper way to pronounce Hebrew. The language revivalists who transformed Hebrew into a modern spoken language called their new accent Sephardic (though it was only partly based on the speech of Sephardic Jews)—but at first, in the late 19th and early 20th century, most poets wouldn’t write stanzas to fit the new pronunciation. Miryam Segal’s A New Sound in Hebrew Poetry: Poetics, Politics, Accent (Indiana, September) describes how this gradually changed, and how the new accent turn into the standard for everyone except for some Yiddishists, Hasids, and of course all those few well-intentioned Hebrew school alumni who speak Hebrew with New Jersey or Long Island accents. If it weren’t for the accent developed by Israeli poets, the rhymes in Ami Rubinger’s Hatul gadol, hatul katan—a popular Israeli children’s book published in 2004—might not roll off the tongue quite so comfortably as they do for this kid . But now that Rubinger’s picturebook has been translated into English, by Ray Baitner, as Big Cat, Small Cat (Abbeville Kids, August), even those with no Hebrew accent at all can enjoy it. Note that while Rubinger’s illustrations may delight your 2- to 5-year-old, he is more than just a children’s author; his other titles including Sefer ha’ziyunim hagadol, or, as it’s called in English, The Big Fucking Book, which is exactly what it sounds like. If you’d rather stick to something kid-friendly—or if all the conflict in the Middle East just makes you want to curl up and go to sleep for a while—When I First Held You: A Lullaby from Israel (Kar-Ben, September), by veteran Israeli children’s author Mirik Snir and her daughter, Eleyor, a designer of children’s clothes, will sweetly fit the bill. • • • Troubled as it is, Israel holds no patent on Middle Eastern tensions. It doesn’t even lead the field. A new publication of the Saban Center for Middle Eastern Policy—a part of the Brookings Institution bankrolled by, yes, Haim Saban, the Mighty Morphin Power Broker—suggest no fewer than nine possible approaches the United States might take in its relations with Iran. While laying out these possibilities, the book, Which Path to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy Toward Iran (Brookings Institution, September) proposes that all of them pose risks—and, oh, yeah, Israel’s fate hangs in the balance. Then there’s Iraq. The pressing question is not exactly when the U.S. military should leave; it’s how that can possibly be accomplished without inciting more violence, fomenting more terrorism, and inflicting more suffering on Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers. In Getting Out: Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq (Penn, September), Michael Walzer, Nicolaus Mills, and a team of contributors propose that answers should be sought both in previous cases of military departure—including the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza—and in ethical considerations about the consequences of withdrawal. • • • For readers who prefer conflicts on a scale a little more intimate than the geopolitical, two new novels present tenuously Jewish women looking out for others’ children. In Julie Buxbaum’s After You (Dial, September), Ellie Lerner cares for her dead friend’s 8-year-old daughter, Sophie. Though Buxbaum comes from “a tribe of New York Jews,” and though she gives her heroine a first boyfriend named Stuart Tannenbaum, the closest Ellie herself comes to acknowledging Jewish ethnicity is admitting to Sophie, “Books are almost a religion for me.” Meanwhile, Tassie Keltjin, the college student heroine of Lorrie Moore’s widely praised A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf, September), whose Jewish mother married a Lutheran, calls herself a “quasi Jew” and takes a job as a nanny. Even she can’t escape heated talk about the Promised Land, though. Eavesdropping on the “transracial, biracial, multiracial” “support group” for whose members she babysits, Tassie hears someone recall the famed vegetarian “I. B. Singer speak[ing] of the holocaust of chickens.” A series of punning riffs on animal rights and the Holocaust follow, leading to one of the group’s Jewish participants proclaiming, more than a little tongue-in-cheek, “That’s why we got Israel, baby. We’re not chicken anymore.” Josh Lambert (@joshnlambert), a Tablet Magazine contributing editor and comedy columnist, is the academic director of the Yiddish Book Center, Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and author most recently of Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture. Josh Lambert (@joshnlambert), a Tablet Magazine contributing editor and comedy columnist, is the academic director of the Yiddish Book Center, Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and author most recently ofUnclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture.

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NORFOLK, Va. — The first night they were all back in town, they knew where to go. They’ve been in the area long enough now to have favorites, and the hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant near Virginia Beach is atop that list. There were Kyle Stowers, Heston Kjerstad and Coby Mayo, all pulling into the parking lot, ready for another year (would it be that long?) with the Orioles’ Triple-A affiliate. “We all see each other, we have a smile on our face: ‘We’re back,’” Mayo said. This is Stowers’ fourth season playing for the Tides. Kjerstad and Mayo reached this level only last year. Connor Norby and Jackson Holliday round out the quintet of Orioles prospects waiting in the wings, eyes drifting toward Baltimore even as their feet are in Norfolk. Three of them are ranked within Baseball America’s Top 100 list, with Holliday the No. 1 prospect. They are all here because the pipeline is momentarily blocked with talent up ahead. And, even as they all post eye-popping numbers in the minor leagues and during major league spring training, these prospects knew to meet up at the Mexican restaurant. For the time being, they’ll lean on each other — because there is a mixture of frustration and disappointment. They’ll dream together of a future in the majors. But to get there they know their ultimate focus must remain in Norfolk, on their performances in the minors, before those dreams can be realized. “We all talk about it. We’re not stupid, right?” Norby said. “We’re not dumb to the situation. We know our talent level, but our job is to just continue to get better.” Norby echoed what manager Buck Britton told the clubhouse on their first day together this week, because it rang true: “We can’t focus on where we’re trying to go.” “Obviously, we know where we’re trying to go, but we have to be where our feet are and be here and be present,” Norby continued. “Because if we aren’t here, it doesn’t matter, because you’re not going to give yourself a shot to go up.” So the top five in the batting order — all highly regarded prospects in Baltimore’s system — rang in the season by showing just how ready they are. Holliday homered in his first plate appearance of the season, Norby singled, Kjerstad singled, Mayo singled, and Stowers reached after he was hit by a pitch. That top five could all play in the major leagues someplace, and they know it, even if they don’t say it in such certain terms when a recorder is running. Mayo, a third baseman, showed it during the spring when he hit .360 with a 1.008 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. Holliday hit .311 as a 20-year-old. Stowers blasted seven homers. “Everybody wants to be in the big leagues, but not everybody can be in the big leagues, especially when you have a top MLB team and a lot of good players on it,” said Kjerstad, who made his Orioles debut last year. “We have a lot of good players down here, too. We stay where our feet are.” For each of them, there is a grieving period after missing out on the opening day roster. Stowers drove with his wife and dog from Sarasota, Florida, to Norfolk. He used that drive to process his return to a level he first reached in 2021. He called his family and friends to check in on life away from baseball, then he prepared to lock in once more. “I think you kind of have to turn the page quickly and kind of laugh it off. You get here, it’s not like there’s only one of us who didn’t make it.” Norfolk Tides infielder Coby Mayo “You can go about it one of two ways. You can let it affect you negatively on the field, or you can use it as motivation,” Stowers said. “I’m trying to be present here and do everything I can to be successful here, and I think that’s going to ultimately — whether I’m here or up top — just getting back to moment by moment is going to really help me in the long run.” Mayo added: “I think it hurts at first for some of the guys. Everyone here had a really good spring. Everyone was deserving of making a big league roster. But I think you kind of have to turn the page quickly and kind of laugh it off. You get here, it’s not like there’s only one of us who didn’t make it.” In the batting cages Thursday, the Tides watched the Orioles enjoy an opening day to remember, with Corbin Burnes recording 11 strikeouts while the offense posted 11 runs. Less than two weeks ago, many of these players were all in the same clubhouse. “You feel like you’re part of it, right?” Stowers said. The Tides watched closely because their friends are there. Stowers was drafted in 2019 with Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson — stars at the highest level — and he roomed with four players during spring training who made the opening day roster (Rutschman, Henderson, Colton Cowser and Ryan Mountcastle). Instead, Stowers is here. But there are few players who carry a better mindset. And, as a result, he has become a steadying presence for many of his Tides teammates because of his even-keel mantra. “I call Stowey my therapist,” Norby said, and he’s not kidding. Go back to last season. The Tides played a Thursday day game, and Norby wasn’t playing at the level he expected of himself. Stowers knew Norby was in a rut — perhaps more mentally than anything else — and told him to grab his wallet. They were going to the bar at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. After a couple of beverages, Norby had laid out his thoughts to Stowers. “I just need to let some things out sometimes, and he’s a great ear and he keeps it real with me,” Norby said. “Shoots a straight arrow. If I’m being negative, he’ll call me out. If I’m feeling some type of way about something, he’ll want to talk about it with me. Same thing with anyone else if they’re going through it. But me and him, we lean on each other a lot.” The pair haven’t needed to enjoy an impromptu therapy session yet this year. But when the season drags onward and a path to the major leagues looks as murky as ever? They’ll need each other. “Listen, it could be two weeks and guys are going up, it could be two months, it could be all five of us in the big leagues at the end of the season,” Mayo said. “But this is where we’re at right now and we’re going to take advantage of being with each other every day.”

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What a terrible state of things for Disney. To be controlled by such an annoying meaningless group of people. Star Wars: The Bad Batch has been well received by fans and critics alike, with the new look into the rise of the Empire winning plaudits as a fitting spiritual sequel to The Clone Wars. However, with just two episodes aired, the show has already become embroiled in a developing controversy, with fans highlighting how characters in the show have been “whitewashed” to appear lighter-skinned than the actors behind the voices. Whitewashing is when a production either hires caucasian actors for non-white roles or lightens the skin of a character to appear closer to being white, with these incidents usually being seen as marketing endeavors by the studio. The writers at the Unwhitewash The Bad Batch website argue that the issue has been prevalent ever since the initial release of the story reels for The Bad Batch. With the issue extensively highlighted on social media for over a month, critics argue that Disney has essentially doubled down on their actions, ignoring calls from alarmed fans following the release of the show’s trailer at the end of March. Prominently featured amongst many highlighted incidences on the site is that Dee Bradley Baker, a white actor, has been cast as the Bad Batch themselves.

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By Dan Haag Attendees of the season’s first Nature Matters talk at Fort George Brewery in Astoria on Thursday, October 10th were treated to a fascinating overview of the impact of sea star wasting syndrome (SSWS) on Oregon’s sea stars and the impacts on intertidal ecosystems by Oregon State University’s Silke Bachhuber. The event was sponsored by Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, and North Coast Watershed Association. The outbreak of SSWS in 2013-14 is the largest marine disease outbreak ever documented in a non-commercial species. Over 20 species of intertidal and subtidal sea stars were affected from Alaska to Baja California. Since the outbreak, the disease has persisted at low levels and continues to kill sea stars. The cause of both SSWS and the outbreak are unknown, although marine biologists have been working hard to find answers. Once common in the subtidal, sunflower sea stars are still sparse or non-existent on much of the U.S. West Coast. The ochre sea star, an iconic sight in Oregon’s rocky tidepools, was also hard hit by the SSWS outbreak. Populations have not recovered to pre-outbreak levels and the animals are doing better in some locations than in others. Both ochre sea stars and sunflower sea stars are considered keystone species because of their disproportionately large influence on other species in their ecosystem. The loss of these top predators results in a “trophic cascade,” where changes in the relative populations of the ecosystem’s species change as a result. For example, the loss of the ochre sea star in the intertidal results in a boost in the population of mussels, which the ochre stars eat. Teams of scientists are working on determining causes of the outbreak and ways to help sea stars on the West Coast. Bachhuber encouraged audience members to participate in community science projects to document sea stars and SSWS through the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe). For more information, visit www.seastarwasting.org Next up are back-to-back presentations in mid-December on “Life on the Rocks: Oregon’s Rocky Shore Habitats” •Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 7 pm, “World of Haystack Rock” Lecture Series, Cannon Beach Library (131 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, OR) •Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 7 pm, Lower Nehalem Watershed Council, Pine Grove Community House (225 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, OR) At both presentations, you will get the chance hear about the importance of rocky shore ecosystems, unique habitat adaptations of the fascinating organisms that live there, and historical protections for these areas. You will also learn about Oregon’s current process to update the state’s special rocky habitat designations, during which the public will have the opportunity to make proposals and recommendations for special management areas like the marine garden at Haystack Rock. Charlie Plybon is Oregon Policy Manager for Surfrider Foundation and Chair of the working group responsible for drafting the update. He will be joined by Department of Land Conservation and Development staff working on the update process.

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What do you imagine when someone says the words “marriage proposal” in front of you. Well, if you also imagine a blushing bride and a groom on his knees with a ring in his hand, you are no different. Today, millennials and Gen-Z are going crazy over the idea of women breaking the stereotypes and proposing to their significant others. And why not? You get to know when to pop the question and make it special for your would-be fiance. Not to mention, you will get to redefine those pre-decided gender roles and break the protocol. But proposals can be a bit challenging to plan. From picking up the perfect ring to decorating your ideal proposal destination, there’s a lot to think about. So, if you are interested in popping the big question all by yourself, here are some tips for you that can help you propose him in style. - Check your relationship’s status The first thing you need to do before you even consider popping the question would be to be sure about where you both stand in your relationship. See, proposing to him would be something that’s going to be special for you both, and negative outcomes could break your heart into pieces. Plus, it would be a really big, not to mention, life-changing decision for both of you. So, if you feel that you are uncertain about taking your relationship to the next level, it would be best to strengthen your relationship first. And if you feel that you two are a marriage-ready couple, stop waiting for the right time and propose to him right away. - Know thy mate Now that you are sure of the fact that you both are all set to spend the rest of your life together, it’s time to know about HIS dream proposal. See, even if you have decided to propose for the wedding, the motive here is to do something special and romantic in a way he would like and enjoy. Plus, this would be the perfect way to cater to your proposal according to his personality. For instance, if he is a romantic person, this would make things really easy. You can recreate your first date and pop the question between meals. Or, if he loves adventure, then you can consider planning a hike for both of you and propose to him on the top of the cliff. All in all, the whole idea is to do what he would love, as it would play a major role in perfecting your proposal. - Go ring shopping A ring plays an important role in every marriage proposal. Besides, it is a piece of jewelry your partner is going to wear and adore for the rest of his life. So, before you go shopping for the engagement ring, you need to get a sense of what he would actually love. For this, you can consider taking help from his close friend or someone else from the family who can be trusted for not spilling the beans. And once you get a clue of what your would-be-fiance would like as his engagement ring, it’s time to go pick the one that fits right into your budget. If you are taking the surprise route, it would be best to take a look at your partner’s jewelry to guess the ring size. Try taking a look at different bands and pick the one that would match your partner’s style. You can consider a jeweler’s experience who can help you lay your eyes on High Quality Jewelry pieces to propose your man in style. You can also go for pairing your ring with additional jewelry items such as cufflinks to wow your fiance after he says YES. - Plan the day in detail If you are one of those who loves things to be done perfectly and in a certain manner, then planning your proposal right down to minute details can be a perfect way to take some edge off. For instance, if you are planning your proposal on vacation, then you would need to make arrangements way in advance so that everything goes exactly as planned. Or, if you are planning a surprise party with all your closest friends, then you would also need to make sure that everyone knows about your plan so that they don’t accidentally spill the beans. If you are planning for an intimate dinner for the proposal, then there’s something you can try. You can lay out a romantic dinner setting at a beach and decorate with fairy lights, candles, or your would-be fiance’s favorite flowers. You can also take it a notch higher by hiring a string quartet to play some romantic songs at your table. Also, if you are taking the traditional route, just hide the ring in his food or wine, and you will be good to go. The only thing you would need is to make sure that he doesn’t end up swallowing it. - Don’t forget to hire a photographer In the excitement of proposing to the love of their life, people often forget about the fact that they would want something to commemorate their special day for them to remember throughout their life. That’s why it is really important for you to book a photographer who can capture your special day. The best part of hiring a team of photographers is that they would also help you add proper lighting to your proposal setup that can help them take perfect pictures for you. They’ll actually help you bring your vision to life. They will also take care of the fact that they capture every emotion and every moment of your proposal in the best way possible. And if you are going for an intimate dinner and are really uncomfortable with a team of photographers around, you can seek help from your closest friends who can help in capturing your special moments. The bottom line is, No matter how you plan your proposal, you are going to sweep him right off his toes either way. The only thing you need to keep in mind is you are sure about spending your life together, and everything will fall into place just like that.

