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Foster Mounds includes two earthen mounds located at either end of a large village or plaza. Mound A, at the northern end, is the larger of the two. The size and shape of the mound were modified prior to the construction of the late 18th century historic home now located on its summit. It currently stands at just under 10 feet tall and was likely shaped like a truncated pyramid. Professional archaeological excavations in the western slope of Mound A uncovered early 19th century artifacts, suggesting that the mound was expanded at that time to accommodate construction of the veranda.
Despite its recent modifications, Mound A at Foster is one of the Mound Trail's best examples of the construction techniques used by Native American people to build earthen mounds. In 2013, archaeologists excavated a portion of the southwest corner, revealing that the mound was built in at least four distinct stages. First, Native American people removed or leveled the soil underneath the mound to prepare for its construction, then laid down a layer of fill at the base. Next they built a mound stage by repeatedly dumping basket loads of fill dirt. The next mound stage was created by carefully stacking sod blocks, and the final stage encountered in the excavation was another episode of basket-loading. These alternating methods of construction speak to the complex knowledge of Native people regarding the engineering principles necessary to create monuments out of earth that remain standing centuries after they were built. Very few artifacts were found in Mound A, though a portion of a pottery bowl as well as a radiocarbon date indicate that it was built during the Plaquemine Period, sometime after AD 1400.
Mound B sits at the opposite end of the village, a little over 200 yards due south of Mound A. Overlooking St. Catherine Creek, Mound B has been damaged by erosion and so its original size and shape are difficult to distinguish. It is now about five feet tall. Excavations undertaken in Mound B in the early 1970s identified two stages of mound construction, as well as evidence of a pre-mound occupation, including posts, wall trenches, and hearths associated with two or three different structures. Pottery and stone artifacts recovered from the area indicate that Mound B was constructed at the same time or slightly earlier than Mound A, perhaps as early as AD 1200-1350. The pre-mound occupation may have begun as early as 500 BC.
Though there is no direct evidence for how the mounds at Foster were used, platform mounds dating to this period typically had buildings on their summits that served as the residences of important political and religious leaders and it is likely that Mounds A and B functioned in this way. Certainly, Foster was an important site during the Plaquemine Period. The early Natchez Trace passed right through Foster and connected it with Emerald Mound, which served as the capital of the Natchez Nation prior to the 16th century.

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(June 11, 2020) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today that South Central College is being awarded an Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant. The $499,657 AFRI grant will be used to implement a new Advanced Ag Technology (AAT) certificate program. Students can begin enrolling in AAT courses for the fall 2020 semester, which starts in August. The college plans to have the full AAT certificate program available for the 2021 spring semester starting in January.
“South Central College created the AAT certificate to respond to the increasing technological needs of the agribusiness industry,” said Annette Parker, SCC president. “This new program will allow SCC to prepare students for rewarding careers in this high-tech field.”
The new AAT certificate program will be built based on SCC’s successful iMEC model for offering hands-on mechatronics instruction in remote locations, which began in 2009 with funding by the National Science Foundation. The program will combine agriculture and mechatronics curriculum in order to establish an industry-ready, advanced agricultural workforce and expand career pathways for graduates. It will be accessible to post-secondary and high school students, Veterans, and current Agribusiness employees who want to advance in their careers.
“Today’s advanced agricultural equipment utilizes increasingly sophisticated automation requiring more qualified technicians,” said Doug Laven, SCC mechatronics instructor and AAT project lead. “These technicians need knowledge and specialized skills to install, calibrate, and service electronics, fluid power, geographic information systems (GIS), automation systems, soil and chemical monitors, and grain storage equipment. “
The grant will run for three years, during which time, the college plans to deliver the entire AAT certificate program to 75 post-secondary students. The college is also partnering with area high schools to offer one of the certificate courses to 225 high school students through concurrent enrollment.

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It’s nice to be alive in a time where something so close to home has become such a cult. Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling and co. have just launched their new Kickstarter to fund some more episodes of everyone’s favourite animated series, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. The first two episodes saw Sesame Street-like characters try to decipher slightly heavy issues such as creativity and time in a weird, usually pretty manic way that left the lovers of the unusual all over there world dribbling and moaning for more. The two videos combined have had over 20 million views (!!!) and now the duo behind them are keen to make more. The only problem is they haven’t got any money. Luckily for them, and us, Kickstarter exists!
“Making Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared is something we both enjoy a lot and for a while now we have talked about trying to develop it into a full musical series, covering all six of life’s most important lessons,” co-creator Joe Pelling told us. "Plus, given the overwhelming response its had on the ‘YOUTUBE’ and the bizarre but brilliant fanbase it has accumulated, making it for any other platform would feel a bit wrong.
“With Kickstarter we can continue the DHMIS journey, straight to YouTube and answer the eternal lingering questions we all wrestle with on a daily basis: ‘Why are we here?’ ‘Does life have a purpose?’ and ‘Why I am trapped inside this giant egg?’ It’s totally spurred us on to make this show into a full series and we think doing it independently through Kickstarter, funded by the fans, is the way to go.”
Got a spare few pennies? This could be the best thing you could do with them next to buying food and water. Especially if you’re curious to find the answers to some of life’s questions Becky and Joe have dangled in front of us on the Kickstarter page such as:
“Where do dogs live?
Why are we here, and what is the purpose of Life?
Why do I constantly hear the sound of crabs screaming in my head?
Why is this pillowcase full of ham?
DON’T WORRY!!! All questions will be answered in time.”
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Suspected cartel gunmen released a video issuing threats against the top law enforcement official in Mexico City, who was the recent target of a failed assassination.
In a video uploaded to YouTube but has since been removed, unidentified gunmen issued an expletive-laden tirade against Omar Garcia Harfuch, the head of Mexico City’s security forces, and accuse him of being a “drug lord with a badge.”
Ojo, información a tomarse con discreción y análisis, estan saliendo datos que no cuadran sobre el actuar de García Harfuch.
Me queda claro y es lamentable que aunque tengamos a la cabeza una persona intachable, los de abajo tengan cola que les pisen. pic.twitter.com/ozuF9eBvXb
— Fredo (@AbulonEl) June 30, 2020
The gunmen claim that Harfuch killed one of their relatives in a raid with the help of Mexico’s Navy and that the official had been carrying out criminal activities. They mention that Garcia Harfuch learned the tactics from his father, Mexican Army General Marcelino Garcia Barragan, who they claim was also a drug lord with a badge. The gunmen also claim his uncle is a drug lord named Javier Garcia Paniagua, who helped the top cop get lucrative government jobs. According to Revista Proceso, Garcia Barragan is actually the grandfather of Garcia Harfuch. Garcia Paniagua is not an uncle–but his father.
Four squads of hitmen believed to be from Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) set an ambush to target Garcia Harfuch last week. The gunmen had .50 caliber rifles, machine guns, and grenades. While Garcia Harfuch survived, two police officers and an innocent motorist died. Also last week, federal military officials revealed that CJNG and five other criminal organizations are operating in Mexico City. Federal officials later revealed that CJNG threatened other top security officials.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
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PIRAEUS BANK: Piraeus Bank further expansion
PIRAEUS BANK: Piraeus Bank further expansion Piraeus Bank, one of the largest privately banking groups in Greece, is one of the fastest growing institutions in Greece today, with an ever-increasing international presence. The latest developments are more than promising, and include increased profitability, growth and expansion abroad and reinforcement of the Group's position in its main business areas. Impressive first half 2005 results Piraeus Bank group reported a remarkable set of results for the 1st half of 2005. In particular, The Group's profit after tax and minority interests amounted to EUR86.5 mn in H1 2005 compared to EUR56.9 mn in H1 2004, representing a growth of 51.9%. The basic and diluted after-tax EPS in H1 2005 reached EUR0.44 up from EUR0.29 the respective period of 2004, showing an increase of 50.8%. Moreover, total loans grew by 26% yoy, customer deposits by 20% yoy, while ROE improved to 19.3% from 14.2% last year. A series of acquisitions Since last May the Group has expanded its presence in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean basin, promoting its effort of outward looking policy and expansion. A key objective of the Group has been to expand its banking activities in markets that present significant growth potential.

