Three - point growth formula
The budget exercise has lost much of its past relevance as many of the actions which have an impact on cement supply and demand are now independent of the budget. The appointment of the road regulator will be yet another forum created which will hear the pleas of the roads & highways sector and offer redressal. Even though the FM announced the awards for 3000 km of roads, we have learnt by experience that at grassroot level unless 100 per cent of the land is acquired these projects do not take off. The impact of diesel will be ongoing as the prices would now be revised regularly. The rail freight hike of 5.79 per cent would hurt margins and in all likelihood will be passed on to consumers thereby causing a price hike. The demands of the real estate industry have yet to be met as the Real Estate Regulatory Bill is to be passed in the Parliament session. In fact, several important bills like Land Acquisition Bill and others are waiting to be passed in the sessions too. More would come out of the clearance of bills in parliament than that came out in the budget. But one must admit that the FM had many limitations due to a ballooning fiscal and current account deficit.
Amidst all this, FM has brought in one dynamic measure which was greatly needed. The manufacturing sector over last few years has suffered as the share of services in the GDP has been escalating. While the increasing share of services in GDP is no cause for worry by itself, it is the declining share of manufacturing in the GDP which needed attention. From a trajectory of 8-9 percent, manufacturing GDP growth has slowed to a compound aggregate growth rate of 2.5 percent over 2010-12 and has almost flattened (0.5%) during the first six months of FY 2012-13. This has ironically been after the announcement of the national manufacturing policy that included a bold vision for manufacturing to achieve 25 per cent share of the economy by 2022. The CII and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report - titled "Reigniting India's Quest for Manufacturing Leadership", points out to an emerging window of opportunity for India which will mean looking beyond the low cost advantage. To motivate manufacturing, the FM has proposed a tax break in the form of an investment allowance at the rate of 15 per cent to a manufacturing company that invests more than Rs 100 crore in plant and machinery during the period 1.4.2013 to 31.3.2015. This would be a benefit for expanding plants and those that are setting up new plants.
To revive the economy, the government needs to 1) clear projects stuck for clearances 2) clear disputed amounts of contractors through a quick dispute resolution mechanism and 3) reduce rates of interest. If the three points are quickly resolved, we are sure to resume our journey towards a healthier GDP growth.
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LONDONDERRY — Leach Library in Londonderry is hosting Summer Reading Programs for children, young adults and adults in the community. These programs will encourage a summer full of reading and will include a number of events and prizes for all ages.
Children’s Summer Reading: Have a mammoth good time with this summer’s reading program. The theme is Dig Into Reading.
All reading program participants will work on one team to try to read enough books to dig a tunnel the length of Mammoth Road in Londonderry, from the Windham town line in the south, to the Manchester town line in the north and back again, with a total goal of 34,496 yards, or 19.6 miles. Each book read will equal one yard of tunnel dug. Follow our worm as it tracks our progress through the tunnel.
The program is open to all children from birth through sixth grade. Upon registration, participants will receive a packet containing calendars noting the dates and times of all programs.
The library will be leaping into the summer reading program with a Visit with Froggy. Come hear some fabulous stories of summertime fun. There will be plenty of time for pictures and a hug with Froggy. The visits will be held on Tuesday, June 25, through Thursday, June 27, from 11 a.m. to noon. Registration is required and begins on Thursday, June 20, at 9 a.m.
Weekly activities include Guess It and Trivia Contests, Craft Time Thursdays, and a Saturday Scavenger Hunt. A variety of special programs include Beach Blanket Book Bingo, Underground Edibles, Parade Day, Jack Tuesday: Fairy Tale Investigator Puppet Show, Time Capsule, Reptiles on the Move, Walk like An Egyptian, and Sing Along with Jeff Jam. These programs require prior registration the week before the event.
The summer will wind down with a series of special programs at the library. On Monday, Aug. 12, travel to Alaska in Gold Rush, followed by a trip Down the Rabbit Hole on Tuesday, Aug. 13, Wildlife Encounters will be here Wednesday, Aug. 14, with animals that live and dig underground and Scott Kepnes will finish the program off on Thursday, Aug. 16 with a concert of Rocking Down Underground. Registration is required and begins on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m.

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K.O.S. Secret Operations Gameplay Video February 2011
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K.O.S. Secret Operations is a 3D tactical MMOFPS published by DontBlynk – the same company behind Seal Online, Mir 2, and Mech Tech. Gameplay wise, K.O.S. plays a lot like Mission Against Terror, Soldier Front, WolfTeam, Project Blackout and other tactical MMO shooters. K.O.S. runs off of the Valve source engine. To learn more about K.O.S. Secret Operations, check out the official MMOHuts K.O.S. Secret Operations page, which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos.
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I'm just finishing my reading of the Artificial Intelligence a modern approach 3rd Ed. by Perter Norvig. I used this book mostly as an introduction, and to learn more about the general concept of AI. I'll soon start in a machine learning study group with one of my professors and I'd like to know if anyone knows some good books to learn more about Machine Learning (especially Neural Nets, but not just it).
Here's some extracts from the reading list of a course I finished recently:
Machine Learning by Tom Mitchell, McGraw-Hill Press, 1997
D. Chen and P. Burrell, 'Case-based reasoning system and artificial neural networks: A Review (pdf file)', in Neural Computing & Applications, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 264-276, 2001 (Copyright 2001 Springer).
M.F. Valstar and M. Pantic, 'Biologically vs. logic inspired encoding of facial actions and emotions in video (pdf file)', in Proc. IEEE Int'l Conf. on Multimedia and Expo (ICME '06), Toronto, Canada, July 2006 (Copyright 2006 IEEE Press).
S. Petridis and M. Pantic, 'Audiovisual Discrimination between Laughter and Speech (pdf file)', in Proc. IEEE Int’l Conf. Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP’08), pp. 5117-5120, Las Vegas, USA, April 2008 (Copyright © 2008 IEEE Press).
Pattern Classification by R.O. Duda, P.E. Hart, and D.G. Stork, John Wiley Press, 2005.
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by Christopher Bishop, Springer, 2006
You may want to check out these free online courses:
This book (there's a free PDF available in the link webpage) is an excellent and nearly exhaustive review of the field of machine learning. I know this sounds a bit presumptuous, but it's that good.
By the way, even though the book of Norvig and Russell is very good, it provides next to nothing on machine learning. So, the PDF will be a tough read if you are not sure of your math background.


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Over the last several years, childhood has come under attack by state authorities. Where it was once perfectly acceptable for a parent to send their child down the street to play at the local park unattended, this seemingly benign act is now grounds for government intervention. In fact, horror stories have been told of children taken away from their parents and put into state custody for the mere crime of parents letting their children be children.
Just a few years ago, two Texas parents were charged with a felony for letting their eleven-year-old son play outside. The boy, who was only outside for about 90 minutes, had forgotten his key after returning from school. While waiting for his parents to come home, he passed the time by playing basketball outside of his own home. A neighbor saw the boy and called the police to investigate, which resulted in both parents being arrested. But this is hardly an isolated instance.
In Maryland, another family faced prosecution over the decision to let their children walk to school unattended. The parents were completely okay with letting their children, ages 10 and 6, walk around their neighborhood without parental supervision. However, after a neighbor called the police after seeing the two children walking one day after school, the children were taken into state custody.
As a society, we used to take great pride in teaching our children independence and self-reliance. And by giving kids opportunities to assert their independence, by walking to school or the park alone, they are better suited to tackle the obstacles that await them in adulthood, when whether they like it or not, independence becomes necessary. But the modern nanny state seems determined to keep kids trapped in a state of arrested development.
Luckily, one state is taking measures to protect the sanctity of childhood, by explicitly protecting the right to “free-range” parent.
Utah Protects Free-Range Parenting
Over the last several years, free-range parenting has risen in popularity. After helicopter parenting yielded high-stress and rather coddled young adults, many started wondering if, perhaps, there was a better way. Instead of restricting our children for fear of what the world may do to them, free-range parenting encourages parents to let children be children. This means letting children play outside for long periods of time and respecting your children’s choice to do so. Free-range parenting also encourages parents to trust their kids to experience life without constant parental supervision.
But this has resulted in a clash with state authorities who are all too eager to penalize parents for alleged “neglect.”
The reason many states are able to take action against parents who, for example, let their children walk somewhere unattended is because it is considered to be “neglect” from a legal standpoint. However, a new bill signed into law in the state of Utah has changed the definition of neglect. This will help protect parents against legal backlash.
Commenting on the new law, one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Lincoln Fillmore said:
“It’s not neglect if you let your child experience childhood. The message is you need to protect your kids but we are not doing kids any favors if we shelter them to the point where they are not learning how to function.”
This bill has led to a lot of excitement in Utah, where free-range parenting is extremely popular. But Utah is not the only state that is moving away from helicopter parenting.
Since Lenore Skenazy’s book, Free-Range Kids began gaining traction over a decade ago, many parents and educators have been rethinking the way raise our children. Instead of teaching them to be obedient followers capable of sitting still in a desk for eight hours a day, free-range parenting allows children to explore the world around without arbitrary rules. It also teaches children how to be independent, critical thinkers capable of thinking outside the box.
Utah’s new law is the very first of its kind in the nation. And since its passage only a few weeks ago, other states are now modeling their own legislation after Utah’s. And this is something to be excited about.
When we allow children to be children, what we are really allowing them to do is become their own unique individuals. Laws that prohibit children from being independent do little but squash this spirit of individualism and increase a child’s need for arbitrary authority. But thanks to Utah, we might soon be seeing more states protecting the rights of free-range children.

