North Greenbush Democratic Chairman Dan Ashley issued a strong denial of the truthfulness of last minute acts of desperation by the Town Republican candidates.
Mr. Ashe and his running mates have mailed a flier and run an ad in which they FALSELY state that Democrats support a village in DeFreestville and that annexation is a direct result of their support for a village.
One can look back through this web page and see statement after statement that repeats our party’s position on a village. We neither support or oppose a village and simply believe in the right of the citizens to decide this issue at the polls. This right has been repeatedly attacked by the current GOP administration using the town attorney and the courts to delay and disrupt that recent, still undetermined vote. We will respect the decision of the people, regardless of what that decision is.
Secondly, we deplore a press release which the media responsibly refused to print in which Mr. Ashe states that Mark Evers is out of town 4 days a week on business. This is an outright fabrication. At most, Mr. Ever’s private sector employment requires him to travel one day a week. He is always in touch by cell phone and computer email.
Other misleading statments in a flier include a "Democratic Official proposing a 24% tax hike".This is likely referring to the Highway Department's budget proposal reflecting the near doubling of fuel projections verses last year's cost of fuel. This is in contrast to the budget proposal of the GOP in which there is no increase planned for fuel cost desite the fact that the price has doubled. This is one of the ways they can claim to be giving a "tax cut".
There is also a reference to Democrats suing the Town Board and costing taxpayers money. What they don't want you to know is that this refers to our efforts to stop the outrageous giveaway of your tax dollars to the town attorney last year in which the majority gave her a 62% lump sum raise of $25,000. Democrats will return the next town attorney to a fixed salary and stop the incentive to litigate and the current practice of billing the town by the hour in addition to a salary.
The GOP also claims we tried to delay a water district when in fact all Democrats did was permit the people who would pay for the districts the right to exercise their right to vote on the bonding. The GOP does not like people voting in this town and they, not the Democrtas went to court in an effort to stop citizens from voting.
In fact, every bullet on this flier is either misleading or a fabrication.
We thank you for your support and the many people who brought these desparate campaign tactics to our attention.


New Sheffield Wednesday manager Tony Pulis has suggested that Callum Paterson could be set for another change of position at the club.
Paterson only joined Wednesday from Championship rivals Cardiff City in the summer transfer window, and has being playing as a striker for the Owls, scoring once in eight appearances.
Prior to his move to Hillsborough, Paterson had been used in a more of a midfield role by Cardiff, and also played right-back before that when he started his career with Hearts.
Now it seems as though Pulis is considering the prospect of rotating the 26-year-old’s position on the pitch once more.
Responding to a question about whether Paterson could be the Wednesday player best suited as an attacker in one of Pulis’ teams due to his physicality, the new Owls boss told The Sheffield Star: “People think Paterson is a forward but I’m not so sure that he is the forward that everyone thought he was going to be.
“But he’s playing for Scotland and they’ve just qualified so he’s certainly a good player.”
Indeed, it seems Pulis could be set for a period of experimentation for Paterson, although it appears he will be going into that with an open mind, as he added: “It’s about finding out what he’s about and what his best position is.
“For a person outside the football club, it’s easy for me to say things but when you get in sometimes, you get a different feel for it.”


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Do you just want to get away from it all? And you don't have the entire checking account to be phishing? Well, don't worry, my friends, we can't all be millionaires, unfortunately. But when it comes time to share this unique vacation with someone you love, many of us draw empty spaces to book and plan this special trip. This does not mean, however, that there are not many great places where you and your lover could escape. To better help you decide, here are the top ten romantic trips for less than $ 5,000!
1. Maui, Hawaii: Relax on the romantic Maui beaches while staying at Kihei Bay Vista Resort – a fully functional and feature-rich resort that offers a large number of sheets and plenty of great room service. Online packages that include airfare and four days / four nights start at around $ 765 per person – that's about $ 1,500, and all you pay for is food and car hire once on the island.
2. Cancun, Mexico: one of the most pristine, clean and beautiful islands of the coral reef invites you and your lover to stay in a seaside resort, on a beach full of lots of night entertainment and rich history. Online packages will handle around US $ 850 per person, which includes flight and hotel accommodation for four nights.
3. Miami, Florida: take your other half to one of the most popular and romantic places in the world and catch a day at Disney World without kids. Miles of hundreds of islands, Miami is a destination city. Online packages will operate around $ 600 per person, including a flight and a nice hotel room.
4. Aspen, Colorado: for another romantic snowy retreat, go to the Rockies and go on a romantic skiing trip. Accommodation in a characteristic mountain resort, including ski passes, will eat your wallet for around $ 600 per person for a four-day trip including flight.
5. Newport Beach, California: perhaps one of the cheapest ways to get away from everything – you'll easily find dozens of great vacation packages for beach resorts, including flights and registration for four nights, for around $ 500 per person online.
6. Acapulco, Mexico: perhaps a cheaper destination than Paris or Venice, you'll easily find lots of great online offers for all-inclusive trips to destination resorts. Packages range from around $ 600-800 per person, including a four-day esplanade flight on the Mexican Riviera.
7. San Diego: one of the most popular romantic holiday destinations in the world is waiting for you. You won't find better offers anywhere else than here. Five-day packages that include your flight, a rented car and a nice resort hotel start at around $ 600 per person.
8. San Francisco: the city on the bay is only a few hundred dollars away, where culture, nice beaches and five-star restaurants invite you to welcome. Enjoy a romantic trip for two here for around 600-800 USD, which includes air travel and a hotel room for five nights.
9. Paris, France: perhaps one of the most romantic places in the world, rich culture and vibrant society will lure almost everyone. Of course, such an exotic destination never comes without an attached exotic price. Online packages, including flight and hotel stay – for seven days and seven nights – start at around $ 1,850 per person.
10. Venice, Italy: It doesn't get romantic anymore than a walk around one of the oldest cities in the known world. Of course, going down numerous water-filled canals and being satisfied, they also gather in many different cases – including art galleries – why go to Venice. However, using Italy costs around USD 1,900 per person, including flight and hotel for a week.

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Airline industry welcomes decision to end travel restrictions
Posted Sep 26, 2022 08:00:00 PM.
The travel industry is reacting positively following the federal government's decision to end travel restrictions on Saturday.
“We are one of the last countries in the world to have these restrictions,” said Chris Wood, airport director at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. “It's fantastic to see the federal government come in line with the rest of the world.”
The decision is expected to make travelling easier for passengers around Canada, and could also benefit Canada's tourism sector.
“With these restrictions now gone, we expect a more smooth travel experience for passengers,” said Jeff Morrison, president and CEO at the National Airlines Council of Canada. “It also will no longer serve as a disincentive for people who may have really questioned whether to come to Canada or not.”
The news is also expected to bring more passengers to the airport as airlines continue to recover from the pandemic.
“I think some people are not travelling because of the mandates; vaccines, masking, and the ArriveCan app,” Wood said. “I think we will see a bit of boost in people wanting to travel.”
The end of the restrictions also means that airport staff, and crews will no longer have to monitor whether people are following them. The government said the abuse crews were facing for attempting to enforce the restrictions, was one of the reasons they were removed.
“That has been, I would say challenging, we've had to police that a little bit, and remind passengers that they need to wear [a mask], as well as staff” Wood said.
Passengers can still wear masks on planes, and even with restrictions being dropped, Morrison said planes remain a safe way to travel.
“They have installed very high end air filtration systems, ventilation systems,” he said. “In fact, there was a recent report from a number of physicians last week, that compared air circulation on planes to that of a hospital operating room.”

