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The attorney represented a client who was seriously injured in a vehicle accident as the result of the defendant’s negligence. The coverage was limited. However, knowing that the driver’s home address was in a northeast resort town, the attorney suspected the adverse had additional assets. Her paralegal utilized a proprietary database to identify potential attachable assets and found nothing but the home address and the defendant’s vehicle, neither of which had a high value. The attorney contacted CLI and provided us with a copy of her database report. On review, we determined that the report provided to the attorney contained much less information than was available to licensed investigators (see companion article, “Don’t Always Trust a Database Report”). We obtained our own database report and researched public records to identify another property not disclosed in the attorney’s report. This property appeared to be a second home in Florida, which was not homesteaded. We also identified several properties that the defendant had owned in other states, mostly in resort areas. Two of these properties had been owned by the defendant individually and then quit claimed in the past five years to a woman who appeared to be living at the defendant’s residence. Her relationship with the defendant, a single man, was uncertain. A Google search of the defendant’s first and last name produced no hits, but a second search, which included the defendant’s full name and middle initial, revealed a reference to a number of lawsuits which the subject had filed as a plaintiff. By reviewing relevant online records, we found that the defendant, personally and through various entities, had owned a large shopping mall in a northern state in the late 1990’s. This property had been sold for millions of dollars before the real estate market crashed. We also searched federal records and found that the defendant was a partner in another large commercial transaction three years prior. That suit was settled in the partnership’s favor. It appeared that the defendant may have been a “millionaire next door,” living a frugal lifestyle, but having substantial assets which were not immediately apparent in a low-cost database report. With this new information, the attorney felt comfortable moving forward with the suit. The cost of the investigation was less than $500. Not every investigation will produce such dramatic results, but the combination of an attorney’s instincts and skilled research by trained legal investigators can make the difference between a large potential settlement and the regret of throwing away a $100,000 case. When you need all the information to make a decision on a case, call Complete Legal Investigations at 561-687-8381.

I set a 12 month Goodreads Challenge in 2016 to read 30 books – more than I attempted in 2015, but as part of my ‘trust the journey’ focus, I knew that pushing myself to not only read more, but read more diversely, was key. I’m pretty proud to say that I made reading a priority, and completed 34 books in 2016! Last year, I wrote about my favorite books of 2015, and loved hearing from readers about what books they loved and were reading all during 2016. If you’re interested in more recommendations, you can find them in my 2013 and 2014 favorites posts. I’ve also written a Books I Love post, and would love to connect with you on Goodreads to share more about reading in 2017. Goodreads is my favorite place to keep track of what I’m reading, and to look up reader reviews for new books I’d like to add to my ever growing shelf of ‘to reads’. In no particular order, I’d love to share My ‘Best of 34’ Books Read in 2016 – and please respond in the comments if you agree, disagree, or have a title to share for 2017! (p.s.- I included some favorite quotes just to tease you!) “Love doesn’t work like that, one or the other. Don’t you know that yet?” – from June by Miranda Beverly Whitmore I first learned about this author after reading her best seller, Bittersweet. When I finally was able to read June, I have to say, I loved it even more than her first. June is a story about a 25-year-old woman who, while mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother, lives in their old rural mansion and uncovers part of her past while creating a present full of love and excitement. If you enjoy small town stories, old time movie stars, and complicated love triangles, June is the book for you. “We always think there’s enough time to do things with other people. Time to say things to them. And then something happens and then we stand there holding on to words like ‘if’.” -from A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman I figured that with all the hype over this book, along with the massive good reviews on Goodreads, that I would love it. I was right. I fell in love with Ove in the first few pages – his cranky yet lovable character made me really feel like he was someone real, someone human in his faults as well as in his incredibly huge heart. “If you are going to abandon your work because someone speaks ill of it, then it has never been your work, has it? It becomes theirs. You give it up.” – from I Always Loved You by Robin Oliveira As a young girl I devoured Irving Stone’s stories of artists and politicians, so upon discovering this gem about Mary Cassat and Edgar Degas I knew I had to jump in. Besides all that, Robin Oliveira’s book My Name Is Mary Sutter made one of my top 2015 books as well. I immersed myself in Robin’s story of 1880s Paris and the stormy romance between Cassat and Degas made me grab for my art history books and remember how uncommonly common relationships can be. Chasing the North Star by Robert Morgan This book was full of adventure; I felt the terror, the fear and the hope of Jonah and Angel as they attempted to escape slavery and bounty hunters in 1850s South Carolina. I’m a huge fan of historical fiction, particularly around the Civil War, and as such I loved Morgan’s strong characters and unusual twists on the slave narrative. “It reminds us that as ordinary as we might be, we can, if we choose, take the harder road, walk forth bravely under the indifferent stars.” -from The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown Brown’s most well-known novel, The Boys On The Boat, is on my 2017 list – but I couldn’t resist reading his interpretation on one of my favorite historical stories. I devour books about the Donner Party – but this one was different. Told as a nonfiction narrative, Brown skillfully wove their story between historical information that really helped me get a sense of more than just what happened – but how and why it happened. “There is no shame in who I am,” he said. “There is only shame in how I came to be, and that is not my burden to carry” -from Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom Grissom’s novel The Kitchen House was one of my top books of 2015, so when I spied this sequel on the library shelf I grabbed it and jumped right in. I wasn’t disappointed. Picking up the story of Jamie, the author transports us to 1830s Philadelphia to develop the plot around his life, while weaving in familiar characters from The Kitchen House. Immensely readable and believable, this sequel definitely competes with the original. “You see, I have never felt the need to invent a world beyond this world, for this world has always seemed large and beautiful enough for me.” -from The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert Like so many, I adored Eat Pray Love when it came out in 2006. I listen to Elizabeth’s podcast and read her blog. Still, I wasn’t prepared for how much I would love this novel. L plants and flowers and all things eighteenth century, the story of Henry Whittaker, a wealthy trader in quinine, and his daughter Alma, a well-respected botanist, was a natural read for me. What I didn’t expect was for me to become so enamored of the characters as I was of the plot line. Explorations of science, religion, class, gender expectations made this a book that I never wanted to end – even after 501 pages! It was that good. Last Ride to Graceland by Kim Wright This is not my typical type of read – contemporary fiction about blues musicians and Elvis fans aren’t regulars in my reading choices. But I fell in love with Wright’s story of Cory, who travels South Carolina in search of her real father – who she believes is Elvis Presley. A sweet story of mothers, daughters, and what we really don’t know about each other…such a pleasant surprise. “You only have one life, but if you live it well, that’s enough. The only reality is now, today. What are you waiting for to be happy?” -from The Japanese Lover by Isabelle Allende Honestly, I have to say that this book was one of my TOP reads from 2016. I wrote a review about it here, and judging from the feedback I’ve received, everyone else loves it, too. Told in the tumult of pre and post WW2, Allende unravels the complicated love story between a young woman living in an opulent mansion in San Francisco and the son of the family’s Japanese gardener. Living near San Francisco myself, I could imagine the vivid settings and fell into the spell of their forbidden love of over 70 years. This story is about love and passion and history and the improbable situations we find ourselves in when we find true love.

In the list of the most popular battle royale games, Fortnite and current item shop is one at the top. Its biggest advantage is that it’s free to play for gamers of all ages. Did you know that it is also playable on PC? That’s right! Fortnite is not only for XBOX, Playstation, or Nintendo consoles or any smartphones. You can acquire the software for the game at its official website. Epic Games is the official company and distributor of Fortnite. You can download the game by making a free account on their website. But before that, you need to download the client software to install the game. Here’s a step by step guide on the installation process: Look for the Sign In button on the upper right corner of the website. There, you can create your personal and free account for Epic Games. After entering your password and username, you may now proceed to download the store client. It’s much like the Play Store for Android and the App Store for iOS. The advantage of downloading this is that you have more access to their other free games. Follow the installation prompts for downloading. Save/Run/Download, option prompts depend on the operating system you are using on your computer. When the client is installed, you will be asked to log in with the username and password you registered just a while ago. It’s also worth suggesting to create a shortcut of the app on your desktop for easy access when you decide to play again. Then, it’s time to type Fortnite on the search bar and download it by clicking on the word “Get” or adding it to your library. When it starts installing, just leave it be. It will surely take a while before it can be used due to its large file size which is currently at around 80GB as of May 2020. It might be larger now due to new updates and all. Once you’re sure that the game is downloaded and installed, you may find it on your library on the left side of the application screen. From there, you may launch the game by clicking on the icon. Now you are ready to immerse yourself in the world of Fortnite. Once you are in the game, it would be useful and gamer-friendly to adjust settings according to what suits your playing conditions such as in terms of the quality of the graphics, sensitivity of the mouse or keyboard, choose skins, etc. To do this, you can find the Settings tab on the main menu and you may or may not click on each submenu, whichever you prefer. After adjusting the technicalities, you may now get back to the main screen and start on the adventure. See how easy it is? For some, playing on the PC might need some adjusting especially if you’re used to playing on a console with a controller. But, gamers who are used to playing other popular PC Games on the list would find it easier to play through. You can also find lots of beginner tips and tricks on Youtube.

Apple’s iPhone 15 event today saw the company spend a lot of time (and money) talking about its “Apple 2030” vision for carbon neutrality and environmental responsibility. The irony is, Apple wants you to buy more iPhones, and to do so, it’s introducing new models with slightly different features so you’ll spend your money. With the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro this year, Apple is also beginning to comply with EU regulations that mandate every new device made by the end of next year support USB-C charging. While that’s good news for most people, it does mean that those who might not have already a compatible wire will have to, once again, get a new charger. In addition to the new port (farewell, Lightning!), the iPhone 15 Pro Max gets a zooming lens thanks to a tetraprism system, as well as a so-called Action button that replaces the slider switch on the side. On the base iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, we’re also bidding goodbye to the notch and saying hello to the Dynamic Island. It looks like with the iPhone 15 series, we’re leaving a lot of things in the past, hopefully for better things. The most intriguing of these changes is the Action button, which can be programmed to do one of many things. By default, it will still switch between Silent and Ring modes. But by going into the settings, you can customize it to start a voice recording, open the camera, switch focus modes and more. Within each shortcut, you can get more precise about what the action button does. Say you choose the Camera shortcut. You can tap a dropdown list to choose whether it launches in regular photo mode or in selfie, video or portrait. One thing worth noting about the Action button is that, aside from the default mode, you’ll have to long-press it to actually start your shortcut. If you just press it, you’ll see an onscreen indicator next to the button that tells you to hold it down, while the dynamic island changes to indicate what will launch. I thought it would be annoying to have to long-press the button to actually trigger what I want, but in spending a bit more time with it I felt it might be too easy to set the action off. While I don’t think a long-press will necessarily prevent accidental pushes, it’s at least less likely to happen than a simple tap. This is clearly something I’ll have to test in the real world by throwing into my purse or fanny pack to see how annoying it will be. I was able to quickly check out the new zoom lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max by taking pictures of media personalities from far away. I used my iPhone 14 Pro to get a picture of Michael Fisher (aka The Mr Mobile) from across the giant demo area, pushing my camera to its maximum 15x zoom. Then, with a demo iPhone 15 Pro Max, I snapped a pic of another person from slightly further away, using the maximum 25x zoom. Not only were images from the newer phone a lot closer, they also seemed a bit brighter and clearer. Of course, that’s not something I can properly evaluate until a real world side-by-side comparison with fairer setups, but I can already tell you that on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, you’ll get a little window at the top left to show where in the frame you’re zoomed in on. This is basically how all phones with extreme zooms (like the Pixel and Galaxy flagships) do it, too. This story is developing, please refresh for updates. Follow all of the news live from Apple’s ‘Wonderlust’ event right here.

Mick Fleetwood picked up his first Contax camera 20 years ago, when he realized that touring the world with Fleetwood Mac started to feel a lot like childhood. Fleetwood’s father served in Britain’s Royal Air Force, and his family lived “like Gypsies” all over England, southern France and the Mediterranean coast, the drummer writes in his new memoir, “Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac.” Fleetwood uses a different simile in a recent phone interview, describing touring like “being in the Army, stationed everywhere.” Traveling reminded him of his dad’s hobby of photographing the family all over Europe. With fellow shutterbug and bassist John McVie, Fleetwood shot various countrysides during concert tours in the 1990s. “My dad was just one of those people who took loads of pictures. It was the curse of the family,” Fleetwood recalls with a laugh. “So it was just muscle memory, I think, that it became a natural fit for me. It was just me trying to capture where I was going, and being in a rock ‘n’ roll band, it was almost like getting posted here, there and everywhere, probably even more than my dad ever was in the Forces.” Evidence of Fleetwood’s trading drumbeats for camera clicks appears this month at Fort Lauderdale’s Wentworth Gallery, where his show “Reflections: An Exhibition of Original Photographs by Mick Fleetwood” is on display. Fleetwood is scheduled to visit the gallery and meet buyers of his photography on Thursday, Dec. 18, the night before Fleetwood Mac’s On With the Tour stop at the BB&T Center in Sunrise. The show falls halfway through the group’s first tour in 16 years as the best-known iteration of Fleetwood Mac, the “Rumours”-era lineup, including the recently returned Christine McVie, who left in 1998. “The energy [onstage] feels so electric and so vibrant, not only because of the return of the band, but because Christine is making us all complete again,” Fleetwood, 67, says. “Not to sound like an old hippie here, but it’s like she never left.” The “Reflections” photographs span about six years, Fleetwood says, starting with the black-and-white landscapes and long dirt roads of England he discovered while preparing to move his mother to Maui, Hawaii, where he lives. Other color photographs capture the splendor found among Hawaii’s hills and mountains, including “The Jungle Takes Back,” depicting a blue pickup covered in vines and a rear-windshield sticker that reads, “Keep It Hawaiian.” In “Shrooms,” he shoots a patch of “little green magic mushrooms” he found on a foothill, which is probably the only drug, he admits, that he hasn’t taken over the decades. Fleetwood says the tour, while “grueling” when combined with his appearances and the book tour for his memoir, co-authored with Anthony Bozza, is nothing he can’t handle. “Look at someone like B.B. King or Tony Bennett or Elton John, and you’ll really have your hair curled as to how much they work,” Fleetwood says. “Compared to their really crazy scheduling, we’re in good shape. But I’m that model of a person, anyhow. I don’t like sitting around, twiddling my thumbs.” Fleetwood Mac will perform 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at the BB&T Center, 1 Panther Parkway, in Sunrise. Tickets cost $45.25 to $175.25 at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will go on sale 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, for the band’s March 21 show at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. An artist reception for “Reflections, An Exhibition of Original Photographs by Mick Fleetwood,” on view through Dec. 21, will run 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 at Wentworth Gallery (819 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). Buyers of his artworks can meet Fleetwood from 6 to 7 p.m. Call 954-468-0685 or go to WentworthGallery.com. Full Story via SouthFlorida.com

6 Tips for your first beauty shoot Reading time: 3 minutes In today’s post, I’m sharing 6 top tips for your first beauty shoot. Plus, you’ll learn what I would look for when planning if it were my first photo shoot of this kind. Getting into the exciting field of photography for the first time or venturing into a new photo genre like beauty photography can be incredibly exciting, but at the same time, it can also bring some challenges. However, to make getting started in beauty photography easier, you can try to prepare yourself a bit. Below, I list my top 6 tips for a successful beauty shoot. 1. Create a feel-good atmosphere In general, it is important that everyone involved on set feels comfortable. Having great food and drink available is crucial to help everyone feel settled and happy. I usually think about where I will order food from with the team the day before so that I can fully concentrate on the work during the shoot. I also like to have music playing in the background to lighten the mood. 2. Pay special care to the model’s make-up Even though photographers are not primarily responsible for hair and makeup, it is still important to pay attention to it in beauty photography. You, as the photographer, should consult with the makeup artist and agree in advance on the looks you want to implement. This is especially important because the makeup artist(s) also need time to prepare before the shoot so that misunderstandings can be avoided. 3. Make a packing list! On the day of the shoot, you should of course have all your equipment with you. In order to avoid forgetting essential items for the shoot, it makes sense to create a packing list anyway, right? Spare batteries and charger, tether cable, and laptop: these are the things I absolutely cannot forget. That’s why I usually pack my bag the night before, so I have enough time to check everything again. Theme-specific packing lists only need to be made once and can be used over and over again. 4. Carefully think about the concept Before each shoot, I create an individual concept. For this, I think about what background I want to use, what light I will set up, and what lens I will shoot with. Of course, thinking about the model’s styling and accessories is also part of the planning. 5. Carry out test photo shooting in advance If it’s your first shoot in this studio, you should have tested the light setup in advance. While the model is in makeup, I set everything up and test my planned sequences. If you are very inexperienced, you should practice the day before without a model to test the light setup and get familiar with the technique. 6. Have a support model If you are still at the beginning of your career, you will most likely work with newcomer models. Because they are also not experienced yet, it makes sense to think about their poses in advance. You should show these to the model before the shoot so that they can use them as a guide. If you want to learn more about this, feel free to read my blog post, “5 TIPS FOR GETTING BETTER RESULTS WITH NEWCOMER MODELS”. There I explain how you can best work with newcomer models and support your model during the shoot. It’s often the little things that positively influence the course of a photo shoot. As with many other situations, good preparation during the shoot will free you up to concentrate fully on the creative work. The less you have to fiddle around on the shooting day itself, the more confident you will be going into your first shoot, and the better the result will be.

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By now you would have decided to invest, as you would be aware that a lower P/ E ratio is better than a higher P/E ratio. A cardinal rule to follow is to tap into the tata chemicals share price and look out for a diversified portfolio. This covers the basics but when it comes to the choice among thousands of stocks the decision to choose which one is the best poses a different challenge of sorts. It is a difficult task to check the balance sheet of every company where the net margin is expected to be on the positive side. The process of choosing a stock A smart stock picker has a few things in common - They have decided in advance the kind of stock portfolios they want to achieve and, in any case, are determined to stick with it - They are aware of the daily news, and trends that drive the economy along with every company associated with it. - They use their goals, and knowledge to inform the decisions, that they make to buy or sell stocks. Outline your goals When you are purchasing stocks, you need to determine the portfolio of your investment. The purpose of everyone is to make money, but investors have to be focused on income supplements during retirement that is to preserve wealth or be capital appreciation. Each goal that you are following requires a different strategy. Types of investors An investor-oriented investor focuses on stocks that pay dividends on a regular basis. They turn out to be solid but low-growth companies as a few other options include, bonds or master limited partnerships. An investor who aims at wealth preservation has a low tolerance towards risk by nature due to the circumstances involved. On the other hand, an investor who is looking at capital appreciation tends to look out for stocks that are best in the primitive years. In the possibility of big gains, they are willing to go the extra mile. A diversified portfolio An investor can resort to a combination of the above strategies. In a way, this is one of the main reasons for diversification. Figuring out which category you fall into is an easy part. Keep your eyes and ears open It is vital that you align with the market opinion and trends. As part of passive research, you can flip through the articles or journals that are written by financial experts. A news article may turn out to be a foundation for financial investment. Such an underlying assumption can turn out to be common sense. The reason being there are going to be surge in the use of the certain type of products or commodities. To sum up things at the end of your research you may be left with a single company option or a sum total of a few companies. Platforms like 5paisa guide you at each and every step of your investment journey. Being aware of when to take a back step is vital as part of your decision journey.

From a large corral, Craig Scariot and I lead a flock of stubborn new lambs into a sorting chute. I carefully grab each lamb, and wrap it in a bear hug, but generally receive some furry wrestling in return. I quickly realize that putting my entire weight, and face, into the lambs’ mud-caked wool is the best method. Most still try to wriggle free, but eventually, each lamb calms down and holds still. At this point, Craig expertly squirts a deworming solution into their mouths, necessary medicine for maintaining animal health and avoiding the introduction of parasites into the existing stock. We repeat this process for each lamb, and by the time we break down the metal corral and send the lambs back out to pasture, I’m exhausted. I drive home, my volunteer work done for the day. Craig stays on, with more tasks to do and more animals to attend to. The work on a small farm is never really finished, and Craig hasn’t taken a vacation in three years. Life as a small farmer is hard and full of endless physically demanding and difficult work. Those who do it have to love it. A few years ago, Craig left a lucrative career in money management to start SkyPilot Farm in Longmont, Colorado, with his partner Chloe Johnson. I knew Craig through mutual friends in the climbing world, and his decision both inspired and impressed me. He was following his passion, without prioritizing money or security. As a full-time climber, I could relate. But when Craig and Chloe started SkyPilot, it was for more than just their own personal happiness. The small run-down farm they purchased came with hard, dry dirt and infinite projects. It’s also located within spitting distance of bustling downtown Boulder and the urban sprawl that now penetrates every corner of Colorado’s Front Range. Yet, Craig and Chloe were able to save 43 acres from commercial development. They also started practicing regenerative grazing and built a program for community engagement and education. Insects and birds returned to their fields, and frogs began croaking in the creek again. Through agreements with private landowners focused on regenerative land management, SkyPilot is now grazing on more than 700 acres. More people from Boulder and the surrounding area are taking the time to get their lamb, pork and eggs from a place they can trust, and sales have doubled to tripled every year since the farm’s inception. SkyPilot is even helping manage vegetation by having their sheep graze in areas that house Front Range solar arrays, eliminating the need for carbon-intensive mowing. Three years ago, Yvon Chouinard changed Patagonia’s mission statement and asked everyone associated with the company to step up our efforts to address the climate crisis. I struggled to come up with something that felt right. I wanted to contribute but didn’t quite know how. Getting on a carbon-spewing airplane to attend a climate march didn’t feel right to me. Announcing my views on Instagram seemed problematic, especially when research suggests that social media tends to deepen entrenched opinions, rather than shift them. It’s not to say that these things can’t be worthwhile, and in fact, some recent studies show that when around 25 percent of a group takes a stand on an issue, change is likely to occur. What I wanted to do was something that required some level of personal sacrifice on a consistent basis. I wanted my contribution to be uncomfortable, to hurt me a little, the way my actions, choices and participation in our society hurt the planet a little every day. When I finally thought of helping Craig and Chloe, the idea instantly felt right. Moving fencing, collecting eggs, shoveling shit out of chicken coops and deworming lambs aren’t exactly “rest day” activities, but I knew they did some measurable, albeit tiny, bit of good. Taking a broad view of the startling statistics associated with the climate crisis, it’s easy to become disillusioned and cynical or want to throw up your hands and decry that nothing but systemic policy change will make a difference. Sure the world is increasingly global, and each of us is a single individual among billions. But our lives are still largely moved and shaped by our immediate circles. If we surrender to the cynical notion that our individual actions mean nothing or put all our energy into singular, slow-moving, large-scale solutions, we risk becoming joyless, uninspired and destined for inaction—at least that’s how it feels to me. The things we see and do that are right in front of us, like Craig and Chloe’s work on the farm, provide hope and empowerment and could ultimately inspire our friends and neighbors. In turn, that can slowly inspire a shift in culture, until we are all collectively accountable as good stewards of our planet. In the last year, I’ve spent more than 20 days at the farm. The work is never easy and comes with no more than a simple “thanks” and the occasional carton of eggs, but somehow, it feels right. The quiet action of showing up and simply helping feels concrete and genuine, never performative. I’ve barely scratched the surface of what there is to learn, but one thing I am discovering is that small farms like SkyPilot feel like an important bridge between where we are and where we ultimately need to be—a loop backward in order to move forward.

