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The Ca++ entry blockers are valuable new drugs in the treatment of many cardiovascular diseases. Because of the prevalence of these diseases, anesthesiologists will anesthetize many patients maintained on Ca++ antagonists and will wish to administer them to some patients under their care. Verapamil and nifedipine are available for use in the United States. Verapamil is useful for the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias, whereas nifedipine and verapamil are indicated in the treatment of coronary vasospasm. There is no good information regarding whether or not the drugs need to be discontinued for a specific interval before anesthesia. Our clinical experience with both compounds is that they may be continued safely right up to the morning of surgery. Both nifedipine and verapamil are potent vasodilators and must be administered with caution during anesthesia and in the perioperative period, especially in patients with impaired ventricular function and/or hypovolemia. Additionally, verapamil may produce varying degrees of A-V block and must be given very carefully in patients anesthetized with enflurane, isoflurane, and halothane, in patients with A-V nodal block, or in patients maintained on beta-adrenergic blocking drugs. There is little experience to guide the anesthesiologist in the perioperative use of these drugs, but their potential uses are great. The calcium channel blockers are an important addition to our formulary, with many of their uses in anesthesiology yet to be confirmed or discovered.

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There is substantive evidence that most idiosyncratic drug reactions (IDRs) are immune mediated. That raises the question: by what mechanism do drugs induce an immune response. Although it is difficult to prove, there is evidence that many IDRs are caused by chemically reactive drugs or reactive metabolites of drugs. For example, ß-lactams covalently bind to proteins, and this can lead to the production of IgE antibodies that recognize drug-modified proteins and can cause an anaphylactic reaction. The covalent binding of a drug or reactive metabolite to proteins produces neoantigens that can be recognized as foreign. This is the basis of the hapten hypothesis. However, foreign proteins do not generally induce a strong immune response without an adjuvant to activate antigen presenting cells (APCs). This activation upregulates costimulatory molecules on APCs that are required to activate naive T cells that recognize the drug-modified proteins. A complementary hypothesis to the hapten hypothesis is the danger hypothesis, which states that unless something causes damage to an organism the immune system will ignore it. Damaged cells can release danger associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs) that activate APCs. These are the two basic hypotheses of IDRs; however, they remain to be rigorously tested, and immune responses are much more complex. It is virtually impossible to do controlled experiments in humans to test IDR hypotheses. Animal models are essential for controlled experiments, but IDRs are also idiosyncratic in animals, and therefore there has been a lack of valid animal models. One exception is nevirapine-induced skin rash in brown Norway rats. It appears that the dominant immune response to drugs that can cause IDRs is immune tolerance, especially in the liver. Therefore we blocked the checkpoints PD-1 and CTLA-4 to impair immune tolerance and found that this produced an animal model of amodiaquine-induced liver injury similar to the injury that occurs in humans. In particular there is a delay in onset of about 3 weeks, and the histology is similar to that of idiosyncratic liver injury in humans with piecemeal necrosis and an inflammatory infiltrate containing CD8 T cells. The injury was prevented by depletion of CD8 T cells, which indicates their involvement in the injury. Impairment of immune tolerance unmasked the ability of other drugs to cause liver injury such as nevirapine, isoniazid, troglitazone, and tolcapone, although the injury was milder than that caused by amodiaquine. We also found that the supernatant from the incubation of drugs with hepatocytes activated inflammasomes in macrophages, which is consistent with the danger hypothesis, but we do not know the identity of the presumed DAMPs in the supernatant. These studies provide an animal model that can be used to test mechanistic hypotheses such as the involvement of mitochondria in the production of DAMPs. In addition, it opens the possibility that the animal model or even the in vitro assay would be able to predict which drug candidates are likely to cause IDRs based on their mechanisms.

http://issx.confex.com/issx/21NA/webprogram/Paper38572.html

The kilogram, otherwise called the kilo, is the key unit of mass in the International System of Units. Characterized as being equivalent to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), that is precisely equivalent to the mass of one liter of water. To know about 52 kg to pounds, read on. The kilogram is the main SI base unit utilizing a SI prefix as a component of its name. The steadiness of kilogram is truly significant, for four of the seven principal units in the SI framework are characterized comparative with it. The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass with a few definitions. These days, the most well-known is the global avoirdupois pound which is legitimately characterized as precisely 0.45359237 kilograms. A pound is equivalent to 16 ounces. These are the means that you ought to continue to make the essential computations to switch 52 Kilograms over completely to Pounds. To change over from [kg] to [lb], we need to decide how much Kilograms by 0.45359. It is important regarding 52 kg to pounds. Then the subsequent step, is to substitute how much Kilograms with the worth of 52 and work out the division. After successfuly working out it the outcome ought to for 52 Kilograms to Pounds ought to be 114.64. To figure out it requires an excursion through English language history. "Pound" comes from old Roman when the unit of measure was libra pondo, which signified "a pound by weight." The English word "pound" draw from the pondo a piece of the expression, as per the BBC. In any case, the condensing "lb" is gotten from the libra part of the word. Essentially, that is the reason the image for the British pound is £, or a L with a line through it, since it additionally comes from libra pondo and, as indicated by the BBC, "the pound's worth initially compared to the cost of a pound of silver." You must know this regarding 52 kg to pounds. That's not by any means the only type of money to take its name from the old estimation. The previous Italian cash the "lira" additionally gets from libra. Despite the fact that Americans are probably going to shorten pounds, the British utilize the word to portray their money — the pound. This is on the grounds that its unique worth merited a pound of silver. The British image for pound additionally has fascinating connections to Libra. The £ is essentially a resplendent letter L. Same goes for the image for the Italian money from 1861 to 2002, the Lira (₤). The pound sign — all the more normally known as the hashtag — likewise comes to us from libra. It's plan came from the manner in which middle age recorders composed the shortening lb regarding 52 kg to pounds. So the following time you step on a computerized scale in the United States, if nothing else energizes you as of now, you'll essentially have a more prominent appreciation for that little "lb."

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Most business-to-business communicators will instantly recognize it doesn’t make sense to tell a company’s story to an audience of millions. They’ll emphasize that your true high-value audience is smaller but more strategic because its members are in a position to influence the company’s success. But we wonder if enough companies are doing the best job they can at keeping in contact with their highest-value audience – a group they might take for granted because it’s so close to them. Seventeen years ago, we came up with a concept called Star Trails, which no one understood. Sometimes we are too clever for our own good. But the idea was that each star (“star” meaning the client) is surrounded by different circular trails. The nearest one would be the smallest but it would be the most valuable because it would consist of the people most closely connected to the company, and thus in the best position to connect the company with opportunities for success. Let’s call this group Star Trail 1. We’re talking about the people who are so close to you it might be tempting to just assume they already know everything that’s going on with you. Your employees. Your customers. Your vendors. The other companies in your office building or on your block. Even your family members. If someone is going to give you a referral, or connect you to a resource, or make a critical introduction, there’s a very high probability it will come from someone within Star Trail 1. That being the case, how many companies are really keeping this group informed about their latest news and developments? You might have a close-in group of 50 people who are in a strong position to help you succeed. Do they get a regular newsletter? An e-mail update? A physical piece of correspondence in the mail? If you’re not keeping your closest group of contacts informed, you’re probably getting diminishing returns by reaching out to everyone else. The audience beyond Star Trail 1 is much more hit-and-miss in terms of their interest, ability or capacity to help you succeed. Who are these people for you? Identify them. Make sure you’re able to connect with them regularly. And then keep them informed. They have a vested interest in your success anyway. You might as well equip them with all the information they need to help you achieve that success.

http://northstarwriters.com/2022/03/16/star-trail-1-your-highest-value-audience-is-your-closest-one/

Matthaeus Kern (1801 Riedhausen - Baden, Germany - 1852 Vienna) was an acknowledged Austrian portrait, landscape and miniature painter who lived and worked in Vienna during the 1st half of the 19th century. He studied under Peter Krafft at the Vienna Academy of Art and became a popular portraitist and painter of interiors of Austrian castles receiving plenty of commissions from the Imperial family and Viennese high society. During the revolution of 1848 he left Vienna and went to his native Riedhausen. Then he was active in Switzerland to then come back to Vienna again in 1851. In 1843 on commission of Franz Joseph´s mother Archduchess Sophie he painted a miniature with a group portrait of the royal family. His portraits show the influence of Daffinger and Josef Kriehuber. Many works by him belong to museums and private collections. Literature: The artist is listed in : "Austrian Artists Dictionary " by Heinrich Fuchs, Vienna 1974; Art dictionaries by: Thieme/Becker (in German). Technique: watercolour on paper . Original period frame.

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Bob Ward is assisting Access Community Services to prepare humanitarian refugees for work in Queensland’s Lockyer growing district. The project will involve relocating refugees to the Lockyer growing district to work in production horticulture. Bob will be involved in selecting participants, pre-arrival planning, settlement of families and individuals, accommodation, training, employment, education, social networks, Centrelink, health services and ongoing support services. Bob addressed the recent Gatton Employer’s Forum: ‘Building a Sustainable Future’ where he spoke at length about traineeships in the production horticulture sector. Other speakers included the Hon Glen Elmes, MP, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier, Mark Pace, the Director of the Gatton Vocational Education Centre and Michael Krafft, the Executive Manager of Access Community Services. Pictured: Michael Krafft (speaker) with Minister Elmes, Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Robert Cavallucci, Growcom representatives and a number of local employers. Access Community Services is a community based not-for-profit organisation, established in 1984 to assist seriously disadvantaged and marginalised groups and communities. Since 1992 it has focused on providing specialised support and services to newly arrived migrants and refugees. One of its successful previous pilot projects is the Rural Employment Assistance Program. This venture sought to relocate Burmese, African and Afgan refugees from areas in south east Queensland that were experiencing high levels of unemployment to rural areas with significant labour market shortages, such as Biloela and Rockhampton. Out of 48 adults (with 15 dependent children) 47 found employment. Bob will continue to work closely with Access Community Services during the relocation process to ensure that project outcomes and targets are reached, particularly with respect to Vocational Education and Training requirements.

http://www.ruralcareers.net.au/2014/04/30/humanitarian-refugees-for-rural-queensland/

Saudi Arabia's Advanced Petrochemical Company said that it is planning to add a 70,000 tonnes per annum capacity Isopropanol (IPA) plant as part of its joint venture project in Jubail Industrial City. In March, Advanced had announced that its subsidiary Advanced Global Investment Company (AGIC) has signed a shareholders' agreement with Singapore-headquartered SK Gas Petrochemical (SKGP), a subsidiary of South Korea's SK Gas Co, to set up Advanced Polyolefins Company to manufacture propylene and polypropylene. In its statement to the Saudi stock exchange, Advanced said that the shareholders agreement between AGIC and SKGP has been amended to include IPA plant. The statement said the new plant would cost an estimated $80 million (300 million Saudi riyals), adding that the total cost of the entire project, comprising of PDH, PP and IPA facilities, is currently estimated to be approximately $1.88 billion (7.05 billion riyals).

http://www.theenergyinfo.com/news_detail.php?news=ktXHj8g7iWs8Ttw1kJs7itsektI6

January 10, 2023 – The Foothill Indian Education Alliance facility in Placerville is more than a tutoring center, it provides cultural activities for young people in Eldorado and Amador counties affiliated with various Native American tribes. I’m here. In addition to traditional crafts such as drumming and jewelry making, the center last summer began providing food through a partnership with UC CalFresh Healthy Living, one of the state’s institutions that teaches nutrition to SNAP participants. have started. (Supplemental Nutrition Support Program). Last spring, McLaughlin teamed up with Hal Shelley, head tutor of the Foothill Indian Education Alliance, to create a new five-week “summer camp.” backyard garden. Sherry said the experience provided the participants (10 elementary school students and 7 middle or high school students) with an important perspective on the interconnectedness of all living things. For the summer program, McLaughlin chose a garden-based, nutrition-focused curriculum that incorporated elements of Indigenous diets. After the youth prepared the chia seed parfait, staff members from the Foothill Indian Education Alliance asked Native hunters to: I told you. Eat chia seeds for strength before a long hunt. “I wish I had made it more often!” said Lacy, a fifth grader who participates in the center’s program year-round. In addition to working outside in the garden, Lacy said she also likes cooking in the kitchen during summer camp. “It was all the kids doing, but[McLaughlin]was supervising and making sure we were doing it right. It was really good. According to Sherry, the active participation of young people is one of the program’s strengths. He expressed admiration for McLaughlin’s engaging teaching style, which avoids “lectures” and instead engages participants in lively conversations about the nutritional content of ingredients. At the end of the summer program, participants also took home a binder of recipes from the Native American cookbook, Young, Native and Healthy: Recipes Inspired by Today’s Indigenous Youth. James Marquez, director of the Foothill Indian Education Alliance, said he’s heard from his students that he takes many lessons from the program back to his home. Part of a series developed by CalFresh Healthy Living, the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, and the Center for Wellness and Nutrition, the “Cheer of the Valley” parfait was a hit with the students. “I have heard similar stories from parents and grandparents. They say they are,” Marquez said. This important knowledge sharing also occurs among staff members and students, as the center is made up of members of many tribes from Lakota, South Dakota to the Navajo. Sixth grader Talia, who attended the summer program, says she enjoys sharing cultures. McLaughlin is partnering with the Foothill Indian Education Alliance on a “Cooking Academy” program this fall, with another Spring/Summer program planned for 2023. The ongoing teaching and sharing of dietary habits is just one part of a long process to restore and rebuild Native American cultural traditions. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources brings the power of UC to all 58 California counties. Through research and co-advocacy in agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, economics and youth development, our mission is to improve the lives of all Californians.Click here for details ucanr.edu and support our work donate.ucanr.edu. For more UC ANR news, visit our newsroom at https://ucanr.edu/News.

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This is surely something the old glaziers understood, those who worked on the stained glass in the great cathedrals of Europe. If people wanted simple light, they would have instructed the glaziers to give them clear glass, and that would be that. If they wanted mere colors, they could have said, “Put a blue window here, and a gold window there, and a red window in front.” But they wanted the glow and the gladness: they wanted intelligence and a profound joy. And those, they believed, you get most profoundly from stories of salvation: of the light that shines in the darkness, with all the radiance of love. We still cannot replicate that blue you will see at Chartres Cathedral! I’ve read that it can’t be replicated by machine, just as you won’t get the soft shimmer of old glass by machine. It isn’t a mere object of manufacture. You can’t produce gladness on an assembly line. Your computer will not glimmer with understanding. Who knows what odd bits of dust got into the color to make it look less flat, and more alive? And when people stand below, and gaze all round them, with the light from the windows casting upon them its soft glow of many colors, they too, if they have the eyes to see and the heart to love, will glow. And no, you cannot register it on your photometer. You’ll have noticed that we have quite a few words in English that begin with gl- and that have to do with light, wisdom, good cheer: glad, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glow. Even gloom is one of them, because it used to mean the gentle light of the time after sunset or before sunrise: in the gloaming, as the old song says. Sometimes people delight in bad things or in a bad way, as when there’s a malicious glare in your eye as you gloat over the quarterback you’ve just sacked for a ten-yard loss. Well, it’s as they say, all that glitters is not gold. But no reason to be glum over it. The good in God’s world triumphs in the end over all that is bad. Then may we sing with glee, as our eyes are struck with the million glints of light on the sea of faith. Yes, these words are all kin, and you can toss in with them glass and glide and glance and glimpse and a whole noisy family of cousins from the other languages in our big Indo-European family. For the same ancient root gives us Greek chloros, yellow-green, whence the scientists gave the name chlorophyll, literally green-leaf, for the miracle-working substance that turns sunlight into food. And it gives us the Slavic word behind the common name Zielensky, which basically means that you’re the son of Mr. Green. And the Hindi and Nepali given-name Heera, which means Diamond. Ode to Stained Glass windows-- catechecisms in color. I had wondered (not taking into memory your reference to "gloaming" in my first read of the article) whether "glome" and "globe" might be connected in some way to the "gl" phenomenon. Even just the "trickling" formation of the sound in one's mouth with the flicker of the back and front tip of the tongue on the back and front of the roof (I don't know the technical terms for those actions in speaking) gives the sound an almost physical action that seems to mimic the "joy" of the "gl" words you mention above. And in looking up "globe" I see (apparently) that it is from the Latin "globus" for "sphere." Aw well, it sounded good, and maybe there is something about spheres that induces joy :-) . You've mentioned elsewhere the warm periods of the Middle Ages making for economic, and agricultural and social activity of the period glow in comparison and contrast to the modern gloomy forecasts of modern predictions for "global warming." Perhaps we should start calling it "glowble warming" as a positive possibility? When I looked up "glome" (before realizing you had already mentioned it in your column), I saw indeed that it is related to "gloom," so that fits in with your column of course. But I also saw that it means "a prominent rounded part of the frog of a horse's hoof on each side of the cleft." Huh? Is there any possible unexpected connection there by chance? Or is it just the "rounded" part of the definition that relates it to "globe" instead? And I also had immediately thought (momentarily forgetting where I had seen it before) of the word "Aglarond" with its root "aglar," until I suddenly remembered that aglar is an elvish word in Lord of the Rings for "glitter," thus the name of "The Glittering Caves" or "Aglarond" that Gimli shows to doubting Legolas (who later, after the ring was destroyed, emerges after Gimli's tour, repenting of his doubt of its touted beauty). But that suggests that even Tolkien, in creating a fictional language, recognized the power of that flickering "gl" sound. And as a side note, a facebook friend recently posted about the word "scumble" (with the fun comment "Why doesn't spell check know important words such as scumble?"). That word itself seems to have some of that "glowing" quality, and that makes me wonder about the "quality" that simply adding an "l" sound after a consonant induces. But that's probably a whole 'nother discussion... Anyway delightful column and expresses something I've "felt" about that "gl" (and "cl") sound in the past without consciously connecting it to the sound itself. But when you described it in the column, I instantly thought "Of course! Why didn't I see that before?" Lovely -- and joyful! Thank you for my morning sprinkle of joy.

https://anthonyesolen.substack.com/p/glow

For soldiers who are injured or wounded, the process for determining whether they’re eligible for medical retirement is long. Many, including the Government Accountability Office, say too long. In a 2012 report to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, the GAO found that soldiers at Washington’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord and other military installations were waiting nearly 400 days to get through the system. Currently 2,100 injured soldiers from JBLM are going through the evaluation process. The disability rating a soldier receives determines their benefit payment from Veterans Affairs after they’re discharged. Nationally, there are 26,000 soldiers going through the process, up from 22,000 a year ago. [asset-pullquotes[{"quote": "To be perfectly honest, I feel like I've done my share and then some for the Army at this point.", "style": "inset"}]]Sgt. Jake Koetje is one of 80 soldiers in the 17th Fires Brigade at JBLM undergoing the medical board and determination process. After 12 years in the military, Koetje is eager to get out and move on. “To be perfectly honest, I feel like I’ve done my share and then some for the Army at this point," he said. The complex formula that determines a soldier’s disability benefit relies on input from doctors, commanders and the Veterans Administration. A 2012 Army Inspector General report examining the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) called out company commanders for submitting incomplete assessments of how a soldier’s condition impacts their ability to perform their job. Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza is commanding general of more than 22,000 troops that make up Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 7th Infantry Division. Lanza says company commanders now have additional training that stresses the importance of doing accurate and thoughtful assessments for soldiers in their charge. Lanza said new accountability has brought down wait times in his division. “We’ve been able to do that because from our perspective this has been about leader engagement. This has been about commanders taking charge of the program," he said. [asset-pullquotes[{"quote": "I'll be perfectly frank, this is not an easy process.", "style": "inset"}]]Lanza says in 2012 the division had 183 soldiers in the process over 100 days, which is the goal set for the Medical Evaluation Board portion of IDES. Right now he says that’s down to 16. “I’ll be perfectly frank, this is not an easy process," Lanza said. It's also rather new to JBLM. In 2007 the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs combined two long, cumbersome medical evaluation and ratings systems into one. The effort is supposed to move a service member seamlessly through a four-stage evaluation, determination and benefit award process in 295 days. The IDES has been in use at JBLM since 2010. The disability process can be challenging emotionally for soldiers and their families. Most injured soldiers are dealing with chronic pain. Some have traumatic brain injury. At least six soldiers have committed suicide while going through the disability process at JBLM. [asset-pullquotes[{"quote": "It's upsetting when people when people don't take me seriously and think I'm trying to get something for free.", "style": "inset"}]]Sgt. Koetje is being rated for a shoulder injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Koetje says he felt like he had to fight to get Army doctors to pay attention to him. “It’s upsetting when people don’t take me seriously and think I’m trying to get something for free whatever the case is. I know my body and what’s wrong and I’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s going on with me." The high numbers of soldiers going through the disability process have strained medical clinics and providers at Madigan Army Medical Center. Last year, the average time soldiers were spending in medical evaluation portion of IDES was 208 days, more than double time they’re supposed to. In an effort to lower wait time and ease the process for soldiers and medical providers, the hospital has hired additional staff and opened a satellite clinic on base. The Soldier Center Medical Home provides injured troop members access to medical care, physical therapy and behavioral health services. Soldiers rely on Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officers, or PEBLOs, to help them navigate and understand the disability process. Madigan has 40 PEBLOs. Last year they had 13. [asset-pullquotes[{"quote": "It's good to have someone to fight the battles that I can't.", "style": "inset"}]]Sgt. Koetje says his PEBLO keeps him up to date about the progress of his case, and when he was concerned about how doctors were portraying his case in his medical narrative, his PEBLO was able to advise on how to appeal. “It’s good to have someone to fight the battles that I can’t," he said. But not all PEBLOs are equally competent. And that can have a direct impact on soldiers and their families. Keith Curry was in the Army for a decade. He was recently medically retired due to injuries he sustained while deployed to Iraq. It took him a year to get through the system. Curry says after he received his discharge papers he was surprised to learn from the VA that it would be at least four months before he received a disability payment. “I’ve always been very responsible with my finances; so is my wife. Every day we’re running around kind of balancing a string, you know? Trying to give our kids the illusion that everything’s OK, and it’s not OK. It’s far from OK," he said. Curry and his wife and five children are temporarily living with friends in Lacey. He says he’s hopeful his retirement pay will kick in next month, but it won’t be enough to cover the bills. The VA says the length of the delay that the Currys are experiencing is exceptional. Department of Veterans Affairs' Danny Pummill says as the Army has become more efficient in moving soldiers through the process, it's created a disability claims backlog on their end. On average, he says, soldiers are waiting about 77 days to receive benefits. The VA hopes to get that down to 30 days by October. “That is our goal. That’s what we’re striving to get. We’re not quite there yet because this is very complex," Pummill said. Pummill says the administration recently hired 125 people at VA Puget Sound to help with the problem. [asset-pullquotes[{"quote": "I think we underestimated how much is going on in the lives of these men and women.", "style": "inset"}]]The reality of a claims backlog is one thing, but getting that information to soldiers so they can emotionally and financially prepare is another. Pummill acknowledges that the message regarding the delay doesn’t always make it through to soldiers. Sgt. Jake Koetje’s physical injuries and post-traumatic stress will end his 12-year military career. Like many service members, it’s a job that required him to be willing to give his life. It makes it hard, he says, to accept the seeming dispassion of the bureaucracy that will determine his financial future. “My case and however many pages in a portfolio thing somewhere, going across some guy's desk who’s never met me and can’t even pronounce my name — I find that kind of unfair," he says. Koetje hopes to be medically retired in the next two weeks.

https://archive.kuow.org/news/2013-07-25/military-disability-system-making-progress-still-falling-short-of-goals

The ATV racing games are indeed exciting games which have continued to gain popularity over time. It is for this reason that thousands of people around the world continue playing this exciting game every single day. The most interesting part is that one can always make the game even more interesting. Some adjustments can be made to ensure that you enjoy every single stage of the game. One of the things that a player can do to make the game more interesting is by modifying the ATV into a huge machine. One can also involve his family during ATV riding. This makes the whole game interesting. The ATV racing games can be made more exciting by involving the spouses and the kids. As much as not all the family members can be interested in the game; it creates a great time with the whole family. One can always persuade their family members to participate in the game. The ATV contest games are competitive in their genres. The slot pragmatic competitiveness makes the game extremely exciting. There are various ATV competitions that are held from time to time. One can easily register in those competitions. You not only get an opportunity to have fun, but also to win enormous prizes that come with winning the competitions. It is definitely more interesting to race with other players. Since the competition involves more than one player, they normally get the opportunity of chatting with other players. This is made possible especially when various competitions go on. The reason behind this is the fact that various players meeting during the competition make it a social event. There is nothing as good as making friends with players from diverse cultures or even countries. This makes it more exciting. The ATV racing sports can also be played online. Such online games are available in various websites. The games can also be played free of charge. One needs to search for free ATV chasing games online. The online games can be so exciting as well. Technology has changed a great deal and this helped in introducing quality racing championship games over the internet.

https://asiasourcery.com/atv-racing-games-facts-unfolded/

Canha went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's victory over the Nationals. Canha kicked off the scoring for the Mets in the first inning, launching a three-run homer off Erick Fedde to score Francisco Alvarez and Daniel Vogelbach. The outfielder then led off the third inning with a single before coming around to score on a James McCann home run. It was Canha's seventh multi-hit game since the start of September, and he's now recorded two hits in three of his last four, hitting .462 over that brief stretch to close the regular season. Canha is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Brewers. Canha will get a breather after he went 1-for-6 with a run scored and three strikeouts while starting the first two games of the series. Jeff McNeil will slide out to left field while Luis Guillorme enters the lineup at second base and bats eighth in the series finale. Canha went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in a 7-3 win Sunday over Pittsburgh. Canha singled and stole his third base of the season in the seventh inning. He's reached base safely in 13 straight games but is just 10-for-47 in that span as he's walked five times and been hit by four pitches. After leading the league with 27 HBP in 2021, he's second in baseball this year with 21. Canha isn't starting Thursday against the Pirates. Canha has hit .269 with a home run, two doubles, five runs and four RBI over his last seven games but will be out of the lineup for the first time since Aug. 25. Tyler Naquin is starting in left field and batting eighth. Canha went 1-for-3 with a grand slam and two total runs scored in Saturday's win over the Marlins. Canha increased the Mets' lead to eight with a grand slam off lefty reliever Andrew Nardi with two outs in the fourth. The outfielder is coming off a stretch with just two RBI in 12 games; however, the 33-year-old has been great overall in his last 21 games with a 1.057 OPS in 81 plate appearances. Canha went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers. Canha continues to rake, as he slugged his 11th long ball of the season, a solo shot off Andrew Heaney in the fourth inning. The veteran outfielder has been on a tear recently, slashing .360/.448/.760 since Aug. 20 entering Tuesday. He now owns a 135 wRC+ this season, which would be the second highest mark of his career. Canha went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Rockies. Canha looked to be in danger of falling into a short-side platoon role at the beginning of the month shortly after the Mets acquired Tyler Naquin, but Canha has instead solidified himself as a regular against both right- and left-handed pitching by emerging as one of the team's hottest hitters. After going 4-for-6 with three doubles to begin the weekend series with Colorado, Canha is now slashing .323/.434/.613 with 16 RBI and 13 runs over 23 games in August. He'll start in left field and bat sixth in Sunday's series finale. Canha went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI in Friday's 7-6 win over Colorado. Canha ripped an RBI double in the sixth inning followed by a two-run double in the eighth. He was also hit by a pitch for the 16th time this season. Over his last 11 games, Canha has gone 14-for-34 (.412) with 10 extra-base hits and 12 RBI. He's slashing .277/.377/.417 with 50 RBI and 54 runs scored on the year. Canha is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Rockies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Canha will get a day off after he went 5-for-14 with two homers, five RBI and three runs scored while starting the last four games. Tyler Naquin will take over in left field and bat seventh in the series opener. Canha went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBI in Sunday's 10-9 win over the Phillies. Canha came up clutch for the Mets on Sunday; he belted a game-tying, three-run shot in the seventh inning followed by a go-ahead, two-run homer in the ninth. After opening the month in a 4-for-25 (.160) skid, the 33-year-old has gone 11-for-25 (.440) with nine RBI over his last eight games. Canha's season slash line is up .275/.374/.410 with 25 extra-base hits and 47 RBI. Canha will sit for the afternoon portion of Saturday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports. Canha will sit for the second consecutive game, but he won't be getting two off days in a row as long as he returns to the lineup for the nightcap. Tyler Naquin will handle left field in the first game of the day. Canha isn't starting Friday against the Phillies. Canha is getting a breather after he went 4-for-6 with a home run, three doubles, three RBI and two runs over the last two games. Tyler Naquin will take his place in left field and bat seventh.

