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You are reading our blog series: Aegir5 Roadmapping In our previous post, we talked about our recent client work building a Kubernetes-based system for hosting web applications. We’ve defined a general framework to support our development and production hosting workflows, and recognized this as a solid basis for an alternate backend to plug in to the existing Aegir5 front-end. Today we’ll take a look at the Drupal architecture underlying that front-end. In Aegir5, the building blocks consist of Task and Operation entities. Tasks represent relatively low-level reusable functionality. For example, we might have a Task for the Ansible back-end that is responsible for writing an Nginx vhost. We might then bundle that Task, along with others, in order to compose an “Install Drupal” Operation. Since the need to write a vhost is pretty common for web applications, that same Task might also be bundled into an “Install Joomla” Operation. Operations represent the actions that a user might want to trigger. Operations are configured to contain one or more Tasks. Each Task is a standalone fieldable entity. As a result each Task is responsible for gathering whatever data it needs to run its back-end tasks. The Operation includes these Tasks as inline entities. When we trigger an Operation, we are presented with a form that includes all the fields from the various Tasks associated with that Operation. These values, across all of the related Tasks, are marshalled and sent to the back-end. Logs are kept at the Operation level and so the output from the back-end gets piped back into a field on the Operation. In addition to the terminal output from the back-end, we also include the return code of the operation, so that we can record whether it succeeded or not. Another type of task is what we call an “action” task. These do not get bundled into Operations, but rather happen within a given page request. For example, instead of explicitly triggering a “password reset” task, as we do in Aegir 3, we can have a task dispatched when we click a “Log into site” button. This task drush uli (via the Celery task queue), and relays the result directly back to the front-end, almost immediately. This can in turn redirect us directly to that URL. The result is that we are logged into the site without having to wait for a fully logged Operation to run. In the same way that Operations are made up of Tasks via inline entities, other entities such as Sites and Platforms are themselves made up of Operations embedded as inline entities. When we create a Platform entity, we instantiate all of its Operations and related Tasks. Among other things, this allows us to reuse Tasks between Operations. For example, when, taking a backup, we will want to record the file path to the tarball. This data then becomes available to the restore task that may come later. This case also illustrates the need for the back-end to be able to write data to the front-end. This is another function of relayd in the queue architecture. (see the upcoming post on this for more details). In addition to writing logs to Operation entities, it can write data to any field within any entity on the front-end. The sequence diagram below illustrates the flow from an Operation being triggered to run, through placing a task on the queue, running the backend executor (currently Ansible, soon Kubernetes), and getting feedback returned to the frontend. This architecture largely mirrors how Aegir 3 works. However, it provides a more flexible, robust and scalable solution. In our next post, we’ll take a look at the higher-level UI architecture we plan to implement to represent the key components in our Kubernetes hosting framework: Clusters, Projects, Releases, and Environments. We've disabled blog comments to prevent spam, but if you have questions or comments about this post, get in touch!

Watch the recording for the third installment of CPR’s COVID-19 Virtual Summit series: The Aftermath of COVID-19: Experts plot the path forward for payment reform. In May of 2020, CPR launched our first exploration of COVID-19’s impact on the health care ecosystem, focusing on emerging trends in health care costs and spend, with analysis of how purchasers could adapt their procurement strategy. Our second installment in August brought health care strategists and executives from the delivery system and commercial health insurance to the table to analyze how the health care delivery system has responded to COVID-19, and the downstream implications for patient access, care quality, and health equity. In this third chapter, CPR is bringing together voices of private sector executives, health care economists, and leaders at the forefront of the payment reform movement, to forecast the future of alternative payment models in Medicare and the private sector, and the implications for health care purchasers. The Virtual Summit occurred on Thursday, February 25, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern time. Suzanne Delbanco, Catalyst for Payment Reform |Panel #1: What is the road ahead for payment reform in Medicare? Moderated by Suzanne Delbanco |Panel #2: Can the infrastructure of delivery reforms weather the pandemic? Moderated by Hoangmai Pham |Panel #3: Will the private sector forge its own path? Moderated by Andrea Caballero Thank you to our current sponsors: CPR is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. The live event qualified for 2 PDCs. Ticket sales have ended; the recording is available for purchase. We’re committed to your privacy. By registering for the Virtual Summit, you agree to receive email from CPR staff, including event updates and our newsletter, CPR Weekly. You may unsubscribe from the Weekly at any time.

"My mother, you ask? She was—how shall I say it?—different. No woman among us in the camp, or out there in the grazing fields, was as captivating as her. It was not just her beauty; nor was it the regal manner in which she carried herself, as if her tent served only as a temporary, makeshift shelter, a place to stay until the completion of a some new, modern wing in an imaginary palace. If there was something that set her apart from all other women, it was her garments. She would never wear a burka, unlike my grandmother Sarah, bless her soul, who must be turning in her grave, horrified at the thought of modesty lost. Instead of the traditional loose clothes covering the entire body, my mother adorned herself with exotic silks, bought from merchants in Damascus, which hugged her figure tightly. The silks, I mean—not the merchants. She collected an array of translucent, sheer veils of fantastic rainbow colors, which she wore, I am told, on her wedding night. My father found it enchanting. The first time he had actually seen her face was, of course, the morning after. With the veil removed, she had fainted upon seeing him. It was not the excitement of first love. No—it must have been the corset; a tight undergarment contraption which, according to gossip, she had brought with her from the North, to keep her figure in shape. Everyone knew she was homesick. It was no secret she would have done anything, back then, for a trip back home; but this being the middle of nowhere, far away from the towns and the settlements, out there in the densely populated regions to the west of us, there was no bus to be found; and my father insisted that a plane ticket was out of the question." This piece, in which I described Rebecca, Jacob's mother, is a companion piece to the one I showed earlier of Jacob. I imagined her rather elegant, delicate, young--much younger than her righteous husband Isaac--and most of all, unsatisfied in her married life, which in my story brings her to scheming against her husband. In a future post I will both pieces together, which will make clear the relationship between these two souls.

Is the GE dishwasher not filling with water? Since plenty of parts of the GE Dishwasher regulate the incoming water, troubleshooting it requires patience. Common causes of the problem are found in the float assembly or switch, the inlet valve, or the drain valve’s solenoid. Sometimes, the float might be clogged with calcium. We will help you troubleshoot the situation in the guide below. Then, follow the instructions to put the GE Dishwasher back to work. Why Is The GE Dishwasher Not Filling With Water? You might be surprised to discover that a simple issue like a dishwasher not filling with water has multiple causes. However, most of them are very simple to assess and fix. Here you can check the possible reason behind your dishwasher’s malfunctioning: 1. Float assembly or switch – The float is responsible for not letting the dishwasher overflow. When it is malfunctioning, it won’t let the device be filled. 2. Faulty inlet valve – Similar to the float assembly, the inlet valve controls the water that enters the dishwasher. When it fails, it can’t open to let water in. 3. Calcium/debris – Amounts of calcium might clog the inlet valve, making it fail when it needs to let water in. GE Dishwasher Not Filling With Water? – How To Fix For each of the issues described above, there is one solution below. We will teach how to find which problem is and what to do to solve it. You will need a few tools, but you will save time and money when the GE dishwasher won’t fill with water. Solution #1: Testing and Replacing The Switch Assembly The float assembly is located at the bottom of the dishwashing tub. The float in your dishwasher is buoyed upward by the water that fills it. At a particular height, it actuates the float switch. The float switch closes when the float is up and no water enters the dishwasher. Your dishwasher’s float must have unrestricted vertical movement. It might impede your dishwasher’s filling and/or draining if it becomes jammed. Testing the Float Assembly The bottom dishrack of the dishwasher must be removed. Also, remove the lid from your dishwasher’s float assembly if necessary. Either a snap mechanism or a screw will secure the float in place. Thus, bring the float up and let it down many times. It must move freely. To find the cause of the float’s stalling, you must examine the area for potential obstacles. If there is debris, such as accumulated calcium, try to clean it with a toothpick and put the dishwasher back to work. If that doesn’t work, it is time to replace the switch assembly. Note: If no debris is blocking the switch, you should jump to Solution #2! Replacing the Float Assembly First, remove the old float assembly. Start here: - Remove the lowest dishwashing rack - Remove the dishwasher’s float cover. Next, we must consider two types of floats. Usually, a float clicks into place, so you must pull it. Other times, it is plugged into the switch. In the most unusual cases, bolts or screws secure the float assembly. - Remove the bottom kick plate panel if your float is hooked to the float switch - Disconnect the lever from the switch - Discard old float - Replace the float and switch actuator lever - Replace the neck if you removed it - Replace the dishrack and kickplate Now you can test your new float assembly. Put everything in place in the GE Dishwasher and turn it on. Solution #2: Checking And Replacing The Float Switch The float switch for a dishwasher will be located below the floating actuator, which might be responsible for the GE dishwasher not getting water. To reach the switch, just locate the float assembly in the dishwasher and look down. The float switch will have two wires attached to it. You may check the switch using your multimeter. First, turn the device’s ohms dial to the multiplier of 1. Next, make contact with one terminal of the switch using each probe. The result of this procedure should be either 0 or infinite. Repeat touching the probes to the terminals and depressing the switch’s button. Finally, the indicator has to be switched to the complete opposite. If your switch does not pass any of those tests, you must replace it. Replacing the Switch Remember that the float switch will have two wires attached to it. They’re joined using snap-on adapters that are easy to install and remove. It’s a good idea to mark these wires so you can put them back together in the right order afterward. To remove the switch: - Seize the slip-on connections and pull forcefully. - Use two screws or a clip to secure the float switch. - Disconnect the switch from the float by removing the screws or lifting the clip. - Throw that old switch away. Now it is time to install the new switch: - Put the new switch in place - Fix it with screws or use the clip to secure it - Remove the bottom kick plate panel - Reconnect the wires to the new switch It is done! You can now test to see if your dishwasher will fill with water. Alert: Do not tug on the actual wires. You might benefit from using needle nose pliers. Solution #3: Test And Replace The Inlet Valve The inlet valve may be found in the bottom right or left corner, hidden beneath the kickplate panel. The panel could have two screws on either the top or bottom. The kickplate can be disassembled by first loosening these two screws. The hoses feeding to the water inlet valve will indicate its location. One hose will carry water from the property to the water valve, and another will flow away from the water valve. Check the hoses connecting your dishwasher to your water supply immediately to guarantee they aren’t obstructing the water’s path. Check that the hoses’ connections to the valve are tight. Make sure the hoses are unbent and free of kinks as well. Next, the water supply switch will have two wires attached to it. There will be four connections if your dishwasher’s water inlet valve has two solenoids. Testing the Inlet Valve Now, on to testing your inlet valve: - Grab the connections and pull to free the wires - Use a multimeter to check for continuity - Use ohms x 1 option An infinite reading means a broken valve. You must test its second set of terminals too. You should do just as you did with the inlet valve. Infinite reading here means a problem too. You must replace the valve if any tests show infinite readings. Replacing the inlet valve Above we already told you how to open the dishwasher and find the inlet valve. Once you have it open up and diagnose that the problem is with that part, do the following. Usually, at least two screws secure the valve to the dishwasher. With a new inlet valve and a Phillips screwdriver in your hands, do the following: - Remove all screws that keep the valve in place - Detach the valve - Carefully put the new inlet valve in place - Use the screws to lock the new valve in place - Reconnect all tubes and cables - Replace the panel below the kickplate Once everything is in place again, turn the dishwasher on to test it. Tip: When moving the wires that connect to the vale, you can use a set of pliers. Read Next: Shark Ion Can’t Find Dock? What We Learned Is the GE Dishwasher not filling with water? The most common cause of such an issue is a faulty inlet valve. However, before replacing it, you can check if its tubes or any other part is clogged with calcium or other dirt. 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Dermaroller are skin care devices that can be used to rejuvenate skin, reduce wrinkles, and treat scarring from acne. How does dermarolling actually work? Micro-needling is also known as Dermarolling. It involves using a small tool that has needles to roll on your skin. This technique is used to help with acne scarring. It has also been popularized on social media. HolistiCare uses a handheld device to apply tiny needles to the skin’s surface. It results in firmer, smoother skin. You might wonder if it is beneficial to put hundreds of microneedles into your face. Although it might not sound appealing, there may be some benefits if you use it correctly. What is a Dermaroller and How Does It Work? Derma Rollers at first glance look like something you would use in the kitchen. Although they might look intimidating, Derma Rollers are actually quite painless and can be beneficial. Derma Rollers are handheld devices that can be used at home for microneedling. This involves puncturing the skin using tiny needles to cause micro-injuries. Your body releases collagen to heal these injuries. This protein improves the skin’s firmness and elasticity. Is Dermarolling at home Safe? We understand that microneedling is a controversial procedure. Needles on the skin can be a frightening combination. When you think of the microneedling injuries, it is important to keep in mind the term “micro”. Don’t forget about a high-quality dermaroller. It doesn’t matter if it’s a sturdy one or not, but you want to make sure it won’t crack while you use it. DermRollers is 100% safe thanks to its medical-grade titanium microneedles. Did we mention that DermRollers is the most popular microneedling roller for many countries, including Best Dermatologist in Lahore? The correct size micro needle is important First-timers make the common mistake of not knowing the right needle size for their skin. Different needle sizes are used for different areas of the skin by dermatologists. The eye, neck and back areas of the skin require shorter needles. For the abdomen, extremities, and back of the foot, longer micro needles can be used. These areas have thicker skin, so longer needles are needed to stimulate the production and maintenance of collagen and elastin. The best skin care products are available You need the best skin care products to enhance the therapeutic effects and therapeutic benefits of derma rollers. Derma rollers can be used to not only improve skin appearance but also for the faster absorption of creams, moisturizers, and other topical products. You need to choose the right skin care products for you to get the best results. Sanitize your derma rolling area You must ensure that the area where you will be using a derma roller at your home is clean. Make sure to disinfect the area where your derma rollers will be placed. To prevent infection spreading, you must also disinfect the area where the device is to be used. To disinfect the area, you can use hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol. Learn the parts of derma rolling The parts of derma rollers can help you to properly use it. The derma roller is a simple hand-held device that can be used to perform minimally invasive surgery and therapeutic techniques. It consists of a cylindrical that houses one hundred micro needles. If you’re in a rush, be careful when removing the cover from the cylinder. It may cause a sting to your fingers. Prepare your skin for derma rolling You will get the best results by preparing your skin for the dermarolling session. Use soap and water to wash the area. For a better result, you can cleanse the area with soap and water. The skin absorbs more quickly when it is cleansed and exfoliated. Learn how to properly roll Gently roll your dermaroller in a horizontal, vertical and diagonal direction. Repeat this process three to four times. Roll it twice on your forehead and cheeks. You don’t have to press too hard as it may cause pain. Use as much pressure as your body can tolerate. Rolling under your eyes and around the lip area is a delicate job. Apply no serum to the eyelids. Make derma rolling a daily habit First-time users often ask how often they should use the derma rollers. There is no set time or exact date for your next session. You can use the derma rollers once per month or as little as twice a week, depending on what you prefer and where it is being used. You should do derma rolling sessions once a month to stimulate skin repair and continue healing to your skin’s cosmetic level. Cleanse your derma rollers after use To clean your derma rollers, use isopropyl and rubbing alcohol. To protect it from any harmful microorganisms, you can place it in a plastic bag. The most important tip for derma rolling is to not over-roll the derma rollers. Over-rolling can cause inflammation and redness, and a longer recovery time. Don’t share your dermarollers Even if you’re too excited to share your dermarolling experience with your friends and family, it is best not to ever share the device with anyone else. This will stop the spread of harmful bacteria to the skin, which could lead to infection. Derma Rollers: Why Use Them? Derma Rollers are great for people who don’t have acne or skin irritations. Here’s why: It stimulates collagen production and will fill in wrinkles. This can be used to treat wrinkles on any part of the skin, including your Crow’s Feet (wrinkles around eyes). REVERSE SCARS AND STRETCHMARKS Are you concerned about those stretch marks or scars that make your body feel uneasy? Derma Rollers can reduce the appearance of stretch marks and scars by continuing to use. How? How does godsent collagen repair scar tissue? It can reduce stretch marks around the legs and thighs. Don’t expect to see dramatic results immediately. It takes time for visible results. A Derma Roller can lighten darkened areas of your face due to melasma or sun spots. This is especially true if the treatment is combined with hydrating or brightening serums. DERMA ROLLER HAIR REGROWTH Derma Rollers are extremely efficient in hair regrowth. There are many sizes of Derma Rollers on Dermaroller. These can be used to grow hair. If you are looking to regrow your hair, you can choose from 0.25mm, 0.3mm and 0.5mm needle sizes. Your derma roller can help regrow your hair by stimulating stem cells in your hair follicles. It will also help to absorb the product used for hair loss treatment.

What do I have to do to book a medical examination or a nursing service at home? There are two ways to book an examination at home: - By phone: by calling our Call Center, active from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m to 6:30 p.m, at +39 06 40417410. Troverai un nostro operatore a tua completa disposizione che soddisferà la tua richiesta. - Online: by filling the form that you will find on https://ilmedicoacasa.com/en/contatti/, or by sending an Email to firstname.lastname@example.org. Is it possible to book the visit on behalf of a third parties? Yes. Simply have all the necessary data to provide to the operator or to write in the request form that you will find on https://ilmedicoacasa.com/en/contatti/. Can I book a visit with a specific doctor? It is not possible to book a visit with a specific doctor, but you can have a generic or specialized examination carried out by our professionals (of which you will receive name and Order registration number). Each of them has great experience found no the portal of the National Federation of the Orders of Medical Surgeons and Dentists. Can I use a service center in case of problems? Yes, our service center is at your disposal from Monday to Friday, from 8.00 a.m to 6.30 p.m to ask for help during the booking phase and to have clarification about the examination. You can also send an Email to email@example.com, which will be taken care of as soon as possible. Is it possible to change day, time or place of the reservation? Yes, you can easily chenge your booking by contacting us by mail or by phone on +39 06 40417410 from Monday to Friday from 8.00 a.m to 6.30 p.m, communicating your new needs. Can I cancel or reschedule my booking? Yes, you can cancel or reschedule your visit by calling our Call Center on +39 06 40417410 from Monday to Friday from 8.00 a.m to 6.30 p.m. If I cancel my reservation, is there a penalty? Your reservation can be rescheduled without incurring any penalty up to 3 hours before the execution of the service. If notice of cancellation is not received within 3 hours of the execution of the service, the full amount will be charged. This allows us to be able to pay the professional who has made himself available by not performing other examinations at home. Which payment methods are allowed? The Doctor At Home offers more possibilities to pay the requested service: via PayPal, Bank Transfer or Credit Card. At the time of booking you will receive an email containing a link with which to make the payment yourself. Can I pay cash at the time of the visit? No, unfortunately, the visit cannot be paid for in cash. Payment must be made at the time of booking via PayPal, Credit Card or Bark Transfer. Is online payment safe? Yes, every method of payment accepted are reliable and secure. The data of your card are protected and in no case shared. The transaction will be via secure connection with SSN encryption (Secure Socket Layer). Is the cost of the services deductible from the tax return? Yes, you will be sent the invoice for the service received immediately after being executed and you can deduct it from the tax return, like any invoice issued by medical offices or polyclinics. Is the cost of the services refundable by insurance? Yes, if there is an existing contract with your insurance institution. Are my personal informations safe? How do you select your doctors? The team of specialists working with The Doctor At Home is made up of professionals with great experience and highly qualified in their field of specialization. A further and important selection criterion, with which The Doctor At Home chooses his collaborators, is represented by the availability and empathy towards his patients. What is the registered office of The Doctor At Home? Via Cristoforo Colombo n. 436 – 00145 Rome. What are the business data? The Doctor At Home is a project of Medical Service Assistance Srl, a company in possession of Regional Authorization to provide health care services. The registered office is in Via Cristoforo Colombo, 436 – 00145 Rome.

Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez showed Argentina what they had been missing with a masterful first-half performance today (09), as the eliminated Pumas restored some pride with a 47-17 win against the United States at the Rugby World Cup. Sanchez was controversially left out of the matchday 23 for the crunch match against England last Saturday, which Argentina lost 39-10, resulting in their first pool-stage exit since 2003. But the Stade Francais playmaker ran the show against the United States in Kumagaya, getting Argentina off the mark after a cagey first 20 minutes by outpacing US fullback Mike Te'o to the line. As Sanchez sparkled, and veteran back-row Juan Manuel Leguizamon made his 87th and last appearance for Argentina, coach Mario Ledesma also chose to blood a group of young players. “That was incredible. We really expected that (performance) from them and they delivered and we knew they would. Obviously we are out of the World Cup but with these guys, the future is looking good for Argentinian rugby,” Ledesma said. “They were playing for somebody very special (Leguizamon) and I'm really happy he had the farewell he deserved,” he added. Sanchez was also instrumental in the second try, a carefully weighted chip over the American backs resulting in a cruel bounce that deceived Te'o and allowed Puma fullback Joaquin Tuculet to dot down. Tuculet grabbed the third as well, again made by Sanchez who pulled in several defenders, leaving the US short of numbers out wide and giving the fullback a one-on-one that he took with ease. On the stroke of half-time, the Eagles had a score of their own, a nicely weighted kick by fly-half AJ MacGinty chased over the goal line by captain Blaine Scully, who celebrated by spiking the ball down American football-style. But the more-fancied Pumas extended their advantage just four minutes into the second half, a mazy run by Bautista Delguy from behind his own try-line setting up position for centre Juan Cruz Mallia to crash over under the posts for the bonus point. With nothing to lose, Argentina were playing a highly entertaining brand of free-flowing rugby and slicing through American defences seemingly at will. Mallia was through again under the posts eight minutes into the second half. On the other hand, the United States were being let down by their set-piece, losing ball at two line-outs in a row, resulting in the sixth Argentina try from Jeronimo de la Fuente, his first in 25 Tests. The USA scored two consolation tries through Paul Lasike and an injury-time effort by Scully but never looked like troubling the Pumas, who have never lost to the Eagles in their eight-match history. Replacement Gonzalo Bertranou put the icing on the Argentina cake with a seventh score after the Pumas had again carved up a defensively questionable US midfield. The match ended a disappointing World Cup for the Pumas, who could consider themselves unlucky to suffer a last-minute 23-21 defeat to France in their first match but were let down by indiscipline against England, losing a man to a red card. As for the United States, they will be targeting their one winnable match in Pool 'C' as they take on Tonga on Sunday in an attempt to avoid the wooden spoon in the 'group of death'.“Argentina is a very dangerous team when you give up possession and unfortunately we had too many turnovers,” Scully said.-AFP

THINGS MAY NOT FEEL THE SAME RIGHT NOW, BUT OUR HISTORY AND FUTURE CELEBRATIONS WILL SHINE BRIGHT! Here in Ennis we know how to have a good time! As the temperature gets warmer and the grass, turns green we are gearing up for our vibrant festival season beginning with celebrations focused on wildflowers and Czech heritage. Throughout the month of April, visitors flock to Ennis to take in the beauty of 40 miles of mapped driving trails featuring the blue seas of the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet. To quote one of our locals, “bluebonnets are God’s way of painting the earth and he sure picked a nice place to paint.” Downtown is bustling all month long with visitors but the celebration really happens in April during the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival. The event is three full days of high-end shopping vendors, kids activities, delicious food, wine tasting, beer garden and incredible live music. “This event continues to grow and is an event both locals and visitors mark on their calendar a year in advance.” Next up is The National Polka Festival, a celebration of Czech heritage with 54 years of history and tradition. This unique family festival has something for all ages…king and queen dance contest, a festive parade through the heart of downtown, unique arts and crafts, PolkaFest 5k run, authentic Czech food (including those delicious kolaches), costumed dancers, live Polka bands at authentic Czech dance halls, and more! “In addition to the parade downtown, guests can also find the Pivo (Beer) Pavilion, which is a covered area in downtown where people can enjoy a cold beer while dancing and singing along with a variety of Polka bands, along with plenty of shopping and food!” Other festivals include Blues on Main, Ennis Freedom Fest, Autumn Daze and Lights of Ennis. This year we are also launching the Ennis Bluebonnet Market, an open air market on North Dallas St featuring fresh produce, handmade goods and hometown style Saturday mornings from April through October. Saturday Mornings at Minnie will be returning with free, family- friendly programming every Saturday from June through October. Ennis is known for its downtown festivals and events all year long, it is part of what makes us the home of the Bluebonnet Spirit of Texas! These celebrations help bring people together in our historic downtown, attracting tourists and providing unique experiences for our local community. For more information on downtown events and festivals please follow Ennis TX: A Main Street City on Facebook and download the free mobile app, Ennis Y’all.

The Terminator 5 (T5) and Terminator 6 (T6) ASICs from Chelsio Communications, Inc., are highly integrated, hyper-virtualized 1/10/25/40/50/100Gb Ethernet controllers with full offload support for a complete Unified Wire solution, including storage and networking protocols operating over Ethernet (iSCSI, SMB3.x, iWARP, NVMe over Fabrics, Crypto and FCoE). Chelsio’s solution is known to scale to true 100 Gigabit line rate operation, from a single TCP connection to thousands of connections. Integrated Network Packet Classification and Filtering capabilities of T5 and T6 ASIC based adapters enable a set of functions, which not only enhances the network performance but also enables intrusion detection, prevention and monitoring. Furthermore, the adapters save a great amount of host compute power by processing these functions on the controller. Integrated Network Packet Classification and Filtering capabilities of T5 and T6 ASIC based adapters support the following key functions: Network Packet Filtering Chelsio Classification and Filtering feature enhances network performance and security by controlling incoming traffic based on source and destination addresses, protocol, source and receiving ports, or some status bits in the packet. This feature can be used in the ingress path to: Based on data attributes, packets are passed onto the host, routed somewhere else or dropped. Full parsing of TCP/IP, UDP/IP, OvS, OpenFlow, DPDK and IPsec/TLS/SSL/DTLS Crypto traffic is supported for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Network Packet Steering Packet steering capabilities of Chelsio T5 and T6 adapters support traffic steering to one of the 1K queues available in ASIC, or back out to one of the MAC port based on a variety of criteria. Each packet goes through a classification step, followed by further parsing for lookup. Network Packet Replication Chelsio T5 and T6 based 1/10/25/40/50/100Gb Unified Ethernet adapters support Packet Replication feature which enables the following functionalities: This capability is built upon packet replication and filtering in the ingress direction, and packet tracing in the egress direction. This feature is supported for both offloaded and non-offloaded network traffic and allows all ingress traffic matching specific classification entries to be replicated, and a copy to be delivered to a vNIC interface. Network Packet Tracing and Sniffing Chelsio T5 and T6 packet tracing solution supports the following functions: The packet tracing feature can be configured to capture all packets that match the filter, or capture all packets that do NOT match the filter. Supported Adapters and Operating Systems Chelsio Traffic Classification and Filtering capabilities are supported by all T5 and T6 adapters and available for standard Linux and FreeBSD Platforms. Chelsio Traffic Classification and Filtering solution delivers a programable interface to enable all the functions and commits a high performance, integrated and secure network fabric for today’s software defined datacenters.

Plone's Ansible Playbook can completely provision a remote server to run a full-stack, production-ready Plone server, including: - Plone in a cluster configuration; - Automatic starting and process control of the Plone cluster with supervisor; - Load balancing of the cluster with HAProxy; - Caching with Varnish; - Nginx as a world-facing reverse proxy and URL rewrite engine; - An outgoing-mail-only mail server using Postfix; - Monitoring and log analysis with munin-node, logwatch and fail2ban. - Use of a local VirtualBox provisioned via Vagrant to test and model your remote server. An Ansible playbook and roles describe the desired condition of the server. The playbook is used both for initial provisioning and for updating. - Install a current version of Ansible; - If you wish to test locally, install Vagrant and VirtualBox; - Check out or download a copy of this package; ansible-galaxy -p roles -r requirements.txt installto install required roles; Copy one of the local-configure.ymland edit as needed. To test in a local virtual machine, run To deploy, create an Ansible inventory file for the remote host (look at vbox_host.cfg for an example) and ansible-playbook --ask-sudo-pass -i myhost.cfg playbook.yml; - Set a real password for your Plone instance on the target server; - Set up appropriate firewalls. The goal of an automated-server provisioning system like Ansible is a completely reproducible server configuration. If you wish to achieve this goal, discipline yourself to never changing configuration on your target machines via login. That doesn't mean you never log in to your provisioned server. It just means that when you do, you resist changing configuration options directly. Instead, change your playbook, test your changes against a test server, then use your playbook to update the target server. We chose Ansible for our provisioning tool because: - It requires no client component on the remote machine. Everything is done via ssh. - It's YAML configuration files use structure and syntax that will be familiar to Python programmers. YAML basically represents a Python data structure in an outline. Conditional and loop expressions are in Python. Templating via Jinja2 is simple and clean. - Ansible's documentation is excellent and complete. - Ansible is easily extended by roles. Many basic roles are available on Ansible Galaxy. If you need to log in¶ You should not need to. But if you do, you should know: - The Plone zeoserver and zeoclient processes should be run under the plone_daemon login; they will normally be controlled via supervisor; - Run buildout as plone_buildout.

threewater, a Chinese developer, has just posted a very interesting demo on linux-sunxi mailing list showing a device based on AllWinner A10 boot linux within 0.85s, and if you add a Qt app, the total time is just about 1.2s. This appears to be a custom hardware (EM6000), but we do know it’s based on AllWinner A10, comes with 512 MB RAM, and 4GB NAND Flash. On the software side, the device runs kernel 3.4 from linux-sunxi, with a customized version of uboot, a squashfs rootfs, and a Qt 4.7.4 app showing a gauge. Both the rootfs (7MB) and the kernel (2MB) have been compressed with LZO. All that boots from NAND flash for optimal speed. The 1.2 second time includes kernel + rootfs + app time, and the total time is a bit longer, but this is still impressive. Here’s the boot log: [1.690000 1.690000] U-Boot SPL 2013.01-05984-g2120a27-dirty (Apr 17 2013 - 14:22:02) [0.009000 0.009000] Board: EM6000 [0.012000 0.003000] DRAM: 512MB [1.014000 1.002000] init startup v1.1 [1.016000 0.002000] mount usr data error 2 [1.158000 0.142000] Could not read calibration: "/data/etc/pointercal" [1.166000 0.008000] Couldnt open tslib config file: No such file or directory [1.175000 0.009000] QWSTslibMouseHandlerPrivate: ts_config() failed with error: 'No such file or directory' [1.187000 0.012000] Please check your tslib installation! [1.200000 0.013000] qt show If you just boot to the command line, it’s even faster: [1.770000 1.770000] U-Boot SPL 2013.01-g8a69ff9-dirty (Apr 22 2013 - 13:05:36) [0.007000 0.007000] Board: EM6000 [0.009000 0.002000] DRAM: 512MB [0.810000 0.801000] /etc/init.d/rcS: line 6: /data/run.sh: not found [0.843000 0.008000] login: root login on 'ttyS0' [0.851000 0.008000] [root@(none) /root]# This is not the first time, people have implemented ultra fast boot on ARM hardware, an example is a ~400ms boot on the Beagleboard, but it’s still nice to see what can be achieved thanks to developers’ communities such as linux-sunxi. The complete details and/or binary files are not available at this time, but if you are interested in Linux fast boot, you may considering checking Adeneo Embedded presentation at ELCE 2012 who did something very similar on Freescale i.MX51 & i.MX 6Q hardware. Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.

By an overwhelming majority of 77 percent, the American public believes "the government is not doing enough to control the border and screen people allowed into the country," according to a Zogby poll just released last week. The American public, in other words, has learned something from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, if indeed it ever believed otherwise. But there has yet to be any suggestion from the American leadership class, political or cultural, that it has learned anything at all. There are two dimensions to the relationship between immigration and the attacks. One is the problem of loopholes and lax security measures in our current laws and entry procedures. That sort of thing is receiving attention and is, relatively speaking, easy enough to fix with more money, training, personnel, and tighter regulations. Fixing it doesn't seriously reverse the mass immigration-open borders policies that have prevailed over the last 30 years. The other dimension does affect those policies and is far more difficult to fix, for at least two reasons to be mentioned anon. This dimension concerns what I have termed the "alternative societies" that mass immigration has created and which allow alien terrorists to live and operate without being noticed. The New York Times last week carried a story about just such a society in New Jersey, where four of the 19 Sept. 11 mass killers hung out. "In this neighborhood of Latinos, African-Americans and recent immigrants speaking dozens of languages," the Times reported of Paterson, N.J., "the handful of young Arab men who came and went drew almost no notice. In their apartment above a bodega, they did not play loud music. They appeared not to speak English." (New York Times, September 27, 2001,A Hub for Hijackers Found in New Jersey) The area was "one of several East Coast staging areas for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon," and the "hijackers' stay here also shows how, in an area that speaks many languages and keeps absorbing immigrants, a few young men with no apparent means of support and no furniture can settle in for months without drawing attention." A spokesman for Paterson's mayor notes, "we have 72 identifiable nationalities here, 170,000 people in eight square miles. With a lot of different folks moving in and out of the city, unless you raise a ruckus, you could live here for a while without anyone noticing." Nor is the United States alone in its enjoyment of such diversity; Europe too has its immigrant subcultures. Holland, for example, is a country where Osama bin Laden's cadres have been able to take advantage of the "cultural tolerance" that mass immigration both demands and supplies. British researcher Dr. R. Gunaratna warns that, "especially in The Netherlands, because of its total lack of anti-terrorism laws and its very high level of religious, cultural and judicial tolerance, Muslim-fundamentalist terrorist groups are allowed to thrive. They use Amsterdam and Rotterdam as central bases in the West from which they garnish funds, recruit activists from the local Muslim youth cultural groups, and purchase highly sophisticated arms in the world's largest trading hub: Rotterdam harbor." There are several lessons, fairly obvious to most Americans, to be drawn from such facts. Lesson One is that the enemy is not in Afghanistan; the enemy is here. Precisely because of mass immigration and open borders policies, perhaps thousands of unnoticeable young men have been able to enter the United States (and Europe) to prepare jihad against their enemies. Short of expelling entire populations in a massive act of ethnic cleansing, [VDARE.com note: Columnist Anne Coulter, as intrepid as she is beautiful, has actually called for this] there is virtually nothing the United States and the West can do about the new enemy within. That brings us to Lesson Two, and back to why this dimension of the immigration problem is so hard to repair. The leadership class of the United States and the West simply is not prepared to embark on such a campaign of ethnic cleansing; even many "closed borders" advocates shrink from supporting such a policy, simply because of the suffering and uprooting that would be involved. But Lesson Three is that at least we can start by closing the borders now and doing what we can to root out the terrorists and their comrades. Unfortunately, the leadership class won't allow that either. It won't allow it because closing the borders and halting immigration would thwart its own interests and ideology—its need for cheap labor, a new underclass, and a multiculturalist and globalist hegemonic doctrine. The reason we have mass immigration is that the ruling class wants it, regardless of what the American public wants, and that's also the reason why in all the palaver about how to control terrorism and all the restrictions on liberty, wiretapping, surveillance, possible assassinations, and outright wars we have to endure, establish, permit, and wage, hardly once has any member of the ruling class suggested that we halt or even reduce immigration. COPYRIGHT 2001 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC. October 01, 2001

Perhaps you are already planning for the years when your teenager will need orthodontic work. But hearing that your seven-year-old would benefit from orthodontic treatment? That might come as a complete surprise! It’s a recommendation with real benefits, though—early intervention can save children from tooth and bite problems now, and even simplify their future orthodontic care. Treating young children for orthodontic problems is called “interceptive orthodontics.” When the permanent teeth start arriving, there might be problems with spacing, bite or protruding teeth. Often, treatment while the bones are still growing is the best way to prevent more serious problems later. We recommend that your child have an orthodontic consultation with Drs. Dahar, Benko, and Sencak around the age of seven. This exam is especially important for children who may have been thumb suckers or used a pacifier after the age of three, or if you notice obvious teeth, speech or bite issues. - Crowding and Spacing Issues Teeth are arranged in two crescent shapes called arches. When the arch of your child’s mouth is small, the permanent teeth can become very crowded as they erupt. Formerly, teeth were removed to make more room. Now, early use of a palatal expander can enlarge the upper dental arch in order to help the permanent teeth come in without crowding. The need for future tooth extraction is reduced, and there is a better chance for correct spacing and alignment with early treatment. On the other hand, when a child loses a tooth too soon, too much space left between baby teeth can also be a problem. The remaining teeth can shift, leaving the wrong place open for the adult tooth to come in. We might recommend a space maintainer so that there is no shifting of the teeth and there is room for the proper adult tooth to erupt in its proper spot. - Malocclusions (Bite Problems) Some malocclusions, like a crossbite, can be caused by problems with jaw and facial structure. Again, we might recommend a palatal expander to help the upper arch of the teeth to fit properly with the lower jaw. Problems with overbite, open bite and other bite issues can also be addressed at this age if necessary. Early care can discourage TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorders, reduce speech problems, and improve facial symmetry. - Protruding Front Teeth Teeth that protrude are much more likely to be damaged when playing or after a fall. Methods such as braces or appliances can reposition them and protect them from breaking or fracturing. Many children will not need early intervention, and many can wait until they are older for orthodontic work. But if your young child has orthodontic problems that should be addressed, early intervention can do more than set the stage for successful orthodontics in the teen years. Talk to our Avalon or Zelienople, PA team about what we can do for your child. Interceptive orthodontics can protect teeth, guide jaw and speech development, modify harmful oral habits and help to adjust bite problems before they become serious—when it comes to your child’s dental health, the best solutions are early ones!

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Are you considering a career in medical billing and coding? One of the questions that might be on your mind is, “What is the starting salary for medical billing and coding?” This article aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence the starting salary in this field and shed light on the average salaries you can expect. So, let’s dive in! Overview of Medical Billing and Coding Before we delve into the starting salary details, let’s begin with a brief overview of medical billing and coding. Medical billing and coding professionals play a crucial role in the healthcare industry by ensuring accurate coding and billing processes. They are responsible for translating medical procedures, diagnoses, and treatments into standardized codes for insurance claims and reimbursement purposes. This accurate documentation is vital for healthcare providers, insurance companies, and patients alike. Factors Affecting Starting Salary in Medical Billing and Coding Several factors come into play when determining the starting salary for medical billing and coding professionals. Let’s take a closer look at these factors: Level of Education and Certification The level of education and certification you have can significantly impact your starting salary. While a high school diploma or equivalent may be sufficient for entry-level positions, obtaining an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in medical billing and coding can provide you with a competitive advantage and potentially result in a higher starting salary. Additionally, acquiring relevant certifications, such as Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), can demonstrate your expertise and further boost your earning potential. Experience in the Field Experience is another key determinant of the starting salary for medical billing and coding professionals. As with most professions, the more experience you have, the higher your earning potential. Entry-level positions may offer lower salaries, but as you gain experience and develop a track record of success, you can expect your salary to increase. Therefore, it is important to view entry-level positions as valuable stepping stones to build your experience and skills. The location where you work can have a significant impact on your starting salary. Salaries can vary based on the cost of living and demand for medical billing and coding professionals in a specific area. For instance, metropolitan areas and regions with a higher cost of living often offer higher salaries to compensate for the increased expenses. It is essential to research the salary ranges in your desired location to have a realistic understanding of what you can expect. Type of Employer The type of employer you work for can also influence your starting salary. 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However, it is important to note that this is a rough estimate and can vary based on the factors we discussed earlier. Salary Variations by State Salaries for medical billing and coding professionals can differ significantly from state to state. Factors such as regional demand, cost of living, and state-specific regulations can influence these variations. For example, states with higher healthcare demands and a higher cost of living, such as California, New York, and Massachusetts, generally offer higher salaries. On the other hand, states with lower demand and lower costs of living may have lower salary ranges. Salary Differences Based on Certification Levels Obtaining additional certifications in medical billing and coding can also impact your starting salary. Certified professionals often command higher salaries due to their specialized knowledge and expertise. For instance, a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) may earn a higher starting salary compared to someone without this certification. Investing in certifications can be a worthwhile step to enhance your earning potential. Frequently Asked Questions about Starting Salary in Medical Billing and Coding Q: What factors determine the starting salary? Several factors contribute to the starting salary in medical billing and coding, including education level, certifications, experience, geographic location, and the type of employer. Q: How does the level of education impact the salary? While a high school diploma may be sufficient for entry-level positions, obtaining an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in medical billing and coding can increase your chances of securing higher-paying roles and potentially result in a higher starting salary. Q: Are there any additional certifications that can increase the starting salary? Yes, obtaining relevant certifications such as Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) can demonstrate your expertise and potentially lead to a higher starting salary. Q: What are the salary differences between different work settings? Salaries can vary based on the type of employer. Hospitals and larger healthcare facilities tend to offer higher salaries compared to smaller clinics or specialized billing and coding firms. It is crucial to evaluate the pros and cons of each work setting when considering salary expectations. Q: Are there any opportunities for career growth and salary advancement in this field? Yes, the field of medical billing and coding offers ample opportunities for career growth and salary advancement. With experience and additional certifications, you can progress to higher-level roles, such as coding supervisor or billing manager, which often come with increased salaries. Q: What are the future job prospects for medical billing and coding professionals? The demand for medical billing and coding professionals is projected to grow in the coming years due to an aging population and the continuous evolution of the healthcare industry. As technology advances and new regulations emerge, skilled professionals in this field will be in high demand, leading to promising job prospects. In conclusion, the starting salary for medical billing and coding professionals can vary based on several factors such as education, certifications, experience, location, and employer type. While the national average salary range falls between $35,000 to $45,000 per year, it is important to remember that these figures are approximate and can fluctuate. By investing in education, obtaining relevant certifications, and gaining experience, you can enhance your earning potential and unlock various opportunities for career growth. So, if you’re passionate about healthcare, attention to detail, and seeking a stable and rewarding career, medical billing and coding might be the perfect fit for you.