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Late Breaks - Edward R. Warnshius, Jr. Spearheaded a Mentoring Program
Edward R. Warnshius, Jr. (the son of T.H.E. Journal founder Edward Warnshius, Sr.) has spearheaded a mentoring program to help high school students pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests. Warnshius was shocked to find that hundreds of students at Lawrence High School in North Andover, MA, were projected to fail the MCAS tests, leaving them ineligible to graduate. In response, he has organized a community volunteer effort of mentors and tutors called "Stand and Deliver." The goal is to match each at-risk student with a mentor or tutor. Training for volunteers begins in mid-March.
This article originally appeared in the 03/01/2001 issue of THE Journal.


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Nestled in Aberdeen's premier location, Friarsfield Mews is set in an elegant arch around an expansive crescent of informal gardens. Designed in a contemporary style, with high quality furniture, fittings and bedlinen.
Luxury coastal hideaway in Gullane
Close to beach and golf courses - perfect for golf breaks
Modern layout and design
Featured in 25 Most Beautiful Homes Magazine
3 public rooms and 6 bedrooms
The Terrace ,a luxury 4 bed apartment formed over the ground and basement levels of an elegant Victorian townhouse.
PRIME LOCATION.Equipped to high standard with front terrace and private back garden
Attention golfers this flat is a 90 second walk to the Old course Perfect for groups of golfers,graduations,weddings,major golfing events.20 second walk to nearest restaurant …see more
Master bedroom with ensuite and dressing area, balcony deck, two other double bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge with balcony deck surrounding two sides, dining area, superb kitchen, utility room, sauna, garage. Level front door access suitable for disabled or infirm Two additional temporary beds available to convert two double bedrooms into two family rooms …see more
Set in the landscaped grounds of the magnificent 17th century Elie House, this beautiful villa near St Andrews is your boutique holiday home in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Sleeping up to ten, Treescape offers style and luxury in a land of beaches and golf links. …see more
All year round rental. A beautiful Grade A listed Georgian house near the centre of Edinburgh, fully renovated throughout whilst retaining all the original features located a short walk to the historic Royal mile, castle, and festival venues …see more
Spacious, comfortably furnished apartments grouped around a stunning wood paneled hall they make a great location for a family party or group of friends to relax and unwind.
A couple of folding beds can be added to the accommodation. Cot and high chair avaiIable. Special rate for Christmas 2014 …see more
Churchill House is a stunning modern property with spectacular loch and country views. Relax in the gardens, the beach or the hot tub and soak up the fresh Argyll air. Golf can be arranged at various local clubs. Various sea and inland lochs are available for fishing. Destinations are within easy reach including Portavadie Marina, Kilmartin House Museum & Dunadd valley
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Sleeps 10 (6 Bedrooms) Rated 5 stars by Visit Scotland
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This traditional farmworker's cottage with all its modern conveniences and spacious accommodation is situated overlooking a picturesque village in a peaceful area of a working farm. Suitable for all types of holidaymakers and safe for children.
The cottage also provides an ideal work base for teams of tradesmen working in the busy area of Aberdeen …see more
Stunning and very spacious penthouse holiday apartment sleeping up to six in 3 bedrooms with 3 bathrooms (2 en-suite), and with FREE parking and WiFi.
Two lovely sunny balconies with panoramic views over the city. …see more
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Self catering holiday cottage on the Kintyre Peninsula. The beach front location is perfect for families, fishermen, sea kayakers, walkers, nature lovers and bird watchers. The extraordinary scenery is ideal for photoographers and painters alike. Pets welcome. …see more
Mostly on upper floor. Large lounge kitchen/dining area and balcony with spectacular views.Separate shower room with wc, underfloor heating and heated towel rail. Twin bedroom (zip & link available) and master bedroom with ensuite (bath & shower) All electric panel heating, wood effect stove, hob and oven, dishwasher, microwave, fridge and freezer, sate …see more
Party room with table-tennis table and 3D home cinema system. Fully-fitted kitchen with variety of ovens, grills, coffee maker, fridge-freezer. Beautiful furniture, log-burning stove in the upper-living area for cozy relaxing space. Ideal for large groups or families. Not only accommodation but a complete holiday experience, with fantastic mountain views, and unique features …see more
A Spacious, Cosy Country Cottage with Log Fires. Lovely Gardens & Stunning Views over the Cheviot Hills. Great Fishing on the River Tweed, Bird Watching, Walking or just Relaxing. Sleeps 2-4 (+Sofa Bed In Hall) or 2-8 (+ Sofa bed in Hall)
Pets by arrangement. Wifi included …see more
Many of our guests use Stable Lodge as a great base to explore Stirling, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. It's hard to believe this stunning rural location is just 30 minutes drive from the historic town of Stirling and the bustling city center of Glasgow.
Nearest airport is Glasgow International just 30 miins drive.
Nearest village is Drymen & Killearn
Gleneagles Golf courses and Spa just a short walk away. Beds configurable as twins or kingsize doubles. Highly specified holiday home including PS3 (DVD & BluRay), 50" LED HD tv along with A/V Receiver, streamed music throughout, television, DVD and music in bedrooms. Activities available nearby; Golf, Spa, Walking, Gun Dog School, Equestrian Centre, Fishing, Falconry & more …see more
The Luxury Penthouse Apartment is situated in a prestigious modern development and comprises two double bedrooms, one king size en-suite bedroom, two luxury bathrooms,an open plan kitchen, living, dining area and a spectacular balcony with panoramic views over the city The apartment is situated on the same modern development as Monart and Caledonian Luxury Apartments.
Spectacular views of the Glenshee mountains, outdoor activity centre on the door step offering a wide range of activities for all ages and abilities. Mountain bike hire available to further explore the area. 10 minute drive to Glenshee ski centre and ski hire on site. …see more
Rannoch is a large house of 2600sq.ft. The 4 bedrooms are all en-suite. It has a very comfortable sitting room with grand piano and views over the garden. The kitchen has a dining and sitting area with an American style fridge. The whole house is tastefully decorated
. The house has a private south facing garden with large trampoline and patio with garden furniture and BBQ. …see more
Luxury Lochside Holiday Cottage -Hot Tub.
On the shore of Scottish Sea Loch. Walk along the beach or go wildlife spotting in the natural woodlands in Seabank grounds.
Diasbled Access, families, couples, walking holidays, dog friendly.
Visit Oban whisky distillery. Boat trips to the islands of Mull, Iona and Staffa highly recommended.
Ski at Nevis or Glencoe. …see more
Kestrel & Buzzard are set on a stunning private 84 acre Estate overlooking the Lake of Menteith & surrounding Trossachs hills. Enjoy lush soft furnishings & newly renovated cottages.Perfect of large groups of hikers,anglers and great for special occasion get togethers. Private Fishing Boat available. Dog friendly in Buzzard cottage. …see more
Stunning holiday house equipped with everything you need on beautiful estate. Woodland, birdsong, woodburning stove, walks plus plenty of attractions, beaches and golf locally - what more do you need? Free wifi, sky TV, lots of bathrooms and great central heating! Both the twin bedrooms can be made up as doubles if required .
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These cottages are situated in Perthshire farm land surrounded by stunning scenery. The rural location will give you the experience of 'getting away from it all', but near enough to Scone and Perth by car, if you want to get in touch with the world again. No Smoking policy for both cottages.
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Balnacraig Lodge is a STB 4 star beautiful detached Lodge set within 1/4 acre in an unspoilt and tranquil location outside the village of Kincraig.
A 4 bedroom 8 bed property(with option for an aditional cot) with Log fire, Hottub and 64 inch HD TV in main living room. Oil and Electricity are not included.However firewood is provided for free! …see more
Stylish Period Property very close to Edinburgh City Centre. Fully modernised with all amenities including wifi and cable TV. Situated just off Broughton Street which hosts a great selection of restaurants, bars and shops. Supermarket within walking distance. Check in time is 2pm on day of arrival unless an earlier time has been agreed. Check out time is 11am. …see more
Luxury Farmhouse with five bedrooms, three of which are ensuite and two lounges. Separate large games room building with pool table and table tennis table. Leather furniture and really well equipped. Cycle path next to house so great for walks and cycles. Golf Course. Superb farmhouse kitchen. Unlimited WiFi throughout. 50"TV, dishwasher, wash m/c, tumble dryer. …see more
The advantage of the City Centre but not the inconvenient.
Small building with only 22 apartments.
Right on the River Clyde.
The view and peace of the apartment are unique.
Everything for breakast in the cupboards.
You will have the apartment for yourselves.
Consult me for longer stay.
Cot available for baby + highchair + potty.
Luxury modern self-catering accommodation in the beautiful Yarrow Valley in the Scottish Borders. Panoramic views. Very spacious contemporary designed house, perfect for large family groups. Quiet, rural location yet close to many attractions. Wood burning stove. …see more
Luxury four-bedroom house located in a village setting a short distance from Stirling. The house, which comfortably sleeps 8 people, is an ideal base for large families, groups of friends looking for a luxury break or a special occasion. It features a large lounge with …see more
Beautiful Country House with PRIVATE HOT TUB and panoramic views. On Site Spa. 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. Sleeps 10. Towels and bed linen supplied.Free Wi-Fi 3 rooms are twins, however we can make 2 of these up as super-king if required. No children or pets.
From the flat a five minute walk to the bus stops and a short 15 minute journey which will take you to the city Centre where you have the Edinburgh festival more pubs, nightclubs not forgetting all the historical sites and tours you can take whilst visiting the Capital …see more
Secluded self-catering Lodge on the Isle of Lewis.
Ideal for family groups, social groups and corporate events.
From relaxing amongst beautiful wilderness to an action packed fun-for-all week or somewhere in between, Scaliscro Lodge will meet your needs and more... …see more
There are plenty of activities locally including golf, bird-watching, walking, fishing and diving, a wealth of local historic interest and north Northumberland and Edinburgh, are an easy scenicr drive. …see more
In Glenisla, a beautiful glen on the Perthshire/Angus border and gateway to the Scottish Highlands. This refurbished 2 bed, 2 bath cottage on the Cateran Trail is with easy access to fishing, skiing, bird watching, riding, hillwalking, golf, castles & stunning scenery. Sleeps 4-6. 1 King/Twin Bedroom(2), 1 Double Bedroom(2), Kitchen, Living/Dining, woodburning stove, TV, DVD. …see more