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Selecting Reverse Osmosis Water Purifiers For Better Tasting Water
A reverse osmosis water filters have been considered among the very best and best strategies to get rid of harmful germs and chemicals from drinking water. Although it's a really common sort of filter bought by homeowners that have pre-filtered city water in the house, it's also widely used by specialist companies who market bottled water.
When you buy a reverse osmosis water treatment program you're buying a unit using a pre-filter and a membrane extremely very small openings. These small bitty openings at the membrane are sufficient to permit water to pass through with some strain, but they aren't big enough to let most bacteria or other contaminants to pass through with all the water.
The contaminants stay on the inside of the membrane. While a part of this flowing water is pushed through the membrane and outside to your faucet and your bowl or glass, the remaining part of the water is siphoned through the interior of the membrane and outside another opening which washes the residual contaminants and germs out from the drinking water.
It is irrelevant if you've got whole house reverse osmosis filters or you also buy a counter top reverse osmosis system to your own kitchen, the procedure for purifying the water is identical.
There's something that you need to think about prior to buying reverse osmosis water filters. A reverse osmosis system is excellent for drinking water in most houses, but imagine if you have well water or your water isn't passed via a filter before entering your residence? Then it's advisable if you start looking for a unit which unites another filtration system which can filter out the water .
Reverse osmosis is regarded as one the very best kinds of filtration methods for drinking water since it eliminates more germs and viruses than other kinds of filtration. Nevertheless, it's still not too effective at eliminating radon. Extra filtration that's effective for radon ought to be put together with this filter if you think that the house has radon in water. To get more details click water systems guide
In case you have city water that's filtered before entering your house, odds are osmosis filtration is a fantastic alternative for you. In case you've got a private well or feel that your water is more vulnerable to carrying viruses and germs or flooding, then you might think about mixing your reverse osmosis water purifier with a different kind of filtration system acceptable for all these other components.Combining two unique kinds of filtering methods is quite common and is frequently the only means to receive virtually all contaminants from your water source.
Most of all, if you are thinking about a house drinking water system on your house than you are going to want to determine how much you are prepared to spend on filters and what contaminants from your water source you need removed. This can allow you to make a more educated decision before you purchase a purification method for your property.
How Does Reverse Osmosis Work?
How does reverse osmosis work? If you're able to grasp the thought, you may understand that, except in very rare events, a whole house reverse osmosis water treatment process is only a waste of cash. And in this financial climate you want to hold onto all of the money you can to get a rainy day. To begin with, what exactly is osmosis? It's defined as the motion of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane into a more focused solution before the immersion is exactly the same on either side. Water is called the universal solvent. A semipermeable membrane enables some molecules to pass, but maybe others. By way of instance, mobile walls are semipermeable membranes. Another illustration could be Gore-tex cloth. It comprises a thin plastic film with minute pores. The pores are big enough to let water vapor outside, but little enough to prevents water from penetrating.
The semipermeable membrane allows passage of water molecules but not the salt that's dissolved in water. The water will last to cross the membrane until the salt concentration is exactly the same on each side of the membrane. When equilibrium is attained osmosis will cease.
With the addition of pressure to undo the osmotic process the membrane becomes a very fine filter. Salty water is put on one side and the pressure squeezes the water molecules through. This leaves the salty side more succulent, but just pure water on the opposing side. It requires a whole lot of pressure to get this done and the procedure is slow. Did you ever wonder why we can't drink salt water to live? It's due to osmosis. When you put bottled water into your gut, osmotic pressure attempts to dilute the salt by extracting water out of the human body. This causes acute dehydration, and finally, death.
Hopefully, this cleared up the question: How does reverse osmosis work? There are lots of industrial applications that reverse osmosis is essential. And whole house reverse osmosis software can also be found. However, there are serious down sides to using this kind of filtered water. The water is contaminated since the alkaline minerals have been eliminated. And drinking this kind of water may be harmful since it requires calcium and other vital minerals from gums and bone to neutralize the acidity.
Aside from the health problems of this water generated, there are a number of different problems to find out if an entire house reverse osmosis filter is to be installed. The sizing of this unit is different, not just of the total amount of water you use, however just how much water pressure you've got and also the temperature of this water. Reverse osmosis is quite slow. And it's even slower when the strain is reduced and the water is chilly. That may need a big holding tank. The tank will have to be sanitized with chlorine on a normal basis. If water has each the minerals removed, since it does using a whole house reverse osmosis merchandise, it can become corrosive. The producers circumvent this with a calcite contactor (a tank with limestone which will dissolve in the water) to make it less corrosive.
Thus, you pay to take each of the minerals and contaminants from the water using a whole house reverse osmosis system, then add back bleach and walnut. Wow, that doesn't make much sense. The notion is to get clean healthier water. There are better options available for exceptional water filtration, which leave from the wholesome minerals and eliminate undesirable pollutants.
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17) Similar results were reported in pediatric patients in which up to two-thirds of the AKI defined by oliguria criteria would have been missed using serum creatinine alone--yet these patients had significantly higher mortality than patients without AKI.
Supporting this hypothesis is the finding that all the patients presented with very mild lactate elevation (a marker of anaerobic metabolism), with no difference between patients with or without AKI.
The results of studies have shown higher mortality rates even in milder forms of AKI.
There remains much debate about when to start AKI therapy, what therapy to use and the target dose, so the final section embraces this by analysing the available research and CPGs, alerting the reader to findings of ongoing research and future clinical targets for AKI.
It is important to mention that serum creatinine changes are slowly following the onset of AKI.
Our hypothesis is based on the evidence that medullary hypoxia is a critical initiating event in the development of multiple forms of AKI.
i) Plasma creatinine increase found in Group A and Group B patients with diagnosis of AKI.
Serum creatinine is the most widely employed marker of AKI.
It is a small protein that is easily excreted by the kidneys, and appears in the urine within 2 hours of AKI.
Furthermore, a significant number of the noncontrast studies were head CT examinations (87%), suggesting that the disease processes for which the two groups presented to hospital may be different, with the ICM group being more likely to have systemic, rather than neurological, symptoms and therefore more likely to develop AKI.
Yet their subsequent mortality within 30 days was twice as high as that for patients who didn't have any AKI.
Results: Out of 93 patients undergoing CPB surgery, 12 (13%) developed AKI.
Generalized equations were fitted to estimate risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for AKI.
Therefore, irrespective of the patients' SCr, an improvement after admission was not considered as AKI.

