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Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom orthotics and serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians is proud to share with Medical Device News Magazine our new and improved custom-crafted custom, flexible orthotics – developed by women, for women. These custom, flexible orthotics resolve the vast differences in foot structure between women and men, relieving the discomfort, pain and fatigue that results from high-fashion footwear and avoiding serious foot health issues down the line.
Women’s bodies are vastly different from men’s – right down to the foot. For this reason, the 5th Avenue Custom Collection was re-designed to be more responsive to a woman’s unique foot structure. As with all Foot Levelers custom-crafted orthotics, which are fabricated from a weightbearing cast or scan and exclusively available from Foot Levelers, this innovative design stabilizes all three arches of the foot. This results in healthy balance and alignment for total body health.
Many women’s shoe designs, including high heels, pointed toes and a narrow last, fail to account for these differences in women’s feet. This new custom-crafted orthotic enables women to wear their favorite shoes without compromising their health.
Male v. Female: Vast Differences in Foot Structure
Women’s feet differ from men with regards to their shape and size and their knee alignments and gait styles are also very dissimilar. Joint problems and symptom patterns differ, as well, so orthotic solutions need to be specific. As women age, their foot problems tend to become more severe, often resulting in significant disability and problems with walking. Appropriate lower extremity treatment and spinal support depend on differentiating each woman’s needs.
- Women tend to have a narrower heel in relation to the forefoot
- A woman’s forefoot is wider and causes the biomechanical forces on the foot to be distributed differently
- A woman’s foot is narrower overall than a man’s foot relative to its length
- The female Achilles tendon is smaller in circumference and strength, but also shorter
While many lower extremity conditions in women are associated with or result from abnormal biomechanics of the feet, unhealthy shoe designs, such as high heels, only increase and accelerate the risk of developing bunions, hammer toes, callus formation, interdigital neuromas and metatarsalgia that can come with age. As a result, orthotics for women should be designed to support the longitudinal and anterior transverse arches to provide metatarsal passing and to limit excessive heel motion.
Studies confirm that small, dense metatarsal arch pads positioned more distally reduce the pressures on the metatarsal heads and can decrease plantar pressures and reduce pain. During the study, quantitative measurements of dynamic peak pressures for 10 asymptomatic subjects with and without metatarsal pads were made using the pedobarograph. Female volunteers had a reduction in peak metatarsal pressures from 12% to 60% when a small metatarsal pad was appropriately applied to the foot.
Every woman needs to wear shoes that have been designed for the gender-specific needs of the female foot. This means a shoe that is narrow at the heel and widens substantially at the forefoot. It should have a short, but wide toe box, and some mechanism (such as laces or straps) to keep the narrow heel in place during gait. Unfortunately, this describes very few of the shoes currently bought and worn by women in our society. Traditional high heels and pumps do not fall into the healthy shoe category.
Orthotics for women should be designed to support the longitudinal and anterior transverse arches, to provide metatarsal padding, and to limit excessive heel motion. One study of patients with metatarsalgia found that custom-made orthotics with a “metatarsal dome” decreased the plantar pressures by an average of 17% and reduced the reported pain 71%.
Benefits of Newly Designed Custom-Crafted Orthotics
In addition to the many new features that will increase support and comfort, there are additional advantages to adding these new custom-crafted flexible orthotics to a woman’s wardrobe. They are available in two styles: for shoes with heels up to one inch and heels between one and two inches.
- Shorter: The 5th Avenue for 1″ has been slightly shortened and narrowed for a better, low-profile fit while still providing maximum comfort, support and stabilization.
- More Comfortable: Thick layer of Propacel™ in the toe area has been replaced with the streamlined VitaStep™ Comfort System for both the 1” and 2” styles, providing maximum support and a better fit in a greater assortment of women’s shoes, including narrower ones with smaller toe boxes.
- Softer: The Fifth Avenue Collection maintains the luxurious Lambson™ vegan leather top cover
- More Shock Absorption: Because women need unique support in the heels, the 5th Avenue custom, flexible orthotics contain a Zorbacel® heel pad for extra shock absorption and comfort while maintaining proper support for a narrow fitting shoe.
- Dynamic Response System™ (DRS) Now Standard Feature: DRS is now a standard feature rather than an add-on option. This proprietary arch material acts like a suspension system and enhances stability by responding to variable loads and uneven terrain.
Custom-Crafted Flexible Orthotics vs. “Off-the-Shelf” Products
Understanding the Difference
Over-the-counter insoles and inserts from the supermarket or drugstore fall woefully short in providing relief – for women as well as for men. One-size-fits-all insoles and inserts fail to account for a unique foot and may not fit properly in a shoe – whether it’s a woman’s high heels or casual shoes or a man’s dress shoes or work boots.
Custom flexible orthotics are clearly a better option since they are specifically made for individual use, are fabricated to support not simply walking but also to improve balance, walking adaptability and forward movement. When these objectives are met, the custom orthotic provides the support that is needed for the feet and for overall body health.
Addressing Foot Dysfunction
Most people never think of their feet as a contributing factor for back pain, although foot dysfunction is often the root cause of many spine problems and the accompanying pain – especially issues related to wearing high heels or pointed toe shoes. Today, there is growing recognition that the feet are the foundation of the body and the kinetic chain that is responsible for optimal functioning of the knees, hips and back.
Constrictive shoes accentuate the problems of high heels, and they create problems of their own. A study of 356 healthy women found that 88% were wearing shoes that were significantly smaller than their feet.11 The average difference measured between the shoe and the foot was 1.2 cm. 80% of the women in the study stated that they had some foot pain (almost all in the forefoot). Interestingly, in those women who reported no foot pain, the average foot-shoe discrepancy was only 0.56 cm. The researchers recommended that women should always buy their shoes by fit, and not by size, and that shoes should always be tried on at the end of the day and be fitted to the weight bearing foot.
The Foot Levelers team recommends that all female patients should have their footwear checked for fit, since many are wearing shoes that don’t fit their feet, with heel heights that increase the pressures on the fronts of their feet. One easy method to check shoe fit is to trace each foot during standing, and then trace the shoe (as was done in the shoe survey described above). Any significant discrepancy means that the foot is cramped when standing and restricted during gait. When a higher heel is worn, more pressure is exerted on the forefoot, making proper fit more critical.
Have it Your Way!
Spine care specialists increasingly recognize that the first step in treating back pain could be the use of custom flexible orthotics that are proven to work. The ideal device (product) should address the three components of gait which divide each step into the heel strike (shock absorption), midstance (stabilization) and toe-off (propulsion) to manage the three arches in each foot as described earlier.
These considerations provide the primary motivation for the development of the 5th Avenue Collection. Women are often encouraged to wear fashionable shoes – such as trendy, strappy high heels — but face an ongoing struggle to find stylish shoes that won’t kill their feet and are wearable for hours without any pain. Now they don’t have to give up wearing that great pair of shoes that spends more time in the closet than on their feet. It’s time for women to re-visit that fabulous pair of shoes that goes with any outfit, add a 5th Avenue flexible orthotic and be comfortable.
About Jamie Greenawalt, President, Foot Levelers, Inc.
Jamie Greenawalt, an accomplished senior level executive with global business development, operations, and advisory experience, has carved out an exceptional career path, one that ultimately circled back to the family business where she establishes the third generation of leadership. Prior to rejoining Foot Levelers in 2020, Ms. Greenawalt served as the Operations Officer with World Bank (South Asia Region); during her tenure, Jamie co-led a women’s entrepreneurship program spanning eight countries. This program was a pivotal project focused on driving impactful empowerment and infrastructure initiatives. Jamie’s twenty-plus years of domestic and international leadership experience is evident in her professional impact: her success in developing exceptional, cross-functional teams and her track record of achieving peak business development results.
Jamie’s passion for ongoing education, research, and technological advancements that serve to advance the healthcare community is a backbone imperative and, thusly, informs her leadership approach at Foot Levelers, Inc. This commitment to innovation and partnership permeates operational decisions across all disciplines and solidifies the company’s stronghold as the market (and thought) leader in the custom orthotics industry.