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Heavy Metals (Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn) Monitoring In Waters Of The Shahid Beheshti Sturgeon Hatchery, Rasht, Iran
Monitoring teških metala (Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn) u vodama Shahid Beheshti mrestilišta jesetri, Rasht, Iran
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The presence of heavy metals; copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) in water was monitored during different stages of breeding and rearing of Acipenser persicus at the Shahid Beheshti Sturgeon Hatchery. Water samples were collected (3 samples from each point) from the main pond, Kurenski pond, incubators, vniro tanks, earthen ponds and at the river estuary where fingerlings are released into the sea. Water parameters such as pH and water and air temperature were measured and recorded at the time of sampling. Heavy metal concentrations in water samples were determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer FAAS-Varian AA-220. In the present study the distribution pattern for heavy metal concentrations in different stages of breeding and rearing was as follows: Zn>Cu>Pb>Cd. Highest concentrations of heavy metals belonged to the element Zn (36.0±3.6 ppb) which was determined in the water sample collected from the inlet of master pond. Lowest concentration for Zn recorded was 0.98±0.26 ppb. Highest concentration for Cu was 10.5±1.18 ppb and the lowest concentration for this element was 0.65±0.26 ppb. The highest and lowest concentrations recorded for lead were 9.33±1.19 and 0.15 ±0.01 ppb, respectively, while those for cadmium were 0.116±0.019 and 0.016±0.003 ppb, respectively. The results obtained indicate the presence heavy metals studied in the water samples although they were lower than the maximum permissible concentration for these pollutants for the breeding and rearing of Acipenser persicus in sturgeon hatcheries.


The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program was started in 2008 and has grown to cover the majority of the United States, starting in North Dakota in 2012. The goal of SSVF is promoting housing stability among very low-income veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing. SSVF supports a Housing First approach by helping the veteran family meets its primary need of housing, while addressing barriers to housing stability.
Each of our Community Action Agencies is able to provide families with outreach, case management, and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits. Veteran families may qualify for assistance with time-limited payments to third parties for rent, utilities, moving expenses, and licensed child care. SSVF is funded by the Veterans Administration and works through private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives.
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If you have any questions about Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), please contact Holly Papineau, Programs Director, at email@example.com or via phone: 701-232-2452


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Are your home's windows well beyond the need for replacement? If so, you'll be looking into getting new windows installed sometime soon. With four types of framing material available, you'll definitely need some help narrowing down your selection.
One of the most popular types of window framing material is vinyl, which is due to a combination of its cost, looks, and energy efficiency. While it is not as strong as other types of framing material, it still has very good performance when you compare all of the framing materials. Vinyl cannot be painted down the road, so you must put some thought into what color you want since it will last the lifetime of the window. However, the color is not going to chip or fade over the years, which means it will continue to look good for the foreseeable future.
The framing on a fiberglass window is going to look a bit nicer compared to a vinyl window, where you are not going to see weld lines where pieces of material come together like you would with vinyl. The fiberglass material is also stronger, so it is going to withstand weather damage better over time. Fiberglass framing materials have improved energy efficiency over vinyl but cannot be painted as well. While there are many more benefits of fiberglass over vinyl, they will cost more money than the competing products.
Aluminum has a variety of price ranges, which can be the cheap or expensive end of the spectrum. You'll want to spend more money and buy aluminum windows that have a thermal break that helps separate the aluminum on the outside and inside of your home. This helps prevent the temperatures from transferring through the window framing material but still lets you enjoy the aesthetics that it can provide.
Many people select wood windows because of the aesthetics. Not only does the wood look beautiful on your home, but you have the option to change the color over time by painting or staining the material. This gives the windows some versatility that you just do not have with other types of windows. Wood windows can even increase your home's value if you plan on selling in the near future. Wood windows will come at a higher price tag compared to the other framing material, so make sure that it is in your budget if you decide to move forward with wood.
Keep these materials in mind as you look for replacement windows.Share
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My sweet spouse and I are building a new master bedroom onto our small home. I’m so excited about this fun, renovation project. I’ve already started shopping for beautiful furniture to fill this bedroom with. Are you currently searching for the perfect pieces of furniture to put in a new bedroom? If your bedroom contains a large closet, you might not need to buy a dresser. Instead, you may want to invest in a large bed complete with a decorative headboard and a footboard. You may also wish to look for a gorgeous chaise lounge to relax in while you read books at nighttime. On this blog, I hope you will discover valuable tips to help you buy pieces of furniture you’ll cherish for many years to come. Enjoy!

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Sounds Like: Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tabby Thomas, Gary Clark, Jr., BB King
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"Starting out as a child prodigy in Baton Rouge, guitarist Troy Turner has traveled the world playing the blues while escaping the attention that is often lavished on less-talented musicians... Right from the start, Turner shows that he has retained his distinctive guitar style and an expressive singing voice that was nurtured at a young age in the church choir... Throughout the disc, Turner sings with conviction and impresses with his fluid fretwork, which he confines to brief, concise solos. It is a solid offering that is consistent from start to finish and should raise Turner’s profile in the blues community. It’s great to have him back!"


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If some of you haven’t picked up on it by now, life doesn’t always go according to plan. And yet, a lot of people still get taken back when things just don’t flow their way. People are somehow surprised when every day doesn’t seem to go the way they would want and often times, they become beaten down from the daily rigors life may offer. It appears that life has a strong will – usually stronger than its adversary – and the friction it causes usually results in one feeling sorry for themselves and paralyzing their efforts. But life doesn’t have to be that way, not at all. A lot of life is in how you handle it. It’s a matter of dealing with what comes your way in a productive manner.
Bernard Malamud stated, “There comes a time in our lives when to get where we have to go, if there are no doors or windows, we need to walk through a wall.” The problem, however, often lies within the confines of one’s own mind where “the wall” is an insurmountable obstacle. Most people aren’t willing to push through that wall and make that extra effort. So I’ll leave you with a question for you to reflect upon: When’s the last time you attempted to break through the barriers and walk through a wall?

