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I was wildly amused to finish re-reading The Peripheral [link] last night and go to sleep realizing that the sequel, Agency [link], would be released and on my Kindle in the morning. (Yes, I realize the irony, Mr. Gibson.)
*It actually wasn’t all that immediate, since I pre-ordered the book in the spring of 2017.
Not new, but still relevant:
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected. Even when the revolutionist might himself repent of his revolution, the traditionalist is already defending it as part of his tradition. Thus we have two great types—the advanced person who rushes us into ruin, and the retrospective person who admires the ruins. He admires them especially by moonlight, not to say moonshine. Each new blunder of the progressive or prig becomes instantly a legend of immemorial antiquity for the snob. This is called the balance, or mutual check, in our Constitution.
G. K. Chesterton, Illustrated London News, April 19, 1924.
So, two years ago today, just three weeks after my father-in-law died, my father died. (He would say it was just his body, so it was okay.) But still, he left a big hole in our lives.
When Jesus’ friend Lazarus died, Jesus wept, and of course we have all wept in the last two years. I really can’t write it even now.
I think Dad would say we have done a decent job of recovering, and to some degree we just haven’t had any choice. You do what you have to do, over and over and over. You never quite get everything done, you can’t pick up all of the wreckage.
Last week, in church, we read these words:
Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
In the end, God repairs it all and makes it right. He completes his redemption of his creation. Finally, forever.
Now, though, we wait, and we weep.
A couple of syllabi* from two well-known instructors.
More discussion at Dan Piepenbring, “W. H. Auden’s Potent Syllabus, and Other News” The Paris Review (Jan. 29, 2015) [link]; “W.H. Auden’s 1941 Literature Syllabus Asks Students to Read 32 Great Works, Covering 6000 Pages,” Open Culture (Feb. 28, 2013) [link]; Alan Jacobs, “Auden’s Syllabus,” Snakes and Ladders (Oct. 1, 2012) [link]; and “David Foster Wallace’s 1994 Syllabus: How to Teach Serious Literature with Lightweight Books,” Open Culture (Feb. 25, 2013) [link].
I particularly enjoy Wallace’s caution to his students not to think “this will be a blow-off-type class.” Auden does not seem to think any of his students will make that mistake.
*Apparently not with two “i”s.
I love this. Randall Munroe, “Curve-Fitting,” xkcd (Sept. 19, 2018) [link].
@Air4Cole @Jaguars #jumpmancole #DUUUVAL
Henceforth to be known as going “Full Cole.”
This is pretty funny. Matt Buchanan, “Maybe Just Don’t Drink Coffee,” Eater (June 8, 2018) [link]. Maybe just drink pretty good coffee without the high religious seriousness about it?
From Alan Jacobs at Snakes & Ladders:
1. “Reconsidering ‘Evangelical'” [link] and
2. “Accountable” [link]
And, continuing the conversation started by LeCrae and John Piper, from Raymond Chang, The Exchange:
3. “Open Letter to John Piper on White Evangelicalism and Multiethnic Relations” [link]
(for earlier parts of this conversation — called to my attention by my older daughter — see LeCrae’s conversation at Truth’s Table [link]; and Piper, “My Hopeful Response” [link]. If someone has the link to LeCrae’s written piece, please send it to me).
A sad statistical truth. A wonderful season. 112 days to go until Spring Training.
The pitching lines were impressive (except for poor Severino, who needed some chamomile tea or something):

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The researchers of Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab, 360 Netlab, have found a new malware and named it B1txor20. The new malware uses the infamous Apache Log4j vulnerability to spread to new hosts.
It uses DNS tunneling to communicate with C2
Researchers of 360 Netlab have managed to capture four of the B1txor20 malware, beginning from the 9th of February. The captured malware has its backdoor, SOCKS5 proxy, malware downloading, arbitrary command execution, and rootkit installing capabilities. It is also able to upload sensitive information. The most interesting point of B1txor20 is the DNS concealing capability while communicating with the C2 server. It uses the DNS tunneling technique to get the malware and the data.
360 Netlab researchers also state that the B1txor20 malware has more capabilities, but they are not enabled since they might still be under development and bugged. You can see the schema of the B1txor20 attacks created by 360 Netlab below:
The malware focuses on ARM-based Linux devices as well as the ones with the X64 CPUs. The interesting name of the malware comes from the file name it uses, b1t, the encryption algorithm it uses, XOR, and the RC4 algorithm key length, 20 bytes. You can see the full technical details of the B1txor20 malware by following the link below:


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Talented Teresa Davis is a freelance writer and editor based in the Atlanta area. A recent graduate of Georgia State University with an honors degree in English, Teresa has become one of the most robust writers of romance and erotica in the industry.
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HARDING TWP. - Although the continual threat of rain cancelled the bike tour and may have kept some residents away, those who attended the annual bluegrass concert on the lawn of the municipal building on Sunday and the New Vernon Fire Department's 56th Annual Country Auction all day Saturday, apparently had a blast.
Harding Township Librarian Alice Condon said Wednesday that the event went on, despite ominous weather, dreary skies and a constant mist.
"It never poured, until around 5:30, when everyone was getting ready to leave anyway, after the concert was over," Condon said.
Again this year, the "We're Bookin Bicycle Tour" and the annual bluegrass concert on the lawn coincided auction.
With a wet weekend forecast, Condon said event organizers opted Sunday afternoon to cancel the bicycle tour around scenic parts of the rural township.
"We still had two men show up anyway, but the leaves were wet. The roads were wet. And we really thought there was a real threat of thunder and lightning, so the bike tour was cancelled," Condon said.
But, that didn't stop the festivities from going on back at the Kirby Municipal Building.
"We were talking about moving things inside instead of outside, but there wasn't ever really any rain. It was just misty and foggy," Condon said.
So, utilizing 10 pop up tents brought by Jane Kendall, co-chair of the board of the Friends of the Harding Township Library, which organized the event, the event remained outdoors.
"We probably had around 35 or 40 people, sitting under the tents, and enjoying the music," Condon said.
"And, on top of that, there were tons of children just running around the parking lot and having fun. They were playing with balloons on the tennis courts, and really having a good time," she said.
And all of that was in spite of the weather.
In total, bad weather- or the threat of it- kept away most residents; only about 100 or so showed up for the day's events, and by the time the concert began, that number had dwindled to 35 or 40.
But that never stood in the way of those who came having a good time, under the auspices of the bluegrass band "Ludlow Station."
"It just went on. The band was terrific. It can truly be said that it didn't rain on our parade," she said.
Condon said the band had the audience swaying, toe tapping and swinging, and even singing along during some parts of the show.
"When they sang "You Are My Sunshine," everybody was signing along. It was just so much fun," she said.
"And the kids were just all over the place. They were bouncing balloons all over the tennis courts, and the whole time, the band just had everybody's toes tapping," she said.
"They were lots of songs that everybody knows, so it was really a big group sing-a-long," she said.
Other children's events went on despite ominous weather as well. The apple bobbing, the pony rides and the pony cart rides were all a big hit with the children.
"We had the cider, the wine and the popcorn. So, it really was a good party, and a great way to spend a rainy day," she said.
The fee for the concert was $15 per person or $30 per family. Included in the price of admission was a wine and cheese buffet, popcorn, ices and cider from a local cider mill.
Last year, according to Kendall, the event raised between $5,000 and $8,000. All proceeds go toward the cost of constructing a new library on the grounds of town hall.
John Miller, chairman of the Auction Committee for the New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, said that despite the weather, this year's annual auction went quite well, with more than 800 items having been successfully auctioned off.
Miller said the proceeds go toward the department but he would not say how much was raised, and said the department never reveals the figure.
"We are the only member-owned fire department in the state. We pay all of our own expenses, and no tax money whatsoever is used to run our department," Miller said.
"Every building and every piece of equipment is paid for by our membership," he said.
"This is our big fundraiser. All 435 seats under the tent were filled all day long on Saturday, and we also had people all day long at the sales going on outside the tent," he said.
Despite the weather, Miller said turnout was about the same as previous years, and said the event was, once again, very successful.
"We had a good day, and that's despite the weather. It drizzled for about 20 minutes in the afternoon, but we auctioned off nearly 800 items," he said.
"It was mostly cloudy, so the people came out. We had a good day," he said.