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The Glock auto sear works by releasing a binary explosive that locks in the chamber when the slide is held back. The trigger then follows the bolt forward and launches when the hammer comes out.
Modifications to semi-automatic weapons are not without debate. Some members of Congress have actually expressed concerns about the importation of customized assault rifles. They are basically the very same guns that were prohibited in 1989. However, some rifles were modified to comply with the sporting purposes test, and are now legal to purchase in the United States.
In the past few years, there have actually been a variety of high-profile attacks including automated weapons. These include the shooting in Sacramento, which eliminated 6 individuals, and the attack in Washington, DC that killed 4 people. Likewise, a police officer in Houston was killed by an unlawfully transformed weapon. CNN discovered dozens of other cases of prohibited conversion gadgets.
The Uzi design and the AK47 style are two examples of weapons that have gone through modifications to meet sporting functions. Both of these guns are semiautomatic weapons based on the styles of military assault rifles. Adjustments to these weapons are legal in some jurisdictions, however might be illegal in others.
Adjustments to semi-automatic weapons have actually been prohibited in some nations for various reasons. The ban of semi-automatic rifles has affected the competitive shooting sports, and the ban has actually affected the economy. The ban likewise limits using attack rifles for sporting purposes, such as hunting.
This costs has not passed the Senate. It was the first vote on this concern in several years and has actually been not likely to pass. Still, the expense has actually generated a heated debate and shows the differing positions of the candidates on weapon rights. The ban would use to about 200 types of semi-automatic rifles, semi-automatic pistols, and other comparable high-powered weapons. Many other models would not be affected. Which Magpul 9mm 10 Round Fits The Glock 17.
The Glock automobile sear has a special safety mechanism that keeps the gun from unintentionally shooting. It uses an exclusive compound called Tannerite, a titanium-like alloy. It also has a selector switch that limits the type of ammo that can be utilized with the weapon. This security mechanism is planned to make the gun simpler to use and more secure to manage.
The firing pin is positioned in a ramped lobe, which contacts the rearmost horizontal area of the trigger bar. It is then forced outside by a spring-loaded sear.
The Glock automobile sear contains a cross-shaped protrusion at the back. The safety system avoids unintentional discharges and guarantees the gun is safe to utilize. Which Magpul 9mm 10 Round Fits The Glock 17.
To remove the Glock automobile sear, you require to get rid of the slide lock. There are numerous ways to separate the slide from the frame, but the Glock Armorer ‘s Manual recommends that you utilize a strong hand technique.
When you load a Glock car sear, the weapon will not fire unless the safety system is engaged. This security prevents the gun from mistakenly launching the first round. In contrast, other semiautomatic handguns have an external safety gadget, which can be set with a flick of the thumb.
The Glock auto sear features two receivers 20 and 21. They are engaged by the slide 13 of the Glock auto sear.
A Glock pistol is a semiautomatic pistol with an auto sear connected. This gadget converts the weapon into a tiny machine gun that can fire 20 rounds per second. Made from plastic or metal, automobile sears can do unbelievable damage. These weapons are often utilized in criminal activities. A current VICE News examination discovered a number of gun-related incidents including auto sears, including homicides, break-ins, and even extremist attacks.
The ATF has released an investigation into making use of vehicle sears. The ATF has determined a variety of firearms modified with automobile sears, including a variety of Chinese-made firearms that can fire totally automatic. A few of the modified weapons have been cost numerous dollars each.
A Glock vehicle sear is an exceptionally unsafe adjustment to a pistol. If used by wrongdoers, this gadget can turn a legal pistol into a deadly weapon in 2.3 seconds. In one case, an ATF representative took a modified Glock that fired 30 bullets in less than two seconds. This type of speed makes it hard to aim and control, and it can put innocent bystanders in risk.
Illegality of converting semi-automatic weapons to totally automatic weapons
A conversion device, understood as an auto sear, is a small square device about the size of a thumbnail that can convert a semi-automatic gun into a totally automated weapon. Sanders bought the gun in Indiana for less than $25.
Because 1986, it is prohibited for civilians to buy completely automatic weapons and sell them without a federal license or registration. However, a little number of completely automated weapons are still for sale in the hobby market, and can cost 10s of countless dollars.
ATF agents just recently seized more than two-thousand packages of conversion gadgets. These devices transform semi-automatic Glock handguns into totally automated weapons. Federal law considers these conversion devices gatling gun, and they were not made by Glock.
While the conversion devices are relatively simple to install, they are exceptionally dangerous. These devices have actually been offered online for just $20. The costs would punish prohibited weapon modification gadgets and stop their expansion. It would also need the Attorney General to consist of information on unlawfully modified guns in its yearly guns trafficking report.
A semi-automatic handgun has a high rate of fire, however the quick fire in the videos of the shooting in Las Vegas could have been a totally automated weapon. The ATF ‘s National Firearms Act prohibits making use of completely automatic weapons in civilians, however this ban has big loopholes.
Which Magpul 9mm 10 Round Fits The Glock 17
Transforming a semi-automatic gun to a completely automatic weapon is not a simple job. You need to register the weapon with the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and pay an unique tax. If you put on ‘t comply, you could face serious penalties.
Converting a semi-automatic weapon to a completely automated weapon requires a license. The federal gun registry restricts the ownership of a totally automated gun unless the owner has a license. In the meantime, the automobile sear is a growing pattern in the black market and has actually caused lots of crimes and murders.
The Glock auto sear has an unique safety system that keeps the weapon from inadvertently firing. When you load a Glock car sear, the weapon will not fire unless the safety mechanism is engaged. A conversion gadget, understood as an automobile sear, is a little square device about the size of a thumbnail that can convert a semi-automatic gun into a totally automated weapon. Transforming a semi-automatic weapon to a completely automated weapon needs a license. The federal weapon pc registry restricts the possession of a totally automated weapon unless the owner has a license. Which Magpul 9mm 10 Round Fits The Glock 17.


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Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Dance of Reality on Blu-ray & DVD in September
5 August 2015
From the mind of the legendary cult filmmaker, Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, The Holy Mountain), comes The Dance of Reality (La danza de la realidad), an epic imaginary autobiography depicting both the wonders and the hardships of existing in the substance we all call reality.
True to form, Jodorowsky takes us on a strange, mystic, fantastic and deeply surreal journey that no one else could, except this time the subject is his own early life; being raised by his strict, Stalin-adoring father who has plans to assassinate the right-wing Chilean president.
The Dance of Reality will be released on UK Blu-ray and DVD on 14th September 2015 by Curzon Artificial Eye at the RRP of £19.99 for the Blu-ray and £15.99 for the DVD.
The only listed extra feature is the theatrical trailer.

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A police cordon will remain in place for 'some time' in Avonmouth after a major incident which killed four.
Three Wessex Water workers and one contractor tragically died following a large explosion on Thursday morning.
Another person was injured in the blast at the water treatment centre.
It is believed the five people were all working on top of a silo that contained biosolids, which are solid matter recovered in sewage treatment processes and turned into organic soil conditioner.
After the explosion, a huge rescue operation was launched including firefighters and two helicopters.
During a press conference on Thursday evening, Chief Inspector Mark Runacres reassured the public there was no treat to their safety.
However, he said a police cordon was in place, and people should avoid the area.
Mr Runacres said: “Officers remain at the scene and are likely to be for some time as we work together with other agencies in dealing with this major incident.
"A thorough investigation will be carried out into what happened today, involving a number of agencies and the health and safety executive in due course and we will not be speculating on the cause of the investigation while such work is being undertaken.
“What we can confirm though is this is not being treated as terror-related incident. The explosion happened in a silo that holds treated biosolids before it is recycled to land as an organic soil conditioner.
"I can reassure people living in the nearby area that there is not believed to be any ongoing public safety concerns following today’s events.
“We do however urge members of the public to avoid the area if possible while this emergency operation is ongoing.
“I would finally like to pay tribute to all the emergency services who have assisted with today’s operation in incredibly difficult and challenging circumstances.”
Traffic monitoring site Inrix says: "The access road closed, heavy traffic due to emergency services incident for Avonmouth Household Waste Recycling Centre.
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"The road remains closed as police continue investigations, following an explosion off the road at a water recycling centre. Despite other reports, images show Kings Weston Lane is not affected."