https://auth.cbssports.com/mlb/players/1960772/mark-canha/

This acorn didn’t fall far from the tree. Greenwood Electric Impact ET won the RBC Supreme Bull title at Canadian Western Agribition in November, two years after his sire, Greenwood Canadian Impact ET took the same title. And while “Electric” was strutting his stuff in the ring, his new owner Ben Armitage was watching his investment grow before his eyes. Ben had bought the bull sight unseen just two days before. His first glimpse of his new acquisition was just hours before the Supreme competition started. Electric was bred by Scott and Jackie Payne at Greenwood Limousin and Angus in Lloydminster, product of Canadian Impact and Greenwood Young & Restless, a donor cow at their operation. Jaxon Payne, who showed him, says there are some calves that show you how special they are from the get-go. “Well, to be honest, as soon as he was born I knew he was pretty special. We had lots of calves off [Canadian Impact], but he was just a standout from day one,” he said. Jaxon says that as a calf, Electric held his head high. He was thick and “hairy and kind of fancy-looking,” and showed a lot of his dad’s look. “All the way through summer, he was just always our best. He just gave us that look. Yeah, he's our favourite one, I guess I could say,” he said. Electric has been a favourite of judges this season, too. He won Supremes at Lloydminster Stockade Roundup and at Farmfair on his way to his big Agribition win—a triple crown. Jaxon said they knew they had a competitive animal, but they also knew Electric wasn’t the only one in the ring. “After the first one and then after winning Edmonton and going into Regina, we knew we had a good shot. But we knew it's not going to be easy because there's a lot of new competitors and new harder bulls there to compete against,” he said. Every win along the way was a thrill. “It's crazy how good it feels,” Jaxon said. “It’s what you work for, and what everyone wants to do when you're showing cattle. It's just a big thing to win.” The high quality of the competition makes it hard, he said, but it makes the win even more exciting. He’s having semen drawn at Bow Valley Ranch, and his genetics will go to programs around the world. He already has offspring sold to Australia, South Africa, Mexico, the United States and all over Canada. Jaxon says Electric’s genetics can deliver some star quality to a Limousin breeding program, and can perform equally well with commercial cows. “I think he'll sit well with any type of female, to be honest,” he said. Limousin breeders will recognize the maternal value and softness in the Impact line, but Jaxon says Electric offers value for commercial crosses. “It'd be really cool to see him used commercial as another cross opposed to the mainstream breeds, as he has a lot to offer maternally or for raising heavy steer,” he said. Ben runs 350 Limousin-cross and Simmental-cross commercial cows on his own operation, but he doesn’t think he’ll be putting his new bull out on his herd. And that was before Electric won the RBC Supreme show. He has since added North American and World Limousin titles. Obviously the big wins don’t just come from an animal showing off what nature gave them—it takes a lot of work, it takes time, and it takes a team. Jaxon and his brother Jayden, who showed Canadian Impact to his RBC Supreme win in 2017, put in the hours to get Electric into show shape. “It takes lots of time to get one ready and looking as good as it can. It's not just taking them to the shows and that's as easy it gets. Me and my brother spent a lot of time getting them ready. Like two months before we'd be washing them every day and getting them working as best we can,” Jaxon said. While the show is won by all the hard work in the barn and the paddock, the payoff in the ring is definitely worth the effort. It was pretty special for Ben Armitage, too—not bad for a blind purchase made on the recommendation of a trusted breeder. “Scott said he was a good bull—that’s all I needed to know,” he said. Countess has been turning heads and stopping conversations all year. Brooking Countess 7077 won Supreme at Prince Albert and Grand Champion Female at Farmfair on her way to winning Supreme Champion Female in the RBC Beef Supreme at Agribition in November. She was shown with her female calf Brooking Dusty’s Countess 9026. Countess was bred by Justin and Tawnie Morrison at Brooking Angus Ranch in Radville, Saskatchewan and bought as a calf by Randy James of Dusty Rose Ranch in Arcola. She lives at the Brooking operation, and was shown by Justin and Tawnie. Randy saw something special in Countess at the Brooking calf sale. Now everybody sees it. But being “sort of dominant” doesn’t mean winning comes easy. Countess had to deliver against other excellent animals in every show, and Randy says this was an exceptionally competitive year. It was exciting for the crew too, but they were focused on their work. Justin says on one hand, you don’t prepare any differently for the big ones; every show deserves your best. But he admits there’s something special about Supremes, and you can see it in the crew. “The competition doesn't change the way we do things. When you’re showing with a cow like that, you try your hardest,” he said. The effort is the same, but maybe the intensity is ramped up a bit. “You always try hard. But there's something special about that final drive in the Supremes that make it so you try your hardest,” he said. Randy could see the team’s high buy-in level while Justin was in the ring. “I got a little different perspective at the shows than Justin did because I was able to get away from the stall a little bit more,” he said. Besides impressing judges wherever she went, Countess caught the eye of everyone in the barn. Randy says the appreciation from the other exhibitors means a lot. “We had just the acceptance across all breeds. Walking through the barns, every barn you get into at every show, people from all breeds were just appreciating this cow. And that was good to see because a lot of times there's a little bit of breed prejudice—it's just the way it works. Justin also noticed that respect in the barn. “It only happened a few times in my life where we had an animal this good,” he said. “But when you walk the pair to a tie-out or into the show ring, you'll see people having a conversation and they'll stop talking and they'll watch her walk by. Randy says Countess combines power and “a lot of middle” with a genuine feminine look, traits that don’t often come together. Her heifer calf definitely shows Countess’s ability to produce top-quality females, and Randy expects the power will come through in her male offspring. “I think she's one of those cows that is kind of all-around enough to raise both sexes, and have real good quality in both sexes of her progeny,” he said. Randy’s next big goal is for her to raise a bull calf that’s just as good as the heifer. The partnership between Randy and the Morrisons clicks very well. Justin said he’s really happy Randy bought Countess at the Brooking calf sale; and Randy deeply appreciates the work that Justin and the crew have put into her. Randy sold his own Simmental operation a few years ago to work full-time in the oil patch. But he is still very much a cattleman, and has been for three decades. And his investment in Countess goes beyond the price he paid for her. "A lot of the investor-type guys are not necessarily cattle people, where I guess we are,” he said. “I don't know if that changes things. But you do look at things a little bit different. It's not just about making money. There's more pride in the outcome of this show with these animals. I’m as excited about what we do with this cow from here on, as I was about what we could do from the time we bought her till she won that show. Justin said the big shows are not typically part of the Brooking plan, and that it was Randy who saw Countess’s ring potential. “We were lucky that Randy bought that heifer calf and had a goal to do things like this,” he said. The RBC Supreme win puts Countess into the spotlight—or more into the spotlight. After all she hasn’t exactly been waiting in the wings up to this point. “We're going to a highlight her quite a bit,” Randy said. “We did a lot of flushing on her last spring. Randy expects Countess to be the centerpiece of his marketing for the next few years. Depending how the flushing goes over the summer, he expects to have embryos and even a dozen or so live calves on offer. Countess’s amazing run is the result of a great partnership and an outstanding animal. Justin says Randy’s ownership was key to bringing her to the RBC Supreme championship. “Randy is as ideal a partner for that cow as possible,” he said. And Randy gives full credit to Justin and the Brooking crew. “I didn't have a ton of input on the day to day stuff. So that was all Justin. He's one of the best in the business in my mind. You need such an attention to detail and no small thing goes missing.

https://authory.com/JeffGaye/afd9ee193c46e4c9788815fe29a02553c

Ed Note: This post originally appeared on This Given Sunday. On Thursday, the New England Patriots will participate in their second-to-last full practice in advance of Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix. And while they do that, the murder trial will begin for a man who played a key role in helping them win playoff games only two years ago. But what’s most amazing about the fact that the beginning of Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial coincides almost perfectly with New England’s first Super Bowl appearance since the former tight end’s second season is the fact very few of us in the football world have noticed. Hernandez’s trial not only isn’t the largest controversy the NFL is dealing with, but it isn’t even the biggest debacle involving the Patriots organization. Deflategate is the talk of the football world now; Hernandez and his alleged actions are old news. Step back and it’s a little surprising. I realize Hernandez is no longer a member of the Patriots organization, but he was just a year and a half ago, and now he faces the most serious charges in the history of American professional sports. The jury was officially seated on Monday, but at midnight on the East coast there wasn’t a single mention of Hernandez or his trial on the homepages of ESPN.com, CBSSports.com, NFL.com, NBCSports.com, Yahoo! Sports, Bleacher Report, USA Today and Sports Illustrated. The only major American sports site that had it was FOXSports.com. When the Hernandez charges first broke, this was the only story the sports world was covering. At that point, I wondered if this was going to become the O.J. Simpson trial of our generation. Hernandez isn’t as famous as Simpson, but unlike Simpson he was an active player — a superstar to boot — and he’s charged with murdering three people in two separate incidents. But for whatever reason, it seems the nation has sort of lost interest. Maybe that’s an indictment on our deteriorating attention spans, or maybe we’ve just become either a) desensitized to or b) tired of incidents involving athletes allegedly committing heinous crimes. Regardless, it seems Aaron Hernandez has fallen from the national radar. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. And maybe it’ll change anyway once the events of the trial become public and we have details to chew on. But for now, as we prepare for the biggest game of the year, I’m happy to be focused on football. Or in the case of deflategate, something in that vicinity.

https://awfulannouncing.com/2015/patriots-prepare-super-bowl-easy-forget-aaron-hernandez.html

If you haven’t already, you should take a look at the College at Southeastern. It’s a great institution with solid, and expanding, degree options. What is more, it’s a place where you or someone you care about can be instructed by professors who are passionate about the church, the Great Commission, and training people to take the Gospel to the nations. From top to bottom the College at Southeastern is passionate about Jesus, his Church, and reaching the nations. What could be better said about an institution? Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary served as a major sponsor for our luncheon and along with that sponsorship we give them the opportunity to share about what they do as they seek to equip students. Check out the letter from the Dean below, and take you a look at the College of Southeastern. Southeastern has always had a great college. But recent changes and additions have positioned the college to do much more than ever before. As always, we continue to be an institution focused on the church, Great Commission, and training people to take the Gospel to the nations. Yet, we have given fresh attention to our curriculum and found ways to make it better. Finally, we’ve recently added four new undergraduate degree programs that will help us place students in churches, the mission field, or in some other vocational setting for kingdom influence. Our new undergraduate Philosophy degree (BACS and Philosophy) is designed for those who want to do apologetics, Theology, or anything else that requires intellectual rigor. The new Biblical Studies degree (BACS and Biblical Studies) provides 18 hours of biblical languages and an additional 18 hours in biblical theology and book study. This degree is ideal for those that want to pastor or teach the Bible. Our new Worship Ministry degree (BACS and Worship Ministry) is for those that want lead worship in the local church, but want something beyond basic training in music. This program’s primary focus is on theology, the Bible and ministry preparation. Lastly, our new History/Pre-Law degree (BACS and History/Pre-Law) is for those that want to serve Christ in the public square or possible in the legal profession.

https://baptist21.com/blog-posts/2014/the-college-at-southeastern-a-changing-college-for-the-sake-of-the-nations/

I have a samsung refrigerator that has no water filter, and my husband has a samsung refrigerator that has a water filter, and I’m not sure where the water filter is. This is especially odd because we have a very reliable water filter that we have been using for several years. The water filter on our refrigerator doesn’t have a manual setting, and if you try to adjust it, you’ll find the water filter doesn’t want to work. It’s a bit odd that the water filter on our refrigerator isnt a manual setting, or something. We know that the water filter has been working for a while because when we switch it on and off, the water in the sink turns off and on again. We have a water filter on our house that works the same way, and it seems like there should be a manual setting for the water filter so that you dont have to take it out of the cabinet all the time. Well, after some research and a few false starts, we finally found a manual setting for the water filter and it is indeed the same one as on our refrigerator. We’ve been using the water filter for a while now and its had a pretty good run, so we decided to take it out of the refrigerator, which means no more water in the sink. We were thinking this could be a good thing, but we thought it would be a little odd to have the water filter in the fridge and in the sink at the same time. Now we have no water in the sink and no water in the fridge. We think we probably just won’t be using the water filter anymore, but we’ve decided to take it out of the refrigerator and see if that makes a difference. So what’s the big deal? Well, I guess the water in your refrigerator filters out a lot of water in your home. That would be nice, right? But the water in your refrigerator is basically water with some anti-bacterial additives added in. The thing is, if you’re using the water filter in your fridge, it would actually make the water in your refrigerator cleaner. So you’d be getting fewer chemicals in your water. So yeah. The refrigerator has a water filter, so it’s actually okay, but it would be nice if you could just go and do it yourself. It’s not that bad, and it would be really fun to see if it makes a difference. Thats actually one of the things we do in our house. If you’re not familiar with our fridge, our fridge has a water filter, which is basically a water purifier. You can buy a water filter for your fridge, and it will actually make the water in your fridge cleaner. If you replace it with a water filter, you may not notice the difference, but the water quality will be much better. Our refrigerator has a water filter, but it works only in a very small handful of places. When we go there to change the water, we just put the filter in one of the places that already has water. We just don’t replace it unless we have to. So what we want is not just to improve the water quality, but to really make something out of the water. Unfortunately, it is a lot more difficult in the US than it is in Europe. We live in an area where you can get your water filtered anywhere, and there is really no reason for anyone to do it. Most of the water in the US is filtered in a dozen or so places, and most of the water in Europe is filtered in about 40 places.

https://bestwatersuaritma.com/where-is-the-water-filter-on-a-samsung-refrigerator/

Synopsis: New online tools create the potential for organic, ‘open source’ campaigns in which supporters self organise campaigning activities without top down hierarchical control. ‘Big Money’ is emasculated, party big wigs are sidelined and citizens are empowered. My Take: Joe Trippi is an interesting character. Part long-time tech geek, part serious political campaigner, he has a unique perspective on the potential for ICT in politics. He also had a front row seat for the first time that politics and the Internet collided in a big way in his capacity as the campaign manager for Howard Dean’s 2004 Presidential run. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised shares Trippi’s split personality; it part political memoir and part treatise for the new model of Internet driven political pioneered on the Dean campaign. While Trippi’s stories about being both tech-geek and political hack are entertaining (his story about buying a $17,000, 16 bit computer for the 1981 Californian Gubernatorial Campaign is enough to bring a smile to any boffins face), it’s Trippi’s insights into internet campaigning where the book is most valuable. While the title of the book is pretty over-blown, it’s hard to deny that the new campaigning pioneered by Howard Dean (and further developed by Barack Obama) is a genuinely distinct model from the dominant ‘War Room’ campaigning paradigm of the past fifteen years. In a nutshell, new campaigning utilises Internet tools to ‘open source’ political campaigning; sharing information and resources with the entire supporter base and then ceding organisational control to the supporter base. Importantly, new campaigning doesn’t constitute a total relinquishment of control to the supporters. Traditional message development, media management, rapid response and policy development functions remain largely centralised. However, these centralised functions are supplemented by the decentralised organisational campaigning activities of the campaign’s supporter base. In essence, new campaigning uses the Internet to create a movement rather than an organisation. It’s more analogous to the decentralised actions of thousands of individuals than a top down, coordinated military operation. “(The Dean Campaign) just turned the thing loose. Threw it out there to see who would catch it”. While it’s natural and justifiable for seasoned hacks to be suspicious of Trippi’s claims and to question what kind of influence the Internet actually had on the Dean campaign in light of the campaign’s ultimate failure, observers should be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Ultimately it was the flaws of the candidate that torpedoed Dean for America, not the flaws of the campaign model. In fact, Barack Obama has picked up where Howard Dean left off in 2004 and implemented a campaign model remarkably similar to that employed by Dean for America. Instead of standardising and controlling local campaigning efforts, the Obama campaign focused on facilitating organisation and collaboration between supporters independent of the campaign hierarchy. The Internet has played a central, but not exclusive role in facilitating this strategy. The Obama campaign has funnelled its supporters towards the most successful online tool deployed during the 2008 campaign; my.barackobama.com. When Obama launched this my.barackobama.com more than a year before the US Primary Season opened, he asked his supporters to “use this website as a tool to organize your friends, your neighbours and your networks”. This is exactly what has occurred. A cross between an online social networking website (like Facebook or MySpace) and the internet enabled real-world connection sites (eg Meet-up, Eventful), my.barackobama.com has functioned as a hub for the decentralised efforts of thousands of Obama volunteers. More than 350,000 supporters had signed up for accounts on my.barackobama.com as of the end of January 2008, growing to more than 500,000 by the end of February. Most importantly, my.barackobama allowed supporters to bypass the Obama campaign hierarchy and link up with other Obama supporters in their area directly. The flexible and open structure of my.barackobama.com has enabled Obama supporters to organise themselves in an amazing variety of forms including by geographic location, by demographics and even by taste in music. In essence, the site has become a community of communities all organising in support of the Obama campaign. The results of this strategy have been spectacular, facilitating the organisation of more than 30,000 supporter initiated campaign events on the site in less than a year. Ultimately, the low cost, decentralised, organisation that was made possible by the Obama Campaign’s online community building was the key to Obama winning ten straight contests between Super Tuesday and the Ohio and Texas primaries by an average of more than 30 points. While Hillary Clinton has run an almost equally effective campaign by employing a traditional, top-down organisational model, Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign has clearly proven that the internet enabled, decentralised, open-source campaign model outlined in The Revolution Will Not Be Televised can work on the biggest stage in politics. Internet campaigning is already real. Be first – the first guys in the field on the Internet have a head start in building a community. Use an authentic voice – Sacrifice slickness for authenticity; You want to connect with your community, not manipulate them. Tell the Truth – Be transparent; the Internet makes it very difficult to hide something. Build a community – create an environment where you supporters can come together and interact with the campaign and each other. Campaign information flows should be up and down (between campaign HQ and the community), but also side to side (bypassing the campaign HQ). Cede Control – Remember that ‘we’ are smarter than ‘me’. Believe Again – have faith in the electorate and your volunteers. I’m still not sure about how much of this transfers to the Australian environment; specifically whether our online community is mature enough to sustain the necessary level of engagement and whether our closed party structure would support such a campaign. We certainly haven’t seen a campaign in the mould of Dean or Obama’s in Australia yet. However, it’s an interesting read nonetheless. It’s worth your time if only for the insight it gives into the significance of the clash of campaign models represented by the Clinton/Obama race. If you’ve got the slightest interest in politics and the ‘net, do yourself and pick up a copy of this book.

https://bloggingthebookshelf.com/2009/06/18/%E2%80%9Cthe-revolution-will-not-be-televised-democracy-the-internet-and-the-overthrow-of-everything%E2%80%9D-joe-trippi/

A young Ghanaian lady, probably between the ages of 18 and 25, recorded herself on camera revealing some secrets about men, and many social media users couldn’t stop talking about it after seeing it. In the video, the lady stated that if a lady is single, she chooses to be single. This is because a woman looking for a man to sleep with is the easiest thing on the planet. She went on to say that most women choose not to give men the opportunity to sleep with them. If they continue to pursue men in the same way that some men have pursued women, there will be no virgin men left in the world. “If a lady is single and she is minding her own business, it is her own choice to remain single. I want you to understand that it is not because she cannot get any man to propose to her or call her. This is because the easiest thing to get in this world is a man. Men are cheaper than fufu and light soup”.

https://buzzgh.com/men-are-the-cheapest-thing-to-get-lady-claims-video/

Gandhinagar, Tuesday: In the presence of Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi reviewed the National Maritime Heritage Complex project at Lothal virtually through drone inspection. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said in his virtual address that to revive India’s rich maritime heritage at Lothal, an ancient port of India, the task of revitalizing India’s ancient maritime culture by building the National Maritime Heritage Complex at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore is being done by the Central and State Governments. Union Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal were virtually present in this program while Union Minister of State for Shipping Shri Shripad Naik, Shri Devusinh Chauhan were present in this program. In his virtual address, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that the ancient splendor of Lothal, which is a historical and global heritage, will be revived through this project. The Prime Minister reviewed the project from a drone and expressed satisfaction over the rapid progress of the project. India has a historical and great heritage of maritime heritage. Mentioning that Lothal and Dholavira in Gujarat and Chola, Cher and Pandya dynasties in the south had expanded sea power to new heights, he said, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had also formed a powerful navy at that time. Thus the history of Indian culture has been overlooked. But we are determined to restore this magnificent marine heritage. Referring to the thousands of years old tradition, he said, we have Sikotar Mata being worshiped as a sea goddess and traces of it have been found as far as Aden, indicating that there was Indian trade from Khambhat to Aden. Jhinjuwada village of Surendranagar has also found evidence of a lighthouse. The industry of making large ships also flourished in Kutch. It shows that the maritime trade was prosperous and prosperous in the whole of Gujarat. But the mentality of slavery and indifference has done a lot of damage to it. If any legacy is time and place based, it inspires the next generation as well as alerts them to the future, added the Prime Minister. The construction of this grand museum is to restore India’s pride. In the last eight years, many heritage sites have been developed in the country. A museum of states and princely states will also be built at the Statue of Unity in the coming days. By which the sentiments associated with our heritage can also be secured and the austerity and penance of our forefathers can also be restored, he further added. He said that there is much to be learned from the remains found during the excavations at Lothal, a symbol of Indian maritime power and strength, which reveal urban planning and spectacular architectural styles. He said that this area was blessed by Goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati, he said that the flags of 84 countries were flying in Lothal and Chinese philosophers have noted that 6,000 students from 80 countries were studying in the nearby Vallabhi Vidyalaya. Stating that it will be revived with the integration of technology so that the ordinary citizen of India can know this maritime heritage of India, he expressed the hope that one day Lothal will also create the same way as the Statue of Unity creates new records of tourists every day. Construction of this complex in Lothal will develop employment-self-employment opportunities and also boost local tourism, he added. This area has seen many severe days. There was no cultivation in this area. We have brought this area out of it. Various industries are being established in this area. The semi-conductor plant is also going to be shaped in the near future. Stating that we are determined to recreate this area as much as it was developed earlier, he delivered Diwali and New Year wishes to the people present at the event with the conviction of bringing back the legacy of ancient splendor of Lothal. Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel said that India has entered the golden age of independence after completing 75 years of independence. One of the resolutions is to nurture the ancient heritage. Which is going to be realized today with the construction of the National Maritime Heritage Complex. He further said that the center of Harappa culture was the center of trade relations with foreign countries through Lothal. The roots of thousands of years old Indian culture are connected with this center. The project to be implemented in Lothal has been reviewed by the Prime Minister today to realize it in reality and will be implemented at a cost of Rs.774 crore in the first phase. He expressed happiness that projects including theme park, research center are going to be realized in the second phase. The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to speedy realization of this heritage complex, a four-lane road will be built connecting this center, besides this, a substation of 66 KV will also be built and by all this, the ancient heritage will be re-established. Notably, the archaeological remains of Indus Valley Civilization, one of the oldest civilizations in the world, located in Lothal is the pride of Indian culture. On this occasion, Union Health Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Prime Minister’s imagination is very big. The idea they see is the duty to take India forward by taking steps to come out of the mindset of slavery and restore India’s self-respect. He further said that Gujarat Harappan heritage is the pride of Gujarat. This is an opportunity to reveal it, to revive it. What a civilized nation India was five thousand years ago. A live demonstration of how global trade used to be done will be done in this heritage complex. He further added that this complex will be built in such a way that the arrangements and exchanges that were there at that time can be visualized. On this occasion, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonwal said that today Gujarat has become the growth engine of the country’s development. Gujarat is a proud developed state. The world is watching the development taking place across the state. Union Minister of State for Shipping Shri Shripad Naik said on the occasion that India’s magnificent and rich maritime heritage will be revived at the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, which will not only become an international level tourist destination. The world’s largest maritime museum is to be built in Lothal under the guidance of the Prime Minister. The museum will showcase India’s rich maritime heritage, he added. The Union Minister of State for Shipping further said that this complex will create an auspicious combination of history, education, research and entertainment. Five thousand years ago, Lothal was not only a port, but also a vivid history of shipbuilding, he added. He further said that the construction of this complex will be completed in two phases at the earliest. Here you will be able to experience the magnificent maritime ancient heritage through modern technology. Re-creation of ancient heritage in the golden age of independence is a matter of pride. Union Minister Shri Devusinh Chauhan said that due to the foresight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the redevelopment of this ancient place has become possible. Due to the efforts of the Prime Minister, there has been an opportunity to revive this civilization which is about five thousand years old. He further said that not only a maritime heritage complex but also an institute for studies, a hostel and also a heritage park displaying various systems of ancient times will be constructed here. Due to which various infrastructure facilities will be created in this area. A 66 KV sub station will also be established in this area. Apart from this, water management will be done through the canal, so that irrigation and drinking water will also be available to the local farmers. Former Minister Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that 4,600 years ago there was a rich port Lothal where there was sea and there was import-export by sea. Further, the former minister said that highlighting the maritime heritage, the museum is to be built at a cost of Rs. 3,500 crores. Lothal’s hegemony in the east is about to materialize again. Dholera is going to develop in next 10 years but this heritage complex is going to take shape in next three to four years only. Apart from this, the formation of this complex here will also provide new employment opportunities to the local people here. The state government is working fast to complete this project within the stipulated time limit, the museum building complex will be constructed in the first phase. A large number of local leaders and citizens were present.

https://cmogujarat.gov.in/en/latest-news/pm-shri-narendra-modis-virtual-inspection-of-the-national-maritime-heritage-complex-project/

In this article, I share only my thought process for day 3's Leetcode challenge for the #I4G10DaysOfCodeChallenge series. To curb the occurrence of plagiarism we've been advised to not share our solutions completely. This was a relatively interesting problem. Given an integer x, return true if x is a palindrome integer. For example, 121 is a palindrome while 123 is not. Explanation: 121 reads as 121 from left to right and from right to left. So like I said earlier, this was a relatively easy problem to solve. I resorted to using the two-pointer approach. I first converted the number to a string using the toString inbuilt function, then I created two tracking variables to iterate through the string from both ends. On each iteration, I check if the value at the start of the string is not the same as the value at the end, if it is not the same I return false immediately, But if it is the same, then I'd continue my iteration. If the values end up being the same all through, when I get to the middle of the string I'd return true because I'd have looked at all the values. This process would have been explained better with code snippets, forgive me. I'm just following instructions.

https://codeprophet.hashnode.dev/day-3-palindrome-number-leetcode-problem-solved

Home/Mind & Body/Understanding Anxiety. What Brings Out Anxiety? There are constant articles in the news these days that may bring out high levels of anxiety. What’s on the news nowadays? War in Ukraine, chaotic economy, climate change, the list can literally go on. The sources of information provide continuous fee of anxious content – of course the world is in a panic now. Another contributing source is the continual commercials from pharmaceuticals companies reminding us of all the things it could possibly go wrong with our bodies. They highlight our failing bodies due to age, compound that with the inevitable health problems that we may experience from a poor diet. So, no matter what it is you think is causing a high level of anxiety in today’s society, chances are you’re right. With all this emphasis on anxiety, you seem to lose sight of the fact that some anxiety is a natural part of life and living. So, it would be smart to develop some ways to cope with anxiety when it happens. Simply taking time to really identify what you are anxious about is a good beginning. The next step is to identify what’s going on in your mind when you become anxious. Are you worried about something that’s imminent, something that’s going to happen now, immediately, or are you worried about some future event? Taking the time to bring your thoughts back to the present, to what’s going on around you at this moment, is sometimes enough to reduce the anxiety to a manageable level. If anxiety is a persistent problem, you might consider consulting a counselor, psychologist or spiritual life coach. These are the people that can give you information that might be more specific to your personal situation. Something else to consider is a little-known fact that there are seven times in everyone’s life that generate anxiety. These are times when change is imminent. Most of us are not comfortable with change that we do not initiate ourselves. But changes do occur no matter what we do. As these periods of life draw closer and closer to us, we become restless and uncomfortable. Many of us have a sense that something is about to happen, but we don’t know what, specifically, it is that’s about to happen. But the ironic thing is, that if we knew what to expect and when these points in time are coming, then they would be very beneficial instead of anxiety producing. That’s why I call these points in time windows of opportunity. As we progress and evolve during our lifetimes these windows of opportunity signify a surge of energy coming that is there to help us change and evolve to the next level. We are always capable of changing whatever it is that needs to be changed at any point in our lives. While we can make changes in our lives at any time, any effort that we make will go much smoother during one of these periods. Be sure to read the windows of opportunity listed on my website. That might help to change those feelings of anxiousness into anticipation. Then we can take action that will help to dispel those feelings of anxiousness and use that energy the way it was intended, to improve our lives.

https://cynthiabecker.com/understanding-anxiety-what-brings-out-anxiety/

Hannah Nemko, Headteacher said “We are absolutely delighted to have been named as the top performing comprehensive school in the country and the eighth best performing school in all of Southeast England. I would like to thank the staff, teaching and support, for their incredible work and their dedication to providing the very best outcomes and opportunities that they can for our young people. I would also like to thank our wonderful Governing Body, our supportive parents but, most of all, our young people for being so inquisitive, receptive and fantastic to work with”.

https://damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk/2022/12/09/the-times-parent-power-2023/

Downtown Napa is the ultimate foodie destination! Whether you’re looking for fine dining or a quick snack, we have you covered. We offer something for every taste, occasion and budget. Here are a few of our favorite unique eats. The Model Bakery sets the standard for baked goods. Their English muffin has not only been featured on the Food Network, but year after year is featured on Oprah Winfrey’s Favorite Things. For nearly a century, the bakery has been part of the Napa Valley culinary scene and truly serves some of the best breads, pastries and coffee around! Craving an out-of-this-world burger? Just head to Gott’s Roadside just outside the Oxbow Public Market. As a local favorite, Gott’s is known for their juicy cheeseburgers and hand-spun shakes. Their Impossible Burger is impossibly delicious, you wouldn’t even know it’s made entirely from plants. The laid-back burger joint also has some of the tastiest beer-battered onion rings. Three simple words – Beer Can Chicken. Bounty Hunter is famous for it. The wine bar and restaurant has some of the best barbeque platters in all of Napa. They also have a great selection of wines, top-shelf sprits, and a great craft beer list. Arrive hungry and Do Napa’s unique eats today!

https://donapa.com/2018/01/29/unique-eats-downtown-napa/

The existing model of data ownership (so-called Web 2.0) does not benefit individuals and communities, instead providing value to a handful of very powerful and large businesses. Data coops represent means to shift this paradigm and empower individuals to take greater control of their data and extract value from it. However, approaching coops from a purely financial perspective does not seem satisfactory. Additionally, monetary rewards do not seem to be sufficient to encourage users to join these institutions. In this paper, we attempted to present that instead of being driven solely by commercial ambitions and monetary rewards, those who attempt to create coops should place community and its needs at the heart of the coop. They must consider what values and benefits coops can bring to their members, what knowledge and insights can be derived from its data and how it will spur the growth and development of that particular community. In our case we have decided to use women as a community whose needs can be addressed by designing a data coop. We have started by consulting potential members and conducting interviews to understand this community and its challenges better. We identified multiple needs - for example, having symptoms and side effects libraries. We tried to address these needs by designing a data coop that would incorporate the right data requirements, user experience and provide analytics and insights back to the community members as well as to data buyers.

https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/144786

Do you find yourself spending hours researching different mobile insurance plans and never feeling satisfied with your choice? Have you ever wished that finding the right plan could be as easy as ordering take-out food? Well, you’re in luck. With a few simple steps, you can get the best mobile insurance for your needs in just five minutes. Having the proper mobile insurance is an important part of ensuring your phone is protected from theft, loss, or any kind of damage. Taking the time to research and compare different plans from various providers can be a time-consuming process, but it’s worth investing that time in order to find the best coverage for your needs. Fortunately, with the right advice and guidance, you can quickly find the right plan in under five minutes. 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Many websites offer comparison tools where you can compare different plans side by side and easily see which one offers the best coverage and features for your needs. Additionally, there are also websites that offer ratings and reviews from past customers that can help inform your decision-making process. Taking advantage of these resources will allow you to make a quicker and more informed decision on which mobile insurance plan is right for you. At the end of the day, it’s important to remember that making the right decision in under five minutes isn’t always possible. Sometimes you may need to take more time to research different plans or ask questions before you make a choice. However, if you have all of the information you need and have taken advantage of available resources, you should be able to make a well-informed decision in a short amount of time. In conclusion, finding the right mobile insurance plan for your needs in under five minutes is possible if you take the time to do your research and understand all of the terms and conditions involved with each plan. Utilizing online comparison tools and customer reviews can help speed up the process, as well as making sure you understand what type of coverage and features are most important to your situation. With this advice, you should be able to find the perfect mobile insurance plan in no time at all. Making a decision about mobile insurance can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. By taking the time to research and compare different plans, understand the coverage and other features, and identify your needs and budget, you can choose the right mobile insurance plan quickly and efficiently. With all the available information out there, plus the ability to compare plans side-by-side, finding the best mobile insurance plan for your needs in under five minutes is more than achievable. So don’t stress – use this advice to locate the perfect plan for you and start enjoying peace of mind with your new mobile insurance policy. By following the advice in this article, you’ll be able to find the best mobile insurance plan for your needs in under five minutes. Armed with the necessary knowledge about researching and comparing plans from different providers and understanding coverage and deductibles, you can quickly determine which plan best fits your needs and budget. With the right mobile insurance plan in place, you can be sure you are protected in the event of an emergency or accident.

https://dymaje.com/get-the-best-mobile-insurance-for-your-needs-in-under-5-minutes/

This edited volume presents nine new state-of-the-science chapters covering topics relevant to psychology and law, from established and emerging researchers in the field. Relevant to researchers, clinical practitioners, and policy makers, topics include discussions of rape and sexual assault, eyewitness identification, body-worn cameras, forensic gait analysis, evaluations and assessments, veteran’s experiences, therapeutic animals and wrongful convictions.

https://ebookme.net/advances-in-psychology-and-law-advances-in-psychology-and-law-6-original-pdf-from-publisher