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Managers’ reactions after Manchester United and Manchester City drew 0-0 in their city derby at Old Trafford on Sunday (25 October). The point put City back on top of the Premier League on goal difference.
Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager:
Question: Do you feel you were the only team trying to win today?
“They have the right to play compact, and they have done it. They have a fantastic team also on the counter-attack, but we have prevented that in a very professional way. So I cannot complain – only I’m disappointed… and we don’t have the luck neither because I’ve seen on the video situation with (Ander) Herrera – it was a penalty (second-half challenge by Raheem Sterling), it was a penalty, but the referee was not giving us that benefit and, of course – I can see it on the video and you can see it clearly that he (Sterling) doesn’t touch the ball, only the legs of Herrera. But that’s the luck we don’t have in this season.”
Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City manager:
“I think that we played better maybe the first half. In The second half we lose so many balls that it was impossible for us to try and to create chances. But as a team if we need to defend, we can defend as a tactical game or mind games… I don’t know exactly the name that you put always put in the media for teams that come for the draw… It’s easy to defend with ten players behind the ball near your box. For me it’s not the way to do it (i.e. play) but if you cannot find the space and you are not clear with the ball, you must do it well, and I think that we did it well.”

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Musician, writer, educator and producer, Cristina Pato has been hailed as “a virtuosic burst of energy” by The New York Times. Her professional career is focused on exploring the role of the arts in society through teaching and producing. Full bio
During her professional career as a musician, Cristina Pato has published six gaita recordings and two as a pianist. She has also collaborated as a guest artist on various albums, including the Grammy Award winners Yo-Yo Ma and Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace (SONY BMG 2008) and Sing me Home: Yo-Yo Ma & Silk Road Ensemble (SONY Masterworks, 2016), the jazz album (Miles Davis tribute) Miles Español: New Sketches of Spain (Entertainment One Music, 2011), and the documentary film The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble (HBO, 2015), directed by Morgan Neville.
Since 1999, her musical and cultural interests lead her to collaborate with world music, jazz, classical and experimental artists, including her mentor Yo-Yo Ma, Chicago Symphony and New York Philharmonic, Osvaldo Golijov, Arturo O’Farrill, and dancers Damian Woetzel and Lil’ Buck. Cristina’s unique and powerful style has been acclaimed in numerous occasions by The New York Times andpraised by The Wall Street Journal and Downbeat Magazine.
During her prolific career as a performer, she led the Cristina Pato QUARTET (USA), the Cristina Pato GALICIAN TRIO (Europe), and co-created the SOAS Duet (with singer Rosa Cedrón) and the Invisible(s) Project (with Mazz Swift). Apart from commissioning more than a dozen works for Galician bagpipe and different ensembles, including the concerto for Gaita and orchestra “Widows of the Living and of the Dead” composed by Octavio Vázquez and recorded by Real Filharmonía de Galicia in 2018 (Odradek Records, 2021).
Cristina has collaborated with the Silkroad Project, the organization founded by Yo-Yo Ma, since 2006. With the Silkroad Ensemble (2006-2020) she has toured China, Korea, Australia, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Europe and the USA, performing in iconic stages such as Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl or China’s National Center for the Performing Arts. With Silkroad she has also served as Learning Advisor (2014-2019) collaborating closely in planning residencies and learning activities, including the multi-year partnership with Harvard University, serving also as faculty member for The Arts and Passion-Driven Learning Summer Institute for artists and educators, designed in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Invisible(s) was a project developed by Cristina Pato in collaboration with violinist and composer Mazz Swift for the 2019-2020 season. Invisible(s) featured an amazing combination of stories and music, with compositions by Cristina and Mazz and four new pieces by Michi Wiancko, Alisa Rose, Dana Lyn and Octavio Vázquez, commissioned by Cristina specifically for this project.
Cristina Pato QUARTET (USA)
The Cristina Pato Quartet (2012-2021) was a unique blend of jazz, latin-jazz and world music with New York based musicians, composers and arrangers Edward Perez (bass), Julien Labro (accordion) and Mauricio Zottarelli/Juan Felipe Mayorga (drums).
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Cristina’s Galician Trio (2015-2021) explored the connections between Galician music, jazz and contemporary music through the experience of the versatile Galician musicians and arrangers Roberto Comesaña (accordion) and Miguel Cabana (percussion). A fascinating format that celebrated the diversity of 21st century Galician music.
Yo-Yo Ma conceived Silkroad in 1998 as a reminder that even as rapid globalization resulted in division, it brought extraordinary possibilities for working together. He brought together musicians from the lands of the Silk Road to co-create a new artistic idiom, a musical language founded in difference, a metaphor for the benefits of a more connected world.
Cristina has collaborated with Silkroad since 2006.
Cristina has commissioned more than a dozen works for Galician bagpipe and different ensembles, including the concerto for Gaita and orchestra “Widows of the Living and of the Dead” composed by Octavio Vázquez and recorded by Real Filharmonía de Galicia in 2018 (Odradek Records, 2021).
As an independent producer, Cristina specializes in events and projects developed at the intersection between art and society, including the ESENCIAIS 20/50 initiative (in collaboration with CUNDE and Xaime Fandiño), The Galician Connection Festival, and two days of culture in action for Yo-Yo Ma’s global Bach Project.

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Skylight / July 8, 2018 / Baptiste Allain
There must be a clear opening in the area where the skylight is to be placed. A skylight that faces the East lets in plenty of morning sunshine while one that faces the West brings lets in the afternoon sunshine. It is important to know the amount of light and the type of light your skylight lets in. Afternoon sunlight can become uncomfortably hot if you live in a warm and dry place. The size of the room also has a bearing on the effectiveness of the skylight on your roof. If the room is small your choices are severely limited as skylights are best suited for large rooms. If you still want a skylight for a small room it is best to opt for an elegant pyramid skylight. This gives the illusion of space.
Skylight windows are a wonderful addition to a home. Theres no doubt about it. But a lot depends on where exactly the house is located. Skylight windows are best suited for cool climates where the rays of the sun are not very harsh. Fortunately many places in the US have just this kind of weather. When used in such places skylight windows become the most important source of solar heating. And even when the sun is wobbly and there is little sunshine entering the room large skylight windows make the room look airy and bright dispelling the gloom. In areas where there is limited light and heat vertical windows are less efficient than large skylights because vertical sunlight is scant.
It is recommended that the skylight size should never be more than five percent of the floor area in rooms with many windows and not more than fifteen percent of the rooms total floor area for spaces with very few windows. Skylights on north-facing roofs provide cool illumination while east-facing roofs provide maximum light and heat in the morning. West-facing skylights provide afternoon sunlight and heat. South-facing skylights provide more passive solar heat than any other location. Skylights are an excellent way to bring more natural light into your home. Just one skylight can dramatically transform your room by adding 30% more natural light than a window. This helps you save energy and makes your home warmer during the winter.