Stunning new first floor balcony apartment with views over Inverness and the golf course
Finished and furnished to a high standard.
Close to a bus route
2 double bedrooms (1 ensuite shower room) each with trouser press and hairdryer.
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Highlands,Achiltibuie, Coigach, Summer Isles, comfortable, 3 bedroom family house, fully-equipped kitchen, bathroom with power-shower, central heating, all power- oil, gas and electricity included. Internet. Garden. Short drive to pubs, restaurants and Achnahaird Beach. Achiltibuie is the perfect base to explore the North-West Highlands from Ullapool to Cape Wrath and east. …see more
Luxurious freshly decorated self catering two bedroom duplex apartment in Glasgow's harbour development with private underground parking.
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Self catering converted barn. Beautifully cosy and comfortable in a stylish contemporary home. stunning views of the hills. Relax in the dining room/conservatory or fabulous living room or get out and enjoy our truly wild countryside. Ideal for families and groups. The perfect place for a magical family holiday or as a venue to enjoy a special occasion with friends.
From the breathtaking mountain scenery and rugged coastlines of the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides to the rolling farmland and bustling cities of the Borders, Scotland has all you need for the perfect family cottage holiday. If you’re after a city break, rent a stylish private house or apartment in Edinburgh or Glasgow for art galleries, museums and shopping. Treat yourself to booking luxury accommodation and sampling Scotland’s numerous whisky distilleries, and head to the Highlands to experience remote rural wilderness – ideal for walkers and nature lovers. Culture vultures will love Scotland’s magnificent castles, and you can stay in a self catering farmhouse for an authentic Scottish experience. Rent a holiday cottage on the shores of Loch Ness to try and spot the famous monster, or stay in a rural lodge and relax with a spot of loch-side fishing.
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George Fuentes and Chelsea Crow-Fuentes are a married couple who offer counseling for couples together as a couple. They are both pre-licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Clinical Counselors. Working with couples together allows both their male and female perspectives to remain present in the room. They specialize in premarital counseling, couples with trauma, as well as interfaith and interracial couples.
Couples had a sanitized room to wait in until they were ready for us to take a covid test. In all it was a total of 10 min out of our day. They were friendly and informative. Now we are at the bar and heading to the beach. Ya mon. Thank you couples for making it so safe and easy. We will see you in April.
This review highlights recent advances in research addressing intimate partner relationships and health. Consideration of the strong mutual influences that the members of a couple have on each other's mental and physical health trajectories provides a new way to view the health implications of couples' convergence or interdependence; marital closeness can have a clear downside when one partner has mental or physical health problems. Couples' interconnectedness can also be leveraged to promote better treatment outcomes. Major themes include the pivotal role of depression and the importance of gender differences in the pathways from the marital relationship to physiological functioning and health. The health risks and benefits of support are weighed. Additionally, two prominent emerging paths from marital distress to poor health are emphasized: sleep problems and metabolic alterations that promote obesity and its comorbidities.
In couples therapy, a licensed counselor works with two people to improve their relationship. Certain types of counselors are also specifically trained to work with couples, including marriage and family therapists.
Narrative therapy may be helpful for couples who feel like their relationship is failing due to both of their faults. According to a 2016 study, it has even been shown to decrease conflict and increase cooperation among couples.
The Gottman Method is a popular method practiced among couples therapists. The technique is designed to help couples deepen their understanding of one another while managing conflict in their relationship. It may also help with other issues, such as intimacy and marital adjustment.
Couples therapy can make things worse if the couple is not ready or willing to address the issues that brought them to therapy. If one or both partners are not fully committed to the relationship or are not interested in resolving the issues, then couples therapy can do more harm than good.
However, if both partners are willing to work on the relationship and are committed to making things better, then couples therapy can be an extremely effective tool in helping couples resolve the issues causing problems in their relationship.
Relationship therapy, on the other hand, can be useful for couples at any stage in their relationship. Some of the techniques may be similar to marriage counseling, but people deal with problems that have a history and have created unhealthy patterns of relating. Therapists look for the reasons behind the emotions that drive these patterns and work with the couple to change them.
The extent to which different cell types in the body specialize their DNA repair mechanisms is poorly understood. Emerging evidence suggests that neurons continuously repair DNA at select locations within the genome32,40, yet the mechanisms for preferential targeting of repair remained obscure. This may be due in part to the heterogeneity of recurrently damaged sites across the vast number of neuronal cell types resulting from their diverse activity patterns and cell-type-specific transcriptional programmes. Using a combination of new mouse models, biochemistry, single-cell genomics and electrophysiology, we identified a specialized neuronal form of the NuA4 complex that assembles around NPAS4 in activated neurons to regulate cell-type-specific inducible transcription and suppress DNA damage. Our findings suggest that neurons have evolved a specific chromatin regulatory mechanism that couples synaptic activity to genome preservation. This mechanism may reduce accumulating damage at pivotal regulatory elements in each neuronal cell type and preserve the ability to mount appropriate responses to environmental cues.
Just over half of cohabiting adults ages 18 to 44 are raising children, including about a third who are living with a child they share with their current partner. A majority of Americans (59%) say that unmarried couples who are living together can raise children just as well as married couples; 40% say couples who are married do a better job raising children.
Views on this are also linked to partisanship. Overall, 73% of Democrats and those who lean Democratic say cohabiting couples can raise children just as well as married couples; 41% of Republicans and those who lean to the GOP say the same. These gaps persist even when taking religion and age, which are strongly linked to partisanship, into account.
Cohabiting adults (82%) are far more likely than those who are married (52%) to say couples who are living together but are not married can raise children as well as married couples. Cohabiters with and without children younger than 18 in the household are about equally likely to hold this view.
About three-quarters of Democrats (77%) favor allowing unmarried couples to enter into these types of legal agreements. In contrast, Republicans are about evenly divided, with 50% saying they favor and 49% saying they oppose this.
MDMA's first identified potential as a therapeutic catalyst was for couple therapy. Early work in the 1970s and 1980s explored its potential amongst seasoned psychotherapists and their clients. With the completion of the first pilot trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with couples for PTSD, and as the possibility of conducting MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trials expands due to new regulatory frameworks, we have an opportunity to explore and investigate how and why MDMA-assisted couples therapy works. This theoretical paper will explore the neurobiological and neurochemical effects of MDMA in a relational context, the emotional, behavioral, cognitive and somatic effects within a dyadic frame, and how empathy, communication, perception of social connection/support, non-avoidance, openness, attachment/safety, bonding/social intimacy and relationship satisfaction, are all impacted by MDMA, and can be harnessed to facilitate systems-level and interpersonal healing and growth. A model to support MDMA-assisted couple therapy is introduced, and future directions, including implications for intervention development and delivery, will be elucidated.
In 2016, an estimated 705,000 United States households were headed by a same-sex couple (1.1% of all coupled household), including 346,000 male same-sex couples and 359,000 female same-sex couples.1 Approximately half of these same-sex households included married couples (approximately 357,000); the remaining half (approximately 348,000) were unmarried cohabitating couples. In comparison, over 90% of different-sex (i.e., male/female) cohabitating couples were married (Figure 1).
Between 2014 and 2016,2 16.2% of all same-sex couples, 8.1% of same-sex male couples and more than one in five same-sex female couples were raising children,3 with higher rates of childrearing among married same-sex couples (Table 1). Based on 2016 household counts, there were an estimated 114,000 same-sex couples raising children in 2016, including 28,000 male same-sex couples and 86,000 female same-sex couples (not shown).4 Like male/female couples with children, the majority (68.0%) of same-sex couples with children were raising biological children. However, same-sex couples with children were far more likely than male/female couples with children to have an adopted child (21.4% versus 3.0%) and/or a foster child (2.9% versus 0.4%) (Figure 2; Table 2). Married male same-sex couples with children were the most likely of all couples with children to be raising adopted and foster children (Table 2).
MAFS debuted on July 8, 2014, originally on FYI before moving to Lifetime. The series follows a group of strangers who participate in a social experiment and are paired together by experts. As of July 2022, 13 couples from the show remain married.
With a single couple, you can't refer to both couples working because there is only one couple. You have to refer to individuals or members, or use some other term that singles out one of the people in the couple from the other. (If you know the couple, use a name.)
Neither. It would be \"The couple...\". You can't use couple to refer to two people in a relationship separately, the noun couple originates from the Latin word 'copula' which means \"link\" or \"tie\" that connects 2 things together. So you can't say both couples (unless you mean 2 different couples), but both persons if you want to specify 2 separate individuals that work at a bank but aren't necessarily connected to each other:
If you live together you may sometimes be described as common-law husbandand wife. There is no such thing as a common law husband and wife in Irishlegislation. However, couples living together now have certain rights if therelationship ends (through death or separation), though this depends on howlong you have lived together and if you have children together (see Redressscheme for cohabiting couples). 59ce067264