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How to Face the Future with Confidence and Joy September 17, 2023 / Tim McCoy, Lead Pastor A Chapter a Day - Sunday, September 17, Revelation 7 - Monday, September 18, Revelation 8 - Tuesday, September 19, Revelation 9 - Wednesday, September 20, Revelation 10 - Thursday, September 21, Revelation 11 - Friday, September 22, Revelation 12 - Saturday, September 23, Revelation 13 If you would like to receive a short, daily email to help you better understand and apply the chapter we are reading together each day, please sign up by texting the word Chapter to 22828. Based on Revelation 1-5 (ESV) 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (1:1-8) - Remember that God is – over the past, present, and future. - Keep your eyes on and be for his return. 9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. (1:9) - Expect there to be and prepare yourself to . - Live with the mindset of one who , not with one of or defeat. - To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (2:7b) - The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death. (2:11b) - To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it. (2:17b) - The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, (2:26) - The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. (3:5) - The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. (3:12) - The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. (3:21) No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37, ESV) 4 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 3 And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, 6 and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. 8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” (4:1-11) - Remember that God is in , is worthy of our , and we should lay down before him everything of in our lives. 5 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” 6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” 13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” 14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped. (5:1-14) - Remember how the story – Jesus will be victorious; and if we trust and follow him, we will be too!

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Chipotle is tests out an autonomous kitchen assistant, Chippy, which delivers a robotic solution for building chips in places to eat. The lengthy lunchtime lines at Chipotle Mexican Grill waiting around to get could provide as a superior metaphor for Chipotle’s technique to investing in innovation: nevertheless you might have to wait around a bit for final results, the taco and burrito brand is fostering know-how from all around the entire world that is heading to modify the way restaurants run and customers think about food stuff. It is not accurately a new sentiment from the business. Chief engineering officer Curt Garner notes that Chipotle, influenced by Uber, to start with went electronic in 2016 with its app and then rapidly constructed house at just about every of its restaurants so workforce wouldn’t at any time have to choose involving serving consumers standing in entrance of them vs . all those who purchased digitally. But investing in world-altering innovation took on new this means for Chipotle in April when it introduced Cultivate Subsequent, its $50 million venture fund meant to soothe the margin-squeezing pressures of the cafe sector, tackling worries from labor shortages to growing foods expenditures and enticing clients to commit more time feeding on in their stores. “We’re contemplating about how to increase and scale the corporation as a result of a large amount of lenses,” said Garner, noting that the fund represents an prospect for Chipotle to evolve from basically adapting to technological alter to making it. “There’s restaurant progress, there is certainly escalating and scaling our electronic enterprise and there is also continuing the mission of cultivating a far better earth and altering the way folks believe about in which their foods arrives from.” Chipotle’s new venture fund could be a beacon for traders as the cafe sector continues to struggle important financial headwinds. Analysts will be searching for concrete examples of Garner’s first two points — new tech that promises to streamline and expand Chipotle’s operations — when Chipotle reports its second quarter results on July 26. Chipotle has typically posted beneficial growth quantities considering that 2016 when the chain was dealing with food security scares — it seasoned near double-digit systemwide sales progress concerning 2017 and 2020, in accordance to Morningstar. But it’s not immune to present day broader sector downswing. When consensus estimates are calling for Chipotle to article 2nd quarter earnings of $2.24 billion, up just about 19% calendar year above calendar year, and quarterly earnings of $9.04 per share, up 21%, its stock is down far more than 20% yr-to-day. “The difficulties is on the margins side,” said Sean Dunlop, equities analyst with Morningstar. Although Chipotle and the restaurant sector have viewed a slight softening of equivalent store revenue growth, the mounting prices of food items, labor and utilities put together with a development of consumers venturing out of their homes considerably less “is pinching Chipotle’s P&L,” Dunlop said, noting that the squeeze will most likely last into 2024. Proprietor-operated chains like Chipotle and Starbucks may well also be faring even worse than franchised enterprises because “they bear all those people under-the-line prices by themselves,” he extra. One more possible hurdle for Chipotle’s inventory: unionizing staff. In early June, a Chipotle Mexican Grill shop in Augusta, Maine, submitted a petition for a union election, the initially of the chain’s dining places to join the latest organizing force throughout the U.S. that has swept throughout companies from Apple to Starbucks. A self-driving shipping robot supplied the spark Like every other VC investor, Chipotle is wanting to get in on the ground ground of early-phase corporations producing groundbreaking technological innovation. Not like common VC corporations, nevertheless, Chipotle is just not searching for a particular return on expenditure about a individual timeframe. “Results for us is multifaceted,” Garner said. “It really is a opportunity for us to strengthen our working enterprise and that advancement could turn into greater than what we would attain in conditions of strict monetary returns on funds.” The venture fund notion arrived previous 12 months immediately after Chipotle invested in Nuro, a SoftBank-backed startup that makes use of self-driving know-how, in Priuses and tailor made automobiles, to deliver groceries and other merchandise. Domino’s assessments Nuro, an autonomous automobile for pizza shipping in Houston. “We located a whole lot of traction there in conditions of synergies of lifestyle and concepts and innovation and we questioned if there was an possibility to extend our influence and come to be an accelerator of these concepts,” Garner instructed the Silicon Valley-themed Sand Hill Highway podcast in Could. Chipotle’s executive team observed itself staying pitched all sorts of tips but had no official funnel to sift by way of alternatives either as a provider or husband or wife, explained Garner. Record venture investment in cafe technology — together with components and program for restaurant administration, bookings, staffing, cell payments and inventory administration — achieved more than $4 billion in 2021, and it is on observe to defeat that this calendar year. Hundreds of firms have expressed desire in Chipotle’s first spherical, which targets seed resources to sequence B startups. Garner claimed Chipotle will announce its to start with picks in the upcoming few months. Marketplace watchers say to be expecting Chipotle’s dollars to abide by field agony factors. “Right after the pandemic a lot of folks are generating investments to modernize and increase customer encounters and performing items to just take labor prices down and out of the procedure,” reported Eric Symon, vice president of the Organization System Innovation Middle at Panasonic Method Methods Company of North The us. Symon is viewing demand for answers like Panasonic’s temperature-controlled clever food stuff lockers that discourage take-away theft and blend-ups, which tie up staff who have to remake orders. He is also looking at demand for artificial intelligence apps to assist cafe supervisors forecast active moments of day so they can improved staff members their shops. To that stop, Chipotle has by now invested in an AI-driven labor administration software that analyzes dozens of variables like weather conditions and readily available promotions to figure out additional economical restaurant staffing. It is also rolling out an AI-dependent instruction application, which helps restaurant personnel to shift up the ladder to management. The labor of an automated tortilla chip maker When it will come to the variety of innovation that Chipotle is hunting to foster, Garner nods to Chippy, a robotic tortilla chip maker that will save time and labor prices by dealing with repetitive kitchen area jobs. “It started with, ‘how do we take out some of the dreariness of a worker standing at the fryer and frying chip basket immediately after chip basket?'” Garner claimed, noting that Chippy will be piloted at a single Chipotle locale later this year the moment it gets qualified as foodstuff harmless. “It will allow our crew to devote extra time performing culinary assessments, serving friends.” Chippy might assist Chipotle deal with the industry’s labor lack, but eventually what the organization is aiming for with its venture fund is modifying the world’s foods programs. “When you feel about the environmental alternatives for how food is sourced and how it is really served, those people are big places for technological innovation to be accelerated and enabled,” Garner mentioned, precisely pointing to environmentally focused farming techniques coming out of Europe. “Attendees want to understand the provenance of their food stuff and experience great about what they are purchasing for.” Acquiring into sustainable farming tactics will allow for rapid assistance eating places makes far better affordability of ingredients, a assured provide, and the possibility to present buyers anything special vs. opponents, mentioned Sanjeev Krishnan, chief investment decision officer at S2G Ventures, an 8-year-outdated venture fund devoted to supporting sustainable and healthy food stuff techniques. “Extra appealing is that these rapid provide places to eat can provide an period of biodiversity into our food program — ours is dull,” Krishnan claimed. “Just 15 crop plants present 90% of the world’s food stuff strength ingestion, with a few — rice, maize and wheat — making up two-thirds of this,” he extra. Expenditure in non-meat protein products has ballooned around the earlier handful of several years, with Chipotle, McDonald’s, Burger King and Dunkin all recently trialing burger and sausage substitutes on their menus. Lots of brand names are extending plant-based mostly experimentation to other merchandise groups, and PitchBook Information tracks enterprise funding in a newish class: 3D bioprinting, which involves printing residing cells, progress aspects and other biomaterials to create total lower cultivated meat, according to the firm’s Q1 Foodtech Report. 3D food stuff-printer corporations logged $185.7 million in VC funding final calendar year, it claimed. When it arrives to investing in better-risk emerging technology, it may perhaps support to assume of Chipotle’s part as akin to other companies’ R&D charges, according to Dunlop. “Practically nothing is off the desk,” Garner said. “Just one of the factors that [CEO Brian Niccol] has brought to our society is this idea that we have a ton of satisfaction in what we do and quite minimal ego. We can be very pleased of what we’ve accomplished — like plant-based mostly chorizo — but if anyone out there has a great thought, we want to hear from them.”

After an exciting opening day of main draw action, Day 2 of the ATP Maharashtra Open in Pune is going to bring us the rest of the first-round matches. As always, we here at LWOT will preview and predict every match It’s going to be packed with action, so we have a second prediction article with the other four clashes, including Kamil Majchrzak vs Jay Clarke. Who do you think will advance? ATP Pune Day 2 Predictions Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Stefano Travaglia H2H: first meeting Ramanathan has had a winless Australian summer with losses to Gian Marco Moroni and Holger Rune but was finding form at the end of last season as he won a Challenger in Manama. He faces eighth seed Stefano Travaglia, who is also having a difficult time starting his 2022. The Italian has already lost four times and has had one win over No. 745, Matthew Christopher Romios. Despite his odd season last year, I still view Travaglia as a step above Ramanathan at his point, so I believe he will advance. Prediction: Travaglia in 2 Hugo Grenier vs Aleksandar Vukic H2H: first meeting A very exciting match-up between two strong Challenger-level hard-court players, though a question mark hangs over it, Grenier’s fitness. The Frenchman was forced to retire in the quarterfinals of Bendigo in week one and certainly did not look fit in Australian Open qualifying. Meanwhile, Vukic reached the quarterfinals at a 250 in Adelaide and won a match at the Australian Open, so his form coming in is certainly superior. The Australian should be the favorite here, especially due to the uncertainties around Grenier. Prediction: Vukic in 2 Dennis Novak vs Bernabe Zapata Miralles H2H: Zapata Miralles 1-0 Novak Both are very strong Challenger players on particular services, with Novak being a danger especially on indoor hard and Zapata Miralles a solid clay courter. The Austrian skipped Australia and started his year with a strong run to the semifinals in Quimper while the Spaniard didn’t win a set in his losses to Andreas Seppi and Dmitry Popko. Despite their last meeting, Novak is definitely the favorite for me. Prediction: Novak in 2 Emil Ruusuvuori vs Egor Gerasimov H2H: Gerasimov 1-0 Ruusuvuori An exciting match-up between two main tour players, one of the few in the first round here. Ruusuvuori was pretty strong in Australia, reaching a semifinal at a warm-up 250 in Melbourne before taking two sets off Felix Auger-Aliassime. Gerasimov was also solid to start the season, qualifying to reach the quarterfinals in Adelaide. The Belarusian won their previous dramatic meeting in Marseille 2020 in a third-set tiebreak, so we might see another marathon match here, though I expect Ruusuvuori to come out the winner this time. Prediction: Ruusuvuori in 3 Main Photo from Getty.

A Word From The Owner My name is Aaron Woodward and I am the owner of Pristine Sweeps. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your interest in our business, and welcome you to our “About Us” page! The following tells a bit about my own personal history and education, and how I fell into this wonderful trade of chimney sweeping. It also explains how this company was founded and on what morals we back our operations. Enjoy! About The Owner Originally from Seattle, Aaron moved to Roseburg, Oregon at the age of 7, where he went on to complete high school and start a summer painting business. After graduation, Aaron moved to Eugene to attend college and earn a business degree at the University of Oregon. Having worked with his parents on their real estate and rental properties business for most of his life, Aaron developed a passion for the contracting industry and a desire to manage his own operation. So, after college, he headed back to Seattle to start a new life, and hopefully a new business. Backed by an immense amount of construction skills, project management experience, and business training, Aaron quickly began his search for his niche market. Before long, he was given a referral to a chimney sweeping position for a local sweeping company. Although Aaron found chimney sweeping, fireplace repair and masonry to be his new-found passion, after only three short months with the company, he began to see serious faults in the business: high-pressure sales, misinformation, poor customer service, and improper equipment and training. So, he resigned from his position and set out to start his own company with a distinct goal in mind: “To create a company that is educated, experienced, and honest, and to provide our customers with the information, opinions and solutions needed to make educated decisions about their home hearth appliances.” And Aaron did just that. With a focus on continued education and research, the team at Pristine Sweeps is consistently perfecting their processes and crafts – to provide the Seattle, WA area with the highest level of service and workmanship. Today, Aaron lives in West Seattle, where he continues to work long hours to ensure that the quality and goals of his company are consistently met. About Pristine Sweeps Pristine Sweeps was founded in 2008 with an exciting new mission statement: “To provide superior service and ensure safety through our knowledge, education & integrity.” But here at Pristine Sweeps, that simply isn’t acceptable. We make use of all available resources, guilds, trainings, and certifications. In fact, - We are one of the only companies in Seattle that belongs to the National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG). - We are one of the only companies in Seattle that attends the 5-day National Chimney Sweep Convention EVERY year. - We are one of the only companies in Seattle that is certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA). Why? Because we’re serious about our clients’ safety and we’re serious about our education. If you’re located in the Seattle area and are looking for professional chimney and fireplace services you can trust, call on the experts at Pristine Sweeps. Call 206-574-8414 or click here to set up your appointment, today!

Eating healthfully and having an active lifestyle can support healthy aging. Use the resources below to learn about different patterns of healthy eating and ways to create a nutritious meal plan. Older adults’ unique nutrition needs Simple adjustments can go a long way toward building a healthier eating pattern. Follow these tips to get the most out of foods and beverages while meeting your nutrient needs and reducing the risk of disease: - Enjoy a variety of foods from each food group to help reduce the risk of developing diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. Choose foods with little to no added sugar, saturated fats, and sodium. - To get enough protein throughout the day and maintain muscle, try adding seafood, dairy, or fortified soy products along with beans, peas and lentils to your meals. Learn more about protein and other important nutrients. - Add sliced or chopped fruits and vegetables to meals and snacks. Look for pre-cut varieties if slicing and chopping are a challenge for you. - Try foods fortified with vitamin B12, such as some cereals, or talk to your doctor about taking a B12 supplement. Learn more about key vitamins and minerals. - Reduce sodium intake by seasoning foods with herbs and citrus such as lemon juice. - Drink plenty of water throughout the day to help stay hydrated and aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. Avoid sugary drinks. It can be hard for some people to follow through on smart food choices. Read about common roadblocks and how to overcome them and check out the USDA’s tips for older adults. Answering the question “what should I eat?” doesn’t need to leave you feeling baffled and frustrated. In fact, when you have the right information and motivation, you can feel good about making healthy choices. Use these tips to plan healthy and delicious meals: - Plan in advance. Meal planning takes the guesswork out of eating and can help ensure you eat a variety of nutritious foods throughout the day. - Find budget-friendly foods. Create a shopping list in advance to help stick to a budget and follow these SNAP-friendly recipes. - Consider preparation time. Some meals can be made in as little as five minutes. If you love cooking, or if you’re preparing a meal with or for friends or family, you may want to try something a little more challenging. - Keep calories in mind. The number of calories people need each day varies by individual. Always discuss your weight and fitness goals with your health care provider before making big changes. Read about calorie goals and healthy food swaps. When you create your shopping list, don’t forget nutritious basics such as fresh fruits and vegetables and whole-grain bread. This sample shopping list (PDF, 108 KB) includes a variety of healthy foods you may want to have in your kitchen. Here are some meal options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, including links to recipes as well as simpler choices that can be put together without a recipe. For more information on healthy eating This content is provided by the NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA). NIA scientists and other experts review this content to ensure it is accurate and up to date. Content reviewed: November 23, 2021

There are plenty of MMO blogs out there that have reviewed the various classes available to new players when they take their first tentative steps into the World of Warhammer. Online. Craft. There isn’t much coverage, however, of the classes that Mythic left out of the game; I’m not talking about those classes, such as the Hammerer or Choppa, that were extracted with a precision scalpel, expertly carved out in such a way as to cause maximum outrage on all the Warhammer forums of which, I should note, Mythic has to police and support precisely none. The person at Mythic who said “Hey, why don’t we not have any official forums, because fans are bound to run their own anyway, and then we can just piggyback off of them for free” has now been set up in their very own room at Mythic HQ, a room made of solid gold, with a golden throne at the centre, where gold fountains routinely shower said person in chocolate and liqueur. And gold. No, I’m talking about the secret classes that were in the very early alpha release of the game but were quickly removed after initial feedback from testers. So here’s a brief description of some of the lost classes of Warhammer Online: The Scion of Slaanesh – The Scion was an interesting class, being a representative of the god of seduction, depravity and hedonism they were armed with nothing more than a main-hand whip and a large vibrator in the off-hand. Death at the hands of a Scion was an absolute pleasure and at the same time absolute agony. Alpha testers complained that there was a lack of armour options, which was not strictly true, because since the Scion didn’t wear any armour, or clothing at all, there weren’t many options to be had. The developers pointed out that they had been quite generous with the various body customisation options for the class in compensation for the lack of attire, but testers pointed out in response that there was a bug where the male and female characters had every combination of body options, male and female, all at the same time. The developers said that this wasn’t a bug it was a feature, but nobody was buying it, and the class fell into disuse. The Dwarf Beer Master – The Beer Master was meant to be a pet class, but it had a twist, the twist being that it didn’t have any pets to speak of. The idea was that the Master would carry around flagons of ale which would act as pets and aid him in combat. Of course, beer isn’t actually sentient or mobile in any way, and the developers had trouble resolving that fact. When he tried to command his pets to attack, the flagons of ale would simply sit at his feet and not move, and with the character being too drunk to realise the problem, he would simply repeatedly yell at the beer mugs to attack until the player was forced to turn the sound off to protect their speakers. The only mobility the pets had was when the Beer Master flung them at his enemies in a fit of inebriated rage, at which point he would realise that the flagon still had precious beer in it and he would charge after it into the midst of the enemy, where he was quickly cut to ribbons because he’d forgotten to put his armour back on after taking a leak behind a nearby Swordmaster earlier in the day. The Orc Negotiator – A diplomacy-based class, the Negotiator didn’t last too long. Orcs aren’t given much to diplomacy, and thus this class kept chopping the heads off of the other diplomats and then using them as glove puppets in order to conclude negotiations quickly and get back to the fighting. The High Elf Conscientious Objector – Another diplomacy-based class and the mirror to the Orc Negotiator. Alpha testers complained that the Objector spent far too much time with its head being used as a glove puppet. The Dark Elf Emolator – A suicide attack class, they charged-up their Emo power bar by contemplating their pale skin and black hair in hand mirrors that they carried around with them, and by singing powerful dirges by The Cure and Jimmy Eat World until they were suicidal enough to attack the enemy head-on. Alpha testers complained about the lack of variation in the black cloth armour, and the fact that there was no character run animation, instead they had to go everywhere at a shambling walk with their head down on their chest. The Human Bloggerer – A very unusual class, they were armed with nothing more than a quill and a sheaf of vellum. They protected their allies by generating huge walls of text that the enemy could not bypass without siege engines, and they attacked by writing scathing reviews of the other classes’ prowess in combat and the bedroom. They also had a powerful debuff where they would speculate on a specific class being nerfed soon by the developers. Alpha testers complained that the class was a lot of fun to start off with, but soon became too much effort for most players to be bothered with. Mythic suggested a skald-like class instead, the Podcasterer, but it was quickly shelved when they realised that it had balance issues; you could only hear it in one ear. So there you have it, a few of the lost classes of Warhammer. Remember them well, for their existence was brief, broken and bizarre.