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Ugears wooden coloring model Steamboat for kids Estimated time of assembly: 45 minutes Estimated time for painting: 3 hours + 3D wooden coloring model «Steamboat». For children from 5 years old … as well as grown-ups of any age. Color as you like: acrylic, gouache, watercolor, markers - you can use whatever you have. You can color the model by doing yourself, with friends or the whole family. Delicate contour lines on wooden parts show the main contours of the ship’s edging, the captain’s deck-house, the ship’s chimney, the screw-propeller, a water-line to make it easy to paint. Cognitive and developing: the era of the steamboat began in the middle of the 19th century, when the sailing vessels were actively rebuilt on steam. A steamboat has the features, although a little fairy, but the typical ship of those steamboat days, with low wide pipe. Swaying on the waves, moving forward, slicing through the stormy sea with a high nose. Assembles easily and is fun to play with. Develops engineering skills, spatial thinking and fine motor skills. Captures the imagination of children for a long time. Assembles easily: all component parts are already cut off and can be easily removed from the board. The model assembles like a puzzle without glue and special tools by following an illustrated color manual. While children are collecting some blocks, the adults can suggest their help: the joining parts are cut off precisely for the slots and for the assembly, you only need to insert the component pins, pressing them with your fingers. But if the fingers are too small, it may need some help. J Likable: with the help of fantasy, imagination and creative talents of young (and adult) artists each UGEARS coloring model gets a unique and beautiful look, that will keep your spirits up being on the top of your desk. Model Size: 14*4*11 cm Package Size: 16.5*18*0.5 cm Number of components: 15 Estimated time of assembly: 0.75 hours

I’m writing this before I leave, and it will be posted when I’m almost on my way home. I’m hoping I have a number of Perfect Moments on this trip, and if I do, that I will either jot them down here (if I have time to post from afar) or that I can tell you about them when I get home. Today for example, I will be at the beach, and a common “perfect moment” for me is when I’m in the tropics, floating in the sea or a pool with my eyes closed, weightless, free of worries and – temporarily – responsibilities, enjoying a calm, peaceful moment. I was thinking about that today, hoping that there will be plenty of moments of swimming-related freedom in my future. I may not be able to wear a bikini anymore, but that’s not going to stop me entering the water! In the meantime though, it’s the perfect moment to repost this Perfect Moment post, written almost seven years ago. I needed to read it, because I had forgotten the joy of this situation, and recently focused a little more on the inconvenience. Here is the heart of the post: A lot of my posts on A Separate Life are about perfect moments. I like to enjoy the little things in life, to celebrate the joy when I feel it, to be "mindful" and in the moment when I can. Just now, I had a tiny Perfect Moment. I'm listening to a regular programme on national radio. And three panellists were chit-chatting about life. Turns out all three are parents. And the winter school holiday (vacation for the North Americans) break is about to start this weekend, for two weeks. All three of them were sighing and bemoaning the fact that they had to deal with school holidays. Not one of them sounded as if they were looking forward to it. "So my perfect moment was what?" you ask. I am smiling, realising that in my No Kidding Life, I never have to groan at the thought of school holidays. I can be thrilled by the lighter traffic in the morning. I have an excuse to avoid the big malls (not my favourite places anyway), and the child-friendly cafes (I do anyway). I don't have to travel during school holidays. (In fact, I avoid it like the plague - higher airfares and screaming kids = torture in a tin tube). And best of all? I never have to feel guilty that I'm groaning at the thought of the school holidays. May you all have a Perfect Moment today.

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg VALUING DIVERSITY AND CELEBRATING UNITY Rabbi Efrem Goldberg is the Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS), a rapidly-growing congregation of over 1,000 families in Boca Raton, Florida. BRS is the largest Orthodox Synagogue in the Southeast United States. Rabbi Goldberg’s warm and welcoming personality has helped attract people of diverse backgrounds and ages to feel part of the BRS community, reinforcing the BRS credo of ‘Valuing Diversity and Celebrating Unity.’ Rabbi Goldberg’s dynamic charisma, breadth of Torah knowledge, and personal warmth attract hundreds to the shul and his weekly lectures and classes. In addition to his position at BRS, Rabbi Goldberg plays a leadership role in many vital components of the greater South Florida community, and in 2010 he was recognized as one of South Florida’s Most Influential Jewish Leaders. He serves as Co-Chair of the Orthodox Rabbinical Board’s Va’ad Ha’Kashrus, as Director of Conversions for the Beth Din of Florida, and as Posek of the Boca Raton Mikvah. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Katz Hillel Day School, Hadar High School for Girls, and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. In addition to his local work, Rabbi Goldberg is involved in a number of national organizations and projects. He serves as Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Beth Din of America, the Editorial Committee of Tradition, and the AIPAC National Council. Rabbi Goldberg has delivered the invocation to the United States House of Representatives and thrown out the first pitch at a Miami Marlins game. In 2011, Rabbi Goldberg was recognized by the National Jewish Outreach Program for BRS’s commitment to outreach. Rabbi Goldberg is a sought-after Scholar in Residence and has spoken at the AIPAC Policy Conference, the JNF National Conference, and the RCA and OU National Conventions. Rabbi Goldberg reaches many through his popular blog, along with his frequent contributions to Aish.com and OU.org. His writings have appeared in varied publications including Mishpacha, Klal Perspectives, Mosaic, Jewish Press, Jewish Link, Jewish Life, Jewish Action, Times of Israel, the Florida Sun Sentinel, and the Forward, and he has been quoted by the New York Times and Wall St. Journal. Rabbi Goldberg is passionate in his support and love of Israel and has been a tireless and forceful advocate for Israel. His advocacy includes several trips to the White House for meetings with the administration, including President Obama, about the U.S.-Israel relationship. In 2011, Rabbi Goldberg received the Star of David Award from Israel Bonds in recognition of his support and, in 2014, he was presented the Pillar of the Community and Israel Award by Friends of the IDF. Rabbi Goldberg and his wife Yocheved live in Boca Raton with their seven children.

When Is the Best Time This is a quick but challenging via ferrata. Climbing experiences are essential if you like to do "Rübezahlstiege". Check the weather forecast the day before because good weather conditions without snow, ice, and rain are essential. Otherwise, it’ll be slippery when climbing; so, safety first! Best months for hiking in combination with climbing are March until October. If it was rainy, the day before it is not advisable to start too early. The sandstone has to dry; otherwise, it can break while climbing. This climbing trail is not well known. It’s almost guaranteed to climb up alone. Best Months to Visit Location and Tips This is the most difficult "Stiege" in the Elbe Sandstone Range. To translate Stiege in English, it is similar to a staircase but, in this case, without the stairs. It is only for experienced hikers and climbers. If you can't manage the beginning, the first part of climbing, you should return it’s more difficult in the end. The chimney is the most exciting part. It’s a short climbing of half an hour but difficult. It would be best if you do not have any fear of heights for this tour. Park your car in Schmilka. You can park for free after the Café Richter (btw delicious cake) direction Czech Republic border. Parking is limited and fills up quickly during weekends; arrive here before midday. Several hikes start in Schmilka, and you get the best food and beer here as well. Marked the trailhead at google. On the left is an organic bakery offering bread and cake and on the right is a beer garden. We ate here four times and never got disappointed. They offer excellent quality. Finding "Rübezahlstiege" is tricky. Follow the signs with the capital letter: R. The “Stiege” starts in the climber’s area. It’s a short but challenging one with very few iron bails. Proper footwear with a firm sole is helpful for this adventure. After roughly half an hour, you have to climb into a dark and narrow chimney. It was too narrow to carry a backpack. The way out is to the left, although it looks like it goes to the right. When reaching the top, continue hiking to one of the many other trails. We had to leave and travel back home; therefore, we hiked back on "Heilige Stiege"; a steep descent with iron ladders and staircases more than 700 steps.

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USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full-year ended December 29, 2018. Fourth quarter 2018 net sales were $299.0 million, compared with $273.1 million in the prior-year period, or a 9.5% increase year-over-year. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar negatively impacted net sales by $10.5 million for the quarter. The Company’s total number of active customers increased 9.0% year-over-year to 616,000. Fourth quarter net earnings were $32.3 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.24 per share during the prior-year period. The net loss in the prior year period was due to a one-time, non-cash charge of $30.1 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, related to the U.S. tax reform (the “Tax Reform”) enacted on December 22, 2017. Additionally, costs associated with China and the Company’s internal investigation into its China operations, which was first disclosed in February 2017, negatively impacted fourth quarter 2017 net earnings by approximately $2.7 million and earnings per diluted share by $0.11. Excluding both the impact of the Tax Reform and the expense related to China and the Company’s internal investigation, net earnings increased 20.4%, or $0.21 per diluted share. “USANA finished the year with another quarter of solid results, bolstered by our annual China National Sales Meeting in Macau and a few targeted product promotions in select markets,” said Kevin Guest, Chief Executive Officer. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding were 24.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with diluted shares of 24.0 million in the prior-year period. During the quarter, the Company repurchased 682,843 shares of common stock for $79.8 million. The Company ended the quarter with no debt, $214.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $63.5 million invested in short-term securities. As of December 29, 2018, there was $70.2 million remaining under the current share repurchase authorization. Net sales in the Asia Pacific region increased by 12.2% to $243.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2018. The total number of active customers in the Asia Pacific region increased by 14.1% year-over-year. Within Asia Pacific, net sales increased: - 14.1% in Greater China; - 25.3% in North Asia; and - 3.3% in Southeast Asia Pacific. Sales growth in Greater China was primarily driven by 17.4% active customer growth in Mainland China, while sales growth in North Asia resulted from 19.4% active customer growth in South Korea. Sales growth in Southeast Asia Pacific was driven by 21.9% active customer growth in the Philippines. Net sales in the Americas and Europe region decreased by 1.1% to $55.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to a 6.5% decrease in active customers. “We continued to generate strong local currency growth across most of our markets during the fourth quarter, despite an unfavorable impact from currency exchange rates,” continued Mr. Guest. Net sales for fiscal 2018 increased by 13.6% to $1.189 billion, compared with $1.047 billion in 2017. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates positively impacted net sales by $12.2 million. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased by 12.4% during fiscal 2018. Net earnings for 2018 increased by 101.8% to $126.2 million, or $5.12 per diluted share, compared with $62.5 million, or $2.53 per diluted share in the prior year. Net earnings in 2017 were reduced by a one-time, non-cash charge of $30.1 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, related to the Tax Reform. In addition, costs related to China and the Company’s internal investigation into its China operations in 2017 totaling $7.6 million after tax negatively impacted earnings per diluted share by $0.31. Excluding both the impact of the Tax Reform and the expense related to China and the internal investigation, 2018 net earnings improved by 26.8%, or $1.10 per diluted share. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding were 24.6 million for the full year 2018, compared with 24.7 million in the prior-year period. Mr. Guest added, “Fiscal 2018 marks the 16th consecutive year that USANA has delivered record sales. Leverage generated from this exceptional sales growth produced stronger than anticipated operating margins and the highest net earnings in the history of the Company. Outside of our financial performance, we accomplished several meaningful initiatives that generated momentum and better positioned us for continued growth into the future. Notably, Celavive® generated approximately $38 million in incremental sales in 2018, growing skincare sales to 9.0% of net sales in the fourth quarter. “We also made significant progress in improving our global IT infrastructure, particularly in China where we launched several improvements to enhance our customer’s experience, that we believe contributed to our active customer growth during the year. In 2019, we will continue to focus on growing our customer base by further improving the speed, convenience, and ease of doing business with USANA,” concluded Mr. Guest. USANA (NYSE:USNA) prides itself in providing consumers the highest quality nutritional products in the world. From its award-winning supplements to its innovative new skincare line, USANA has proven for more than 25 years why it’s a company you can trust. How about giving us a try? Shop at USANA.com or learn more at whatsupusana.com. Get more information, facts and figures about USANA, click here for the USANA overview.

XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxC, XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxV, XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxVC, XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxVSamples, XcmsTekHVCQueryMinV − obtain the TekHVC coordinates Status XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxC(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsFloat hue, XcmsFloat value, XcmsColor *color_return); Status XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxV(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsFloat hue, XcmsFloat chroma, XcmsColor *color_return); Status XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxVC(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsFloat hue, XcmsColor *color_return); Status XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxVSamples(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsFloat hue, XcmsColor colors_return, unsigned int nsamples); Status XcmsTekHVCQueryMinV(XcmsCCC ccc, XcmsFloat hue, XcmsFloat chroma, XcmsColor *color_return); Specifies the CCC. Note that the CCC’s Client White Point and White Point Adjustment procedures are ignored. Specifies the chroma at which to find maximum Value (MaxV). Returns nsamples of color specifications in XcmsTekHVC such that the Chroma is the maximum attainable for the Value and Hue. The white point associated with the returned color specification is the Screen White Point. The value returned in the pixel member is undefined. Returns the maximum Chroma along with the actual Hue and Value (MaxC), maximum Value along with the Hue and Chroma (MaxV), color specification in XcmsTekHVC for the maximum Chroma, the Value at which that maximum Chroma is reached and actual Hue (MaxVC) or minimum Value and the actual Hue and Chroma (MinL) at which the maximum Chroma (MaxC and MaxVC), maximum Value (MaxV), or minimum Value (MinL) was found. The white point associated with the returned color specification is the Screen White Point. The value returned in the pixel member is undefined. Specifies the Hue in which to find the maximum Chroma (MaxC and MaxVC), maximum Value (MaxV), the maximum Chroma/Value samples (MaxVSamples), or the minimum Value (MinL). Specifies the number of samples. Specifies the Value in which to find the maximum Chroma (MaxC) or minimum Value (MinL). The XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxC function, given a Hue and Value, determines the maximum Chroma in TekHVC color space displayable by the screen. It returns the maximum Chroma along with the actual Hue and Value at which the maximum Chroma was found. The XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxV function, given a Hue and Chroma, determines the maximum Value in TekHVC color space displayable by the screen. It returns the maximum Value and the actual Hue and Chroma at which the maximum Value was found. The XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxVC function, given a Hue, determines the maximum Chroma in TekHVC color space displayable by the screen and the Value at which that maximum Chroma is reached. It returns the maximum Chroma, the Value at which that maximum Chroma is reached, and the actual Hue for which the maximum Chroma was found. The XcmsTekHVCQueryMaxVSamples returns nsamples of maximum Value, the Chroma at which that maximum Value is reached, and the actual Hue for which the maximum Chroma was found. These sample points may then be used to plot the maximum Value/Chroma boundary of the screen’s color gamut for the specified Hue in TekHVC color space. The XcmsTekHVCQueryMinV function, given a Hue and Chroma, determines the minimum Value in TekHVC color space displayable by the screen. It returns the minimum Value and the actual Hue and Chroma at which the minimum Value was found. More Linux Commands Mail::SPF::Mech::PTR(3pm) - SPF record "ptr" mechanism class An object of class Mail::SPF::Mech::PTR represents an SPF record mechanism of type ptr. Constructors The following constructors are provided: new(%options): ret glLoadMatrixd(3gl) - replace the current matrix with the spe glLoadMatrix replaces the current matrix with the one whose elements are specified by m. The current matrix is the projection matrix, modelview matrix, or textu XOMOfOC(3) - create output contexts - Linux manual page..... The XCreateOC function creates an output context within the specified output method. 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Mid 265 Summer "That is a very… serious meal." Alysa commented on the distribution of our breakfast. My platter, for it could not be a simple plate at this size, bore slices of grease toasted bark bread topped with sea moss paste, three fried herring, a half dozen fried eggs, a bowl of berries, and a steaming cup of nettle tea with honey. "Eating is serious business when your husband is a growing boy." I informed her and got down to business to defeat the platter. I need max gains, too much relies on my prowess as a warrior and it is never an advantage to be the smaller guy in a fight. There's wars to fight and money to make. If I were to win just the melee at the Tournament of the Hand I'd have brought in more money in a day than the rest of my family has put hands on in the last thousand years. Longer even. It pays to be a badass in Westeros. "What exactly are our plans for the day?" Alysa asked considered the sea moss paste in a bowl before spreading it across a piece of bread, "I feel that learning how to run Rockhall will be a fairly brief lesson with Birgitte." "I will be outside felling." I stopped filling my face to tell her, "The docks are due to be replaced again, and I intend to have all the materials ready to do so once enough people have fallen through the rotting wood for the rest of the fishermen to realize that the disrepair can no longer be ignored. On that topic. Don't walk on the docks at all unless you are very confident in your swimming prowess." "These are the docks we arrived on?" she asked for confirmation. "The very same." I nodded in response. "I suppose that explains the bit that was broken off." she shrugged then took a bite of her toast. "I had the village kids jump around on it before you arrived." I told her, causing her to almost choke. We both chuckled darkly and went back to our breakfast. We did not have the mythical ironwood trees on the island, but we had enough hundred foot cedars to attract a wandering Gilgamesh. The beautiful softwood was a pleasure to work with, but also resisted the elements better than any of its earth equatable competitors. Docks made of cedar last decades longer than pine. My axe bit deep, proof that the local weaponsmith can make good steel when you hold him accountable for the product. The tree itself was six feet wide and covered in twisting bark. Alternating golf swings and shoulder line strikes I opened a birdsmouth cut along the side, removing chunks of the trees' gorgeous pinkish insides. I worked swinging from both sides, not the best for efficiency of felling, but I always took time to build up the dexterity of my non-dominant side. Because of this, and due to the sheer size of the tree, I needed to stop for a break before finishing the undercut. Using the chucks of cedar laying around, I got a hot fire started and heated up my next meal and a kettle full of water. I ate four meals a day. One off from the best bulking practice of five a day, but I just didn't have the time available to break for another meal and get productive work done without the support of modern conveniences. My second meal mirrored the first, but the herring was smoked and the eggs hard boiled. I'd eat a copy this meal again in three and a half hours. Hopefully after I finish bringing the tree down. "I knew a woman wouldn't keep you at home all day!" the voice of my nine year old cousin, Dacy, came from the direction of Mormont Keep as she hiked through the woods towards me. "Some guard dogs you two are." I chided the hounds, Ace and Duke, for not warning me of the real dangers of the Bear Island woods. "Always running your gums about building this and planning that." the girl yammered while my dogs looked at the ground in false shows of guilt. Clad in a thick green tunic, a fur coat, and pants tucked into her boots, my free spirited cousin sat down next to me and snatched up a piece of sea moss topped bread while putting down her spear. "Told mama no woman would stop Jorah the Builder." she spoke with her mouth full of my food. Truly, I had no need of my dogs as trackers when my cousin always seems to locate the scent of anything and everything easily eatable carried on the wind to her for miles. "Whatcha building this time." Dacey asked after she finished her first slice of my bread and took another. "Docks." I replied as I quickly fed myself to avoid her completely draining my resources. "It was so funny when Bran went right down into the water." she smiled and I nodded. I'm not a prankster at heart, but I do inflict some humorous cruelty on smallfolk children from time to time. Just to keep up with the joneses. As we finished my second breakfast I went back to my work and finished the undercut, moving around to the other side to continue weakening the tree to the point it will tip over with a push. A man needs to keep his head on a swivel and his ears peeled while felling. There are many points of possible failure during the process, and a tree coming down at the wrong time kills many a lumberjack. This specific tree gave me no trouble, and tipped over as I intended. I got through a fair bit of delimbing before needing to stop again, and reveal yet more of my food to my patient cousin. We ate until she realized that I had no more food left with me. "Pleasure doing business with you, cousin." she grinned as she got up and left me to the rest of my work. I finished my work on the limbs and called it a day. It'll take far more work to split out the boards and pilings from it, but this tree would meet the majority of our needs, and the wasted pieces will find themselves in fireplaces during the winter, as cedar burns hot. Food and fuel. Those are the two problems we face daily in the North. If I ever want to get these people building a future worth living, I've got to find a way to put those two problems in their place. At the bottom of the hierarchy of needs. After all, rags to bitches is about transcendence. We'll meet Jeor and Maege next chapter and that will round out the main cast for the Bear Island crew. You can support me and my family at ko - fi . com / jmanm

Nikki Garcia: How I Got into Publishing Contributed to CBC Diversity by Nikki Garcia, Assistant Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers To tell you how I got into publishing, I could start by mentioning that my mother always had a book in her hand, and taught me to do the same—or that I spent most of my time lost in books like One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte. These experiences definitely shaped me to be the kind of person who would find myself in the world of publishing but, honestly, the idea of a publishing career didn’t even pop into my mind until the day I watched Margaret Tate and Andrew Paxton (played by Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds) banter on the silver screen in The Proposal. I remember that being a particularly difficult time for me. I’d just spent the last year working at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary while taking pre-med classes at night. Although I was proud of the idea of becoming a doctor, I wasn’t eager to go to work and class every day, but I didn’t like the idea of quitting either. Then one weekend, as I watched Margaret and Andrew throw humorous insults at each other, I noticed Margaret’s hardcopy manuscripts sprinkled across her desk. I was fascinated by the part where Andrew was trying to convince her to buy a manuscript that he loved. I remember thinking, Is this a thing? Does this career actually exist?! That night, I looked up the industry guides that my school had available, and ta da, there it was—an industry guide on publishing. Seriously…never doubt the power of media. Of course, deciding to be an editor was much easier than actually convincing someone to let me be one. Once I was finished with my classes, I hit the pavement and had an informational interview with anyone who’d meet with me. My first informational interview was with Michael Pietsch, the then publisher of Little, Brown and Company. He was kind enough to put me in touch with another editor, and a direct contact in human resources. Even with those new contacts, I knew I was going to have to intern and get some experience, so luckily I found a unique internship at The New Press. I spent a month in each department: editorial, publicity/marketing, production, and finance. The internship at the New Press made me perfectly qualified for an in-house floater position that opened up at Hachette Book Group at just about the time my internship was ending. Like my internship, I would be available to work on various projects within any department in the company. While working as a floater, I was lucky enough to receive Alvina Ling as my mentor in the Hachette Mentor Program. I spent the next six months picking her brain about the life of an editor, reading submissions, and drafting jacket copy and declines. Often Alvina would ask me if I still wanted to work in editorial, and every time my answer was the same. Yes! Once the six months were over, she agreed to keep meeting with me, and this continued for another six months as well, until an editorial assistant position opened up working under her and another editor. I interviewed for the position, and luckily I got the job. Five years ago I hadn’t even known publishing existed. Now I work for one of the best companies in the industry. Since my start as a floater, I’ve acquired my first book, Lola Levine is Not Mean (November 2015), along with other books in the series, all featuring a spunky biracial and bicultural second grader. I know what it’s like to feel lost in deciding what you want to do with your life, and I feel very lucky to have found my way to this cool place surrounded by other book lovers. What I’ve learned is that it’s important to keep your eyes open. You never know where you might find the answer, because it might just be in the form of two funny actors in a romantic comedy. Hey, it could happen. Nikki Garcia is an assistant editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers where she works on books for all ages. During her time at LBYR, she has had the honor of working with picture book authors such as Peter Brown and Frank Viva, as well as novelists such as Wendy Mass, Matthew Quick, and Holly Black. Born and raised right here in New York City, Nikki graduated from St. John’s University, and thankfully didn’t have to travel very far to make her dreams come true.