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ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Lee County Sheriff's officials say a minor league hockey player facing arson charges was burning love letters from a girlfriend last month when the blaze got out of control. The Naples Daily News reports Justin Agosta, a Florida Everblades hockey player, was arrested Dec. 30. The 25-year-old told firefighters who responded to his apartment that he was upset with his girlfriend when he bought gasoline at a nearby gas station to douse the letters. Agosta said he tried to put the fire out with water and a towel when it got out of control near the entrance of his apartment. The fire sprinkler went off and Agosta dialed 911. His next court appearance is Feb. 1. He has not missed a game playing for the team since his arrest.

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The Witcher Developers Share Info on Devkits and New Gameplay Trailer Take a look at the world and make it a better place. 04.13.15 - 12:24 PM The first trailer showing gameplay from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been unveiled. For many fans, this game's release is one of the most highly anticipated moments of the year. For those unfamiliar with the series but have heard of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (because, well, who hasn't?), and are interesting in becoming Geralt of Rivia, the developers have released a quick desciption of the game along with the trailer: "In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt you become Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer for hire. You take on the greatest contract of your life — tracking down the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world. Your journey will take you across the Northern Realms, a vast continent filled with merchant cities, mysterious islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore. Hundreds of armor and weapon upgrades await you, with lethal sword and magic skills at your disposal." Check out the trailer below: Way back when The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was released, it was was given with the REDkit, a developer's tool kit that allowed players to create mods to shape the world they were living in. The original REDkit came with some interesting tools, but the modding never reaching the epic, Skyrim proportions that some players thought it could have have. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will have its own, brand-new set of tools and the developers are currently working on making that devkit a little more user-friendly, according to Visual Effects Artist José Teixeira. "We’re working on it. During the development of the game we had to create many new things, many tools, and at this moment, this software, the REDKit, our REDEngine, is good but it’s complicated to use. It’s complicated because many new things were made very fast and it’s hard to use. Now we’re working to make it easier for the public, and then we will release it. We want to give as much freedom as possible so that you can do everything you want." The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be launched across the world on May 19th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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This is the second post in a series on responsible and affordable AD&D shopping. So we’ve talked about the nostalgia of tactile gaming. You’ve got your new dice on the way. Your DM Screen is hot off the laminating presses. But we’ve gotten ahead of ourselves, haven’t we? Yes we have. You need… I’m one of those neanderthals who doesn’t have an iPad or a Kindle. I believe in paper too much. I love the way paper smells, feels, sounds. Heck, I probably like the way it tastes too. Now I’ve got nothing against PDFs. Well, except a few things: - Legality matters. People often use PDFs of gaming books that they illegally downloaded. People tend to justify this with one of two reasons:First, they might not feel like it’s a big deal illegally downloading especially an AD&D book, since it was written way back in the seventies. Surely there’s no harm in it now.Second, they may not be interested in buying the PDFs on DriveThruRPG, thinking that there’s no way Wizards of the Coast deserves your money. They imagine a big hulking company that rules GenCon with new releases, instead of the intern getting paid minimum wage to scan every copy of Gygax’s Fiend Folio.Here’s my point: tabletop gaming (even considering the big dogs like WotC) is a niche business. That means every purchase counts. And when the target of a niche business (that’s you) gets a book without paying for it, it hurts the market. And when the gaming market hurts, it hurts your gaming and your gaming community. Keep a budget…and keep it with integrity. We want to make the gaming community stronger through our gaming and that even includes our expenses. - PDFs just don’t feel right.It’s more than a nostalgia thing. It’s a scribbling notes thing. It’s an underlining and highlighting thing. Yes, it’s tactile. But it’s more than that. Call me technophobic, if you like, but digital technology invades every part of our lives. It seems like it might be healthy to exorcise that demon from some corners.Do we really need to read our cell phones every time we have a spare moment? Do we really need to fall asleep to television? And when I want to imagine living in a medieval world of swords and sorcery, do I really need my MacBook screen glaring in my face?I say no. Why not have a candle flickering on the table? Why not rid the room of stark, modern, LED lights and introduce some warmth to your gaming table. Maybe I’m getting old, but isn’t that what Chasing the Dragon is all about? Recapturing what AD&D players of the past experienced? Yes, yes it is. If you must have PDFs, have PDFs. But please purchase them properly. And then print them out like my gaming group did. Props, Elisa. OK, old man rant over. Let’s get to the good stuff. What and how to buy: First the what: if you’re a starting player or DM for AD&D, I think the best route is the following. If you go beyond that, you’ll be overwhelmed with content. That’s a great place to start and you won’t need the later books unless you try to run some of the later published modules. Players, really all you need is the Players Handbook. Your DM should be able to provide the material you need out of the DMG. It is my contention that you should not pay more than $15 per book. Granted, if you buy a really old printing, a really new fancy reprint, or some other specialty version, you will pay more. But for a regular use, toss-it-in-the-bag-and-go, actual usage copy, you shouldn’t pay more than $15. But how is that possible? Time for a flashback. Back when I wrote for The Mad Adventurers Society (still an awesome gaming site), I wrote an article on budget shopping on Ebay. I picked up the principles from my cousin, who works in buying/selling nostalgia items. So I will direct you to that article to learn the basics of how. It’s how I bought all my AD&D stuff and I did not pay more than $15 for any of them. You can do it too! What about you? What budget tips do you have for new AD&D players who are wanting to join me in learning the game? Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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Rushing through the Icoanei Garden area last week I’ve stopped to take a look at the little fountain located in front of the Anglican Church. The base was all covered by snow but I was able to admire – and photograph – the sculpture that tops the fountain. The ensemble, called Maternity, is showing St. George as a child. It was installed in front of the church in June 2008 and it is the work of Virgil Scripcariu. Scripcariu has also done the Noah’s Ark which was the subject of one of my first posts. This beautiful fountain is one of my favourite monuments in Bucharest and every time I find myself in Carol Park I make sure to pass by it. It was built in 1870 by George Grigore Cantacuzino who at the time was the mayor of Bucharest. This fountain replaced an older one, built in the 1792-1793 for tapping the water source that fed Filaret Hill. The older fountain deteriorated slowly and was demolished in 1863. The message written on the upper part of the fountain reads “This fountain was built in 1870 at the expense of the capital’s mayor, George Grigore Cantacuzino, following the vote by the municipal council of Bucharest held on August 8, 1869, when it was decided that the fountain will bear the name of George Grigore Cantacuzino Fountain”. The fountain, built in neoclassical style, is decorated with bass-reliefs representing medieval knights and coats of arms. If one lives in a hectic city like Bucharest one tends from time to time to seek out the places of peace and quiet where one can take a short break from all the noise and the never ending chaos. That is why Bucharest’s parks are some of the favourite places to go for the city’s residents. While Bucharest’s bigger parks are all located in residential neighbourhoods, a bit farther away from the city center, small parks exist right in the center of the city. There’s Cişmigiu Park, which I already talked about, there’s Ioanid Park that I still have to show you, and there’s the little park that is the subject of today’s photo, which is called Cazzavillan Park. Located in a residential area, north of Ştirbei Vodă, at the crossing of Luigi Cazzavillan and Temişana and Transilvania streets, the park, set out in 1905,was completely renovated in 2005. The park bears the name of an Italian journalist, Luigi Cazzavillan (1852-1903), who came to Romania in 1877 as a war correspondent and decided to stay. At first Cazzavillan worked as an professor of Italian, but in 1884 he founded the newspaper “Universul”, which became one of the most famous and most influential daily newspapers in Romania. That is why, in the middle of the park you’ll find the little Luigi Cazzavillan fountain, made in the journalist honor, topped by Cazzavillan’s bust surrounded by putti. The fountain dates from 1905 and its author is sculptor Filip Marin (1865-1928). There isn’t a wikipedia page about Luigi Cazzavillan but on youtube I was able to find this short archive film showing a Romanian delegation that visited Arzignano (Vicenza) to honor the memory of the journalist. And since I talked about them last week, here’s one more Union Square fountain shot. This will be the last one in the fountain series. I promise to move on to a new subject tomorrow. If you look closely at the picture you can spot the Palace of Parliament in the background. Versiune în română Carol Park has gone through many changes since its inauguration in 1906, including a change of name, being called Liberty Park (Parcul Libertăţii) during the communist regime, but one of the attractions that has withstood the passing of the time is the Zodiac Fountain. Located in front of the park’s main entrance, the fountain dates from 1935 when it was built for the first edition of a popular celebration called “The Bucharest Month”. “The Bucharest Month” had only six editions being held every year between May 9 and June 9 until the starting of the war in 1940. The fountain, looking like a huge footed serving bowl was designed by architect Octav Doicescu and erected by the architects August Schmiedigen and Dorin Pavel. Its name comes from the twelve mosaic representations of the zodiac signs made by scultptor Mac Constantinescu.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Names 2013 Inductees Randy Newman and Public Enemy are among an eclectic mix of 2013 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the museum announced today at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, announced the six inductees chosen from 15 nominees this year. The class of 2013 is a diverse bunch despite its size. They are blues guitarist Albert King, disco royalty Donna Summer, rockers Heart and early hip-hop artists Public Enemy, singer-songwriter Newman, and progressive rock band Rush. Dubbed the "Queen of Disco," Donna Summer became a superstar in the 1970s with disco megahits "Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance." Summer continued to release music until 2010. She died in May 2012, just months shy of her being nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Blues guitarist Albert King, the "Velvet Bulldozer," was an imposing man at 6-foot-4 and about 250 pounds with a powerful voice. Left-handed King was known for his upside-down guitar playing and unorthodox tuning methods. Along with B.B. King and Freddie King, Albert King was known as one of the "Three Kings of Blues Guitar." Heart, led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, burst onto the rock scene with the hits "Crazy on You" and "Magic Man" and has continued to release music since the initial success in the 1970s. Heart's last album, "Red Velvet Car," was released in 2010 and the group has tour dates planned across North America through 2013. Public Enemy hit the hip hop scene in the late 1980s with anti-establishment anthems like 1989's "Fight the Power." Now, frontman Chuck D can be found on the college speaking circuit and sidekick Flavor Flav is a certified reality-TV star who faced legal trouble this year. This year also saw the release of two Public Enemy albums, July's "Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp" and November's "The Evil Empire of Everything." If you don't recognize the name of pop songster and composer Randy Newman, you might know the music he created for such films as "The Natural," "James and the Giant Peach," and "Meet the Parents," as well as Pixar hits like "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2," among others. In 2012, Newman released the song "I'm Dreaming," which takes a satirical look at the racial subtext in today's presidential politics. They started as a bar band in Toronto and hit it big in 1981 with the song "Tom Sawyer" and in 2012 Rush continued to make music, releasing the album "Clockwork Angels." In September, the group began the first leg of the "Clockwork Angels" tour, which is set to continue until spring of 2013. The official induction ceremony will take place April 28, 2013.

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Caroline Kioko is a human rights lawyer working on gender, inclusion and development. Her work focuses on human rights, gender equality and social inclusion, and social policy. An accredited professional mediator, Caroline has a keen interest in the development and application of civil, political, and social rights in Africa. She has authored several articles on sexual minority rights, feminism and women’s rights. She is co-editor of the book Challenging Patriarchy: The Role of Patriarchy in the Roll-back of Democracy, published in 2020 by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, and she has also co-edited and co-authored the book Decentralisation and Inclusion in Kenya: From Pre-colonial Times to the First Decade of Devolution, published in 2022 by Kabarak University Press.

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Poker is a game of chance, but it also involves skill. There are many variations of this card game, but they all have one thing in common: betting. Players place money into the pot voluntarily for various strategic reasons. Over the long run, those who play the game with good skills should make more money than those who don’t. The first step to playing well is understanding the game. Learn how to read a table, how to bet, and how to make decisions with the cards in your hand. The more you practice, the better your instincts will become. Observe more experienced players to learn how they react, and then try to replicate their actions in your own games. Position is important in all forms of poker. When it’s your turn to act, you have more information than your opponents. This gives you “bluff equity,” and makes simple, cheap, and effective bluffs possible. It also allows you to bet for maximum value. Don’t get discouraged if you lose a lot of big pots at the beginning. Even the most skilled players will make mistakes sometimes, especially when they’re learning. It’s just part of the game. Keep playing and working on your game, and eventually you’ll start to win more than you lose. Hopefully by then, you’ll be in the top 10%! Good luck, and have fun!

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Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Joel 2:12-18; Second Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Gospel According to Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. The readings for Mass today set the tone for the entire season of Lent which we now begin. Keep in mind the word “Lent” comes from the same root as our word “lengthen.” Of course, in this season, as the days are getting longer, we are to “lengthen” or “increase” our fervor for the things of God, especially embodied in prayer, fasting and almsgiving. That may seem like hard work, and it can be, but it is supposed to be joyfully undertaken. If we prefer nothing whatever to Christ, then our prayer, fasting and almsgiving are necessarily a joyful endeavor. Why? Because it unites us along the same path that our Lord took, and He invites us on the same way. Our Eastern Catholic and Orthodox brethren refer to these forty days as the “Lenten Spring.” Springtime implies new life, fresh starts and the earth itself warming beneath our feet. What is there not to like in all of that? I say that because some people, maybe even some monks, might dread the season of Lent, a time of what is often characterized by “giving up.” May the Lord help us to find in this season cause for joyful giving and doing! The first reading for Mass today, from the Prophet Joel, is an elegant invitation from God for each of us to “return to the Lord.” The Prophet Joel is telling us what we should be doing in this season. The Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians today is concerned with the end or the purpose of Lent, maybe best expressed by the term “reconciliation,” that is, to be made one again with God through receiving God’s forgiveness. Finally the Gospel for Ash Wednesday, from Saint Matthew, tells us how we should live these forty days. Not only by the practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, but also looking at the kind of motivation or moving force that needs to be part of all that we do during Lent, namely, for the love of God and neighbor. With the arrival of Ash Wednesday, we recognize that “now is the day of salvation,” as Scripture says. Of course, every day is “the day of salvation,” but we humans need to be reminded of that truth over and again, and the annual Liturgical season of Lent offers us a golden opportunity to begin anew, to work harder, to be more disposed, to all that God has in store for those who love Him. The reception of ashes from the blessed palms of last year’s Palm Sunday, placed on our foreheads today, reminds us of an important ideal, expressed perfectly in the words accompanying the imposition of ashes: “Remember, man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.” There is another formula that can be used, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” My preference is the first option, as the one that I know from childhood, and that I use in the distribution of ashes: “Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” These words are an invitation to look at one’s own life in a different way. No need to accumulate; no need to look up how much a U-haul trailer costs to rent as we grow closer to death. No, the point is, we must depend on God’s provident care now and throughout our life, and ultimately at the end of our earthly sojourn. For that care of God we should greatly rejoice. Holy Lent, which we begin again this day, is a loving invitation from our God to pursue a more intimate relationship with our God, to go forth with a real conversion, to make humble penance for our sins and receive the Church’s Sacrament of Forgiveness. We don’t do any of this to feel good about ourselves or to avoid being thrust into hell, but in order to produce the good fruit the Lord expects of us, so that we live fully the joy of Easter, the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To this goal we eagerly take up our Lenten practices in this year of our Lord 2024. Abbot Christian Leisy, OSB