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Finally, I.B.M. can begin gauging whether it got its money's worth in paying $3.5 billion for the Lotus Development Corporation last year.
The main goal of that acquisition was to get Lotus's Notes software, which enables groups of people to work collaboratively over computer networks. And last week I.B.M. began shipping out Version 4 of the program, the first new version of Notes in two and a half years.
For the International Business Machines Corporation, one big question is whether Notes can continue to attract customers in the face of the Internet and other connectivity options.
But at least the other big question has been answered: Ray Ozzie says he is staying.
Mr. Ozzie is the 40-year-old wizard who created Notes more than a decade ago, slowly nurtured it to best-seller status and was widely seen as the single most valuable human resource that I.B.M. acquired in the Lotus takeover. (On the day the Lotus deal was signed last June, I.B.M.'s chairman, Louis V. Gerstner Jr., took a helicopter from Boston to Mr. Ozzie's office 45 miles northwest, in Westford, Mass., to personally welcome Mr. Ozzie and his team to Big Blue.)
Because Mr. Ozzie was loyal to Lotus's chairman, Jim P. Manzi, and various other executives who left not long after I.B.M. arrived, and because Mr. Ozzie had already been made a millionaire 60 times over by the popularity of Notes, some industry insiders wondered if Mr. Ozzie might follow the next version of Notes right out the door.
"My commitment is not up," Mr. Ozzie said in an interview last week in the snowbound Westford headquarters of Iris Associates, the Lotus-I.B.M. unit that actually produces Notes. "I have been with this product for a long, long time and the last thing I'm going to do is take some action to precipitate the destruction of something I worked so hard on for so many years."
In fact, the usually reclusive Mr. Ozzie said he now planned to begin taking a far more visible role as a spokesman for Notes, talking with analysts, customers and reporters to promote the product.
Mr. Ozzie said that he was already working on designs for the next several versions of Notes, for which there are no timetables yet. And he plans to spend time with Notes customers at Lotus's user conference in Orlando, Fla., next week, gathering ideas for new features.
Simply put, Notes enables teams of people at different computers -- distributed within a building or scattered around the globe -- to work together on projects simultaneously. When one person makes a change to a document, for example, the revision is seen instantaneously by everyone viewing that file. The new version features various improvements, including lower prices and easier ways to use the software over the Internet.
Mr. Ozzie praised I.B.M. for allowing him and his staff of nearly 100 at Iris to complete Notes Version 4 without meddling. He recalled that Iris Associates had been producing Notes under contract to Lotus, before Lotus acquired Iris in May 1994 -- a deal struck only after he and Mr. Manzi spent months drafting a formal agreement spelling out Iris's autonomy.
Mr. Ozzie acknowledged feeling anxious when Mr. Manzi decided to leave last fall, fearing that he had lost the buffer between Big Blue and Iris. But he said that I.B.M. and John Thompson, its executive vice president in charge of software, had "diffused that anxiety."
One direct result of I.B.M.'s deep pockets has been Lotus's ability to cut prices on Notes.
Notes Desktop, the basic portion of the software that runs on each individual user's PC, has been cut to $69, compared with $155 for the older version.
A more sophisticated Notes Desktop package, which includes all the code a programmer would need to create custom applications, is still priced at $275 -- but it now includes Internet software options that previously would have added some $2,500 to the price.
And I.B.M.'s marketing might is enabling Lotus to elevate Notes in the public's consciousness through network television commercials that recently began running.
None of this guarantees, of course, that Notes, with an estimated 3.3 million individual users now, will reach I.B.M.'s goal of more than 20 million by the end of next year. Corporations and organizations that use notes include General Motors, the accounting firm Price Waterhouse and the Central Intelligence Agency.
Critics contend that Mr. Ozzie and Lotus erred in taking more than two years to upgrade Notes, a critical period in which Internet euphoria and World Wide Web mania allowed software companies like Netscape Communications to capture corporate imaginations with promises of Notes-like capabilities at lower cost. Notes networks, however, remain more functional for many corporate computing purposes than anything currently available through an Internet setup -- and are in many ways, more secure.
But Mr. Ozzie said Notes was too complicated a product to have enabled his development team to rush Version 4 into the market simply to stay ahead of Internet hype. And he contended that the new features in the latest version of Notes make it an efficient way for corporate customers to create Internet applications.
If anything, he insisted, all the publicity accorded the Net and the Web since 1993, when Notes Version 3 was introduced, has made it easier to sell the idea of corporate computing.
Nowadays, few need to be convinced of the importance of computer networking. "The Web," Mr. Ozzie said, "is really helping us shorten our selling cycle."


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Pawnbroking business; application for a license
If you want to work commercially as a pawnbroker or pawnbroker, you need a license.
If you want to work as a pawnbroker, you must provide special securities and evidence.
- You must provide evidence of the necessary funds or collateral for the first six months. This can be a credit balance or a bank guarantee.
- You must also take out insurance against fire damage, water damage, burglary and robbery and present it when submitting your application. A safe must be available for jewelry.
- You must secure your premises against burglary with an alarm system.
- In the case of car pawnbroking, the question of possible environmental hazards caused by the parking areas of the vehicles must be clarified.
Permission will be refused if:
- Facts justify the assumption that the applicant does not possess the reliability required for the business operation.
As a rule, this reliability is not possessed by anyone who has been convicted of a crime, theft, embezzlement, extortion, fraud, breach of trust, forgery of documents, receiving stolen goods, usury or an offense against the law against unfair competition in the five years prior to the application.
- The applicant does not provide evidence of the funds required for the business or corresponding securities.
You must apply to the competent authority for a license to operate a business as a pawnbroker or pawnbroker.
After the examination, you will either receive the permit or a rejection notice. A permit may be subject to certain conditions.
The pawnbroker must notify the competent authority which rooms he/she uses for the business operation at the start of the business operation; furthermore, he/she must immediately notify any change of rooms used for the business operation.
The pawnbroker is obliged to keep records.
You must apply for the permit before starting your business. You are only entitled to exercise the trade after the permit has been issued.
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iPhone 3.0 How To: Viewing MobileMe published Calendars
iPhone OS 3.0 is well and truly out now, and MobileMe News has now posted a tutorial on just how to view calendars that have been published to MobileMe on the Apple iPhone.
If you are a MobileMe user who uses iCal you simply click the calendar and select publish from the calendar menu then you can send an email to invite other iCal users to subscribe.
This enables friends and family to subscribe to your published calendars and view them on their iPhone OS 3.0 running iPhone or iPod Touch; all they need to do is hit the link in the email to set up subscription to the calendar. For further details simply follow the link.


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DNA TEST TO CONFIRM WHETHER CANADIAN PRISONER IS MBUYISA MAKHUBU
By: Mbalenhle Zibani
The teenage boy who carried dying Hector Pieterson during the Soweto uprising in June 1976 is believed to be alive in a prison in Canada.
This is after the Department of Arts and Culture admitted that it has been tracing people who had gone missing during the liberation struggle and discovered that there was a prisoner by the name of Mbuyisa Makhubu in Canada.
Minister of Arts and Culture, Paul Mashatile, said in a statement, “There is someone in Canada who may be Mbuyisa Makhubu and we have decided to check that.”
Makhubu disappeared at the age of 19, in 1978, two years after the Soweto uprising. He ran away from harassment by the apartheid police after a picture of him carrying Pieterson was published.
His late mother Nomboniso had told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that she didn’t know whether her son was dead or alive.
The department told the media that they have been working with Authorities from Canada for a month now. Mashatile also said that the South African medical team will check DNA with Makhubu’s family.If DNA results confirm that the prisoner is Makhubu, the government will try to bring him back to his home in Soweto.
“I’m happy if Mbuyisa is alive. He must come back because his brother has been talking about him, even his mother died wanting to know his whereabouts,” said Orlando West resident Nicodimus Masilo, to eNCA.
But Pieterson’s sister Antoinette Sithole thought otherwise.
“I don’t think it is him,” said Sithole.
“Check his eyes and mouth; this person on the picture has bigger eyes than those of Mbuyisa, even if a person does get old, their features don’t change much,” she added.
Arts and Culture Department spokesperson Magomotsi Mogodiri said in a statement that they are awaiting DNA results to confirm if the person in Canada is indeed Makhubu.