Format: Streaming video from Apple+ on basement television. Years ago, I was a fan of the HBO show Mr. Show. One of the many skits on that show was about a guy named Bob Lamonta. In the skit, Bob is frequently teased at school because his parents are, bluntly, developmentally challenged. And so Bob takes up running and becomes a famous track athlete. We then learn that all of this is a lie—Bob’s parents are mentally normal and he was never that successful in track. What’s amazing about this, though, is that a couple of decades before the fact, it predicted CODA. CODA, which stands for “child of deaf adults,” is the story of Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones), who, unlike her parents and brother, can hear. Her father Frank (Troy Kotsur) and brother Leo (Daniel Durant) work a fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts. Ruby frequently fishes with them and then falls asleep in high school classes. Her mother Jackie (Marlee Matlin) does the books. Naturally, the family is struggling, because what would be the point of this if there weren’t money troubles? We soon discover that Ruby can sing, and can sing really well. Because she’s nursing a crush on Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) and hears him signing up for choir, she joins as well. And, because this is a movie, she’s going to get paired up with Miles for the upcoming show and the two of them are going to have to practice together. Also, because she really is talented, she’s going to get extra attention from the school’s choir director Barnardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez). The two will butt heads a lot because he demands her time to prepare for an audition to go to Berklee, and she is needed in the family business. You can see the plot taking shape, right? The daughter of a deaf couple is a talented singer, something they can possibly understand. They desperately need her in the family business, because Frank and Leo get in trouble for not hearing Coast Guard sirens because they don’t have a hearing person on board their boat. And, the family is trying to start their own collective to sell their fish at better prices, and Ruby is the only one in the family who can talk to hearing people—and they can’t afford someone else. Right now, you’re thinking about how certain aspects of this are going to play out. You’re concocting key scenes in your mind—the fight with her parents, the struggle with her sibling who fights for her and with her because he understands in a different way, the anger and reconciliation with her mentor, the eventual realization from one of her parents about realizing her dream. The reason you can do that is that you’ve seen CODA in one form or another a bunch of times already. This is a calmer version of Whiplash, a singing version of Billy Elliot, a non-bicycle take on Breaking Away, a bit of Brassed Off, Children of a Lesser God, King Richard, School of Rock, Running on Empty, Sound of Metal, and certainly more than a dozen more. I get it. It’s a natural underdog story plot where the kid from the “weird” family has a skill that her parents don’t understand. All of the beats that you expect to be here are here, and exactly where you expect them. There are moments that really bother me because of how predictable they are. For instance, when Ruby tells her mother that she loves singing, her mother’s reaction is to ask her essentially why she should care. “If I were blind, would you paint?” This is such an obvious ploy to get the audience on Ruby’s side that it feels ridiculous that I have to write it out. There two things that really bother me about CODA. The first is that this is actually a remake of a Belgian film called La Famille Belier. There’s nothing wrong with a remake, but seriously? It somehow feels cheap that the film that won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay got its screenplay from a decade-old film with the minor change of turning the family farm into a family boat. Second? The fact that it’s really well made. CODA is a really good film. It’s genuinely well-made and well-cast. The cast is really good, and Troy Kotsur especially is excellent in this role. It’s impossible not to like this, and yet it feels like something so derivative that I should be angry about it. Look, I get it. Sometimes you want the meal you’ve had before. Sometimes what you really want is a very good cheeseburger. You want something simple and easy and good and not too complicated and challenging. As someone who loves horror movies as much as I do, I fully embrace that idea. But a cheeseburger is ultimately just a cheeseburger, and a cheeseburger no matter how good should never be Best Picture. Why to watch CODA: It’s a very well made movie. Why not to watch: You need all of your fingers and toes to count how many times you’ve seen it.

https://en.paperblog.com/a-cinematic-cheeseburger-7295526/

No prizes for guessing the inspiration behind this action-comedy, although fair warning: it definitely falls into “Korean knock-off” territory when set beside the Cruise behemoth. It starts Lee as Chinese intelligence officer Wong Iring, who is sent to Korea to intercept and cut off a shipment of weapons, under the fake identity of Yoo Dae-Hee. She doesn’t know that she has been set up to fail, giving the Chinese government plausible deniability as they want the guns to reach the target and destabilize their near-neighbour. Her original contact suffers an accident, and she accidentally believes moderately crap private detective Woo Su-han (Kim) is her liaison, while he thinks she is from Korean domestic intelligence. Together, they work their way up the chain towards the chief gun-runner Jeon Hoon (Oh), though become suspects for the bodies left in the wake of their investigation. If this is all very slight, it can’t be denied that it does offer an acceptable level of entertainment. The two leads have good chemistry, and play off each other to good effect. The pacing is decent, without much in the way of dull patches, though there were a few elements in the script which did make me roll my eyes a bit. The most obvious of these is the reveal that Woo is a former Korean special ops solider, who was drummed out of the military after an operation went wrong. It’s lazy writing, designed as an excuse for the close-combat skills he’ll need in the final reel, and contradicts just about everything we learned about his indolent character to that point. I was initially watching this, in the expectation of reviewing it over on Girls With Guns, but I was surprised (and a little disappointed) to discover that Wong/Yoo is very much a supporting character, especially in this area of proceedings. However, she does seem to be the smarter of the pair, making her a good foil for Woo. This isn’t a film apparently interested in challenging traditional Korean gender roles at all. We even get some moderately amusing homophobia, with her original contact’s being mistaken as a suicide attempt, after being captured on the kiss-cam with another agent, while meeting at a stadium. That’s about the level on which this operates, or our heroes arriving too early for a tango class, and having to do yoga instead. In other words: do not expect much to engage the brain. That clearly is not the intent here: the targets here may be low-hanging fruit, yet it does hit most of them with an adequate degree of energy, and the execution is polished too. This was not a cheap production, and it shows in good production values across the board. As mindless light entertainment goes, you might as well watch something like this screwball spy caper, which has few pretensions above that. Though you’ll potentially find yourself hungry again, about 20 minutes after the end-credits roll.

https://filmblitz.org/mission-possible-2021/

LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) – Guinness World Records says that a dog in Los Angeles is the oldest dog still alive in the world. Gino is 22 years old and is a mix of Chihuahua and Eskimo. As you’d expect, he’s a good boy. Alex Wolf and his roommates decided to get a puppy when he was a sophomore in college in 2002. They went to the Boulder, Colorado, Humane Society and brought Gino back with them. After Gino graduated, Wolf sent him back to Southern California. There were a lot of years. Wolf found an article online that said the world’s oldest dog had died last month. He started to wonder if Gino might be next. “I called the Humane Society to find out what they knew about Gino’s adoption. To my surprise, they did have us on file,” Wolf said. Even more shocking was the fact that Gino was born in Septembera 2000, which was written on his birth certificate. Rams quarterback Stafford is back in the concussion protocol and won’t play on Sunday. Check This Out: Did China Blur World Cup Crowds to Hide Maskless Fans?

https://foodcontessa.com/gino-a-22-year-old-los-angeles-dog-has-been-named-the-oldest-living-dog-by-guinness-world-records/

Can someone help me? I have never seen a video of Jimmy talking. (In the 70's) I have tried YouTube, but nothing. I have heard videos with just a slideshow and him talking, but I would like to see one with him talking. I know its weird. Please help! Maybe someone can help me? I have never seen a video of glicine talking. I have tried YouTube, but nothing. I would like to see one with her talking. I know its weird. There's no help for you, Steve, when you're smitten by Cupid's arrow. OK, here's a Jimmy interview from 1988. And Aqua, I think the girl wants a video from the 70s? Well, here's one from 1968, that's a BIT closer! Is it me or can no one else see anything playing once you click on the link? Huh? It plays ok on my laptop, though it's not a video, just interview audio with different pics. Strange - I'll have to play around with it then. I get the link okay but nothing else.

https://forums.ledzeppelin.com/topic/10941-interview-videos/

My name is Jami Wilson and I am a first year Graduate student in the History MA program at UCCS with a special interest in Chinese History and Gender Studies. I graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2014, double majoring in Chinese Studies and Nonfiction Writing, with a GPA of 3.8. After receiving my MA, I plan to pursue a Ph.D. in Asian History or East Asian Studies with a focus on China. During my History MA program, I will be pursuing a theme of gender studies through three different sequences of readings and research courses. Gender roles, most specifically the implications of women as mothers across different societies, will tie together my studies in different fields of history. Alongside my courses, I have also been volunteering at the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Archives since September, processing all of the East Asian documents from the manuscript collection into Past Perfect Museum Software with folder-level descriptions for the purpose of creating a clear finding tool and digitally preserving historical documents. In fall 2015, Professor Yang Wei tutored me in an Independent Study Chinese History course and also in an Independent Study Chinese Historical Translation. In the Chinese History course, I studied China from its earliest known Dynasty to the 21st Century in order to get a general overview of China’s fluidity in time as a political and cultural entity. While translating various documents from Chinese to English, I developed an interest in the introduction of eugenics into China,which had strong ties to societal gender roles. This interest developed into my paper entitled "Eugenics, Nationalism, and Elitism in the Gender Roles of Republican China: Pan Guangdan's 'Teaching Women to Nurture their Children.'" This study explores Pan Guangdan (1898–1967), the Chinese sociologist who is credited with the introduction of eugenics to China, and his writings on gender roles, education reform, and new motherhood in relation to eugenics. Pan sought to apply eugenics to promoting motherhood based on his conviction that the production of wealth and culture was the duty of men and human reproduction was the duty of women. I will be presenting this paper at Harvard’s East Asia Society Conference 2016: Reimagining Asia February 20-21 with support from a UCCS History Graduate Student Travel Grant to attend this Conference. My paper was also accepted to the Columbia University Graduate Conference on East Asia February 26-27, but I will be unable to attend and present at this conference. I have also applied to present this paper as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious professional historical organization, in January 2017.

https://graduateschool.uccs.edu/news/current-student-spotlight/jami-wilson

The Nintendo 64 is one of the most popular console systems ever released, and it also houses some of the best real-time strategy games ever created. Real-time strategy (RTS) games have been around since the beginning of video games. Players must manage resources, build an army or fleet, and attack other players to win. They are compatible with any platform that supports multiplayer online gaming. We’ll talk about the best RTS games for Nintendo 64 as well as what real-time strategy games are. Let’s dive in! A real-time strategy game is a type of strategy game in which the player must control an entire army instead of just one unit. The player will have to build up an army, research new technologies, and make decisions that affect the development of their civilization. Determining where best to position your forces. Was Nintendo 64 Known for Real-Time Strategy Games? The Nintendo 64 was known for real-time strategy games. It was one of the most powerful consoles ever created, with a graphics processing unit (GPU) capable of rendering at least 16 million polygons per second on average. This made it possible to create complex 3D models quickly, and it also allowed the game developers to use higher resolutions which had been possible on previous platforms. The N64 is also notable for being one of the last consoles to feature an analog stick on the controller; the Nintendo GameCube introduced the first analog stick in 2001. Here are the 5 best Nintendo 64 RTS games of all time. emStar Fox 64/em is one of the best games ever made on the N64. Released in 1997, it was the first Nintendo 64 game to use 3D polygon graphics. The game also featured an alternative control scheme that made playing with a standard controller easy for many players. It was also the first N64 game to contain voice acting and full-motion video cutscenes. The story follows Fox McCloud, a member of the Star Fox team who must fight against Andross, who has taken over Venomian space stations and has turned them into bases for his army. The player takes control of Fox as he flies his Arwing through space, fighting enemies along the way. emStar Fox 64/em is one of only two games in the series that does not feature Princess Peach as a playable character (the other being Star Fox Adventures). While it does not have any direct sequel or prequel games like its predecessors in the series, its success helped create several other Nintendo 64 games based on its character designs: Commanders Arwing, Great Fox, and Landmaster tank. You can find emStar Fox 64/em for the N64 on Amazon here. The real-time strategy game emOgre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber/em was created by Ogre Software and released by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. The game in Japan is known as Ogrest: Person of Lordly Caliber. The town of Midland is the setting for the game, and monsters have overrun it. The player controls one of four heroes from various countries who must battle these creatures to discover their true motives. Both male and female player characters are available, each with unique characteristics and abilities. Combat is simple to pick up but requires a deep understanding of each character’s tactics and abilities to truly excel. The controls are easy to understand and use, but becoming proficient will take some time. Things to do outside of combat are plentiful, as well. Some things you may do in the game are optional side missions and other things. You can get your hands on emOgre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber/em for Nintendo 64 on Amazon here. The Nintendo 64 is home to some incredible real-time strategy games! emStarCraft 64/em is one of the most popular real-time strategy games on the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 2000. The game is based on the story of StarCraft, which was one of the most successful games in history. In fact, it has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Campaign mode offers you several missions that take place in real-time and require you to complete missions before moving on to another mission. You can also choose between different difficulty levels depending on your skill level and whether you want to earn more money or simply complete missions faster so that you can move on to another mission. Arcade mode allows you to choose from a variety of maps with different settings, such as weather conditions or even time limits, which would enable players to compete against each other via online mode or offline LAN modes when playing. Take emStarCraft 64/em home to your N64 from Amazon here. The emCommand & Conquer/em franchise is a long-running real-time strategy series that has been through many iterations. The latest entry in the series, Command & Conquer: Rivals, is a free-to-play mobile game that pits two players against each other in fast-paced battles. The player takes control of one of three factions (United States, Global Defense Initiative, or Brotherhood of Nod), each with its unique campaign and objectives. During gameplay, the player’s forces can be deployed against opposing troops at any time, including attacking and protecting bases from other players’ attacks. The main objective for each faction is to gather resources from land and sea tiles and use them to build units such as infantry or tanks, which then fight against opposing forces or structures. Buildings can be constructed anytime, providing benefits such as extra health points or damage resistance for weapons like lasers or explosives. Grab emCommand & Conquer/em for yourself on Amazon here. is one of the best real-time strategy games on the Nintendo 64. It’s an excellent experience, with a great story and extensive, top-tier gameplay. The graphics are very good, and there’s a lot of variety in the missions you can play. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been forced to retreat underground. To attain your objective, you play as a human soldier who must overcome hordes of enemies. New tools, such as guns, vehicles, and places, become available to you as the game progresses, allowing you to better deal with hostile surroundings. With each new assignment, you’ll have to employ increasingly sophisticated military strategies to defeat the increasing number of enemies. You’ll also be able to select from many sorts of terrain, each of which will have its own set of pros and cons for your army. If you’re battling in an open field, for instance, your adversaries will have a better chance of spotting you, but if you’re in a forest, the long grass and trees will obscure their view. Try out yourself from Amazon . There are plenty of fantastic real-time strategy games for the N64, but these are some of the classics that everyone should play if they have this console or are looking to buy it. What is Nintendo 64? The Nintendo 64 is a video game console released by Nintendo in 1996. It was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System’s successor and competed with Sega’s Saturn and Sony’s PlayStation. After its release, the N64 quickly became one of the best-selling video game consoles. The N64 has two unique controllers: a red one and a black one. The black one is used for games that don’t require an analog stick, so it’s good for those who are more familiar with traditional controls on a normal controller. The red controller is mainly used for shooters, fighting games, and sports games like golf. Why are real-time strategy games so popular? Real-time strategy games are popular because they allow players to plan and execute complex strategies in a fast-paced environment. These games often require quick thinking and strategic planning, which can be exciting and challenging for players. What do I need to play N64 games? All you’ll need is an N64 console with at least one controller (the original controller works fine)! You’ll also need a TV set with a screen capable of displaying 720p resolution. How many N64 games are there? The list of Nintendo 64 games includes 388 licensed releases spanning from the platform’s launch in 1996 to the final release in 2002. The Nintendo 64 home video game console’s library of games were primarily released in a plastic ROM cartridge called the Game Pak. When you think of failed Nintendo consoles, you probably think about the Wii U or Virtual Boy; you probably don’t think about the Nintendo 64! However, the N64 was a commercial failure even though its games were incredibly influential and are still revered today.

https://history-computer.com/the-5-absolute-best-nintendo-64-real-time-strategy-games-of-all-time/

Last year was one in which we at ProFuturo were “forced to reinvent ourselves in order to reach those who are disconnected”. Instead of calling up those negative moments in our look back at the year, we wish to focus on the positive that the pandemic has taught us: the power of digital education and the effectiveness of alliances with different institutions. Last year was a year, in which we at ProFuturo have been “forced to reinvent ourselves in order to reach those who are disconnected”. That’s how the year was defined by our managing director, Magdalena Brier, in one of the numerous virtual events we have taken part in over the last year. Instead of calling up those negative moments in our look back at the year, we wish to focus on the positive that the pandemic has taught us: the power of digital education and the effectiveness of alliances with different institutions. Mindful as we are of the dramatic events last March when the pandemic obliged the closing of schools worldwide, we at ProFuturo decided it was the time to take action and make our educational resources available to families, students, and the education community at large. We are proud of having been able to bring our experience in digital education to bear on mitigating the situation created by COVID-19, which saw 1,200 million students without class in nearly 150 countries around the world. Accordingly, over the course of these months, we have helped to train over 500,000 teachers from 50 countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. And we have done so by adapting our content to alternative forms of distribution to reach those students most in need: mobile apps such as WhatsApp, podcasts, and television and radio programs. All of these efforts aimed to facilitate learning outside the classroom and have allowed over 5 million children around the world to complete the school year despite the pandemic. ProFuturo has taken part in several debates organized by different international institutions on providing education and the challenges facing education during COVID-19. In the course of last year, we have put forward our vision of how the pandemic is changing education while at the same time opening a window of opportunity to rethink how we provide education. The message that can be taken from these uncertain times is that the sudden disruption of classes worldwide shows that most schools are ill-prepared to provide students with the possibility of distance learning and, moreover, that teachers have been found wanting in both the training and skills needed to provide distance learning. Digitalising education does not merely consist of introducing technology into the classroom. What is important is to improve digital literacy to help teachers, students, and schools to develop the 21st-century skills required by the digital age in which we live. This opportunity should be made the most of to speed up this digitalization and tackle ProFuturo’s biggest goal: to narrow the global education gap by bringing quality education to the most vulnerable environments via technology and innovate teaching-learning experiences. Improving digitalisation inevitably requires investment in education. And that is why, for us, one of the major milestones in 2020 has been the joining of forces with our partner GPE to launch its #RaiseYourHand campaign in Spain. This initiative aims to raise funds to enable 175 million children to continue learning and to ensure that another 46 million children can enroll in school and complete their quality education in the upcoming five years. As Magdalena Brier has stated on several occasions, it is time to join forces, to work together, and to form alliances both in the public and private sectors to avoid any child being left behind education-wise during the pandemic. Because of the pandemic, we have strengthened and broadened our alliances with international institutions and have signed up to campaigns such as the aforementioned, #RaiseYourHand, the #LearningNeverStops campaign launched by UNESCO, #UniteToProtect, an international day to protect education from all types of attacks and the #SaveOurFuture campaign. Last year, we tried to adapt our work as much as possible to help millions of children, is closing with several acknowledgments that serve to spur us on and motivate us to keep our shoulders to the wheel in 2021, which promises to be as equally complex as this one. Accordingly, we are delighted to report that we have been selected as one of the 100 best educational innovations in the world by the Finnish non-governmental organization HundrED within its Global Collection. ProFuturo was also chosen by the Expo 2020 Dubai as one of the 20 Global Best Practice Programme innovations for its “Untold stories” program. The common theme of the selected initiatives is their work on tackling some of the greatest challenges in the world today, including several that are present in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This has been a particularly intense year, one in which we have further consolidated our work in Africa where we first embarked on our activity back in 2016. In collaboration with our partner, Empieza Por Educar Foundation, we rolled out an ambitious teacher training plan in Liberia, Nigeria, and Tanzania, which will continue to grow in 2021. On foot of our agreement, 15,000 teachers will lead the “train the trainer” training of the teaching staff at their schools, thereby ensuring a long-term impact on the lives of thousands of children through education. A lot is still to be done in 2021, one which will also be marked by the effects the pandemic has had on our sector. We will sign off now by thanking all our personnel who are making it possible for ProFuturo to continue growing: our teachers, of whom we are proud; our tireless team in Spain and our partners on the ground, for their innovative input and for adapting themselves to the needs of the moment to forge ahead with the project and for not leaving either students or teachers behind, and of course, Telefónica Foundation and “la Caixa” Foundation, for daring to dream with us. We close this year with a message of optimism and the wish that in 2021 they will always be able to go back to school. With the efforts of all, we believe it can be done.

https://hundred.org/en/articles/our-wish-for-2021-that-children-go-back-to-school-for-good

Hi, welcome back, I'm Leslie Quint, from the Radiology department at Michigan, and today I'll be talking about the Regional Lymph Node Staging Classification system for lung cancer. Let's start out with the pre-lecture question. The regional lymph node mapping scheme for lung cancer directly enables which of the following? Reliable survival curve generation. Optimal treatment option decisions. Dependable prognostic assessments. Or consistent lymph node designations. Please pick your one best choice, and we'll get back to the question, at the end of the lecture. Okay, well let's start out with an introduction. The optimal treatment and prognostication for our patients with lung cancer, depends upon accurately staging the disease. In order to accurately stage the disease, it's very helpful to use a common terminology for lymph node stations, which helps us to achieve consistent staging assessments. The common terminology that we currently use, is lymph node mapping scheme of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, which is abbreviated IASLC. The objectives for this talk are first of all, to review the definitions of regional lymph node stations in the IASLC staging classification system. And secondly, to illustrate these stations with examples on CT scans. Here are two diagrams that show the lymph node stations. This looks rather complicated and somewhat overwhelming but don't despair we'll go through the stations one by one. So let's start out with Lymph Node Station #1. These are the lymph nodes that are in the low cervical, supraclavicular, and sternal notch regions, as we see on this diagram. These lymph nodes are below the lower margin of the cricoid cartilage, and they're above the level of the clavicles and the manubrium. And here is an example of lymph nodes in Station #1 in the supraclavicular region. Let's move on down to Station #2. These are the upper paratracheal lymph nodes and we'll start with the right sided nodes, in other words Station 2R. These lymph nodes are below the lung apex and below Station #1, and they are above the level of the innominate vein and the aortic arch as we see in this diagram. Notice that's station 2R extends over to the left lateral border of the trachea. So lymph nodes that are anterior to the trachea are classified as right sided lymph nodes. It's only when the lymph nodes move off to the left side of the lateral tracheal margin as we see here, that we call these left sided lymph nodes. So this would be station 2L. Here's an example of a 2R lymph node, in other words in the right upper paratracheal region. Let's move on now to Station #3a. These are the prevascular lymph nodes. They are below the level of the lung apex and above the carina and they are posterior to the sternum. As we see in this diagram, the lymph nodes are anterior to the superior vena cava and they are also anterior to the left common carotid artery. Here is an example of a Station 3a, a pre-vascular lymph node behind the sternum. What about Station 3p? These are the retrotracheal lymph nodes, they are below the level of the lung apex and above the carina. And here's an example of a Station 3p retrotracheal lymph node. Let's now move on to Station 4. And we'll start with the right sided nodes, Station 4R. These are the right lower paratracheal and pretracheal lymph nodes. They are below the level of the innominate vein and above the level of the azygous arch. And here we see these lymph nodes as we're looking through the aortic arch. Just as Station 2R extends over to the left lateral border of the trachea, also Station 4R extends over to the left lateral border of the trachea. So lymph nodes that are anterior to the trachea are considered right sided lymph nodes. And here is an example of a 4R lymph node in the right lower paratracheal region. 4L lymph nodes are those which are off beyond the left lateral border of the trachea as we see in this diagram looking through the aortic arch. These lymph nodes are medial to the ligamentum arteriosum, and this small rectangle here indicates the ligamentum arteriosum. Station 4L is below the upper margin of the aortic arch and above the top of the left main pulmonary artery. Alright, let's now talk about Station 4L, these are the lymph nodes in the left lower paratracheal region and these lymph nodes are medial to the ligamentum arteriosum. On this image we can see the assicus arches here, here is the esophagus and this is lymph node in Station 4L. That brings us to Station #5, the subaortic, or aorto-pulmonary window region. These lymph nodes are lateral to the ligamentum arteriosum. In this diagram, this rectangle is the ligamentum arteriosum and here are the lymph nodes, in Station #5. These lymph nodes are below the bottom of the aortic arch and above the top of the left main pulmonary artery. In this CT image we see this lymph node which is in Station 5, that is an AP window lymph node. The ligamentum arteriosum is somewhere in this region, and this small lymph node is a Station 4L lymph node. So why am I making this distinction about 4L lymph nodes, which are medial to the ligamentum arteriosum and Station 5 lymph nodes, which are lateral to the ligamentum arteriosum? Well, that has important implications, one of which is how we would access these lymph nodes if we wanted to obtain a tissue sample. So a 4L lymph node could potentially be sampled with mediastinoscopy, or an EBUS procedure through the trachea. Whereas, we cannot get to a Station 5 lymph node with those techniques. To sample this lymph node we would need to think about perhaps a VATS procedure or a Chamberlain procedure. So it is often important to distinguish between Station 4L and Station 5. That brings us down to Station #6. These are the anterior para-aortic lymph nodes. As we see in this diagram, these lymph nodes are anterior and lateral to the ascending aorta and the aortic arch. They are below the top of the aortic arch, and above the bottom of the aortic arch. And here is an example of a patient with two lymph nodes in Station 6 anterior para-aortic. Moving on down now to Station #7. This is an easy one to remember, these are the subcarinal lymph nodes. So these lymph nodes are located below the carina, above the left lower low bronchus on the left side and above the lower border of the bronchus intermedius on the right side. And here's an example of a Station 7 lymph node in the subcarinal region. Moving down to Station #8. This one is also easy to remember, these are the paraesophageal lymph nodes. So these lymph nodes are located below the level of the carina and adjacent to the esophagus as we see in this diagram. These lymph nodes are below Station #7, and above the level of the diaphragm. And in this CT, we see two Station 8 lymph nodes. One here, and one here, very close to the esophagus. So again, these are the paraesophageal lymph nodes. I'm going to skip over Station 9, those are the inferior pulmonary ligament lymph nodes. I'm skipping them because we generally do not see them on CT scanning and we'll move right on to Station #10. Everything that we've looked at so far is generally considered to be a mediastinal lymph node, once we get to Station 10 we're talking about hilar lymph nodes. So Station 10 includes lymph nodes below the level of the azygous arch on the right and below the top of the left pulmonary artery on the left, as we see here on the diagram. Station 10 is above the interlobar region bilaterally. Here's a patient who has a right lower lobe lung cancer, and there's a lymph node here in the right hilum, this is a Station 10 lymph node. Moving on to Station #11. These are the interlobar lymph nodes they are between the origins of the lobar bronchi. So here 11R on the right and here 11L on the left. And here's a patient who has a cavitary right lower lobe lung cancer and a prominent lymph node here in Station #11, interlobar. I will not be going over Stations 12, 13, and 14, those lymph nodes are simply further out along the bronchial branches. We generally cannot distinguish among Stations 11, 12, 13, and 14 on our CT scans and clinically that distinction is often irrelevant. Okay, so we've gone through with CT examples and with words where all these lymph node stations are. Sometimes however in clinical practice, you'll look at a scan and you'll have a little trouble figuring out what station you're dealing with. This is a nice resource that you can refer to. This is an article by Dr. Lynch and colleagues on Practical Radiation Oncology. And what these authors have done is taken a series of CT slices, and on each slice they have outlined the various different lymph node regions and labeled them. So this can be very helpful when you're trying to figure out a station in an individual patient. Another nice resource that's in the literature is this article in radiographics from Dr. El-Sherief and colleagues. There are some very nice diagrams showing the lymph nodes stations. But even better what they do for us is they help us distinguish neck lymph nodes or Station 1 from mediastinal lymph nodes, Stations 2, 3 and perhaps even 4. And what they tell us to do is to find the plane of the first rib. And any lymph nodes that are above that plane are considered in the neck, or Station 1, and any lymph nodes below that plane are considered to be mediastinal lymph nodes. These diagrams are taken from a manuscript that came out of the IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project. And what we see here are proposed groupings of lymph node stations. So region number one is in the superclavicular zone. And here you can see they have proposed that we group Stations 2, 3, and 4, into an upper lymph node zone, or superior mediastinal lymph nodes. Stations 5 and 6 can be grouped into the aortal pulmonary zone or aortic node. And then we have the inferior mediastinal lymph nodes, Stations 7, 8, and 9. And then we move on to the N1 lymph nodes, these are Stations 10 through 14. Generally, these stations are considered to be the N2 or N3 lymph nodes depending on the side of the primary tumor, whereas these lymph nodes are felt to be N1 lymph nodes. Well that brings us to our post-lecture question. The regional lymph node mapping scheme for lung cancer directly enables which of the following? Reliable survival curve generation. Optimal treatment option decisions. Dependable prognostic assessments. Or consistent lymph node designations. And the best answer here would be consistent lymph node designations. The mapping scheme helps with the first three features but it doesn't directly enable those features. So that brings us to our take home points. The use of common terminology for lymph node stations directly enables optimal communication of imaging and surgical findings. And that leads to enhancement in consistency and reliability of clinical staging. And with that I thank you very much for listening and I look forward to seeing you again.

https://in.coursera.org/lecture/thoracic-oncology/regional-lymph-node-staging-classification-l9Mdt

If you’re a bread enthusiast, chances are you’ve heard about the fluffy Italian ciabatta. It has a delicious chewy texture and a nice crusty exterior. But is it bad for you? Let’s take a look. Is Ciabatta Bread Bad for You? Ciabatta is made with wheat flour, water, salt, and yeast. Whole wheat flour contains more fiber than white flour, which means that ciabatta has more fiber than other types of white bread, like sandwiches or French bread. Fiber helps keep your digestion regular and can help lower blood cholesterol levels. However, it should be noted that most of the thread in ciabatta comes from the outer crust, not the inner crumb. The other ingredients in ciabatta—wheat flour, water, salt, and yeast—are all healthy ingredients with no added sugar or fat. This makes ciabatta healthier than other bread containing added sugar or unhealthy fats. Furthermore, unlike some different types of bread (such as sourdough), ciabatta does not contain any added preservatives or additives to extend its shelf life. However, it should be noted that although ciabatta is relatively healthy compared to other types of bread, it still contains carbohydrates which can cause spikes in blood sugar levels if eaten in large quantities. Consuming it in moderation is best as part of a balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables. In conclusion, ciabatta bread is not sour for you! Its main ingredient—whole wheat flour—is high in fiber which helps keep your digestion regular and cholesterol levels low. Furthermore, it does not contain added sugar or unhealthy fats that can contribute to weight gain and health problems. That being said, though, as with any food or drink, it should be consumed in moderation as part of a balanced diet for optimal health benefits! So go ahead—enjoy your slice (or two!) of delicious ciabatta without feeling guilty!

https://indonesi.com/14013/

Manchester United and Manchester City are making a late entry in the chase for the signature of Real Mallorca playmaker Marco Asensio. According to Italian outlet Tutto Mercato, Real Madrid have still not sealed the deal to sign the talented schemer from Mallorca despite claims in Spain that the transfer has been completed. It was claimed yesterday in the Spanish media that Real Madrid have loaned the teenager back to Mallorca after completing the deal for a transfer fee of €3.5m. But it has now been claimed the deal is not yet done and to Real Madrid’s dismay Manchester United and Manchester City are making a late entry into the scheme of things for the 18-year-old. The Red Devils want to complete the deal in January, but Manchester City are willing to wait until the end of the season. Both clubs have been tracking the talented Spanish Under-19 international for some time now and Real Madrid will be worried as the English giants have the financial muscle to compete. Asensio has clocked up 13 appearances in Spain’s Segunda Division for Mallorca this season, scoring three goals and providing six assists.

https://insidefutbol.com/2014/11/26/manchester-united-and-manchester-city-linked-with-late-move-to-hijack-marco-asensio-deal/173575/