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Mice are easy to catch but rats can be a challenge. Rats are very intelligent and are notorious for learning to avoid traps and being suspicious of new objects in their surroundings. If you're being tormented by an especially smart rat that seems to evade your every attempt at capture, the good news is there are strategies that can help. How to catch a smart rat: Rethink your approach with common sense. Use several different traps and let rats become comfortable with the traps by placing food around and on top of an unsprung trap for 2 days. Make sure you eliminate any other sources of food. Do rats learn to avoid traps? Definitely. That doesn't mean you need to give in and accept an amazingly smart rat roaming around your home and eating your food. Here's how to catch a smart rat within a few days. How to Catch a Smart Rat Rats can be very clever and there are several factors that make them difficult to catch: - Rats require the right bait - Rats are suspicious of anything new (neophobia) - Rats travel very carefully - Rats are clever and learn. They will learn from a close encounter with rat traps or witnessing other rats getting trapped or poisoned and they can share the information with other rats. Catching a smart rat requires a thoughtful approach. Rats are quick to learn and some tests even indicate they have better cognitive learning abilities than humans even if their emotions and thought processes are far more simple. To catch a smart rat in your home, start by knowing what you're dealing with. Understanding Rat Behavior If you can, identify what type of rat you have. Roof rats are usually found in roofs, attics, and trees. These rats are black or dark brown with large ears and a tail longer than their entire body. Roof rats are very fussy eaters and like dried fruit, nuts, and grains. Norway or sewer rats are found in basements and ground-level areas. Their tails are slightly shorter than the rest of their brown body. Norway rats will eat almost anything, including raw meat, fish, dried fruit, nuts, and vegetables. Like mice, rats move carefully along walls and edges. It's uncommon to see a rat scurrying across an open room. To catch a rat, you will need to place rat traps along walls and corners and use the most appropriate bait for the species you have in your home. With this in mind, it's time to use strategies that will catch even the most clever rat. Let Rats Get Accustomed to the Traps Rats are unlikely to just wander into a trap for food like mice. They are too suspicious of items that suddenly appear in their environment and they will play it safe. The trick to catching an intelligent rat is making the trap “safe.” You can get rats accustomed to new rat traps by conditioning the rat to trust the trap. Place more traps than you think you need around areas where you see evidence of rats and along walls. Make sure the traps aren't armed and place food next to and on top of the traps. This will help the rats associate food with the object. Let the rats eat for free the first one or two nights before setting the trap. It's always a good idea to let rats get used to unarmed traps for a day or two before the trap is armed. When rats encounter a new food, they will first inspect it and eventually take a tiny sample by stretching their neck before leaving. If the new food doesn't cause any adverse effects like illness, the rat will return and eat more. A rat colony may also allow a young and naive rat to test a food source. If the young rat is unharmed after eating the food, older and smarter rats will believe the new object is safe. Disguise Rat Traps Another trick for catching smart rats is hiding the traps themselves. Set up a safe-looking feeding area by placing an unarmed trap inside an empty cardboard box and covering it with sawdust. Leave a trail of food leading inside the box and a piece of food on top of the trap's trigger. Once the rat becomes used to going into the box for food, take away all but the single piece of food over the trigger and set the trap. You can get creative to think of other ways to disguise traps to finally catch elusive older rats such as painting a trap to match the floorboards. Eliminate Sources of Food and Water Rats are very discriminating. When they have plenty of food and water, they aren't likely to approach an unfamiliar object for food. When food or water is removed from their environment, they will quickly get over their fear of new things. If you can eliminate the rat's food source, they will have no choice but to turn to bait on a trap. The same is true of water. Mice don't need an open-source of water but rats do, whether it's a stream, water in the sink, or a dripping pipe. If their source of water is eliminated, rats will be attracted to a trap with liquid bait. Give careful thought to where rats may be getting food to make sure you eliminate all other sources, even if it's just for a couple of days. Don't just consider your pantry. Rats may also be taking food from your pet's dish at night or getting a steady diet of nuts and seeds from a nearby bird feeder. Use the Right Bait Once you know what type of rats you have, you will have a better idea of what type of bait to use. You may need to experiment to see what the rats will eat and what best lures them in. Forget about cheese; rats aren't actually big fans of dairy. Here's a list of some of the best types of bait for rat traps: - Raw bacon, fish, shrimp, chicken, hot dogs, or other types of meat if you have Norway rats - Snickers bars and other chocolate bars with nuts - Dried fruit - Fresh fruit and vegetables, especially tomatoes, bananas, apples, dates, and strawberries - Cupcake icing - Unsalted nuts - Peanut butter - Poison placed in the secure bait box Don't forget to replace bait if it gets too old or dried out before it's eaten. This is most important during the first day or two after placing traps. It can take several days or even up to a week to catch an older and wise rat. You will need to be patient and stick with these proven methods without giving in and making a mistake like switching the bait, arming new traps right away, or using a fast-acting poison bait that is more likely to scare away other rats than kill all of the rats in the colony. What Is the Best Food to Catch a Rat? The right bait is crucial to lure suspicious rats to a trap. Rats aren't big on cooked meat unless they are starving. Instead, they love cereal, pasta, and other starchy foods as well as dried fruit, peanut butter, and chocolate. Avoid cheese, especially if you are dealing with roof rats that eat a plant-based diet. Do Rats Learn to Avoid Traps? Yes. Rats are very suspicious of new things by nature and they are intelligent enough to learn. If a rat sees another rat get trapped or has a close encounter with a trap, they will remember. They can even share their knowledge with other rats and some are clever enough to use an object to set off a trap to claim their reward. Recommended products for catching smart rodents:

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Cori Wong who is a graduate student in the department of Philosophy here at Penn State working on affective embodiment and oppression. I invited her to the Digital Dialogue because she and I have been been involved with a very interesting initiative designed to cultivate the public practice of philosophy. This endeavor centers around the Public Philosophy Network website designed to cultivate, sustain and develop the practice of public philosophy. Cori herself has been doing some very interesting work with YouTube that has recently received a great deal of popular success. In response to the YouTube video from a young women at UCLA who posted an anti-Asian racist rant about people talking in the library. Cori’s video, embedded below, has received almost 10,000 views at the time of this posting.

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International Street Food: Must-Try Dishes from Around the Globe Food has always been a way to explore different cultures and experience the essence of a country. While fancy restaurants and high-end cuisine often take the spotlight, it’s the humble street food that truly captures the authentic flavors of a nation. From savory to sweet, international street food offers a tantalizing array of dishes that will make your taste buds dance. Let’s embark on a culinary journey and discover some must-try street foods from around the globe. Starting our adventure in Southeast Asia, we cannot ignore the iconic Pad Thai from Thailand. This mouthwatering dish combines stir-fried noodles with shrimp, tofu, bean sprouts, and peanuts, all drenched in a tangy tamarind sauce. The mix of textures and flavors makes Pad Thai a favorite among locals and tourists alike. Traveling to India, we encounter the irresistible aroma of samosas. These deep-fried pockets of deliciousness are filled with spiced potatoes and peas, and often accompanied by chutney for an extra kick of flavor. Samosas are a popular street snack and can be found on every corner, enticing passersby with their crispy and savory allure. In Mexico, you can’t miss out on the mouthwatering Tacos al Pastor. Originating from the Middle East and adopted by Mexican street vendors, this dish features succulent marinated pork, shaved from a vertical rotisserie, and served with pineapple, cilantro, and onions. The combination of tender meat, citrusy pineapple, and fragrant spices creates an explosion of flavors that will leave you craving for more. Heading to the Mediterranean, Greece offers a delightful street food known as Souvlaki. These skewers consist of juicy grilled meat, traditionally pork or chicken, served in warm pita bread with tzatziki sauce, vegetables, and sometimes french fries. The simplicity of this dish lets the quality of the meats and fresh ingredients shine, resulting in a satisfying and hearty meal. If you find yourself in the bustling streets of Hong Kong, you’ll encounter the ever-popular dim sum. These bite-sized portions of steamed or fried dumplings come in a variety of flavors, from shrimp and pork to vegetarian options. Dim sum is traditionally served in bamboo baskets and shared among friends or family. It’s a delightful way to experience the vibrant and diverse Cantonese cuisine. Traveling to the vibrant streets of Brazil, you must savor the flavors of Coxinha. This popular snack is shaped like a chicken drumstick and filled with shredded chicken, herbs, and cheese. The dough is then deep-fried to a golden perfection, resulting in a crispy exterior that gives way to a delicious, savory filling. It’s the ultimate comfort food that will surely satisfy your cravings. In Morocco, the streets come alive with the aroma of fragrant spices and delicious snacks like the traditional B’stilla. This sweet and savory pastry is made with layers of flaky phyllo dough, stuffed with a mixture of spiced meat, usually pigeon or chicken, and topped with powdered sugar and cinnamon. The combination of textures and flavors, from the crispy crust to the tender filling, makes B’stilla a truly unique and unforgettable experience. As we conclude our culinary journey, it’s evident that street food offers a glimpse into the soul of a nation’s cuisine. Whether you’re indulging in Thai Pad Thai, Greek Souvlaki, or Brazilian Coxinha, each dish tells a story and carries the flavors and traditions of its origin. So, take a culinary adventure, explore your local street food scene, and allow your taste buds to be transported to far-off lands with every bite.

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The “Millennial” generation is being talked about everywhere. The children of Baby Boomers, these are the young people born between approximately 1980 to 2000. Why are they so important now, why are we all talking about them? …because, as I write this, in June of 2015, they are in their late teens to early 30’s, and they are the new generation entering the workforce to begin their careers. New arrivals always change the dynamic, especially when they show up in huge numbers, and that’s exactly what the Millennials are doing. As of 2015, the Millennials will surpass the Baby Boom generation as the largest living generation in America, and they will change the workplace in VERY significant ways. Some things about “young people” are pretty consistent; they have lots of energy, they like their free time, and they’re more comfortable with technology than their older co-workers. But this Millennial generation has many unique qualities as well, and if you want to attract them as employees, you need to pay attention. More than past generations, they want to feel like part of a community. They like to work in teams, they like constant communication with their peers, and constant feedback about how they’re doing. They crave recognition and positive affirmation that they are needed and wanted as part of your company. Don’t hold these things against them, after all, their parents raised them to be like this. So, what does this mean for the workplace? …It means that you might have some work to do on improving your Company’s Culture. - You have to set up a feedback system that keeps young people informed about how they are doing, and recognizes them when they do good work. Recognition is important! - Your managers need to communicate with them on a “genuine” level, and take an interest in their lives and their careers. They need to feel like you care about them. - You need a way for peers to be able to recognize each other, in a meaningful and “official” way. You want to encourage your younger generation to stay connected with each other, and help each other, like they’re a team. Peer-to-peer recognition and appreciation has never been more important than it is to this Millennials generation, so they need a way to accomplish this. - It’s often joked about, that this younger generation was raised in an environment where they received a trophy “just for showing up!” This is an exaggeration of course, but not entirely; they are used to having a warm positive light shined on them, and they thrive best in an open and friendly environment. If you don’t have an official Employee Rewards Program, get one started. Your managers need this tool, they need a system that encourages positive recognition for all types of “good corporate citizenship.” Some managers are very good at connecting with their employees, but some are not, and this is too important to leave to each manager individually. Your company needs an official program, which promotes interconnectedness, positive affirmation, and regular expressions of good will. Some managers think that Millennials are looking for a raise or promotion every time they do a good deed, but that’s not true. What they’re looking for is the workplace equivalent of a hug; which is more than simply saying “Thank you,” but it doesn’t have to be expensive or uncomfortable. You can’t walk around hugging people at work every day, but you can set up a Rewards and Recognition Program, where managers are encouraged to take notice of the small-to-medium positive events that happen every day and every week. If you don’t know how to do it on your own, there are good cost effective programs that can be set up for you, by companies like www.EmployeeRewardsPrograms.com Your younger employees are looking for this type of work environment; and I’ll let you in on a secret… so are all your other employees as well.

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Zagayko Alexei Aleksandrovich – traitor to Ukraine and active supporter of the Russian occupation troops, was born March 26, 1967 in the village of Liman, Lugansk region. Alexei lived in Liman until February 24, 2022. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukrainian territory by the Russian invaders, Zagayko betrayed Ukraine and voluntarily began to “cooperate” with the Russian invaders. Anti-Ukrainian and collaborationist activities: As soon as Russian occupation troops invaded the Luhansk region, Alexei sneakily betrayed his native country and voluntarily began to serve the invaders. The occupiers were happy to appoint the traitor Zagayko as a “collaborator” of the so-called “of the department of life support of the village. Liman of the Starobel district administration of the LNR. By voluntarily agreeing to “cooperate” with the so-called “Zagayko made himself an accomplice to the crimes against the civilian population committed by the collaborators and occupiers. Also, he actively supports the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and speaks out against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. It is noteworthy that Alexei’s “colleague” is his wife Lyudmila. Fair punishment is already awaiting Alexei Zahayko for his “service” to the Russian occupiers and crimes against innocent citizens.

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“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling continued her track record of voicing anti-transgender sentiments on December 19 when she rushed to the defense of a researcher who is out of a job after posting numerous transphobic tweets. A tweet from Rowling focused on Maya Forstater, whose contract with the think tank Center for Global Development was not renewed after she posted tweets saying things like, “Transwomen are transwomen. That’s Great. But enforcing the dogma that transwomen are women is totalitarian.” Forstater’s transphobic tweets have largely been directed at a trans rights bill introduced in the United Kingdom. Rowling responded to the decision not to renew Forstater’s contract, tweeting, “Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you. Live your best life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill” Forstater has also tweeted false statements that disregard intersex individuals and disrespect non-binary individuals. In a December 18 tweet, she wrote, “There are two sexes. Men are male. Women are female. It is impossible to change sex. These were until very recently understood as basic facts of life.” Forstater tried mounting a legal challenge to the company’s decision not to renew her contract, but a London employment tribunal confirmed that the statements she made were not protected under the law. Forstater’s beliefs are consistent with a growing group of transphobic individuals, emerging in big numbers from the UK, who do not believe in transgender rights and have constantly sought to undercut trans people and trans rights. These folks have also been known as gender-critical feminists and trans-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFS). They have turned to aggressive tactics such as when they barged into a meeting earlier this year to harass the Human Rights Campaign’s national press secretary Sarah McBride and deliberately misgender her. It would not be the first time Rowling’s name has been tied to transphobia, but it represents the most explicit example. As pointed out by journalist Katelyn Burns, Rowlings has liked anti-trans tweets, including in 2017 when she liked a tweet linking to a transphobic Mediu Rowling’s latest tweet drew widespread criticism from individuals and groups across the LGBTQ community. GLAAD, a media monitoring organization promoting LGBTQ causes, announced that Rowling turned down their offer to facilitate an off-the-record conversation with people in the trans community. ACT UP New York tore into Rowling on Twitter, writing, “JK Rowling, you are a TERF. Your violent denial of trans and non-binary existence is gravely disappointing yet unsurprising to our siblings who saw this coming.” Chase Strangio, a trans man who is a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said he was not surprised to read Rowling’s tweet. “Powerful British cis white woman aligns with power to exert violence over trans women,” he said in a Twitter post. “Call me not shocked. Never liked Harry Potter anyway.” Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David demanded an apology from Rowling. “@jk_rowling says she’s opposed to fundamentalism in any form, but she’s promoting a harmful fundamentalism that endangers the LGBTQ community — particularly transgender youth,” he wrote in a tweet. Rowling has not followed up with any further tweets since her post went viral.