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In the past few years, India has witnessed historic levels of economic inequality. Today India is counted amongst one of the most economically unequal countries in the world. According to the Oxfam report of 2020, the richest 1% own 42.5% of the country’s wealth and the richest 10% of Indians own 74.3% whereas the bottom 50% owns just 2.8%. In addition to this, the COVID-19 Pandemic is likely to act as a catalyst in enlarging the gulf of inequality. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned India that the pandemic may sink about 40 crore workers into poverty. Amidst the lockdowns from April to July when the working class was struggling with hunger, unemployment, migration, and was barely able to make ends meet, the billionaires of India increased their wealth by 35%, as per the Billionaires Insights Report 2020 published by UBS and PwC.
When people and sitting MPs ask the incumbent government about its strategy to reduce such humongous economic equality, it gives typical, vague, and dubious answers by listing all the social security schemes from Jandhan Yojna to Swach Bharat as measures to empower the poor; while at the same time, it does not break its silence on taxing the rich. Moreover, amidst the pandemic, the government revenue has declined substantively. The fiscal deficit has more than doubled (135%) of what was targeted form April to November, in lieu of which the government reduced its expenditure which is otherwise extremely crucial for social security endeavours during such a crisis. Overall, it won’t be wrong to conclude that the vicious cycle of inequality is spurring like never before.
In order to tackle monstrous inequality, the panacea for Indian economy at this point of time is the Inheritance tax also known as the estate tax or death tax. As the name suggests, it is a tax levied by the government on inherited wealth which the legal heirs get from their progenitor (mostly deceased). Under the ambit of this tax, the government can progressively tax the richer segment of population and generate substantive revenue which can be spent on welfare schemes. In India, an individual is obliged to pay certain income tax on whatever he earns by virtue of his skills, labour and time. Ironically, one can inherit an enormous amount of wealth just by virtue of birth and need not to pay a single penny in tax. Hence, from a comparative perspective, inheritance tax is indeed fairer, egalitarian and just than income tax.
Across the world, about 50 countries including the U.S.(40%), U.K. (40%), Japan(55%), South Korea (50%), France (45%) and Germany (30%) have levied Inheritance tax. Here, it is noteworthy that all the aforementioned countries are typically considered pro-capitalism; whereas, India does not have any such measures despite working on the principles of socialism that espouse economic equality.
Another key benefit of adequate inheritance tax is that it promotes charity and philanthropy. One may take the word of former finance minister Arun Jaitley on this. In December 2018, while addressing an event at AIIMS, he asserted, “Most hospitals internationally have some of the largest endowments. Most educational institutes have some of the largest endowments. … So, I was analysing why that condition doesn’t exist in our country. And one of the reasons I found out was that those societies have very large inheritance taxes. Therefore, a lot of people in their old age prefer to go for charitable donations in order to get around that inheritance tax. Since we don’t have that inheritance tax in India, our charities are not in terms of such endowments,“.
Prima facie, the inheritance tax looks like a lucrative solution to solve a number of socio-economic problems. However, we shouldn’t forget that the Government of India did levy an estate duty in 1953 which was eventually withdrawn. While presenting the Budget of 1985-86, the then finance minister VP Singh said, “I am of the view that estate duty has not achieved the twin objectives with which it was introduced, namely, to reduce unequal distribution of wealth and assist the States in financing their development schemes. While the yield from estate duty is only about Rs. 20 crores, its cost of administration is relatively high. I, therefore, propose to abolish the levy of estate duty”.
Accordingly, the parliament repealed the Estate Duty act under which legal heirs of a dead person had to pay as high as 85% of the value of inherited wealth/property in form of taxes. Subsequently, in the Indian context, the notion of estate duty was labelled as a fiasco. However, this earlier failure does not necessarily mean that it was the failure of the concept of inheritance tax; it was rather the government’s inability to implement it effectively.
Back in 1953 when the Nehru government decided to impose estate duty, it ab initio opted a flexible, experimental approach. The then Finance Minister CD Deshmukh while concluding the debate regarding the estate duty bill in Lok Sabha said “Now, although we have tried to make our law as perfect as possible, none of us is under the illusion that the law now enacted will remain unchanged for all time to come. It is a characteristic of all tax laws, including our own, that they keep on changing, not necessarily because the laws are imperfect but because the financial and economic considerations keep on changing and also because unfortunately, tax evaders develop new methods of dodging their liability”. Successive governments did make some changes to it: for example, the introduction of gift tax, changes in slab rates, and exemptions. Albeit, due to structural constraints, the tax wasn’t successful. Finally, Rajiv Gandhi’s government decided to give up and scrapped the estate duty rather than trying to fix it.
Estate Duty was a comprehensive idea which we implemented in the wrong manner at the wrong time. Nonetheless, today it seems as if the time has come to accept the idea of an inheritance tax. In the past few decades, we have witnessed an information & communication technology revolution in governance. Today, almost all states have digitised land records. Stocks/equity transactions have been completely digitalised. Many curbs on cash transactions have been imposed. Banking & financial services are comparatively much more transparent, trackable, and regulated. Arbitrary powers of officials and authorities have reduced significantly which has to an extent reduced corruption & favouritism. Overall, technology & legal reforms have increased state capacity to regulate, monitor and collect taxes. Hence, the government is now in an adequate position, like never before, to enforce such a tax stringently.
Furthermore, as mentioned before, the government is in a deep fiscal crisis, especially the state governments. Inheritance tax would potentially open a new source of revenue for the states(estate duty revenue used to fall into share of state governments). Most importantly, inheritance tax will promote a new wave of philanthropy and charity which will help in social upliftment & building world class medical and educational institutions.
Critics of Inheritance tax argue that such liabilities dis-incentivise entrepreneurial ventures, adversely impact foreign investments, and are against principles of free market. However, we should not forget that most rich western countries, like the USA or UK, had levied such taxes more than a century ago, i.e. 1916 & 1894 respectively. Such inheritance taxes didn’t hamper their growth trajectory at all; it rather substantially contributed in their development. Hence, India should also reimpose inheritance tax before it gets too late.
Notwithstanding this, it’s imperative to note that the government needs to opt a pragmatic approach to enforce inheritance tax successfully. As the legendary jurist & economist Nani Palkhivala said once, “The health of our economy will not improve until we inject the ‘S’ factor into our fiscal laws, and make them Sane, Simple and Stable.” For instance, it was just not wise to have 85% tax rate slab in estate duty act. There is no way on earth that the super rich of the country were going to pay 85% tax to the government to inherit their own ancestral wealth.
Taxes need to be viable. An inheritance tax could be somewhere around 30 – 40% as recommended by Oxfam in a policy report published in 2017. Since it is always better to get a small slice of a big pizza rather than a big slice of a small pizza, a small cut doesn’t antagonise taxpayers which broadens the tax base while reducing tendency of tax evasion. Hence, the inheritance tax needs to be plausible which taxpayers find payable, simple, & stable so that we have minimal loopholes. However it needs to have strict provisions of penalty when it comes to evasion. The imposition of inheritance tax at the earliest would also provide the government a peculiar opportunity to reconstruct its image as pro-poor. With regard to inheritance tax, we are in a situation where we have nothing to lose but everything to gain, hence, there is no plausible reason on earth why the government should not impose it anytime soon.
Shubham Khatri is a second year Undergraduate student at Ashoka University


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The biggest misconception on how to connection in a relationship is that connection in romantic relationships is basically similar to communicating with somebody else. In fact interaction in human relationships is a blend of the two, which is more of a conversation of a couple than this can be a communication of two people interacting. When talking it helps to understand the difference among communication within a relationship and communication within a friendship. Friendship is a interaction between a couple where they are just friends. buying an Spanish bride Conversation in a relationship should be used to express the needs you have and feelings to your spouse and make all of them understand you.
Many persons confuse interaction in a marriage with conversation in a companionship. Communication within a relationship with your lover should be almost like communication within a friendship. What many persons do not realize is the fact while you might think that you’re simply just sharing facts and emotions with your spouse you’re actually communicating with your companion. Communicating with your companion in a romance means that you will absolutely showing all of them who you are and what you want out of your relationship. If the partner would not understand you what you will absolutely saying it may lead to arguements or concerns within the relationship.
Interaction in a relationship also allows for creative imagination. You two can write down ideas on imaginative solutions to problems or just brainstorming on a regular basis. Tips just going from the the two of you through the creative flow of conversation is one of the most effective forms of communication in a relationship. This is because while you are within a conversation with the partner you possibly can explore and express options in a way that you wouldn’t normally be able to.
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Conversation also allows for trust in romances. In a healthy, loving relationship with one of the biggest bonds you can kind is through trust. You build this trust in your marriage by being start with one another, getting transparent and by sharing passionate details of your self. Without these distributed details there may be constant conflict and discomfort within just relationships.
Connection in a romance also enables you to have fun. Having a laugh is something which we all want in our lives. The funny thing about conversation in a romantic relationship, many people do not take time to have fun. They get cozy in their relationship and begin to focus on the more significant things inside their lives these kinds of seeing that careers, money and children. By keeping your relationship entertaining you are keeping the relationships healthier.
By following the three primary connection styles which i spoke about above you plus your partner will see that you have a lot more fun in concert. It will turn into easier to share intimate details of her and you along with your partner might grow to be very close and linked. This is what effective, happy romances are based on. Delight in!