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The fact that the Village Board has decided to extend the two hour parking limit in the Reutershan lot is completely absurd. They village clearly does not listen to the voices of the people who work in the village, as demonstrated by a recent article in the East Hampton Star.
At the very least the Village should provide transportation between the Long Term lot and the village, ideally through the use of a multi-passenger golf cart which can be equipped with a top and sides to protect riders during inclement weather and which would be able to drive through the Herrick Park, making the trip must shorter than the previously under-used bus that had serviced the long term lot during the summer months only.
Clearly this is an attempt by the village to raise money through parking tickets as there is no logical reason for enforcing this two hour limit during the off season months.
Alternatively the Village should consider enforcing the parking time limit every day only from Memorial Day to Labor Day and then on Friday, Saturday and Sundays through the rest of the year with transportation provided during the times of bad weather and earlier sunsets.


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January 26, 2024
Fraud Friday – Whistleblower False Claims Act Lawsuit Dismissed for Two PPP Loans
Former employees at ManPow, LLC, accused the real estate company of obtaining PPP loans and loan forgiveness through false statements and certifications. They claimed the company falsely reported payroll expenses and the number of employees in its applications.
The initial PPP loan application requested over $1.4 million, stating average monthly payroll costs of $560,244 and 41 employees. However, the company actually had 142 employees. Despite the error, the SBA would have issued the same loan amount.
For the Second Draw PPP loan, the company again used the same payroll data but reported having 110 employees when it had 114.
The employees alleged the company falsely stated that none of its affiliates received PPP loans, although one did. However, the affiliate’s 10 employees didn’t affect the loan approval.
Despite the lawsuit, the SBA hasn’t reconsidered loan forgiveness or requested further review or return of loan proceeds. The SBA Deputy Director confirmed ManPow’s compliance with all requests for documentation.
While errors occurred in the applications, they weren’t considered significant, and the whistleblowers failed to provide adequate evidence to dispute the findings. This case sets a precedent for future PPP litigation under the FCA whistleblower provision.

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This season, UMass completed it’s second season at the Football Bowl Subdivision level, college football’s highest classification. It was an important season, because it was the Minutemen’s last chance to escape probation for low attendance. While UMass did manage to exceed the 15,000 in average attendance per game required by the NCAA, it did so by a small margin (15,830). Unfortunately, it’s not the end of the problems at UMass.
An FBS football program like the one in Amherst can only be successful financially if they can generate revenue from ticket sales and contributions. Between the one-win team on the field and a split home schedule that sees the Minutemen travel 95 miles to Gillette Stadium for half of the home slate, UMass has struggled to generate the revenue it initially projected when it decided to make the move to FBS.
Last week, the UMass Faculty Senate was presented with a report from the Ad Hoc Committee on FBS Football that revealed football expenses continue to outpace projections…