One of the nice bits about being a councillor is getting invited to various community events.
It’s great to live in a place where so many and different groups are willing to work for their community, where people take pride in their town.
Over the weekend it was my pleasure to attend a range of events across Crawley. From the 60th anniversary of St Paul’s Methodist Church in Northgate and the 5th anniversary of Crawley Black History Month to a Celebration Day held to commemorate the merger of Three Bridges’ infant and junior schools, the hard work which local residents are willing to put into their community and the pride they take from it were clear to see.
New Towns like Crawley were influenced by the Garden City Movement, promoting decent living conditions and a positive social life for residents through the physical design of towns.
The men and women who then left London after the war came and invested their time and energy into turning those new streets and houses into a homes.
Their legacy can be seen today in the communities of the town and subsequent generations have added to them with civic achievements like the Hawth, Tilgate Park and K2.
In recent years some improvements have been made in doing up parades, but far too much of the fabric of the town is being left to decay. The Garden City Movement taught us that the built environment has a huge impact on the quality of our lives and the state of our communities; it’s something the council forgets at its peril.
Money is tighter these days but that’s why it has to be used in smarter ways, focused on real priorities.
The council must also be less frightened of using regulatory powers, when necessary, to act in the public interest. More can and must be done.
It’s great that Crawley is a place where community groups do take pride in their town but it can’t simply be left to residents to go it alone, the council has a role to play as well and the Labour Group are ready to get on with the job.


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After a century firmly anchored in Boston, Northeastern University is branching out — becoming Southeastern, Northwestern and perhaps Western and Midwestern as well.
Northeastern, known for its co-op program in which undergraduates spend significant amounts of time in the workplace, opened its first satellite campus this fall in Charlotte, N.C., and is planning a second in Seattle next year; outposts in Austin, Tex., Minnesota and Silicon Valley are under discussion.
The goal is to offer master’s degrees in industries like cybersecurity, health informatics and project management, matching programs with each city’s industries and labor needs, through a mix of virtual learning and fly-ins from professors based in Boston (tuition will be the same as at the main campus).
While higher education has long been seen as a local enterprise, with universities deeply enmeshed in their communities, the explosion of online institutions, particularly for-profit career colleges like the University of Phoenix and the Education Management Corporation, has changed that dynamic. Northeastern, which is spending $60 million to support the expansion, is perhaps the most ambitious of a handful of brick-and-mortar institutions looking to broaden their footprint in new markets and with new methods of instruction.


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An important technique for drilling wells with limited pressure factors is managed pressure drilling (MPD). This course will highlight cutting-edge technological characteristics that will give guidelines for participants to properly identify and analyze whether MPD is fit for your chosen well or project because MPD is a performance-enhancing solution.
Participants will have the chance to gain significant understanding of various MPD systems and design applications through ABIM’s thorough training course. The modeling and management of hydraulic load will also be explained. Additionally, all critical components of drilling operations in relation to managed pressure drilling (MPD) systems and design structures will be covered by our professional expertise.
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- Analyze the MPD concept and its various methods and implementations.
- Recognize the different MPD system components and their functions.
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- Set minimal training standards for MPD installation.
- Cementing and other completing activities should be carried out using MPD techniques.
- Effectively comprehend and use the hardware and software restrictions of MPD control during secondary well control operation.
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- Find and evaluate detection methods for regulating bottom-hole pressure during an influx.
- To be certified as CMPDWDAP, student should take up a 1.5 hours exam at the designated examination centers.
- The qualifying exam would consist of 50 multiple choice questions, testing core certification modules.
- Professionals with relevant experience and other qualifying criteria may be exempted from the examination.
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It wasn’t the sight of it that bothers her, it is the sound. That initial crunch then the squishing as the spear goes through their brains and blood starts gushing out is what turns her stomach. It’s the sound that has her on the brink of tears each time she kills one. Of course, there was also that sound of her victims inhaling as the pain hit them. She never lingers long enough to hear their last breaths.
She couldn’t even remember where she got a spear of all things. Why wasn’t she using a gun? Why was she killing these people to begin with? She has no idea, she just knows she had to do it. There are five rows of students, about college age, that she is cycling through. Each one of them sits there and waits like it is fate for them to die by her hand and she is the angel of death. Angel. She is no angel. These people had short lives. There is no reason for them to die. At least none that she knows.
There are a few people she can’t kill. Something about these people makes her heart twinge, maybe it is just that…she sees them more as people than bodies. She looks at them with tears in her eyes and walks past to the next body that is ready to die. She can feel the others looking at her like she let them down. Why had they been chosen to live? No one speaks a word. There are no screams, there is no pleading, just the sound of her footsteps as she walks to the next person, the crunch, the bloodletting, and the intake of their last breath.
When she gets to the end of the last row, she doesn’t look back. She can still feel those among the living looking at her, through her. As she walks out the door, it is then that the principal walks in, at least that is who she thinks the woman is in the pencil skirt and high buttoned shirt. The principal walks calmly past her and into the classroom, but not a word is uttered.
Outside, the rain is coming down steady but not too hard. She fumbles with the spear as she gets into her little truck and gently coaxes her dog off the driver’s seat. She places the spear, still dripping with blood and brain matter, behind the passenger seat. The truck starts with a low rumble and she drives up the highway heading north. With every mile, her fear increases. She wonders when they will be coming for her, when they will capture her and punish her for killing nearly 25 people with her spear. She continues north, going as fast as she can, which in her little truck was only 50 miles per hour. As her fear increases, so does her paranoia.
She wonders, “Should I ditch the truck and move on foot? What about Pooch? Will he be able to keep up? What about the weather, the autumn air is getting chilly?”
Finally she reaches her breaking point and an empty tank of fuel as she pulls into the far parking lot of a train station. It is at this point that she realizes she has no actual cash on her and if she uses her cards to withdraw money from the ATM machine, it is sure that she will be found. She will have to do without somehow.
She finds a harness for Pooch under the seat, grabs a backpack with some essentials (sweatshirt, small blanket, first aid), and her spear then heads up a foot path into the woods. As she nears the crest of the hilltop after what feels like miles, she sits with Pooch underneath what is left of a tree, hugs Pooch tight and cries. It wasn’t until the low pitched Whomp Whomp Whomp of helicopter blades wake her that she realizes she had nodded off with Pooch in her lap.
As the helicopter passes, she stays as still as she can with her dog. Once it is gone, they get up and continue north on their path to wherever it leads them. Tears continue to stream from her swollen eyes, it isn’t because of her fear or the not knowing of what to do next, it is because with every step she took there was that initial crunch of the freshly fallen leaves, then the squishing of the wet ground reminding her of what she had done to almost 25 people. What she doesn’t realize is, they aren’t searching for her to contain her, they are searching for her so she will finish her job and continue in the darkened days to come.