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Hsu joins Cashin Co. as controller, vice president
Ying-Ying Hsu has joined the Cashin Co. as vice president and controller of the Menlo Park-based residential brokerage firm.
Hsu, a 20-year veteran of the accounting industry, will have responsibility for financial operations at the firm. She will also help develop its expansion strategies.
Hsu served in a similar capacity at Alain Pinel Realtors before joining the Cashin Co.
ReloAction, a Pleasanton-based corporate relocation firm, has appointed Mandy Bawa as its director of human resources and corporate administration. The 15-year business veteran joined ReloAction in 1995 as manager for accounting and administration.
Prudential California Realty has a new manager for its Orinda office. He is Michael James, who has 15 years experience in the real estate industry.
The REIT stuff<
Essex Property Trust, Inc. of Palo Alto has a new vice president for redevelopment and acquisitions. He is Brian J. Wirtz, former vice president for acquisitions at AvalonBay who has extensive experience in multifamily housing investments.
Two Bay Area REIT executives have been elected to the hierarchy of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, an industry trade group.
Elected to the organization's executive committee for 1998-99 were Frank C. Mcdowell, president and CEO of BRE Properties, San Francisco, and Warren E. Spieker, Jr., president and CEO of Spieker Properties, Menlo Park.
Jes Pedersen has been promoted to vice president, operations, at Koll Construction. Pedersen, who will have responsibility for all field and office operations, previously was construction manager for the Pleasanton-based construction firm.
Chris Kostanecki, who joined Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage in 1987 as a retail property investment specialist, has been named a senior associate.
New agents at California Mortgage Advisors in San Rafael include Chris Giese, Nancy Goff, Michael Harrington, Chris Keohane, Alan Leibowitz, Faezeh Rezaian.
Hot Properties publishes a select number of noteworthy real estate industry-related promotions and personnel changes. Send information to Corrie M. Anders, Hot Properties, San Francisco Examiner, 110 Fifth St., San Francisco, CA 94103.<


Kieran Roberts has denied reports that Coronation Street is on a freefall and shedding viewers, because of some massive change in it’s ethos.
The ITV soap’s executive producer has hit out at tabloids who claimed that Producer Phil Collinson was about to be sacked, because he made the show ‘too gay,’ while the future of Michelle Collins as new landlady Stella was also in jeopardy, as viewers failed to warm to her character.
The News Of The World reported that Corrie lost almost 25% of it’s viewers last month but hitting back, Roberts told Radio 5 Live’s Breakfast show:
“I think it’s a storm in a teacup at the moment. There are a few newspapers who seem to have latched on to some notion that the programme has fundamentally changed and that ratings are on the slide.
“That’s just not true. We are very in touch with the soul of Coronation Street. We talk to the creator Tony Warren all the time. We know what the show is and we work very hard to keep it that way.”
“This notion that there is suddenly a plethora of gay characters… Well the four regular gay characters we’ve got; one of them has been with the show eight years – that’s Sean (Antony Cotton), Marcus arrived with us originally four or five years ago and went away and came back, Sophie Webster’s obviously been with the show since she was born and has been questioning her sexuality for the last couple of years now.
“So it seems odd to me that this has suddenly sprung up now in the last week or two. Again, I think that’s nonsense. I think this is being driven by one or two tabloid journalists.”
Do you agree with Kieran? Is Corrie the same old soap you know and love or are you getting bored or tuning out for another reason? Leave your comments below.


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After over a year of not stepping inside the NBA court, Isaiah Thomas made his return with the New Orleans Pelicans.
A show-stealing introduction for the Los Angeles.
Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks over the New Orleans Pelicans 120-108 on Tuesday.
Injured NBA rookie forward Zion Williamson is expected to return to the court for New Orleans next Wednesday at home against San Antonio, Pelicans executive David Griffin said Wednesday.
That was caught on cam!
Russell Westbrook knows a thing or two about dealing with hecklers.
LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against every team in the league on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Lakers powered to victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Josh Hart went full circle on this one.


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Romain Bapst and chef de cuisine Debra Qian Cao cook up a French-Chinese lunch to honour two of the world’s most popular cuisines. The five-course lunch, served from two long tables d’hôtes, allows diners to experience worlds old and new.
Running from 3 – 23 May, the program will feature a series of exclusive dining events held around the country. The happenings range from special one-off behind the scenes dinners based on Australia’s finest produce, to unique chef-on-chef collaborations. If you love good food and wine and going behind the scenes with Australia’s top chefs, you’re in for a good time. Book your seat at the great adventure that is dining in Australia!
Stay tuned for more exciting events from our top chefs and restaurants, including last year’s winners Sepia, Quay and Billy Kwongs.

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Personal growth is not as hard as it seems, but it does take time. Here are some tips to help you on the journey.
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In our quest for personal growth, we often seek advice from others. We read books, articles, and blogs on the subject, and we talk to friends and family members about it. And while all of this can be helpful, at the end of the day, it’s up to each individual to figure out what works best for them.
There are a few key things to keep in mind when pursuing personal growth. First, it’s important to be patient. Change doesn’t happen overnight, and it takes time and effort to see results. Second, don’t compare yourself to others. Everyone is on their own journey and is moving at their own pace. And finally, don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. There are plenty of people out there who are more than happy to offer guidance and support.
So if you’re looking to make some positive changes in your life, remember that it’s okay to take things slow and steady. And don’t forget to ask for help when you need it! Here are some other tips to guide you on your journey toward personal growth.
Maintain a Self-Care Routine
One of the most important things you can do for your personal growth is to maintain a self-care routine. This means taking care of yourself emotionally, mentally, and physically. When you’re taking care of yourself, you’re able to show up as your best self in all areas of your life.
Self-care looks different for everyone, but there are a few basics that everyone should make sure to include in their routine. First, get enough sleep. Most people need around eight hours of sleep per night. Second, eat healthy and nourishing foods. Third, make time for physical activity every day. And fourth, find ways to relax and de-stress. This could involve things like yoga, meditation, or spending time in nature.
It’s also important to find balance in your self-care routine. You don’t want to neglect your physical health in favor of your mental health or vice versa. Instead, focus on finding activities that will help you feel good all around. When you’re taking care of yourself, you’re giving yourself the best chance for success in all areas of your life.
Set Goals and Make a Plan
Another important step in pursuing personal growth is to set goals and make a plan. This will help you stay focused and motivated as you work towards making changes in your life.
Start by thinking about what you want to achieve. What are your long-term goals? What are some things you want to change in the short term? Once you have a general idea of what you want to accomplish, you can start making a plan.
Break your goals down into small and manageable steps. Then, create a timeline for each goal. For example, if your goal is to lose weight, you might want to commit to working out three times per week for the next month. Or, if your goal is to start a business, you might want to start by learning how to write a business plan and researching what you need to do to register your new endeavor as an LLC. A limited liability company has certain tax advantages and legal protections, and you can check reviews to find a cheap LLC online formation service that can help you get set up in minutes.
It’s also important to be realistic with your goals. If you’re setting goals that are too challenging, you’re likely to get discouraged and give up. On the other hand, if your goals are too easy, you might not see the results you’re hoping for. Find a balance that feels right for you, and remember that it’s okay to adjust your goals as needed.
There is no one-size-fits-all formula for personal growth. Whatever you do, just remember to make sure to schedule time for activities that make you happy and nourish your body and soul. By following these guidelines, you can set yourself up for success as you embark on your journey of personal growth.