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A lawsuit stemming from Flint's lead-contaminated water was filed Monday on behalf of the city's residents against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as well as other current and former government officials and corporations.
The federal lawsuit — which is seeking class-action status — alleges that tens of thousands of residents have suffered physical and economic injuries and damages. It argues officials failed to take action over "dangerous levels of lead" in drinking water and "downplayed the severity of the contamination" in the financially struggling city.
Snyder's spokesman Ari Adler said the administration doesn't comment on pending litigation, but is "staying focused on solutions for the people of Flint."
Numerous lawsuits have been filed on behalf of Flint residents since a public health emergency was declared last year. The latest lawsuit, which seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages, was filed on behalf of seven residents.
Two recall petitions targeting Snyder over the water crisis have been approved. The latest was filed by a Flint activist and approved Monday by the Board of State Canvassers, the Detroit Free Press reported. The other recall petition, filed by a Detroit pastor, was approved last month.
Flint, with a population of about 100,000, had switched from Detroit's water system to the Flint River as a way to save money until a new pipeline to Lake Huron was ready. But during those 18 months, the corrosive water leached lead from the city's old plumbing because certain treatments weren't added to the water.
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Snyder, whose administration repeatedly downplayed the lead threat, now calls it a "disaster."
A report by the state auditor general released Friday found that state environmental regulators made crucial errors as Flint began using the new drinking water source that would become contaminated with lead. It says staffers in the Department of Environmental Quality's drinking water office failed to order the city to treat its water with anti-corrosion chemicals as it switched to the river in April 2014, but also said the rules they failed to heed may not be strong enough to protect the public.
The report came as crews in the city started to dig up old pipes connecting water mains to homes.
No level of lead in the human body is considered safe, especially in children. The river water also may have been a source of Legionnaires' disease, which killed at least nine people in the region.
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver announced Sunday that Union Labor Life Insurance Co. committed to bring $25 million in low-cost loans to help remove lead pipes and improve water quality. She said the loans will help her Fast Start initiative that's designed to replace all lead service lines in the city.
The ongoing water crisis was also a topic at Sunday night's Democratic debate, held in Flint with both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hitting Snyder hard for the failures that led to the water crisis.
Additional reporting by Mashable.


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What is National Cat Day
National Cat Day on Oct. 29 reminds us that just when you think your cats have lost interest in you, they’ll turn around and melt your hearts. When it appears they’re too busy staring out at passing cars, chasing nylon mice, and sending tiny multi-colored balls to their under-the-refrigerator graves, they’ll somehow let you know that their very world revolves around you. Just wait. It’ll happen when you least expect it. Cats have their own timetable.
Send your best cat photos to firstname.lastname@example.org. Some will be featured in the Nov. 2 print edition and all will be presented in a special online gallery! Send pic with cat/kitten’s name(s), pet parent’s name(s), pet’s age or breed and any cute, funny or touching story about your cat!
History of National Cat Day
Lifestyle writer Colleen Paige has taken credit for establishing National Cat Day in 2005. Her stated mission: “To help galvanize the public to recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued each year and also to encourage cat lovers to celebrate the cat(s) in their lives for the unconditional love and companionship they bestow upon us.”
We cat-egorically believe her. She appears to love all cats — domestic and feral — and we’re certainly in favor of that.
Science magazine reports that cat domestication goes back 12,000 years. That encompasses a lot of toys and even more naps. The process appears to have taken place in the Middle East — think Israel, Iraq, and Lebanon. Domestication did not happen overnight. Cats did not go from wild beasts to softly purring pets — just, sort of, one day.
Per National Geographic: “DNA analysis suggests that cats lived for thousands of years alongside humans before they were domesticated. During that time, their genes have changed little from those of wildcats, apart from picking up one recent tweak: the distinctive stripes and dots of the tabby cat.”
Another study from University of Rome scholar Claudio Ottoni reveals that ancient sailors would bring cats along to “help protect food storages on board by killing rodents. This allowed cats to spread across the world.”
We’re glad they spread. Like dogs, who get all the credit for being lovable, cats feel everything we do. They can gauge our moods and emotions — and act accordingly. They have also given up a lot of their natural cravings to live in homes and apartments. (Especially indoor cats.)
Take a moment on National Cat Day to appreciate all the love they bring. Yes, they’re on the aloof side, but they’ve come a long way.

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The goal of signal processing is to extract the maximum amount of information from a signal. In the context of weather radars, this includes all the manipulations needed to transform the received weather signals (a.k.a. time-series data) into clean measurements of water content, wind velocity, and other meteorological variables.
Weather radar signal processing focuses on three main problems:
For more information about the weather radar signal processing projects that I'm currently working on, click on any of the following links:
We recently received a second award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for our research project "Understanding the Relationship Between Tornadoes and Debris Through Observed and Simulated Radar Data."
This fall, I had the honor and privilege to teach an OLLI class with my friend and colleague Jami Boettcher. "NEXRAD Weather Radar: How it Works and What Those Images Tell Us" kept us busy for 5 weeks this fall.
Our paper "Bootstrap Dual-Polarimetric Spectral Density Estimator" made the cover of the April 2017 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing journal.
I have accepted to serve as an associate editor for the American Meteorological Society’s Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.
I have been chosen as the winner of the 2016 OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service.

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GFDM and SO Media Enter into Video Partnership
Game Flash is both honored and proud to announce our strategic partnership with SO Media out of Vancouver, British Columbia. With this strategic partnership, GFDM now has the final service needed for its national launch starting in early September. With the partnership with SO Media, GFDM will now be able to offer video production services and micro infomercials to all of our existing clients as well as new ones.
“We now have our online and offline video services ready to go to help our small business clients compete and grow with high-performance video and creative services,” states founder and CEO Robert Rosario. “This is huge for us, as the next web-based platform which will be video driven starts to move to the forefront of the internet.”
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I see. Well, let's say that at some point you will want to put on.....uhhh...a real suppressor. Alignment of the "can" is critical. With a .22lr you won't have as much of a serious consequence with a baffle strike as you would a high powered rifle....usually. All it takes is the ONE time that the baffle strike is serious, and you'll be lucky if only your "can" is destroyed. Compounding the issue is the use of one of these "couplers". Let's say that Ruger did a perfect job on their machining practices (which they don't; that's why everyone uses tolerances), and that the threading on a professionally threaded barrel is also perfect. Most real suppressors still maintain an average of .030"-.040" over the bore diameter of the weapon. That usually depends on near perfect threads.
With the couplers you have significantly increased the chance of injury/damage. Here's why. First, is the outside diameter of the barrel perfectly concentric to the bore of the rifle? Not usually. There's a tolerance that is allowed by the factory. Second, is the inside diameter of the coupler perfectly concentric to the threading on the coupler? Not usually (tolerances). Third, is the threading on the coupler perfectly concentric to the threading on the can? Same answer. Finally, is the inside diameter of the coupler a perfectly tight fit to the outside diameter of the rifle? Almost always no. That's why example #1 that you listed has a slip ring nut to tighten it down. Now this is all important, and still doesn't take into account machining imperfections (burrs, bumps, gouges, etc.). If there are any other issues, like angles of muzzle crown or a loose fit overall, these can spell real disaster for you.
Let's say that all issues aside except for one thread angle being off and one concentricity being off, everything else is acceptable. If your threading is off by 1 degree in angle and your can is 4 inches long, your suppressor bore would be .0698" (pi rounded at 3.14159 x diameter of 8 / 360 = .0698" mathematicians tell me if I screwed this up, I'm tired). Now if the tolerance was an industry standard of +/- .001", you could conceivably have a nice roundish number of .0708" off center of the barrel bore at the suppressor bore. Even though the suppressor allows for .030"-.040" over the diameter, that only gives you .015"-.020" of wiggle room. Now we're well within the range of consistent baffle strikes.
Example #1 that you listed states-
Serious injury or death may occur if the bullet path is not clear. If unsure, please consult a gunsmith before attaching this accessory to your weapon. A simple alignment check is to remove the barrel from the gun, attach the coupling and suppressor, and look down the bore from the chamber end to ensure that the baffle edges cannot be seen.
This is probably their legal way of saying that they know their product is not one size fits all. You will most likely need a gunsmith to install it correctly. At the price for their product and a gunsmith installation, you could have your barrel threaded. Also, their "simple alignment check" is inaccurate at best. If you move your head around while looking down the bore the angles will all change. And if you can look down the bore at any angle and "ensure that the baffle edges cannot be seen", you probably have a suppressor that is going to be inefficient. The goal is to get the suppressor baffles and blast baffle to be as close to the diameter of the bullet as possible without any baffle strikes. The further the baffles are from the bullet diameter (generally speaking), the less efficient the suppressor is at suppressing noise.
I hope this has helped you. It's not my intention to shoot down your idea (pun intended), but I'd rather see you safely shooting into the distant future and not ruin your investment. I know this is just for a....uhhh...fake suppressor, and it might work well for one of those. Just be safe with your decision.