Rome is a city that has it all—stunning architecture, world-renowned museums, delicious food, and rich history. But with so many people flocking to Rome every year, it can be tough to avoid the crowds. That’s why it’s important to plan your trip carefully and choose the best time to visit Rome. By doing so, you’ll be able to enjoy all that this incredible city has to offer without being bogged down by the masses of tourists. Rome, Italy is a must-see destination for anyone who loves history, culture, and good food. The city is brimming with historical landmarks, from the Colosseum to the Vatican. But Rome is more than just a collection of famous landmarks. It’s also a city with a rich cultural heritage. From Churches and Museums to the outdoor cafes lining the Spanish Steps, there’s always something new to enjoy in Rome. And let’s not forget about the food! With its world-famous pizzas and pasta, Rome offers something for every taste. So whether you’re looking for a trip back in time or a chance to indulge your senses, add Rome to your travel list. Rome is a city steeped in culture and history. From the ancient Roman Forum to the Vatican, there are countless places to explore and learn about the rich heritage of this once-great empire. One of the best ways to experience Roman culture is to attend one of the many festivals that are held throughout the year. From the Carnival of Rome to the Feast of St. Peter, these festivities provide a unique glimpse into the customs and traditions of this fascinating city. Rome is a city that has something to offer visitors at any time of year. However, there are certain times of the year when the city is particularly vibrant and exciting. One of the best times to visit Rome is during the springtime. The weather is pleasant and mild, and the flowers are in bloom. The city comes alive with color and life, making it a wonderful time to explore. Another great time to visit Rome is during the fall. This is when the leaves change color and the air has a crisp, fresh feeling. Visitors can enjoy all of the sights and sounds of the city without having to deal with large crowds. Some of the best pizzas in the world can be found in Rome, Italy. The thin, crispy crusts and fresh toppings are definitely worth a try. Pizza originated in Italy, and you can really taste the difference when you have it there. The dough is made with a special type of flour, and the sauce is usually a simple combination of tomatoes and herbs. If you’re looking for something a little different, try a white pizza with ricotta cheese and spinach. Rome is a city steeped in history, and its cuisine is no exception. For centuries, pasta has been a staple of the Roman diet, and there are few dishes more iconic than spaghetti alla carbonara. This hearty dish features thick spaghetti tossed with pancetta, eggs, and Parmesan cheese. If you’re looking for something a bit lighter, try cacio e pepe. This dish features thin spaghetti tossed with Pecorino cheese and cracked black pepper. It’s simple but oh-so flavorful, and it’s a favorite among locals and visitors alike. Rome is a city full of amazing sights and sounds, and one of the best ways to experience it is by indulging in the local gelato. This creamy, flavorful ice cream is made with fresh milk and fruits, and it comes in a wide variety of flavors to suit every taste. What’s more, gelaterias can be found in almost every corner of Rome, so it’s easy to enjoy a refreshing treat while exploring this historic city. The Colosseum is an iconic symbol of Rome and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city. Built around 80 AD, it was once used for gladiator battles and public executions. Today, it is a World Heritage Site and one of the most well-preserved Roman ruins. The Vatican Museums are another must-see in Rome. Home to some of the world’s most famous artists, including the Sistine Chapel, they attract millions of visitors each year. Allow yourself plenty of time to explore all that they have to offer. Last but not least, don’t miss a chance to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain. This towering Baroque fountain is one of Rome’s best-known landmarks. According to legend, if you throw a coin into the fountain, you will be guaranteed a return trip to Rome. Rome is a bustling city with a lot to see and do. Fortunately, there are a variety of ways to get around, so you can easily explore all that the city has to offer. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can try one of the popular scooter-sharing programs. Download the app, find a scooter, and start zipping around town. If you prefer two feet on the ground, Rome’s extensive public transportation system is perfect for getting around without worrying about traffic. And of course, no visit to Rome would be complete without taking a leisurely stroll through some of the city’s iconic neighborhoods. Rome is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. If you’re planning a trip to Rome, here are a few tips to help you make the most of your experience. Weather: Rome can be quite hot during the summer months, so plan accordingly. If you’re visiting during the peak season, try to avoid the busiest times of the day. Crowds: Be prepared for the crowds. But early morning or evening sightseeing can help you avoid crowds. Prices: Many of the city’s attractions are free or have a reduced fee for students and seniors, but hotels and restaurants can be pricey. Stay in a hostel or Airbnb rather than a hotel. This can help you save on accommodation costs. Eat at local restaurants rather than tourist traps. You’ll get better food at a fraction of the price. Take advantage of free attractions like museums and churches. There is plenty to see and do without spending any money. Walk or use public transportation rather than taking taxis everywhere. This is a great way to see the city and save some money at the same time. Purchase a Roma Pass before you go. This card provides free entry to many of the city’s attractions, as well as discounts on other activities. Rome is filled with historical landmarks, art museums, and delicious food. If you’re planning a trip to Rome, here are a few tips to help you make the most of your experience. Pack comfortable shoes. You’ll want to do a lot of walking to explore all that the city has to offer, and you don’t want your feet to hurt after a long day of sightseeing. Make sure you have a good map. Rome can be confusing to navigate, and a map will help you make sure you don’t get lost. Explore Rome’s vibrant nightlife. Whether you’re looking for lively bars or cozy pubs, you’ll find it all in Rome. A visit to Rome is an unforgettable experience. With its mix of history, food, and culture, there’s something for everyone in Rome. Whether you’re exploring the city’s ancient ruins or indulging in a delicious gelato, you’re sure to create memories that will last a lifetime.

https://italiatourismonline.com/the-best-time-to-visit-rome-italy/

Texas Children’s Hospital in The Woodlands is a tertiary care community-based hospital. The team consists of 5 full time MD/DO clinicians who provide outpatient and inpatient clinical care primarily at The Woodlands campus. GI outpatient care is provided in the ambulatory clinic building with >30 other subspecialty services. This is a busy GI clinic with comprehensive nursing and administrative support and averages >500 patient visits per month. Dedicated GI Registered Dietitians, hospital-based Infusion Center and Radiology Department including Interventional Radiology all support the needs of outpatient care. GI faculty lead and participate in several multidisciplinary clinics that interdigitate with programs based in The Texas Medical Center including the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program with Pediatric Surgery, Aerodigestive Clinic, Eosinophilic GI Disease Clinic and Multidisciplinary Feeding Clinic. The Woodlands campus has a high volume of GI procedures with an average of 700 GI procedures per year. Procedures include diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies performed in a dedicated procedural suite housed within the hospital operating room and supported by Pediatric Anesthesia. Faculty also frequently participate in complex combination procedures with Pediatric ENT, Surgery and Pulmonology physicians. GI Faculty provide inpatient coverage at the hospital which is comprised of 46 Acute Care beds, 14 NICU beds, 14 PICU beds and 25 EC beds with an average of >3,000 hospital admissions per year. In-patient gastroenterology service is consultative with primary clinical care responsibilities managed by the pediatric hospitalist medicine team. Greater Houston is the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the US, with more than 145 different languages spoken and is considered one of the best culinary cities in the country with a thriving arts and professional sports scene. The Woodlands is a scenic, wooded area in North Houston that is family friendly with excellent public schools and has been named #1 Best City to Live in America for the second consecutive year by Niche.com. Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital are committed to building an inclusive workplace, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or based on an individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. BCM and TCH encourage applications from minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and all other qualified applicants. The Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in partnership with Texas Children’s Hospital is recruiting an experienced pediatric gastroenterologist for an exciting position in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Texas Children’s Hospital | The Woodlands located in The Woodlands, TX ( https://www.visitthewoodlands.com/ ). The ideal candidate for this position will have at least 5 years of clinical experience in pediatric gastroenterology beyond an ACGME-approved fellowship. Applicants with significant GI procedural experience will be given priority. This position will primarily provide out-patient clinical care, in-patient coverage and consultation at the Texas Children’s Hospital Woodlands Campus. Responsibilities may include an active out-patient program with approximately 7 half-day sessions per week, one half-day procedure sessions and approximate one in > 4 coverage of the in-patient and emergency room consultation services. Additionally, there may be occasional outpatient clinic coverage at Texas Children’s Kingwood Specialty Care location.

https://jobs.bcm.edu/job/Houston-Gastroenterology-%28Assistant-Professor%29-Texa/984472400/

If you don’t want to talk to him anymore, then don’t. It’s really that simple. You don’t owe him any explanation or justification for your decision. If he tries to convince you to keep talking to him, be firm and stand your ground. If you’re wondering whether or not you should stop talking to him, ask yourself this question: why are you talking to him in the first place? If it’s just because you’re bored or lonely, then maybe it’s time to move on. But if there’s a genuine connection there, then keep talking! You never know where things might lead. When Should I Stop Talking to a Man? If you’re wondering when to stop talking to a man, the answer is probably sooner than you think. While there are exceptions to every rule, in general, men are not known for their verbal skills. So, if you’re carrying on a conversation with a guy and he’s not really saying much, it’s probably time to move on. Another clue that it’s time to end the conversation is if he seems impatient or disinterested in what you’re saying. If he’s constantly looking around or checking his phone, it’s a pretty good sign that he’d rather be somewhere else. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. Some men are great conversationalists and can hold their own in any situation. But if you’re unsure whether or not the guy you’re talking to falls into this category, err on the side of caution and end the conversation sooner rather than later. Will He Notice If I Stop Contacting Him? If you’re wondering whether or not your ex will notice if you stop contacting him, the answer is maybe. If the two of you were on good terms and spoke regularly, then he’ll probably realize that something is up if you suddenly go radio silent. However, if you weren’t that close or only communicated sporadically, he may not even notice. There’s no way to know unless you try it out and see what happens. If you’re thinking about cutting off contact with your ex, just be prepared for the possibility that he won’t react at all. What Will He Think If I Stop Texting Him? If you stop texting him, he will likely wonder why. Did something happen? Is there someone else? He may even feel rejected if you suddenly stop communicating with him. If you don’t want to hurt his feelings, it’s best to explain why you’re stopping before you just disappear. How Do I Stop Wanting to Talk to Him? If you’re struggling with the urge to reach out to your ex, there are a few things you can do to help yourself. First, it’s important to remember that it’s natural to want to talk to someone you used to be close with. However, if you find yourself repeatedly thinking about your ex or trying to contact them, it may be time to take a step back. There are a few things you can do to ease the longing for communication: -Identify why you’re feeling the need to reach out. Are you feeling lonely? Anxious? sad? Once you know what’s driving the urge, you can begin to address those feelings in other ways. -Talk to a friend or therapist about your thoughts and feelings surrounding your breakup. This can help provide some clarity and perspective. -Keep yourself busy! Fill your time with activities that make you happy and distract you from any negative thoughts about your ex. Spending time with friends and family, taking up a new hobby, or getting involved in volunteering are all great options. If you’re wondering whether or not you should stop talking to him, take this quick quiz to find out! 1. How often do you talk? Do you talk every day? A couple of times a week? Once in a while? If you find that you’re only talking to him sporadically, it might be a good idea to stop altogether. On the other hand, if you find that conversation is flowing easily and frequently, there’s no need to hit the brakes just yet. 2. What do you talk about? If it feels like all he wants to do is shoot the breeze without saying anything of substance, it might be time to move on. But if your conversations are rich and meaningful, keep them going! 3. Do you feel better or worse after talking to him? After each conversation, do you feel energized and positive, or drained and negative? If it’s the latter, it might be a sign that this isn’t a healthy relationship for you. On the other hand, if your talks leave you feeling refreshed and nourished, keep ’em coming! If you’re wondering whether or not you should stop talking to him, the answer is probably yes. If you’re constantly feeling anxious or stressed out when you’re around him, it’s time to move on.

https://lawexpression.com/should-i-stop-talking-to-him/

I have known Fred Sette since 1991. We attended the same law school and have worked on many cases together over the years. We have worked on cases as co-counsel on many occasions. Mr. Sette has been a successful practitioner for the last 25 years because he is honest, hard working, thorough, and an aggressive advocate for his clients. Mr. Sette has an excellent knowledge of the law. He was an outstanding student in law school and has acquired 25 years of legal knowledge and skill in personal injury cases. A true expert in the field. Mr. Sette has an excellent knowledge of the law. His legal analysis is top in his field of practice. Whether it is with a client or in front of a jury, Mr. Sette possesses excellent communication skills. Mr. Sette is a man of character. He practices law with the upmost ethics and professionalism.

https://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/frederick-j-sette-108190/lawyer-reviews

Issue: When can a plaintiff submit an ERISA claim against an insurance agent for fraud? [P]laintiffs’ cause of action is that the fiduciary, and its alleged agents, engaged in fraud and misrepresentation prior to the plaintiffs being participants under the plan. They would not have a right of action against the defendants under ERISA since the defendants/fiduciary owed them no duty until they have enrolled in the plan. Therefore, since Congress has not provided a remedy for the alleged wrong, this Court . . . concludes that the plaintiffs’ state claim for fraudulent misrepresentation is not preempted by ERISA.

https://legalresearch.com/litigation-advisor/litigation-pathfinder/issue-finder/legal-memorandum-erisa-claim-against-an-agent-for-fraud/

You may not know it, but back in the midst of the craziness of 2020 our family grew from 4 to 7. It's not really something I talk about a lot, despite how it changed our lives. It may be a surprise if you only know me from my writing here, but I'm a very private person. I'm not good at small talk, but I'm not one for dumping out my entire life story, either (On that note, I once took a train from Toledo to Kansas City and sat next to a girl who had told me most of her life story before we even pulled out of the station...). Part of my silence about our adoption is simply due to the fact that I tend to keep to myself. Part of being quiet is because I'm still not sure how much of our kids' stories are mine to tell. It's a delicate balance, a tightrope walk of sorts, trying to figure out who in our lives needs to know how much. Some of it is mine to relate simply because I'm a mom who needs to make sure my kids are taken care of. Other parts, though, aren't mine to tell. One of the biggest reasons I keep quiet, though, is quite simply because I don't like the awkward praise that usually follows after somebody finds out that some of our kids are adopted. I'm sure it's genuine and not meant to make me uncomfortable, but I'm not good at dealing with praise in any situation... let alone in one that's so hard just by its very nature. But any time somebody finds out, they almost immediately say something along the lines of, "Oh wow--that's so amazing! I really admire you for adopting. I could never do something like that." I'm sure there's a good way to handle that and a graceful way to continue the conversation, but I haven't found it yet. Instead I tend to stammer something and change the subject really quickly. Because honestly? This adoption thing is hard. For that matter, this whole parenting thing is hard. I can't count the number of times I've questioned just what God was thinking when He put these kids in my care. I wonder on an almost daily basis if we're messing them up. Are we too strict? After all, our kids have daily chores, limited screen time, no social media accounts, no cell phones, high academic standards to meet, are ready for bed and in their bedrooms by 9... Or too lenient? They watch things I'm not a fan of, don't have to keep their rooms clean, don't have a bedtime on the weekends, listen to music I don't screen, have friends I'm not a big fan of, have (almost) total control over how they dress... I'm sure I'm not the only one out there trying to navigate the parenting world and sometimes feeling like I'm just wandering aimlessly. And while parenting is, by its very nature, excruciatingly hard at times, mixing that with adoption brings on an entirely new set of challenges. Because the truth is, not every adoption story is the result of a young mom who lovingly makes the choice to give up her baby because she knew someone else could provide a better life. I'm sure those stories are filled with challenges of their own, hard things that those kids deal with and that their adoptive parents have to walk through with them. Then they get put with other people who have baggage of their own, and together a whole bunch of broken people have to figure out how to navigate life together. Kids who have been in foster care have hard histories many of us can never imagine. Older kids, like mine, have been forced to navigate hard roads where they've developed unhealthy coping and survival mechanisms that will take years (maybe even a lifetime) to unlearn. Their cognitive and emotional ages very rarely match their biological age, and the difference is more pronounced the longer they had to be in the system. They've had adults who were supposed to protect them let them down instead, often more times than they can count. They've had to figure out ways to try to protect themselves, which usually means they've built walls around their hearts that could rival those of any fortress ever erected. They've learned to manipulate adults to get what they need. They've focused on survival for so long that the idea of just living life as a kid is a foreign concept--trusting your life to someone else seems like a dangerous idea. And those of us who come alongside them in the mess? We aren't saints. We aren't heroes. We're broken, imperfect people trying to learn to dance to music we can't hear, following the lead of kids who have never been taught the steps. We are struggling through tough choices on a daily basis, trying to figure out how to be parents to kids who, in a perfect world, never should have faced life in a different family, never should have been ours. At the same time, we're asking ourselves whether we made life better or worse for our biological kids--in protecting one set of kids, are we opening the other set up to pain they never should have experienced? We deal with pain, anger, fear, frustration, and disbelief on a daily basis, both from ourselves and our kids. We struggle with exhaustion, confusion, and feelings of incompetence and ineptitude. We question if we're doing the right thing, if we're helping, and if we're anything more than just a landing place. We spend sleepless nights questioning everything, trying to figure out the right way to move forward after what feels like a thousand steps back. But at the same time, we deal with hope. We see glimpses of who our kids are becoming. We see 5 kids treat each other as if they've been siblings for their whole lives, picking on each other one minute and standing up for each other the next. We see unguarded smiles that were incredibly rare just a year ago. We see growth that may not be obvious to the rest of the world but means the world to us, even when it's just a single step forward. Honestly? We're dealing with the same questions and concerns and issues that parents have faced forever. Some of those are magnified, but that's what we signed up for and what we knew (though couldn't have fully understood) we were getting into. I know it's well-meaning, but please don't tell me how amazing we are for adopting. Instead, do what you do with any other parent--ask about our kids and give us the opportunity to do a little bit of bragging--or venting, depending on the moment. "protecting" our kids? Last Christmas, my parents gifted all of us season passes to Silver Dollar City. A couple weeks ago, we decided to surprise the kids with a day at the amusement park. It was a beautiful day--we let them sleep in, then took them out for burgers before heading up to Branson. The park was all decked out for fall, full of carved pumpkins, fall colors, and the tastes of the season. The rides were open after dark--and oh my goodness, there's a whole different feeling when you're on a roller coaster and can't see the track ahead of you! We had a wonderful time making family memories (though as is always the case, things weren't quite as perfect as I had hoped: notice that one kid is missing from the pictures because he had no interest in going). We had arranged for a day off of work in advance, then gave the kids an unexpected day off of school. What we hadn't realized, though, was that one of our kids missed a test that day. When he got back to school the next week and asked his teacher about it, he was told that it was an unexcused absence and he couldn't make it up--he would have to take a zero. He was mad and we were frustrated, but it was our fault. We knew the policy and should have thought about it in advance. We messed up, and his missing grade was the consequence. We could have gotten mad. We could have gone to the teacher and tried to convince her to let him take the test. We could have done what many parents today do and go over her head to the principal and convinced the office to mark his absence as excused. We could have thrown a fit and gotten worked up and threatened and most likely gotten our way. The thing is, though, we were the ones that messed it up, not the teacher or the school. Our son shouldn't have had to pay the price for our mistake with his grade, but that was the school policy and we knew it. So instead, he had to learn a costly lesson that wasn't really his to learn at the moment but an important one anyway--you have to stand by your principles even when there's a cost. It wouldn't have been right for us to go in and throw a fit to get his absence excused. Thankfully, that grade was at the very beginning of the 9-weeks. It will take some work on his part, but he'll be able to pull his grade back up to an A by the end of the semester. As parents, we all want to make life easier for our kids. We want to rush to the rescue--fix the grade, stop a kid from being picked on, always deliver the forgotten homework or forgotten uniform. Sometimes, that's the right choice. Sometimes it is our duty as parents to step in and fix bad situations. Other times, though, we as parents need to take a step back. While it's normal to always want to come to the rescue, it isn't what's best for our kids. We can't go ahead of them making sure nothing ever goes wrong, and we can't follow along behind them fixing every mistake. Failure is a part of life, and part of our job as parents is to make sure that our kids are prepared to face failure and have the tools they need to get through to the other side. Failure isn't meant to be final, especially for kids. Sometimes that failure comes in the form of a test they didn't study for, or riding the bench on the ball team, or getting made fun of for something they did in front of their peers. Sometimes it's missing out on something they really wanted to do because they didn't meet the requirements. In the middle of all of those things, our job as parents is to guide our kids to handle them the right way. If they see and hear us blame the teacher or the coach or talk about how we're going to make sure those other kids get in trouble, they will definitely learn something. Our kids learn from everything we say and do. The problem is, what are they learning? They are learning not to take responsibility. They are learning to blame other people for their problems. They are learning that it doesn't matter if you work hard for something--it's the people who throw the biggest fit who get the results they want. I'm not sure what the reason is, but our generation is raising the next generation to be entitled and lazy. We are raising kids who think they can do whatever they want without consequence. We are teaching our kids that you throw a fit to get what you want--something that past generations of parents worked hard to get their kids to stop doing as toddlers. We are teaching them that merit and hard work are meaningless, because everybody "deserves" the same thing. We are supposed to be raising the generation that will take our place as leaders in the world. We should be teaching them to work hard and earn the things they want instead of expecting those things to be handed to them. We should be teaching them about honesty, integrity, and values. We should be teaching them responsibility instead of how to get away with not doing things they are supposed to. We should be teaching them to make the right choice and do the right thing even when the consequences aren't what we want. Until we start doing that, we will be failing our kids.

https://lifefaithful.blogspot.com/2022/11/

The file contains information on the preparation of appraisal reports for the Director’s legal team in advance of the Bird Commission. It also talks about re-evaluating the 1942 land valuations as a defence to try and prove that the government did not profit from sales. The file ends with the sales of the remaining properties to the Village of Mission and the "return" (i.e., purchase) of several properties to Japanese Canadian veterans of the World Wars.

https://loi.uvic.ca/archive/lac_rg38_volume_403_file_v-8-10-5.html

More and more work is falling to Supervisory Boards, in part due to the increased focus on stakeholder governance. How can Supervisory Boards be effective despite information overkill? Companies are constantly facing new issues such as the increasing importance of data, cybersecurity, labor shortages and stakeholder activism. This requires people with the right knowledge and background on Supervisory Boards. Is this modernization happening to a sufficient extent? ‘Given everything that is happening in society and the speed of change, it is important that the Board remains up to date. This requires a clear vision of the issues that a company is going to face over the next five years and the profiles needed on the Board in order to address the issues properly. When a company needs new qualities, they sometimes require a change in Board composition. Self-evaluation is a key tool for analyzing a Supervisory Board’s effectiveness. What are the best practices in this area, in your opinion? ‘I always advocate engaging an external professional. In my experience, this makes the discussion much more effective and objective and less of a box-ticking exercise. To my mind the focus should not be on each individual’s contribution – because that can vary considerably depending on the issues at hand – but on how we performed as a team. How can we improve? Which issues could we have accelerated? Did we really engage in advisory capacity or were we too caught up in compliance? You can be quite self-satisfied, but ultimately it is for others to judge. That is why I have no problem with management participating in those evaluations. I in fact encourage it because that is the only way they can tell us whether we really supported and helped them. Let us discuss the ESG explosion. How can Supervisory Boards ensure that sustainability targets receive enough attention? Do you notice a difference in ambition and mindset between Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors on these issues? As a Supervisory Board, you can continue highlighting what is necessary, but management has to implement it in addition to its already busy day-to-day activities. What does this require of the leadership teams within organizations? Assessing non-financial targets and long-term value creation can be tricky because they often cannot be translated into numbers. What do you see as best practice? In my experience, CEO succession within organizations is often difficult. As an employer, what role do you envisage for the Supervisory Board in that respect? ‘Succession of the CEO and CFO is one of the most significant decisions that a Supervisory Board needs to make. It is always difficult, and I think many Supervisory Boards underestimate how big a challenge it is to appoint the right person – especially because you are required to choose someone who aligns with the company's future direction. Before you decide, you need to discuss where you want to be in five years’ time and who within the organization can help the company achieve that. Furthermore, while the Supervisory Board has a duty to search for an internal candidate, you should not neglect external possibilities in the process. You should be in a position to compare internal and external candidates. In an ideal situation, there will be several good internal candidates, but that rarely happens in practice. Would higher salaries help? We are trying to attract candidates from a competitive international market. ‘We should not be too out of step with the rest of the world, but I also understand the social discomfort on this issue. That is why you have to be able to explain how the remuneration is calculated, and why. I advocate higher remuneration for Non-Executive Directors in sectors such as the cultural world, healthcare, education and housing corporations. Especially in non-profit organizations, they often receive little to no compensation, while the amount of work and responsibility has increased considerably. We began this conversation by discussing the difference between management structures past and present. Looking to the future, what else will have changed in 20 years’ time?

https://managementscope.nl/en/magazine/article/5293-jurgen-stegmann-supervisory-directors-board-effectiveness

We need to pay particular attention to the true significance of Christmas presents in our lives because sending gifts is an essential aspect of the joyous season. Giving, though, shouldn't be forced; it must come from the heart. Giving should never be done for reward and should always be done voluntarily. When giving a gift results in the next person grinning, the urge to give someone a present and to keep giving increases. It's also a special way to convey your thoughts to someone. Giving gifts is a self-satisfying act and a wonderful way to strengthen bonds in a relationship. Giving someone a present is a nice approach to demonstrating your sincerity and well-intended intentions. And frequently, rather than sending impractical items as a gift, you should opt to send useful items like creams and perfumes or chocolate baskets and other Christmas baskets such as the ones available on Mange Tout. To increase happiness, though, you can still give presents like bouquets and balloons. Out of sight shouldn't imply out of mind or serve as an excuse for a broken relationship, especially around Christmas. Unexpected gifts can make anyone’s day brighter. Imagine surprising a loved one on the other side of the city with a present that will blow them away. By giving them a gift, you foster communication with them and keep them in your life. Nothing more clearly demonstrates your concern for someone than giving them a gift. Every time they remember that gift, they'll think of you. Although words of encouragement and compliments are wonderful gifts, sometimes a physical object goes a long way, especially if you want to convey a particular feeling. People worth keeping in your life frequently don't care about the price of your gift, so if you are concerned about cost, a basic gift will do. You can give a gift of appreciation to your parents, siblings, friends, or anybody else who has supported you. A thank-you present during Christmas is always appreciated, especially when it is delivered with sincerity. Corporate and business owners can also give their employees Christmas gifts to say "thank you" for their hard work or for their unwavering dedication to the company. Thus, the personnel are inspired, and their performance improves. Whatever the gift, the best Christmas presents are those that are given from the heart. Giving gifts is the best way to express your affection. So, to find the perfect Christmas gift basket or the best Christmas gifts, you should check out https://mangetout.ae/.

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Whether you are displaying American Flags on the inside or outside of your house, you will would like to know what to do to keep them in the very best problem feasible. There are a variety of various elements that you will certainly want to take into consideration. https://mgyb.co/s/q8OZ3 include color, display guidelines, as well as decorum. In 1777, the Secondly Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes flag as the National Flag of the USA of America. The flag contained thirteen straight red stripes of red and also white. The shades of the flag signified virtue, willpower, and justice. The Flag Act of 1777 was enacted by Congress on June 14, 1777. https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/sao-tome-and-principe specified that the flag of the United States would consist of thirteen celebrities, thirteen red stripes, and the Union Jack in the top left hand edge. Hopkinson's layout featured thirteen stars prepared in a staggered pattern. The outer celebrities were believed to represent leaders in the military. Historically, the shades of the American flag have an one-of-a-kind meaning. It has actually evolved gradually, however has been an icon of freedom as well as flexibility for almost two centuries. The initial version of the American flag had thirteen red stripes. These stripes stand for the thirteen original nests that stated independence from Britain. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BB2Ax7Ap5xK4KZjh4oChVQLu2Sprf7bZ/view?usp=sharing was later on modified to have fifteen red stripes. This changed after five even more states signed up with the Union in 1818. The flag has actually been modified 27 times considering that it was taken on. Some of the changes include the number of stars, the variety of red stripes, and also the form of the flag. These modifications are usually recommended by an official charter. The USA Flag Printing Office specifies colors made use of in US flag publications. Having an American Flags display is the ultimate method to show your nationalism. Whether you show the flag for a vacation or occasion, it is important to adhere to rules to guarantee that the display is both considerate and also effective. The complying with standards will aid you to know what to do. buy american flag online of thumb is that the American Flag must be flown in an upright setting. The flag needs to never ever be lowered below the ground or dipped for anyone. It should additionally never ever be stained or harmed. If a flag is damaged or soiled, it must be shed in a sensible way. The United States Flag Code is a series of federal guidelines that defines the guidelines of flag screen. It was compiled by agents of 68 national companies. It gives details instructions on how to display the American Flag both inside your home and also outdoors. The flag code also consists of certain directions on just how to show the flag on special vacations. These include Flag Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday celebration, Washington's birthday celebration, as well as Easter Sunday. Whether you go to home or in a parade, there are specific flag etiquette rules you need to follow. These consist of displaying the flag in an upright position, lowering it, and also increasing it. It also is very important to adhere to the USA Flag Code when presenting the flag. Whether you're on a phase or in a ceremony, the American flag should be presented to the onlooker's left. As a matter of fact, it ought to be shown with the union on the onlooker's left. It ought to likewise be shown with the blue area on the viewer's left. This indicates that it must be held on the left side of the flag pole. It's additionally crucial to comply with the United States Flag Code when increasing and reducing the flag. This implies that the flag ought to be raised and lowered briskly and ceremoniously. You must never dangle the flag from the ground or dip it. You need to also never stitch the flag on your handkerchiefs or napkins.

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When it comes to those who have a leadership role — a Senator, maybe, or a CEO — I’ve always most admired the quiet ones. I don’t know Warren Buffet personally but he strikes me as someone who doesn’t bellow and scream. I imagine he talks. I thought it was admirable when my father’s biography was published under the title “Quiet Diplomat.” There’s something that feels honorable, maybe humble, about those who speak softly no matter the size of their stick. In recent months, President Biden has taken a fair (or unfair) amount of abuse for his failure to excite the Democratic troops. It’s alleged that he doesn’t have a message, or that he doesn’t deliver what he has. He stumbles over his words; occasionally true. He lacks a towering rhetorical presence; probably so. Biden’s predecessor still loves the roar of the crowd; he’s diminished if there are empty seats. He has the volume turned up on any microphone he uses. He’s eager to rouse his loyalists with red-meat lines, “Lock her up” being one of the earliest and most enduring. He’s happy to shout his views and have them echoed by the masses. The truth of what he trumpets doesn’t matter. What matters is volume. Noise. I don’t really know Biden’s view on bold rhetoric. Maybe he admires it. Maybe it’s what he aspired to offer when, as an adolescent, he clinched his jaw and steeled his mind to slow down the stuttering that led classmates to snicker. Neither do I know what this President says to families of slain soldiers when I see him touch their shoulders, lean in close and whisper. Biden is a man acquainted with grief, and the truth of grief always outweighs the photo op. Grief whispers, it doesn’t shout. All this, it seems to me, echoes Biden’s career as a Senator. He was not the one most likely to give rousing speeches. He was usually spending his time building relationships within his Party and across party lines. He knew that consensus was the only path to legislation, and he embodied it. He listened. Imagine that. Critics point out that Biden owes it to his supporters to be a political leader during these days of blazing competition. They accuse him of not leading if he speaks gently. I beg to differ. Robert Hubbell recently pointed out, when reflecting on the President’s management of the U.S. economy, that during the years of the previous Administration, America’s national debt increased every single year. Trump was so eager to reward his cronies with massive tax cuts (for corporations and the wealthy) that he sunk the nation ever deeper in debt. By contrast, says Hubbell, “during Biden’s first year in office, the deficit decreased by $350 billion and is on track to decrease by an additional $1.5 trillion by the end of this fiscal year. The latter will be the biggest decline in a single year in American history! And for the first time since 2016, the Treasury Department is planning to pay down debt for the current quarter.” Biden said all this in a press briefing last week. He said it softly. No one gave him headlines. There’s something gracious about quiet leadership. It feels classy. In the face of intractable problems, it exudes its own kind of confidence, as if the analysis of mind-stumping issues is suited to reverie, as if hard decisions require some thoughtfulness enhanced by reflection and silence. I worry some about President Biden’s low poll numbers. I wish he were more popular. But I don’t wish he were noisier. I think he’s done a stellar job at everything except, perhaps, selling himself. If Republicans reclaim the House or Senate in 2022, I’ll be profoundly disappointed (read: bordering on suicidal ideation). But I won’t yield my notion about what constitutes actual leadership. The leadership I crave calls for the willingness to sacrifice for a vision, the compassion to care more deeply for others than for oneself, and the quiet courage to put oneself at the mercy of a harsh and sometimes cruel public.