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“City Lander” is an arcade action game. To score points, you have to land the spacecraft in the underground city on landing pads. When 100 points are scored, you move to screen 2 and to greater challenges: now you have to manoeuvre through changing passages and land on the mobile landing pad. Speed is essential, in order to maintain fuel supplies.
“City Lander” was created by John Perry at age 13. It was inspired by a Commodore 64 lunar landing game.

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Earlier this week, Josh Duggar dared to show his face online again, rearing his ugly head in a family photo.
Fans were irate -- and were so distracted that some didn't immediately notice that something about Anna's look was very conspicuous.
Now, however, these eagle-eyed Duggar fans believe that Anna Duggar is pregnant with baby #6!
Josh Duggar is so reviled that even people who like the Duggar family hate him, and those who dislike the Duggars as a whole still think that he's worse than the rest.
That's what happens when the world finds out that you molested little girls and got away with it.
So it is totally understandable that almost everyone's attention was fully on Josh appearing in Anna Duggar's Labor Day family photo.
But if you turn your attention to the right of the pic, you will notice that Anna is also partially off screen, even though she and Josh could have easily fit into the picture.
She could be hiding a baby bump.
But the fact that half of her body is excluded isn't the only reason why fans think that she's pregnant. Can you catch it?
While most of the comments are either from people going "yikes" about Josh appearing in a photo or, worse, from people defending him, others pointed out Anna's dress.
These fans recognized it as the same floral print maternity gown that she was wearing not all that long ago.
While it's totally possible to wear a maternity gown because it's relatively comfortable and loose-fitting, fans can't help but wonder if she is once again pregnant.
It has been almost exactly one year since Anna gave birth. Considering that we're talking about the Duggar family, it is not unreasonable to think that she may be pregnant again.
Take a closer look at Anna and her gown.
If she is pregnant, it looks like she's still at an early enough stage of her pregnancy that she can conceal an obvious baby bump by wearing a loose gown and by leaning forward.
(And, of course, by cropping off part of her body in the photo)
As we mentioned, it's been a while since she gave birth. Mason Duggar will turn one year old in less than a week -- on September 12.
Late last month, Anna revealed a health issue impacting baby Mason.
Maybe Mackynzie, age 8, Michael, age 7, Marcus, age 5, Meredith, age 3, and Mason, age 1-ish are going to get a baby sibling.
As we mentioned, the photo saw a number of passionate defenders speak up for Josh Duggar.
One commenter suggested that, in the future, Anna should simply disable comments when she shares a picture of Josh, so that she doesn't have to look at the "hate."
Another condemned Josh's detractors, writing "society doesn't understand true forgiveness," as if holding child-molesters accountable is a strictly secular value.
(For the record, it is not, and we should note that other famous conservatives, including some Robertsons of Duck Dynasty fame, publicly urged Anna to divorce the creep)
One commenter even revealed that her own son had "gone through" what Josh had when he was 15, and expressed pity for these men for facing consequences for their actions. Wow.
Even if Anna is pregnant, you can bet that the discourse over Josh is not going away any time soon.
Some fans feel that, all things considered, it is simply too soon for Baby #6.
Others feel that, at this point, she's as thoroughly linked to Josh as she can be, and another child won't do any harm.
That said, it's always possible that she was just wearing a comfortable, loose-fitting dress that still complies with Duggar rules.
In the mean time, fans think that they have proof that Lauran Swanson is pregnant with Josiah Duggar's baby already.

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Leading further education software provider, Compass Computer Consultants (Compass), an Advanced Computer Software company, is set to launch ProUnify, a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The system will offer seamless integration of student records, finance, HR and payroll processes and is expected to be released in spring 2015.
ProUnify will be the most complete, fully integrated business system available to the further education (FE) sector, at a time when funding cuts continue to hit colleges hard. The solution will play an essential role in enabling organisations to streamline processes while saving significant money and time.
The best-of-breed system is the latest in a portfolio of solutions, which Compass has specifically developed for colleges in partnership with its customer colleges. It will unify the full student management information system, ProSolution, with Advanced’s finance, HR and payroll software, enabling staff to streamline processes, communication and transparency across organisations. As a result, colleges will benefit from significant cost savings and staff time will be freed up to focus on more value-adding activities.
ProUnify will enable staff to take class registers via the student record system. This data is then automatically transferred to the payroll system, which uses the number of class registers they have marked to calculate the number of hours staff members have worked and pays them accordingly. The process saves unnecessary data entry duplication in multiple systems and eliminates inaccuracies. ProUnify will also be designed to be easy to use and will integrate with third party finance, HR and payroll systems.
City of Westminster College has already approached Compass, expressing an interest in trialling a more unified solution in order to improve efficiencies and keep ahead of the curve. The College had identified frustrations around working in technology silos, which created inaccuracies and inefficiencies. For example, staff were spending significant amounts of time moving data around different systems, which did not talk to each other. It had become clear that there was a need for a more intuitive and unified system.
Dr Jim Evans, Assistant Principal Information & Planning, City of Westminster College says: “There is a significant need in the sector for FE software specialists to develop a complete unified ERP system. Compass has shown through its development of high quality solutions over the years that it is uniquely disposed to provide the most effective system.
“The value of the company’s unparalleled support for colleges is critical. We are looking forward to working with them and to the launch of ProUnify in 2015.”
The product launch will make Compass one of the first FE software suppliers to offer a unified system across key management areas in the sector.
Andy Makeham, Managing Director of Compass, says, “We have developed an excellent relationship with the FE sector in the last 25 years and we understand their needs. ProUnify completes the missing piece in the education technology software puzzle and arrives at a time where colleges are under pressure to work smarter to achieve operational targets due to funding cuts.
“The system will help to substantially reduce data entry time, helping staff to become more efficient and creating better communication and improved cross departmental transparency.”
Compass, which was acquired by one of the UK’s fastest growing software providers, Advanced Computer Software Group in February 2014, has developed a strong reputation for providing first class solutions and support since it was founded 25 years ago. The business has seen 20% organic growth year on year for the last five years.
Compass’s software is used by 341 out of 350 colleges across England, and an increasing number of councils and private training providers.
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Clinical Epidemiological Profile of Children with Acute Respiratory Insuficiency in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Objective: to know the epidemiological clinical profile of children admitted for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Teresina Emergency Hospital (TEH), from 2010 to 2015.
Method: a quantitative approach, with a sample of 451 medical records obtained in the electronic system of hospitalization of the patients who were admitted to the Pediatric ICU of the Hospital. After approval by the Ethics Committee of Estácio Ceut Faculty, the study was started.
Results: Of the 721 hospitalizations due to ARF in children, 451 (62.6%) required clinical interventions in the ICU. Of these, 59.4% were male, in the age range of one to six years (61.9%), with a diagnosis in the ICD 10 by J96.0. In 99.7% of the cases, hospitalized for a period of more than ten days (72.4%), originating in the interior of Piauí (63.4%), whose discharge occurred by administrative closure (75.6%), followed by deaths, which were 19,3%.
Conclusion: Acute Respiratory Insufficiency is a serious problem of global, national and local public health, because it is a morbidity that requires advanced technology for health treatment, with relative mortality. It is reasonable for therapeutic measures to prevent respiratory diseases to be systematically stimulated and implemented by health services to prevent them.
KEYWORDS: Infant Mortality; Respiratory Insufficiency; Epidemiology.
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Voice-activated Kelvin Talking Thermostat
Ever wished you could just communicate with your household appliances in the same manner as with a regular human being? The Kelvin Talking Thermostat does just that – you can adjust the temperature in your humble abode by just speaking into it. In addition you can also get an instant temperature reading by asking the device. This is a great addition to any home, as even the elderly or visually impaired will be able to take charge of the home’s temperature with very little or no problem at all.
Since each button is capable of speech on the Kelvin Talking Thermostat, setting up and adjusting this programmable device is child’s play. You will hardly run into trouble when configuring this device. The Kelvin Talking Thermostat can be powered via your regular HVAC wiring or a quartet of AA batteries (not included). The advance speech recognition technology enables it to accept a wide range of voice commands. If speaking is not your thing, there is always the option of doing it the old fashioned way – pressing the large tactile buttons or simply clapping your hands.
The Kelvin Talking Thermostat can be set up to a maximum of four temperature changes in a single day that will help you cope with the fluctuating mercury during the dawn, day, dusk, and night. The temperature will adjust accordingly, saving you money in the process since energy is not wasted. There are different time and temperature profiles that can be set for every single day of the week, and its flexibility does not stop there. The Kelvin Talking Thermostat can also be programmed for weekends and vacations, making it ideal when you have to leave the house for days at a time.
Additional features include viewing the time, temperature, day of the week, and other essential information. Pick one up for $129.99 today from Smart Home.