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Bridgetown (Barbados), April 5 (IANS/CMC) Left-hander Narsingh Deonarine has been recalled after two years in the wilderness while out-of-form openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell have clinched spots in the 13-man West Indies squad announced Thursday for the first Test against Australia starting Saturday.
The side will be led by Darren Sammy with young Barbados batsman Kirk Edwards appointed his deputy.
Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul, who played just one match in the first class championship because of injury and illness, has been recalled and joins speedsters Fidel Edwards and Kemar Roach.
"As selectors, we felt the team did a very good job in the ODIs and Twenty20s under the leadership of Darren Sammy, and we expect them to continue to show that same kind of fight and determination in the longer format," said chairman of selectors Clyde Butts.
"It is never easy, and we know the Aussies will come hard at us, but we believe we have selected a squad that can do the job and make the people of Caribbean proud. Also, we are in the first phase of a long year of international cricket and success would be a key in the continued building of a fighting unit."
Deonarine, who last played for West Indies against South Africa back in 2010, has been rewarded for a prolific first class season where he gathered 582 runs at an average of 44.76 and took 20 wickets with his off-spin.
The 28-year-old has endured a sporadic international career since making his international debut seven years ago. He played four Tests in 2005 before being axed and had to wait another five years before another chance to wear the Windies colours.
Stylish left-hander Darren Bravo will also enter the Test in a bad patch of form. He gathered 48 runs in five one-day innings against Australia, scored 12 in his only Twenty20 and failed with 13 and seven after returning to Trinidad and Tobago's side for their first class semi-final against Barbados last weekend.
Bravo had also signed for Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League but is expected to now miss the first half of the tournament as he makes himself available for the West Indies.
Batsman Marlon Samuels, however, is out of the Windies squad after leaving for the IPL where he will represent Pune Warriors.
He is one of several IPL-bound Windies players unavailable as opener Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine have all signed up for the lucrative competition.
Squad - Darren Sammy (captain), Kirk Edwards, Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Fidel Edwards, Kieran Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach.
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Under Val's oversight, PCSA Group's holistic capabilities comprise cyber assessments, audits and compliance, awareness training and information technology strategy and governance. The offerings include gap analysis, remediation and preparation for certification. Val has taken the official CMMC-AB training for Provisional Certified Assessor 3 (certificate #21) and is authorized to conduct CMMC assessments up to Maturity Level 3 (pending C3PAO approval).
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Here’s the recap of DAY4, played on tuesday night.
We’ve seen the champs on the court, MILF SHAKES from Novara, same lineup of last year’s rounds, even if Umberto “Escalade” Rizzi and Ricky Peroni won’t be with us for the finals. DAY4 instantly in jeopardy when the champs are around. And this is exactly what happened, even if guys didn’t play that well in the first 2 games, but this wasn’t enough to stop them from bringing home the 4 wins even this year. Vincenzo “Cutthroat” Baraggini gets the job done scoring 22 big points in this round.
The slow starts of the champions put the spotlights on team BURGUNDI, that advances to the finals with the second seed. Guys played a tough, skilled and overall good brand of basketball, carried by Andrea “El Nino” Corna who finishes with 23 points (scoring leader of the night), not to mention a big two hands slam in traffic that left the crowd in complete awe. Fabio “Hard in Da Paint” Lodovici finishes the round with 19 points.
Team MENTALITEAM vets couldn’t get a ticket to the Finals then, along with team MATA LA HURRA, despite Tommy Sancini’s big night. For what concerns the scoring title, Daniele Quartieri with 28 points seems still unreachable, even considered the huge DAY4 from Cutthroat and El Nino.
We’re starting to think he needs to get ready to be inked by our sis Marcie at Bitter Ink Tattoo Studio!


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The name says it all: Shirtless Bear-Fighter.
But if you need to know more about this new Image book debuting June 21, here it is: a young boy was raised by bears a la The Jungle Book, but instead of a happy ending it turns savage when the mancub is betrayed and ostracized by his four-legged family, leading him on a roundabout journey to fighting bears.
The "Shirtless" part of the name? That's another story.
Newsarama talked with editors-turned-writers Jody LeHeup and Sebastian Girner about this succinct tongue-in-cheek brawler of a comic book they're doing with artists Nil Vendrell and Mike Spicer, and even get into a debate about how Shirtless Bear Fighter would match up against famous fictional bears.
Newsarama: Jody, Sebastian - Shirtless Bear-Fighter. It's a name that sets off the imagination. What came first, the name or the story?
Sebastian Girner: Definitely the name. It crashed into our collective minds like a meteor and demanded we come up with a story worthy of it.
Jody LeHeup: Yeah the title was a eureka moment for sure. Followed almost instantly by the character himself. I’ve said this before but it really was like Shirtless had always been there and we’d just discovered him. Once we did our minds just flooded with awesome, insane story ideas that we had to unleash on the world as soon as possible.
Nrama: This story is akin to The Jungle Book, but where the animals turn on Mowgli and he then fights them. What can you tell us about Shirtless Bear-Fighter (and is that his name?)
LeHeup: Shirtless Bear-Fighter’s name is Shirtless. Or at least that’s the name Mama and Papa Bear gave him when they found him in the forest as a baby. It’s the only name he’s ever known. His true name and the identity of his human parents are a story for another day.
Girner: Mama and Papa Bear raised Shirtless to protect the forest they all call home and for a while all is well. But then something happens that turns the bears and Shirtless against each other.
Nrama: Why did the bears turn against him?
LeHeup: You’ll have to wait until issue three for the full answer to that question but we can tell you that Shirtless’ relationship with the bears is destroyed after they betray him in a particularly brutal way.
Girner: Or so he thinks.
LeHeup: Right. There’s more going on here than Shirtless understands. Which is really one of the themes of our story. The world’s not as simple as we might wish it was.
Nrama: And so what brings Shirtless into fighting bears for this particular miniseries?
Girner: When we meet Shirtless he’s happy (meaning “angry all the time”) to be hunting down and battling the forest bears which he’s been doing for some time. But when huge, super strong bears start attacking Major Cities the government sends two agents, Burke and Silva, to bring the Bear-Fighter back to the human world to do what he does best...
LeHeup: Then Shirtless is faced with a choice...stay and defend the forest he loves, or leave to fight the bears he hates. Ultimately Shirtless decides to help Burke and Silva, and together they set off on a journey to get to the bottom of the bear attacks.
Girner: Along the way they’ll have to battle their way through a colorful array of ursine adversaries, mystical pig-people, and an evil moneyman determined to turn Shirtless’ forest home into a best-selling brand of toilet paper.
LeHeup: Also monster trucks, toilet robots, babies with beards, and magic bacon. It’s amazing.
Nrama: There have been notable bears in fiction, from Care Bears to Gentle Ben to Sea Bear and Yogi Bear, and even some Bears over at Marvel and DC. Shirtless Bear-Fighter - how would he fair against them?
Girner: Shirtless would beat them all! The Care Bears would soil their rainbow knickers if they even saw him coming their way. Gentle Ben could be a challenge, but he’s got a glass chin, and Shirtless has rock-fists to throw.
LeHeup: There’s only one bear strong enough to truly be a match for Shirtless and that’s Brother Bear, Shirtless’ jealous brother. Brother Bear is the most powerful of the bear warriors and is a major thorn in Shirtless’ side throughout our story. Get ready for some epic brawls between those two.
Nrama: You're working on this with Nil Vendrell and Mike Spicer. As editors your creator address book would be large, but what made them the right picks for this?
LeHeup: There’s a lot of action, drama, tragedy and humor in Shirtless Bear-Fighter, so we really needed an artist with a wide range of skills. We were both drawn to Nil’s excellent storytelling, cartooning, and ability to sell the emotional components of our story. His comedic timing is fantastic too, which is quite tricky to pull off.
Girner: Mike’s contribution is no less important. Working with Nil, the two developed an awesomely animated, energetic style that’s instantly recognizable and easy to read. It’s a hyper-charged Saturday morning cartoon with a budget!
Nrama: I have to ask, since con season is ramping up - are you ready for Shirtless Bear-Fighter cosplay?
Girner: We are, but is America?!
LeHeup: Can’t wait. #WeareallShirtlessBearFighter.
Nrama: Big picture, what are your goals with this series?
LeHeup: Sell it for a gabillion dollars!
No, Sebastian and I used to edit in the X-Office at Marvel and while we were there we got to be really good friends. And being writers as well we knew that at some point we were going to work on something together. So when the time came our goal was to create the most joyful book we possibly could. A love letter to all the genres that had shaped our friendship over the years. A book that was fun and funny and full of over-the-top action but that told a really great story about themes we can all relate to. Shirtless Bear-Fighter! is that book. And now that we’ve made it, our goal is to share it with as many people as possible.