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47th Annual Convention; Online; 2021
All times listed are Eastern time (GMT-4 at the time of the convention in May).
|Social Learning as a Radical Behaviorist Paradigm: An Introduction to Social Learning Research and Its Recent Trends
|Saturday, May 29, 2021
|12:30 PM–12:55 PM
|Chair: Christina Nord (University of Lethbridge)
Social Learning as a Radical Behaviorist Paradigm: An Introduction to Social Learning Research and Its Recent Trends
|CHRISTINA NORD (University of Lethbridge)
Social learning, or learning mediated by the interaction with others or their behavioral products, is a burgeoning field in psychology. Broadly, social learning researchers are interested in understanding the conditions under which organisms learn from one another rather than directly from the nonsocial environment, and if a tendency to learn socially varies across individuals, populations, and species. These questions are often positioned within a wider goal of understanding the evolution of culture, and are likely of great interest to behavior analysts. Additionally, social learning research has been criticized for overlooking the importance of associative learning mechanisms, providing an opportunity for behavior analysts to contribute. Here, I overview the social learning literature in an effort to introduce the terms and points of analysis to a behavior analytic audience, and highlight the areas in which a radical behaviorist framework can aid in the discovery of the mechanisms that underpin social learning abilities. I also overview the current popular questions in social learning research, including whether or not “high-fidelity” social learning processes, such as imitation and teaching, are required for cumulative culture, as well as the role of “complex contagion” in behavioral transmission.
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Are you experiencing excessive uterine bleeding? Excessive uterine bleeding may occur between a woman’s periods or before the periods, after having sex, or due to the development of spotting or bleeding after attaining menopause. Any menstrual cycle, which lasts longer than 21–35 days is called excessive, and this is an abnormal form of uterine bleeding.
Causes of Excessive Uterine Bleeding:
The various causes of excessive uterine bleeding are as follows:
One of the main causes is hormonal imbalance, as the balance between estrogen and progesterone gets disrupted. This balance is required for the regulation and development of the lining of endometrium or uterus lining. Because of the hormonal imbalance, the endometrium develops excessively causing heavy bleeding.
Uterine fibroids, which are non cancerous tumours, may lead to prolonged and excessive uterine bleeding.
Polyps are small benign developments on the uterus lining which cause heavy bleeding. They occur because of high levels of hormones.
Adenomyosis is a condition which develops when the endometrium glands get embedded in the uterine muscle, leading to excessive uterine bleeding.
Using intrauterine devices or IUDs may cause side effects as well.
Several uterine cancers, ovarian cancers and cervical conditions may be responsible as well. Inherited bleeding disorders such as von Willebrand’s disease is another likely cause.
Several medicines and drugs, including NSAIDs and anticoagulants are a common cause.
There are different ways of treating excessive uterine bleeding, depending upon the cause of bleeding and the patient’s age.
Medications: Several medicines are used for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding. Hormonal medicines and birth control pills are used to improve the regularity of periods. Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are also used to manage excessive uterine bleeding. Several antibiotics are also used.
Surgery: In many cases, a woman has to undergo a surgery for the removal of polyps and fibroids, which cause excessive bleeding. Certain fibroids are removed via hysteroscopy and other techniques for treatment are used as well. Endometrial ablation can be carried out to manage the bleeding. This treatment aims at permanent reduction of the excess bleeding. Hysterectomy has to be carried out when other treatments are unsuccessful. This is a serious surgery and after it, a woman will no longer have periods, and she will not be able to conceive a child.
In case of excessive uterine bleeding, you must consult a doctor as soon as possible. This will enable early treatment and prevent the development of further complications.
Ultra sound is commonly known as sonography. It is a process of reproducing ultrasound images of soft tissues of a particular body part and other organs on the computer screen with the help of the echoes of the sound waves produced by the transducer, a high-frequency generating instrument.
Ultra sound is commonly used during the different stages of pregnancy to denote the foetal health, date of delivery, birth defects etc. However, in recent times, the ultra sound has also been associated with the diagnosis of other body parts such as the eyes, heart, gall bladder, liver, ovary, uterus, kidney, uterus, testicles, and ovaries. Ultra sound has also been useful in conducting biopsies for suspecting cancer patients, although not all of the cancers are detected by this imaging process. 3D & 4D ultrasound imaging are useful for looking at a particular body portion with much more precision and in slow motion respectively.
The advantages of ultra sound are:
1. The process of ultrasound imaging is a painless and a fast one. It does not require any insertion of needles or similar objects to denote the problems of the concerned body part.
2. The process is more convenient as compared to other similar imaging processes like MRI, mammogram and x-rays as they can capture images of the soft tissues, blood flow & cysts more clearly than the other processes.
3. The process is free of any harmful effects as there are no chances of exposure to radiation as compared to similar processes such as CT scans or X-rays. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a doctor and ask a free question.
I am 20 years old. But my weight is 85 and my height is 5.11 so is it correct weight or should reduce my weight? tell me how to reduce. And I have a backache means one disk in my back has pressed inside than the normal of other disks. So please give a perfect solution.
I have slipped disk and doctors told me to get admitted and I have another option to go to the bone setter what should I do?
I am suffering from slipped disc in cervical spine from 6 months. So my question is that I am a dance choreographer should I continue with my dance or not can you suggest me and how this problem Will be cured.
I'm 25 years old. I've mild disk bulge in L4 and L5. Whether I can lead normal life or not? And it's curable completely or not? Pls tell me.
Uterine cancer is also known as endometrial cancer. It is a cancer which begins in the lining of the uterus. The uterus is the part of a woman's body where the fetus develops. Uterine cancer is one of those rare cancers in India, which can be diagnosed in its early stages. This is because excessive vaginal bleeding occurs, thus making it a very serious and an apparent symptom. It is also one of the few forms of cancer which can be cured as removing the uterus is often more than enough to cure the patient of uterine cancer.
Here are the causes, diagnosis and treatment of uterine cancer:
The exact cause of uterine cancer is not yet known, however, there is a theory on what causes uterine cancer. Hormones in a woman's body have been thought to increase the chances of getting uterine cancer. This is because it has long been thought that having high levels of estrogen is the cause of uterine cancer. Increased estrogen thickens the endometrium and thus, increases the likelihood of uterine cancer.
1. Pelvic exam: This is an examination in which the vagina, bladder, rectum and uterus are scanned for lumps. If they are found, it might be due to uterine cancer.
2. Pap test: A pap test is a special test designed to scan for uterine cancer.
3. Transvaginal ultrasound: A transvaginal ultrasound uses high-intensity sound waves so that pictures of the uterus can be taken.
4. Biopsy: During a biopsy, the doctor will remove tissue from the endometrium and it will then be analyzed for cancerous growths.
1. Surgery: This is the most common treatment as it removes the entire uterus and prevents the spreading of the cancer.
2. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy involves giving drugs which kill cancerous cells. They are given through either an intravenous line or even in pill form.
3. Hormone therapy: This is a therapy in which either progesterone levels are increased or estrogen levels are decreased.
4. Radiation therapy: In this treatment, high energy laser beams are used to destroy cancerous cells. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a Gynaecologist.
L4-l5 and l5-s1 between disk problems years-44-women. Please give advise operation after disk moving
I have diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma, NOS, in right breast (in biopsy report, triple negative (ER-negative, PR-NEGATIVE, HER 2-NEGATIVE). The tumor measures 4 cm* 3 cm mammographically. After giving 3 no. Of chemo My doctor suggest me for modified radical mastectomy. Please tell me if I go for complete breast removal & subsequent chemotherapy Radiotherapy is must or optional?
I am suffering from sciatica for the last 6 months. Tried back exercises and muscle relaxants. The condition is due to L4/L5 disc herniation. Kindly advice.
I am 51 yrs. I am suffering from neck pain and headache last two years. My mri report says that c5-6 disc shows diffuse asymmetric bulge[more towards left side], causing effacement of anterior subarachnoid space and indentation of bilateral c6 nerve roots[left>>right]. Along with posterior osteophytes, it constitutes hard disc. What should I do? please help me.
I have been suffering from disk problem since 7 months. I have consulted a doctor. I took x-Ray as per his advice. He said disk has been narrowed. He prescribed some painkillers and vitamin tablets. Could anyone please prescribe some medicine for me. I am really unable to sit without any support.
Hi doctor. I have a severe backache as per Dr. Advice I have done mri. My mri report is as under kindly advise in matter degenerative lumber spondylitis are seen in the form of marginal osteophytes and multilevel disc dessication. 1. D12-l1 & l1-l2 discs show mild bulge, indenting anterior thecal sac without significant never root compression 2. L2-l3 disc reveals right paracentral disc extrusion, indenting anterior thecal sac and causing right lateral recess narrowing, impinging on right traversing l3 nerve root. 3. L3-l4 disc shows mild diffuse disc protrusion, indenting anterior thecal sac and causing bilateral mild neural foraminal narrowing, minimally abutting bilateraltraversing l4 nerve roots. 4. L4-l5 disc reveals mild diffuse disc protrusion, indenting anterior thecal sac and causing bilateral mild neural foraminal narrowing, minimally abutting right existing l4 nerve root-bilateral traversing l5 nerve roots. Nerve roots. Cord is seen ending at d11 vertebral level. Distal cord and conus appear normal. Both hip and si joints are normal. No pre / paravertebral, epidural soft tissue or haematoma is seen. Bilateral psoas and posterior paraspinous muscles are normal. Please advise for home exercise / medicine.?
Q1. What exactly is Laparoscopy?
Laparoscopy is an alternative to 'Open' surgery wherein the abdomen is opened by tiny 'key hole' incisions and surgery is done. 'Scopy' means the use of an endoscope or telescope to see inside the abdomen. This is attached to a camera and a light source and the inside of the abdomen is projected on to a monitor. The surgeon performs surgery looking at this screen. The surgeon makes a total of 2-4 small cuts on the abdomen ranging from half to 1 cm through which the telescope and other thin surgical instruments are passed into the abdomen. When the uterus is removed , known as hysterectomy, there is also a cut at the top of the vagina where the uterus is attached.
Q2. What kind of gynaecological surgeries can be performed by Laparoscopy?
Most surgeries done in gynaecology can now be performed by Laparoscopy and do not require the large incision as for open surgery. Laparoscopy can be done sometimes only for diagnosis and is called Diagnostic Laparoscopy, as in checking whether the tubes are open or not and to look for any causes of infertility or pain outside the uterus. In women who are unable to conceive, Diagnostic Laparoscopy is often combined with Hysteroscopy (endoscope inside the uterus, inserted from below, via the vagina). When laparoscopy is done to perform some surgical procedure inside the abdomen it is called Operative Laparoscopy. This may be for simple procedures like sterilization, minor adhesions, drilling ovaries; or for intermediate or major reasons like fibroids, endometriosis, removal of ovaries or tubes or both or removal of uterus, for staging of cancers or radical surgeries for cancer. However, about 5% of all surgeries including those for cancer or very large tumours may benefit from open surgery.
Q3. Why does an expert surgeon recommend Laparoscopy over Open Surgery?
Laparoscopic surgery has many advantages above open surgery: the incisions are much smaller (open surgery incisions are 8-10 cms long), therefore pain is much less; requirement for pain killers (which can have side-effects like sleepiness, impaired judgement) is lesser; hospital stay is shorter; complications fewer; requirement for blood transfusions infrequent; recovery in terms of physical, emotional and mental state is much better and quicker; return to work is faster with consequent lesser loss of working and earning days. Surgery with laparoscope is more precise because it is magnified view. Further vision is much better because it's like having your eye behind the structure because you can see with the telescope at places where the surgeon's eye cannot reach.
Q4. If the cuts on the abdomen are so small in Laparoscopic surgery, how do you remove the uterus or a large tumour from inside the abdomen?
Quite often if the tumour is not malignant and contains fluid, it is punctured to collapse it into a smaller size. If it is solid, it can be cut into smaller pieces inside the abdomen using a special instrument. The collapsed or cut structures can be removed gently through the 1 cm cut on the abdomen which may be increased a bit if required. After hysterectomy, the uterus can be removed easily from below, through the vagina.
Q5. Will there be much pain or discomfort after Laparoscopic Surgery?
There may be some pain and discomfort in lower abdomen for one day to few days after Laparoscopic surgery but this is much less as compared to open surgery because the incisions on the abdomen are much smaller and there is much less tissue handling inside the abdomen by fine instruments instead of rough, big, gloved hands which can cause tissue injury in open surgery. There may be some pain in the shoulder following laparoscopy. This is not serious and is due to the gas used in the surgery to make space for instruments.
Q6. When can I be discharged from hospital?
Following Diagnostic Laparoscopy or with simple Operative Laparoscopy you can expect to be discharged from hospital latest by the morning after surgery. In most other cases of intermediate or even major surgery, discharge is generally 1-2 days following the surgery unless there is some health issues prior to the surgery or any complication during the surgery. The complication rates for Laparoscopic surgery are not more than for open surgery and depend upon patient factors like anaemia, diabetes, obesity and skill of the surgeon.
Q7. When can I perform routine household activities or return to work after Laparoscopic Surgery?
Recovery after surgery depends upon many factors: presence of health problems before surgery; why the surgery is required; what surgery is being done; problems or complications of surgery, anaesthesia or blood transfusions. If all is well, one can perform routine household activities by 1 week, provided one doesn't feel tired. Although there may not be any harm, it may be unwise to be normally active within 48 hours of procedure. Following Diagnostic Laparoscopy or Operative Laparoscopy for simple procedures, one can return to work in 1 week. For other procedures, a 2-3 week off from work is reasonable. It depends on the type of work you are returning to. Avoid too rapid return to work if it is manually hard or requires standing for long durations of time. Sometimes a surgical procedure brings on a well needed rest and break from a lifetime of work. Mostly, when you return to work depends upon your own body and its signals of tiredness. You need to listen to those signals.