In the last few months, we’ve received quite a few questions, comments and concerns around high beef prices at a retail level.
In the last year and a half, we’ve seen major supply disruptions and demand shocks, as food service quickly shifted to retail. But, beyond local changes in demand, there are many factors that influence the supply chain, and thus beef prices at retail.
“I think it’s really important to remember, that even though we live in Alberta, where we have a net export situation, that net exports mean that the domestic consumer here, actually competes with the international consumer,” says Brenna Grant, Manager, Canfax Research Services. “And if that international consumer is willing to pay more on the demand side, that is going to raise prices here too…”
According to Grant, retail beef prices took a big jump in 2015 and 2016, driven by global demand for proteins.
This March, we saw increasing prices again, and that came as a surprise to many.
“This was a good thing, except, this was more than what we normally see for a spring rally. We sort of passed out all of those previous highs that we saw back in 2015 and 16, and we sort of started getting concerned into May and June, and we saw levels peak in June at around $330 per hundred weight, on EUSDA choice. And just to give you some context, the peak in 2019 was $230.”
Some of that, says Grant, was likely strong reactions to tight supply and demand levels. But the other piece, has been international demand.
Another shift may be occurring as a result of COVID-19 restrictions lifting, and a push towards improving health routines.
“Some may be old enough to remember back in the early 2000s when we saw really strong protein demand for both beef and pork, coming out of the Atkins diet and South Beach diet sort of fad of people looking to lose weight by shifting to more protein and less carbs.”
And while price spikes may take certain cuts out of the picture for a while, Grant suggests trying something new.
“We’re all drawn to the easy things, like steaks that can be thrown on the barbecue. But our loin and our rib primals also tend to be the things that lead those price rallies. So, if you’re looking for maybe a cheaper cut, an underutilized cut, it may be something that requires slow, moist cooking, that takes more time. But, there are a number of those cuts that you can find in the meat case that do have cheaper price points.”


Peru Congress Edges Closer to Giving State Control Over Pensions
(Bloomberg) -- A Peruvian congressional committee approved a bill to overhaul the country’s pension system, triggering warnings from the fund-management industry that the government will get control of billions of dollars of private savings.
Lawmakers on the pension reform committee voted 6-2 in favor of legislation late Tuesday that seeks to replace the existing private and public pension plans with an integrated, government-run system. The bill will now be sent to the floor of congress for a final vote, at an undetermined date.
The proposals have alarmed the country’s private fund managers -- known as AFPs -- who say the $45 billion they manage will be vulnerable to state interference and even seizure. Giovanna Priale, who heads a group representing the industry, said the plan equates to a “nationalization” of the savings. “The AFPs want to keep improving -- with performance-based fees, higher returns and greater competition -- but by no means should that mean destroying what’s already there and starting from zero,” she said.
The overhaul would be the biggest since the current pension system was created in 1993, when the bankrupt national pension fund was replaced by a government-run, pay-as-you-go fund and the AFP system of individual accounts.
Other critics, which include several former finance ministers, say it’s the wrong time for such a large and complex reform given the political turmoil that’s gripped Peru in the last 18 months. The country has both a caretaker government and a transitional congress after President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the body in 2019 and was then impeached in November. President Francisco Sagasti is leading an interim government. The next presidential election is in April 2021.
Fund managers are concerned that lawmakers and not technocrats are leading the reform given congress’ disregard for specialists’ advice during the pandemic. Congress let workers and retirees pull billions of dollars from private pension savings last year, despite opposition from the government and regulators. It also passed other bills later ruled unconstitutional.
According to the pension reform bill, a new government body would take over the AFPs’ administrative functions, leaving them strictly as fund managers. Other local and international fund management companies would be invited to bid for rights to manage the money in an effort to push down fees.
Read more: Peru Congress Approves Pension Payout Despite Opposition
Diego Macera, head of the Peruvian Economy Institute, said creating a new state pensions entity is a backward step. “It possibly gives too much power to an organization that that could be vulnerable to political capture or be extremely inefficient.”
The changes would also see a portion of workers’ savings transferred into a government-managed shared fund that would finance a basic pension for lower earners. The AFP association said in a statement Tuesday it equates to an indirect payroll tax on higher earners and “punishes those who save for their retirement.” Finance Minister Waldo Mendoza told the committee on Jan. 8 he didn’t see that proposal as viable. The Finance Ministry didn’t respond to a request for comment on the bill.
The legislation would also force employers to contribute toward employees’ pensions, with the rate to be determined by the government.
While recent governments have tinkered with the pension system, there wasn’t sufficient support from congress for a wholesale reform. The economic and social havoc wreaked by Covid-19 changed that, exposing the South American country’s weak safety net and precarious labor market, according to Carmen Omonte, who heads congressional committee that drafted the bill.
“Some might say it’s the worst possible moment given we’re in the middle of a pandemic,” she said. “I see it as an opportunity because there is a sensitivity in the population due to the current context of hardship.”
Read more: Peru Congress Approves More Pension Withdrawals to Counter Slump
The reform seeks to fix the many problems with the current pension system. Off-the-books workers exceed 70% of the workforce, so only a minority of workers save for their retirement. The government’s pay-as-you-go pension fund can’t sustain itself and partly relies on transfers from the Treasury to pay retirees. A shortfall in revenue means it doesn’t pay a cent to workers who’ve made less than 20-years of contributions when they retire. Meanwhile private fund customers aren’t entitled to a minimum pension and management fees are high.
“The system is crumbling. It can’t go on as it is,” Omonte said.
Suggestions that savings are at risk is scaremongering, she said. The committee drafted the bill after reviewing five government-commissioned reports on pension reform, and speaking to regulators and the AFPs. It also consulted experts at the Inter-American Development Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Labor Organization.
Omonte said the Finance Ministry didn’t make specific contributions to the draft legislation, adding there will be time to include comments from any entity before the bill is voted on the floor of congress.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Luminary Hotel opens on Wednesday, Sept. 23, but we are now getting a first look inside the nearly completed building.
Mayor Randy Henderson cut the ribbon for the soft opening on Thursday, Sept. 17. Guests will start staying inside on Wednesday.
The new facility includes 243 rooms for guests, a fourth-floor pool area, restaurants and a coffee shop.
The hotel is 12 stories high and the top of the hotel is an indoor/outdoor bar. That will not open until sometime in October.
This project includes more than just a hotel — across the street will be a new restaurant right along the river. It won’t open until next year, but you will be able to rent kayaks as well as food or drinks.
Live music will be played at the new amphitheater that’s under construction. It’s right along the water on Edwards Dr. That won’t open until next year as well.
This weekend, the Caloosa Sound Convention Center will host its first event since remodeling finished. You can stop by the Home Show on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20. It was the first event held at the original convention center in the 1990s.