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Some folks in Seoul on Tuesday mentioned they’re completely satisfied simply to see U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean chief Kong Jong Un speaking to one another reasonably than buying and selling threats of warfare.
“I’m very completely satisfied as a result of it’s an epoch breakthrough after 70 years of division,” mentioned Lee Jun-keun, a salesman working for a retail enterprise.
Final yr the 2 leaders traded insults, with Trump calling Kim “rocket man,” and the North Korean chief calling the U.S. president a “dotard,” they usually each threatened army motion as rigidity rose over the North’s accelerated weapons testing to develop an operational nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile functionality.
However after North Korea efficiently test-fired missiles it claimed may carry nuclear warheads able to reaching the USA, Pyongyang pivoted to diplomacy by suspending additional provocations and indicating a willingness to interact in denuclearization talks. Trump stunned allies and adversaries alike by instantly agreeing to satisfy with Kim, lengthy earlier than the specifics of a nuclear deal may very well be negotiated.
Tuesday’s first assembly between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean chief produced a broad declaration to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons and develop a peace treaty to finish the lengthy standing hostiles between the U.S. and North Korea.
Trump referred to as the settlement “very complete,” however will probably be left to negotiators to later resolve variations between Washington’s name for full and verifiable nuclear dismantlement earlier than any sanctions reduction is offered, and Pyongyang’s demand that concessions be linked to incremental progress.
Skepticism in South Korea
Some in South Korea stay skeptical that the broad dedication reached on the U.S.-North Korean summit in Singapore will result in North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons program.
“North Korea didn’t maintain its promise prior to now, even after signing the settlement. That is what I’m dissatisfied and uncertain about,” mentioned Shim Jae-yeon, a housewife who lives in Seoul.
Others nonetheless supplied reward for President Trump for conserving the diplomatic momentum shifting ahead, regardless of the shortage of particulars within the settlement.
“I believe he’s the president who can pull out an settlement suddenly, in contrast to the others prior to now,” mentioned Jung So-young, a nurse who lives in Seoul.
Course of forward
South Korean President Moon Jae-in additionally voiced assist for the success of the summit to “usher in a brand new period among the many two Koreas and the USA.”
Moon helped facilitate the improved diplomatic local weather this yr by inviting North Korea to take part within the current Olympics, getting Kim to decide to denuclearization throughout their assembly in April, and mediating the disagreements that arose between Washington and Pyongyang previous to the summit.
Trump briefly canceled the summit after a Pyongyang official insulted Vice President Mike Pence for his uncompromising demand that North Korea comply with the Libya denuclearization mannequin to unilaterally disarm earlier than sanction reduction.
Earlier than the Singapore summit, the South Korean chief additionally cautioned that the method to finish the North Korean nuclear risk might take two years or longer.
A spokesman for the conservative opposition Liberty Korea Celebration referred to as on the USA, to just accept nothing lower than the entire, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) of the North’s nuclear program.
Trump mentioned progress will occur shortly to wind down the North’s nuclear program that’s estimated to incorporate 20 to 60 nuclear warheads, each identified and covert nuclear analysis and processing websites, and 1000’s of ballistic missiles that may be launched from cell autos, in addition to submarine based mostly launchers which have been examined in recent times.
At the start of the summit, Kim mentioned “the previous labored as shackles on our limbs” when talking to Trump in regards to the problem of overcoming the longstanding animosity and confrontation between the USA and North Korea.
The Kim authorities, for its half, desires an finish to U.S.-led sanctions that within the final yr have blocked 90 p.c of commerce, settlement on a peace treaty to switch the armistice that has been in place because the finish of the Korean Struggle in 1953, a discount or withdrawal of the 28,000 U.S. army troops in Korea and a prohibition over U.S. nuclear succesful ships and plane.
Trump mentioned after the summit that he’ll halt additional joint army drills, and if the North ends its nuclear program he would take into account bringing house U.S. troops in Korea.
Lee Yoon-jee in Seoul contributed to this report.


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Southwark LGBT Pride Festival -JUNE 24th to JULY 9th
LGBT Pride is coming! The Parade is in Central London on Saturday July 9th, and will be ENORMOUS. (Seehttp://prideinlondon.org/events/2017/07/08/parade) As part of this, Pride in London is running, and encouraging others to run, community and arts events large and small across London June 24th to July 9th, under the umbrella Pride in London.
Homo Promos Theatre Company and the Ivy House are contributing to this with a Southwark LGBT Pride Festival mainly based at the Ivy House, but with other events taking place elsewhere. It will consist of theatre, cabaret, films, quizzes and other events, some of which are still being planned.
Highlights so far: A London-wide Quiz Contest called the Capital Quiz; the premiere of a classic gay film long thought lost, called ‘David is Homosexual’, made in Lewisham in 1976; pioneering LGBT Rights/Equalities campaigner and 1980spolitician Linda Bellos in conversation; a community play about the last 2 men hanged for sodomy in Britain, performed outside the house where they were arrested; and a very special Special Guest whose very name will recall the days of the 1970sand 80s when the Ivy House was in its glory days as a music venue.
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SOUTHWARK PRIDE ARTS FESTIVAL – PART OF PRIDE IN LONDON
SUNDAY JAZZ @ THE IVY HOUSE
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Sacvan Bercovitch, THE RITES OF ASSENT; TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE SYMBOLIC CONSTRUCTION OF AMERICA, Routledge, New York, 1993
Significantly, the studies I referred to exclude consideration of the rhetoric of civil rights, the ideals of conservationism and self-realization, the appeal to liberty, and for that matter the sheer imaginative power of the culture as well as its enormous vitality. That may be no more than a choice of focus, but the choice itself misrepresents the very nature of ideology, which is to enact the purposes of a society in its totality. We come to feel, in reading these critics, that the American ideology is a system of ideas in the service of evil rather than (like any ideology) a system of ideas wedded for good and evil to a certain social and cultural order.