With the Home Affordable Refinancing Program recently being extended until the last day of December, 2016, many homeowners who have found their assets in a challenging situation have been given a second chance to apply and receive an affordable mortgage. By taking advantage of the HARP program, eligible borrowers can refinance to the current mortgage rates on their homes while avoiding paying for private mortgage insurance or putting down the principal. A Quick Primer On The HARP Refinancing Program With the economy in a strong downturn in 2008, the value of millions of American homes plunged and the owners found themselves owning property with negative equity. The Home Affordable Refinancing Program was created by the government to assist people whose home values were lower than the outstanding balance on their mortgages. Previously it would have been impossible to refinance for a better interest rate on the current value of the home, so HARP was designed to help any of these borrowers stay above water. Who Is Eligible For HARP Refinancing? There is a certain set of criteria that needs to be met in order to qualify for the HARP refinancing program, but two major points stand out: The mortgage must have been granted earlier than May 31, 2009 and it must have been granted by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. It is important to point out that many banks do not back their own mortgages and work as a servicer, a middle-man to collect the mortgage that is actually backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Many borrowers believe they do not qualify without double checking with their lender to see if the mortgage was granted by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, so it is imperative to contact the lender or check online to see who granted the mortgage. There are also several disqualifiers that should be known. With certain exceptions, many borrowers who have previously refinanced their home under the HARP program are ineligible. The other major factor is that homes must have a loan-to-value ratio of 80% or higher. What Is The Next Step For Eligible Borrowers? The next step for anybody eligible for the HARP refinancing program is to check the current rates and see if refinancing would be beneficial. Your local mortgage professional will have experience with the HARP application process and will be able to confirm today’s rates to see if applying is the right move.

7 Steps To Break Or Make A Habit By Lisa Brown We all have habits, some good and some not so good. These are behaviors that we’ve learned and that occur almost automatically. And most of us have a habit we’d like to break, or one we’d like to develop. For most people, it takes about four weeks for a new behavior to become routine, or habit. The following steps can make it easier to establish a new behavior pattern. 1. The first step is to set your goal. Especially when you are trying to stop or break a habit, you should try to phrase your goal as a positive statement. For example, instead of saying “I will quit snacking at night”, say “I will practice healthy eating habits”. You should also write down your goal. Commiting it to paper helps you to commit. It can also help if you tell your goal to someone you trust. 2. Decide on a replacement behavior. (If your goal is to develop a new habit then your replacement behavior will be the goal itself.) This step is very important when you are trying to break a habit. If you want to stop a behavior, you must have a superior behavior to put in it’s place. If you don’t, the old behavior pattern will return. 3. Learn and be aware of your triggers. Behavior patterns don’t exist independently. Often, one habit is associated with another part of your regular routine. For instance, in the snacking example the trigger may be late night television or reading. You automatically grab a bag of chips while you watch. Many people who smoke automatically light up after eating. Think about when and why you do the thing you want to quit. 4. Post reminders to yourself. You can do this by leaving yourself notes in the places where the behavior usually occurs. Or you can leave yourself a message on the mirror, refrigerator, computer monitor or some other place where you will see it regularly. You can also have a family member or co-worker use a particular phrase to remind you of your goal. 5. Get help and support from someone. This is kind of obvious. Any job is easier with help. It works even better if you can form a partnership with someone who shares the same goal. 6. Write daily affirmations. Write your phrase or sentence in the present tense (as if it were already happening), and write it ten times a day for twenty-one days. This process helps make your goal a part of your subconscious, which will not only remind you to practice the new behavior, but it also keeps you focused and motivated. 7. Reward yourself for making progress at set time intervals. Focus on your goal one day at a time, but give yourself a small treat at one, three and six months. The rewards don’t have to be big or expensive, and you should try to make it something that’s associated in some way with the goal. Doing this provides you with both incentive and extra motivation. Following these steps is no guarantee of success of course. Depending on the habit it may take several tries to finally make the change. But if you stick with it, you can do it. Good Luck.

It’s common for physicians and surgeons to believe that a website is irrelevant to their field of expertise. Many medical practitioners believe that their medical practice should be able to flourish on its own through recommendations and word of mouth. Nevertheless, having a healthcare website can significantly help you in various ways. Regarding some tasks, a chatbot may be even more effective than an employee. For instance, a machine-powered assistant will be less likely to make errors like mishearing the day and time a patient requests an appointment. Patients can use a bot to order or renew their prescriptions. Non-urgent inquiries can be sent online; medical professionals will review them and respond later. Thanks to excellent design and sorting features, no form will be inadvertently lost. All of this will give your staff more time to do the administrative tasks that robots currently cannot perform. A clinic’s website can include more relevant information than just the phone number that clients can call to make an appointment with a doctor. You can also set up a way for planned video calls with the doctor and a chat. This will improve the experience for active patients and at least partially eliminate the requirement for personal visits. You can easily track website traffic, user behavio, and the percentage of prospective customers who became actual customers using analytical tools. These tools provide you with valuable data on visitor demographics and behaviour. You can utilise this data to adjust your facility’s operations, such as timings or add capabilities for online reports, which will increase your ROI. The people who work in your office put in a lot of time performing different administrative duties and guiding patients to your location. A page with contact details approved insurance providers and plans, business hours, an address, a map, and even your fax number will assist in increasing the productivity of your entire workplace. You can go above and above by providing a simple online form that helps schedule an appointment for the patient and by having new patient forms available in PDF formats that can be printed directly from the website. You can also tell them what to bring to their first session and how to prepare for upcoming treatments at your practice. Thanks to well-known tools like Google AdWords or Facebook advertising, you can easily reach your patients. If not, you might not be aware of others who might be looking for the information you have. Using search engines and internet advertising is a fantastic approach to increasing awareness. Making your website search engine-friendly is made possible with the help of the efficient internet marketing strategy known as search engine optimisation. 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It’s Cinco de Mayo, which has us thinking about the fact that more than half of the world’s population is multilingual. Though it may feel second-nature to some, the ability to understand more than one language can deeply impact one’s thoughts, feelings, and way of living. Check out this array of articles that explores the intriguing ways that language makes us who we are today. How Language Can Affect the Way We Think Jessica Gross, TED Gesturing to the right or left doesn’t exist in Pormpuraaw, an Australian Aboriginal community. To speak their language, you’ll have to hone your sense of direction, learning where south, east, north, and west are at all times. This is just one of several fascinating examples, noted in Jessica Gross’ article, of the many ways in which language shapes our experience of the world around us. The Strange Persistence of First Languages Julie Sedivy, Nautilus “Language is memory’s receptacle,” writes Julie Sedivy of her experience re-exploring Czech, her native tongue, in the wake of her father’s death. She dives into the impact of losing touch with one’s first language—feelings of cultural and familial disconnect—and the surprising ease with which she was able to get it back. Babies’ Brains are Wired to Learn Multiple Language at Once Naja Ferjan Ramirez, Quartz All newborns enter into this world with a special gift: the ability to distinguish between the 800 different sounds that make up the human potential for language. This makes them the ideal blank slate for absorption—but, as this article explains, the clock is ticking. The World’s Most Efficient Languages John McWhorter, The Atlantic Some languages are more of a mouthful than others. German, for example, is known for having words for seemingly every possible action and emotion while some languages rely heavily on context, forgoing details like tense, plurality, and gender. Take a look at just what makes certain languages denser than others—and the resulting cultural impact. Go Easy on Your Brain Whether you’re fluent in one language or four, your brain needs a calm, relaxing place to take in content, and that’s exactly why we created Pocket. Save these stories and anything else you find online to Pocket and enjoy them when you’re ready. They’ll be waiting for you in a clean, quiet space, free from the distractions of the noisy internet.

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Seattle, WA, March 22, 2022– Membrion, a ceramic desalination startup, recently announced the appointment of water industry veteran Mark Bertler to its advisory board. Bertler is a senior corporate executive and investment banker with over 35 years experience in the global water markets. He is the managing director of the Critical Infrastructure group at The McLean Group, an investment banking firm specializing in providing merger and acquisition financial advisory services to water and environmental firms serving the residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal water markets. Bertler’s prior senior level corporate experience was at Pentair, Sta-Rite Industries, and U.S. Filter Corporation. “Mark brings extensive experience developing, marketing, and commercializing water and wastewater treatment technologies, equipment, and services,” said Greg Newbloom, chief executive officer of Membrion. “Because Mark has worked in every spectrum of water and wastewater, he brings a broad perspective in advising firms such as Membrion. This will be invaluable as we grow.” “Membrion is attacking real life, global wastewater treatment and reuse issues. When evaluating earlier stage companies, I look to see if they check certain boxes,” Bertler said. “Some of those boxes include the quality and depth of the management team, the market opportunity, its business scalability, intellectual property position, and the strength of their value proposition. Membrion checks the boxes and is well positioned to succeed.” Bertler earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. In his spare time, Bertler leads fundraising and corporate relations for the Wishing Well International Foundation, 501(c)(3) water charity. He lives with his wife Barbara in Chicago, Illinois. Created to help industrial facilities recycle more of their water, Membrion manufactures ceramic desalination membranes that can recover of up to 98% of water in the harshest conditions. Membrion’s flexible, ceramic ion exchange membranes yield endless possibilities for water recovery, allowing manufacturers to recycle water at previously inaccessible temperatures, pH ranges, and challenging trace chemicals. The membranes that Membrion creates are low fouling, require less cleaning, are oxidizer resistant, have ultra-low pH stability, can withstand high temperatures, and are economical. Membrion’s team of leading scientists and researchers are creating a new standard for recovering wastewater in the industrial world. Industries that benefit from Membrion products include microelectronics, mining, oil and gas, food and beverage, and more. For more information about Membrion, visit membrion.com.

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If you have been following the news, you have probably heard about the recent surge in asylum seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. The United States has seen an influx in migrants since President Joe Biden’s inauguration: In February, border officials encountered 18,945 family members and 9,297 unaccompanied minors. That’s an increase of 168 percent and 63 percent, respectively, from January, according to the Pew Research Center. As of Thursday, March 18, about 4,500 unaccompanied children were being held in short-term Custom and Border Protection (CBP) facilities, and as of Wednesday, March 19, there were over 9,500 minors being housed by the U.S. Refugee Office. These are the highest monthly levels of migrants the southern border has seen since 2019, and every major news outlet has been covering the surge. Many reporters have used the word “crisis” to describe the spike in asylum seekers or have quoted news organizations that have done so, including at CBS, NBC, the New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune. However, I have yet to read an article that attributes the “crisis” to the correct cause. As the BBC reports, lawmakers in Washington are pointing fingers over who is to blame for the current spike in asylum seekers. The mainstream media seems fixated on this finger-pointing. CBS reports how chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, Democrat Chris Murphy, cited the “mess” Trump left for the current administration and the construction of the border wall as a failure in immigration policy. NBC News cites White House press secretary Jen Psaki placing the blame on the Trump administration. The New York Times reports on Republicans’ criticism of the Biden administration’s immigration policies. But no one seems to place blame on the right culprit: The United States’ long history of interfering in Latin American governments—sponsoring coups, overthrowing leaders and funding contra wars which has caused massive instability and led to the poverty and violence present in Latin American countries today. The only reporting I have seen that has at least attempted to explain the “root causes” of the surge in migration is from NPR’s Up First and Morning Edition. NPR’s correspondent in Mexico City, Carrie Kahn, says, “Remember, in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, you’re already dealing with high levels of violence, gangs, grinding poverty. Then two hurricanes hit the region, and then now, this year of the pandemic.” Other news outlets have briefly mentioned the high levels of poverty and violence, hurricanes and the pandemic as reasons behind the spike in asylum seekers, but chose to focus mostly on the Biden administration’s handling of the situation at the border, possible upcoming immigration legislation and the finger-pointing in Washington. NPR notes how the Biden administration wants to spend money in the home countries of the migrants in order to attack the root causes of migration, but this aid will be conditional. When Steve Inskeep asked why these conditions are necessary, Kahn explained, “Basically because corruption is rampant and endemic in these countries. We’re talking about collusion with drug traffickers and organized crime gangs…There’s a lot of embezzlement too, personal enrichment of politicians, outright theft and misuse, and checks and balances on power there is very weak.” But even NPR’s coverage of the “root causes” of migration is problematic. Words like “violence,” “gangs,” “corruption,” “collusion,” “drug traffickers,” “organized crime” and “embezzlement” leave the listener with an incredibly negative perception of the Latin American countries to which they are referring, including Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Although these may be accurate descriptions for conditions in many of these countries, they perpetuate negative stigmas about Central America and contribute to racist perceptions of Latin American immigrants. They also insinuate that the blame for these conditions lies with the people and governments of Central America. This is incorrect. In 1954, the CIA orchestrated the coup d’etat that deposed democratically elected Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz. The United States then installed Carlos Castillo Armas as the head of a military dictatorship, and a series of U.S.-funded military and authoritarian governments followed. These governments were characterized by violent repression of guerilla opposition and indigenous peoples in Guatemala. The United States was directly involved in training the Guatemalan forces that killed thousands of civilians and massacred indigenous villages. As a result of the civil war in Guatemala that followed the U.S.-orchestrated coup, 200,000 civilians were dead, economic growth was squelched and political independence gave way to corruption. In 1914, U.S. banana companies owned almost 1 million acres of the best land in Honduras. These holdings increased to the point where Hondurans themselves had almost no access to the country’s most prosperous land. Coupled with American control of the country’s banking and mining industries, this left little hope for independent economic growth. Then, during the Reagan era, the United States stationed thousands of soldiers in Honduras in order to train the Nicaraguan “contra” rebels. During this time the United States also pushed huge economic reforms, including deregulating the economy, which left the country vulnerable to exploitation. Then, on June 28, 2009, a United States-backed coup d’etat deposed Honduran president Manuel (Mel) Zelaya. This led to excessive violence, human rights abuses and economic servitude to the United States. During the civil war in El Salvador in the 1980s, the United States contributed to the conflict by providing $1-2 million in aid per day to the El Salvadoran government and training death squads to target and terrorize civilians who opposed the 1979 coup d’etat. Over 75,000 Salvadorans were killed while the United States supported the right-wing military forces who tortured, raped and executed left-wing insurgents. Over 85 percent of the killings, kidnappings and torture during the Salvadoran civil war were acts of the government forces trained by the United States. An operation in December 1981 resulted in the El Mozote massacre, where 1,200 men, women and children were killed—one of the worst massacres in Latin American history. The Reagan administration dismissed it as “propaganda.” The story of United States interference in Latin America does not end here. Ronald Reagan funded (illegally) the Contra War in Nicaragua in the 1980s in order to oppose the Sandinista government which had overthrown the brutal Somoza dictatorship. This led to the Iran-Contra scandal, which saw tens of thousands of Nicaraguans killed and horrific human rights abuses. In 1973 in Chile, the United States backed the military coup d’etat that ousted democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende and instated General Augusto Pinochet. This led to 17 years of a brutal and violent military dictatorship; the torture, disappearance and murder of tens of thousands of Chileans; and an economic overhaul that has led to massive wealth inequality in the country today. These are just a few of the instances of U.S. interference in Latin America that resulted in extreme violence, political instability and economic collapse. In many cases, without U.S. involvement and/or economic exploitation, these countries would not be facing the levels of violence and poverty present today. The migration patterns of people from Latin America—especially Central America—to the United States are a direct result of U.S. policies of imperialism and exploitation for capital gain. And yet, almost no mainstream news outlets mention this when reporting on the influx of asylum seekers at the border. It’s time to stop villainizing Latin American countries and the people who are forced to flee their homes and attempt to cross our southern border. The mainstream media needs to acknowledge that the conditions in many of these countries are a direct result of U.S. interference, and that the United States is now simply witnessing the consequences of the upheaval, disruption and instability that it caused. It’s time to stop perpetuating harmful narratives about the conditions in these countries without acknowledging the true root of the problem. If you’re going to focus on finger-pointing, don’t be shy; place blame where blame is due: the United States of America.

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These guides, training and support videos, and easy-to-use resources are designed to provide you with support in understanding and use the Navigating Change Document, issued by the Kansas State Board of Education in July 2020. Start from the beginning with this session that provides general foundational information regarding competency-based education systems, beginning with the work of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 teams who created the Kansas Navigating Change document, moving into a comparison of traditional systems to competency-based systems, and ending with steps schools can take to begin the conversation in their communities. This session is applicable to anyone interested in the foundational information related to competency-based education in Kansas, especially district/building leadership teams, administrators, and individual teachers. Registration: Oct 21, 2020 03:30 PM in Central Time (US and Canada) Let’s be honest… the document is overwhelming. Take some time to explore and understand more about the competences with Lori as we understand what is in the document and what are competencies. We’ll also explore the assessments and instructional examples as well. Did you know there are competencies for Dance?? Registration: Nov 4, 2020 03:30 PM in Central Time (US and Canada) Teachers need a framework to ensure that all learners have access to instruction that leads them to mastery of the competencies. This process involves identifying the classroom barriers to individual student learning, designing flexible pathways for accessing content and demonstrating learning, and creating student choice and agency. Educators can accomplish these goals by implementing Universal Design for Learning and providing tools that increase accessibility. Registration: Jan 20th, 2021 in Central Time (US and Canada) Shifting to competency-based learning begins with a clear concept about grade-level outcomes with a focus on high expectations of complexity and cognitive rigor. Using backward design principles, teachers recognize a variety of learning trajectories, develop multiple learning opportunities for accessing the class content, and provide authentic demonstrations of master of learning. Registration: Jan 27th, 2020 in Central Time (US and Canada) This session focuses on finding and using the instructional examples within the Navigating Change document. The instructional examples provide educators with numerous ideas for addressing how the competencies can be operationalized in classroom, hybrid or remote learning environments. The structure of these instructional examples illustrate how the competencies can be integrated across content areas, incorporated with SECD, paired with best practices, connected to high quality instruction, and focused on assessments where students demonstrate mastery. Participants in learn how to find the instructional examples in the document for each of the grade bands, identify the structure within the instructional examples, make connections to instructional practices that work in a variety of learning environments, and get ideas for using or adapting the instructional examples. Audience: teachers, administrators, curriculum leaders. Registration: Jan 6th, 2021 3:30pm in Central Time (US and Canada) Several districts are using Xello with students, but several have never been trained! Are you in that mix? Join us for an overview of the main features of Xello including how to implement with students. How is your Advisory Time / Seminar time going? Do you have buy-in from all teachers? Is there a plan? Are your students engaged? Let’s discuss some strategies that are working for schools. Several resources will be shared. Registration: Jan 27th, 2021 3:30pm in Central Time (US and Canada)