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As bored as we all are of the constant news of the global pandemic, it is (really-really) important not to let our figurative guards down now. There is a new mutated strain of the virus that is considerably more contagious. Also, the holidays mean gatherings, that will likely cause another surge in cases. Again, the night is the darkest before the dawn. It is not all negative. Medics have gotten used to dealing with the virus more than in the first half of the pandemic. There are also, various vaccines rolling out at the end of the first quarter of the year. The state of COVID-19 in Japan is not much different than it has been through out the pandemic. The mortality rate is somewhere under 1%, and the ‘up’ curve in the positive cases runs as most Japanese health experts have predicted. Still, Japan officially declared the state of emergency today and it will be in effect since tomorrow Jan 7th. Inbound flights for all types of visas (and even Japanese nationality) from any countries are canceled until Feb 7th approximately. What can you do? The best thing to do right now is to keep doing the things you have (hopefully) already been doing. - Eat healthily - Stop smoking - Quit down on drinking - Get enough rest - Maintain proper hygiene - Avoid crowded places - Wear a mask - Get a flu vaccination Luckily because of the coronavirus prevention measures, the common flu spread is slowed down, but it is still vital to do your best to prevent getting sick. Since the symptoms are the same, and influenza weakens your immune system if ever possible, get a vaccination shot. When should we expect things to get better in Japan? Because there is no clear definition of better, we can’t tell for sure. Who knows, Olympics may be belated for 2022. Meanwhile Japan closes their border again, keep yourself active with learning Japanese and enhancing your skills, make sure you make good use of the “isolated” COVID-19 time. The Japanese markets are slowly recovering, and the unemployment rates are also declining. If you are a foreigner already living in Japan, you should not have too much trouble finding work. If we all do our best to overcome this tricky time, we might even get to have summer festivals, with fireworks!

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Construction on the Grand Egyptian Museum’s (GEM) exterior is scheduled to conclude by the end of June. Meanwhile, the finishing touches within the interior are scheduled to be completed by the end of September, according to Atef Moftah — General Supervisor of the GEM project. His remarks came during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the GEM, which is chaired by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anany. During the meeting, Moftah made a presentation in which he reviewed the executive position of the museum’s display, insurance and communications systems, the Khufu Ship Museum, the restoration centre, power stations, and the area surrounding the museum project in terms of roads, fences, and buildings. He also reviewed the latest business developments in relation to providing and operating the museum’s visitor services. In terms of the museum’s display, Eltayeb Abbas — Assistant Minister for Archaeological Affairs at the GEM — said that the preparations for the museum display in the halls of King Tutankhamun are almost ready, adding that the process of placing heavy artefacts and antiquities in their displays in the main exhibition halls has already begun. Abbas also revealed that the final touches are being applied to the grand staircase, and the rate of transporting, restoring, and preparing artefacts has exceeded 98%. For his part, El-Anany began the meeting by briefing the members on the directives of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi by emphasising that all construction and engineering work for the museum should be completed by the scheduled deadline. He also briefed them on Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly’s inspection visit on 16 April to follow up on the executive position of the museum’s work and developments in the development of the surrounding area. The tourism minister also directed the speedy completion of the preparation and printing of the museum’s catalogue. The GEM — which is being built on a total area of 117 feddans in Giza — is the largest museum in the world dedicated to one civilisation, and its opening is eagerly awaited. The museum will display over 5,000 artefacts from the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, which will be displayed together for the first time since their discovery. The museum also features the first hanging obelisk in the world, along with a grand staircase replete with monumental artefacts. Moreover, the GEM will preserve the one-of-a-kind Pharaonic heritage by displaying the diversity of Egypt’s monuments and artefacts in one place and one location.

Before we go any further, let’s clarify what I am talking about. It’s not your school work I am offering to help with. I’m talking about designing and building a playground—taking your ideas from the drawing board and making a good solid plan for your build. How can I possibly do this from where I sit? I’ll explain. If you’re considering a playground build, you have picked up the right magazine, and are definitely in the right place at the right time. I don’t say that just because there are so many great opportunities available with all of the latest and greatest in play equipment and resources in the industry. What I am saying is that we have brought them all together in one place for you to help you with your homework. You wouldn’t want to start a playground build without digging in and pulling every bit of information you could get your hands on … too much depends on it. This issue is put together with that reason in mind… getting you to all the resources available in the playground industry. Not only do we have bios and listings of the major manufacturers of play equipment in the industry awaiting you in this special issue, you’re going to find aquatic and skatepark component solutions, safety and maintenance sources and other related products including listings of fundraising companies. We have even gone a little further this time. We realize there are play-related issues out there. It stands to reason that if you have structures and people utilizing them, there are going to be some things that will need to be addressed not only for the safety of the user but for things that will crop up and even affect manufacturers, organizations involved with supervision and safety … the whole gamut. Let’s face it, if it affects one part of the industry, it’s likely to affect others. We are offering a look into some of these issues with our features in this special issue. These are things that are to be considered from design to use of the playground, and it’s good for us all to be in touch with these issues. How else can you make an educated decision in planning your play space if you aren’t privy to the facts? There is a veritable buffet of food for thought packed in this special issue, so I hope you have come hungry to see what the industry has brought to the table. Don’t be afraid to call manufacturers and other resources listed to find out what they can do for you and which components will fit best with your play area. They all have knowledgeable reps who are proud to be a part of this fine industry. Take advantage of their knowledge and expertise in planning and design as well. Now that you have a good idea of what you’ll find here, it’s time to dig in and enjoy what could be the best homework assignment you have ever had … research on planning and design of your own playground. You now have the means.

I’m really hesitant to believe this. I mean Ariana posted about their wedding anniversary in May and Dalton recently got her name and their wedding date tattooed. But she wasn’t wearing her ring yesterday, so idk what to believe 😭. Either way, it’s not really our business, but I… — steven ❀ (@arianaunext) July 17, 2023 But how did these two come to meet, date, tie the knot, and what eventually led to their demise? I’m so sorry for her loss but I’m so happy for the next album — OF SALE! $9.99 Danny Desire SUBSCRIBE NOW (@DannyDesire_) July 17, 2023 Ariana Grande has had quite the tumultuous love-life, and news of the star’s split from her husband only further complicates things. Grande previously dated Mac Miller, who sadly passed away in 2018, from roughly 2012 to 2017. In 2018, the pop star had a brief fling with actor and comedian Pete Davidson. The two were even engaged for a short period of time, but they never officially tied the knot. It’s unknown exactly when Ariana and her husband met, but a source told ‘Us Weekly’ they first crossed paths when the singer hired Dalton as her real-estate agent. Grande was apparently looking for a getaway home, but was charmed by Dalton’s good-looks, and found another kind of getaway in him. The first time the pair were seen publicly together was in February of 2020, while getting some food with friends in LA. While dating rumors were circulating, Grande didn’t confirm her new relationship until May of 2020. Dalton appeared alongside Grande in her music video for ‘Stuck with U,’ a video made in response to the COVID-19 crisis. In August of 2020, a source then told US Weekly,“Ariana sees something different in Dalton that she has never seen before in guys she has previously dated. He is the type of guy she has been looking for.” By December 2020, Ariana and Dalton announced that they were engaged with a glamorous ring Instagram post captioned, “Forever and then some.” But unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like their marriage will be lasting quite as long as they had thought. In July of 2023, an insider told US Weekly, “Ariana and Dalton have been having some issues for months now. They were having issues before she left for Wicked filming [in London] that they couldn’t resolve, and the distance did not help. They haven’t been speaking and are separated, and a divorce is likely.” A photo from Wimbledon appeared online with Grande without her ring on as well. According to TMZ, Gomez has already started dating again, but neither Gomez nor Grande have yet to confirm. Reports came out that the couple was allegedly surprised no one caught on to the separation earlier in the year.

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Polymeric micelles and nanoemulsions as drug carriers: Therapeutic efficacy, toxicity, and drug resistance. The manuscript reports the side-by-side comparison of therapeutic properties of polymeric micelles and nanoemulsions generated from micelles. The effect of the structure of a hydrophobic block of block copolymer on the therapeutic efficacy, tumor recurrence, and development of drug resistance was studied in pancreatic tumor bearing mice. Mice were treated with paclitaxel (PTX) loaded poly(ethylene oxide)-co-polylactide micelles or corresponding perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions. Two structures of the polylactide block differing in a physical state of micelle cores or corresponding nanodroplet shells were compared. Poly(ethylene oxide)-co-poly(d,l-lactide) (PEG-PDLA) formed micelles with elastic amorphous cores while poly(ethylene oxide)-co-poly(l-lactide) (PEG-PLLA) formed micelles with solid crystalline cores. Micelles and nanoemulsions stabilized with PEG-PDLA copolymer manifested higher therapeutic efficacy than those formed with PEG-PLLA copolymer studied earlier. Better performance of PEG-PDLA micelles and nanodroplets was attributed to the elastic physical state of micelle cores (or droplet shells) allowing adequate rate of drug release via drug diffusion and/or copolymer biodegradation. The biodegradation of PEG-PDLA stabilized nanoemulsions was monitored by the ultrasonography of nanodroplets injected directly into the tumor; the PEG-PDLA stabilized nanodroplets disappeared from the injection site within 48h. In contrast, nanodroplets stabilized with PEG-PLLA copolymer were preserved at the injection site for weeks and months indicating extremely slow biodegradation of solid PLLA blocks. Multiple injections of PTX-loaded PEG-PDLA micelles or nanoemulsions to pancreatic tumor bearing mice resulted in complete tumor resolution. Two of ten tumors treated with either PEG-PDLA micellar or nanoemulsion formulation recurred after the completion of treatment but proved sensitive to the second treatment cycle indicating that drug resistance has not been developed. This is in contrast to the treatment with PEG-PLLA micelles or nanoemulsions where all resolved tumors quickly recurred after the completion of treatment and proved resistant to the repeated treatment. The prevention of drug resistance in tumors treated with PEG-PDLA stabilized formulations was attributed to the presence and preventive effect of copolymer unimers that were in equilibrium with PEG-PDLA micelles. PEG-PDLA stabilized nanoemulsions manifested lower hematological toxicity than corresponding micelles suggesting higher drug retention in circulation. Summarizing, micelles with elastic cores appear preferable to those with solid cores as drug carriers. Micelles with elastic cores and corresponding nanoemulsions both manifest high therapeutic efficacy, with nanoemulsions exerting lower systemic toxicity than micelles. The presence of a small fraction of micelles with elastic cores in nanoemulsion formulations is desirable for prevention of the development of drug resistance. Published In/Presented At Gupta, R., Shea, J., Scafe, C., Shurlygina, A., & Rapoport, N. (2015). Polymeric micelles and nanoemulsions as drug carriers: Therapeutic efficacy, toxicity, and drug resistance. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 212, 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.06.019 Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology Department of Radiation Oncology

It’s difficult to make heads or tails of where Sonic the Hedgehog is at the moment. On the one hand, the films have achieved far greater critical and commercial success than I think most would have imagined. On the other, the games seem to be backsliding in quality once again. Sonic Forces was a disappointing 3D adventure, and the recent re-release of Sonic Colors launched with a litany of issues. The series’ next major outing, Sonic Frontiers, also hasn’t shown particularly well in previews. Before that one hits store shelves, though, Sega is going back to the reliable classics for its latest compilation, Sonic Origins. Bringing together the classics that put the series on the map, Sonic Origins is the perfect introduction to the eponymous blue hedgehog. These are the games that helped Sega stand toe-to-toe with Nintendo during the console wars of the ’90s. And unlike the 3D entries that followed, these titles have mostly stood the test of time. Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles all have moments and a sense of style that still makes them worthy of playing 20-plus years after they originally hit store shelves. If there is a weak link in the set, it would be the first Sonic game. Its focus on speed and unique level structure still feels remarkably different from other 2D platformers out there. However, it frequently dishes out cheap hits, and the floaty controls sometimes make navigating jump-heavy sections a pain. The framework is there for what would come, but the ingredients hadn’t fully meshed together. It’s something that would be rectified in the follow-up entries, though, as the sequels tighten up the controls while introducing new wrinkles to the blueprint. From the addition of new characters Tails and Knuckles to the time-traveling antics of Sonic CD, the series evolved into new and fascinating directions. Rather than just reuse the versions of these games Sega has ported in the past, they’ve opted to rebuild each one in their new engine, dubbed the Retro Engine. Aside from allowing each title to be more compatible with newer hardware, this allowed them to create new Anniversary Editions of each title. These versions contain numerous quality of life improvements that modernize the entire experience, such as unlimited continues and the Drop Dash move, along with animated cutscenes that attempt to explain the plot of each game. I feel these are the best way to play these classics, but if you are a purist, the original versions are included as well. Aside from the main games, Sonic Origins also includes a handful of bonus modes for players to dig into, the meatiest being Mission Mode. Split across all the games, Mission Mode gives you a handful of unique tasks to complete. For example, one challenge for the original Sonic tasks you with eliminating a dozen or so baddies using only the spin dash. Completing these missions will reward you with coins that can be used to either purchase new artifacts for the in-game museum or spend them in Anniversary Mode to replay bonus levels if you fail to complete them. If you weren’t previously aware, you need to successfully complete multiple bonus levels in order to unlock the true endings for the games, so getting to replay them is quite the benefit. The other modes on offer are a bit of a mixed bag. Story Mode is the most interesting one in theory, but the execution isn’t quite there. The premise is to mash all of the titles into one gigantic adventure, with animated cutscenes used to bridge the stories of each of these titles. However, you’ll likely get just as much out of the package playing through all the games separately then you do through Story Mode. There’s not even a trophy/achievement tied to completing it, so it feels like a novelty at best. Mirror Mode and Boss Rush Modes are also included for each game as well. The boss battles in these titles vary wildly in quality, so going through them again doesn’t hold much appeal for me. However, playing through the stages in reverse feels strange enough for me to at least dabble with. Even if you have memorized the levels, playing through them in reverse provides an interesting challenge. Sonic Origin‘s Museum will probably only appeal to the most hardcore of fans. The collection is fine enough, but it also includes a lot of content that has already been featured in previous Sonic compilations. Having to use the coins you earn to unlock additional art and music is a tad cheap as well. You can earn more than enough coins to get everything, but I’d rather use them to try and finish the bonus levels rather than unlock a reused piece of artwork. While the games themselves play well in Sonic Origins, there are some noticeable flaws. The most glaring change is the remixed Sonic 3 soundtrack. Michael Jackson previously contributed a handful of tracks, but due to what appears to be licensing issues, his involvement has been excised from the soundtrack. It’s a disappointing change, but one I suppose Sega was forced to make. Besides that, the game did freeze on me a few times, specifically when I was exiting one of the additional modes. It would get stuck on the loading screen, which required me to close out the game and reboot it. Finally, there was a weird issue in Sonic 2 where Tails would repeatedly get stuck somewhere in the level. Rather than immediately fly back to me, as I thought was the case, he would just stay stuck where he was. This issue is compounded thanks to all the noise he makes as he attempts to find his way back to Sonic. The sense of repetition is arguably the biggest flaw with the whole set. With the number of times these games have been ported and collected together, is Sonic Origins really worth the price of admission? That’s a tough question to answer. If you already own these games elsewhere, I’m not sure the set does enough new to justify picking up. Even with the Anniversary Mode improvements factored in, it doesn’t have enough new content to make double or triple dipping a good idea. However, for the younger crowd that might have been drawn to the franchise thanks to the aforementioned movies, this is a solid starting point. It’s a reminder that once upon a time, Sonic’s games weren’t just disappointing releases, but rather adventures that stood out enough to put an entire console on the map. This review is based on the PlayStation 5 version of the game. A copy was provided to us by Capcom. It may not offer enough to draw in repeat customers, but Sonic Origins is still a solidly put-together package of classic Blue Blur adventures.

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An elderly nursing home patient died two years after first noticing a swelling on his penis. The nursing home failed to follow up on his complaints for a full year, until a growing cancerous tumor had to be removed. Deborah J. Gander represented the estate in a case involving violations of Florida’s nursing home statute that was settled in 2006. If you have an elderly relative residing in a nursing home, then you trust that the facility is a safe, healthy place for your loved one to live. You expect that the staff will provide the kind of medical assistance and supervision that your relative needs. Unfortunately, the reality is that there are times when nursing homes and assisted living facilities fail to provide a reasonable standard of care and endanger vulnerable residents. At Colson Hicks Eidson, we are standing by to help if you need a nursing home abuse or neglect attorney by your side. Our team has a reputation for success in handling personal injury cases throughout the country and has handled highly-publicized cases against nursing homes. We have the resources necessary to pursue complex nursing home claims. Our attorneys work with medical experts to determine the exact nature of the conditions at nursing homes where there has been negligent care. We can help you hold the facility and/or the staff accountable for the harm and distress they caused your relative and your family. Nursing homeowners and staff may endanger residents by violating industry regulations or failing to provide reasonable attention in virtually any aspect of care. Some of the most common examples of nursing home negligence and abuse include: Often, elderly residents may be unable or unwilling to report poor conditions, especially if abusive staff threaten or intimidate them. Therefore, family members should remain alert for even small warning signs of negligence when visiting loved ones. These may include: Every state sets a time frame for how long they allow victims of personal injuries to file lawsuits in order to recover compensation. These are referred to in the law as statutes of limitations. In Florida, the personal injury statute of limitations is four years from the date an injury occurs in most situations. This may seem like a long time, but the reality is that these claims can become very complicated and take time to investigate before a lawsuit can be filed. Additionally, the nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys at Colson Hicks Eidson work with clients throughout the United States. This means that you need to be aware of your state’s personal injury statute of limitations moving forward. These statutes can often be two or three years. Any person who fails to file a claim within their state’s respective time limit will be unable to recover any compensation they may be entitled to. If you are a family member who discovered that your loved one was a victim of abuse or neglect in a nursing home, you can contact one of our attorneys today so we can help you understand how quickly we need to get started. If you discover that your loved one has been the victim of abuse or neglect in a nursing home, we know that your number one goal is to ensure that they get to a safe environment. However, the costs of dealing with nursing home abuse and neglect can be tremendous. There may be various types of compensation available to victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. This can include both economic and non-economic compensation, such as the following: The total amount of compensation available in these cases will vary depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding each individual nursing home abuse or neglect case. The attorneys at Colson Hicks Eidson will work to secure maximum compensation on behalf of our clients in these situations. If you suspect that nursing home negligence caused your loved one’s injuries or wrongful death, then contact our elder abuse lawyers today. We are known, nationwide, for our uncompromising approach to complex personal injury cases, including those involving elder neglect. We can fight to hold the liable parties and institution accountable for your loved one’s pain, both physical and emotional. Additionally, a nursing home lawsuit can effect change within a facility, protecting others from future injury.

A: You’re already off to an ideal start — it’s important to see a trained hearing professional. They’ll help you make safe, effective decisions about your hearing health. But let’s get to some specifics — keep the following in mind. It’s More Than a Hearing Screening Hearing care isn’t one-size-fits all. A simple hearing screening (“Can you hear this tone?”) is important, but it doesn’t reveal enough about your situation. Hearing is complex, so your appointment is a comprehensive evaluation. And the more engaged you are in the process, the better your outcomes will be. Trust That Each Test Has a Purpose During your evaluation, your provider develops a comprehensive picture of your hearing health. It’s crucial to determine the cause of your hearing loss before any treatment plan can be developed. The cause could be simple (earwax buildup or debris), common (loud noise or aging), or complicated (disease or head trauma). Your ear canal, eardrum, middle ear, and inner ear all need to function correctly. If one of them doesn’t work as they should, a hearing aid is a band-aid at best. It might even make things worse. This is a huge piece of the hearing puzzle. You’ll test how well you understand speech in a quiet setting, but also how well you hear in increasing amounts of background noise. Your Hearing Loss Is Unique No two hearing losses are alike, and no two people have the same circumstances. Your hearing aids are customized and programmed to meet your specific needs. Hearing professionals are especially skilled in ensuring they’re right for you now and in the future. You Might Have Other Conditions Hearing loss is often accompanied by tinnitus (ringing in the ears) or balance issues. A hearing evaluation from a professional might help shed light on these other health care concerns. If your provider doesn’t specialize in these issues, they can certainly get you pointed in the right direction. A Final Thought As mentioned already, it’s great that you’re seeing a trained hearing professional. Recently, the U.S. FDA gave the go-ahead to manufacturers interested in selling over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. But as you can see, a lot happens at a hearing evaluation, and for a reason. Simply buying OTC hearing devices might end up masking a genuine health concern. Plus, an error in programming could make your hearing worse, not better. If you’ve been wondering about your hearing lately, contact us today to schedule an appointment! We’ve got answers and we’re standing by to help.