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Former Internet analyst Mary Meeker has produced another of her "state of the Internet presentations," as venture capitalists (and avid blogger) Fred Wilson called it. Meeker is a VC too now, at the blue-chip Silicon Valley firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Buyers.
The presentation that Fred notes can be viewed on SlideShare and is 88 slides long. It covers a lot of ground. But the slide above is particularly interesting, heading into the the crunch period of the holiday shopping season. You know, the time of wish lists children write and, in some cases, mail to rotund, bearded figure of legend who lives in the northernmost reaches of the planet with a band of industrious elves and a group of reindeer capable of impressive aerial feats.
Meeker notes that American kids between 6 and 12 want iPads and iPad Minis in impressive numbers. They want iPod Touches and iPhones in nearly equally impressive numbers.
You have to credit Nintendo for managing to crack the top five — and to occupy the number two spot — with it's new Wii U system.
Bottom line: No fewer than a third of U.S. kids want to obtain an Apple device other than a laptop in the next six months. Early adopters, indeed.


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Review by slimjim25c
Reviewed: 08/17/01 | Updated: 08/17/01
My favorite all time f-zero game
This is probably the best f-zero game I ever played.IT's just like the one for the SNES but way better. The only thing I don't like is it's way too much like the SNES one. It practicaly is the SNES one except with new racers and tracks.
The graphics are the excact same as the f-zero for the SNES. There really good. To tell the truth I like these graphics better than the ones on f-zero X for the n64.
The music is awsome! It's a whole different tune when you put on the headphones. Well not a whole different tune. Sometimes I would just listen to the music instead of playing the game:) I really like the music for this game.
I think the sound is very great too. Sounds real when you crash.
has lots of cars and tracks. very challenging, and fun. Once you beat it you can still try to beat your best race times or beat the game with every car. Thats f-zero's gameplay.
Can play with 4 players with game one game pak! The only thing that stinks about that is you can only race one course and can only be one car. But the course that you race is a secret course that you can't unlock with one player. If every one has a game pak they can play any course and any character. I think the multiplayer is fun.
This game is very challenging. It would take up a lot of free time to beat this game. It has four different modes
It's really hard because the computers are faster then you in master mode. This game is very difficult. I think the hardest thing about this game is winning a grand prix with the jet vermillion. It's also really hard because there's these little yellow cars and explosive bombs on the track that really mess you up.
Play control 7.6
IT really stinks when you start out, but gets a little easier. The play control is very hard for some certain cars like Jet Vermillion. So it takes a long time to get used of the play control. There is a trick to make the play control easier though.
A very fun game, I love it and play it every day. This is one of the best games right now for the GBA
Buy or rent
Buy, because it takes a loooooong time to beat and it never gets boring.
Well that's my review, hope you liked it.
Rating: 4.0 - Great
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More recommended music for you, a huge variety again today.
- Sergei Prokofiev, Symphony no. 1 in D, ‘Classical’, op. 25 // I heard an incredible performance of this by the LSO under Gergiev a couple of years ago, fantastic piece.
- Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures from an Exhibition // The orchestral version is very well-known (and I’m going to be conducting it in a workshop next Saturday), but of course the piano work came first.
- John Blow, Venus and Adonis // It’s debateable where this lies on the spectrum between a masque and a full opera, but there’s no doubt that it was an important work in the period when English music and theatre were changing under the influence of operas from France and Italy. This was staged in Oxford a couple of years ago, very interesting listening. There do seem to be some recordings floating about the internet in various places.
- Hank Mobley, Soul Station
- Foo Fighters, Monkey Wrench // Great song, popped up on my iPod the other day when I was running.


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Nestled in the heart of Prayagraj, the Veni Madhav Temple stands as a beacon of spiritual significance and historical richness. This temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, has been a pilgrimage site for countless devotees over the years. In this article, we’ll delve into the story, significance, and importance of this sacred temple.
In the mystical era of Treta Yug, a fearsome demon named Gajkarna wreaked havoc across the three worlds. His reign of terror was so profound that the inhabitants sought divine intervention. Lord Vishnu, in his infinite compassion, sent Narada Muni to find a solution. Gajkarna, upon Narada Muni’s advice, took a purifying bath in the Triveni Sangam, which miraculously cured his ailments. But the demon’s greed knew no bounds. He drank the waters of the three sacred rivers, causing a catastrophic drought.
Hearing the pleas of the distressed inhabitants, Lord Vishnu descended to Prayagraj. After a fierce battle spanning three days, Lord Vishnu defeated Gajkarna, restoring the sacred waters to their rightful place. Recognizing the importance of safeguarding the Triveni Sangam, Lord Vishnu chose to reside in Prayagraj in the form of Veni Madhav, ensuring its protection for eternity.
Prayagraj, often referred to as the city of Lord Vishnu, holds the Veni Madhav Temple in high esteem. Hindu scriptures emphasize that without visiting this temple, the act of taking a dip in the Triveni Sangam remains spiritually incomplete.
Devotees believe that participating in the temple’s rituals and taking a bath in the nearby river can free one from the cycle of life and death. Such is the power and grace of Lord Veni Madhav.
The Veni Madhav Temple is not just a spiritual hub but also an architectural wonder. Every day, the temple resonates with prayers, ablutions, and offerings, creating an atmosphere of divine serenity. Pilgrims from far and wide come to seek blessings from Lord Veni Madhav, immersing themselves in the temple’s heavenly energies.
The Veni Madhav Temple in Prayagraj stands as a testament to devotion, history, and the eternal battle between good and evil. Its rich lore, combined with its spiritual significance, makes it a must-visit for anyone seeking spiritual enlightenment and a glimpse into India’s rich cultural tapestry. Whether you’re a devout pilgrim or a curious traveler, the Veni Madhav Temple promises a journey of faith, wonder, and discovery.

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The sight of Israel's youth taking to the streets to protest against the established order has captured the public imagination.
With their simple tents and simplistic demands, the protesters have touched a chord in society, evoking widespread popular support and terrifying the politicians.
It is, the media would have us believe, an Israeli Les Miserables moment – one where the downtrodden and exploited storm the barricades of injustice, seeking to reshape society and correct its inequities.
The only thing missing is an Andrew Lloyd Weber soundtrack and the revolution would nearly be complete.
But don't let all the drama fool you. Israel's wouldbe revolutionaries are as misguided as they are naïve. Giving in to their motley assortment of demands will not contribute one iota to making this country a better place.
Now don't get me wrong: the object of their anger is right on target. There is no reason why the Israeli consumer should be taken advantage of every time he fills his tank, purchases dairy products or makes a down payment on an apartment.
But the sad fact is that the solutions the protesters seek would only aggravate the very problems they are trying to solve.
As Haaretz reported on Tuesday, the protesters would like the government to get back into the business of housing construction, impose price controls on rental apartments, and compel contractors to build "affordable housing."
In other words, they want still more governmental intrusion into our lives and daily affairs, as though that is the missing piece of the puzzle.
Their fundamental error is glaring. The protesters assume that when there is a problem in society, the best way to solve it is to turn to the government.
But government is neither omniscient nor omnipotent. Anyone who has been to a government office lately, or had any dealings with Israel's vaunted bureaucracy, can see that quite readily.
Rather than relying on the millions of rational decisions made by millions of our fellow citizens – which are what make up the free market – the protesters instead prefer to put the power in the hands of nameless, faceless, coffee-slurping bureaucrats.
Frankly, I don't want some clerk tinkering with the pricing mechanisms of the market and dictating what people should charge, and neither should anyone else. Does our government really function so efficiently that they can be entrusted with such power?
Moreover, there is simply no reason for the public sector to get involved in constructing "affordable housing" or anything else, for that matter.
Dissatisfied with the present situation, The protesters seem to be under the illusion that this enchanted entity known as "the government" can just step in and foot the bill.
But as anyone who has studied even 10 minutes' worth of economics can tell you, the truth is that the ones who will be paying are you, me and all the other Israeli households.
Naturally, both the Israeli and international media have had a field day with all this, going so far as to compare it to the unrest that has swept various Arab countries.
But this isn't the green Arab spring, it's the red Socialist summer!
It's not an attempt to throw off the suffocating chains of overbearing government. Rather, it is a drive to make the bureaucratic Leviathan even larger.
The United States is undergoing its own revolution, with large majorities seeking to cut government down to size because they realize that less government = more prosperity. Why on Earth are we trying to go in the other direction?
The protesters and the left-wing movements that stand behind them know that labeling their program 'socialist' won't sell; these days, socialism is so passé. So they now call it "social justice." But it is just more of the same thing. They want to redistribute wealth by taking from one sector and giving to another, in the process promoting class warfare and envy. There is nothing "just" about that.
Government, to paraphrase Ronald Reagan, is the problem, not the solution. Israel's challenge is not that we have too little government – we have far too much of it.
What the protesters should be demanding is a reduction in red tape, greater privatization and a smaller public sector. This country is blessed with so much brainpower, initiative and entrepreneurial energy that if its government would just get out of the way, the economy would take off.
I have no doubt the protesters mean well, and their hearts are in the right place, even if the political Left is exploiting them to try and revive their diminished fortunes. But their demands are simply inane, and it's time for the tent-dwellers to realize that the best a society can hope to achieve is equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome.
True "social justice" emanates not from government nor even from societies. It comes from the virtue and generosity of each and every one of us.
I think Thomas Paine was correct when he wrote, more than 200 years ago, that "We have it within our power to begin the world over again."
By all means, let's revolutionize Israel and its government. Not by expanding its reach into our lives, but by finally cutting it down to size.