Shakira Turns Down Tom Cruise's Romantic Advances Shakira, the iconic singer, has rejected Tom Cruise's attempts to pursue a romantic relationship. A recent report revealed that Cruise faced disappointment when Shakira made it clear that she was not interested. Despite their shared background as Disney stars, it seems that the connection does not extend to real-life romance.
After spending time together at the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Cruise developed an interest in Shakira. However, she firmly turned him down, stating that she found Cruise too intense for her liking. While she acknowledged his efforts to be polite, Shakira felt that Cruise's intensity went from zero to one hundred too quickly.
While intensity can have its merits, Shakira remains committed to her boundaries and has firmly closed the door on any romantic involvement with Tom Cruise.
Shakira Rejects Tom Cruise's Intense Advances, Stays Focused on Career Known for her powerful voice and Disney roles like Gazelle in Zootopia, Shakira has firmly shut down Tom Cruise's attempts to woo her. While the singer is recognized for her intensity, Cruise's approach was simply too much for her.
According to sources, even Cruise's closest friends have advised him to tone it down. Despite Shakira's clear rejection, the Mission Impossible star continues his pursuit of true love alongside his professional commitments. On the other hand, Shakira, who recently ended a long-term relationship, has chosen to take a break from dating and won't be exploring new romantic endeavors.
Both Shakira and Cruise have strong ties to Disney, with Cruise having portrayed iconic characters like Brian Flanagan in Cocktail and Vincent Lauria in The Color of Money. Additionally, Cruise has joined the cast of the live-action film adaptation of The Lion King.
Despite facing rejection from Shakira, Cruise remains optimistic about finding love. His unwavering optimism has contributed to his long-term success in the entertainment industry, although it hasn't translated into his love life. Fans of both stars can only hope that their passion shines through on the screen in The Lion King production.


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April is National Gardening Month, but I live in New Jersey and there is still a risk of frost here (and we are the Garden State, so what the heck?!) so although I am itching to get some plants into the ground, I am being patient.
My early pots have to be brought in every night.
I think they are growing tired of this (I know my back is!) and they have started talking back to me. After I tell them how strong and amazing they are for hanging in there during the moody temperatures of April – I am hearing little sighs of gratitude. I’m not kidding (plus I think they said they liked my gardening hat and no one ever says they like my gardening hat!).
George Washington Carver talked to plants. He would probably say something like “well, what are you for little fella?” and they would whisper their answer back to him – probably something like “well, I am a peanut and I taste great with jelly”.
Last night I slipped up and started talking to them about Luther Burbank (another famous botanist). Luther talked to plants, too. He grew plants without their spines simply by saying to them “you are safe here, you do not need your spine” – he then proceeded to grow these incredible spineless fruits – how amazing is that!
(of course, he would then eat them which is maybe the reason so many plants have stopped talking to us)
Anyhoo, here is an article on some of the many benefits of gardening. Talking to them (and maybe even more importantly, listening to them) helps, too.
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|Cancellation/pre-payment policies vary by room type and provider.|
Yes, reservations at Lares De Chacras can be cancelled free of charge with some of our providers. Make sure to read the provider's cancellation policy.
Yes, guests staying at Lares De Chacras can enjoy a free breakfast.
Yes, Lares De Chacras has a restaurant on-site.
Check-in time is 15:00 and check-out time is 12:00 at Lares De Chacras.
Yes, Lares De Chacras offers free parking.
Yes, Lares De Chacras offers free Wi-Fi.
Lares De Chacras is located 0.9 miles from the centre of Chacras de Coria. Bodega Pulmary is the closest landmark to Lares De Chacras.
Yes, Lares De Chacras has a pool on-site.
Lares De Chacras is 12.1 miles from Mendoza El Plumerillo.
No, Lares De Chacras does not offer free airport shuttle service.

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[Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.]
I prefer the caption, “NO1Home,” to the more descriptive, “No One Home,” because of the former’s manifold meanings.
I count at least three:
One. The White House is the #1 Home or residence — in the U.S., if not the world. Having the lights out, literally, at the White House is an ominous sign to all engaged, concerned Americans (dare I say, “patriots??“).
Two. The President is the country’s leader, or “Number One.” He was home, inside the White House, when protesters assembled in Lafayette Park across the street.**
Three. Unfortunately for the country in the midst of an historic crisis, instead of having a leader who can unite and inspire and help safeguard all Americans . . . we have a glaring vacuum — moral, spiritual, logistical, and otherwise.
**According to multiple press reports, Trump was actually in the secure bunker deep underneath the White House for at least part of the evening. Trump claims he was there briefly, “doing an inspection.”


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Enhancing diversity and inclusion at Fair Vote Canada : transforming organizational culture
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- DescriptionDiscover the latest available kwledge on ways to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere! The problem of quickly mounting CO2 emissions in the fast-developing Latin American region was addressed in a symposium held in Piracicaba, Brazil, in June 2004. Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America presents the latest available kwledge in soil C sequestration and improved land and soil management which can also lead to other positive effects, such as greater fertility of soil and higher crop yields. This text, in easy-to-understand language, comprehensively reviews ways to best transform various soils from being a source of carbon released into the atmosphere to become a sink for carbon absorption. Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America presents a full-rounded explanation of this information in four sections. The first section gives detailed background information about the region, its climate, and the differing soils, along with basic concepts behind the science. The second section describes recommended management practices and rates of soil C sequestration. The third section thoroughly deals with methods of assessment of soil C. The last section provides a summary of recommendations for further research and development. The book is extensively referenced and contains numerous figures, tables, and photographs. Topics in Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America include: * soil eco-regions and principal biomes of Latin America * soil carbon stock in principal ecosystems of Latin America * rates of carbon sequestration in different eco-regions for predominant land use and management * the role of the Amazon region in mitigating climate change * the importance of tropical savannas of Latin America in mitigating global warming * invative methods of assessment of soil carbon pool * trading carbon credits * designing pilot soil carbon sequestration projects * potential of soil carbon sequestration in Latin America * priorities and recommendations for future research Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America is a comprehensive, essential resource for land managers, policymakers, educators, students, and researchers.
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For years, The Dream was seen as the no good, deadbeat who cheated on Christina Milian and left her and their daughter heart-broken. Well, that’s not the real story.
Recently on Christina Milian Turned Up, the singer revealed that although her relationship with the mega-producer had it’s ups and downs, he wasn’t the bad guy everyone perceived him to be. “He was a great husband. I actually learned a lot from him,” Tina revealed to HipHollywood. Unfortunately, tension between her family and her man brought unwanted drama into their relationship, so much so that at their wedding her family didn’t even show up.
Now that his reputation is being restored, we caught up with The Dream at the Grammys and got his take on the whole situation. “That time was a hard time in the dark,” the “Umbrella” producer revealed. “I tried to maintain a certain type of decency when it came to that … I felt like as a guy it was not my place to go out and say what happened at a wedding or say what happened with the family or whatever it is. [I] Just let them work through that, and I took those two, three years just kind of taking the full blame for that.”
Christina and The Dream are admittedly in a better place and have both moved on, but what does he think of her dating Lil Wayne? “People can love whoever they want to love,” Dream declared.
Check out our interview with Christina Milian on the next page.
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Taylor Swift may be the best new addition to TikTok! Now that Taylor is “officially” on TikTok she is declaring herself a “cat lady,” the “Folklore” singer shared a throwback from 2014 when she appeared on an episode of Live With Kelly and Michael.
@taylorswift*little did she know* ##swifttok ##catsoftiktok ##meow♬ original sound – Taylor Swift
“Before I got the second cat, I was kind of canvassing everyone I knew, saying is cats, cat lady? Two cats is cats and there’s more than one. And they’re like, ‘No, three cats is a cat lady, two cats is a party,’” Swift says in the clip. She then walks in front of the camera holding her three cats, Olivia Benson, Meredith Grey, and Benjamin Button.
Are you a cat owner? How many cats are too many?