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Squeaky Dog Toys For Aggressive Chewers – Five Common Mistakes It Is Possible To Prevent
Your pup will love snuggling up with this wildly-coloured friend whose lengthy body, legs and arms make him particularly fun to flop and shake. KONG Yarnimal’s squeaker keeps your canine engaged for longer play periods, providing you with much more alternative to knit the special bond between you and your pup. Many canine love playing tug-of-warfare, and there are a selection of nice toys designed for doing so. Just ensure you don’t jerk the toy whereas it’s in your dog’s mouth and all the time guarantee he gets an excellent grip along with his tooth. Failing to take action may result in very painful dental problems. Some chew toys are definitely safer and extra durable than others, however no toy is actually indestructible. Chew toys are an important dog-care tool, but you have to be sure to keep your canine’s safety at the forefront of your thoughts.
The rope legs are dog favourite because they’re great to chew. And the squeaker makes a wonderful, dog-pleasing sound. The only unfavorable thing is that the toy just isn’t suitable for aggressive chewers. Other than that, the KOL Dog Toy is an A+ squeaky toy via and thru. Catching a ball, chasing small animals, and attacking other dogs, are all as a result of their pure searching instincts. As much as your canine loves its tennis balls, they don’t seem to be good for pups’ teeth .
Advantages Of Dog Squeaky Toy
The best frisbee canine toy for powerful chewers, this child can stand up to highly effective jaws that usually bust by way of traditional flying disks. Owners describe the Bumi as a tug-of-war tank – it can withstand even the toughest of canine and don’t break a sweat! Like all West Paw toys, the Bumi can be made within the USA and has a tough chewer assure. This canine toy is hard and sturdy, all while cleaning your doggie’s enamel! As a major bonus, the dinosaur shape might be the good dental chew you’ll ever see.
Unlike tennis balls, there’s no felt for canines to tear off and eat and you may simply rinse off dirt and slobber. You may even fill it with treats as a fun puzzle on your pup, though Reggie’s completely joyful chasing it in its empty state round our — sorry, his — house. Please do not forget that dog toys should actually be an interactive exercise with you and your canine. Supervision is truly important when you have an excessive chewer in your palms. These balls have a hole within the middle that you could fill along with your canine’s favourite healthy treats.
It is product of sturdy rubber to supply elevated bounces. It’s the proper dimension for retrieving and having fun with with all day. It matches into most measurement crates and a very good distraction when pets are left home alone. Some canines are highly motivated by retrieval games and love enjoying with retrieval toys. If your dog loves to fetch then you might be in luck, there are lots of enjoyable retrieval toys for them to chase after.
Small dogs may be harmful chewers too, so ensure that the toys you purchase are meant for giant dog breeds. Small canine toys can be a choking or intestinal obstruction hazard when given to large canine smartdogstuff. Nevertheless, it appears that evidently many canines get pleasure from dog squeaky toys. For larger than ten years I have been trying to find indestructible squeaky toys for my dog Brody, a Jack Russell terrier.
All the toys are made at the microscopic level in order your canine chews, these tiny scent particles are launched for his or her olfactory enjoyment, but barely enough foryouto odor. Because they embed the scents instantly into the fabric of every toy, your pooch will get pleasure from chewing and sniffing again and again. In their course of, each toy is hand-drawn and then delivered to life with the best materials and stitched along with love and care. Zippy Paws presents a variety of plush and non-plush toys which might be made to final.
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But for canine the size of a Jack Russell Terrier or larger, it’s the very best squeaky toy on the market. If you squeaky canine toys have a small power chewer, you then’ll be happy to know that this Frisbee can be obtainable in a smaller measurement. For something bigger than a French Bulldog, I counsel selecting the larger of the two. I have a Golden Retriever , devoted chewer, I can see him delicately placing his teeth in just the -proper- locations everytime. Plush toys ultimate him 5 minutes, and people woven ropes last him lower than a day. The concerns don’t end with injuries and choking hazards.
The issues which might be normally most attractive to canines are sometimes the very things that are probably the most harmful. Dog-proof your own home by eradicating string, ribbon, rubber bands, kids’s toys, pantyhose and other inedible gadgets that could be swallowed. For dogs and different pets, toys are not a luxurious, however a necessity. Another great toy for a dog who likes to run and chase issues, made of the identical sturdy rubber as the Kong toy above.
In case you’ve a breed canine, you could discover that your canine enjoys toys that encourage the conduct he was bred to do. The good canine toys to your dog may be individuals who encourage his inner instincts. I acquired so apprehensive he’d actually play to dying that I began taking the toy away after half an hour to forestall him going excessive . If you’re on the lookout for a enjoyable method to train your dog, and get a little bit for yourself, an agility kit for the backyard is perfect for you! Your pup could have a blast weaving via six poles, hopping through the high leap, and bounding through the tunnel — all for treats, after all.
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There aren’t many downsides to the Goughnuts chew toys. A few homeowners complained that they odor kinda gross for the first few days, but this odor goes away pretty shortly. They’re also black, which may make them easy to lose in some circumstances. Despite being thick, heavy and tremendous-sturdy, all Goughnuts toys float. While the Jive Zogoflex was durable sufficient for many canines, it isn’t perfect.
There’s also an indoor model of the Chuckit’s rubber balls that I’ve seen in the residences of lots of Reggie’s dog friends. Here are a number of corporations that make dog toys price a woof. When considering whether a dog chew or canine toy is secure, remember robust chemical smells point out residual chemical substances. Brightly dyed fabrics may comprise poisonous ingredients and leach dye when wet.
Disc-shaped squeaky toys find yourself punctured and chewed by way of on one aspect until they’re now not throwable. Kongs current a sturdier alternative however they lack squeakers and are so stiff most canines find them boring. Alas, there are only a few squeaky toys which might be able to go the space. Although many canine are obsessed with tennis balls, they’re hardly indestructible. That’s what makes this KONG jumbler toy so unique—it combines a tennis ball and a squeaker with durable rubber.

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In addition to the bonds Tuesday, the two were also required to surrender their passports, and their travel was restricted to New Jersey and New York.
Guidice and her husband Giuseppe "Joe" Guidice were charged Monday on a 39-count indictment involving conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud and making false statements. Giuseppe Guidice is also charged with failing to file tax returns for 2004 through 2008, a period when he allegedly earned nearly $1 million. He faces possible deportation back to Italy.
An attorney for Teresa Giudice believes the federal government is prosecuting her because she's a celebrity.
Attorney Henry Klingeman says federal prosecutors frequently target high-profile people to draw attention to their efforts.
Defense attorneys say the judge cannot hold the antics from the TV show against his clients. Another attorney for Teresa Giudice said it will be hard to find an unbiased jury.
"We will submit questions to the judge, supplemental voir dire, to try to sort out jurors who might be prejudice against for whatever reason there is," said attorney Miles Feinstein.
Their attorneys say both will plead not guilty.
U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said the allegations against the Giudices are very serious, saying that 39 separate counts show a pattern of alleged fraud that spanned a decade.
"They are alleged to have made false statements to the bankruptcy court and the banks that lent them money," Fishman said.
Federal prosecutors also say the 41-year-old mother, known by fans for her lavish spending habits and opulent New Jersey mansion, tried to hide the money she was earning from "The Real Housewives" when filing for bankruptcy in 2009.
As for the couple's four daughters, who grew up in the spotlight, they now have to face the reality that their parents could spend the next 50 years behind bars if convicted.
The couple arrived in court at about 8:30 a.m., both wearing suits, joined by their lawyers. It was a chaotic scene outside the courtroom in New Jersey, with their televised fiction colliding with real life. While outside, the couple seemed angry as they were approached by cameras.
Things got almost violent outside the courthouse when Giuseppe Guidice, at one point, swung at reporters while arriving. No one was hurt.
Teresa Giudice was stoic in court Tuesday, saying only 'yes' when the judge asked if she understood the charges against her.
"It is a very unhappy day but she is a grown up and she is going to deal with it," Klingman said.
Teresa Giudice's written statement on Monday noted how "difficult" this indictment was on her family.
"I support Joe and, as a wonderful husband and father, I know he wants only the best for our lovely daughters and me," she said. "I am committed to my family and intend to maintain our lives in the best way possible, which includes continuing my career. As a result, I am hopeful that we will resolve this matter with the government as quickly as possible."
Bravo, the network that airs the "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," declined to comment on this matter. The couple is scheduled to be back in court next month.
The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report.