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They are a growing force especially for those of you seeking out competitive odds in markets such as Football, NBA & NFL. With plans to expand their range of markets including the introduction of Horse Racing early next year and a range of special commission offers (including just 0% commission on in-play football) they are well worth checking out. Here without further ado is our interview with Matchbook SBC: First off what everyone wants to know in reference to the Gambling Act as put forward by @SunnyRanmal … Can you make a definite statement that you have no plans to leave the UK market? Matchbook: We have submitted our application for a UK licence this week and have no plans to withdraw from the UK market. The Gambling Commission will issue licences to successful applicants on 1 October and we should be able to provide our services to UK customers from that date. As we already have a licence from the AGCC, we are confident that our licence application will be approved. SBC: Mindful of this, how does this new Gambling Act impact you as a business if at all? Matchbook: This is a huge opportunity for us. We do not foresee the new tax structure having an affect on the odds and liquidity we offer and we will continue to lead the market in value betting. We don’t think bookmakers will be as resilient and will find it much harder to be as competitive on price and margin as they previously were. More and more often, customers will see that Matchbook has the best prices. SBC: The new tax has knocked out plenty of your competitors for the time being at least. What would you say to those people looking for an alternative place to bet and considering Matchbook? Matchbook: Specifically in relation to the operators that have withdrawn, Matchbook as an alternative is a perfect fit. The sports & markets where they are competitive are exactly where Matchbook is strongest – quite simply, if you’re serious about betting on football, tennis or US sports, and you’re not betting on Matchbook, you’re effectively wasting money. The operators that have withdrawn have traditionally attracted the more savvy and price sensitive customers and we are confident they’ll quickly recognise the value proposition of Matchbook’s offering. SBC: What are your current fees and commission rates? Matchbook: We charge 1% commission on a volume basis. In addition to that we have some ongoing promotional rates available: 0% commission on all live tennis betting until the end of the year 0% commission on all live football until the end of September 0.5% commission on football handicaps until the end of the year SBC: @OddsClogger was also keen to know if you will keep these existing rates and if they might change due to the new point of consumption tax? Matchbook: As a low margin operator, we are reviewing our options. However, we are committed long term to offering the lowest commission rates and the best value in the industry SBC: Moving onto the markets available on Matchbook, the key question with any exchange is the liquidity and the amount of money available to back and lay – how do your markets stand up in this regard? Matchbook: As I mentioned earlier, they stand up exceptionally well. Our focus in growing Matchbook has been to take it one sport and market at a time, make sure that we have high quality prices and liquidity and move on to the next. For example, on the opening weekend of the NFL we matched over £22m in customer volume on 16 games and the first two nights of the Champions League have seen over £34m in pre-game, matched volume. We’re increasing our market offering all the time with a focus on offering the best price and liquidity available – a quick scan of the Oddschecker grid on a Saturday or Sunday will prove that we’re doing a good job of that. SBC: Do you know how the liquidity in these markets compare with Betfair for example? Matchbook: The majority of the time, Matchbook will have a better price and more liquidity, and this is before you factor in our lower commission! The feedback from customers who have moved over has been overwhelmingly positive and the growing momentum over the last 12 months is testament to that. SBC: @CrazedAlchemist, @OddsClogger and @Hareeba all wanted to know if you will be expanding some of the markets you offer – specifically into lower league football beyond the Championship? E.g. offering bets in Leagues 1, 2 and the Conference? Matchbook: Yes, we are working on expanding our offering at the moment, with L1 & L2 to come before the end of the year. Similar to what I outlined earlier, we want to make sure we can bring a top quality L1 & L2 product to the market before offering it. SBC: In terms of expanding into other markets, @SunnyRanmal queried whether you still plan on introducing horse racing markets towards the end of this year? Matchbook: It won’t be the end of this year but we are looking at introducing it early next year, with a view to being live on Matchbook for Cheltenham SBC: How about other sports such as the NBA? Will you be covering all the games in the upcoming season? Matchbook: We have long been one of the best places to bet NBA. Last season we had over £459m in matched volume. We offer moneyline, handicap and total for all games with 3-5 games a night available for in-running betting. SBC: @oddsclogger also wanted to know if you intend to introduce a price and volume of money history (including a graph) for any bet you offer, similar to that available on the likes of Betfair? Matchbook: Yes. However, we need to balance our development output between improvements on the existing product (see lower league football question above), & the release of new products (see horse racing above). So while this is something that is on our roadmap, we are conscious that there are some product advancements, which customers require more than others. SBC: Do you have a mobile phone app or website for placing bets on the go? Matchbook: Yes, we have a mobile website and apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. A vast majority of our customers are multiple device users and it was important to us to deliver a valuable second screen experience. Our mobile apps feature a lot of the same functionality as our website, providing our customers with complete access to our markets. Now they can bet how they want to and where they want to. Not to mention, Matchbook was the first company to offer full cashier functionality on mobile apps and we will continue to drive innovation in this space. SBC: Finally, do you have any other developments or upcoming improvements to the Matchbook service you can tell us about? Matchbook: Our main focus for the next few months will be adding to our overall product offering, especially in-running. For those that like trading applications we will be live on a popular one of those in the coming months. Additionally we will be adding a host of smaller features and functionality that will make it as easy as possible for users to access the liquidity and place their bets – this will include on-going improvements to our suite of mobile applications. We have seen fantastic growth on Matchbook over the last 12-18 months. Looking at our product roadmap, as well as the ever evolving gambling market, we are very excited about what’s in store for the next 12 months and beyond. Our thanks go to Matchbook for taking the time to answer these questions. 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By Brittany Notch. At The School of Grace, two special classes are offered each week. Chapel is offered to the three older classes and Music is offered to every class. This year, the Tadpole and Turtle Classes join each other for Music on Thursdays in the church library. During Music, the preschool Director, Lynn, leads the Music lesson. She sings while teaching children words and movements to each song. Lynn also plays the guitar and introduces an instrument to be played by all the children. Teachers and assistant teachers sing along, assisting the children however possible. Some weeks we play tiny 4oz plastic cups with plastic spoons, other weeks we shake bells strung in a circle on pipe cleaners. We love beating our plastic coffee container drums and sometimes we even use bright colored, mesh scarves to wave around and toss in the air. Many other creative utensils and tools are used as our musical instruments, with my favorite one of all: the wooden percussion frogs. During the season of Easter, we usually sing “Shake Your Neighbors’ Hand” during Music. At The School of Grace, we incorporate sign language as a form of communication with all age levels, especially during Music. “Shake Your Neighbors’ Hand” is an especially fun song because we move around a lot, shake hands, rub our neighbor’s back and my favorite, sign the words “Jesus” and “friend” during the last verse of the song. As Lynn sings “Jesus is a friend, is a friend next to ya,” children familiar with the song immediately begin using sign language to sign “Jesus” and “friend” with their tiny little toddler fingers. The children learning the song for the first time begin copying Lynn and their friends. Somehow, it is always quiet during this part. While the only sound we hear is Lynn’s beautiful singing voice, our fingers are singing the words in silence. By the end of the last verse, we’re ready to sing and sign “Jesus” and “friend” at the same time. The last verse is a surreal moment, a tear jerker for me every time! Words cannot explain what a Christ-filled moment this experience is… you simply have to experience it first-hand in order to feel it and understand. While the children probably do not fully grasp the concept that Jesus IS their friend and He is always next to them, we are introducing the concept of a lifelong journey of Faith. We have the privilege to teach the children at The School of Grace that Jesus is always with them, He believes in them, understands how they feel and will always love them, no matter what. That alone is a priceless gift to pass down to beautiful children who are full of life and eager to learn. Then, when you add a beautiful voice singing words about our friendship with Jesus while children sign them, the presence of Christ is unmistakable. As a Christian adult, I truly believe Jesus is always with me. However, there are times in my life when I am able to feel His presence. For whatever reason, I tend to get a little emotional during these times. I suppose that is my way of processing such a strong, yet incredible feeling. Sometimes it can be a bit confusing for children to see their teacher crying, so I try hard to choke back the tears while at the same time, soak in every precious moment. This year and last year during Music, one of my three children have been a part of our weekly Music group. Not only do I get to be a part of sharing God’s love with the beautiful children He has put in my life to teach and learn from, but I also get to share it with children of my own. Before becoming a teacher at The School of Grace, I had the opportunity as a Helping Parent to sing this amazing song during Music with Lynn in my oldest child’s class. I am a teacher, however, it is clear I am learning far more about His love for us by sharing Christ-filled moments such as these with my children, students, staff and parents at The School of Grace. For that, I am and will be forever grateful to be a part of such an amazing preschool program.

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I discovered Misi through its online hype and was able to Videos & Internet Profiles of Misi Brooklyn Other Popular Restaurants in BrooklynOther Popularity Score ™ Read about the site in NYT and bought a reservation at Mother Wolf in LA 2 days later. Worked great and the food was amazing!!! Got the reservation (that I couldn't get anywhere else) and was able to entertain a group of friends at the infamous Bern's Steakhouse. Wonderful! My parents are visiting and we have wanted to go to Nobu Malibu for years. I tried getting a reservation myself but it was next to impossible. So glad I was able to buy a reservation on appointment trader for a decent price! Was very hesitant going into this experience but am glad to say that it worked out very well ! will definitely use appointment trader in the future I was veeeeeerry skeptical that this would work, particularly at a restaurant as hard to get into as Nobu Malibu, and it was perfect! 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Most reservations on AT are listed with a virtual phone number, so all you need to do is present the phone number at the hostess stand and you are good to go! 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🧨🧨🧨 now on to 30 mill! Click on "Take off the Market Option" in your portfolio Your bid has been “matched” with a reservation. From the time a reservation has been located, the seller of the reservation must connect with moderator to give transfer information for reservation. If the seller;however, does NOT respond to reservation transfer, then your bid is reprocessed and returns to the first step, which is connecting your request to a reservation. Hey @EvocativeFold67, welcome to appointmenttrader! Once the reservation is in your portfolio, you definitely own the timeslot, the review team would not have approved the trade if the reservation wasn't confirmed - so you are going :-) Judging from your post you bid today and are going tomorrow - don't worry as long as you initiated the name transfer, you are good - the transfer service has to work with the opening hours of the reservation team of the respective venue. You will likely see the transfer confirmation a couple hours before your reservation time. Mostly from people who don't need their reservations or appointments any longer. AT has no relationship with places listed and acts as a platform connecting buyers and sellers making sure that listed reservations are real and that privacy is not compromised when transacting. Hey @FluffyStar64, thanks for the question! 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Have you ever noticed the similarities between hip hop dance and African dance? Has the rhythm In African drums ever remind you of hip hop beats? How about Minstrel shows and the purpose behind them: are they similar to hip hop shows today? There is in fact a strong connection between the three topics and the hip culture. Hip hop is full of excitement, unity, passion and controversy. These characteristics of hip hop would be non-existent if it wasn’t for African dance, African drums and the minstrel shows. African dance was such an Important factor In everyday life to all African people. Dancing was a form of expression and a form of communication. African people danced everyday nonstop. Equation (The African) once stated that “the people of Africa are a nation of dancers, musicians, and poets. ” This statement, although it puts the people of Africa in one category, was ultimately true. African people danced for many occasions such as weddings, funerals, war, and childbirth and even to celebrate a child losing teeth. Although dancing in Africa meant unity and brought implies together the actual act separated people. For instance, In the ring circle, which was the area African people would dance, married men, married women, young women and young men were separate. These groups were separate because it minimized any confusion between the groups. Usually men danced more aggressively and women more soft. A message of unity, yet separating people did not end in African dance this strategy carried on into hip hop dance. In the hip hop culture people dance to express themselves and it Is a form of communication. Hip hop dance Is an outlet for many people. In the culture dancing constantly and consecutively with the music shows passion and Its excitement. In the hip hop culture today people dance for different occasions as well. 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In hip hop culture the beat rhythm or instrumental to a song is very important. It brings the song to life. Like the African drum the beat is to keep people moving and dancing. In hip hop there is usually a DC or an MAC who plays music or tells a story which Is similar to the Africans Grist. They set the mood and the tempo with music. The drum was Like a story being told and hip hop beats are no different because connecting to hip hop music today consider hip hop culture as a whole. The concerts, PI’ shows and the overall image of hip hop. How did it evolve to be what it is today? Perhaps the Minstrels shows played a part in this musical evolution. Many years ago Minstrel shows are created by racist white people. These shows Newer created to humiliate black people. Minstrel shows showcased white actors in ‘black face” which is burnt cork on coca butter or black grease. They talked ignorant and in broken English and mocked the way slaves danced. 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This is because some talk ignorantly or with “slang”, dress like thugs or pimps and act as if they don’t care about life. This lifestyle is closely related to the minstrel shows because it’s done for money and fame not for entertainment or unity. Author Ken Budget wrote in his article “Minstrel shows” that “… The setting has changed from idyllic plantation to the mean streets of urban America, the process remains the same… This quote basically states that the culture hasn’t really improved but it Just relocated. The events and topics discussed are still relevant today in hip hop. Dancing is still huge part of the culture and it contributes to its overall meaning. The African drum compared to the beats of hip hop is still very relevant because the sounds of the African drum are still used to this very day. Hip hop is greatly influenced by African dance and music. 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A Stellar wallet is an application that allows you to send and receive different currencies/assets on the Stellar network. If you come from Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency you may already be familiar with wallets. Usually cryptocurrencies differentiate between wallets that are full nodes or thin clients (SPV). There is no need to have a full node as your wallet. Reason for bundling everything together are mostly historic. The first Bitcoin implementation was a full node, wallet and miner in one. Stellar started from scratch and used a much better separation of concerns. All Stellar wallets are lightweight applications and don't need to download the full ledger history. Here is an overview of the most popular Stellar wallets. Stellar.org account viewer The minimal data that represents an account is a public/secret keypair. You can generate a new keypair on this site: It is important to safely store and never let anyone get access to your secret key. Or she/he will have complete control over your assets in this account. If you lose access to your private key you will also lose access to all assets that this account is holding. Now you can use Stellar.org's account viewer to see your account balance and send Lumens: The account viewer is a simple application that gives you only a minimalistic interface without much functionality. You are left on your own to secure your account's secret key. Another drawback of the account viewer is that you can only send Lumens (XLM) and no other assets. Centaurus Android wallet Centaurus Android wallet is more feature rich. You can get it here: It will automatically create an account for you and keep the secret key stored in your phone. You should export the secret key and store it in a secure location in case you lose access to your phone. While using the wallet I noticed some small bugs, like the camera view for scanning QR codes is stretched vertically on my Galaxy S6 and it's hard to get the QR code to be recognised. The description of the application also says: Don't hold more Lumens in this app than you need for every day purpose and you can afford to lose in worst case! Use at own Risk. During my usage I never noticed major issues in the Centaurus wallet. Another web based wallet is Scotty's wallet: It is the most feature rich wallet exposing almost all options of the Stellar platform. It allows you to hold multiple assets, place orders on Stellar's distributed exchange and perform many other actions. This makes it also the hardest to use. Notice that the wallet points to the test network when you first navigate to the website. If you want to use the live network you need to go to Advanced => Change Settings and set it to live network. I noticed some small issues while using it. Like the export QR code for Centaurus not being accepted by Centaurus, but most of the core functions work as expected. Lobstr iOS and Android wallet The Lobstr wallet has a really nice design. You can get it here: I had it previously installed on my phone, but didn't use it. After I sent some Lumens to the wallet the transaction didn't show up in the view, but the account balance showed that the Lumens arrived. Then I tried to send some Lumens but it asked for a password that I couldn't remember. I went to their website and reset the password. And I lost access to all the Lumens I had inside. It looks like it removed the secret key from the wallet when I reset the password. This was not clear during the whole process and looks like a really dangerous behaviour from the wallet. It still lets me receive Lumens, even the wallet doesn't have the secret key and I will not be able to get the Lumens out. Something like this should not be allowed. The interface should clearly state that the wallet is not holding anymore the secret key and not only prompt you to enter one when you decide to send Lumens away. I would not recommend anyone to use it for serious amounts of Lumens. See pitsevich response below.

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God has been blessing the Omonia Church daily. We could not imagine or dream any of the wonders He performs among His people in our congregation. The Omonia Church was a hurting congregation and God chose to revive it, renew it and make it a true refuge for His people, a place of healing, a church with a honest and true identity. Omonia Church finally promoted to its purpose as a place of worship and a place which is known by His love and not its theology. Omonia Church is a community of His people, conservative with the word of God and liberal with love and compassion. God has shown His face to our families from the middle East in ways we have never witnessed before. All of us along with our middle Eastern families have been born again day after day over and over again. All we started doing three years ago is either prepare a humble meal at the Omonia Church building or take snacks and prepared food to the squares where refugees were camping, travel packages and snacks to the buses, prior to March 2017, with destination Western Europe, or at the home port of Athens – Piraeus where four thousand refugee were camping. Our God honored our small service and gifted us with an operation today where other organisations come to see how we have organized the refugee ministry and they can also implement it into their ministries. Volunteers keep returning and those who were with us last summer are amazed at what and how God has moved and how our small efforts in the beginning are having such a huge impact on the daily lives and hopefully eternity of our families from the Middle East. Often times if I arrive early at the church building, 1st floor and 2nd floor while no one else is there I will walk from room to room and wonder how God has done all this. We now have a quite organised operation for English school. Our school has three levels, beginners, intermediate and advanced classes. 50 +- students arrive daily to the 2nd floor on time, lots of effort to train them on the clock, with their homework happy and positive about life and walking in to their home as they call the church building, they move and act like nothing is wrong in this world and forget their war stricken countries and all the struggles they have been through to arrive to Greece. They laugh, play with their phones, read books in our small library, enjoy tea with cookies with at least three spoons of sugar, children play in the kids room, babies sleep in the nursery, lawyers meet with the families to resolve and help them with their asylum applications, our clothes boutique is daily being reorganised and ready to distribute clothes, often times we have medical staff work with us and care for people in our health room. 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To coincide with the June 22-24, 2015 US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, D.C., a coalition of NGOs, including the International Campaign for Tibet, has urged the United States to “include an unequivocal message about China’s deteriorating human rights situation and lay the groundwork for human rights to be a significant component of the visit later this year of Chinese President Xi Jinping.” In a joint letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, who are leading the American delegations to the Dialogue, they said, “The Strategic and Economic Dialogue presents an opportunity for the US to visibly demonstrate its “whole of government” approach—and use a tone as tough as recent US commentary regarding the South China Seas, cyber, and trade issues—leaving no Chinese official uncertain about the importance of human rights to the US. Given its proximity to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit in September, this Dialogue also affords particular leverage to press the Chinese government to release unjustly imprisoned individuals, abandon problematic proposed laws, and roll back abusive policies.” The letter makes a reference to Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche as being among those “individuals imprisoned for doing nothing more than peacefully exercising their rights” and asks the US to call for their release. The coalition includes Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA, China Aid, Freedom House, Human Rights in China, International Campaign for Tibet, Project 2049, Reporters Sans Frontieres, and Uyghur Human Rights Project. Following is the full text of the letter. June 17, 2015 The Honorable John F. Kerry U.S. Department of State 2201 C St NW Washington, DC 20520 Via Fax: 2026472283; 2026477350 The Honorable Jacob J. Lew U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Via Fax: 2026220073; 2026220073; 2026220417 Re: The 2015 US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue Dear Secretary Kerry and Secretary Lew, We write on the occasion of the June 22-24, 2015 US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue, to urge that this important bilateral meeting include an unequivocal message about China’s deteriorating human rights situation and lay the groundwork for human rights to be a significant component of the visit later this year of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Since President Xi came into power the Chinese government has redoubled efforts to criminalize online speech, silence journalists, and to insist that university lecturers, academic researchers, and Communist Party members adhere to the leadership’s line. Urgent legal reforms have stalled, and the legitimate underlying grievances of ethnic minorities, religious groups, and other vulnerable communities have been exacerbated through repression rather than addressed. Draft legislation on counterterrorism, national security, and the management of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) reflect Beijing’s growing hostility domestically and internationally towards independent civil society, the freedoms of association and expression, and the rule of law. The worsening human rights environment and the extraordinary damage done to China’s civil society should be given greater prominence in the bilateral relationship. We share the US government’s assessment that the human rights environment in China is deteriorating. We appreciate US advocacy in pushing back against the draft foreign NGO law and in support of human rights defenders in China, including the five feminists detained this past spring for their planned advocacy around sexual harassment. We question, however, whether the US is fulfilling its stated “whole of government” approach on human rights. If well-executed, we believe such an approach could be highly effective. Yet we know that multiple Cabinet members have met in the past year with their Chinese counterparts, and there is little evidence to suggest forceful advocacy by those US officials in support of human rights, sending decidedly mixed messages about the importance the US places on this issue. For example, on the same day in April, Secretary Kerry issued a statement calling on Chinese authorities to release the five feminists, while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Johnson, in a speech to China’s elite police academy in Beijing, “saluted” them despite their well-documented role in systemic human rights abuses. Such a lack of consistency makes it easy for Beijing to choose only the messages it likes to hear. The Strategic and Economic Dialogue presents an opportunity for the US to visibly demonstrate its “whole of government” approach—and use a tone as tough as recent US commentary regarding the South China Seas, cyber, and trade issues—leaving no Chinese official uncertain about the importance of human rights to the US. Given its proximity to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit in September, this Dialogue also affords particular leverage to press the Chinese government to release unjustly imprisoned individuals, abandon problematic proposed laws, and roll back abusive policies. To that end, we urge that you: - Explain unambiguously to your Chinese counterparts that a failure to withdraw or to rewrite in compliance with international human rights standards China’s draft laws on counterterrorism, national security, and foreign NGO management presents significant obstacles to bilateral cooperation on issues ranging from economic ties to law enforcement cooperation to cultural exchanges. If adopted, these laws will at a minimum make the activities of US-based civil society groups, foundations, and universities subject to the approval of China’s Ministry of Public Security; establish a counterterrorism structure with enormous discretionary power and a system of total digital surveillance; and entitle parts of China’s security apparatus to operate outside its borders. The US should publicly enumerate all of the bilateral initiatives that cannot be pursued until such laws are dropped or revised. - Publicly call for the release of individuals imprisoned for doing nothing more than peacefully exercising their rights; doing so may bring them a degree of protection in detention and will certainly bring their families a modicum of hope. We are aware that there are—disturbingly—thousands of cases from which to choose; we suggest you prioritize those who represent particular communities targeted for reprisals, including political reform advocate and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, prominent Uighur economist Ilham Tohti, Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, veteran journalist Gao Yu, human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, and house church Pastor Yang Rongli. As China has increasingly asked the US for assistance in returning to China allegedly corrupt officials who have fled to the US, we hope that US officials have on those occasions rejected such cooperation unless and until individuals such as these activists are freed and able exercise their rights peacefully inside China. - Publicly express the US’ concerns about ongoing and multiplying threats to the freedom of expression in China. Preventing journalists—whether Chinese or foreign—from reporting freely from inside China creates genuine threats to people in both countries and around the world. President Xi has identified “purifying cyberspace” as a priority, and the government has stepped up intimidation, harassment, and prosecution of bloggers, strengthened its push for real-name registration, and begun implementing new digital surveillance and censorship policies. We appreciate the US’ forceful advocacy for American journalists’ access to and freedom inside China, and ask that that be matched by equally strong advocacy on behalf of journalists from China. - Demonstrate your commitment to the US’ “Stand With Civil Society” initiative by hosting prominent human rights defenders from China at the White House. We urge that you do this in advance of the Dialogue and again in advance of President Xi’s visit. We also urge that you postpone an official bilateral human rights dialogue—a problematic initiative that is off-limits to Chinese civil society and is used effectively by Beijing to discourage all discussion of human rights in other forums—until after President Xi’s visit. - Report publicly after the Dialogue which human rights issues were raised, and by whom, to build confidence in the “whole of government” approach. The US seeks a China that can be a responsible partner. That country is one in which basic human rights are protected, peaceful dissent is tolerated, and a legal system that operates according to law rather than political whims is entrenched. We urge that you seize this opportunity—one almost universally denied to people in China—to achieve those goals. Human Rights Watch International Advocacy Director Amnesty International USA Human Rights in China International Campaign for Tibet Head of Asia-Pacific Desk Reporters Sans Frontieres Uyghur Human Rights Project