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An owner of the Websters Building at 2450 North Lake Avenue in Altadena today described in detail his companys plan to convert 7,000 square feet of the historic landmark building into a contemporary marketplace.
Fareed Kanani, a principal in Greenbridge Investment Partners, said the proposed Altadena Marketplace could house seven tenants offering innovative cuisines and artisanal products in the three south-most units.
A brochure produced Greenbridge touts the historic Websters Building as the perfect setting for a food hall that could transform a community hub into an incubator for independent businesses and startups.
The brochure goes on to suggest possible retailers appropriate for the seven spaces would be a Deli style sandwich shop, a café with bakery , an espresso and freshly-baked pastries shop, a florist, craft beer sales, pizza, and a cheese and wine vendor.
Were going to focus on bringing in a farmers market-style feel that will have between five to six different uses with a common area that will allow for big party or small group sitting, Kanani said.
An artists renderings of the project reveal plans to open up the southwest corner to bring in a lot of natural light and have a really cool vibe.
Kanani said Websters Pharmacy and Meredith M will remain anchored in the middle of the building.
Websters Pharmacy, Websters Community Pharmacy and Meredith M are not leaving the building, confirmed owner Meredith Miller. We are there to stay, we are part of this transition, we have very long term leases in the building.
Miller applauded the Marketplace concept.
I think this is a really smart move, she said. Its a good use of the space, it will really resonate with this community. Its something that we really do need. We need more food service, we need coffee, we need that kind of activity. Were excited to be part of the development.
As for the other end of the building, Kanini said Greenbridge is talking to a cake shop for the northern portion.
Kanani said the parking lot will be renovated.
Were going to improve the parking lot make it easier to park, he said, adding there are no plans for a subterranean parking structure as rumored.
So theres a lot thats going to go on. Were going to spend a good deal of capital, Kanani said.
The project brochure lists Brenda Arianpour as Project Manager and Steven Vasquez as Business Development manager. Click here to see the full brochure.

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In one of the more irritating game announcements I have heard in awhile EA is putting out an update to "Fight Night Round 4" that allows people who have no motor skills a better shot at winning. In Round 3, EA gave players the option of using button controls to throw punches rather than the analog stick.
The analog controls, in my opinion, are the best emulation of real life fighting without actually throwing punches. However, using the face buttons is so much quicker that it is almost impossible to use the analog stick against people online who are using the face buttons.
EA did the right thing. They believed in their total stick control, so they left the face buttons out. Today though, the announcement came out that they are officially adding in face controls in their next update.
How lame, they spent all this time coming out with the new stick control, and because of a little bitching they made it totally obsolete. Boo EA! Have some balls.

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Supergroups tend to occupy a strange space in the music world. Oftentimes, they seem great in theory, but end up making songs that are obscure and less than remarkable. Knowing this, some readers may feel inclined to dismiss BNQT—pronounced “Banquet”—as nothing but another strangely named assortment of relatively notable musicians coming together to create forgettable songs. However, BNQT is not that. On Volume 1, Eric Pulido (Midlake), Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand), Fran Healy (Travis), and Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) provide listeners with truly intriguing, lush alt-rock, showing that a Volume 2 is a very real possibility.
Admittedly, Volume 1 takes a few minutes to get going—but once it gets going, it soars. If we’re going to use the supergroup’s name as an excuse to make a food-related metaphor, its first two songs, “Restart” and “Unlikely Force,” are your average restaurant salad—good and hearty, with all the right ingredients, but not particularly exciting. While “Restart” has a pleasant Rooney-ish vibe, and the piano and horns on “Unlikely Force” create some beautiful moments, neither track is especially alluring overall. There’s a shift when the supergroup dares to get creative on “100 Million Miles,” though. The track is reminiscent of a cross between Supergrass and MGMT in the best way, and it’s captivating from start to finish. By combining everything from a cinematic string section to a spacey synthesizer to British music hall influences to an out-of-this-world guitar solo, it secures its spot as a song you won’t forget—possibly even one of the best alt-rock songs to come out of 2017 thus far.
Throughout the rest of the album, BNQT keeps up its winning streak. One of its highlights is “Mind Of A Man,” which has a psychedelic, sunny ‘60s vibe embellished by ethereal backing vocals and flutes that are barely perceptible at first but gorgeous once detected. The alliteration and assonance in the song’s chorus—“In the mind of a man there are many land mines”—have the potential to make any poet or English teacher smile. Another standout is “Real Love,” a Beatles-esque track with lyrics that gently offer a message of hope in today’s contentious political climate (“so when the right side’s bringing you down/and the left holding onto the crown/we’ll still be right here making a sound”). The horns on the song give it both a regal flair and a sense of true exuberance that makes it the emotional heart of the album.
Volume 1 ends strong, with plenty of driving guitars and moments that make you think that the band must have had a heck of a time working together. “L.A. On My Mind” is an enjoyable addition to the “love letter to California” genre, featuring a “hey, hey, hey” refrain, soulful female backing vocals, and even some happy whistles and shouts for good measure. Then, closing out the album, comes “Fighting The World,” a far more pensive number that starts subtly with haunting synths and guitars and ends with a spectacular roar that almost seems like a more glamorous, rock-and-roll version of the soundtrack to a Western flick. When it ends with a decrescendo, listeners will find themselves longing for the next course of BNQT’s sonic feast.
It should be noted that although Volume 1 is quite cohesive, there is one notable outlier in the middle of its tracklist—“Hey Banana,” a detour so strange it deserves its own paragraph in this review. If the title leaves you confused as to what the song is about, know that listening to it probably won’t bring you any clarity. While the instrumentation, which evokes the Baroque pop of the 1960s and gradually escalates in intensity, is glorious, the lyrics consist of lines like “Hey banana, how you doing/hey banana, hey,” which is more than a little distracting. Love it or hate it, at least the song shows that BNQT takes itself seriously, but not too seriously—an attitude that the supergroup will need to keep up if it wants to stick around (which, hopefully, it will).
Overall, Volume 1 is a highly successful album—one that often looks to the past for inspiration, but is largely innovative and unique. If you’re a fan of retro-style rock groups like The Last Shadow Puppets, let BNQT provide the background music for your May.