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A media blackout from almost all of Turkish media outlets of all political affiliations left the Turkish army’s massacre of nine civilians in Zakho, Iraq, virtually unreported. Speaking to Medya News, journalist and author Ragıp Duran criticised the media’s silence and called on journalists to get to the bottom of what happened. Turkish media organisations, including independent news outlets, chose to ignore the massacre in Iraq’s Zakho (Zaxo) district on 20 July, instead covering only official statements about the issue. Nine people, including three children, were killed and over 20 others were wounded when the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) shelled civilians in Zakho, a district in Iraqi Kurdistan. Footage of the attack and its aftermath circulated on social media, prompting international outrage and extensive coverage by global media outlets. Yet many quickly noted the deafening silence from the Turkish media. Speaking to Medya News, journalist and author Ragıp Duran said online news outlets had remained silent for over 12 hours after the attack – longer than the silence in the aftermath of the 2011 Roboski Massacre, in which a Turkish Air Force jet killed 34 Kurdish villagers in the province of Şırnak (Şırnex). The long silence before reporting on the Zakho attack came as many outlets waited for the Turkish Foreign Ministry to release a statement before publishing their own reports, said Duran. Instead, front pages on Sabah, Milliyet and many other pro-government newspapers focused on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call for the United States to withdraw its troops from Northern Syrian territories east of the Euphrates river. Posta chose an environmental incident in Turkey as its main story, while Cumhuriyet ran an interview on expropriation and popular pro-government daily Hürriyet covered the increase in COVID cases in Turkey. The Turkish government’s control over the country’s media landscape has been noted by organisations including Reporters Without Borders, and the suppression of unfavourable stories by media organisations is commonplace. But even outlets which present themselves as independent adopted the government’s line on Zakho, said Duran. “These outlets oppose the Erdoğan regime, but they are no different than [staunchly Islamist and pro-government newspapers] Yeni Şafak and Akit when it comes to the Kurdish issue, Armenians, LGBT, secularism, Kemalism and foreign policy matters. They share the same beliefs,” he said, stressing that Cumhuriyet’s record is especially dark on the Kurds. The initial silence on the massacre turned to denial in the following days, with most dailies featuring official statements on the issue. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s remarks about the TSK not targeting civilians were given wide coverage, and media organisations followed his lead in their reports. Columnists from Milliyet and Türkgün denied Turkish responsibility for the massacre, with the latter blaming the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). This practice of relying on official statements as the basis of reporting is so engrained in Turkish media that it is even taught to journalism students, Duran said. “Official statements are accepted as absolutely true although there is no rule proving this,” he noted. Duran added that the Turkish media outlets’ silence was unsurprising given the history of reporting in the country. “The first daily was published in 1831 on this soil and since then, Turkish hegemonic media has been acting as the state’s media. They’ve been siding with the government, the state and the official ideology. The Kurdish issue is a major problem in this ideology,” Duran said. “Although the media is under direct state control, no one needs to specifically give orders to these media outlets’ managers because they also share those beliefs. They choose to ignore these events and engage in misinformation,” he said. Duran noted similarities between today’s coverage and how Turkish newspapers in past eras covered state violence against Kurds, such as the Sheikh Said uprisings of 1925 and the Dersim Massacres of 1937 and 1938. “In both of these past events, the media was silent for three to four weeks and the language used was heavily racist,” he said. Duran said that he agreed with the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in deeming the Zakho massacre a “second Roboski” and that the shelling was made possible due to the silence in the aftermath of Roboski. “If [Roboski] was questioned and the perpetrators were tried, the possibility of this massacre would be lowered. New attacks are encouraged when there is impunity. Future attacks and illegal military acts can continue if this one is not thoroughly examined as well,” he said. Calling on journalists to conduct a thorough investigation into the massacre, Duran said journalists in Turkey must begin asking questions if they are to reveal the truth. “It’s the duty of a journalist to do the digging,” he concluded.

https://medyanews.net/turkish-media-blackout-leaves-zakho-massacre-unreported/

Renate Blauel a native of Munich, is a German sound technician. She came into prominence for marrying English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John. The two got married in 1984 and divorced in 1988 after four years of marriage. Blauel is 74 years old as of 2021. She was born in 1947 in Munich, German. Renate stands at an average height and is of average body size. Information about her actual body measurements is still under review and will be updated soon. Blauel was born in Munich, Germany where she was also raised. She has not disclosed any information about her parents. After her divorce from Elton John, she disappeared from the public and decided to live a private life. Therefore, not much is known about her family life. Renate met her ex-husband Elton John in London in 1983. She was a tape operator and sound technician at the time. The two were introduced to each other when Elton was almost finishing his album Too Low for Zero. Renate would later join Elton in his album tour in Australia. Elton proposed to Renate on February 10, 1983, at an Indian restaurant. They got married the year after in 1984. The wedding was held at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Darlinghurst, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. After four years of marriage, the two finalized their divorce in November 1988. Renate claimed that despite their divorce, the two would remain best friends. The divorce settlement was settled at 5 million euros. After their divorce, Elton disclosed that he was indeed Gay and not bisexual as he had said before. He married his longtime partner David Furnish in 2014. They have two sons. Blauel and Elton John did not have any kids. There is no information if she had any children after her divorce from Elton. However, Elton on the other side has two children with his husband David Furnish. After her divorce from Elton, Renate went to live in a country house in Surrey. The house was purchased by Elton. She reportedly went back to Germany to care for her parents. In June 2020, Renate filed a suit against Elton at the high court. This was after Elton published his autobiography. In the autobiography, he mentions her several times. According to Renate, Elton broke the terms of an agreement they made when they split up in 1988. Blauel’s net worth is still under review and will be updated soon. The divorce settlement was settled at 5 million euros.

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It goes without saying that we couldn’t do what we do without the amazing and immense support of our principal funders, partners, donors, audience members and well-wishers. Your continued support has meant we have been able to reach out, share and unite people from all backgrounds up and down the UK for 30+ years through the power of the arts. Here’s to the next 30 and beyond! We gratefully acknowledge the support of our principal supporters and funders, who enable us to invest our time and efforts into making a difference to people’s lives. Milap is proud to be part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Programme (NPO), which consists of a rich variety of organisations across England, reflecting the quality and excellence of the arts in England and shaped by shared goals set out their strategic framework. Many of Milap’s key initiatives are supported by ACE, including our orchestras (SAMYO and Tarang), much of our main performance, and professional development work for Artists. Milap is supported by funding from its home city of Liverpool via Liverpool City Council’s / Culture Liverpool’s Culture & Arts Investment Programme (CAIP). The support we have received via CAIP over many years has enabled us to bring a world class year-round Indian arts and education programme to Liverpool, establishing the city as a renowned global hub for Indian arts activity. Audiences in Liverpool have been introduced to the very best of what Indian arts and culture has to offer via Milap which has ultimately helped to build awareness, spark interest and curiosity, develop talent and create life-long fans of Indian music and dance. We are thrilled to be working with some of the UK’s most creative and dynamic arts organisations. Our partnerships are meaningful and have a real sense of purpose, brought about by a shared vision and passion to share beautiful art with the widest variety of audiences possible with the ultimate goal of uniting more hearts through the arts.

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The Hubble Telescope showed us the awe inspiring ‘Pillars of Creation’ over 20 years ago, which are the massive columns of interstellar gas and dust from the Eagle Nebula, located some 7,000 light years away. The largest of the columns is 4 light years in length, which in our fastest spaceship, would take over 6,300 years to travel across. The Pillars of Creation refer to the gas and dust, which are in the process of creating new stars. The process takes hundreds of thousands of years, which is just a blink of an eye in cosmic time. The original image is an astounding one, now revisited and even improved with the new James Webb Space Telescope, which is positioned one million miles from earth, able to peer deeply into space like never before. The new images are captures taken with the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which bring different elements into focus. They show a tremendous amount of detail and clarity, exposing hundreds more stars within the dust than Hubble was able to. Check out the entirety of this amazing new image on the James Webb website and PetaPixel.

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Taylor Swift released a new single, "The Archer," Tuesday afternoon. A premature Spotify push notification caused a brief fan meltdown but the problem was fixed and the song began streaming. It's already gotten more than 1.5 million plays on YouTube. The track is from an upcoming album called Lover. She sings, “I’ve been the archer / I’ve been the prey / Screaming, ‘Who could ever leave me, darling? / But who could stay?'"

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In 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts décoratifs et Industriels Modernes Paris – fine art and fashion finely merged and what we can only describe as the Age of Chic was born! Hibernia Bank building, New Orleans, 1920s postcard view.jpg 482 × 779; 232 KB Historic American Buildings Survey Richard Koch, Photographer Circa, 1925 BUILDINGS IN REAR Marked 'E' on Plot Plan - Ursuline's Row Houses, 1107-1133 Decatur Street (Commercial HABS LA,36-NEWOR,2D-5.tif 5,000 × … Streetcars in New Orleans have been an integral part of the city's public transportation network since the first half of the 19th century. The tables turned in the 1940s. “Dancing is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire” ― Robert Frost. A comparison of 1920s fashion prints with period photographs provide a realistic look at the 1920s fashion and the style of 1920s dress for the rich and famous. As for changes in fashion, the huge influence of Paris designers like Poiret,Patou,Molyneux, Chanel, Lanvin, Lelong, Callot Soeurs and Vionnet cannot be underestimated. It was a battle between the feminine and the modernist. In the 1920s, a bohemian scene emerged in the French Quarter of New Orleans that the Double Dealer magazine hailed in 1922 as “The Renaissance of the Vieux Carré.” Some of the writers, artists, poseurs, and hangers-on involved were consciously trying to replicate the better-known bohemian enclaves of Paris and New York City, and in many respects, they succeeded. The song was popularized in 1938 by Louis Armstrong, who recorded it more than 40 times during his career. Flutter sleeves, floral prints, and ruffles shaped 1930s dresses into beautiful and feminine silhouettes. 1920s Costume Rental in New Orleans on YP.com. With legs and shoulders becoming exposed, it appeared Madame Fashion was prepared to divest women of almost every last wisp of clothing. Rose Descat was the other leader in cloche hats in the late 1920s and early 1930’s. New Orleans developed around the Vieux Carré (Old Square in English), a central square from which the French Quarter evolved. They clearly were in desperate need of food and clothing! French milliner Caroline Riboux developed the ‘cloche hat‘ ( meaning ‘bell’) in 1919 which was often fashioned round a clients head. ” the frock that all the world will wear is model 817 of black crepe de chine. This video compilation of clips from this historic time is simply breathtaking. “I want you to bob my hair.”The barber’s mouth slid somewhat open. Dangling from the brooch are staggered glass Czech rhinestone strands. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. First appearing as an outerwear item in 1916 from designers such as Jeanne Lanvin , Callot Seours and Coco Chanel. In Chicago, the jazz scene was developing rapidly, aided by the immigration of over 40 prominent New Orleans jazzmen to the city, continuous throughout much of the 1920s, including The New Orleans Rhythm Kings who began playing at Friar's Inn. Orchid bob, Eton Crop and Egyptian bob. At the start of the decade the couture designs from Paris drew mostly from historical lines, with nipped waists and billowing skirts – called Robe de Style ( a trend that was to be repeated in the 1950’s). Stream songs including "Brush Stomp", "Grandma's Ball" and more. The longest of New Orleans' streetcar lines, the St. Charles Avenue line, is the oldest continuously operating street railway system in the world. The merging of the Arts Decoratifs and new Modernist movements. A clarinet player, Bechet became famous for his refined style and tone. Lining up plans in New Orleans? 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Perhaps the greatest gift to the 1920s fashion era came from the African-American – whose culture developed rapidly during the 1920’s under the banner of “The Harlem Renaissance”. Gilbert Adrian, Orry Kelly, Travis Banton, Edith Head and later – Walter Plunkett,whose wonderful costumes for the 1953 film Singin’ in the Rain, brilliantly parodied the over the top exuberance of 1920’s Hollywood. Listen to New Orleans Jazz of the 1920s by Various Artists on Apple Music. Women did not abandon corsets completely in the 1920’s. In the colder months, a typical 1920s day dress outfit consisted of a blouse and pleated skirt, with either a cardigan, jacket or wrap-over coat for outdoors. Shoes had Louis heels or the chunkier Cuban heel. The middy inspired young designers like Coco Chanel to incorporate jersey and other traditionally male fabrics, to create the first genuine casual clothing for European women. Talia Felix wrote an interesting study for Glamour Daze, on the illusion of 1920s make-up styles of Hollywood starlets, filmed in high contrast ortho-chromatic. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The Wiemar culture of 1920’s Berlin immortalized by Christopher Usherwood in a series of Berlin novels inspired the 1960’s musical Cabaret . Many 1920s magazines provided colorful images of the latest 1920s dress for women. New Orleans does such a wonderful job preserving its history–you can take a walk through countless neighborhoods and feel like you are back in time.

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A day-long conference on Nov. 6, sponsored by Reuters and the National Association of Media Literacy Education, kicked off Media Literacy Week, an annual celebration of the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education today. As part of the day’s events, NLP’s director of community partnerships and engagement, Damaso Reyes, and the Newseum’s vice president for education, Barbara McCormack, led a breakout session for educators on facilitating classroom discussions about media and politics.

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At Novum Energy, we continuously strive to operate to the highest ethical standards, to grow with transparency and accountability, and to act, at all times, with due regard for the social and environmental impacts of our international operations. Particular importance is given to environmental protection, ethical behavior, risk management and compliance and anti-corruption - all areas where Novum Energy has made significant investments in recent years. As we recognize our people as our greatest asset, we assign the highest priority to preserving their health, rights, and safety. We are committed to avoiding damage to the environment and related impacts on the communities where we do business. We have zero tolerance for any form of modern slavery including forced, compulsory or child labor. We strive to employ and nurture local talent in the countries we operate in to create a more sustainable business and to contribute to the community. We adhere to the principles of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights. Novum conducts its business in an honest and ethical manner. We take a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption, and are committed to acting professionally, fairly and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships wherever we operate, and to implement and enforce effective systems to counter bribery. Novum upholds all laws globally relevant to countering bribery and corruption, including the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the “UK BA”), the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”), and the Singapore Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241, 1993 Rev Ed) (“PCA”) and Singapore Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) (the “PC”). Our anti bribery and corruption policy applies to each Novum entity within the Company as well as its directors, employees, agents and third parties with which we work.

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Photos clockwise from top left: John Francis (Art Rogers), Betty Reid Soskin (Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images), Abraham Lewis Lincoln (Courtesy of A.L. Lewis Museum at American Beach), Barack Obama (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images), Lisa Perez Jackson (Martin Schoeller/August), Dr. Warren M. Washington (Joshua Yospyn), Mavynee Betsch (Gary Clark/USA Today Network), Hattie Carthan (Magnolia Treet Earth Center of Bedford Stuyvesant Inc.), Buffalo Soldiers (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, The William Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs, reproduction number, LC-DIG-PPMSCA-11406). This self-educated environmentalist became the first African American employee of the Smithsonian Institution. Born into slavery, Carver became a world-recognized scientist and conservationist, famous for his research on combating soil depletion and replacing cotton crops with legumes. He is regarded as one of America’s greatest agricultural researchers and educators. Young was the first Black colonel and highest-ranked Black man in the U.S. Army in his time. In 1903, he became the first African American national park superintendent and led a regiment of Buffalo Soldiers, who managed what is now Sequoia National Park in California. The Buffalo Soldiers made major contributions to the infrastructure and conservation of Sequoia and Yosemite national parks. They constructed the first usable road leading into Sequoia’s Giant Forest and the first trail up Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the Lower 48. They also built an arboretum in Yosemite, which some have described as one of the first museums in the National Park System. In 1935, “A.L.” Lewis—Florida’s first Black millionaire—bought 200 acres of beachfront in Nassau County, Florida, to give Black people access to the ocean, a pleasure prohibited under Jim Crow laws. Named American Beach, it is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Noting the lack of trees in her Brooklyn neighborhood, this environmental justice activist created a beautification committee that engaged youth in tree care and led to the planting of more than 1,500 trees throughout central Brooklyn. Soskin became a California National Park ranger in 2007, the oldest ranger in the system until retiring in 2022 at age 100. Great-granddaughter of A.L. Lewis, Mavynee Betsch was an opera star who later became an activist known as “Beach Lady” for her tireless efforts to preserve the legacy and land of American Beach on Florida’s Amelia Island. In the 1970s, Johnson began to raise awareness about toxic pollutants impacting Chicago neighborhoods. In 1979, she founded the People for Community Recovery to fight environmental racism and was dubbed the mother of the environmental justice movement. In 1972, Bryant was the first African American professor in what became the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability, where he helped develop an environmental advocacy curriculum, making Michigan the first U.S. university to offer advanced degrees in environmental justice. This renowned expert in meteorology was an early developer of atmospheric computer models that have helped explain climate change. After seeing the devastation of a 1971 San Francisco Bay oil spill, Francis swore off motorized vehicles for 22 years and spent much of that time walking through North America to raise awareness about climate and human responsibility for the Earth. Nicknamed the “Planetwalker,” he heads Planetwalk, a nonprofit education and advocacy group. In 2022, Francis published "Human Kindness: True Stories of Compassion and Generosity that Changed the World." Esteemed author, activist and scholar at Texas Southern University, Bullard is an environmental justice pioneer who has written extensively about environmental racism and the intersection of race, pollution, economics and political power. As president, Obama created two large marine reserves and the second largest desert reserve on the planet. In all, he placed more than 550 million acres of natural habitat under protection—far more than any other U.S. president—and added more than 25 sites to the park system. The first African American to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Jackson pushed for stricter fuel-efficiency standards and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions for the sake of human health and the planet.

https://nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2023/Winter/Conservation/Timeline

No matter how marijuana was used in the past. But today, the usage of cannabis has reached its peak among people of NYC. Thus, the best part is that the state of NY has legalized the use of Medical Marijuana in New York, which is entirely pleasurable for patients dealing with several health issues. Medical Marijuana can treat ailments and diseases such as chronic pain, anxiety, stress, or other health issues. On top of that, if you live in a state where medical marijuana is legal, the patient must have a Medical Marijuana card. Can you still get a Medical cannabis card in NY? How exactly does a tourist get their Medical Marijuana prescription? If you are juggling these questions, let’s figure it out. How does a tourist get a Medical Marijuana card in NY? Firstly to understand how a foreigner will get a Medical Marijuana card in NY, it is essential to determine how a NY resident will get a Medical Marijuana card. In that case, the elements of NY health issues are similar and depend upon the place you are in NY. Thus, to get a Medical Marijuana card, the patients should have a good condition that the state defines as qualifying. After this, the patients need to get approval from the doctors and then register themselves at the state portal to apply for a Medical Marijuana card. It is pretty simple to get a cannabis card in NY as a resident, but now it is time to know how a foreigner will get their Medical Marijuana card. How to get medical cannabis card as a non-resident in NY? A non-resident is not permitted to live in New York while also not physically present in NY, which might confuse you. A Medical Marijuana card in NY as a non-resident has limited options. In most states, the laws offer Medical Marijuana cards to patients who are residents of the state. So the question comes, how will you get a Medical Marijuana card in NY when you don’t live in that state? You might not be eligible for a Medical Marijuana card in NY, but several states provide non-resident medical marijuana cards. You need a driving license in that particular state, and a patient doesn’t need to provide any sought residential proof in such places. However, ensure that a non-resident should not travel with Medical Marijuana across the borders, which can cause legal issues. How to an immigrant can get their Medical Marijuana card in New York? The idea of living as an immigrant in NY is quite controversial. But thanks to the GDP and impressive living standard, many immigrants see NY as a haven. Undoubtedly, entering any country and becoming a resident is quite challenging, so sometimes, a person must cross the border and live and work in NY illegally. The ratio of immigrants possessing into NY illegally is higher than immigrants who are coming to NY legally. However, as a legal immigrant in NY, no one can stop you from getting Medical Marijuana. No law prohibits a person from being a full immigrant to NYC, and the only thing you need to show is your proof of residency. The immigrants can show any document which proves that they live in NYC at the time of Medical Marijuana. If not, then they aren’t eligible for the card. However, the immigration officials in New York have limited the number of immigrants and nearly accepted fewer immigrants to enter the state. But if you have already applied for a Medical Marijuana card, you will have a green card and become a NY citizen by that time. However, although the usage of medical marijuana in New York is legalized, there is no reason that you can take it without having a medical marijuana card. So it is advised that you should not take Medical Marijuana even if you are acceptable to take it from a green card holder. This is because you might violate the requirement that you should meet for becoming a New York citizen. So it is better to wait to get citizenship first and then opt for medical marijuana. Besides, the immigrants are also not allowed to travel with medical marijuana. Thirty-three states allow the usage of marijuana for medical purposes, and ten states allow for recreational use. Despite all this, if you are not a resident of NY, then it is pretty challenging to get your hands on medical cannabis card. However, some places don’t check where the applicants live. They only check the proof of residency. That means any foreigner who has processed their application as an immigrant legally can get a Medical Marijuana prescription. Thus, the only way to get a medical marijuana card is by booking an appointment with the doctors, examining yourself, finding out whether you meet the qualifying conditions, and showing proof of identity and residency. But you can only follow these steps in New York when you are residing there legally. Thus, if you are not living in NYC, it is next to impossible to apply for a medical marijuana card and access cannabis legalization.

https://nymarijuanacard.com/blog/tourist-apply-for-a-medical-marijuana-card-in-new-york/

The Jeep Patriot (MK) is a compact crossover SUV officially launched in early 2007 for the 2007 model year by the Jeep marque of Chrysler. It was introduced to the public in April 2006 at the New York Auto Show. In the U.S. the Patriot uses either the 2.0 L or 2.4 L World gasoline I4 engine. It is manufactured with both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. There are two four-wheel drive systems available and both are electronically controlled. The Patriot won 2007 Green 4x4 Award and the 2008 4x4 of the Year in the UK. It remains one of the lowest priced SUV-styled crossovers in North America to date. We'll send you a quick email when a new Jeep Patriot manual is added. Never miss out: Get notified when new Jeep Patriot manuals are added.

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His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed Monday, 26 September 2016, at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all East, and His Eminence John, Metropolitan of Rustavi (representative of the Patriarch of Georgia). On this occasion, His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, officiated a Te Deum service. In his homily, the Romanian Patriarch explained that the visit paid is related to the 300thanniversary of the martyrical death of Saint Anthimos the Ivirite.This commemorative moment represents an occasion to give thanks to God for the entire pastoral activity carried out by Metropolitan Anthimos, who was a spring of Georgia, and by the grace of God became Archbishop of Wallachia. This commemoration, as thanksgiving for what he achieved in extremely difficult times, during Ottoman domination, represents for us a pattern, a model, an example to fulfil our ministry in harsh conditions. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel also spoke about the support offered by Metropolitan Anthimos to troubled Christians in the East. Saint Anthimos helped not only Orthodox faithful in Wallachia, but also those in different countries of the East, who found themselves in difficult conditions of professing Orthodox faith. Saint Anthimos gathers us, encourages us to intensify our missionary work and, at the same time, to strengthen the fraternal communion between our Churches, because thus we show that Christ’s Church is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic, and is present fully in each Local, Autocephalous Church. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church recalled the printings made by St Anthimos for the use of Christians in the East, and the printing machines offered to the Churches of Antioch and Georgia. In addition, the Romanian Patriarch reminded the visits of several Patriarchs of Antioch to Bucharest: Joachim V (1587), Makarios III (1653), Athanasius III Dabbas (1700), Ignatius IV (1981, 1996, and 1998). Patriarch Makarios III visited both Moldavia and Wallachia for four years, and on 6 June 1658 officiated the blessing service of the current Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Patriarch Daniel also spoke about the good ties between the Romanian Church and the Church of Georgia, that go back to the time of St Anthimos the Ivirite. In his turn, the Patriarch of Antioch thanked the Patriarch of Romania for the invitation and conveyed greetings to the faithful in Romania and Georgia. It is a great pleasure for us to participate together with the Romanian Orthodox Church in this joyful feast of Saint Anthimos the Ivirite, and in the ninth anniversary of Your Beatitude’s enthronement, which will take place in few days. Therefore, we pray together with our brothers, the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Church, asking God to encompass you under His blessing for many years. Saint Anthimos bore witness to the power of love among Christians. He received a martyr’s death and left us an example so that, regardless of the difficult living conditions, we bear Christ’s cross to the end. Today, through the care of God and on Your Beatitude’s invitation, the three Churches that Saint Anthimos helped the most are here together to thank God for this gift that He offered us in the person of Saint Anthimos. The delegations of the Churches of Antioch and Georgia are in Romania on the occasion of the manifestations dedicated to the 300thanniversary of the martyrical death of Saint Anthimos the Ivirite.

https://patriarhia.ro/manifestations-dedicated-to-st-anthimos-have-started-the-patriarch-of-romania-welcomed-the-antiochian-and-georgian-delegations-9139-en.html

ATLANTA (December 9, 2021) – President Ron Porterfield of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) today announced the winners of the Minor League Athletic Trainers of the Year Awards for the 2021 baseball season, along with the winner of the overall Minor League Athletic Trainer of the Year award. Historically, the Minor League Baseball awards were given annually to one member of each of the 16 leagues in Minor League Baseball, as well as one award for the Dominican Summer League. An additional award was given to the Minor League Coordinator of the Year. In 2021, due to changes in structure at the Minor League Baseball level, PBATS will be presenting 15 Minor League awards. Additionally, PBATS is proud to announce Mickey Clarizio as the overall winner of the 2021 Minor League Baseball Athletic Trainer of the Year. Mickey is the prestigious winner of this honorable award as voted on by his peers. PBATS would like to congratulate Mickey and the Colorado Rockies on this fantastic achievement. For more information on additional PBATS awards, including the Major League Baseball Athletic Training Staff of the Year, please click here.

https://pbats.com/2021-minor-league-award-winners/

Although the device you see above isn't a new HTC device, it's probably a good representation of one that you'll see in the near future. It will be called the HTC Congressional, and it will run on AT&T's network. The device will be based off of Ice Cream Sandwich, and will feature the same Beats Audio processing unit that you can find in the HTC Rezound. You can expect to see the Congressional appear sometime in the first half of April 2012. The next phone on HTC's Radar (pardon the pun) is an unnamed Windows Phone. While that in itself isn't big, what will be on the inside (and outside) of the phone is: it's going to be the first LTE Windows Phone, and it will measure at a massive 4.7-inches. Unfortunately, that's all we know for now on both of the devices. I'm particularly excited about the Windows Phone; I'm in love with large screens and Windows Phone, so whatever this device is could be a match made in heaven for me when it comes around just after CES.

https://pocketables.com/2011/12/htc-elite-and-lte-windows-phone-to-launch-on-att-next-year.html

In this first course in a 3-course series, the student will begin to build competency in basic computer operations. This first course introduces the student to basic functions and uses of the computer including: using the keyboard and mouse, browsing the internet, and creating and using an email account for sending and replying to messages. This section will be taught bilingually: Spanish and English.

https://portal.santarosa.edu/SRWeb/MVC.Core2/ScheduleOfClasses2/Section?termId=20233&SectionNumber=5221