Telehealth has been an important part of Floreo's offerings since we started offering it as a modality right before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world. We had already been working on it prior to COVID, but the pandemic really highlighted the need for a telehealth option that also incorporated Floreo. As the world has reopened, telehealth remains an important factor in reaching underserved communities around the world. Floreo's telehealth work as well as the work we have done in Wisconsin under the Children's Long-Term Support waiver was highlighted in a blog post on the World Economic Forum's blog. We continue to grow Floreo's product and offerings with the ultimate goal of making important services and education more accessible and affordable to support neurodiverse individuals and their families. New Floreo Feature MULTIPLE CUSTOM LESSON PLANS If you are a Floreo customer you may already be familiar with Floreo's custom lesson plan feature in the Floreo portal which gives Coaches the ability to make their own Floreo skill category for each of their Learners. This is a great way to highlight favorite lessons or create a treatment plan that someone else might implement: for example, a teacher or BCBA creates the plan, but a paraprofessional or RBT actually uses Floreo with the Learner. We are pleased to share that each Coach can create multiple custom lesson plans for each of their Learners. And, you can create lesson plans that you apply to all of your Learners! These features are based on customer feedback and we are so pleased to have them in place to make things easier on our Coaches! Don't forget to visit the Floreo portal for your Learner reports too! We would love to hear from you! What would you like to see us build next? CATCH US AT AN EVENT NEAR YOU Let us know if you are attending an upcoming event. We would love to connect with you! - Maryland Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Administration vendor open house in Columbia, MD August 22 - Council of Autism Service Providers Leadership Conference in Kansas City, MO September 13-14 - Closing the Gap Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN October 11-13 - Autism Law Summit in Milwaukee, WI October 13-14 - DC DDS Tech Summit in Washington, DC October 21 - Enabling Technology Summit in Murfreesboro, TN November 8-9 - World Autism Conference and Exposition in Loveland, CO December 1-3 THE FLOREO COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW A warm welcome to our newest partners at Chicopee Public Schools (MA) who just signed up to begin their Floreo program. We look forward to helping you serve the needs of your students and community! And a huge congratulations and thank you to New Canaan Public Schools (CT), who are embarking on their 4th consecutive year with Floreo! We look forward to helping make a positive difference for your Learners this year. Are you ready to join the Floreo family? We would love to discuss implementation in your school, district, or practice! Attention Medicaid Families FLOREO SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BE COVERED Did you know that in Wisconsin and New York families on Medicaid waivers initiated full reimbursed coverage of Floreo in the home? If your family receives services in your state using a Medicaid waiver, you might be able to get a Floreo subscription (including equipment rental) fully covered by your state program. Reach out to us, and let’s work together to see how we can get Floreo into your home and start making a difference for your Learner. HOW CAN WE HELP YOU GAIN FUNDING FOR FLOREO? We know that budgets can be tight and we want to help get Floreo into the hands of anyone who needs it! Please let us know if you need help writing up your DonorsChoose application or with information for a grant you have identified. IDEA and Title I funds are also great sources to help you access a Floreo subscription. What have we been reading this week? - How telehealth can improve access to neurodiversity support services (Floreo mention) - Dignity remains elusive for many disabled people - Co-occurring conditions in autistic teens increase with age - Groundbreaking investment tackles unemployment in the neurodiverse community - 3 strategies for advocating for your neurodivergent employees

Do you want to get notification when your Samsung Galaxy phone is fully charged? If yes then in this guide, you’ll learn how to get battery full notification in Samsung Galaxy. However, overcharging the battery is a hidden problem that drains the battery faster than before. As a result, if you want to receive a battery full notice on your Android (Samsung) phone when it is fully charged, you need to follow this guide. It should let you obtain an unplug changer notice or a fully charged battery on any Android phone without difficulty. It will help you extend the life of your Android battery by at least 20% to 25%. What happens if you overcharge your mobile phone battery? - The battery may explode. This isn’t a joke; it’s happened more than once in the last several years. Many people were killed because they left their phones charging over an extended period of time. - If you do this for an extended period of time, the total battery life will be diminished. You are entirely incorrect if you believe that overcharging will not harm your phone. However, this is not the case with all mobile phones. Nowadays, mobile phone makers are developing smart circuits to prevent such problems from occurring. When your phone reaches 99 percent charge, the internal circuit disconnects it from charging. The 99 percent term is not established for every manufacturer, but most of them have begun to include such technology so that customers are not overcharged. However, the issue arises when you have an ancient phone that lacks such astute circuitry. How to Get Battery Full Notification in Samsung Galaxy Using the Bixby Routines feature you can easily create a shortcut or routine for Samsung Galaxy fully charged notification. So, without further delay here are the steps to get notified when the battery is fully charged: Step 1. Go to the Settings app and select Advanced features. Step 2. Enable Bixby Routines and then tap the text itself to create a custom routine for full battery alert. Step 3. Go to the Discover tab and tap View more under the Adaptive routines option. Step 4. Now, scroll down all the way and select Get notified when fully charged. Step 5. To customize the battery level, tap on it and set your preferred battery percentage. For the purpose of this guide, we’ll set it to 100%. Step 6. You can also set the Edge lighting and Always on Display as per your wish. Step 7. Tap on Show custom notification, set the Notification title, Notification text, and also enable Read this notification aloud. Tap Done. Step 8. Once everything is all set, simply tap Save. Now, from here on you’ll be notified when your Samsung battery reaches a certain battery level or percentage. These were the steps to get battery full notification in Samsung Galaxy phones by using the Bixby Routines feature.

EC Innovations has been empowering communications for many leading multinationals. Our specializations include customized hybrid models/technology solutions to fit any budget and subject matter expertise for most industry verticals. Today, EC Innovations has grown into 3 regional headquarters (Singapore, Budapest, and Wilmington) and a total of 8 strategic global offices, employing over 5,000 linguists to offer full localization support into 130+ languages and 260 locales. We are integrating your translation with your adapted visual elements, check the quality of both. For the videogame translation, ask your agency to provide proofreaders for the languages that you don't speak. These should not be the same individuals who undertook the translation as a fresh pair of eyes is far more likely to catch any typos.Game Iocalization 1.Plan Your Project 2.Select Your Localization Company 3.Create a Localization Kit 4.Export Your Strings 5.Import Your Strings 6.Translate Your Content 7.Localize Non-text-based Elements 8.Undertake Quality Assurance Checks 9.Pull Everything Together 10.Pull Everything Together 11.Localize Your Packaging Established in 1997, EC Innovations currently has 9 branches worldwide, with over 400 full-time translators and more than 5,000 long-term partners. This enables us to provide our clients in the gaming industry with professional, flexible, and responsive game localization solutions. We offer a complete suite of packages for either turnkey solutions or a bespoke selection of services: translation, localization, dubbing, and LQA. 1.Game Localization: ECI provides top-quality translation services for clients in the gaming industry. 2.Game Dubbing: ECI works with professional voiceover (VO) artists, all of whom are native speakers, to offer VO and post-production services to game publishers and studios all over the world. 3.Localization Testing (LQA): We guarantee the quality of our testing service to deliver the very best localization. Supported Platforms:PC & Console Platforms:PlayStation 4，PlayStation 5，Xbox One，Xbox Series X，Nintendo 3DS，Nintendo Switch. Mobile Platforms:iOS,Android,KaiOS,Windows Mobile. Our company uses Computer Assisted Translation (CAT), Term Banks (TB), Translation Management Systems (ECI TBMS LQA), Content Connector (ECI Connector), Localization Testing (ECI LQA) and Machine Translation (MT) for translation work.

Event planning is a high-pressure job. It requires months of strategic planning and attention to detail to ensure a successful representation of your company or non-profit organization. Throughout this process, you communicate with numerous individuals, discussing countless details. With so much on your plate, it’s understandable to feel overwhelmed when your A/V company starts throwing around terms like “gobos” and “edisons.” And while it’s their responsibility to explain their solutions clearly, understanding production terms will empower you to effectively communicate your needs. Why Learning Your A/V Company’s Production Terms Matters Juggling multiple tasks while orchestrating a great show can be challenging. At its core, production involves leveraging various technologies to effectively communicate your message to your audience. Familiarizing yourself with the names and uses of these technologies will help you make informed decisions when selecting equipment for your event. This knowledge will also enable you to plan your budget more effectively and have meaningful discussions with your A/V company regarding your specific event requirements. Your Event Is Important – Make Sure You’re Set Up For Success Your message deserves to be heard by the right audience. Determine how many attendees should be present and select a suitable date for hosting the event. Consider whether an in-person gathering or a virtual conference would better serve your audience’s needs. Just like building a house, start with the basics when brainstorming your event. Once you have a vision in mind, it’s time to plan the event’s details. For example, let’s say you decide on a hybrid conference with a main stage, large screens, and a side stage for live performances. Having knowledge of production terms will empower you to effectively communicate your vision to the production company. Here’s an example: You can request having enough decks in the GS area to accommodate an 8-person panel with lavs. The band will require backline equipment, with wedge monitors for all band members except the lead, who prefers IEM as stated in their rider. Additionally, you’ll need bi-directional streaming capabilities for remote presenters and seamless at-home Q&A sessions. By utilizing these production terms, you’ll streamline communication during the initial planning stages. Once all the technical details have been ironed out between you and your production company, they will provide you with a quote. Equipped with a strong understanding of production terminology, you can align yourself with the specifics of the quote and ensure all your requirements are met. Finally, the day of your event arrives. It’s the culmination of all your hard work and planning. As you witness everything falling into place just as you envisioned, remember that you can always rely on production terms to ask questions and seek clarifications onsite. Knowing the Production Language Will Allow Confidence On Your Big Day Mastering production terminology allows you to further navigate the event planning process with confidence. By understanding the language of production, you can effectively communicate your needs, ensure seamless execution, and deliver a memorable event that captivates your audience.

How Rush’s Self-Titled Debut Pointed to Bigger Things A trio of young Canadians kicked off what would ultimately become one of rock's more distinguished recording careers with the March 1, 1974 release of their self-titled debut album. But before Rush could do their country proud, they'd have to go through Cleveland first. It sounds like an unorthodox journey, but then nothing with this band's early career developed through the expected channels. Coming up during a time when the phrase "Canadian rock" still conjured up the meat-and-potatoes image of acts like the Guess Who or Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the guys in Rush – bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and early drummer John Rutsey – favored a harder, more ambitious sound that made room for extended jams and left some critics grasping at Led Zeppelin comparisons. Unsurprisingly, Rush initially found few supporters in the Canadian record business. "Canadian companies are only interested in immediate money and hits," Lee later argued. "They try to mold you into a commercial band and they're afraid to invest in a band for the long run." Added Lifeson, "I'd hate to see what would have happened to Pink Floyd or Uriah Heep, had they started in Canada. The companies would have said they were too heavy and needed to commercialize, and they probably wouldn't have gotten any airplay on the radio." Not that catering to commercial concerns really helped Rush in the beginning anyway. One of their earliest sides, a cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away," came and went without raising much of a ripple, and the group ultimately opted to record their first album on their own dime. Listen to Rush Perform 'Finding My Way' They ran through a short late-night session conducted on the cheap with producer Dave Stock at Toronto's Eastern Sound studio, then decided to take another pass at their growing catalog of original material. Rush recorded some new tracks during self-produced sessions at the new studio, while adding overdubs to their existing cuts. "We had offers from other Canadian labels, but we decided to do it ourselves," Lee explained in an early press kit. "We did part of the album at Eastern Sound in Toronto in early 1973, but figured we could do better. So in November we went to Toronto Sound to re-record some of it and totally remix it." Added Lifeson, "The first stab at the album was done in eight hours following a gig. We were warmed up after the show, and it came very easy. Then it was recut in November in about three days, including mixing time. We were lucky in that most of the songs came in two or three takes." Rather than sign with an existing label, Rush created their own – Moon Records – and pressed a few thousand copies of their debut. Without the benefit of major-label distribution, breaking into radio and retail markets proved a difficult proposition. Still, the band's hard-touring work ethic helped them gain a foothold in a number of markets where they might not otherwise have stood a chance – Cleveland, for example. Local WMMS DJ Donna Halper famously made the Rush cut "Working Man" a cult hit, and helped bring Rush to the attention of Mercury Records. Like many future Rush fans, Halper said she felt like an outsider, and took solace in their music. Listen to Rush Perform 'Working Man' "I had a very contentious relationship with most of the upper management at WMMS," she later told RushTrader. "I was a non-smoker, a non-drinker and a non-drug user in a city where the 'album-rock lifestyle' included all three – and where most of the people with whom I worked had a very hard time accepting my being what today would be called 'clean and sober.' "But Rush, who I must tell you enjoyed partying (although not to any extremes that I ever saw), totally accepted and respected me and never had a problem with my avoidance of substances," Halper added. "I became their mentor and big sister, and they became my friends. And at the Agora, suddenly I wasn't an outcast or somebody weird. I was important, and I was appreciated." But just as things started to take off for Rush, the group was forced to make a change at the drummer position. John Rutsey found himself unable to tour for extended periods of time, due to health complications. Rush wasn't in a position to leave the road, however, so they moved forward with a different drummer. Neil Peart's distinctive fills – and thoughtful lyrics – added a new level to the band's sound starting with their next album, 1975's Fly by Night. As such, Rush shows the band in a relatively early stage of development. Still, the singular determination and commitment to craft that ultimately earned Rush a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is very much on display in these eight tracks. It was all onward and upward from here. Rock Hall's Worst Band Member Snubs The Rush / Metallica Team-Up That Slipped Away

Caching, a technique for storing data closer to users, has proven instrumental in easing network backhaul congestion. However, determining the best placement of files in caches to maximize cache hit rates is computationally challenging. To address this, researchers have explored various approximation algorithms. More recently, joint optimization frameworks have emerged to balance caching with other network parameters. This work introduces an approach that leverages coding to enhance file transmission efficiency in both wired and wireless caching networks. Coding, an innovative concept, relaxes the complexity of NP-hard solutions by transforming discrete optimization problems into continuous ones. This approach eliminates the need for complex rounding techniques. Additionally, by combining caching and cross-coding, users can decode files using fewer transmissions, leading to resource savings. This paper explores various aspects, such as the benefits of uncoded caching, memory-bandwidth tradeoffs, and the interaction between cache and catalog sizes. Departing from earlier work, the researchers tackle asymmetric demand within arbitrary network topologies. This approach optimizes caching, delivery rates, and cross-coding across content. This model introduces a flow-based coded caching network design considering delivery and caching costs. This system enables the storage and transmission of both coded and cross-coded content between network nodes. Due to asymmetric demand distribution, a combination of unicast and multicast transmissions is necessary. Each flow can be self-coded or cross-coded using network coding techniques during delivery. As a result of the model’s flexible cost function, it is possible to quantify the trade-off between transmission and caching costs. We provide a flow-based coded caching framework for information centric networks. We jointly optimize delivery rates, cross coding, and cache contents allocation as a function of demand and the network’s topology. Our model accounts for stor-age and transmission costs, demand asymmetry, and arbitrary multi-hop topologies, and relies on an ordered flow-based de-coding schedule for the transmissions created by pairwise coded flows. Through extensive experiments over multiple topologies, we observe that our coded caching scheme reduces transmission costs over competitors by several orders of magnitude. Index Terms—Coded caching, wireless, cross-coding, memory-bandwidth tradeoff, demand asymmetry, unicast, multicast. Explore the details of this paper at: Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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The esports scene of League of Legends (LoL) remains more prominent than ever. This is also because of the regional and international tournaments cementing the game’s status as one of the biggest titles in the world of competitive gaming. However, it’s not just the game’s popularity or the huge prize pool that made League of Legends one of most watched esports. There are also the iconic feats made by pro players in tournaments which stirred the hearts of millions of spectators around the world. To dive more into the world of LoL, here are 10 of the most unforgettable moments in LoL esports: ‘I trust you, Caps’ This iconic line was uttered by Fnatic’s Rekkles in their EU League of Legends Championship Series 2018 match against MSF, an esports team based in Florida. In the pick and ban phase, mid laner Caps was thinking about what to pick after anticipating the lineup of the opposing team. From out of nowhere, he thought of using Vayne due to her massive damage output in the late game. Of course, his teammates questioned him about the pick as Vayne isn’t a typical mid lane marksman. Seeing that it is their turn to pick, Rekkles decided to place his trust in his teammate. Fortunately, Caps’ Vayne did wonders for Fnatic in that match. ROX vs SKT in Worlds 2016 The semi finals match between ROX Tigers and SKT back in Worlds 2016 is considered one of the most exciting series ever. However, one of the series’ highlights happened in the second game where both teams got into a base race. It ended when ROX’s PraY managed to land Ashe’s ultimate to the backdooring SKT, giving them the opportunity to win Game 2. ROX Tigers also won the game after that, but SKT finished them off by winning Games 4 and 5. Faker’s Zed outplay This feat happened in 2013 during the Korean OGN finals. SKT T1’s mid laner Faker battled against KT Rolster’s Ryu. The series was the decider on who will qualify for League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) that year. Faker’s Zed outplay was one of the earliest instances where he showed potential of being one of the best League of Legends players in the world. SKT T1’s Wombo Combo This one happened in the group stages of the 2017 World Championship. SKT T1 was up against EDward Gaming with the Korean team struggling through a 10,000 gold deficit. Despite this, SKT T1’s Wolf and Huni pulled off the impossible and initiated a team fight against EDward Gaming. The team fight started with Rakan’s The Quickness and Cho’Gath’s Rupture and Feral Scream. Twitch followed up with Venom Cask and Spray and Pray before Orianna used her Command: Shockwave. Jarvan IV finished the team off using his Cataclysm. Chinese teams dominate Worlds 2018 Chinese teams Invictus Gaming (IG) and Royal Never Give Up (RNG) became one of the household names in the LoL esports scene in 2018, especially when the latter team established their dominance in regional and international events before Worlds. Both teams were considered favorites to win in the biggest stage of them all. Unfortunately, RNG bowed out of the competition in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Worlds. Meanwhile, IG managed to win against KT Rolster, G2 Esports, and Fnatic to win the title. KT Rolster and IG’s base race A base race is when both teams are pushing through an open lane to be the first to destroy the opponent’s base. One nail-biting base race happened in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Worlds between Invictus Gaming and KT Rolster. The Korean team is in danger of being eliminated from the tournament at this point. However, they decided to put up a fight against IG by making it to the opposing base first, much to the hype of spectators who were already on the edge of their seats. However, IG ultimately won the series. ‘General’ Dade commends his rival The rivalry between sister teams Samsung Blue and Samsung White reached the world stage in 2014 when they faced off against each other in the semi finals. Blue was the favorite over White in this edition of Worlds but they got knocked out of the tournament 3-0. After Samsung Blue’s defeat, mid laner Dade gave his jacket to his rival PawN as a sign of sportsmanship. White made it all the way to the finals where they won the 2014 title. Dade’s jacket was represented in the featured skin celebrating Samsung White’s victory. Have you ever heard of the term ‘The xPeke’? This term was inspired by the Fnatic player of the same name who used his Kassadin to destroy the enemy’s base at IEM Katowice back in 2013. xPeke managed to outplay two opponents as he destroyed their base while other players were fighting somewhere else. Backdooring is no longer a popular tactic in LoL these days, but xPeke became a meme after pulling off that unbelievable feat. SKT T1’s inhibitor rush SKT T1 was still a fledgling team when they managed to qualify for the Worlds 2013. One of the first times this now-iconic team showed their skills is when they played their second game against Chinese team OMG. The first game of the series ended with OMG winning but in the second game, the Koreans demonstrated superior tactics and dominated OMG. The game was quick: SKT T1 managed to push for the opponent’s inhibitors only 12 minutes into the match. That game showed the world how fearsome the Korean team was. The Fnatic brush strategy xPeke may have been one of the most iconic players of Fnatic, but the team itself managed to make themselves famous by employing a strategy where all of them hide in a brush and collapse on an unsuspecting opponent. The Fnatic Death Brush is what popularized the team aside from being known for its backdoors. The tactic made its Worlds debut in 2016, but it didn’t work on everyone as TSM knocked them out of that tournament. Every year, fans are treated to plenty of upcoming League of Legends events that are sure to bring more epic moments that will always be remembered. Even those who do not play the game but are familiar with how it goes are impressed by what pro players have shown in tournaments. These moments not only excite the player base but also inspire them to play the game better.