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The federal government has a much greater responsibility over the citizens hence its revenues account for a larger percentage of the revenues in the country. There are several sources of revenues for the federal government which when combined account for an average of 18% of the entire GDP. The largest contributor of revenues for the federal government taxes on individual incomes. This category accounts for about 43% of the entire revenues. The second category of revenues is the Social Security taxes. This tax category accounts for about 42% for the year 2009. Finally, corporate taxes account for 7% of the total revenues. The rest government revenues are raised through other minor taxes such as gift tax, estate tax and excise duties. The entire sum of the federal tax revenues accounts for an average of 18% of the country’s GDP. As can be seen, the federal tax revenues heavily fall on the individual. The reasoning is that taxing individuals expands the government’s tax base as opposed to targeting businesses. This means that the government can obtain much higher revenue while minimizing the effect on the incomes of the citizenry. Social security taxes are high due to the immense responsibility the federal government takes in ensuring social security for the citizenry (Williams, 2009, par3). For the year 2009, the government incurred an expenditure of about 3.52 trillion which was about 18% higher than the expenditure in 2008. This was mostly occasioned by the continued implementation of the economic stimulus package which was instituted in response to the economic crisis. The most important categories of expenditure for the federal government are social security, defense and inland security as well as Medicare and Medicaid. Notably, the entire expenditure items are categorized in to two namely: Mandatory and Discretionary expenditure. Defense and inland security takes the lion share of the expenditure. It comprises of the total funding requirements for the security forces at home and abroad as well as the different internal security agents and other security related matters. This is in consideration of the fact that maintaining national integrity is the most important responsibility wholly borne by the federal government. This category of spending accounts for about 23% of the federal government expenditure. For the year 2009, the figure stood at $762 billion. Following closely is expenditure for social security which accounts for about 20% of the expenditure. Finally, Medicare and Medicaid account for about 19% of the expenditure. Defense is a discretionary expenditure while Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory. Other elements of expenditure account for the rest of the proportion. Discretion ones taking 12% while mandatory accounts for 17% (Percentage breakdown of the government’s tax revenue stream, 2008, par2-6). Following the economic recession which sparked off in 2007, the federal government has been forced to apply expansionary fiscal policies in a bid t jump start the economy. This has come in the form of the stimulus package which targets different sectors either by creating demand or by boosting availability of capital. A significant proportion of this money was raised by borrowing mainly in the international markets. The implication of this is a significant growth of an already high national debt. At the moment, the debt has soared to a mind boggling 11.4 trillion dollars and continues to rise (Felsenthal, 2010, par3). The rise in debt is a matter of concern for the American Citizens. True, the debts are useful in the short term as they enable a country develop production capacities and pay for them in the later years. However, the long-term implication of a huge debt can be disastrous for the economy and the future citizens. First, it can be noted that the interest outlays currently account for about 5% of the federal government expenditure. This is a cost of the borrowed money. Such huge amounts would have been used internally to build capacities. Continuing on this trend means great losses for the country. Secondly, the fact that the debts have to be paid in the future puts justifiable doubts on the ability of the federal government to cut taxes. In fact in most cases, it leads to a higher tax regime in the future. Such circumstances can be counterproductive. The good intentions of raising the money to facilitate economic recovery could be countered by a mandatory rise in taxes in a bid to ensure that repayments on the debts do not fall behind schedule. A rise in taxes is a blow to businesses hence output (National Debt Clocks and Savings Clocks, 2009, par5). In addition, analysts argue that a growing national debt pushes for the interest rates to remain low. This is due to the need to encourage flow of funds which supports economic activities hence increasing revenues to be used to repay the loans. The inability of the federal government to vary interest rates upwards can prove dangerous in the future. This is because consistently low interest rates would trigger inflation in the economy as well as other related macroeconomic instabilities. With such instabilities it gets very difficult for the country to achieve long-term consistent economic growth as desired. These effects put great doubts to the economic prospects of the US. These concerns can be minimized by taking some steps in reducing the magnitude of national debt in the short run. The fed could sell some assets acquired in a bid to reduce the debts. More importantly, the government should strike critical balance between the need for stimulating the economy today and the prospects of the entire economy. It would be an act of selfishness to use all means possible to pull the economy out of the recession but leave behind a trail of debts to be repaid by the future generations. It is however notable that such balance is hard to establish mainly due to political implications. Political leaders know that the people wish to get out of the recession and hence are bound to use such opportunities to enhance popularity. This is the main hindrance. Felsenthal, M. (2010). U.S. government debt seen pressuring Fed. Web. National Debt Clocks and Savings Clocks. (2009). Zfacts. Web. Percentage breakdown of the government’s tax revenue stream. (2008). Factcheck. Web. Williams, R. (2009). The Numbers: What are the federal government’s sources of revenue? Web.

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Over the next several months, the United States Senate will be considering the nomination of several of the most important housing officials in the U.S. government. Together, they will guide federal housing policy in highly consequential areas, regardless of which party wins the elections of 2022 and even 2024. The five nominees, all of whom have the support of the National Housing Conference, are Jerome Powell, for Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Lael Brainard for Vice Chair of the FRB, Michael Barr for Vice Chair for Supervision at the FRB, Julia Gordon for Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Commissioner the Federal Housing Administration, and Sandra Thompson for Director of the Federal Housing Finance Housing Agency (FHFA). NHC has strongly endorsed these appointees, and we urge you to consider doing the same. Centrist Republicans and progressive Democrats need to know that their vote is essential to ensuring these positions are filled by good stewards of the American economy, particularly when it comes to housing. Some may have reservations along ideological lines, but given the political landscape in front of us, this may be one of the last opportunities to show that the perfect need not be the enemy of the good. In my opinion, all five are great. During his tenure, Chair Powell has carefully balanced the need to stimulate the economy while simultaneously rebuilding its tools to address future crises, ensuring economic growth for all communities. He has successfully navigated a range of challenges presented to him as we continue to grapple with the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, the Federal Reserve Board has painful choices to make to address rising inflation, a supply chain crisis, labor shortages, and climate change. 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As an expecting mother, preparing for the arrival of your newborn can be a challenging and exciting process. The days leading up to delivery day are filled with anticipation and last-minute preparations. In this ultimate guide, we'll discuss how to anticipate and organize before labor to ensure you have a smooth and memorable delivery day. Preparing Your Home Setting up the Nursery Having a comfortable and functional nursery is essential for your baby's arrival. Choose a color scheme, furniture, and decorations that align with your preferences and your baby's needs. Make sure you have a crib, changing table, and a comfortable chair for feedings and soothing your little one. Stocking up on Baby Essentials Ensure you have all the essential items your baby will need, such as diapers, wipes, bottles, formula (if not breastfeeding), burp cloths, blankets, and clothes. 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Felipe Menguiano’s return to routine gives him “a little bit of anxiety.” This 35-year-old language teacher has spent the last few weeks at his home in Huelva, being happy. His routine was anarchic and disjointed, always ready to break. He didn’t have an alarm clock, so he got up whenever he wanted. Sometimes he went to the beach, other times he stayed home lazing around. He improvised meals with friends in bars and beach bars. “If you cover, little fish fried, crashed…” But that’s over. Menguiano is back in Madrid, where he works. He answers EL PAIS via WhatsApp audios from the gym, to which he has returned after a while. The alarm clock has already been set for the first day of work, at 7:30. He will eat something in the school canteen: few carbohydrates, no fried foods. He will do sports three days a week; he will go out with friends on Fridays; shopping, on Saturdays; on Sunday to the movies or an exhibition… “Depending on my work schedule, I try to fit the rest of the activities into the few free hours I have left,” he summarizes. This prospect gives him some anxiety, but it is not serious. It happens every year when he returns to work and after a few weeks it goes away. Then he stops asking himself: “why can’t my life be more like it is on vacation?” We live so immersed in routine that we are barely aware of its existence: we are too busy fulfilling it to notice it. But once a year, around this time, the enchantment is broken. We step away from our life for a month (or a week) and when we return to it, we begin to sense the rigid limits that oppress it. We went from absolute hedonism to the madness of capitalist productivity. From closing the day with a sunset and a mojito, to doing it with overtime, subway, gym and preparing the tupperware in the morning. Even the extra pay and the very word “summer” (which has no equivalent in other languages) underline the idea that we have limited leisure, relegating it to a specific time of year. Breaking the routine, once we return to it, seems like a chimera. “It’s not so much about breaking it as much as including elements in it that make us feel good and improving it little by little,” explains Maria Palau, a psychologist specializing in emotional management. The routine itself is not the problem, but what we include in it. “If we had the money and time to always be on vacation, we would still create a routine, it would just be different,” she says. Take a walk on the beach, go to the gym, spareading, shopping, going out to dinner… The acts listed may sound exceptional, but if they are repeated daily, they will make up an enviable routine. 66 days of routine Repeating habits is good for your health. A study from the University of Houston (USA) concluded that “people who are in good health adopt very routine behaviors.” Thus, those who maintain their ideal weight “tend to always eat the same thing, exercise constantly and do not skip any meals.” This study set the average time necessary to establish a new routine at 66 days. So, according to science, in a couple of months the majority of workers will once again be immersed in day-to-day schedules and will have forgotten the anarchic tranquility of vacations. “If we had the money and time to always be on vacation, we would still create a routine, it would just be different” Maria Palau, psychologist This would also have positive effects on a psychological level. In adults, the lack of routines for a long time has a high mental cost. For this reason, retirees and the unemployed have less risk of suffering from anxiety, stress or depression if they set guidelines and obligations. “Routines give us stability and reduce stress and anxiety,” says Palau. By establishing a routine, our brain knows what to expect, which means less uncertainty. “Being able to predict what comes next gives us a feeling of control,” adds the expert. “And it allows us to be productive and carry out tasks that are not so pleasant for us.” This relationship between routine and productivity, although it has positive effects, can lead to normalizing perverse behaviors. in his book Extreme productivity: increase your results, reduce your hours, MIT professor Bob Pozen explains: “I don’t really care what I eat for breakfast and I don’t want to spend a lot of time thinking, ‘pancakes or omelette?’ So I drink the same thing every morning. If things are not important, you can standardize them, make them a routine. That is a good strategy to be more productive.” It’s the same idea behind Steve Jobs’ repetitive outfit. “It’s a uniform. “I decided that I had a lot of decisions to make every day, so I wanted to simplify my life,” the former Apple CEO explained in his biography. This mentality, so typical of Silicon Valley, understands people as machines and talks about automating processes without taking into account that we are not talking about an assembly line, but about life. Turning small pleasures into routine, automatic, mechanical acts is something that many advise in pursuit of productivity. Productive, not fun This is where the routines of super early risers come from, those that books like The five o’clock club have become popular throughout the world. They export the idea of capitalist productivity to leisure, fixated on the chimera of self-realization. In the end it is not so much about finding time for yourself, but about getting up at dawn to do the things that your job and the time you invest in getting there do not allow you to do. This obsession with productivity has also reached the world of sports and personal care. Physical activity has been stripped of play and reduced to exercise charts (routines, according to sports jargon) to achieve better results, more normative bodies. Thus, gyms become efficient and aseptic places where there is no room for fun or team play. Athletes bend their knees, flex their arms and jump repetitively and vigorously, while listening to music or watching a series on their cell phone. In his essay False Mirror, Journalist Jia Tolentino dedicates a couple of pages to talking about the sociology of the salad container, the one sold in many fast food chains in office areas. It is the perfect summary of the work routine: a quick, healthy and tasteless dish that can be eaten with one hand while you have your eyes fixed on the computer screen. The antithesis of the sardine skewer, or the little fish fried food that Menguiano ate on his vacation. “The consumer of prepared salads is an example of pure efficiency,” writes the author. “He has to eat a $12 salad in ten minutes because he needs the extra time to remain active in a job that allows him, in the first place, to routinely pay for a $12 salad.” It’s the salad that bites its tail. But is there a middle ground between these two extremes? Between the total absence of routines and living subject to the tyranny of efficient living? Something like a little fish with mixed salad? Years ago, based on this idea, the neologism was coined work as a way to merge vacations and work, a promise of a better life. “It combines the worst of both worlds,” sociologist Tracy Bowers, author of the book, bluntly summarizes by email. Bring work to life bringing work to life. “If you try to work during the holidays, you won’t be able to spend time with family or friends and you won’t disconnect. And your work can suffer too,” she points out. Furthermore, in these cases, it is always work that ends up colonizing leisure time and not the other way around, so the expert opts for a total separation. “Sometimes it can be better to take a vacation and get away completely, and when you are at work, dedicate your time and attention there,” she summarizes. Bowers also advocates the benefits of a routine life. “People may think that it limits, but in reality it can enhance your virtues. When you do the same thing many times in the same way, you gain efficiency and productivity,” she reflects. But you don’t always want to be efficient and productive. Sometimes you just want to be happy, live in peace. Therefore, routines mutate depending on the context. They can be poison and antidote, problem and solution. They condemn love relationships, but brilliant careers are built on them. Routines structure our lives, but they also restrict it. A routine life is boring, so predictable that it seems to go on rails. Disconnecting from it can be beneficial, derailing usually ends in an accident. Although accidents are usually the most notable events in a life, those on which biographies pivot. You can follow EL PAIS Health and Wellbeing in Facebook, Twitter and instagram. Source: EL PAIS

New Study Finds Families Use Cash Benefits to Help Children The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a massive national experiment in the more widespread of unrestricted cash benefits—a practice some have contended would result in families using the aid for non-essential goods and services. While researchers gather data to analyze how families spent their COVID aid, a newly published study by Washington State University sociologist Mariana Amorim finds that in Alaska, lower-income parents are more likely to spend money they receive through the Alaska Permanent Fund on their children. Amorim discussed the study recently with Spotlight; the transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Tell us a little bit about the study and how that came about. This study looks at how parents with minor children spend the money that they receive through a universal cash transfer program, using the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend as a case study. The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend has been paid out to all Alaskans since 1982 and is the sharing of some of the state’s oil revenue. Regardless of income, race, gender or even age, people who have lived in Alaska for a full calendar year can receive the PFD. There has been research in the past looking at how parents spend money from cash transfers, such as studies on stimulus payments, for example, or the Earned Income Tax Credit. But a lot of these previous studies just looked at low-income families or general expenses. The PFD is universal, so it provides a better opportunity to compare the child-related spending behaviors of parents across the income spectrum. And when did you start doing this? I started this paper about three years ago. I was actually doing a study of the EITC. My collaborators and I wanted to document how parents who received the EITC were spending the tax credit. The question about how those parents would compare to other parents with higher income came up a lot, and that’s how the project switched to the PFD. But it turned out to be incredibly timely, right? There’s so much interest in this topic now given all the cash payments that were unexpectedly made during the pandemic. Absolutely. When I started this project there was really no indication that we would have anything similar to a universal cash transfer in the U.S. any time soon, so the PFD program was very unique and very rare within the context of the U.S. At the time, it was interesting to think about what would happen to existing inequalities if we gave money to all parents. And here we are now with over 90% of parents receiving monthly payouts. So, yes, it turned out to be very timely. Share some of your top-line findings with us. I divided parents into low, middle, and high income, and then compared how Alaskan parents within each income group spend on children relative to similar parents that live in the continental U.S. First, I looked at monthly patterns and what I found was that parents in Alaska all increased their spending on clothes relative to other parents with the same income levels outside of Alaska. But then I also found that low and middle-income parents increased their spending on electronics and school around the time the PFD was paid. I would expect to see a bump in spending on electronics among the lower-income parents, in part because these are big expenses and parents just received the big cash transfer. The school spending was kind of surprising in that I saw this type of expense increase for lower and middle-income parents, but not for high-income parents. One of the reasons for that could be that lower and middle-income parents are changing the timing of their spending to take an advantage of the lump-sum payout, but they’re not actually increasing the total amount that they spend on children’s education. For this reason, in addition to looking at monthly patterns, I also investigated how aggregate spending over the course of the whole year varies as the PFD increases or decreases. What I found corroborates the month-by-month models and shows more evidence that only low and middle-income parents are spending the PFD in ways that develop children’s human capital. The main takeaway here may be that lower-income and middle-income parents take more advantage of the cash benefit to increase their share of spending on things that matter. Would this argue a little bit against making these kinds of benefits universal? That’s been a political selling point at times and has been part of the debate about the expanded Child Tax Credit. The benefit of making payouts universal is that it creates more support for these types of policies. And it also reduces the administrative burden of checking eligibility and calculating how much people should receive. Though my study does suggest that the PFD has a greater impact on middle and low-income families’ current or short-term expenses on children, it’s more difficult to identify how the PFD may benefit high-income families because these families may be investing the payouts or saving for future expenses such as college. The study really can’t shed light on these longer-term consequences of universal payouts and how they may shape future inequalities. I actually have another project that’s currently underway with a colleague at the University of Arizona, Jeffrey Sallaz, in which we are interviewing Alaska parents and collecting their narratives about how they spend the PFD payout and why. And at least at this point, preliminarily, we do see that higher-income parents are much more likely to save the money in college accounts or use it to pay down mortgages more than in short-term spending. And you didn’t find, it sounds like, evidence for the idea held by some that if you give people cash, it’s going to be spent on things other than things they really need. No, I did not find any evidence for that. If anything, I found evidence that lower-income parents are trying really hard. They’re spending on basic needs, but they also manage to increase and prioritize the spending on their children. I also looked at alcohol and cigarettes and there is no evidence that this kind of spending is increasing significantly among any of the parents. And the benefit in Alaska has always been universal, correct? And what is the delivery system? Do they do it through the tax code? No, there is a separate application people file by March of every year and they receive the money as a direct deposit in October. The take-up rates are actually over 90% and have been pretty consistently over the last two decades. From what I hear from Alaskans, the application process is incredibly simple and quick. On the general topic of cash benefits, do you think the experience of the pandemic, when cash benefits were used to a much greater extent, will bring a sea change in how we approach assistance payments going forward? I think so, or maybe I hope so. I do think it signals a pretty big shift in how welfare policies have been done. I think the pandemic has shown the widespread need for assistance and how close to insecurity most families in the U.S. are. They’re not as safe financially as they thought that they were. Experiencing an economic shock or a change to your work conditions can really push people below the poverty level. So, I think that the pandemic created conditions for people to understand that the need for assistance is way more widespread than we previously thought. People have been way more receptive to this policy shift than I would have imagined when I started this project. Giving money to parents with children regardless of their income is pretty common in developed countries, so the U.S. is a little behind on that. And I think the pandemic provided the opportunity for us make this shift and catch up with what’s being done elsewhere.

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Words can sink campaigns, while Trump’s actions fuel his support The verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case against Donald Trump was a momentous win for survivors of sexual assault, as well as women who have suffered due to lack of belief in their claims. The jury found that Trump sexually abused Carroll and awarded her $5 million for battery and defamation. Although the jury didn’t find that Carroll proved rape, it still marked a significant victory. As a former president, Trump enjoys considerable goodwill with GOP voters, despite scandals that would have doomed most politicians. However, as his legal woes increase and primary debates begin in August, his support will be tested. This ruling marks a new chapter in the #MeToo movement, which has empowered survivors to come forward with their stories. The verdict demonstrates that no one is above the law, not even a former president of the United States. In his response to the verdict, Trump stated that he plans to appeal the decision, calling it a “disgrace” and a “political witch hunt”. However, this should not detract from the fact that this ruling sends a powerful message to survivors of sexual assault and shows that justice can be served. Trump’s legal troubles continue to mount, with probes in New York, Washington, DC, and Georgia still underway. His willingness to deny allegations and call the case against him a political witch hunt undermines the bravery and courage of those who speak out about their experiences of sexual assault. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump faced backlash for comments made on the “Access Hollywood” tape, in which he bragged about sexually assaulting women. Despite this, he managed to survive the scandal and go on to win the presidency. However, as the Carroll case has demonstrated, times have changed, and Trump’s actions are finally catching up with him. The ruling against Trump is a momentous win for survivors of sexual assault and women who have suffered due to a lack of belief in their claims. It sends a powerful message that no one is above the law, and that justice can be served. Trump’s continued denial of the allegations against him undermines the bravery and courage of those who speak out about their experiences of sexual assault. It remains to be seen how this case will affect Trump’s popularity, but it’s clear that his support will be tested as his legal woes continue to mount. (AI) A short history of gaffe disqualifiers In the 2016 US presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton referred to some of Donald Trump’s supporters as “a basket of deplorables,” causing controversy and backlash. Clinton later apologized for the comment, but it was used by her opponents to paint her as elitist and out of touch with working-class voters. During a 2012 presidential debate, Mitt Romney claimed to have received “binders full of women” as part of his effort to hire more women for his cabinet. The phrase was criticized as insensitive and objectifying, and became a memorable moment of the election. (It was Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live who paraphrased Palin’s foreign policy on Russia) In a 2008 interview, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, claimed that Alaska’s proximity to Russia gave her foreign policy experience. She stated, “You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.” The remark was widely mocked as evidence of her lack of foreign policy expertise. In a 1999 interview, Al Gore stated that he “took the initiative in creating the Internet”. While he played a key role in supporting legislation that helped fund and develop the internet, his comments were widely criticized as an exaggeration of his contributions, leading to the popular misquote “I invented the internet”. (The infamous Howard Dean Scream) In 2004, Howard Dean was a presidential candidate and during his campaign, he gave an impassioned speech after a disappointing result in the Iowa caucuses. At the end of the speech, he let out a loud, guttural scream that was dubbed the “Dean Scream”. The moment was widely parodied and criticized, and is considered a major factor in his campaign’s ultimate failure. (Rick Perry’s Oops Moment) In a 2011 Republican presidential debate, Rick Perry forgot one of the three government agencies he wanted to eliminate, famously stating “Oops” when he couldn’t recall the third. The moment became a defining moment of his campaign and is often cited as one of the most memorable debate gaffes in recent political history.