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ICICI may raise $500 mln by selling dollar bonds
The bond issue which opened in Asia earlier on Thursday has an initial pricing guidance of 170 basis points above the 10-year US treasury and is part of the bank’s $7.5 billion medium term note programme of which $5.8 billion is yet to be tapped.
“This bond is likely to be priced lower. The bank may raise a minimum of $500 million because it’s a benchmark issue. Pricing will be clear only later in the night on Thursday as the US book builds up,” said a banker familiar with the issue.
The initial guidance of the bond means that the price will be just above the 3% mark, though demand for the issue could mean that the price of the bond will fall. In March ICICI had raised $300 million at 3.35% through a similar bond maturing in 5.5 years.
“The bond is being raised from the Dubai branch and is open to all investors outside India,” said a second person familiar with the deal. Rating agency Moody's assigned a Baa3 rating to the proposed issue.
“ICICI had a 4% share of system deposits at end-September 2017. At this size, and given the corresponding systemic importance, Moody's expects a 'high' level of support from the Indian government (Baa2 stable) for the bank in case of need. This results in a one notch uplift from its BCA of ba1,” Moody’s said in a note.


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In the weeks of COVID-19 we’ve all been confronted with a part of our own identity. It’s the part that says, “What do you do?” and is measured against, “Is what you do valuable?”
There is now language around essential and non-essential workers. Freelancers and employees have had dramatically different journeys even if they were working for the same organization. In this context we have also struggled to acknowledge the importance of the arts and find ways to support artists (and many others that don’t fit nicely into the current economy).
The arts are indeed a unique aspect of our culture. We are enamored by the creations that come from the imaginations of talented artists. These heightened expressions of song, music, poetry, dance, and painting, drawing, and sculpture (among others), capture and activate something within us with such power…we begin to think that only certain people are meant to be making things. We think only certain people are allowed to engage their imagination and bring it to life. This is patently untrue.
There is at one thing that every single human being makes. One thing that we all are continually in the process of making, and re-making. One thing that is of the utmost importance. More than any piece of art, or invention.
That is a relationship. Everything that we do is in relationship to someone or something. Relationships are everywhere, and we are always in the middle of them. How we approach our actions, words, and thoughts, will show up in our relationships. How we approach our relationships will show up in our actions, words, and thoughts.
Relationships are the most beautiful creations of all, and are super powerful. What happens in relationship affects everything. Relationships multiply the fruits of an inner-life well lived. They can be a communal embodiment of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and intentional composure.
With this in mind, we can imagine the kind of relationships we would like to be in. We can all work as artists – thoughtfully and attentively building and working, slowly making and re-making with care – all the relationships we are already in, and those we long for.


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I’m back behind the mic on Monday but I wanted to share a few quick initial thoughts on this and this:
1) These charges are grossly political. The charges are reportedly that Trump paid hush money to Stormy Daniels to stop her from talking about their alleged affair. But this alone isn’t illegal, as the New York Times piece is forced to acknowledge. It’s why corrupt DA Alvin Bragg is trying to argue that it was an in-kind illegal donation because it silenced Daniels and ultimately benefited Trump’s campaign. It’s quite literally one of the stupidest arguments I’ve read. This is the same Bragg:
Democrats need division and chaos because without it the current administration is indicted by its own record of failure. Bragg is the DA to do it because he’s in very protected, very blue NYC.
Yet, this isn’t the time to run out half-cocked. Which brings me to …
2) I don’t care who says to go out and protest — you’re being baited into repeating January 6th. I was live on air when it happened and was one of the first to express anger at the few destructive rioters who were busting out windows we taxpayers paid for in the Capitol we own. The few — and yes, it was few compared to the thousands and thousands of others who didn’t make the multi-block walk to the Capitol complex — who behaved like Antifa deserved appropriate charges. However, many others received serious penalties for things like “unlawful parading” when they didn’t even enter the Capitol. They were left to hang without a pardon from the Trump administration nor did they receive any funds for bail or attorneys’s fees.
The media and Democrats want the footage of a Trump perp walk. Really, so does Trump. Which brings me to …
3) I wasn’t alone in saying months ago that there is one particular benefit Trump has for announcing early, no matter your opinion: He’s known these charges were coming and it benefits him to look pursued by the feds rather than contested with any potential challengers. The downside of this is that the electorate — which is broke, suffering through inflation, trying to stay afloat during the start of a recession, still worried over supply chain, are going to get tired of the nonstop headline saturation. The American Pravda knows this but Trump doesn’t. He likes media attention, good or bad, because it’s all he’s ever known. Lack of media discipline has always been both his strongest and weakest points. All the people who surrounded him last go-around, who guided his decisions, helped craft a modern strategy, are gone.
This is the time for cooler heads and smart moves. Do not let your political opposition manipulate you into doing what they want. My advice is to take a breath, take a beat, and let the left get over their skis. You know they always do.
I’ll have a big breakdown on Monday.
I don’t think President Trump said riot. I’ve been protesting from when they started there threats to anyone who will listen. I have watched this so called Democratic Party attempt and have basically overthrown our Constitution to include a presidential nominee and general election. The Democrats have always been a party of socialists behavior. That’s their story and they stick with it! The Republicans have always been a party of turn your cheeks, good will prevail. That’s their story and they keep sticking themselves. What is it that good men sit back and do nothing. When you fight for what we could lose you better do it like it’s your last breath. It’s amazing to me how critical people are of President Trump and can’t prove the accusations. Those who have not sinned then cast your stone. If you’re looking for a so called Statesman. Then look no further than Pence. What hypocrites we have become. Just saying .
I swore an oath to our Country 51 years ago and I still stand behind it. God Bless America- Semper Fi
The perfect take as always. Sadly Trump left his protestors to dry in prison when he could have pardoned all who weren’t violent. Sad but true.


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WWE SMACKDOWN ON-SITE REPORT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
REPORT BY TYLER MILLER, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT
(1) The Usos beat Sanity (Eric Young & Killian Dane).
(1) Daniel Bryan beat The Miz after a flying knee. This started after 205 Live. Earlier in the show during a commercial break, Paige announced this match to the live audience. The match started with Miz apologizing to Bryan for touching Brie during the live TV main event. The Miz would frequently turn his attention to the crowd to garner some heat by running down the “putrid town of Lafayette” while continuously refocusing his attention to Bryan in continuing his apology. A handshake attempt by Miz led to Bryan beating up Miz and winning the match with the flying knee rather quickly. Bryan celebrated with fans after by taking pictures and slapping hands with ringside fans.
-A good majority of the attendance had left after Smackdown ended, but there still was a good crowd left during the dark main event.
-I was seated in row 2, seat one, at ringside. Towards the end of the Charlotte vs. Deville match, a WWE employee asked if I could move over just a bit. When I looked to my right, Becky Lynch (in disguise) was standing shoulder to shoulder with me until she attacked Charlotte. Pretty cool moment.
-Overall fun show. A little disappointed that A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe weren’t there live.
-Biggest pop was by far in favor of Bryan & Brie, while Miz & Maryse probably had the biggest boos. The crowd was more lively than what seemed to appear on television though. My wife and I paid about $800 total for the VIP ringside seats, which we were pleased with.