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You landed the job, and And you got that paycheck. Yay! Now what? HireSmart Cares founders Mark and Anne Lackey recently talked about personal finances with students in Melinda Cochran-Davis’s construction classes at Jackson Empower College and Career Center in Jefferson, Georgia. What does it take to live? Mark and Anne praised Cochran-Davis’s work with the students on budgeting. Davis assigned each student a salary based on their grade-point average in the class, with A's earning the most, followed by B's and C's. Students then had to allocate their income toward living expenses, including rent, auto costs, food, insurance, utilities, entertainment, etc. "This is a great tool!" said Mark, noting the importance of careful budgeting. Mark and Anne both shared their early-life budgeting processes with the students. "What I did is I kept a little notebook in my pocket, and every time I purchased anything, cash or check, I wrote it down," said Mark. "I did this for months, and after about three months, I could look at my history and know what it cost me to live." He then knew how to live within a budget because he carefully tracked the numbers. A call to action: HireSmart Cares aims to help youth realize their potential Mark said banks make a fortune off overdraft fees and urged students not to help banks make their offices bigger by incurring unnecessary and expensive overdraft notices. "Whatever works for you," he said. "Develop a system of tracking expenses so you don't pay overdraft fees." Anne shared her former system of budgeting by envelopes. She talked about days of living lean and working to make a little bit of money last. "When I got my paycheck, I ended up taking it and cashing it, and I put it in envelopes," she said. There were envelopes for rent, car payments, gas, food, utilities, and entertainment. Anne talked to students about "fixed" costs, such as rent and car payments, versus "variable" expenses, such as food and entertainment. She put her cash into each envelope every pay period. When an unexpected expense arose, she had to determine which envelope went light. "Let's say I have a situation where my car breaks down, and I have to do repairs," she said. "Where does that money come from? I only have so many envelopes." Anne shared the necessity of firm budgeting priorities and a hierarchy of needs. She said rent, auto, and gas expenses came first. She needed a place to live and transportation to work. When unexpected costs came, she pulled first from entertainment funds and next from food. Anne added this system helped her positively refine her decision-making. "If I only have $20 for entertainment for the month, maybe I'm not buying that $7 Starbucks latte," she said. Mark and Anne also talked to the students about good debt versus bad debt, explaining that good debt has a positive return on investment, while bad debt continues to bite into your wallet for years. They urged students not to be on the wrong side of compound interest. They noted that taking on major debt for college without a viable repayment plan is financially destructive, with debt payments increasing over the years because of compound interest. They urged students to consider working through college to pay as they go or to see which employers have a tuition reimbursement program. "Think about your income potential after college," said Anne. "We often see kids saddled with $100,000 worth of debt, and their earning potential is $40,000 a year." Mark talked about how powerful compound interest can be for students if they save money over time and invest it wisely in interest-bearing accounts. "So compound interest can work for you in savings and against you in a loan," he said. Along those lines, Anne advised students to "beware of credit cards," noting the high-interest rates that saddle young people with debt. "They (credit card companies) make it sound so interesting, but it can get you into bad trouble," she said. "Don't try to live over what you earn because that will get to you." High schoolers are zooming toward the days of paychecks, rent, insurance, and other adult concerns. Mark and Anne want the next generation to face those challenges with skill and confidence. That’s why HireSmart Cares allocates time, tools, teaching, and technology to those efforts. To learn more about HireSmart Cares or to make a donation to the nonprofit’s mission to empower today’s youth through skill-development initiatives, visit hiresmartcares.org.

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Introducing our ethereal Dainty Celestial Layered Necklace, a delicate and charming piece that brings the beauty of the cosmos to your ensemble. Crafted with exquisite detail and designed to evoke the wonder of the night sky, this necklace is a celestial-inspired masterpiece. Comprised of three layers, each delicately intertwined, this necklace offers a graceful and harmonious blend of celestial elements. The shortest layer measures 12 1/2 inches with a 2-inch extension, while the longest layer extends to 17 inches with an additional 2-inch extension, allowing for customizable length and versatility in styling. Adorning each layer are celestial charms and symbols, including delicate stars, moons, and sunbursts, intricately crafted to capture the magic of the heavens. Each charm is meticulously placed to create a celestial tableau that dances gracefully around your neckline. Crafted with precision and care, this necklace features a timeless design that effortlessly transitions from day to night, adding a touch of celestial elegance to any outfit. Whether worn alone for a subtle statement or layered with other necklaces for a bolder look, it exudes effortless style and sophistication. Embrace the celestial beauty of our Dainty Celestial Layered Necklace and let your style shine as bright as the stars. Add a touch of cosmic allure to your jewelry collection with this enchanting piece that's sure to become a cherished favorite!

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Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! No, it's a meteor! No, it's aliens! No...actually it's Red Bull. This week was the last supermoon of 2019. To celebrate the occasion, Red Bull decided to have professional wingsuit jumpers fly over LA with pyrotechnics attached to him. However, people did not know of this celebration and immediately went to Twitter: Most people, however, thought that the great fireball was Tim Conway Jr. flying in to do his nightly show. I surprisingly couldn't find any Tweets about those theories though.

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When Did Men Carry Purses? Exploring the Origins of Men's Purses When it comes to fashion, trends and styles have always evolved throughout history. One intriguing trend that has resurfaced in recent times is the idea of men carrying purses. But when did this practice begin, and what led to its revival? The concept of men carrying bags or purses can be traced back thousands of years. In ancient civilizations such as Egypt, men commonly adorned themselves with small pouches or bags around their waist. These bags, known as 'scribal palettes,' were used to carry essential writing materials like papyrus, ink, and quills. They were not only functional but also served as a symbol of status and power. The Renaissance Era During the Renaissance era, men's fashion embraced the idea of practicality. It was common for men to carry small bags called 'drawstring purses' that were attached to their belts. These purses were used to carry coins, important documents, and other personal belongings. They were often intricately designed and made from luxurious materials, reflecting the wearer's wealth and social standing. The Decline and Resurgence As time went on, the practice of men carrying purses gradually declined. The rise of pockets in men's clothing and the perception of purses as a feminine accessory contributed to this shift. However, in recent years, there has been a significant resurgence in the popularity of men's purses. The modern revival of men carrying purses can be attributed to several factors. The evolving fashion industry and the blurring of gender norms have played a significant role in breaking down traditional stereotypes. Designers and fashion houses have embraced the concept, creating stylish and functional bags specifically tailored for men. Celebrities and influencers have also played a crucial role in popularizing the trend, normalizing the idea of men carrying purses. Today, men's purses come in various forms, such as messenger bags, crossbody bags, and backpacks. They offer a practical solution for carrying essentials like wallets, phones, keys, and even laptops. Moreover, they have become a fashion statement, allowing men to express their personal style and individuality. The Future of Men's Purses As society continues to embrace inclusivity and diversity, the future of men carrying purses looks promising. The fashion industry is becoming more inclusive, offering a wider range of options for men to choose from. With the increasing acceptance and popularity of men's purses, it's safe to say that this trend is here to stay. So, the next time you see a man confidently sporting a stylish purse, remember that this trend has a rich history that dates back centuries. Embracing fashion choices that break societal norms allows us to celebrate individuality and personal expression. Elevate Your Style with the Perfect Bag for Every Occasion! Don't miss out on this exclusive offer! $5 off with code 5MAN Free Shipping on all Orders. 30 day money back guarantee. Secure payments. My husband is extremely happy with his new bag. The quality for the price can’t be beat. We are so happy with the quality and workmanship. The design is fabulous. Attractive and fully functional. It is more than worth the money. iT IS COMFORTABLE AND SEEMS TO BE VERY WELL MADE, HOLDS MY CONTENTS WELL. IT WAS A VERY SPEEDY DELIVERY AND ARRIVED WHEN PROMISED. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE ITEM. This belt bag is perfect for traveling or going to the gym, or just running errands. In these instances you just need a few things (your wallet, keys, phone, etc) and this bag has so many compartments that allow for you to get the job done! I've used this everywhere, it's perfectly functional. Well made Fanny Pack. I frequent AliExpress Store and if can remember correctly this is the first review I am doing. This knapsack is had lots of compartments and is well made. I lOVE IT! Love the look, and the jean material is nice. The store is very good in the discussion was a hitch due to the fact that in one order there is a different method of shipment, very quickly and really decided everything and gave a discount. Sent at the moment less than 10 days passed. Hurray!!! Good quality, just q a little big Great bag with lots of zippers and compartments. Fast delivery. Thanks. Only the letters of the prersonalisada clearer because they are seen but very low tone Good quality handbag, not big nor small, leather, well-made thread does not stick out I am satisfied. I love it! Better than I thought!! Thank you very much Nice little bag. Very handy for all my small incidentals and my phone. Use it as a cross body bag

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It’s pretty cool when real life imitates the movies, but it’s not often that it happens the other way around. When something in real life looks like a movie scene or character, it tends to spread like wildfire. And that’s exactly what happened when a photo of Pisco the cat went viral because it looks just like Puss in Boots from Shrek 2. You know, that iconic scene where Puss uses his secret weapon: the cat eyes. But this wasn’t just a lucky coincidence for Pisco – he rocks those irresistible cat eyes all day, every day. Sure, he’s a bit on the chonky side, but that’s just a side effect of having such amazing fur (and eyes, of course). Check out more of Pisco’s adorable photos on Instagram! Pisco’s constant eye appearance resembling the iconic moment from Shrek 2 is not just a coincidence, it’s a permanent feature. Attribution: The photo used in this content was taken by pisco_cat. Please rewrite the given content to create original and unique content to prevent plagiarism. Adopt a casual tone and use English as your writing style. It is important to make sure that the content we write is unique and original to avoid any issues with plagiarism. One way to do this is by paraphrasing the given content in our own words. This not only helps to ensure that the content is original, but it also allows us to express our ideas and thoughts in a more personalized way. So, let’s take some time to relax and come up with creative ways to rephrase the content that we read. After all, isn’t writing supposed to be fun and enjoyable? To avoid plagiarism, it is necessary to paraphrase the given content, which means expressing it in different words while retaining its original meaning. This helps to ensure that the content is unique and original. The writing style and tone should be relaxed and easygoing, and the language should be English. Despite his unusual eyes, there are many admirable qualities that make him unique. To start with, he has a pleasantly plump physique. That sandwich looks so fluffy! The depth of Pisco’s eyes is mesmerizing and captivating, it feels as if you are being drawn into an endless spiral. You cannot help but be entranced by their beauty and the mystery they hold within. It is almost as if Pisco’s eyes have a life of their own, beckoning you to come closer and explore their depths. But be warned, for when you gaze into the abyss of Pisco’s eyes, it will not only capture your attention but also your heart. With his adorable appearance, it’s nearly impossible to resist rewarding him with a treat. Credits to pisco_cat for the charming image. The image’s creator is attributed to pisco_cat. The wide black pupils of Pisco, the feline, are a perfect match for his black paws. This adorable cat certainly knows how to rock an all-black look! The level of cuteness is off the charts! I simply can’t resist their charm and adorableness. It’s imperative that I reward them with delicious treats… Pisco is simply adorable, especially when he’s all dressed up in a cute little costume. The picture captured by pisco_cat is just too cute for words! The cuteness of his face is simply purrfect. Move over, Baby Yoda – there’s a new contender in town! The adorable creature that captured our hearts in “The Mandalorian” now has some fierce competition for the title of cutest sci-fi character. Who could possibly steal the crown from the pint-sized Jedi-in-training? We’ll just have to wait and see. The credits for the image go to pisco_cat. Pisco_cat is living proof that perfection exists, despite the common belief that it doesn’t.

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One step closer to making history, first Native American woman running for governor wins Idaho’s Democratic Primary As of Tuesday having secured the Democratic nominee for the Governor of Idaho, Paulette Jordan, 38, is one step closer to making history in her quest to become the United States’ first Native American governor. The two-term state lawmaker of the Coeur d’ Alene tribe defeated previous 2014 nominee A.J. Balukoff by 18 points, with 58.5 percent of the vote. Idaho’s rapid 2.2 percent population growth in one year, an unemployment rate below the national average in conjunction with a low cost of living, Idaho’s next governor will no doubt make an impact on the state. The fast-growing tech sector has resulted in new residents that is expected to continue. Jordan’s progressive platform in such a conservative state, often referred to as a one-party state; holds a conservative perspective on gun control, supports the decriminalization of marijuana possession, the legalization of medical marijuana, medicaid expansion and clean energy. Jordan is also personally pro-life, while supporting abortion politically. She has big plans for education as well; universal preschool, increased teacher pay and affordable higher education. “People just aren’t used to thinking that a woman of color, or a woman period, can win,” she told interviewers. “Even people in the Democratic Party, they aren’t used to envisioning a woman at the top. Yet there are Republican women who know we can get there. There are progressive women in our state who know we can get there. Being young and vibrant and fresh, that plays into a new, bold vision and strong leadership.” In recent weeks Jordan has won endorsements from Planned Parenthood, People for the American Way, Democracy for America, Indivisible and People for Bernie Sanders. Raised in a family of farmers and ranchers she resides in Plummer, Idaho, population 1,017 and speaks about her ranching roots in a way that resonates with rural voters. “It’s more than just the process of ranching and being part of the ag community. It’s what it means to be a rancher or an agriculturalist,” says Jordan. “It’s sustainability. It’s defending your family and your way of life. When I talk about protecting my future generations, that resonates. When I talk about protecting the land, that resonates.” In Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary, Jordan won the vast majority of Idaho counties—including several rural counties that she took with over 70 percent of the vote. "I come from a powerful line of women. I'm proud of that heritage and legacy," Jordan said. "The opportunity for women is now. The President is divisive. Women know we can bring the country together. I'm working to defend my state, my people, even as this President is part of spreading hate and fear." Jordan announced that she and Kristin Collum, who is running for Lt. Governor would be a joint ticket in early May. She will face Republican Lt. Gov. Brad Little in the November election. Idaho hasn’t selected a Democrat for Governor since 1990.

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We knew it was coming. Recently, former US President Donald J. Trump hit a low that he cannot ever come back from when he took to his struggling Truth Social platform and penned a deeply unhinged, manic rant, in which he openly and blatantly called for the “termination” of the United States Constitution, the highest law of the land that the “patriots” so love to site in their arguments, as part of his bigger call to get himself reinstated to the office of the presidency, despite Joe Biden’s clear, fair, and undisputable 2020 win. Trump was apparently reacting (without doing much actual thinking) to the recent revelations in the news cycle of the alleged “mishandling” of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop story. The former president used the Hunter stories as a basis to once again claim that he is the victim of “election fraud” and therefore should be reinstated to the United States presidency, post haste. The former president wrote on Truth Social: So, with the revelation of MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION in working closely with Big Tech Companies, the DNC, & the Democrat Party, do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION? A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution. Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!” Stay up-to-date with the latest news! Subscribe and start recieving our daily emails. The backlash to Trump’s remarks on the Constitution has been intense, to say the very least, with even many Republicans calling this one too far over the line. As a result — especially given all of the various other scandals he’s currently embroiled in — the former president is now desperately trying to walk back what he clearly said for all of the world to see, by blaming the whole ordeal on the “fake news media” for reporting on his remarks in the first place. Taking to his social media platform yet again, Trump declared that the whole country has fallen victim to fake news once again: The Fake News is actually trying to convince the American People that I said I wanted to “terminate” the Constitution. This is simply more DISINFORMATION & LIES, just like RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, and all of their other HOAXES & SCAMS. What I said was that when there is “MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION,” as has been irrefutably proven in the 2020 Presidential Election, steps must be immediately taken to RIGHT THE WRONG. Only FOOLS would disagree with that and accept STOLEN ELECTIONS. MAGA!” The scandal-ridden president, for the nth time now, called for the 2020 presidential election to be “redone.” “There should be no time limit for change,” Trump demanded. He seems to still refuse to accept the fact that we already implemented “change” when we voted for Joe Biden over him. Featured image via Political Tribune Gallery

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Chapter 2: Classical Theories of Emotion This chapter will cover older, classic theories of emotion. These theories provide the foundation for the modern perspectives we will discuss in the next chapter. As your read about each theory, think about which of the four emotion components the theories emphasize. For instance, do the theorists believe behavior changes are most important? Cognitive appraisal?