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Full Guide: What is a Transportation Management System (TMS)
While transportation companies try to move more and more goods from point A to point B, they face a number of challenges, like increasing commuting times and escalating freight costs, not to mention the usual staffing issues and associated driver shortages. So as transportation costs and demands rise—and technology solutions steadily evolve—more and more companies are looking to a transportation management system (TMS) to find efficiencies and savings, and end up seeing very promising results.
Trucking businesses use these solutions to manage their trucks and trailers, and those who drive them. Freight brokers use them to oversee their partner network, while carriers use them to watch over their fleets. Whatever your business is, a reliable TMS helps you to increase your operational efficiency and insights, through the effective tracking and reporting of your transportation data. In other words, it has the potential to push management time way down and profits way up.
To help you successfully navigate the transportation software market and determine what kind of system is right for your organization, we created the following guide to a TMS. Here’s everything you need to know:
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A transportation management system (TMS) is a software application designed to help businesses manage their transportation operations. It is a logistics software that can be used by shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers to plan, execute and optimize their transportation operations. A TMS goes a long way in streamlining shipping operations by automating tasks, like route planning, load management and finances, and supporting real-time, data-driven decisions to do with the business.
More specifically, a transportation management platform takes into account various factors, like shipping distances and delivery times, traffic and weather conditions all to create the best possible routes and schedules. It sends out alerts about potential delays or issues and it provides detailed analytics around transportation data and identifies important trends. This all translates to both increased productivity and cost savings for businesses, while also offering shorter and more reliable delivery times for customers.
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Imagine a single source of truth for your transportation company to stay on top of your business, rather than a daunting stack of spreadsheets or loose papers floating around the office. TMS logistics software means no more paperwork and no need for several technology programs. With a TMS, all of your transportation data can be found in one place. This makes it easier to keep tabs on your shipments at every stage of the shipping process, not to mention checking in on shipment weights. Picture fully automated transportation management and communications, too. This way, you can not only streamline your day-to-day operations, but also easily update shipment information and quickly notify everyone involved in the process.
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People still look for and purchase new construction – when they feel that it offers something they want and need. They have various reasons for desiring something new. Among these are the fact that it is new and never before occupied, that it comes with many warranties – builder as well as manufacturers, that they get to select their features and colors, that it may have a better chance of appreciation, that it comes with no built-in or acquired maintenance issues (hopefully), and that it is located in a desirable neighborhood with recreational amenities and other natural features.
There is another group of people who prefer to rent rather than make an ownership decision – single family homes or apartments. They may want to save for an eventual down payment on a future home purchase, enjoy not caring for a home in terms of normal maintenance, or prefer the freedom of being able to move frequently without marketing their home first.
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All week Armenia’s AMPTV has been gifting us with the songs that will compete in Depi Evratesil 2018 — its national selection for Eurovision. The twenty tracks cut across genre (emotional ballads, upbeat dance, ethnic pop and disco bangers) and language (English, Armenian, Spanish). The artists are as diverse. Among them are a Eurovision alum (Tamar Kaprelian), a Depi Evratesil veteran (Asmik Shiroyan), singers from Armenia’s vast diaspora (including Sevak) and one very animated drag queen (Kamil). Armenia really has taken things to another level this year.
In the weeks ahead we’ll see each of the acts perform on the Yerevan stage, giving us a chance to assess their live vocals and whether their songs translate to television. But for now we want to know: Which artist and song is your early favourite to win?
Depi Evratesil 2018: All 20 songs
You can listen to all of the songs in the playlist above. Then vote in our poll. You can vote for as many acts as you’d like, but you can only vote ONE time. Be sure to tick the box next to each act you want to support before pressing submit.
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In a climate of fear and isolation that equally affects us all, therapists are now being asked to help clients deal with the practical challenges of self-isolation in a time of danger and heightened anxiety—and doing so in isolation. Worse yet, telehealth requires the sudden acquisition of new technical skills and facing any phobias we and the clients have about the use of technology.
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RSC Physical Therapist Kim Alexander was featured in a story in the Rockford Register Star’s Slice e-mail magazine
He talked about his recent training at the Titleist Performance Institute. TPI trains physical therapists and other health care providers in techniques to help golfers prevent injuries and improve their games.
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Rockford Spine Center Physical Therapist Kim Alexander, ATC, PT, MPT, recently completed training at the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) in Philadelphia for additional training in golf-related injuries and treatments.
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Rockford Spine Center Surgeon Michael Roh, M.D., recently spoke during Grand Rounds at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.