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At an ice cream parlor, ice cream cones cost $1.10 and sundaes cost $2.35. One day, the receipts for a total of 172 cones and sundaes were $294.20. How many cones were sold?
88 ice cream cones and 84 sundaes
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Iqbal Singh raised concerns over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Uttar Pradesh government and stated that the authorities did not learn any lesson from the first wave of the outbreak.
A member of the party's working committee in the state, Singh claimed that at least 10 people died in every village during the devastating second phase, and the state's inefficient management lead to a large number of fatalities.
He is the latest member in the party to publicly criticise the failure of the state government, reported NDTV.
Criticism Of Health Department
According to reports, Iqbal Singh directed his criticism towards the health department of the state.
He lamented that his district, which has 34 lakh people, does not have doctors or medicines to take care of those infected. Alleging that the UP Chief Minister was misled when he expressed his satisfaction with the preparation of the health department, he said that the officials did not show him the true picture of the healthcare conditions.
He further demanded compensation of ₹10 lakh for the families of those who died of COVID-19.
Singh One Of The Many To Express Dissatisfaction
According to media reports, BJP's Sitapur MLA Rakesh Rathore had expressed his anger on the handling of the COVID crisis. He feared that he might have to face sedition charges for speaking up against the party.
Earlier, Union Labour minister Santosh Gangwar had complained about the healthcare services of Bareilly district to CM Yogi Adityanath. He had blamed the officials for not picking up distress calls, and health centres sending back patients to get referrals from the district hospital.
A confidential letter written by UP Law Minister Brajesh Pathak surfaced on social media in which he lashed out at health officials. The letter mentioned the shortage of beds and that ambulance would take hours to reach for pickup.
Dead Bodies in Ganga
Uttar Pradesh remained in the spotlight throughout the second wave of the pandemic. Hundreds of bodies were found floating in river Ganga when the second wave was at its peak. Experts believed that the death toll of the state was massively underreported. The actual number could be several times higher than the official count.
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Thanks, Ramona & Judy Lee :-) I'm a (mostly) happy camper.
I changed the needle, wound a new bobbin & put that in and rethreaded the machine. I tried changing the number of stitches both up and down and watching my speed, but got the same results - it stitches just fine going side to side (horizontally) but skips when I move the machine toward & away from me (vertically). I watched a couple videos on Youtube about bobbin tension & the thread comes out of mine just fine. I'll call the company this week & see what they say. Maybe I'll just quilt all my quilts in a grid - load the quilt one way then turn it so the quilt lines are perpendicular! LOL
I have Warm & Natural batting & a plain muslin on the frame for practice - could either of those be an issue??
Eileen:I have Warm & Natural batting & a plain muslin on the frame for practice - could either of those be an issue??
I would not think so. It does sound like you need to call whoever you bought it from for some help.
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
It definitely sounds like a machine issue. It really seems like the stitch regulator disengages when you move vertical. When everything is working the way it should it doesn't matter which direction you sew. Good luck.
Do you have the Crown Jewel or the Jewel?
I taught a lady with the Crown and she had the same problem,Baby Lock repair man said it had something to do with the timing on the dual stitch regulator. My Miss Jewel hasn't had that problem.
I have a TL18LS (2009) and have added a Qbot to my Lizzie. We have a group for TinLizzie18 products on youtube...it's called TinLizzieLongarm, and we have become a very active and helpful bunch.
My first longarm machine was a Nustyle 227 (big green converted industrial machine from about 1987). I got Momma Machine in 2006, and she taught me a lot...mostly how to time her with my eyes closed! LOL.
I love the TL18LS...I've never had to time it, though I thought I might have to the other day...left it working and went into the house...seems it got stuck on some batting and quilted the next full row (81") in place! The bobbin area was so full of thread, would not budge...cut it all away..and she is still in time! Amazing!!!
I do a lot of free motion quilting, so having the Qbot is a bonus...nothing to disconnect or turn off to use free motion. The Qbot does not interfere with free motion and only engages when I select a design and run it.
For me, being able to combine the free motion is something I need to be able to do without having to disengage a machine first. Qbot leaves my table free of any belts also, as the motors run on a guide wire attached to the outside of the frame. The movement is smooth and even (unless I have the wires too loose, lint somewhere, or one is frayed).
As with all machines, there is a learning curve...and the same goes for the software. I'm finding both to not be really hard to learn.
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Learn to use a non regulated machine first. It will make using a regulated machine much easier. I use the manual stitch more than the regulated. Had I known that, I'd probably have gotten a regular TL18, instead of the LS (Lizzie Stitch) model.
My grace made frame has 10ft poles...I can do up to a 110" wide backing with no problem...plenty for a King size quilt. This does take up most of the space, and makes changing the bobbins a bit harder than with smaller quilts...but it can be done.
Stitch regulators are nice, especially if you aren't able to control your speed around curves, etc. I learned on a non-regulated machine & am glad I did. I was asked a few times how I could get such nice stitches non-regulated...it's called practice and learning your machine.
I'd get the regulated machine, but then turn the regulator off and learn to listen as you quilt...watch and listen as you do curves and change stitch direction...if your stitches get long in the curves, you know to slow down...etc.
If you are leaning into the belly bar & it's giving you tummy trouble...try rolling the area you want to quilt closer to the belly bar...as Linda V Taylor always says...you don't want to cause back/shoulder problems from reaching out to quilt. Unless I am doing a motif and have to use the whole area (say a 12" block), I start with the leader on the take up bar about half way to the belly bar...that puts the top of the quilt nearer to me. I try to remember to keep my elbows at my side and let my body do the movement as I quilt..."dance to quilt"..lol. It really works!
It may be your timing. I have not had to work with the timing on my Gammill, thank goodnes, so I'm not much help. My machine did come with a timing gadget so maybe your dealer has one and you can at least check the timing. I hate you having these difficulties as I know how excited you were to get your machine and now...well. I do hope contacting your dealer will fix the issue. It does seem to be a strange that it works fine one direction but makes those large stitches the other way. I tried to find a good yahoo chat site that you could get on and ask questions. Maybe your dealer will know of a good chat site for you for the future. They have a yahoo Gammill chat site and I love it. Hope things work out soon for you.
I put a cafe rod (bought the 48"..thin round rod) pulled apart...one half for each side...slide it under the elastic and rest one end on the take up bar, and one on the belly bar (or the quilt top bar, depending on your frame)...holds the clamps up out of your way.
Check the Y encoder. It's the one on the upper carriage...watch it roll as you move the machine (turned off) forward and back...does the wheel stop turning at all? I put a dot on the side of my encoders and the wheels of the machine (TL18LS)...and that makes it easy to watch for hesitation in the wheels/encoders. Also, switch the cable for the Y encoder with the cable for the X encoder (X encoder goes right to left the length of the frame)...if the skips switch to the X encoder...you probably have a bad cable. The encoders themselves are rarely bad...but an uneven frame, too tight a cable, a bad cable can really cause those skipped stitches.
I need to go for now...I'll come back on and post some other hints as to what may help your stitch problems...post if you already have them fixed.
Judy Lee, I have the Crown Jewel. I called the shop owner today & she was puzzled. She knows how carefully we moved the machine & I told her everything I've tried so far. She wondered if it was an issue with the frame not being level so I have corrected that as much as I can & it did not help. I was at work most of the day so I will call the shop again tomorrow & we'll try to see if we can fix it via the phone.
I really appreciate all the support from everyone here - thanks for all the suggestions!
Marge, thanks for the suggestions - I'll see if Mary (shop owner) thinks the encoders, timing or cords could be an issue. I appreciate all your time :-)
Oops! I'm reading all these great suggestions & got some mixed up - thanks, Ramona C, for the idea to check the timing!