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- Dales Countryside Museum - Oct 11th – Nov 15th Having toured venues in North and West Yorkshire, gathering information along the way, this exhibition is returning to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes. It will feature archive material, never seen before, that describes the involvement of the Dales and Yorkshire in the British trade in enslaved Africans; that shows how many Yorkshire people in various capacities were employed in the trade and in the plantation economies which it supported; highlights how financially the area benefited enormously from it; that many Yorkshire abolitionists other than Wilberforce tried to end it and, perhaps most surprising, that from the 17th century onwards a number of Africans settled in the Dales and Yorkshire because of it. Exhibitions about British Black History are rare and in North Yorkshire, rarer still, so it is an excellent opportunity to discover the links between people and places in the Dales, the Caribbean and Africa. Carnival costume from the Huddersfield and Leeds Carnival will also add a vibrant, colourful and telling element to the exhibition. 30th October 28th November - 50 years of the Wensleydale Camera Club March 23rd April 19th - Hidden Histories of the Dales - Admission is free to the exhibition. The exhibition explores the theme of people of various origins passing through or settling in the Dales for thousands of years. The museum would like to hear from anyone in the community willing to share their own stories or research. Work is ongoing with this project which includes a schools programme and classroom resources being developed. The exhibition will be repeated in October to coincide with Black History Month and will include various planned events. (watch this space!) April 22nd May 17th - Michael Revers will be exhibiting paintings with the title, National Parks and their influence on my work - An exhibition and sale of original paintings, limited editions and prints by the artist. - Michaels website gallery is: www.michaelrevers.com May 20th – June 3rd - Love is in the air - Bollywood comes to Yorkshire - There will be a series of events to coincide with this exhibition Photographic exhibition celebrating Dales views and images of India, accompanied by South Asian love poetry and song lyrics from famous Bollywood films. There will also be examples of kites made by groups in Keighley and the Dales. June 5th 26th - Lensless Landscapes an exhibition of black and white pinhole photography by Steve Gosling. - A lecture will be given by Steve on the 24th June between 3-5pm 30th June 15th July - Mark Butler is exhibiting photographs showcasing the glorious scenery of the Yorkshire Dales national Park 21st July 31st August - Our annual summer interactive exhibition for all the family, this year on the theme of Geology in the Dales 11th September 7th October - Disappearing World - Members of The Textile Pool exhibit their work and will be demonstrating textile crafts each weekend 19th September 7th October - Friends of the DCM present - Waterpower in the Dales

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Do you need a quick, child friendly meal? Busy parents know how hectic evenings after school can be. After picking up our bedraggled offspring, dragging their overly large back packs, with lunch smeared jumpers and playing ‘mum’ taxi to the 108 afterschool clubs most of us dread making dinner. Given the competing demands of work, commutes, schoolwork and housework dinnertime can feel like the witching hour. Trying to prepare food that children that all ‘don’t like’ different things sometimes feels like trying to complete the Crystal Maze, whilst trying to play Batman and answer constant ‘why’ questions. Once a week we have a ‘kid’s choice’ night and pizza is always a firm favourite. Introducing The Pizza Kitchen. Chicago Town has released four NEW delicious flavours in The Pizza Kitchen Range all with tasty deli style toppings. Why not grab a Cheese Medley, Deli Pepperoni, Roasted Chicken or Garden Vegetable (packed full of broccoli and red onion!)? Frozen pizzas are a healthier and more reasonably priced choice than takeaways and these definitely pass the taste test! The classic flavours are well chosen; Peperoni and Mozzarella cheese, or the simple roast Chicken with Pepper. Yum. What are your dinner time traditions? I try and eat with my son and love family meals round the table! (Though on lap film nights on a Friday is a firm favourite.) We have a loose routine, eating around half five and we always involve the little one in preparation (as he is more likely to eat!) Screens go off and little boys has tasks, such as getting the knives and forks like a cutlery ninja and we tuck in! We love having the little girls from next door over, its pandemonium. Food and fun combined. We are not a napkins, candles, elbows off the table family. It’s all about the base. The Cheese Medley choice, a mouth-watering mix of Mozzarella, Emmental and Cheddar was by far the favourite of the multiple fussy feeders at the table. Why not munch on it plain, or add strips of ham? Usually my little man pulls ‘that’ face and leaves edges but even kids love the Pizza Kitchen crusts, as they taste like tiger bread. We are family fans of Chicago Town’s Deep Dish range but I love this thinner, crisper base. The pizzas are a generous size and are available at most major supermarkets. It looks like Tuesdays nights are now going to be pizza nights at our house! Give The Pizza Kitchen a try and soon it will be the word on every mum’s lips. I can guarantee clean plates and happy, tomato covered faces all round. Pizza’s are some of our favourite summer meals – check out Dr. Gundry’s Top Summer Foods for more ideas. What are you and your children’s favourite family meals? Are you a pizza fan and what is your chosen brand and flavour? Note: We were sent the vouchers for the pizza, all opinions and views are our own.

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Toronto, Canada – Activists in the Canadian province of Ontario have staged a protest at the site of a transport company they say is involved in transporting Canadian-made, light armoured vehicles (LAVs) to Saudi Arabia. Approximately 30 demonstrators blocked Paddock Transport International trucks in Hamilton, a city about 70km west of Toronto, for a few hours on Monday as part of a global day of action against the ongoing war in Yemen. Keep readinglist of 4 items The conflict broke out in late 2014 when Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized much of the country, prompting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to assemble a Western-backed military coalition to try to restore the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Since then, rights groups and activists around the world, including in Canada, have sought to end their governments’ support for the Saudi-led coalition, as well as suspend weapons sales to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi that could worsen the devastating humanitarian crisis in Yemen. “We’re saying very clearly to any company who is complicit in arms exports to Saudi Arabia and therefore complicit in the war on Yemen and the humanitarian crisis there, that there will be economic costs that you will face,” Simon Black, a professor at Brock University and lead organiser with Labour Against the Arms Trade who participated in the protest, told Al Jazeera. Today, members and allies of @WBWCanada & @LAATCanada called on @PaddockTrans to end its complicity in the brutal Saudi-led war in Yemen. #CanadaStopArmingSaudi#YemenCantWait#WorldSaysNo https://t.co/McjNSvm87z — World BEYOND War (@WorldBeyondWar) January 25, 2021 The activists remained at the site for several hours on Monday afternoon. No arrests were made, Hamilton police said. Canada’s Ministry of Global Affairs and Paddock Transport International did not respond to Al Jazeera’s requests for comment by the time of publication. Canada’s previous Conservative government, under then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in 2014 brokered a $15bn Canadian dollar ($11bn) agreement to export LAVs manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government then gave final approval for the deal following the 2015 election. Dozens of civil society organisations in Canada have signed four open letters addressed to Trudeau since March 2019 demanding that he rescind the arms deal. The prime minister previously said it would be “extremely difficult” to break the contract as doing so could incur a large financial penalty. But in December 2018, as pressure mounted over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trudeau changed his tone, saying that “Canada is looking for a way out of the Saudi arms deal”. The Liberal government then decided to freeze approvals of new arms export permits for Saudi Arabia pending a review. But the suspension was lifted in April 2020, with Canada citing “significant improvements” in the deal, which it said would secure thousands of Canadian jobs. Cesar Jaramillo, executive director of Canadian peace research institute Project Ploughshares, told Al Jazeera that Monday’s protest was “a manifestation of increased discontent” with how Ottawa has handled the issue. “It is utterly disappointing that Ottawa has authorised the export of more than $1.8bn in weapons to Saudi Arabia since Canada joined the Arms Trade Treaty [in 2019], which is intended to promote responsible arms transfers,” Jaramillo said. “While the Canadian government may be okay with arming a human-rights pariah, many Canadians are not.” Human rights campaigners have cited evidence – videos and photographs posted online and verified by experts – showing Canadian LAVs as well as sniper rifles being used by the Saudi-UAE led coalition in the Yemen conflict. Around 233,000 people have been killed in the war to date, according to the United Nations, which warned in December that the window to prevent famine in Yemen was narrowing, as many faced record highs of acute food insecurity. Eighty percent of Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance, the UN says. Meanwhile, in September, the UN Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen named Canada – for the first time – as one of the countries “perpetuating the conflict” in Yemen by selling arms to Saudi Arabia. Canadian civil society groups say the country’s weapons exports to Saudi Arabia now account for over 75 percent of its non-US military exports, while Canada pledged $40m in humanitarian aid to Yemen last year. The demonstrators noted in a statement on Monday that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and calls from the UN for a global ceasefire, Canada has exported over $720m worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the pandemic. “We have to question … what kind of a humanitarian cost is the government willing to pay for the preservation of a certain number of jobs,” Black told Al Jazeera.

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You know about Laika, the Cosmonaut dog sent into orbit on Sputnik 2. But no one knows about JOSIF, the first gorilla in space! Born on Josif Stalin’s birthday and subjected to terrible genetic experiments, Josif soon grew far too powerful. The leadership of the Soviet Union did all they could to stop him. But not everything went as planned! Retailers: 50% OFF at five or more copies ordered! Dismiss

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The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held at the stylish Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles, brought together a diverse array of celebrated talent Sunday night, offering performers in attendance and fans around the world a show that was both humorous and tender in which members of the acting profession honoured their peers for distinguished work over the past year. This is the first year that the event was streamed live and for free on Netflix’s YouTube channel. Everything Everywhere All At Once swept their categories and offered some historic moments. Jamie Lee Curtis received her first SAG Award and a standing ovation for winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Curtis, who noted her age and “nepo baby” lineage, delivered a moving tribute to her famous actor parents Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis and heartfelt shoutout to Everything lead actor, Michelle Yeoh, who also won her first SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role. Fellow Everything co-star Ke Huy Quan became the first Asian actor to win in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and touchingly described how he’d given up acting because there were so few good roles available to him and how times have changed. The entire cast of Everything were honoured with the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, with legendary James Hong reminiscing on the darker days of Asian representation in Hollywood compared to today, cheering, “Well, look at us now!” Brendan Fraser also celebrated his first SAG Award, winning Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his powerful performance in The Whale. On television, the ensemble awards went to White Lotus in the drama category, including Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama series to Jennifer Coolidge for the same show, and Abbott Elementary in the comedy category. View all the honorees at sagawards.org. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher celebrated the new partnership between SAG-AFTRA and Netflix for streaming future award shows, the Green Council, a joint effort between “stars and studios” that seeks to eliminate single-use plastics on set and enact other environmental firsts, and the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) for putting into place new guidelines that allow actors to define themselves how they see fit, and for free. “Performers enrich our lives exponentially,” Drescher said, and asked members to support the Performing Arts Tax Parity Act and the American Music Fairness Act. She also reminded actors that US states with laws that appear to infringe on democratic values should be addressed by the entertainment industry. “If they want our business,” Drescher said, “let’s wield our financial influence to make governors act in the best interest of freedom, diversity, inclusion, and democracy.” This year, the powerful ideas championed by SAG-AFTRA and all unions came into sharp focus as well when the SAG Life Achievement Award was presented to Sally Field, who rose to the status of Oscar winner with her titular performance in the pro-union Best Picture nominated drama, Norma Rae, in 1979. SAG-AFTRA member and actor Andrew Garfield summarised Field’s lengthy career and called her a titan of the acting community. Field acknowledged her lifelong support for the protections and education SAG-AFTRA union has provided to its members and thanked the board and her peers for the honor. She also recalled day she received her SAG card. “I remember so clearly that little paper card in my wallet, quietly thrilled to call myself an actor,” Field said. “Thank you, thank you, for this great honour,” she added at the end of her remarks, “from you, the people I most wanted respect from in my life — actors.” Field’s previous honours include two Oscars, a SAG Award, a Cannes award, two Golden Globes, three Emmys, a National Board of Review award and two National Society of Film Critics’ awards. Field is a Kennedy Center honouree and received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama. The SAG Awards is the only televised awards ceremony to exclusively honour performers, offering SAG-AFTRA union members the opportunity to recognise their peers on the big and small screens and the event was streamed live on Netflix’s YouTube channel where the broadcast is also available for rewatching.

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Megastar Mammootty has been shooting for a Malayalam film in the City for a while. And legions of his fans in namma Bengaluru cannot have enough of him. Milling crowds waiting to get a glimpse of him and mediapersons hankering after him for a byte or two is the sight on the sets of the film. But the man chose to remain tight-lipped and say nothing to the media. As Mammootty went about giving his shots, Metrolife watched him from the periphery. Mammootty has brought along his vanity van, where he spends his time between shots and when he’s taking a break. Despite his best efforts to stay away from the public eye, there is no way he can keep his army of admirers at bay. Mammootty is essaying the role of a young judge in his forthcoming untitled project along with actress Pallavi. And his get-up for the role is pretty interesting as he sports a jet black moustache with streaks of grey at the edges and the same streaks of white on his sideburns. Talking about his appearance, director of the project, VK Prakash says, “This is one look that has been designed exclusively for his role in the film. The story traces the controversies and problems nagging him (Mammootty) when he becomes the youngest judge. It’s a different story and we have been working on it for the last three years.” Prakash further states, “Mammootty has essayed a number of roles as a lawyer. Coincidentally, he is a lawyer by profession. In that context, we thought this role would befit his tastes.” Mammootty has serial actress and television anchor Kavitha Nair playing the role of his junior advocate in the film. “I am fortunate to have bagged my debut film opposite Mammootty. Although a little reserved, he does well to instill a sense of confidence in newcomers. I must confess that I get the jitters when I am standing beside him,” laughs Kavitha. Half Malayali and half Kannadiga, actress Pallavi plays the role of his wife in the film. “Mammootty is certainly very reserved and it is hard to come by actors who are this reserved considering the variety of roles he has done. I couldn’t believe that I was shooting with Mammootty, until I came on the sets and began work. Even then, I had to pinch myself to get started,” states an excited Pallavi, who thinks working with Mammootty is an opportunity of a lifetime.

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Under Amaymon, King of the South Cornyx only appears in the oddball Book of Oberon, as follows: “He appeareth like a captayne, & he hath power to call together byrdes & that to one place, & to take them, & he hath under [him] 7 legions.” So, he looks like a captain, conjure what you will from that. Very much a stub entry from the long list of fun things added by the Book of Oberon to the demonologies. He can call birds to one place and take them somewhere else. So, if you need birds, this would be the right demon to call upon.

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If you want to give a little boost to your life satisfaction a year from now, you may want to try socially-focused strategies over strategies that involve nonsocial pursuits, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. "Our research showed that people who came up with 'well-being' strategies that involved other people were more satisfied with their lives one year later -- even after taking into account that they were marginally happier to begin with," explains psychological scientist Julia Rohrer of the University of Leipzig, lead author on the study. "In contrast, people who came up with strategies that did not explicitly involve others remained, on average, as satisfied as they were." Rohrer and coauthors David Richter, Martin Brümmer, Gert G. Wagner, and Stefan C. Schmukle examined data from a subsample of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, a nationally representative survey of German adults. In 2014, participants in this sample reported how satisfied they were with life, providing a rating from 0 (completely dissatisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied). They also reported how satisfied they thought they would be in 5 years and described the strategies they could take to ensure sustained life satisfaction in the future. One year later, the participants again rated their current level of life satisfaction. Of the 1178 participants, 596 made a general statement (e.g., "there is not much I could change") or expressed an idea that did not entail individual action (e.g., "different politics would improve life"), whereas 582 reported a specific strategy. These two groups showed no substantive differences in life satisfaction over time. Rohrer and colleagues further examined the data from the 582 participants who actually described specific strategies. Of these, 184 mentioned approaches centered on some form of social engagement (e.g., "helping others," "spend more time with family," "spend more time with friends"), while 398 described some form of nonsocial strategy (e.g., "stop smoking"). Analyses revealed that individuals who described a social strategy showed increased life satisfaction one year later, whereas those who reported nonsocial strategies showed relatively constant levels. Data reflecting how much time participants spent on various activities indicated that time spent socializing with family, friends, and neighbors helped to explain the boost in life satisfaction one year later. Rohrer notes that additional research, including experimental studies and longitudinal studies with multiple follow-up assessments, will help to illuminate why social strategies seem to improve life satisfaction and nonsocial strategies do not. The results do suggest that spending more time with others may be the more promising avenue toward increased well-being, the researchers conclude. "Many people are interested in becoming happier, but there is a lack of evidence regarding the long term effects of pursuing happiness through various types of activities. After all, there's no guarantee that trying to become happier doesn't make you more miserable in the end," Rohrer says. "I think our study partly fills that gap in the literature, although more research with a longitudinal perspective is certainly needed." All data and materials have been made publicly available via the Open Science Framework (OSF). The design and analysis plans for this study were preregistered at the OSF. The complete Open Practices Disclosure for this article is available online. This article has received badges for Open Data, Open Materials, and Preregistration. For more information about this study, please contact: Julia Rohrer at [email protected]. The article abstract is available online at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797618761660 The APS journal Psychological Science is the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology. For a copy of the article "Successfully Striving for Happiness: Socially Engaged Pursuits Predict Increases in Life Satisfaction" and access to other Psychological Science research findings, please contact Anna Mikulak at 202-293-9300 or [email protected].