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Now, as a wide-eyed, bushy tailed youth, I let her statement go in one ear and out the other. That is---until I got older. Now that I have lived just a little bit longer, I recognize the value in the wisdom she was imparting into our class. CHALLENGING DAYS ARE INEVITABLE. It doesn't matter how old you are, how experienced you are, how holy you are, there are going to be some days that require a little more effort, a little more patience and certainly, a little more strength.As long as you are living, they are going to happen, those moments where you are a bit frustrated, wonder what you have gotten yourself into or wonder how in the world you are going to survive everything you have going on. It could be crushing deadlines at work, arguments in the household with your loved ones, financial woes that seem to come all at once. What do you do when those moments arise? How do you subdue that "giant" of a situation looming before you? How do you shake off the residue of the day so that you can greet tomorrow with a renewed perspective? What you do in your "bad days," or as a result of your "bad days," are all the defining moments that are shaping your character, cultivating you. So it boils down to choice. Are you going to choose to grow from the bumps of the day and adjust to determine how you can make tomorrow greater? Are you going to forgive that coworker who talked badly about you or are you going to let that toxic lack of forgiveness burn inside you? Are you going to leave the house 10 minutes earlier so that you don't have to run your blood pressure up cursing everyone out in 8 oclock traffic? Are you going to re-adjust and re-align you? My grandmother used to always tell me, "Rest but don't quit." Same thing goes with this single journey we are on. Are you going to look at that string of bad dates as a sign that all men are the same? That you are unlucky in love and should give up? That the dating pool has dried up for good? Or are you going to look at it from a different view? That maybe this is your season to focus on you? That maybe you had to date what you DON'T like to find out what you DO like? Life is cumulative. If what you went through didn't break you, it was a lesson to build you. Let's run down the list of questions we can ask ourselves to see if we are letting what we wen through break us or build us, make us better or make us bitter: What steps will you take to not make that mistake again? How did it grow you? What did you learn? How are you letting those experiences develop your character? When you speak about it to others, are you speaking about it from a place of hurt or from a place of recovery? Do you know that in one year I went on a date with a guy that drools (he didn't make it past the 1st date), a date with a guy that literally smeared ranch on his face at the dinner table (like a ridiculous amount all over his nose and cheeks and chin to imply that he...wanted to be intimate with me), and a guy who not only wouldn't open the door for me, but told me at the table that he would NEVER be that guy because "your arms ain't broke" (basically, get the door yourself)! And yes, dear reader, these are all true stories! Let's go deeper and look at my "failed" marriages. Yes, they ended, but they were only failing if I didn't learn something from them, if I didn't take a look at ME to see how I can be better because of them and still be open to love, despite them. The same way I had to learn to view my "bad days" as "character building days" instead is the same way we need to start viewing our failed relationships. It's all a part of the process. Look at you; I bet since then you've learned to recognize toxins sooner, walk away from abuse sooner, love yourself better, see your value better, set higher standards, communicate effectively, respond appropriately, value your purity, date with more wisdom, hold yourself more accountable, and even recognize warning signs more quickly. You know what that means? It means you have shifted your perspective. And that means that the person you will be tomorrow, will be better because of the person you CHOSE to be today. That's something worth celebrating! In case you forgot to pat yourself on the back, here's a round of applause just for you: And if you don't fall in that category and haven't yet shifted your thoughts yet, it's not too late! What better day to start than today? Today is your new day, your chance to forgive others and yourself, your chance to take what you've been through and learn from it, your chance to decide to keep going, but to do it better, with eyes wide open, with more wisdom, with more strength, which will ultimately produce better choices which makes....insert drumroll....our character! We can't change control what we went through, but we CAN control the power we give it to impact us! Here's to taking back our power and going forward better than ever before!! Just a few pictures of Magic City Classics gone by; so grateful for what I learned in ungrad and the memories made since then.

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Our spring season opens with Verdi’s searing adaptation ofMacbeth, and while the highly anticipated production is new to the COC, it’s certainly not the first time that Shakespeare’s work has been featured on the COC stage! In anticipation of Macbeth’s opening night on Friday, April 28, read on for a list of iconic COC operas that took their inspiration from the Bard’s great tragedies and comedies. Verdi’s last opera, Falstaff, was the product of a fortunate collaboration with the Italian librettist Arrigo Boito, who brought an impressive sense of poetry, wit, and dramatic insight to the challenge of adapting Shakespeare’s text for the operatic stage. Boito and Verdi combined source material from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, to chronicle the romantic misadventures and exploits of Sir John Falstaff. This Robert Carsen production of the Verdi-Boito-Shakespeare comedy was a major triumph for the COC: from the intricately detailed sets and costumes evoking the materialism of post-war Britain, to the gleeful performances by the all-Canadian cast. Johannes Debus made his Falstaff debut with this show, leading the COC Orchestra, Chorus, and cast on an exploration of the opera's immense humour and life-affirming humanity. The production also marked star bass-baritone Gerald Finley's return to the COC mainstage following a 20-year absence; his interpretation of the irrepressible title role was a defining moment, which he would follow in a few years with another towering performance in a Verdi-Shakespeare piece. Giuseppe Verdi's Otello (2019) The COC’s 2019 production of Verdi’s Otello featured a dream cast comprising American tenor Russell Thomas in the titular role of the tragic general; Gerald Finley as the scheming Iago who slowly and deliberately poisons Othello’s mind with jealousy; and American soprano Tamara Wilson as the innocent Desdemona, caught in the middle of a malevolent web. The production by David Alden was set in the late 19th century (evoking a time period around the opera’s original 1887 premiere) and conjured a pitch-perfect atmosphere for Verdi’s dark masterpiece, placing the action at an isolated Byzantine outpost somewhere at the edges of an empire in decay. Conducted by Johannes Debus and mobilizing the full forces of the Orchestra and Chorus, this was a psychologically insightful and electrifying take on Verdi’s Otello. Among its many spine-tingling moments, perhaps nothing was quite so captivating as the opening storm sequence. Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2009) Benjamin Britten’s 1960 opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, had its company premiere in 2009. A large, impressive cast included American coloratura soprano Laura Claycomb as Tytania and American counter-tenor Lawrence Zazzo as Oberon, the king and queen of the ethereal fairies respectively. The performers singing the four young lovers of Shakespeare’s piece were Irish soprano Giselle Allen as Helena, Canadian tenor Adam Luther as Lysander, American mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong as Hermia, Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair as Demetrius; each delivering glowing, charismatic portrayals. Conductor Anne Manson led the COC Orchestra, Chorus, and cast through Britten’s glittering score, conjuring all the ethereal magic and joy of Shakespeare’s comedy. Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet (1985) The company opened its 35th season with a musical rarity: French composer Ambroise Thomas’ five-act, grand opera version of Hamlet, which had its original premiere in Paris in 1868. While Thomas’ opera was an initial success, it gradually faded from the repertoire throughout the early 20th century, and by the time Hamlet launched the COC’s anniversary season in 1985, it had been scarcely performed anywhere in the world over the preceding 50 years. As an added moment of significance, the COC’s performance of Hamlet constituted the company’s 1,000th-ever performance as an opera organization. The piece was chosen partly as a creative vehicle for the legendary Australian soprano Joan Sutherland, who had recorded the part of Ophelie but never sung it in live performance. The occasion brought her together with conductor Richard Bonynge and director Lotfi Mansouri for a ravishing performance in an unusual opera that brought the house down. Join us for Macbeth this spring, April 28 to May 20! Tickets now on sale. Header photo: Ken Howard Falstaff and A Midsummer Night's Dream photos: Michael Cooper

La Fête du Citron, Menton Beat the winter blues with a trip to one of France’s sunniest towns: Menton is famous for its lemons which thrive in the microclimate in this corner of the Côte d’Azur. For two weeks each February, the town celebrates all things citrus with huge sculptures made from 150 tonnes of oranges and lemons, which get sold off to locals for jam-making at the end. This year’s theme is rock and opera and there are walking tours of the groves, locals’ food stands, special menus in the restaurants, and visits to the town’s many botanic gardens. But the highlight is the carnivals that see huge floats adorned with fruit, as well as dancing and music troupes from around the world. Foire au Boudin, Mortagne-au-Perche, Normandy This fascinating fair in the depths of the Normandy countryside is for those with a penchant for charcuterie. The Foire au Boudin in Mortagne-au-Perche sees artisans from all over Europe gather to celebrate the most sophisticated of sausages, from black pudding, for which the town is known, to white pudding, tripe and charcuterie. The dozens of food producers exhibiting also showcase France’s best cheeses, wines, ciders and spirits. There are chef and bakery demonstrations, too, but its most curious spectacle is the competition that sees locals race to eat metre-long lengths of black pudding, to the cheers of the crowds. Fête de l’Omelette Géante, Bessières, Occitanie It’s said that Bessières’ giant omelette festival was inspired by Napoleon’s visit to an auberge near the town, which served him such a delicious omelette that he insisted the chef cook a giant one for his army. There may not be much truth to the story, but the occasion has become a legend in itself. The main event, on Easter Monday (10 April), kicks off with volunteers – many of whom belong to the Global Brotherhood of the Knights of the Giant Omelette – cracking 15,000 eggs; these are then seasoned, whisked and cooked in a four-metre frying pan set over a bonfire. The surprisingly delicious omelette, which is more like scrambled eggs once it’s been stirred, is then served for free to the 2,000 festival-goers and celebrates the global community that sees Bessières linked to six other giant omelette festivals around world, from Belgium to New Caledonia. Festival International de la Soupe, Lille 1 May, 3pm-10pm The Wazemmes quartier in Lille is a melting pot of cultures all year round, with its market that offers myriad cuisines from around the world – from Latin-American to Lebanese. Each spring, the neighbourhood comes together to celebrate its multiculturalism with the Festival International de la Soupe. This vibrant festival takes place in the market square and sees some 60 different stalls offering soups from around the world, as well as recipes created by families, charity associations and other groups. The best one wins the star prize, La Louche d’Or – the golden ladle. There is beer by the barrel-load as well as a host of different international music groups playing everything from Indian drums to big band brass. Féria du Melon, Cavaillon, Provence Mid-July (dates TBC) Summer in the Luberon sees an abundance of delicious fruit arrive at the markets, but the one with most fanfare is the Cavaillon melon. This variety of the Charentais melon has been cultivated in the town since the 15th century and the Féria du Melon sees visitors treated to tastings and tours of the producers’ farms, exhibitions, competitions and a carnival. Meanwhile, the local guild – The Brotherhood of Knights of the Order of the Cavaillon Melon – get on with tasting the sunshine-infused fruit to find the winning producer. In addition to eating melons, a key highlight of the weekend is the running of 100 Camargue horses around the streets. Roscoff Onion festival, Brittany Mid-August (date TBC) The pretty harbour town of Roscoff on Brittany’s north coast boasts a famous export: onions. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the so-called “Onion Johnnies” would sell their famous alliums door-to-door from the handlebars of their bicycles throughout Britain, giving rise to the stereotypical onion-clad image of the Frenchman. Though Brexit put an end to the dwindling tradition, the delicate pink onions are still a treasured product in the area and the lively mid-August festival sees them celebrated in many forms. There are onion-string-plaiting competitions, visits to farms, Breton music and dancing, and huge vats of confit onions are cooked and served on the local speciality galette-saucisse, a sausage wrapped in a buckwheat pancake. La Fête de la Figue, Solliès-Pont, Provence The town of Solliès-Pont in the Var’s Gapeau Valley is famous for its fig orchards that produce about 2,500 tons of the fruit each year and 75% of France’s entire fig harvest. The trees thrive in the abundant sunshine and water from the River Gapeau, while being sheltered by the 700-metre Mont Coudon. The harvest kicks off each year in August, when the town throws a huge party for its Fête de la Figue. By day, visitors can browse the many stalls selling everything from fresh figs, mostly the Violette variety, as well as tarts, jams, liqueurs and myriad Provençale specialities. There are cooking demonstrations and fig trails through the valley, but the main event is the opening night dinner in the town’s central plane-tree-shaded square. Each one of the four courses features figs in some way, while an energetic covers band plays and locals dance in the square long into the night. Fête de la Chataigne, Collobrières, Provence 15, 22 and 29 October Just an hour inland from Saint-Tropez, the little town of Collobrières is set in the Massif des Maures’ cork oak and chestnut forests and is altogether more rustic than the Côte d’Azur. Famous for its chestnuts, the town celebrates its harvest for three Sundays in October, with parades, concerts and a market selling a wide variety of chestnut products from sweet chestnut paste to liqueur. Several producers roast chestnuts over braziers, leading to a delicious aroma filling the air. Local restaurants set out their tables on the street under the yellowing plane trees, and serve the traditional daube stew made with chestnuts and wild boar – it’s one way of controlling their damaging population. Fête du Piment, Basque Country, Nouvelle-Aquitaine The French aren’t fond of spicy chilli peppers, but they do have a penchant for the gentler heat that comes with piment d’Espelette. They were first brought to the area from Mexico in the 16th century, and became popular because they flourished in the warm yet humid climate of the foothills of the Pyrenees, half an hour inland from Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The annual Fête du Piment marks the end of the harvest season and is a lively mix of concerts, marching bands and Basque dancing, as well as tastings, cookery workshops, drinks parties and banquets, with locals all dressed in the Basque country’s traditional outfits, all in red and white. Fête de la Dinde, Licques, Hauts -de -France Mid-December; dates TBC The tiny town of Licques, just half an hour inland from Calais, has been famous for its poultry since the local abbey’s monks began rearing turkeys in the 17th century. Each year, the locals and its 80 poultry producers (of a population of just over 1,600) celebrate this history. The main event kicks off with la potée, the hotpot – a huge cauldron warmed by a fire pit contains tasty, warming turkey soup which is served to attendees. Local producers bring their live turkeys to show off and which are herded by children up the street, followed by a parade of brotherhoods (guilds) representing other regional food specialities, with everyone stopping for mulled wine and spicy chicken wings from stalls along the way. The ensemble gathers in a huge marquee, where the festival feast of roast turkey and chips is served. There’s a food market at which to stock up for the festive period, offering everything from poultry to cheese and wine.

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Many histories of America’s capital city have explored the personal networks of political figures. They have revealed the sociopolitical influence of women socialites. Political histories of Washington, D.C., have occasionally centered women, local policies, or Black perspectives. But historian Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy accomplishes all of the above in her 2018 book Jim Crow Capital: Women and Black Freedom Struggles in Washington, D.C., 1920-1945. As a scholar of African American studies, women, and gender, Murphy analyzes how African American women Washingtonians transformed national politics through complex political networking and activism from the inter-war years through the end of World War II. Jim Crow Capital contends that African American women Washingtonians “claimed federal space,” meaning that they seized upon their proximity to the federal government to “broadcast” issues that affected African American communities across the country, especially “friends and family members who lived in the Jim Crow South and lacked a political voice” (2-3). These were life-or-death issues: lynching and police brutality. Focusing on African American women in one city over the course of twenty-five years, Murphy accomplishes a deep dive. This is a story about building relationships, claiming space, and engaging key issues. Murphy organizes her monograph chronologically into three sections: “Postwar Promises, 1920-1929,” “Political Crises, 1930-1940,” and “The Leverage of War, 1941-1945.” Then, she divides each section thematically. In the 1920s, women like Mary Church Terrell, Marian Butler, and Nannie Helen Burroughs coordinated lobbying efforts for federal anti-lynching legislation. These women recognized that Washington, D.C., not being a state, ironically served as a political-legal equalizer for all residents of the District. Their activism contributed to the Wagner-Costigan anti-lynching bill of 1935. During the 1930s, the economic despair of the Great Depression exacerbated deep-seated racism, escalating D.C.’s police brutality. Finally, from 1941 through 1945, while African American men fought overseas, their mothers, sisters, and wives leveraged that sacrifice to demand long-forsaken civil rights on the home front. Wartime activism evolved into what Murphy and other historians call the “long Civil Rights movement,” meaning that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s boycotts and marches were deeply rooted in a century-old struggle. Indeed, this book’s chronology showcases how in each decade African American women Washingtonians pushed the country closer to the advances and reforms of the 1960s. A central takeaway from African American women Washingtonians’ activism in Jim Crow Capital is the unique relationship between the federal government and local Washington, D.C. When D.C. police brutality worsened during the 1930s, for example, local activists partnered with a freshman Congressman from California, Byron N. Scott, who wanted to help. Murphy explains, “The fact that black Washingtonians could turn to the House of Representatives for support in their local campaign against police brutality illustrated the unique political benefits of residency in the nation’s capital” (95). Congressman Scott promptly introduced legislation for a federal investigation into D.C. police brutality. The investigation definitely did not solve the problem, but it increased public consciousness and pressured the police to improve. Conveying this federal-local dynamic is something that Murphy does best, and her evidence supports this. In addition to famous repositories like the U.S. National Archives and Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. is home to some equally valuable treasure troves: The DC Public Library, especially the Martin Luther King Jr. branch; the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; the Howard University Archives; and the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum. When the author was finishing her doctorate at the University of Maryland at College Park, just outside D.C., she scoured these archives thoroughly. From these collections, she cited historic newspapers, meeting records, and various correspondence. For instance, at the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the D.C. Public Library, Murphy accessed vertical files relating to the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, which “served as the anchor point for black women’s anti-lynching activism” (70). The NAACP records and the National Association of Colored Women Papers, both located in the Library of Congress, likewise proved invaluable. While historical scholarship on African Americans, women, and Washington, D.C., are all robust, Jim Crow Capital demands that these fields must intersect. Murphy helps to center African American perspectives within women’s political history. In 2019, museums and public history sites have honored the centennial of women’s suffrage. In D.C., such exhibits are on display at the Library of Congress, US National Archives, and Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Murphy’s cast of characters complicate the traditional narrative of women’s suffrage, not only because African Americans endured discrimination, but also because all Washingtonians lacked full voting rights. Jim Crow Capital likewise expands on the 2017 book Chocolate City by Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove. Chocolate City chronicles D.C. history through the lens of race. Due to its synthesis and its ambition to cover all people of color in the nation’s capital, Asch and Musgrove’s book speeds through the activism of the women who are central to Murphy’s narrative. Together, Asch and Musgrove’s Chocolate City and Murphy’s Jim Crow Capital can turn readers into experts on the long history of Washington, D.C. At the same time, Jim Crow Capital is decidedly academic, more so than Chocolate City. Jim Crow Capital emerged from Murphy’s doctoral dissertation. The chapters read independently from each other, almost like journal articles, which can be beneficial depending on the reader’s intent. The world is about to reenter a decade called the ‘20s, less than three months from now. The chronology on which Murphy focuses begins in the 1920s. A century apart, readers cannot ignore the similarities. In the 1920s, Americans with privilege indulged in bootlegging and attended Great Gatsby style parties, while the African American Washingtonian women in Murphy’s book marched in the streets carrying the hope that their communities would no longer need to mourn deaths from lynching. Approaching 2020, affluent lobbyists on their way to work must pass people experiencing homelessness, the vast majority being African American, every day. Residents of Washington, D.C., still lack votes in US Congress and in national elections. The structural racism and inequality present throughout Jim Crow Capital are devastatingly familiar.permission.

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After over a decade of dismal performance, many Fama-French factor ETFs are back in pole position for the second time in less than a year as market volatility shakes growth-focused large-caps. At the end of the first week of January, large value stocks were already outperforming growth equities on a 50-day basis by the second-widest margin since the ‘dot-com’ bubble – with the greatest performance disparity coinciding with vaccine optimism at the start of 2021. In the weeks that have followed, expectations of hawkish monetary policy, frothy valuations on tech stocks and lacklustre earnings readings have seen this rift between growth and value widen. The four Russell 1000 growth factor ETFs on the market returned a median of -10.3% so far this year, while the three Russell 100 value ETFs booked a median of -1.9%, as at 7 February. As a control, the two largest vanilla Russell 1000 ETFs both fell 6% over the same period. Speaking after the S&P 500’s 4% premarket drop on 24 January, Athanasios Psarofagis, ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, said: “After years of lagging performance, factor-based funds are benefiting from January's market drop, with 70% outperforming the S&P 500 index, led by value and low-volatility funds.” While the headline US benchmark had a rough month versus most comparisons, smart beta was the standout performer, ahead of the 58% of active ETFs and 32% of thematic ETFs which also beat the S&P 500 during the first three-or-so weeks of the year. Support for value is also being reflected in allocations. The iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor UCITS ETF (IUVF) and iShares Edge MSCI Europe Value Factor UCITS ETF (IEFV) booked some of the top inflows in Europe in the week to 4 February, gathering $378m and $304m, respectively, according to data from Ultumus. Looking ahead, John Leiper, CIO at Titan Asset Management, is confident diminishing COVID-19 risks and a second phase of cyclical recovery would prove supportive for companies with more modest valuations. Speaking to ETF Stream, he said: “The increase in accompanying corporate and household demand will emerge against a backdrop of still easy, but tightening, monetary policy. “Overall, we remain constructive on equities over bonds with a preference for cyclical and value stocks, commodities and commodity-linked equities. “One theme that ticks all those boxes is dividend-paying European and UK equities which have lagged the broader market but offer the potential for significant catch-up gains on a total return basis.” However, as is often the case, not everybody agrees the outlook for value factor ETFs is rosy. While remaining “pro-value” and recognising the segment’s strong start to the year, Scott Chronert, managing director at Citi, warned value looks “less and less like a coiled spring”. Chronert said the alignment of strong flows with price action in January indicates value upside is increasingly priced in. He added: “Our expectation is for the “all-in-on-value” repositioning trend, and related sentiment backdrop, to decelerate as growth fundamentals are still intact, and Federal Reserve policymakers begin to soften their tones. “For now, we still favour value, but continue to stress this as a tactical opportunity as rotation risk back toward more growth-oriented laggards, and quality, increases on the heels of this valuation reset.” Overall, how long this current value rotation will last is not clear-cut. Citi noted category flows in January were dominated by 3x levered US large-cap exposures – and while these contrarian trades finished the month in the red, they signal the investor belief that the growth-biased large-cap category might be down but not out. Offering an alternative to value, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Psarofagis suggested investors search for high-quality companies with strong cash flows. Agreeing, Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA, said: ”The quality factor should perform well given more moderate earnings growth trends and increasing volatility favouring more stable companies with strong balance sheets.”