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President Barack Obama proposed a free community college plan during his State of the Union address this past month, which would give free community college education to any student who enrolls at least part-time and maintains a 2.5 GPA.
Obama’s proposal is aiming to restore the middle class. More employers are now looking for more information-based education, rather than skill-based. To secure these higher, more successful positions, Obama claims higher education is key.
“If this was enacted, it would take away some of the barriers for enrolled and prospective students,” Clinton Community College Director of Admissions Lauren Currie said.
She reported more than 80 percent of all enrolled students at CCC receive some form of financial aid.
Pell and TAP grants are what cover a large portion of tuition for low-income students. If this proposal were to be enacted, community college may become more appealing to those students who aren’t eligible for those grants.
“It might be attracting other populations that community colleges haven’t before,” PSUC Director of Student Financial Services Todd Moravec said. “Those students who are going to online colleges, for-profit colleges — they may decide that they want to go down to a community college since they can do it for free.”
With Obama’s proposal, everyone will be required to “do their part.”
Students need to “take responsibility for their education” by maintaining the required GPA until graduation. The community colleges are being asked to invest more into their students and the programs and services they offer.
However, since Congress is mostly Republican, it is unlikely that the bill will pass, according to Moravec. If it does, he claims the changes that occur at PSUC will be minimal.
The changes at CCC would be much more drastic, such as class size, number of professors, and classes and programs available would all be in conjunction with higher enrollment.
“Our students are very diverse, and we offer something for everyone,” Currie said. “We hope this will energize students and give them more resources to pursue college to find a better career and benefit their lives.”
Junior public relations and journalism major Amy Sheldon said if she had gone to her community college, she would have been able to get many of her core classes done for free.
“I think it would be a positive thing for students to get those first two years for free,” she said.
It has been estimated that over the next 10 years, the cost will be about $60 billion dollars of this proposal. The tax reform plan would raise taxes on the wealthy and “consolidate higher education tax benefits.”
Moravec said the administration was planning to take away the tax benefits from some college savings plans. However, that was shot down by Congress.
“I think, in general, it’s a good idea. I like how they are trying to emphasize funding for higher education,” Moravec said.
Both Currie and Sheldon agreed Obama’s proposal has good intentions and that they like seeing an emphasis on funding toward education.
Sheldon also said, given her junior status, she is already thinking about post-graduation loans.
“It would be nice to cut that in half,” she said. “But a state school is such a great option, and I’ve had such a great time during my time here.”
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The first thing you can expect when going out to see “NTO,” a dynamic and new Kaua‘i rock band, is a warm greeting at the door from Jimmy Jasper of JJ’s Broiler. Jasper will direct you upstairs where friendly staff takes you to a table to enjoy drinks and pupus as the big sounds of “NTO” play for a night of full-hearted rock infused with jazz, folk and blues.
Moonlit Kalapaki Bay created a surreal background as “NTO” band members captivated the audience with powerful performances and great musical chemistry onstage. “NTO” band members consist of seasoned and talented studio musicians, songwriters and producers who came together following Lynn and Thayne Taylor’s Songwriter’s Showcase in October 2010, which was also hosted by JJ’s Broiler.
Seven band members graced the stage with electricity that ran from their instruments and voices all the way through the soles of the audience. Paul Christi, sound engineer of “NTO,” provided the audience with a first-rate musical experience which lent itself well to dancing. Several people shook a leg as the band inspired movement. One dancer with enough energy to light up the house was “NTO” singer Lynn Taylor, who swayed on and off stage the entire evening.
During a break from the stage, Taylor said, “If I’m having fun I hope the audience does.” When speaking about the songwriting experience, Taylor said, “I think they’re all gifts. I love the songs. It’s such a magical thing that happens and I love being part of the creative process.” Taylor said her husband, Thayne Taylor, encouraged her to sing and to perform on stage. Thayne Taylor plays guitar and is also a singer and songwriter.
Lynn and Thayne Taylor had most members of “NTO” accompany them on their first album, “Watercolor Dreams.” The album was produced by Chris Birkett, who also produced the first album for acclaimed international artists Sinead O’Conor and Buffy Saint-Marie. Birkett will be relocating to Kaua‘i and joining “NTO” in early spring.
Drummer Marty Leonard said he is really enjoying playing with “NTO” because it is a band with a lot of experience. “A lot of times a drummer holds a band together; however, in this band I am allowed more opportunity for creativity because all band members are so talented,” said Leonard. In addition to playing with “NTO,” Leonard is a music teacher at Ele‘ele School and offers private lessons after school. Leonard is also President of the Board of “Live Music Kaua‘i,” a non-profit organization created to bring more musical experiences to Kaua‘i’s youth and encourage live music for all ages.
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Rich Evans plays guitar with “NTO” and also plays in a duo known as “String Theory” with Greenberg. The duo becomes a trio on occasion when Leonard is able to join them. Evans, a former counselor at Kaua‘i High School, also performs original music as a singer/songwriter.
Adding a unique dimension to the band is fiddle player Bill Dick. Dick enjoys playing a variety of music and can be seen playing with other bands and musicians on the island such as “The Happy Enchalata.” Dick plays fiddle for “NTO” and can also be seen playing guitar at Hanapepe’s Art Night.
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July 15th 2020
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step~
I have been on a huge personal growth kick recently and, of all the kicks to be on, I definitely think this is the most productive. I think that taking some time to focus on some genuine, and sometimes uncomfortable, growth is super important every now and then in order to realign yourself with whatever you are hoping to attain in life.
My personal growth kick was brought on by a few life events but the overarching reason that I’ve decided to make a change in my life is because I really don’t know what my next step is. While I am okay with where I am at, I do not believe I have hit my “personal ceiling” yet.
I had a talk about a personal ceiling with a friend the other day and, in its essence, a personal ceiling is your highest perceived potential or the peak version of “self” you hope to reach. For me, I feel like I have a long way to go before I reach my personal ceiling but I figure if I lean in really hard now and try to get into the habit of doing certain positive behaviors, I will start seeing the change accumulate more and more over time.
So here are a list of my small steps towards my personal ceiling:
- I have been spending a lot of alone time with myself- I have always valued my alone time but, in recent years, I have found that I have been taking less and less of it because I just enjoy company instead of being left alone with my thoughts. So now, I am challenging myself to be alone for a bit, enjoy the peace and quiet of my own apartment and taking some time to seriously reflect on my personal thoughts. I am thinking about what I want from my career, my love life, my social life, and life as an entity. It has been tough and I have come to grips with a lot, but the alone time has been worth it.
- I’ve been trying to eat healthier and trying to eat actual meals- Anyone who knows me knows I have a horrible tendency of skipping meals or taking a “latte lunch”. I have a terrible habit of skipping meals when work gets busy or when I am not feeling motivated enough to put in the effort to eat. That being said, I wrote out a real proper grocery list the last time I went to the store and stocked up on healthy meals and snacks and I have been feeling a lot better.
- I am slowly beginning to move my body again- I fell out of working out and yoga for a really long while for a number of reasons, but the major reason being lack of motivation. Recently, I have been feeling more inclined to roll my mat out and even just do some light stretching. But of all my steps, I have the farthest to go here.
- I started writing again- This one was one of the most important steps I have taken so far because I feel like writing offers me a lot of clarity and insight in my head space and personal growth. When I fall out of writing, I often find that I am “mentally congested” and have a lot of pent up thoughts that I haven’t been able to do anything with. Writing has given me the outlet to express my feelings on topics like personal growth, overcoming loss or sadness, and it reminds me of the goals I set for myself.
- I have begun putting more effort into my appearance- I think it is funny how something as small as doing my hair or makeup one day can really change my perception of myself and my personal power. While I am beautiful and capable with or without makeup, I find that putting myself together and feeling confident makes people take notice. I have had people I haven’t heard from in years reach out just to tell me I am looking happier and that means a lot.
So far that is where I am with taking small steps but I hope to achieve even more soon and continue growing into the person I hope to be. I want to elevate my energy to reach people who are like-minded and supportive connections for me and I want to start working towards discovering what I truly want out of life.
What is one way you’re working towards your personal ceiling?