Something is very wrong in the West, and it’s not just creepy men such as Joe Biden. We’re also missing “manly men” protectors for women and children.
With Joe Biden making noises about running in 2020, when he’ll be a young-at-heart 77 going on 78, people are starting to focus attention on his strange behavior around little girls (and big girls too). Lots of videos are making the rounds showing unedited footage of Bad Touch Biden (aka Creepy Uncle Joe) hugging tight little girls and grown women he’s never met before, making awkward jokes about little girls’ maturity and dating, wrapping his arms around their waists so his hands are suspiciously near their as-yet nonexistent breasts, and (which is too me the strangest thing of all) compulsively sniffing and stroking their hair while fondling their faces.
If it weren’t for that last behavior, one could argue that Biden is just one of those old guys who’s awkward around young girls and that the endless riffs that see him positing that little girls are 17 years old or telling little girls to wait to date until their 30s are an old man’s kind of icky efforts to make small talk with children. One could also argue that his hand placement near girls’ breasts isn’t the same as handle placement on their breasts. And one could point out that, until we see all the footage of Biden enacting with children, whether male or female, when a parent is being sworn into Congress, the handful of videos we’re seeing is cherry-picking intended to make him look bad.
All those arguments, though, fall down in the face of that hair-sniffing and face fondling. If Biden only did it once it would be creepy and unacceptable. That he does it repeatedly simply emphasizes how horrible it is. Here — watch Paul Joseph Watson’s compilation:
The video shows something as disturbing as Biden’s creepy handsiness: The girls’ fathers passively accept or passively sort-of block Biden’s aggressive behavior towards their daughters. One father tells his daughter (and warns Biden?) that he’ll be close by. But mostly, they just grin uncomfortably. The only man who seems to have been at all assertive in blocking Biden is Jeff Sessions, whom Watson does not include in the above video. Here’s footage of Sessions gently pushing Biden’s hand away from his granddaughter:
Let’s call those passive fathers, intimated by Biden’s office, or simply intimidated by a more powerful predatory male, “America’s missing manly men.”
It’s important that we understand that the recent flood of information about sexual harassment and sexual assault, as well as an increase in disturbing stories and videos about child predation, is not simply a result of predatory males. I’m not giving the predatory males a pass, mind you. They are awful; they are the worst outcropping of the Leftists’ obsessive focus on destroying all sexual boundaries, something I’ve posited is part of their push for control over people. They are vicious monsters and should be punished with the full force of the law.
However — and this is a very important however — these predatory power brokers would be considerably more constrained if they believed that the women and girls they harass and assault had men willing to protect their women and children. More than that, predators would be dissuaded if they believed that there were manly men willing to use violence to save their women and children.
In Texas, the law gave a righteous pass to a father who beat to death a pedophile he found on top of his child. That is a strong statement about a society’s willingness to let men protect those who are weaker than they are. Instead of a Texas norm, though, we have a generation of C.S. Lewis’s “Men Without Chests;” that is, men whom our culture has systematically stripped of the manly virtues.
Men are, by nature, meant to be aggressive, especially sexually. A healthy culture, which ours once was, starts teaching its boys to use that aggression defensively to protect women, children, and other weak people. Specifically with regard to the sexual aggression, our culture used to promise men that, if they kept women safe, they would get to marry a woman who would give them regular access to sexual fulfillment, as well as the promise that all of her progeny would be his too.
In an unhealthy culture, which is what ours has become, the more aggressive men become predators and the less aggressive men become . . . useless when it comes to protecting women and children from predators. And when predators know that there’s a sexual buffet awaiting their power plays, they fall on that buffet which unabashed, cruel, demeaning aggression.
I think, though, that there’s more to what’s going on than just culture. In addition to the Left’s fervent passion for destroying men through the “toxic masculinity” meme, maybe our Western men truly aren’t manly anymore:
Sperm counts among men have more than halved in the last 40 years, research suggests, although the drivers behind the decline remain unclear.
The latest findings reveal that between 1973 and 2011, the concentration of sperm in the ejaculate of men in western countries has fallen by an average of 1.4% a year, leading to an overall drop of just over 52%.
If you read further into the linked article, you’ll see the usual things at the top of the list of suspected causes:
Numerous possibilities have been mooted, with research suggesting links to body weight, a lack of physical activity, smoking, and exposure of pregnant women to chemicals found in myriad household products, known as endocrine disruptors.
I would add to the list women taking the pill before becoming pregnant. It’s known that becoming pregnant while on the Pill can increase the risk of hermaphrodism. I’m also sure I read somewhere (but admittedly cannot find) that a male fetus conceived not long after the mother stopped taking the Pill may have compromised male hormones. Certainly that would seem to explain away some of the explosion we’re seeing in gender-confused young people.
What I would really love to see is a breakdown of fertility between conservative and Progressive men. Conservative men still seem to have chests (witness the fact from the above video showing that those men working with Biden in traditionally “manly” jobs such as body guards are more than willing to protect their women), but Progressive men don’t. Is it that conservative men come from a more traditional, manly culture? Is it that boys exposed to plastics become weak-kneed Leftists?
Or with another nod to Paul Joseph Watson, if there is indeed a difference in masculinity between men on the Left and on the Right, is the problem the Leftist love for soy?
Okay, I’m not sure I take the above video very seriously. But I thought it was funny and that it did raise an issue about the change in the Western diet and male fertility.
Whatever the cause, we have a culture in which a man will passively watch as a woman or child under his protection is treated in an unsavory, vaguely sexual way. Worse, as we’ve seen with the Jimmy Saville scandal in England, pedophilia is no respecter of class, title, political orientation, so much so that it may have found a safe home amongst the most powerful who feel that they are untouchable when they engage in something that Western society considers the worst of all vices. (Joe Biden, are you part of that unsavory group of pedophile power breakers? I ask; I don’t accuse. I just accuse you of visibly creepy behavior around women and girls.)
When it comes to unprotected children, in America the lid is still sitting fairly tightly on the boiling pot when it comes to pedophile scandals. In the last month, of course, that same lid has gotten mighty unstable in Hollywood. Moreover, one of the least reported stories of the Trump presidency is his aggressive assault against pedophile rings throughout America. No famous people have been caught in the U.S. but in Europe documented pedophilia has been proven at the highest echelons. Another Paul Joseph Watson aggregates the stories from Europe:
Okay. I’ve worked that subject to death. Pedophiles on parade. Men without chests doing nothing to block them as they mow down children and women. Now on to a related subject.
I want to say something about the Democrat attack on Roy Moore. Democrats keep calling Moore a pedophile. He’s not. Even if one assumes solely for the sake of argument that Moore looked to younger women some 40-odd years ago, his focus was on post-pubescent young women. In that regard, he was guilty of nothing more than “ephebophilia” — which is not popular, but is not pedophilia.
The age of consent may vary from place to place and time to time, but in all times and places teenage girls have been considered sexually mature and marriageable, without regard to whether the man is their age or older. When the age difference is too vast, Western culture has been repulsed, but if it’s within ten or twelve years, traditional societies have considered that a reasonable spread: the man has presumably established himself as a stable breadwinner and the woman is of the age to give him children. He gets sex and progeny; she gets security.
To those faced with a Moore versus Jones decision in Alabama, rid your mind of the word “pedophile.” Consider instead that the facts show that the woman accusing him of fondling her when she was 14 (ick, ick, and more ick) is either lying or mistaken. Consider the fact that, once people got a gander at a clearly forged yearbook entry, both the accusing woman and her lawyer vanished. And consider the fact that Democrats have not shown themselves squeamish about lying to knock a Republican out of the running. (Rathergate is one example; Harry Reid’s open lies about Romney’s taxes is another.)
If Moore loses, the remainder of Trump’s presidency will be a stagnating disaster, possibly swinging the White House to a Democrat (Biden? Hillary? Warren? Sanders?) in 2020. Gone will be a constitutionally-bound judiciary, gone will be a protected border, gone will be a national security policy that recognizes Islamism’s threat, gone will be support for Israel, gone will be a restrained Department of Education that doesn’t elevate the interests of sexually confused people over the interests of children, gone will be a shrinking administrative state, and gone will be any other good work Trump has done to bring the federal government into line with constitutional principles.
Had Moore admitted to his sins, as many in Hollywood have been forced to do, or had Moore’s sins been documented, as Franken’s assault on Leeann Tweeden was — well, then decent people would be honor-bound to turn from him. Here, however, Moore steadfastly denies wrongdoing and the allegations against him have been crumbling under closer scrutiny. In the absence of time to develop the facts, the only thing for a principled conservative to do is elect Moore and develop the facts later, when control over Washington, D.C. isn’t hanging by a hair.
As always, given these complicated and fraught issues, I’d be very interested in your take on the matter.