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Sweet Potato-Pecan Soufflé
Holiday delicious, sweet potato soufflé with a crunchy pecan streusel topping.
5 cups (3 pounds) cooked, mashed sweet potatoes or yams
3 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup eggnog
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup chopped pecans
- Combine sweet potatoes, eggs, eggnog, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla and salt, mixing well until blended. Spoon into buttered 2 quart casserole.
- Cut butter into combined flour, sugar and nutmeg; stir in nuts. Sprinkle over sweet potato mixture.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for 30 minutes or until top is crispy.
Makes 8 servings.
Recipe provided courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.

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Organic dark chocolate ethiopia coffee
The flavor of dark chocolate and coffee strength. A real treat myself.
Dark chocolate from St Domingo (cocoa mass*, raw cane sugar*, cocoa butter*, cocoa powder*, vanilla powder*), ground coffee from Ethiopia*. *organic and fairtrade products. May contain traces of nuts, milk products, and soy lecitine.
|Average nutrition facts||For 100g|
|Energy||568 / 2378.1 kcal / kJ|
|Total fat||42 g|
|Saturated fat||27 g|
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Released: December 4, 2020
Delaware County is partnering with Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic to host free flu shot clinics on Dec 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, & 23 at three locations in the county.
Free flu shots will be available to all residents of Delaware County, 18 years of age or older. The flu clinic will be staffed by Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic employees. County Council and the County’s Department of Intercommunity Health are working to make it as safe and convenient as possible for residents to get vaccinated. The high dose flu shot will not be provided.
The drive-through format is intended to make it safer and more convenient for older residents, those with disabilities, and parents with small children, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
All residents are urged to get a flu shot. The intensity and severity of flu seasons are difficult to predict, and the effectiveness of the flu vaccine is dependent on many variables. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found immunization reduces the risk of flu illness by 40-60 percent during seasons when most circulating flu viruses are well-matched to the flu vaccine. Receiving a flu shot is the first and most important step in preventing the flu and decreasing the risk of severe flu-related illnesses. Each year, 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized due to complications from the flu. The CDC recommends that everyone six months and older should get vaccinated against the flu.
Public Flu Shot Clinics:
1001 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA (Back of Shopping Center)
Monday, December 14 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
925 Providence Road, Secane PA (In the same shopping center as CVS, Price Rite, Post Office)
Friday, December 4, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, December 11, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday December 18, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Medical Office Building, 1501 Lansdowne Avenue, Darby PA (Enter driveway by the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union)
Wednesday, December 9, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 23, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Klepierre SA (LOIM.PA)
* Pets At Home skids after CPPIB sells stake (Adds news items, updates to closing prices)
** French shopping centre operator Klepierre has no current plans to bid for the British firm Hammerson, per a Bloomberg report
Feb 7 Below are company-related news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.
Feb 6 French shopping centre operator Klepierre is cautious about prospects for the current year after reporting 2018 results on Wednesday that beat forecasts.
Feb 6 French shopping centre operator Klepierre expects its earnings growth to slow sharply this year after reporting 2018 results on Wednesday that beat its own forecasts.

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FORT WASHINGTON, MD / ACCESSWIRE / January 18, 2022 / Rx SeedCoin, Inc. (RxSeedCoin.io:WSOW) an advanced Blockchain technology business that strives to uplift humanity, and provide solutions for pressing problems facing the world today announces its WSOW crypto currency utility coin has started trading on BitMart.com and BabySwap.finance on January 17, 2022.
RxSeedCoin.io is a for-profit advanced Blockchain technology business that has commited 1/3 of its resources to help provide solutions to meet the growing problems of hunger, homelessness, health, provision of clean energy solutions as well as disaster relief and temporary emergency housing. RxSeedCoin.io has created a Crypto Currency Coin called SOW-Coin (aka "the Coin of Compassion") to capitalize their projects and use coin buybacks in order to create a community of people (i.e. their coin holders) who help each other by buying, holding and transacting in the SOW-Coin - which can also be converted to fiat currency. The concept of the coin is that when SOW-Coin holders buy and transact in SOW-Coin, they help finance Rx SeedCoin's relief efforts as well as their business projects. SOW-Coin holders have a benefit for helping others because they can sell their coins back into the community in order to cover the costs of any emergencies that may arise in their own lives. In this way, people "reap what they sow." RxSeedCoin.io is the first ever Stellar Coin wrapped into the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) yielding WSOW. The coin was designed by Rx SeedCoin partner and Blockchain engineering firm Ammbr.com. SOW-Coin can now be acquired and traded on the BitMart.com Crypto Currency Exchange and BabySwap as of January 17, 2021.
Rx SeedCoin partners with a U.S. publicly traded company, Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. (OTC PINK:SIRC), and has many exciting projects including: selling securitized Clean Energy NFT's where the Blockchain community will be able to help finance clean energy deployments and reap financial rewards in exchange. RxSeedCoin.io initiates and participates in many ongoing humanitarian relief efforts and was the first organization ever to offer Bible related NFT artwork on Christmas day,2021, on Ammbr's NFT exchange to help benefit the victims of the December 2021 Tornados in Kentucky.
"We are pleased to be working in cooperation with BitMart.com and BabySwap to bring a new kind of Blockchain business to the world and a new kind of currency we call WSOW, that combines business with compassion and that we intend use to create a real utility for people," says Jeff Richfield, a founder of RxSeedCoin.io says. "I think people will be surprised at how we develop the various utilities of our coin over the next few months and into the future," says David Miller another RxSeedCoin.io founder, "People should go to our website and have a look at our latest commercials and informational videos that capture the spirit of where we are heading. You can just go to our website and click on ‘Follow' then look at our YouTube playlists."
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Right whale, Right whale callosities, How many right whales are left,
Right whale size
The tugboat is gearing up to tow 5120 off the Edgartown beach. A buoy has been affixed to her flipper by IFAW researchers to monitor the whale’s movements.
Patrick Flanary: Offshore wind developments and the presence of critically endangered right whales are now coexisting in the same waters off our coast. This raises a crucial question: how safely can they coexist? CAI’s Eve Zuckoff has been extensively researching this topic and debunking misinformation. Today, she brings us some insights. Hi Eve.
Eve Zuckoff: Hello, Patrick!
Patrick Flanary: Vineyard Wind is currently erecting 62 turbines south of Martha’s Vineyard, with each towering as tall as the Eiffel Tower. More such projects are in the pipeline. What concerns arise regarding the implications of these developments for right whales?
Eve Zuckoff: Well, Patrick, there are four primary areas of concern when it comes to right whales, especially considering their dwindling population of approximately 360 individuals worldwide.
Firstly, the increased maritime traffic associated with offshore wind farms raises the risk of ship strikes, posing a significant threat to right whales. Additionally, there’s the danger of entanglement in marine debris originating from these wind farms. Thirdly, there’s the potential impact on the copepod population, a vital food source for right whales, due to alterations in ocean circulation caused by wind farms.
Lastly, exposure to noise during the construction phase is a concern, with loud pile driving activities potentially causing temporary hearing loss and behavioral disturbances in right whales.
It’s important to note that while these concerns are valid, there haven’t been any documented cases of right whale deaths directly attributable to offshore wind activities, according to NOAA.
Patrick Flanary: So, despite these concerns, there haven’t been any fatalities among right whales due to offshore wind projects?
Eve Zuckoff: That’s correct. NOAA has explicitly stated that there are no known links between large whale deaths and ongoing offshore wind activities, even with major projects like South Fork Wind and Block Island Wind being completed.
Patrick Flanary: While researchers continue to assess the risks, there has been a surge in misinformation regarding offshore wind’s impact on right whales. Can you shed some light on this?
Eve Zuckoff: Certainly. In recent years, various local groups, such as Nantucket Residents for Whales, have emerged, expressing concerns about the impact of offshore wind on whales and filing lawsuits against wind projects. However, research has revealed potential connections between these grassroots groups and larger organizations with vested interests in fossil fuel industries.
Dr. Timmons Roberts from Brown University, who studies climate change disinformation, highlighted evidence suggesting a coordinated effort by certain think tanks to disseminate misleading information through seemingly independent local groups.
Moreover, while offshore wind is often demonized, experts emphasize that climate change poses a far greater threat to right whales by altering their habitats and food sources due to rising temperatures.
Patrick Flanary: Despite these challenges, do scientists believe that offshore wind and right whales can coexist safely?
Eve Zuckoff: There is cautious optimism among scientists that offshore wind projects can be conducted in a manner that minimizes harm to right whales. Developers have implemented various measures, such as noise reduction strategies and seasonal construction restrictions, to mitigate potential risks.
However, ongoing research and regulatory oversight are essential to ensuring the continued safety of right whales amidst offshore wind development. Ultimately, if managed responsibly, offshore wind farms have the potential to not only coexist with right whales but also play a crucial role in combating climate change.
Patrick Flanary: Thank you, Eve Zuckoff, for your insights on this complex issue. We look forward to hearing more on NPR’s Science Friday tomorrow.