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Work will kick off this month on two highway projects in Upper Swan and Wooroloo that will help to ease congestion, improve safety and support around 180 jobs.
A new roundabout will be constructed on Great Northern Highway at the intersection of Apple Street and Coondaree Parade in Upper Swan.
The project will also include realigning the existing intersection, improvements to drainage and street lighting, new pedestrian and cycling facilities, and a new accessway for heavy vehicles at the Apple Street Road Train Assembly Area.
The $14 million project is jointly funded by the Federal Government, State Government and third-party stakeholders (Satterley Property Group, City of Swan and BGC) and will improve travel times and road safety at the intersection, increase connectivity in the area with a cyclist lane, cater for various heavy vehicle movements, and improve drainage.
WBHO Infrastructure Pty Ltd will undertake the works, which are expected to be completed in the first half of 2022.
Work will also be undertaken to realign two kilometres of Great Eastern Highway in Wooroloo - used by more than 7,000 vehicles a day - which will eliminate three substandard curves, help reduce the risk of crashes and improve safety.
Work will be completed by Decmil Southern Pty Ltd with the new section of highway to include a painted median to provide better separation between traffic, as well as wider sealed shoulders and safety barriers.
The project also includes a new connection to Old Northam Road, upgrades to Wooroloo Prison Farm access road and the addition of left and right-turn pockets at both intersections.
The $14.4 million project is jointly funded by the State and Commonwealth Governments and is anticipated to be completed in the first half of 2022.
Comments attributed to Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher:
"The Morrison Government has allocated an unprecedented amount of funding to road upgrades throughout Western Australia and is getting on with delivering infrastructure projects that improve congestion and safety for commuters, ensuring they get home quickly and safely.
"Under the Urban Congestion Fund, we are delivering 177 individual packages of works nationwide. The Great Northern Highway-Apple Street intersection upgrade and Great Eastern Highway and Old Northam Road projects bring the total number of Urban Congestion Fund projects around Australia that are completed or underway to 65. A further 51 are expected to start construction this year.
"This is just the latest example of us delivering on our commitment to progress critical infrastructure projects across the country under our record $110 billion 10-year infrastructure investment pipeline, which is helping to drive Australia's world-leading economic recovery."
Comments attributed to WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti:
"The McGowan Government is committed to supporting local jobs while also improving safety and easing congestion on our roads.
"Thousands of cars use these intersections each day, many of which are heavy vehicles.
"These projects will help transform the local areas, and make it easier for drivers as our communities continue to grow."
WA Transport Minister's office - 6552 5500


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Just two weeks from the expected release of its prospectus, Wool Partners International has changed the name of a new company in preparation.
Wool Grower Investments was created in July, with a name aligned with WPI co-owner Wool Grower Holdings.
In recent weeks the Companies Office was asked to reserve Wool Partners Co-operative as a name.
Late last week the new name replaced Wool Grower Investments.
Wool Partners International, owned by rural services and supplies company PGG Wrightson and Wool Grower Holdings, is in its third year of operation.
Farmer investment was always planned to bolster the company’s existence but a prospectus was never produced.
Now the company has said it is about to release one and some industry commentators have suggested it will be looking for more than $60 million from farmers.
Wool Grower Holdings has 60% of the voting rights of WPI, although PGG Wrightson owns 49.9% of the shares.
PGG Wrightson is also owed nearly $12 million by Wool Grower Holdings – money lent to the company to buy its stake in WPI plus interest, which was formed from PGG Wrightson’s wool business.
The company is also owed nearly $4 million from WPI because of interest accumulating on 17.5 million redeemable preference shares.
Four of Wool Grower Holdings directors are also directors of the new Wool Partners Co-operative – Jeff Grant, Brian Lochore, John Perriam, Mark Shadbold and Keith Sutton.
Mr Shadbolt and Mr Sutton are also directors of WPI.
WPI chairwoman, former Telecom chief executive Theresa Gattung, is also a director of the new company.
Mon, 11 Oct 2010


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Japan: Its History and Culture
Once a star of postwar industrial production and methods, Japan has encountered serious trouble with market forces in recent years. Social changes and departures from tradition are becoming more common in this conservative country. The revised edition of the popular work, Japan: Its History and Culture, Fourth Edition, documents and explains these changes. Seamlessly blending current events, politics, and cultural elements, the authors provide a riveting account of a nation often misunderstood by the West.
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Even in China little was done to redistribute land to maintain correspondence with family and population changes . Nevertheless the Taika Reform and Taiho Code marked a clear stage of advance in the Japanese political field .
The cause was maintained successfully even after his own death in 1354 by his stratagem of having sons of Go - Daigo stationed ... The Ashikaga would have been able to maintain firmer control had Takauji and his brother not fallen out .
They had informed the government at the beginning that the war could be won by a quick campaign , but they could not guarantee to maintain the effort after eighteen months . One permanent result of the rapid and decisive Japanese ...
讀者評論 - 撰寫評論
Haniwa figure representing a man with a mitershaped hat
The Introduction of Chinese Thought and Culture


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20 July 1398: The Battle of Kellistown/ An Cath Cell Osnadha was fought on this day. The battle was fought between the forces of the O’Byrnes and O’Tooles, and the English of Leinster led by Roger Mortimer, the 4th Earl of March.
The O’Byrnes and O’Tooles were surrogates for Art Mac Murrough Cavanagh who was the most powerful Chieftain in Leinster and recognised as a King amongst his own people. He used them to fight a proxy war against the English and thus avoid a complete break with the English Crown. Kellistown is situated in County Carlow between the towns of Carlow and Tullow.
"Here fell the heir presumptive to the English crown, whose premature removal was one of the causes which contributed to the revolution in England a year or two later."
Mortimer was none other than the heir to the Throne of England. He was also dignified with the titles ‘Earl of Ulster’ and ‘Lord Of Connaught’. His family arms [above] marked him as a member of one of the most powerful families in England. Ironically he was a direct descendant of Aoife Murchada, whose father King Diarmait Mac Murchada had let the English in back in 1169. Thus he was a distant relation of his nemesis Art Mac Murrough Cavanagh!
King Richard II of England was so upset by the news he resolved to return to Ireland and settle matters once and for all with Art Mac Murrough. But his departure of his Country in 1399 to campaign in Ireland cost him his Kingdom as his domestic enemies rallied to the support of the future King Henry IV.
By the time King Richard got back to England his power had gone, captured and imprisoned he died a lonely and cruel death
An Cath Cell Osnadha was thus a battle of great importance in the history of two countries – England and Ireland.