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A nationwide assessment of city parks ranks Fresno at 97th out of the 100 largest U.S. cities. That may seem dismal at face value, but the organization behind the study says it’s actually good news for a city that has consistently been the doormat in surveys over the last four years.
The 2016 ParkScore Index, published Thursday by the Trust for Public Land in Washington, D.C., shows that Fort Wayne, Ind., crept into the bottom spot below Fresno at 98th. This was the first year that Fort Wayne has been included in the ParkScore survey. Gilbert, Ariz., and Laredo, Texas, were unranked this year because they didn’t provide data on their municipal park systems to the Trust for Public Land.
“Fresno is not at the bottom now, which is great for the city,” said Peter Harnik, director of TPL’s Center for City Park Excellence. “We think Fresno is gaining ground. The fact that the playground number went up, the fact that the dog-park number went up … is good news. And you’re working on a new park downtown.”
The ParkScore Index calculates a score based on each city’s park acreage, accessibility of parks to residents, park spending, and available park and recreation amenities.
Harnik praised the opening last winter of Inspiration Park on West Gettysburg Avenue in west-central Fresno as a big step for the city. The 8-acre park was designed for universal accessibility and includes playgrounds, sports fields and a dog park – all of which counted toward the city’s rise from the bottom rung of the national ranking.
Dog parks were the high point of Fresno’s score, with 1.2 dog parks per 100,000 residents compared with a national average of fewer than one. That was enough to earn the city 13 points out of 20 for that feature. The city is also near the national median with an average park size of 5 acres, enough to earn nine points out of 20.
But there remains considerable room for improvement. Park acreage represents only 2.7 percent of the city’s overall area, compared with a national median of 8.9 percent. Fresno’s municipal spending on parks last year was calculated at $33 per person, while the national average is $82 per person. Nationally, cities reported a median figure of 2.4 basketball hoops and 2.4 playgrounds per 10,000 residents; Fresno, by contrast, has fewer than one basketball hoop and 1.3 playgrounds per 10,000 residents.
Park access was also a sore spot for the city, with only 54 percent of residents citywide living within a half-mile, or a 10-minute walk, from a park. The national average is 69.5 percent.
Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin noted that the 2016 rankings are a look in the rear-view mirror. She expressed confidence that future rankings will reflect efforts the city is undertaking now.
“While this report tells us where we’ve been, we’re encouraged by where we’re going,” Swearengin said in a written statement. “We’ve increased our parks budget by almost $11 million over the past two years, approved work for a new parks master plan, and have partnered with our local school districts to provide access to 14 school sites for added recreational opportunities.”
She also noted that the city will break ground Friday for a new Cultural Arts Park in downtown Fresno. “We’re hopeful for more positive news in the future,” Swearengin said.
The ParkScore figures are not without their idiosyncrasies. Fresno was in a two-way tie for the bottom spot among 75 cities in the 2015 rankings, meaning that the city essentially “climbed” from 74th last year to 97th this year. The addition of 25 new cities to the calculations accounted for the numerical hiccup, Harnik said.
But like Swearengin, Harnik said there are good things on the horizon, particularly the joint-use agreements with the Fresno Unified and Central Unified school districts for some schools to be open on weekends for casual family use as well as organized recreation activities. “I think that will definitely improve the park score by pulling in those shared facilities with the schools,” Harnik said.
The school agreements and the parks master plan “are another strong indication of commitment to putting parks much higher on the list of things the city is concerned about,” he added. “We feel that partly because of ParkScore, and also citizen, government and leadership interest in making Fresno a better place, the tide is turning on parks in Fresno because more attention is being placed on it.”
Minneapolis is the highest ranked city among the top 100, followed by Saint Paul, Minn.; Washington, D.C.; Arlington, Va.; and San Francisco.
At the other end of the list, Louisville, Ky., and Winston-Salem, N.C., were tied for 93rd, followed by Charlotte, N.C., and Indianapolis, Ind., in a tie for 95th, just ahead of Fresno and Fort Wayne.
Highway City science center wins grant
Also on Thursday, the city announced that its Life and Environmental Science Program, based at the Highway City Neighborhood Center, is one of 15 projects nationwide that will receive a $20,000 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association and the Walt Disney Co.
The science program provides informal after-school, hands-on lessons for children and families. Among the activities to be supported by the grant are learning about water conservation while canoeing on the San Joaquin River, and exploring nature in backpacking trips in the Sierra and Sequoia national forests.
The grant-winning programs were selected in public voting during Earth Month in April.


Q&A: Streamlining the Restorative Workflow
WITH JOHN COX, VP TECHNOLOGY SALES, HENRY SCHEIN DENTAL
Coming off this year's IDS meeting, are there any new game-changing restorative products or technologies?
I think at every IDS, we see a tremendous number of product enhancements where technology is becoming faster, easier to use, and easier to implement and adopt—and with most technologies, the cost of acquisition continues to come down as more options become available for clinicians. We continued to see development in guided implant placement, digital impression scanning technology with added functionality, and orthodontic solutions around clear aligners, and Henry Schein recently introduced our own line—Reveal Clear Aligners. Also, 3D printing was certainly a featured technology at IDS, with a new player in seemingly every aisle.
What is important to today's dentist when it comes to the restorative workflow?
At Henry Schein, one of the things we focus on is helping dentists understand how shifting to an integrated digital workflow can contribute to an enhanced patient experience and improved overall restorative outcome. This entire process helps to engage patients at a higher level, where they become part of what we would refer to as a "self-diagnosis," thereby increasing treatment acceptance. And when we refer to an integrated workflow, this starts with the patient record and incorporates any digital image or file that can be used to: 1) educate the patient, 2) communicate the plan to all stakeholders (specialists, labs), and 3) facilitate and, in some cases, automate effective billing procedures so the practice optimizes its cash flow. This integrated process is enabled via our unique Smart Image technology found within Dentrix.
What do you feel is next in the evolution of restorative dentistry?
We are extremely optimistic that 3D printing will continue to evolve and bring new materials and a simplified workflow to the practice. Digital impression scanners will become smarter and capture more diagnostic information and be multifunctional—and will likely be found at every dental chair in the future. These capture devices will power big data to provide more automated solutions to reduce patient chair time and improve efficiency. These types of automated workflows will continue to emerge as technology and materials advance.
Henry Schein believes the future of dentistry is very digital, very bright, and very exciting, fasten your seat belts… this evolution is just getting started.


Sean McGaughey: Songs and Lyrics
I am a folk and children’s musician who performs across Simcoe County, Ontario in Folk Clubs and schools.
Songs from my CD, For the Sake of the Song
mp3 link Lyrics
- The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be
- For the Sake of the Song
- It’s A Game
- Borrowed Land
- Dark Beauty
- Fight Back
- Beds and Boots
- Duct Tape Song
- Words of Wisdom
- All The Times
- Homeless Babe
- Piece of Paradise
- Ode to James
- No Matter What Your Age Is
Other Songs and Demos
Listen to the all my available songs on EZfolk.com as a streaming radio feed.
Here are a few videos of me playing my music.
For the Sake of the Song at the Good Vibes Coffeehouse
I have also been a guest a couple of times on RussTV, a children’s program on Youtube hosted by my good friend Russ Clayton.Here is Russ Singing my signature song, The Ductape Song, which he recorded on one of his CDs, followed by Russ and I singing Down By the Bay.
Another Episode where I was the Guest on RussTV.


There are several codecs with varying degrees of compression, with G.711 (no compression, 64kb/s) and G.729 (8kb/s) being the most commonly used.
However the internet doesn’t provide a dedicated physical wire between the two endpoints to send the digitised data over. Instead it must be broken into discrete packets (or frames) and merged with all the other data packets going through the internet.
When dealing with voice we don’t want to introduce too much latency (delay). That’s why we choose for example to send voice frames every 20 ms. That means that we have to send 50 frames a second.
When you divide 8 kb/s (assuming G.729) by 50 frames/second and then by 8 bits/byte it’ll give 20 bytes per frame. So we’re sending 20 bytes of voice data per frame (packet). But that’s not it yet. We have to add IP header (20 bytes a packet), UDP header (8 bytes a packet) plus RTP protocol with SIP (12 bytes a packet). So now we have (20+20+8+12=) 60 bytes per packet x 50 packets/second x 8 bits/byte and you end up with 24.0 kb/s. Now if you’re using Ethernet you have to add Ethernet header to the whole business.
In practice, expect a G.729 call to take 31.2kbps, and a G.711 call to take 87.2kbps.
31.2kbps to send 8kbps of G.729 encoded data seems outrageous until you put it into perspective. The amount of overhead (23.2kbps) is the same for each codec, but seems a much greater proportion of the compressed codecs, so G.729 is still a much more bandwidth-friendly option than G.711.
What can I do to reduce the amount of overhead ?
Increasing the packet size reduces the number of packets, and so decreases the overhead. For example increasing the packet size to 40ms halves the number of packets (now 25/second) and so halves the overhead (to 8kb/s). There is of course an trade-off – in this case, that loss of only a few packets will noticeably affect sound quality.
Quality of Service (QoS) actually adds more header information but can be used to give VoIP packets higher priority than web pages or email. Now most ISP and backbone providers’ routers will act on QoS packet headers.