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(This is an item from our new blog: Unofficial Sources.)
The report dutifully examines how hard it is for the federal government to hire and keep top cybersecurity talent when the private sector pays so much more.
Its very sensible recommendations include modernizing the creaky civil service hiring system and making compensation more competitive.
But in a eye-popping bit of irony — even by Washington standards — the report was written by Booz Allen Hamilton, the giant “Beltway Bandit” government contractor known for regularly raiding the National Security Agency and other government organizations for its best and brightest cyber talents, especially after they’ve gotten valuable government training and security clearances.
To its credit, the report forthrightly acknowledges the role that contractors play in denuding the civil service of cyber talent:
Government additionally competes with its own contractors—both private-sector companies and federally funded research and development centers—which can offer far more generous compensation packages. Contractors are not limited to the General Schedule when it comes to salaries. They can simply hire away the best cybersecurity talent and rent it back to the government at a higher hourly rate.
So how in the world did Booz, of all people, end up writing the report, which was co-published by the Partnership for Public Service, a do-gooder nonprofit that champions federal workers?
They volunteered. And covered the costs.
Could it be out of guilt? “I don’t know if it’s guilt or what,” Partnership president Max Stier said, rejecting the notion. “But it’s clearly helpful. What they’re trying to do is solve the problem.”
Stier’s theory is that “if everyone’s unhappy with government, they don’t want government doing anything” — and then there’s no work for government contractors.
If government does work better, he said, “in the long run, it’s good for them, it’s good for government, it’s good for everybody.”
Stier had particular praise for one of the report’s lead authors, Ron Sanders, a Booz vice president and longtime public servant who was the intelligence community’s first chief human capital officer until he left in 2010.
“He’s a phenomenal and well-informed person who’s seen what’s broken and knows how to fix it,” Stier said.
The release of the report was followed by a panel discussion on Tuesday. “NSA is really the poster child for many of the reforms we’ve advocated here,” Sanders said, according to an article by Jack Moore, who covers tech in the federal government for Nextgov.
NSA human resources technical director John Yelnosky said it’s particularly painful when people leave after they’ve undergone extensive, specialized NSA training, Moore reported.
“The competition out there is really fierce and particularly for these folks that we make a big investment in, and we feel those losses very keenly,” Yelnosky said.
Booz Allen, as the inside leaf of its report will tell you, “is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, employs approximately 25,000 people, and had revenue of $5.86 billion for the 12 months ended March 31, 2012.”
Booz was also the last place whistleblower Edward Snowden worked before leaking an archive of top-secret documents to journalists. Mike McConnell, a senior Booz executive and former NSA director, told the Wall Street Journal last year that Booz hired Snowden because the government had vetted him.
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You know your administration has a problem when following the law is announced as a bold new policy initiative.
Unfortunately, Rick Scott can’t seem to find all of the public records from his first term that his administration has now tacitly admitted are being withheld illegally.
We are only 24 hours into Scott’s second term, and already it’s Tallahassee Republican politics as usual. Scott has made it crystal clear that his contempt of government in the sunshine is going to be here for another four years.
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU
TALLAHASSEE — After a year of arguing in court that the state is not required to turn over public records generated on private accounts, Gov. Rick Scott has decided to turn a new leaf as he transitions into a second term.
Beginning Tuesday, the day the governor was sworn into office after being re-elected, his office will require former employees who use their private email accounts or private cellphones for public business to turn over the records when they leave, Scott’s office announced in an email.
The policy is already embedded into law as statute 119.021(4)(a). But, until now, the governor’s legal counsel has argued in court that the statute doesn’t apply to Scott’s administration because, they said, the custodian of the records is the employee, not the state.
It was a new legal argument, unprecedented in Florida law, and exposed the governor to violating the state’s open records act and a pending lawsuit.
“It is now EOG policy that when an employee terminates their employment with the EOG, they are required to turn over any public records during their tenure,’’ Jackie Schutz, Scott’s spokeswoman, said in a statement, referring to the Executive Office of the Governor.
What happened to all the records of the dozens of former employees from Scott’s first term?
John Tupps, the governor’s deputy communications director would not answer whether the public documents from the governor’s first term have been destroyed or turned over, as required by law. In response to a request for a list of those records, the governor’s office said no list existed.
State law requires that “whoever has custody of any public records” must turn those records over at the end of his or her time in public office. The governor’s deputy general counsel Heather Stearns argued in court documents, however, that Scott did not “have control over employees’ private accounts and devices, and therefore does not search those accounts and devices for public records.”
A lawsuit challenging the governor’s practice was filed by Tallahassee attorney Steven R. Andrews. It is pending in Leon County court. A Tallahassee judge last month gave Andrews permission to amend the lawsuit to claim that the governor intentionally violated the public records act by failing to produce the documents as required by law. The governor must respond to the amended complaint within the next week.
In November, Scott turned over 197 pages from his private Google mail account after he and his attorneys previously told the court the records did not exist.
“I’m glad the EOG has adopted a policy that requires its employees to comply with the law,’’ said Barbara Petersen, director of the First Amendment Foundation who has filed a brief on behalf of Andrews’ challenge.
The governor’s office also said it could not provide a copy of the new policy.
“This is a new practice. There is nothing responsive to this request,’’ Tupps wrote in an email. He also said the governor’s office is working to enforce the law.
“As we continue to look for ways to increase transparency within our office, during the governor’s transition review process an emphasis has been placed on the enforcement of the existing policy that requires employees to turn over any public records when they leave the agency,’’ he said.
Colleen Andrews, a paralegal in Steven Andrews’ firm, said she is disappointed in the governor’s interpretation of the law.
“The records are not the governor’s records, they are the public’s records and we just wanted to get copies of them,’’ she said. “It saddens me that it took filing a lawsuit, and incurring costs, to get him to comply with the law. Most people don’t have the time or access to the courts to financially go up against the governor’s office.”
Under Florida law, an unintentional violation of the public records act is a noncriminal infraction punishable by a fine of up to $500; an intentional violation is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and a jail term not exceeding one year. A public officer, such as the governor, who intentionally violates the law is subject to “suspension and removal or impeachment.”
If Andrew’s lawsuit succeeds, taxpayers could be on the hook for paying the attorney fees and court costs in addition to the $500 fine. Meanwhile, the governor’s policy also has the potential to expose the individual employees to separate lawsuits and subsequent attorneys fees
FLORIDA PUBLIC RECORDS LAW
Chapter 119, Florida’s public records law, states the following:
119.021(4)(a)Whoever has custody of any public records shall deliver, at the expiration of his or her term of office, to his or her successor or, if there be none, to the records and information management program of the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State, all public records kept or received by him or her in the transaction of official business.


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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Devil in Disguise
His fake charm is never elusive. It leaks from his skin, flowing freely from some nether hell. The air before him burns, as the earth beneath him abates; inadvertently, he sets fire to all he touches. Beneath layers of soft skin, libidos are raging; women, both the pure and the wicked, are falling endlessly within themselves. But he’ll never touch their heaving bosoms. Little do the know: the king of hearts lost his cherry to the human spear.


The real name of Daps is Louis Grandison, but known by Dexta Daps in his professional world. He is famous for both his dancehall tracks and his ballads, Dexta is a Jamaican reggae singer. His hits include the 2015 single Shabba Madda Pot, the 2014 ballad 7Eleven, and the 2014 song Morning Love. In 2017, he released his debut record Intro along with an erotic short film that amassed more than 1.6 million YouTube views.
Moreover, Daps was raised in the Seaview Gardens neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica, which was home to Jamaican reggae musicians like Shabba Ranks, Bounty Killer, and Elephant Man. The neighborhood was also noted for its poverty and close-knit community.
Is Dexta Daps Married?
These days, people are very curious to know the relationships of their favorite personalities. We can see from the list that one of the searches was for Dexta Dap's Wife, as his admirers are curious about his romantic or cohabiting relationships.
There is limited information available regarding Dexta Dap's wife. According to Vimbuzz, Dexta Daps is married to Lexi Daps. A picture of Dexta Daps And Lexi Daps posted on the Facebook Page Dancehall On The Go, and this page has 221,854 followers. The Image of a couple and 3 kids includes the caption, “To my husband, neer forget that I love you. If I could give you one thing in life. I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Only then would you realize How special you are to me. Lots of Love from the boys and I.”
When Dexta Daps Started His Career?
At the age of 26, The first 2 singles “Save Me Jah” and “May You Be” by Dexta Daps were released in 2012. After two years he caught the attention of the public with the release of “Jealous Ova” in collaboration with dancehall artist, Tifa, and international hit “7-Eleven.”
Before his debut album Intro was released in 2017, he released a number of successful songs. Dap's reputation as Dancehall's lovemaking-symbol has been established by this record, which included a YouTube video with over 9.4 million views before the platform made it age-restricted.
He performed two times at the renowned Reggae Sumfest in 2017 and 2019 . In 2019, Daps released “No Underwear,” a hit song that was more of a slower, lovemaking anthem. He released the album “Vent” in 2020, and artists like Bounty Killer and Masicka praised it.
Grandison has since worked with numerous foreign artists, such as Loui Culture and Tory Lanez, firmly establishing his position on the global music scene.
How Rich Dexta Dap's Is?
An estimate of Dexta Daps's total net worth of the following years are included in the evaluation: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 s around $90K which is generated by public information about sponsorships or other sources found on the internet, revealed by a source Popnable.
Do You Know Why Dexta Daps Was Arrested In 2020?
He had been arrested on April 8, 2020, by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force due to allegations that he took part in gang-related killings and violence in the West Kingston area. The following day, he was to appear before an emergency review panel to ask to be released.
He was eventually released, though, on April 30 in the afternoon, just a little over a day before he was scheduled to appear before the judging panel, according to TrendingBuzz.
Dexta Daps is a well-known personality of Jamaica who was growing up in the impoverished slums of his hometown. According to various sources, His wife is Lexi Daps but as of now there is not any recent update information regarding his relationship.