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The IELTS speaking test takes about 15 minutes. It has three sections – an interview, a little speech and a discussion. During the interview you will be asked general questions about yourself, your family, studies, hobbies, likes, dislikes etc. No special training is required to do well in the speaking test. In the second part of the speaking test you will have to give a short speech. You will be given a cue card with three or four questions. In your speech you should be able to answer all of those questions. In the third part of the speaking test you will have a short discussion with the interviewer.

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The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers In 1938 Random House published The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, a volume that would remain in print for more than fifty years. For decades it drew enough poets, students, and general readers to keep Jeffers—in spite of the almost total academic neglect that followed his fame in the 1920s and 1930s—a force in American poetry. Now scholars are at last beginning to recognize that he created a significant alternative to the High Modernism of Pound, Eliot, and Stevens. Similarly, contemporary poets who have returned to the narrative poem acknowledge Jeffers to be a major poet, while those exploring California These developments underscore the need for a new selected edition that would, like the 1938 volume, include the long narratives that were to Jeffers his major work, along with the more easily anthologized shorter poems. This new selected edition differs from its predecessor in several ways. When Jeffers shaped the 1938 Selected Poetry, he drew from his most productive period (1917-37), but his career was not over yet. In the quarter century that followed, four more volumes of his poetry were published. This new selected edition draws from these later volumes, and it includes a sampling of the poems Jeffers left unpublished, along with several prose pieces in which he reflects on his poetry and poetics. This edition also adopts the texts of the recently completed The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (five volumes, Stanford, 1988-2000). When the poems were originally published, copy editors and typesetters adjusted Jeffers's punctuation, often obscuring the rhythm and pacing of what he actually wrote, and at points even obscuring meaning and nuance. This new selected edition, then, is a much broader, more accurate representation of Jeffers's career than the previous Selected Poetry. Reviews of volumes in The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers "A masterful job of contemporary scholarly editing, this book begins an edition intended to clarify a 'Jeffers canon,' establishing for times to come the verse legacy of a poet who looked on all things with the eyes of eternity."—San Francisco Chronicle "This edition will be standard . . . a tribute and justice to a poet whose independent strength has survived to challenge personal and public canons."—Virginia Quarterly Review "Jeffers is the last of the major poets of his generation—Frost, Stevens, Williams, Pound, Moore, Eliot—to get his collected poems. Now that the job is at hand, it is done very well. . . . Tim Hunt has been painstaking in his editorial preparation and judicious in his presentation. . . . A great poet is ready for his due."—Philadelphia Inquirer "Few American poets are treated as well by publishers as Jeffers is by Stanford University Press. . . . These poems represent a distinctive voice in the American canon, and it is good to have them so wonderfully set forth."—Christian Century About Robinson Jeffers Reviews for The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers

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An Active Safari will send you to the center stage of the pristine natural landscapes of Kenya. You will enjoy the thrill of local communities and their cultures alongside exclusive culinary experiences. Apart from the standard game viewing and safari walks in the wilderness of Kenya, our Active Safaris offer you the flexibility to partake in numerous activities for maximum outdoor adventure. We you offer the opportunity to go fly-camping in destinations such as the Lamu Island. Where you will experience the marine life and awe-inspiring tree-houses. Sustainable Tourism is part of us. We practice it in our offices and out in the field. As you travel with Kisima Safaris please join us by practicing sustainable tourism.

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America is in a bad way, largely because we’ve neither acknowledged previous public-policy mistakes nor responded firmly to lawlessness and public disorder. The bill mounts with each passing day. Whether we or any successor generation will pay it is uncertain. But there are some horrors we have not yet embraced…at least, not all of us. CBD at Ace of Spades HQ reports on one today: As usual, Europe leads the way when it comes to genocide, but this time they are channeling a particularly vile brand of utilitarianism…kill the crazies, but let’s harvest their organs too! Belgium and the Netherlands legally permit euthanasia based on mental illness alone. Meanwhile, Canada’s Parliament just legalized lethal jabs of the mentally ill after a waiting period to permit bureaucratic death protocols to be worked out. This is particularly worrisome for the United States as Canada is our closest cultural cousin. And here’s an insidious twist: Euthanasia for mental illnesses has become conjoined with organ donation in both the Netherlands and Belgium, Such kill-and-harvest procedures have even been written up approvingly—or, at least without criticism—in notable international organ transplant medical journals. Fifty-six years ago, Larry Niven conceived of such a horror, albeit in a legal rather than medical setting. His chilling story “The Jigsaw Man,” which first appeared in Harlan Ellison’s anthology Dangerous Visions, is an acknowledged classic of science fiction. But most horrifying of all, it’s steadily becoming true. When I wrote this piece: Boomers grant the discussibility of euthanasia for the lowest of all reasons: it would save us money. We’d no longer have to worry about how to foot the bills for Gramps, or for the spouse with terminal multiple sclerosis, or for the child with severe cerebral palsy or Down’s Syndrome. Beyond the money, it would save us having to labor over those wretches, or endure their complaints and their lack of gratitude. Away with them! If the State won’t take them off our hands, maybe God will! More time and money for us, that’s the ticket! Of course, we hedge our selfishness and cowardice with the nicest of stringencies. There must be consultations and deliberations. Family, physicians, psychiatrists, bureaucrats — everyone must have a say. There must be nothing that could possibly be done for the sufferer to elevate his “quality of life” near to that of an actual person. And of course, when we inevitably decide upon the inevitable Quietus, it must be painless — not for the sake of the guest of honor, but as a balm for our own consciences. …I already feared that the death cults had gotten the upper hand and were closing in for the kill – on all of us. You can only cheapen human life so far before just about anything else will appear more valuable, and therefore worth the sacrifice of a few lives to attain or obtain. Europe, which has descended much further into amorality than have we, is ahead of us in this, but there’s no guarantee that America won’t follow. It’s not necessarily the case that the will to mass slaughter is animated by malice. Sometimes it arises from false notions of mercy. Somewhat more often, it derives from venality. Finally we have cowardice: the unwillingness to accept our human mortality: human death as the price for human life. No man is damned until the instant of his death. The same is true for nations…but Belgium, Holland, and the other states that have embraced the horrors of medicalized cannibalism teeter at the edge of the abyss. Whether they’ll recover their senses in time to avert the verdict from which there is no appeal, we can only hope…and pray.

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On June 12, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Georgia decided Davis v. State [i] which is instructive regarding the legality of officers questioning passengers of automobiles which have been stopped for traffic violations. The facts of Davis are as follows: On January 24, 2012, Davis was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on I-75 in Henry County when a police officer stopped the vehicle for failure to maintain lane. On approaching the vehicle, the officer detected the odor of alcohol, and he asked the driver to exit the vehicle to make sure that she was not impaired. After observing that the driver appeared to be “steady on her feet,” the officer decided only to issue a warning citation for failure to maintain lane. The officer then, following normal procedure, ran the driver’s license information through dispatch to make sure that the license was valid and that the driver did not have any outstanding warrants. While the officer waited to hear back from dispatch, he spoke with the two passengers in the vehicle to obtain their identification information and run a warrant search on each of them as well. Davis, the front passenger, gave his name when asked, but the rear passenger proved to be less cooperative. And after the rear passenger refused to give his information, the officer walked around the vehicle, opened the car door to make contact with the passenger, and immediately detected the smell of burnt marijuana. At that moment, the return from dispatch came over the radio. Thereafter, and incidental to his detection of the odor of marijuana, the officer performed a search of the car and discovered less than one ounce of unburnt marijuana, which Davis later admitted belonged to him. Davis was subsequently charged with possession of a controlled substance… [ii] Davis filed a motion to suppress and argued that the officer had already completed the purpose of the stop at the time in which he smelled the marijuana. As such, Davis contended that the officer unreasonably prolonged the stop prior to smelling the marijuana, therefore he exceeded the permissible scope of the stop. The trial court concluded that the officer smelled the marijuana prior to issuing the citation and prior to receiving the dispatch returns. As such, the stop was not unreasonably prolonged at the time the officer smelled the marijuana. Therefore, the trial court denied the motion to suppress. Davis appealed the denial of the motion to suppress to the Court of Appeals of Georgia. At the outset, the court of appeals noted that: In the course of a traffic stop, both the driver and any passengers are considered “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and both the driver and the passenger are entitled to the protections of that amendment. In this regard, an officer’s actions at a valid traffic stop “must be reasonably related in scope to the circumstances which justified the stop in the first place, and limited in duration to the time reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of that stop.” [iii] The court also noted that they consider two important factors to determine whether a stop has been impermissibly extended under the Fourth Amendment. The court stated: [W]e consider two elements in determining whether a stop has been impermissibly extended: (1) the actions taken must be “reasonably related in scope” to the initial justification for the stop and (2) they must not unreasonably prolong the detention. [iv] The court then set out to examine each of the factors above. As to the first factor of whether the actions taken were reasonably related in scope to the initial reason for the stop, the court stated: Here, the officer’s actions were reasonably related to the circumstances of the traffic stop. The officer questioned the passengers in order to obtain their information to run a warrant search, which is exactly the type of minimally intrusive measure that is acceptable during a traffic stop. [v] The court then set out to determine the second factor in the above analysis, particularly whether the officer unreasonably prolonged the detention in questioning Davis and the other passenger. In examining this issue, the court stated: [A] stop is not unreasonably prolonged so long as it is “limited in duration to the time reasonably necessary to accomplish” its purpose. And the time reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of a traffic stop “includes the time necessary to verify the driver’s license, insurance, registration, and to complete any paperwork connected with the citation or a written warning.” It also includes the time necessary to “run a computer check to determine whether there are any outstanding arrest warrants for the driver or the passengers.” [vi] In reviewing cases such as this, the court of appeals noted that they are bound by the factual findings of the trial court unless clearly erroneous. Since the trial court found that the officer received the warrant information returns after questioning the passengers and smelling the odor of marijuana, the stop was not unreasonably prolonged because it occurred during the time necessary to complete the warrant check. As such, the court of appeals affirmed the denial of the motion to suppress. Note: Court holdings can vary significantly between jurisdictions. As such, it is advisable to seek the advice of a local prosecutor or legal adviser regarding questions on specific cases. This article is not intended to constitute legal advice on a specific case. [i] A13A0491, 2013 Ga. App. LEXIS 481 [ii] Id. at 1-2 [iii] Id. at 4-5 [iv] Id. at 5 (citing Chang v. State, 270 Ga. App. 814 (608 SE 2d 283)(2004)) [v] Id. at 6 (see, e.g., Chang, 270 Ga. App. 815-816 (holding that it is reasonable in the interest of officer safety to allow an officer at a traffic stop to obtain identification information from drivers and passengers in order to run a computer check for outstanding warrants); State v. Williams, 264 Ga. App. 199, 203 (590 SE2d 151) (2003) (“[T]hese checks are minimally intrusive safety measures that do not unreasonably expand the scope of a valid traffic stop … as long as under the circumstances they do not unreasonably prolong the stop.” (punctuation omitted)). [vi] Id. at 6-7 (Proctor v. State, 298 Ga. App. 388, 391 (2) (680 SE2d 493) (2009); Id.; see also Young v. State, 310 Ga. App. 270, 272-73 (712 SE2d 652) (2011))

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via della Scienza, 6 - Modena The pursuit of simple details rendering sophisticate each manufacture, continuous experimentations on a matter as stone, fascinating but difficult at the same time. Marmocasa is a laboratory where the craft skills and the willing to push further of Alessandro and Fabio Montecchi find fulfilment, an evolved space, an atelier where the architect’s and the designer’s fantasy meets the most advanced technical solutions, in order to obtain the aesthetic and functional results satisfying refined and demanding customers. The natural, sophisticated and seductive textures of marble and stone, onyxes and alabasters are reinterpreted with highly characterising incisions and processes, intentionally designed to emphasise the elegance of a surface already of intrinsic beauty. The man’s hand shaping this ancient material to return its importance, going back to antiquity and rendering it a prominent protagonist of a new contemporary Language.

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Situated on a sprawling 4.97-acre parcel of land, east of Westlock, this remarkable property offers a serene and picturesque setting for nature enthusiasts and those seeking a peaceful retreat from the city. The focal point of the property features a quaint wood cabin where you can efficiently eat, play, sleep, repeat. Included are a few out buildings, trailor, including a shower house, outhouse, 2 large shelter tents and stacked wood storage. Located close to Haley Lake and Wakomao Lake for your enjoyment. Listing information last updated on April 17th, 2024 at 10:32am MDT.

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SUGAR HOUSE REVIEW Natalie Young founded Sugar House Review in 2009 with fellow editors John Kippen, Nano Taggart, and Jerry VanIeperen. Sugar House Review is an independent poetry magazine based out of Utah, publishing original poetry and reviews of poetry books twice per year. The majority of the magazine’s content is unsolicited, offered in a perfect-bound print edition as well as a digital version (PDF). Natalie is the editor in chief and art director for the magazine. //2011 Pushcart Prize XXXV Best of the Small Presses: Paul Muldoon's “Capriccio in E Minor for Blowfly and Strings” //2013 Pushcart Prize XXXVII Best of the Small Presses: Patricia Smith's "Laugh Your Troubles Away!" //2014 Pushcart Prize XXXVIII Best of the Small Presses Carl Phillips’ "Your Body Down in Gold" //2015 Pushcart Prize XXXIX Best of the Small Presses Hillary Gravendyk’s “Your Ghost” Featured a poem from Sugar House Review numerous times Featured a poem from Sugar House Review multiple times //Academy of American Poets Poetry Map //Poets & Writers Literary Magazine Database //Best of State, Utah 2011, Arts & Entertainment Sugar House Review is a publication of both range and quality, one that will appeal to experienced readers and writers, as well those readers who are just coming to poetry. Sugar House Review is a magazine of breadth—eclectic swatches of style, tone, subject, and form. It is representative of the varied voices that comprise contemporary poetry. Sugar House Review has a prevalent and available presence in the Salt Lake City and Cedar City areas. This includes organizing or helping to organize poetry events, availability in local book stores, and a presence at literary functions. Sugar House Review works hard to have an inspiring, singular, and generous presence in our community, region, and the poetry contingent at large. "It looks good. It Former Nebraska Poet Laureate “The editors of Sugar House Review take to heart the proverb that if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well . . . A very fine poetry magazine that would make an excellent addition to any collection of contemporary American poetry.” "Natalie Young is a peach to work with." Author of Confluence

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Iga Swiatek admits she feels "there is a target on my back" and noted that's something she didn't feel last year. After a disappointing Australian Open result, Swiatek returned to action in mid-February as the Pole won Doha. The following week, Swiatek also made the Dubai final but this time lost against Barbora Krejcikova. After seeing the reaction to her Dubai final loss, Swiatek realized that anything but the title is considered not enough. "After Doha and Dubai, I felt it [the expectation] pretty strongly. Because I won a WTA 500 and was in the final of a 1000 - it was like a small streak of matches that were pretty solid and I was really composed. But, still, I lost in the final and people were, I don’t know, surprised, not happy with the performance, just critical. And it made me think that last year before this huge streak and before winning all these tournaments I would be so happy with this result. But with all these comments right now, I felt like, ‘oh, that’s not enough,'" Swiatek said, per Eurosport. Swiatek: There is a target on my back "I feel like there’s a target on my back a little bit, which I didn’t feel last year. It’s a different situation, and I have to adjust to that. So I’m trying not to read a lot of these things. I don’t want it to influence me because I’m happy with all the work I’ve done. This is the example of how people’s attitudes changed a little bit - and I don’t think it’s a positive change - but for me for sure there is more pressure and expectations because of that. But I’m trying to [cope with] that in the best way possible. I think I’m doing good," Swiatek added. Now, Swiatek is set to return to action at a WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells. Last year, Swiatek won her first Indian Wells title after beating Maria Sakkari in the final. This year, Swiatek is the top-seeded player and the top favorite to win it all in the desert again.