[hyper- + glycemia] Abnormally high blood sugar levels. Hyperglycemia can cause numerous unwanted effects. It can impair wound healing; decrease the body’s ability to fight infections; worsen the neurological deficits found in stroke; increase the risk of death in critically ill patients; and damage the kidneys, peripheral nerves, retinae, blood vessels, and heart. Hyperglycemia may result from damage to the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas; infusions of dextrose; insulin resistance; obesity; overeating; a sedentary lifestyle; the stress of heart attack or other critical illnesses; or treatment with some drugs such as steroids or protease inhibitors. In patients with diabetes mellitus, controlling blood glucose levels reduces many complications of the disease. In pregnancy, management of elevated blood sugars reduces the likelihood of overnutrition of the fetus (macrosomia). In the acutely ill patient, maintaining plasma glucose levels below 150 mg/dL reduces the length of hospital stay, helps prevent infection, improves wound healing, and reduces health care costs. Elevated blood sugars in the hospitalized patient can be managed with adjustments in nutrition, IV hydration, and IV insulin. When insulin is infused by IV, blood glucose levels should be monitored hourly and insulin doses titrated to achieve levels as close to normal as possible without producing hypoglycemia. Among outpatients, high blood sugar levels can be reduced with caloric restriction (dieting), regular exercise, oral hypoglycemic agents, insulin, and/or withholding offending drugs. Self-blood glucose monitoring and the keeping of a blood sugar log helps patients and their health care providers to recognize and manage hyperglycemic trends. Patients with diabetes mellitus need to understand the role maintaining glycemic control plays in preventing complications of their disease. Consultation with a diabetic nurse educator can provide the necessary information (and impetus) for good management of diet, medication regimens, and exercise. There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.

UAE is known for brunches and there’s a hundred brunch options you can pick from. But, before you book a table for brunch this weekend, you’ve got to know about Oliva’s ‘Brunch By The Beach’. Beach and brunch always make a great combo, and we’re sure this won’t go wrong! Tuck In A Wide Range Of Authentic Dishes From Palestine UAE’s popular homegrown beach resort, Banan Beach, in Ras Al Khaimah is launching an all-new brunch featuring the flavours of Palestine. Instantly transporting you to the streets of Greece, the venue has it all for a perfect weekend brunch with fam. The brunch launches this month on Saturday, 28 January, from 12 Noon- 4.30 PM. The brunch is priced at AED 200 per person. The brunch taking place at their pool area called The Human Club and is open to adults only. Foodies can enjoy delicacies from live cooking and buffet style, serving a wide range of authentic dishes from Palestine. On the menu, you’ll find Bamiya/Okra, Mojadara, Maqloubeh, Mosakhan, Maftol, Kafta tahini, Makshi/kusa bin Laban, Malfuf/ waraanap, and more. Besides, a live DJ will set the party mood with the latest house, international and some Arabic numbers for the party. Banan beach is known for its super Instagrammable, laid-back beach town vibe and offers a great weekend outing with your loved ones to enjoy the glorious UAE weather months. Located at Al Hamra just an hour’s drive from Dubai, Banan Beach is inspired by both UAE and Palestine and is the ultimate escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. The beach offers different accommodation options suitable for single, double, and large groups and families from single tents, lofts, chalets with a Jacuzzi and plenty of pools, bars, and restaurants, plus a self-cooking barbecue spot too with a massive private beach. The property is also pet-friendly and welcomes fur babies of all kinds. And, in case you didn’t know, Banan Beach is named after its Founder Banan Abdalla, a Palestinian/ Canadian entrepreneur who is passionate about sharing his homeland roots, traditions, and culture with the rest of the world. The brunch itself is named after the 1,100-year-old Olive Tree a staple at Banan Beach and many Palestinian households. Address: Banan Beach, RAK Timings: 12pm to 4.30pm Date: January 28 COST: AED 200 per person for unlimited food and beverages Contact: (0)7 235 3566

OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT Economics plays a role in our everyday life. Studying economics enables us to understand past, future and current models, and apply them to societies, governments, businesses and individuals. Economics is the study of scarcity and its implications for the use of resources, production of goods and services, growth of production and welfare over time, and a great variety of other complex issues of vital concern to society. Studying economics provides one with not just an understanding of human behaviour, but also cultivates in students the problem-solving, analytical, communication and persuasion skills that are critical for success in today’s job market. RESOURCES OF LITREATURE In economics, resource is defined as a service or other asset used to produce goods and services that meet human needs and wants. Also referred to as factors of production, economics classifies resources into four categories — land, labour, capital and enterprise. OBJECTIVES OF OUR DEPARTMENT 1. Students will learn how markets and other governance structures organize core economic activities, such as production, distribution, and consumption, and the growth of productive resources. 2. Students will be able to identify and explain economic concepts and theories related to the behaviour of economic agents, markets, industry and firm structures, legal institutions, social norms, and government polices. 3. Students will be able to integrate theoretical knowledge with quantitative and qualitative evidence in order to explain past economic events and to formulate predictions on future ones. 4. Students will learn about the determinants of macroeconomic conditions (national output, employment, inflation), causes of business cycles, and interactions of monetary and financial markets with the real economy, familiarizing themselves in the process with major economic theories of relevance. 5. Students will be able to identify the determinants of various macroeconomic aggregates such as output, unemployment, inflation, productivity and the major challenges associated with the measurement of these aggregates. 6. Students will be able to discuss the linkages between financial markets and the real economy, and how these linkages influence the impact of economic policies over differing time horizons. 7. Students will become familiar with the origins and implications of processes of international economic integration and differentiation, the basic features of the international financial and monetary systems, and their implications for national economic policy. 8. Students will be able to discuss the major economic theories of international trade, and to analyse the economic implications of alternative trade policy. 9. Students will be able to trace the development of the international financial architecture and of the international monetary system, and to evaluate the implications of different exchange rate regimes for domestic macroeconomic policy. 10. Students will become familiar with the history of economic thought and the controversies between its major schools of thought and contrasting theoretical approaches. 11. Students will be able to trace the origins of economic thought in the ancient world and its influence on subsequent schools of thought, including the scholastics and the emergence of early modern (Classical) economics. 12. Students will be able to discuss the links between the evolution of Western economies and the emergence of economics as a distinct discipline.

22 November 2022 Viral-Driven and Virality-Driven Development (VDD). Viral-Driven Development, even though sounds similar, is quite different than Virality-Driven Development. And when we said about VDD, it's the latter one. We have to write about this in the midst of latest, trending Internet products which just made everything in this world better and worse. Whether it's Shopee with its infamous ads and promotions (e.g. get a $0.99 discount if you've purchased $499 here), TikTok, other shady TikTok clones (like the infamous Shopee Video) and so. But to make things clear, Viral-Driven products are those who are built upon existing trends. But Virality-Driven products are those who are built with intentions to make everything viral and trending, and practically TikTok is one of them. Both kinds of products are highly exploitable, and that's why people To give some examples of Viral-Driven ones, let's start with Linktree. Linktree was not intentionally meant to be viral, instead it tries to solve what's hiddenly infamous and popular on Instagram: the inability to attach (more than one) links under the same account. But the rest of the competitors, like Beacons and Desty and Koji and so on, they are instead Virality-Driven. They already know that Linktree will become a hit in the Instagram space, so they hoped the same kind of fortune by creating clones of Linktree. Gojek is another Viral-Driven product, where they saw opportunities by marrying between three viral things: Jakarta's traffic, (infamous) motorcycle taxi convenience, and specifically those pre-9 and after-5 commuting traffic. Sure, mature competitors like Grab finally compete with them, but remember that during the early years of Gojek, they faced (and eventually won) the competition from smaller, Virality-Driven apps and companies: BlueJek, CyberJek, LadyJek, and others. Sometimes, Virality-Driven product development are not always done by cheap competitors of popular services. And TikTok is just a clear example. TikTok Shop? What!? At a glance they might want to compete with Facebook Marketplace which has become popular in several niches of users. TikTok for Business!?!? What the heck? Now you expect businesses to walk along the same viral path from your Musical.ly days? One of the most non-sensible things TikTok have launched, as a Virality-Driven company, is TikTok Food. Yes, an official food store that sells dishes and snacks as viral on TikTok. Sure, there are still many virality-driven example out there. We're watching you, Shopee. But I think that's for another story.

Known by many as a half Ironman, the Ironman 70.3 races in Las Vegas, NV are an excellent goal for triathletes looking for a new challenge. Herein, do Triathletes make money? So how much do pro triathletes make? You can expect an average salary from prize money and bonuses to sit between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. Just so, how do I participate in Ironman? There are four ways you can find yourself at the starting line for the IRONMAN World Championship: earning a slot at one of the full-distance qualifiers held around the world, getting a spot through the IRONMAN Legacy program, winning an entry in the IRONMAN Lottery Program or purchasing an entry through the IRONMAN … How do you find a triathlon? How to Find the Best Triathlon for You - ACTIVE.com. The best resource is right in front of you. … - USA Triathlon. … - International Triathlon Union. … - IRONMAN Website. … - Trifind.com. … - Trimapper. … - Facebook Groups. … - Ask Friends. TRIATHLON COSTS DURING A TYPICAL YEAR |Race fees (Olympic x2)||$120||$150| |Race fees (Half distance)||$120||$300| |Race fees (Full distance)||$250||$600| This triathlon distance requires a 2.4 mile swim (3.9K), 112 mile bike (180.2K), and 26.2 mile run (42.2K). Depending on your fitness level, course conditions, and the weather on race day, you can expect to complete these three legs in about 10 to 17 hours. The entry fee for Ironman comes with its own sticker shock. Nevertheless, plenty are perfectly happy to pay the $650 registration cost — evident as Louisville’s Ironman, on Oct. Yes, triathlon is an expensive sport, but if you’re smart you can keep your costs down. If it’s your first triathlon, or if you want to just kick the tires on the sport, you can do so for at a relatively cheap cost. … Look, don’t let costs keep you out of this amazing sport. As a triathlon beginner, we recommend starting with a sprint triathlon (generally a 500-meter swim, a 20K bike, and a 5K run), but if you’re interested in longer distances you can learn more about what those entail here. For the beginner triathlete, it will take about 1 hour 50 minutes to complete their first sprint distance triathlon. If we break down the average sprint triathlon time, this should take the novice triathlete around 2 minutes per 100 m in the swim. 1 hour for the bike leg, and up to 30 minutes to complete the run. A Triathlon refers to a race that consists of three disciplines completed back to back; swimming, cycling and running. … Ironman is also a trademarked name, with the race being organised by ‘Ironman’. There are other triathlons that cover the same distances, but these are simply called ‘Iron-distance races’. Whether you want to get in shape or simply take on a new challenge in 2019, here are five of the best triathlons for beginners. - Blenheim Palace Triathlon. - Castle Howard Triathlon. - The Slateman. - IRONMAN Austria-Kärnten. - Novice Triathlons in Shetland. So far, that leaves us with this: Traveling to races in the U.S. is expensive because it takes more time and more hotel nights should you venture across the country or up a mountain. … In Germany, people happily flick $30 to race organizers for a sprint. (See: Ravensburger Triathlon, now in its 33rd year.)

Data is one of the transformational characteristics of the internet age. Compared to just 10 years ago (let alone to 20+ years ago!), data is cheap and easy to gather. It is the lifeblood of many businesses, from the largest technology companies to the smallest service firms. Here are a few examples of how companies are using data to transform their services: - Retail businesses capture data about their sales to determine which products to stock and in what quantities, where to place them in the store, and how to price them. Leading companies are able to do this continually and can even automate their ordering based on their actual sales volume. - Doctors and medical researchers use data, including information about medicines, treatments, and the patient’s own DNA to provide personalized treatments to their patients. - Insurance companies offer their customers discounts for putting motion trackers in their vehicles. These trackers collect data about speed, distance, and acceleration to help the insurance company more accurately predict the likelihood that you will get into a crash, so they can give you a more customized price for your auto insurance. - Local governments frequently use license plate readers to identify the vehicles passing through an intersection or under a bridge. This data can help local policy respond more effectively to AMBER Alerts or help authorities customize the timing of red and green lights to optimize traffic flow. - And so many more! If data is so great, what is the downside? Although data can be incredibly powerful, it can also be dangerous. Some of the data you collect may be sensitive — credit cards, health records, financial transactions, trade secrets, etc. Businesses have a responsibility to protect that data, both for the good of the business and to protect their customers and business partners. Having too much data can also create real inefficiencies in your business. For example, you may have so many documents that you are unable to find the right one. You also have to pay to store and backup all of your data, whether the data is useful or not. If your company is the victim of a security breach, any data that you possess could be made public or used by your competitors or rivals. This could be very costly for your business — you could face legal, regulatory, financial, and reputational consequences. The more data you have, the greater the consequences you could face resulting form a breach. What can businesses do to minimize the risk? There are numerous controls that we can put in place to protect our sensitive data, including encryption, two-factor authentication, role-based access control, and more. However, there is another control that many businesses forget about — just delete it. This is not to suggest that you just start deleting data without further thought — you need a plan. Many leading companies have data retention and destruction plans to help protect them. You can create a data retention plan for your business. Here’s how: - Make an inventory of the types of data you have. Examples include engineering designs, product plans, employee records, and accounting data. - Determine what business purpose the data serves (e.g., to forecast sales, to pay employees, to meet a regulatory requirement, etc.). Data that serves little or no business purpose is a candidate for deletion. - Estimate how long the data will still be valuable (e.g., historical sales data may lose most of its value after several years, the law may require that you keep accounting data for a specific period of time, etc.). Data that is no longer valuable (and is not required for legal or regulatory purposes) is a candidate for deletion. - Review the list of data you think you can delete with your financial and legal advisors. - Draft a data retention policy. This is a simple document that describes the types of data your business maintains, how long it must maintain the data, and the frequency of deletion. - Pick a method for deleting unnecessary data that supports your data retention policy. For example, you could do it manually once every quarter, or you could acquire a tool that will automatically delete aged data on a recurring schedule. By eliminating data that your business no longer needs, you can realize several benefits: reduced storage costs, increased employee efficiency, and reduced impact from a data breach. Three wins from a single change is pretty good!

The pandemic ushered in an e-commerce retail renaissance, as well as a surge in the popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services. Affirm, AfterPay, and Klarna are examples of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) companies that have received a lot of attention in the last year as consumers sought ways to make it easier to buy what they wanted without adding to their credit card debt. The following are recent developments: - Amazon and Affirm teamed together. Customers who spend $50 or more on Amazon will be able to break their purchases down into smaller, monthly payments. Some loans will have a 0% APR, while others will charge interest, according to Affirm. - On BNPL payments, PayPal will no longer charge late fees. More than 7 million people have utilized PayPal’s BNPL service since its introduction, spending more than $3.5 billion on goods. - AfterPay was acquired by Square. AfterPay’s merchant relationships will be integrated into Square’s seller ecosystem, assisting in the conversion of AfterPay’s existing customer base to Cash App customers. - Apple has announced the launch of a BNPL service. With certain plans, Apple Pay customers will be able to make interest-free BNPL purchases, pay with any credit card, and avoid late and processing penalties. In the United States, the percentage of Gen Zers who use BNPL has increased sixfold, from 6% in 2019 to 36% in 2021. Since 2019, millennials’ use of BNPL has more than doubled to 41%. Adoption among Gen Xers has more than tripled, and even Baby Boomers are becoming involved. In 2021, consumers will use BNPL programs to make approximately $100 billion in retail purchases, up from $24 billion in 2020 and $20 billion in 2019. So, What is BNPL? The system, as the name implies, allows customers to purchase a product and pay for it later after a set period of time. The period allows you to purchase things from its partner merchants and pay for them over a period of say 10-15 days. However, if a customer fails to pay their account on time, they will be charged interest based on the amount owed. Customers can break a purchase into no-cost EMIs for three to six months, during which time the bill must be paid. Amazon Pay, LazyPay, Simpl, Slice, and ZestMoney are some of the fintech companies that provide BNPL services. For example, your local store or milkman may have permitted you to make purchases during the month and kept track of everything you bought. The accumulated amount is usually paid at the end of the month or on particular and agreed-upon days of the month. The creditor may have agreed to allow you to pay in easy, interest-free installments over a few months. That is exactly what it means to “Buy Now, Pay Later.” The Reason Behind BNPL’s Growing Popularity BNPL allows consumers to purchase products that might not have been able to afford otherwise by providing a more flexible, less expensive alternative to spread out a payment. Customers register, go through an initial “soft credit check” with the BNPL provider, and receive approval in a matter of seconds. Customers can usually specify their payment plans at checkout, ensuring that digital natives get the fast, smooth experience they expect. BNPL’s services are rising at 39 percent per year, with the company’s market share expected to treble by 2023. By then, BNPL services will account for 3% of worldwide ecommerce spending. In addition, 85 percent of customers who have used BNPL services intend to do so again in the future. Despite the fact that many BNPL suppliers are new to the market, others are already profitable, indicating that the business model is likely to persist. Benefits to Merchants Offering clients’ preferred payment methods, unsurprisingly, can result in a big increase in sales. However, with BNPL, retailers have an even stronger, more compelling motive to participate. Customers that utilise BNPL are likely to spend more, according to multiple studies. According to an AfterPay poll, 42 percent of Gen Z and 69 percent of millennial customers are more likely to buy things if BNPL is available. While it could be argued that originating from a BNPL provider is biassed, other recent study supports this. According to the PYMNTS BNPL tracker, nearly half of the consumers polled (48%) would not buy from a merchant that did not accept BNPL payments. According to another study conducted in the states, 45 percent of consumers use BNPL at least once a month – or more – and almost half (47 percent) of online shoppers use it “most of the time” or “every time” they browse for an item. The Future of Buy Now Pay Later In order to prosper and stand out, BNPL providers must: - Make them become shopping destinations: For example, Afterpay has stated that it will allow its merchant partners to advertise on the BNPL firm’s app in order to promote their promotions, products, and deals. Brands will be able to choose which goods to promote through sponsored listing formats, and will only be charged when a shopper interacts with the ad. - Improve the accuracy of their sales attribution claims: According to BNPL suppliers, they assist merchants in making sales that would not have been made otherwise. Does this ring a bell? When Visa and MasterCard were first introduced, they both made the same claims regarding credit cards. Accurate attribution statistics will be demanded by today’s businesses. - Specialize: Customer journey mastery will be required of BNPL providers. Few (if any) will be able to do so in more than a few product categories, leading in product category specialisation. With BNPL specialists like LoanStar Technologies in home remodelling and Prima Health Credit in elective medical procedures, this is already happening. There are several compelling – and potentially profitable – reasons for retailers to provide customers with BNPL options. However, it’s apparent that being able to offer the BNPL brands that are suited for a merchant’s target demographic – such as Afterpay, Klarna, and Affirm – is critical. Not only to stay competitive, but also to be relevant with tomorrow’s shoppers today and to continue to grow revenue streams.

EasyAR Planar Image Tracking¶ Planar Tracking is aiming to detect and track textured objects which have planar surfaces in real life. Objects that have such planar surfaces can be a book cover, a name card, a poster, or even a graffiti wall. All those objects should have rich textures and textures shall not represented as repeated mode. A design layout or a front view photo image of the object is all you need to create the Planar Image Tracking. Targets are automatically generated during tracking and there is no need to do any additional configuration or deployment. To use Planar Image Tracking, the first thing you should do is preparing the template image of you target object and the object itself. This can be done by several ways according to your use case. For example, you can take a photo of the front view of the object you are interested, then the photo will be the template image you need. Another example could be that you have already had a design layout or drawing which means the template image is ready at hand. In this case you can get the object by some prints or produce. Second thing you need to take care is the file format of the template image. JPG or PNG format is supported and recommended. The last but not least, make sure your planar object is well textured. By saying well means the object should have abundant textures and textures should not represent as a repeating pattern. Objects with lacking or repeated textures are hard to detect and track robustly. Bellows are some examples and tips for a reference. The template image should have rich textures. The first one can be detected and tracked by EasyAR. EasyAR do not detect or track the second one because there is little texture. Textures should not in repeated pattern. This image can not be detected and tracked by EasyAR. Image content should be filled up with the object as much as possible. The first image is more easier to be detected and tracked by EasyAR. The length of the shorter side of the template image is suggested at least 20% of the length of the longer side. This image is hard to be detected and tracked by EasyAR. The template image size should not be too small or too large. A resolution between SQCIF(128x96) and QVGA(1280x960) will be good. If the image size is too small, numbers of features will not be guaranteed. And if the image size is too large, there will cause unnecessary increase of memory cost and computation time during the automatic target generation. Template image with alpha channel will be handled with white background. If this is not your intention, avoid to use alpha channel. When the template image is ready, just place it in the right assets folder. The rest thing is pretty simple by starting the Planar Image Tracking as you want. The data of target object will be automatically generated based on the template image, and the detecting and tracking process should now work smoothly. Besides, there are two tracking modes supplied by EasyAR Sense. Please refer to ImageTrackerMode. Continue with EasyAR Sense Samples¶ You can reference HelloAR sample for different platforms. Here are introductions for how to use those samples for different platforms. Continue with EasyAR Sense Packages¶ Here are introductions for how to use the EasyAR Sense packages for different platforms.