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Hatirjheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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The Uyghurs are a very welcoming Muslim Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. About 7,2 millions of them live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at the western extremity of China. Uyghur means unity or alliance. Their origins seem to come back to the Ding Ling nomads, in the 3rd century BC. The ancestors of the Uyghurs mixed with Turkish nomad tribes, Hans, Mongolians and Tibetans. With the settlement of the population and the development of trade, commercial links with China developped on the Silk Road. At the end of the 10th century, Islam spread. The imperial governement of China then implemented a tight control over the region. This led to the unrest of Uqturpan in 1765. Rebellions and separatist revendications have never ceased since then, even after the region became autonomous in 1955. Islam used to have a real influence on economic, legal land educational affairs as well as on the matrimonial system. Nowadays religion has shrunk to the personal space.
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We had a trip to Prague in January – for Jayne’s birthday – we don’t buy Christmas or birthday presents, we travel instead. We left snowy England for a very, very dull and grey Czech Republic. Yet again I was on a photographic downer looking at the weather forecast, grey is the colour that haunts me. Fortunately it was dull grey and not burnt highlight inducing bright grey.With the grey sky acting like a big diffuser I was going to have deep shadow and contrast to deal with. We had three very short spells of broken cloud which gave us a bit of sun and colour, which I managed to more or less anticipate so we managed to be in decent locations every time – generally somewhere high.
We had been upgraded to a five star hotel, apparently our original choice was flooded. We got compensation and five star hotel upgrade– a first for me. The Art Nouveau Palace has a beautiful interior, with beautiful rooms, the breakfast room was fantastic, as was the breakfast it has to be said. We were able to have an early breakfast so were out on foot just after eight. It was very cold – and dull! We spent the whole week well wrapped up. It drizzled for a day, but never really wet us, it snowed for a day, again we didn’t get wet and the snow didn’t settle. We walked 65 mile, spending plenty of time checking buildings and their interiors out – and coffee shop and bar interiors it has to be said. Although it was dull and sometimes wet I decided that the Camera was staying in my hands for the whole trip. Whenever I put it in my backpack for one reason or another I regret it.
Again, I didn’t look at any photographs of Prague before we got there, I like to just walk and discover, with the DK guidebook in my pocket (which is full of photos it has to be said). We like to get off the beaten track and see the grittier side of the places we visit – within reason! Prague has an incredible tram network, over 1000 trams – with many of them Tatra Eastern Bloc machines. The system seems chaotic but in reality it is incredible with one of the largest networks and highest usages in the world. The trams and cars frequently share the same road space with very little in the way of drama, none of the inexplicable and pathetic constant horn blowing one finds in many countries. Once it became apparent that buildings with a grey blanket as a background were going to be a bit un-inspirational I decided that the trams would be a good focal point instead. Where I have photographed one of the older trams against a background without clues it is easy to imagine that the photos were taken fifty years ago.
The train network also provided photo opportunities. The rolling stock ranges from old Eastern Bloc to very modern double decker’s and pendolinos. There are three stations although we visited the main station and Smichov. The main station interior is art deco and has been renovated by a private company. The exterior and the platforms are very rundown with a grim eastern bloc 1950’s feel –but it works! We discovered to our amusement that we could just walk across multiple lines, no health and safety, just keep your eyes open and don’t walk under a train – you’ll make a mess. Smichov station was grim, it didn’t help that it snowed all day and was grey and bitter. We felt like we were in a 50’s film set in Russia, broken concrete platforms and dereliction. With both stations there was another world underneath them. The underground Metro is running seamlessly and efficiently away beneath your feet. I didn’t have any problems taking photos anywhere but I was very open and obviously a tourist, I didn’t act covertly or suspiciously. There was only one occasion I was stopped and that was in a shopping centre – full of CCTV cameras filming everyone else!
We discovered old and beautiful- and very large- shopping centres hidden away in quite a few places. Brass framed windows and doors, shops thriving, there was a massive camera shop with thousands of second hand cameras, too much to look at. Many of the landmark buildings prevent photography, some make a small charge, some encourage it, the DK guide book gives a good indication regarding camera use. Nothing stops many people though, they just shoot away regardless, usually wanting a picture that includes their self. Prague is surrounded by low hills and has a fair few towers that you can pay a few pounds to go up, so viewpoints are plentiful. I think we visited most of them. I read about the Zizkov Tower, which looks like a Soviet rocket on the horizon and we headed straight for it – after crossing the rail lines! Set in a quiet residential area, there wasn’t a soul about. Two beautiful girls on reception and we parted with a few pounds, into the lift and were on the observation deck with no one else up there. There are fantastic views over the city, but! It is through two layers of not very clean glass so you go for the view rather than sharp panoramas. Still a fascinating place, with a nice café bar and very clean toilets – there are toilets everywhere, usually manned with a fee. Places are well staffed compared with home were three students are supposed to run a 20 screen multiplex cinema.
Graffiti was prominent, no matter how grand the monument, some moron would have daubed it. How do they get away with it in a 24 hour city centre with a strong police presence? The place is very clean, constantly being swept. What did surprise me, was that many buildings, that looked grand and built of stone, from a distance, were actually rendered with very low quality brickwork concealed. When restored the building look very impressive, others are missing the outer render from ground level to a fair height.
I need to cut this short really, I like to put a background story to the photos and although it would be better to individualise it to a specific photo or group of photos I don’t have the time to do that. I do try to give specific detail in the title bar after I have uploaded, this is time consuming enough although I’m pretty proficient at it by now. There are many things I would like to write that should be of interest to anyone thinking of going to Prague but I’ll have to let the pictures do the talking. As usual I am unlikely to be selective enough with my uploads, I’m not very good at leaving photos out so I just upload and be damned.
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Leopard at South Luangwa NP, Zambia
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Happy Eid Mubarak and Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims!!
A little outing after the rain to Kampung Baharu. Kampung Baharu is a traditional malay village smack in the middle of Kuala Lumpur that hasn’t changed since pre-independence days. The development seems to stop right before the highway in this shot.
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