Nowadays we are too dependent on electricity. This is because we get to do a lot of our work. After all, all of the appliances that we have requires electricity so that they will function properly. But there are already different kinds of electricity alternatives. You will still be able to get enough energy to supply a certain gadget or appliance without using an electrical outlet. A lot of solar-powered items are already out in the market. And for starters, you can always have solar lights. Light is one of the basic needs that we should have especially whenever we are working. A well-lit place can make our workplace more comfortable. This can help us see the things that surround us. There are different kinds of solar lights in the market for you to choose from. But if you want to have one of the best kinds, the Sun King Solar Lights System is for you. It is not just your ordinary solar light, but there are other features that you can use with it. It will be your favorite emergency item because it is powered by the heat of the sun. This is one of the reasons why it can help many people who are having problems with electricity. Or even for some emergency cases. There are a lot of people who are using different kinds of solar-powered appliances. And with a simple solar lights system, they will be able to do a lot of things. Imagine that some places in the world where electricity is absent. It will be difficult for them to do different kinds of things at night. Especially those places where there are students. They will not be able to see the words in their textbooks due to darkness. But if they have a set of solar lights, they will see clearly at night time. It will be easier for them to do some of their chores, some work, and some school work for those still in school. Our sun can shine all over the globe. That is why many people are taking advantage of the sun's capabilities, which is to convert its heat to energy. This will benefit those provinces where electricity is very limited. And also for those small villages in the hills. It will surely make a difference if all of these places are given a set of solar lights because only a few have access to it. Because it is difficult for them to go to the city. Solar lights are better than candles and kerosene and gas-based lamps because it is safer to use and can be reused in the future, unlike the traditional ones where you will have to refill some gas or kerosene to be used able to produce fire. Solar lights will not cause any harm because it doesn't use fire as light. But it can still provide you with the right amount of light that you will need. The Sun King Solar Lights System is one of the popular solar-power lights in the market. You will surely appreciate how bright the light it gives as long as it is facing the sun properly whenever you charge this kind of solar light. This way, it will receive the right amount of sunlight from having a full battery. A lot of people are using this kind of solar lights system because it is durable and at the same time it can last for long hours. This way, you will be able to do a lot of tasks in the dark. And since it is a solar kind of a gadget, you are also helping the environment by not using electricity. Solar-powered appliances are the practical things in the market. Because aside from they are environment-friendly, they are very easy to transport. What is in this Sun King Solar Lights System? This solar lights system is a three-piece set of lamps with a power bank. The power bank provides energy to make sure that the lights will turn on. And for the power bank to provide energy, it must have a solar panel so that you can charge it. The great thing about this set is that the lights are connected all together in one power bank. It can give an equal supply or amount of energy that it needs. This way, it will light up as bright as an ordinary light bulb powered by an electrical circuit. Another thing about the power bank is that the battery has a 12000mAh lithium LFP battery-based. Lithium-based kind of batteries is known to last for a long time. They can store an ample amount of energy that you can use even if it is not charged for days. It is a kind of battery used in modern cars, which is also one of the reasons why this kind of power bank can last for a long time. Some lamps come with the package. You can install them in any way you want in your home, or you can even take them with you anywhere. It is flexible so that it will be easier for you to carry it anywhere you want. It is ideal for those who are into camping—or doing some extreme outdoor activities that require an overnight stay outdoors. At home, you can easily install the lamps because you will have two options. One is for ceiling installation, and the other is on the wall. You can customize the way you want your lamps to be. And also, they are the best lamps for camping. Because they are a series of lamps connected to one power bank, you can always use these lamps if in case blackouts happen. It will serve as your emergency lamp. This way you will still be able to have some light at night time even there is no electricity. The wires that connect the lamps to the power bank are 5 meters long, which is already long enough for it to hang on your ceiling. Or interconnect it along with the tents if you use it for camping. One lamp can brighten up a room as if there is electricity. Since the lights are powered by a power bank, an additional feature is that it can also charge up your mobile phone. Or even other kinds of gadgets, as long as it is compatible with the USB outlet of this kind of a power bank. There are a lot of solar gadgets that have this ability. Powerbanks that are dependent on the sun can charge a lot of things. And with the Sun King Solar Lights System, you will have three lamps and an extra outlet for your phone to charge. It is one of the best emergency lamps or backup lamps. Plus the phone charging area, you will surely have the all-in-one emergency power bank kit. There are a lot of ordinary or common solar panels that are too large for you to carry around. But with the solar panel of the Sun King Solar Lights System, you can carry it with you even if you go to a camp. But if you are the kind of person who would like to bring only a few things, it is best to charge the power bank before you go fully. The power bank can reach its maximum energy when you charge it for the entire day. The running time of the power bank is 24 hours, which is already long enough for you to use all the lamps plus the charging outlet for your phone. Set up the solar panels properly so that they can gather enough sunlight to recharge the power bank. In just a day, you will be able to have a full battery. And it will be able to run for hours. Like all kinds of gadgets, there are different styles for you to know that the gadget's battery is full. On the power bank, there are LED lights that indicate when it is already full. There are two sections where the LED light is present. The area for Solar Light and the other is the Power Solution. This is for you to know how much energy is left in the power bank. It is also for you to maximize the energy left so that it will not be put to waste. There are two sections of energy in the Sun King Solar Lights System. One is the energy for the lights or lamps, and the other is for the charging. It is a multipurpose kind of power bank. Because you can use it as a power supply for the series of lamps that you have, and at the same time, you can charge any device. You don't have to stress yourself by searching for a separate power bank. Because this one has everything for you, it provides you with light and at the same time allows you to charge your phone. The battery is lithium-based. That is the reason why it is powerful enough for it to split the energy. For you to be able to charge your phone or other gadgets you have and at the same time have a well-lit room. The entire product... Since this kind of solar light is most likely used for emergency cases, all items are built to last. They are durable and can last for a very long time. This is to make sure that you will use it whenever you need it as long as it is well taken care of. But you will not have to worry about the different kinds of items in this set because they are rugged materials. This explains that they are all shock-proof. Which is whenever you accidentally drop any of the items, they will still be in one piece. This is to make sure that the wirings inside will still be intact. And also for you to be able to use it even if you accidentally drop it. And if you are worried about the item getting wet, worry no more because it is water-resistant. It is also even weather-resistant. This way, you can confidently place it outside of your house so that it will serve as an outdoor lamp. Or whenever you are out camping, and then sudden rain happens. It can also handle a humid temperature. This is to assure you that it is tough enough to last long without you worrying. Light is the main reason we are productive at night time. We get to do a lot of our work, especially some paper works and other household chores. We can see in the dark with the help of light, which is why there are a lot of portable light products that we can use for our convenience. And these are the solar lights. They come in different styles and different sizes. You can choose whichever suits your needs or where you are going to use them. But with the Sun King Solar Lights System, you will not just have a series of lamps, but you will also have a power bank. This kind of solar light is one of the most popular ones. Because it can provide us light and at the same time allows us to charge our devices. There are different kinds of Sun King Solar Lights System in the market for you to choose from. They offer packages with various kinds of items for you to choose from. This is to make sure that you will use the right kind of item whenever you need them. Aside from its ruggedness, this kind of solar light can last for more than five years as long as the battery is still in good condition. And also if it is well taken care of. A 2-year limited warranty is given for this kind of product. So that if there are some factory defects or any kinds of problems, your item will be replaced or fixed so that you will be able to enjoy its capabilities.

https://preparedbee.com/blogs/blog/solar-lights-sun-king-solar-home-lights-system-review

Herein, the density functional theory (DFT) method was employed to investigate the reaction mechanism of the selective hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds catalyzed by the metal-free complex 1,3,2-diazaphospholene (DAP). The reaction mechanism consisted of two parts: one being the hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and the other C–C coupling of the hydroboration product with CH3CN. 1,4- and 1,2-hydroboration pathways were considered for the DAP-catalyzed hydroboration of the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound. The free energy barrier of the rate-determining step (RDS, the first hydrogen transfer step) of the 1,4-hydroboration of the α,β-unsaturated ester was calculated to be 15.0 kcal mol−1, and that of the RDS (the first hydrogen transfer step) of the 1,2-hydroboration pathway was 29.7 kcal mol−1. These results indicated the greater favorability of the 1,4-hydroboration pathway than of the 1,2-hydroboration pathway for the hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated esters. This difference might be due to a greater extent of degradation of the conjugated π system in the hydrogen transfer transition state of the 1,2-hydroboration pathway than in that of the 1,4-hydroboration pathway. Meanwhile, the 1,2- and 1,4-hydroboration pathways without DAP catalysts were also theoretically investigated, and this investigation revealed the ability of DAP to not only reduce the free energy barrier of hydroboration but also to change the chemoselectivity. In addition, an analysis of NAO energy, Hirshfeld charge, and NBO charge was performed to investigate the effects of substrate substituents on chemical reactivity; these indicators of the key atoms in the first hydrogen transfer steps in the 1,2- and 1,4-hydroboration pathways were indicated to have good linear relationships with the corresponding energy barriers. This work could provide much-needed theoretical guidance for designing better metal-free catalysts for selective hydroboration reactions.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/nj/d1nj02218k

Debunking misinformation could cause people to remember it better and to remember it as being true even after they’re shown corrective information that’s supposed to debunk it due to the increased exposure to this misinformation. This phenomenon is called the Familiarity Backfire Effect and plays a key role in various domains, most particularly when it comes to the refutation of pseudoscientific theories and political conspiracies. When someone is shown evidence that disproves a certain pseudoscientific or political myth, after a week passes, he/she might forget the corrective evidence but remember the myth itself and believe that it’s true. One study found that warning people that certain health-related claims are false does help people understand that those claims are false in the short term, but sometimes also increases the likelihood that they’ll remember those claims as being true after a few days have passed. Another study found that giving people health-related warnings about what not to do sometimes ends with them remembering those warnings as being instructions regarding what they should do, after some time has passed. This phenomenon can be attributed to the Increased familiarity effect: each time people hear or read the statement that’s being debunked they become more familiar with it, which makes it easier for them to process it (by increasing its processing fluency). Since people prefer to accept explanations that are easy for them to process and access from a cognitive perspective, this increased familiarity increases the likelihood that they will believe that the statement is true. It can also be attributed to the reiteration effect, whereby repeating a statement increases the degree to which people believe it. HOW TO AVOID THE FAMILIARITY BACKFIRE EFFECT? There are several things that you can do to avoid causing the familiarity backfire effect when you debunk misinformation. Focus on the facts that you’re presenting, rather than on the misinformation that you’re trying to debunk. Avoid repeating the misinformation unnecessarily. Start with the facts: That is, when you begin the debunking attempt, you should open with the facts, and only then introduce the misinformation. Before presenting misinformation, identify it as such: When you’re about to present misinformation, explicitly warn people that the information that they’re about to see is false, and potentially also explain why this information can be misleading and why people promote it in the first place. Follow misinformation with corrective information: After presenting misinformation, follow it up immediately with corrective information, to put the focus on the facts and help them stick in people’s minds. In brief, to further reduce the likelihood of the familiarity backfire effect, you should make the facts clear, easy to understand, and easy to remember, and you can also use general debiasing techniques, such as increasing people’s involvement in the reasoning process.

https://reclaimthefacts.com/en/2022/08/05/why-debunking-a-misinformation-can-make-people-believe-it/

The new lease in 2020 was amended to include “a greater level of inclusion” of the property. This means that the tenant can actually “exercise the option to terminate the lease” if the amount of rent they are being asked to pay is less than what the lease agreement is asking for. This is a great opportunity to get some extra cash in your pocket. How much more cash? Well, let’s say a rent of $3,000 a month. Now you want to lease your house for $4,000 a month. You have to pay $3,000 in rent. The new lease has a clause that says that if you don’t pay that rent within 30 days, the landlord will terminate the lease. This is a great opportunity for you to pay off some debt in your life. Your mortgage loan balance can be easily reduced. What this means is that you can keep your house, but if you don’t pay the rent, you can get the landlord to terminate the lease. There is no penalty for this, so if you have other things to pay, you can easily just pay the rent. As an added bonus, the lease includes a clause that says if you fail to pay rent within 30 days, the landlord can also terminate the lease. the lease is a big deal. If you have an older house that has been vacant for a few years, renting it out to tenants can be extremely lucrative in the long run. I personally rent out my old house and take a percentage of what I get back from the tenants that I can then use to pay off my mortgage. Renting out a property is also a great way to use your property’s potential for a return on investment. It’s a great way to make money from the house or apartment you own, or as a long-term investment if you plan on selling the property in the future. If you’ve ever been in a situation where you need to rent out your house, you know it requires a lot of forethought and planning. It’s important to think about how much you want to get paid for the rent, so you don’t end up in a situation where you’re trying to rent an apartment, and you need to take a percentage of what you get, but you don’t want to take more than you have to. The more you are paying for the house than you want to, the higher you are going to have to get the rent. This sounds like a really common problem, but it’s even worse in the rental market. With so many people renting, many times the person who needs to be paid the most is the person who’s renting. If you are having trouble renting your house, you are going to end up in a situation where you are paying more than you are legally allowed to, because the person who needs to be paid the most is the person who’s renting you the most. You want to rent, right? It seems that way right? Well, you want the landlord to be aware of your needs. You want to know if you get a place to rent, you need to get the place you rent. You also want to rent to people that won’t try to extort you. As long as you are aware that you are renting to someone who will try to extort you, it is your responsibility to know the rules about how much you have to pay. Also, you know what is included in the price to rent a place? The “lease inclusion amount.” This is the price that the landlord is willing to pay of your property. The amount of time your landlord has to decide on rental rates, which is usually a good amount of time, is called the “lease inclusion amount.” If you don’t have that amount, then you don’t have a lease.

https://rommedicalabbreviation.com/lease-inclusion-amount-2020/

In 2016, I attended film school in Santa Fe, NM. I was an avid listener of The Tim Ferris Show at the time. Tim wrote the breakout #1 New York Times Best Seller “The 4-Hour Work Week,” which was considered the Bible of eCommerce entrepreneurship. I was two years into Rook SEO (what would become Rook Digital). I was taking overload credits chasing my BFA in Film – Story Development and spending the rest of my time deep into client services at my brand-new start-up. Things were hectic. There were months I struggled to pay my bills and wondered at times if any of it was worth it. My entire life, I knew I wanted to be a screenwriter. I also found myself surrounded by people who loved me, letting me know I would never make it. “Writers don’t make money!” they would exclaim. “You’ll need two jobs to make it as a writer!” someone else would squawk in my ear. Very few people supported my dream. But, in my soul, since that first creative writing class I took in 5th grade, I knew that I wanted to be a writer. Having a love of entrepreneurship and business from an equally young age, I recognized I had an opportunity to set myself up for success to pursue my dreams. In 2010 while attending the Sundance Film Festival as a volunteer, I realized I needed a plan to make my dream come true. Get good at sales to provide income now. Generate Passive Income from eCommerce & Digital Marketing to pay for my writing. Move to Los Angeles and pursue my dreams. I was 25 years old and already at a slow start in life, but I was determined to make it happen. I quickly became the #1 Sales rep at the Digital Marketing/VOIP Phone company I was working at. That meant not writing for about six months and focusing my time, energy, and attention to learning how to sell. But I did it, making more money than I ever had. My next step was passive income. I joined up with some friends and took over marketing for their online weight-loss supplement brand. We quickly outranked our distributor and partnered with them. Over the next year, we’d get to the point where we sold $69k in products every month online. I remember that first check I cashed—$ 4,000. I remember going to the bank and asking for cash. They ran me through all kinds of security protocols to make sure a 26-year-old should be pulling that much money out of an account. But I passed their inspection, and they handed me an envelope with 40 crisp $100 bills. I’d never held that much money in my life. I still smile thinking about that experience, even though I’ve gone on to earn even more. That was step two. Now it was time to consider the move to Los Angeles. I got a scholarship through Robert Redford to go to Film School from volunteering at Sundance. I was writing again, and this free work was my way of being involved in the industry with my dear friend Mike Hall. We would go up each winter, watch movies, and I would sit by the fireplace and work on my screenplays. At this point, my eCommerce website had imploded, and my relationships with my partners weren’t working well. We decided to part ways, and attending Film School to learn the craft I adored seemed like the best next step. That’s how I got to New Mexico. And in 2016, as my third year in school (and just before graduating) came to a close, I remember stepping into the shower and turning on an episode of The Tim Ferriss show that I hadn’t made it to. “The Scariest Navy Seal Alive… and What He Taught Me” was an interview with Jocko Willink. I was hooked. The way Jocko spoke about ownership and discipline mesmerized me. I was planning a trip out to Utah, so I downloaded his book on Audible and put it on during the 10-hour drive through rural New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. I got to my friend’s house, and I just drove around the block so I could finish the book. I was obsessed. These principles of ownership spoke to my soul. I listened again on my drive back home. Since then, I’ve been through Jocko & Leif’s books multiple times, gone through their Online Leadership Academy, and taught my team about these principles (going as far as bonusing anyone on my team $50 just to read Extreme Ownership out of my own pocket). Now, I live in Los Angeles. I work as an Associate Producer on the TruTV hit show Tacoma FD. I’ve had the opportunity to sit through three writer’s rooms for the show and work in production and post-production as an assistant. I’m on the doorstep of becoming a professional writer, and Extreme Ownership has played a massive role in that process. Because of my relationships on the show, I met Ben Duff from Echelon Front’s team. He introduced me to Leif and the leadership team there. Over the last year, Rook Digital has been providing consulting, National SEO, Google Ads, and Facebook (Meta) Ads management in support of their mission. Working with Echelon Front and Leif Babin has been a dream come true and something our team is excited about. We love and support their mission and absolutely want to help them succeed. We’re fortunate to execute our services at the highest level, and we’ve helped Echelon Front expand its reach, drive more people to its live events and workshops, and sign up for its Online Leadership Academy. If you’re interested in learning more about how Extreme Ownership has impacted Rook Digital and me, listen to the podcast. I’d encourage anyone who finds this post to sign up for Extreme Ownership Academy and apply those principles in their lives. As Jocko says, “Discipline Equals Freedom.”

https://rookdigital.com/phil-hudson-rook-digital-ceo-on-echelon-fronts-this-stuff-works-podcast-with-leif-babin/

It all sounds so good. I love being able to use everything up. Everything sounds delicious, Belinda. I've made deconstructed egg rolls before & really liked them. I'll have to add them back to the menu again! They are definitely a keeper here. We really like them. Spam comments can be such a nuisance. I wish there was a way of identifying them before the reach comments. The meal plans look delicious. Thank you, Joy. wish there was a way to do that as well. They are so annoying.

https://savingmoneyinmytennesseemountainhome.blogspot.com/2019/01/what-we-ate-this-week.html

“When you’re faced with declining enrollments, you have to make sure you’re right-sized for the staff that you have,” said Joan Lucid, superintendent for Saugus Union School District. “Once, we finish with all of our numbers, then we’re in a better place to decide what we need, and if there’s something else we can do,” she added. For Saugus Union, if the motion is approved, there would be three preliminary notices for positions in student support services in the area of special needs education, said Saugus Union board President Judy Umeck. The district has seen a declining enrollment in that area of need, according to a staff recommendation. Both Lucid and Newhall School District Superintendent Marc Winger will be reporting staff recommendations that call for the preliminary “Reduction in Force” notices, which have to be mailed out by March 15, according to state law. The notices are not equivalent to pink slips — but state law dictates that if a district is going to layoff a public school teacher, a notice has to be sent by the middle of this month. It’s become a regrettable annual tradition since 2008, when state tax revenues that fund local districts, as well as enrollments, began a steady decline, Winger said. “We’ve done this for the last six years,” he said. Newhall’s enrollment figures show a steady population for this year compared to last, but decline for the next four years, Winger said. The Newhall district will send out 27 notices, 26 of them for temporary 1-year contract teacher positions and temporary physical education teachers. Saugus Union will be sending out three preliminary notices. Lucid said it’s an unfortunate situation, but Proposition 30, which was billed as a way to help schools stave off these kinds of cuts, didn’t actually restore any of the funding losses schools have seen over the last half-decade, it merely stopped further cuts that would have come out to about $457 per student, she said. Sulphur Springs officials also announced that they would be sending layoff notices at their most recent meeting. Officials with the Sulphur Springs School District office could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.

https://scvnews.com/falling-school-enrollment-leads-to-talk-of-layoffs/

Security cameras with audio recording capabilities can be a useful tool for enhancing the security and safety of your home or business, but it’s important to ensure that their use is legal and complies with privacy laws and regulations. In New York City, the use of security cameras with audio recording capabilities is generally allowed as long as certain privacy considerations are taken into account. According to the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, it is generally legal to install security cameras on your property for the purpose of protecting your property and the safety of your family and employees. However, it is generally not legal to use security cameras with audio recording capabilities to record conversations or other sounds in areas where individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy, such as bathrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms. There are also certain rules and regulations that apply to the use of security cameras with audio recording capabilities in the workplace. According to the New York State Department of Labor, employers are generally required to provide notice to employees and obtain their consent before installing security cameras with audio recording capabilities in areas where employees are likely to have a reasonable expectation of privacy, such as restrooms, locker rooms, and break rooms. It’s important to note that the laws regarding the use of security cameras with audio recording capabilities may vary by state and may be subject to change. In addition, there are certain federal laws that may also apply, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which prohibits the interception of electronic communications without the consent of at least one of the parties involved. If you are considering installing security cameras with audio recording capabilities in your home or business, it is important to familiarize yourself with the applicable laws and regulations and to ensure that your use of the cameras complies with these laws. If you have questions about the legal use of security cameras with audio recording capabilities in New York City or elsewhere, it is recommended to consult with a lawyer or other legal professional for guidance.

https://security-hawk.com/2023/01/are-audio-security-cameras-legal-in-nyc/

Sedona AZ (October 12, 2013) – On September 28, 2013, at approximately 4:45 PM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the base of Cathedral Rock, Village of Oak Creek, regarding a man exposing himself. Deputies were told that a group of 3 adults and 8 juveniles, all females, were hiking along the Baldwin Trail when the incident occurred. This trail heads east from Verde Valley School Road towards Cathedral Rock and along Oak Creek. Most of the juveniles in the group are foster children. About 10 minutes into the hike, the reporting party saw a man standing in the creek with his back towards them, water to his knees, and wearing no clothes. When the man saw the group, he turned towards them while jumping up and down in an obvious attempt to direct the group’s attention towards him. The group was escorted from the area but later saw the man, still completely nude, walking near the trail. He again made an effort to expose himself to the kids by jumping out of concealment into an open area and then running out of sight. Some of the children indicated the suspect made eye contact and was smiling. One of the adults told him to put some clothes on and he ignored her as he ran away. The suspect is described as white, between 6′ and 6’ 01” in height, mid to late 20’s in age, with brown hair just about long enough to tuck behind the ears. Deputies searched the area for a suspect, but no one was located matching this description. Since the incident, attempts to locate the man and gain further leads have been unsuccessful. YCSO is seeking anyone with knowledge of this suspect to please call |||PHONE_NUMBER||| with information. Those wishing to remain anonymous may contact Yavapai Silent Witness at 1800-932-3232. Refer to case number 13-033237.

https://sedona.biz/ycso-seeking-indecent-exposure-suspect/

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will be continuing on with the Williams Racing Driver Academy. Chadwick has been a part of the Williams academy since 2019 and will continue to work on her personalised simulator programme to prepare herself for her upcoming INDY NXT journey and also provide the team will valuable support for their race preparations. Chadwick has won all three of the W Series championships held till date whilst being a member of the Williams Driver Academy and will be moving on to the INDY NXT series in 2023 with Andretti Autosport.

https://sportskhabri.com/jamie-chadwick-to-continue-with-williams-racing/

Lallianzuala Chhangte could relate to the mentality of Mumbai City FC while putting pen to paper on a three-year contract earlier this year after a six-month loan spell. “When I was signing for Mumbai City FC, they were the (2020-21 Indian Super League) champions, and they had the mentality of champions. I get that mentality,” the India international said. Not only has the club shown that in an unbeaten top-of-the-table 2022-23 ISL season thus far, so has the winger. The 25-year-old from Mizoram has three goals so far this season, joint-second highest Indian scorer in the charts. It comes on the back of the 2022 Durand Cup where Mumbai City ended second but Chhangte was the top scorer with seven goals. Owning that right flank, Chhangte has been prominent in the free-flowing football played by Mumbai City, regaining the scoring form he had shown two years ago. In that 2019-20 season playing for Chennaiyin FC, Chhangte notched up seven goals from 21 matches. A quieter next season followed. He had four goals and an assist, which came down to one goal and an assist last season. He had little to write home about except a switch from Chennaiyin to Mumbai City on loan for six months. Chhangte played seven matches for the holders at the back end of the league stage and also in the six matches in Mumbai City’s debut AFC Champions League campaign. Head coach Des Buckingham saw enough to make Chhangte a permanent signing. The Englishman believes the youngster blends into his vision and brand of attacking football, and Chhangte has provided ample evidence of that this season. One need to look no further than his thunderous left footer from outside the box that swerved into the top right corner of the ATK Mohun Bagan goal and got the entire Mumbai Football Arena on its feet. Chhangte has made a conscious effort to try and get back to scoring this season. “You want to score as many goals and assists as you can for those three points for the team. Of course, I have targets. I wanted to be better in every aspect than the previous year. “I’m really happy with how it’s been going so far. But I can’t just sit on that. There’s a long, long way to go. I will work very hard to achieve my goals,” he said. A key aspect of that work involved being clearer in his decision-making in the final third, something Chhangte acknowledged was iffy earlier. It helps to have the company of Greg Steward, Jorge Diaz and Bipin Singh in the Mumbai City attack. The biggest learning curve in that decision-making area came about at the AFC Champions League, where Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win in a creditable group second-place finish. Chhangte started in each of those six outings in April. “When you play at a higher level like the AFC, you have to decide when to pass even before you get the ball. That was the one thing I learnt from playing there,” he said. Chhangte is eager to keep adding his bit to Mumbai City’s winning mentality.

https://sportsmediaz.com/with-mentality-of-champions-chhangte-happy-to-be-scoring-goals-again-football-news-sportsmediaz/

2500 years are not a joke. I waited to be awakened and reborn as a human just to be with him in these 2500 years old and he waited for me in these 2500 years old even without knowing it's me who he had been actually waiting for. We have been in love which only nature could explain, which only the god could explain to us. Humans have no definition and no explanations for our love. It's been up and down, highs and lows and to and fro all this along. We lived on some good memories and some bad memories all this time. I wanted to live a long life with him. I wanted to get married to him and have his superpowered children along with him.

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The biggest downfall of most small businesses is lack of consistency in product or service offerings, poor customer service, and/or no clear goal. These things cost the business money, which are all key to staying afloat and thriving as an entrepreneur. A large company that’s been around for a while may have those problems, but they seem to work through it. It’s not easy, but their leadership seems to know what they want and have strategies to get there. For entrepreneurs who don’t have that at this stage, it can be hard to maintain momentum when you're constantly trying to figure out what your next move should be. It's important to have goals, but without consistency in how you go about achieving them, you'll hit a wall. A bumbling one will discourage people from helping you achieve yours! In fact, some might even give up because they feel like they've tried everything and nothing has worked. This isn't a good situation to be in as an entrepreneur. Hopefully you'll find a way to fix that by practicing more of these tips. The best way to fix any system is to understand how it works, learn what parts of the process work well, and make small changes to improve them. In other words, keep tinkering! This applies to business processes as well. If there are certain steps in a process that you or someone else can modify or add to the process, do so! Think about it – why would most businesses have a very long process before they offer their products or services? Most companies begin with offering their product or service and then work backward from there! By adding an extra step between “offer” and “purchase,” you create a more efficient process for the company. The same thing happens when some departments or individuals within a department pick up tasks that were left by past employees. These workers may not be given full access to important documents or resources, but they can still get the job done. By adding these additional steps, people will feel like they are working towards a common goal while also improving the efficiency of the organization. It is always better to help others succeed than to wait for them to fail on their own. A process is anything that you do repeated-ly, like baking a cake every day or going through your job several times a week. If you're in a position where you are required to perform an action over and over, it's what you do next! A process can be improved by adding new steps to it or changing the order of some of the current steps. This is called improving the process! Improving a process comes down to two things: making it more efficient and bettering its effectiveness. Making it more efficient means doing the same thing quicker so that you use up less of the product (or service) per unit of time. For example, instead of writing five paragraphs, you write one very well done paragraph and then repeat this process for the rest of the articles you want to write. Bettering its effectiveness means doing the same thing more efficiently so that you produce the same quality result as before. For instance, if taking a walk after working out is part of your workout routine, start walking immediately after leaving the gym. A process is something that people do for fun sometimes! There are many ways to use your process as a tool for improvement. You can use it to find new strengths or improve things you already have going, or both. The first way is to look at your current process with blinders on – make no assumptions about what needs to be done next. Ask yourself how well this one thing works and ask if there’s a way to combine it into a bigger picture. It could be trying to achieve an objective, such as revenue generation, or ensuring every employee feels appreciated and trusted. Or it could be keeping everyone else out of a room so you can focus in work without distractions. By breaking down these larger goals into smaller steps, you’ll see opportunities to add in other areas of the business that will create synergy. This will also give you more detail on what parts of the process need improving as you pick up speed. In an effort to make your workplace as efficient as possible, you may have noticed that some processes are taking longer than they should. There’s nothing wrong with having a good process, but if a worker has to spend too much time doing something then they will not get anything else done! They set up this situation by spending too long on it. By focusing on the process, we can determine how many steps there are in it, what areas of the process take the most time, and whether or not these steps can be automated or outsourced. If any of those things are found then it is necessary to look into changing the process or looking for alternatives. As mentioned earlier, your employee’s ability to perform their job effectively and efficiently is very important in producing quality products and services. If they are not performing these tasks correctly, it will negatively affect the final product or service that you supply to your customers. This could be due to skill set issues, time management problems, or understanding of how to carry out certain steps in the process. It can also include personal reasons such as lack of motivation or exhaustion from doing too much. Whatever the reason, if someone feels like they are unable to do their work properly then this can have an adverse effect on the company. As mentioned before, you will not be able to effectively manage change unless it is happening constantly. This can easily lead to a situation where no one feels that their ideas matter since they have no effect on what goes onto the floor. This was the case for me at my last job where I would propose new projects and get little feedback or response. The project would eventually get approved but too often it would happen after a lot of time and effort on my part as well as others’! At BPI we have a term we use when talking about changes – “The Change Team Does Not Show Up.” We refer to this as NoIDT (no idea drop). For example, maybe someone has a great idea but nobody else seems to agree so they never bring it up for discussion. We also have a term we call AARs (always respond) which means if someone does invite conversation then engage in an honest dialogue with them. If you feel like people are ignoring you then ask why? Is it because your opinion doesn’t seem to matter? Or perhaps it does but there are other more important opinions that take precedent over yours. In these cases it is helpful to think about how you could help make sure that everyone’s opinion matters by identifying the underlying reasons. You could look at this as investing in the organization or leadership team so that they can give their full attention to helping the organization succeed. Changing how you do things is always difficult, which is why it’s important to have clear processes. When changes are necessary, there will be an appropriate process in place to make sure that everything goes as planned. By having these processes in place, people will know what to expect from you and your team members. They will also feel more comfortable asking questions or making suggestions because they will know where all of the resources are. Change can sometimes create anxiety for individuals working with you. It may even hurt their feelings if something does not seem natural to them. It is very important to remember that relationships are built upon trust, so make sure to establish strong foundations before adding new components to the mix. This includes creating open conversations about things and people, and supporting each other during times of change. Change should never be forced upon anyone, especially when someone has done something successfully for a long time. Take time to evaluate whether or not this is really the right thing for you and your colleagues, and only implement such changes when you are both ready.

https://theideatrader.com/bpi-process-improvement/

A few weeks ago, I was talking to one of my best friends about his job search process. He told me that he spent hours every day looking for jobs, going through hundreds of applications per position. He said that it was very time consuming, but he felt that he needed to do it because he had nothing else planned for the day. It was just a matter of investing your time in into it or not. I gave him some tips that could help make his job search more efficient, such as organizing all of his materials in order of importance and using apps to track all of his applications. The app he mentioned also allows you to connect with other professionals at similar levels so that you can get second opinions or even referrals. After we talked, he contacted me several days later to tell me that he had found a position! His new employment is full-time and he feels confident and prepared now. As mentioned before, your manager is an integral part of your team’s success. They will play a significant role in determining how well you do your job, as well as whether or not you are promoted within The Company. Make sure to meet with them regularly to discuss business goals, project updates, and their perception of what you are doing every day. If they perceive that you are not performing your duties effectively, then it may be time to look for another position. Or, if you are aware of someone else who could use your help, ask about opportunities to train or learn from them so you can better yourself and the company. Your superiors and colleagues in The Office will also make a difference in how successful you are at achieving your goals and ambitions. When they see that you are unhappy, distracted, or lack motivation, then chances are others will suffer the same. Whether you feel like you are being pushed aside or ignored, there are ways to address this without becoming too emotional. If you must become angry, try to work through it later when you feel more calm. Avoid talking about things you should have done already, instead focus on the present moment and what you need to accomplish next. Also, keep track of all important meetings by using Google Calendar or something similar. A lot of times, higher level managers will have their subordinates meet for lunch or coffee to get to know them. This is not only helpful in building trust but also helps promote team work by having people chat about how well you work together. If your manager does not make an effort to include his/her reports then it may be time to look for another job. You deserve to feel like part of the team and that your career can take off if they are both working towards a common goal. In addition to eating with each other, there should be conversations about things beyond work. Finding out more about someone’s family, hobbies, etc. is important so don’t exclude those topics just because nobody asked before. Running into complications at home can be flippant talk, so prepare for that! If something serious happens, you’ll be ready. Another tip is to bring some food or drinks yourself so you aren’t buying anything. That way you won’t be making assumptions about what kind of grocery store they go to and whether or not they enjoy the type of milk you like. A few years ago, I read an article about how most successful business people take breaks. The writer mentioned that they spend time away from work to re-focus and refresh for future success. He also noted that if you don’t give yourself these times, it can be difficult to maintain momentum and progress forward. Having breaks is essential in helping you achieve your goals. It may sound weird at first, but I have found that taking breaks actually helps me retain more information related to my job. When I do not have enough rest, I begin to feel stressed and overwhelmed. This stress can sometimes make me forget things or even lose motivation to perform tasks properly. By having short breaks every hour or so, I keep myself rested and organized. I will usually go out somewhere for a couple of minutes or talk with a friend over the phone. This gives me some relief and keeps me motivated. A simple way to improve your mental health is by journaling. This can be anything from writing down what you’re feeling, to making notes in diary style or using pre-existing templates that help you organize your thoughts. By learning how to recognize and manage your emotions, you are teaching yourself how to cope better with stressors and life changing events. It also helps to reduce feelings of depression and anxiety as some people find it easier to relate to their own experiences than reading about others’. There are many ways to begin journaling, so pick one that feels comfortable for you and keep doing it! The best place to start is just half an hour every day, even if you only make a few entries each time. As with any new behavior, setting a small routine will boost your engagement and effectiveness. At the end of the session, make sure to either review what you wrote or simply take a break and come back later. A few small changes to how you organize your office or workplace can save lots of time in the long run. Many professionals find that their efficiency increases as they get into early morning, before school/work starts, by organizing their desks and workspaces ahead of time. By being prepared, you’re already half way there! You should always be one step ahead at least within your own home life. The same goes for your career — you never know when something may change, so why not be ready? Think about it – what happens if someone else takes over your position this week? Avoid this by keeping some items in place and organized. A small change may seem pointless, but it can make a big difference in how well you perform your job. If we were talking about changing our eating habits and diets, there’s no reason to believe that going without meat for one day is any better than having two pieces of toast. So why not just eat less bread? By understanding the underlying causes of poor performance, you can work to fix them. And if you're looking to improve efficiency, start with the basics by identifying what factors are preventing you from doing your bestwork. The more you know about your job, the easier it will be to identify these reasons. By being aware of your strengths and weakness, you'll also have time to focus on improving those areas. Even if you are not paid as much as other professionals, you can still improve your process efficiency and increase your pay. You do this by developing your strengths so that you do not have to worry about outside sources of income. You may also want to consider becoming more efficient at the tasks or positions that you already hold. Being more efficient in your current position will only help your career! By improving yourself here, you’ll find there is always something new you can learn that helps you achieve your goals. It’s like opening up a window to see what you can take from others and what works for them. There is no wrong way to work, we all have our different styles. A few years ago, I read an article that made a profound statement about business. The article stated that most people in business are very close to running out of ideas. I think there’s some truth to this. We all have run out of ideas at times and it can feel like the walls are closing in. At those times we need to ask ourselves one question: what is my job? Is it telling everyone “good morning” or is it offering professional services such as writing, designing, marketing, etc.? If your job is not providing these things then you may want to reevaluate how you define yourself as a leader. You may be in the wrong position! Asking for help is a powerful leadership tool. You will find that by doing so you create win-win situations for both you and the person helping you. Winners are individuals who understand the value of giving back and helping others succeed. It creates a feeling of satisfaction which cannot be matched. It also helps them build trust and confidence in themselves and their abilities. By asking for assistance they show humility and self-respect.