Författare: Dror Poleg E-bok ISBN: 9783030134464 ISBN: 9783030134457 Språk: English Upplaga: 0 Utgivningsår: 2019 Technology is revolutionizing the way real estate is designed, operated, and valued. It is democratizing access to capital and information, changing the way tenants use space, and eroding the power of regulation. Billions of dollars are funding these new real estate technologies and operating models. Value is shifting away from the assets themselves toward those who understand the needs of specific end-users and can use technology to deliver comprehensive, on-demand solutions. With all of these developments, there is an urgent need for a resource that helps industry practitioners think differently about their investment, customers, and competition. Rethinking Real Estate answers that call. It explores the impact of technology on all asset types — from retail projects, through lodging and residential properties, to office buildings and industrial facilities. Based on the author’s two decades of experience working across four continents alongside the world’s leading real estate investors, as well as hundreds of conversations with start-up founders and venture capitalists, this book provides practitioners with key insights, methodologies, and practical strategies to identify risks, take advantage of emerging opportunities, evaluate new competitors, and transform their organization, project, venture, or career. Whether you are an investor, developer, operator, broker, lender, facility manager, designer, planner, or technology entrepreneur, this book will help you navigate the exciting period ahead. Vid val av sökresultat uppdateras sidan. Tryck på mellanslagstangenten och piltangenterna för att göra ett val. Använd vänster-/högerpil för att navigera i bildspelet eller svep åt vänster/höger om du använder en mobil enhet

Burger King has just launched a new out-of-home (OOH) campaign in various locations across the city of São Paulo. In a creative and coordinated effort by the DAVID São Paulo agency, the pieces of the new BK campaign were placed right next to the installations of their competitor. A few days prior, the competing brand had launched their own OOH pieces responding to the question, "what is the most iconic burger in the world?" The answer was provided by an artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT, which claimed to be the competing chain's #1 sandwich. Very quickly, as Burger King always does, the brand promptly asked ChatGPT: "And which one is the biggest?" The answer could only be one, of course: WHOPPER. Additionally, the tool emphasized all the qualities of Burger King’s famous sandwich. This action highlighted the agility and creativity of the agency's creative and media teams, and the client team. This professional campaign titled 'And which one is the biggest?' was published in Brazil in June, 2023. It was created for the brand: Burger King Brazil, by ad agency: DAVID São Paulo. This Outdoor medium campaign is related to the Food industry and contains 1 media asset. It was submitted 3 months ago. Agência: DAVID São Paulo Client: Burger King Brazil Partner/Global CCO: Pancho Cassis Global COO: Sylvia Panico ECD: Edgard Gianesi, Renata Leão DC: Fabrício Pretto, Rogério Chaves Creative team: Lucas Vigliar, Bruno Sabino Account: Tom Gil, Cacá Franklin, Malu Figueiredo, Laís Barbara Production team: Fernanda Peixoto, Letícia Brito Editor Silvio Figueira, Victor Folha Planning: Carolina Silva, Murilo Toda, Renata Bernardino Media: Marcia Mendonça, Thomaz Chamiso, Karina Takara, Yuri Bohn, Brenda Cunha Data Intelligence: Mailson Dutra, Ana Veiga, Bruno Moura Global PR Director: Sandra Azedo Client Approval: Ariel Grunkraut, Juliana Cury, Pedro Laguárdia, Larissa Zanardi

We helped two teachers and their tuk tuk travel the world When British teachers Nick Gough and Rich Sears decided to travel around the world, their mission was to gather attention and funding for small, unique and visionary education projects run by local heroes. Inspired by their desire to experience the sights, sounds, smells, weather and often bumpy roads of the world, Nick and Rich chose a three-wheeled, open-sided tuk tuk with a top speed of 50 km/h as their mode of transport. The slow and modest vehicle was greeted with smiles almost everywhere it went. Promoting education worldwide from a tiny tuk tuk Nick and Rich left England in August 2012, travelled through Europe, down the African continent, across India, the Far East and finally South America before returning home just in time for Christmas 2013. Their record-breaking journey covered 42,120 km, some of that distance while pulling the tuk tuk themselves. Their tuk tuk, which they named Tommy, bravely motored across the continents, but crossing oceans was not its strong suit. DSV helps pave the way worldwide "When we heard of the tuk tuk project, we were happy to help. It was obvious we should handle the intercontinental transport and negotiate the compliance issues and paperwork involved. The local DSV offices were happy to participate and responded enthusiastically, meeting and helping Nick and Rich on the ground around the world" says Jens Bjørn Andersen, CEO of DSV. Nick and Rich have been kind enough to give us their feedback on their experiences and what stood out: The DSV people… It is fair to say that everyone who we have worked with has been great. I have to emphasise that it's no easy task; different time zones, different permits and road laws, different languages. DSV is a big company but everyone we have worked with has been efficient, supportive and helpful. We feel we have seen many different aspects of DSV and it is an organisation that is very efficient and brilliantly integrated. I stress again that without DSV's support we would not be home already, so thanks so much to everyone. DSV is continually inspired by the ingenuity of people around the world, some working in crowded cities and others in inhospitable or remote locations. Challenging how and what we transport is the way we thrive and grow our service capabilities. We transport endangered animals between continents, vital aid to disaster areas, heavy equipment to the Arctic, power plants to remote mountain locations and the occasional tuk tuk across oceans--all for people like Nick and Rich who believe they can change the world by challenging the ordinary. Our experts are ready to help. Get in touch and we'll find the solution you need.

We had Shihan Richard Norton in town again. This time the Police Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYC) had brought him out here for a couple of seminars. The Friday evening was BJJ at the Burwood PCYC arranged by the Manager, Gary Davies (who is also a Traditional Jiu Jitsu master) and Senior Constable Dave Geremia (student of mine). It was an excellent seminar which included students from my BJJ school and Gary's Jiu Jitsu school. Saturday was Reality Based Self Defence at the Mount Druitt PCYC arranged by Senior Constable Julius Uru (also student of mine). This is the roughest part of town and the PCYC has a tough job holding its ground with youths in that area which showed at the seminar with people wanting to flex their muscles (including women) so much so, the Boxing Coach went flat out at Richard to prove a point but ended up getting choked out; he is a lucky man, Richard's awesome strikes were not on the agenda. It was as real as it gets. This small group was not easy to convince and found it hard to understand and follow directions, mainly because of their already preconceived ideas about street defence. Basically, they were missing the point of what was being taught at the seminar. However, Richard finally won them over and now these people want him back! Richard also went through some Kickboxing drills with me later that afternoon. Sunday was at Shihan Adrian Ionita's school; first, it was an hour with kids and then a seminar, with seniors, on the Black Belt Complexes which literally blew everyone away especially when Richard started to speed up. This was a good class with some very senior Black Belts in attendance who really appreciated what was being taught. After that, Adrian invited us to a Chinese Restaurant before we headed off to the Airport. It was a pleasure to meet Adrian who is a really great guy and a good martial artist. I really enjoyed the weekend having the opportunity to catch up and train with the 'Richard Norton', once again.

Original article appears in El Espectador. Written by Redacción This is the first time that this type of monitoring is being carried out in this protected area. Oncillas, tapirs and anteaters were among the animals recorded. The camera traps are not being placed in the vicinity of areas where indigenous peoples exist in isolation. Courtesy: Colombian National Parks System. Oncillas, tapirs, anteaters, two species of deer, foxes, ring-tailed coatis, peccaries, opossums, armadillos, blue-billed curassows and lowland pacas are just some of the 30 species that have been reported in the Río Puré National Parkt hanks to a first camera trap monitoring program. “This achievement was realized thanks to a partnership between Colombia’s National Parks System, the Amazon Conservation Team and Conservation International Colombia. Between March and June 2018, for the first time, 60 camera traps were installed to confirm the presence, the occupation of habitats, and the behavior of forest animals,” the Colombian National Parks System explained in a statement. Although the cameras were located in only 0.6% of the protected area, 30 species were recorded there, demonstrating that it is a place rich in biodiversity. The Río Puré National Park is located in the eastern part of the Colombian Amazon Plains on the border with Brazil, and is located in a fairly isolated and difficult-to-access area, which is why this type of monitoring had previously never been carried out. In fact, in order to reach the area where the camera trapping was installed, the researchers had to travel approximately 600 km along the river, which took approximately four days of continuous travel. In addition, they hiked through thick vegetation in order to locate the sites they had previously selected and to install the camera traps. “This achievement strengthens the monitoring process as well as knowledge regarding populations of mammals and other terrestrial vertebrates within the protected area and in the Colombian Amazon in general, and, in turn, profiles Puerto Franco as an important center for biological research,” noted the National Parks System. In addition, the entity points out that it is “important to clarify that the camera traps are not being placed in the vicinity of areas where indigenous peoples in isolation that live in this protected area are present.” Share this post Bring awareness to our projects and mission by sharing this post with your friends.

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PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art announced today three new senior leadership hires. The museum named Ronald Lee Newman as Deputy Director; Dana Bishop-Root as Director of Education and Public Programs; and Aryn Beitz in the role of Director of Design and Publishing. I am delighted to welcome Ronald, Dana, and Aryn to our senior leadership team, said Eric Crosby, the museums Henry J. Heinz II Director. Since I began as Director in March 2020, I have been committed to building a collaborative and inclusive senior leadership team that reflects exemplary experience and diverse backgrounds and points of view. As Carnegie Museum of Art embarks on its next chapter of change and growth, I am confident that Ronald, Dana, and Aryn, along with our colleagues across the entire museum team, will discover innovative ways to realize our mission and serve our audiences through new programs, practices, and partnerships. As CMOAs new Deputy Director, Ronald Lee Newman will maintain the museums day-to-day business operations to advance its strategic goals. He will partner closely with museum leadership on organizational initiatives, strategic planning, and policy decisions, and contribute leadership for institutional partnerships by guiding the implementation of programs that broaden the museums reach, increase its audience, and advance its reputation. Newman comes to CMOA from the August Wilson Society in Washington, D.C., where he served as a board member and interim Communications Director. Beforehand, he spent time in Pittsburgh as the Managing Director of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. Newman managed the Centers daily operations, advanced institutional relationships, and oversaw facilities, production management, patron services, and the development of organizational structure procedures. Prior to this role, Newman worked at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. for over a decade as Director of Operations and Collaborative Programming. During his tenure, he oversaw operations of the school. He also managed audience and patron services, safety and security, licensing and events, and contracted production and operations staff. Notably, he served as the Project Director for the modernization and expansion of the Duke Ellington School; is the founder and former Chair of the schools Technical Design and Production Department; and a founding member of the schools Alumni Association. Dana Bishop-Root will serve as CMOAs new Director of Education and Public Programs, in which she will expand the museums capacity as a public resource for the region. Through cross disciplinary partnerships, she will lead efforts to create, implement, and evaluate a wide range of innovative educational programs, activities, and artist projects that connect a multiplicity of visitors to art, ideas, and one another. Bishop-Root will also be integral to advancing CMOAs commitment to expand diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion both internally and externally. She joins CMOA from the Braddock Carnegie Library Association (BCLA), where she most recently served as Associate Director. During her tenure, Bishop-Roots leadership spanned efforts across arts education, community engagement, and strategic planning and partnerships. Prior to BCLA, Bishop-Root spent time in New York City as Program Manager for Publicolor, where she developed and implemented creative learning job training curriculum for middle and high school youth. Throughout her career, Bishop-Root has served and continues to serve as an organizational facilitator with a focus on social justice. She also collaboratively teaches Carnegie Mellon Universitys M.F.A Contextual Practice Seminar and leads a series of dialogical public programs at the Miller ICA. Bishop-Root is a founding member of the Pittsburgh-based artist collectives Transformazium and General Sisters. Through place-based artistic practices, each collaboration grows and creates alongside local systems of communication, exchange, and resource distribution. Transformazium participated in the 2013 Carnegie International through the Art Lending Collection at Braddock Carnegie Library. In the new role of Director of Design and Publishing, Aryn Beitz will lead the reimagining of CMOAs visual identity and oversee the museums publication initiatives, as well as the design and implementation of the Carnegie International. Additionally, she will continue to develop CMOAs in-house design and editorial department, expanding the role of graphic design in the delivery of the museums artistic program. Beitz most recently held the post of Designer for The Shed in New York City, where she supported the organizations interdisciplinary programming, while also assisting with the development and implementation of The Sheds visual identity. Prior to The Shed, Beitz worked as an in-house designer at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, collaborating across all departments to conceptualize, develop, and design materials across various platforms. She spearheaded visual identity for the exhibition Siah Armajani: Follow This Line, including the accompanying show catalogue and associated graphics. While working as a Digital Content Producer at the global architecture firm Gensler, Beitz shaped strategy and policy around digital platforms; developed digital experiences; and researched, wrote, and edited for the firms publication. Beitz has also worked as a contributing writer for various design publications and online journals.

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Sandhills and wildlife at Alapaha WMA WWALS is gratified that people are contacting us about the WMA, but we’re just reporting on it, we do not run it. Contact information for the Alapaha WMA: Greg Nelms, Wildlife Biologist, Game Management, Wildlife Resources Division, GA-DNR (229) 426-5267 | M: (404) 985-6424 Update 2016-10-20: WMA check-in hunt does not count towards Georgia bag limit. Update 2016-10-18: Video of Deserter Lake in the Alapaha WMA and hunting dates and bag limits. Halfway between Tifton and Ocilla on the Alapaha River in Irwin County, apparently announced only by a public hearing in July about hunting reglations: the new 7,000-acre Alapaha River Wildlife Management Area (WMA). There’s an information kiosk off of US 319. , with the sign-in kiosk and campground across the WMA: from Ocilla take US 319 S, left onto Hawthorn Ln, right onto Palm Rd, right onto Farm Rd. Update 2016-08-30: According to Greg Nelms, Wildlife Biologist, DNR, the main entrance will be off of US 319; there is already a WMA sign there. It’s not quite open yet; they’re still working on roads. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for September 30th. The first hunting season will be an archery hunt on October 1st; hunters can go in at noon the previous day to set up stands. Here’s the announcement of the public hearing: GA DNR/Wildlife Resources Division/Game Management, 6 July 2016, Proposed Regulations for Alapaha River WMA; Public Hearing Scheduled, The new regulations, probably adopted unchanged, and which seem to consist of dates and conditions for hunting seasons for various game animals, are online here. You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!

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Correction: We mistakenly printed that Carbondale’s Memorial Day tradition was hosted by the American Legion Post 101 (located in Anton Chico, New Mexico). It was of course hosted by Post 100 (97 North Third Street). Holy Cross election If you are a Holy Cross Energy member, ballots were delivered to you recently and now you have a chance to make your voice heard. All members are eligible to vote, regardless of voter registration or immigration status — if you receive electric service from Holy Cross, you are a member and have the right to vote for who you want to represent you on the board. In this year’s Holy Cross election I am supporting Alex DeGolia, running in the Western District. Alex shares my values to protect our air, climate, and water by investing in clean, affordable, renewable electricity. Over the past several years, Holy Cross has become a state and national leader in transitioning to clean energy and protecting our climate. This has helped save members money while ensuring a safer, better future for our families. Ballots must be returned by June 13, or you can vote online in your Holy Cross account or in-person at the annual meeting June 15. Remember, all elections are important, don’t forget to vote. Beatriz Soto, New Castle Forest Service building It’s hard to enumerate all the failures represented by the plans presented for replacing our quaint USFS regional office. It’s not just the site plan designed around the need for plenty of pavement so 20’ pickups towing 60’ house trailers can “pull through.“ Salida’s new USFS regional center has that, but it’s out on the highway at the edge of town. Could we have pull-outs next to one of our bus stops on 133? Let ’em ride the shuttle in if the rig’s too awkward. Then there is the sunbelt branch bank, or modernist junior high-inspired exterior. Can’t the Forest Service find a way to clad this region’s buildings mostly in wood? They did for years. The 1995 vintage Hahn’s Peak office in Steamboat has lap siding, protected by generous roof overhangs. Then, despite calls from the president for an “all of government” approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there is the gas rooftop unit heating, steel stud walls, metal with plastic roof and aluminum frame windows. Those details were in a presentation a few years ago of what I assume were the same plans. Most likely the “energy design” is the minimum required by decade-plus-old national standards using the Garfield County defaults, which are based on the warmer Rifle airport weather station. Plenty of designers here could whip out efficient, electrified heating plans for a 6,000-square-foot office. Looking at the USFS website, it seems they lost their own design team a dozen years ago, and I can only surmise they are required to use the GSA’s “Public Building Standards.” Sure, some of the Forest Service designs from 40 years ago used unfortunate adaptations of a traditional hip roof style. But they seemed to be improving and at least should be allowed some kind of identity based on forest products. Not just for image; using wood products sequesters carbon instead of emitting greenhouse gasses while making steel. But it’s probably 10 years late for the replacement of those buildings. So this is what us Boomers leave the kids when we allow our public lands services to be repeatedly defunded via “limits on discretionary spending.” Fred Porter, Carbondale The “Protect the Dolores Film Tour” at TACAW was very well attended on Wednesday, May 31. If you have not hiked or rafted the Dolores River Canyon country, you are missing a stunningly beautiful country! The Dolores River is in Southwest Colorado and is over 170 miles long. It is the only red rock river canyon in Colorado. It runs from high alpine country above 12,000 feet, all the way to the desert, meeting up with the Colorado River. As one of the speakers, Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk of the Ute Mountain Ute, said: this is my home and heart, and we need to protect this area for all future generations! I couldn’t agree more. It will take all of us to help protect the Dolores River Canyon and the time is now! Please consider signing the petition located at this website: www.protectthedolores.org/take-action For more information on the Dolores River: www.americanrivers.org/river/dolores-river Richard Walker, Carbondale The smokey haze from wildfires that has been lingering over Western Slope skies for the past two weeks is a reminder that our own beetle-kill fueled fire season is upon us. The 2020 Colorado State Forest Service Survey presented the following statistics on beetle-kill: More than 834 million trees destroyed by beetle-kill are rotting in Colorado forests. Over 22% of standing trees in Colorado forests are dead. Since the mid-1990s, mountain pine beetle has affected 3.4 million acres of ponderosa-lodgepole pine in Colorado, while the spruce beetle has killed 40% of Colorado’s Engelmann spruce forests. In total, beetle-kill has ravaged some 5.1 million acres of forest in Colorado. Wood products created by logging store carbon. While beetle kill has resulted in a significant amount of dead trees, there are options for use of the trees after they are killed. Beetle-kill harvesters and woodworkers are using beetle-kill lumber for siding, furniture, framing lumber, cabinetry, paneling, and finish molding. The Forest Service charges beetle-kill harvesters $20 to remove two cords of wood here in Colorado. Rotting trees increase greenhouse gasses in forest ecosystems by 25%. With more than 834 million dead trees moldering away in our forests here in Colorado, we need to compensate people to harvest that decaying fuel, and we need to incentivize producers to sell beetle-kill products free from federal taxation. The next congressman from Congressional District #3 needs to introduce legislation to pay people to harvest beetle-kill lumber from our forests, and to eliminate federal income taxes on products sold that are made with at least 51% beetle-kill wood. Language needs to be included to expedite logging road approval from the Department of Interior. Russ Andrews, Carbondale Editor’s note: Andrews is running against Lauren Boebert for the GOP nomination in Colorado’s Third Congressional District. Letters policy: The Sopris Sun welcomes local letters to the editor. Shorter letters stand a better chance of being printed. 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Virtual Heritage Festival to Feature Stops on Civil Rights Trail The fourth annual Tuscaloosa Heritage Festival hosted by the West Alabama Multicultural Alliance kicks off virtually Friday on the alliance's Facebook page and website. The event normally takes place in person, but because of the coronavirus, it will be held online this year. The theme of this year's festival is Tuscaloosa History: Learn It, Live It and Love It. Samyra Snoddy President of the West Alabama Multicultural Alliance said that the festival will include performances from local bands and choirs. as well as poetry readings and drama performances and more. The festival will also highlight stops on the Tuscaloosa Civil Rights Trail. Students in the local county and city school systems will be narrating the story behind various sites on the trail. Snoddy said the festival started in 2018 to celebrate different heritages and help people learn about them. "In order for you to learn about other heritages, we felt like we needed a festival to embrace all parts of it and especially with the African American community to expose our music, our dance, [and] our art to the rest of Tuscaloosa," Snoddy said. While the festival normally offers free samples from local ethnic restaurants in the area they are unable to provide that service this year, but Snoddy hopes that can return next year. "That part of the festival we will not be doing, but hopefully by next year we'll be back up and running," said Snoddy. The alliance also uses this event to raise money and a donation tab can be found on the Civil Rights History and Reconciliation website. They are also hosting two donation drives for two local nonprofits in the area. "We also are doing donation drives where you can donate to Tuscaloosa One Place for school supplies and Temporary Emergency Service for our canned food drive," Snoddy said. The festival is free to the public and Snoddy says those who are interested are encouraged to visit the Tuscaloosa Civil Rights History and Reconciliation website to learn more about the civil rights trail and the plans for the civil rights district and civil rights museum." Top Stories From The Tuscaloosa Thread (1/25 - 1/29)

AdkAction’s Compost for Good project is seeking businesses and individuals interested in organics recycling opportunities. By John Culpepper, Compost for Good If you have considered starting a business related to composting, or have an existing business that you would like to expand upon, we want to hear from you! The Compost for Good (CfG) team is seeking farmers, haulers, composters, retailers, landscapers, grocery stores, manufacturers, restaurants, etc. in St Lawrence, Franklin, Essex and Clinton Counties to discuss your organics recycling goals and dreams. If you are a municipality or a non-profit organization interested in supporting businesses in your areas, or if you are a business who is trying to navigate the Food Donation and Food Scrap Recycling Law, we’d love to hear from you as well. “AdkAction supports projects that significantly improve the social, economic and cultural lives of local residents and enhance the long term natural resources of the Park. Through this grant, the CfG team will support the development of business opportunities and economic development that will simultaneously improve the natural systems of the North Country,” said Eric Holmlund, CfG Project Chair with AdkAction. CfG received a grant through the USDA’s Rural Business and Development Grant (RBDG) program last fall to offer technical assistance through case studies, grant writing, business plans, regulatory assistance, site management, and intro to composting basics with the goal of increasing community resilience through job opportunities relating to organics recycling that will have lasting beneficial impacts on our communities. “Our region is the proud home of many small manufacturers. The opportunity that this project presents – for local manufacturers to produce composters and compost equipment – stands to not only benefit the environment but our local economy through the potential for both new and retained jobs. The North Country Chamber of Commerce is proud to assist with this project and we applaud all those involved.” Said Joel Wood VP of Strategic Initiatives & Director of NAmTrans with the North Country Chamber of Commerce, who also sits on the CfG Advisory Committee. With the launch of the 2022 Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law, which obligates generators of a certain quantity of food scraps per week to divert these scraps away from landfills, CfG believes there are many entrepreneurial opportunities that can meet this growing demand. Kristine Ellsworth – NYS DEC Environmental Engineer, Division of Materials Management – states, “The NYS Food Donation & Food Scraps Recycling law directs excess edible food to hungry New Yorkers and additionally directs food scraps for recycling. In requiring businesses to recycle their food scraps, we anticipate seeing a spur of development in the organics recycling businesses across the State to meet this demand and with it, an increase in green job opportunities.” While the program seeks to support all organics related businesses, the grant will pay for the local manufacture of one in-vessel drum composting unit. CfG has developed an open source design of a 20’x4’ rotating composter with four in operation currently in New York, one in New Jersey, and several in the process of being constructed around the world. Variations of the system are being operated at Little FarmHouse Flowers in Jay, NY and a similar model has been constructed and is being operated in Redford, NY. “We want to spur a composting equipment manufacturing revolution in the North Country” said Cofounder John Culpepper. With help from a carefully selected advisory group, we will be contracting with a manufacturer to build a drum composter. While the point is to create a locally built system, the selected builder will use the building process as an educational opportunity. Once completed, the advisory group will help identify a site host to receive the completed composter, who will be willing to maintain the system as an educational model open to the public. The CfG team welcomes any and all inquiries, including from those outside the grant geography. Contact [email protected] to learn more.