By Will Dabbs, MD
If you are a passionate shooter you stockpile ammo. The Leftists will never understand but we just don’t want to feel like we have to run to the store before we go to the range. That works fine for milk but not so much with bullets.
Most of us don’t seriously think we will need a zillion rounds of home defense ammunition for the day when the zombies come. However, I shoot a lot and I am always keeping a sharp eye out for good deals on bulk ammo. I recently stumbled across the most remarkable ammo find in the most unexpected of places.
Walmart is an American icon. Sam Walton epitomized the American dream. A man of humble beginnings with big ideas, Sam started a retail revolution that overtook the planet. Right, wrong, or otherwise, Walmart is the department store standard by which all others are judged. In my little Southern town our Walmart even has a medical clinic, bank, and hair salon to go along with the groceries, hardware, clothing, electronics, and housewares. If they would hire a mortician an American could live out his entire life without ever leaving the building. Gradually and surreptitiously, the most fascinating thing has been happening to the sporting goods section lately.
Quietly and without fanfare, at least in Walmarts down here in the South, the sporting goods sections have begun to stock fun guns and accessories. I went for years without looking at the gun selection at Walmart. I have owned a Mini-14 or two and that was the only thing in the case that ever looked even remotely interesting. Nowadays, however, they stock M4 clones and SIG black rifles. While that is great, the ammunition selection is greater.
Something for Everybody
Our Walmart stocks Russian-made blasting ammo in large quantities at prices that are comparable to mail order. Marketed under the moniker Tulammo, this stuff is steel cased, berdan-primed, and non-corrosive. It sports a bimetal jacketed steel bullet and, while reliable, is fairly filthy. As such, weapons must be cleaned a bit more frequently with this ammo than with the more expensive brass-cased domestic loads.
The locally available calibers include .223, 7.62x39mm, .380, 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. With this selection everything in your collection from .380 pocket pistols to your service handgun to your M4 and AK can remain well-fed and happy. The .223 loading sports a 55 grain bullet yielding ballistics comparable to the old M-193 round the military used years ago.
State-of-the-Art Mil-Spec from Your Local Department Store
What is really extraordinary, however, is the brass-cased XM-855 loading from Federal. This stuff comes packed on Mil-Spec 10-round stripper clips along with a GI stripper clip charger in a standard OD steel .30 caliber ammunition can. There are 420 rounds in each 16-pound can. The can is sealed at the store with a black plastic zip tie. In my testing these XM-855 loads push out of a Mil-Spec 14.5-inch M4 barrel at 2,940 fps. The 55-grain Tulammo loads averaged about 40 fps slower from the same barrel.
The can is the classic GI-issue M19A1 ammunition can that we all use to store everything from ammunition to tools to gun parts to snacks. It is robust and waterproof thanks to a rubber gasket incorporated into the lid. It includes a heavy steel latch, thick enamel paint, and a folding carrying handle that lies flat so that multiple cans may be stacked evenly. In one slightly modified form or another, this can has toted ammunition for the U.S. military since World War II.
The cartridges themselves are essentially standard-issue green-tipped 62-grain ball loads. They are packed three 10-round strippers to a cardboard sleeve just like the stuff they use in Afghanistan. The cans incorporate foam spacers to keep the rounds from sliding around in transit. By removing the spacers and rearranging the sleeves one can just barely squeeze a pair of standard 30-round magazines into the can along with the ammo. A little fourth grade math shows that one can will fill fourteen thirty-round magazines.
Quick, Easy, and Painless
Loading magazines using the strippers and charger is simple and intuitive. The charger works on all GI-issue magazines as well as Magpul P-Mags. The charger slips down over the spine of the magazine from the top. The stripper is then inserted into the top of the charger and all ten rounds pressed into place with the thumb. Loading magazines is subsequently fast and painless.
The M-855 loading replaced the older M-193 round with the advent of the product-improved M-16A2 back in the late eighties. The newer load is 7 grains heavier and incorporates a hardened penetrator in the core of the bullet to improve penetration at longer ranges. The bullet is still unstable in flesh and most of its effectiveness stems from its propensity to tumble when passing into dense targets. While there are even heavier loads being used by some elements of SOCOM in combat today, the M-855 is the military standard throughout the services. The XM-855 ammunition released to the public does not undergo the same gauging processes that the military-issue M-855 rounds do but is still for all practical purposes interchangeable. I find it simply amazing that we can buy this stuff at Walmart along with our toilet paper, fish food and diapers. Additionally, the price has to be seen to be believed. While not as reasonably-priced as the Russian-made blasting ammo, the Mil-Spec Federal product is well within the reach of even frugal shooters. A quick check of online sources showed no markedly better deals on similar ammunition anywhere.
At our local store, this stuff moves very fast. They generally stock it three or four cases at a time and it rarely stays on the shelves more than a few days. Fortunately, there are easily a dozen Walmart stores within an hour of my house so finding it in stock is not that big a challenge.
Of course, in addition to all this splendid new tactical ammunition, there is still the standard bevy of hunting and plinking loads. .22 in a variety of flavors, good quality expanding hunting and home defense ammo in a variety of centerfire calibers, shotshells of all flavors, and the much beloved bulk packed Winchester White Box handgun ammo are all there as well.
So, it turns out that the local Walmart will likely be carrying all the ammunition you might need to feed even the most robust scary black gun collection. From cheap high volume range fodder to quality zombie bullets packaged to enjoy a shelf life that stretches beyond my lifetime, Walmart is now my one-stop shopping source for most all of my tactical ammunition needs. Whoever would have thought?
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WASHINGTON — Four-month-old Zane Kahin has been named the newest Gerber "spokesbaby."
Zane and his parents, Erin and Michael, were told the exciting news Monday morning while live on the TODAY show from their home in Winter Park, Florida.
The family shared that while they had hoped to have children together, they weren't sure if Erin would be able to conceive naturally because she had underwent treatment for breast cancer at the age of 27.
Erin explained that before undergoing a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation, doctors told her it could impact her hope of becoming a mom.
The couple met after Erin's treatment and when they got married last year they were prepared to go through fertility treatments, so they and their doctors were a bit surprised when Erin quickly got pregnant.
While the pregnancy was considered high risk at first, they had a pretty flawless pregnancy and delivery, Erin shared.
"On February 3, 2021, our shining light Zane came into our lives – beating all odds," Erin said in a statement.
According to Gerber's announcement, the judging panel absolutely loved Zane's cheerful attitude, infectious giggles and playful smile.
Zane was picked to be the new Gerby baby out of more than 90,000 photo submissions. He'll also serve as the company's first-ever "Chief Growing Officer" and receive a $25,000 cash prize and free Gerber products for up to a year.
Gerber first launched the photo search in 2010 for parents to see their little ones in Gerber's iconic baby logo. The contest celebrates babies and families from all backgrounds.
The original Gerber baby, Ann Turner Cook, turned 94 last November.