https://theideatrader.com/improve-process-efficiencies/

Drama is an integral part of life at The Roche School and we recognise the vital part it plays in developing the artistic sensibilities of children as well as enhancing their confidence, creativity and spoken language skills. Drama methods and techniques are also used in a cross-curricular way in order to facilitate a greater understanding of a range of projects.Every year, each year group puts on a play for friends and family in which every child has a distinctive part. Family members are welcome to attend. The productions often include singing and dancing and everyone enjoys them. In this way, children develop their dramatic and musical abilities and their confidence and experience and appreciation of the arts. We aim to fully involve all children and rehearsals are arranged to ensure that the main teaching programme remains unaffected as much as possible.

https://therocheschool.com/page_id_7508/

design problems just for the sake of it. Immediately thinking of technological solutions to problems when given a design problem is a very common idea in design. As designers, we often care about how the things we design are used, experienced, and viewed by people. But what if, even for a little bit, we took the time to understand the problems that we are working on rather than focusing on the seductive new AR/VR experience or AI technology? Approaching complex problems with solutions that take the desired form without thinking about how the designed solution could be sustainable in the long term, creates another plethora of problems compounding on the ones that currently exist. Finding a Solution to Solutionism? This booklet introduces designers and creative problem solvers to solutionism and unsettling current perceptions of sustainability in the design field and prompts designers and creative problem solvers to think about the long-term effects of their designed objects, services, and systems. It does not propose no solutions to design problems, nor does it provide any solutions to the “problem” of solutionism. The objective of the booklet is to expose designers to ideas of sustainability and solutions in their designs.

https://thienledesign.com/Reverberation

It’s a long standing argument. Must public goods be provided by public money? Or can we get the same or even better returns by having private money supplying public goods (and thus not having the distortion caused by the taxation process to pay for it)? In 2003 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a comprehensive survey that reviewed all the known factors that could explain the different growth rates of member countries. The report found, unexceptionally, “a significant effect of research and development (R&D) activity on the growth process” (that is, research powers economic growth). But then it found, explosively, that it was only “business-performed R&D . . . that drives the positive association” (only private research powers economic growth). Even more explosively, the OECD found that the public funding of R&D appeared to damage economic growth because it “crowds out resources that could be alternatively used by the private sector, including private R&D” (ie, the public funding of research does indeed displace the more useful private funding). Contrary to myth, the private sector does tons of science — because it is so profitable. Consider IBM. The Times Higher Education Supplement’s survey last year showed that Harvard University’s science papers are the most cited globally (20.6 citations per paper on average) but coming in second was IBM (18.9), outranking all other universities and research bodies. And because IBM invests so much in science, it has for the past 12 years been awarded more patents (3,000 annually) than any other institution. And by its patents IBM earns more than $1 billion annually in licence fees. The scientists will not easily surrender their faith in government funding, but because public money crowds out private money it tells us that science is not the public good of Bush’s book. Science is not a field of endeavour on which taxpayers’ money need be spent. Fighting words, eh? Sould be noted that Keally is the Vice-Chancellor (in UK terms, the guy who really runs the place) of the only private University in the country. One possible reaction to his saying this is "Well, he would, wouldn’t he?" but perhaps a supporter or two of public funding of science might like to make a more substantial defense of the necessity for it? Steady now, steady. Let's not spoil our case by conflating "science" with "technology". IBM unarguably does a lot of science research, but the vast majority of its patents concern advances in technology. The volume of patents isn't a good measure of the amount of private research into basic science that isn't close to commercial exploitation. Might it not be that private organisations are better placed to identify areas of research likely to generate profit? Compare and contrast the CEO of a large corporation with a minister in charge of doling out government research dosh. The CEO will, hopefully, have some incling about business and the fields in which his company works. He is also answerable to the shareholders who simply want to see a good return on their investment. He should be able to give direction to the mad scientists his company employs and is in a position to demand results either by cutting unproductive lines of research or rewarding breakthroughs. The minister on the other hand is an expert in getting elected and keeping his party leader happy. It is highly unlikely he will have any business or scientific background. He is thus more likely to believe the blandishments of every Tom, Dick and Frankenstein; especially if their field of research is one that has caught the media's attention. He has very little knowledge or even power to demand results or reward success. The scientists, once on the gravy train, have very little incentive to produce definitive results that may have the effect of shutting off their revenue stream. Often the argument for public investment rests on the market failure arising from positive externalities being generated for society at large from private expenditure on R&D - in the end acting as a disincentive to private sector, or justifying public sector intervention. That's the kind of classic argument often used. Some (public) effort is made towards encouraging private enterprises to engage in R&D more. Difficult also to capture an accurate assessment of private R&D activity - some of it is very hard to measure or account for. My main finding, working in this area a little bit - is that there's a lot of theory about market failure but very little hard evidence. Too much is driven by politics - e.g. shiny new campuses and research institutes look nice when you have your photo taken cutting the ribbon, you are fighting against Britain's "Brain Drain" etc. Much progress has been made to try and establish public-private funding of applied research institutes. Jury is still out on their success or not, as the case may be. In defence of Keally, he argued along the same lines when he was at Cambridge. Before considering whether private money could adequately fund "big science", we first need to question whether basic research is in fact the public good that it is usually assumed to be. IMHO, some projects, e.g. string theory, are so far from bearing technological fruit that it is hard to justify public funding for them. University physics departments in the UK are awash with research cash at the moment. At the same time, the number of physics graduates is in decline. Result: there's a lot of uninspiring research being carried out by mediocre postgrads at the public's expense. (I know this because I was almost one of them - I was offered a relatively well-paying PhD position despite my poor 2:1 and lack of interest and expertise in the topic). Don't know if this is mirrored in the other sciences, but if it is, we ought to be seriously rethinking the scale of public investment. PhD positions pay reasonably, but only because the stipend does not attract tax. From the point of view of the employer, they are very cheap. Actually, from the point of view of the University, a PhD student actually has negative cost - the University is awarded a certain number of studentships by PPARC, and if it fails to fill them, it tends not to be given so many the next year. Thus there's a pressure to fill the places with medicore students in an off year in order to have places available for good students in a good year. Failing to graduate students within 4 years is also grounds for losing PhD places, so there is a pressure on Universities to, shall we say, be careful in their choice of examiners for the weaker student. As I said, though, students are free to the University, and pretty cheap to PPARC, so if you hire a bunch of average 2:1s, and half of them go on to do something useful, you're still on a winner. Don't get stuck on "lack of expertise" - no incoming PhD student has expertise. Expertise is what you're supposed to leave with, not arrive with. If you look at the things in Physics which actually cost real money (experiments and senior people) you find that there is not a glut of faculty jobs in Physics. There are quite a lot of postdoc jobs around, but again, postdocs are fairly cheap (though not nearly as cheap as students), are expected to work 80-hour weeks, and you can afford to hire several in order to get a couple of good ones (it's not always easy to predict which postdocs will be useful and which won't.) There is also not a glut of money available for physics experiments. There's plenty of money for anything that can be described as "e-science", which has lead to, frankly, shocking amounts of pointless time-wasting masquerading as "research", but actual science is not so well supported (although it's a bit better now than it was a few years ago). There's certainly an argument about whether taxpayers should fund basic science at all. It's probably true that nobody other than the taxpayer will ever fund an LHC, or an ILC, so the effect of no taxpayer funding is likely to be that those things don't get done. You can certainly argue that. I should point out, though, that we're not actually talking about a large fraction of government spending here. The entire ILC will cost significantly less than the new NHS computer system, and will actually work as intended (I'll let you decide whether its goals are useful or not). You might be interested in the report recently written for the US Congress by Norm Augustine (entitled something like "rising above the gathering storm") that adresses the question of whether the US should fund basic science. In the whole public vs private debate, I begin to think of turbojets vs high bypass turbofans. The turbojet is a noisy gas guzzler, tremendously inefficient. A turbofan is much quiet and far more fuel efficient. You would normally think that a turbofan should do it all. But there are some cases where the turbofan won't work like at supersonic speeds. Only a turbojet can power a supersonic aircraft. So while the turbofan is better most of time, the turbojet has its own important uses. Public spending is like the turbojet. It is inefficient, but there are some circumstances when only it will do. Private spending is like the turbofan. Far more efficient and practical most of the time, but it can't do everything. Lots of non sequiteurs in that piece in The Times. The US may well have become the richest country in the world before WW2 in terms of per capita GDP despite the federal government spending little or nothing on supporting R&D because of other factors. After all, Britain had pioneered industrialisation in the early 19th century as the result of private initiative, not state direction of, or investment in business. The relative affluence of the US c. 1940 depended on abundance of natural resources plus the labour skills brought in by European migrants, including capital market trading skills. Unlike Europe, the US suffered relatively lightly from WW1. It is well documented that commissioned officers were disproportionately represented among Britain's battlefield casualties of c. 900,000 in that war, a total that was at least twice as great as Britain's total WW2 casualties. Recall too that before the entirely accidental discovery of Penicillin in 1928, precious few effective pharmaceutical medications had been discovered by private investment in R&D - aspirin being among the very few counter-examples. What the discovery of Penicllin demonstrated was that there existed a class of antibiotics which could be effective in treating a wide range of bacterial induced diseases. That discovery reduced downstream technical and market risks of investing more in pharmaceutical R&D to discover more antibiotics - and that reduction of risk was and is a "public good". (A) the good is non-rivalrous in consumption, meaning that the amount remaining available for consumption is undiminished if an individual increases their personal consumption - a typical example: if I turn on the radio or TV that doesn't reduce the amount of radio or TV you can listen to or watch whereas if I buy another loaf of bread there is then less bread to go around for everyone else. (B) it is not possible to apply the exclusion principle, meaning that access to the good cannot be be made conditional upon payment by the individual consumer. It turns out that (B) is crucial, which is demonstrated by the example of conditional access to TV channels. Of course, public goods can be supplied as the result of private, profit-seeking investment but there will be no incentive to do so unless it is possible to earn returns from doing so - which is why satellite TV applies conditional access and software companies like Microsoft beat the drum trying to prevent circulation of counterfeit copies of their software. The point is that unless investors in innovation can fully capture the additional net social value generated by innovating investment there is a diminished incentive to invest more. However, the Penicillin example shows that the value of the public good created in that case will not be fully captured. The Times piece also cherry picks in selecting IBM to make its case about private funded R&D. IBM for profit-seeking motives concluded that investment in cutting edge science was and is necessary to maintain the company's competitive advantage in the semiconductor and computer services markets. But then Dell is able to maintain its lead in the global PC market by a very low ratio of R&D spending to corporate sales compared with other electronics companies because its competitive advantage is with PC assembly and marketing, not cutting edge science or technology. And btw IBM made record profits around the mid 1980s from PC assembly and sales but the PC was essentially (and intentionally) low-tech - IBM made its money from establishing a new de facto standard for microcomputers which came to dominate the global market.

https://timworstall.typepad.com/timworstall/2006/06/public_goods_an.html

With the Flash Cards of the body, we help your children in their body recognition. Additionally, they have the name of each of the parts written in English and Spanish, so that they can be used when they are in their reading-writing processes.

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST THERAPIST! The Tri Health Clinic is continuing to expand in order to meet the high demands of people with concerns about sexual health. If you are wondering whether you need sex therapy, you are not alone. Sexual concerns can make us feel like we are the only ones. It can make us feel alone. When no one is talking about sexual difficulties, we are left feeling “sexually broken”. I am really excited to join the TriHealth Team. A little about me; I completed a Masters of Science degree focused on the mental health of women living in rural southwestern Ontario, and from there I completed a Masters of Social Work degree at Wilfrid Laurier University. My clinical training is in cognitive behaviour therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, and emotion focused therapy. I enjoy working with individuals and couples. If you would like to work with Phaedra, book your consultation today by clicking here! The Tri Health Clinic serves individuals and couples anywhere in Ontario. Our therapists offer in-person appointments to Kingston and the surrounding areas. Phaedra works with our team virtually, but she joins us from Southwestern Ontario, including Windsor, Chatham-Kent, London and St Thomas, Woodstock and Ingersoll, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph, Sarnia, Brantford, and Stratford. Our therapists work with individuals and couples to improve sexual wellness.

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As one of the worst massacres in British history reaches its 50th anniversary, the pain caused for families of the victims still runs deep. A British elite parachute regiment shot 13 civil rights marchers dead on the streets of Londonderry (Derry) on Jan. 30, 1972, and the days, weeks and years that followed the Bloody Sunday massacre would only bring more chaos to Northern Ireland. Anadolu Agency traveled to the northeastern city in Northern Ireland and witnessed how the sorrowful families still mourn their killed loved ones. “For me, it’s very sad that, you know, my father would have been here, had he lived,” said Caroline O’Donnell, the eldest daughter of Patrick O’Donnell who was killed during the infamous massacre. Looking back on the day, she said her memories are still vivid. “I was at home, looking after the children. I wanted to go to the march but daddy wouldn’t allow me so I wasn’t speaking to him,” she said with a smile. But her smile quickly faded as she spoke about the rest of the day. Speaking about hope for justice for her father and the other victims, O’Donnell said she did not have a lot of faith. “To be honest, I can’t … I don’t know. Hopefully, justice will be done. But it’s just taken so long. It’s so dragged out,” she said, adding that the process was being stalled. Karen Doherty, the daughter of Patrick Doherty, who was shot by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday and miraculously survived, draws a very vivid picture of her memories of that day. “I kept thinking, ‘please don’t let any cars come up the streets,’ and one eventually did,” she said. “And I know mommy came in and gave a photograph and they were able to confirm that my father had been shot and was wounded. And he had suffered head injuries because after they shot on, they use the butts of their rifles and he had had head injuries. So, my mother and I had to go to hospital. We didn’t know if my father was going to survive,” she said. said her family was lucky to have her father back.

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Setting a tattoo needle is an important part of the tattoo process. Here is a guide on how to do it properly. That’s it! You are now ready to start tattooing. 1 How deep do you set a tattoo needle? 2 What speed should my tattoo gun be set at? 3 How far should tattoo needle stick out of tube? 4 What voltage should you tattoo at? 7 What angle should you tattoo at? How deep do you set a tattoo needle? How deep do you set a tattoo needle? This is a question that many people have, and it is a good question to ask. After all, you want your tattoo to look its best, and you want to make sure that the needle is set at the correct depth. There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to setting the needle depth. First of all, you need to make sure that you are using the correct needle size for the job. You also need to take into account the thickness and complexity of the design. Generally speaking, the needle should be set just deep enough to create a solid line. If you go too deep, you run the risk of damaging the skin and causing excessive bleeding. If you go too shallow, the tattoo may not look as good as it could. It is important to speak to your tattoo artist about needle depth. They will be able to tell you what depth is best for your specific design. They will also be able to tell you if you need to adjust the depth depending on the placement of the tattoo. In general, a tattoo needle should be set between 1/16 and 1/8 of an inch deep. However, it is always best to speak to your tattoo artist to get their professional recommendation. What speed should my tattoo gun be set at? There is no one definitive answer to the question of what speed a tattoo gun should be set at. This is because the speed at which a gun is set will vary depending on the type of gun, the size and type of needle, and the thickness and type of ink. However, as a general rule, a gun should be set at a lower speed for outlining and a higher speed for shading. This is because a lower speed results in a more precise line, while a higher speed results in a more blurred line. Additionally, a higher speed is better for shading as it results in a more consistent tone. How far should tattoo needle stick out of tube? How far should the tattoo needle stick out of the tube? This is a question that many new tattoo artists struggle with. The answer, however, is not always the same, as it depends on the type of tattoo machine being used and the artist’s own preference. Some artists prefer to have the needle stick out of the tube by about a quarter of an inch, while others like it to be further out, up to an inch. Ultimately, it is up to the artist to decide how far the needle should stick out, based on their own preferences and the needs of the particular project they are working on. There are a few things to keep in mind when deciding how far the needle should stick out of the tube. First, it is important to make sure that the needle is not too far out, as this can increase the risk of the needle hitting the client’s skin and causing pain. Additionally, if the needle is too far out of the tube, it can be more difficult to control the depth of the tattoo and the quality of the line work. This can result in a poor tattooing experience for the client and can also lead to mistakes. Ultimately, the distance the needle should stick out of the tube is something that the artist needs to decide based on their own preferences and the needs of the particular project they are working on. However, it is important to keep the client’s safety and comfort in mind when making this decision. What voltage should you tattoo at? There is no one definitive answer to the question of what voltage you should tattoo at. Some factors you may want to consider include the type of tattoo you’re getting, the size of the tattoo, and the experience of the artist. One thing to keep in mind is that the voltage of the machine is not the only factor that determines the tattooing experience. The type of needle, the speed of the machine, and the amount of pressure the artist uses all play a role in how painful the tattoo is. That said, a lower voltage is often thought to produce less pain than a higher voltage. So, if you’re a first-time tattoo recipient or are particularly sensitive to pain, you may want to go with a machine that is set to a lower voltage. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a more intense tattooing experience, you may want to go with a machine that offers a higher voltage. Keep in mind, though, that with a higher voltage comes a greater risk of skin damage. In the end, it’s up to you to decide what voltage you want to use. Just be sure to consult with your artist beforehand to make sure they are comfortable working with the machine you choose. How hard do I press when tattooing? This is a question that many tattoo artists ask themselves at some point during their careers. There is no easy answer, as the amount of pressure you should use will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the tattoo machine you are using, the type of needle you are using, and the person you are tattooing. -When using a shader needle, you will usually need to use more pressure than when using a liner needle. -If you are using a new or disposable needle, you will need to use more pressure than if you are using a reused needle. -If the person you are tattooing has very thin skin, you will need to use less pressure than if they have thick skin. -If you are using a coil machine, you will need to use more pressure than if you are using a rotary machine. -If you are using a vintage machine, you will need to use more pressure than if you are using a modern machine. Ultimately, the amount of pressure you use when tattooing is something that you will have to experiment with to find what works best for you. As you gain more experience, you will develop a feel for how much pressure to use in each situation. There are many things to consider when tattooing, such as the design of the tattoo, the placement of the tattoo, and the tattoo artist’s experience. One factor that is often overlooked is the angle at which the tattoo is placed on the body. The angle at which a tattoo is placed can affect its overall appearance and the ease with which it can be healed. The angle at which a tattoo is placed can affect its overall appearance. If a tattoo is placed at too steep of an angle, it may be difficult to see the details of the design. If a tattoo is placed at too shallow of an angle, it may be stretched out and look distorted. It is important to find the right angle for your tattoo so that the design is properly visible and looks its best. The angle at which a tattoo is placed can also affect how easily it is healed. A tattoo that is placed at a steep angle may be more difficult to heal than a tattoo that is placed at a shallow angle. This is because a tattoo that is placed at a steep angle may be more likely to rub against clothing and other objects, which can cause the tattoo to become irritated and inflamed. A tattoo that is placed at a shallow angle is less likely to rub against clothing and other objects, making it easier to heal. Finding the right angle for your tattoo is important for both the appearance and healing of the tattoo. Talk to your tattoo artist to find the angle that is best for your specific tattoo design. When it comes to tattoos, there are a lot of choices to make. What design to choose, where to put it, and what angle to tattoo it at. The angle of your tattoo can make a big difference in how it looks, so it’s important to choose the right one. There are three basic angles to choose from: horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. Horizontal tattoos are the most popular, and are usually done on the upper arm, chest, or back. They’re easy to do and look good on most people. Vertical tattoos are a bit more unusual, but can be very striking if done correctly. They’re most often done on the side, and are good for showing off muscles. Diagonal tattoos are the least common, but can be very eye-catching. They’re usually done from the hip to the shoulder, and can be tricky to get right. So, which angle should you choose for your tattoo? It depends on a few things, including your body type and the design of the tattoo. Generally, horizontal tattoos are a good choice for most people, while vertical and diagonal tattoos are better for more athletic or muscular bodies. As for designs, it’s important to choose one that will look good in the chosen angle. For example, a tattoo of a dragon on its back won’t look as good horizontal as it will vertical. So, before you go get your tattoo, take some time to think about what angle would be best. It can make a big difference in the final product.

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“Es Nàutic”, as it is popularly known, is a 40 year old yacht club that has earned its well-deserved reputation in the social and sporting community. Since 1973, it has contributed to training generations of sailors, and inculcating a passion for the sea, and respect for the environment in its members. It currently manages 400 moorings and is developing an active training policy, with numerous activities and courses for all ages. The modern premises have facilities adapted to users’ every need, including a famous restaurant offering excellent Mediterranean cuisine with views of the bay.

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The late 20s are a time of intense personal growth and self-discovery. This period of life is often filled with uncertainty, as individuals navigate the complexities of adulthood and face many important decisions. Whether it’s choosing a career path, settling down with a partner, or figuring out what they want out of life, many people in their late 20s are grappling with a sense of confusion and doubt. One of the biggest challenges of the late 20s is the need to pivot. Many individuals find that the plans they made in their early 20s no longer align with their current goals and aspirations. This can be a difficult and unsettling experience, as people struggle to come to terms with the idea that their life may not look the way they expected it to. However, it can also be an opportunity for growth, as people take the time to reevaluate their priorities and explore new avenues for fulfilment. Another key aspect of the late 20s is the process of unlearning and relearning. As people gain more experience and knowledge, they often discover that many of the beliefs and assumptions they held earlier in life are no longer relevant or accurate. This can be a difficult process, as people have to let go of old ideas and embrace new perspectives. But it can also be incredibly liberating, as people gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. Maturity is another important aspect of the late 20s. As people move into this stage of life, they tend to become more self-assured and confident, and they develop a stronger sense of who they are and what they want. This newfound maturity can help people navigate the many challenges of adulthood, as they are better equipped to make decisions and stand up for themselves. One of the biggest realizations of the late 20s is the realization that life is not always easy or straightforward. Many people in their late 20s are faced with a number of disappointments and setbacks, whether it’s in their personal or professional lives. However, these challenges can also be opportunities for growth and resilience, as people learn to bounce back from failure and continue moving forward. At the same time, many people in their late 20s are also experiencing a number of achievements and accomplishments. Whether it’s landing their dream job, starting a family, or travelling the world, these milestones can provide a sense of satisfaction and pride. They are a reminder of the progress that people have made and the potential they have to continue growing and evolving. Love and loss are also an integral part of the late 20s. Many people in this stage of life are forming new relationships or strengthening existing ones, but they may also be grappling with the loss of loved ones or the end of important relationships. These experiences can be difficult and heart-wrenching, but they can also be opportunities for growth and healing, as people learn to let go of the past and move forward with hope. Despite the many uncertainties and challenges of the late 20s, there is also a sense of hope and optimism that runs through this stage of life. People in their late 20s are full of energy and passion, and they are eager to make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead. They are determined to build a fulfilling and meaningful life, and they are willing to take risks and face challenges to achieve their goals. In conclusion, the late 20s are a time of intense personal growth and self-discovery. This stage of life is filled with uncertainty, pivots, unlearning, learning, and relearning, maturity, realizations, disappointments, achievements, love, loss, and hope. But despite the many challenges and complexities of this period, there is also a sense of hope and optimism that runs through it. After taking a break from blogging, I shifted my focus to writing professionally and honing my skills in areas like copywriting and social media management. While these are important aspects of my work, I wanted to take things to the next level and improve my skills in areas like photography, videography, and editing. These skills would not only enhance my work but also give me a new perspective and allow me to express my creativity in new and exciting ways. During my time off, I invested a significant amount of time and energy into learning these new skills and I am proud to say that my efforts are paying off. Not only have I been able to create high-quality content for my clients, but I have also been able to bring a fresh and creative touch to my projects. With my new skills, I have been able to take my work to the next level and deliver results that exceed my clients’ expectations. I have always been a firm believer in the importance of continuous learning and improvement, and these new skills have been no exception. Not only have I been able to improve my work, but I have also been able to gain a new appreciation for the art and science of photography, videography, and editing. These new skills have allowed me to express my creativity in new and exciting ways and I am confident that they will help me take my work to the next level in the years to come. As a creative professional, I am always on the lookout for tools that can help me be more productive and efficient in my work. Recently, I have been relying heavily on artificial intelligence (AI) to improve my workflow and get more done in less time. Here are some of the AI-powered tools I use and how they are improving my productivity. 1. ChatGPT: ChatGPT is an AI language model developed by OpenAI that I use to generate written content for my projects. With its ability to understand context and generate human-like responses, I am able to produce high-quality copy in a fraction of the time it would take me to write from scratch. This saves me a lot of time and effort and allows me to focus on other aspects of my projects. 2. Canva: Canva is a graphic design platform that uses AI to suggest designs and templates based on the type of project I am working on. This has significantly reduced the time I spend on design, as I no longer have to spend hours brainstorming and experimenting with different designs. The AI algorithms in Canva are able to suggest designs that are both aesthetically pleasing and appropriate for my projects. 3. Inshot: Inshot is an AI-powered video editor that I use to create and edit videos for my clients. The app uses AI to automatically cut, trim and edit video footage, saving me a lot of time and effort. With Inshot, I can quickly create professional-looking videos without having to spend hours editing. 4. Lightroom: Lightroom is a photo editing app that uses AI to suggest edits and improvements to my photos. The app analyzes the photos and suggests adjustments to color, exposure, and other settings. This has significantly reduced the time I spend on photo editing, allowing me to get more done in less time. 5. Google Pixel: My Google Pixel 6 smartphone is equipped with AI-powered cameras that make it easier for me to take professional-looking photos and videos. The phone uses AI to analyze the scene and suggest the best settings for the shot, reducing the time I spend on adjusting settings and freeing up more time for me to focus on my creativity. In conclusion, AI is revolutionizing the way I work and helping me be more productive. With these tools, I am able to get more done in less time, freeing up time for me to focus on other aspects of my work. Whether I am creating graphic designs, doing photography and videography, or working on digital marketing and social media management, AI is always there to help me work smarter, not harder. We have been texting a lot of late, and she’s been telling me about her inner struggles. She told me she hadn’t laughed in a long time! To which she replied, my dear, you can’t make anyone laugh! You’re too serious for life. I didn’t take offence, but I took it as a challenge. We got to find solutions to her depression. And of late, we have even been joking around. Her first genuine laugh in a long time. She’s healing, even her herself, she’s admitted it. And that she is more optimistic nowadays. Perhaps the hardest of all things in one’s life is discovering who one is and ultimately, discovering their space. I mean we go through the motions, and generally through life being defined by others and the existing norms. From the first you own immediately after birth, your name, most of what you’ll get for the next two decades will be given to you. For many, even up to their third and fourth decade in life, they will still depend on others for survival. Before you look down upon them, know that you too are depending on others for survival. Everything you ‘own’ was probably manufactured by someone else. Your clothes, bags, shoes, furniture, car, house land, and so on. Which of those did you manufacture? Even if you manufactured them, you did not create the material. This then brings me to today’s topic. Discovering your space. As you have seen above, everything we use or interact with has a creator or manufacturer who in most cases is not us. But what have you as a person ever created that is helping to ease the lives of others? This is an existential question that I have been asking myself too for some time now. Every wealthy man, note here that I said wealthy and not simply rich, has something that they created which is solving someone else’s problem. This is how you discover your space. By positioning yourself as the supplier of a desired or required solution. The solution may not be for everyone. For example, there are rare diseases that a few individuals battle. If you could be the supplier of the medicine, or equipment that these key populations need, you would become wealthy from that. Such an idea would be amazing because, well, very few people will ever think about that problem, unless, they or someone close, faces that problem. Likewise, being the first or one of the first people into a niche gives you an added advantage of taking over the market share. Are you then on the lookout for the big thing? Or are you simply making something that already exists better and repackaging it to be more appealing to your target market? In all you do, you need to discover what you are good at and give it your all. Obviously, I am not talking to the faint-hearted. You will need to brave a lot, break stereotypes, do what those around you or before have never done before to succeed in your endeavours. This is scary. For you and everyone around you. Some will be scared for you and others will simply be scared of you. After all, with greatness comes even more isolation. Yet ironically, greatness is not borne in crowds, it is born in isolation. Your journey, therefore, is yours alone to walk. The longer you take to start, the longer it will take to finish it. Unfortunately, many never even begin. Who will you be then? The one who will write history, or the one too faint to start on their journey? Discover your space and own it. *Written one year ago today.