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Riley Ross is a rising talent in the beauty industry, serving as a Stylist Assistant at The Look Salon & Spa. Originating from West Palm Beach, FL, Riley embarked on her professional journey at the Aveda Institute in Orlando, where she honed her skills and passion for making people feel beautiful. Since starting her career in cosmetology on July 31, 2023, and joining The Look Salon & Spa. With a love for her work that shines through every interaction, Riley finds the greatest joy in the smiles of those she assists. Inspired by her childhood hairstylist, Kelsey, and supported every step of the way by her mother, Riley’s path in the beauty industry is fueled by a blend of personal inspiration and unwavering support. Her dedication to her craft and commitment to making each client feel their best underscore the passion and energy she brings to the salon every day.

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CONTRACT TRAINER SUCCESS An interview is not only a chance for the hiring manager to get to know you, but also a chance for you to get to know them, the company, and the day to day challenges and responsibilities of the role you are applying for. Asking well thought out questions at the end of your interview demonstrates your strong interest in the position as well as your desire to excel in the role. In contrast, if you don’t ask any questions, your interviewer will assume that you’re either not interested in the role or that you haven’t done your homework. As a rule of thumb, it’s better to ask open-ended questions rather than yes or no questions. You don’t want your questions to seem like an interrogation and you definitely don’t want to put your interviewer on the spot. Open-ended questions are easier to help keep the conversation flowing and their response may lead to other topics or questions that you hadn’t thought of. When an interviewer asks you if you have any questions for them, here are some things you should avoid saying or asking: - “No, you’ve already answered all of my questions.” - “I don’t have any questions at this time.” - “How much money can I expect to earn the first year?” - “Can I do this job remotely?” - “What does your company do?” - “Did I get the job?” - “Who should I avoid in the office?” - “When can I take time off for vacation?” Having a few questions that are insightful and appropriate to ask is a crucial part of preparing for any interview. So what types of questions should you ask? Here are 5 great examples of questions to ask at the end of your job interview: What would you say are the most important qualities for someone to have to excel in this role? Asking this question may give you some more insight as to what the hiring manager is looking for outside of what’s listed on the job description. You’ll get a better sense of what their expectations are for someone in this position and you’ll learn about which skills you should really focus on. What are some challenges that your organization/department is currently facing? The interviewer will more than likely have an opinion on the answer to this question which will give you a better sense of their personality and desires for the company. You’ll also have a better understanding of some of the challenges they’re up against and how your skills can be utilized to help. It could also uncover a red flag that you may want to consider before accepting the job How would you describe the company’s culture?Knowing a company’s culture should be a critical factor in making your decision, if you are offered the job. You are more than likely planning on staying with this organization for the next few years and it’s vital to make sure that you’re a good fit and comfortable with the culture. What would a typical workday look like? This is an essential question because it’s important for you to have a full understanding of what your role will look like daily and what tasks would be involved. Of course, this question also shows your interest in the specific role and that you’re taking it seriously. What are the next steps in the interview process? Asking this question shows that you’re eager to move forward in the process and excited about the role. The interviewer should be able to share with you their timeline for hiring so that you know when you should expect to hear back from them and can follow up appropriately. Remember to be sensitive to the time allotted for the interview and start wrapping your questions up once you’re close to the scheduled end time. Always thank your interviewer for taking the time to answer your questions and for sharing role specific information with you.

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Pol Roger takes extreme pride in more than 160 years producing some of the world’s finest Champagne. Founded in 1849, Pol Roger is one of only a few Grande Marque Champagne houses that remains family owned and operated. Pol Roger owns close to 55% of the vineyards used for their Champagne production, a true rarity in this region of large firms. Their vineyard holdings equal to 92 hectares. Using strict guidelines, grapes are sourced mainly from 1er and Grand Cru vineyards that rate at an average of 95 points on the Échelle des Crus classification system. (In each vintage, the Échelle des Crus system. Prior to final blending each lot is aged on its own, separated by village, vineyard, grower and grape variety. Once blended, each bottle of Champagne Pol Roger is aged and hand riddled in the 4.66 mile-long cellars under the Epernay château which are among the deepest (100 feet below ground) and coolest (48°F) cellars in champagne. Deep and cool cellars provide perfect conditions for the “prise de mousse” (the development of the Champagne in the bottle and the “finesse” of the “bead” or bubble) and for the long-ageing of their Champagne in bottle; in fact, all their Champagnes are aged longer than the legal requirement because doing so adds more complexity and fine bubbles in every bottle. In effect, each bottle of Cuvée Champagne is hand-made; 100% of Pol Roger Champagne is produced in its winery, nothing is outsourced. “Pol Roger is the ‘gentlemen’s’ Champagne,” as Jean-Paul Kauffman wrote in Voyage en Champagne, adding, “It is not surprising, therefore, that Sir Winston Churchill, and even the British royal family, should have made it their favorite over the years. This refinement reflects a whole lifestyle. It is also a source of infinite pleasure. Pol Roger Champagne has a soul, created by the union of a family’s spirit and the character of a vineyard.”

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THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne My journey is about to come to an end. Having reviewed the first five shows of the Ultimate Combat Legacy Volume 1 DVD set, I’m now going to take a look at the final show in the collection, which sees the promotion moving away from the ring and into the cage with Ultimate Combat 6: Battle In The Cage. The show begins with lightweight action, as Aaron Chatfield faces Aaron Blackwell. A very interesting fight saw the debuting Blackwell start quickly, but when it went to the ground Chatfield tied the youngster up immediately with a triangle around his beck, trapping his arm. Blackwell tried to fight out, and got out of the triangle for a few seconds, only to find himself straight back in it. A short time later Blackwell was tapping out. A good effort by the Blackwell, but his inexperience played right into Chatfield’s hands. Then it’s on to heavyweight action, with Marc Goddard tackling James Thompson. This may have been one of the best all British fights I’ve ever seen. The first few minutes were fought at a frantic pace, with both men going all out and trying for submissions. But as the round progressed things began to slow down as the fatigue factor began to kick in. The second round was fought at a somewhat slower pace, but was just as action packed, and after Goddard’s arm bar attempt failed, Thompson got the win after a brief ground and pound, with Goddard apparently unconscious. Nice stuff here. Down to the welterweight division for the next fight, with Sami Berik and Terry Thompson. When I saw that this fight involved someone making their pro debut and someone who was stepping in at the last minute my heart sank a little, thinking that this could be a bit of a stinker. Happily, I was wrong. This was a cracking little battle. Berik looked like he’d been fighting professionally for years, while Thompson didn’t look like he was under prepared in any way. Fought mainly on the ground, it was a great back and forth battle, with each man giving a good account of themselves, and Berik picking up the win with a rear naked choke in the last minute of the fight. Up a division to middleweight next, with Chris Powell taking on Andrew Dartmouth. Two fighters making their professional debuts here, and from the beginning both men seemed eager to make a good impression. Round one saw a leg lock/heel hook stalemate, before Powell unleashed with the ground and pound, bloodying Dartmouth’s right cheek. The quick pace though took it’s toll as both fighters slowed down as the round came to an end. Round two ended quickly, with Powell getting the submission win with an armbar in the first minute to end what was a very good fight, although I do think the fan’s chants of “who are they” was a tad unfair. International heavyweight action follows, with England’s Adam Woolmer facing Spain’s Aaron Marsa. Once again a Spanish fighter impressed me. At times this fight was little more than a slug fest, with both guys swinging for the trees. The pace was fast to begin with, but as the first round progressed both fighters slowed down significantly, although they continued to unload with the heavy stuff. The energy levels were still way down as the second round began, and once again both men unloaded with the heavy stuff. Then Marsa connected with the first series of kicks in the fight, and seconds letter Woolmer, clutching his right leg, pulled out, unable to continue, ending what was a very intriguing brawl. Although I had to wonder if the fight would have lasted as long if Marsa had used kicks earlier. The international action continues at light heavyweight, with Spain’s Julian Gonzalez facing England’s Alex Cook. Another impressive outing from Gonzalez, coupled with a similarly impressive performance from Cook made for a great fight. It looked pretty even throughout as the action went back and forth, although Gonzalez started to bleed from the nose towards the end of the second round. By this time though both fighters were visibly tiring, and with neither man having gained any sort of advantage, the overtime round was needed, which was also evenly fought. So with the fight having gone to the limit, it was down to the judges to decide, with the decision going to Gonzalez. More light heavyweight, this time at domestic level, followed, with Wayne Cook and Alec Davenport. This lasted a matter of seconds. Cook came in swinging, and Davenport fell to the ground almost immediately. The referee quickly stepped in and stopped the fight. The time – four seconds. Kind of hard to give an accurate assessment of a fight this quick! A first for Ultimate Combat in the next fight, their first ever women’s contest, with England’s Kelli Salone going up against American Danielle “Batgirl” West, a semi-professional bout fought over one round. Another quick fight saw Salone totally overwhelm West, who at one point turned her back on her opponent, the worst thing you could do in any combat sport. Seconds later her corner threw the towel in. This one did look a bit messy to be honest. An all European fight next, with Spain’s Enrique Anton going up against Denmark’s Lars Besand in the middleweight division. For the first time in this series, I was disappointed with a Spanish fighter. Anton spent much of the fight in a body lock with Besand, with the Dane getting off the occasional stomp or knee. When they eventually went to the mat, Besand took control, went for the ground and pound, took Anton’s back, and locked in the rear naked choke. To be honest, apart from the final few seconds, this fight was a bit of a duffer. Anton looked like he didn’t want to fight at all. The international action continued at lightweight, with Denmark’s Kim Hovgaard facing England’s Pat Carr. After three somewhat disappointing fights, this was just what the doctor ordered. Both fighters put on an excellent display of ground work in the first two rounds, and in the second Carr’s theatrics almost led to his downfall. But once again the groundwork of both fighters made for compelling viewing, and with the fight dead level at the end of the second round, the fight went into overtime. The great ground work continued, and they still couldn’t be separated. So it went down to the judges decision, with Hovgaard getting the win by just a single point, it was that close. A really, really good fight here. Back up to light heavyweight for the next fight, with Holland’s Evert Fyett and America’s Pierre Guillet. Another display of great ground work here, with Guillet once again giving a tremendous performance, with Fyett proving to me a match for him, until Guillet managed to lock in a toe hold, with Fyett tapping seconds later. A very good and very enjoyable fight. The final fight, in the middleweight division, was for the European Champions Cup, with Germany’s Patrick Suhl tackling England’s Sol Gilbert. To say that the fans were solidly behind Gilbert would be an understatement. They went absolutely wild for the guy, and he gave them the performance they wanted, controlling the fight from the outset, apart from one moment when Suhl went for a guillotine. But in the end Gilbert was just too much for the German, and the referee stepped in to stop the fight when Gilbert’s ground and pound went unanswered. Great performance from Gilbert here. In conclusion – this was by far the best of the six shows in this box set. The move from a traditional ring to a cage greatly improved the flow of the fights, as the referee didn’t have to stand the fighters up constantly whenever they got too close to the ring ropes. As for the fights themselves, well, there were three poor fights in the middle of the show, but overall the quality was very good. Overall, I’ve really enjoyed taking a look back at the first six shows of the Ultimate Combat promotion, seeing how they began and how they evolved from both the in-ring/cage aspect and on the production side of things as well. It’s a good way to see how the promotion evolved. So in closing, thanks to the good people at MMA Universe for supplying a copy of this release and for their continuing support. Ultimate Combat 6: Battle In The Cage is a part of the Ultimate Combat Legacy Volume 1 six event set, and is available to buy online at www.mmauniverse.com.

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Three men have been jailed for a total of six years after police raided a home in Carmarthen and found cocaine, cannabis, and ecstasy inside. Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police executed a drugs warrant at the house in Park Hall near the centre of town and seized a stash of drugs and other items. In total they found more than 14g of high-purity cocaine, 144g of cannabis, and a number of ecstasy tablets during the raid, which took place on March 10, 2020. They also seized four mobile phones, around £400 in cash, a BB gun, and a ‘Rambo-style’ hunting knife. Officers arrested the occupant of the house, Joshua Davies, aged 21 and of Park Hall, Carmarthen, along with Alex Henry Davies, aged 19 and also of Park Hall, and Joshua Evans, aged 23 and of Heol y Meinciau, Pontyates. The three men at first denied their guilt but police say they later changed their minds due to the sheer amount of evidence against them. “All three provided ‘no comment’ answers during interview and pleaded not guilty at an initial hearing but the excellent work of the team produced an evidence pack that gave them no choice but to plead guilty in court,” said detective inspector Rhys Jones of Dyfed-Powys Police. “The investigation was delayed due to extensive phone and forensic work as well as the pandemic so we’re pleased to get the result. These three men have involved themselves in the distribution of drugs, which is spreading misery through our communities and will not be tolerated. “Our message to anyone else thinking of dealing drugs is that we will be coming for you and you will be punished.” All three men appeared at Swansea Crown Court after admitting possession of drugs with the intent to supply. Alex Davies was sentenced to 36 months in prison, Joshua Davies was sentenced to 21 months in prison, while Evans was handed a 15-month jail sentence. To get the latest Carmarthenshire stories sent directly to you for free, click here.

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Table of Contents No weapon in history has the presence of the humble spear. From the first time a chipped stone dagger was lashed to a stick, through the bayonet affixed to a rifle, the spear was instrumental in every battle until the rise of the gun. These six fantasy spears let your armies take to the field, and demonstrate the power of the spear! Below is a list of the installation package types provided by this product. The name of each package contains a Package Qualifier, which is used as a key to indicate something about the contents of that package. [ ] = Optional, depending on target application(s) Not all installation packages provide files that are displayed to the user within the interface of an application. The packages listed below, do. The application(s), and the location(s) within each application, are shown below. Visit our site for technical support questions or concerns.