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Read more on the Perseus version history. New to Perseus? Click here for a short tutorial. Perseus News and Updates - Please visit the Perseus Updates blog for news on project activities, research, and initiatives. We invite you to contact us via email to the Perseus webmaster if you have any comments, questions, or concerns. - November 22, 2022: A great deal has happened since our last update! - The most up-to-date versions of the Greek and Latin sources in Perseus are available on the Scaife Viewer, which, as of this date, now hosts 2,412 works in 3,192 editions and translations (1,639 in Greek and 636 in Latin) and 69.7 million words: 32.1 million in Greek, 16.3 million in Latin, with the rest consisting of English translations and sources in other languages. - Beyond Translation is developing a next generation reading environment for Perseus that will combine the deeper coverage of the Scaife Viewer, new versions of services from Perseus 4.0, and a new generation of resources. Along with P4 component upgrades, such as dynamic maps and convenient access to lexica and commentaries, Beyond Translation incorporates exhaustive syntactic explanations and alignments at the word and phrase level between source text and translation; explanations of meter; recorded performances linked to the text; and interactive textual variants. Support from the Mellon Foundation, Tufts University, Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies and, above all, the National Endowment for the Humanities have made the Beyond Translation project possible. - April 24, 2019: Current Projects and Initiatives - Work continues on the Scaife Viewer, our first new reading environment in nearly 15 years. For more, please read About the Scaife Viewer and send us your comments. - The Perseus Digital Library is a partner and supporter of Open Greek and Latin, an international collaboration committed to creating an open educational resource featuring a corpus of digital texts, deep-reading tools, and open-source software. Look for new OGL materials in the Scaife Viewer. - News, help and support-related content for this site ("Perseus 4.0") will be updated periodically, but the site collections and infrastructure are no longer under active development as we begin the transition to the next phase of Perseus. Perseus contact and support information. The Perseus Project has been supported by various funders throughout its history: Perseus has been most recently funded by the Alpheios Project, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, private donations, and Tufts University. Prior support for the project has been provided by the Annenberg/CPB Project, Apple Computer, the Berger Family Technology Transfer Endowment, Digital Libraries Initiative Phase 2, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education part of the U.S. Department of Education, the Getty Grant program, the Modern Language Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Packard Humanities Institute, Xerox Corporation, Boston University, and Harvard University. - Caesar, Gallic War (English, Latin) - Catullus, Carmina (English, Latin) - Cicero, In Catilinam I (English, Latin) - Vergil, Aeneid (English, Latin) - Herodotus, Histories (English, Greek) - Homer, Odyssey (English, Greek) - Plato, Republic (English, Greek) - Tom Martin, Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander (English) - New Alexandria Foundation - Classical Continuum - Stoa: Open Access Publication - The Text Encoding Initiative - Tufts Digital Library - Center for Hellenic Studies - Deutsches Archäologisches Institut - Camena-Latin Texts of Early Modern Europe - Institute for the Study of the Ancient World - Inscriptions of Aphrodisias - Index Thomisticus - Perseus under PhiloLogic

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The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that Meta’s purchase of GIPHY restricts free-market competition. The UK’s business competition regulator, the CMA, has directed Facebook to sell off GIPHY, a project Meta acquired in May last year. According to the authority, Meta’s ownership of GIPHY limits competition between social media platforms. Earlier this week, an independent CMA panel concluded that “Facebook would be able to increase its already significant market power in relation to other social media platforms by denying or limiting other platforms’ access to Giphy GIFs, driving more traffic to Facebook-owned sites, or changing the terms of access by, for example, requiring TikTok, Twitter, and Snapchat to provide more user data in order to access Giphy GIFs.” The panel’s investigation identified increased data access as a cause for concern and believes that the ad tools GIPHY has been working on have the potential to compete with Facebook’s own display ad services. For the record, Facebook shut down GIPHY’s ads services shortly after acquiring the platform. With these concerns for competition out in the open, the UK authority has ruled that Facebook should sell GIPHY “in its entirety to an approved buyer.” Meta has expressed its disagreement with the ruling and hinted that it may soon appeal on the basis that “both consumers and Giphy are better off with the support of our infrastructure, talent, and resources.” Furthermore, it stated that “Meta and GIPHY would enhance GIPHY’s product for the millions of people, businesses, developers and API partners in the UK and around the world who use [it] every day, providing more choices for everyone.” If Meta loses its appeal, the ruling will mark the first regulatory intervention of this type, possibly making it obligatory for tech giants to get the government’s approval before similar acquisitions. Meta has been under scrutiny over two other major acquisitions in the past, namely when it squeezed out the competition by buying competing platforms WhatsApp and Instagram. According to Techcrunch, the tech giant also apparently used a data-tracking program to detect and buy rising apps among young users before they could threaten its market dominance. You might also like More from Facebook Facebook is introducing new "show more" and "show less" controls to let you adjust what you want to see on … Meta has introduced the Facebook Reels API, a solution allowing developers to build a 'share to reels' option into their … DoorDash is partnering with Meta to pilot Facebook Marketplace deliveries across multiple cities in the U.S. Drivers will only transport items …

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It's a New Day in Public Health. The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts. Florida Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology (FL-DOSE) The Opioid Epidemic in Florida Data from the Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Statistics indicates Florida’s unintentional and undetermined drug overdose deaths more than doubled from 2014 to 2016, with 2,175 deaths in 2014, 2,805 in 2015, and 4,672 in 2016. Furthermore, Florida’s opioid overdose rate has tripled since the turn of the century according to Florida’s Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council 2016 Annual Report, and “there has been a substantial increase in deaths associated with fentanyl and heroin-related drug use.” Florida passed two important laws in the fight against opioid abuse and misuse: the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, section 893.055, Florida Statutes, and the Pill Mill Law on Opioid Prescribing and Utilization, section 458.3265, Florida Statutes. Despite the success of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and increased regulation of opioid prescriptions, the Department recognized the increasing rate of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths as a growing public health issue. In Spring 2017, Florida’s Governor Scott and the state surgeon general recognized a statewide public health emergency for the opioid epidemic. Additionally, in 2017 the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 249 requiring reporting of controlled substance overdoses. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control established the Enhanced State Surveillance of Opioid-Involved Morbidity and Mortality Program. The grant funded program enabled Florida to develop and adapt surveillance systems to address the rising rate of opioid overdoses, with a focus on heroin and synthetic opioids such as illicitly manufactured fentanyl. FL-DOSE Program Approach In 2019, the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control awarded Florida a new Overdose Data to Action grant. The new grant expanded the scope of previous drug overdose surveillance system to include more non-opioid related overdoses and strengthened funding of prevention efforts. With the grant funding, the Department built an enhanced surveillance system and supporting infrastructure that allow a collaborative and targeted response to the growing drug overdose challenge, through the timely dissemination of surveillance data to key stakeholders working to address drug overdoses. The core grant supports resources necessary to 1) monitor non-fatal drug overdose visits at Florida emergency departments and hospitals; 2) leverage Florida’s existing incident-level Emergency Medical Services data collection system to calculate drug overdose indicators; 3) collect, abstract, and input fatal overdose data from Florida's Vital Statistics Death Certificates and Medical Examiners' reports for target counties into the CDC’s National Violent Death Registry System’s State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System; and 4) communicate surveillance results to key stakeholders at state and local levels.

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Chiang Mai is the capital of the province of the same name and the main city of northern Thailand. It is the second largest city in the country after Bangkok. The city, which is surrounded by dense greenery, has grown rapidly, but it has managed to maintain a delightful and friendly charm. It offers many opportunities for residents and vacationers. Is it convenient to buy an apartment in Thailand? What are the opportunities for living in Chiang Mai? Let's find out. Life In Chiang Mai Moving around Chiang Mai is much easier than in Bangkok. The big advantage of the city is that shopping malls, markets, schools, entertainment centers, restaurants, and bars are scattered everywhere. Even though Chiang Mai is far from the central part of Thailand, intercity transport links are well-developed here – there are bus terminals, a railway station, and an international airport. It does not matter which district you choose to live in, but the number of real estate offers in Chiang Mai is significantly less than in other cities. One of the most significant advantages of Chiang Mai for us is the climate, it is much milder here than in the southern part of Thailand. Unlike the hustle and bustle of big cities, Chang Mai represents a relaxed lifestyle, most suitable for pensioners or those who prefer a calm atmosphere, leisurely walks, and relaxing beach holidays. Districts Of Chiang Mai Nimmanhaemin Road is especially popular. There are many co-working spaces. It attracts many digital nomads and those who want to be in a lively environment. Many new apartments have appeared here in recent years. The district is located near Chiang Mai University. It has a stylish and cheerful atmosphere. Most places are easy enough to walk to, and public buses also run through the area. Few people live in Old Town. The available real estate offers are presented in minimal numbers and it is more expensive. There are a lot of places for walking, but shopping malls, places for recreation, and international schools are located outside the area and require getting by transport or car. Mae Rim and Nam Phre in Hong Dong district are popular remote areas. It is a district located just north of Chiang Mai city in northern Thailand. Here you will find real estate that will be cheaper and more spacious. The downside is that you will need your transportation. Your access to restaurants and amenities may be more limited. San Sai is especially unique because it has a very rural feel to it, despite still technically being in Chiang Mai. It is a refreshing change of pace from the city. San Sai has so many wonderful restaurants and shops, so you have the opportunity to communicate with locals and assimilate to the culture more quickly. It is nice to have that option readily available, while also being close enough to the city that you can meet other tourists and travelers. Chiang Mai For Children Families with children who have chosen Chiang Mai as something transitional between a large metropolis and a provincial town are here. Chiang Mai has a civilization with the resulting details and natural, secluded corners. Families with children enjoy parks, restaurants with children's corners, and shopping malls with a skating rink and a roller drome. Several international schools have been established here. There is Paduden school, which is similar to the Green School in Bali, only in Thai style. What Kind Of Real Estate Is Represented In Chiang Mai? Another factor to consider is the type of property you are looking for. Real estate in Chiang Mai ranges from small studios and modern apartments to spacious apartments. Villas and detached houses are also available. Sometimes it is located in gated communities. Since foreigners cannot fully own Thai land plots. It is necessary to consider renting property. As for prices, you can find properties in Chiang Mai from UAS 60,000 or THB 2,000,000. Chiang Mai also has quality nursing homes. These resort-type organizations offer a full range of care services, friendly and hospitable service, excellent medical care, and low prices, especially compared to Western countries. Ban Sabai Village, Care Resort Chiang Mai, and Baanlalisa Nursing Home are three examples of independent aged care facilities in Chiang Mai. Our Assistance In Buying Real Estate In Thailand Find out more details about affordable real estate in Thailand and go to the website of Thailand-Real.Estate. Competent real estate agents with many years of experience will know the necessary subtleties to help sell a property at a bargain price. They take into account all the factors of this issue: from the right time to sell to current market trends. You will find only real properties from owners and verified developers. Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket are already waiting for you. Start your search right now!

July 19, 2018 You just can’t beat a good curry. Whether you’re relaxing at the weekend or blowing off steam after a hard day at work, a delicious curry is always bound to put a smile on your face. The exotic blends of different spices will tickle your taste buds, while the sheer range of dishes allows you to experiment and try new things. But, just how adventurous is the average diner? Recent surveys show that eating habits in the UK are very different to those in India, with dishes low on spice proving much more popular over here. Many diners prefer to consistently order the same curry dish, too, with studies showing a clear top 5 across the country. Perhaps not typically a curry, a modern Biryani is a stir-fried mixture of pilau rice and lamb, although a chicken version is also very popular in the UK. Perfect for those that want something in the middle of the heat spectrum, Royal Nawaab’s Biryani dishes just can’t be missed. The Jalfrezi is hands-down the hottest curry on this list, as it’s surprisingly become more popular than the Madras in recent years. You can enjoy this delicious blend of spices with meat or vegetables, but the use of bell peppers and green chillies means it’s certainly not for the faint-hearted. For any spice-lovers out there, this needs to be one of the first things on your plate. Usually a little hotter than the Biryani, a Rogan Josh is always popular with diners that want something a little spicy, but not too spicy. The use of tomatoes and red peppers lends the curry its signature colour, while the use of spices and chillies gives the curry a bit of a kick. Delicious. For years, the Tikka Masala (usually chicken) has been a staple dish of the British diet. However, the latest research puts it in at number 2 of the nation’s favourite curries. While there have always been arguments surrounding where this dish actually originated from, there’s certainly no doubting just how delicious a good Tikka Masala can be. The use of spices may vary between restaurants, but a typical CTM won’t be too spicy and will be packed full of flavour. The tomato-based sauce contains chilli, garlic and onion, and it always serves as the perfect accompaniment for a big piece of naan bread! Although the Korma might be considered something of a “blander” dish, it still contains a great deal of flavour. Over the past 12 months, popularity in the Korma seems to have sky-rocketed, with diners eager to try some Indian flavours without too much of the spice. This creamy curry has always been a big hit at our buffet, and diners can’t get enough of the thick sauce and unmistakeable flavour. If you’re dipping your toe into the world of Indian cuisine for the first time, then a chicken Korma is a great place to start. As the best Indian restaurant London has to offer, we serve all of the above curries right here at Royal Nawaab. Whether you want to enjoy your usual curry or try something a little different, our delicious buffet lets you sample a huge range of Asian cuisine.

Is AMC’s low price a trading opportunity? By Paul Reid 15 September 2023 AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., known for its iconic theaters and meme-stock status, has been a topic of much debate and speculation in the financial world this week, after shares dropped more than 80% of their value over the last month. Investors are closely watching its every move, hoping for the next big opportunity. So how low can it go, and will it rebound? AMC suffered a massive decline beginning in June 2021, when its stock price crashed from an all-time high of $461.37 (USD) to $31 by the end of 2022. Since then, the theater group has had several months of sideways action, but when talk of a 10-to-1 reverse stock split due on 24 August began to circulate, prices tanked. The decline was exacerbated by the company's announced plan to sell up to a staggering 40 million additional common shares. Since the announcement AMC sentiment has been low, with prices falling 47.36% last week, from $13.64 to $7.18. The reverse stock split tookdid indeed take place on 24 August, which could make the shares seem more affordable, and can also raise the stock’s liquidity. But most importantly, AMC will have the authorization to issue up to 550 million additional shares without further shareholder approval. Some believe such a share expansion will boost stock prices to old-time highs, even though the move has a classic pump-and-dump signature. Long-term forecasting has many factors to consider. Is it the end of the cinema era? Revenue from AMC theatres isn’t solely generated by ticket sales — it includes other channels such as food and beverage. But if fewer people are going to the silver screen, then fewer people are eating and drinking too. Box office sales aren’t what they used to be. In 2023, movie theaters in the United States and Canada managed to sell around 825.2 million tickets, which falls short when compared to pre-pandemic figures of nearly 1.23 billion movie tickets sold in 2019. Simply, recent movie releases aren’t capturing people’s imaginations as they once did. Approximate grossing revenues for movies in 2021 hit around $21.3 billion after the lockdown slump. Last year they edged up to $26 billion. Thanks to Barbie, The Super Mario Bros, and Oppenheimer, box office sales are projected to hit $32 billion by the end of this year, which is still a far cry from 2018’s $41.1 billion and 2019’s $42.5 billion. Unless more hugely popular hits are around the corner, the cinema industry will likely face further declines in all profit-generating channels. In this case, AMC stock, over the long term, may never recover. Keep that in mind the next time you hear about a hype. Big TVs, the fast track to streaming, and people generally lowering their monthly costs, also play a role in diminishing the cinema industry. Similar to the forces behind the demise of video rental giant Blockbuster, we are seeing technology shifting societal habits, and the industry-leading megacompanies of today facing trouble. AMC is a bargain at today’s price, and big investors may choose to dabble. But it seems unlikely that we’ll ever see anything to challenge the 2021 high. Updated numbers from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), post-reverse split, will be released shortly which could provide some clarity regarding the stock's status. Additionally, Consumer and Producer Price Index (CPI and PPI) numbers could impact the broader market, potentially affecting AMC as well. There’s a lot happening in the world, so consider digging deeper before simply buying AMC just because it’s cheap. This is not investment advice. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Your capital is at risk, please trade responsibly. Paul Reid is a financial journalist dedicated to uncovering hidden fundamental connections that can give traders an advantage. Focusing primarily on the stock market, Paul's instincts for identifying major company shifts is well established from following the financial markets for over a decade. Back to all articles

Argentine pro tennis player Diego Schwartzman has posted dozens of adorable snaps capturing his latest adventures with his girlfriend of one year, Eugenia De Martino, on Instagram over the past few months. Diego and Eugenia embarked on several trips together, spending some time near Lago Moreno, Argentina, and Rome, Italy, where the Italian Open was held in September 2020, among other locations. So, how did the two meet, and how long have they been together? Diego Schwartzman is thought to have met his girlfriend, Eugenia De Martino, about a year ago. Reportedly, Diego met Eugenia about a year ago. As the story has it, Diego first befriended renowned shoe designer Ricky Sarkany at the Racket Club, a popular venue among tennis players in Buenos Aires. It's understood that Ricky then proceeded to assume the role of a match-maker, volunteering to introduce the successful tennis player and the beautiful model to each other. It appears that he did a marvelous job, as the stars claim that they have been inseparable ever since. Eugenia is represented by EPBookers, a relatively large modeling agency headquartered in the Argentinian capital. According to her portfolio available on the EPBookers website, Eugenia has quite a bit of experience in the notoriously hard-to-navigate industry, having worked for high street brands, more established fashion houses, and beyond. As a photo model, she has appeared in clothing, swimwear, and lingerie campaigns, among others. Judging by her Instagram profile, Eugenia is a fashion lover with a knack for traveling. She often takes it to social media to post updates about her latest adventures around the globe. Occasionally, she also shares beautifully-composed photographs of tasteful floral arrangements, alongside snaps capturing her shenanigans with her girlfriends, and easeful days spent in the great outdoors. Before meeting Eugenia, Diego was linked with actress Bárbara Vélez. According to outlets like Republic World, however, there's a chance that they just went on a few dates, which led some fans to believe that they might have something more serious between them. Diego is a highly successful tennis player. It's only been a few weeks since Diego's career reached a new height, as the supremely talented tennis player dealt a crushing defeat to sports legend Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open held between Sept. 14, 2020, and Sept. 21, 2020. Unfortunately, he ended up losing against Novak Djokovic in the finals. "I have to do a mix [of styles] every time I'm on court [...] Being aggressive when I have the chance, having good defenses when I have to do it," Diego described the key to his success in a recent interview with ATP Tour. The 28-year-old daredevil currently ranks on 14th place on the 2020 Men's Tennis ATP Rankings. He is about to face Rafael once again at the French Open semi-finals held on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, after beating long-time opponent Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Winning the semi-final would be a real game-changer for the rising star — but will he be able to rise to victory?

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Nosocomephobia is the extreme fear of hospitals. It is a fairly common phobia; many people (including US President Richard Nixon) are known to suffer from it. Nixon’s remark that “If I go to a hospital, I’m fairly sure I won’t come out of it alive” is quite well known. Nosocomephobia is derived from Greek and Latin words. Greek ‘nosos’ stands for diseases while ‘comes’ is Latin for consequences or companion. Nosokomein is also the Greek word for hospital. Phobias closely related to Nosocomephobia include: Hemophobia or the ‘fear of blood’ or Iatrophobia –the fear of doctors, Mysophobia-the fear of germs, Thanatophobia-fear of death and trypanophobia-the fear of needles. To an extent, we are all afraid of hospitals, especially the emergency rooms. Not only do hospitals mean illness, pain, blood, disease or death; they even usually result in huge expenses. Visiting a hospital means having to deal with sickness: yours, or someone else’s. 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