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#21: Charity Everett : Go Back Fetch It
Charity Everett is an ARTiste who is working on a groundbreaking episodic storytelling project that utilizes AR while exploring the themes of humanity, and evolution of art, technology, and storytelling.
Charity cut her teeth in XR while working on a VR musical experience as a part of the inaugural Oculus cohort. She has since completed multiple Artist residencies, spoken at GDC, AR in Action, and ArtTechPsyche IV at Harvard.
0'00": Charity’s Background and first VR project
4'40": Mobile based AR and real world examples
5'30": Accessibility not just as an experience but as a medium anyone can use to express themselves.
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10'05": charities choice to root the digital experience in physical pieces.
11'00": How the project started and changed as Charity worked on it.
14'00": Basis for the title and art style of Go Back Fetch IT
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22'20": Advice from Charity to aspiring creatives
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The jackpot was 117.6 million U.S. dollars. Players who match all five numbers can win the jackpot, and Powerball winners can share the $919 million jackpot.
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The next Punjab State lottery to look forward to is the Maa Lakshmi Diwali Pooja Bumper 2019 Draw, which will be drawn on the 1st November.

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Clearwater nonprofits and service providers can now apply for $3.15 million in grants from the city’s federal COVID-19 relief funding through Feb 15.
Earlier this year, the City Council split the $22.4 million it received from the American Rescue Plan Act into a dozen broad categories.
The categories included three grant programs that qualified groups and individuals can apply for by visiting myclearwater.com/ARPA. The city will offer in-person training on how to apply for the grants and upload documentation from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the North Greenwood Library, 905 N Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
The programs will provide:
- $750,000 for grants and partnerships to mitigate learning loss. This program is open to nonprofits and stakeholders serving residents or students who attend schools in Clearwater.
- $1 million for nonprofit cultural affairs to support projects related to cultural exhibits, performances, educational programs or events within the city.
- $1.4 million for North Greenwood Community grants. The money will support programs serving youth and adults who live or work in the area bounded by Sunset Point Road on the north, Kings Highway on the east; Palmetto Street/CSX Railway/Jones Street on the south; and North Osceola Avenue/North Fort Harrison Avenue/Clearwater Harbor on the west.
The City Council also allocated $3.3 million for affordable housing needs. Those funds will be made available through grants and loans on a continuing, non-competitive basis for homeowners, homebuyers and residential developers of affordable and workforce housing, according to a news release.
The funds will allow the city to expand the existing affordable housing program to include emergency repairs and rooftop solar installations, the release states.
“The American Rescue Plan Act funds are a lifeline to individuals and organizations that continue to struggle from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” City Manager Jon Jennings said in a statement.
In September, the council also allocated $250,000 to the city’s chamber of commerce, Amplify Clearwater, to support the creation of a business incubator.
And this month, the council approved a contract for Pinellas Community Foundation to distribute $1 million of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds for housing and social service needs. It includes $250,000 to support residents affected by the upcoming closure of the Capri Mobile Home Park.
The council agreed to further discuss the balance of Pinellas Community Foundation’s spending at a work session on Jan. 9.
The remaining spending categories approved in August include:
- $5 million for start-up funding for the North Greenwood Community Redevelopment Agency
- $3.5 million for fiber upgrades and broadband connectivity
- $2.35 million to reimburse the city for business grants and employee premium pay given during the pandemic
- $2 million for streets and sidewalks
- $2 million for solar panels for city facilities
- $700,000 for improvements to State Street Park
- $625,000 for an information hub at the Main Library


By Andrew Warshaw
March 9 – The FifaGate corruption scandal that has already snared 41 individuals and entities allegedly involved in more than $200 million of bribes and kickbacks has widened still further after Miguel Trujillo (pictured), a Florida-based consultant licensed to arrange official matches between member associations, admitted charges against him when he appeared in a Brooklyn court.
Miguel Trujillo, 65, pleaded guilty to four counts, including conspiracy to commit money-laundering and wire fraud as he became the 42nd case being investigated. “I know what I was doing was wrong,” Trujillo said in court.
A US department of justice statement earlier read: “Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Miguel Trujillo, a FIFA match agent and soccer consultant, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with his participation in multiple schemes to bribe soccer officials.
“Trujillo also pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return under penalty of perjury and agreed to forfeit $495,000.
“Starting in approximately 2008 and acting variously on behalf of multiple sports marketing companies and his own soccer business, Trujillo paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to high-ranking officials of FIFA, CONCACAF, and four soccer federations in Central America and the Caribbean in furtherance of multiple schemes involving media and marketing contracts and international friendly matches.”
Trujillo, a Colombian citizen resident in the US, was released on $1.5 million bail.
Appearing separately in the same court on Tuesday, Rafael Esquivel, one of the original ‘Zurich Seven’, pleaded not guilty to receiving bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the sale of tournament marketing rights. Esquivel, former president of the Venezuelan federation, had earlier this week been extradited to the United States – nine months after he was detained in that infamous first raid on the exclusive Baur au Lac hotel just before May’s FIFA congress.
Contact the writer of this story at email@example.com


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CBS Sales Fall Short as Ads Decline From Super Bowl YearRob Golum
CBS Corp., owner of the most-watched television network, reported first-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates as advertising slumped amid a tough comparison with last year’s Super Bowl telecast.
Sales fell 4.6 percent to $3.86 billion, New York-based CBS said yesterday in a statement, hurt by a 12 percent drop in ad revenue. Analysts projected $3.92 billion, the average of 23 estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Buybacks boosted profit, which rose to 78 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimates of 75 cents, after CBS spent $2 billion repurchasing shares. The company sold stock in its outdoor unit during the quarter and accelerated its buybacks. That put a positive sheen on a challenging period.
“This quarter’s results represent a very rare revenue miss for CBS,” Paul Sweeney, a Bloomberg Industries analyst, said in an e-mail. “CBS appears to have been caught up in the soft first-quarter advertising trends we have seen from some other large media companies.”
CBS, controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone, fell 2.8 percent to $56.38 at 10:16 a.m. in New York. The stock has retreated 9 percent this year through yesterday.
The sale of shares in CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. was part of a decision to turn the business into a real estate investment trust and eventually divest the investment. The actions are giving CBS about $5 billion for buybacks and potential acquisitions.
The company will repurchase $6 billion of its stock this year, executives said on a conference call yesterday.
Net income in the quarter rose 5.6 percent to $468 million from $443 million, or 69 cents a share, a year earlier.
Advertising sales declined to $2.16 billion because of the tough comparison, CBS said. Affiliate and subscription fees increased 9.2 percent from a year earlier, while content and licensing revenue increased 6.4 percent.
(CBS held a conference call yesterday. See Investors/News & Events at www.cbscorporation.com to listen)


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Sunday, June 27, 2010
I was looking for a way to use up the leftover poblano peppers from the kebob recipe. This one called my name because it has a lot of the things I like- black beans, avocado and mangoes. Plus, you can't really mess up a quesadilla.
I got this from CookingLight.com (along with the photo) and made a few tweaks. If you don't like a spicier dish, skip the hot sauce and replace it with a tiny bit of cumin.
Poblano, Mango and Black Bean Quesadillas
Serves 4 (or 2 hungry people)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups sliced onion
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1-2 poblano chile, seeded and chopped
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup jarred sliced peeled mango (if using one in heavy syrup, rinse)
1/3 cup cubed peeled avocado
Handful of cilantro, chopped
Juice of 1/2 lime
1-2 shakes of hot sauce
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, oregano, salt, pepper, and poblano, and sauté 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add beans; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat; stir in mango, avocado, cilantro and hot sauce. Squirt lime juice over mixture.
3. Place flour tortillas on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Arrange about 3/4 cup bean mixture on half of each tortilla, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese over bean mixture, and fold tortilla in half. Lightly coat tortillas with cooking spray. Broil 3 minutes or until cheddar cheese melts.

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In the past few weeks I have been getting the urge to garden, but alas, the ground is still just too hard! So I decided to look for other places to plant some roots.
A recent trip to New York City got me excited about planter gardens, and also about kids and planter gardens (is it just me, or ar they the perfect size for little hands?). So I just couldn't resist these lonely little planters.
A few tools, a little dirt...
... and the blooming rewards of an afternoon's digging... there is just something about digging around in the dirt after a long winter's absence...
What's going on in your garden right now?
*Last time in Nature: Signs of the Season

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