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Right-handed pitcher Shim Jun-seok from Deoksu High School, who signed a contract with Pittsburgh on the 16th, expressed his ambition to enter the major leagues within three years. In an interview with MBC before his departure to the United States, Shim Jun-seok said that he is focusing only on baseball and aims to be on the major league stage within three years. Shim Joon-seok, who made his debut in Pittsburgh and chose Gerrit Cole, who is playing for the New York Yankees, as his new role model, showed strong confidence, saying that among his pitches, his curveball was 80, a perfect score in the major league scout evaluation standard, and his fastball was about 75. plan, he added. Shim Jun-seok, who left yesterday, will hold an official joining ceremony in Pittsburgh on the 26th local time. The following is a Q&A with Shim Jun-seok, whom I met the day before departure. Q. How do you feel about signing with Pittsburgh? – It’s such an honor to be part of a good team. I will work hard with courage so that I can show my skills more. Q. You often use the word poison in every interview. – Didn’t you show a lot of good things last year? That’s why they have poison. Q. When exactly did you sign the contract? – It was over with Pittsburgh in August of last year. Until the official announcement was made, it was kept quiet without anyone knowing. Q. How many teams made an offer to join? – I didn’t count exactly, but I think there are more than 10 teams. There were also the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas, Houston, and Los Angeles Angels. Q. Why did you choose Pittsburgh? – The club said, ‘I’ll take responsibility and raise you’. He looked at me in detail on how to build my body and how to manage my career. I have never had this kind of communication with other clubs. I was very impressed in that respect. Q. You heard that the down payment was around $750,000. Do you think it is lower than expected? -It’s of course good if you get it well, but even if you get a little less, you just have to go and work hard to earn money, so I wonder if it’s worth paying so much attention to the down payment. I think you can earn money by working hard. Q. What did Pittsburgh say after signing the contract? – He said ‘don’t get hurt and come’. She also talked about how well the food came out. After signing the contract, I received exercise equipment, training clothes, and a ball used in the United States. Thank you for taking vitamins and protein. Q. Did you keep in touch with the Pittsburgh seniors? – Bae Ji-hwan and Choi Ji-man have yet to be friends with seniors, so we haven’t contacted each other. Q. Cho Won-bin, who left for America after graduating from high school like you, gave you advice. – They said it was difficult not being able to communicate. He also said that it was different from the exercises he used to do in Korea. He told me to be more determined and come. Q. Didn’t your confidence in going to the US diminish because of your injury? – There were no injuries in the third year. However, I couldn’t play a single game because I kept sweeping my toes on the ground during the game. When I was injured, I had no negative thoughts about not being able to go to America. However, I felt sorry for my colleagues at Deoksu High School. Q. Did the fact that you received a lot of expectations from your first year acted as a burden? – It wasn’t without burden, but he thought about it more when he was sluggish in a game. He thought a lot to himself, ‘Oh, I should throw it like this’. Q. It was sluggish even after appearing on a baseball entertainment program. – That was the time when the balance was the worst, but how did the game get caught at that time? Q. If you move to the US, mental strength will be important. – Originally strong hearted. Last year, rather than being shaken a little, I think I was worried a lot, and I don’t think my original mental strength is that weak. Q. Since when did you have the dream of playing in the major leagues? – When I was young, it was just a dream. Then, because of my performance in the first year of high school, I had hope that I could go there, so I think that dream actually came true. – Originally, it was deGrom. (Laughs) But now that I’m in Pittsburgh, I think I want to become a big player like Gerrit Cole. Q. Since when did you grow tall? – I have grown steadily since I was a child. He was 180 cm in the first year of middle school. 5 to 6 cm per year continued to grow. When I was in the first year of high school, I was 191~192cm. I think I’m around 194.5cm-194.7cm now. The shoe size is 290mm, but the shoes provided by the school didn’t fit, so I had to buy them separately. – It’s a pity that it was measured when the condition was not good. When in the best condition, it seems that the fastball is 75 points and the curve is 80 points. I mastered the slider when I was in my third year of high school and have been throwing it little by little. Q. If you go to the US, what kind of pitches will you supplement? – You know how to feel about curves, and if you throw a slider, it seems to come up little by little. Rather than speed, I plan to increase the number of changing pitches or focus on pitches that steal timing. He also plans to hone his changeup. Q. When do you expect to step on the major league stage? – I’ve been watching for just 3 years. I started with the determination to go up to the major leagues within three years. Until I reach that level, I plan to not do anything strange and just focus on baseball. Q. Due to entering the US, the baseball team of Deoksu High School, your alma mater, has not been able to receive support from the KBO for 5 years. – It seems that it is my responsibility to cut off support for 5 years. I plan to support my juniors without any hindrance in training, or support them after becoming a big player, so that that part doesn’t get damaged. Q. How is your condition right now? – Now that I’ve put everything down, I think my condition has improved even more. Q. Are you studying English? – I’m doing it little by little with the app. I’m looking forward to it because the club said they would teach English if I went to the US. I can’t speak English well now. Q. You have met Ryu Hyun-jin a few times. -When she was in Korea, she was encountered outside the training ground. Then she worried, ‘Are your toes okay?’ She said it was okay, and she said one word: ‘Work hard’. My dream is to one day become like Ryu Hyun-jin. Q. Do you have a close relationship with Seohyun Kim, the 1st pick in this year’s draft? – There is no close relationship, but on social media, it is a ‘counter-arm’ relationship. Seohyun is a player with great talent. Although he has a flexible body, he is very compact. His speed comes out similar, but Seohyun has been famous for his fast ball since middle school. Q. After the decision to go to the US, articles are pouring in. He also seems to have the burden of having to prove it. – If you go to the US and show a good performance, there will be no articles that will be written badly. If you do well, a good article will come out, and if you don’t, a strange article will come out. I hope that good articles will come out by proving my good skills. Q. Any last words you want to say to your fans? – When the article about going to the United States came out, you sent a lot of support, and I will remember all of them. I will do my best to become a great player even with personality. thank you. happy new year.

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Institutional sexual assault occurs when the victim is sexually assaulted by someone who is in a position of power over that person. For example, a correctional officer sexually assaulting an inmate or a teacher sexually assaulting a student would be institutional sexual assault. All victims of sexual assault experience trauma that can impact mental health and their ability to report the assault. Historically, instances of institutional sexual assault have been underreported and the perpetrators unpunished. An increased popular understanding of the trauma related to sexual assault coupled with recent changes in New York law allows victims of sexual assault a new opportunity to seek justice. If you were the victim of sexual assault by a correctional officer, teacher, employer, or someone else in a position of authority, contact an experienced New York institutional sexual assault lawyer at Stephen Bilkis & Associates. With over 20 years of experience, we have the knowledge and resources to help you get the justice you deserve. In addition to the emotional trauma that often accompanies sexual assault that occurs in any environment, with institutional sexual assault there may be additional barriers to reporting. Victims often fear retaliation. For example, if the victim is an inmate and the abuser a correctional officer, the victim may have a legitimate concern that prison staff would retaliate if the report the abuse. For example, there are cases where after reporting, the victim’s cell was trashed by prison staff. In another case, the prison doctor who was supposed to examine the victim, abused her during the examination. In addition, victims often feel that they will not be believed because the abuser is in a position of power. The result is that many victims delay reporting the abuse. Because of the statute of limitations, many abusers are never charged with a crime and never face civil lawsuits. To discuss whether you can file a lawsuit under the Adult Survivor Act, contact an experienced New York institutional sexual assault lawyer. Note that the claims period under the Adult Survivor Act is only one year, beginning on November 24, 2022 and ending on November 23, 2023. While many victims of sex crimes suffer physical injuries, they also almost always suffer emotional trauma. They are left to deal with the aftermath of the abuse which may include healing from the physical injuries and healing from the emotional injuries. Victims are often stuck with medical bills related to treatment for physical and emotional injuries. Many must cope with the depression, anxiety, shame, and suicidal thoughts. Through a civil personal injury claim against the assailant and the institution, the victim can demand compensation for the losses and suffering caused by the sexual attack. Not only will the compensation provide the victim with money to cover the medical bills and other costs associated with their recovery, it will also punish the assailant and those who protected them. In addition, the court may award punitive damages. Under New York law, punitive damages are warranted where the acts of the defendant are intentional, malicious, wanton, willful or oppressive. Punitive damages are likely to be awarded in cases of institutional sexual abuse where reports of abuse were not properly investigated, where the assailant was protected, or where the facility failed to do proper background checks. If you or a loved one were the victim of a sexual assault or rape, you have the right to file a claim for significant compensation for the suffering you experienced. Under the law, the window to file your claim is just one year beginning on November 24, 2022 and ending on November 23, 2023. Thus, it’s important to act immediately. Contact an experienced institutional sexual assault attorney serving New York at Stephen Bilkis & Associates at |||PHONE_NUMBER||| to schedule a free, no obligation consultation regarding your case. We represent clients in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Long Island, and Westchester County.

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Throughout the history of civilization, the idea of race has been used to categorize humankind. These categorizations have shaped the socioeconomic reality for different groups in society. The most obvious use of the term ‘race’ is to identify different groups with close kinship ties or group affiliations. It has also been used to describe ethnic, linguistic, and national groups. The United States Census Bureau recognizes five distinct racial groups. The term has been applied to political and religious groups as well. Nevertheless, modern researchers have concluded that the concept of race has no biological significance. The earliest use of the term ‘race’ appears to be in the late 16th century, when the word was used to refer to the various groups of people living in the New World. These groups included the indigenous peoples of North and South America as well as Europeans. As European conquests began in the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, the idea of racial hierarchy took hold. As a result, white Europeans used the term to justify the slave trade and colonialism. In the nineteenth century, the concept of ‘race’ was expanded to include physical differences. Scientists at the time believed that human species could differentiate themselves into separate species. However, genetic studies revealed that a small amount of the differences between humans were non-cultural. While the concepts of race and ancestry have been used to justify various forms of discrimination, they are still employed today. The term ‘race’ has been used by law enforcement agencies, such as the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, to describe a person’s general appearance. It is interesting that a variety of authors have devoted part of their respective books to discussing the best and worst aspects of this subject. In part one of The RACE Project: How the Idea of Race Changed America, Sally Haslanger offers a sociopolitical view of the ‘race’. In part two, Chike Jeffers and Quayshawn Spencer provide a more academic view of the ‘race’. They also offer two forms of social constructionism. The ‘best’ and ‘worst’ aspects of the concept of race are not as clear cut as one might think. For example, the ‘best’ aspect of the concept may have to do with its ability to tell us a fact. While it is possible to distinguish among individuals by various visible physical traits, such as eye color, height, and scars, the most accurate way to make these distinctions is through cultural and socioeconomic factors. Regardless, the ‘best’ aspect of the ‘race’ must also include an explanation of how and why it operates. In conclusion, the most important feature of the ‘race’ is that it has become a socially constructed term. Although there have been many attempts to dismantle the ‘race’ as a sociological construct, the ‘race’ remains in place. In addition, the ‘race’ has played a role in the creation of laws and policies that have profoundly shaped the lives of those who are not white.

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Title: COLONY-FORMATION EFFICIENCY OF BOVINE FETAL FIBROBLAST CELL LINES CULTURED WITH LOW OXYGEN, HYDROCORTISOME, L-CARNOSINE, OR BFGF. Citation: Talbot, N.C., Powell, A.M., Caperna, T.J. 2004. Colony-formation efficiency of bovine fetal fibroblast cell lines cultured with low oxygen, hydrocortisone, L-carnosine, or BFGF. Cloning and Stem Cells. 6(1):35-45. Interpretive Summary: Somatic cell nuclear transfer (NT), or nuclear cloning, depends upon replacing the nucleus of the cow egg with the nucleus of a somatic cell, or body cell. The most commonly used body cell for NT is the fibroblast, a connective tissue cell found throughout the body that is easy to isolate and grow in culture. The present study compared six independently derived bovine fetal fibroblast cell lines under various conditions of culture to determine if difference existed between the cell lines. The comparison was made on the basis of the cells of a cell line to grow out to a colony of 16 or more cells from a single cell attaching to the culture dish. Culture conditions tested include low oxygen (5% vs. 20%), and the addition of either hydrocortisone, L-carnosine, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), or different levels of fetal bovine serum (FBS) to the medium. The results showed that there were statistically significant difference between cell lines in their growth responses to the various culture conditions. However, with the exception of bFGF and higher levels of FBS, none of the culture conditions caused a beneficial response in the cells lines, i.e., an increase in the number and size of cell colonies. The study shows that culture treatments of putative benefit to colony-forming efficiency in rodent or human fibroblasts are not necessarily of benefit to cultures of bovine fibroblasts. Technical Abstract: A comparison of colony-formation efficiency (CFE) was made between six independent bovine fetal fibroblast (BFF) cell lines used in somatic cell nuclear transfer. Variation in CFE was assessed under different culture conditions. The conditions examined were ambient atmosphere culture vs. 5% oxygen culture, three levels of fetal bovine serum (FBS) in the medium (5%, 10% or 20%), and the amendment of 10% FBS medium with basic fibroblast growth factor (1 ng/ml), carnosine (20 mM), or hydrocortizone (1 ¿M). The six BFF cell lines showed significant differences from one another in CFE. No significant difference in CFE was found with reduced oxygen culture. Carnosine also had no significant effect on CFE. A FBS concentration of 10% was found to produce the best overall CFE. Hydrocortisone treatment reduced the growth (size) of colonies although the number of colonies formed, i.e., surviving was not affected. Basic FGF increased the size of colonies but the number of colonies formed was not affected. The results showed that different BFF cell lines varied significantly in their CFE. Also, medium amendments (with the exception of bFGF) or culture conditions that have shown positive effects on the growth and survival on fibroblast of other species failed to show significant positive CFE effects in the BFF cell lines tested.

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Madhya Pradesh is the second-largest state in India and is considered to be the heartland of India due to its rich cultural heritage. Tourists from all around the world come to explore the vibrant culture, natural beauty and many attractions that the state has to offer. There are many tourist places in Madhya Pradesh state that are worth exploring. From the breathtakingly beautiful palaces and forts to mesmerizing waterfalls and wildlife sanctuaries, Madhya Pradesh has something for everyone. In this article, we will be looking at the top 10 tourist places in Madhya Pradesh and deciding which one is the most visited 2023. When it comes to deciding which is the most visited place in Madhya Pradesh, there are a few factors that need to be taken into consideration. These include popularity, accessibility, attractions and activities, uniqueness, and time of the year that people prefer to visit. One of the most visited places in Madhya Pradesh is the city of Ujjain. Ujjain is an ancient city located on the banks of the holy river Kshipra and is known for its iconic temples and other religious attractions. It is also known as the City of Temples due to its many ancient temples. The top attractions in Ujjain include the Mahakal Temple, Kal Bhairav Temple, Harsiddhi Temple, Ram Ghat, Bade Ganeshji Ka Mandir and Chintaman Ganesh Mandir. These temples are some of the most visited places in Ujjain and attract thousands of pilgrims every year. Not only does it provide an opportunity to witness ancient architecture and religious sites like temples and ghats along the Shipra River, but it also offers various activities like shopping at local markets, exploring nearby places like Indore, Mandu, Omkareshwar and Bhopal, or enjoying boat rides on river Shipra. All these factors make Ujjain one of the most popular tourist destinations in Madhya Pradesh. What makes Ujjain the most visited place in Madhya Pradesh is its religious significance and its proximity to other popular tourist destinations in the state. Ujjain is also easily accessible by road, rail and air so it is easy for tourists to get there. Madhya Pradesh is a great destination for couples looking for a romantic getaway. There are many places in the state that offer a perfect blend of nature, culture and history making it ideal for couples who want to explore a new destination together. Some of the best places to visit in Madhya Pradesh for couples include Pachmarhi, Kanha National Park, Khajuraho, Orchha, Bandhavgarh National Park and Omkareshwar. These places have something special for every couple looking for a romantic escape. What makes Madhya Pradesh a top destination for couples is its many romantic activities like boat rides on rivers and lakes, wildlife safaris, shopping trips, temple tours and more. Couples can also indulge in local delicacies and explore hidden gems in the state. The best time to visit Madhya Pradesh is during the winter months from October to March when the weather is pleasant and ideal for sightseeing and exploring. During this time of the year, there are also many festivals and events taking place in different cities of Madhya Pradesh like Indore's Navratri festival, Khajuraho Dance Festival and Chitrakoot Fair. These festivals attract tourists from all over the world making it one of the most visited times of the year in Madhya Pradesh. The vibrant culture and festivities make it an ideal time for tourists to explore all that the state has to offer. What makes the best time to visit Madhya Pradesh the most visited time of year is its pleasant weather conditions and abundance of festivals and events that take place throughout this period of time. Madhya Pradesh also offers many unique places that are worth exploring. These places offer something unique that cannot be found anywhere else in India. Some of these unique places include Bhedaghat, Amarkantak, Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, Maheshwar, Sanchi Stupa and Marble Rocks of Bhedaghat. Each of these places have something special that makes them unique like Bhedaghat’s Marble Rocks or Amarkantak’s spiritual significance. These attractions provide tourists with an experience they will not find anywhere else in India making them some of the most visited places in Madhya Pradesh. What makes these unique places in Madhya Pradesh the most visited is their uniqueness and exclusive experiences they offer tourists. These places also provide tourists with an opportunity to explore India’s rich culture and diverse landscapes making them a must-visit for any tourist travelling to Madhya Pradesh. In conclusion, Ujjain is one of the most visited places in Madhya Pradesh due to its religious significance, easy accessibility, various attractions and activities and unique experiences it offers tourists. It is also one of the best times to visit Madhya Pradesh due to its pleasant weather conditions and abundance of festivals taking place throughout this period of time. To sum up, Ujjain offers tourists a unique experience with its iconic temples and spiritual ambience making it one of the most visited places in Madhya Pradesh. It also offers many activities like temple tours, boat rides on rivers and lakes, wildlife safaris and more making it worth visiting for any curious traveler looking for the best places to visit in Madhya Pradesh. India's history, heritage, culture, tourism and other links of interest - this is an Indian travel guide. India is home to ancient civilizations, and there are pieces of historical sites everywhere you look. Copyright © 2022 AskMobile.

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The Center for Children’s Integrated Services features a playground area designed for children with autism, one of the leading outcomes from the Flint water crisis. The facility aims to integrate and improve behavioral health care and primary care for underserved families. Designed by HED, the 60,000-sf facility unifies the three core children’s behavioral health programs—the Neurological Center for Excellence, Child and Family Services, and the Children’s Autism Center—as well as community outreach and a federally qualified health care center. The Center for Children’s Integrated Services features a series of “autism pods” and an autism playground area. As a therapeutic tool, the playground allows children with autism to engage with nature through sensory-rich features. Autism has been one of the leading outcomes seen from the Flint water crisis, according to GHS. HED designed the building’s layout to improve navigation and efficiency for patients, families, and medical staff, while also enhancing visibility and accessibility. The facility offers a secure drop-off area, a secure playground, a café, an outdoor plaza, and comfortable waiting areas. In addition, the Center for Children’s Integrated Services will help develop medical innovation in the evaluation and treatment of lead poisoning. This work will inform best practices for treatment around the world. The facility is located along a main bus line in Flint, improving transportation access to health services for low- and moderate-income families. Owner: Greater Flint Children’s Mental Health Facilities, Inc. Milieu: Creating restorative environments in... Prognosis: Positive: Rutgers University-Camden... UW Medical Center starts construction on...

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Why Do You Need a VPN to Stream The God of High School on Netflix in the US? Is The God of High School Available on Netflix US in 2022? Unfortunately, The God of High School is unavailable on Netflix US in 2022. However, you can make it possible using a VPN, like ExpressVPN. You must change Netflix region, and VPN will mask your location, so you can easily watch the show. When it comes to Netflix, there is an abundance of best shows on Netflix available to stream. This platform is made more tempting by including movies that have won awards, are considered classics, and are recommended for viewers to see, and in this article, we will discuss one of these movies. The God of High School was first released on 6 July 2020. The series is about a competition of fighting in which high school kids from around Korea competed to determine who was the finest warrior. Mori Jin, an expert in the martial arts of Taekwondo and a freshman at the local school, finds out very quickly that the competition platform covers something far more significant. So, Let’s not waste any more time and go right into the first step of our tutorial on How to watch The God of High School on Netflix in the US using a VPN. Follow the steps below to learn How to watch the God of High school in the US using the best VPN for Netflix VPN. Stream The God of High School from the USA. Here is the cast involved in the show The God of High School (2020), including the director, writer, and IMDb rating. In Which Countries The God of High School series is currently available to stream on Netflix? The God of High School is unavailable on Netflix US due to geo-restrictions. You will need to bypass Netflix’s geo-blocking regulations to watch it online with the help of a reliable VPN service. After you log in to your Netflix account, the app will immediately start following your movements worldwide. It displays to you the stuff that can be accessed in your region while preventing you from seeing any material that is geographically prohibited. You can watch The God of High School on Netflix in the US if you have a strong VPN, which allows you to fake your location. ExpressVPN is strongly advised because of secure servers and blazing-fast connection speeds. To watch The God of High School on Netflix in the US, you will need to change the region you are in. Through the use of a virtual private network (VPN), your actual IP address is replaced with a fictitious IP address. This causes Netflix to believe that you are located in a location that allows access to The God of High School season 1. Here is the list of best Animated Shows you can watch on Netflix. Is the god of high school anime canceled? Crunchyroll has not published any new information about the upcoming the God of High School season 2 of the anime series yet. After its first season aired two years ago, many viewers now assume that the anime will not be continued. Can a 13-year-old watch God of high school? Guardians need to be aware that The God of High School is a South Korean anime series explicitly aimed at adolescents. There is a significant amount of graphic images, which include fights in the manner of martial arts as well as characters being hit, smacked, and kicked on, and death may occasionally be seen. Is God of highschool worth watching? For those wondering whether it’s worth their time, my quick response is “absolutely,” and there are many good reasons for that. It is something you should check out if you like programs of this kind. The illustrations are incredible, the motion is wonderful, and the combat choreography is reasonably intense. These animations are among the greatest I’ve ever seen. This was handled quite well by Mappa, who also ensured that the battle sequences were flowing and exciting to watch. Is the God of high school like Dragon Ball? There were gods, a celestial dimension, and even intergalactic battles in both shows. Each of these stories involved humanity engaging in combat with the gods themselves. The God of High School relies on power-ups to advance the plot and assist the main characters in defeating the enemies, similar to the Dragon Ball series. Can I use a free VPN to watch The God of High School on Netflix? Using a free VPN to watch the God of High School on Netflix is possible, but we won’t advise doing so. Even if there are a limited number of decent free VPNs for Netflix, it’s unlikely that you will discover one capable of bypassing Netflix’s stringent geo-restrictions. In addition, they only have few servers and weak connections. Due to their low confidentiality and security standards, your information may be shared with others. We hope this guide will help you learn how to watch the God of High School on Netflix in the US. The God of High School series is both enjoyable and worthwhile to see. With the use of a virtual private network (VPN), such as ExpressVPN, it is possible to view the content even if it is not made accessible in the US.

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Uzma Ahmed is back in India and safe, however she shudders as she shares her ordeal in Pakistan. It may be recalled that Uzma, an Indian woman, alleged, she was forced to marry a Pakistani man at gunpoint. Uzma, emotionally wore down, said "It's easy to enter Pakistan. But it's nearly impossible to leave. Pakistan is a death trap. I've seen women who go there after arranged marriages. They're miserable and living in terrible circumstances. There are two, three, even four wives in every house." Uzma, returned to India earlier in the day after crossing the Wagah border near Amritsar. She revealed there were many women like her still trapped in the town of Buner, Pakistan. "If I'd remained here for a few days more, I would have died. They lure women from east Asian countries like Phillipines, Malaysia... there're many women like me still trapped there," she alleged. Uzma profusely expressed her gratitude to the Indian government for rescuing her, "I'm grateful to the Indian High Commission and EAM Sushma Swaraj, who gave me hope and a reason to live. They made me realise that my life was valuable, it was not futile. So I fought hard against my circumstances there." Uzma, in her early 20's, belongs to New Delhi, is believed to have met and fallen in love with Tahir Ali in Malaysia. Reportedly, Ali forced her into marrying him in Pakistan on May 3, when she was visiting that country. She petitioned the court on May 12, requesting it to allow her to return home urgently as her daughter from her first marriage in India suffered from thalassaemia - a blood disorder characterised by abnormal haemoglobin production. It was because of the court order that Uzma could finally return to India.

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Abstract: Baocheng Group will focus on the expansion of production in 2022 in Southeast Asia, while Indonesia is the largest expansion area. A few days ago, it was reported that the footwear giant Baocheng International Group will restart overseas factory expansion in 2022 and set the factory in Indonesia. Due to the impact of the epidemic this year, the production capacity of Baocheng International Group's Vietnam factory in the first three quarters of 2021 has dropped to 37%. Compared with the Vietnam factory, Baocheng's Indonesian factory has increased its production capacity to 47% in the first three quarters, which is the first time in Indonesia. It temporarily resides in the largest shoe manufacturing base of Baocheng Group. Therefore, without major interference, Baocheng Group's expansion plan in 2022 will focus on Southeast Asia. Among them, in the entire Southeast Asia region, the expansion rate of 100 million Indonesia is the largest. The group pointed out that Baocheng Group's shoe production capacity has adopted a global layout. Affected by the Sino-US trade war and the epidemic in recent years, the group will continue to strengthen the operating efficiency and manufacturing capabilities of each production base, and at the same time, it is committed to providing fast and flexible manufacturing services. , So as to ensure that the brand customers' more flexible regional procurement strategies and order requirements can be met, and the current rapidly changing market environment can be met. The footwear business of Baocheng Group is coordinated by Yue Yuen Industrial, a Hong Kong listed company under the group, and the group channel business is in charge of Bao Sheng International, a Hong Kong listed company under Yu Yuen. In recent years, Yue Yuen's expansion in Southeast Asia has not stopped. For five consecutive years, the production capacity of its Indonesian plant has continued to increase. In 2017, the Indonesian plant's production capacity accounted for 35%, and it will rise to 39% by 2020. In the third quarter, it directly increased to 47%. This year is also the first time that the production capacity of the Indonesian plant has exceeded that of the Vietnamese plant, temporarily becoming the largest production base of Baocheng Group. In recent years, Baocheng Group has continued to focus on high-quality operational growth and is committed to continuously improving production efficiency and profitability, while being able to increase manufacturing capacity in a timely manner. Baocheng said that if there is no major event, the orders from the group's brand customers can remain stable and the industry prospects are also developing. In 2022, the production line will continue to expand, and manufacturing will be improved by improving production efficiency, increasing employees, or working overtime. Capacity. At the same time, the group will continue to expand investment in Indonesia. If nothing happens, Baocheng Group's expansion plan in 2022 will focus on Southeast Asia, and Indonesia will be the largest expansion area for the entire Southeast Asia region. Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak is seeking to go public. According to foreign media repor... The JD.com founder, Richard Liu said that he is planning to lay off employees with low performance a...

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My internship was an offline internship in Germany for” Cisca Helmholtz Centre for Information Security”. It was in the domain of typical machine learning. It was more theoretical, and they gave me an independent project. The internship was for two months, but I have continued working on the project to date to get a paper published. There were two significant factors that motivated me to pursue a research internship. The first factor was peer influence, and the second was the kind of lifestyle I wanted for myself. I didn't want a typical coding or 9-5 job; I wanted to join an institute to do research. In the long term, I want to get into industrial research. So I gathered the information I needed to pursue industrial research. Typically a master's is required for such a job as you don't get such in-depth knowledge of the topic in a bachelor's degree. Hence I decided I wanted to do an MS, so I reached out to seniors who had similar interests, and they suggested a research internship, where I could work under a professor and get a paper published. Doing a research internship looks good on your master’s CV, and it's a great opportunity to get an LOR. These are not only beneficial for MS but even if you want a job later on; it looks good that you did something in your summer instead of sitting idle. I started making my CV in October, as suggested by my mentor, but I couldn't complete it as I was involved in other activities. Then majors came, and I got occupied with that. Just after my majors, I started mailing. I made different versions of my CV and got it reviewed by my seniors till I reached the final iteration. November and December is the ideal time for mailing after January; you start getting negative replies, as professors have already accepted someone. Hence it would help if you got your CV made and reviewed by seniors till then. You have to be selective in mailing. The QS ranking site will give you information about the professor and their research to see which suits you the best. After finding professors, go to their web pages to see what research they are currently involved in, and whether they want an intern. Try to reference something from their research while mailing. Also try to look for personal websites since that can give you an idea of the kind of mail the professor wants. Sometimes professors state on their page the subject that should be written in the email while applying for the internship; otherwise, the mail gets lost or ignored. Read about the professor's interests and align your cover letter. Personal web pages are better than faculty web pages as they are frequently updated compared to faculty web pages. There are no CG criteria to apply for summer internships if you apply directly. But there is a CG criterion if you go through programmes like the EPFL summer intern programme, Mitacs programme, etc. When it comes to getting accepted the more the merrier usually works. During my first year, I tried participating in different clubs. I was a part of AXL8R, robotics and the debating society. From these clubs, I got a start and learnt that you need to do projects for your CV. I also participated in many hackathons and took up a summer project in Rutag. In my opinion, the most critical task is finding a good group that helps you grow and gain experience. During my second year, I mailed IIT profs to get projects and got one under professor Manan Suri. I also did self-projects online, apart from the two I did for COL106, a coding project and another in research signal processing. It would help if you started exploring from the first year. It would help if you think about your interests, not just money, and whether you would like to pursue them in the long run. You should always analyze the advice given to you and follow the one that best suits you, as everyone is looking for something different in life, so there is no one way to do things. I interned at "Cisca Helmholtz Centre for Information Security" in Germany. It was an offline internship and was about Neural network pruning/optimization, a machine learning domain. It was a highly theoretical one. The internship was for two months, but I have continued working on the project to date to get a paper published. My role in my internship was to be an independent researcher, and I used to interact with the PG students and professors occasionally. I was part of a group that sat in the office that worked under the professor. They gave me an independent project and the research paper it was based on to get an idea of the project. I read the paper, and it solved my doubts and difficulties. After reading the paper, they asked me whether I was still interested in it, and I said yes. It was simple and was based on experiments under changing values. The work hours were relaxed, and it was never a compulsion to go every day. Due to covid, there was a limit on how many people could sit in a room, so it wasn't compulsory to go there every day. Since my housing was very near, my professor also came twice a week to meet me. Living expenses were not sponsored, but they gave a decent stipend to cover all costs; the rest depends on how you want to live. I saved some as I only spent a little on traveling to places. I made some great friends there. There were some Indian students on the campus. The research institute is located near an already established campus with famous CS research institutes like Max Planck. There was a well-established center for international students which hosted parties weekly or bi-monthly; I also went on tours, to cafes, bars etc., with them. Don't pursue a research internship only because everyone is doing it, do it only if you want to go into research. Make your own decisions based on your interest, and don't get influenced by others. If you are going there only to see the culture and interact with people, then a similar experience can also be availed through Forex, which might be even better. Since the professor invests in you, they will also want you to do some work. If you do not know stuff and go there only because of peer pressure, it might be tough to manage as you are expected to know things you put on your CV beforehand. Hence do some courses from Udemy or Coursera to build your CV. Also, talk to the professor and ask them what expectations they have from you, and then you will realize whether you are fit for it. Research interns will only be of value if you do some work and not just if you go there to enjoy. Because when you put them in your CV for whatever domain, you might make a shortlist based on it, but the interviewer will always ask you how you have contributed and judge you based on that.

https://www.bspiitd.com/post/himanshu-wadhwa-cisca-helmholz-centre-for-information-security-germany

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72 - Is Morality Just Like Your Opinion, Man? Pt 2: Metaethics or Why Morality is Kind of Weird Though... On today's episode, we continue our discussion of metaethics, explaining some of the traditional philosophical problems in metaethics, which have led some philosophers to think that anti-realist or relativist views of morality might actually be right.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/201872/8715784-72-is-morality-just-like-your-opinion-man-pt-2-metaethics-or-why-morality-is-kind-of-weird-though

Throughout 2022, the bottlenecks have been resolving, and by November 2022 global capacity that was reduced by congestion was down to 5.5 percent. Analysts believe that by April 2023, logistical bottlenecks will fully normalise. 1. Jensen: logistics bottlenecks to fade out in 2023, Port Technology International, January 14, 2023. Accessed Jan 17, 2023.

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