Breathwit Marine Contractors Impressed With SENNEBOGEN Reliability DICKINSON, TX – When towing and shipyard company, Breathwit Marine Contractors, acquired the assets of Tex Mex Marine in December 2007, included among them was a SENNEBOGEN 835 M material handler that was already in place and working at a port transfer application. Today, Breathwit Marine’s SENNEBOGEN 835 M is located at Cemex USA’s Turkey Bend Island (TBI) Navigation Yard in Houston, where it transfers sand and gravel from barges to hoppers that feed conveyors to Cemex’s asphalt and cement plants. “We transport the aggregate material to the Cemex yard using our tugs and barges, and then we transfer it to their hoppers using our SENNEBOGEN 835 M which is equipped with a 2 cu.yd. Rotobec clamshell bucket. It’s all part of a package deal we offer them,” says Cliff Breathwit, General Manager Breathwit Marine Contractors. “We haven’t had any problems with the SENNEBOGEN machine since taking ownership of it. It’s proven to be a very reliable machine for this particular application.” Breathwit a diversified company As a parent company, Breathwit Marine Contractors oversees 22 different companies. The company got its start in the towing business in the early 1980s with one tugboat and one barge. Today it has nine tugboats and thirty-six barges. Breathwit estimates that in 2008 the company transported about 1.5 million tons of sand and gravel to the Houston area and unloaded the majority of it using their own material handlers, including the SENNEBOGEN 835 M they acquired from Tex Mex Marine. The SENNEBOGEN machine was originally purchased by its former owners from Rusty May at Waukesha-Pearce Industries (WPI). According to Breathwit, his company has a long-time relationship with May and Waukesha-Pearce as an equipment supplier. Breathwit Marine also provides barge transportation services for the Houston-based Komatsu dealer. Breathwit indicated he just loaded one of WPI’s SENNEBOGEN rental units on a Breathwit Marine barge for delivery to a customer doing hurricane clean-up in the region. He says that WPI is very attentive to Breathwit Marine’s needs and notes that service calls for the 835 M have been dealt with in a very timely manner. 835 M is very truckable Breathwit reports that his SENNEBOGEN 835 M is very “truckable” in comparison to some of his other material handling equipment. “Some of our other equipment requires a major disassembly to get it on a trailer and transport it anywhere – not our SENNEBOGEN. You just pull out its outriggers, put it on a trailer and away you go.” “The 835 M does a great job at the TBI yard”, Breathwit continues. “It doesn’t actually do a 360° swing, but more like a 90° cycle from the barges to the hopper. Our operators say it’s really smooth and efficient. And because they have to look down into the barges when they are unloading them, they find the SENNEBOGEN machine’s elevating and tilting cab a necessity for this application.” SENNEBOGEN has been a leading name in the global material handling industry for over 65 years. Based in Stanley, North Carolina, within the greater Charlotte region, SENNEBOGEN LLC offers a complete range of purpose-built machines to suit virtually any material handling application. Established in America in the year 2000, SENNEBOGEN LLC has quickly become a leading provider of specialized equipment solutions for recycling and scrap metal yards, demolition, barge and port operations, log-handling, transfer stations, waste facilities and the tree care industry from coast to coast. A growing network of distributors supports SENNEBOGEN LLC sales and service across the Americas, ensuring the highest standard of professional machine support and parts availability. For more information on the full line of SENNEBOGEN green line material handlers, contact: 1957 Sennebogen Trail Stanley, NC 28164 Tel: (704) 347-4910 or fax (704) 347-8894

Relishing winter in Duluth In this sporty town, you can ski and then see a ballet or Broadway show, all within city limits. When it's not cold or snowy enough in Duluth, the natives start to grumble. This Minnesota port on Lake Superior loves winter, though it's not for weaklings. The breezes that earned it the nickname "Air-Conditioned City" will chill your bones in winter, and if you don't keep moving, you'll wind up as stiff as the bronze sculptures along the lake. But in winter, nobody goes to Duluth to sit around. Duluth is built on a hillside with lots of wooded ravines cut by creeks. The town has turned the ravines into parks that are perfect for skiing, boarding, tubing, skating, snowshoeing — you name it. As soon as there's enough snow, the city grooms 67 kilometers of cross-country ski trails in five parks plus Spirit Mountain, and there are another 15 kilometers at Snowflake Nordic Center. Spirit Mountain has 22 downhill runs and Minnesota's second-longest vertical drop, plus six lanes of snow tubing, a zipline and an alpine coaster. In the middle of town, there's more modest alpine skiing plus a speed-skating rink at the Chester Bowl, which once had five ski jumps, including 115-foot Big Chester, at one time largest in the world. Snowshoers like the 43 miles of Superior Hiking Trail that cut across Duluth, roughly parallel with Skyline Parkway and the Duluth Traverse, a magnet for fat-tire bikers. And there's free ice skating at Bayfront Park and a dozen other rinks. In West Duluth, climbers scale columns of ice at Quarry Park, just below the Brewer Park section of the Superior Hiking Trail. The best thing? Everything's right in town, never far from a cappuccino or craft beer. Winter also is high season for nightlife, and you can go highbrow or lowbrow. At DECC auditorium on the harbor, see a concert by the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra or Minnesota Ballet. We've been to Duluth many times in winter. Once, a friend and I went up on a Thursday to get midweek rates at Spirit Mountain, which has long, undulating slopes and a spectacular view of St. Louis Bay and Canal Park. My favorite run was the Timber Cruiser, a mile-long intermediate run that winds to and fro through trees. My friend tried out the black-diamond Gandy Dancer and Bear Claw, while I practiced turns on the long, extra-wide Four Pipe. We also saw a show at Renegade Theater Company, shopped at DeWitt-Seitz Marketplace on Canal Park and had dinner and wine flights at Bellisio's, under a wrap-around mural of the Italian countryside that made winter seem far away. One January, we rented a lakeside cottage on Park Point and got to town in time to ski the lighted trails at Lester Park. The next day, we skied at wilder Magney-Snively Park, on the opposite end of town, stopping to admire panoramic views of St. Louis Bay from Ely Peak and Bardon Peak. Then we skied the gentler loops at Hartley Nature Center, in the center of town. We shopped on Superior Street, drank craft beer at Fitger's Brewhouse, walked on the dunes outside our cottage and warmed up with mochas. One November, we skied at Snowflake Nordic Center and stayed at Fitger's Inn in the old brewery complex, where we listened to live music and shopped. And one March, we got to Duluth just ahead of a blizzard and woke up to 20 inches of new snow and 70 mph winds. Amazingly, the city plowed the streets right away and we were able to ski in Lester Park that afternoon, following the tracks of other skiers. By Sunday afternoon, city groomers had reached the Piedmont trails, and we were able to ski on fresh corduroy. As one of the handmade wooden signs along the trails put it, "What could be better?" Trip Tips: Winter in Duluth, Minnesota 2023 events: Jan. 27-28, Lake Superior Ice Festival in Superior. Jan. 29, start of the John Beargrease Sled-Dog Marathon. Feb. 4, Duluth Ice & Mixed Fest in Quarry Park. Feb. 4, Cold Front festival in Bayfront Festival Park. Downhill skiing: Spirit Mountain has 22 runs and a vertical drop of 700 feet, the second-longest in Minnesota after Lutsen Mountains on the North Shore, which has a 1,088-foot drop. There's also an Adventure Park with snow tubing, a zipline and an alpine slide. In the middle of town, there's inexpensive neighborhood skiing at the Chester Bowl. Cross-country skiing: There are groomed trails in Lester Park, Piedmont, Hartley Park, Magney-Snively Park, Spirit Mountain and Chester Park. You'll need a Minnesota Ski Pass, $10 a day, $25 a year. There are another 15 kilometers at the privately run Snowflake Nordic Center (and another 28 across the St. Louis River in Superior Municipal Forest). From the Grand Avenue Nordic Center at the foot of Spirit Mountain, there's snow-making on a growing trail network. For more, see Cross-country in Duluth. Snowshoeing: The first 43 miles of the Superior Hiking Trail cross the city. It's great for snowshoeing shortly after a snowfall, but it quickly gets packed down. Large Magney-Snively Park, just west of Spirit Mountain on Skyline Parkway, is a good place to snowshoe. Fat-tire biking: You can ride on the Duluth Traverse trail across town and through parks. Rental gear: Hartley Nature Center rents cross-country skis and snowshoes, as do Continental Ski at East First Street and 13th Avenue, 218-728-4466, and Ski Hut at East Fourth Street and 11th Avenue, 218-724-8525. Dog-sledding: Half an hour north of Duluth, Endurance Kennels offers rides behind a team, and for a little more (it's worth it), you can drive the team yourself. Ice climbing: Quarry Park in West Duluth is available for climbing, and the Duluth Climbers Coalition offers clinics at the annual Duluth Ice & Mixed Fest. Ice skating: Skating is free at Bayfront Park on the Harbor and a dozen other rinks. Accommodations: Many motels, hotels and inns offer discounted Spirit Mountain lift tickets to guests. The treehouse-like Mountain Villas are right on Spirit Mountain. On Canal Park, the Inn on Lake Superior has a rooftop hot tub. For an overview of hotels, dining and other trip-planning basics, see Duluth 101. Dining: In winter, it's easy to get a table at restaurants on Canal Park, unlike summer. For more, see Where to eat in Duluth. For more, check the calendar at Perfect Duluth Day. Details: See Duluth stories.

Dr. Susan led You Xi Wang to the testing area. He looked around in fascination with this new world. The technology was so advanced that he started thinking he was living in the stone age compared to this place. The patients had a mask on their face, but they were not connected to an oxygen supply, instead, these masks worked as air extractor and purifiers, they directly absorb oxygen from their surroundings. The patients were also not surrounded by beeping monitors, but laid inside the capsule-like equipment similar to one You Xi Wang was in. Dr. Susan noticed this and was amused by his antics, but she ignored commenting after all he was still a teenager. While a certain object didn't have the same opinion as to her. [Master, will you die if you stop acting like a country bumpkin? Stop looking like a toddler going to watch the circus. Such an immature mentality I AM ASHAMED.] the system's voice dragged You Xi Wang out of his dreamland. He saw the amused smirk on Dr. Susan's face; he looked down on the floor while walking straight, trying to avoid the embarrassment. That was when he realized that he got his ass handed to him by his own soul, a part of it. 'You... Stop being bossy okay, no matter how much you try you can never be the master, you exist because I gave you the power. So, shut up, it's normal to be excited about new places.' He tried to retort. [Yeah, yeah, whatever floats your boat loser] You Xi Wang was pissed and almost felt like cursing out loud, but he gave up after noticing his surroundings. He thought 'It's okay, I am the superior one I should not quibble with a part of my soul' They reached the testing area where Dr. Susan took some samples and asked You Xi Wang to stand on a circular disk type equipment which was surrounded by two rings, the rings had some bulges on them at equal distance. "What do I do now?" asked You Xi Wang after standing on the disk, anxiously. "Nothing, just relax your breathing, and don't worry, it's safe," replied Dr. Susan with a faint smile. The machine buzzed, and the rings emitted red laser light beams over You Xi Wang's body and started floating up and down along his height in two different directions at the same time as if scanning him. You Xi Wang was fascinated by the principle behind this kind of tech. In 10 seconds, the machine stopped and You Xi Wang stepped down. While the doctor analyzed the screens next to the machine, which showed detailed information about his body via X-ray, MRI, CT-scan, etc. You Xi Wang had thought and couldn't help but ask the doctor, "How do you perform checkups on people who can't stand?" Dr. Susan giggled and replied, "It's simple, we have other equipment for checking unconscious or critically ill patients." pointing at the machine across the room. You Xi Wang was embarrassed yet again [tch, idiot] snorted the system. Before You Xi Wang could retort, the doctor turned with a blissful smile on her face, which dazed You Xi Wang for a while and he thought 'she is so beautiful....' he blushed slightly out of agitation while imaging Dr. Susan and he does illicit actions. "You are clear for discharge now little one... Eh? Why are your cheeks flushed, are you having any problems? But when I just checked, you seemed to be fine." Dr. Susan asked in rapid succession, not knowing that this guy was having perverted thoughts regarding her. Subconsciously You Xi Wang blurted out, "No, I am fine, it's just your smile that was so awesome it agitated me." He stopped and realized what he has done and was embarrassed yet again. Dr. Susan was surprised, but giggled after gaining her composure "Thank you for the compliment you are also the most dashing looking patient I have had in a long while." She continued, "Your sister is here, I have already notified the administration staff that you are clear to go home." She pondered for a while and with an amused smile, handed a card to You Xi Wang while saying "since you are my patient you can contact me if you feel any discomfort in an emergency." After You Xi Wang stood in a daze and said: "Thank you, I will definitely contact you." The doctor giggled and led him to his room where his sister waited for him. After two minutes, he entered the room, and the doctor left the siblings alone as she knew about their circumstances. You Xi Wang entered the room and looked around to find a slender figure looking at him with eyes slightly red and filled with concern, the figure was none other than his elder sister You Zhichi. She was wearing a white silk shirt and blue jeans paired with white sneakers, her long black hair tied in a ponytail, she had almond-shaped obsidian black eyes, dense yet sharp looking brows, a high cute looking nose, which had a slight pink tint, and a perfect pair of lips to make her look as if a celestial maiden has descended from the heavens. She rushed towards You Xi Wang but stopped and gazed at him from head to toe when she saw him looking fine. She could hold back her emotions as tears started falling from her eyes "Gougou, how are you feeling?" She asked You Xi Wang as she hugged him. Gougou, the nickname his mother and sister used to call him by. You Xi Wang felt warmth in his heart, something which he had been missing too much after his parents passed away in his past life and his brother left him alone. "I am fine now Chichi." He answered instinctively, and the system notified him [master don't worry it's because you have merged with the previous owner's memories, you are him and he is you now.] You Xi Wang released and relaxed while You Zhichi calmed herself. They separated, and she said, "let's go home, okay, don't worry big sis will be with you forever Gougou." It was at this moment You Xi Wang decided to put all his effort to make You Zhichi proud. This was the first time somebody other than his parents in his past life reassured him he will never be alone. Unknowingly tears dripped down his cheeks and he raised his hand towards You Zhichi as if trying to see if she exists in reality and said: "Thank you, big sis." You Zhichi felt warm as it was rare for her little brother to call her big sis as they always treated each other as friends and partners in crime.

If you are beginner in woodworking or you just thinking about giving woodoworking a try, there is no better way to learn than from a book which was written by the man who owns an runs his woodworking school for more than twenty years. Woodworking basics – Mastering essentials of craftsmanship is a guide on all things that an average woodworker should know and all of that is explained in a manner that everybody can understand it without any prior knowledge about woodworking. The author of the book, Peter Korn, is the founder and executive director of the Center for furniture craftsmanship, a non-profit woodworking and design school in Rockport, Maine. A furniture maker since 1974, his work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums. The book is based on two-week course in woodworking fundamentals offered at previously mentioned Center for furniture craftsmanship in Camden, Maine. This book takes a traditional approach to teaching, with the idea that learning basic skills is essential to craftsmanship. In the process, the book covers all the bases–from working with hand tools to cutting dovetails. It also includes two complete projects: a bench and a small cabinet. The book is divided into chapters which guide you through all the phases of woodworking. First you can learn all about wood types and wood physical properties and after that all about joinery. Woodworking machines and hand tools are explained in detail and there are specific instruction on how to work with each of them. Milling a board four-square, cutting a mortise and tenon joints and dovetails is explained to the finest detail. After you mastered all the skills the book provides you with two woodworking plans on how to make a small bench and side table. Visit Tools First to see review on the best milling machines on the market. Woodworking basics gives you thorough introduction to the skills and techniques needed to become a skilled woodworker. Nothing overly complex or astounding, but you will gain a great deal of satisfaction and confidence by following the exercises and practicing. The book is written clearly and in a friendly, accessible tone. It focuses only on a few techniques rather than overwhelming the reader with every obscure joint available to the woodworker and by our opinion this is the best manual for every beginner in woodworking.

Washington is up in arms over Tehran’s decision to further scale back its commitments under the same nuclear deal that the US singlehandedly demolished last year, accusing Iran of “extorting” the international community. The US State Department came out swinging after Iran’s atomic energy authority confirmed it would begin enriching uranium at a five-percent level at its Fordow plant starting on Wednesday, continuing past the 3.67-percent cap set out by the nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “Resuming uranium enrichment at this previously clandestine site is only the latest Iranian attempt to extort the international community.” Also on rt.com The stepped-up enrichment activity – which would see uranium gas injected into Fordow’s centrifuges – is part of an Iranian countermeasure to Washington’s abrogation of the nuclear accord last year. As with other steps it has taken away from the deal, Tehran insists Wednesday’s move is reversible, saying the ball is now in Europe’s court to resist a raft of crippling secondary sanctions imposed by Washington. In line with its typically hawkish Iran policy, the State Department argues that Tehran is squarely to blame for the near-demise of the deal, although it was the US withdrawal and subsequent “maximum pressure” campaign that prompted Iranian retaliation. “We have made clear that Iran’s expansion of uranium enrichment activities in defiance of key nuclear commitments is a big step in the wrong direction, and underscores the continuing challenge Iran poses to international peace and security,” the State Department spokesman said on Tuesday. The spokesman also cast doubt on Iran’s assurance that its countermeasures are reversible. “The knowledge Iran could gain over time from R&D work on new centrifuge designs represents irreversible learning that could ultimately shorten Iran’s breakout time to a nuclear weapon if it decided to pursue one,” he said. While Washington’s unilateral bulldozing of the accord is the primary reason why Iran is now violating its terms, the State Department spokesman used the occasion to heap scorn on the agreement itself, calling it a “flawed deal.” Also on rt.com Even after the US quit the JCPOA in May 2018, Iran remained compliant with the accord for some time, as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) affirmed repeatedly. Tehran initially hoped that European signatories would compensate for the economic losses incurred by the US withdrawal – after which Washington imposed several rounds of debilitating economic sanctions – but a European rescue operation was not forthcoming. Although European countries denounced the US pullout, they have been slow in offsetting the damage inflicted in its wake, drawing increasing frustration from Tehran. Eventually, Iran’s patience simply ran out and it began reversing its commitments under the deal. While Iran blames Europe for not doing enough to salvage the JCPOA or fight the US sanctions, there has been some progress on that front. Eight European countries have already joined INSTEX, a financial mechanism set up by France, Germany and the UK to circumvent the US penalties and restore trade with Iran. Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!

I feel very lucky today to welcome Coral Vass to my blog to celebrate the launch of her latest book. It’s part of the Random House ‘Meet Series’ about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia’s history. Meet…Don Bradman is a children’s picture book about cricket’s greatest ever batsman, Sir Donald Bradman. It’s the story of how he first came to play for Australia, and how his record-breaking feats in the Ashes series became a source of pride and hope during the hard years of the Great Depression. As we’re huge cricket fans, it’s very exciting to see more picture books about cricket! Coral’s book has been beautifully illustrated by Brad Howe. Don’t you think his style suits the era of this story perfectly? I do. Congratulations Coral and Brad – it’s such a beautiful book. Now Coral, tell me… - Were you a cricket fan before you wrote this book? I wouldn’t say I was a die-hard fan, but I have always enjoyed watching cricket on TV. My three sons however, utterly love everything there is to love about cricket. And since writing this book, I have gained so much more appreciation for the game. How good is that? - What did your research involve? I had a lot of fun researching the life and career of Sir Donald Bradman. The internet is not always a reliable resource, so I visited the libraries frequently; borrowing countless books on Bradman, as well as watching old footage of the game and various interviews. Sounds like great fun. - What was the most interesting fact you found out about Sir Donald Bradman? Despite his relatively quick rise to fame, Donald Bradman actually had many knock backs. Most Australian cricket selectors initially didn’t see his cricketing potential; thinking his batting style was unconventional. But with persistence, hard work and a little bit of luck, Donald went on to become cricket’s greatest ever batsman. Don’s story offers a great message of hope, hard work and persistence for all children. What a fabulous fact? I did not know that… - What was the best part about working with Brad Howe and Random House? It was an absolute honour and thrill to be given the opportunity to profile such an amazing Australian legend. And watching Brad Howe bring this story to life with his phenomenal illustrations was a joy. Brad’s illustrations work perfectly with your text, Coral. - Did your opinion of Don Bradman change or deepen as you wrote the book? My appreciation of Donald Bradman grew immensely as I researched and wrote this book. I definitely have much more admiration and a deeper respect for him as a sportsman and a person, as I gained insight into his character. As well as being a phenomenal talent, Sir Donald Bradman was a man of enormous integrity and humility. - What was the most challenging part of the project? The most challenging part was making sure I got it right. The hardest thing about writing non-fiction is checking, double checking and triple checking that all the details are correct. Added to that was the pressure of writing about and making sure the story honoured this extraordinary man -Sir Donald Bradman. I definitely think you’ve got it right. Well done you. So, as Molly would say, do yourself a favour…and go out and get it! ‘Meet Don Bradman’ written by Coral Vass and illustrated by Brad Howe Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s – See more at: http://www.randomhouse.com.au/books/coral-vass/meet-donald-bradman-9781925324891.aspx#sthash.wBX24DC4.dpuf

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The main difference between Snigger and Snicker is that the Snigger is a expression of amusement and Snicker is a brand name chocolate bar made by Mars, Incorporated. Laughter is a physical reaction in humans consisting typically of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter can arise from such activities as being tickled, or from humorous stories or thoughts. Most commonly, it is considered a visual expression of a number of positive emotional states, such as joy, mirth, happiness, relief, etc. On some occasions, however, it may be caused by contrary emotional states such as embarrassment, apology, or confusion such as nervous laughter or courtesy laugh. Age, gender, education, language, and culture are all factors as to whether a person will experience laughter in a given situation. Some other species of primate (apes, chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans) show laughter-like vocalizations in response to physical contact such as wrestling, play chasing or tickling. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain, helping humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group—it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seen as contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback.The study of humor and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body, is called gelotology. Snickers is a brand name chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated previously known in the UK as ‘Marathon’ but changed in 1990. Consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts, enrobed in milk chocolate, Snickers has annual global sales of $2 billion. In the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and Ireland, Snickers was sold under the brand name Marathon until 19 July 1990. Snickers brand Marathon energy bars have since been sold in some markets. A partly suppressed or broken laugh. A sly or snide laugh. To emit a snigger. A stifled or broken laugh. A player who snicks the ball. To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh. To utter through a laugh of this kind.