Q. I have a 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It has been a pretty good vehicle that I keep it for winter travel and trips to the beach in the summer. I have a new Honda Accord for long-distance trips. My problem is that the heat suddenly stopped working. The heater was blowing cold air and wouldn’t heat up at all. I swapped cars and drove the new Honda, and the next time I used the Jeep, I experienced the same problem. I took it to my local mechanic who checked everything but didn’t find anything mechanically wrong with it. Strangely, when I headed back home that day, the heat worked great. I have a couple of ski trips planned and I fear that the heat may disappear again. The mechanic suggested that I bring it to a Jeep specialist since it must be an electrical issue. Do you agree?
A. The heater valve is a quick check, and it can easily be determined whether the valve works or not. The blend-door control is a little trickier to check. It’s possible the blend door was simply stuck, and the bang of closing the hood allowed it to move and work. Try cycling the heat on and off and see if it goes from hot to cold. If it seems to operate normally, go skiing. If the heat stops working, at least you will be dressed for the cold.
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A new direct air-cooled single-effect LiBr&-H2O absorption prototype is described and proposed for use in solar cooling. As distinguishing aspects, it presents: an adiabatic absorber using flat-fan sheets; an air-cooling system that directly refrigerates both the condenser and the absorber and; the possibility of being operated also as a double-effect unit. A solar facility comprising a 48 m2 field of flat-plate collectors was used to test the single-effect operation mode of the prototype. Results from an experimental campaign carried out in Madrid during summer 2010 are shown and operation parameters corresponding to two typical summer days are detailed. The prototype worked efficiently, with COP values around 0.6. Cooling power varied from 2 kW to 3.8 kW, which represented about 85% of the prototype's nominal capacity. Chilled water temperatures mostly ranged between 14 °C and 16 °C, although the lowest measured value was of 12.8 °C. Condensation and absorption temperatures were under 50 °C and 46 °C, respectively, even with outdoor temperatures of 40 °C. Driving water temperature ranged between 85 °C and 110 °C. As a mean, the system was able to meet 65% of the cooling demand corresponding to a room of 40 m2. No signs of crystallization were observed during about a hundred hours of operation.


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A high-stakes, yearslong legal battle over a huge lithium mine planned in Nevada resumes Thursday with arguments from lawyers for the mining company, the U.S. agency that approved it and the rancher, tribes and conservationists fighting the project.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du has refused twice over the past year to grant temporary injunctions sought by tribal leaders who say the mine site is on sacred land where their ancestors were massacred by the U.S. Cavalry in 1865.
But Thursday’s hearing in her Reno courtroom marks the first on the actual merits of the case and will set the legal landscape going forward with a new twist after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling in Arizona that voided federal approval of a copper mine.
That potentially precedent-setting decision raises questions about the reach of the Mining Law of 1872 and could have a bearing on disposal of waste rock at the lithium mine in the high desert 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the Oregon line, the largest proposed in the nation.
Lithium Nevada Corp. and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management say the project atop an ancient volcano is critical to meeting growing demand for lithium to make electric vehicle batteries — a key part of President Joe Biden’s push to expedite a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

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It was nice to shoot with Anet again after such a long time.
We hired a spacious studio which was quite nice and comfortable. Manually operated strobes with long flash duration were a bit of a challenge but we managed. I’ll bring my own strobes next time thought.
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Ok i have a 1997 Nissan Sentra with issues but driveable.But when i bought the car the air conditioner worked but not now i bought some refrigerant and it still didnt work all the way.Second i know the car has leaking issues because i am filling the car up once a week when a barely go anywhere;it only when i drive though the gas evoporate quickly someone told me it was the transmission but i don't know.Now i put card board under the car for signs of leaking but nothing was on it;Now i don't have anymore money for the dealership or anyone else to tell me i have a leak because i know that but no one can fix it.SOS.
i think my car has leaks but no one cant tell mw where? on 1997 Nissan Sentra
by Visitor in Harvey, LA on September 16, 2010
ANSWER by ZeeTech , September 17, 2010
So what leaks??? A/C refrigerant or fuel?? You mean you have a bad gas mileage? The car using too much fuel?? Is that the problem? Please be more specific. Zee


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Lady Tigers fall to Sam Houston in heartbreaker
Before that play, Hahnville and Sam Houston were locked in a pitcherís duel with the game tied at 1-1. With Friloux on third, Courtney Dutreix sent a fly ball to centerfield that appeared deep enough to score Friloux.
Friloux took off after the ball was caught by Sam Houston centerfielder Brooke Rozas, but Rozas made a perfect throw home and Friloux was tagged out.
Rozas scored an inning later to give Sam Houston a 2-1 victory.
"They had to make a perfect play and they did," Hahnville head coach Kenneth Vial said. "Anything less than a perfect throw and we would have been state champs."
Though Sam Houston took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth, Hahnville almost pulled off a thrilling win. Summer Melancon led off the frame with a single to left and Hope Mair followed with a single of her own to give the Lady Tigers two runners on with no outs.
Both advanced on a fly out by Amye Barre, but Megan Bush fouled out and Lauren Simar took a called third strike to end the game.
"It was set up for us to win and we didnít accomplish what we needed to do," Vial said. "We didnít fail, but (Sam Houston) succeeded."
And the squad took the loss hard.
"To go back this year and not win again is the most empty feeling," Vial said. "They are not over this. Yesterday (Monday) we did some things on the field and it was a sorrowful day."
Still, Vial said his squad has nothing to hang their heads about. The teamís six senior starters compiled a 123-18 record in four years that included three state championship game appearances and a state title. That will serve as the foundation for continued success at Hahnville, Vial said.
"They gave an extraordinary effort in the championship, which is just what I expect from them," he said. "This is a senior-led team and the senior class has been unbelievable in every way, shape and form."
Though the seniors are talented, Vial said thatís not the only reason for their success on the field.
"It goes much deeper than that," he said. "They have a will to win and they do everything the right way. They donít take shortcuts."
Vial hopes that attitude rubs off on the younger members of Hahnvilleís team. He has been working with upcoming freshmen since September and said that this summer the teamís six seniors will work out with the younger kids during the summer.
"That way we can integrate the younger kids with the seniors that have had so much success," Vial said. "We have players that have sat on the side for two years that are pretty good.
"We arenít going to change anything. We are still going to play the same teams we played and we are going to make a run at Sulphur next year."
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CHIBA, JA: SII Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer in Seiko Instruments Group, releases the S-19680 Series high side switches with current monitor function that allow simplified connection diagnosis of GPS antennas and other automotive applications.
These IC’s are mainly used in LNA (low noise amplifier) phantom power for GPS antennas including ADAS locator, vehicular communication systems / road-vehicle communication systems, e-call, car navigation systems, car audio systems, and Infotainment systems.
GPS antennas are needed to be checked time to time for their connection status. Conventional circuits are complex in structure and the mounting area required for discrete components is large. The S-19680 is compact, designed to be robust, accurate and off-the-shelf solution to simplified diagnosis of antenna connection status with the added benefit of minimized board space.
The S-19680 Series receives the ON / OFF signal from the MCU (multipoint control unit) and controls the power supply to the antenna amplifier accordingly, while also allowing for load current monitoring. An alert signal output is available for detection of open or short-circuits status of the load current. This function allows for connection status even in light-load applications down to load open detection current of 2.5mA. Additionally, there is a load limit circuit that is user selectable between 40mA and 100mA in 10mA increments. Load short-circuit detection is based on the user selected limit current x 0.3 and limit current x 1.0 (selectable in 0.1 step). Load open detection is selectable between 2.5mA and 30mA in 2.5mA increments. The S-19680 Series offers a wide power supply voltage range of 2.7V to 10.0V, an ultra low operation current consumption of 12 μA typical.