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The catalogue documents the first ten exhibitions staged during 2001-2007 at the Architect’s House Gallery in Jaffa, home of the Israel Association of United Architects, as part of the series “Local.” The exhibition series “Local” and the catalogue documenting it set out to formulate a new local discourse, introducing an alternative to the perception of “localism” in Israeli architecture. The perception of localism strives for assimilation in the place by conceiving of a formal architectural language in tune with the physical and cultural conditions unique of the place, merging “past and future,” “east and west.” Reference to the place in the history of Israeli architecture took different styles and occurred in different sites. One form of localism turned to Palestinian construction—in itself a hybridization of various traditions—and the “Arab village” as a source of inspiration; another, later form was Mediterranean architecture—a version of localism based on a double negation of the Orient: negation of both the threatening Arab Middle East and the East European Diaspora. Visually speaking, local architecture in Israel was founded on a limited formal vocabulary and a restricted repertoire of building materials considered authentic: arched openings, shading devices, stonework, etc., and on a built texture underlain by an array of streets, squares, shaded alleys, inner courtyards. To wit: the architectural practice of the localist school translated questions of identity into design which stresses formal and stylistic preoccupation, at the same time avoiding the political context of these architectural forms. Thus, for example, while the Palestinian population was pushed to the margins, Arab architecture—as distinct from it—was granted a unique status in Israeli architecture as an alternative or a source of inspiration for modern architecture. As an alternative to the perception of localism in Israeli architecture, “Local” reintroduces the national, ethnic, and class contexts to the discussion of architecture primarily by giving voice and representation to the dwellers and users of architecture who have been omitted from the traditional formal discussion of architectural discourse. Architecture between Art and Society Operating within the field of architecture, “Local” mediates between architecture and the visual arts, and between architecture and the social sciences; a double mediation in terms of content (combining social and architectural concerns) and form (combining means of display and objects from the art world into architectural exhibitions). In both respects the mediation between disciplines and media produces an added value, primarily for architectural research, and consequently for the aforementioned fields as well. The social sciences in Israel frequently address the power relations between Jews and Arabs, Mizrahi and Ashkenazi Jews, rich and poor. Influenced by social research, the exhibition “Separation” explored these issues in space, arguing that spatial and physical demarcation intersects different types of social power relations. Many of the exhibitions featured photography. The participating photographers document the constantly evolving Israeli space, and their work in “Local” belongs to critical photography thriving in Israel in the past decade. The architectural context which the series furnished the photographs presented the ostensibly neutral space as the outcome of planning, lending the works a critical edge and an added contextual layer. “Local” thus scrutinizes the ways in which architecture shapes reality and reproduces power relations, thereby influencing the daily life of its users. As opposed to these manifestations of the power of architecture, however, several exhibitions exposed architecture’s subordination to the centers of power in society. Architecture was shown to serve market forces and powerful groups or government institutions, thus emphasizing its weakness and lack of autonomy. The Art Gallery as a Critical Space Theoretical processes in the 1970s and 1980s expanded the discussion of culture, underscoring the power relations associated with it as well as factors such as cultural divergence, largely contributing to the study of society and culture in Israel as well as to a postmodern and postcolonial transition in the research of Israeli architecture. “Local” joined the social discussion of architecture; in many respects, it even spearheaded that shift. At the same time, and despite the strengthening of the political current in architectural research, the majority of architects still did not regard the ethical discourse as fundamental to architectural practice, and therefore, precisely since “Local” prefers discussion of the ethical dimension over presentation of the aesthetic facet of architecture, it is noteworthy that the series was featured in the home of the Israel Association of United Architects and that it appealed directly to an audience not necessarily convinced of the architect’s social role.

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The one piece of furniture that seems to have lost any element of design is the sofa. These days it is all about leather suites in a variety of muted shades, made to pretty much blend into the background. You will be surprised at what you can discover second hand and particularly antique stores are great places to find treasures from yester year. Pieces like these can be great focal points and very eye catching, imagine an antique chaise lounge in a romantic bedroom. It might be that you have to have the sofa re-upholstered but if this is done well it will last you a lifetime. What a wonderful heirloom to pass down through the next generations, a real treasure from the past. Look out for different furniture at yard sales, it is surprising what people throw out, and what is unwanted for them could be just what your heart desires. Modern design is likely to be more comfortable than whatever you find in an antique store but there is no reason why you can’t have both. In the family room have big squashy easy clean leather and in the more grown up room indulge in a slice of history. Do not worry too much about everything matching, often a designer looks means clashing fabrics and an outrageous style. [Interior Decoration] Embrace your furnishings and love what you have in your home. Let it reflect your personality and enjoy it. If you are likely to have unexpected guest dropping by why not choose a sofa that converts easily into a bed, they are just as good to look at as any others.

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Let's go ahead and get the most famous set of dialogue from the film out of the way now: [ANSWER to Q2]: "Now I'm about to take you through a fully functional power plant, so please, no one wander off the dam tour and please take all the dam pictures you want. Now are there any dam questions?" COUSIN EDDIE: "Yeah. [SEVEN WORD ANSWER]?" Where can I get some dam bait?

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My whole reason for going to Kraków was to see an Andre Rieu concert. I had bought tickets to see him in December of 2012, but we decided to embark on a Mediterranean cruise instead which meant I couldn’t see him. I was glad we went on the cruise, but also always a little bit sad that I didn’t get to go to his concert in London. I also chose Kraków as this is somewhere I had never been and I heard it was a really nice city and one worth visiting (I was right in visiting – it is a beautiful city, and everything I had heard about it was right). When Jamie and I were in Warsaw, we wanted to drive down to Auschwitz but we decided not to as the distance was far greater than the map had originally said (It said it was just under 2 hours – turns out the distance was double). This was another reason I wanted to go to Kraków – so I could visit Auschwitz. My journey from home to the hostel was pretty uneventful (until I had to rush off the plane and through security in Warsaw so as to avoid missing the bus and train). It was about £30 cheaper to fly from Stansted – Warsaw and then the bus from Modlin airport to the city centre and then the train to Kraków (and back again) than it was to fly direct from Stansted to Kraków. The trains were really nice. 2nd class in Poland was way better than 2nd class in England. It was a nice comfortable ride. I got to Kraków and went the wrong way out of the station. I walked for about 10 minutes before I had realised it. I finally went the right way and got to the hostel. How sad was I to see reception was on the 2nd floor and there was no lift. I was even more sad when I realised my room was on the 4th floor with only one bathroom. Oh well, at least I had somewhere to sleep, poop and shower. See below for what I did during my time here You can view all my pictures from Kraków here

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DECIDED: JANUARY 21, 2000. Family purpose doctrine. Whitfield Superior Court. Before Judge Partain. Mitchell Mitchell, Terry L. Miller, G. Gargandi Vaughn, for appellants. Kinney, Kemp, Sponcler, Joiner Tharpe, Robert A. Cowan, for appellees. Eileen and Robert Simmons, wife and husband, sued Robert and Jeremy Hill, father and son, for injuries Mrs. Simmons allegedly sustained when a pickup truck driven by Jeremy collided with their car. The Simmonses alleged that Jeremy negligently caused the collision and that Hill, who owned the truck, was liable for his son's negligence under the family purpose doctrine. The trial court granted Hill's motion for summary judgment, ruling that the family purpose doctrine did not apply because Jeremy was not a member of Hill's immediate household when the collision occurred. The Simmonses appeal, and we affirm. For convenience, we will refer to Robert Hill as "Hill" and to Jeremy Hill as "Jeremy." A defendant is entitled to summary judgment if he demonstrates that there is no genuine issue of material fact as to at least one of the essential elements of the plaintiff's case. We review the trial court's grant of summary judgment de novo, viewing the evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. The relevant facts are undisputed. The collision occurred on May 7, 1995. At that time, Jeremy was 18 years old and a full-time student at Dalton High School. He had moved from his parents' house sometime before Christmas of 1994 because "he felt like he was adult enough to live on his own," "want[ed] to have his own freedom," and did not get along with his parents. Jeremy initially moved in with his girlfriend. Several months later, he moved into a small apartment by himself, and one month after that, he moved into a one bedroom rental house where he was living alone at the time of the collision. When he left his parents' house, Jeremy took his personal belongings with him, and he no longer spent nights in his parents' house. His mother testified that she no longer considered the bedroom in which Jeremy had slept to be "his room." Although Jeremy was welcome to return to his parents' home if he wished, he visited less than once a week and ate dinner there only twice between the time he moved and the date of the collision. In addition to being a full-time student, Jeremy worked part-time as the manager of a car wash. He testified without dispute that, after he left his parents' home, he paid his own rent and provided his own food and clothing. His father, however, paid for his medical care. In addition, Jeremy continued to drive a pickup truck — the one involved in the collision — that his father had provided for him before he moved from his parents' home. Hill owned the truck, paid for the insurance, procured the tags, and provided for the truck's service and maintenance. Hill testified that Jeremy drove the truck with his permission for whatever purpose Jeremy wanted, but acknowledged that he could have taken the truck away from Jeremy if he so decided. Under Georgia law, when the owner of a vehicle maintains the vehicle for the use and convenience of his family, the owner is liable for the negligence of a family member who was using the vehicle for a family purpose and who had the authority to do so. Four prerequisites are required before the family purpose doctrine may be applied to impose vicarious liability on the owner of the vehicle: (1) the defendant must own or have an interest in or control over the automobile; (2) the defendant must have made the automobile available for family use; (3) the driver must be a member of the defendant's immediate household; and (4) the vehicle must have been driven with the permission or acquiescence of the defendant. If these preconditions are satisfied, then the plaintiff must show that the defendant had sufficient authority or control over the use of the automobile to justify the imposition of vicarious liability. Here, we focus on the third precondition for liability — i.e., whether Jeremy was a member of Hill's immediate household at the time of the collision — as that was Hill's basis for seeking summary judgment. Id. at 434-435. The Georgia courts have never explicitly defined what is required under the family purpose doctrine to show that the driver was a member of the defendant's "immediate household." It is clear from the case law that a child's age is not determinative. In Hubert v. Harpe, the Supreme Court held that a father could be held liable under the family purpose doctrine for the negligence of his adult son who was "non-dependent" and "self-supporting," but lived at home with his parents without paying board. The fact that the son was an adult was irrelevant to the family purpose analysis. Likewise, in Kennedy v. Manis, this Court held that an "adult daughter, single and living at the home of her father and a member of his family" could fall within the scope of the family purpose doctrine. In reaching that conclusion, we quoted with approval the following passage from the opinion of a Nebraska court: 181 Ga. 168, 172-73 ( 182 S.E. 167) (1935). See also Murch v. Brown, 166 Ga. App. 538, 539-540 ( 304 S.E.2d 750) (1983) (18-year-old daughter living at home and "subject to her parents' general supervision" could fall within family purpose doctrine). 46 Ga. App. 808, 809-810 ( 169 S.E. 319) (1933). (Emphasis omitted.) Id. at 809. "Where a son living at home with his parents is supported there, and is subject to parental control as a member of the family, the fact that he is over twenty-one years of age does not alter the rule that a father furnishing an automobile for the pleasure of his family is liable for the negligence of the son while driving it for his own pleasure. Id. at 810 (quoting Linch v. Dobson, 108 Neb. 632 ( 188 N.W. 227) (1922)). Nor does a child's marital status determine whether that child is a member of his parent's "immediate household." In Whitlock v. Michael, we held that a mother could be liable under the family purpose doctrine for the negligence of her daughter, a married adult who lived, along with her husband, in her mother's house and drove her mother's car. 79 Ga. App. 316, 320(1) ( 53 S.E.2d 587) (1949). See also Finnocchio v. Lunsford, 129 Ga. App. 694 ( 201 S.E.2d 1) (1973) (married, minor son who was living with his parents over the summer could fall within scope of family purpose doctrine) What does appear necessary to establish that a child was a member of his parents' immediate household, however, is evidence that the child lived at the same residence with his parents at the time of the incident in question. We have refused to apply the family purpose doctrine to make parents vicariously liable for the negligence of their children who do not live with them. In Calhoun v. Eaves, for example, we held that the doctrine did not apply to a "fully emancipated" 19-year-old who was away at college in another city when the collision occurred. Similarly, in Greene v. Jenkins, we held that an adult son who lived away from home before the accident in question and had no personal belongings at his mother's house was not a member of her immediate household under the family purpose doctrine. Thus, at a minimum, the driver and the owner of the vehicle must live together before we will apply the family purpose doctrine. 224 Ga. App. 640, 641-643(2) ( 481 S.E.2d 617) (1997). See also Jackson, supra (stepfather was not liable for actions of adult stepdaughter who maintained her own residence but was housesitting for her mother and stepfather and driving stepfather's truck at time of accident). The Simmonses contend that Jeremy may be considered a member of his father's immediate household, even though he did not live with his father, because physical proximity is not determinative. But the cases they rely on — Smith v. Sherman and Finnocchio v. Lunsford — do not support this proposition. In Smith, the driver was using his father's car when the collision occurred. The family — including the driver and the father's wife — lived in Georgia, but the father had established a separate residence in Louisiana due to a job transfer. He retained his Georgia driver's license, did not obtain a Louisiana driver's license, and did not register to vote in Louisiana. More importantly, the father returned to the family home in Georgia on the weekends. In light of this evidence of dual residence, we held that whether the father and son were members of the same household was a question for the jury. We did not hold that two people may be members of the same household under the family purpose doctrine even if they do not live together. In Finnocchio, the allegedly negligent driver was a married minor college student who had lived with his wife in an apartment in Tennessee during the academic year. The collision occurred over the summer while the student was driving his father's car. At that time, the student and his wife had allowed their apartment lease to lapse and were living in the home of the student's father. We held that these facts authorized a jury verdict against the father. Once again, however, we did not extend family purpose liability to children living away from their parents' home at the time of the incident. Applying these principles here, we must affirm the ruling of the trial court. The evidence showed without dispute that Jeremy moved out of his parents' home at least six months before the collision, that at the time of the collision he lived in a separate house for which he paid the rent, and that he rarely visited his parents' house and never slept there. Jeremy did not live with his father and therefore was not a member of his father's immediate household. Accordingly, the trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Hill. Judgment affirmed. Andrews, P.J., and Ellington, J., concur.

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Six Key Elements of High Quality Technical Writing Webinar - Six Key Elements of High-Quality Technical Writing - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Washington State University What is the definition of “high quality”, when it comes to technical writing? What are the key elements that differentiate high-quality technical writing from the technical writing that is less effective in communicating the message? This webinar stems from the presenter’s observations and personal thoughts over the last decade or two, as an active researcher, a mentor, and a teacher in the engineering community. This webinar will be organized around six key elements or keywords identified by the presenter, i.e., innovation, engaging, hypothesis, logic, synthesis, and details. Dr. Xianming Shi, P.E. is an Associate Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Washington State University, where he serves the Site Director for two Tier 1 University Transportation Centers, CESTiCC and CAMMSE. He also directs the Smart and Green Infrastructure Group, the Laboratory of Corrosion Science and Electrochemical Engineering (CSEE) and the Laboratory for Advanced & Sustainable Cementitious Materials (ASCM) at WSU. In addition, Dr. Shi serves as the Deputy Director for the WSU Strategic Research Initiative Stormwater Program. He has approximately 20 years of research and teaching experience in multidisciplinary topics. Dr. Shi is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of a new journal, Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, launched by Springer-Nature in 2019. He has authored or co-edited seven books and authored or co-authored more than 160 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, with an H-index of 37. Dr. Shi’s research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation, numerous Departments of Transportation and their consortia, USDOT, National Research Council, and the private sector, with a total budget of over ten million dollars. Two of his papers were the Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence (2012 & 2013). One of his papers was the 2011-2012 Best Paper by the ASCE Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. One of his projects won the AASHTO 2016 Sweet Sixteen High Value Research Project Award.

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Ms. Luisi, can you tell our readers more about yourself? I was born in suth Italy in Bari. I studied modern literature and art history, I graduated with a thesis in history of applied arts and I continued my studies with a specialization in contemporary art and museology. I took a master. I collaborated with Research Centers, I organized national and international art exhibitions and projects. I have participated as a scholar in numerous national and foreign conferences. I have to my credit numerous publications in Italy and abroad. my scientific interests and my skills include research ranging from the Baroque period to the contemporary period. I have been teaching literature at middle school for 15 years. How would you best define Italian culture? Italian culture is all about beauty and harmony either in literature and art as in science, fashion and food. Italian people does not learns history: they live in it. Do you think that modern digital technologies can be useful for the preservation of Italian culture? Memorials of Italian culture are superb but very fragile, as for instance Pompei or Florentine manuscripts: Digital technologies may either memorize and contribute to save and maintain monuments and memories of Italian culture. In your opinion, how can people be stimulated to connect with world’s historical and cultural heritage? We have already made it. In lockdown period we have opened to all people museums and libraries trough digital technologies and virtual reality and also have transmitted free music, operas and entertainments of every kind. Do you think that the interest in history, science and culture can be increased through digital technologies? Why? Millenials are native digitals. Digital technologies enable them to interact with monuments writings and so on and allow to partake culture in its doing. In medieval times citizens valuate in piazzas artworks of the most skinned artists. Digital technologies made whole world one piazza. How do you think does culture influences us as individuals? Culture does not influences individuals. Each Individual is its own culture

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