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What exactly is lawyer control? To put it simply, law practice supervision is definitely the treatments for a large law office. In america, law procedures can be achieved up of a single legal representative, of numerous attorneys, or of only a few legal professionals, and service personnel likeclerks and paralegals, along with other staff. Some legal representatives perform most of the firm’s business by way of just one business office, although other legal representatives have additional office spaces at various regions. Each location, obviously, possesses its own purchaser record and managerial staff members, though the ideal intention is for each and every place to be identical in proportions, capacity, while focusing to your other. There are numerous components of lawyer management that vary in accordance with the dimensions, number of lawyers, and geographic power of the exact law office. A great aspect is the level of involvement for each and every attorney at law in the treatments for the practice. Typically, the greater the law firm, the much more likely that every attorney could have a primary position in operations. The most significant variations somewhere between these greater legal firms as well as their small competitors may be the level to which a selected lawyer is related to daily regulation perform managing. Even though some law firms enjoy being involved in all the authorized operation from drafting files to discussing agreements, other legal representatives love to reduce their contribution to difficulties and worries that immediately correspond with their section of expertise. In spite of the exact lawyer’s standard of contribution, however, there are lots of popular tasks that each legal representatives can participate in. Probably the most typical task that most legal representatives who manage a law office can be involved in is legal record operations. This can include the technology of all of the firm’s lawful files, equally those that the lawyers draft and keep for their own reasons, and also people that they pass to their clientele. Lots of legitimate papers range from the whole textual content of mouth disputes offered by opposite lawyers, in addition to any background information, just like the place of the lawyer, any proceedings or gatherings which had been kept, and numerous money reports. Together with making most of these documents, the legal representatives who run a law practice should also have a properly-stocked recording cabinets. It is usually important to sustain the assistance of an established declaring clerk on top of that. An additional widespread job that most law firms who run a law firm must tackle is legal payments, mainly because a whole lot documents is involved with the preparing of appropriate paperwork. Legal representatives who payment clientele for authorized professional services will have to put together all billings that will be delivered to the client’s insurance firm. All billings need to incorporate all pertinent information and facts, as well as the volume of work concerned, the fees billed, as well as any judge confirming expenses. As well as organizing many of these charges, the legal representatives who execute lawyer managing must be familiar with almost any legal guidelines which could apply to the clients’ instance, along with the relevant client-attorney at law association. Moreover, all charging questions ought to be managed as outlined by the applied policies. Probably the most important duties for just about any law firm managing individual to consider is their personal individuals control. When confronted with junior lawyers and older person solicitors, the junior law firms are accountable for handling a lot of the day by day communication with potential clients. Also, they are accountable for taking care of communication with many otherjudges and legal representatives, and other essential staff members inside the judge program. Some people who work in legal firms likewise have responsibility for managing almost any admin functions which can be allotted to them. Junior legal representatives and older person lawyers should also look at their particular day by day work load in relation to their own individual persons control. Whilst the two of these specialists are accountable for quite a lot of their particular men and women operations, they have to also very carefully consider the responsibilities their assistants execute. These assistants are accountable for making certain all engagements are correctly planned, ensuring that the requisite forms has long been completed and sent out, coping with any correspondence that could be acquired, and ensuring any necessary research is done. Moreover, the assistant’s assistants are responsible for keeping track of any and all expenses that take place during the specific appropriate event. In case you work for a law office, your task will probably need you to devote lots of time on the phone conversing with buyers, facilitating these people with any important analysis, and performing with all the several other team members that will be involved in managing the actual strategy for coping with a unique instance. You will likely also be accountable for coping with any event stress which is placed with a junior relate. Coping with this download properly requires that each one connect is capable of correctly control his/her exercise management. This approach will begin by designing a scheme for the time to invest on each and every precise project after which using a training managing plan to make sure that absolutely everyone will stay on course. All law firms ought to be capable of efficiently managing the in general exercise part of their business. This takes place by choosing the proper representatives to handle their firm’s legitimate scenarios. They is likewise those who find themselves effective in keeping the clientele with their firm happy, although the correct associates will not likely just be those who are educated during the distinct sectors of regulations which can be becoming addressed. So that you can pick the right partners, legal professionals will have to make sure that each individual possibilities mate has got the interpersonal knowledge necessary to correctly manage a apply area. Law firm consultants can play an integral purpose to help to consider the perfect associates for their organization. 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Whoever said “absence makes the heart grow fonder” really meant “absence makes you ugly cry while watching The Crown because your bestie’s Royal-family obsessed—and does she even miss you?” Learning how to keep in touch with friends lives in the annals of adulthood. It’s maybe not as pivotal as deciding to quit your job but takes priority over trying to crack your mom’s HBO GO® password. These tips should help keep your best-friend status intact. 1. Spike Your Skype Dates Add adult beverages to your Skype catch-ups or Google Hangouts. Iced-coffee, LaCroix, red wine, or an old-fashioned or two—drink the refreshment you both frequent when together and whatever suits the vibe. For the party hearty, host an online “Power Hour” for a tipsy night-in with your crew. 2. Send Some Unexpected Love Let ’em know you miss their face by snail mailing a sweet (but not saccharine) little something when they least expect it. A simple postcard should do the trick—we can recommend a few witty ones. Or, go straight-up thoughtful with a “personalized” parcel from Greetabl. 3. Go (Book) Clubbin’ Join an online book club with your bestie. Goodreads has a colossal collection of book groups to choose from—including Oprah’s Book Club and Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf feminist reading club. Or, the two of you can start your own catered to your interests (a book-to-movie club, anyone?). For a fun membership perk, send your friend a pack of our Bookmark Pads and keep one for yourself. 4. Create the Ultimate Playlist Remember all the times the two of you belted one-hit wonders in the car? Share audio mementos with a collaborative Spotify playlist. While relishing classics, you can also add new tracks and artists to boost your moods. It’ll feel like an everlasting mix CD you won’t scratch up. 5. Get Matching (Temporary) Tattoos Create your own customized temporary tattoo for a bolder take on the friendship bracelet. Momentary Ink lets you design a tat for less than $20 and Tattly has a vast assortment of artsy sets to choose from. Be sure to snap and share a “newly inked” selfie with your BFF. 6. Binge Shows Together Who better to binge-watch Broad City with than your bestie? Use sites like Rabbit to share your streaming screen with each other and chat simultaneously. Cinephiles could also establish virtual movie nights. 7. Countdown to Your Next Adventure Nothing beats face-to-face time with your best pal. Always set a date for when you’ll see each other next. Then, use a live timer to see how many days, minutes, and seconds you have left until you’re reunited. It will feel so good. How to do you keep in touch with your besties living around the world? Share with us in a comment.

I have a difficult time seeing that anyone would need the enterprise prepare for $97/ month. Systeme Io Gym Funnel … Systeme.io has a funnel contractor that’s fantastic to use, and it takes a great deal of inspiration from Clickfunnels, which is arguable the best funnel contractor on the market. I’ve evaluated a good deal of funnel and page home builders and this one is easy to use, tidy in looks, and best of all, not slow at all. Compared to Kartra, another all-in-one marketing software, the page builder at systeme.io is blazing quickly, making it a breeze to produce anything. And if you build a great deal of optin pages and A/B split test pages, you’ll value this function a lot! Producing full-on sales funnels with multiple pages and actions is also incredibly easy with an excellent overview of the entire process. There are a lots of pre-made templates to use, so even if you’re a beginner you’ll discover something that fits your needs. The page home builder is drag and drop, click and see what you get, absolutely no coding is required. Want to slap on a total subscription website too? Well, that’s simple also and in fact, you get one membership site even on the free strategy of systeme.io! Systeme just recently revamped the membership portal design and it looks great. You can set up courses in writing and with videos, and the videos are hosted on Systeme.io also, or just link to unlisted YouTube videos for ease of use. While most of the evaluations that Systeme io users have actually shared appear fantastic, which has put the tool on a luxury level, there are still some considerable cons along the function it offers that have actually put it on a pedestal of critics. Third-party combinations aren’t offered. It is not possible to integrate Systeme io with using a specific tool or program. Those who do not require all of the platform capabilities might find them to be inefficient. Systeme io does not have the advanced capabilities that you typically acquire with standalone programs. You might likewise not have the ability to change every feature of the software in the method you like because of the system’s extremely constrained style versatility, particularly for a well-rounded funnel home builder. The e-mail home builder is not well sophisticated and improved like other tools like Amber. You understand how the stating goes that “whatever has an advantage, does have some drawbacks too”. Systeme io, nevertheless, has made a reputation for itself since its pros exceed and outperform its cons. Below is my truthful evaluation of this terrific tool provided by Aurelien Amacker Systeme Io Gym Funnel. Systeme.io’s all-in-one marketing platform is a wonderful deal that’s challenging to decline when you take into consideration all of the benefits you receive along with its sensible prices. Considering that the alternatives like Clickfunnels, GrooveFunnels, Podia, Kajabi, and others expense 3– 10 times as much to attain the very same task, beginners may not entirely appreciate the insane value this SaaS platform offers. However beyond the extremely inexpensive price which is pegged at a yearly strategy of $246 since the period this evaluation was composed, the functions it offers are as excellent or even greater than these other SaaS platforms. With its cheaper cost, you get to conserve more money that might be utilized to create other successful content, get more assets, or buy ads that will eventually improve your company’s profits. Scaling is helped with by dynamic automation of different business operations. The bright side is that Systeme io has lots of marketing automation options. With this feature, you can automate a variety of tasks using Systeme io, consisting of list building, project management, communication, and the launch of an online company. You can make use of the platform to start a series of emails or even release a brand-new online course for customers.

Conclusion: “…delineating the epigenetic regulation of neuronal development is crucial to our understanding of intellectual-disability disorders caused by mutations in epigenetic modifying enzymes. As a whole, our findings highlight the complexity and functional diversity of Snf2h-containing CRCs during brain development, and their roles in controlling chromatin organization as cells modulate their chromatin environment from a ‘largely open’ progenitor state to the ‘highly restricted’ state of a fully differentiated neuron during cerebellar morphogenesis and neural maturation (Fig. 9i)60. Excerpt: “ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling proteins that assemble, reposition and space nucleosomes, and are robustly expressed in the brain.” My comment: ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling seems likely to be nutrient-dependent. If so, it might link ecological variation in nutrient availability to ecological, social, neurogenic, and socio-cognitive niche construction via the conserved molecular mechanisms of nutrient-dependent pheromone-controlled amino acid substitutions that differentiate the cell types of species from microbes to man. Cell type differentiation appears to enable the ecological adaptations in morphological and behavioral phenotypes that are perturbed when nutrient stress or social stress alter protein folding, which leads to mutations. It does not seem likely that mutations and natural selection somehow lead to the manifestation of biodiversity that theorists claim has evolved. If there is no model for that, this experimental evidence appears to refute neo-Darwinian theory (again). As always, I would be grateful if anyone could tell me about any experimental evidence of biologically-based cause and effect that appears to support the invention of neo-Darwinian theory and definitions that were used to make it seem that mutations and natural selection are responsible for the evolution of biodiversity, which this report — and all others that I have read — suggest results from ecological variations that lead to ecological adaptations in species from microbes to man via nutrient-dependent chromatin organization, which appears to be pheromone-controlled. See for instance our 1996 review for information on sex difference in cell type differentiation that are probably nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled in species from yeasts to mammals. Excerpt: Yet another kind of epigenetic imprinting occurs in species as diverse as yeast, Drosophila, mice, and humans and is based upon small DNA-binding proteins called “chromo domain” proteins, e.g., polycomb. These proteins affect chromatin structure, often in telomeric regions, and thereby affect transcription and silencing of various genes (Saunders, Chue, Goebl, Craig, Clark, Powers, Eissenberg, Elgin, Rothfield, and Earnshaw, 1993; Singh, Miller, Pearce, Kothary, Burton, Paro, James, and Gaunt, 1991; Trofatter, Long, Murrell, Stotler, Gusella, and Buckler, 1995). Small intranuclear proteins also participate in generating alternative splicing techniques of pre-mRNA and, by this mechanism, contribute to sexual differentiation in at least two species, Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans (Adler and Hajduk, 1994; de Bono, Zarkower, and Hodgkin, 1995; Ge, Zuo, and Manley, 1991; Green, 1991; Parkhurst and Meneely, 1994; Wilkins, 1995; Wolfner, 1988). That similar proteins perform functions in humans suggests the possibility that some human sex differences may arise from alternative splicings of otherwise identical genes. My comment: The link from the epigenetic landscape to the physical landscape of DNA in the organized genomes of species from yeasts to Drosophila, mice, and humans was made clear by our co-author, Teresa Binstock, in the context of molecular epigenetics and epigenetic imprinting more than 17 years ago. Nothing but confirmations of cause and effect have been published since then and yet neo-Darwinian theory has continued to be touted in the absence of any experimental evidence to support ridiculous claims. MBD2 and MeCP2 regulate distinct transitions in the stage-specific differentiation of olfactory receptor neurons is but one of many articles published during the past 1.5 decades that should have called attention to the fact that our model of epigenetic cause and effect had replaced evolutionary theory with evidence of how ecological adaptations occur. It will be interesting to see how much longer it takes for evolutionary theorists to admit that they never really knew anything about biologically-based cause and effect, but believed in a ridiculous theory rather than learn anything about molecular biology.

This is a guest post by Nat Levy. This post was originally published in the University of Texas Austin Cockrell School of Engineering website. The University of Texas at Austin and tech giant Cisco struck a research agreement that will begin with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and machine learning before branching out into additional technologies in the future. As part of the five-year partnership, Cisco Research will provide funding and expertise for four AI/ML research projects and one Cybersecurity research project over the next year. The researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences will delve into several different areas of AI and ML, including Internet of Things, computer vision, training learning networks and more. The goal is for Cisco and UT Austin to add more projects to the alliance on a yearly basis. Other areas of emphasis the organizations are looking at include natural language processing, augmented/virtual reality, cybersecurity, edge computing and more. “We work closely with our strategic research partners to understand their unmet needs and we identify mutual areas primed for foundational and applied research collaborations,” said John Ekerdt, associate dean for research at the Cockrell School and a professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering. “We are excited to welcome Cisco as our latest strategic research partner to UT and the Cockrell School of Engineering.” “Cisco Research conducts and fosters cutting-edge research in areas of strategic interest to Cisco. Since 2020, we have started partnering with several top universities with broad research strengths to fund and work with faculty on interesting projects that can make a material impact to Cisco’s future innovations. As part of this initiative, we are proud to have entered this partnership with UT Austin, leveraging which we are hoping to fund several research projects over the next few years.” said Dr. Ramana Kompella, the Head of Cisco Research. Here is a look at the first five projects included in the new partnership: Radu Marculescu, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will develop a new approach to handling issues of data, latency and power usage in large networks of different types of devices using a federated learning algorithm. Federated learning allows many devices on a network to collaboratively learn training and prediction models while keeping all the data confined to individual devices. The research aims to improve the scalability and performance of federated learning, especially when it comes to large dynamic networks. Aditya Akella, professor of computer science in the College of Natural Sciences, is tackling challenges that come with large-scale AI networks in multi-tenant setting — where single copies (instances) of software applications serve many customers. The size of these models can create network bottlenecks that slow down scaling and speed of training them. Akella plans to develop a “communication substrate” that can eliminate these network bottlenecks and make sure information gets transferred quickly to facilitate the growth of these learning models. Electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Sandeep Chinchali is developing a learning platform for Internet of Things devices to improve their computer vision capabilities by pulling data from their own video streams for training purposes. The aim is to build new machine learning algorithms that can automatically pick out valuable training data from these IoT devices. And the researchers aim to balance accuracy with cost of network bandwidth that the process will involve. Computer science professor Hovav Shacham is zeroing in on a security vulnerability that comes with using a third-party library to add features to a software system. The key to rectifying it is restricting the memory the library can read and write. WebAssembly, a type of code that runs in modern web browsers, is a strong candidate to overcome this vulnerability, according to the researchers, because it is already restricted in terms of the memory processes it can access. Zhangyang “Atlas” Wang, an electrical and computer engineering assistant professor, is examining smaller sub-networks within larger learning models that require significant resources to run. These smaller subnetworks require less resources, and Wang’s research has found that they can perform as well as larger networks. Essentially, researchers could have used smaller subnetworks from the very beginning, but they didn’t know which ones to choose. Wang’s research will focus on finding the right subnetwork for different tasks.

Breast Pumps: The Best For The Babies by Breasty Fedy Women are always concerned about children, especially with their own children. And this can lead women to do many things in order to protect their babies. Breast pumps are just one of these things women do and use for provide their babies with the best care they can. Used for different reasons, breast pumps are the answer for women who don’t have enough milk to provide for their children or at least have difficulties to be with their babies in the time they need to eat. In addition to that, breast pumps are also used in order to provide with human breast milk babies whose mothers had problems after or during delivery and cannot feed their babies. Breast pumps and solidarity People can stand by for other people more than we think. There are women that use breast pumps just to store milk and donate it to milk banks in order to help those mothers who cannot feed their babies. It is also used to keep the production of milk by the hormones even after the child stopped being fed with human breast milk. This is common in the country where people sometimes have some difficulty to find milk bank. The women keep extracting milk so the hormones will keep the production and she will be able to help another mother to feed her baby. Breast pumps models There are two types of breast pumps: mechanical and electric. The mechanical breast pumps are pretty similar to those milk machines used in the commercial of dairy production. This model allows people to control the pressure and the frequency of pumps. The electrical breast pumps are usually used for a long-term use of these equipments. In this powered model, where a small motor supplies suction through plastic tubing to a horn that fits over the breast. Pay attention to the fact that the portions of the pump that come into direct contact with the expressed milk must be sterilized to prevent contamination. Every women should have further reading about breast pumps due to the importance and the paper it plays on a baby’s life.

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Day Three — No really, it’s a scooter obstacle course. After the thrill of blocking had run its sharp half-life through my system, I found myself once more at BlueCat Motors. The ride went great. No major incidents, nobody that we know of got lost or separated. Nobody wrecked. Pretty much everybody had a great time. There is really only one thing about RMB that I could complain about. When there’s an activity, such as a meal, it needs to really get going right away. There were two activities at BlueCat Motors — the “pig roast”, and the gymkhana. In both cases, neither got going with any sort of expediency. That ended up being a real detriment to both events. People didn’t know when food was happening, and it actually interrupted the start of the gymkhana. And once the gymkhana eventually got rolling again, people had pretty much lost interest if they hadn’t up and completely left. Which is too bad because it was pretty darn entertaining. A scooter gymkhana (a word which has its roots in equestrian sports) is essentially an obstacle course you run on your scooter. This was easily my favorite part of the rally last year. The real die-hards, the real gear heads all mount up and take on the course. Best time wins and time is added for putting your foot down or skipping an obstacle. The main gymkhana course this year consisted of a distance jump, a see-saw, water bottle slalom, a set of small consecutive ramps, the “ring of fire”, and finally a water box obstacle. What was probably most disappointing about the gymkhana this year was how really very few people participated. That, and my favorite obstacle got broken before the show really got started. Last year, the water box obstacle was the really intimidating bit of the course. It’s essentially an 18″ deep box, six foot by eight foot, and half full of water with a ramp leading up to it. There’s a safe “high road” about a foot wide along one edge where you can balance and ride your way across without going in the water. This path incurs a small time penalty. To do the obstacle correctly, you must actually drop into the water and ride a ramp inside the box back out the other side — all without falling over. Last year most riders were able to make it through the obstacle without much incident. Then there came Zack on his big Kymco. He managed to hit the entry ramp just right so that his scooter hopped seemingly straight up and landed vertically inside the obstacle wedged between the back and the ramp, his rear wheel spitting water everywhere in a giant rooster tail. His bike was fine and they got him out of there no problem. But it scared the next several riders from venturing into the wet and proper part of the obstacle. That’s when they started jumping it. It was awesome! Vintage Vespas, small pseudo off-road scooters, and anybody else with the nerve began jumping the box completely and getting a time bonus for their fortitude. Apparently, I’m not the only one who remembered that. No sooner was the water box set up this year and full of water were people jumping over it on their Stellas. One unfortunate miss jump knocked the back wall out of the box, spilling about 50 gallons of water into the parking lot. Thankfully the rider didn’t eat it when his back wheel grabbed that box wall, but the obstacle was pretty much done. It ultimately, at least I feel, deflated the whole gymkhana. That and how the damn “ring of fire” wouldn’t stay lit. Geez. The gymkhana does involve more than just the obstacle course. There’s also a tractor pull, where a scooter pulls a person in a wooden sled. Last year this was done in a giant parking lot. This year the whole event was held in a much smaller, more narrow area out behind BlueCat. This worried me. Last year a rider turned sharply and nearly drug the sled and it’s passenger into a concrete light pole base. People don’t realize how the rope will whip that sled out in the opposite direction if they deviate from a straight line drag path. So it was inevitable that Lora, brave soul that she is, was dragged very nearly into disaster by some woman on a pink Stella who would listen to neither instruction nor reason. Thankfully Lora was wearing full riding gear. The best part about the tractor pull is that with just wooden skis underneath, the rig left this great hot sawdust smell every time it went by. The two final events were the slow race and the paintball joust. The slow race is an anti-race in the sense that it’s the last scooter across the finish line that wins, not the first. But the catch is that you can’t put your feet down at any point during the race. So there two riders are, twitching their bikes left and right, trying not to fall over, but also trying to make as little forward progress as possible. It’s an absolute blast to watch. Riders raced two-rider heats with the winner advancing. Two classes, one for automatic bikes, one for shifters, whittled down the field quickly. I hopped on the Blur and slow-raced Lora, only to tip and have to put my foot down within about three seconds of starting. Fail. As for paint ball joust. No I’m not making that up. Two riders ride toward each other armed with pump-action paintball guns and the most hits win! I didn’t actually stick around for this bit, as I was exhausted after blocking the big ride and then sitting ’round in the sun and heat for three hours. So for all I know, it didn’t actually happen. I do remember it being terribly entertaining last year, however. So that did it for me for the rally this year. There was an evening event with the big raffle (which included to scooter giveaways among other swag), and also a loosely organized Sunday ride. But I was bushed. I just wanted to go home and spend some time on my couch. But either way, I had a great time and I can’t wait for next year. I may just have to start going to other rallies in this region. Chicago? Kansas City? Hmmm… You can view my entire collection of iPhone pics in my