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Increase horsepower and torque with this 3/4 inch throttle body spacer. Typical gains of 4-6 horsepower gain at the wheels! Our spacer comes equipped with a 1/8th inch NPT threaded port at the bottom that can be used as an extra vacuum port for additional gauges, nitrous, etc. Paired with the included thermal gaskets, spacer increases distance between throttle body and intake manifold by an additional 1 inch and thermal gaskets help to reduce engine temps.
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In the last week of March of the year 1813 seven men might have been seen leading an old horse down the valley of the North Platte. They were white men who had come all the way from the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon and had walked all the way from the Snake River in Idaho where the Crow Indians had robbed them of their horses. Their one poor old horse they had got from the Snake Indians, trading them a pistol, a knife and an ax for him.
The names of these men were Robert Stuart, Ramsay Crooks, Robert McLellan, Ben Jones, Andri Vallee, Francis LeClerc and Joseph Miller. Two years before, on March 12, 1811, they had left St. Louis with a party under Wilson Price Hunt intending to cross the mountains and build a fort for the American Fur Company in Oregon. On their way up the Missouri River the Hunt party had the most remarkable keel boat race in history. This was with Manuel Lisa, who left St. Louis nineteen days later and wished to overtake them. The race was a thousand miles long and lasted sixty days. It was won by Lisa who overtook Hunt before he arrived at Fort Pierre, South Dakota. Here Hunt left his boats, traded for horses with the Arikara Indians and set out to find a shorter way to Oregon than the one taken by Lewis and Clark. Their new route took them over very rough country in the Black Hills and Big Horn mountains. After great losses and hardships they reached the mouth of the Columbia River, where they built a fort which they named Astoria, after John Jacob Astor, of New York, the president of the fur company.
From Astoria, on the 29th of June, 1812, the little party of seven men set out to return to the United States in order to carry word to Mr. Astor in New York All the summer and fall they had marched across the deserts and mountains. To avoid the fierce Blackfoot Indians they kept to the south of the route by which they went out. By so doing they met a party of Crows who stole all of their horses. The seven men were thus left afoot in a wild country without roads and more than a thousand miles from any white settlement. They burned their baggage to keep the Indians from getting any of it, and with their rifles and such things as they could carry on their backs began their long tramp toward the Missouri River. One of their number became sick and they were obliged to carry him for several days and then to camp and give him "Indian sweat" until he got well.
Soon after they began to climb the Rocky Mountains and game became so scarce that they nearly starved. They fished in a mountain stream but caught no fish. For three days they went hungry. One of them, crazed for want of food, said that they must draw lots and one of them be killed to feed the rest. The others took away his gun, and the next day they killed an old buffalo, which saved their lives. A few days later they found a camp of Snake Indians and traded with them for an old horse. With this old horse to carry their things they kept on through the mountains until they found a way to the eastern slope, not far from where the South Pass was later found. They were the first white men to cross the mountains at this point and find their way to the valley eastward which afterward became the route for the Oregon and California trail. On October 26th they reached the upper waters of the Platte River. They did not know what stream it was or where it would lead them, but they followed it until the 2nd of November, when they made a winter camp where there was timber and game, and not far from where Casper, Wyoming, is now. In three days they killed forty-seven buffalo. They built a log cabin, used the buffalo skins to cover it, dried the buffalo meat and had made themselves comfortable for the winter when a band of twenty-three Arapahoes on the warpath against the Crows came to their cabin nearly starved. The Astorians fed them all night with dried buffalo meat. The next day as soon as the Arapahoes had left in pursuit of the Crows the Astorians packed their faithful old horse with what he could carry and hurried away from their snug cabin in the mountains, leaving all the rest to the Indians.
Monument to the Astorians at Bellevue, Nebraska.
(From photograph by A. E. Sheldon.)
It was the 13th of December when the Astorians left their winter quarters. The snow was two feet deep in the mountains. Their feet became sore from breaking through the hard crust. Their old horse had nothing to eat but willow twigs and cottonwood bark, but they struggled on for fourteen days in which time they made about 330 miles. The country began to change. The mountains gave place to hills and the hills to plains. There was no wood and the snow lay deep on the ground. They feared they would freeze to death so they went back three days' march (about seventy-seven miles) and on December 30th made camp again where there was wood and buffalo. This camp was in Nebraska not far from where Bridgeport is now. Here they stayed until March and made two large canoes to travel with on the river, but the North Platte (for it was that stream) was so shallow that they were obliged to leave their canoes after all their hard work in making them and start again on foot accompanied by their faithful old horse.
So it was that on March 20, 1813, they left their last camp and journeyed down the North Platte valley. They saw a herd of sixty-five wild horses and longed to be mounted on them as they galloped away. Day after day they marched along leading their old horse with his burden. On either side of the wide North Platte valley the great prairie stretched away covered with buffalo, but no human being was in sight. They passed great swamps where they saw thousands of wild swan, geese and ducks. They were probably in what is now Garden County. There were no trees and they made their only fires with dry refuse on the prairies. In the early days of April they reached a great island, about seventy miles long, in the Platte River. When they saw this island, now called Grand Island, they were for the first time sure that they were in the Platte River valley, for hunters had already brought word of this island in the Platte. Three days later they met an Otoe Indian who took them to his village. Here they met two white traders from St. Louis to whom they traded their old horse for a canoe, and on the 18th of April they floated into the Missouri River and down to St. Louis.
To these seven men and their old horse belongs the honor of first exploring the North Platte valley and first finding a central route through the Rocky Mountains. They were real path-finders of the great West.

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The Worldwide Missionary Church of Nuevo Arenal hosted an all-comers children’s Christmas party in the multipurpose activities center completed earlier this year. Party fun included decorating and eating Christmas cookies, making ornaments, coloring nativity scenes and taking part in an interactive reading of the Christmas story.
For the 50-plus children and their parents, the highlight of the festivities was the whacking and smacking of two piñatas, which disgorged a shower of candy and prizes that sent children scrambling for goodies.
A delicious dinner of Costa Rican favorites was prepared by ladies of the church under the guidance of Pastor Banero’s wife, Flory. Maria Fedgervery, Annie Welch, Barbie Yoder and Pastor John Bradley and wife Lyn all get high fives for their tireless efforts to bring the spirit of Christmas to so many.
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Often while looking to invest in the currency market, brokers and experienced traders advice newbies to focus on historical data and plan one’s trade accordingly. With 2017 coming to an end, it is time to gear up a new pathway towards profiting from the currency market in 2018. So, one must sit down cross-legged and dig into market data from the last two or three years and what can be better than starting off with the best forex strategy 2015.
Events that mattered
The year 2015 saw the currency market face some volatile encounters. While some redefined price action, others caused significant trend reversals. Here are a few events from 2015 worthy to ponder on:
- Building ground for Brexit:
While Brexit took place in 2016, the build-up to this event was in the air from 2015. Market volatilities raged exponentially during this time frame which saw an increasing urge among carrying traders to go for day trading. With progression, day trading gave way to scalping and investors resorted to leveraging their position extensively.
For instance, GBP/EUR running at 1.3007 fell to 1.1005. People started going short on GBP which led to an even rapid fall of the currency.
- Europe’s Refugee Crisis:
The civil war in Syria took a turn for the worse when millions of people started to take refuge in Europe. From the Forex market point of view, it led to Europe’s currency value take a nose dive. Investors started going long on USD and JPY against EUR through carrying trading techniques considering it as the best forex trading strategy 2015.
This historical data stated that, in time of a national population outburst, one should instantly opt for long-term carry trades against the currency of that specific country. Over time, profit is sure to come.
- Swiss Franc dominates Euro:
CHF in 2015 made EUR hit a floor value of 1.10 (it’s all-time low). Lack of liquidity between these currency pairs led to such a mayhem; brokers went bankrupt, and investors went into debt. However, the FX market saw a trend reversal when a lot of global traders invested in Euro as a profitable bet.
These investments are now incurring significant profits as EUR/CHF now clocks at 1.16 and promises to surpass the 1.18 mark by mid-2018. Thus, counter momentum trading emerged to be the best forex system 2015.
- Fall in Canadian Rates:
In another significant event, Canadian dollars saw a significant price drop due to the recession. Crash rates were high at 0.75% and varied up to 0.50% during the period. The best forex strategy 2015 for this situation emerged to be hedging.
A historical, fundamental, as well as technical analysis, revealed that CAD/USD experienced a 75% fall during this period. So investors took to hedge their investments and create stop losses to minimize transactional mishaps.
Pondering on the above facts; one can draw valuable information regarding the importance of 2015’s historical data and how it impacted the currency market. This data also helps in judging the best forex strategy 2015 and its impact on 2018’s FX arena. So, hold your investments tight and exploit historical facts to carve out the perfect strategy for you.
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